The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-07

IOMLtEAGr MUO else II al the M0IA4 hQAA4
you rather be-"
The distinguished lawyer hesItated
moment. his mind apparently running over
a catalogue of great names, and then, his
eyes falling upon his wife, who was look
ing al him across the table, quiet humor
and curiosity in her face, he said, gently:
If ! could not be myself I would like
to be Mrs. Choate's second husband"
woman's foot IS progressive and increas-
Ing IN size If numbers do not lie, says the
New York Press. A young chit OF a girl
wears a much larger shoe than her mother
IN very many cases. 1T IS true" said
prominent shOe-dealer In Broadway, that
misses Of Il and Is come in here wearing
numbers 6s and rs. while their mothers
wear rs and SIS. That, 10 my mind, is
evidence that the mothers mothers hal
better sense about what their daughters
should wear on their feet than have the
matrons Of to-day. II is considered the
thing TO put shoes without heels upon
growing girls, which is a great mistake.
In the first place. a perfectly fiat shoe
does not provide for the natural spring in
the foot, and does not support the arcn
under the instep, which, next to the in
step itself, gives beauty 10 the foot. AZ
q consequence the foot comes down soni
with every step. fiattens out becomes I'M
necessarily large.
At Fredericksburg. in Virginia, is the
monument Of Mary Washington, the
mother of the first President Of our land.
1t is not yet completed. neither are the
grounds properly inclosed nor the
grounds themselves in good order and
condition The ground was given by the
town OF Fredericksburg upon condition
that IL be inclosed and that a suitable
monument be erected and that an endow-
ment fund be raised sufficient to keep a
custodian who should preserve the prop
erty and always have the grounds in good
order. The conditions have been compiled
with to large extent. but much remains
to be done. To completely fulfil the terms
of the contract demands about $1,000 more
The society which is doing this patriotic
work has for its president Mrs. Morrison
waite widow of the late chief justice
and for its leading spirit in New York
Mrs Roger A. Pryor. wife of the eminent
Judge and jurist. The society has made
an appeal to the patriotic women of Amer
lea, and especially 10 the Daughters of
the American Revolution, to the Daugh-
ters of the Revolution, the Daughters OF
Cincinnati the Daughters Of American
Liberty, the Loyal Legion Of American
Women, the Colonial Danes and the So
c:ety of the Mayhower and the other pa
triouc women's organizations for assist
ance. With all of these societies in active
existence and with so excellent a cause
for which to plead, il would be hard IL
the necessary money were not fcrthcom-
ing within the present year.
The superintendent desk in a large
store, says the New York Tribune, is an
excellent place for observing the manners
of shoppers. Here the customer comes
who has any complaint to make and the
way In which 1t is made, not infrequently
the complaint itself, is a fair index of the
real character and social status of the in
dividual. The refined person states the
grievance quietly. the clever one concise
~ the voluble one in a deluge of words
and the coarse and ill-bred one somewhat
in this wise:
Il bought and paid for pink silk waist
in this store week ago. This is what was
sent me-" and a waist, also pink was
hourished angrily in the superintendent
face. ut amt the one l bought at all.
I've wrote to you about it; I've sent my
friends to see about it; and now l want to
know what you're goin' to do about 1t.
Madam" asks the superintendent
are marvels Of sclf-control
and suavity, these functionaries-"ar you
sure this is not the waist you bought"
'Of course, 1 am" snaps the furious wo-
man. What do you take me for?"
A lady, of course; that she would insist
upon. The title is as often misapplied be-
fore as behind the counter. In Fourth
avenue laundry the other day such a lady
was berating the proprietress about
pair of lace curtains which had not been
done up TO her satisfaction.
Il want you to understand" she scream
ed, at the end of her TRADE, that l am a
lady, and I know better how curtains
ought to look than you, who only wash
'em. I shan't pay you a cent" and out
she bounced, slamming the door behind
her
The washers and ironers at the back
of the room had stopped their work 10
listen, and as she made her noisy exit,
one of them. big fat Irish woman, came
forward and looked out the door after
her
well" she exclaimed in her inimitable
brogue, IF that things a lady, I'm glad
amt one"
The newest styles in shoes. says the
New York Times, for theaters, dinners
and receptions have seamless patent
leather fronts. The rest of the shoe Is of
silk, melton OF cloth of different kinds
and colors, to suit the costume with which
they are worn. A more captivating COW
ering for the foot than the mule" can
not well be imagined. Uncouth as Its
name sounds the object itself is most
slightly. 1t is the silk or satin sandal with
"A high, coquettish heel. The toe part is
ornamented with gold or silver embroid-
cry and pearls.
Apropos of mules a good story is told
of wealthy German gentleman of we'll
known convivial habits in a neighboring
city. The daughters are finely educated
and distinguished in bearing, but their
mother has never assumed worldly ways.
and is still the same good-hearted house
wife. At dinner party given at their
home, the guest of honor woman of let
tiers, had her feet incased in the daintiest
of mules" BY some mischance she lost
one while at the table, and conflded that
fact to the host who CALAMITY went down
to pick it up, unseen by the others as he
thought. Just at that moment his wife
missed him, and, in her distress, called out
anxiously to her daughters: Girls. girls.
is papa under the table yet already?"
1t is odd, says the New York Tribune.
how some times a sudden craze will change
certain fashions. A mother who had or
dered a pair of walking shoes for her lit
tie daughter took them back to the shop.
They are too narrow" she explained.
but made them extra width, accord
ing to your directions" said the man.
Nevertheless, they are too narrow for
what / WISH" insisted the mother. IL
want my little girls feet to grow straight.
and to let her toes have plenty OF room;
please show me some ready-made Shoes"