The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30
Tom Hail in Harlem Life.

Southern society women says the New
York Tribune, often unite in their charm
ing personality an odd mixture OF the
stately manners BETTING the traditions of
their race, with an occasional freedom
from Conventiouality which would be i'm
possible to our Northern social leaders,
who generally in every day life are far less
formal in their ideas.
A rather amusing incident, which IL
| illustrates this decidedly attractive quality,
happened not long ago a the railway sta
ton in b. Mrs. X, the wife of prom
inent Southern statesman and millionaire.
who is herself famous on both continents
for her beauty and charm of manner, was
about 10 start North in her husbands pr
waite car with a large party of invited
guests.
Passing through the station, she was at
tracted by a tempting looking array OF
fruit for sale piled on the counter of a
booth, inside of which an old woman pre-
sided. She stopped and bought literally,
but found on reckoning up her purchase
that she had nothing but a $40 bill which
the crone was unable to change.
Cant you get it changed somew here?"
asked Mrs X. Yes" said the fruit ven
der anxiously, but I cannot leave my
shop"
"Oh that will be all right" exclaimed
the great lady, 81 viii take care of il until
you come back. Only tell me your prices
how much is this, and that and that?" she
continued pointing to the different articles
which, besides the fruit in season. nclud-
ed cigars, cigarettes, andR variety of other
small wares After receiving The infor-
nation Mrs. X. lifted the entrance through
the counter, and laughingly pushed the Old
woman out of her booth, took her place,
and with great composure began praising
up the goods for sale to her friends
Several of the men entered into the hn-
NOR of the situation and began buying cl-
gars and candy This started the crowd.
which rapidly collected, whereupon, notn-
ing dauuted, the beautiful Mrs. X. con-
tinued the sale, audaciously raising her
prices as the demand increased, and pras-
ing the qualities Of her merchandise
Look at this peach" she SAID smiling
ly to a rich cotton planter of her acquaint-
ance. zone side is perfect, but because
there is a slight imperfection on the other
you can have it for 25 cents. These or
anges are particularly fine she contin-
ued to another victim. Il hope you will
give me 10 cents apiece for them" and so
on: strangers, friends and acquaintances
all were cajoled and hattered into buying
The old woman returned, but wisely re-
Trained from claiming her place and re-
NAMED a delighted spectator of the scene
In ten minutes Mrs. Y. had disposed or
nearly all the fruit and small wares, and
the tin money box was full of coins and
bills Then the beauty paid her own ac-
count TO the happy old merchant from
the change Of her bill. and amid the
thanks and benedictions of the latter pro-
ceeded to her car.
81 never saw anything better done -
said one of the spectators afterward And
with her it was only the spontaneous
kindly act of sympathetic woman"
What is womans work? Cooking. darn
ing washing, mending? These things are
done by men.
In revenge women are employed at mems
Job. One-third of all the professional wnge
carriers of the United States ere women
and girls.
trades they have taken up: Two
hundred and seventy-hye women
are detectives, 2O8 lawyers, 10 trap
pers and guides, 2 veterinary surgeons. 10
chemists and assayers, 3 blacksmitks:
probably many more as occasional assist
ants.
There are women mail contractors. or
chestras composed Of women. profitable
restaurants run by them. In Astoria ana
many other places several large hot
houses are managed by women; a st. Louis
woman Is a profess onal runk-packer: wo-
men are elevator boys" in the Young Wo-
mems Christian Association building.
Philadelphia; Louisiana woman makes
money raising mint, New York one by
sailing almonds.
Women farmers and florists are every
where. Jersey City has a woman sign
painter Western railroads employ women
TO tend switches. Eastern ones 10 sell
tickets.
In New England factory women make
pianos ST Louis woman is consult