The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-13

1nasmuch as there had been frequent cr,t,-
clSm OF the ex-congressman for his con-
nection with questionable lobby trans
actions, the force of the bureau Officials
wires retort can readily be imagined.
Just now is the most critical rnonor.
in many an anxious mammals whole year
Most of the debutantes of the season
have been brought out, says a New YORK
letter, but the problem of keeping up So
cial interest in those same buds is as Off
ficult to solve as that of any advance
agent for a coming soubrette, or uro-
moter of interest in some kind of soaD
The fact is, the debutante requires ad-
tertising quite as much as any CONNER
cial commodity and though 1t must all he
done in a delicate sort of way it is none
the less a piece of high art advertisement
through the columns of some society
leaders mansion where the young ladv
in question is to be the guest of honor an
luncheon or dinner. In most cases. ones
relatives do this sort of social BOOSTING
Very often, also, as in the case of Miss
Josephine Drexel, of New York, there is
no need of any outside assistance 10 the
top of the ladder and it is only gone
through with as a matter of form, as vel
as to give the debutante good time and
chance to display her natural powers Of
fascination. Miss DreXel has had the good
fortune of an opportunity to make an
impression in two cities in the first year
of her coming out through the generosity
of her Philadelphia aunt, Mrs Anthony
DreXel, who has attained social celebrity
for both herself and her captivating niece,
by spending nearly 5000 for the young
woman's cotillion favors alone. 1t will be
long time before the guests of that
cotillion will forget this fact.
Sir James Sawyer in his recent lectures
on longevity has given us such excellent
rules for self-preservation that every one
should possess them They are eight
hours sleep, sleep on your right side,
keep your bedroom window open all night
have mat to your bedroom door do not
have your bedstead against the wall, no
cold tub in the morning but bath at the
temperature of the body; exercise before
breakfast, eat little meat and see that it
is we'll cooked. For adults-Drink no
milk, eat plenty of fat to feed the cells
which are attacked by disease germs;
avoid intoxicants, which destroy those
cells; allow no pet .nimals about your
living rooms (they are apt to carry dis
easel; live in the country if you cam;
watch the three DIS, drinking water,
damp and drains; make change of occu-
patton, take frequent and short holidays,
limit your ambition end keep your tent
per.
All undoubtedly excellent rules, but
several which, in certain cases, require
modification. Not every one In this
changeable climate can stand sleeping
with the window wide open, and exercise
before breakfast is apt to disagree with
| certain constitutions, Perhaps, however,
that may refer to a few minutes vigor-
| Gus calisthenics after ones tub, in which
| case the exercise would probably be bene-
| fetal The structure in regard to pets
seems rather arbitrary, and yet cats, it
IS said, often bring diphtheria, but why
milk is forbidden it is hard to imagine.
On the whole. however, the rules speak
for themselves, and well may be SUBJ
| jected to proof