The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-12


dropped in one morning during the lat
fer half of the week, was heaping branches
NJ holly fans of palmetto and other erst-
while decorations of her drawing room,
m bonfire in the backyard. 'Is this your
method of Destruction" 1 asked. Her SER
wants were standing by watching her.
yes" she replied, blowing just little
from the effect of the smoke; 81 was
. taught a tradition. on time, in which it
! is held that it is a sacrilege to throw away
\ flowers or dead plants. and that they
/ should be burned. have never forgotten
i the lesson, because. I suppose. it appeals
10 my sensibilties and temperament. 1
look upon the smoke that rises from these
withered chrysanthemums and frs and
4 holly branches as a sort of incense, a re-
turning to dust as they seem to have been
intended to do, and-don't laugh regard
II as a sort of holocaust and say my pray
ers while they scrack1e and shoot sparks
and leap into smoke. If you once get into
the habit of burning all the flowers that
wither in your service you will never throw
them into an ash can or garbage tin to be
carted off with the stale and rotten of the
lower vegetable kingdom. had as soon
let the dog catchers take my Gyp living
little flowers! Their only fault is that they
can't live long enough and that isn't their
own demerit, is it?"
somehow like that woman. She is of
the sort who gets the essence of the best
in all things; the woman who can find en-
tertainment in gazing down at her sleeping
infant for hours at time, who loves with
sentiment and breathes every breath with
a kind of inspired Joy. When she will be
Old as of course she must as time flies on,
there will be no cobwebs and dust to look
through to her childhood's purities and
happiness. Her life will be clear and true
and as full of romance as girls; and
when she moves from this chamber to the
next violets will appears as the appro-
pirate tributes to her memory.
Would that women, says the New York
Times. could attain the calm self-control
of menl But, alasi they have not had
the heroic example of Spartan maid
let spasm of pain appear on her face,
even though it munched her heart and
liver. But ever since history recorded
these wipes vulgaris episode, men have
heroically stifled their grief. They some
times succeed too well. A young man
called to see his best girl in Nineteenth
street not long ago and was told by her
mistress that she was out making prep
arations for her wedding. what we'd
dlngE gasped the young fellow. why,
cont you know that she is going to marry
the swain, with a sickly smile on his
lips. What's different?" asked the lady
Of the house. ON nothing much. Only
her and mes been engaged for two years,
but if she's goin' to marry S., that's
different" He concealed his diSappoint-
ment bravely and had the satisfaction
Of wearing the shiniest silk hat at the
wedding, of sending the bride the largest
bouquet and of drinking the health of
the couple at the wedding dinner. He
covered himself with glory, but-he lost
hat WAS
I'm selecting bridesmaids" wisely ex-
pounds a young woman engaged in that
interesting occupation, cit is not beauty
that counts so much as style and car
rage. In particular you want girls who
walk We'll. The slow march down the
I've watched bridal professions often and
I've seen girls radiantly pretty lose all
the effect of their good looks by their
hObbling walk. Try to move the feet
forward very slowly and see how easily
1t becomes limping hitch. 1t should be
a glide then the slowness is stately. The
pride herself is helped by her long train,
her dropping head and the leaning on
her fathers arm before and her hus-
nand after the ceremony, but the brides
maid wears a short gown, must look
SIDE of another girl, and so has her own
sLdce alone on which to depend. girl
o wn4 Po walks ak well, whose head is wei set
un !, ner SHOULDERS and whose hair arranges
Wen makes good appearance as a BRIDE
maid maid even if she lacks extraordinary
beauty of face"
Filling her opera box is only one of mi
lduy many trials just at this season,
says Us the New York Tribune.
a. II IS perfect nuisance always to feel
mar box on my. mind" exclaimed one of
19tnam wealthy DANES the other day.
w. Mnether | go myself or not it is al
MHys bother. Of course, one could not
60 without ones opera box; it is lust one
, UL nose responsibilities that people in our
2fOsitlon are obliged to assume But as
- as personal comfort and enjoyment
%ee concerned, l, for one, would rather
oe without one. / should probably be
ff o e by my friends as often as 1 cared
~ ana l should not have this con-
t ti,,ual worry about the disposal of my
uCAets' When / go myself there is al
wa Nays the bother about them, for if you
I11en ono5ner woman you must provide
l t-l5I, ana those you care to have seen in
M poN are in such demand that 1t is al
w0n5eI impossible s to set them, while the
~ ~ larry. Then, if you don't go yourself,
sn5ae Is all the trouble about those you
half your our box to; You may send it to
@S IN uecllne it with thanks"
sid6ut, said her companion, ''only con-
onero ne quantity of people to whom an
To- DoA would be an immense treati
LIRE tleIe must be any number of people, you
en;1M' VINO very seldom have a chance Of
onIV too 20 Inc me opera, and who would be
10 too glad to go"
dor Put those are always people that you
I'm particularly care to have seen in
Wi .poX, answered Mrs. -, with frank
az oIrullness 1t is all right to have them
bsnnl atlnees; then it looks rather well to
a1 14e ones poor relations. governesses
nov nov country cousins I always make
bsiint+ OF asking Nine. B., the children :
Fragoe, Grass teacher and Mile. c. til {
one leit zen gouvernante, and the rest. IL
,,aS CoQid say am not kind" she cont n
In Nv WIN Vlrtuous self-complacency. "F jut
10 'Ie evening consider that we owe II
sive re mouse to keep our boxes ex clu-
er lam yachts are also apt to be co nsid-
writ more or less in the categor y OF
ses sts elephants by their fortunate pos
his y" We We're all relieved when faith er sold
- lionsi ANT, said the daughter of a mil
feIf tF owner of a superb vessf i. 1--WE
wanteda = we must use. it, whet her We
tinnsiiii 70 or net and that we ' gere con.
OF r. expected to entertain on board
few - and i we left 1t lying fidle for a
Iays, Dana altravs herar ~. ,..el-.r