The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04

showing &nONe the punch or green ike the
flower that she Is. She is adored by
young and old. and the secret OF her pop
ularlty lies in this-she win give up a
dance with the man whom she loves dear
~ TO hobble through one with Old Tom
Ashton, who will persist In dancing, al
| though he has a wooden leg, but then he
/ fought alongside of papa and once saved
| him from being killed during the war.
OF course there are women here who
dress superbly, much more magnifcenuy
than at many of the Northern watering
places, but they are tls wives of either
tobacco kings or railroad capitalists. The
soft Southern speech and the pretty South
ern gaIlanfy are infectious, and hard
| hearted cross-grained brokers find them
selves sayins polite nothings and making
| awkward but well meant bows 10 whom
ever may have attracted their attention.
A Northern man is as wax in the hands
of Southern woman. And if she had
fought the war shed have won II, for she
would never have given up while there was
a man TO compliment. She does nos fight
her foe with the fierce weapons of sar-
casm and wit, but with pitful little re-
quest TO be told about something "because
you know so much,' and the coquettish
| inquiry Now, stop thinking about all
the great problems that are on your mind
and tell me how you think l look"
Undoubtedly in the South the feminine
element is the stronger, and in the hands
Of its women leth salvation. But to re-
turn to what's going on here.
To those interested il may be stated that,
ii anything, the juleps are slightly sweet
er and the whisky used in them has a
more oily taste. | mean that in a cOmpli-
/ mentary sense, for the whisky that rasps
the throat Is ROT conducive to the 10y of
Juiep julep must 90 down ones
throat m slow sort of toboggan fashion,
all hy
spicy flavor of the mint and wondering
who first discovered II or. having found Ii,
combined whisky, mint and sugar, gave it
the title and made 1t one of the great Sc
| auctions of the South You may go about
declaring you do not like it, you NAV say
you have an English preference for bran
oy and soda, for the champagne cup that
seems to touch you in a fascinating way.
but once your foot Is on the native heath
( Of the Southern girl you meekly bow
down to the julep, accepting the one sent
you after the morning dance and wonder
ing how you ever thought anything else
worth drinking.
Next to the julep comes the consurnp.
ton OF chicken, and, though up to date
you nave thought a chicken good in its
way and undoubtedly healthful il Is sim
ply surprising to see these Southern wo-
men eat it meal after meal and prefer it
TO the Juciest steak, the most underdopo
Bit or mutton or the finest fish that ever
was caught Do they hope to become
angels in this way? Are the feathers
growing out of their shoulders, or do they
thlnk mat in chicken lies some virtue
that will mako them young forever?
The belle Of the year is talking softly
Of a beautiful woman who was the belle
! before her mother was married-a won
derful beauty, a great wit-the daughter
of Judge Ould of Richmond, known to
! all The country round as Matte Gould
/ She did everything, and she cid every
! thing well. Men fell before her as tin
| soldlers before an active broom, and vel
she never lost her sweetness of temper
though many times she revenged some
other woman by her wit.
AT that time a Miss Triplett also from
| virginia, was sort of a rival to this
! beautiful girl, and my pretty belle was
telling of a supper that is counted among
/ the archives Of the Springs. AT it was a
| large party, and the rivals were opposite
each other Miss Trplett was asked to
/ give a toast. She declined. Then some
! body smiled at Matte Gould where she
| was standing, looking like a picture, hold
| ing her glass triumphantly in the air, ant
making a graceful bow to the other girl
| she said: Here's TO youth beauty ant
/ health" And many stories are told Of
this one and that one and the voice o.
the little beauty sinks as she whispers o
the beautiful place where Matte Ouls
/ sleeps, of the grave covered with daisies
| and how on the day OF her funeral wheI
| all Richmond that couldn't drive wall1es
to see their pride, their beauty, laid away
forever, instead of a hymn four gentle
men sang her faVorte song. Under thu
Daisies" and sleeping near was the it'll
baby whose life, lasting only a few min
utes, had been her death,
Then there was a Silence, and in tn
a quietness that comes over me as IL doe
over them 1 understood why the women o
the South are popular with men.
1t is because they are always affection
ate. They never lose an opportunity to Civ
a kiss, 10 pay a compliment or to do F
something that wilt please the man tina
rules their hearts
1t is because they never talk scandal,
pleasant gossip being enough for then
since their homes. children and husband
usually make a wGrld that satisfies then
IT is because while they are Intelligent
well read women, usually women up in tn
classics, they win not touch the foul Sc
novel of to-day.
it is love, love, love, that makes tn
Southern girl go around. Every girl expect
10 get husband and to love him with a
her heart, and she is seldom disappointed
The average man is usually very happ
when he gels the "belle of the springs c
one OF her admiring women friends for
wife, and ne ought to be, oughn't he?