The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-28

ladies' in very different costume? Ana
then there is the very delicate question
surrounded as 1 am l hardly dare to
toucn n-of saints We live in a time
when religious movement is much stronger
than 1t was in the early part of the fif-
tenth century, but yet I doubt whether
from those who have started and main
tanned that religious movement you would
ma Mt subjects for a Fra Angelica or
even Tor Correggio l believe il was a
common practice with distinguished paint
ers in the century l referred to if they
wished to compliment lady, to represent
her IN sacred altar piece, to represent
them as the faces of saints and of angels.I
fear that if there was any attempt to in
troduce that practice among those whom
address to-day the result, from a polit-
cal and legal point of view. would be
most lamentable, and l confess that walk
ing through the rooms before dinner,
was panied to see how many pictures
would be rejected in the present day. not
only from an orthodox and ethical point
of view.
Did you hear about Algy and his
heiress?' asked one clubman of another,
says the New York Tribune
What! Has he got one at last?" ex-
claimed the latter, surprised. 81 knew he
was credited with having asked every rich
girl in New York to marry him-you do
not mean to say ne has finally succeeded2"
That's just the unhappy part of it,"
said the first speaker. He came within
an ace of success, and then by the merest
chance he missed mis- quarry and this is
how il happened: Having tried his luck,
as you say, with all the desirable parties
in what Is known as society. he concluded
to make an entirely new departure.
"Ot course, we all know there are any
| number of immensely rich people In New
York, who socially do not exist and
among this class he managed to discover
and become acquainted with wealthy
and ambitious widow and her daughter,
who considered Algy Cwho took care to
let them know that he frequented the best
houses) a great swell. Matters progressed
rapidly and favorably until. finally, the
proposal was made to the daughter. who
had a large fortune in her own right She,
with maiden bashfulness. asked for
short time to consider the proposition, CIV
ing him to understand, however, that the
answer would not he unfavorable
In the mean time the mother insisted
| upon carrying out a contemplated trip
abroad, and arrangements were made for
sailing. The night before the steamer was
to start Algy invited the two to a dinner
| at the Waldorf-AsIoria, and ordered a
small, but expensive menu, feeling quite
| confident that he would bid them goodby
the next day as the accepted sutton of the
daughter, and that on their return from
| their summers tour he would at last be-
| come benedict.
1.-THE dinner was delicious, the widow ex-
pansive and affecuonate, and the daughter
| sweetly coy. Every thing was going &C
cordinS TO his fondest wishes until he came
| to pay the bill, when, to his horror, he
| found that in changing his coat he had
| left his roll of bills in the pocket of the
one he had taken off. His heart sank with
| in him, but assuming a jaunty air he
laughingfy explained the situation to his
prospective mother-in-law, and asked if
| she happened TO have her purse with her
No, she said, looking hot and angry,
as the discussion was beginning to attract
| attention. 1 never carry money when 1 am
an invited guest
"'Oh, it's all right answered Algy, des-
perately, hoping bluff would win the day,
and turning TO the waiter said:
"'B- mentioning the head walters
name) knows me; tell him to charge 1t. 1
am Mr.. Algernon B. The man, evidently
non-plussed, departed ana the brow of the
widow cleared
It's lucky you're so well known, ism
| it?' she said, with renewed friendliness.
! 1T would have been awkward for a strang-
| err And she gathered up her costly cloak,
preparatory 10 departure.
| with the greatest alacrity Algy, who
was anxious TO get or3 of the room, assist
ed the women to put on their wraps, but
! just as they had reached the door and he
was congratulating himself that he would
be allowed to go unquest TONED, they were
stopped by their waiter, who was accom-
panied by quiet-looking man, whom Algy
| at once surmised to be a detective.
| beg pardon, sir said the former, the
head waiter says he meyer heard of your
name. and never saw you before. We
won't detain the ladies, sir, but Mr. B. says
YOU must go with this man to get the
money
Come Emily, exclaimed the now en-
ragged matron, as we are allowed to leave.
we will say goodnight to Mr.. Afgemon
! b, and thank him for his hospitality. >
And off she sailed, followed by her half
| crying daughter.
after returning 10 his lodgings and pay
ing the bill Algy decided it was too late TO
follow and make his peace that night but
the next morning as early as he dared he
presented himself at their door.
The ladies have gone, SIR said the
butler, who opened the door.
| "'But the steamer was not to sail until
this afternoon explained poor Algy
..They changed the hour was the an
swer. They received the message on their
return last evening.
Didn't they leave any word for me?'
asked the deserted sutton.
:. Not any, sir.
"'Give me their address then, please,
| and / viii write
!. Il am sorry, sir said the man, much
embarrassed, but 1 was told that if you
called, sir, ! was not to give any address,
sir
"And this was the end of Algys last ro-
nance"
Princess Nazi Hanum, says the Wom-
ans Journal paralyzed Cairo society by
| giving a reception to which both men and
| women were invited. She is the niece of
Ismail Pacha and wife of the ex-minister
of foreign affairs at Constantinople The
reception was magnificent and most of
the distinguished people of all nations in
| Cairo were present The Princess is said
! To- be deeply versed in Eastern and Euro
pean politics, literature and art, besides
| possessing much charm of conversation
! and manner. No Moslem princess has