The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-29

nowned duchess was Lady Colville's
grandmother; she instituted the High
land games and gave this picture of
herself to the Northern Meeting Rooms
in Inverness. Her grace was extreme
iy beautiful and high-spirited, full of
life, energy and daring; she was wide
ly popular, and the story is well known
of how she helped her husband by re-
cruiting for his regiment, the Gordon
Highlanders, or Gay Gordons. as they
were named, holding the shilling be-
tween her lovely lips.
If there is one question more than
another, says Tit-Bits, to which it is
difficult to get or give a satisfactory
answer, it is surely this: why did
you fall in love with your husband?"
In nineteen cases out of twenty a wo-
man would probably confess candidly
that she did not know, or else she
would declare conclusively that she did
because she did, and that ought to
end the matter.
In the rare cases where a lady con-
descends to declare her reasons the
answers are both interesting and in
structive.
Whatever made you marry the pris-
oner?" a London magistrate asked a
woman whose face bore striking"
Because he punched all the other fell
lows heads" she answered, and no
body else dare make love to me-"
Another good lady confessed that
she fell in love with her husband be-
cause he was the only man who ever
dared to snub her." While other men
were stumbling over each other to pay
her court and attention, he always
treated her with absolute indifference
and even rudeness.
The consequence was that she deter
mined to bring him to her feet and his
knees. She succeeded. but lost her
heart in the attempt.
Il fell in love with my husband"
one lady recently declared, because he
was the only man about whom no one
was ever heard TO say an unkind
word. Even the women, although he
paid them no especial attention, were
agreed that he was "a darling; and, al
though he was plain, almost to ugli-
ness, and old enough almost to be my
father, I loved him and determined
to marry him long before he had any
such thought of me-"
Not long ago a Yorkshire lady of
wealth and beauty shocked her friends
by marrying poor cripple. It had
come 10 her ears that he had long
loved her in silence, and had counted
L q
distant glimpse of her. She discover
ed that he was a devoted son and
brother, and a man of unusual gifts
and culture for his humble position;
and, moved by one of those sudden,
generous impulses to which some wo-
men are liable, she sought an inter-
view with him. told him that she had
learned his secret, and offered him her
hand and fortune. This may appear
- I'll lo,,A
| thousands know that it is literally true.
Another lady whose marriage result
ed from a similar impulse gives this
| explanation of it. Among the friends
| of her family was an old bachelor,
with a reputation for crustiness who
had known her from a child and had
often nursed her in early days. To her
he had always been gentle and kind,
and she loved him gin a way as long
as she could remember.
One day she said, why have you
never married, Mr.. -" Marry.
my dear. Why, no one would ever
marry a. grumpy old man like me-"
"Of course they would" she answered
! Indignantly. why, 1 would marry
you myself THANK you, my dear!"
came the unexpected answer; then
Wen consider the matter settled"
In spite of her surprise and misgiv-
| and she has never had reason to re-
greet her moments indiscretion"
A lady friend of the writer married
her husband for the very illogical rea-
son that he was an avowed woman
| hater. He made no secret of his aver
sion to the fair sex, and declared il
so constantly that, as she says, II
vowed / would convert him and make
him change his mind, at least so far as
nf II.
was not a difficult convert: for within
twelve months he had forsworn his
creed so far as to conduct one of the
hated sex" to the altar; and now he
declares that he cloves them ALL"
According to the Atchison Globe, a
man never knows until after he is
married how many things there are
which II is improper for a married
| man to do.
When a man pays a compliment to
a woman he usually whispers it, and
when he scolds the neighboIs can hear
him.
No man ever handled his money,
when alive, to the satisfaction of his
kin, or ever left a will which was suit
able to all relatives.
Every married woman begins the
story of her troubles by relating that
she was married when very young to
a man much older than herself
Girls are indulging in so many
/ healthful sports of late that a dog be-
| longing to a girl has almost as good a
time as If ne belonged to a boy.
Remember If you get into scrape
and appeal to your friends that they
will relate they saved you when you
were going down for the third time.
The appearance of the first fall vio-
| lets recalls to mind that Queen Alex
andra's favorite flowers are violets
and lilies OF the valley, and IL Is prob
able that the violet will be more popu-
| lar this winter I'm England under her
\ leadership than IL ever have been be-
/ fore. The violet is also the favorite OF
ex- Empress Eugene. and, because OF
| the popularity which she gave 10 the
/ flower IN France. u became the emblem
Of the followers Of the third Napoleon
while he was In exile. Indeed. Napo-
/ leon was called Pere Ia ViOlette, and
| adherents 10 his cause were known by
the wearing 81 a small bvDch OF yiO-
! let's. To this day the violet IL an en-