The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-20
"VVho is that. Jim ?"

"A stranger.
"Well. cave a brick at him."
In civilized life, says the New York
Tribune, the instinct of avoidance is by
no means so defined, but nevertheless
it is distinctly noticeable. Every one
who has ever been stranger in strange
land has, at some time, felt that de-
pressing sense of isolation.
Il shall never forget" said an Ameri-
can girl, who had been thrown more or
less in the smart set" in London, my
first dinner in England. At the table
got on fairly well with the men, but af-
forwards, in the drawing room, my pc
nance began. The fashionable women
present paid no more attention to me
than if / were a piece Of furniture. My
hostess, of course, would be coldly po-
lite, bringing me basket of photos or
something of the kind to look over, and
then, with obvious relief, would turn to
her friends, while / sat lonely and neg
lected until the men came in. They were
very much kinder"
New York, we are sorry to say, has
not the reputation OF treating outsiders
with courtesy, and unless they are ex-
ceptionally rich or beautiful, or fashion,
able they receive scant attention.
There is no place so trying" declared
a Washington BELLE "and so humiliating
as a New York assemblage of slight ac-
quaintance. 1t costs so little to be kind
ly polite, one would think; but of all i'll
bred, Indifferent, disagreeable people,
think a roomful of New York girls take
the precedence.
This is very strong charge, but in a
measure it is deserved by our fashionable
people, who are certainly very Indifferent
to strangers in general, and not oVercivil
How different from Anglo-Saxon rudeness
are the kindly ways of the Germans. To
them stranger is a guest, and is treated
as such by all present, If it is a woman
at small gathering every man in the
room will be asked to be introduced to
her, whether she is attractive or not
that does not necessarily mean that they
must stay and converse. 1t is simply a
greeting, no more; but II puts a timid
girl wonderfully at her ease with those
present. The women are equally kind
and invariably make point Of showing
courteous attention to an outsider. 1t
seems pity that the same
genial manners cannot be more
universal, and that the true
courtesy, which springs from a kind heart
and intrinsic good breeding, is not often
err met with in society.
An eastern physiognomist OF some re-
pute, says the Chicago Tribune, claims to
have made the discovery that the up-to-
date woman has a nose distinctively her
those of her sex who have been content to
follow in the footsteps of their mothers
and grandmothers, with no thought Of
emancipation. There may be said 70 be
two fin de seicle noses, one that of the bus
mess woman, the other that OF a woman
whose realm is purely social
Peculiar cailings Of women result in
characteristic noses. Take the typewriter,
for instance. II will be noticed as a rule
that her nose is somewhat pointed at the
end, with just a suspicion of an upward
turn to the tip. This must not be confound-
ed. however, with the old-fashioned re-
trousse nose, because the two are as diff
ferent as wax beans and blackberries.
This type OF nose is also peculiarly notice
able among the women and young girls
who have long earned their own living.
The nose OF the modern matured and de-
veloped woman shows enterprise. earnest
ness curiosity, indefatigable perseverance
and an ability 10 decide a question prompt
ly and finally.
The large nose has heretofore been held
to be principally am indication Of generos-
lty, although this really has been a very
pronounced indication that the owner had
warm fondness for the material side OF
life Under the new Interpretation. how
ever generosity and materially have
nothing 70 do with g. or course the big
nosed woman win be generous. All broad