The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-16

doing the circus act then he certainly
must be famous for his depth Of soul,
his proofs of spiritual sensi bility, or he is
not worth having.
Mrs. John G. Moor, for example, owns
a butterflv-eared Mexican toy dog, who
visibly gives way 20 genuine large tears
and sounds easily interpreted sobs
when his mist is obliged 10 leave him
at home. This demonstration has been
witnessed too often 10 be doubted, and
has made him famous and coveted in So
Ciety. Another amazingly noble-mlndeda
dog is owned by Mrs. Thorne. His taste
is for music. and he only likes he best.
lie can sit on the piano stool and strike
out tune with one paw and the tune
is old Dog Tray" When there is music
in the house he remains IN silent ecstacy
under the piano, and for vocalization he
has an especial preference.
DOGS on a whole. however. are not quite
as popular few years ago. Latterly
birds have flown into many soft nests
in stately houses and two of the most
notable specimens are Miss Greta POme-
roys white cockatoo and Mrs. jonathan
! Thornes laura bird The white CoCkatoO
owns a yellow topknot a bad temper and
an exclusive attachment to his mistress,
who can carry him about on her wrist,
ana does receive her friends often thus
in order to show off Bimi's good points
III 41Nlet - q say lthi oAtCil anu NttiON
fellow of the parrot family, and not only
talks-and sings, but is, like POe's raven
a thing of superstitOus interest to his
owners. Early on the morning of any
birthday in the family the bird is heard
to sing a strange, wild tune. That tune
| is never sung on any other occasions and
the family who have been al pains to
| listen, discover that a birthday never ar
rives that the peculiar time is not sung
over once or twice.
Miss May Bird, a remarkable horsewo-
man, has naturally chosen a horse as her
pet, and Lady Bird is as good a a hu-
man being for intelligence, while in the
/ Newcomb family a monkey reaps all the
honors and affection that usually fall to
the share Of a dog. This monkey, Frisky,
! is gentle, sad-faced, long-taiIed scrap
/ of eccentricity, devoted 10 catching flies
! for fun, and making pins travel. He can
carry colony of pins all over the house
| sticking them in an orderly manner, first
| IN one room, then marshalling them into
another from chair to chair and sofa to
| sofa in the most comical manner.
So far cats have made but modest So
| cial progress, and only the Angoras are
| received in the best circles A wonderful
| fellow, standing TWO feet high on his bare
/ paws, with a coat as white as fresh-fal-
/ len snow, is the most fashionable feline
| in New York and is owned by Mrs. Will
! lam King. The most fascinating feature
| OF TINS smart pussy is his large and per-
/ fectly ruby red eyes. He is graciously pa
raded for envy and admiration before
/ guests, ana given the particular owner
ship Of a gilt-framed chair upholstered
/ in pale blue satin, that serves to set off
his fair beauty to perfection
On breezy Pfaxzas.
About once in five years the mode of
fancy work chops and changes. and out
on the breezy piazzas of country houses
/ just now White-handed ladies of high de-
/ gree are mildly busy and enthusiastic
. over some novelties in handicraft. They
/ are not cmbroisbering centerTUeces tea
! cloths and dolhes in colored silks That
/ Is a dead and done-fOr fashion and lace
! is in its place. The chatelains of summer
/ houses and their guests have all taken
4 lace-makinS lessons or are either busy over
! the nnest renaissance pattern for hand
/ ruching, bOlerOs or collars else the coars-
er, easier style and stitch is spent on
| pieces for table decoration. The lace vorl,
is carried usually in a bag knitted of a
/ great number of cOlOred silks, with the
mesh of which small brilliant beads are
| worked, and all the women draw the finest
OF black silk mittens on their hands when
the dainty tasks are begun.
omen OF large artistic ambition have
gone in heart and soul for tapestry work
lhey hardly venture any bigger pieces
! than viii cover chair seat or upbolster
a soIa cushion, but some of them do truly
excellent work with their woods and bio
needles Ihey work at frames like those
az which our erandmothcrs worked th4ir
wonderful WOO and silk embrofderies
Now that the first flush of interest ba
faded from the business of knitting things
soiI nose, Waistcoats, etc. the girl who
must do something with her fingers is
making truly lovely jackets of ice wool
This is an English mode, for in thai conn
try no woman can wear shirt waist with
OUT Just a shadow of a shade of somethfne
| under il. The ice wool jackets of cream
pale rose or heavens own blue. and hin
as cooWeb, is just the thing. Nearly
/ every young girl now carries round with
| hef . passepartout box and makes nv tbis
| simp.e method picture frames for ber
! friends, and the most fascinating form ~
picture frame to present your hostess is =
| wide cardboard frame, with small nboto-
/ graph OF yourself in the center. and thop
! smah, artistic blue or platinum prints on
the frame round you. showing climnsee
OF those hooks about the country bouee
or lawn. or tiny views of the p1ace Won
most admire This the gver has mounted
i'm passepartout under glass. and sends 70
her hostess when the visit is over.
Emily Holt.