The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20


there was shout of laughter, and she was
reminded Of how she used TO eat up the
greater part of the chocolate cake in
school days.
Family Ties
My wife and ] at the window one day
Stood watching the organ mans monk
ey.
When cart came along in which a boy
Sat driving a long-eared donkey.
Said l to my wife by way of a joke,
There's your relative in that carriage"
She glanced at the donkey and made re-
ply,
"Ah, yet-we're related by marriage"
Chicago Record.
Mrs. Joseph Kingsbury society woman
OF Atlanta, Ca, has caused much comment
by her recent letter to daily paper of
that city, in which she utters warning
words to the young girls there against the
fad of kissing. Are kissing games preva-
lent in Atlanta society, and has such a
pastime became so general as to cause
The need of a warning through the press?
The public would certainly infer this con-
clusion from the pleading words of the
prominent writer, who relates incidents to
prove the truth of her words.
Naturally. says the New York Herald.
the fair maidens of Atlanta feel somewhat
aggrieved that they should be singled OUT
from all the world to receive a lecture on
the subject, devoid even of the proverbial
curtain. There are several of Atlantas
society bellies at present in New York,
Among them is Miss lisa Urquhart Glenn,
daughter of former Mayor John r. Glenn
of Atlanta Miss Glenn is a cousin of
former Secretary of the Interior Hoke
Smith. She is staying at No. 45 East
Fifty-ninth streeth.
asked her to explain, If she could. why
the Atlanta girls were the recipients OF
such strong advice from Mrs. Kingsberry.
Miss Glenn laughed merrily at the query,
and then exclaimed:
Really. it's too bad that we Atlanta
girls should be made to appear so ridicu-
lous before the world by Mrs. Kingsberry.
We have been wearing the brand of Cain
ever since the publication of her letter.
Instead of helping she has made muddie
Of things by trying TO preach where there
was no need of a sermon.
II suppose Mrs. Kingsberry Is one of
those women who believe they are born
with a mission, but truly, don't think she
has succeeded in filling a long felt want.
81 would feel so relieved If Atlanta
| could be let alone. We are not any worse
/ there than other people, but somehow, If
anything sensational happens in Atlanta.
|
The rest of the South is jealous of our
city. YOU know and maybe that has some
thing to do with this fact.
| Mrs Kingsberry has made the public
believe that kissing Is a regular occur
renee at all social functions. / suppose
now people think that at every one of our
cotfllons the special favor accorded each
man is to kiss the girl of his choice. 1t fs
all nonsense. 1 never saw but one girl
/ In I DGon
dancing, and having stopped at a remote
window, / peeped through just in time to
see the dreadful act But that girl was
from the West.
"Irs. Kingsberry speaks of the wicked
Young man who tried to put his arms
about the innocent young debutante TO
kiss her. telling her that she would not be
a success in society II she refused to allow
such privileges. Maybe there are lots of
incidents like this, for a man Is usually
| not too good to kiss girl If she will per-
nit him. But Il depends on the girls them
selves whether they keep such young men
ut distance. No sensible girl will believe
the rot spoken by that young man.
sWhen / made my debut there were IF
teen other buds launched on the social sea
NJ the same time. We were never wall
flowers. but we did not have to kiss our
way into popularity.
'Old people may have kissed when they
were Young, but they have no use for
l,issers around their daughters So says
Mrs. Kingsberry, and she even goes SO
far as 10 threaten the lndulgng young
man with the toe of somebody's boot. IT
doesn't seem fair for the old folks to have
had all the fun-does it?-and raise such
a fuss at the mere mention of the young
people having any. II appears TO me to
be downright selfish. Our new mentor is
kind enough to say kissing for real love
goes on forever and is natural. | did not
know there was any true love in society.
Il wonder who told Mrs. Kingsberry
that there was so much kissing going on
in Atlanta? Any up TO date girl would be
sure 10 conceal the particulars of any
such transaction. But if the men are as
persistent about kissing as Mrs. Kings
berry has made the public believe, then
| think training school should be opened
| In our city where girls may be taught to
punch anything which may come in their
way in human shape Either that train
ing or a hat pin is a good defense for the
l1issable girl. once in Atlanta, when a
: prominent but fresh young man did at
tempt TO kiss pretty girl she stuck her
hat pin into his neck He had to go about
for a week afterward with his throat NUT
fled up in a handkerchief
There is not much chance for stolen
| kisses at society events in our city Fir.
tauon corners in Atlanta society houses