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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-19

salary is not sufficient to keep up very
much of a Tnenage, is it?"
WELL" replied the friend, after a pause,
'why don't you try catering for the new
tea room which are about to open?
You have always had a penchant for
cooking. you know"
But don't know anything about bus
iness," replied Mrs. Brainard; 'If you will
find out what they want and what the
business arrangements are, 1 will cheer
fully make the experiment -
The trip was made, and word brought
back that the firra had arranged for
everything but gingerbread They had so
far been unable TO find any of this COM
modify that suited their fancy, and would
be glad to order a daily supply if they
could get exactly what they wanted. Mrs
Brainard Immediately set TO work TO
make gingerbread and tried a dozen diff
ferent recipes before she produced any
thing quite satisfactory to herself Then
one came out light, moist, delicious, and
the next day dozen similar cakes were
made and sent to the firm. These per-
fectly met the long-felt want, and orders
followed. AS the firms custom grew.
their demands spread from gingerbread
to cakes of all sorts-rolls, salads. pickles
jellies, croquets. etc. More servants were
employed-graduaily other cafes and clubs
began TO ask for supplies, and thus the
business grew into its present proportions
The whole scheme really swung from the
one loaf of gingerbread, land the weird
part of 1t is remarked Mrs. Brainard
that that particular recipe is one which
fails nearly as often as il succeeds; all the
ingredients have TO be absolutely first
class, the molasses in exactly the right
condition, and so on. 1 have never known
a green girl 10 succeed with it the first
time trying If mine had failed, you see,
there might never have been a Home Del
icacy Association"
The association has never made any at
tempt to compete with the cheaper class
Of restaurants, but buys only the purest
food materials, not even using ordinary
city water for the purposes of cooking,
but using the pasteurized exclusively
Mrs. Brainard remarked, by the way, thas
railroads are the most fastidous and
clever buyers, always willing to pay a
first-class price for a flrst-class article
whi.e women. who ought 90 know best the
cost of pure materials, viii frequently hag-
gle for a 12-cent pie"
Mrs. Brainard rises at or 4:S0 O'CLOCK
in the morning, has a cup of coffee and
does her best work between then and Q
o'clock a. m. This has been her custom
from childhood, and doubtless accounts
for the enormous amount of work that she
is able 20 turn off. OF distinguished an
pearauce, always smartly gowned Mrs
Brainard impresses one as most remark
able type; being able to apply her broad
and deep knowledge. discriminating taste
keen and critica. Judgment with equal
force to literature, science, cooking busi-
ness, or to the practical colving of knotty
social problems. Marion Depew.
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sWOMAN'S PAGE q

Of the tribe of Boston women. but the
New York. the Philadelphia and the Chi
cago women have come % count the little
bag among their dearest treasures. The
suburbanite, who comes in for a days
hard shopping, carries one style OF reti-
cue, the luxurious creature who rides in
carriage carries another, but they all
belong to the genus bag, and the funny
hingt is that Wher the woman is, and
no matter where, her bag goes with her
Like Marys little lamb, it follows her TO
church, on her calls, 10 concerts, readings,
the theater. opera weddings and to balls
and dinner.
well provided woman owns at least a
dozen types of bag; from big net thing
of knitted silk or Irvine, to a delicious lit
tie perfumed nest like affair Of rosy bro
cade Nobody has a pocket nowadays,
and on the ruins of the pocket the bag has
risen. II is usually made of rough green
cloth quite unlike the pretty double bag Of
dark silk, hung on a silver ring, that the
sample hatcher gaily carries In place of
the silk retcuie with an expanding metal
gate top, so popular a year ago. Very
small leather catches Of more or less splen-
dor of material and make up are in eX-
ceeding favor with shoppers, too, and some
women, who have an absent minded way
of leaving purses, etc, on counters, have
their little shopping bags locked 20 their
wrists like bank messengers.
The sort of bag that goes calling and to
concerts is a tiny elongated sachel, of the
finest leather mounted on a gold or silver
frame and 10 the leather exterior the own
ers initials In silver are fastened. Such
bag is always carried on the arm, for its
handle is made sufficiently large to admit
of ats being pushed up as high
as the elbow, and many of
Them have secret locks where
a key Is not concerned Cards, purse,
smelling salts, handkerchiefs, etc, are car
ried in such bag, while those that go to
weddings and balls are long beaded or bro
caded silk affairs, mounted on mouths of
metal and fastening like a wallet. By a
gold chain they hang from the arm, else
by means of stout pin fixture, your bag
can be made fast to your side as you
dance. Mary Dean.
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rosette of velvet that seems almost to
simulate a short sleeve, again a large,
loose, petaled flower Is fastened to the
loop and the effect is just as pretty If
white chiffon, or silk bodice is worn the
black velvet treatment shows TO double
advantage, and many women fasten to the
loop below the shoulder a large white
chrysanthemum, or giant white silk
rose, and the consequence always inspires
envious admiration.
Sprfng school Clothes.
How shall THE BARNS be prepared for
the school days following Easter vaca-
ton Is a question that mothers are al
ready trying to solve. The shop keepers
are lending serviceable aid by showing the
handsome light wool cheviots for early
April and the cotton cheviots to follow.
At the boys outitters they are making
for the little chaps, madras neglgee shirts,
in exact imitation of those their fathers
and big brothers wear in hot weather.
Under the starchless madras collar the
fashionable boy will wear butterfly bow
tie of canvas; knee breeches of dark blue
mohar and a canvas belt will complete
the play day suit, The most sensible ever
seen Short double breasted REFER coats
of dark blue and brown mohair, unlined,
are made up for wear next summer by
Youngsters stl in knickerbockers, and
Scotch bonnet of navy blue serge or can
vas. with two ribbon ends huttering at
the rear, are what the little fellows will
wear on their heads
Sensible mothers now buy all the shoes
for their children to wear in the country
of pigskin yellow or back oiled leather
with rubber soes. These shoes have
sprlng heels and lace, and both boys and
Girls under 10 years of age will wear at
play with those shoes half hose. Manila
hats are to predominant in every play
ground when the warm weather comes.
Fashions for Little Lnssies.
Girls in short skirts have gone back to
the dear old style of wearing their hair
In big round. dangling ours made on
stick. The curls are not confined at any
point and are adopted OF course only with
the dress of occasion, for dancing school,
Sunday school and parties. With their
half hose and low neck short-sleeved mus
lin gowns the little maids will be charm
ing pictures in the May days.
In the interim of fierce March weather
the little women wear most charming red
lined Riding Hood cloaks to school These
cloaks are shaped just like the fashionable
pelerlnes their mothers wear, with the
exception that 90 the childs cloak has a
very useful hood that gathers with a rib
bon round the face and is worn oftener as
cosy head covering than a draughty hat
The hood and cape is usually edged with
a bright fox fur and the girls wear can,
vas, or cloth leggins buckled up at the
SIDE Of the leg.
Bags n Necessity.
No woman reckous herself any longer
able or fitted to get about her daily duties
without the aid of bag. The handbag
of various types used 10 be the totem
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HER FORTUNE ON GINGERBREAD
Men More Liberal in Spending Money
for Food Than Women.
Harriet

Chicago Feb. 16.-Mrs. Harriet
Brainard has long been known as
one of the foremost teachers of
literature In Chicago, but it only re-
Gently transpired that for several years
she has been at the head of an associa-
ton that supplies all sorts of delicacses
for the largest tea room in the city, caters
to many of the SVEN clubs, and furnishes
the buffets of most of the railroads run
ming out of Chicago, moreover, that she
was its sole originator and promter, and
while retaining her position as teacher of
literature, has managed the entire finan-
cial side of the association; not only so,
but no new dish is ever added to the list
but that Mrs. Brainard first makes it with
her own hands, tests it, and personally
teaches il to her assistants. In other
words Mrs. Brainard is the association.
From no capital and no commercial pres
tige, her business has grown until now the
whole upper floor of her large and beauti-
full home is given up to the manufacture
of home delicacies, and no less than so
people are employed in it's various
branches. Indeed, with the new year, Mrs.
Brainard found herself obliged to add to
this equipment large downtown office in
one of the handsome buildings on Michi-
gan boulevard, and has begun to add pri
vate catering to her list of successes.
A graduate of Cornell College and for
three years a fellow in the Chicago Uni
Versity, Mrs. Brainard drifted into leach
ing literature as in the direction of her
most strongly marked tastes. Born and
bred to a rather luxurious way of living,
she was unwilling, when the business de-
preston came and much of the family
revenue was found to be tied up in real
estate, that any change should take place
in their accustomed way of living, but de-
termined that the usual establishment,
with its servants, horses, carriages, etc,
should remain intact. The matter had
been fermenting in her sub-consciousness
some little time, when she casually re-
marked to a friend one day during her
summer vacation:
Il must make more money. I am at
tached to my school work, but a teachers
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How to Be Mon in 1000 Years.
From the London Mail.

FROM the LONDON MAIL
Much amusement has been caused !"
Birmingham by the arrival of a checN
for flo at the Lord Mayors Office under
the following circumstances:
A few weeks ago il was decided TO ac-
quire land upon which to extend inc
Council house. The site could not be got
freehold, but a 800 years lease was given.
To this Alderman Mantou objected anu
pleaded that at the end Of the lease inc
buildings would revert 10 the ground idilu
lord and f50O0,O00 in ground rent Wou'"
have been spent in vain.
Mr.. Alexander Chance accordingly seu'
a 80 check to the Lord Mayor, to De m
vested for 500 years at 21a per cent a.
the end of the period this would y n'a
f5S ,S99 100000 or an income yearly oil ~.
100000. This sum Mr.. Chance wagglsii1s
suggested would recoup Birmingham i0'
the sum expended on ground rent.
When interviewed, Mr.. Chance sala ~
was quite serious. when the t.ns
comes" he said, "there will be no ta''s
to pay, and every citizen will live IN
suburban villa provided and lighted py lH0
municipality
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fountain-like spray in a series of delicate
curVing traceries in white or black silk.
All the spring gloves have round buttons
of clear or tinted crystal. polished round
and sewed on, or set as series of cabo-
chon jewels with invisible attachments 10
the kid. Nearly all the light colored long
gloves for evening use have their tops fin
ished by band Of embroidery, in gold or
silver thread. else fne tracery in black
beads, or a narrow black velvet ribbon is
whipped on and tied in a bow on the out
side of the arm. Some of the very expen-
sive novelties in gloves will show the long
Kid arm bags in pink and gray, or blue
with elaborate beading running from
wrist to shoulder, or medallions OF lace let
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THE WOMAN IN THE CASE.
1t Was a Sarcastic Comment Made by
Pierre SOule.


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in at intervals, affording glimpses of the
arm here and there.
Evening Hoods.
No woman who has a genuine love OF
dress thinks her life complete nowadays
If she does not possess an opera hood and
an embroidered card case. The last end
the pretUest phase Of the hood is a large
black satin pumpkin shaped cosy. having
a band of the softest black fur; either
lynx or Russian hare encircling the face
and al the bunchy, rear fulness over drap-
ed with black net hung with gold colored
spangles. The strings that tie on such
a head protector are so long that when
knotted under the chin their ends fall to
the knees and they are OF chiffon, or black
Liberty gauze, and are edged with bright
spangles.
The card case that is now so much car
ried is not a gorgeous gold-framed book
of expensive leather, but is made of piece
Of antique embroidered silk. That is, the
outside is made of such silk. or a piece
of royal purple velvet worked in gold, else
a scrap of brocaded satin from famous
family gown. A large piece of goods is
required, for this flexible ample card case
must hold all the belongings, such as
purse, handkerchief etc, that women used
to carry in their pockets. The hand
soonest cases are five to eight inches long
and quite as broad, and between the bro
cade or embroidered outside and the satin
lining inside a layer of perfumed cotton
batting is placed and tufted to the satin
lining. On the lining the owners Initials
are embroidered, and fashionables own as
many as half a dozen of these card cases
in order to have enough to accord with
every tint of dress.
Low Necked Gowns.
The rule of the season so far has been
in favor of high-necked evening gowns,
but oddly enough. with the incoming Lent
women who go dining and to the opera,
etc, wear low cut, short sleeved waists,
almost invariably trimmed with black vel
vet. If the adopter of this Lenten fashion
has fair shoulders this black velvet treat
ment sets them off to admiration
The shoulder straps and fresh, hand
some bows must be made of dusky vel
vet and invariably a loose loop of vel
vet is allowed to fall out on the arm
between elbow and shoulder Occa-
sionally to this loop is fastened a great
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should be full over the ears and never
high on top; with wide face high Golf
fure is desirable. A long nose should
never balance a large knot at the back
of the head. Thick mat-like curled
fringes are vulgar and give an animal eX-
preston TO the face, yet some elderly wo-
men look better with eurled bang, which
seems to soften the face. Wearing the
hair brushed of the face demands a noble
forehead. good roll, wave or loose pun
pulled slightly forward, improves some
faces Some foreheads look better with
the hair drawn tightly off the sides; others
with tiny waves, or curis. If the cheek.
bones are prominent, fluff out the hair;
for large face, dress the hair high and
broad; part and pretty waves slightly
fluffed up above the ears gives youthful
ness TO middle-aged women, and a rule
that applies to every one is never 20 tie
the hair roll, twist or arrange it in any
way tightly. This strains the roots OF
the hair is absolutely injurious, and
makes any face hard. Neither should
many hairpins be used. If each pin Is
made to do its duty, and the hair is ar
ranged to fit the head, few pins will be
needed. Never use metal or wire hairpins
of any kind. They are ruinous to the
hair
Use the shell or the imitation shell of
medium size. A young girl with a pretty
neck should, when in evening dress, wear
her hair low, and woman with a short.
fat neck should wear hers high Parting
the hair slightly at the side takes FIVE
years away from the age, but too pro-
nounced a parting is hard and masculine
Over-elaborate hair-dressing is not good
form, and, as nature always makes hair
skin and eyes to harmonic. dyeing is
bad taste, as well as injurious. To he
kept healthy and glossy the hair must
be brushed every day, and even then the
operation must be accomplished quickly.
Many people use boraX or ammonia in the
water. This is bad, for each dry out the
natural OIL If the hair is naturally dry,
Immediately after washing rub in a few
drops of the best olive oil, and brush well.
Most of the fashions in hair-dressing come
from the stage, as actresses are invariably
clever in arranging their hair to suit
their style of feature or to harmonic
with a special costume. Then they spread
until every one adopts the new hair ar
raugement, often without stopping TO
learn If it is becoming to the character
and form of their features.
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WHAT WOMEN WILL WEAR.
SHIRT WAISTS ALL OF NEEDLE
WORK WILL BE EXCEPTION
ALLY SMART.

The Little Tight Fitting Body Must
he of White or Brown Embroidery,
ButtOned Up Behind-Ilags Used to
day New York, ChicnEO and PhiIa-
deIphia Women Vie for Supremacy
In the Variety and Beauty Of Those
They Carry ON Their Arms.
New York Feb. IA very great deal
of embroidery in colors is going to lend its
best aid in the decoration Of WASH gowns
this season, but even more popular than
embroidery is a sort Of footing for founces.
made of white, brown and tinted lawn.
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having a hemshtched edge. This, say
modistes, must be used as a fiat or frilled
finish for ruffiing, or by putting many
bands of this footing together a bodice
can be made to wear with sleeves and
skirt of striped gingham. With Bingham
skirts the smartest thing to wear will
not be a shirt waist but a plain little body
of all over white or brown embroidery, but
toned up behind. This, with collar,
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and skirt of Bingham makes UP the most
gay and spring-like costume.
Gold CoIOred Gloves.

Frivollty has laid her hand on the glove
counter, and women are clothing their
fingers in kids of many colors. A strenu-
Gus effort has been made to get rid of
white glace gloves for afternoon wear,
but the white gloves refuse to be suppressed
ed, though women are taking very kindly
TO the most delicate tints of pearly pink
and Gear lovely gold color in place of
the oldfashioned tan.
On these new kids the markings at the
bdck of the hands run in groups of three
very fine horizontal lines with the longest
near the knuckles. Another variety of en-
broidery on the back of the hand has fine
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1t is said that while Shafter was before
Santiago and was telegraphing to the war
department fears that he should be COM
PEELED to fall back under the protection of
the feet the president sharply asked Gen.
Miles, how it was that the American army
found Itself in such a humiliatng posi-
ton. Because, Mr.. President" said Miles.
II have been insulted instead of consult
ed ever since war was declared" II was
only after this that the general command
ing was allowed by the war department
to have his own way to any extent.
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it all troubleshave gone. My monthly
sickness used to be so painful, but have
not had the slightest pain since taking
your medicine. L cannot praise your
Vegetable Compound too much. NV
husband and friends see such change
in me. I look so much better and have
some color in my face"
Mrs. Pinkham invites women who are
i'll to write to her at Lynn, Mass, for
advice, which is freely offered.
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Hints About Hair Dressing.

In hair-dressing it should never be for
gotten that with a long face the hair
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in at intervals, affording glimpses of the
arm here a nd fbara
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No woman reckous herself any longer
able or fitted to get about her daily duties
without the aid of a bag. The handbag
of various types used 10 be the totem
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smoked, for the reason that a fashionable
physician has boldly announced the virtue
of the post prandial cigarette as digest
i've.
With the tobacco an aromatic herb is
mixed, and it leaves the room where these
charming smokers have been redolent of
most sweet and delicate perfume. while
their lips are as fresh as roses after the
harmless dissipation.
If the cigarettes are adopted for
health's sake, the cases that hold them
are selected for their richness and beauty.
They are small, usually of gold, and the
exterior is almost covered with what the
smart girl calls her "doodaddles." A
doodaddle is minute trinket, miniature
jeweled souvenir of some memorable &C.
casion or locality, or a memento of some
one, and they are all offerings from the
young woman's friends of both sexes A
perfectly new English threepenny piece
its pierced center filed with small gem
a tiny gold golf bail and such like trifles
fastened by a few fine gold links to any
part of the exterior of the case is where
the fashinable young woman wears her
doodaddles instead of on a chain around
her neck.
To such pitch has this passion for col
lecting trlnkets arisin in society that in
some instances the really pretty cigarette
case has become the foundation merely for
a bunch of jngling trhes, and at dinner
parties the cigarette cases are passed
about the table. ostensibly that your
friends may try your cigarettes, but in
reality to afford an opportunity of dis
playing the number and great splendor Of
your keepsakes
Millionaire Farmers.
Every fad of the immensely wealthy