The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-28

INV ulu she KNOW her glanceS thrilled
MS soul? That all his heart was filled
With love for her?
How did she know their life would be
One grand, sweet song?
To tell the truth, she didn't know
THESE things. She thought that they were
so,
But she was wrong.
-Somerville Journal
Evolution, says the New York Tribune
is always an interesting study, whether in
the material or physical world; and even
in Vanity Fair the various steps of the
social climber and the devious ways bv
which she gets there" are amusing. al
though they could hardly be called instruc-
tive. Despite the general belief to the
contrary, money is not the only power
necessary to achieve success in social life
Many cases occur of women who possess
but minimum of this worlds goods, who
are not particularly good-iooking, nor ap-
parently very clever, who obtain the So
cial position they covet in the most incom-
prehensible manner
Thackeray tells us that by pushing
steadily 999 persons out of 1000 will yield
to you. And what matters If you are
considered obstrusive, provided you OBJ
trude," says this keen observer of the
foibles and struggles of the fashionable
world.
do you know what that little Mrs. Push
actually did yesterday?' said good-natured
Mrs. Knickerbocker, laughing indulgently.
she is an amusing creature, and asked
her to lunch and drive afterward.
Just go on with your visits, dear Mrs
Knickerbocker,' she said. I know you
must have quantities to make, and / like
nothing better than to drive about town
l always find 1t so much more amusing
than the park
so, as 1 really was behindhand with
my visiting list, and I knew every one
would be out, 1 was glad to avail myself
of her suggestion.
How lucky 1t was / brought my card
case! she exclaimed when we stopped at
Mrs. Tip Tops, and, taking my cards, she
added hers. quickly turned up the corner
Of the whole lot together and handed them
to the footman before 1 had time to say
a word. Besides, there was nothing TO
say. 1 could not ask her if she knew
Mrs. Tip Top, although l felt quite sure
that she did not, and that she had intro
duced herself to her with my indorse-
ment. OF course, now she viii be invited
to the Tip Top ball which is to come off
in a few weeks, and I am sure the whole
thing was premeditated scheme. But
she is such good company and makes her
self useful in such variety of ways that
shall not investigate the matter"
1t is not only the married woman that
appear to have this faculty of pushing
themselves into the higher circles. Some
times quite young girls seem to under
stand how TO paddle their own canoes"
with the most consummate skill.
May l go in with you?" said a pretty
little maiden, appealingy, to a very smart
young married woman in the dressing
room. MY chaperone has not come, and
1 do not know what to do" The latter
assented kindly, and the youthful Becky
Sharp entered the ballroom under the best
auspices possible, and was Immediately
asked to dance by one of Mrs. As
many admirers, while she took care TO
mention afterward in quarters where she
knew ii would tell that she attended tie
ball under the chaperonage of Mrs. Al.
All done so artlessly and naturally that
the Interior motive Is never suspected.
Neither was II understood that the CRATE
full little call made afterward on Mrs. A.
was intended las it did to secure a friend
in very desirable set.