The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17

-ll-S+ smoothly with some bright, pretty
sfiR- Several tiny cushions are made and
Eitcne1 70 the inside Of the basket brjm.
ana mack and white pins and needles are
STUCK therein In plentiful array A pair %
aiHaii SCISSORS, a little silk bag for buttons
anu several spools Of white. black and col
oisd cotton and silk thread 20 to complete
me Dacnelor's sewing outfit. and. whether
" not ne ever takes the basket out Of the
DeN In which il is received. ths gfver faeis
assured in her own mind tbat lacy, 1ss
very needful appliance for an emergency.
ana Is consequently happy.
a woman with a clever. original brain
ana deft fingers can, however small her
purse work wonders in the decoration ~
. ... nome one such woman recently re-
JuFehated one Of her APARTMENTS ana
MADE II verItable place OF beautv Sbe
az. On ilshed the transformation with
PO- OF pant, several rolls Of cheap. coarse
DAIlaP' nickel-headed tacks common
sense, quick fingers and good taste sba
y gong 70 paper another room soon and
VII Duy the rough-fnish wrapping paDer
ana stencil it herself.
The heavy burden Of autocrac,, .,,.. -.
We" York Times. has not DESTROYED ali
ene poyish instincts In Nicholas II's die
Posl'iOh' as the following anecdote heard
az a, dlnner party given in honor Of a gen
slSHlah OF Nj Faure's escort in his late
10. ~ ~ proves. The president. after hav-
.Hs ssaTched all the best Partisan sboDs
70 ma some toys worthy Of the tyro iittIa
grand duchesses' acceptance. ana ba,,i,,o,
yOushI the everlasting golden rattle for
=, - ldliand. was in despair for some
I.'.LS Cut OF the common 20 give 10 Mise
Cisa' lie at last chose two Uonderf,,l
uoliS, one got up as an elegant lady. the
o.HeF as an over-dressed little girl. ara
after much difficulty. a most co,nnlioatl-s
49, OF machinery was inserted thanks
70 when, when wound up. the lady srd
LIvI udushter began ludicrous BIT Of con
seIsation' which finishes by the LITTLE GIRL
yInS because she Is not allowed to ride
TpIhsy on account Of her gauze dress
me Daby grand duchess was dellebte5
out NOT more so than her father. who II
appsaf > spent an hour on the floor Win
tle chlld, listening 70 the eGtlealv AZ
losu between the dolls But the TN
o1iie "neh the princess had to 20 to he'd
" Li0H she did very reluctantly. As for
~ - emperor ne remained an instant in
me Douooir after her departure with tba
TWO clever artificial ladies' who bad toi,
en ms FANCY, while the empress. NJ. Fanra
anu some ladies' and gentlemen of tba
court were talking in the next room
ouduehIy strange noise like that Of an
lHierhal machine was heard. followed h,,
4oud cry Of dismay and evervbod,, -,
ed 10 see what It was. ''9n-
There was the emperor. safe a,d .o.,..s
Dut WIN a dismal face, looking at ~
doils' which he had partly undressa, ~
iilu OUT the secret hidden in their -
oIns; while the dolls were chatterine av,a,,
- II they would never stop. The en-
1853 ll., uhapie TO restrain her temner
shatcned up the carpeted board IN ,,,h,aL
were standing and shaking the two ne
clous Iaales, and, after having crrsbed
hef husband with a Witbering a,,e -
sald 10 gentleman near her. ',plaose
sehd TINS away 1t Is too bad indeed rvbo
emperor spoils everything he touchee ,,
-, eIlolas looked so penitent, and the
help laughing. 0ouia not
AT the woman's jubilee dinner IN To-,
don, TO which hundred DISTINGUISHED -
dies invited as many distinguished No.,
tne MT OF the evening was made bv Tho
4DiSnoP " LONDON IN responding to a
TOAST our Guests" proposed nv Tad,y
Henry Somerset. He voiced the nra +r,y
he said: pie'eut When
could we distract our minds from o,,r
companions, and locke into each otbauia
races, we should perceive a sense Of daan
unWorthiness, each man idIv uonao-t'-Pp
how the other man came to he $50 I-l,e !, ing
Among the hOstesses were Tadv D.
dolph Churchill, Mrs. Craigie' sab
Grand, Miss Flora Shaw, Mrs Henr1, AZ
9tdhIey' Ellen Terry and Mrs HumDhrev
mard. me guests included Mr. Whitela u,
Reld' Lord Charles Beresford. Tord
6eolse taunton, john Morley Thomas
Hardy, Anthony Hope, Lewis Morris "a
Andrew Lang. '''u
A unique idea for lighter furnisbtn,a
this fall says the New York sun IL ~
co moinatlon OF tapestry and highly polish
ca Drass or German silver. Hitherto tanes-
try has always been in an unoht,1,ii,.,
frame, setting Of oak or Other d,i1I-a',
ished wood; but newly designed foidine
screens, fire screens, shoe boxes ana attass
essentials now have a generous borderin,,
ana panelling Of shining repousse U,orI
done either In brass or in silver.
a large, handsome folding screen Of tan
eslty' showing Old German designs and
cmblems set in this new framing con ~
bought for $i5 A prim-lool1lng fire screen
with a refreshing llttle canvas slatcb ~
russell and dun blue for a center nia,a
and liberal border of German eIi,,on'
costs Sz5. A shoe box with tanestry, ,t,
lures on the four sides is substantiaIiv
bound and panelled in brass Sucb a go
box is worth $40, but the bomeI,y naa 100
scenes on 1t, wrought in soft DIM coIors
make II an object of interest Small tabIos
Tor various uses in boudoir or drayyir,r
room are also of brass, with tanestry, ' i,,
lieu or the usual inlaid top, and cabinets
paperholders' and wall brackets show the
same combination. Wv
Brass and copper are supersedinp china
for flower pots and jardinieres, and some
of the new shapes brought out are YER,
handsome. Evergreens and exotics arc 80
off TO advantage rooted in such bo15a,.
but Towering plants look best In less nre,
tentious surroundings.
newly imported writing table &c ~
brass with genuine braces of the metal to
support 1t, and heraldie design IN tanas0
try for top The appointments are some
thing novel. being entirely of brass and
as substantial as the table itself The ink
stand Is warranted never to upset and is
heavy and round and as big as a MUM
plate. The letter holder is round also. bnt
long as well. 1t looks much like an over
grown wTinger or a couple of rolling pins
joined together. The brass lids shut down
with a bang and are fastened with an
old-time paddock, the key to which the