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

NJou- York, Fen. zO.-4he WoI4u' IL -
"a &c growing more and more cultured.
o., Id YOU ever happen to think how 1t
.. Ven over to petty gossip? When we
Fl, yq, the diary of Mr.. Pepys we laugh
= semj-pitying way, at the minute de-
IL .,ations he gives of the daily life of the
.Ira among whom he went. We for
bovever, that those were the days
7,,oo the newspaper was of little worth,
,...ore were a long time in going from
Ifoca 10 place, few people travelled, a
oaa was very emphatically called
IL and art with a capital a, was not
tt,robt of. 1t is true that in those days
,to-s were heroes, and nowadays heroes
49,. s.arce. AS the world grows larger it
rev. broader, and men and women count
% If an evidence Of ill-breeding to in
l,Ioa in gossip about little things. Prob
oblc human nature didn't change, but
fbsre was a day of dignity when ladies
Hd not chatter so much after the fashion
of monkeys. and men found them less good
comrades. but very much more celestial
beings to whom great respect must be
SH Possibly the woman of to-day is more
interesting, but how she can talk! She
To-. very little fear of anything. or any
~ and as gossips and scolds are no
LANCER ducked, or put in the pillory, she
c1n give vent TO all her small disllkes and
in rhe most positive manner; OF course,
tbe,4 are many women VINO ma no pleas
mrs either in listening to or indulgng in
his small tattling; but the clever gossip
who is a bit vicious has her place to-day.
and is feared as much as she is laughed
AT Sometimes this type of gossip wears
masculine clothes and claims to be man,
then he is that much more contemplate
for small sins, especially sins of the ton
.2s.rre- alcrn FtFs1
ia women when they were counted mean
ana low in a man. The best way 10
down the woman of the vicious gossip
tyne is to listen to her with a look of per
feet Indifference upon your face. This
makes her furious. She doesn't mind if.
nv speaking of a friend, she makes you
angry she doesn't mind if, when she rat
feS the bones of your family skeleton, she
hurts YOU; but she does long to claim your
attention and force your interest. 1t re-
ouires some courage to look a. her indif-
ferently, and as If you were sizing her up;
il may make her hate you, but it will
force her to confess that you are beyond
her and her type since you do not care in
the least for their malicious talk.
A woman of this kind seems to delight
in hurting young, defenseless girls. At
reception this winter, to the horror of
everybody, Mrs. Hurtful said to the de-
butante: How and where is your
mother?" The girl almost tainted, but
she had good blood in her, and she had
that wonderful something called pluck,
which stood by her, so she held herself up
as well as she could, and said: THANK
you she's quite we'll; she's on the CONT
nent." The truth was that three years
before the mother of this girl had been the
heroine in a dreadful scandal, and it was
a well known fact that she was living a
horrible life in Paris. Some one did have
the courage to ask this woman why she
said what she did. And she answered:
"Oh. well, those people are always so far
above everything that's a little human
that l thought I'd give them a hit" 1t
was true they were above mean acts, but,
after all. the world is not so bad, for
among the women who were. present when
this happened, al least five took Mrs.
HurtfulS name off their list, and her enc
mics were increased.
Nowadays, except with very little chill
dren. you no longer see the French nurse.
In her place with the children of the rich
is the English nursery goVerness. She is
apt TO be rather Saunt looking, but she is
certain to be a woman of gentle BIRTH
gentle manners and with sufficient edu-
cation 10 answer until the children are
ready to go under a regular governess.
RMS autocrat of the nursery brings with
her, in addition to a perfect English ac-
cent pronounced English ideas on the sub
lect OF children's parties, sweet meats,
baths, clothes, waiting on ones self les
sons and spanking. In this last art she
is an adept. She teaches the children that
they must eat and eat properly, and they
learn, very early in their acquaintance
with her, that she obeys King Solomon's
ItNASif anu 10 lluA 6COuOinICdl with the rod.
she is absolute monarch in the nursery.
Ot course, she really does no real mental
work, out she absolutely regulates the
iiVes OF the children, hears their simple
lessons, ana cultiVates in them those man
hers Whlch, for centuries, well behaved
children nave been expected to CODY She
Is making the American children of the
rch splendidly groomed little animals. and
She is teaching them, which is a good
uHnS lof them to learn, the desirabiity of
waiting on themselves. lAt the table thew
must learn to help themselves to a proper
quantity OF FOOD. taking not too much
anu not 10 take too little. A tiny maiden
on my acquaintance is being taught this
neat l,5t art in sad but good way. / was in
tue nursery when the children were haV-
lns Tea, ana While each one was enioying
Wlln cup OF weak tea or a glass of milk
piece OF hot, but simple cake this little
indlu OF llVe was eating, off dinner plate,
S5oIue coid vegetables and some cold pud-
ulils, she was inclined to be a bit
Greedy and when she fancied dish, help
~ 81 HerSelt 10 a great deal of it, The En-
sIish soVerness brought the remedy for
' .nls odl behavior. When she took too
f sII OF anything her plate was reserved
L ,l5i her ana she had, for her tea, the over
dl.S' me medicine was a very unpleas-
, nv one, but ! am sure in a very little
VINE VINE the unhappy child will take but
eu 1 portion of the dish that she likes
S Snu ask II it be allowed, for a second
nsIplng rather than show her greediness
% ,I Her Dad manners by making the mis-
tioe NOT, unfortunately, peculiar Ito lit
"7 people, OF Overlooking her plate.