The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-09

tend that a delicate perfume is mark
of daintiness. Be that as it may, nearly
every woman likes to have her under
clothing, gowns, gloves, handkerchief, and
stationery emit faint breath of sweetness
of some kind, and men like it in women
too Once let a man associate a certain
alluring perfume with a certain woman
and he never separates the two in his
mind. If it is violet he always thinks Of
her when he gets a Whit of the scent OF
violets; if rose, she comes to hin when
ever he smells that flower even if many
years and thousands of miles are between
them. Those who go in for occultism say
that perfumes have just as much occult
power as gems. Perhaps this is so, per-
haps it isn't; but one thing is certain,
and that is that women are always learn
ing some new way to make themselves
and their things daintier and sweeter than
ever before. The latest fad is for scent
ed clothes hooks. An ordinary wire bodice
rack or skirt eXtender is used. Each end
is slipped into long bag made of fancy
silk and lined with cotton batting literally
sprinkled with sachet powder The ends
of the bag are shirred full around the
shank of the extender, or are tied with
ribbons SO that they are easily removed
when there is a necessity for renewing
the powder. Bodices hung on these SCENT
ed extenders get just enough perfume
about them to make those about the
wearer wish that it was a little stron-
ger. And that is the secret of using per-
fumes properly.
Word comes from Paris that the newest
ornament for feminine wear is tiny live
turtle. The turtle is dressed up in gold
or silver harness and attached to the
Wearer by a long chain and pin. This
gives the pet considerable liberty, and he
crawls about over the neck shoulders
and arms of his owner at will. The Pa
risian women say that well-bred turtle
is most companionable. Turtles have an
advantage over the chameleons that
caught the fancy of womenkind several
winters ago, and their tails are not 50
easily broken, and they can stand on Their
heads without any amount of dissipation
on the part of their wage-earners without
injury 70 their physical well-being. VINO
knows but some day the dear girls may
come to wearing mice as ornaments?
on the far Pacific coast there are Two
women who are holding responsible places,
Mrs. Fish as the keeper of the Point Pinas
light house at Monterey, and Miss tuIel
as the harbormistress of Tacoma. Many
miles separate these two women, but eacis
possesses the same characteristic thal ~
ambition. When Mrs. Fish entered upon
the duties of her office she found lns
light house a dreary abode, situated ~ I"
was far from any neighborlng uouse1
upon the gray ocean sands She at olloo
started into transforming 1t into a ho.o
homelike spot. Within she added war"
draperies, rare china and other dainty luI
nishings. Without she inclosed ldlse
garden and made of it a brilliant Lus.
rant spot. About its boundaries she pc
ed the native cypress, which IS IouHu ma
where else in the world. BEHIND tne
sheltering trees she made broad w,
vety lawn, and planted tea roses ge'@ ,bs
ums and othr fragrant flowers. Oh ,n,
warm, sunny days that come IN aniv
quick succession there this garden, wv
ninety feet above the sea, and Owe rhs
ing the vast blue Pacific is one :" zoos
prettiest most romantic and SIGNIFY P''
on the coast -, ,.o Il
But more careful than of al eis "a
Mrs Fish Of the great light emu st ioss
her care. Punctual to the moiIlen. ant
the lamp always send its clear ray ray, n
across the water, and as punctualHs al
extinguished when the stronger hs"'
day appears.