The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30

nave made a beSpectacled Boston school
ma am vince, and was conventionality it,
self After dinner a change came over
her. AS soon as we were all Seated in my
den she began to fire sofa pillows at the
man, to say all sorts of unconventional
things; in short, she uncorked herself, and
was her own bright, fresh, natural self
trife exaggerated. The man gasped at
first. but he met her qlIips andA quirks
in the spirit that sent them. Next She
locked as pious as a nun and began to
tell of how she was trying to develop
her spiritual side. Her magnetism was
such that in an instant ne was all ears
listening to her theories about the scien-
tific basis of happiness. Just when he
was beginning 10 think her more angel
than woman she broke into the merriest
laugh and. said. Mr. Swallowtail how
do l impress you In full dress? What do
you think you'll think of me in street
dress?' He knew in an instant that we'd
put up game on him, as he expressed it,
but he remarked as he took his leave,
All the same, people do feel and act diff
ferently in evening Clothes"
And he was right, but only half way
right. Some persons do look and act diff
ferently in evening clothes or fine clothes.
They are persons with whom care in dress
is not a necessary part and expression of
refined nature; they dress solelylto win
consideration, and they are the dressed
up persons, not the well-dressed ones
Dressed-up men and women are taking
out of fashion and well-dressed ones are
taking their places. No matter how linn.
tied mans or woman's income. he or
she can always be well-dressed. and theI,
clothes won't affect their minds or their
manners, either.
1t is commonplace to hear that woman
has married a fortune or a title, but 1t IS
something of novelty to learn of a girl
marrying a red flower vase This has been
done recently, however, by Miss Hsu, a
young woman of Soochow, China. She is a
member of one of the aristocratic families
of the city, and was engaged 10 be married
to the son of the vice chancellor of the
Imperial Academy of Picking The young
man died a few days before the wedding,
and the bride-elect vowed she would never
marry, but would become an inmate of the
bridegroom's household. where she could
observe her widowhood. In accordance
with the Chinese custom she fixed her in
tentions by marrying the flower vase. If
is proposed erecting a granite arch In
Soochow to commemorate the virtues of
Miss Hhu.
"If you would like to see stars" said
the suave Jewel expert as he flashed n
trayful of diamonds and sapphires before
New York Commercial Advertiser re-
porter's eyes, 'look at these dropssof crys-
tai fire." They were well worth scrutiny.
Bands of pearls flanked by airy scrolls
and vines and tiny flowers wrought In
small diamonds glittered among hoops
of rubies, clusters of sapphires and cir
oles of pink pearls, purple amethysts and
deep-hued emeralds. These are All on
gagement rings" he continued picking
up a handful of the baubles and fitting
them In rainbow rows on the finger of
each hand. 1.-The solitaire diamond IS as
popular as ever but elaborate designs
and colored stones are also popular Al
one time no girl would have felt properlv
engaged unless the VOWS were sealed with
solitaire diamond. Now she expects sew
eral stones, and prefers rubies and emer-
alds' with diamonds as trimming. The
ring" picking up hoop of alternate r,,-
bies and diamonds, with a great pearl in
the center, was designed by the young
woman herself. 1t symbolizes the birth
months Of the fiances and the month In