The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-07

could each find husband. and then not ex-
haust the stock of single men; for there
are 226oS5 men and only 2l9So women
who have not yet entered into the bonds
OF matrimOny.
New York state has 12O. 600 more bache-
lors than spiusters Oply one state in the
union has more female celibates than male
and that is California, in which there are
81 456 of the former and - SO of the latter.
| The state of Washington has perhaps the
largest excess of forlorn single men-sO-
531 all told, the unmarried women number
ing only 9lS1.
Out of an equal number of bachelors
and widowers between 25 and 30 years OF
age, thirty widowers remarry for every
| thirteen bachelors who enter the bonds OF
! hymen for the first time. For every
spinster married between 80 and 65. two
! widows are remarked. Both facts are
! eloquent in favor of the comparative ad-
! vantages of matrimony.
Red seems 10 possess certain attrac-
ton for animals. bulfs attention, as
every one knows. is at once drawn to a
bit of scarlet, and it is only after his
curiosity has been aroused that his bel
| ligerent disposition causes him to attack
| the wearer. AS far as the color goes,
however, he has an admiration for it,
Birds also are attracted by red, and
| AhOiiheAS ueClQeOlS prefer IL VI any ONi~'
| tint. This liking for a color which some
author has said is like the sound of a
| trumpet is not by any means confined 10
animals. Men always like red, or, al least,
are attracted by it, says the New York
Tribune
Il nave often noticed" said a society
man recently, that a girl in red always
providing that she is fairly popular) is
more taken out in a cotillon than those
| who are dressed in white, the eXplana-
| ton probably being that on getting up SUD-
! denly a man is always more or less in
doubt as to whom ne shall select, and the
| bright color attracts his eye"
| In regard to tflis involuntary attraction
toward q bright or an unusual object, 1t
| is said that women do not half realize
what an aid anything of the kind may be
| made in alluring partners A clever
widow who had made up her mind to have
a season in London cudgeled her brain as
to what she should do to avoid being lost
| in a crowd" as the saying is.
Il am fairly well off," she argued to
| herself, but 1 am not rich enough to
! make any stir. l am not bad looking,
| but am no beauty. l talk well and dress
well, but so do nine-tenths of the women
who go out. 1t is obvious, therefore, that
unless 1 do something 10 make myself
| different from the others l will make nc
impression whatever"
| After much agitation on the subject she
decided that she would attract attention
by her jewels Conspicuous gowns are
i'm bad taste" she argued, but jewels
| if they are good, can be worn in any COM
bination.' So, after many consultations
with a famous Partisan lapidist and jew
eler. wonderful necklace was evolved
for which she used a number of her mora
| conventional ornaments, at the same time
adding a few unique stones.
Her first appearance in London after
Ill
| by the Duchess of -. to which she wore
the strange but magnificent arrangement
OF jewels. AS she had foreseen, the neck
! lace attracted attention at once. Women
| as well as men contrived opportunities for
| a nearer view. Her introductions were
numerous. end as she herself was most
| unexceptiOnable in every way and a the
same time pretty and interesting those
who came out of curiosity remained foI
pleasure. Her campaign was won, for, rs
every one knows, a successful 'firsl
night is more than half the battle II
! goes without saying that as wise woman
she wore the famous necklace very rarely
but it is her mascot, she says, ana when
ever she finds that attention Is Tagging
she has only to put 1t on and she renews
| her triumph. '~ t--''
This is her story. at all events, but per.
| haps those who are skeptical about the
efficacy of her methods may find an ex-
PLANTATION in the fact that she is really 2
charming woman, despite her distrust OF
her own unaided charms.
A man must think, says the Woman $
| Companion. when making a call to leave
his umbrella, overcoat and overshoes in
the han, though he may carry his nat and
stick to the drawing-room. He must arise
whenever a lady enters the room, and
whether caller or host he must never
look at his watch. Except in his own
house, he should never find a seat for an
other, he must not offer his own chair
to any one, and should remove his glove
before shaking hands.