The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-21

pensive clothes, all beautifully made and
of the richest materials, is never in the
fashion?'
Why" laughed the other, at is because
she has such an economical turn of mind
that she never can bring herself 10 wear
her gowns when they are fresh from Pa
ris She looks at them, tries them on and
admires them, and never, except at rare
intervals, finds a function good enough to
wear them at When the winter Is over
they are carefully put away. The next
season, of course, they are as fresh as
ever, and she thinks IL is her duty to wear
them. In the mean while she cannot resist
ordering new gowns and so the same
thing goes on season after season. She
simply cannot bring herself to what seems
to her the extravaganza of putting on new
clothes and wearing them at once"
There are two rich sisters in New York
who always have alpaca umbrellas to take
out in the rain to save their silks ones
.'But when do you use your good umbrel-
las?' asked a friend to whom they had
been explaining their economy.
''WeH we do not use them much" adj
mitted the economists, but we have had
our umbrellas for five years, and they are
as good as new"
A woman who win pay $50 for a bonnet
will laboriously work over the string of a
parcef, deemIng it a waste to cut It, She
never orders a ball of Irvine. which is all
ways a comfort in the house and which
would cost only a few cents because
there ought to be plenty of string from
the packages"
To hesitate about paying out 81 in one
instance, and 10 spend a large sum on
some apparently useless article, is a COM
mon trait among women OF this stamp.
And the odd part of it Is that the incon-
slstency never seems to strike them.
A Washington housekeeper says the
New York Sun engaged a young colored
woman from Vrg MIA as kitchen maid, and
was much pleased with lfer evident desire
TO be useful and master the details of her
duties. The girl was quiet and respectful,
cared little 10 so out and had no wish
tors, and had come 10 be regarded as that
long-looked for treasure, a good servant.
when one day her mistress was startled
by hearing The girl cry out in a sharp,
hystercal tone Of voice:
How de do. Aunt Janet Well Granpap,
l declarl Uncle Joab Use glad 10 see you,
deed I is Wen, well, de baby. too? wy.
YOU deah little Gully head pickanninny
kiss me, dis mint! Well, ! nevahl To
think Aunt Sa9ies along with you all. I
nevah was so glad TO see you befo', nevah
How $ nnDtha0E W ylOf uidi she KUN
long? she JUS might well as not Mary,
YOU ius' tel her now l hollered bout herr
The mistress, after minutes astonlshed
y.ause. wendell her way downstairs with
the intention Of curbing the noisy demon
strat,on and suggesting that the size of the
kitchen scarcely warranted all the darkies
ia Virginia calling at the same time. She
made considerable noise in the hallway TO
warn them that she was coming. and a
moment later opered the kitchen door.
Tnefe sat the girl cntirely alone and busy
shining up her tins.
.yVhy. Kate" said the mistress, II
thought lie kitchen was full Of company
mar All your relatives, except your moth
er had called 60 see you-who was ~"
THE gin looked bewIldered for a mo-
nent and then said:
Deed. Miss Use just homesick, so 1
had 20 prittent Ike rs talkin' TO the folks.
else I'd got 10 set right down and cry! |
hone | ain't done nothin' wrong?"
NO" said the mistress kindly, you've
done nothing wrong You're a good girl,
kate. ana talk to your people whenever
Il win make you feel better
''The funniest thing l have seen for a