The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-19

cleVerne ss but l happened TO say IL. NOW,
isn't that extraordinary! l exclaimed.
How odd that l should have said that to
you of all people! What unexpected coin
cidences happen sometimes'
Another awkward happening is TO re-
peat some story of ones own over more
than once to the same individual. using
the same well-turned phrases and small
witticisms, and then in the midst OF 1t TO
become suddenly conscious of what you
are doing. Such reiteration is embarrass-
ing enough for young people, but TO those
who are middle aged there is the added
annoyance of feeling that the act OF Tor
getfulness may be ascribed to the lapse
of memory of advancing years-a subject
upon which people of a certain age are
most sensitive.
There are very few social transforms
tons, says the Philadelphia Times, that
the magician gold" cannot effect, accord
ing to a lady well known In West End
London circles; and II is perfectly true
that many ladies who are now moving In
the inner circles of society. and some Of
whom are women with titles, having been
fioated in on their fathers gold.
The process is simplicity itself. IL candi-
dates are able and willing to pay stiff
entrance fee. 1t does not matter how
bourgeois and "self-made" a man may be;
II he wishes to Introduce his daughter
into good social circles, and is willing to
pay handsomely for the Introduction. II
is the easiest thing in the world, assunl-
ing, OF course, THAI the girl Is not abso-
lutely impossible. II, as frequently hap
pens, she is a fairly attractive girl, Of
good sense and natural refinement, her
progress will be both easy and pleasant,
and If she fails to make good match II
vyfII r.rO iablv no her own fault
/ know intimately half a dozen women
of rank, all titled women, with one ex-
ception, all add very substantially to their
meagre incomes by giving such girls the
necessary social training and cachet
Their own position In society is beyond
question, and anyone introduced by them
is equally received without question even
although the amiable fiction Of introducing
a protege as "a young cousin of mine" or
"the daughter OF a dear old friend" may
be transparent. In all but the most ex-
elusive circles this thing is known, and
il not exactly "winked at" is taken fer
granted.
The cost of an Introduction depends
largely, of course, on the rank of the in
PRODUCER and how much is expected Of
her, and may range from $500 to $40, OUD,
with an extra fee conditional on an APP
proved marriage. In return for these fees
haperops house and introduced to her
set, and TO as many eligible young men
az possible.
The unthlnlSing portion OF the public
says London letter in the New York
Mall and Express. is apt TO look upon
Kings and Queens as beings rather too
exalted 90 be blessed or cursed with or
binary human emotions, and fancy
Queen Victoria has for so long a time
been a model of courage and fortitude un-
der adverse circumstances that we are
apt to think that her iron will is merged
in an iron personality, little affected by
outside influences. That the great little
Queen OF England is a very sympathetic
and womanly woman, however. has been
shown several times Of late, and no incl
dent more forcibly than a few days ago
when Capt. Towse of the Gordon High
landers went to Windsor to receive the
Victoria Cross which he had won at the
battle of Mount Thaba in she Transvaal.
In this action both of his eyes were de-
stroyed. so that when he entered the
Queens presence he was guided by his
wife until just a few PAGES from Her Ma
jesty's chair. when he stepped forward
alone and saluted. The sight was so pa
theuc that the Queen burst into tears,