The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-21

] venture had an admirer who al an early
I stage IN his attentions sent her lovely
I lot OF toilet supplies There were per
] tume, cakes o. soap. cold cream. CON-
I pleXion restorers. several boxes Of pow
I der. and. on, unlucky fellow. he also
I sent her a box Of powdered soap. II was
I beautiful soap powdered very nne, OF q
delicate ivory shade, and II smelled most
] qelclousiy- Of al the powders she pre-
Z ferred this. and never suspected rs real
Z nature She used Ia the night she was
going 10 the really SWEETEST occasion and
! when she expected 10 cut out every one.
II was very warm night, and she
perspired good deal so she was very
I glad that she had so much powder on.
soon she began 10 notice that every one
was looking at her. and she thought they
were wondering at her complexion keep
ING 50 nice IN spite OF the heat Pres
7 emily she began TO feel queer. and she
went up to the dressing room. There
u she discovered that she was all over soap
sols' especially on her nose, with the
I rest or her face lathered as II she were
ready for a barber. He was there, and she
sent Tor him. She permitted him TO take
/ her 70 her carriage. and then dismissed
/ MIN in way that left him standing on
the curb In utter amazement. He found
out from others the reason of her dis
eoIhhtuEe' out ne protests that he cannot
see why ne should be held accountable
Tor not knowing the difference between
lace powder and soap, II the lady her
self couldn't tell them apart
He VIII have ample time to make his
explanation, anyhow, and that was more
than the fellow did who came from New
yin 10 STE MS OAl EOlleEE Enum that hafl
married and settled down TO fiat life. The
visitor was one Of those absent-minded,
philosopher fellows, and he had neglect
ed to write OF his coming. He had never
met his friends wife. but he had the ad-
dress, and he marched up to the place
with all the confidence that absent-minded
all alone, for her husband had gone out
OF town. Sc had heard the philosopher
spoken Of, and she made him welcome gave
him nice home dinner and prepared TO
mi farh roll
to Boston.
Having some one to look after him. the
absent,minded chap became totally inefii-
Client, became confused over buying his
ticket and the like. So Mrs. Chum sailed
in. She bought the ticket. and then said:
"A sleeper to Boston. please"
'Section?" said the agent
"A single berth will do, won't it?" the
little lady asked the philosopher. He.
poor old duffer, turned all colors. and
him.
As they went out to the train Mr.. College
Chum came in from his train unexpected
~, and he thought he recognized the lady
going out, so he rushed to the ticket win
dow she had just left and said: What
"A sleeper for herself and the gentleman
with her." returned the agent.
WHAT" yelled the college chum. and
When there are but two minutes in
which to explain such a situation, and
even those are uncertain because of not
knowing Just how soon the train will
move away, even a dramatist would be
puzzled. But Mrs. Chum wasn't a bit
confused. and by the time her hubby had
lifted her OFF the moving car step he was
reasonably calm. He was still a little
muddled. and stood staring at the train
TIL the end of its rear car was all he could
see, Then he broke out: That Cizz-
bOOm-ah) chumpr' but wound uD smiling
~ with. Poor fellow, didn't even shake
hands with him."'
The day Of the pretty typewriter saws a
writer in the Chicago Herald, like the day
of the rose, when summer really settles
down to business, Is about over. 1t was to
be expected that as the novelty wore off
the ephemeral type Of business woman
would brush away like superfiuous LEAKAGE
and leave only the sturdy stock to endure
For years the novelty lasted and while
it did men put up with bad orthography
faulty punctuation and a score of other
evils to retain in their employ some pretty
girl with a doll face and baby Wavs as
lily suited to the practical demands of
everyday routine as a painted cockatoo
would be for an incubator. Gradually as A
new generation came around to make the
innovation of woman into business less
of novelty, the idea grew in the CONNER
cial mind that IL was not bleached hair
and beauty that was needed to make the
type machine a success, and the steno-
grapher's pencil an adjunct to prosperity
AS the thought grew, the revolution went
on, until there really seems to be a pros
pect that the middle-aged and unprepOs-
sessing bread-winner is to have a chance
at last. 1t is no longer an unusual spec
tacle to see business man debating his
letters to woman old enough to be his
mother and the gentle creature who
manipulates the type machine is fully as
often plain as pretty, and sensible as silly
II is a good thing, too, for the warfare has
been bitterly sustained between the
classes. The fools have been cared for
long enough, now give the wise virgins a
chancei Nobody who has not kent both
eyes open to this state of things knows
exactly how far the subordinating of merit
women of age and aptitude have been
| driven to the wall by popinjay youngsters
whose only claim to consideration was
! good looks, Joined to pert manner and
! jaunty dress. The first and only requisite
looked for when a man was hiring an Of
flee assistant has been good looks. until
/ the position offered seemed almost a prize
/ to be contested along the lines of a beauty
/ show. = had occasion TO visit an establish
ment once which had become almost
! bankrupt through strain of hard times.
| and from employing a dozen stenograph-
| ers and typewriters had dwindled to keep
/ ing two. What was my Indignation To
| find that the two retained were the big
! gest ounces of the lot. They were remark
/ ably pretty girls however and for that
/ reason, held their position while several
/ hard working, capable and trustworthy
women of mature years and wide experi-
! ence were turned adrift. |. for one. am
/ glad that the wheel has taken a turn, and
that the ugly woman is coming to the
! front. There is plenty of room in less pre-
/ tentious walks of life for the rapid.
| naughty and altogether ultra fine Young
/ lady typewriter. Let her step aside now
and give the woman with brains and good
sense chance.
OPIUM FTENDs IN CONVENTION.