The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-27

their responsible work, and to hand it
over to deputies or understudies, who
have mo notion of art" and mo
talent" This is a most terrible indict-
ment, after which the other Bernhardt-
esque objections are meek and mild.
These refer to the indiscipline of the
pupils, who come to class anyhow, If
they come at ALL which some of them
do not, being. it appears, inclined to
play truant like idle boys and girls at
ordinary school.
Another bit of toilet economy relates
to tooth powder. says the New York
Post. Practically all the tooth pow
ders of commerce have the same base
prepared chalk. This Is mixed with
some saponaceous compound, favored
a little, put up in an attractive bottle
or jar and behold a tooth powder cost
ing from 10 to so cents per vessel, ac-
cording to the place you buy it, and
the celebrity of the name on the label.
For Is cents enough tooth powder to
last a family year can be put to-
gether. Buy the chalk in bulk, and
with 1t some ground CASTLE soap. which
all druggists sell. Put them together
in the proportion of one-eighth soap
to seven eighths chalk, mix well, and
fill any and all the empty tooth-pow-
der Jars or bottles that you may have
around. If havoring is liked it is easy
to add little wintergreen or pepper
mint So, with the various antiseptic
and disinfecting solutions that, attrac-
lively bottled and judiciously adver-
tised, coax pennies unnecessarily out of
our purses. There is no better clean
ser and general sweetener than a sat-
urated solution of bicarbonate of soda.
Fill a pint or a quart bottle II you
want with clear water, and add bicar-
Donate of soda got from the druggist,
not the grocer, until the liquid will
take up no more. Keep this on your
toilet shelf. and use it as a mouth wash,
etc. When it comes to an antiseptic
fluid any surgeon will tell you that
there is practically nothing in materia.
medica better than salt and water. 1t
is always at hand and is safe and eff
fectual.
Royal birth does not bring with it
any lessened labor in the requirement
| of knowledge necessary to fit one for
the duties of life and the tasks of royal
| school girls are no less onerous than
! those of their sisters of humble birth,
says the Chicago Chronicle. The train
| ing the present Queen of Italy received
|
al demands upon young royalties now
| adays. Her father, Prince Nikolai of
| Montenegro, sent his three daughters
to Russia as guests of the Car. to
complete their studies at one of the
crown institutions for the daughters
of the noblemen.
The school selected was that of Smol-
NY. of which Princess Lieven is head
| No pupil is received unless she can
I \ ll.rs
| her own, and while there she is obliged
to learn French, German, mathematics,
| history, literature, pedagogy physics.
| drawing. music and many other things.
The Montenegrin princesses learned
| to converse fiuently not only in their
native Servian, but in Russian. French
and German, and were fond of study,
as a rule. Princess Helena, now Queen
of Italy, was said to be extremely clev-
er, but was excessively shy and seldom
spoke when strangers were present. In
this she differed from her eldest sister,
who is now the Grand Duchess Militsa.
The Princess Militsa completed her
studies some time before her two
younger sisters but remained a privi-
legged inmate of the school until they
also were prepared to leave. She was
allowed to have an "at home" day
every week and received her friends
under the chaperonage of the Swiss
governess who had accompanied them
from home.
The future Queen Helena was usual
ly present at these Eat home" teas, but
always appeared rather grave and re-
served. Princess Militsa. on the con-
trary is said by one who was privileged
to attend to be able to talk on any
topic that arose, and always in a way
which showed that she had her own
views on 1t, and was not prepared to
give them up without good cause
shown. When she held opinions which
ought to influence conduct she invaria-
bly, regulated her own in accordance
with them. She was girl of study of
books and of many ideas suggested by
books Experience of the world she had
none and felt no, impotence to gain
any. She disliked functions and shows
and, hardly ever danced at balls. She
was girl OF study. of books and OF
many ideas suggested by books. Elk
perience OF the world she had none
and felt no impotence to gain any. She
disliked functions and shows and hard
ly ever danced at balls. She was a
strongly built, healthy young woman
and as natural and unaffected as a
Montenegro maiden could be. She look
ed people straight in the face and spoke
came. And behind her words were ideas
far more than are usually given out
in ordinary conversation, for she had
studied seriously and to good purpose"
Queen Helena deeply regrets now
that she did not study Italian at that
time, for her study of the language
since marrying into the royal family of
Italy has not yet given her the fuency
and elegance that she feels the queen
of Italy should command when using
II. Consequently. she is studying now
as earnestly as in her schoolgirl days
to increase her knowledge Of her hus-
bands native tongue.
When a woman who has been used
to comfort, If not afiluence, all her
life suddenly finds herself confronted
by the grim specter OF poverty, she
rarely loses courage, says the New
York Tribune. Perhaps II is because
she does not realize the magnitude OF
the struggle before her. The long,
long lane, that seems TO have no turn
ing, along which she must probably
trudge for weary years is mercifully
hidden from her vision. II she Is an
intelligent, plucky woman-and Amer
lean women are all that and more--she
haG schemes in plenty to make money
that interest and excite her and gre
her hope and confidence. One by on.
she Is more than likely lound TO see
these plans fail, and each IN turn may
have 10 be abandoned. Luckily, how
ever, hope springs eternal I'm the hui
man breast, and every disappointment
is ameliorated by new projects and an
ticipations which, like The Phoenix.
arier from the ashes Of zach aupqsuaf "a.