The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06
THEIR PET ECONOMIES.
THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY LOVES
A CHEAP WALKING STICK.

Saving Scraps of Note Paper Was an
Oddly of the Late Duchess of
TecIx-Princcss Beatrice of Batten-
burg Never wastes a Brush Full
of Paint.
New York May 4.-Nearly every one
has some pet economy--it is a habit com
mon even to those who are not obliged to
save in order 10 have pin money
One woman was known to use the same
needle for ten years, but this was during
the Civil war, when newspapers often
served for tablecloths and when one pa
per of pins lasted a family through the
whole four years.
Her Royal Highness. Princess Mary
Adelaide, Duchess of Teck. was an illus
tration; she cultivated habits of small
economy which chung to her from child
hood to old age and were not in the least
incompatible with her extreme generosity.
Her half sheets of note paper were al
ways kept, no envelopes were ever de-
stroyed and every little bit of string put
on one side for future use.
One day a near neighbor was calling
az White Lodge and found the Duchess
of Teck busy sorting out her writing pa
per During the process of arrangement
some of the tissue paper which had been
placed between the sheets to protect the
stamping fell to the carpet. The visitor
picked up the pieces as they fell and I'M
consciously rolled them into little balls.
Suddenly Princess Mary noticed what he
was doing and exclaimed: do not do
7 al
you will never learn economy"
The Queen Of England has the reputa-
ton of being q thrifty lady-almost like
unto New England housewife. Just
what her pet economy is, however has
not been made public. II is perhaps the
reputation she has in this direction
which caused a certain Old lady TO add
a codicil to her viii in which she be-
queathed two pet cats TO Queen Victoria.
The codicil provided for the maintenance
of the animals, that they should be no
expense to their royal mistress. The
Queens name has been mentioned in not
far short of 200 wills as the recipient
of the family mouse catcher, and, un-
fortunately, Her Majesty is not fond OF
cats
The Princess Beatrice IS always very
carefully never TO waste AZ bit of paint,
saving every scrap carefully on paper,
which she places in bowl Of water wnen
il is ready for use the next Time she S'tS
down TO her easel
the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria,
the Dowager Empress, Frederick of Ger
many. guards the fruit in her gardens
with a Jealous eye, not allowing even the
wind falls" to be thrown away. Her
fruit and vegetables are often sold and
the thalcrs thus ACQUIRED added-not 10
pin money-but to her charity fund.
She has a large and beautiful fruit gar
den at Quite flittle com
motion and considerable amusement was
caused not long ago when 1t became
known that the fruit supplied for BAN
duet breakfast given to the Emperor by
one of the small regiments of the guards
had been purchased from the Empress
Frederick's head gardener and perhaps
from the Empress herself.
Hollands girl Queen Is economical, al
most to parsimony in the matter of head
gear. When one thinks that she could
order Easter bonnets by the score II she
chose. one has a feeling almost akin to
pity for her, that she does not FUZZY APP
preciate her privileges.
An American girl who had the oppor-
tunity of seeing Queen Wilhelmina re-
view her troops, wrote home that Her
Majesty's sailor hat, with an elastic under
her chin, was much the worse for wear.
Her white duck habit looked very smart
at a distance, but was fearfully home
made on a close inspection. She chose
lemon-colored gloves and a white ribbon
in place of collar with an enormous gold
brooch in the front of it," It is said that
in the royal residence there is an apart
ment in the seclusion of the Queens quar-
ters where hats, bonnets and toques are
fashioned and modelled after Her Majesty's
own exclusive designs. This Is a great
saving, of course, in milliner's bills.
The Emperor william of Germany Will
not spend a penny more than he can help
on walking sticks-in fact he picks out
the cheapest he can find. And as for UNI
brellas, he never possessed one; they are
his pet aversion. He has quite a remark
able collection of hunting sticks, but these
cost him nothing, as he cut them with
his own hand while following the chase.
Nor does His Majesty throw away his
clothes reclSlesely; they must be wen worn
before discarded. and the eighteen pairs
of military gloves make many Journeys
to and from the cleaners; nor are they
thrown away nor given away until abso-
Iutely past usefulness.
In tho matter of the table, the royal
food is very plain; most vigorous dis
ciplne prevades his household as regards
culinary matters, and enormous savings
have been made In the expenditure for
this item of the imperial domestic budget.
While the monarch spends money Iayish-
" whenever he thinks II fit 60 uphold his
dignity, aud a display OF royal splendor,
more especially on his Journeys, when he
showers gifts OF royal munificence right
and left, the very strictest economy Is
practiced in nearly every home matter.
When the Emperor began his rule the
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