The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-05

tanned stolen. Even the historic chemise
did not escape the thief, who fortunately
was captured shortly after with most of
the stolen goods still in his possession.
me affair was promptly brought up in
one OF the lower courts. where Nine de
Hute objected to the disposition temper
arily made of her precious garment.
1t was therefore given into the custody
OF higher court, then taken to the re-
cord office, and after a years time,
through some misunderstanding, actually
sold, together with some other unclaim-
ed goods, at auction.
What was paid for it nobody knows,
but as neither its value nor its history
was suspected. it is likely that some
thrifty shopkeeper secured possession of it
for few francs.
Inc wife OF Ii Hung Chang is said TO
be the most liberal of all the Chinese
women of her position and, through her
husoand's sympathy with some of the
ways of the foreign devils, succeeded in
acquiring more education than any wo-
man in similar place. She is now IS
years old, but is said to look twenty years
younger as result of the care which she
has always bestowed on her personal APP
pesrance After her marriage to the Vice.
roy she continued her studies under his
direction and has been always the most
accessible of the titl7d women. She has
been especially cordial to Americans
chiefly as the result of her experience
with the missionary doctors although she
also took he trouble to show her graft
tude in much more material form. Be
fore the French war she was i'll with a
complicated sickness that her own skill
she has made study of medicine-and
the treatment of the native physician
were unable to alleviate. Two American
doctors-a man and woman attached to
the missions at Tien Tsin-were called
in and through their efforts she was re-
stored to health. She presented dispen-
sary to the missionaries at Tien Tsin and
her husband did the same. But they did
not feel that their obligations had ended
with these gifts, as they have both from
that time shown great hospit ality and
fiiendlness to Americans In other pertic-
ulars she represents the most results of
what western sympathies or at least toll
GRAFTON for western civilization, may ac-
complish in the case of a Chinese of high
rank.
In her way of life, says the New York
Sun, she has chung, however, with strict
ness to the customs of her own country.
She lives in her palace, surrounded by
her waiting, the center of
little court, as are all women of her rank
live with somewhat greater luxury than
the Viceroys' wives usually know, and
her diamonds are said to be the finest in
the empire. She is said 10 look after the
details of her household administration
personally. As more than one thousand
servants are employed there, her duties
are serious and are combined with her
labors as to what would be called treas
urer of her husbands pre- perty. as she
faI1 - try
looks after his expenditures. She is said
to have made her reputation as a leader
in fashions by inventing fifty diffe rent
ways in which her glossy black hair could
be dressed, although it is probable that
to the average American they would all
look alike Her feet are as disfigured as
are these of all Chinese women of rank,
and only by being carried three hours
in the fresh air every day is she able to
make a pretense at the exercise of Euro
pean women. Oil of orange and acacia
blooms are said to be the component parts
of the bath which she takes twice daily,
and out of the if,y coiffures her favorlte
is a style called The Faithful Dragon
ess," a least supposed to be the guardian
of all good women. The lair is twisted
into the shape of what might to the ard
emit eastern imagination appear to be
dragon, and in what is intended to be its
Mrs Burton Kingsland in the August
Ladies' Home Journal makes the following
observations on conversation:
1t is better to be frankly dull than pc
dantic.
One must guard ones self from ,he
temptation of talking shop and of riding
ones hobby
Ul,atavAr sets one aDart as capital
should be avoided.
A Joke or humorous story is dependent
upon its freshness for appreciation. Some
emotions will not bear warming over"
1t is no longer considered good form to
say a word against any one. An lima
tured criticism is social blunder. Cos
sip, too, is really going out of fashion.
True wit is a gift, not an attainment
Those who use 1t Alright never yield TO the
temptation of saying anything that can
wound another in order to exhibit their
own cleverness. 1t is natural and spon-
taneous. He who runs after wit is apt to
catch nonsense.
Talk that has heartiness in 1t and the
liveliness and sparkle that come OF light
heartedness and innocent gayety, is FAIR
ly good substitute for wit.
Offer to each one who speaks the no.
mage of your individual attention. Look
people in the face when you talk to them.
Talk of things, not persons. The best
substitute for wisdom is silence.
It is a provincialism to say yes SIR
mo. ma am to ones equal.
Have convictions of your own. Be your
self and not a mere echo.
Never ask leading questions. We should
show curiosity about the concern OF others
only as far is it may crafty them to tell
us.
Draw out your neighbor without cate
chdzing him Correct him, If necessary,
without contradicitng him. Avoid man.
nerisms.
Strive to be natural and at ease. The
nervousness that conceals itself under al
fected vivacity should be controlled as
should the loud laugh.
Conforming to civilized modes. the pro-
gress of a Chinese courtehip in New York
saws the Mail and Express Of that city
Is radically different in many respects
from those customs set down in the Chi
naman's lexicon of morals, for In Mott
and Pell and Doyers streets the Mongol
dares make love to the object of his affec-
tions-a behavior which would scandalize
society in the Tlowery Kingdom and con-
travene the primary principles OF social
ethics there.
PhIegmatic and abrupt in his nature,
the Chinaman Is softened TO femininity,
and in Chinatown there are many inter-
marriages among races, for II must be
acknowledged that in this country the