The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-30


TO wear on the pedestrian expedition she
Joined this morning.
I'm going home" said the Bright Girl.
decisively. I'm going home where
there's not 50 much freemason-
~ In the community. and where
one can keep ones property
60 oneself Next year no one. not even
my dearest friend Is going 20 know the
resources Of my medicine and toilet boxes.
I'm going "a be selfish as selfish can be
and keep them all 90 myself.
one Of the most prominent and success
ful photographers Of the east always tells
his siiters OF the fair sex that they ought
to be photographed with as few clothes
on as possible lie wants them not 10
make their dress too modern and char
acteristc OF the styles Of the moment.
Nothing makes picture hook 50 much out
Of the mode as sons costume OF fifteen
or twenty years ago. which may have
been the smartest thing possible at that
time. But fashions change 50 positively
that. few Of them are toierable 60 look al
after a decade on the other hand, wo-
wan who has been photographed with on
~ the head ana bust revealed will never
give any sign OF the passing OF time IA
tho appearance Of the picture. She will
not have the antiqunted. out-of-date look
that makes some photographs ridiculous
Pumed sleeves were worn only ave years
ago but the picture OF "a woman taken IN
one Of these dresses Is really absurd.
Even greater than the changes la the
style Of gowns Il the difference that
comes in hats. Women who had their
photographs taken IN the style OF bonnet
worn nlteen years ago must feel ike
laughing at themselves now. Even iewelry
has its effect, a. the picture OF woman
that / saw the other day plainly showed
She had on an oid-fashloned set Of coral
earrings. bracelets. piu and everything
that used 20 Belong 60 the set" She was
disngured by these ornaments. Nobody
would have thought Of paying any atten-
ton TO her face. IS the coral jewelfy abb
sorbed all OF the attention Of the spocta-
tor
1T Is for such reasons as this" says the
authority referred 10. THAT / always tell
women who want 10 continue satisfied
with their pictures that they should have
only the head and shoulders ;akeB. aud
drape them with a lace scarf or something
else that might have belonged 10 any time
or period and q not going TO look absurdly
out OF fashion after a year or two FIX
ircmey simple dress sinetlmes may ac-
compllsh the same purpose. But the light
draping Is always more certain. can re-
member when women had a fashion for
being photographed IN snowstorms The
heavier the storm the more they liked a.
and the more closely they clutehed the
fur nuns they always carried In these
pictures. II Is only necessary TO look al
one OF them row 20 realize how mis-
taken oil such attempts at eccentric pic
lures are"
The Dowager Duchess OF Argyle r. one
Of the few women IN Great Britain. says
che Chicago Chronicle. who has openly
defed the wishes and mandates Of Queen
Victoria She was lady in waiting TO
the Queen when the aged duke sought
ner hand in marriage. The disparity IN
their ages was great. the Duke being n
ana his wouid-be bride, Miss Mcneil,
isted between them. when the Duke
died the Marquis Of Borne and his sisters
who had been summoned to their fathers
deathhed left the castle posthasie This
seemed a strange proceeding. even for
the Campbell family. which enjoys the
reputation 81 being one Of che most dis
united OF Great Britain. but more eur
prises were IN store. The Marquis named
an early date As the probable one for the
lnterment. But he had reckoned without
his stepmother. 10 whom had been left
the entire control Of the funeral arrange
meuts.
Determined 70 make the most OF her ad-
vantage. the irate lady not only declined
10 arrange for the DAY suggested by tire
Marquis. bat absolutely refused 20 1x any
day for the ceremony at ell. Day after
day the family waited a. Roseneath-the
Marquis OF Lorne's residence on the es-
tate-in che vain expectation Of the invita-
ton which never came. Finally the Ouch
ess fixed upon the date Of the Queens
drawing-room as that on which the fun
erol should take place. OF course.
would Be contrary to ell precedent TO hold
a reception on the date Of the burial
Of the senior peer OF the realm, and al