The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-22

ing virtue of woma nhood Romance and
poetry hold il aloft as the bea o. ght
towards which the entire sex sho Id strug-
gle. Yet there has been more useless suf-
fering and idiotic self-sac ifce commit ID
in It's narue than for all other causes in the
world combined The perfectly unselfsh
woman Is the insdgator of selfshness n
others The ideal unselhsh wife makes a
tyrant of her husband before he knows it.
She is always willing to give away with
out word and he lets her do It, She Is
always anxious for him TO have the best
of things and he takes them 1t s the
woman who has proper degree of selfish
ness and who asserts and gets her sh IRE
of the good things of life that rem ms
her husbands companion and friend The
uase lhsh mother is the one who drops out
of her set in society to rock her babies
10 sIeep-who, when her children are older.
goes in a shabby turned frock to let her
girls have real lace and bangles, ana who
stays in the kitchen to serve the meals,
instead of sitting at the head of her own
table. OF course. such devotion, such
angelic self-sacrifice, make her the objept
of alteration in her family? Not at all. In
variably her children despise her. No one
ever saw a perfectly uuselfsh mother
whose children didn't have contempt for
her. 1t is the selfish mother who has good
and admiring children. The truth is that
there are many good qualities that we
need 10 season life, but we want to use
them with forbearance and judgment.
ruins a dinner.
An ideal society, says the Countess of
Warwick in the Smart Set for May,should,
one need not say. be representative of all
that is best in the national life Ii may
be said for existing society that ID is more
largely representative than the Oh was
Unfortuna tely, one factor-money-is rep
resented in excess, the consequence being
that other and higher interests are neg
nrOnOrtiOn.
money is a necessity to society-it cannot
exist without it. The exercise of any hos
vitality even the simplest, involves GER
tain expenditure. But gold need not be
the Alpha and Omega of our social life;
in fact il cannot be, If we are to Keep
aloft those standards of good manners and
mutual courtesy which, at least superhci-
ally are recognized as distinguishing good
society and good breeding in every capital
of Europe. 1 wish to keep clear of sus-
oicon of exaggera ton. The nouveau richie
is not necessa rily the vulgar parXenue 1t
is the fashion to depict him. That ne mas
made his fortune Gf he has made it by
honest means) is fact of which he has
right to be proud, and one which to do
him Justice, he is not prone to oter-vaunt-
In these days of keen competition for
man to make a fortune honesty SHOWS
that he is man of unusual ability, that
he has energy, industry. enterprise. Soci2-
tv does well TO welcome such a man. for
II he brings with him these qualities,
society will be the richer 1t is more hon
orable 40 ascend the ladder than to go
down.
The following is from the Smart Set for
April.
madam.
you aaid eleven"
Eyes. madam; but yesterd ay."
''My! no W stupid! Did 1t natter
ut always matters with me. madam
''I am sos 'ry. beg your pardon.
''It is granted, madam. Slip this off,
please"
''The waist first?"
"Oh. certainly. There. Erect, please"
How is that?
Better. Emile, the pins.
I'm sorry, now, you didn't let me nave
the other material. This looks"
tut, madam. This will be perfect when
Ii is completed
Out"
"You must allow me to be the judge
madam Your elbow, please.
THE sleeve seems awkward
"You do not know. Wait.
"Can I stand that so tight around my
neck?' ,,
'I am AFRAID the color
Madam. YOU do not know. I am the
Judge"
81 think I am about to faint"
How dare you, madam? Don't you see
that l am in a hurry"
Resides the ordinary bath of warm
water many society ladies use what are
known as simple cosmetic baths One OF
these is the bran bath, which is indeed
said to be almost universally employed by
the ladies' of Paris, who consider it very
highlv as a skin beautifer. 1t is very
softening The most fastidious women
prepare it by boiling one or two pounds of
hran in about a couple of quarts OF Watr.
This water boils for an hour, and is then
a,lded to the toilet bath. The bran water
is made very mUch stronger In some
homes. Another way followed is to stew
some bran in a linen bag and TO put 1t in
tha hath of water This is not so trouble
some 10 prepare but 1t is not so effective.
, starch baths are prepared in the same
: way Alkaline baths, TO cure eruptions
are prepared by adding half pound OF
sub-carbonate of potash to the water bath
ordinary kitchen salt will make a
strengthening bath, If mixed with the
water.
At a supper party last night the CONVEX
eation turned on talking shop" Some
! one declared that an actor or musician
was never happy unless allowed to talk
shop by the hour, and then 1t was pointed
out that doctors and barristers We're Just
&c had" A witty lady present laughiugly
added Yes philosophers talk Schopen-
!, bauer: ladies shopping; tipplers 'Schop-
men: musicians Chopin, and actors shop"
The Building of the Nest
: They'll come again TO the apple ueel
e Robin and the rest
I when the orchard branches are fair to see
9 In the snow of the blossoms drest;
And the prettiest thing in the world will be
e The building of the nest.
I weaving it well so round and trim,
following il with care;
Nothing too far away for him,
I Nothing for her too fair
= Hanging il safe on the topmost limb,
n Their castle in the air.
/ All. mother bird. you'll have weary days
When the eggs are under your breast.
And shadow may darken the dancing rays
o nrhnn The nedglings leave the nest.