The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-06

Then with much drum beating she is
led forth and passes among the suitors
| and kisses each in turn. Then she is
! wreathed with more flowers and Is
seated to watch the fun.
Now, on that island of Sulu they
| have kind of ant that puzzles the
scientists, for it has a double set OF
mandibles, one above and one below
| the head, and both entirely independent
in action. These ants play leading
| part in the marriage ceremony. The
| night before the ceremony the village
| priest goes out by the light of the moon
and opens an ant hill WIFI secret rites
and carefully selects some ants equal
| IN number to the number of suitors.
| These are kept with care.
| After the bride has kissed all the
:, suitors in turn they go out to the hut
| where the ants are kept. The priest is
! there and he takes an ant by the body
| and allows ii to fasten the lower man
| dlble to the forefinger of the right hand
| OF a young man. These ants are about
an inch and a half long and have the
most ferocious bite you can imagine.
Then, each sutton with an ant hang
ing to his forefnger, the young men
go back to the presence of the bride.
Then there are long and elaborate
--NNS' "AAAAS NAC yOuilS ill6H 20 around
and dance before the bride, each with
monstrous ant hanging to his fin
ger. Then she is blindfolded and the
young men are lined up for the selec-
ton.
The drums are beaten with renewed
vlgor and the bride goes along the line
OF the suitors and inserts her forefin-
ger in the upper mandible of the ants
that hang to the fingers of the suitors,
each In turn. The first ant that closes
MS pincer on the digit of the fair lady
WINS her Tor the man to whose finger
1t is hanging. Then the chosen BRIDE
groom strikes the ant to the ground
and brushes it with his heel, and in
comes the priest and marries the cou-
pie Afterward the ants that have been
| used in the ceremony are taken ont
and cooked and a portion is given to
each guest to be eaten like the wedding
cake in civilized lands"
Some capital new anecdotes about
James Abbott McNeill Whistler. the
eccentric American painter, who lives
abroad. are told in the Ladies' Home
Journal. Among them is one dealing
with visit Whistler paid Sir Alma
Tadema, the famous artist.
On the night of his arrival Whistier's
host announced that he intended ia
| give a breakfast next morning. There
will be number of ladies present.
Whistler, ne said, land I want YOU
to pun yourself together and look your
best.
"All right" said Whistler.
| The next morning Whistler's voice
was heard ringing through the mag
nificen- halls of te Tadema mansion
/ .Tadema, Tsdema! I want you, Ia
| dema,"
Thinking of nothing less than FIRE.
Sir Alma rushed to the room of his
guest.
For heavens sake, Whistler, what's
the matter? You've walked up every
one in the house. What is it?"
oh, don get so excited, Tadelna, &"
drawled Whistler; Il only wanted to
know where you kept the scissors to
trim the fringe of cuffs with. Thought
you wanted me to pull myself together
for the ladies'"
The weak desire to make one SER
want appear as two or more, says wo-
mans Home Companion, makes no end
of trouble in the relations between en-
ployer and employed. Convention has
quite definitely prescribed the duties
and dress for the special offices of a
household, but the general servant
land the households having one out
number those having more by thous-
ands) should not be expected to wear
either Uniform" or cap. Is there not
comical incongruity in a properly
uniformed parlor-maid running forth
with the garbage, scrubbing the back
steps, or building the kitchen fire?
So in the serving at table. Where
there is but one servant to both COOK
and serve dinner it is absurd to have
everything served from a side table.
/ have dined at tables where such an
order Uf things was in force, and have
waited until the salad course for
piece of Tread, not wishing to emoar-
rass my hostess by asking for it, ana
the single maid not having tina be-
fore that point to pass it. In such a
household the soup should be served
and the water poured before dinner is
announced. and the bread should be on
the table fl ON first to last--until DIS
sert. At the family table there is even
a propriety in the vegetables being
placed before the mistress of the
household for serving; and IL coffee is
to be made. or pudding sauce to be
prepared (Which is too delicate to
stand after making). there is no reason
why the single maid should not be ex-
cused from passing the plates for meat
and vegetables, and such an occasion
is one which might wisely be improved
10 teach children courteous helpfulness
and grace cf manner.
unjustifiable style" is the worst
form" in the world. To expect one
servant to give the impression of two
or three, or two to fill the duties of a.
corps, is unadulterated snobbery. IL
convention or good form does not CO.
incide with good sense, fairness and
honest dignity in our housekeeping.
habits and manners II should be made
to do SO.
The virtues OF the conscientious
guardian. the devoted mother. the I'M
selfish aunt and the other self-sacri-
hcing elders that make the existence
of happy shielded girl of the period
a felicitious one are we'll known, and
have so often been praised and extolled
that the object of their solicitude would
be obtuse, indeed. II she did not real
lie how much she owed 10 their kind
ness No one, however. says the New
York Tribune. ever seems 10 have rec
ognized that the chaperon, too. should
be olassed with this noble army Of