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


touch in which he was quite unapproach-
ed among our verse writer's:
The Chaperon.-
l take my chaperon to the play
She thinks she's taking me
And the gilded youth who owns the box,
A proud young man is he.
But how would his young heart be hurt
If he could only know
That not for his sweet sake go,
Nor yet to see the trifiing show;
But to see my chaperon fiirt
Her eyes beneath her snowy hair
They sparkle young as mine;
There's scarce a wrinkle in her hand
So delicate and fine.
And when my chaperon is seen,
They come from everywhere
The dear old boys with silver hair,
With old-time grace and old-time air,
To greet their old-time queen.
They bow as my young Midas here
Will never learn to bow
(The dancing masters do not teach
That gracious reverence now);
With voices quavering just bit,
They play their old parts through,
They talk of folk who used to WOO,
OF hearts that broke in fifty-two-
Now none the worse for it.
1 watch my chaperon's face.
And see the dear old features take
A new and tender grace
And in her happy eyes 1 see
Her youth awakening bright,
With all its hope, desire, delight
All, mel wish that / were quite
AS young-as young as she!
There are no perfect servants, says a
writer in the New York Evening Post nor
are extraordinary good ones so created by
their Maker! 1 am talking of common,
everyday, moderately endowed women,
about whom you can know little more
than an assurance that in their last place
they did not break the ten commandments.
They are to be educated and made skillful
just as much as lawyers and doctors have
10 gain by personal effort and good teach
ing the professions they practice Among
these ordinary women are as large per-
centage of intelligent, affectionate, i'm
provable minds and hearts as among their
''betters, and, if you have used discern
ment and care in choosing the best within
your reach, it is entirely possible and fea-
sible to make of them, not faultless, but
good, lovable mark the word) members of
your household, and accomplished in their
several offices.
1 cannot hope that young eyes and
hearts will see as the old see nor at the
end Of the century will look at things
through the same lenses which were suited
to our less complex lives in earlier years;
yet let me say my say, fragments of olo-
gies, smatterings of science, votes on char
liable boards, a smart game of golf and a
cheer in the club field-all have their re-
wards. Well-ordered, economical, sound
at-the-core housekeeping, of which the
Kitchen is the cornerstone brings also
fruit and palm as guerdon. The semi-pub-
lie, self-centered life has its charm-a
pretty, a clever, or even a strong woman
gains her thrills of applause, but the
home-maker is lifting her small circle of
bodies and souls into an atmosphere in
which it is good to dwell, and building
kingdom over which it is good to reign.
The Duchess of Marlborough's recent
festivities at Blenheim castle cost 100000
These hints, says the Philadelphia Ledg-
er, are offered to those who are preparing
TO do their Christmas shopping
Presents should never be bought in a
hurry or without due thought for the
tastes and wants of their respective reel
pients.
Unless it is absolutely unavoidable, you
should never select your presents either
by artificial illumination on or one of those
dark, damp, depressing days, when ii is
impossible to see distinctly and think CO.
herently. DO your shopping, when practi-
cable, in the shining morning hours, when
the light Is good, and before the shops be-
come uncomfortably thronged with Gus
toners, making 1t impossible to move
about without doing some damage to the
goods displayed on all sides.
When purchasing Christmas cards, do
not forget to read carefully the words
thereon in the shop. and not wait till you
arrive home. Oftentimes the prettiest card
IS rendered useless to send to the person
for whom II was intended by reason of
ags,fa
the back. You should remove your gloves
when selecting cards; II not only facili-
tates the handling but preserves the fresh
ness of the cards for future buyers. Take
the precaution before posting your cards
of making certain that they are fully
Etampeds
Now a word as to the dispatch OF your
gifts. It adds greatly to their attract
sveness If you envelop them in fair, white
paper, daintily tied with narrow colorei
ribbon, through which a Christmas card
OF harmonious blending IS stuck with ar
1istc carelessness. OF course. in the case
OF things to so through the post, they
must have an outer wrapper of stout
brown paper, secured with strong string
Everyone likes finding in ones present a
CHEEKY little note, written on the Christ
1nassy paper sold in small boxes for The
purpose.
In sending presents abroad. care must be
taken TO observe all the postal rules and
regulations for the "far countree" to
which they are going. You will find them
al set forth in the official Postofice Guide.
ana post them in plenty OF time. Il Is
better 20 be before than behind the day
Our dear eXiles would indeed think them
selves deserted IL the 25th Of December
passed without their having received any
1hlng from home. If you cannot think
what 10 send them-the custom often
proves a stumbling-block TO our desires
IN thls respectfully not post off an as
s5rItt OF the Christmas numbers of The
Illustrated papers? These viii be- siira ~
IeeeNing a warm welcome. and can be
sent 10 me uttermost ends OF the earl n
M'tno1t trouble or anxiety as to any hitch
w their delivery. '"''''