The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-19

The hollowed-out blocks of Ice. saws the
New York Times, which used to hold the.
raw oysters of the dinner course now ap-
pear as supporters of the fruit at lunch
con or breakfast Al a recent luncheon
one at each end Of the table held respec-
lively dollhouse grapes and pears and
peaches. They stood in oblong shallow
tins several sizes longer and wider These
tins We're painted green and hidden IN
moss into which ferns were pentifully
thrust, producing a beautiful effect of
crystal imbedded in greens. A more ar
ustic fruit dish could scarcely be devised.
The other day it was my good fortune.
says the Lady's Pictorial, to lunch in the
company of several poets of fame and
repute. There was present at this delect-
able and memorable banquet one of the
most charming and witty American wo-
men that the world has known. The poets
were recording various good stories and
one Of them related a tale he had heard
of the poet Wordsworth, by one who had
known him intimately. 1t seems that this
bard was in the habit of writing at night
and in the early morning, and that he
used to rouse his wife and exclam about
o'clock, Maria, get up! / have thought
of good wordw Whereupon his obedient
helpmeet arose and recorded IL upon ma
per- About an hour after a new inspira-
ton would sieze him, and he would call
out Maria, get up! I've thought OF n
better wordw We listened to this story
with admiration, but the bright-eyed
American remarked, with a wave of The
red rose in her hand. well, if he'd been
my husband, l should have said, Words
worth. get up! I've thought Of a bad
word! "
A woman shopping in New York store
one day last week. says the New York
Times, was cleyerly victlmized of her pur-
chase and change. She gave in payment
for lace collarette, the price Of which
was $239, s. bill. Then, as she was in
great haste she went off to another part
of the store. telling the saleswoman she
would be back for her goods and money.
When she did return Is minutes after
ward 1t was to be told that collar and
change had already been taken.
The saleswoman was in tears when she
made an explanation, when the lady ex-
citedly stated that she was the rlghtful
owner.
why" said the girl. "a lady came up
here in the crowd and reached over. saw
ing, just as big as could be, Have the
change and collarette come back look
ed at her, and she repeated: NY change
from s. bill, after paying 239 for a lace
collar The lady's face seemed familiar
and gave her the things. Now remem-
Der your face, too, and / can see that
you're the right one. But 1 thought the
other one was right too"
Tn situation was provoking but II was
also to an extent. justifiable. Saleswoulen
cannot be expected to locate faces per-
fectly. Shoppers often find II EXTREMELY
difncult TO Identity saleswoman when It
fs9necessary to do so, and what fs true
on one side of the counter is also true on
the other. The advantage of Identification
is, indeed, in favor of the shopper who
sees the girl set apart, while the girl con-
fronts, often at the crowded counters
like those where ribbons and laces are
sold, triple line faces, set closely to-
gether
The outcome of the particular case re-
ferred to may be of interest. After a con-
hi he
vided into three portions. The firm re-
placed the collarette, the shopgiri paid
half the change out of her wages. and
the lady pocketed the loss Of the other
half.
DR. Fanny B. Oakley OF Brooklyn, SAYS
the New York Times, who was the first
woman to ride a wheel in New York city,
has invented a bicycle skirt that Is ad-
mirable. She and her daughter ride a tan
tenn, and they are the only two women
who contrive to ride tandem in skirts.
1t has been declared impossible for wo-