The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-24

IMAM a week from purely natural causes ,
ana the alarm felt in similar cases viii be
much diminished hereafter. II IS note
worthy that Capt. Baudclon refused all
ala Ia his distress. a fact which saved
many thousands OF dollars TO his en-
/ ployers ia fact, the ocean liner captains
are not permitted TO accept aid except in
tremendous emergencies. a fl is too costly
ana the captain who comes into port
without IL j. more highly esteemed than
the one who brings his ship home IN bet
ter condition, but with the aid Of tugs ana
tramps of one kind and another.
The arrival Of Francois Coppee. the dis
( tinguished French academician awaited
ia New York with the keenest interests
by the members Of THAI rather wide circle
in the metropolis known as the gildcd
youth. NJ. Coppae is motel the world over
Tor his eXquisitely fashionable attire. and
the fact that the Prince Of Wales initiates
the Innovations in attire Of this WOrld-re-
noWned literary man is sufficient 10 ac-
quire for him what they term In France
@ renommee. N. Coppee viii undoubtedly
I be responsible for numerous variations
I in fashionable attire. and the one lad,
which ne effects above all others, OF
wearing heavy fur oVercOats in the late
spring. is likely to be the cause OF inii-
mite personal discomfort to more than
, one metropolitan beau NJ COppee, how
ever, comes upon a distinctly literary
mission and viii tour the country for
material for the inevitable book. The
Frenchman viii probably be here in a few
weeks and then il is likely that Conan
Doyle will be outdone. NJ. Coppee will
be welcomed in the houses Of
the plutocracy and is likely TO be the first
lion TO receive the homage of the ma rkedly
millionaire clique. This is because he
brings letters of introduction to the first
families here and IS moreover, quite a So
cial power in Paris. His visit will last, it
is stated. fully six months. He may go TO
Mexico, having received a personal invi-
tation from President Diaz, who is an en-
thusiastic admirer of his poetry, and who
IN his younger days wrote a translation
Of Coppee's poems which to-day is widely
circulated throughout Spanish America.
NJ. Coppee unfortunately does not enjoy
the best of health, but it is likely that
our bracing climate will do wonders for
him before he finally takes leave of US.
Considerable indignation has been Gre
ated in New York's fashionable circles
by The systematic attempts of three we'll
known young members Of the Knicker-
booker Club 10 spread the report that va
riOus well known yong women are ad-
dicte1 to the cigarette habit. The stories
now going about that Mrs. Aston. Mrs.
Gould. Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Gerry
are regular users of the paper cylinder af-
ter dinner are utterly repudiated in circles
most likely TO be well informed. As a mat
ter of fact Mrs. Aston never smoked a
cigarette in her life, and the other ladies'
most certainly have never been observed
to make use Of the weed at any public
or social dinner, what ever they may be
I thought TO do in the privacy of their
palaces. Mr.. Aston himself is also much
annoyed by statements emanating from
clubs that it is his habit 10 buy up whole
rows at the theaters when he cannot
| have a box, in order not to be surrounded
by other members of the audience. Now.
and on oil IN eli fr,e
the theater in a most democratic manner,
and for persons of their wealth are rarely
! TO be seen in a box. and at matinees usu-
ally sit in the orchestra circle like ordi-
nary mortals. Further, both the Astors
| and Nanderbits travel in the regular
| trains and ferry boats between local points
and seldom use special trains unless they
/ have party of guests with them. 1t ia
! the accepted etiquette to hire q special
| whenever guests are to be conveyed en-
| masse from point to point or are COM
PEELED to so out of the city to a dinner or
/ a dance or a wedding.
the fact that Mayor Strong nowadays
seldom attends social functions and is
never seen az the clubs which he was won't
| 10 attend before his elevation to his pres
/ ent Office has given rise 10 various con-
/ lectures among the gossipers. The facts
/ of the matter are beginning 10 be under
/ stood. Ii seems that although before his
/ election the mayors family were quite
! powerful socially and We're asked every
/ where. his honor soon found that his
/ entertainers had some object in their hos
/ pitalities and that dinners and receptions
| usually masked some mercenary design
! OF other. The most conspicuous instance
! OF this was the dinner at Albany which
| although purely political In its makeup
| has since had numerous followers. Hence
/ the mayor has determined to avoid MI
/ social functions as much al possible and
/ the Strongs are by no means as much in
/ evidence at Fifth avenue receptions as
/ they were before the new year opened
] The mayor has even resigned from two
of the fashionable clubs, much to the dis.
! gust Of the gilded members thereof. who
/ had assumed to have the entree to his
/ honor OF all times. Hence the stories re.
| Gently circulated that the mayor was be.
| coming unpopular in society and had LOST
much Of the social influence he possessed
I before his nomination. There Is nothine
/ the mayor breads so much as a charge
that he is being Influenced by social con.
siderations in the conduct of his admins.
traton and the measures he hss taken Il
I prevent the spread of such a story. while
drastic, have at least been very effective
David Wechsler
RESCT-En HIS mn nnrrr-r,