The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-08

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attractiveness of form than merely to
pose their bodies in attractive positions
or court erectness of posture.
The broad belts of bits of gold strung
on tiny fibres as strong as steel wire
are tightly drawn about their waists in
much the same manner as their more
enlightened sisters of other chimes
tighten their corsets. The belt is worn
by the Tiruray women as an article OF
dress whereby the wearer may display
the slender charms of her form rather
than as an ornament worn for the sake
of its own beauty or richness.
When questioned as TO the source
from which comes the gold of which
the ornaments worn by the Tiruray
women are made the stranger within
their gates not only fails TO obtain any
answer whatsoever, but therefrom is
looked upon by the mountain people as
an object of suspicion and distrust.
From what secluded spot comes the
gold of the Tiruray bids fair to long
remain one Of the mysteries Of Minda-
mao.
Mrs. Francis A. Leggett, writing IN
the New York World about various
matters in Europe, says: The difrer-
ence between the customs of English
and American society? They are the
same-that is to say, all good society
has the same customs
It is difficult, sometimes impossible,
TO detect the nationality OF those who
represent the best soeially-nen or
women.
I find Russians, English, Americans,
Austrians and even French-the fair
type especially--leok wonderfully alike.
The English women are beautiful, the
most beautiful, l think. Yes, there
are individual American girls lovelier,
but I am speaking of the English as
a race.
They have a peculiar style of dress
ing, it is true, and I admire it, and
quite agree that it suits them. Amer
leans and French dress more alike;
French styles prevail little in Eng
land. A woman in a French gown is
in their eyes sweet" in an English
gown lovely" They affect any style
that lengthens them, and Worth is
the favorite for extravagant gowns.
When people talked to me in Eng
land about the beauty of Gainsborough
portraits I often said Il see Gains
boroughs every day. At the operas
in the shops, in the parks and from
every carriage a Gainsborough smiles
good morning with a charm peculiar
to pretty woman, who, in England,
knows that sweet expression is half
the battle
The distinctive feature of English
society? 1t is country life-the charm
of the country house. 1t is their best
tradition. 1 doubt if we have anything
| to correspond to it here. l have. never
seen il. But then there are so many
great houses within from one to four
hours of London that everybody goes
| for a weekend visit to the country
| in
| quite dead.
This practice is very restful to the
overworked hostess.
! have heard transatlantic criticisms
of the English fashion Of sending SER
wants only to meet friends at the sta
| tion-but a hospitality that welcomes
and speeds guests coming and going to
several trains a day for every month
| in the year would give hosts and hos
tesses an amusing role to playi
The difference between American and
English speaking? I think it is merely
a matter of a few colloquialisms.
Do the English women like Ameri-
cans? Why not? They are mutually
| sympathetic. 4 cultivated American
| girl is like her British cousin, with a
| little, sometimes a good deal, of vivac-
| ity added; and the American girl is
so accustomed to attention that she
surprises by the generosity with which
she shares her honors. I have heard
that quality extolled in the warmest
terms by her British admirers. Every
man she knows must prove his devo-
! ton to her by talking or dancirC with
her girl friends.
| Yes, some of the Lady Provincials
object to our perennial quest" of the
eldest son." but these are usually the
| mothers of several girls, and rarely the
mothers of the heirs.
| One hears too often also, that Amer
| lean influence is responsible for the
hotel life and restaurant dinners, SC
| much in fashion in London, but one
| could answer to these accusations tina:
if America has introduced the hotels
| and restaurants, the English fill them
During all the time stayed in Lon
don I dined once at a restaurant. We
were constantly invited to various res
taurants, to luncheon, with the inva-
riable answer, mo, come to me in.
stead"-and they did.
Some people, says the Chicago Chron.
icle, take a malicious delight in spoil
| ing the pretty romances of the season
Perhaps, in the interest of the strict
est truth, they are to be commended
| but it is sometimes better to allow GER
| tain exposures to remain unexposed
That is the opinion of the pretty stem
ographer who makes pothooks IN a law
yer's Office in Washington street She
| had been given a weeks vacation and
returned to the office the other day, full
of the good times she had had at Lake
| Geneva. Her appearance seemed tc
bear her out, for she was as brown as
a nut. There is very little love lost
between her and the Office boy, a pre-
cocious youngster who lives in hei
neighborhood-in fact, in the street i'm.
mediately in the rear of her residence
He listened with supreme disgust tc
her recital for awhile and then blurt-
| ed out: Jaw, say, come off de perch