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

Ihere were the same color tones
throughout, and it was very attractive.
It Is but seldom thar a state supreme
court is called upon TO decide as to the
whims and caprices of women, says the
Chicago Chronicle, but Mrs. Sarah Decker
Clark has just secured an odd decision in
her favor from referee appointed by the
Supreme Court of the state of New York.
Mrs. Clark passes most of her time in
New York. but her legal residence is up
the Hudson near Catskill. Therefore, a
suit in which she was interested came up
before Judge Clearwater at Kingston.
Mrs. Clark applied for permission to draw
from the Farmers Loan and Trust Com
pany of New York city money to enable
her 10 take a European trip. Under the
viii of her father about $4,000 was de-
posted with the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company the income to be used for her
maintenance and that of her sister until
they became p years of age. Mrs. Clark
husband is Harry Clark, whom she mar
ried at CatsSill nine months ago She is
in poor health and her physicians have nd
vised winter in the south of France AS
she is a ward of the Supreme Court and
would formerly have been called a ward
in chancery, 1t was necessary to apply
to justice Of that court for permission
to draw the money from the trust COM
pany. Judge Clearwater appointed Will
liam T. Holt of New York a referee TO
take testimony, which was presented to
the judge last week.
According to the referees report, Mrs
Clark wants various things among them
being $500 for clothing, $500 for travelling
expenses, $500 for spending money $500
month for the board of herself and hus-
band, a gold watch to cost $50, a gold
chain to cost SIS, a new set of shirt waist
studs to cost 800 a tailor-made suit to
cost $40, and a new travelling hat for
which she must spend SOS. The counsel
for the trust company thought these items
rather extravagant
Cant you buy hat for less than $2S2"
he asked, sarcastically.
"Oh, yes" dolefully replied the fair pc
titioner; Il suppose l could but I
wouldn't wear a cheaper hat. 1 want to
be well dressed or 1 shall not go 10 Eu-
rope"
How about the watch and chain?" went
on the lawyer, relentlessly.
ooh, l can get a watch for $780, said
Mrs. Clark. eagerly adding: 1T won't be
much of a watch, though, and I can't
have a diamond set in the case"
The gold chain, she said, could not be
bought as heavy and as long as she want
ed it for less than $50.
After a careful perusal of the testimony,
Judge Clearwater decided that, although
Mrs. Clark had expensive habits and lib
eral notions they were not SO extravagant
as to make him refuse her petition, so he
granted all of her requests, even for
real long gold chain" and an order was
issued directing the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company of New York city to pay
the bills
IVAN in thu apaa Huhap paonIA
knew nothing of the bath and its rejuve-
mating properties, noted beauties found out
the secret of preserving their loneliness
by abutonary aids. Isabeau of Bavaria
heard that chickWeed was good for the
skin, and had enormous decoctiOns brewed
from It, In which she bathed daily. Diana
of Poltiers was another cleanly coquette,
and plunged into a tub of rain water ev
cry morning.
The eighteenth century beauties likewise
believed in bathing; but they put all sorts
of odd infusions into the water to improve
the skin-such as the bouillon in which
the veal had been boiled, water distilled
from the honey extracted from roses, a
preparation Of almonds melon juice the
milky juices of green barley linseed dis
titled with Mexican balm dissolved by the
yolk of an egg. These remarkable decoc-
lions were freely used by the ladies at
the courts or LOUIS, DeIOrS the revolution.
Queen Marie Antoinette made liberal
use of the bath, putting into the water
wild thyme, laurel leaves, marjory and
a little sea salt.
Marie Czetwertynoska, the Russian
beauty, who exercised so great an infiu-
ence over Car Alexander !, used to battle
in Malaga wine.
The Marechal Davoust, Princess Eek
muhl, was at So renowned for her queenly
carriage, superb eyes and beautiful color
her skin being so white as to rival the
snow of her abundant locks. She had
never used anything but pure water on
her face, and she always kept TO a very
simple diet, even when her table was
loaded with good cheer for her guests
She remained equally attractive to her
last hour, although in youth she had been
one of the prettest women of her time.
Her daughter, Nine. de Blocqueville. liv-
ed to be just such another white-haired
beauty, and was noted in her old age for
dressing with consummate taste and ele-
gance.
Even when blessed with steady nerves a
woman is apt to fear the trip across State
street, Chicago, at the Intersection of a
busy thoroughfare. To a timd woman
the Journey when unescorted by a male
protection, is simply terror. Almost any
maculine VIII do, even boy being re-
garded as some protection. One day last
week a woman past middle life came to
the crossing at State and Madison and
paused in fear of the street cars, cabs and
heavy wagons that crowded the broad
thoroughfare. AS she hesitated a man
came along and paused beside her. He was
a well dressed man and carried a heavy
cane, which he used constantly as if he
might be little lame.
Sir" said the lady to him, may 1 ask
YOU to offer me the protection of your arm
in crossing the street"'
She said this in a very sweet and lady
ike way, and the man with the cane
touched his hat.
Certainly, madam" he replied, and Of
fered her his arm. AS they crossed the
street the man with the cane was very
careful He halted several times, but they
reached the other side without mishap.
AS the lady let go Of his arm she said:
THANK you, sir, for your courtesy and
protection"
''You are quite welcome, madam" he
replied. But 1 fear you overvalue my
northumberland 1 am blind"