The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25

haven't seen her for two or three daysl
| suppose she's away somewhere
Just then a wagon turned the corner.
II was one Of those big, shiny. awful
looking wagons that need no label. 1t
sienced us somehow as we watched 1t
| stopped before the house across the way.
And from the front scat brisk. bust
ness-liSe man jumped down and with an
assistant began to unload all the awful
paraphernaha of death. And when the
door opened there stood pale-faced man
with two little children hanging to his
knees. The ma ppy little woman across
the way was gore.
And the girl know turned away from
the window with SILVER and began 90
cry on my shoulder"
The old established firms. says the New
York Tribune. that deal in precious stones
are wonderfully ca Eeful in handling the
jewelry that is placed in their hands for
repair Every article committed to them
is infinitely examined and tested and its
condition noted down before turning it
over to the mending Department. neces-
sary precaution, which protects them
selves as well as their slients. Sometimes
these tests result in I'm pleasant surprises
for the owners. as many an otherwise an
recognized theft has be en- discovered in
this way.
Not long ago Mrs. A. left one of her hus-
bands gorgeous gifts, a Il ara of diamonds
and emerads, at a well known house,
where it had been purchf rsed, to have it
cleaned. As she took the coronet there
herself and received theiT ordinary re-
ceipt she was surprised when seated at
her dinner table to receive a card from
the jewellers. with the re quest that she
should Immediately see the nlessen ger. Gu
rious to know what had br ought him at
such an unreasonable hour. she went to
him Immediately.
1.-The firm thought it a du ty to let you
know without delay. mazda n said the
messenger, that every other emerald in
your tiara is false The i'm itation is al
most impossible to detect, but our experts
agree that there is no mistah about it,"
Mrs A. flushed suddenly crimson, and
the young man. fearing ths t she might
be overcome, proceeded: MI. Z. told me
to see you at once personally. and to offer
YOU the services Of our priva tie detectives
in tracing your jewels. as we feel 1t is
duty we owe to our clients to do all we
can to protect their interesHs'
To his surprise Mrs. A. laughed in an
embarrassed fashion. There has been no
theft" she said. " I had those stones
changed myself I'm Paris. 1t never oc2urr-
cd to me that the cleaning of my tiara
would involve all this, or would have
| mentioned the fact at the time"
1T would have saved trouble and anx-
| ietv had YOU done 50. madam answered
/ the clerk a little stifly as he bowed him
/ self out. wondering if many great ladies
stole their own jewels.
! Her Bonnet
When meeting bells began to toll,
! And pious folk began TO pass,
! She deftly tied her bonnet on
The little. sober. meeting lass
4 All in her neat. white-curtained room,
| Before her tiny lookingglass.
SO. nicely round her lady cheeks
She smcothed her hands Of glossy hair,
And innocentv wondered If
Her bonnet did not make her fair;
| Then sternly child her foolish heart
For harboring such fancies there.
So. square she tied the satin strings.
And set the bows beneath her chin;
| III smiled to see how sweet she locked;
Then thought her vanity a sin
And she must put such thoughts away
Before the sermon should begin.
But sitting meath the preached word.
Demurely. In her fathers pew.
! She thought about her bonnet still
Yes, all the parsons sermon through
| About it's pretty bows and buds
Much better than the text she knew.
Yet. sitting there with peaceful face.
The reflex Of her simple soul,
! She looked to be a very saint
And maybe was one on the whole
/ Only that her pretty bonnet
! Kept away the aureole.
Mary Il. wilkins in the New York
Press.
! A stock which can be raised and low
cred al will and suits the lowest as well
as The highest necks Is one Of the spring
novelties that will be hailed eagerly by
the taiior-made woman.
! II is called the pulley stock collar and
| claims a near relationship to the pulley
belt which has been such a success.
The collar promises much to the woman
who wears t.. IN thu first place. II is
thoroughly comfortable collar. Owing 10
! the way e Is bound Il can be raised or
| lowered by simply an inclination of the
/ head IL Is adjustable. in fact. and IL
made with q little spring so that the
we8rer may have a high or low collar. just
/ as she may Choose.
Most collars which ore in any way new
| and n5vel are cNtravagant in price
Strange 10 say. this novelty IS economical.
I Though u Is really out one collar II can
! serve duty as three or four. for the ends
! nay be tied in % variety Of ways. IL may
/ be changed according 10 the costume with
/ which 81 IS worn with n tailor-made
/