The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-13
FADs OF THE FAMOUS.
Ellen Terry Makes Garments for the
Poor.


From the Hartford Times.
Miss Ellen Terry has a most philan-
thropic turn Of mind. and keeps basket
on hand In her Charming home IN South
kensington. The work consists in various
garments to be made for the poor. Miss
Terry has an amusing way OF Cabling
her friends into assisting her when visit
ing her, and they are given choice be-
. w. knitting, sewing or any other Of
tne really useful work. Considerable Is
accomplished in this way. and the ladies
VINO are called upon to do the work are
Just a. nappy as though they did nothing,
Whlle the recipients OF the finished WORK
ar made more comfortable
. Cella IhaNter had a taste for garden
us, and made a fad of raising pop-
1ss. AIRS. oliver 7. Belmont has a craze
LOT couecting old laces. She now has a
very valuable assortment among them
SvHIe exceedingly rare specimens Helen
Soula mas a fad for charities. They arc
20 Follow. Mrs. A. ID. T. Whitney tba,
T 49, singer OF songs in prose. has .
pSAi Nj NJ Tor pretty fancy work.
M - Margaret Deland. the grave author.
ess, Is mistress of the car1-ine teis f,,Ss
NJ Aicott used 10 pride herself ug,on be1
SSHAH IN getting up evening entertainments
f ,l.S l1b,iah Whiting has liking for pho
IS allhs Especial favorites are seen In
her apartments In dozen different pcses
nr ne incompatible Sarah" Bernhardt
Her =, nersen on her wonderful youth
~ ~ eUttIacIlNeness Is her one fad Mary
ANDERSON CAirs. de Navarro) has an esne.
-, 90 4Su lot housekeeping. Mrs Louise
cc iiII,uIsr Moulton indUlges in a rather
SVsIy rad of collecting autograph paint.
iilss Dy celebrated artists abroad, she
W. W. a large and interesting collection.
rs rs, bernard Z. d Beere, called England
55Ci93ea' mas a curious fancy for dancing
luis music boxes and other mechanic
tpys. Miss kathyrn Kidder delights In
eie regulation French doll. and has one
ure moments. 'N'
The poet, Whittier, in his youth. had
a IohS rad for politics and was once
bpca iUI % hgresslonal honors, but failed
"NI5ddusS ne was a year too young.
MISS Kate Sanborn. the breezy lecturer
SsIa authoress, has a decided talent Tor
Fri boloEss enc mas given us some delight
~ poohs on tue subject.
MISS May French-Sheldon has a fad for
eApLotlng, most unusual craze for n vvo-
I'M M one made a wonderful journey Into
me ne most Warlike Of African tribes. EN-.
urely unmolested, and is even now In prep.
aratlon for another Siege. ff
Mrs' Helen II. Gardner's fad, IL Sc
Sleat a work may be called a fad, Il
IN 'tne forming of new laws in various
states 10 raise the age Of consent "a.
p pr, l to young girls. Christine Mis-.
collection of them, many of which bavf
Deeh given her by eminent persons. one
mag innocent speciment was given her by
= nissan prince II is an exact repro
luctlon OF that of the Queen of Owtie's
Inc ran has sticks Of ivory and uold
with white silk cover. The whole is Gov,
cred with gems-rubes pearls and ana.
mQnus add to the beauty of this mar.
Vicious fan. Another one which is stil
ilcher given her by the sahib of Nov.
IT. is entirely constructed OF gold gems
ana feathers. She has one, presented hel
Dy the Empress Eugene, and AT one tim1
nelonged TO Nine. DuBarry, and was
painted by the artist Boucher She ma,
dhotner ran that once belonged to Marie
Antmnette, and was used by her in pris
on A ran presented by the city of Ven.
ice Is OF silver filagree and point lace
Ihis collection of fans is said to be wortf
over $4,000, rather an expensive fad foi
one woman to follow
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton's fad. ir
ner old age, is playing upon the piano
Her taVorlte music is the quaint tunes
learned in her girlho1d. marion Har
land, or Mrs. Terhune's fad. Is he,
kitchen, over which she Is queen. lust a.
she is with her pen. Most OF the notet
brain workers have some simple LITTLE
th1ng IN which they find recreation Thl.
Is true nQt only OF women, but of men
Kew. Dewitt Talmage has a fad for "bool
binding" and has become an export n
the art. His spare moments are sDent n
recovering his beloved volumes
Napoleons one weakness was "snuff
Under his example 1t became the Graz,
IN his court. A prominent New Yorl
physician employs his spare moments II
wood carving.
One of the keenest lawyers In Bostor
spends hours with a miscrOscope anf
one drop of water. Many of these so
called fads are safety valves" for IN,
oVer-tired brain.