The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11

er detract from the sweetness of a dinner
to be waited on by the same man servant
who has served you at no less than three
dinners the same week. These little tri-
tles, however, are not allowed tosinterfere
with the joy of entertaining.
The expense of china is a serious one for
people who do not entertain often They
invariably have to replenish their stock OF
both china and glass, whereas the @rich
woman has always her pantry we'll stock
ed and does not have to even think of buy
ing new. The flowers sent down from the
green house in the country cost nothing,
but the expense of flowers when they have
TO be bought at the florists is no small
item in the total cost of a dinner. The
wine cellar question has already been
touched upon, but it is one that interferes
seriously with poor people entertaining
their friends, for nowadays nobody drinks
anything but champagne. 1t would be con-
sidered no compliment to offer your friends
sherry and elaret
The dinner club Is expecting 10 work
wonders in the matter Of turning out sat
isfactory entertainments for little money.
and there is no question that it can be
done
In the meantime it is said, Miss Anna
Sands, Mrs. Mills and her friends have
started this winter by an ostentatious sim
plicity in entertaining and after the play
give chahing-dish suppers at their own
houses, where the cooking il ali done at
the table If this plan does succeed there
viii come a revolution indeed, and in con-
sequence, much more social life for ,there
is no question that a lot of nice people
have dropped out of society, finding Il
absolutely impossible to keep UP with So
ciety as it expects to be entertained to-
day. It's well enough to talk about being
Independent and entertaining in an in
dependent way. The woman who is IN
dependent in her entertaining simply can
not get the people she wants for her
guests no matter how bright and clever
she may be. She had best put her Jewels
in pawn and engage a chef and spend
what is left after she has paid the wages
Of the chef, on food for the chef to cook
She viii ger along faster In that way than
in any other, and the young girls of the
present day will DO well to study maths-
mates as applied to dinner giving in New
York. This is being done il is said at
one of the most fashionable schools 10
New York. where girls are expected to
furnish a description Of dinners thai they
intend giving, with the prices No girl
has as yet turned la a paper describing a
dinner under 500
There Is nothing we are so eager 10 get
as letters and nothing chat so soon ,irags
q AEAib AiitillilS tudlii u WITTY IE1eTE. saws
the Philadelphia Times, viii accumulate
In every household and It becomes neoes-
sary, sooner or later, to dispose OF them
in some way There are a few prompt and
prosaic people who burn every letter IS
soon as il has been replied 10, but. while
that rule is convenient for a certain class
Of correspondence, it would be too crude
for general adoption. Others make a point
Of retaining their letters for a certain
length Of time. and then. after a casual
inspection, having grand holocaust. 9th
ers again-and ] wonder If these are not
the largest number?-have something Of
the collectors instinct, or, perhaps. a SEN
timental objection, 10 destroying the writ
ten evidence Of friendship, ana carefully
treasure up all the Dosunan's freight from
year to year. Besides, not only a senti-
mental, but a business motive weighs with
some people IN keeping the mass Of their
correspondence. An old letter may turn
IN some time as an important piece OF evil
denco, or AZ showing the writer's mind AZ
such ana such q time. Ia any case. the
gpOndence Of lifetime Is interesting
as ne Unconscious record Of it's family
history. The faded lines ana worn sheets
Of paper. almos, falling apart where ih1y
have been fO.dod aud refoided look only
dun ana mgaty " stranger eyes. 70 b.