The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-16
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ofin+erest about the various clubs that are
oct ND to encourage the wearing OF snort
skirts. heavy boots, plain hats and the
carving of stout umbrellas on rainy days,
amt somehow if you are out on rainy day
q dauns on you that on a rainy day the
American woman is not a success. She
lacks the courage of the English girl, who
does not care how she looks provided she
1. comfortable, and who, feeling perfectly
secure in good storm coat, strides
-tro,ah mud and water in broad soied
eboes and galoches, sure of coming out
in fir condition. She makes one big step
over a crossing and does not mind the soft
.oin drops falling on her face. She knows
this kind of water is good for the COM
,1oxion Now. the average American wo
,,.r does not look well on a rainy day.
She NAV go in for comfort, put on short
skirt. long ulster and felt hat and carry
an umbrella, but she is uncertain in her
prasp of it. She either takes it by the ex-
IRENE end so that it wabbles to and fro,
os the wind listeth, or else she grasps it
co far M that it looks like perambulating
mushroom. while she cannot see any
h0dE. ana the people WIN AliNSI III NAA
the chance either of having their eyes
knocked out or their dgestions punched in.
After a block or two of walking the rainy
dav girl concludes to get on car, and
her umbrella is wildly waved to stop it.
Then she makes the usual feminine effort
to get on the platform with the umbrella
still open. AS the car was not built with
yplls at bpr
"Shut thatp' MY lady stands perfectly
still says something about reporting him
to the SUPERINTENDENT, while the nearest
man closes her umbrella for her, and after
that she enters the car. Ten to one she
sits down next to somebody who has had
the Rheumatism, and that vile umbrella
drips on him or her until he or she nearly
has a nervous chill. Twenty to one her
money, instead of being in her ulster pock-
ct, is in her dress kirt, so that when the
conductor comes for it she unbuttons the
coat, squrms around to find the pocket
and has the whole car interested in her ef-
forts Then, when the money is discover
ed she gives it to the unfortunate con-
ductor in a way that suggests he ought to
be giving thanks that she is in his car in
stead of making her pay for the privilege.
After this she takes out her handkerchief,
dabs her face and looks around the car
with her best smile and says with longing
sigh, ION, I am so tiredi' This express
sion of weakness conquers every man in
the car and absolutely permeates the be-
ing of each one, and my private opinion is
tnat If any woman did this the second time
there would be riot among the men as to
who should have the privilege of letting
her umbrella drip on him.
When she gets out, it is fun to see her
IL Is evident that she is used to being
helped across the street by a man. She
grasps her skirt in one hand, looks around
stands on her tip toes, gets in the middle
OF the street. sees a wagon coming half
a square away and chases back. Then
she waits long time, makes another rush
across just when the electric cars are
racing down the street, after a block, and
rushes across at the risk of her life with
OUT any regard for appearances, or else
Is meekly led across by some man who
KNOWS the ways of woman and feels sorry
Tor her Frenchwoman would never
make herself so ridiculous. She lifts her
sklrls IN dainty sort of a way with both
hdhds gives full view of a perfectly fit
uig boot and the suggestion of a black
SIX stocking, but that is only a sugges-
!ion' and then, with the quickness of a
bird, she gets over the bad places and is
quickly dropped, madame is as demure
as possible, while she has the absolute ad-
her.
Inc electric car is not an incentive to
eraceiulness. Without asking your leave
you are deposited, Immediately after you
enter, into the lap of a man who does not
appIeclate his blessings, and later you
splll your change on The floor because of
sle Car Wabbltng in your effort to be bust
,mieSsHke and count your money. You are
nleIaiiy thrown off. 1t is true you may
h u. land nat in the middle of the street.
nut uenberation in getting off is an i'm
Hos''oillty. There is no standing on the
tuer OF your going, but you go at once
anu with such quickness that nine times
49, Vi ten you are put off al a street for
eH you have no amliation. l wonder
wy IL always rains when you have an
g j at your drossmaker's? And
I'm IVY" mat type of dressmaker who, if you
your hitting, makes you suffer by
t p'ilg the dress longer? The dressmaker
very positive this winter, and no mat
sh low abominable your neck may be-
WIZ insists on making an evening dress
s" ct very low bodice. / sometimes won
~ IL men have the same trouble with
70 ~ tallors and If they are as impudent
II u as dressmakers are to women.
sb woman wants frock on Wednesday,
ma,,n mas 70 lie about 1t and tell the dressL
nioL4 sue must nave lt by sunday
for ana If she has a reverence
ouiro a, bodice that does not re-
sistea yue united efforts of the family, az
has ny the cook, to fasten 1t on her she
if +. 10 warn the dressmaker that unless
Tb"n en- easy lit she won't pay her bill.
her, she has to endure being told that
The H.sure is bad; that she doesn't wear
nat5 ils2t kind of lingerie and to be SYM
eiyer with in an insulting way and
toner,'p understand that il is a pity she
WHO re. let those people choose her clothes
our &C. eauy understand dress. Nine times
kind oe zen the dressmaker objects to the
lariv y. stays you wear, and one particu-
a rs, s"eu one had the impudenee to tell
e,a,. customer You are the first lady
sets =, nted who did not wear satin cor
tbe Portunateiy the woman to whom
her c te-',ark was made had the courage Of
am nv lions and responded. probably
mod 'He hrst respectable woman YOU ever
ed tba -" Dress for If you are long waist
waisi@d' object to that, If you are short
slendeu ,ney object to that. II you are
''' they speak OF YOU as "bony," and