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

And so she went on. until all the world
was laughing at her sOlecisms, and an
irrelevant younger generation dubbed her
| -drs MalaprOD. Poor Mrs X. who not
| very long ago used to he famous for her
tact and polite speeches.
Some pertinent remarks upon a proper
| costume for women bicyclists are made by
Dr. Henry J. Garrigues in the January
is Objectionable in every respect 1t inn
| pedes the free movement of the legs,
pumps air up against the abdomen, and
/ Is in great danger Of being caught by pro-
Jecting parts of their own machines or
/ those of other riders, as well as by other
distractions found on the road. To avoid
these inconvenience many women have
/ shortened their skirts, and some have done
| away with them altogether wearing So
] called DlOOmerS, wide, biturlcated
| garment extending from the waist to the
knee. This garment, combined with a
| waist and leggings, forms a neat, practi-
/ cal dress Tor woman rider. True, II is
| at present ridiculed and even condemned
by some as immodest. However, before
man say anything against the decency of
boomers, they had better reform their
I own trousers, which are not much more
decent than becoming and since bathing
| coStumeS-allOWing the lower limbs from
the knees to the tips of the toes to be eX-
| posed in tight fitting stockings-is admit
| ted by every one as a proper costume for
/ a woman to appear in on a beach frequent
ed by hundreds of lookers-on of both sexes,
it is hard to understand what objection
| there is in the name of modesty against
piece of wearing apparel that by its
wide proportions entirely hides the out
lines of the body"
81 want to send Miss D. some flowers.
mother; what would you select?' asked
| a New York Tribune man whose thoughts
ran much more to athletic sports than to
girls, and who regarded his mothers taste
as infallible
Miss ID. 2" unused the matron. THAT tall
girl with the sweet, pale face2 Send her
white roses, not the creamy ones, the
peary white of that sort that never seem
to open fully. Miss D.. reminds me of
Saint Cecilia, she is so spiritual looking
Yes, pure white roses by all means.
IF 1t were Myrtice q you were select
ing for" added the critic, Il should say
send her carnations. They express both
delicacy and strength and suit that laugh
ing, lively girl to perfection. Carnations
are always fresh and spicy and natural
looking; moreover they have that lasting
quality so desirable in a woman, whether
as friend sweetheart or wife i"
The young man thought over the list of
his acquaintance.
Marjorie n. ought to have violets," he
said, "or mignonette; she is not distract
ingly beautiful, but so womanly, so clear
eyed and fresh looking"
Flowers often suggest the characters of
the wearers or rather of those with whom
they are favorities. One dropping, slight
ly consumptiVe girl always chooses lilies
of the valley, hyacinths, tuberoses and
other waxy sweet cloying things. On
n vigorously healthy, happy girl these bios
SONS seem out of place They make her
robustness and high spirits seem vulgar
by their heavy, sickly sweetness.
| Red roses belong by right divine. to q
stately beauty. the woman who is as sure
of being brilliant and perfect in her line
as the red rose is in its province. Pink
| roses are less eXacting in their require
| ments. A girl needs only to be fairly
| fresh. sweet and dainty to wear them eff
| fectively. Cream and yellow roses demand
| a slightly more poetical style of beauty
than their red and pink sisters-not eN-
| actly the beauty of the cloister suggestive
of affairs and quiet religious lights, as the
| white roses do, but cross between that
and the mere charm of the drawing room.
The young woman who aspires to the
| unusual who longs to typify the weird
and "out of the ordinary selects orchids
as her flower.
The Empress of Russia, says the Gentle
woman, is very much delighted with her
| baby daughter. Together mother and
child make a pretty picture in the boudoir,
| where the empress passes her mornings.
| This room, apropos is fitted up after her
| own taste, with pale-colored carpets, and
| velvet hangings and satin wood furniture.
| A wooden dado runs all around the room,
upon which repose books, English, French,
! German, Russian, without number. The
| empress speaks Russian well, and charms
| her husband by singing his favorite ma
| tional airs. As for the flowers in pots ana
vases which adorn her rooms, the scent of
| positively loEes flowers and crowds every
| corner with roses, camelaS and branches
of greenery. No one Is allowed to arrange
| the precious blossoms but herself.
They are telling the story in London,
! saws the Argonaut, that the impossible
| American in Paris alighted at a hotel to
II have nothing expostulated the host.
! almost tearfuly, nothing. The first floor
is taken by the King of the Ostenders, the
| Queen of Montegaria occupies the second,
, the Duke of Cottonopolis is sharing the
third floor with the Caliph of Port Said.
| and the Crown Prince of Nova Esperan-
"a is sleeping on the billiard table. As for
| myself, i have to make up a bed in the
office, and there only remains the chamber
of my daughter. OF course
us that your daughter" interrupted
the American, pointing to the young lady
at the desk
AN right; III marry her after lunch"
| And, giving his Yalse to the speeches.
/ boniface, he added: Now, you can take
! my baggage up to our room"
New menu cards come in the form of
| fruits and vegetables such as apples,
| pears potatoes, cucumbers and lemons
| They are cOlored like the natural fruits
and the menu is written on the under
| side The cards are fastened to a piece
| of satin ribbon, on which is painted the
name of the guest.
A German cure for colds is called egg
| soup, and is worthy of a trial. Beat up
| the yolk of an egg IN a pint of water; put
| in little butter. with two or three lumps
| Of sugar and a tablespoonful of good
| whisky or rum set the dish on the stove
| and stir all the time 1t is over the fire.
/ When IL begins to boil pour it backward
| and forward between a saucepan and a
pitcher until it is smooth and has gained
| a froth.
The woman, says the Philadelphia Times
| who is slow to anger is Sometimes regard
| ed by unthinking people as a soft and silly
/ individual, who can be easily imposed
upon and who will. stand all sorts Of in
| Justice at the hands of those who laugh
IN sleeves the UNIV 3,,
which another is. made to do all the work.
| accept all the snubs and smilingly receive
! The few crumbs of commentator that
! may drop from the lips of those for whom
/ she slaves untiringly.
| II is seldom that we take up our pen
1 with the avowed intention of stirring up a
! riot hut such is our aim this morning We
I know well woman who has for years
/ labored for the interests of those about
/ her. and never until the other day did this
| drudging worm turn and take a stand
against being treated any longer as an in