The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-12

the horns of the Infatuated bull were
buried in his vitals.'
We'll" said Mr.. Kohlsaat. this story
was copied everywhere, and the sympa-
thy Of the world went out to the lovely
American who had lost her lover In this
tragic manner.
Only the other day. said Miss Field
TO me short time before her death. "A
young lady came to me and said: "Oh,
Miss Field, / have often longed to meet
you aud tell you how deeply I sympa-
thized with YOU in the loss OF your lover
over IN Spain. that splendid fellow who
ana she was much frozen with astoniSh-
ment when l cut her off and said "ratsi"
The size Of a womau's glove. says the
cleveland Plain Dealer, is not altogether
conclusive evidence OF the size OF her
hand but II the testimony OF glove dealers
can be accepted women's hands are getting
larger year by year, and golf. Tennis row
ing and driving must be held responsible
for il.
Glove dealers say there IS a bigger call
Tor gloves of a large size than formerly and
that they have to get rid of their smaller
sizes at bargain sales. Not only this, bur
athletics have made an lnroad on the sale
or gloves, for the athletic girl nowadays
eschews them altogether, except in the
winter, and even in town fashionable wo-
men are seen going abroad ungloved.
Fesidese this an artist asserts that the
athletic and outdoor life that girls lead
nowadays has totally destroyed the form
ana shape of the hand He declares wo-
mems hands are tanned and Redeemed and
stretched out Of all proportion and golf re-
eeiNeS the greatest amount Of blame Tor
this, although the rest Of the list Of fash
ionable sports share the blame.
But II their hands are growing larger
women can CLEAN comfort from the fact
that their feet are growing smaller.
Girls between the ages Of is and Is have
big feet" said a fashionable shoemaker,
but the girls who go In for cycling ana
outdoor sports experience a remarkable
change before they reach the age of q.
The foot then completely subsidies the
habblness disappears, the flesh becomes
frmer, the muscles and tendons get stron-
gcr and The bones becomes well set Alto
gether a great difference is soem
1--WE have great difficulty with girls of
about Il, for they require a shoe or tie as
large as full-grown woman's. When they
get older and the foot becomes settled new
boots made on The old last viii be found
too large. When the young women com
plain that their new shoes are too big we
know the foot has undergone the change.
Another thing that may interest YOU"
continued the shoemaker, 'is that there
are so many tail girls nowadays that the
average hight of man has to be raised.
Put half an inch extra on the heel is an
ofhtI luat we frequently receive from our
men customers. Up TO a few years ago
the lowest heel was all the rage, but now
the heel is decidedly higher. / figure II
between a half aud three-quarters of an
inch. 1t isn't fashion, either for your
not find the high heel among tall men. II
is only among the little fellows. who try
to add TO their hight.
ION the contrary, we have women Gus
toners now to whom we cater with low
heels. The tail girl differs from man
in not being proud of her hight"
Coquetry is not only the strong armor OF
the white woman, says the Chicago Chron-
icle, but belongs TO Inc dusky daughters
OF less civilized tribes.
The girl OF Samoa Is a born coquette,
fun of romance and natural grace Her
usual costume Is a necklace Of sharks
teeth some metal earrings and short
skirt. The number of sharks teeth in her
necklace is the measure Of her popularity
among her admirers. The more teeth the
greater the belle.
From the time she Is 10 years of age she
begins to make eyes from behind a beau
tfuly carved fan. AS usual with CO.
quotes, she is fclSle in the extreme. as
wen as romantic. Her nature Is as fierce
as that OF the warriors of her country
and she is a thoroughly trained athlete
as wen. she IS sldlful in the use of
arms ana Is cruel anu relentless III wax.
She is equal in strength to many of the
Samoan warriors.
For dress occasions the older Samoan
girls wear the same costume as a man.
This Is XIX or piece Of drapery wound
about the wait in a manner which seems
TO a foreigner nothing short of miraculous.
This - called lava-lava, a sort of mat
material. A mere scrap Of it wound about
the waist of Child Is considered dress
sufficient. Ordinarily the children wear
no garments whatever The drapery is
of the same general character as that
worn by natives of most OF the South Sea
Islands and the Indian Archipelago as
wen as the Southern countries OF Asia 1t
is called by the Malays the sarong.
But the Samoan girl has been out IN
the world more or less of late years The
tourists from other countries have visited
Samoa, so the natural beauty OF the Sa-
moan girl Is being spoiled by her great