The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-15

loss of the gentle art. The beautiful world
goes on precisely the same, and only man
is viler in contrast. He says in his own
defense that the time once given to the
cultivation of fine manners is now con-
sumed by sending round the wheels of
his bike and acquiring the twentieth CEN
fury hump His dancing days literally are
over. If he condescends to walk through
a square dance or to jump about in
waltz it is simply because his partner is
too rich or too lovely to be neglected.
He would not be guilty of exhibiting any
courtliness on either occasion, for court
ly manner is "beastly FORM" but, as he
is naturally civil, he will discourse know
ingly on the destinations of golf the
strategy of polo, the dangers of a scorch
on his wheel, the company he met at some
house party, or a rapid cruise on a
friends yacht
But "dancing?" No. If English society
is alarmed by the department" what can
be said about our state of mind on the
subject in a country as free as this. Lam
guage fails to paint the situation, and
even Mr.. Van Aliens imported ballroom at
Newport, affords no solace for the future.
Verify, it is other times, other manners.
did you ever have a dress that was
sure to bring you ill-luck?" asked the
tall girl of a writer in the Chicago Tunes
Herald
"Of course, have" returned the plump
girl, Il"
why, 1 own one of them now" broke
in the short girl. How did you happen
to speak of it just to-day?"
'I-well, the fact is, that had one last
year. The first time l wore it I spilled
cup of coffee over the front breadth--and
papa, who had just received the bill for
it, happened to be in the ROOM"
col hn eg,a M rfr sttnyan f..a
have an unlucky dress. The first time l
wore it 1 met the cook in one just like 1t;
the second time / wore ii to a club recep-
ton. 1t happened that Dick and / mad
quarreled and he was there. Late in the
evening Dick. who is near-sighted and
hadn't seen me before. met me in rather
a dark corner and said tenderly: AREN'T
you ready to go home? / was about TO
say Yes and had only hestated to Won
der how I'd get rid of Robin when he be-
gan to apologize and backed off,
offended that you did not accept at
once, suppose" said the tall girl.
Nothing of the kind. He had mistaken
me for that horrid Aarshrnallow girl. Who
always dresses in such atrocious taste.
Now, had meant to forgive him for The
first unpleasantness, which was caused
by his appearance five whole minutes late
when we were going to the theater-espe-
cially as it was afterward proved that
our clock was fifteen minutes fast-but
never will l forgive him for installing
me for Leonora Marshmallow."
1.-The ,ideaH' said the plump girl; "wny.
he should have spent the whole time in
adoring you. What greater proof of az
fection could any girl give than accepting
a man who is half a head shorter than
herself?" tHl as
q don't know" said the tall girl,
thoughtfully; Il know a girl who has ac-
tl1a1lV ms rrfad a NJ
rhymes with her Christian one. Think of
loving a man we'll enough to make your
self rhyme for life. But, to return to my
unluciiy dress. In the first place, papa
told me I'd have to wear 1t again this
season, because times were so hard"
"That was unlucky to begin with" said
the plump girl.
"M'hm. The dressmaker who made il
over must have lived exclusively upon
onions, it exhaled such an odor of them
on it's return. l had no sooner put 1t on
that Mrs. Ayres came in to call, and kept
shifting all the time. Next time / wore 1t
/ met Nell in a new gown from Paris, and
she would walk with me; the third time
was Monday afternoon, and 1 went to
Harold's church.
"But 1 thought he was in New York;"
said the short girl.
"He was; but l wanted to see how the
a wedding, in case one should take place
in the near future. / was the only occu-
pant of the pew I'm front of the one in
which his mother and sisters sat"
"And you were abjectly miserable lest
the back of your waist wrinkled.
know" said the short girl.
'Never thought of that. But / knew
their eyes were on me, and / had to put
something in the plate. ! had two coins,
a penny and a dime. in my pocket, and
all during the offertory was trying to
fish the latter out of my pocket"
And couldn't find it, Of course" said
the plump girl.
Just as the plate was handed me I got
hold of 1t and dropped it in carelessly so
that if Harolds sisters were watching
they'd think it dime"
ooh, then you were all right, after -"
mo, / wasn't. / had put in the dime
by mistake. was four miles from home,
with only penny in my pocket; it rained
before had gone half way. / caught an
awful cold, and that unlucky dress got
wet, and looks worse than everl"
Not alone beauty, but health also, is in
dicated by the shape of the finger nails. 1t
is said the moon at the base Of the nail is
simply an indication of good health and
excellent circulation, while the white spots
are always the accompaniment OF an inn
paired nervous system. The common idea
that an external application of vaseline
will cure the white spots is erroneous, and
those afflicted with the little "story-tell-
ers'' would far better turn their attention
to securing perfect physical health, In the
assurance that the spots will disappear
with improved circulation.
1t is not possible to create moons at the
base Of the nails; frequently the moon is
there, but through negligence 1t is cover
ed by skin, which, without attention, will
grow upward over the base Of the NAIL
1t is not generally understood that the
shape and appearance Of the finger nails
are carefully considered and for an Inn
portant factor in the diagnosis Of disease.
Long nails are said to Indicate physical
weakness and tendency to lung trouble;
and this tendency Is aggravated where the
nails are corrugated, and yet more aggra-
waited II they curve from the top back to
the finger and across. Where the nails
are long and blush they indicate bad cir
culation. This same type OF nail, but
shorter, denotes tendency TO throat affec-
ton, bronchitis and the like.
Short, small nails indicate heart disease:
where they are short, fiat and sunken you
may look for nervous disorders. The short
nailed woman will criticise her friends and
her foes, but she will criticise herself with