The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18

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at 10 cents a yard I think four yards
and a half will make me a dfess, and
| have IS cents and mamma needn' pay for
it, I want it to wear to Margarets we'd
ding" A
Poor little tot, she did want to be with
Margaret so much that it seemed too bad
not to let her. but II. could not be, so
after she had finally given up that idea
she begged to be allowed to stand al the
head of the stairs to show the guests the
| dressing rooms where they could remove
| their wraps. That was denied at first,
| but finally when she had solemnly prom
| ised to be dgnified she was allowed to do
as she liked She did wear little white
silk frock. after all, and did not say a
word to a guest except "Please pass 20
! the right" even wnen her Old friend the
bridegroom made his appearance And
she made such a pretty little picture
standing there that every one was pleased
that she had had her way.
Sir Horace Walpo1e's description Of the
| maiden Queen drawn from her portraits
| and from contemporary accounts. is not
a very attractive one says the Art ANA
| teEr. ! "A pale Roman hose, a head of
hair loaded with crowns and powdered
| with Diamonds vast ruff, vaster far
| thingale, and busilel of pearls are" he
| saws. "the features by which everybody
| knows at glance the picture of Queen
Elizabeth" But Notwithstanding that she
| did not care for art and that, knowing
her lack of it, she affected to despise bod
| lily comeliness, still she 1oved4to multiply
| portraits of herself. In them she could
appear really handsome." Yet, if she has
| been flattered I'm the existing likenesses
of her. she must have beenafaot merely
| plain, but h remarkably ugly woman.
Perhaps the truth is that with the most
| CourtlY intentions the.painters of the time
did not know how to prevnrioate.
The Queen" says a foreign observer,
rs fair but wrinkled. Her nose, is
little hooked, her lips thin, and her teeth
black She wore false hair, and that
red Her bosom was uncovered as all
| the English ladies have it until they
| marry" That the pain ters faftered her
in some degree we must infer, from the
| fact that she was fond of sitting. to them.
| though she could not bear the sight of
& mirror, which so enraged her that her
| attendants were Obliged to hide theirs
| when she was present. tr
Her monthly bill had been sent in from
the grocery. says the New York Times
| and she locked it over carefully. There
was mistake. For one article she had
| been charged twice. She put on her hat
| with a patient. long-suffering air and
| started for the grocery
ut would be different" she said to the
| grocer, eff / did not pay my bills regu-
larry, but am sure you cannot complain
| of having to wait for your money"
1T is altogether q mistake, ma'am,"
said the grocer meekly; wen change it,
| of course"
Every WE'LL" returned the woman;
"only l want you 10 be more particular.
1 don't like to feel Obliged to examine my
| bills every time l receive them"
Yes indeed. ! know Just how 1t u.s."
exclaimed a women who had been listen
| ing eagerly. 1T was just such a thing
that happened to me in this very store.
charged me for cherries three times.
The worst of that was, too, am not fond
| OF cherries"
But you know how that was, ma'am."
interrupted the grocer, you talked to me
about the cherries then you talked 10
| the clerk about them. and then You talked
to the cashier, and we all charged you"
Eyes, but it is very strange that it
should have happened to be those cher
ries. I know how to sympathize with
| anybody who IS charged two or three
| times for a thing. Why, almost never
think of eating cherries II is the one
| fruit that I don't care about. II eat
! them IL is only two or three OF time but
| those cherries happened TO look particti-
larly NICE and I thought to myself l be-
lieve I should really enjoy few of those
nice black-hearts, you know. But then
| when l got them home l didn't ] never
can eat more than two or three, and then
| 10 tllfHh OF CNdTHl0B me lot lnlPe quarts
| when l dislike them So Now, If IL had
| been grapes or figs or even -four, II would
have been different. ] only ordered them
because they happened to look so good I
| remember IT. distinctly and II was three
years ago this coming summer"
Then, having given her order, she de-
parted and the grocer heaved a weary
| sigh. I'VE do make mistakes once In a
| while" he said, but we never forget
them"
The New York Sun furnishes the fol-
lowing account OF an investigation carried
on by two men among women at an after
| noon tea:
what do they talk abouts" said the
| first man.
He was in cab with the other man, and
they were being driven past house with
a striped awning leading to the carriage
| block.
AT the Sign of the Striped canvas?"
said the other man, meditatively. Its
the old tap room habit modified and re-
fined. Every hostess her own tap room
| proprietress."
Yes. but what do they talk about?"
| persisted abe first man.
A bevy OF big plumy hats and beautiful
ly gored skirts showed in the lobby, and
| some more were lingering about the side
| walk entrance to the awning. And every
| pretty face under every droopy hat was
| alive with animation. And II sounded
| Of course they weren t-buf II sounded as
II they were doing a concerted selection
| at the time.
Heaven knows" said the other man.
sententiously,
Let's nnd ont" said the FIRST man.
| Really, mean IL. I've watched them
lot at this sort Of thing. Do you believe