The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-20

some IunnE stories are told about the
marriage service. One of them relates
how al old man brought rather unwiIlingly
70 the altar could not be induced TO repeat
me responses. My good man." at length
exclaimed the clergyman. Il really cam
not marry YOU unless you do as you are
told" But the man stin remained silent.
Ar this unexpected hitch the bride lost an
patience with her future spouse and burst
out with: Go on. you old loot. Say it
after him just the same as if you was
mockin' him" The same difficulty oc-
Cured in another case. The clergyman.
after explaining what was necessary and
going over the responses several times
without the smallest effect, stopped in
CIsmay, whereupon the bridegroom en-
coursged him with: Go ahead, pass'n.
so ahead! thou'rt doin' bravcly." Upon
another occasion it was strangely enough.
5he woman who could not be prevailed
upon to speak. When the clergyman re-
monstrated with her she Indignantly re-
piled: Your father married me twice
before, and he wasn't akin me any Of
them impertent questions at all"
The trials Of the women in public life in
Washington says the New York Tribune
begins with the official receptions Of the
winter. From the first of January until
Ash Wednesday there is an incessant de-
mand made on the time and patience
OF the wives of public men. To be a sue
Cessful in the place she is called to fiji, a
woman must possess unfailing good nat
ure and he endowed otherwise with as
many gifts as the gods gave Pandora.
arD am 4larva 49,
who attend the cabinet receptions from
curiosity, expect to be entertained, and
give utteranCe to very disagreeable gos-
sip If they feel neglected.
At one of the recent receptions APP
Ueared an energetic Old woman. note
book in hand, and with that expression Of
grim determination on her face peculiar
TO the professional tourist. one of the la
dies receiving asked with gracious cour-
tesv If she would have a cup of tea. mo
Indeed" said the dame of the notebook,
II amt here for that purpose" Then,
seeing an amused and inquiring express
sion on the face of her would-be enter
tainer, she added: You see I'm dom
the parlors, the pictures and the ladies'
clothes now; but when I finish and go to
the dining room ] may take a cup of tea,
If you're still agreeable You see" she
continued, confdenually, Il promised to
write my girls at home all about what
seen in Washington and so I'm takin'
notes"
This story is discounted by that of a
young woman, who, when she was receiv-
ing at the house of one of the secretaries. |
asked "A guest if she could pour out cup
of tea for her. NO" said the woman
no tea; but 1 would be much obliged
for chop" The spirit in which an aged
gentleman asked for some fruit was quite
8 different one. Il don't drink tea" said
he TO the bewitching bud behind the
samoyar. THE fact is, I'm jest eat up
with dyspepsia; but I'd be much obliged
II you'd get me bunch of Malaga grapes
they agree with me splendid"
10 Is not an infrequent thing for prOvin-
cal guests to ask for the recipe for a
cake or salad they find on the table. 4
clever woman in one of the former cabinets
kept number of recipes copied from q
reliable cookbook which She dispensed
with liberal hand. In fact, there is no
end to the absurd and impertinent
demands made by people who imagine
that, because a man is I'm public life.
they are privileged to make themselves es-
pecially obnoxious to him and his family
Just after breakfast the day after her
weekly reception the wife of a senator
received the card of a woman unknown
70 her. on going downstairs She was
much amused to discover that her early
caller had come for the pattern of the
Paris gown the hostess had worn the day
before.
The girls who attract the best men are
almost always a source of surprise to their
feminine friends, who are often lost in
wonder as to why so many more patent
charms should have been past over in
such selections, writes Mrs. Burton Har-
Tison in the January Ladies' Home Jour
nal. Ii is the little mouse of a woman
the shrinking, shy creature left in the
background by her holder sisters, we
constantly see brought to the front by
the man who has won her love. And men
prefer to any such cOquettish invitation
rs that extended by Mrs. Bond of the nur-
sery rhyme to her ducks when decoying
them to come and be killed. the uncer-
tainty hanging around being to whom
they have to sue.
Every mans ideal of a wife, mean the
normal honest citizen of our republic,
who looks forward to making of himself
and his line stones to support its bull
wark-ls a girl who may be pretty, who
might be brilliant but who must be good
He also recognizes instinctvely that her
grace should not be too costly to wear
every day That she shall be cheerful of
temper inclined to take short views of
human infrmity, and sound of health, he
is apt gravely to consider. within him
self, as essential. If all those who, before
marrying, omitted to think about these
things had done so, it is possible that we
should hear less to-day Of the incompati-
o4Ilty OF man and woman.
Beside the Thorn.
20 sweet, love, seemed that April morn
When first we kissed beside the thorn
% strangely sweet, it was not strange