The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-19

WORLD.


,,1e writes of the managing mamma as
follows;
Inns and ferns from professional dec
srotor's Furniture pushed back and dis
RANGED. as left by departing guests Air
law with the perfume of dying roses.
T,obts have been extinguished until only
- is left burning, which shows a ma
,rorly-looking woman, sitting alone by the
wiring fire in the CRATE. She solilo-
qulzes)
"Wen. the wedding is over, and at last
can indulge myself in a little peace and
rest Maud is the rich Mrs. Harrington
,,u gone on her bridal tour in her pri-
,.ate car. and tomorrow the papers will
b. fjIl of what they will call the social
svent of the season, and of descriptions of
her gowns, and jewels, and her new home,
and all the rest of it. Really, 1 think 1
may congratulate myself on the whole at
fair I never saw wedding go off better.
everything absolutely correct, from the
irpressiveness of the ceremony to the
temperature Of the champagne. OF
course [ do wish, poor, dear Harrington
could have contrived not to look quite so
much like a widower WHO was used to
getting married, but, after ALL that is a
small matter. Nobody ever notices the
bridegroom Maud was perfectly beauti-
ful Not teary, ana red-eyed and emotion
al. like most Brides who celebrate the
occasion by looking uglier than they ever
do at any other time of their lives Nat
urally. 1t was no more than I expected
of her None of my children, l trust, can
ever so forget my teaching as to be weak
enough to give away to their feelings.
Feelings. my dear 1 have always said to
them are a luxury in which only mill
ionaires can afford to indulge themselves.
For people in our moderate circumstances
they are simply a preposterous eXtraVa-
gance which you must not even think of
gratifying
Thank heaven, I shall always have the
comfort of knowing l have done my fun
duty towards my children. All of them
admirably married and settled in life
What could be more gratifying to a mo-
TIERS heart than the sight of Florence
fine house, or Lulu's diamonds, or
Frances opera box, or Enily's horses and
carriages? OF course, I wish that James
wasn't quite so dull and stupid, or Edgar
such a frightful bore with his imaginary
Illnesses Reginald
wasn't so Wild-but his property is set
tied on him, and he can't get rid of it,
that's one comfort-and that Fred was-er
ETA little more domestic in his tastes,
but, dear me, you can't have everything
Whoever you marry, you have to overlook
things you don't like, and put up with
things you don't enjoy, and at least when
you have fine establishments and gowns
you have something by way of compen-
saton.
when that catty Mrs. Blank came up
10 speak to me tonight at the reception
she murmured: Everything is so perfect
but then you are so clever, one never looks
for anything less than success from you
! knew she was dying to say, and would
as soon as my back was turned that
was such a chrewd manager. 1t is always
the fling my enemies have had at me when
! outgeneraed them and did the thing
they wanted TO do. I'm, hum, wonder
why it should be thought a reflection on
woman TO be a good manager, to know
how to turn circumstances to her advan-
tage instead Of being crushed by them? A
man would be admired for il, but there's
always a sheer in the epithet when they
apply it TO a woman.
"Heigho but the woman who, without
money, manages to hold her place in So
ciety pays for it, The days of anxiety,
the nights of planning, the trouble and
10 make one dollar do the work of five.
The necessities 1 have done without in
order to exhibit the luxuries! 1 am sure
have gone through enough to entite me
TO rank among the saints and the mar
tyrs. Nobody knows, not even Bob,
When our fortune was swept away by
that unlucky speculation of his, ne was
Tor giving right up, and sinking under
the blow. We can take what little we
nave left and go to some quiet country
neighborhood where it will be enough to
hve on in comfort, in an humble way he
sad. SO We can answered, and have
our children grow up with nobodies and
marry nobodies, and be nobodies. Never
Whiie live. intend that my daughters
snail take the place in society they are
entitled 20, and what 1 lack in money
must make up in wit But, heavens!
what an undertaking it was! Five daugh-
ters 20 be educated, dressed and launched
IN society on almost nothing a year! No
wonder l am gray~headed and have wrin-
Kies that defy the masseur.
People whose own daughters have
thrown themselves away in idiotic mar
Ilages say l am managing mother. Pouf! |
ana why not? Does the successful bust |
ness man sit still and walt for the good
.llng he wants to drop into his lap? Does
lne politician ever wait for the office TO
teaily hunt him up? I guess not Every
ny well, only some of us use more sense
ABOUT It than others. What brings about
lhe average marriage? A dart from a
winged Cupid? Faughl that is the non
sense of the fairy tales. 1t is propin-
qul'y' Everybody-of the slightest intellI-
s senGe knows that, and yet parents let a
hta55Cslniating and undesirable fellow spend
na,l ms evenings at their house, and then
S %nen their romantic little goose of "a
tuusIler wants to marry him they are as |
,O Ounued and unprepared for denoue- |
s 'en1 mat a blind man could have fore
49, rom the beginning. I'll do myself
eS Jusuce 10 say that I never underrat-
el me value of propinquity Only with
eit.. IL was the propinquity Of the strictly
so9 s','e every time, and really, don't
roe now my daughters could have made
U ,.Ts advantageous matches.
smar3I, were good girls, of course and |
s SER to reason. No sentimental non
war; ABOUT them, thank goodness. They
t Sete clever enough to understand what il
tIo ' tia really counts. There's such a lit |
tjne INC 70 be romantic and such a long
fArf, IL /