The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-23

NSeih6 " utDutdntes ana mothers, we give
the following comments by a society
youth on modern conversation: ITO null
tiply words without knowledge seems to
have been an art as far back as the days
of Job. but it certainly had not reached
that perfection which it has now attained
among the girls of New York society
In talking to nine debutantes out of ten
you probably would only discover that
the dance of the evening before was
great that the present evening is grand
sport. and that the dinner and opera to-
morrow will be 'awfully jolly You may
also learn that she thinks it will be a GO
between Jimmy X. and Kitty H., or that
there is a big row on between Miss a.
and Lily B., because the former was not
hidden to the latter's theater party, be-
sides other items of information squally
interesting. The remaining tenth will
probably be young lady OF erudition and
of serious turn of mind. who will imme-
diately plunge you into profound CONVEX
sation at dinner, or discuss Nordau's De-
generation while you endeavor to guide
her around a crowded ballroom. How
did you find Miss A. at dinner? inquired
a man recently of friend after the ladies'
had left the dining-room. Books and the
opera, was the weary reply, and that
young lady lost thereby two possible part
ners for the lack of a little discrimination,
for 1t is quite useless to cast pearls before
Chappie and Cholly. OF course, IL is diff
flcult for a girl to discover in her first sea-
son just what will interest her various
partners and adapt herself accordingly,
but man Of intelligence might be par
doned his rudeness when his partner de-
manded for the fifth time the other even
"a Il
nght?' In answering dryly, Yes, and so
Is the ceilingr Girls should ALWAYS re-
member where they are, moreover, and
ADAPT their conversation to the place A
dance is hardly a suitable occasion for a
serious talk, where small personalities are
generally the most interesting, while at
dinner there is more time for continued
conversation, as there is none of the con-
slant Interruption. Above all things,
continues this youthful critic, girls should
not be soulful in a ballroom. Nothing is
more tiresome, and such remarks repeat
ea, as they are sure TO be, always sound
silly In the extreme. In short, you expect
bread-and-butter misses to be women OF
the world" said the married woman, to
whom he WIS talking. much amused, for
the youth himself was barely twenty
Yes. ] confess find the latter more in
teresting," he answered ingenuously.
Broiling is the most wholesome and pal-
atable method of cooking meats and fish.
Care must be taken that the fire Is fresh
and bright, but not too fierce. on no ac-
pierced by fork. Birds are usually split
open before being broiled, and steaks and
cnops neatly trimmed. Fish steaks are
better if wrapped in oiled white paper be-
iore being placed upon the gridiron All
broiled food should be seasoned and serv-
ca as soon as possible after its removal
from the fire. A liberal supply of butter
should be used, and hot plates are essen |
tial Garnish broiled meats with parsley
or watercress. An old rule in broiling
was to count a dozen between each turn |
ing of the gridiron. An average sized
steak should take from eight to ten min
utes in cooking; chops from seven to ten: |
steaks wrapped in buttered paper REQUIRE !
from eighteen to twenty minutes.
] wish | could remember that first dav.
FIRST hour first moment of your meet |
i, II bright or dim the season, it might be
GUNNER or winter for aught can say;
So unrecorded did it slip away,
so blind was l to see and to foresee.
so dull to mark the budding of my tree
That would not blossom yet for many a |
May.
If only could recollect It. such
day of days! let it come and go
AS traceless as thaw of bygone snow; |
II seemed to mean so little. meant so |
If only how 1 could recall that touch.
First touch of hand in hand-did one |
Christina Georgina Rossetti.
With the return TO favor of the stiff !
white skirt the laundry bills are revela- 1
tions. Many women prefer. not so much /
from economy as from the real liking for 4
them, the white haircloth petticoats made /
to wear with any indoor frock The ma /
1erlal is stin as anything in the market |
II is cut so as to fit the hips like a glove
me fullness caught in a great bunch at |
the center of the back, from which it |
mares in the most aggressive fashion ]
The foot may be trimmed in all sorts of .
pretty and fanciful ways. Among the \
Sn1aFteSt
cred thickly with tiny frills of VaIen- /
ciennes lace, set close together so as to /
launder, and so may be treated to any I
sort of fantastic decoration.
THE other afternoon at Abbey's." re- /
hates a woman to the New York Times II .
assisted at a little scene not down on the
bills, but which was a pretty episode
nevertheless. / was in the ladies' dress !
ing room lolling on a lounge, with my nose
buried in smelling salts to overcome a
sudden faintness, when during an entr' acte ,
tail, une-looklng woman came in for the
maids assistance to repair some slight
damage to her gown. She stood before .
the mirror while the attendant piled her /
needle and thread, and had barely taken .
her, place when another woman entered,
and with an eager, sparkling expression,
went straight over to her.
" Weren't you Miss Caroline Blank?' she
asked, excitedly; then, with laugh, but
/ know you We're; l saw you outside and
followed you in here-don't you know me,
carrier she broke off as the other inter
rupted, oh, | do, indeed. or ! shall in a
moment-don't tell me- you are-why, you
Is lt-oh, Of course'-triump hantly Molly
Dash, and two pairs of hands interclasp-
ca with pressure whose warmth was
evident. Then those women forgot where
they We're, forgot maid and the smelling
SALTS spectator, and stood with shining
eyes and hands tightly clasp
ca, talking brokenly, rapidly and
lnterrupting each other frequent
~, OF the twenty-five years that
had passed since they separated on cam
mencement day at their alma mater. 1t
was good to hear them and see them in
old memories and attachments thar was
upon them. The play went on outside and
u was Bernhardt who was the attraction.
put greater than mimic emotions was the
real feeling that was swaying them and
nothing else could be noticed for a time.
~ was SO reviyiEg that when they tore