The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-21

dren whom she met at a watering place
one season. They were the dread of the
entire house The next season they APP
peared al. the same place, but under the
charge of one of those English COVER
nesses who looks as if she had stepped out
Of one of the pictures in Punch" The
change in them was so great that it was
startling. They had their lessons every
day as regularly as when they were at
nome, and they walked and slept accord
ing to the clock. They were brought by
the GoVerness to the table, where they had
been a perfect horror the year before, but
now they only had, in the way of food,
inclined to return to his original state of
deviltry and rebel, he was taken from the
table at once and very quietly and the
remainder of the group knew perfectly
well that systematic spanking would be
the fate of the small rebel. My friend
said the most beautiful thing of all was
TO see these young sinners carrying the
pitchers of water to their room for their
baths.
An Englishman told me that the law in
MS nursery was so great that even his
mother never opposed the EOVerneSS And
one year, when they were going to the
seaside and had to travel about tWentv-
five miles in carriages, the entire train
consisting of three large double carriages
for the family, two wagonettes for the
servants ana I'VE wagons fun of bag
gage, was stopped. while the nursery gov
erneSS got out cut a switch from a tree
ntted him, screaming boy of four in kits
out of the carriage, gave him a thorough
because he had screamed and cried that
he didn't like to ride The queerest part
or ms description was his memory of his
mothers behavior. During this exciting
episode-eXciting to him. at least-she
never raised her eyes from her novel and
never seemed to know that ANYTHING ont
OF the way was going on! | wonder some
times that American women who are fail
ureS as artists, as readers, as writer's or
indeed IN any branch of work which can
De called professional, do not become nur-
Sery goVernesSes. The life is not hard
one, but it is a necessity that the nursery
goXerness be determined, otherwise she
If she is the right sort of woman. no
matter now firm she may be, her little
charges will grow fond of her, for children
are wonderfully quick at understanding
and approving absolute justice Some one
SAID that the good English governess had
a pedigree that was not equaled by that
OF any KIND, since it told the story of the
approval of the head of each household
how to shoot.
Although so many imitation gems are
being worn, the fancy for real lace is
growing every day, and if a woman can
only nave a half yard of thoroughly good
lace she Will, if she be wise, take it in
preference to many yards of imitation An
extremely pretty lace is made, not only i'm
TINS country. but in Canada. and being
very open but remarkably soft it is OBJ
tanning on all the dainty chiffons and
materials of the crapy kind. This is the
handsome Honiton.
does not easily yield itself to twists and
Knots. l have always been able to I'M
derstand the woman who had a passion
for lace. There is something immensely
suggestive of gentility in even a single bit
of line old lace no matter how yellow nor
how much mending it may show. Ameri-
c earn women Hb sen ned have not been
thrown one fine bit away because another
came into fashion, forgetting that hand
made lace is always fashionable and that
a a loo
similar to a good pearl. or a fine ruby
Some of the most charming books have
been written on lace. and at least five of
them were by women. We think that
we spend money nowadays-do we? Mary
Queen of England, wrote in her book of
personal expenses. of one item-S6O OO0
spent in one year for lace! And there
have been women who loved lace so dear
ly that they wanted it about them, even
when they were dead. The lannon's
beauty, Aurora Kongsmark, is said to be
buried in absolute masses of the richest
English point. Malines and guipure while
the witty actress, Mrs Oldfield sleens at
Westminster under a gorgeous headdress
of rose point and a shroud covered with
hounceS of this wonderful lace. Surely
that might be called the ruling passion
strong in death. It's a decidedly ma
terial way of carrying our fads into our
graves.
Though after all, what's the good of It'll
And somebody else might have had soma
pleasure out of it. That's the only worth
there is anything. You remember the
story OIL the Mogul VINO, covered with
jewels, was carried through the streets?
He was approached by a philosopher who
said to him: Thank you, my lord, for
giving me your gems" The mOgul de-
cared that he had not done this The
philosopher answered: Eyes, YOU have;
for / have looked at them and enjoyed
their glitter and their beautiful color, and
their superb settings and what other
pleasure can they give to you? I have
enjoyed them; therefore they are mine"
The old philosopher was wise in his gen.
Grafton. The little story is a lesson to
most of us, not only because at the most,
a limited pleasure only comes from pos
sessing; but that there is, after ali, a
great pleasure to be gained by feasting
ones eyes on the beautiful belongings of
those who are wealthy. The story is a
lesson against selhshness as well. You
see. if one tries one can find sermons in
stones and if one wishes one can finish
up the quotation and find good in every
thing That's what you must do If you
want to be happy, and unless we all try
to do it, we'll have very wretched lives
a something that wouldn't be a pleasant
matter to you, and a something, that l
will not allow to come to Bah
Willie: Are you the nearest relative
I've got, mamma?
Mother. Yes. love, and your pa is the