The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-23


OF Europe. The young Queens most nota-
bio convert Is her intended husband. Hen
~ OF MecklenhurE -Schwerin. This young
mans action Is cschcwing lluqor is a great
surprise 60 his former rcgimertal COM
rades. by whom be has been known as one
OF the moss persistent drinkers IA the
corps OF young officers,
Queen Wilhelmiua never touches any al
coholic liquor The most costly wines fig-
ure on the royal tables at an dinners and
state banquets. hut neither Queen Wilhel-
NINA nor her mother, queen Emma. ever
even permit their glasses 10 be allied, and
the Indies and gentlemen Of the Dutch
court have discovered that the surest road
to the favor OF the young sovereign Is to
follow her example.
The Heart OF a Rose
''H- Is 80 cold"" she said. and sighed.
Ills heart H. shut within
Tho shell enchanted OF his old
Crcmona violin"
They met ana passcd-and as she went
She dropped upon che stair
A rose that opened IN the silk
And sunshine Of her hair.
The maid forgot her dream OF love.
Another man TO we'd.
Years after came dawn that found
The white haired minstrel dead.
wFh violin upon his breast,
His soul had taken wings
And. 10, a rose a withercd rose.
Was tangled IN the strings.
Nina Irving. in New England Maya
zine.
In Calico
They've sung the song OF The eirl In pink
Of Ha ola LA "a
But the singers are few who have praised
the true
Goddess Of love and light;
The household fairy whom we all know
Ana knowing her love her tho better
The cirl IN tho garment OF calico.
Dainty and sweet and bright.
The bloom OF her cheeks, the light In her
eyes.
Is her beauty and title Of health;
And day after day In a modest way
Her ueatuesa Is better than wealth.
Old-fashionedf Yes and we wish her 50,
For fust llNe her mother n calico.
With the gentle traits OF the years ago
she's taken our hearts by stealth.
So. in a nectar of roses I pledge
Our dear girls m pink and ia white;
To their eyes and their hair and their
ways debonair
offer my homage tonight;
Yet deep IN my heart feel and know,
A loftier feeling continues 20 grow
For the girl in the wrapper % calico.
Dainty and sweet and bnght
John II. Braceland In New York sun.
So called smart men have generally
faas
er their interiors la station. and will con
verse most afiably with any chance com
pany on the road. feeling. nevertheless.
that their superior position is very patent
10 an beholders. and that their affahlhty
il in no danger OF being mistaken for
mere class familiarity. SO that when
ChappIe B. took seat with che driver
IN a station trap. offered the latter a ci-
gar and conyersed with him IN friendly
fashion on bis way over from the station
10 Mrs. TIptop's. where he had been IN
vitcd to Join house party over sunday.
he was considerably astonished when his
iehu, instead OF driving him up TO the
front door OF the large country house.
took him by a circuii0us way toward the
kitchen. Where are you taking mef' he
queried sharply, when he became aware
OF the mistake TO Mrs. Tipsop's YOU
said" replied che man. not comprehend
ing the drift Of the question. Then why
don't YOU drive me To the dOor2" de
handed his irate fare. "Shure. and it's
to the back entrance I'm driving you"
said the man. "Ain't you the new foot
man"
Another still funnier mistake was that
Of which Mrs. Lofty. one OF Manhattans
best known society leaders. was the vic
tim She. too. was due at a country house
and a state carriage with swo men on
the box was sent over 40 the station 90
meet her for the appointed train. IT re-
turned. however. empty. and. as Mrs.
Lofty had said her coming was uncertain.
her hostess gave her up and thought no
moro Of the matter As Il happened. how
ever, she simply missed the train. and
took the next and finding that the car
riage had been there and gone. she went
out TO the platform and engaged a hack
man to take her 10 Mrs Ms. Mrs
Lofty Is large and stout. and red OF coun-
tenance. and as u happened that Mrs.
Nj had Selt word that she was expect
ing q new cook. and that she was 10 be
brought over whenever she arrived, Il
was hardly to be wondered az that the
hackman supposed Mrs Lofty 10 be the
female in question and drove her also to
the back door But. Is the servants en-
trance at the Ms is a very good one.
and Airs. Lofty had never been there be-
fore. she got out without any question.
particularly az a footman ran out ana
took her wraps Il viii tell Mrs. NJ
you have come" he said. and left her in
"a small sitting room Mrs. Lofty began
20 think Il very odd. The room was neat.
but Il certainly WAS not a reception room.
stu. when Mrs. Nj came IN. ana with
q start OF surprise greeted her with emu
sion and conducted her to her bedroom.
she did not suspect. either then or ever.
tnat she had been mistaken for the new
cook.
The young Empress Of Russia r. one OF
the most advanced women IN Europe and
does not attempt TO conceal her opinions.
She Is a strong believer In female SUI
frage. woman's clubs, the higher educa-
ton OF women and I'm her right 10 enter
any and an OF the professions. She Is an
enthusiastic advocate OF the many move
ments started by women for tho better
mcnt OF society. She has frankly stated
that II sho lived In land where court