The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-02
WOMAN'S
WORLD.

week there were chronhled no less than
nve different crimes or lawsuits. every
one Of which IS said 10 have been caused
by love.
What can Cupid say for himself?
surely in the above instances his arrows
mus, have been poisoned or else very bad
iy aimed.
This brings to our attention question
which no philosopher has been wise
enough TO answer. Il Is question which
has been asked for thousands OF years
and win probably remain unanswered Tor
centuries yet 10 come. Sooner or ll,er
hatred. jealousy ana suffering so often the
accomplishments OF love?
Why must the highest and tenderest
passion be linked with the brutal passions
which lead inevitably to crime?
For example. a week ago a young man
in Columbus. o., killed and robbed his
friend 50 that he might have money 60
give 60 his intended bride. Prior 10 MS
falling In love he appears to have been
"a harmless and casy-going youth. but the
desire TO give his sweetheart money and
presents Transformed him into cold
blooded. pitiess criminal.
Can II be that love for single indlvid-
ual tends 70 make some people indifferent
TO the claims OF all others?
she-bear Is never 20 dangerous ~
when she has young cubs 20 protect. Her
affection for them nils her with suspicion
and dislike OF all intruders.
Perhaps such Is also the case with
human beings. Any intense feeling Is ap,
60 arouse IN our natures all the slumber-
INK possibilities Of either good or evil.
10 spurs a man on along the path Of
action. Enough Il may lead either 10 a
happy fireside or TO the galiows.
There - no doubt whatever. though.
thot love ~ often blamed wrongly. We
should not blame the river for the rocks
that make navigation upon Il dangerous
IL the course OF true love does not run
smoothly II is very generally the fault
OF social customs and Prejudlces 10 whicn
wo pay more Difference than they deserve
Not long since an eass-ssie mother OBJ
jected to her daughters marriage with
"a very worthy young man on the ground
that his religion was different from hers
Sho obtained promise from the too
obedient girl chat the marriage would rot
take place, and a few hours afterward
found her daughter lying dead. with an
empty bottle labeled 'earbollc acid" by
her side.
Here was case where love caused
trouble but tho blame should be placed
upon tho mothers bigoted folly and no,
upon the legitimate affection OF the young
lovers.
Ever since love was born into the hearts
Of men and women q has had TO fight ice
way against prejudices of creed and ma
tlonality AMI rank. Sometimes Il ms
seemed as II the whole world had con-
spired against u.
Poor young Romeos and Jullets have
been kept apart and compelled 60 sacrifice
their happiness and even their lives upon
The pagan altar OF family pride.
The more deeply we study the question
the more clearly will IL appear that very
large part OF our trouble Is caused not
by love but by the obstacles which Sc
place In its road.
We transform a courtship into a hurdle
rree and marriage into hlind-mans bun
what wonder IS u that our young peo-
rie make mistakes or feel themselves
driven TO desperation!
u nalf the prophecies Of the poets come
true. love Will some day BE- the master
20 human life Lower motives. such a
military glory aud desire for wealth. Will
become weaker as the race grows wiser
and more humane.
The miseries Of poverty and obsourify,
u such remain, will seem small IN com
parison with tho mlseries OF a loveless
life. The cultivation OF affection and do
nestle virtues viii not be referred 10 with
nlppant cynicism. let Us hope. but as one
OF the most Indispensable aims OF life
II may be true then. as the old French
Hong says. 1t Is love that makes the
world so round"
Amuleis and lucky stones OF one SORT
ana another, says the New York sun. are
becoming more and more popular with
women. and the bangle of detested memo
ny Is revived In a more romantic and in
'eresting form. The modern girl Il decfd-
edly up In fetichism and though some
frivolous fair ones wear Jeweled COWS and
Pgs ana lizards and shamrocks and bells
ana boots Unfortunately and impartial
~. the really up-to-date young woman
chooses her talismans fas1idiousiy and is
learned in talIsmanic lore.
To be really wise and occult one must
90 IN for ostrology and choose ones tai
ismans IN accordance with the symbols OF
the planet under whose influence one was
born; but IL is asking too much Of the
modern society girl 60 insist upon her ad-
ding astrology To her already depressing
repertoire. sim Il doesn't require much
research to md out whether Capricorn or
Cancer or some other Zodiacal sign Is
Wert appropriate Tor ones lucky piece.
For general mascot purposes a white
elephant Is about as satisfactory as any
thing one could choose. There Is nothing
exclusive about him. Like the rain he
patronizes both the just and the unjust.
and he Is "a terror 20 evil spirits OF all sort
and varieties. In the Far East he is worn
IN all sizes and materials, and the more
white elephants one can introduce into
household decorations the surer one Is OF
domestic felicity. The idea ought 40 be
adopted by Western decorators II a frieze
OF white elephants could fol- the divorce
courts Il would be worth having
The pig, too. Is a fair success as under
study 10 cne's guardian angel and ser
penir bring blessings; but a lizard is
hoodoo OF the moss fatal sort. and the
amount Of harm being done By jeweied
lizards IS beyond calculation. Boot and
SHOE ornaments. which have become so
popular are almost inimlcal so happiness.
and as for tiny bells-well. only brave
and dauntless soul can wear them and
come out with life and morals intact.
Their tinkllng as f. well understood by
every student Of she occult calls up all
evil spirits within bearing and the wear
= OF he'll bangle lives In a Walpurgls
Nacht crowd.
The short life and violent death OF the
average love affair Is Ineligible when
ono realizes that hy all laws OF fetichlsm
Tho exchanging between lovers OF hair or
any ornament In shape OF hear Is a