The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-05


knew positively that Mr.. Blank would be
at this dance. We talked IL over and agree
ed finally that if did go I must not dance
al all. To one who loves dancing as [ do,
this was a cruel decision but / stuck to
1t. The glory of my gown was somewhat
dimmed by having TO sit out all the dances
for the back could not be seen, and l had
spent many anxious moments. over that
back"
But you must have got lots of sympa-
thy?" the caller said inquiringly
'Of course / did. l didn't have a half
bad time, though my conscience did hurt
me dreadfully. 1t was sprained instead of
my ankle. The next day after the dance
l found on my engagement last luncheon
for that day and a picture exhibition for
the evening. l didn't dare go 10 either for
fear of meeting some of the people who
had sympathized with me at the dance.
But the worst disappointments came a
week later Mrs. X, who has a lovely box
at the opera this winter, came in one af-
ternoon and was surprised to find me en-
tlrely recovered. Why, I'd no idea that
you could walk yet! she exclaimed. L
heard that you had had very severe ac-
cident, almost broken your leg. l so much
wanted you and your husband to use our
box at the opera night before last when
We called out of town and to invite voiIr
own party to fill il. l was lust going to
send word TO you when l heard of your ae-
cident, so l gave the box to Mrs. Brown
Fancy missing thing like thatr' the
hostess said bitterly. After this Jobs
comforter left l made a resolution never
to tell another lie no matter what the pro
vocation
Yet 1 wonder" said the caller as she
rose TO go. IF when We say L will not tell
lie'-because of the disagreeable results
we take as high an ethical stand as
lie? " va
1T is curious" remarked an eminent
physician recently, how many unmarried
young women between 25 and 20 have
nervous prostration. I might almost saw
that in my profession it is epidemic lust
now. l have so many cases, and nearly
all are girls about that age. 1 cannot un-
derstand it,
MY dear doctor" said, according to the
New York Tribune, the elderly woman 10
whom he was talking, Il wonder that a
clever man like yourself does not recog-
nize the reason at once. The cause is
ennui, pure and simple. If any of these
girls married or were suddenly Obliged to
earn their own living you would hear no
more of their nervous prostration or other
ailments. The whole trouble is in our
system of education. For the ordinary
conventional girl In good circumstances
there is no compelling interest IL she re-
mains Misunderstanding that absorbs
her mind and forces her out of herself
The interests of society and home are not
adequate to her needs. True, she might
take up philanthropy. and she often does,
or she might endeavor to interest herself
in literature or art but all those things
are forced interests with the average wo-
man and cannot satisfactorily fill the void
in her life. The consequence is that she
broods over herself and her ailments,
which assume in consequence, undue i'm
portance. Her low spirits and ennui ag-
gravate the symptoms, and she becomes
ill. Sometimes it is hysteria and some
times It is real prostration, but the causes
are about the same
81 trust you are right in the MAN," re-
piled the medical man, but how are you
to remedy the situation? What cure
would you suggest for my patients?'
"a husband" promptly replied the old
fashioned woman. IF one cannot be had
get them something else to interest and
arouse them. In these days when mar
riage is no longer as formerly a foregone
conclusion for nine-tenths of our girls
women should be educated like men, and
should be expected, like Them after they
are % or % to earn their own living If
this were done you would lose two-thirds
of your patients, but as long as Mrs
Grundy DEGREES that well-to-do girls are to
be coddled and kept at home unless they
marry your lists will be full"
Do women know the value of money?
'Im asked to reply to this query, and I
do so, says a writer in the New York
Herald.
The average woman has a far better idea
of the value of money than has the aver
age man.
She is obliged 10 have.
The average woman is a woman in
moderate or poor circumstances, who has
to cut and plan and figure and scheme to
get as much out of little as circumstances
| and arithmetic will permit.
The husband, as a rule, 'stnts" her. but
no one "stints" him.
That Is TO say no check can be placed
upon his cigars his drinks, his card play
ing or his general extravaganza by any
one who has authority.
Why, l knew a sweet little woman who
toied and saved for three months in order
to buy s25 gown
And her husband lost $45 in one hour at
a game of poker!
He was a good husband, too, and his
argument was this:
'If l had won $40 or $50 what a lot of
nice things / could have bought for you"
And he probably would have bought
them.
But a woman wouldn't take such
chances.
She knows the value of money too we'll
There is very little of the "piunger"
about the average woman" and think
it is an excellent thing for the world in
general that such is the case!
We find says the Washington Post, in
some recent literature of the day, going
the rounds labeled Paris Gossip" this
very characteristic and. therefore, anus
ing specimen of French comment on things
American:
"Chicago's society has a genre quite its
own, and while its leaders avow il is still
in a formative period. l think all must
acknowledge that ii possesses some very
striking members. One of the leading So
ciety women of Chicago, whose husbands
family is not far removed from diplo-
matic relations, attended a cotiliion re-
Gently given in the gay French capital
The lady, who Is rather short in stature
and quite Oriental in type and coloring
| xuae goWped I'm a robe of brilliant ypIlnur