The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-08

York.
the New York Press. are charming. As
leaned back in the soft easy chair |
selected yellow and white as a background
10 her dark beauty. A piano between the
Two large windows contained many pho
tographs of celebrities and titled
personages, all = autographed. and
offering the originals homage to
the adorable Carmen" Ellen Ter
there, all of her pictures bear charming
bits of sentiment. On one is written.
One lesson IN English I will give you
1 love you'-that is all. Ellen Terry"
Flowers in prOfusion Were i'm the large
vases and on the walls were several por-
traits of Calve by Henri Cain. A couch
with high canopy OF white, enameled
and ntted up with yellow silk curtains
and pillows, is a most artistic addition to
the room. Small tables. with dainty brio
a-brac and prettily bound French books
are scattered about, while IN a low glass
case are quaint curios of great value. The
sunshine rushing i'm through the large
windows Is Mile. Calves great delight.
as she Is a firm believer in the beneficial
WINDOWS open nearly all day.
through large glass door one enters
the sleeping chamber, which is as dainty
as the most fashionable mondaine could
desire. The prevailing color is pink and
the dressing table is specially attractive.
II has the prettiest accessories of the
canopy bed i'm one corner has hand
some curtains of silk and lace and the
rose pink tones are accentuated by the
decoration of walls and ceiling i'm the
same color. The spirit of Calve is felt am
through the house She is fond of light
and color and seems to delight in the full
indulgence of this taste.
The palm for rapid and skiIlful inter-
national business transaction, SAYS the
New York World. must unquestionably be
a he d
matron, Mrs. Bygrave.
Mrs. Bygrave landed in America on Fri
day, the last day of January, with a BIZ
cycle skirt of her own invention for sale
Within two hours of her arrival. while
still nervous and dizzy from her long and
earnest communion with Neptune Mrs
BygraVe had not only donned her new orig
maj skirt, but was displaying its various
merits to the buyer of one Of the largest
sporting goods establishments In the coun-
try.
Not satisfied with the offer made her.
this self-confident, energetic young woman
went forth on Saturday in search of great
err financial inducements to part with her
cycling skirt. The first establishment she
visited offered her royalty on all sales
made. But Mrs. Bygrave had other ambi-
tons and walked away in her patent skirt
to well-known firm on Twenty-third
street. The wisdom of her course was
shown when she promptly received an Of
fer of 5000 from the Twenty-third street
dealers who stipulated, Of course that
patent from Washington. Lest there should
be any difficulty in regard to the condition
of the patent. Mrs. BygraVe on Monday
started for Washington, remained in the
patent Office two hours. found the coast
clear for launching as il were, the new
cycling skirt and returned to New York
on the afternoon train. She did not see the
white house. That was not her business
in Washington. she said
On Tuesday she visited the patent office
in New York to make sure that there would
NrIs
the firm with whom she was negotiating
received a check for $500 with note for
the additional sum OF 1880 so soon as the
patent should be received, and on Wednes.
day morning sailed on the Majestic foi
her native shore, the very neat s., 900 trans.
action having been accomplished in less
than four days.
Her cycling skirt is the most novel in.
vention in the matter of wheeling skirts
that has yet come before the wheeling
public. BY a system of cords worked
through openings rear the waist line II
can be made to I'LL three different varie-
ties of long-felt wants Of the bicycle wo.
man.
First of all it is trim, circular walking.
skirt, close fitting over the hips and meas
uring about three yards at the hem TIC
adapt this skirt to the drop frame" BIZ
cycle the middle of the front breadth is
pulled up by means of a shirring string
run down the front seam between the lin
ing and narrow casing. This string IS
drawn through an opening at the waist
a ClHSI
under a neat pocket flap. The stirring
reaches short distance above the knees
leaving the skirt neat and smooth fitting
about the hips and actually forming two
loose bags in which the knees work up and
down without the slightest dragging and
pulling at the waist line, which is the sad
and daily experience of the women wear.
ing the ordinary skirts.
Fashionable cycling. says the London
Queen, is drmly established now in Italy
to its irresistible fascinations In ST. Pc,
tersburg, where the police have put such
severe restrictions on cycling, a few wo-
men have received special permits to ride
in the streets. 1t was reported that the
first to obtain permission had had a bad
accident, which had caused the whole
thing to be stopped. but this has since
been denied. In Paris a lady while out
cycling with her husband was dragged
off her machine by a gang of cycle snatch,
ers. Her husband was some distance be.
hind at the time, and so II was thought
that she was unprotected One of The
thieves was caught and imprisoned II is
to be hoped that this sort of think will
not become common, not only abroad. hui
here also, now that so many women ride
about unaccompanied. Already, orpaniz.
ed gangs are known to be working i'm Lon.
don and other Places who make a special
profession of cycle stealing. 1t is not wise
for women to ride alone in unfreouented