The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-13
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dents. When elaborate, the Friends
| certificates will cost from $40 to $50
| They are done in black and white, with
gray tracery. and put up in a beautiful
hand made tube of leather of fine
| quality ornamented at the ends with
| hand tooling.
1t is odd with our latter day fash
ions and prejudices, says the New
York Tribune, to fancy what dinner
parties were like long ago. In the
first place, what a difference in the
| hour Within the recollection of the
oldest diner out, the diner a la Russo
or the course dinner was unknown.
When he was young everything was
| put on the table at once, which was
literally grooming with good cheer. At
dinner of any size there would be
at least two heavy joints or meat
| probably a shoulder of mutton ana a
mighty roast of beef. with nam and
different kinds of poultry ana game
each man guest being expected to
carve the meat set before him. The
wine glasses were even more numerous;
there was one each for sherry. claret,
madeira, champagne, hook and port.
and an extra one for some particular
vintage priced by the host.
The ceremonial of drinking wine with
some especially singled out person
was then imperative. The host would
begin 1t with the most important wo-
man guest. Madam, a glass of WINE
with YOU" he would soemnly say, and
they would both raise their glasses,
bow. and drink. How our young icon
oclasts of to-day would litter if they
could see them!
After this the other gentlemen (for
they were gentlemen and ladies in
| those 6aWG-nnt nd
mem would be free to invite various
members of the party to drink wine
with them-a ceremony which would
be continued at intervals throughout
the dinner; as. for instance, a dame
raising her bright eyes would en-
counter an admiring glance from a
faraway guest, who would immediate
ly seize the occasion, raise his glass
with a bow, and would receive a beam
ing glance and graceful acceptance as
the fair one touched her lips to the
wine. For a long time in America
the men and women Cor gentlemen and
housekeeping their pardons) would
go out of the dining room together
and have tea in the drawing room:
but gradually the English custom of
the withdrawal of the fair sex was
adopted, and the men were left to the
liberty of their toasts. speeches and
tobacco. stra ggling in for a cup of tea
from the hospitable hands of their
hostess before departure. Well, to
many who are yet living these old din
ners are pleasant memories! And it
will not be so very long before the up
to date and, as we think. perfectly de-
veloped dinner party of to-day will
become a obsolete as the one of forty
or fifty years ago.
The world is incredulous, says the
! NYerr -orlr about reforms
any kind, and the proverb about giving
a dog q bad name is in no relation of
life more exemplif1ed than in society,
for, after community has once passed
an adverse opinion on one of its men,
bers, Ii is no light matter to alter the
verdict. even though the indictment
may be exaggerated, and even alto
gether unjust. 1t is only fair. however,
to say that this refers principally to
small social lapses. for if a character
is at stake the public verdict is apt to
be tolerably just. Partisans generally
spring up either for or against, and the
matter is thoroughly sifted, but as far
as personal attributes are concerned q
sentence that is once passed is almost
impossible to get reversed. For in
stance, some one whose opinion has
weight in the world declares that Mr.
B is a bore He, poor man. would
rather be called a villain than a bore,
as in that case he might find cham
picns to refute the accusation, but no
one would dream of taking up cudgels
in defense of a bore. In fact, such a
statement is generally accepted with
out protest. and becomes a matter of
public opinion although poor Mr.. B
is a cultivated, intelligent man, and no
more of a bore than many others who
escape the Indictment; but, some way
or another he has acquired that repu-
tation, and nothing that he can do can
change it.
Mrs. T is another example. She
is pretty and kind. but has an exagger-
ated manner, and is undoubtedly af-
fected. THE most insincere womanu
some one in authority declares, and
as usual, the world follows suit Vain
affected. ridiculous!" exclaims anoth-
err, Ginning in, and so her unpopularty
grows apace. and. although her old
friends know that she is really perfect
ly sincere, with only little vanity and
want of perception, they too, cannot
help being swayed by popular opinion.
and her virtues shrink and her faults
become magnified even in their eyes.
With Mrs. x and her reputation
for social push II is the same way. At
one time. when she had manageable
daughters and small income, she GER
tainly strove rather obviously to get
| on. although no more than most society
women do in her position, but she has
obtained the name Of a social struggler
People laugh at and avoid her In con-
seausnce, and no kindly act of hosp-
tally will eradicate the impression.
Verify one has to tread most carefully
to avoid social pitfalls.
Russia's next ruler. says the Phlla-
delphia Times, may be a woman. The
I Sale law, that ironbound enactment
put in force in Russia by the Emperor
! Nicholas, may be overturned, and the
law OF primogeniture be readopted.
This will place the Grand Duchess
! Olga on the throne as autocrat OF all
the Russiaa, at the death Of her father,
| the present Gar. II Is the Cars wish
! that this should be. and that his daugh-
ter rather than his brother. the Grand
/ Duke Michael shall succeed him.
Since the birth Of the latest Russian
/ princess, journals spoken OF as "of-
/ hclal' IN various large cities Of the en-
! pire have urged the Gear 10 return 10