The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09

pound to conquer female diseases.
mira ton that a woman in her palmlest
days would hardly dare claim.
That crease in his trousers weighs so
heavily upon his mind. He Is never, 1
can see, perfectly assured of its perfec-
ton unless the trousers are just home
from the tailor.
Qmagine a woman getting into a street
car and hardly settling herself before she
begins pulling at a seam In her gown
How tenderly he bitches it into cor
rect position. He doesn't mind in the
least showing his ankles, and a mans
ankles-ye gods what sights to see, even
the best-dressed pair going.
Surely it must be vanity that prompts
him to show them, or indifference, which
amounts to the same thing. I often Won
der why a sight Of his brothers does not
warn him to keep his own well covered.
In all matters pertaining to his toilet he
is equally assured. 1 don't suppose
hundred horse power could drag him to
certain places without that dress suit. He
would think it a much greater crime to
rob a bank than wear a last years tile.
He talks a good deal about comforta-
bic shoes, but l notice he falls right into
line with the latest shoe fad-"bull dog"
or whatever 1t may be-regardless of price
or comfort.
beginning to get a taste of fine clothes
ever fused over them as a man does over
these two items of wearing apparel. He
hasn't bit of conscience about pitching
a drawerful of collars into the ash bar
rel il he happens to get notion that they
are a little "off cut" and as for ties, he
watches after their modes with lynx eyes
He hears that the scarf pin must go
a little to the right or a little to the left,
and it is changed without delay. Watch
charms out of datei Every trinket of the
sort he owns is promptly abandoned. He
wears only the kind of waistcoat other
men wear.
Mans dress vanities? Why they are
legion and he cultivates them with an in
sistence worthy of a better cause.
There is something very uncanny to me
about the apartment house doors that
open without any visible attendant" re-
marked a lady the other day, says the
Philadelphia Times. They always remind
me of the fairy stories, where the door
flies open by enchantment, and there Is
nobody there. My first experience at one
of these mysterious portals was decidedly
unpleasant, and yet very comical
1T had so happened that had never be-
fore called at one of these houses, and
when a young couple of my acquaintance
took up their abode 'au troisieme,' / went
to call upon them.
Il round mySeM qulle at loss what TO
do. / rang the bell and presently 1 heard
a whirr and clicking noise. which stop
ped-and that was all. Then 1 rang again.
The same phenomenon followed, but with
no further result. In bulletin board in
the entresol 1 saw my friends card en-
framed, and over it what was presumably
a speaking tube
"If l call up the tube said I to my
self, 4 will arouse the neighborhood. Be
sides, IL would be too ridiculous Finally
l was about to leave in despair, when L
saw a small street urchin who was watch
ing my proceedings with the greatest in
terest.
"'why doesn't yer ring and den open de
door," he called out. OATS de way dey
| does it,
80 following his advice, rang the bell
| once more.
again the whirr and clicking. but this
| time l turned the knob. and presto! the
big portal swung open and allowed me to
enter; whereupon / mounted the stairs,
| found the apartment / wanted, made my
visit, and then started to go out.
II opened the door without trouble. but,
before ! was fairly through, the mysteri-
Gus agency was at work again. The heavy
| door shut of itself behind me, but, horror
of horrorsl the tail of my gown caught In
| the crack, and, before / realized my dan
ger, l was a prisoner, and. what was
| worse, just out Of reach OF the bell!
| AioW 10 tANlACdAe myself from my dis
agreeable and ridiculous position did not
know.
In vain / tugged at my skirt, and, al
| though II was my best Paris gown II I
had had knife l would have cut myself
free without hesitation. one or two people
went by, and | fancied they looked az me
curlously' Two minutes passed-fve min
utes! l was in despair. and had Just made
| up my mind to appeal 20 some passer-by,
when my small friend appeared again.
'Wots de matter now?' he called out
grinning from ear TO ear. Shet TN? Why
what a rummy go! Wait aud I'll ring de
/ bell for you.
a useless exhortation. for what could
I do but walt? He ran up the stems ana
| pressed the electric button. once more I
| heard the now welcome sound OF the whir-
ring and clicking. / turned the knob ana
/ i was free.
Yer don't seem TO know much about
| hats' said Young America as he poeketcd
| the quarter which thankfully gave him +"
| People don't think OF Finland as nro-
| gressive, but I'm that country the wor,c,
! are making marked progress
| For more than twenty-five years Tho
| gymnaslums have admitted both sexes
/ and In the University OF Helslngfors tbers
/ are now 200 women students There arc
/ two hourishing clubs OF women. About
4 VO are now employed IN postofices. rail.
/ road ana telegraph bureaus and other a..
! partments OF the public service; more Than
/ wv are engaged as teachers In schools Of
| Noflous grades and Il is not upcomt,,or
70 see among their pupils young men OF