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

please talk" said a pretty American
girl to a shy young Englishman who, says
the New York Tribune, was her neighbor
at dinner. Mrs. A, invited me here es-
peciaIly tonight to amuse you, and she
will never forgive me if you look boredw
The young fellow laughed.
Il viii do my best" he answered, but
I am a silent chap. 1 always sit as mum
as a church mouse; why, even now L
haven't an idea what to say next"
Neither have J." said the young wo-
man. despairingly; but it is worse for me
than it is for you, for if 1 can't make you
talk or at least seem interested, Mrs. A.
will think 1 am stupid, and will not ask
me here any more; and yet 1t is difficult.
l do not believe we have an idea in com
mon
II suppose not" acquiesced the young
man. cheerfully After that a pause; the
Englishman appearing content to devote
himself to the consumption of particu-
larly good entree which was placed before
him The girl pondered.
do you know any poetry?" she said
suddenly as if struck by a happy thought.
mot a line" said the Englshman
But, surely, you know something. How
about nursery rhymes? Hickory dickery
dock" she continued persuasively. The
face of the stolid young man frightened.
Wasn't it something about a mouse? %
he asked.
"Why, Of course" encouragingly. Don't
you remember what he did?
Hickory dickery dock
The mouse ran up the-?"
Clock exclaimed the Englishman, and
he finished the rhyme without assistance,
and with considerable animation.
That's perfectly splendidv' cried the
young woman, clapping her hands. 1--WE
are all right now. You say one line, and
then I'll say another, and Mrs. A. will
think it is all conversation. ] expect we
both know enough Mother Goose doggerel
to last through dinner"
what are you two laughing at?' called
out their hostess minutes later as the
young Englishman uttered truly British
guffah over his version of:
"Baa, baa. black sheep,
Have you any wool?"
Then turning to her next neighbor, she
said confdentially:
"Mlly Brown is really a perfect treas
ure. 1 can always depend upon her to make
a thing go off well, she has such faculty
for conversing"
I was fortunate enough this morning
says the New York Tribune, to see COM
pleted bridal costume for fashionable
English wedding The gown itself is of
the traditional white satin, but the enor-
nous court train, falling from the Shout
ntIs Hullt liutBGiiutulty VI the SpWlis -
of a magnificent MORE. On the front of
the dress is an embroidery of marguerites,
done in ribbon and small seed pearls more
of this embroidery Is scattered over the
bodice. The sleeves are of embroidered
tulle, and are thickly shirred the whole
length of the arm but are unlined. From
the right shoulder fall sprays of orange
blossoms; from the left a splendid lace
scarf, which crosses, knots at the waist
line, and is draped down the right side
Of the skirt. / neglected to say that the
under part of the court rain is lined with
many ruffies of white gauze, caught by
some sprays of orange blossoms, which
will certainly give a charming effect when
lifted by two little pages.
The going-away gown is a pretty frock
Of heliOtrope cloth, with a perforated pat
tern on the side of the skirt and on the
front of the blouse bodice. The perfora>
tons show an underpiece of salmon vel
vet. Silver fox outlines a square yoke and
passes down the side and under the belt
to meet a bunch of fur tails on the skirt
At the corner of the yoke is a fall of lace
The yoke is Of the salmon velvet. laid in
tucks and the choker a band of fur with
bunch of lace and fur tails arranged AZ
the back of the neck 4at
There Is usually very little change In
social customs from year to year, but this
season sees the entry Of two Innovations,
one OF which, at least, is exceedingly pref
ty and graceful. The custom has been