The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25


known woman and her three daughters.
Marching straight up 10 the luncheon Ia
bic, they took advantageous stand. ana
then-I saw her do 1.-THE mother slipped
a crisp bank bill into the hand of the ear
nest waiter, and with meaning glance
commanded him 10 attend TO their wants
at once. OF course, it worked like magic.
That woman and her daughters We're ser
we'd as was nobody else in the room, and
from appearances l should judge that
they enjoyed it, TOO. The many who had
been getting attention, through sheer
nerve We're as nothing beside them, while
the few of us who deewed it best TO make
no effort. whether we got anything to cat
or not, felt that we merely made an eltec-
tive background. l must confess though,
that we watched the scene with interest;
II isn't often that you see women so anN-
ious for a meal that they are willing TO tip
the waiter at a private luncheon
A jeweled bee is the fad of the hour In
gay Paris Jeweled tortoises and beetles
having had their day, large good-sized
bee, with filmy wings studded with tiny
jewels and two large amethysts on his
back and two very small emeralds TOT
eyes, makes a unique ornament which Will
be purchased for Christmas for many q
happy young girl. She can then have
can be caught among the laces apparently
slipping the honey from the flowers upon
the shoulder. The newest and smartest
evening gowns are made literally without
any sleeves at all. Strings of pearls or
diamonds pass over the shoulders ana
| seem 10 hold the bodice in place, or per-
hans there may be a cluster OF ostrich
feathers, with diamonds stalks ON one
side and a little lace scarf threaded
through a diamond slide on the other, but
below these the arms will be left perfect
" bare from shoulder to wrist.
The other day, says the Cleveland Plain
| Dealer a very business-like young man
strobe through the Christmas crowds that
| already thronged a certain store, ana
| made straight for the glove counter
1.-TWO dozen pairs, please" he demand
| ed.
"What size" questioned the girl; AL
the same?"
.'Yes-any size. Give me good ones, too
You know-same old thing
The girl nodded, and set to work get
ting out the gloves
shall I send them?' she asked
Eyes and the bill. Good-by for another
year. Thank goodness, it's over with
again." and he strobe out with happy
| face
'.What is it?" questioned a woman
standing near. What under the sun does
he get so many for. and all the same
size? You seem to know him.
The girl laughed.
| "Only in this way" she answered He
comes in here every year like that, and
buys Just so many gloves The first time,
four years ago, he explained it all to me,
| He has four women TO whom he gives
presents-old or young, relations or not l
| have never known-and somebody once
| told him that there was no gift woman
| appreciated so thoroughly as pair OF
| gloves SO every year he comes here and
buys half a dozen pairs for every one of
those women. He gets them all the same
| size and color to save trouble, and relies
on each woman to come here and get hers
changed to suit her. l don't know but us
a good plain, take it all around, but 1t
| does sound funny, doesn't it?' and she
smiled as she turned to the next Gus
| toner.
But the one other man who heard the
| revelation gasped with wonder at the am
| mensity of that young mans brain.