The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-05


She was just a wee, bewitching fairy
footed winter girl;
She was tired of balls and dinners and the
sothough she firted on the sly each Len
ten time before
To each subtle sweet temptation quoth
the maiden
"Nevermorer'
She looked so dear and charming in her
gown of holden gray,
She carried little prayer books in such a
winsome way,
The rector fell in love with her: he never
And he said. DO you refuse me?" Quoth
"Nevermorer
The Ienten time was ended, and in rain
bow garments Digit
Each maid emerged Respondent, as dawn
from darkest night.
The rector met his tiancee, Paris gown
she wore.
He said, when may see your" Qouth
'Nevermorer
Fancy what a shock 1 had last week."
said vivacious Miss B., to the New York
Tribune writer who had been visiting in
a large western city; land yet it was rath-
er nice, YOU know.
THE people I was stopping with are
railroad kings-always travel in private
car, step over to Europe with less effort
than New Workers make in going to
Brooklyn, and all that. Well, the day af-
ter my arrival they gave me a tea, and
the protest girl in the room was red
haired creature, with a ravishing figure,
and a gown which fitted worlds better
than mine. I was immensely taken with
her, and we chatted. and she was jolly
and clever and most fascinating. Finally,
LII k,,N
Ter offered me some cake-a. blowaway,
melt-in-your- concoction of sugar
and chocolate utterly delicious.
81 said at once I had never tasted any
thing SO delicate. whereupon the beau
~ calmly remarked: 80
I'm glad you like it; I made IT,
Il thought she was Joking.
why, you are not relation, are your
I asked.
"'No,' she said, with little laugh; 1
must have looked bewildered. No, am
a professional cook. 1 make almost all the
fancy deserts and cake for the swell set
here And 1t was true.
she belonged to a poor family good
enough as to birth, the father incapable
of earning much, and as she grew up it be-
came necessary to do something. She lik-
ed cooking, and began with this SUI
gar cake, making it occasionally for a few
friends. When / met her she was on the
top round, had two rooms at the back of
the house, with a telephone, an assistant
cook and errand boy, and bought her
flour and sugar and things at wholesale.
THE remarkable thing was that she re-
NAMED the intimate friend of these rich
girls with whom she had gone to school,
dressed better than good many of them,
and, after making the cakes and creams
for a big reception, would dress and go
and eat her own wares.
., 1t used to sound very droll,' she said.
when my hostess would call through the
telephone: 'Oh Betty, dear; can you
send me two quarts of biscuit Hortoni for
dinner tomorrow night?" and Betty, if
you are going to the dance Friday, I'll
take you up in the carriage" But, you
know, it seemed rather nice, too
Women, says the Chicago Tribune. who
nave been walking with Mrs. Cleveland
this winter are not likely to forget it for
some time She has taken to walking for
a purpose and a more indefatigable devo-
find
Mrs. Cleveland always did walk more or
less, but since her return to the white
mouse last fall she has let very few sam
pies of severe weather deter her from her
daily constitutional. That is what it real
ly is, a constitutional. Although nobody
says anything about it, Mrs. Cleveland has
peen gaining flesh, and she has also been
working energetically to keep it down.
Mrs; Cleveland doesn't ride bicycle. She
Doesn't skate or play golf She doesn't
RIDE or hunt. In fact, she has none of the
fun of the outdoor life that is open to Wo-
men who don't live in an executive man
sion and have to keep up official dignity.
That is why she has taken to walking.
ram or shine, no matter what is on Tor the
evening, Mrs. Cleveland is ready for her
cq4stitutional about 1870.
Under ordinary circumstances any wo-
man IN Washington would be delighted to
pe honored with an invitation to keep
MIS- Cleveland company for a couple Of
hours during the forenoon Most of them
n a xv1f A Of Nv
peHences all but the strongest have been
content to make plea of sickness.
MIS- bI Gleyeland,s preference is always for
ualy worn one of the wide-gored black
SKIRTS OF heavy cheviot. Over this she has
a short jacket, single breasted, with the
buttons concealed under the flap of the
eoat. The sleeves of the coat are not alb
formally immense. A superb chincallla
cape of the new winter fashion, very full
anq ripply, covers her shoulders. Its high
goLar is turned up only in the most biting
weather. 1t is an immense cape. and must
r ndve been made to order to suit Mrs.
II!eVeland's shoulde S. On her head is a
I'VE black toque of velvet and astrakhan,
F Slh couple of wings at the side and
front There is nothing striking or espec-
any fashionable about the outfit. 1t is
eaet and comfortable, and designed for
once outside of the grounds Mrs. Cleve-
la4d and her companion strike a good
sall. Ihey swing off down back of the
STATE STATE department and into the public
sounds, over towards the monument,
through the agricultural grounds, and
TLLalght off towards the capitol itself.
mat mat is one of her popular walks, be-
sa9se the roads are good and smooth,
faslu lew people are encountered. Also
az tan lady happens to be seen flying
aat9hg at speed almost equal to a run
H. one thinks anything abouts it over
She walks well. Her hight and length
~ Hmb give her a stride that her COM
ttsnlons simply give up trying to imi-
I'm going too fast for you.' she
"Esns; 7 win walk more slowly,
M a few moments the com panion
rriVgdiy manages to keep side by side
o l.h Mrs. Cleveland. Then the step lets
bef again. Then just a little more. and
ST. Mrs. Cleveland is conscious OF IL
Tis on ahead again. with her friend
- NV taggIng ON behind