The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-15

not necessary to woman's good APP
pearance there is a probability that
the corset will be done away with.
A young man in the cross seats held
| in his lap, says the New York Sun, a
small package neatly wrapped, and in
the same seats were three charming
girls.
You have been buying a Christmas
| presents" exclaimed one of them. ad
dressing the young man.
Merely little trinket for a girl
| cousin of mine.'
"Oh, please tell us what it isl"
IT came from the Jewelers." he re-
| piled calmly.
The others chimed in.
oh, do let us see it,"
Lucky cousin!"
tell" tease
The young man smiled and hugely
enjoyed his Importance. "Well-it is
just bracelet" he remarked. as
though referring to a trifie. "Quite a
handsome thing in it's way"
How lovely!"
"Expensive?"
He relieved their suspense with a
casual air. 81 gave seven hundred for
| it," he admitted.
They gazed at him and nlainIv wish
ed that he was theirs-at least for the
Mondays. But even as they gazed the
young man turned suddenly pale
something inside the package twitched
omlnously and then gave way with A
| racket that could be heard above the
roar OF wheels. for the package con-
tanned, not diamonds, but an alarm
clock-and it had been thoughtlessly
wound ~ hxr h.
was upon him; every smile broadened
TO an expansive grin-and still the
Mucous contents of the package pro-
claimed humiliation for the wretched
young man.
Along toward Harlem the vicious
contrivance subsidized and the victim
gazed from the window in purple ST.
lence. Then one young lady leaned
| sweetly forward
You made a mistake" she said.
You bought a ringi"
There is growing tendency among
women to the indulgence in alcoholic
beverages. Among the Weather and
| nigher classes, says the London Doc.
| tor, the habit has become almost uni
versal, and this pernicious example has
| rapidly extended through the various
| social substrata, for it is human ma
ture to initiate the actions of those
who are better favored. The exhaust
| ing effect of the demands of society
| upon its devotees creates a desire for
stimulant, and hence the ever-pres-
ent and generous punch bowl is often
| the most popular feature of the social
event. 1t adds sparkle to the eye,
color toe the cheek and a zest to the
spirit of the maid and matron, a de-
lightful feeling of bien aise. and it's al
Turing seductiveness bids it's partakers
to return again and again. Among the
| less favored classes the causes that
obtain among the wealthy operate nee
essarily to a smaller extent, but here
other conditions act no less powerfully
| as causative agencies in the formation
| of the habit. In England the habit of
alcoholic indulgence among women of
the lower classes is much greater than
in America. DR.. Haywood Smith gives
as reasons for alcoholism among wo-
men the increasing independence of wo-
men-a liberty which some of them in
/ terpret as license for self-indulgence in
| accordance with their inclinations In
the struggle for life which this indie
pendence engenders there is often the
| element of failure or overstrain, and
women, too weak in many instances to
bear the strain, resort to stimulants.
Let's
Let's play that you and I are young
again
Young, with the wisdom of our older
years.
We know the sunshine glows beyond
the rain,
Loves smile of knowledge beams be-
yond our tears;
Come, put away old sorrows and re-
| grets-
Let's play life back, beloved-oh,
just let'sl
Let's walk little while amid the fiow-
ers,
And listen to the shining, sensate
! things;
Let's bring within these niggard, fleet
ing hours,
The glory of our lost and vibrant
springs;
Let's put away the grief of life that
frets
1t daily living; let's be happy
let's!
Let's just hold hands and look toward
the sun.
See, not a cloud effaces heavens blue.
No cloud to cross us now, or lie upon
The gentle peace that shines for me
and you.
| Look toward the light-ah, see, its
glory gets
A rainbow hue; we will be happy
let's!
Let's hold each other dear. and dearer
still,
It may not matter here the least at
all,
But somewhere. somehow. If we only
will,
The grace of loving shall upon US
fall,
A perfect love that rises high and sets
The world to music; let us dream
just let'sl
Amulet Andrews in New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
"The West, although she takes her
fashions more or less from the East,
is like an intrepid poker player: she
sees the latter, and goes considerably
better" remarked man yesterday.
French modes, as every one knows,
arrive at the Windy City almost as
soon as in the Empire State, and are
far more gorgeous. II the jeunesse dore
of our new born leisure class are fash
ionably Indifferent and selfish, their
nrototypes in the West are quite as
nm TO date in their manners, making
as little effort to please, and avoiding
lust as carefully any show of enthu-
siasm as the finest macaroni of mod
ern New York"
you say you have hard work man.
aging your young men at your house
parties?" said, according TO the New
York Tribune, a fashionable matron
Froro Chicago to an Eastern friend.