The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-01

a lasting fragrance to the skin. 1t is al
ready quite easy to select among the Wo-
men at receptions those who are addicted
TO this habit.
The plan originated with Paris drug
gist, who communicated it to a few we'll
known women. They confded in others,
who, in turn, told their friends Now, II
is asserted. half the society women in the
gay city use the needle and the delicate
extract.
This is all the more surprising from the
tact that until very recently the use OF
scents has been considered exceedingly bad
form. Women of refined taste avoided
everything in that line except delicate
sachet powder, which was allowed to ind
a place in the handkerchief box and
clothes closet. Most Partisan whims find
it is very probable that with the American
morphine fiend and cologne drinker we
shall have the perfume faddist.
Extracts have increased in value and
eXOrbitant prices are asked for so-called
permanent fragrance" The favorite dis
titled odors are violet and lavender. Hor-
rible TO relate, musk is being waited
abroad, and a new mixture of this PEN
etraung scent is known as "Frou-Frou'
sachet. .H.t
Every woman who uses perfume of
any kind has her favorite. The one rule
is that there must be no mixing OF doors.
The contents of hypodermic syringes, sa-
chet bags atomizers, and toilet water bot
ties must be one familiar perfume.
The reign of the hustle is assured. New
styles are constantly being added to the
already large stock. The latest is a COM
bination hustle and hip-pad and is COM
posed of fifteen short organ plaits of hair
cloth. AT the back these are pushed close
the waist line. They graduate toward the
front and meet in panier style over the
abdomen; Heretofore they have reached
be to have the skirt Of the bodice stand
directly out all around Vests are grow
ing narrower, and the goat lacks but q
few inches Of meeting; therefore, this rad
ical change in the manufacture of bustles.
The tiniest hustle shown measures three
and one-half inches across. 1t is of hair
cloth, and is tufted like a bit of uphols-
terry Thus do extremes meet.
Among Mrs. BIS various schemes, fads
and fancies, and their name is legion, COM
prising fashionable and philanthropic en-
terprises by the dozen; the latest crazes
in sport and athletic development; wild at
tempts IN art and literature and other
ephermeral manias too numerous to mem
ton, the latest has been, says the New
York Tribune, desire to found a salon,
Adams in Paris. Mrs. B. hoped to gather
Adams in Paris. Mrs. B. hoped of gather
in her drawing-room wits, literateurs, ar
lists, politicians and men of science, to-
gether with a good admixtqre Of we'll
known fashionable people, and by her tact,
intelligence and SAVIOR faire, become an
influence in the world she lives in.
We'll" said she, relating her expert
II never survived my first attempt to bring
my different elements into sympathy. The
entertainment l had planned in order to
bring people together was a supper, and
for months l had striven to get hold of the
right people. Some of those / wished to
ask had not even met but planned and
managed all my introductions, and en-
ticed my guests by various diplomatic
promises as to whom they were to meet
etc. changed the date. several times to
suit every ones convenience. In fact, all
winter my thoughts were upon that sup
per, which / felt was TO be the opening
wedge to introduce my salon.
when they all came at last, and had
the -Wished-for entertainment, my
dear, it was a perfect fizzle, an utter fall
ure. Anything more dreary 1t is impossible
to conceive of. There was no general con-
versation at all. The fashionable people
kept in little clique by themselves and
giggled. My opera singer wouldn't sing; he
said 1 had fed him too well, the wretch!
Mr. NJ, the famous novelist, turned sulky
and would not say a word. Professor X,
the great German scientist, just gobbled
and gobbled like a pig, and talked of moth
ing but food. My statesman hurried off to
keep some other engagement, and so on
with the whole lot of them. None of my
lions would roar. and 1t was altogether, the
dullest affair possible.
II was Immensely relieved when my par
ty finally broke up, and Know my guests
were quite as ucn n sH same ne 70 the Y con
were not favorable Tor the formation OF
salon.
Writing of Washington's great passion,
Sally Cary, in March Ladies Home jour
nal. Mrs Burton Harrison says: 80
Apparently so riddled by the shafts of the
little god of love had been the heart of
washington, the boy, that II is hard to
know how, after his signs for the Low
land Beauty sally Cary, and his repeat
ed addresses to Miss Betsey Fauntelroy,
and his later sensibility to the charms of
the very agreeable young lady, afterward
Mrs Amber the passion for a woman VINO
never might be his could have dominated
him as it did for so many years. But from
the evidence of his own letters the love
he had felt for the others was as water
unto wine beside the hopeless attachment
for his beautiful neighbor sally Cary,
that during this period threatened to as
sumo Sovereign controulp of hts ardent ma
ture. Fortunately, thanks to time, to the
ladys subsequent absence in England with
her husband, and above all, because IL
was made subject to his own indomitable
will, the feeling was subdued, and his mar
rage with Mrs. Gusts ended the episode
happily.
and confidence that existed between Wash
ington, his wife, and every member of the
Belvoir family during their respective
lives They may be read by any student
of the writings of Washington, and will