The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-05

In the old days, says Harper's Bazaar,
/ ne dividing line between the matron and
Il the maiden was very clearly Indicated
There are elderly women living who re-
. member now that the old. lady as a pic
mresque and dignified figure is passing
/ out Of sight how entirely and serenely
. the girl renowned the pomps and vanities
Of the world when she entered on the
married states A bride of IS would invest
herself with d cap, tucking out of sight
. the glory of her golden hair, and a woman
Of 2S If a matron, frequently spoke of
herself as middle-aged. In those days,
only i'm the early part of our waning cent
/ ury, though they seem by contrast with
present conditions and views almost pre-
historic, society was given over to girls
and boys, chaperonage was unheard of,
and a woman after marriage became
/ without a protest purely domestic. Our
| own period has made distinct advance.
Only in the crudest and newest places,
where there is nothing settled and every
thing is primitive, can we find a social
gathering which is left wholly in the
hands of the young. Experience is no
longer at a discount The woman who
has seen, who has Travelled. who has
thought who has lived, is as welcome
in the drawing room as her beautiful
young daughter or sister who is stepping
from the school room into the broader
arena of the world. If the older woman
in her matronhood has parted with some
Of the bloom and the charm which in
here in early youth, she has gained in
repose, in knowledge, and in that social
ease which puts people in the best lights
and lends advantage to the least gifted.
Wen worth paying for in little loss of
the first freshness is that same tact and
ease which counts for so much where men
and women meet. Women endowed with
this have successfully held their world
al their feet till the frosts of age have
sifted the silver over their hair, and the
nhrmtles of years have rendered ii diff
hcult for them to go about with freedom.
Recall Mrs. Delany, whom Fanny Burney
worshipped, and who retained her en-
pire long after she had passed her S0th
yeaT-. Or not to go so far afield in the
past look at our own Mrs. Stanton, whom
a continent has reverenced an honored
within few weeks. when a great opera
house was thronged with beauty, wit and
fashion to congratulate the venerable
lady on her birthday. At forescore Mrs.
Stanton is still gracious, brilliant and al
together attractive and charming.
Society is satisfactory and full of grace
when the age line does not mark any sep
aratOn, but rather when old and young
meet on reciprocal terms. Much would
be gained if in our organized work for
charity and in church work the same
good sense should obtain. There are too
many divisions of associated workers into
the older and the younger. The drawing
OIL OF the young people into one camp,
Of the older ones into another, results
in loss of force and lack of efficient en-
deayor.
We all know, of course or we all would
II We ever stopped to think says Clara
Bellies New York letter to the Cincin-
natl Enquirer, that the clerks in the shop
ping stores have many trials peculiar to
their calling, but even the most expert
enced of them never knows when he is
safe This incident proves it. The wo-
man in it was young, pretty and in
hurry, all of which was at once apparent
70 a nice young man behind pile of lin
en- something in handkerchiefsY' ask
ed he, and she said in a trembling voice:
"A handkerchief" Something nice?'' he
inquired feelingly. That was one reason
why they had him at the handkerchief
counter Women hardly ever had the
courage to buy a bargain handkerchief
When he said, something nice" like that.
But she was firm.
NO; / just want handkerchief" she
answered, and reached for the three-for-
s-quarter basket How much apiece are
He said they were sold only in threes,
and he didn't seem to care for her any
more, but was naughty and Indifferent.
Ihen she raised her eyes to his, and-yes
she wtnked! AT least her eyelid drop
PED He was dreadfully frightened, for
II is a sure discharge to fiirt from behind
We counter in that particular store, but
she was pretty, and he said:
beg pardon. Did you speak, in a
She Strengthened up, but for all that
she winked again-the lid closed entirely
nS time and then half opened, and he
san Pleasant weather we are having
4. lhls ought to have started a conVerSa-
goR' but she merely said in very deci-
usd way: will you be good enough TO
S eo% me IS, at once an inexpensive hand
-, Five cents?" asked he, coldly Again
Sne Wlnked, and he passed her a ten-dollar
olel remarking to show her he was up
even with the joke; Something like this
more in your line, isn't it?"
94e became quite pink all over and she
33a r.n;, If you don't show me what want
WI call some one else" And she wink
Ia am. He felt he was losing his head,
p pul ne understood wink as well as the
60 90 man. To him it meant that what
a. ar - being said at the time of the wink
uoes3t really count, so he just smiled
~ knowingly and said: YES you will'
a" AT t emphasis Ila on the yes
ne HoorWalker
VI don't know what is the matter with
s05I salesmen," she sobbed; "but l have
my handkerchief. Here I've been trying
~ BUY a handkerchief to take the cinder
sg gSff ana he has been acting in a most
NIL way. just can't make him show
ana "aat l want and my eye hurts awful,
ni She got her handkerchief, and now the
nv Young man is at another store, and
4'' so sure as he used to be about winks.
Fate
LAST night she dropped red, red rose
~ rom out her hair,
ana all the while l did but SMILE
And left it there.
one went her way with no word said,
Nor little guessed
crushed the flower within an hour
pom my breast.
M V. Carpenter.
pe Iee little leaks in the household ex-
srasgs' says the Jenness- Miller Monthly
Az lne most mischievous. The big ones
ill., prominent enough to compel atten-
ro Sl. DO you not, for example trust all
AM trades people implicitly? You can't
w 70 do so. The head servants in the
fsr,tt1iterbilt and Aston, and other wealthy
t6stl les have among their chief duties,
Dr,t OIL Weighing the household supplies.
sb6S goods measurements in the large
tbe are generally very accurate, because
. b employees are under strict orders to
bas rrAact. But grocers and butchers will
htch watching. Get for yourself or your
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