The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22


! tention of wearing no other.
| The white waist certainly has some ad-
! Vantages. IL does not fade and as a rule
! takes starch wei, which those made of too
/ soft ginghams refuse to do. on The other
| hand, white is not so becoming generally
| as some of the soft shades and il is es-
| pecially trying in thick cotton goods. such
| as are used in the swell waist. Most wo-
| men who, last season, tried shirt waists
made of washable silk say that they VIII
| never wear cotton ones again The silk
| waists seem eNtraVagant to one who looks
! no further than first cost. for silk at less
| Than 10 cents or 81 a yard cannot be depend
cd upon to wash wen. But such silk wears
az least three seasons and does not fade
IN the least Added to this, it has the
merit of being soft, cool and becoming. and
| is TO he had in the most exquisiteieolorings
me plain Silks make quite dressy waists.
while those that are striped have no end
of styles.
In the midst of death" says the New
YORK Tribune, I'VE are i'm life"emight be
the worldly transposition of the solemn
sentence which, whatever the reading.
must perforce be the keynote of our lives.
certainly the interests of the world do not
long remain in allegiance despite our grief,
ana mourning in Vanity Fair is so mixed
with sublunary considerations, that some
times it appears heartless. although doubt
less it is just as sincere in its way as the
apparently greater woe of more unworldly
! mortals, who are also obliged to give their
attention to 5Ae affairs of daily life, de-
spite their trouble
What a well-cut, good-fitting gownl''
exclaimed the friend of a young woman
who had suddenly been obliged to assume
mourning for her mother-in-law. How
dld you manage to get anything so good
at such short notice?'
why" replied the other slightly con-
fused. Il knew poor dear mamma was
i'll when I was in Paris a couple of months
ago, and although then we had no fear of
fatal termination to her Illness. / thought
how dreadful it would be IL her death
found me unpTepared, and l had to get
a ready-made gown. a thing | have never
worn in my life, so l told nay dressmaker
just to put me in a mourning costume to
have ready in case of need"
Il was so fond of my mother-in-law!"
she continued, putting a bit of black
edged cambria to her eyes and it is so
consoling that I do not have TO worry
about clothes at such a time"
Il shall never be happy again." sobbed
young widow, as the sombre black gar
ments of bereavement were brought to her
for the first time by her sympathetic maid
IF Nine. D has made my things on
my old measure the waist is at, least an
inch too large. I know shall,look dread
fully saow in black. ] wonder how soon
may put on sheer white muslin-that al
ways gives such a relief
4 have just been to see Mary B." said
one society woInap to another. speaking of
one of their friends who suddenly, in mid
die life, found herself bereaved of her
father and friend. tShe is bearing up
beautifully poor thing; the funeral was
A. a, 4.
prominent person in society was there,
she told me-
But how did she know queried the
other.
"Oh, she could see through chink in
the shutter quite we'll, and she watched
the carriages drive up until il was time
for her to go down. She said if anything
could make her feel less miserable at such
time it would be such an evidence of her
family's position in the community"
1t is not for us to doubt the sincerity
of mourners like these; we are all diff
ferently constituted and what one person
would shrink from is the consolation of
another; and, after all, what a mercy it is
that we are able to react from such shocks.
and also to forget in the affairs of daily
life our own mortality!
lone of the most trying things have to
society girl, lis to show proper gratitude
to the well meaning but tacGess individu-
ais who bestow so-called favors which are
in a way tantamount to Sights. | was
going to call them insults, but, of course,
that is too strong word, considering
the kindly but mistaken good nature which
prompts the acts.
There is good kind Mrs Midas, for in
stance, Who is the most good natured of
women, who is continually sending mann
ma-whoH she processes TO, and ! really
believe she does admire aud lilSe-her OPP
era box for Saturday night, when all the
smart people are conspicuous by their
absence. And Mrs. Hunt, who gives a
dinner one week to one lot of young peo-
pie and another the week after to quite
a different crowd, never seems to realize
that we who are hidden TO the first en-
tertainment recognize her distinctions, and
are anything but pleased at being classed
together. Now. If she would mix us a
little It would hurt nobody, and we would
appreciate her Invitations. She really
feels kind soul, that she has shown a
great deal of finesse in asking our lot
first and that the compliment will atone |
for the distinction between the two par |
ties Ii is the same way with dances. The |
big general balls are given first, and the |
small and exclusive entertainments follow |
after, but il is only those who are Invited |
to the latter who really feel compliment |
ed. / DO not suppose that these things
can be Otherwise. and those who keep |
open house must necessarily ask people
that go well together at the same time
but what exasperates me almost beyond
politeness is to have people who are not
really of any account, but who have not
sufficient knowledge Of the world to know
il, bestow second-rate favors upon US
who really know every onei'
Wrinkles, says The Gentewoman, are
caused naturally by age by the gradual
absorption of the little cushion of fat I'M
der the skin. They are caused premature
ly by loss of sleep, by worry, by III ma
ture, by the very Ugly contoruom Of the
features which so many people indulge in
While talking. Look in your mirror, laugh
violently, scowl. etc. and see where the
wrinkles forml If women would only
learn 20 let their wogds express their
meanings instead of aiding them by ty-
ing their browa, eyes ana mouth into
knots, II they would put expression into
their owes instead of Vafniv frvfpe 10 |