The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-12

inaugurated this winter in Philadelphia
says the Record. and had to do with the
announcement of an engagement of mar
riage. Immediately after the news of the
betrothal is out those friends of the bride>
groom who happen 60 be especially inti-
mate cronies send their visiting cards with
a box of flowers TO the bride-elect They
may not know the girl. nor have even
seen her, but 1t Is a graceful compliment
TO the lady whom their friend has chosen,
sure to be appreciated 10y him as well as
by her
Especially is this the case where the
bride lives In another city. As soon as
the announcement Is made public the
bride, perhaps a Bostonian, begins to re-
ceive box after box of flowers from Phila-
delphia or Baltimore. fragrant messag, 3
of congratulat tons that cannot be express
ed in words or friendly intimation of good
will from her husbands friends who will
one day be hers. The girl feels that
she has here a circle of new friends who
viii welcome her to the new home i'm IN
unknown city and extend friendly greet
ing to the young bride when she is away
from all old family ties.
MY friend, Mrs. Wilcox, says a writer
in the New Orleans Tines Democrat
writes me that she has book in press
to use her own summarization. "a roman
AiG poem VI ilputIH hdN ilt-iulI OF iONe,
Jealousy, inhdelity and divorce-like mod
ern society. Three Women is the title
and l am sure you will like it" As the
poet incloses several excerpts from her
new work for personal dedication, penned
In her astounding handwriting, l herewith
present these knowing that she has a
large following here and in the south gem
orally, as was evidenced by the recent
ovation given her at the Tennessee Cen
tQDnill fair Mark ~ a 6 10
are the following lines; If the hero, Roger
Montrose, confded them to more than one
of the Three Women" the story Is like
to be cyclonic In effect:
IF were raindrop and you were a leaf
would burst from the cloud above you
And lie on your breast in a rapture of rest
And love you, love you, love you.
''If 1 were a brown bee and you were a
rose
would fly to you love, nor miss YOU
l would sip and sip from your nectared
And kiss you, kiss you. kiss you.
IF 1 were a doe. dear, and you were the
brook.
All, what would do, then. think you?
l would kneel by your bank in the grasses
dank
~AAN ~ iAh yOut III lin SOds ullllh HOus
Whatever else may be said of the even
ing bonnet worn by the generality of New
York women, 1t Is in itself a thing of
beauty, And every one agrees, or pre-
tends to agree, that a mans silk hat is
about the ugiest style of heargear NOR
tails We're ever MANNED with. But at the
Astoria hotel they seem TO think differ
emily. AT the Seidl concert on Tuesday
night says the New York Evening Post,
all the women who entered the room
where the. concerts are held with their
hats on were requested by the ushers TO
leave them outside with the maids who
were In attendance. The men, however.
particularly those who occupied boxes,
were permitted to carry their silk hats
with them. And not only this but they
almost to a man carefully placed their
hats on the top post of the clothes tree
that stands in each box. 1t is needless
to say the beauty of the ball room was
not enhanced by these impromptu decora-
tons.