The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-03

Can'st thou never more be gay?
Chase afar these foolish fears
1 will kiss thy dread away.
We are parted-'till we meet,
Time shall pass how wearilyi
Yet I'll make each hour more fleet
BY thoughts of theei
In the solitude of night,
In the tumult of the day,
BY the gloamin' fires light,
In the may dance and gay,
BY the Understanding streams,
Underneath the rustling tree,
In my waking, or in dreams,
Ill think of thee
When in evry flower cup
Fairies dance the night away,
When the queenly moon is up,
Moving on her stately way,
. When the stars upon the shore
/ Silence cen the sounding sea-
Ever till we part no more,
I'll think Of thee!
"If silent and smiling endurance under
torture is heroic remarked a young wo-
imam of society. to the New York Tribune,
abe other day, then the girls should be
crowned with laurel-for no one knows
or can ever realize the agony OF apprehen-
Tion we endure before each successive
pail, until either we become acknowledged
Selles or age brings the philosophie mind
knd a sense Of humor comes to our rescue.
n is positively cruel for timid young things
20 be harassed with the fear, whether alb
turd or not, of being alone and neglected
tn a crowd. Humane matrons should try
70 ind some remedy for state of things
which is ridiculous and unciyilized. I shall
Qever gOrget my first blk dance as lorg as ]
tivei Mamma, who spent her entire time
IN the nursery, and had not been out for
years, gave me coming out tea, and then
turned me over to papa. He has always
been club man and has strong social ten
denotes, and seemed quite pleased poor
deluded dear, at the prospect of taking
me TO the 'Patriarchs,' which the family
decided was to be my first public appear
ance
I'VE were all SO unsophisticated about
II, OF course ] know now that clever and
world-wise mothers arrange for their
daughters well-being by divers and sun
dry methods. young peoples dinner
from which the whole party go on after
ward TO the ball. is capital PLAN or en-
listing the aid of two or three masculine
friends to set girl going; or having her
al least attend dancing class the winter
before, where she can make useful friends
ana overcome her natural shyness These
are only few of the many suggestions I
might make to those who wish to launch
girl successfully. But for me nothing
whatever had been done, my parents never
Iealzlng the necessity, or that their dearly
beloved daughter required any other re-
concentration than her face and her
FAMILY. For weeks before my debut it
was the great topic of the household. Papa
kept Joking me about my partners: mann
ma was in constant consultation with the
dressmakers about my frocks, and the
SIIoren made me promise to bring them
odck lots of favors from the cotilen. And
Whe1 lhe eVentful evening arrived, and I
stood arrayed for conquest in my lovely
new gown, all shimmering and white,
never mad a qualm of misgiving, but felt
Hhe d princess entering her rightful do
man. My courage evaporated somewhat
Mhen saw the great ball room and a sea
oi strange faces; but made my courtesies
HieeH TO the ladies' who were receiving,
9 ana then stood by papa for a while enjoy
ing the brilliant scene.
IT was some time before I realized that
pai thers We're lacking.
dpd began to fret first. 'Elcss my
heari' child he said testify. why don't
sou uauce2 Girls always go off and dance
at balls
How can I, papa, if no one asks me?"
answered, almost tearfuIly
Wen, cheer up, cheer up,' he contin-
~ lmpatiently. No one will want to
C@IIce with you If you look like funeral
~ there is Tom Smith, he is dancing
man Hello Toni I want to introduce
5ou TO my little girl: this is her first ball.
tuereupon little bald, fat old man
So"ed to me politely. murmured a few
linonplaces and then passed on. It
"aS Iunny to see papa's face as he looked
oater MIN in arnazement. 'Beastly littla
~ ne calculated. AT the club he would
nave I've oeen proud to have been spoken to!
by this time there was a move for sup
pFr and the room began thinning out rap
ny Papa stood beside me the picture OF
rsspair, and 1 dare say I looked even
more forlorn.
!ectedly.
How can we?o he returned. almost
%@Hgrlly. 1 did not order the carriage be-
9Ie = Come along you. poor little chick
81 ne continued, softeniug as he saw my
"oeoegone face. A glass of wine and
5olHe supper will set you up So he took me
so"h TO the supper room, where, happily,
found an old lady whom we knew and
Tue whom he deposited me- while he
Ut on to refresh his inner man and
lCe up Tor the next act. When we went
p9'alrs again the cotillon was commenc-
ana, of course | had no partner.
mat time my one thought was to get
l'ine and have a good cry, and / was
Ie thankful than words can say when
s1I@ TOLD me to go to the dressing room
~ get my things on. l literally had not
En introduced to a soul. except Mr..
~-'1''h' and had not danced once! II was