The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-24

cooked, in fact done soft; no, no salad
with the plover, simply celery en- branche;
for a sweet? Oh, an omelette souffiee and
then Turkish coffee The girls chatted
and laughed until the appetizer in the
shape of the caviare. appeared, and after
that they ate, as men love to see young
women eat, with healthy appetites and
appreciation. Everything was good and
properly served; they were young and
healthy. and shouldn't they enjoy the
good things of life? What did they drink?
These girls were used to seeing plenty of
wine, and so they only cared for it as a
proper adjunct; they were too well bred
to drink champagne at that hour of the
day, so two of them took claret merely to
color the water, and the other two drank
a very light white wine. As they linger-
ed over their coffee, and delighted in The
perfume which is properly enough, given
to it at the Holland house, Angela said
Love may be the best thing on earth,
but who can love Wen who does not eat
we'll? And how can you expect a woman
who chooses lobster salad, ice cream and
tea for luncheon ever to be anything but
fool?" Everybody laughed; the girls
agreed that Angela was a good caterer,
the bill was paid, the waiter tipped, and
five minutes of 2 found them started for
the theater.
1t is a pretty little theater, and my we'll
bred girls smile at the women who have
worn big hats, and who, have to take
them off and show, too often, a musSed
head of hair, or else retain them and
make themselves objects of derision and
hatred. The quartet was wearing, two
of them small toques, and the other two
those little bonnets that delight the soul
that most beautiful woman, the Princess
of Wales. So they kept them on and
were comfortable. The play made them
laugh, as only young, happy giI4s can
laugh and in between the acts first one
and then another of their acquaintances
came to talk with them. Mr.. Newly Rich,
who although he has no ancestry, has
been well educated, and is received to-day
among the best people, chatted with An
gela. The other girls, know very well that
he has decided Weakness for her. and
they are beginning to wonder what she
will expect her bridesmaids to wear. He
asks her How did you happen to come
here this afternoon" And she answers:
"Oh. Saturday we girls always go out to-
gether. To-day l am mistress Of ceremo-
MES, and l elected that we should come
and see May Irwin; and | will tell you
why: She's so perfectly wholesome and
Jolly: the play In which she appears hasn't
a word in 1t that could be objected to, and
her songs-well, her darkey songs are
simply delicious Tommy (Tommy, by
the bye. being a nickname given to the
Youngest OF Ant ElilN VIM was hllAioANAAth
Cornelia). says she's going to learn to
sing them to the banjo; but who will ever
sing them like May Irving?"
Mr. Newly Rich looked at Angela with
increased admiration because she voiced
his opinion, and he told her: you see,
Miss Angela. May Irwin Is really a come
dienne in the best sense of the word; re-
member. when, YOU were a little girl at
school (and here he looked very import
anO. seeing her and her sister do a little
act at Tony Pastors; I've been told that
Mr.. Daily heard of her and engaged her,
and for four years she was with him, al
though she didn't play very much but she
learned an awful lot from him; and a man
that / know who knows her, says that
she's determined to get better and better
every year Then, too, like her plays"
Here Mr. Newly Rich, who had evidently
forgotten something, looked at his pro-
gramme Then he continued Now,
take those IIoyt plays, oh, yes they are
funny in a way, but they are so full Of
horse play. and there are such a lot of
chestnuts In them; while this man-whats
his name (and here he looked at his pro-