The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04

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ments of fashion bright converse tons
and incidents, not upon prevailing man
ners and customs and bright bits about
all things connected with the life of
Srande dame of this period.
Mrs. Ogden Goelet has found time in
her busy life TO collect her correspond
ence in book form. These books include
brilliant letters from all parts of the
world and they wi give a fine idea of
the nineteenth century life to posterity.
Human nature is puerile after all"
said a society woman, to the New York
| Tribune. We stand surrounded by the
mysteries of life and death. Yet even in
our grief we are conscious of a faint feel
ing of satisfaction if the funeral of some
dear departed is well attended, or if our
mourning is becoming.
" Yes poor Mis-. y. has certainly been
well remembered l heard wei preserv-
ed old man say a the church door after
the funeral. Society was certainly well
represented, but l think probably the
smartest obsequies that We're ever held
in New York were those of my late la
mented daughter Mrs. S. She was eX-
tremely popular am ng the "utras" and
hardly one person of distinction in New
York society was absent from her fun
eral.
very STdtiiN IItS, l am sure TnuIulur-
ed his companion.
Eyes continued the old man naively,
1T comforted her mother great deal, for
every one told her afterward that the fun
eral was exceptional in every way.
4" How II ased Mr.. Stryver would be if
he could see the AS and the rs car
riages at his house" said one Of his
friends after the last rites had been paid
to the poor man. 1t was the ambition of
his life to be visited by them, and il he
could know that we all saw the honor
paid him, it would make him quite happy.
Let US hoe that his spirit sees and en-
Joys the distinction
One of the most remarkable social de-
velopments Of these latter days is the
evolution of the mature heroine Of
romance, Formerly this post was allotted
10 the young girl or the young unmarried
woman, says London World In those
times however, the adjective of youth
would not have been applied to the
maiden who had passed her twenty -fifth
year, and only in the spirit OF the gross
est fattery TO the matron who mad seen
her three decades Il is typical of the
age that This explanatory note should be
necessary. Now the expression young"
is puTel relative. The period of middle
age has been entirely abolished. Where
almost everybody is younger than some
body else, il is only the few who are
proud of their extreme antiquity VINO can
be regarded with any degree of certainty
as old
AZ 30 the girl of to-day no longer retires
on the shelf as a failure. 10 pass the rest
of her life in the humi.iatng position Of
the maiden aunt who devotes herself 10
the children or revenges herself on the
poor She is merely preparing to start
on a new phase of lfe with a more
definite plan and clearer vision Very
chs hppin- at at
40. Sometimes She has been known 10 be
SO greatly daring as 20 enter on matri-
mony for the first time when she has
passed her fftieth year.
For the matron the range is even more
extended Al 80 she is quite a young
thing-gay frivo3ous sk.ttish. to whom
society and Irritation are the chief objects
in life. Ten years more bring her 70 her
prime. IN is Of the period of fascination,
of adventure, Of impulse. She Is the object
of the widest plans, the center OF the
most daring romance Al 80 she Is prob
ably marrying for the second time, Three
score will find her approaching the altar
for ner third wedding; and, If she lives
long enough, she may even reappear AZ
a late date 10 bring her record up 10 four.
The death Of Nine. Bazaine in Mexico q
Cay or two ago removes the first of three
famous and unhappy women whose his
tories are closely intertwlned ana whose
ambitious schemes have helped to shape
the destiny of France. The other two are
Carolotta the widow of the ill-starred
Emperor Macmillan of Mexico, and Eu-
genie. the widow of Napoleon Ill, EN-
peror of the French.
Nine Bazaine was a Mexican lady and
the friend of Emnre Carlotta. When
she became the wife of Gen. Ba2a.ne. the
marshal Of France, Emperor Macmillan
gave her nrincely dover. She encour-
aged her husbands ambitious projects and
remained loyal to him through his misfor-
tunes When he was sentenced to be de-
graded and shot for having exhausted
all his means Of defense, his wife succeed
cd In getting his sentence committed TO
twenty years impris7nmen without mill
,ary degradation Shortly afterward she
| effected his escape from prison, and was
| his comfort and stay until his death In
| 1855
Mmea Bazanes friend and patron5 S.
the Empress Carlotta, is still living i'm an
insane asylum at Brussels. She is the
| daughter Of King Leopold OF Belgium
| When her husband, Macmillan, was COM
PEELED W alba ndon all hope OF succeeding
| 70 the crown Of Austria she encouraged
him to accept the offer of Napoleon Ill
| TO make him Emperor Of Mexico. When
| Macmillan was hard pressed by the re-
| publican troops in Mexico she went to
| France ana appealed for assistance to
Napoleon and Eugene. Her appeal was
| refused, and she became insane. IL is said
| that she does not TO this day know that