The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-11


stanza of the hymn. She sat down. and
only then showed that she had even seen
the little creature by instincuvely draws
ing her skirts closely about her feet as
her glance sought the floor. Ii was a
marvellous exhibition of self-eontrol or
concentration of thought. Which?
Have YOU a scrapbook for crests and
menograms? If not you are way behind
the times.
Every girl, says the New York Journal
who goes in for collecting now has one
An extensive correspondence is necessary
to fill the book easily.
1t is also wise to select for ones friends
persons who have their monograms, coats
of arms or crests stamped on their letter
paper. Then when the note is received
the monogram, or whatever the decora,
ton may be, is carefully cut out and
pasted in the scrap book.
Flags of yacht clubs and the headings
on the paper of different ocean steamers
monogram or crest or that belonging TO
any celebrity is regarded as a great addt-
ton to the book.
The scrap book which contains these bits
of paper is generally most artstcally
bound. One of the prettiest had its cover
of white kid and for its decoration the
owners crest stamped in gold.
The most correct engagement ring to
give the dearest girl in the world, says
the New York Journal, is no longer a
diamond solitaire, but ruby. This will
be unwelcome news for impecunious
bridegrooms, but the jewelers. declare it
is a fact.
The ruby is supposed to be of all stones
the most lucky-a pretty legend connect
ed with the gem is that Noah was sup
posed to have had ruby of marvellous
briliancy in the ark and that the rose
ate light which 1T emitted was sufficient
to illuminate the wonderful boat until all
danger was past.
Many of the oldest betrothal rings were
set with rubies. These stones being the
acknowledged love token of long ago.
And, speaking of ancient love tokens,
the British Museum contains a love letter
which was written $500 years ago. This
is no doubt the oldest love letter in exist
ence. and it is also the most substantial.
as it was written on a brick. The letter
was a proposal of marriage for the hand
of an Egyptian princess.
Talking about queer and Incompetent
sible happenings" said bishop of the
Church of England the other day, to the
New York Tribune, "a curious thing oc-
Cured to me, or rather to a friend of
mine, this summer. / was due at his
house for visit. and had written to say
that L was detained but would be with
him the next day. He told me afterward
that he received my note at breakfast,
and during the morning was engaged in
some outdoor work that made him rather
tired and very keen for his luncheon,
after which he dozed for an hour in his
eaSy-chair over the library fire. i mus
I have fallen into sound sleep he said,
for l woke up suddenly and said to my
wife, who was in the room, 81 have Just
Heb srAf va14 L.,
BILE; he was talking with very peculiar
looking man. and he described my COM
panion and the room in which I was sit
ting
when arrived the next day he again
described the dream or vision, l might
almost call it-for his description of the
man with whom he had seen me talking
the room and the various accessories was
an exact picture of what was a reality.
This, added the bishop, "is during the
course of my long and varied life my
only experience of the occult, but it was
certainly very strange occurrence.
There are two new coats this season.
both of which will be very popular One
is Norfolk jacket made with graduated
straps or plaits. The straps are wide at
the top, narrowing as they near the waist
line, and then becoming broader again
over the basque. This jacket is, of course
worn with belt, and jt-has-eenaperetiv
ly small sleeves.
The other new coat is dorNIe- breasted,
and yet made to show no b rs 1t fas-
tens with a fly. AT the back this coat
shows not a single ripple. 1t has regu-
lar plain coat back, divided in the middle,
and made so that two pieces lap one over
the other.
An egg that has been boiled soft and
become cold cannot be cooked again and
made hard; but soft-boied egg that has
not had the shell broken may be reheat-
ed by cooking three minutes in boiling
water, and it win taste as we'll as if
freshly boiled.