The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-29

was a little confusion in he- manner. Mrs
X, who was quick. detected 1t at once,
and knowing that she was too good a Gus
toner 10 give an offense. she walked over
and pulled off the paper muslin covering.
Why il is the prettiest gown of the
whole lotr' she exclaimed, and then sus-
piciously: why did you not show it to
me, madame, and why did you try to hide
il? I think it is extremely odd.
The dressmaker looked perfectly miser-
able: she was evidently On the horns OF
a dilemma. "But what was to do.' she
cried clasping her hands together Mad
anne knows that l am her devoted ser
want, but Nine. A" (here Mrs. " eyes
flashed ominousIy as she heard the name
of her greatest rival for the fashionable
leadership of their seD-"Mme A. as
was saying" faltered the dressmaker'
who knew of the keen competition pc
tween the two women, came here yester-
dav. ordered a new gown for the great
garden party which is TO be gwen by
Nine. Croesus on the 10Th, and chose that
model, making me promise that l would
on no account show it 10 any one until
that date was passed. After that, she
said. L do not care, as mine will be the
first, and all others will be copies.
well, you kept your promise for you
certainly did not show it to me-" laughed
Mrs X, and then coaXinsly, Now
madame l will tell you what you must do.
You must sell that model TO me just as
it stands. If you will not do It, VIII so
at once over to H. & Us, the new Eng
lish firm, and order my costume from
there"
Madame protested. but Mrs y. insis-
ted: You can copy IL for Mrs \. just
the same, and you can say you made no
other copies. She can wear her copy at
the garden party on the Goth, and l will
wear the original at Mrs. rs wedding on
| the 18th.
=; "Of course, Mrs. X. gained her way
and scored a point against her rival. The
latter was furious but she had no re-
dress, as the dressmaker had neither
shown the gown nor made another copy.
A well-known society lady is responsible
for the following which is doubtless good
| advice to those in the position 10 follow
it: when 1 get overworked with my
social duties, when things go wrong gen
orally and when l get into that mood
with which every woman is familiar when
life does not seem worth living and one
! hates ones best friends, | simply go to
| bed and stay there till things come
| straight and l begin to feel new zest
of life l come back into the world in
! the most beatiic frame OF mind with
! all my incpient wrinkles gone and every
! body glad to see me. If women would
| Just try this prescription they would be
! surprised to find out how II heightened
! their youth soothed their nerves and
made them far more agreeable compan-
| ions and friends.
The daytime nap should always be
! taken in dark, but well-ventilated
room and under sufficient bed covering.
In sleep like this a weary housekeeper
gains enough strength TO enable her to
! feel fresh and bright in the evening when
| so many women are worn out. Where one
! must trespass upon night hours usually
| allotted to sleep the daytime nap should
| be prolonged.
As fresh air is the best tonic, II is said
that a window may be opened al the
top on a sunny day, no matter how ill
the patient be, If in the opening a wooden
frame covered with flannel is fitted. on
| this point however the doctor should be
consulted. An umbrella covered with a
| shawl makes a good screen when the win
dows are open. the patient being shell
| tered under il as II in a tent. A folding
| clothes horse may also be utilized as a
| screen frame.
As a person lying on his back is de-
prived of the protection of his eyelids
| should be adjusted with regard to that
| fact A room little shaded is more
| restful to q person in Illness but 81 a
| patch of sunshine can be let in some
where in the room it makes a CHEEKY
spot for the patient to turn TO If so mind
| ed. The Italian proverb says, Where
| the sun does not enter the doctor does"
| A New Orleans girl tells the Times-Dem-