The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20

al school She is one of my favorite pu-
/ pills, you know, and I shall be so glad
J when she is well enough to come back"
Mrs. Allen gave an account of Hates
I state OF health. Then rich thick silence
descended upon the car. Three young
men examined their patent feathers care
| ruby The passenger in the corner disap-
peared behind his paper. The pretty girl
/ drew her fluffy wrap about her, gave a
/ touch t0her picture hat, and motoned to
the conductor The car stopped and she
stepped out into the night; but as she
| passed the man in the corner she treated
him to smile that left no doubt as to the
existence of those dimples.
You fellows are a precious set of
chumps, now, aren't you?" said number
four, who had kept still.
What won't the women adopt next?
They are now carrying an umbrella with
long shell handle and lorgnon on the
end of it, The average woman, with the
! assistance of a very short-handled lorg-
non, without an umbrella at the end of it.
can assume an air of hauteur that is not
to be sneezed and shifted at by mere
man. Indeed, it usually makes him feel
like very small poato. But that air is
friendly compared to the one worn by the
/ woman carrying an umbrella-lorgnon or
rather lorgnon-umbrella, for the
| glasses are by far the most important
part of it, The women say that these
! eyes fixed in the handle of the umbrella
| are most convenient on stormy day when
| macintosh makes it hard to get at
those worn on a chain or tucked into the
/ pelt. women don't have pockets and if
they do they don't use 'em. The lorgnon
made of gid is growing handsomer and
! more expensive every day The latest de-
sign is embellished with turtle frog liz
ard or some kind of a "creepin' and craw-
| lin varmint" as the darkies down South
call such things, or precious stones, en-
eraIos ana diamonds being most favored.
High-backed leather chairs for dining
room have their advantages and disadyan-
! tages. Among the former saws the New
York Tribune, is the obvious fact that thew
are wonderfully becoming backgrounds
the stamped leather, with its antique nails
as a setting, making each woman look as
if she were a picture and individualizing
her, as 1t were, by accentuating every ac-
cessory of her couture and toilet. More
over, in themselves, high-backed chairs
have distinction that lower ones lack, and
they give a dignified look to a dining-room
that seems particularly appropriate. On the
other hand, they are, it is said. the cause
of many accidents, the person of a guest
being entirely hidden from a servant he
sometimes comes in contact with a sud
denly turned shoulder or raised arm with
most disastrous results.
How lovely Miss X looks tonight" said
her vis-a-vis to his hostess. rs it the light
or the chair? That illuminated leather
makes her look as if she were enshrined:
the effect is really delightful" But, alas!
as he spoke Miss KS neighbor showed his
arm; it came suddenly in contact with a
! a1t,oi Of
about to present to her notice, and the
whole dish was poured over her white satin
gown.
What do you think of the effect of
high-backed chairs now?" said the hostess
ruefully, returning to her seat after hav-
ing consigned poor Miss X. to the offices
of her maid. THE girls dress is com
pletely ruined, and ii had just come over
from Paris. And the worst of il is that
this is the second accident which has hap
pened here this winter. Poor Miss Midas
had mousse of sweetbread deposited in
her purple satin lap about a month ago
1t was not the same servant, either, and I
really cannot say 1t is the fault of the
man. II is, l am sorry to say, my chairs
The people are completely screened from
the sight of the servants, while the guests
cannot see that a dish is approaching =
This disadvantage, however, is only ap-
parent when there is large dinner and
the chairs are necessarily placed close to-
| gether. When, on the other hand, there
are only six or eight at the table, nothing
could be more desirable, both for comfort
and for looks; it might be well, therefore,
for the lovers of the picturesque to effect
compromise and have two sets of chairs
-one for daily use and for small dinners,
and another for large functions.
/ lo fe he 4
woman in moderate circumstances-the
woman who has a husband who is work
ing for her, who has enough money for
J her simple wants who is a mother in ev-
cry sense of the word, nursing her own
children. caring for them as nature or
dained she should. having the interest of
/ her husband at heart, ambitious Of her
children's future saying to herself; I
: should be happy and contented with what
have. God has been good to me- have
} sufficient for my needs. and why should
l complain when there are so many
around me who are so much worse off
than l am"
This woman Is more nearly allied to
the country mother who win be the moth
er of our future great men. There is less
nerve prostration among women in tene-
ment houses than among women in pal
aces. And yet the tenement house wo-
man, reading of all the grandeur and ItIx
uries of the millionaire's wife, envies her
without knowing of or realizing the price
the rich woman is paying for an these
wonderful things. which to her untutored
eyes appear to be the acme of all earthly
happiness.
It seems, says the New York Tribune
TO be the ukase of Dame Fashion this
season that a subscription ball is no
: longer 10 be considered smart" Even
the one or two whose patronesses are