The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-13

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no table? never wrote on my knees in
my Hfei 1 couldn't do it," And he shoves
the books and periodicals aside on the
center table. They topple an instant ana
then go over with a crash Never mind
III pick them up afterwards" says Tom.
Here give me the ink. Is this all the
pen you've got? l can't make "a mark
with it, There. I've blotted this sheet
Give me another. or all uncomfortable
places to write at, this is the worst! l
have no room at all for my elbows. BE
gins to write)
Dear Mrs. B. 1t gives me great
pleasure to accept your kind invitation
Molly, hand me some blotting paper No
blotting paper? Great Scott, How do YOU
expect a fellow TO write under such cir
cumstances? Oh, darn il all; there goes
the ink! No Christian could write in such
a place as this. IN have to wait until
get back to my office and have things
shipshape No wonder you women are I'M
businesslil<e, when You don't mind writ
ing on your laps with bad pens and no
blotting paperH'
Of one thing there can be very little
doubt. and that is the greater readiness
of women in conversation than men A
woman can create conversation, which
is a very useful thing, and is frequently
found great social difficulty.
If we give a man a subject on which he
knows anything at all. unless he be fool
or morbidly reticent he can talk about it
so as to make himself fairly Ineligible,
and perhaps interesting. to those for whom
the subject has any interest at all. Men,
when their feeling of enthusiasm is ex-
cited, throw off the slowness and hesita-
ton which frequently cramp their power
In society, just as they throw off the ply
steal infirmity of suffering under the in
fiuence of some awakening theme or some
strong sympathy.
But the power of conversation in some
women, and not always of remarkable
ability, is the very art of making bricks
without straw. They viii talk to one by
the hour about nothng-that is no par
tlcular subject, and without no particular
object-and talk coherently and not fool
ishly and, withal, very pleasantly all the
time.
1t would be somewhat difficult, however,
for the listener to carry away with him
any new ideas, or of having had his old
ones enlarged, but he will rise ana go his
way, S one does after a light and whole
some meal, sensibly cheered and refreshed.
put retaining no Troublesome memories
OF the ingredients which have composed
it.
one concert that was to have taken place
under distinguished social patronage late
last spring says the New York Sun has
been postponed until next winter Its OBJ
Ject Is indirectly to help a worthy relig-
ious charity; but there is a slant to its be-
neVolent purposes which has diminished
the interest of the patronesses who have
heard of the matter. The woman inter
ested in making 1t a success lost the sym
pathy of her compatriots several years ago
in Europe, although their state of mind to-
ward her at that time was explained rs
one of the incomprehensible attitudes oc-
casionaAy assumed by expatriated Ameri-
cans toward their own country people She
went to Paris a widow and either absorb
ed there or carried with her the engrosslng
interest which so many Americans come to
feel in the nobility of foreign lands She
got easily into the promised land so far as
an acquaintance with a number of titled
men would take her because she was at
tract1ve, although she lacked the associa-
tions in this country which some of the
others about her possessed. This advan-
tage was partly overcome by a rather sud-
den engagement to a French Count Of the
best social connections and small IN
come. He introduced her to his relatives,
and through them the American. unknown
~ li1iti't saw tllOit Ol I ItllGn society tndn
persons who would never have known her
here had an opportunity to observe This
did not last long Foreign prospective
husbands are opposed to long engagements
The marriage had 10 come soon But the
settlement was in order before that Ne
gotiations reached the question of fortune
promptly.
But have no dowry, my dear" was
her informal treatment of this business
like episode. Il can give you only my
heart"
The Count retired with as much dignity
as he could command. The door that shut
him out hid well the society of the no
blesse from the American widow Perhaps
the Count was imprudent not to inquire
into details before he fell in love Perhaps
the woman overated her charms At al
events, tie affair was unfortunate
The Americans who knew of il, and most
of them did. decided that the Count had
been outraeeously treated. Their sympa-
thy was with him, not with their country
woman. They felt that the Faubourg tn "
all vencrated had been outrageously treat
ed, pronol need their verdict, and acted up
to It, No one Of them felt any pride in
the fact that one Of their eountrYwo:nen
penetrated so far into the charmed circle
without even 4 fortune. They pitied the
ari3tocracy instead.
The setback d not deprive the Anleri-
can of an hone. She had had a glimpse Of
what title meant. and set out 10 get one
Rome was the scene of her next effort a
papal title seemed better for her purposes
than none at all. She was anxious to ben
eft some charity, and one was named. She
wanted a Iitle as a mark of appreciation
of her efforts, and she named the title she
wanted. That was bestowed on her by
somebody with the power. 1t was not
like the ancient French name in the grace
Of which she had once prospered and no
husband came with IL. But II was a title
The charity has not yet been benefited
because the lady can give no more to it
than she could 10 her sutton In France
Little more than her heart is to be given
to anything. But the concert may pro-
duce money enough TO help the charity
somewhat and for that reason this titled
Arnerica-n le rrving 10 arrange n IL ia n