The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12

and Her Husband "AIgernOn."
they all of them for days afterward steer
ed clear of the bulldog as if they knew
she mad crime upon her soul. You may
thlnR they were afraid of her, but they
weren't. The big French poodle could have
knocked her out in one round but they all
realized that she had been mean enough
TO Kill little dog, and they had a proper
ana doglike contempt for her. But, how
ever fond you may be Of dogs. don't put
a. sailor suit on one or get him to look
IKE a masher or make him ashamed of
himself in a tea gown, but let him learn
TO do his own duty in that station of life
In which you have placed him. Let him
be your companion, your trusty friend and
your servant
BY the bye, whoever has had any doubts
of the fancy existing for mauve hello
trope or any of the purple shades would
be impressed by its popularity by seeing
even the dogs adorned with huge bows
OF the royal shade. There is nothing more
absolutely beautiful than to see a deter
mined fox terrier doing gymnastics in the
dust of the street with the view of getting
that ribbon off his neck. My sympathies
are entirely with the dog, for L think
good dog, like fine picture, does not need
ribbon adornments to bring out his beau
ty.
While on the subject of mauve-and. by
the way, there are seventy-two different
shades of there is an old story that has
been revamped and is going the rounds:
"A professional beauty had a dream
wherein she was told that she would die
at certain time. Being, like all profess
sional beauties, bit particular as to her
belongings, she concluded that she would
select her shroud for herself. So off she
trotted to interview the dealer in ssuch
costumes. She inquired, with becoming
solemnity: What is the latest thing in
shrouds? The polite gentleman who
waited on her said: Well, for young
girls and children, and young ladies who
have never bleached their hair or been
interviewed and told just what under
clothes they wore or had their pictures
in the newspapers we made all white
shrouds, but for married ladies and wild
'ows and young ladies who have been
guilty of golden tresses not their own.
of looking too much on the rouge pot,
betting at the races and having their pho
tograph sold in their shops, we make
mauve shrouds.'
THE beauty looked at him for a long
time, hesitated, started to speak, hest
tated again and then said: Make my
shroud all white" But she stopped and
thought she saw him looking at her
hair. She saw him looking at her cheeks.
He gazed at her as if her face were not
unfamiliar to him. 1t was possible that
he had bought her photograph Leaning
toward him, she added with feminine wis
dom: Just over my heart, under frill
of lace, you might place bunch of mauve
flowers
And still there are people who say that
women are lacking in wit! OF course,
there are women who could not he witty
If they wanted to, since they have been
misnamed.
1t was the much quoted playwright
who very foolishly asked, whats in a
name?" There is a great deal in name,
and I can perfectly understand people
applying to the legislature to have their
names changed. Mr.. Bugg Of millionaire
fame did right when he induced the En-
glish parliament for consideration to al
low him to call himself Norfolk Howard!
If l were a man, / wouldn't be named
Algernon if it brought a fortune with
it. Being a woman, 1 wouldn't even
curse a cat by naming it Maud or Cora
or Ida or Blanche. There may be good
women who have borne such names, but
they must have had wills of iron to COM
bat the influence, and women with wills
of iron are not usually agreeable Wo-
men.
Fancy Martha Washington's name hav-
ing been Coral
Fancy a woman who devotes her life
to nursing the sick and working among
the poor being named Ida!
And fancy If you can, an old lady with
false teeth, bleached hair and a complex
ion that comes from a make up box adj
dressed as Juanita!
Fancy a good carpenter named Clar-
ence!
Fancy an honest cashier named Alger-
noni
Fancy an elevator man named Guyl
Fancy a decent law abiding citizen,
who supports his own wife and takes care
of his children, called Percy You had
much better name him We're de We're at
once, let him wear a red scarf and suck
the top of a walking stick
What kind of names do l like for wom-
en-? Names which will fit them and of
which they will not be ashamed when
they grow old.
What kind do 7 like for men? Those
that suggest manliness and honesty and
honor.
No nieknames? Well, if you are in
love with James you are pretty certain
to call him jim, and you are going to
call John Jack if you love him, and Fred
erlcl5 viii become Fred and William will
become Will if he's the idol of your heart.
But these are our own special names. and
they are not intended for the use of the
world at large.
Somebody looks very knowing and
laughs at the idea of a short name, but
that's being personal. If 1 were more ma
jestic looking, l should have always got
the full benefit of Barbara and never
have been called Bah.