The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-28

at this point, throwing down his paper.
that's burned pretty way for you TO
talk TO me, isn't it?'
She looked up at him with an express
| sion of intense surprise.
II haven't said a word to you" she said
in a wrongfully accused tone Il was
only talking to baby, ! suppose you VIII
permit me to talk to my own baby won't
your"
Why, of course, a woman has right
to talk to her own baby hasn't she? This
| system of hammering him on his weak
spots, involving, as IL does, much less
danger Of a fierce and noisy comeback
than If he is addressed in direct fashion,
! is worthy of the highest recommendation.
! A woman residing on one of the Boule-
| wards, says the Chicago Chronicle, has
new colored maid of all work who is not
! the brightest of her sex. The other day
! she served at lunch clad in shabby
black skirt and a faded pink waist. After
the meal the mistress approached her.
Haven't you a black waist you can
wear in the dining room, F'rances?" she
asked. "You don't look at all tidy that
way, Please wear a black waist this
evening"
Frances smiled, showing all her white
| teeth. "Yessum," she said. "Yessum,
suhtnly l Will; suht'nly."
There was guests for dinner that night
and 80 the soup had been served before
the hostess had a chance to look at the
maid. Her attention was attracted then
by a choking sound from her eldest son.
She looked at that young man and found
him convulsed with laughter, his eyes
guled to the form of the waitress Then
she looked at Frances, who was at this
moment handing q plate to the master or
the house. The maid was remarkably
neat in her dark clothes, and her mistress
was just congratulating herself on the
| nletamorphosis she had accomplished,
when something in the waist part of the
costume struck her as familiar.
She hooked again. Then she caught her
sons eye and both became red with sup
pressed mirth for Frances was wearing the
top piece of the young mans paJamas for
a bodice. How she had come to select so
unique a garment for her own wardrobe
she was never asked to explain. The next
day she was sent away, originality ana all,
and so the Interpretation of her singular
choice is lot to the world.
In modern times no princess has receiv-
ed as much or as valuable jewelry on her
wedding as did Princess Louise of Wales
when she married the Duke of Fife. The
total value of these gifts was estimated
at $4,000. She had a ruby horseshoe pin
from her brothers, a diamond bracelet
from liz girl friends and seven diamond
stars from a number of men friends.
When the Duke of York married Prin-
cess May, who had been engaged to his
brother the Duke of Clarence, who died
before the wedding, it seemed that the
people of Great Britain WED in pouring
Jewels at her feet. The Queen gave
necklace and tiara of diamonds, the wo-
men of England a diamond and pearl
necklace, while the girls OF Ireland and
England gave superb diamond ana
pearl tiara. Innumerable smaller, but no
less lovely gems were included in the list
Princess Beatrice on her marriage was
the recipient of various pieces of hand
some jewelry from her own family. AS
the Queens favorite daughter she had
many friends. No English princess ever
had so msfly books given her or so many
small artistics presents. She has always
been interested in the artists on the Isle
of Wight, and they sent her white mo-
rocco bound album containing a water
color sketch from each. The women of
Bristol gave her an deliberately carved
linen chest, says Cassells Magazine.
When Princess Louise was married to
the Marquis of Torne, now the Duke of
Argyll she received some curious pres
ents The Queen gave her the CUSTOM
airy set of opals and diamonds bestowed
on English royal brides and also a couple
of emerald and diamond centers for brace
let or necklace. The bridegroom's parents
gave an emerald and diamond tiara
: Clan Campbell sent as a gift to the wife
of their future chief a lovely diamond
and pearl necklace, with parl and sap
phire locket, while a most curious brace
let of barbaric appearance came from the
tenantry and peasants of the Loeb of
Null made of pieces of the odd green ser
pentine of Iona mounted on a gold band
Time and thought and money are all
well expended on surf going and still
water bathing costumes, so various and
charming are the colors and the cut OF
the newest models. For a half a dozen
seasons back pure mohair has been the
material preferred for the salt water
dresses, and flannel. the standby OF other
DAYS has been curiousy absent from the
beaches. This year a mohair flannel has
been put forward. and, as it possesses
the virtues of both true flannel and true
mohair, It is probably destined. like Bril-
| tannia, to rule the wave for many sum-
mers to come.
Mohair flannel. says the Pittsburg Dis
patch. in many attractive colors, is made
up in designs so graceful and fanciful
that many women, who have no liking at
all for salty dips. and look upon buffet
ing waves with terror, have enthusiast
cally purchased bathing dresses, along
with all the paraphernalia that nowadays
is considered necessary for the smart
beach toilet.
distinctly charming gown. of the
newest mode yet seen, is a white mohair
! flannel relieved with touches of green.
The green is prettily adapted in lines of
zigzag braid, edging skirt and sleeve
puffs and pointed collar. With this is
worn a white silk head handkerchief d.
versihed with big green polka dots.
20 all the ladies' now on land it is as
well TO suggest that on the fashionable
beaches it will be considered necessary
| for a bathing suit TO fit with all the ele-
| CANT preciseness OF a calling costume.
| At Newport. Narragausett, etc, the
bathers last summer began TO adopt the
| French fashion of carrying down to the
bat hhouse every morning a pretty white
wicker hand satchel, containing all the
| small etceteras that serve In the grace
full completion of a swimming gown.
| The handbag is itself a special feature,
and It holds a becoming silk macintosh
cap. salt proof; silk hose, white linen
bathing boots and a pair of linen bath
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