The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-12

lnelr grievances. The German married
woman, according TO the Berlin cOrrespon-
dent, has, unless a special contract has
been made, no right to dispose Of her own
fortune without the permission OF her nus
Dand, who is, besides. solely entitled TO ad-
ministrate and to have the usufruct of her
money, even of that which she earns.
should a woman enter upon any financial
transaction without the knowledge and
consent Of her husband, IL can be cancell-
ed; women are also excluded from family
COUNCILS. No wonder that they are discon-
tented.
Novelties in crepe paper, says the Chi
cago Tribune, have reached the climax
they are making gowns out of It now. 1t
is really the most fashionable raiment for
paper party or fancy ball
Il have just finished one Of the loveliest
gowns for a Chicago society lady" said
bright little woman who is an artist in
crepe paper. She is going to give paper
dinner this week, and intends her gown
as a grand surprise for her friends. 1t is
made of the imported crepe, and that can
be made to fit the form so beautifully.
And the little woman took a roll Of the
paper and unwrapped it as she would 50
much silk, and she brought II tightly
about her own petite form. Each square
inch of the material was indented with
thousand minute crinkles and wrinkles
that held here and gave there without the
slightest sign of strain II had not the pull
ed appearance of knitted goods-it just
fitted itself to what 1t was wrapped about
and seemed to have been made that way.
Inal Is the lnlllB llldl LlthcS ~ ~ ttC-
sirable," said the paper artist; women
have always wanted q material that Will
fit into the form without pulling. AS Tor
drapery, the crepe paper is dream. NO
satin over haircoth win go into as chic
puffs or fall into such graceful drapery.
But ] want to tell you about the gown
that ] finished this morning. It was mod
eled from Partisan fashion plate, Of
course The paper used was OF a llght but
rich shade Of cream, prett tier than any
thing you could get In silk.
a paper,
have your Innings cut, fitted, and put to-
gether as you would for any other gown.
I had the loveliest sleeves in that gown.
They came just to the elbow, and how they
did hold their placei And the Duits We're
just delightful TO look at The waist was
low cut and the skirt was eight gored.
was nearly two days making 1t. OF course,
there is little sewing: most OF the fasten-
ing and joining is done with glue. That Is
where the art Of it comes in-in the join
ing. A crepe paper artist never lets the glu-
ing be seem You can see where the jennings
come just as you would in the seams Of a
cloth gown. The glue is or our own make,
and for that particular work, ana We al
ways keep it hot. When l start on gown
I have IL nut on a dress form and then l
cover 1t with the crepe To know how pref
~ those gowns are one mas 70 see them.
] cannot tell you the effect of the sleeves
and the fare Of the skirts. AS for the APP
pearance of the crono, that Is the most
striking Of all. You see how fine and deli
catelv tinted those imported papers are.
/ made a gown last week for a masque
caxO girl. The costume was complete.
There was an immense Gatnesborough hat
of crepe with handsome large roses and
great flaring bows. Only the gloves ana
slippers were not of paper but the slip
pers had bows of the crepe"
The problem of where a woman's pocket
may be most conveniently slowed, says
the Philadelphia Ledger, has not been
solved, but an ingenious Paris hosler mas
invented stocking pocket, which, though
difficult of access, and, therefore, unprac-
teal for common use, is an extremely safe
place for jewels and other small valuables.
These pockets, which are woven on to
the stocking are deliberately embroidered;
they are situated at the extreme end of
the stocking leg, where small flap and
button prevent the valuable rings and
necklets from falling out.
There are few women who, after dress
ing to go out TO dinner or dance, do not
leave stray rings and trinkets about on
their dressing tables, and we can imagine
that the newly-invented stocking pocket,
or an easily adjusted one to the hose man
ufactured in chamois leather, would be eX-
tremely useful for holding valuables when
one was staying in a hotel. Rolls of notes,
too, could be safely deposited, as the
length OF the pocket need not be limited
as in the case of a belt for valuables, or
the stitching of pocket into the corsets.
Four mothers, says the New York Times,
were discussing the present training and
possible futures of their children
THE hight of my ambition" said the
nrSt, is 10 get my TOUR QauBnleFS mar
ried by the time they are 49,"
Yes" chimed in the second, "Dr. Park
hurst is exactly right There is no career
like marriage for a woman"
IF l didn't think there was a good man
growing up somewhere for my little girl
I would be miserable" said No. 8, as She
patted the golden curls of a tiny maiden
''You are right No woman doctors and
woman lawyers for me- said the fourth
matron with dignified emphasis.
histories
nish food for serious reflection. The first
speaker had married a man who never
made a living for his family, except in
rare and brief intervals of good luck
From the affiuence of her maiden days she
had descended to such depths of poverty
that at one time she was forced to sell
cakes on the streets to keep her children
from starving
The husband of the second was a man
whose salary gave his family a comfort
able living for the first ten years of their
married life, but he was stricken with
paralysis before the prime of life The
eldest child, a boy of great promise died
at the age of IL, the father followed him
in a few years, and the wife was left to
support three young children and her
self as best she could.
The third was the widow of a brilliant
professional man. She had $4,000 in her
own right Her husband ran for some Of
ice, was defeated, took to gambling and
drinking, and died of delirium tremens in
few years. She, too, had to solve the
problem OF making living for herself and
two small children.
The fourth woman had married rather
late in life widower of small means and
mediocre talents, and after six years of
and entered the lists of the breadwinners
on behalf of four children all girls and