The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-19
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| course, the rules for woman to woman,
or man TO man. are less stringent; in fact
| almost anything can be given, but good
tastes and judgment should prevail here,
| too.
DO not detract from the pleasure of
| your present by making 1t too costly to
| one who from less fortunate circum-
stances cannot repay il in kind. This
| as frequently a cross to many at Christ
| mas tide-their lack of ability to have
| the pleasure Of giving as much to others
| as they receive themselves To the chill
| dren, almost anything may be given. only
| many parents object to their children re-
ceiving money, 50 usually something Sc
| lected will be better.
BE particular about the time of send
ing your Christmas presents. When they
| are sent too soon beforehand it seems
| like a bid for return of the favor; If
| possible Christmas eve is the best time
| Except under unusual circumstances
| Christmas gifts should not be delivered in
| person, although many women do go
around the morning before Christmas day
delivering their various gifts and giving
| to a different member of a family what
is intended for another. To send by mail
| package delivery or messenger would
seem the most convenient, and is by all
means the best
You cannot be too particular in ac-
| knowledging your Christmas presents; as
soon as possible write a note of thanks,
In varying degrees of cordiality and ia
miliarity as your relationship or acouaint-
ance warrants. These should be in the
first person, not in the third. Cards ac-
companying gifts usually have some writ
ten expression of good wishes for the sea-
son upon them. 1t has become a fad the
last two seasons to use the quaint old
fashioned spelling, "Merrie," and to use
Yule-tide and Xmas preferably to Christ
mas in wrijsSS- tthssasEe-S
The xanexfe for managing servants,
say TH0aKgo Times-Herad. is a two
fold onefl Eple in idea, complex enough.
! but still possible in practice-teach your
servant self-respect and keep your own.
For instance, a pleasant room 10 sleep
in, nice kitchen, with plenty of service
able cooking utensils good brooms ample
towels and busters, hxed duties and regu-
lar hours; these give and keep up self
respect in a wiling handmade, be she cook
or waitress She learns to call your house
her home, truly, and to take a pride in
her work.
on your own side an even temper A
pleasant but firm oversight of necessary
matters, systematic plan of housekeep-
ing-all these keep up the mistress self
respect in dealing with her household
staff. AS soon as you feel that you have
been careless or that you have lost your
temper in a trying moment, you realize
your self-respecting relation with your
maid, just she feels, when her room is
wretched, her tools out Of order her hours
of work irregular, and her training neg
lected, that her standard is confused and
degraded.
The ideal mistress is always self-respect-
ing, and, having provided the essentials
of self-respecting service, may reasonably
expect the ideal maid to live up to the
opportunity. Ideals are, perhaps, never
fully realized, but this especial ideal must
be kept in view if Improvement, however
gradual, in household service is desired.
1t is easy to remember; try 1t, and see II
il does not oil the wheels of your home
| machinery.
Certainly, says the Philadelphia Record,
the woman is mistaken who in planning
the outfit of a debutante, considers that
when her gowns are bought and made her
whole duty is done! For the gown, para
doxical as it may seem, is the least part
of the toilette; the small and elegant ac-
cessores are the things that count, not
only in the battery of her charms, but
financially as well.
The dancing gown may be-indeed, should
be--exquisitely simple; not cheap simplici-
ty, mark you, but costly simplicity and
that selected and built, mother and daugh-
ter alike should turn their attention to the
small trifles, the absence or presence of
which mark the well-gowned well-bred
girl or the melancholy reverse!
First of all there is the fan; that dainty
weapon of triumphant beauty may be
work of art, or simply pretty, unpreten-
tious affair, but it must be the best of It's
kind-whatever the kind may be-
Then the opera bag, which might fifty
be called the batterie de toilette, that, too,
must be exquisitely fine and dainty else
it mars an otherwise faultless costume. 1t
h.ap fyn in AFta ma fab he
gown, and all its contents-nandkerchief
vinagrette, Empire fan and opera glass
must be so fine as to bear critical inspec-
ton
As to gloves and shoeg, too much cannot
be said with regard to these telltale ac-
cessores. A wel-bred girl would as soon
wear a soiled piece Of lace or chiffon to
dinner or a dance as a pair of gloves not
absolutely fresh and spotess, while the
condition of her slippers is the hallmark
of a lady. Go without new hat wear last
seasons gown, and a two-year-old jacket
If need be, but see that gloves and shoes
are sans peur et sauns reproche
In these hn-de-siecle days mock Jewels
have received the seal of fashions approx
al, but the utmost care must be used in
wearing these meretricious ornaments
Belt buckles, collar buckles and hat pins
are permissible in these simulated gems,
but If you value your reputation as a good
| dresser never be guilty of wearing a mock
jeweled chain or bracelet. Better an attire
| absence Of such feminine adornments than
any that are not genuine, and for the de-
butante In any case, the fewer jewels the
better-so at least it is written down in
the canons Of good tastel
The kiss, says Odds and Ends, was a
formula of good will among the ancient
| Romans. and was adopted by the early
| Christians, whose holy kiss" and kiss
of charity" carried the weight of apostolic
| sanction.
1t Is usual that the golden cross OF the
sandal on the pope's right foot should be
kissed by newly created cardinals and by
| those TO whom an audience Is granted.