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

owner can carry about with her. The pen
rack is also unique and all of brass With
the other appointments goes a huge. none
such-looking candlestick-a candlestick
that might have been used in medieval
times in some bare baronial hall so quaint
Is the shape. This style Of writing table
with only the bare essentials and no sug-
gestion Of ornament, is now preferred to
the dainty, luXuriously appointed desks,
fitted out with Dresden china or sterling
silver accessories. The season of 81 and
IS is dedicated TO brass. There are glints
of brass even in the tapestry port!eres and
wall hangings, and threads of 1t in the
newest upholstering stuffs and couch COW
ers.
The "tailor-made' has never been so
popular in France. and the criticism often
made that while the French tailors fitted
well and presented original designs they
could never turn out the work and finish
Of London, says the New York Tribune is
now hardly true. Models are seen this year
that seem perfect in these respects.
A smart suit of blue cloth has basque
bodice fastened with clusters Of fine side
pleats on each side. Three large steel but
tons are placed on each cluster. This gives
the appearance of a broad plastron trim
med with the buttons and lines of fine
black and white braid. In the back are
the same side-pleats, and no middle or
side-back seams are displayed-<A belt of
white kid, which a steel buckle, is worn,
and the basque pieces below ii are in four
tabs. Those on the sides are short and
cut with square corners; those in front
and behind appearing as If a continuation
Of the plastrons and finished in points The
fine braid edges the four tabs and three
rows of it define the broad hem on the
skirt. The sleeves are cut to swell out
simply al the top and hold short, scant
pointed wings OF cloth.
The china that has the preference Just
now, says the New York Sun, is Worces-
ter; not the royal, but the crown. At first
glance II is ugly; you acknowledge that
1t is distinctive, but 1t is ugly as well.
and you wonder how anybody can be per
suaded to pay $3.50 for a set of it. 1t
grows In favor, however, and bears ex-
animation. and after one has looked at It
a long while one likes its odd shape and
prim decoration.
OF all the quaint shaped platters, curl
ously curved coffee pots and mysterious
looking muffin plates, each with an eve
leted cover to let the steam escape,
this Old English china appears to
have the monopoly The cheese dish
alone. with a cover that is down. round
and trim. Is something to look at Pom
derous is the word best suited in the
great meat dishes, and the handles to their
The cups are ample in size. There can
be no stinting where such cups are used
and the man or woman who can empty
more than one must be an expert at cof-
fee drinking. The saucers are big, so are
the coffee urn and sugar BOWL in fact
the whole set is planned on a liberal scale
copied from china used in days when peo-
PIE were in delightfully."- rude health and
drank and ate more substantially than
sumptuously. There is no suspicion OF
gliding or ornate work about this Worces-
ter. The scallops of the dishes and plates
may be edged about with green, or they
may be left plain, and the one pattern of
flowers sprayed over the surface Is IN rig
id. set bouquets with never a leaf or
tendril straying out from the main bunch
The colors USED are what are called
strong natural 'colors, real reds, undeviat-
ing blues, undoubted puppies and green's
There is no blending. Everything is stiff.
set and prim on a lusterless surface. vet
this china makes the hlagreed lattice
work and delicate coloring of the shining
French porcelain look common and over
done At least this is what you think af-
ter the new-old English type has grown
on YOU and you have noted its beauties.
The woman with a sense Of humor saws
the Philadelphia Times has a safeguard
against ennui, against folly and against
despair. She can never be dull so long
as the COMEDY Oh ire is Delng played be-
fore her eyes; with keen sense of the
ridiculous, she is not likely to make a
fool of herself" and she will never be
hopelessly unhappy, for She will find In
the most adverse fate something still to
laugh at, and after all, laughter is your
true alchemist However IL may be with
the unmusical person, surely the surly in
dividual who cannot laugh spontaneously
on occasions is 'fit for treasons, strata
gems and spoils."
But this blessed gift of humor should be
used to lift the shadows of life. MOTTO
deepen them. A joke which causes an
other a pang of humiliation or makes
some sensitive heart ache Is not only a
cruel sort of amusement, but 1t is also
a very expensive indulgence. For lust a
moments qualification at having made a
hit" the funny woman" may forever
lose a friend, and may even arouse a
very genuine spirit of enmity. We learn
to forgive and mayhap forget, MANY in
juries in life's troubled Journey but per-
haps among the wounds that ranlle long
est in the human heart are those which
are made "only in fun" This Is the sort
Of humor that hurts. As a matter Of
fact, II is not genuine humor at all hut
ill-tlmed satire, and is in decidedly had
taste. The woman addicted to this sort
of amusement may establish a reputation
for being ready witted, but she viii make
few friends and her acQuaintances viii
come to dread her as person In whose
presence they are not safe Conversation
is all the better for being seasoned with
both wit and humor, but the seasoning
should never be forced in, and it should
be OF the impersonal kind that may be