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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-13

WHY women with short necks always
buy the Funniest collars?
Why we never like our own photo
graphs?
Why, when we haven't met man for
five years, he always tells US we look as
young as ever?
Why the man who can make a century
run on his wheel, and not feel it, cannot
walk the baby fifteen minutes without be-
ing ready to die with exhaustion?
Why our husbands admire us most when
we have on cheap frock?
Why it is so much easier to go to the
opera on bad night than it would be
to go to church?
Why we all always feel that the men
we love are not capable of taking care
of themselves?
To emit a spark, says the New York Tri-
bune, there must be flint as well as steel,
and even to light a match requires fric-
ton, so to insure conversational brilliancy
it is necessary to have what is equivalent
to these conditions.
"At dinner last night sat next to Mr..
A., who every one says is such a clever
conversationalist," said a pretty but rath
er silly society woman, in all innocence,
and he was as stupid as an OWL and as
mum as an oyster. l expected to be so
well entertained, and l never was at
duller dinner" 1t would never have oc-
cause of the clever mans taciturnity.
II wonder what was the matter with
me last night" remarked a brilliant wo-
man, who had just declared her entertain
ment of the evening before a total failure.
Il felt absolutely tongue-tied l liter
ally could not think of a thing to say. Mr..
x on one side and Mr.. Z on the 9TH
er droned on with their dreary platitudes
about their chefs, and their establishment
and their wines, until l thought 1 should
go mad, and my husband said that their
wives at his end of the table were no bet
ter / felt really mortified at my stupid
ity, but l actually had not an idea in my
head; so was as bad or even worse than
the rest"
II should say that the trouble was more
with your guests than with yourself"
said her friend. Il have always found that
1t is fatal to be flanked with two stupid
people One is simply submerged under
the ooze OF the commonplace, and there
Is no use struggling against it. II you
have a dull man on one side, II Is abso-
lutely necessary that his influence on the
conversation should be neutralized by a
vsvacious parsonage on the other. with
two such heavy weights as Mr.. " and
Mr.. T., OF course your own originality
was completely crushed.
This magnetic current, or whatever Il
IS, whereby what Is best or most enter
tanning Is evoked is very mysterious
Every one knows how much easier II Is
to talk with some people than with others.
and yet il is not necessary that tho former
should be clever and produce this result.
II is subtle and indescribable wave OF
sympathy which every one recognizes, al
though II IS quite impossible to define Il.
ana IL Is well known fact that orators.
actors and musicians are immensely In
huenced In their performances by feeling
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-13

til l re-entered my shabby home and was
surrounded by my darlings.
Then my cares were all forgotten and
my discomfort vanished in thin air With
the nurse l found former servant, who
mad been my cook. and who had left me
to take place as kitchenmaid at one Of
the grandest houses in town; to improve
herself, as she told me, I having advised
her strongly to take the place and learn
all she could
I heard you were not suited, Mrs. c.
she said, and 1 came to see If you would
take me back
Why, what was the matter at the
X-'s?' 1 asked. Did you not like the
placer
oh, ma'am,' she exclaimed, I could
not stand it; it made me too unhappy 10
see such quantities of good food wasted
every day. The food would have FED
dozen families and my brother out OF Work
and nearly beside himself with trouble
and his wife and children nearly starvns
it made me feel wicked. The difference
seemed so cruel hard, and 1 would ralhei
be with you, ma'am, in my own kltchen
where 1 know that whatever there IS "
spare is not chucked out into the refuse
barrelp -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-13

there-furnished with family colonial heir
loom and birds and flowers We had tea
out of cups so thin that they seemed as if
they would break if you looked at them.
and the most DELICIOUS hot things to eat
all cooked after famous old southern rec
ipes that had been in the family for ages.
and which they would never dream of tell
ing to a parvenue like me. Well, you
should have heard them over their tea
cups!
"Of course, the talk turned, as it invari-
ably does with Aunt Mary's friends. upon
the changes in New York society My, how
they pulled every ones claims and respon-
sibility to pieces! And how they all en-
joyed the dissection
Actually sold thread and needles" Aunt
Mary's voice was heard in the pause to
say at the other end of the room, ito nv
mother over the counter!'
do listen to hery commented her irrev-
erent niece. That is just the way they
will go on about the old and the new ad
infnitum. Isn't it tiresome?"
Diamonds should be worn by the bril-
liant woman, but the quiet one should
choose pearls. The beauty of a brunette
is enhanced by rubies and topazes. and of
a fair-skinned woman by emeralds.
The gloves that enjoy the highest favor
have only one button apiece in these DAYS.
and even this makes them almost too long
for the sleeves that must fall to the
knuckles.
Evening gowns. with square-cut necks
are much worn this season. The SQUARE
neck is more becoming to sIopine shout
ders than the round neck, and lace and
chiffon rufties can be used to give the
edges a soft and dainty finish.
H.
tribune are trying and the qualities of
fortune make fortune seem much harder
TO bear.
i felt as II I could shake Mrs. Midas
yesterday" said modern Martha, ever
anxious about many things, whose strait
ened circumstances are a continual source
OF worry and care to her. II went to see
her this afternoon, and as she was indis-
posed she asked me to come M to her
Douoolr There she lay on the sofa in the
most elaborate teagown, with her little
ivory tablets and a pencil in her hand.
DO tell me- she explained, what to
puyE Mr. Midas has just given me $500
as philopena present. and / am trying
10 write down what want, and | really
cannot think of anything
Are there no orphans at your doors?'
] quoted, laughingly.
"'Oh. of course we always rive q cor
tam amount in charity she answered.
halt onended. And / am sure Mr. Midas
IS most liberal, but this he stipulated was
Tor myself alone, and l haven't an idea
what TO do with it,
AS l left | could not help thinking OF
my ungratihed wants. which we're legion.
and OF the many things which I had to
deny my children on account of our small
income. All this seemed TO me very try
ing and unjust. and the difference in our
positions ranked all that afternoon, un-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-13


Again. says the New York World, the
pompadour coiffure is the rage in Paris.
Some venturesome spirit started the fash
ion, 1t was promptly taken up by the fore
most Parisians, and to Americans the fact
that the Countess Castellane Immediately
adopted it will be an excellent guarantee
for it's prompt success in New York The
revival of this stately couture shows be-
yond doubt that the effort to revive
fringes and frizzes has been a complete
failure
Women who have been actively engaged
in initiating the Gibson girl for the past
few years cannot so abruptly relinquish
the satisfaction of displaying their pretty
white foreheads. And if they must give up
the part which has become the property of
the shop girl it does not follow that they
need overshadow their eyes by the old
time curly bang. The pompadour has been
offered as a compromise and accepted.
do you remember" said a Colonial
dame, to the New York Tribune, recently,
the old-fashioned children's game, where
in one child says, I went up one pair of
stairs, and the other answers. Just like
me- I went up two pair of stairs con-
tinued the first speaker Just like me- re-
iterates No. 2, and so on-three pair Of
stairs, four pair of stairs. etc. Well, that
is just the way 1t is with me and my
ItleIuS nowadays. 1ney ali uNe IN apart
ments up one pair of stairs. up two pair
of stairs, etc, and it's just like me-
''The majority of us are too poor to own
houses, and / have noticed that decayed
aristocracy generally prefers the old-fash-
toned houses like those in Washington
Square and other old-tlme places where
there are no lifts.
" I wonder. / said to myself the other
evening, why 1t is / feel so exhausted after
a round of visits; it never used to tire me
this way. 1 must be getting old and decrep-
it,.
Then I remembered, to my comfort,
that 1t must be the stairs. and-I began to
reflect that it was really true that nearly
all of my intimate friends live in apart
ments. How strange II was to think of the
changes wrought In the last couple of dec
AIDES! How completely the New York of
my day had been submerged by the rising
tide Of a new element
And when 1 recollect," she continued,
little bitterly, what all these people
were when was young"
Good gracious! Aunt Marys beginning
again" exclaimed her niece, by marriage,
lively, up-to-date fashionable woman OF
the day, In a half-audibe aside
How they go on about their antece-
dents, poor dear old frumps and about
those Of the people one knows. II Is the
one great topic OF conversation In her set
went with her the other afternoon to
Mrs. de Peyster Livingston Van Queens
tea. II was as she said, literally up three
pair Of stairs. Very pretty after you got
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-13

themselves in touch with their audiences"
That is very consolatOry doctrine"
remarked the hostess whose dinner had
been failure. Whenever l am particu-
larly stupid l shall in future consider that
it is not my fault, but that of the people
with whom l am seated"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-13
IDIOTS WITH MEMORIES.
Persons with Little Brain Power
Who Have Been Remarkable III
Remembering.

Who Have Been Remarkable IN
Remembering.
FROM Appleton's Popular Science month";
Winslow records the case of man VIZ VIZ
remembered the day of burial of every ~
son who had died in the parish FOR I'm -
five years. and who could repeat WIN ~.
feet accuracy the names and ages u en-. ~
deceased and of the mourners at the LIZA
eral. He was a profound idiot ana oo 80,
not reply intelligently to a single que ICED
beyond this, nor be trusted even u
himself. In
Morel cities the instance of an idlVt me ~"
was unable to count twelve yet cou,u i, Sa,,s
all the saints of the calendar ana tne
OF their respective fetes. ,,...,,,es
In some Of the books on these deleS ,e-s,l
Is mentioned an idiot with WOMB s,,,,.
memory for English history. Wheh "A in
piled with the slightest cue he recou
measured tones whole passages Of ~ live
Falret noted an imbeclle who co9iu aeath
Immediately the days of birth ana nv nv
and the principal events In the ne -,
celebrated parsonage mentioned 70 laecial
Such instances Of elaboration o. ~ IN
memories where all other facul.lvo 20 ses
allegiance might be multiplied. an Of
above mentioned were, no doupI ..oion-
them, examples Of extraordinary u.nters.
ment of the auditory tracts ana ,'t.ual
There are other cases in when lii Sg.,.elop.
memories are disproportionately ues for
ed, as in idiots with unsual MENU are
places or faces. These patients
congenial detectives.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-13

Your daughter. Mr.. Banker y
cold and coy toward men, It seems 70 - -
quite So She Is brave defender "
millions. -Fllegende Batter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-13

A lady happened to remark to an ath-
letic friend that il was very strange that
most of the bad bicycling accidents seemed
to happen to wonderland could he ac-
count for it-were they more "foolhardy?"
mot at ALL" he replied; 1.-The real reason
is, l think, that women cannot judge dis
tances. Now, from his earliest youth up
a boy is trained through his games to ac-
eurateiy measure yards and feet You
will see woman rush in between two
carts where a man could tell you to a GER
tainty that it would be impossible to
avoid an accident. 1t is Just the want of
a trained eye that does the mischief"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-13

There is altogether too little pride
among certain women who are called up
on to do a very natural thing-stand
alone 1t is a shame to these. SAYS the
New York Mail and Express, yet there are
also women who go forth to fight with no
reason for money-getting beyond indie
pendence; that is. self-support is not nee
essary and important.
A woman said to me recently: 81 have
been offered position as a saleswoman
in a store where there are only men. The
hours are easy enough. the work light
the salary fair. / was on the point of
accepting it when. having mentioned the
offer to-well-to-a gentleman friend.
whose opinion Is everything to me-you
know-he grew very angry and said he
sooner or later expected me to take IN
whisky drumming II my tastes ran In
such lines. Now / do care for his opinion
and wouldn't displease him for the world !"
why don't you marry that mann" I
asked. If you mean to give up an offer
TO your financial advantage upon his adj
vice and have no means or other oppor-
tunity. II seems 70 me that the most like
~ thing to do IS to marry him at once: n
indeed, his bent of love be honorable. his
purpose marriage. when you will be con-
tent to fulfill his ideal of inane and min
cushiony womanhood at the cost of your
board"
Strange to say that young woman was
inilamed and furious, and | very much
doubt IL she will take my pronered adj
vice. for which / should respect her.
knowing that She had awakened TO a dis
satisfaction Of such cad and a churl
Woman Wonders: why when a man
takes his sister to the theater he ALWAYS
looks bored?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-13

Diamonds should be worn by the bril-
liant woman, but the quiet one should
choose pearls. The beauty of brunette
is enhanced by rubies and topazes. and of
fair-skinned woman by emeralds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-13

The gloves that enjoy the highest favor
have only one button apiece in these days
and even this makes them almost too long
for the sleeves that must fall to the
knuckles
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-10

of Chinese soldiers were killed al Kiang
Gin. TWO regiments reYnlted and at a
signal from their leader they seized the
guns of the forts and proceeded TO kill
off all of the officers and a new regi-
ment of soldiers recently arrived. In
the midst Of the massacre a magazine
exploded and all hands were blown 20
pieces The battalions must have been
wiped out of existence, as not soldier
lived to tell if the magazine went off
by acciden. or designedly. The story
Of the mutiny is told by chose who
watched i'll from a distance
Beside an immense quantity Of shells,
5000 pounds of powder was stored in
the powder room One company fight
ing near the building literally disap-
peared from the face of The earth, not a
trace of any of them being found. Capt,
Kao, who was sent in command OF the
battalions found them shOckingly de-
mOralzed and all sorts of crime We're
being pracCiced in the garrison town.
His attempt at honoest reform cost him
his life. Several celebrated officers Of
the late war were killed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-10
FIELD AND THE KISS.
How Genial Gene Described Emma Alb
bolts Mode Of Oscillation.

Eugene Field was great admirer of
Emma Abbott and many have given
him the credit of discovering her, says
the Hartford Times. He always said
nice things about her whenever she
came, wrote verse to the fair Emma in
Kansas City, when Field was then en-
gagged on the Times, and ''jollied' the
company as only a humOrist can.
In January, 1880, Emma Abbott play
ed a weeks engagement One night
she gave Paul and Virginia" Wm.
Castle was the tenor. In this opera
occurs a kissing scene, and the manner
in which Emma passed through the
ordeal delighted the heart of Mr.. Field
so much that the following Sunday, as
a part of a four-column tribute to the
singer, appeared this expansive descrip-
ton:
Aha, that kiss-that long, low. Ian
gushing, limpid. liquid, lingering kiss!
Twas not a tender kiss. nor a studied
kiss nor an artistic kiss, nor feryent
kiss, nor a bOisterOus kiss, nor par
oXysmal kiss, nor a gingerly kiss, nor a
nervous kiss. nor a fraternal kiss nor a
diffuse kiss, nor a concentrated kiss,
nor a difident kiss, nor a popgun kiss
twas a calm holy, ecstatic outbreak
ing of two fond and trusting hearts, an
intermingling of two gentle souls sane
titled by love, communion of the in
tangible by tangible means, a blending
of earth with heaven, in which the lat
ter had manifest preponderance.
Twas such a kiss as Trolius, stealing
by night into the Trojan camp, might
fain have breathed on Cressida's maid
en- lip, to the melody of the joyful
nightingale that sung of love, and in
the sheen Of the round, red moon and
the stars that see but never tell"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-10
TOURISTS LEAVING SPAIN.

Americans Hurry Away from the Excite
ment Caused by the American Congress.
Madrid. April 8 .-Affairs look so ser
ious again that American tourists are
hurrying away. The passage of the
belligerency resolutions has caused eX-
cited talk A guard is still maintained
at The American Legation, but il has
net been increased. The feeling OBJ
tains that q crisis is near, and that trou-
Die might break out at any moment.
The cBa-ain general at FerriO re-
ports shat The feet which is being or
ganiZed there is all ready to go TO sea.
The ships composing it are the iron
clads Pelaco, Infanua Maria, Teresa,
Vizcaya and Oquendo, the torpedo de-
stroyer Desruotor and various torpedo
E0as.
They will forthwith be supplied with
the necessary war material, and will
probably start for the river Arosa on
Friday week to go Through a couse OF
instruction until The government de-
cides on -heir ultimate destination. The
last three named ironclads are really
second-class cruisers.
Ine arcnDlSnOp OF MduIlu mas StuJ
a very patriotic letter to Senor Cano-
vas. the prime minister, offering the
supper. OF the Catholic Workingmen's
Society.
The Correspondence prints picture
of Uncle sam looking for a new star
in the: s9#rican Shield while a Span
isl soldier is trying TO pull him away
from the telescope.
a rumor is gaining ground that Mar
shall Campos is 40 be sent back to Cuba,
but no confirmation of The story can be
Obtained in official circles, and Marshal
Campos declines to be interviewed on
the subject, His position just now is
a very delicate one. Contrary 80 gen
eral belief, he came back from Cuba
a poor man.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-10
Men S and Ladies' Fur
niShing Goods.

Ladies full Seamless Hose, fast black,
worth zoe; bankrupt price, &c.
Ladies full Regular Brlliantine Lisle
Hose, fast black. worth 5Oei bankrupt
price, pic.
ChildreWs Seamless Hose. fast black,
worth 2oc; bankrupt price. &c.
Boys long Hose, double spliced heels
and toes worth 25c; bankrupt price Ice.
Mems Seamless Socks, &C pair E pair for
25c.
Mems and Ladies' Collars and Guns. &c.
Mems Medium Weight Balbriggan In
derwear, worth soc; bankrupt price, PIC.
Mems silk Web suspenders, worth 25c;
bankrupt price &c.
Mems Soft Shirts, worth zoe; bankrupt
price, Use.
Mems White Unlaundried Shirts, 29c.
so dozen Ladies Corsets, worth from 75c
to $50; bankrupt price, sec.
Big assortment of Ladies Muslin In
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-10
A ROYAL BAPTISM.

Cannes, April 9.-The daughter OF
the Grand Duke Michael, son of the
Grand Duke Michael Nicolalevitch, was
baptized in the Russian church this
morning, the Prince of Wales and the
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin being her sponsors The
marriage of Grand Duke Michael Nor
ganatieally at San Reno, on February
26, 1891, to Countess Won Nuremberg.
by his morganatic marriage gave great
offense to the Car Alexander and re-
suited in the Grand Dukes dismissal
from the army. But Grand Duke Mich
ael has been restored to favor by the
present Car.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-10

Cons-antinople. April cit appears
according To- a semi-omcial statement,
thar the Turkish goymement bases It's
sc5on in expelHng or allowing the eX-
mission bv local authorities Of Bitlis Of
Tho American missionary the Rev
George p. Knapp. on am understanding
rs.cbed between the porte and United
States Minister Terrell 1t IS added
that il Was agreed between the govern
ment and Mr. Terrell that the Rev MI.
<narD was to leave BttHs GA April l..
and i'm consequence when the mission
arv took no steps TO depart. the local
official authorities of BiJlis politely n-
vied him to- leave At that time it is
also said that the United States Charge
d' Araires. Nr. John W. Riddle. had no
official explanation on the subject.
AIR. KNAPP has left Diabekir for AL
enro and from there. unless the plans
al the Turkish government are inter
fered with the American missionary
will De- invited 20 go TO AleNandretta,
that he may embark upon steamer
there.
IL Is generally believed here that the
expulsion of Dir. Knapp is only the nrst
step taken by the sultan in the direc-
ton of eNpeluu- am Protestant and
Catholic missionaries. as we'll as the
AGENTS of the American Red Cross So
cie,y from Armenia.
There are several reasons siyen for
this movement buJ the affair may be
summed mp I'm The statement rhat Rus
STA and Turkey are alarmed ut the eff
feet ot the work 0f the missionaries in
Armenia and elsewhere and that it has
been decided that they are to De eNpel-
led 10 make way for priests of the Rus
ian church. This is believed 20 DE the
basis 0. the understanding or secret
treaty arrived SO between Russia and
Turkey. when the fleets OF the powers
had assembled in the bay Os~SalOnica
and the question of coereing Turkey by
a display OF naval strength before Con-
stantinople had been decided upon. The
threateujug attitude or the powers az
that time threw Turkey into the arms
OF Russia and the latter caused the
break mp of the European combination
acains- the Turkish empire Hence
the assembling of the Russian Black sea
squadron and the gathering of Russian
army corps ON The frontiers OF Asiatc
Turkey.
Russia. 1T is now asserted took adj
vantage 0i the sultan 90 obtain virtual
prOtect0ute over Armenia But such
a step openly taken would in all prob
ability have Ted TO serious trouble.
Therefore IL was decided 10 begin the
RussianiIng of Asiatic Turkey by get
ting rid of the Protestant and Catholic
missionaries and 10 substitute priests Of
TIRE Russian church for them A plaus-
ille proteXt had 10 De found for such
nave ard 3d. Vas aRraed that the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-10
Skirt, Dress and Wrap
per Department.

CNLa5.es' Dress Skirts worthS20o bank
uup- u-ce. Sic.
$50 high class Brnliantine skirts. with
silk flush. made to sell at 500. bankrupt
price. N.3L
--o Ladies Box-coat Dresses fun width
skirt new front TO jacket. in blue or gray
calors. .hese suits are cheap at $500; bank
rupt price. SL9.
400 Girls Hanson Jackets, full colorings'
r rei blue, brown and gray worth whole
sale. S4Cp. bankrupt price N-9.
1900 Ladies House Wrappers, worth
1873, bankrupt price 39c
Ladies fine quality Wrappers, shirred
waists. iarse sleeves. fun skirt; regular
price, $500; bankrupt price. sSc.