The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30

slipper. 1t was picked up at Newport by
the beauty-oving Gaul. who made il mis-
business to find the foot that previously
fitted so exquisitely formed Il shoe. He
found the Cinderella to be Mrs. Jonathan
Thorne, whose feet are not only wondrous-
~ small but possess such a faculty for
fascinating the eyes that when she dane
ed in blue and gold brocaded shoes at the
Bradley Martin bali many stopped to
watch their dainty PAGES and eXclaiIn with
delight.
The Matrimonial Market Booming.
Next winter. so say the society sharps.
there viii be a larger number Of titled for
eigners in New York than ever before, and
the cause of their visiting America is not
far to seek. Next winter at least score
of wonderfully handsome girls with I'M
usually big fortunes will be out in society,
and the sturdy American bachelor will
have to do some very persuasive lovemak-
ing 20 cut successfully under the preten-
tons of the dukes and princehngs. Al
ready on the list of wealthy pretty unmar-
ried women i'm society is Miss Lila Sloan,
Mrs. William Sloan's talry-like daughter,
whose marriage portion will be something
over half a million Mss Eva Barley is
another whose good looks are equal TO her
tremendous fortune, and Miss Nellie
IA
most admirable disposition, is Gen. Thorn
as heiress, and consequently represents
a tidy little income. \ dover of quite a
million is represented by Z. c. Benedicts
beautiful blonde daughter, Louise. Miss
Nellie Hewitt and Miss Angela Gerry are
both young and very wealthy, while Miss
Marian Fish, daughter of StuyVesant Fish,
is to come out this summer in a halo of
youth, beauty and plump mOney-bags
L .,f 1,a
great Vanderbilt family Miss Mckay
Twomby, is to be introduced to the fash
ionable public Miss Van Allen, as Mrs
William Astor's granddaughter, is a mat
rimonial prize of no small magnitude, and
two beautiful high-born Crosbys, Misses
Eleanor and Gladys, make their debut
next season. Now there is not one Of
these young women whose names do not
stand for good birth. good brains. good
temper and a superior order of beauty, as
wei as heavily laden pockets. and seri-
Gus will be the loss to our society if any
one of them is persuaded into a foreign
alliance.
White and Gold Naphtha Launches.
Ye, no! for the naphtha launch-not a
bit of cookie shell with an ill-swelling lit
tie engine putting in the stern, but long
lowlying, cleaned pleasure craft, is the
naphtha launch as patrOnized by society
sea-doss. A naphtha is the latest and one
of the costliest toys the smart sporting
fraternity have found, and proper launch
costs about 5000. 1t measures about for
ty-tive feet in length, and consists of a
deck forward, a saloon. a cooks galley
and the engine room. Tucked in one cor
ner of the saloon is a tiny toilet room;
a steward in snowy naval ducks provides
the refreshments from his galley, and one
man only is required officer and crew.
This man is nearly always a huge blonde
Swede or Norwegian, who gets big wages
and is expected to dress as daintily as a
debutante. He wears white serge or fam
mel and a scarlet cap, to bring out his
blonde charms to the best advantage and
usually the boat he manages is herself 4
vision of white comfort and tidiness. An
along Long Island sound, the south side
coast and at the New England resorts as
high as Bar Harbor, the naphtha launch
| is very much in evidence. It Is used
| as the pleasure s.OOp used to be- for tax
ing off parties a day on the water, and
to the luxurious soul it is a vast improves
| ment on the finest sailing boat that ever
was built Some of these launches are
indeed fitted up with the completeness and
beauty of a woman's boudoir one of the
handsomest owned by Frank Otis. has its
saloon walls lined with mirrors between
the windows, framed in white and gold
panels. Golden water dragons sport on
| a ceiling inlaid with pearl, and beautiful
white and god japanese silk is used In
the upholstery of white and gold wicker
seats A complete set of white and gilt
| china and special service of glass. silver
and napery is supplied for the table, on
which famously good luncheon IS served
in honor of whoever catches the first fish
/ of the days expedition. Edward Posi-
owns one of the smartest launches af1oat
the Russian consul is the proprietor of
one decorated wholly in Russian woods ana
| fabrics, and not a few of the finest are
| possessed by women who dearly love a
boat that is NOT dependent on a breeze;
and that. takes one safely home when the
waves threaten to upset ones dignity.
Emily Holt.