The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-06

She has q horrible fondness for shop
ping and a foolish dislike of harmless.
necessary mice. She loves bargains.
and wastes much time and much brain
tissue in order TO save a little money on
a yard OF silk. She has an inconsequent
habit OF skipping the important news In
the papers and combining her attention
to personal gossip. She does not eat
enough sensible food and she eats too
much stuff that is not good for her. She
likes excitement and hates dulness And
she has not yet come to see That excite
ment is wearing, and that dizziness is the
common, unavoidable lot. When her de-
sire for excitement leads her TO champion
causes, start crusades and adopt missions,
many other faults are added unto those
she already possesses. But then she
cease to be the average woman.
Many women of distinction In New York
society to-day. remarkable for their cour-
tesy and evidences of good breeding. says
Ward McAllister in the New York World,
have sprung from exceedingly obscure
sources. And yet, what they lack in birth
and lineage. they atone for in some de-
gree by a clever appearance of charm
and brlliancy. The qualities that serve
to lift them out Of the ordinary routine
Of life to positions of prominence are the
qualities, which, now that they have at
them to he respected and sought after.
Their irrepressible spirit Of restlessness
has swept aside all obstacles and caused
them to be the admiration and envy OF
the fashionable world.
Having once obtained a footing, women
Of this sort are seldom content to remain
stationary but constantly strive TO adj
vance stin further along the scale Of social
progress. They are utterly Indifferent
to their neighbOrs unless their ncighbors
can keep pace with them. They are not
the sort OF people you can place any rei
ance upon, no matter how entertaining
they may make themselves, for there Is
no telling when they will cast you aside In
favor Of some one who can be Of a little
more service.
They viii spend every dollar they can
Law hand on in order to better their social
position II is easy TO see why this should
be So Lacking the advantages Of birth and
true breeding. they are forced TO resort TO
effects and appearances. and, IT | may
borrow d term from stage lore, proper
ties"
Such persons II they should be unable
longer TO purchase brilliant toilettes and
to surround themselves with layshness
and luxury, would soon fall behind in
the race and would be hopelessly lost
forever. tramped down by those who
are eagerly and unscrupulously pressing
on In the rear. 1t Is not TO be expected
that the solid, substantial people Of society
should take much interest in such per-
sons.
in Europe every mans position Is de-
fined He is born to a certain station IN
life. and as a rule, you will usually find
him there, content with his environment
and satisfied 10 preserve his place for
the rest Of his days. Here In America,
on the other hand, a man throws aside
father and mother, and makes new
position for himself. You never know
where YOU can put your finger on an en-
ferurtgfug American. man or woman. The
humble tradesman who kept the corner
grocery store thirty years ago has ac-
culnulated a fotune and Is now using
II IN order to establish himself in society.
He gives handsome dinners and entertain
n,erts. and when you meet him out IN the
fashionable world you must pay him due
difference and forget all about the brown
sugar YOU used to buy over his counter.
he has skillfully and remorseiessly whit
fIed off old friendships that might prove
embarrassing in his new enterprise, and
has taken on such az VIII best serve his
ends.
II was late autumn. A few guests only
remained in a large hotel ia fashionable
mountain resort. They were waiting, says
the New York Herald, for the glorious fall