The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01

ward with joyful anticipation to we'd
ding fees, and many are the Injuries
he would have to do without if it were
not for this money.
The two extremes in one clergyman's
experience were a fee of 500 and
loan to the bridegroom of $40.
Now and then the parSon is buncoed.
After the ceremony has been perform
ed and the couple have received their
marriage certificate, the bridegroom
finds he has left his money at home
or has some other excuse-promises to
drop in day or two, and that is the
last the clergyman hears of him. As
he cannot unmarry the couple or take
away the certificate, he congratulates
| them gives them his blessing and sends
them away, even though he knews he
will never receive a penny for his SER
vices.
The average minister is well paid at
$40 or $50. Therefore the bridegroom
must not feel that he will be mis-
judged if he does not give an extraVa-
CANT fee; and it will be accepted if 1t
is not more than the traditional bag
of beans given as a fee to New Eng
land pastor in early days.
In Catholic churches the fee goes to
the church and is counted as "spe-
cial Offering"
The insane desire of fond parents
that their children shall shine" in
their studies and accomplishments is
one topic vigorously delt with by
Edward Box in the Ladies' Home Jour-
nal. Regarding the girls side of this
widespread evil he says: There are
parents who not content with the
studies which their daughters have to
grapple with at school, load them down
with a few special studies in the finer
arts l have in mind now several
young girls between the precarious
ages of IL and II, who, after they re-
turn from school, have an extra dose
of painting, music or language. But
my daughter must know something of
these things is the protest of the fond
mother. She must be able to hold her
own with other girls of her set OF
course the girl at this tender age, with
such mental load. soon goes to pieces.
She becomes anaemic listless and nerv-
Gus, and then the mother wonders why.
To build her up everything under the
sun is tried except a lessening of men
tai work and the unnatural strain upon
the nervous system. The girl develops
into what? A bundle of nerves en-
cased in the most fragile frame, her
physical vitality Slapped almost to the
last dreg. And in this condition she
enters the marriage state! And yet
we wonder why there are so few wo-
men absolutely free from organic
troubles. Is it so inexplicable?"
OF all queer women DIR. Mary Walker
is, perhaps, the queerest. Heretofore
she has posed as an original, but be-
cause of a picture she had taken in
Chicago recently she now classes with
the imitators. She sent for photog-
rapher and told him that she would
like to see how she would look when
laid out for burial. She posed for him
in her pants and frock coat, and
insisted on having "a sweet little birdie
kissing my cheek in the picture. The
bier also was decorated to suit DR.
Mary's notions, and she pronounced
the result Just too lovely for any
thing" Perhaps when the proper
time comes, there may be some who
will agree with her. But the idea was
not DR.. Mary's. Sarah Bernhard orig
mated it as an advertising dodge years
age.
A woman, Julia Alice Earl. who lives
in Cincinnati, has invented a new
kind of dish and candle holder for
birthday cakes which is quite interest
ing in it's way. She says:
The object of my invention is a
for use on anniversaries and other fes-
tai occasions which is ornamental in
appearance and. is of such a construc-
ton that it may be readily taken apart
after use and put away in small
space and may be put together quick
ly when wanted. Also, it is firm and
safe"
1t has a central vertical tube, with
a second tube coupled to the first one
al II in q a
be easily removed. The second tube
supports a series of branches, which
in their turn are provided with sockets
to hold the candles.
One advantage of the arrangement.
says the New York Herald, is that any
one of the sets of candles may be re-
moved at a moments notice, and thus
one may have as many tapers as are
wanted, or as few.
The great change of opinion that is
| taking place among cultivated Japa-
nese with regard to womans status in
society is shown by the views recently
expressed by Count Okuma at the
| opening of the new Womans Univer-
sity at Toxic.
The Count, SAYS the New York Sun,
declared that by raising woman to her
| proper place Japan would provide herr
! self with a double standard, and he
| pointed out that all countries that had
| to work with the male sex as the sim
| gle standard of value. had fallen sig
| nally behind in the race of progress,
for example, Turkey, Egypt, Africa,
Persia and even China. Japan's prim-
tive region, he said, had for its CEN
trail figure the Goddess of Light, but
gradually throughout the ages woman
had been dethroned and thrust down
to a low place.
1T must be frankly admitted, how
ever unwelcome the fact" said Count
| Okuma, THAT japan has much in COM
mon with China She has borrowed her
systems of ethics and philosophy from
her neighbor. and she has now to con-
slider seriously whether her own well