The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-18
WONAN'S WORLD

they were women.
Il don't care cent about mans NOR
ais, so long as his manners are all. right"
asserted a young matron,a as the party drew
around the luncheon table.
ooh, my dearw exclaimed one of the
guests, an elderly woman, you quite hor-
rify me. Don't make such remarks Peo-
pie will misunderstood you"
She's always saying something outra-
geous that she doesn't mean" added an
other guest, a pretty blonde.
"Well, if you all think that I did not
mean just what I said then you are very
much mistaken" said the first speaker
I'm tired of ill-mannered men, and I
sometimes feel that 1 can ever go into
society again, and, as for entertaining,
positively in my present frame of mind
I should refuse an invitation from Queen
Vic"
Whatever can have happened to upset
you SOP" asked the hostess with smile.
"Oh, not much of anything, I suppose.
you'll all say" answered the aggrieved
matron. Last night my husband and 1
gave a dinner, and one of our guests, a
man, of course, and, to be sure, an I'M
married one, was a whole half hour late.
I never was so put out in my life. Actually
the dinner was almost spoiled for me, for
I had nervous chills lest several of my
brag dishes should be spoiled. The mean
est part of the whole thing was that when
Mr. Slowpoke did arrive he had not the
slightest sign of an excuse to offer. Now,
IL it had been I, I should have sacrificed
my morals for my manners sake bit;
I should have said that the cars were
blocked. or that some accident or other
had happened to detain me. Not so with
Mr. Slowpoke. He blew in, as l said, just
tWenty-seven minutes late by the clock,
blooming and beaming, and remarked:
Why, I've kept you waiting, haven't ~
quite as If he'd done something to be
proud of. 1 thought of my cream of celery
hre and 1 can tell you l wanted to snake
him..
You poor dear! And you such young
housekeeper, toov' said the elderly guest,
sympatheticaly.
"Oh, not half has been told" continued
the matron, Mr.. Slowpoke, as you all
know lives over on the Palisades, and, if
you can bring yourselves TO believe it, he
actually Dragged of how much work he'd
uo.tT 80 y ~; ..,oa 80 - 49,
guests.
did you ever hear of anything to equal
that?" remarked another Indignantly.
Perfectly inexcusab le," exclaimed a
third and every woman had something to
say.
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lOu'e men anu oiu paeleiolS
are the ones who are at fault. You see
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