The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-14
w orqan's World.

There Is certain type OF British female.
-.rs the New York Tribune. who. not
.-..tstanding her frequent contact with
-. world at large and many journeys by
-, and land. remains as insular. as pre-
.,1f,-d and as narrow as If she had never
,ss- her native parish. Her firm belief
.s,- everything that is English is ad-
.,s-,ble. whatever is foreign is bad, and
.uv-aing American is altogether objec-
,,,-able is as deeply rooted as her faith
On church and state. An English railroad
-,srnate and K. c. b. who recently visited
mis- country brought with him his wife.
. shining example OF one of those esti-
-,,bls and positive matrons. Invited to
dina al the C.'s one evening. Lady B. ap-
,esrsd in her eminently British dinner
gown. bright green satin, festooned with
HACK lace, cut low, with tightish short
sleeves. and her somewhat beefy, but
we'll developed arms bare to the wrist,
which her white kid gloves barely cover
Cd Her hair was rather severely arranged
and covered with the married woman's
ran" worn so universally in England
twenty-five years ago, and she carried a
huge lorgnette. She was in curious con-
+rast 10 her hostess. Mrs. c.. with her
somewhat faded prettiness, her clever.
restless talk and perfect Partisan toilet
creature who is. moreover. grand down
10 her finger tips. and very pop
ular with the smart set in
Tondon who are not even aware
.lrrT 2 = avis ha
latter does not know. and what is more
exasperating, never will know, in her sub
lime self-absorption.
on this occasion one irritating thing af-
Ter another had been said with complacent
innocence by Lady b. to the indignation
OF some of those present. Mrs. c. how
ever, seemed to enjoy the humor of the
situation, and kept on drawing her guest
out; and after the ladies were alone to-
gether in the drawing room Lady b. was
induced to give her impressions" of
American girls, which she confessed she
had the intention of presenting to the pub
lie in her book on her return TO her dear
" beloved England.
u do not deny that the American young
women are pretty" she said condescend-
ingly.
so kind of you" murmured Miss X, a
popular belle of two seasons.
"Or clever"-this rather doubtfully-
] dined opposite a young person not long
ago at a table d'hOte in the continent
q found out afterward she lived in Fifth
avenue, so l have no doubt that you know
herr"
"oh, undoubtedly" said Mrs. c.. eff
she lives in Fifth avenue, of course we
know her"
Well" continued Lady B., regardless Of
the sarcasm, this young woman told me
that in America girls had what they called
their mullins. With my English notions,
must confess that 1 was shocked"
And what may mullins be?" question
ed her auditors.
"Oh it is very clever of you to pretend
not to understand" returned the lady,
but of course L know that you compre-
bend your own terms; you know very
well that it is on what you call a sleigh
ride, man may hold a girls hand inside
her muff! Now 1 should call that very
queer, indeed" she continued. quite ignor-
ing the indignant explanations around
her.
After Years.
"Give back my childv' I plead that day,
My face against the coffin-lid.
Here is the place upon my breast;
Not there in cold and darkness hid.
Why, he had just begun to live
To know my face, to laugh to reach
MS AdIuS 10 meet my lpSs anu uldh6
Sweet essays at some unknown speech!
'Untrodden round his baby feet
The whole fair realm of childhood lay;
Nor stones nor thorns to make them
bleed
Ny hand had smoothed them all away.
No wind of heaven had buffeted
His sunny head with cruel breath
My arms had safely sheltered him.
Give him to me. o Deathp'
Now, standing by that little grave
Where in and out the passing years
Weave tapestries of green and gold,
l smile, remembering my tears.
lay my gray head on the mound
mat drank my tears, and meath my
breath
1 whisper: at is better so!
Keep him, o gentle Death!
Julia Slayer in the Century.
Until the physiological principles which
account for the phenomenon are under
stood, it must remain a very puzzling
TACT, says Blackwoods Magazine, that an
actress life should be more favorable
10 the preservation OF good looks, and
even girlish freshness, than the life led
ny women who occupy their natural sphere
ana who cultivate (as they think all the
physical and moral virtues.
successful actress must work extreme
ny hard, generally by artificial light, and
IN a gas-befouled atmosphere. Her hours
Tor work, meals and sleep are all utterly
PAD from the hygenic point of view, and not
uhIrequently she makes bad worse by fall
ing INTO those bohemian habits which are
an lmmemorial tradition of her class. Her
secret, apart from the laws regulating the
expression and nutrition of the face, con-
slsts chiefly of avoidance of monotony and
petty worries-those arch-enemies of fem
Ihine good looks and good temper. Her
work, if arduous, is generally performed
polh with earnestness and lightness of
Heart; and, above all, she gets a SUM-
Clency of bodily exercise of the kind (al-
though not under the conditions) most
Honuucive to health, viz, exercise involv-
ing quick and general movements of the
muscles, combined with certain amount
VI mental excitement
mere is one Mexican custom which i'm
Pecunlous papas and mammas would well
S9ue IN this country. In that enlighten-
"a lahd the bridegroom purchases the
pllues trousseau. Tradition and custom
sanction great extravaganza and he is a
-oIluhate sutton, who can satisfy the de-
4id4QS CT his affiancQd without bankrllpt.