The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06

Recounting the incidents in the career
of Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis, in the May
Ladies' Home Journal Mabel Percy Has
kell recalls a fair given under this ia
nous bellies auspices in Boston, for the
benefit of che Sailors Snug Harbor Mrs
Otis attended one of the stalls herself;
she was then young and very beautiful,
with rose-bloom cheeks. Two sailors just
in from a voyage approached her table
and gazed at her with frank admiring
eyes, and she invited them TO purchase.
Holding up some triie, she said: This
is only a dollar; won't you buy it?' No
replied one of the sailors, I won't give
you a dollar for that, but I will give
you five for a kiss off your blooming
cheek Quick as thought Mrs. Otis turn
ed her glowing cheek to receive the ca
ress, which was given with all sailors
bluff earnestness, and as he laid the IS
bill in her hand she turned to a friend
and said. That's an easy way to earn
IS for the old sailors" OF course Bos-
ton society was terribly shocked at this
incident, but as usual, Mrs. Otis went her
way serenely and the ripple subsidized. 1t
was impossible to try to overcome the
personality of this imposing dame, and no
matter what she did her position was as
secure as ever"
The radical difference between English
and American fashionable life, says tho
New York Tribune, lies with the men.
The women are similar 10 those who oc-
cupy the same social position over here.
In fact, they outherod Herod in fine
'1adyism" and up TO date occupations.
With the men il is entirely different, ow-
ing to their methods of living and the
fact that in America there is practically
no leisure class-nine-tenths of the fash
ionables" are Woodworking business men,
who are obliged to conform to hours and
xrytff n, ma AF,lxv Of
leisure attempt TO keep up the fashion
able pace. As they are free at all times
Of the year to give themselves up 10 the
pursuit of pleasure their favorite pas
times naturally form the habits of so
eiety.
The American society man is the grub
and the Englishman is the butterfly" re-
marked an American girl who has lived
several years in England. ''In my mind.
there Is no comparison between the men
of that species in the two countries. BY
this I mean simply the wor,dl,ngs-the
class whose chief aim in life seems TO be
to exist fashionahly. Undoubtedly taken
as a whole, American men are inferior to
none, and are superior to most. But in
what is called the smart set there is
certainly a. noticeable difference, which
is not in favor of our countrymen Not
that this criticism applies to all. but it
is rule THAI is proved by the excep-
tons"
A straw which emphasizes the way the
wind blows in this direction is the COM
pletely opposite manner in which the
fashionable men of the two countries
spend their Saturdays and Sundays In
this country the great thing is to get
out of town to ride, play golf and in
dulge in other fashionable reereations
This means, of course, that during the
week the 'gilded youth" have been busy in
counting houses and Wall street offices,
and have had no time for such pleasures
On the other side of che ocean ii is ex-
actly opposite. The business of the week
consists of country amusements, and Sat-
urdays and Sundays are the days that
these favorites of fortune select TO go
up to town 20 escape the tedium of an
idle Sunday in the country. They visit
their clubs and go to the play on Sat-
urday night, etc.
In England no one that has any pre-
tense OF being in society is seen in town
after Aug 10, the shooting season This
is one of che many fashionable edicts that
govern Vanity Fair. Not to own or to
be asked to a moor or country house on
that date argues at once that you are
not of the elect. But all dates here are
alike to the fashionable business man.
who takes his brief holiday when his af-
fairs permit. A few weeks at Newport
in midsummer and several days now and
again as a guest at some house party In
the autumn are his only opportunities to
play the country gentleman"
"Ko-kwai" is quite the fad Of the hour
for afternoon parties. Sir Edwin Ar
mold tells that the Japanese have q pretty
way of entertaining, the hostess giving
her guests a number Of pretty bottles con-
tanning different perfumes, and the lucky
ladies' who can guess the proper names
of the scents receive prizes. All that
comes to us from the Orient have a charm
of their own. What could be more lovely
than perfumes called Dew From the
Mountain" Breath of Spring" and
Dream Of the Garden II the names give
any hint Of the doors.
At a party given Thursday only standard
perfumes were given to the guests, and
young American lady from the Pacific
slope made the greatest number of cor
rect guesses. When she returns to her
Western home she win bear a unique
brooch set with diamonds and inscribed
with the word, "Ko-kwai"
An American Mother, writing in the
February Ladies' Home Journal on Have
Women Robbed Men Of Their Religion"
uses this anecdote in illustration of how
men of to-day are neglectful OF the well
fare OF their own souls: after a re-
vival In village near Philadelphia doz-
en- young converts met regularly to COM
pare their spiritual condition. Sam B.,
sickiy lad was conspicuously the most
Jealous among them. He could not make
sure of his salvation He prayed and
aeonized, and bemoaned his sins inees-
sanity. sudden death threw a sawmill,
widowed sister and her five penniless
children on Sans hands. He came no
more 20 the conference.
sam said one of his friends one day.
how is 1t with you nowg Are your CALI
ing and election .sureT
~ hope so, I'm sure said Sam. But
i've got my work to do now. L haven't
any time to think of my soul'
The town trustees of Benton, KY.
have granted George Riley a license to
open a saloon on an agreement that he is
to Keep his doors open all the time, use