The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04

tired may take the place of love- Look for
his virtues and, seeking always for good
ness, you will grow better every day just
as certain as You would grow bad If you
looked only for that which was wicked.
remember there is much that will have TO
be forgiven in you, and whenever you feel
inclined to remind Tom of a weakness
read the book in which is set down your
foibles and your follies. A woman who,
even after her marriage, carefully studies
her profession, can make her husband
what she wishes him to be. Everything
that is good is contagious, and the right
kind of wife makes the right kind of
husband. Respect the rights of your hus-
band; he is man, not a child and how
can the world honor him when you, who
are his closest companion, do not? DO
not, even in jest, derde or underrate him.
People are slow about deciding when one
is testing or when one is in earnest. And
what you meant to be funny may cause
some stupid person to say How horrid
Tom must be- Why his wife says dread
full things about him!
Still on the lips of all we question
The finger of Gods silence lies;
viii the lost hands in ours be folded?
VIII the shut eyelids ever rise?
o friend! no proof beyond this yearninG,
This outreach of our hearts, we need;
God will not mock the hope He giveth;
No love He prompts shall vainly plead.
J. G. Whittier,
Mrs. Vance, wife of the late Senator
Vance of North Carolina, is one of the
wittiest women in Washington, says Har-
per's Bazaar and the unique point about
her appreciation of a joke IS that she en-
joys a good one even when the laugh hap
pens to fall upon herself. In speaking OF
the dullness of the past season to some
callers, she told of how a lady deplored
the stupidity of the afternoon receptions
while calling at her house. YES" said
the caller, its so tame; why, it is just
like this everywhere one goes! ana the
polite hostess, laughing inwardly, declared
that her guest made the remark with such
innocent candor that she would not have
resented it for the world.
Marie Delna, now the petted prima dom
ma at the Opera Comique, Paris, six short
years ago was a waitress in an inn at Bas-
Mendon The place was kept by her
aunt One day when some visitors from
Paris were there they heard her sing one
of the simple songs known to the coun-
try people, So flexible and pure were the
young girls tones that the visitors became
interested in her. One of them had intiu-
ence with a great vocal tutor in the
French capital and next day Marie's voice
was tested in his hearing. He pronounced
it of great value, and the girl was at once
taken in hand. Three years of hard study
followed and then. at the age of 20, she
made her debut. To-day she is admittedly
the first dramatic singer of France. Her
greatest triumph is her impersOnation OF
Gluc<'s "Orpheus," which no living artist
can sing as she does. She has also intro
duced an innovation in traditional cos
tune OF the part. All her predecessors
sang it in a short tunic and tights. She
was the first to adopt a long-draped
Greek garb, reaching to the floor. While
"Orpheus" is her greatest achievement she
is a charming Marguerite" and in many
other parts she has shown her mastery
talent.
Analomania, says the New York Trib-
une has one decidedly redeeming quality,
which. in the reaction against all affeeta-
ton that is decidedly a characteristic of
fashionable life in America to-day has also
suffered a relapse, which Is a great pity.
The attempt to initiate the soft, cultured
voices OF English women was certainly
step in the right direction, call it aftecta-
ton or rot, and the careless, slipshod pro-
nunciation and strident, harsh voices of
young people in good social position OF
late are most noticeable.
How did you enjoy Alice in Wonder
land? f." was asked recently of an English
resident, referring to the charitable per-
Torrance a fortnight ago at the Waldorf,
when a posse of fashionable children en-
acted the well-known characters who in
habited that wonderful dreamland OF
| fancy.
Everything was good except the
voices !" she answered. They were most
noticoablv bad. / cannot fancy what peo-
ple can be thinking Of" she continued,
ITO inflow In their children such shrill nasal
tones and such slipshod pronunciation!
Surely, faults like these could be correct
ed II sufficient care were taken! cannot
understand the indifference of American
parents about what to me Is so important.
| Such distinctions with us mark the differ
| ence between the upper and lower classes,
and AZ would be impossible for children
occunvine a relative social position in
| England TO speak so unpleasanty. l am
told that even IN private schools this inn
nortant part Of a childs education is al
most entirely neglected. And why? Be
cause the teachers themselves have the
same feults.
"Tt is curious that people so clever and
cult,,red and naturally musical as the
Americs ms undoubtedly arc ara so want
! ing In ear and the feeling OF what IS De-
dtung as to tolerate such voices and pro-
nunciatlon In their children!"
AIthough this criticism may, perhaps, be
| unnecessarily severe, there Is more than
a grain of truth In its structures Voice
culture Is decidedly wanting In our schools
and our nurseries, and the result Is not to
be wondered at
"Kismet" says the devout Mussulman;
! There Is no use trying to escape from what
is nredestined." "Chance governs our
lives" Is the sceptical Anglo-Saxon YER
sion OF the same Idea; but, wether II Is
chance or fate, the result seems the same.
we are ruled, says the New York IA
bupe. by the unexpected, the Unforeseen
n chance meeting, a chain OF events.
started by some insignificant circumstances,
even the acceptance Of 'regret" for an in
vitation. may change a life's destiny. An
interesting example OF this mysterious pre-
destination or unknown attraction which
draws the straws that float on lfe's cur
rent together occurred in the upper-ten-
dom OF Boston not long ago. An alto
gothor charming. but very unconventional
western girl appeared on the social horl-
ION OF beacon street. introduced and chap
oroncd by a certain smart matron, who
found her little Wild cousin drawing card