The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-18

engaged AS FOR myself" she continued
airilv II will confess. TO give you al
courage. that / proposed to Jack-and
Will be willing 10 wager that two-thirds
Of tho women here. u they did not act
lally pop the question az least gave
very timely and necessary help"
At this there Mas storm OF protest ana
much laughter but when the proposition
was made TO swear IN" each narrator 10
ten the whole truth. and nothing but the
truth" there was mucn conscious and
hlushing dissent.
"Aiethinks you al protest too much"
said the hrst speaker. Il am sure that
nearly every one OF you are thinking this
minute OF how you helped on your re-
spective husbands az tho crucial moment
wen. Mrs Blank am ! not right she
added. turning suddenly 10 her vis-a-Vls
across the table. whose expressive face
slowed inward appreciation OF the charge.
.fIow was IL with you7 feel sure that
YOU assisted your william--how did you
a. az" And after "a ltte urging and
the promise from her neighbors TO be
equally frank. Mrs. Blank began her con-
fesaion.
II knew that william really liked me-
she began.
"Oh. Of course. that goes without say
ing" laughed the self-consututed srand
inqulsitor.
sOtherwise I would never have dreamed
OF helping him." continued Mrs Blank
with dignity: but he was very slow For
months I waited. but he went on send
ing me flowers and taking me 10 drive
and devotlng himself TO me al dances
without any result. You see the poor TEL
lovy hadn't the courage 20 risk a reiusal.
she explained half dehantsy-evlaen'l
rather repcnting her conndences-but her
listeners nodded understnndingly' ana ehe
went on. -.
80 I concluded that ! would FIRST show
him that Their, would b. no risk. YOU un-
derstand thought and thought how TO
manage Il. and nnally an idea struck me.
wrote o supposed epistle 20 a girl /
tncvy Out West. who had been my most
tntt,nate friend az school, and OF whom
had often spoken, and left sheet from
the letter "a q book that lent William 10
read. As ! thought he might hesitate 70
rod a private letter. / began the page
vith Ms name. ! knew no man woud
resist thai u he were ia love and wanted
10 know what a girl thought OF him
yvroto as II my friend had been teasing
me about Mr.. Blank. ana, although dld
not actually say I liked him, salo
cnourh 10 make him feel pretty sure nc
could have me Anyway. II answered
william wrote his proposal that very
night. and after We were married TOD
him all about IT.
The girl who never wore six STOCKINGS
wears them this season II Is In the ar
A statement less improper than Il sounds.
women have suddenly developed a mania
for fancy and beautiful hosiery. and the
stocking counter Of a good shop would
mako a rainbow feel faded. The OPEN
work stocking has reached point OF
aimlncss that II more marvellous thah
beautiful. and the most modish women
profer ane silk ia solid color. tandem
/ broldercd. or with inset lace or apphquea
over the ankle. -, i.
one woman az Newport has started 2
I f.A for plain silk stockings In one soia
/ rotor and with the owners monogram
/ e,at,islte.y embroidered on the ankle ami
/ s,osklng embroidery Is becoming favor
/ ~ sancy work OF the summer girl
I II a prophesied. too that the hex'
I r,s,tstmas instead Of q celuge OF emoroid-
/ s,sa suspenders and dress shirts protee-
,orn men will receive dainty boxes ot
I nv Rose. each pair embroidered az the
/ fans IN front with elaborate monografns
/ ~ course. the men would rather, far
rather. have bright purple hose zigzagsea
with scarlet lightning. but they Win have