The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-16

PaIley Win nef nuSDanQs she kept hef
own counsel for the time being but on
the next day she put on her sun bonnet
and went iand had good talk
over the back fencd with her
next door neighbor. The neighbor in
turn put on Der sun bonnet and held
caucus Of two with her neighbor, and
before the women of that town got
through with these star chamber sessions
of two every back fence IN the commu-
nifty was the recipient Of confidential po-
litical Information. Time went on and
election day cane This candidate was
overwhelmingly defeated. Knowing that
he had not offended his party, he could
not understand it, Six weeks later he
found out when little woman of his
acquaintance said'to him; we could not
let you be elected, Mr.. b.. because you
would set bad exapiple 10 our boys"
A writer in an English magazine calls
attention to Some Objectionable Wedding
Customs" singing out four for special
condemnation. The first is throwing the
slipper after the carriage OF the bride and
groom, which is declared 20 possess Meth
er the virtue of symbolism nor antiquity.
1t Is supposed TO have been derived from
German CUSTOM bf"the bride throwing
her own shoe back TO the assembled
guests, but no one can say what that awlt-
ward performance signihed. The second
pidfliCe Win WnIcn An Ola Lazy mas
fault is the scattering OF rice, which she
declares to be "a silly, unmeaning, dis
agreeable and dirty practice, less than
nifty years old" The argument that I'M
cooked rice Contains manly microbes and
is therefore particularly, unsuitable to
shower upon bride and groom ought to
have weight The third protest is against
boy pages and the fourth against the ag-
gravation of the offence by dressing them
in theatrical costumes. As a substitute
for these Comparatively modern and ques-
tionable features Of the wedding festivi-
ties, the suggestion Is made that flowers
should always be strewn in the path Of the
bride, and that slips of rosemary should
be given to husband and wife as they leave
the church The Significance of this old
custom is that rosemary was used at run
erals as well as at weddings. and the idea
of presenting II to the newly married,
was that they should live together until
one should lay rosemary upon the coffin
of the other. In some parts of England
in the middle ages, the bride was crowned
with wreath of wheat AS this grain is
everywhere the symbol OF prosperity,
there would seem TO be a poetical fitness
in such a garland.
The colonial kitchens lasted in many
country houses until about fifty years ago.
There are men and w omen still living who
vividly describe their glories. They were
low. with heavy rafters. lighted by small
paned windows, for glass was luxury in
those days The chairs had narrow, high
backs and rush seats. There was, besides.
a rudely shaped "settee." The great wood
fire burned its prodigious back log In the
chimney, and was never allowed to en-
tirely die out. Banked with ashes in the
evening, there was always supposed 10 be
a spark to rekndle into new flames in the
morning. Not long ago a woman died
whose pride It was 10 say that, in the
forty years of her welded life the hearth
fire never once, vent out. II so dire a mis-
chance arose child was sent to the near
est neighbor with a shovel to borrow
fire." and from the glowing pine knot re-
lighting was again possible. Along the
walls were festoone of dried fruits and
vegetables. Hams and sides Of bacon
hung from the rafters. The spinning
wheel stood In warm corner. One uten-
sill, utterly obsolete to-day. was a long
handled covered pan, which was thrust
deep into the hot sGoals.sand withdrawn
when its sayory contents were deemed
ready for the tables M such Johnny cakes
are put together now as were baked be-
fore an open FIRE, no such Jeilleo lndlan
buildings, no such creamy rmush" as that
sung by Joel Barlow. ats,-as.
Probably the most ideal dairy in exis-
tence is that Of the Princess OF Wales, in
which not only fihe, but her various
daughters havelearned 20 make the most
perfect of butter The walls are covered
with tiles presented to the Prince Of
Wales, who placed them here as a sur
prise 10 the royal dairyTnaids, They were
made In Bombay and are of a deep pea
cock blue, the rose, shamrock, and thistle
being INTERVIEWED, with the motto, Itch
dien."r
A white marble counter running around
the room holds silver pans of milk from
the Alderpeys, grazing without. Above
this on broad BRACKET shelves Of marble
is a collection. in every imaginable ma
terial, Of COWS, bulioei1s,s and calyesi It.
allan and farian MARBLE alabaster, nor
celain,, terra Gotta, and silver-all gifts.
long milk ran painted tw the Princess
Louise to match the Indian thing, stands
in one corner, and opposite is the head
Of the princess pet Attorney. with a silver
plate recording her virtues Here the
princess sometimes churns in a silver
churn. and in the next room the butter
for the family is made and sent up fresh
every morning when they are in London.
The days supply is made up into little
pats and scrolls all ready for the table,
and the prince reqnires special order
of pats Not a grain OF salt Is allowed in
them and they are made the size Of a
half dollar and tie thickness Of three,
with either the crown, the coat Of arms,
or the three feathers stamped on each.