The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-30

card failed TO include the three-cent ferry
rare from New York to Long Island City.
so on the day of the wedding a number OF
small boys were stationed on this side of
the ferry with the object of waylayIng all
wedding guests and relieving them Of the
necessity of paying fare. One man, who.
like the other guests, was ignorant of the
situation, was somewhat taken aback
when an urchin suddenly accosted him
with wedding guest2 / thought so. Well
come along with me and I'll pay yer fare?'
But gasped the guest, gazing long and
hard at this Ancient Mariner in Juvenile
form. how did you know / was going
TO the wedding" Easy enough was the
answer. Anybody kin tell de men by her
hats, but tell We wot, it's like to pick
out de wimmen wot's going.'"
The latest count In the Indictment of
tight corsets and sleeves comes from a
physician who declareAthat indulgence In
the two fashionable follies named is re-
sponsIble for many misshapen female
forms, says an exchange. Indeed, he de-
cIares that few women are we'll formed.
adding that practically all of them have
either crooked arms or crooked legs-some-
times both. Inquiry among teachers of
physical culture ELECTS pretty much the
same opinion, and all lay the deformity TO
causes specified above. The physician re-
ferred to has this TO say:
Women are knock-kneed, bow-lagged.
too lean, too fat or only partially develop
cd, ana straight arm Is very rare Tight
sleeves, tight waists and tight corsets are
20 be blamed. A man rarely has deform-
ed arms, because his clothing is made to
allow him an opportunity to reach any,
where, and fashion does not forbid him to
swing his arms when he takes his daily
walk. Besides being tight, a woman's
sleeves are put into a waist in such a
manner as to prevent her from lifting her
arms TO any hight The fashionable sleeve
Of the past twenty years has been crook
ed, and wonenS arms have grown as
crooked as the sleeve. Bow-legs and
knock-knees often begin in childhood, but
they are finished by the high heels and
narrow, pointed toes which distinguish the
everyday footwear of womankind
''These deformities may be remedied by
thorough course of physical exercises
with dumbbells and Indian clubs or any
one of the excellent exercises now on the
market, and children can be saved from
deformity by care and attention. The
American mother is careless often-aliows
her baby to stand upon tender little legs
whose cartilages are too soft to bear the
weight OF the body. and so bend one way
or the other. If outward, the baby will
have bow-legs and II in the other direc-
ton knock-knees Will be the result. The
legs should be allowed to gain strength 10
bear the weight OF the body. Massage for
both arms and legs Of baby should ac-
company the daily BATH and II there is a
slight indication toward deformity the
limbs should be bandaged"
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Newcomb, who died
recently at her home In Maiden ndass..
was In many respects a remarkable Wa
man. She was one of the few women
that mastered the intricacies Of havisa
ton. and was able to navigate one Of
the old-time clipper ships across the
ocean when her husband was too III TO
do so himself She made great many
voyages with him, he being one of the
old line OF sea captains that has passed
away with the advent of ocean steamers
With him she crossed the Atlantic forty
four times, and saw a greater part Of the
world. Her Oldest son, Lieut.. Frank New
combe of the United States revenue cut
ter service, was the hero of the battle Of
Cardenas on May II last. lie was in COM
mand of the Hudson, which towed the
torpedo boat Wlnslow out Of the range
Of the deadly fire OF the Spanish bat
teries, for which signal act Of bravery
he has received the thanks of Congress
and a special gold medal of honor.