The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21

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graceful gesture.
This IS the story says the Chicago
News of a young man who went to a
masquerade way over on the west side
where his tender susceptbilities were
gently awakened, ensnared in the meshes
of a haSty love, but rejected tramDled
embittered frappe of angu.shed memories
all in one evening
He was a nice young man and wore a
Understanding collar, white choker and an
uncomfortable dress suit that appeared TO
fit all right as whole, but whose com
ponent parts obstinately persisted In hav-
ing sort of somethiag-the-m atter-with-it
look that raised suspicion of it's having
been borrowed for the occasion.
Among the dancers in the stuffy throng
his eye lighted upon one of particular ex-
ception. She was fine dancer and dress
ed in a neat and pretty costume, and her
eyes cleaned out rapturously from behind
the alluring enticement of a mask of glar-
ing red. Petite and svelte in figure. she
barely rose to his shoulder and, seeking
her out, he asked for dance
She readily assented and laughed, so
charmingly that each ripple brought an
answering reflected glow upon his face.
and after awhile the giddy while and the
babel of music and noise raised such a
tempest of curiosity within him that he
endeavored to see who she was
'Oh nor she cried in CONSERVATION,
grabbing the concealing mask with both
hands.
We'll, now, that's mean" he said.
But just then there came a scurrying
among the dancers, who trooped out upon
the floor and stood expectantly looking
at the leader, who stood upon the music
platform, watch in hand
f'Y0u said. stit'c tina fOr
masking, anyhow"
'Unmask" came the sharp command,
with accompanying shrieks of laughter
from the merry throng and the young
man turned triumphantly toward his
charmer
But just then numbering youth of
about II slid excitedly across the floor and
burst between them.
Hello, MAJ he said, grabbing her by
the arm. You couldn't fool mel knew
you all rightg'
And the young man with the high col
lar, white choker and questionable dress
suit stood as in a hypnotic dream, He
turned faint and sick at heart.
She was about 40 years old and looked
like the quintessence of a seasons sour
crab-apple crop. and the young man gave
a heart-rending groan, faded into the
crowd and went home.
The new woman, says the Philadelphia
Press. might well emulate the virtues in
which men excel. The kindness of inter-
course found among men does not char
acterize the attitude of woman toward
woman. A man will make himself com
Portable on long journey and at its con-
clusion will have made an acquaintance
and, perhaps, a friend of his neighbor.
But for woman to speak to a fellow
traveller of her own sex without the con-
lon fe 70. fr,Nrt f1 ,,,,f.
Should she inform her neighbor at the
dry goods counter that she has found
certain new lining for her frock most sat
isfactory, the information would very
likely be received with a naughty stare,
plainly declaring the suspicion that the
inIormer gets a percentage on sales.
There is small opportunity under sucn
circumstances to love your neighbor as
yourself.
The experiment has but to be tried to
demonstrate to the graciously inclined
woman that there is little room for her
who would, even in a small way, wish her
sister woman good luck upon her way.
Steamers in passing each other display
white futter of handkerchiefs from the
human freight aboard, but the wayfaring
woman is considered a fool IL she inclines
TO that sort of graciousness on land. And
yet woman Is not necessarily either dis
reputable or designing simply because she
speaks to another woman without intro
duction. Graciousness, however, need
never suggest familiarity A helpful
word may be spoken with dignity and yet
with kindly interest, and she who resents
1t Is to be pitied for her lack OF under
standing. A gracious THANK YOU" even
If the well-meant information is not need
ed, proclaims the gentlewoman.
All the brilliant season long, says Clara
Belle in a letter in the Cincinnati Ilnqui-
rer, the man from the far west had been
dazzled by her beauty. frozen by her
good FORM" and so far as her modesty
permitted, thawed by it, too. But he had
held out He wanted to have a season or
so of good stiff time" in New York socie-
ty before he went back to his ranch and
married that pretty little thing out there
who rolled her RS. But when Lent put
stop Of a sudden 10 gayetes and his chum
Teddie had gone back west, he remem-
bered that she had asked him to cali "in-
formally" some afternoon i'm Lent. "Of
course, don't receive in Lent" she said,
land / am not at home but you can
come for a quiet little cup Of tea and a
ten minutes chat, IL you like" He de-
cided to make IL five minutes and went