The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-03

want at Balmoral Castle and elsewhere
Johns kits were red aud black, ard Her
Majesty did the bonny Highlander i'm
mense honor when she douned something
similar. Our mothers, wives and sisters,
daughters, cousins and aunts have w I'm
them and called them bal-mo-rals sharp
accent on the bal and rails and none at
all on the mo. We learned from a visit,
ing Scot that the name was taken from the
royal castle in Aberdeenshire and that the
correct pronunciation is baI-moor-als, all
the accent on The moor.
Even old fellows never get tired of lock-
ing at pretty pettcoats. have in mind a
famous photographer of this city who en-
tertainS twice a year an Old schoolmate
who now is a resident of Kansas City.
When the latter visits New York, the two
chums spend a large part of thsir time
promenading Fourteenth street, Sixth ave-
nue. and Twenty-third street, forward ana
back, forward and back. I'VE are just
looking 'em over" they explain when
challenged by a friend. One is GO, the
other So They are familiar with the latest
styles, and can size up a woman at a
glance Their appreciation of the pre-
vailing silk ruffied petticoat of many
colors is high. and when diamonds flash
they are in raptures. Old fools! Fossils?
No.
1 think the women should practice with
their dresses before going out in the
street, or anywhere in public. 1t amuses
me to see old, middle-aged and young
trying to get the knack of lifting their
skirts in the proper way to just the right
hight to display, not immodestly, their
vari-colored ruffles or fiounces. A fat
but lovely crea ture whose husband is a
big bug in the Stock Exchange, ent =
tanned and instructed scores of men in
Wall street the other day with her eff
forts to produce the most catching effect
To- l~att &c ha "a
20 the exchange, with her hustle toward
the street. and for half an hour, as she
chatted with hubby, arranged, rearrang-
ed, readjusted, lifted, re-lifted, dropped,
re-dropped, switched, re-switched, jerked
and hauled her fawn-colored skirt to
show that which was ruffied and fiounced
beneath. Why not wear the petticoats out
side? But, without a skirt to toy with,
what would lovely woman do wlsh her
hands?
Women invent mysterious devices their
wonders TO perform. In the matter of lift
ing their skirts that little trick of but
tons and strings Is a boon TO the I'M
graceful and untaught. AS understand
1t, two buttons are sewed on the in
side az just about the point where the
finger tips reach when the arm Is hang
ing at full length and little to the rear
of the side seam, If there be a seam.
From these buttons strings diverge TO
the bottom of the skirt, so that when
the buttons are grasped Through the
goods, of course) the upward motion lifts
the garment i'm graceful loops and folds.
The arrangement is the same on both
sides, so that either hand may be used.
1t is unnecessary to make dozen attempts
10 get the blamed thing right. 20 twist
around and stoop over to see il there is
proper effect. Mothers neglect to edu-
cate their daughters in this regard,
though sometimes we see tots of or s,
with dresses to their knees. aping grown
folk in the art Of lifting. They are as
cute as little pigs fighting.