The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-10

companion said she understood perfect
ly. Just what this undesirable quality is
that excites Biddy's admiration it is hard
TO say, but although imitation may be
considered the sincerest fattery, certain
" no lady likes TO be caricatured by her
Il saw the funniest sight last Sunday
afternoon" said a woman of society the
other day. Mrs. A, who lives Just op-
poslte, came out of her house gayiy at
tired for church in the very latest fasn-
ION and proceeded up the avenue. A few
minutes later from the area door, APP
peared what at first seemed to be another
Mrs. A, but l soon saw that it was
cheap edition, and was presumably the
cook. She also departed, and as / was
about to leave the window / was posi-
lively startled by seeing third Mrs. a.
issue from the front dOOr-and this time Il
was the lady's maid.
Il dare say. if I had remained long
enough l would have seen the rest OF the
household similarly attired, and 1 won>
dered If Mrs A. knew of her humble ad-
mirers and imitators. In any case she
eould not have realized the absurd er-
rect they produced"
The Roman or block letter. says Ladies.
cI12e Journal for May, is be-
style of engraving for wishing
card plates, while the fashionably Thin
card of twO-sheet quality is er0inenfi,
proper. Cards for both men and women
are considerably smaller. and the scriDf
engraving is finer in consequence. follow
iRhg more more closely, the English style than
the Parlslan, which is large and with
hourlShes. The block or Roman letter
plate is very English, and with those a f.
dlSSic cI LONDON styles it finds great favor
The price more than doubles that of script
engraving. Ladies use the block stvle
NV on lnelf cards for teas and receo-
lIons' as It admits Of the necessary en-
cravings OF days within a smaller space
man the script and enables a smaller
card being used.
The first object in point Of imnortaroe
IN a bedroom, says the New York Press
IS the bed. If this is comfortable. right.
~ made (Which, under Norah's hands. it
seldom Isl, and prettily draped, the rest
OF the room is easily MANAGED II is a
mistake to strive after artistic effects nm
less you have the true artistic instinct
Durhg the recent craze for fancy work
there has been much wasting of Drecious
eyeslght and time that might have been
peter employed over the embroidery of
do not wash.
If you can drape your bed. irrespective
OF cost, there is nothing richer or hand
soher IMAM Renaissance lace on Brussels
net If your soul yearns for embroiderv
mere are heavy linen hand-embroidered
and h3e eil spreads, with drawn
work insertion, richly embroidered i'm rails
ed satin stitch, in cotton, white or col
ors.
The old Marseilles quilt which has held
undlsputed sway, has now a rival in the
patent Saline embroidered spreads Tbese
snow Saline finished face, with heav-
ny raised border and sprays in floral
enectS closely resembling hand embroid
cry in heavily raised satin stitch. You
may pay for them anything from $3.50 ali
lhe way up to $25, but after you have
reached the $40 mark they are exquisitely
embroidered by hand to an appalling ex-
tent, When you put yourself in the place
OF the worker. This class of goods is
imported from England, the EN- broidery
DelnS done by the country women ad-
Jacent to towns where the goods are
manufactured, You find them in white,
pink, blue and yellow. So extensively
nave these goods superseded the Mar
settles quilts that in an order for 500
spreads only ten We're of Marseilles Cen
orally the embroidery is done in cotton
noss, but few exceptions are found
done in silk by machine, in exquisite
shades of pale yellow, old rose blue
pink or green The effect is extremely
rich, and the price about half that Of
those worked by hand.
The Saline spreads are also shown with
a deep border in a raised design, then a
horal border in colors, dOgwOod or wild
roses in daintest shades, and more of the
raised effect, with the center covered with
sprays in the design of the border This
printing is hand-stamped and in absolute
ly fast colors The beauty of any of these
spreads Is greatly enhanced by a deep
fall of lace, which is sewed on by hand
Ihis may be Of heavy tOrchon, antique or
Renaissance, according to the quality of
the spread.
For summer use, and more especially for
ones cottage in the country the a riel
spreads of light, figured dimity are to be
recommended. For trimming there comes
pretty cotton Vandyke fringe The
whole thing is so suggestive of sweetness
and country scents and laVendered sheets
that l am not sure l do not prefer them
to the more costly ones.
Summer blankets of a lightness as to
weight that would scarce embarrass a
fairy are shown in colors to suit the fur
nishings OF any room, and instead of be-
unwary sleeper, for whose discomfort
they are always put on wrong end up
they are cut in two and Handsomely
bound with satin ribbon in white or col
ors.
Mattress pads in all sizes are shown.
They are light and easily washed and
a great Improvement on the muslin cases
with which neat housewives have hereto
fore envelOped their mattresses.
so your daughters education is COM
pleted, said the old-fashioned man re-
fiectively, to friend in the Chicago Post.
1T is" replied the new woman, land
/ think / have every reason to be proud
of her. She graduated at the head of
i. "And now that she has graduated
duePied the old-fashioned man. what
next?"
ment to any position in life" explained
the new" woman. ''She has been given
every opportunity to acquire an education
that fits her for the duties and response
bilities of any station, and now l expect
her to go into society and marry a man
of some distinction. She is thoroughly
versed in politics.
land that you think, should make her
dear to the heart of some statesman
Naturally. She would understand him
and be able to assist him. Why, she could
carry on a campaign herself. She can
make an excellent speech on almost any
subject connected with politics, and is
well posted on International affairs She
would be a wonderful help TO diplomat"
But politics is not all that there is of
value in this world"
sOf course not, and her education has
not been confined to that. She has given
a little time to law a little to medicine,
is qualified to keep books, and can use
typewriter"
IN short, she can do anything that ii is
likely her husband will be able to do"
suggested the old-fashioned man.
Eyes" proudly replied the new" woman.
The old-fashioned man pondered this
for few minutes.