The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-28

light even before they came to Cambridge.
that they do not need to be told not to
blow out the gas. The elaborate diagrams
by which they are informed how to man
age this important necessity have really
wounded the feelings of many of the
teachers, whose homes are in large towns
and who are quite as familiar with mod
ern improvements as we are. Nor do
they like any better being told that the
ihcandescents must mot BE- blown out
nor lighted with match" That the SEN
ogitas are rot lacking in wit, however,
is shown by the fact that one of them
recently remarked that she intended to
trace off copy of the gas drawing TO
take home for a souvenir
They intend to have souvenirs galore
and in great variety. number of them
have already chosen pretty cats to take
with them 70 the Pearl of the Antilles.
Cuban cats are ugly. but the ladies have
fallen victims to the charms of our gentle
American cats and are making quite
collection of them. Just now attractive
cats are easy to get, for one of the new
est Boston phila nthropies is home where
the vacationist may send his feline, and
from where this place anybody of respec-
table and decently amiable appearance
may obtain a nice cat upon application
There are few things, indeed, which the
Cuoans want that some one does not
stand ready to give them. The Twentieth
Century Club has begun an extensive col
lection of pictures which are to illustrate
for those who do not come on the excur-
sion the social and domestic life of Los
Estados Unidos. The object of the collec-
ton is admirable, but the results have in
some cases verged closely on the ridicu-
lous. AT housekeeping time it is so con-
Venient to unload on some philanthropic
scheme all The old things one may have
no manner of use for! STILL the Cubans
will reap in some measure the result of
the Twentieth Century Clubs kindly fore
sight, for many excellent photographs
have been sent in, and these will accom-
pany the American cats on the return
trip to Cuba
Among the excursions planned as an
adjunct 20 the educa tional side of the
visit have been numerous geological
tramps to exceedingly uncomfort a BILE
places. The ladies do not relish going
these exhausting days on a long tresome
journey arranged for the express pur-
pose of contemplating for an hour a
mound of clay or a stony brook of which
they say they can see plenty in Cuba
Still they are no shirks-these senoritas-
and on the days that the excursions are
planned they present themselves like the
martyrs of old for the roasting~that they
know is in store for them. The principal
objection to the excursion lies, however
in the fact that a great deal of walking
Is not infrequently involved and the Ctf-
ban women are not used to walking and
find the exercise little to their taste So
just now geological excursions is a ia
booed topic in Cuban circles.
1t has been settled definitely that the
Cubans will return to their homes by way
of New York, and because of this there
is to-day great rejoicing in Cambridge
The senoritas want to see the marvellous
shops about which they have heard so
much, and the men are doubtless more
than anxious to get a glimpse of the far
famed Bowery. Buffalo has already made
arrangements to entertain some Of the
teachers, and the fund in New York is
going up with CELEBRITY most gratifying
to those at this end. Our friend, Chi
cago, is, however, somewhat disappoint-
ing The original intention was 10 take
the whole body of teachers to Washing
ton and to the Windy City; but, since
Chicago has not come forward with the
generosity for which all here have been
waiting. this part of the excursion is now
considered impracticable. II is really a
pity that the Cubans couldn't have gone
to Chicago-if only to see how vastly in
ferior the place is to this beautiful city
on the Charles. and 20 her self-sufficient
little neighbor, the modern Athens.