The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-21

If all men would adopt the plan of
certain young man of Baltimore toward
his feminine friends, says the Chicago
Chronicle, there would be less cause for
complaint as to the hardness of the fair
sex in keeping their appointments. His
rule is never to wait, no matter what the
occasion, more than fifteen minutes for
a young woman. Then, when he calls at
a house, he takes out his watch and
looks at the time when he enters the
drawing room. He looks at ID again and
again, and when the quarter of an hour
has elapsed, if the young woman upon
whom he is calling has not yet made her
appearance, he calmly walks out and goes
somewhere else. -of
And this young mans principles on the
subject are go well known that he rarely
has to study the patterns of the furni-
ture for an interminable time while his
hostess assumes her newest frock. He 10
greeted promptly. but some of his broth
ers tell pitiful tales of woe on this sub
ject.
One, calling on feminine friend at Z
o'clock the other evening. waited exactly
an hour for her appearance. When she
finally came in the room she found mon
sieur deeply interested in book. He arose
then and said: "How-d'ye do and Good
bye" in breath.
You are not gotng? asked made
moiselle, aghast.
Eyes, 1 am" asserted the young man.
amiabiy. Il had an hour that I wished
to spend pleasantly, and I have passed
it here in your library. Now must
catch a train North. :"
"Of course, if you viii come at unholy
hours" began the woman. but the man
had gone. "sG So
To be just, the woman of today IS fair
ly prompt. She considers II bad form not
to be ready to see visitors when they cali,
but she doesn't consider ten minutes much
to take to add some finishing touches to
her toilet and that, it might be whisper
ed is the reason tbatz ene-half of the
| theater audience comes in when the first
act is well undef way, that the FIRST num-
/ bers of the e6nGeft al h ruined the first
part of the lActurf rendered unintelligi,
BILE and that the german Commences half
an hour, later than 10 sheuid.
When women have an appointment to-
meet downtown at cer9airY place each
fingers in her own apartments until the
hour set for the meeting, so that she
won't have TO wait an unconsciona bic
time for the other at the rendezvoi1s.
Femininity is almost invariably late, even
for business engagements, andxRny ex-
cuse it offers. however trivial. II thinks
should be accepted as valid.
At catching trains ana boats the eiilatory.
sex is. nevertheless. unusually adept. 1t
is said by those who are fond of gather
ing such statistics that one woman miss
es a train TO about ten men. Madam,
however Obvious she may be of time IN
other matters, II she is going away is
sure to be at the station bright and early
and with twenty minutes to spare.
Whether this PROXIES that the sex is self
ish or merely that it is, In the language
of the times, 'long-headed" is a question
for consideration, .s.s
The least that any girl In common, de-
cent gratitude can do IN repayment for
good home is to be cheerful and pleas-
ant and amiable. Unfortunately only too
often the spoilt American daughter does
MT see it in this light She has been
brought up to believe she is the center
around which her world revolves. and af-
ter a bit nothing satisfies her. She
is disconnected because they don't live
on the avenue, because she can't dress
as fine as some other girl, because she
isn't invited to Mrs. Swelrs exclusive
tea. So she frets, and fumes, and scowls.
and is continual irritant in the house
hold.-A of us know dozens of girls like
this, and all Of us have wondered why.
instead of pampering them up in their
selfish disregard of others, their parents
didn't have the nerve to put a stop to
1t, for one disconnected person can de-
stroy the peace and happiness of whole
family. nya e4 --.r. ,,-
] should like to see mother say to
such girl: my dear, we have tried TO
make you happy and comfortable, but we
seem to have failed. You are dissatis-
6ad with tho paarsilt lined frocka