The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14

takes before II. she sits down 10 work
with them. and under their direction, sur
rounded by heaps OF clothes OF all sorts.
Tailor-made costumes, tea-gowns. even
ing frocks. and hats are arranged in boxes
and cupboards round the room. all be-
ing the remnants OF the heyday OF her
coquetry. when she had se5 toilets n year
They are now partially ripped up and al
tered after the latest fashion plates
There are three sewing machines In the
room. enormous chevai glasses and big
deal tables. The poor woman rips. cuts
and sews. just as II she we're going 10
be well paid for her work. which she al
ways pretcrkis must be ready By a certain
hour.
But she Is kind. talks freely. and often
reasonably. with her companions about
all sorts OF things. She has a good men,
DRY and gets excited only when something
reminds her OF Queen Henrietta OF Bel
gium. her mother, for whom she appears
to have a dread aud a dislike. She also
cries like baby when the name % her
sister Clementine. happens 20 fall under
her eve. The poor thing evidently never
has forgotten the awful scene at Laeken
after 81 had been discovered that letters
Of credit TO the amount OF 5000 forms,
signed with the forged name OF the Prin-
cess Clementine. were circulating In Aus
trIa
The King and Queen OF the Belglans.
who for once were OF the same opinion.
had decided 10 risk public scandal and
attack their daughter Louise. with her
friend Keglevitch. when Princess Glenn
entine quietly declared that she had con-
suited a man Of law and had been told
that she had the right 20 acknowledge
her signature. whether forged or not. and
that from that day she would see that Il
was honored. And the money was Dor
rowed by the Princess. who continues 10
pay the PRINCIPAL and interest by means
OF incessant economy and deprivations OF
all sorts.
A lamentable spectacle II presented by
the barbarous corsetH now on view al
the Paris Exhibition composed OF iron
and pieces OF canvas. shapeiess and with
out grace, which imprisoned the delicate
forms OF queens OF fashion OF byRone
periods. says an exchange. The corset had
its origin in Italy and was introduced
from that country into France by Cath
crime de Medicls. Mary Stuart and Diane
de Poictiers did not. however follow che
fashion. But Il was admitted by all the
ladies OF the French court that Il was
indispensable 20 the beauty Of the female
figure and was therefore adopted By them
The corset In those days was In It's IN
fgTIcy. and q assumed more OF the rough
character OF a knights cuirass. The frame
was entirely Of iron. and the velvet
which decorated the exterior hid n fright
full and cumbersome machine. In contra
distinction 20 these " the modern corset
made OF light pretty materials embroider-
ed. beribboned and decked with lace like
a brides bouquet
Every word in the Chinese language
says the Ladies' Home Journal, has a log
teal formation. and each word consists OF
either one individual character or num-
Der OF them combined in order 20 make
complete word Take the world field. n
square divided into sections or lots When
the word man II written by the world
field the combination makes the word far
mer. indicating the avocation OF man
who Is associated with fields and agrtcuI-
turs. SIN more suggestive "a the Chi
nese word for truth. sincerity faithful
ness. honesty. IL Is formed BY the com
bination OF a man and word. thus express
ing that one form OF honesty consists IN
a man standing by his word. The word
for box Is indicated by a square having
four sides OF equal length. while q pris-
oner In literally a man IN a box a fact
which Ia often grewsomeiy illustrated in
China when criminal II sentenced 20
death, and Il carried 20 the place OF ex-
ecution IN a square box.
He stood In the midst OF the crush at