The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-26


to be careful of it--after I'd bought 1t
and had it cut-and I've done penance
ever since.
1--WE walked miles and miles because
I knew street car would ruin il, and
l can't always take carefully padded
carriage. I've stood up everywhere |
could and I've picked out chairs that
hadn't buttons in their upholstery. One
night | was invited to a theater party
and when I arrived a trifie late found
a cane-seated chair ready for me. |
endured agonies for one whole act and
when my husband came back after the
intermission / rushed out to meet him
and made him tell our hostess he'd just
had a telephone message that baby
was dangerously i'll with Group and
we'd have to go home. 1 just had to
get away from that dreadful cane
seated chair some way.
Last week l was invited to a lunch
con at a house l never miss going to
when l can. dressed myself and then
/ remembered the dining-room there
has chair seats of embossed leather,
with big tacks ON the edges. l couldn't
think of getting the pattern of those
chairs stamped in my gown and |
hadn't the nerve to ask for a plain
cushion so I had to send word | was
suddenly taken i'll and that necessi-
tated my staying at home three days
ing to go to. l gnash my teeth every
time see that velvet gown. I'm go
ing to have it washed and ironed. Per-
haps ii will look like mirror velvet
then. AT least ] shall be able to sit
down in ii without having heart fail
ure and if it's ruined utterly i shall
hardly be worse off than 1 am now"
One of the most curious farms on
earth is run on Lord Chesham's es-
tate in Buckinghamshire, Eng, by his
17-year-old daughter, Lilah Constance
Cavendish Here she keeps black
cattle, black horses, black sheep,
black goats, black dogs, black cats,
black rabbits-black everything that
is to be seen on a farm! She had
black chickens, and used to sell the
eggs to her mother, Lady Chesham,
but one night a marauding fox came
along and cleared the hencoop. She
lives in a hunting country, so it was
impossible to go after that fox except
in regulation fashion. Miss Caven-
dish says she only lacks black farm
hands, male and female. to make the
place just what she wants.
The question, what is the mar
riageable age?" is answered in the
Chicago Post as follows: In Germany
a man in order to marry must be
at least 1S years of age.
In Portugal a boy of IA is considered
marriageable, and a woman" of IL.
In Greece the "man"i must have seen
at least fourteen summers and the
woman" twelve.
In France the "man" must be Is and
the woman" 16.
In Belgium the same ages.
In Spain the intended husband must
have passed his fourteenth year and
the woman her twelfth.
In Austria a IMAM and a woman"
are supposed to be capable of con-
Quoting a home of their own from the
age of ID
In Turkey any youth and maiden
derstand the necessary religious SER
vice are allowed to be united for life,
One of the many pleasant character
istics of the up-to-date girl, says the
New York Tribune. is her entire frank
ness. She accepts the situation. what
ever 1t is, and makes no pretense about
it. Formerly a young woman in her
position would have concealed or, at
least, yelled anything that she thought
a disadvantage. If she was neglected
she never showed she felt it. If poor
she strove to conceal it. If a wall
flower she would talk of her partners,
and so on. Like the Spartan boy, she
would let the fox tear at her heart and
give no sign.
But the new century girl is above
all such nonsense. A spade to her is
a spade, and she calls it so without
reserve. She scores by it, too, for pre-
tense is always easily detected, and
honestly is always attractive.
Aren't you tired of holding up the
wall? / am" said one of these mod
,lo Ie to apfr Arla
girl in a ball room. Let US take
hanson and go for drive in the park
and come back"
Where have you been?" queried one
of their friends as they entered the hall
muffied in their cloaks.
"Oh, we didn't have any partners,
so we went for a drive" they answered,
going upstairs unconcernedly, much TO
the amusement of the bystanders.
1t is curious what effect the color of
ones dress has on ones appearance.
That a woman's dress can make her
look larger or smaller is fact that
many professional dress makers now
take into consideration
Dressed in black and dark hues stout
women look smaller both in the street
and when out walking, and by the use
of the same hues the dimensions of
small people are so decreased that they
appear like dwarfs.
The optical effect of white and light
cclors is to enlarge all objects and
make the stout woman who wears
them almost mountainous in her APP
pearance. She need not, however, look
dingy and dull, for the rich, dark hues
offered to her for selection are varied
and numberless.
Greens and blues, in their various
shades, are better than reds, giving an
effect of repose and distance.
All light colored materials should be
avoided for the waist. During the awk-
ward age of girls, between the ages
of ~ and a., dark blue or plain red
: materials are found to be productive
of the best results.
In choosing colors for dresses the
complexion must, of course, be taken
into account. Those with sallow, dark
faces should select clear tints and
scrupulously avoid glaring, bright and
decided hues.
Those who possess clear skins and
pale faces may wear all shades of
rose, primrose, buff, light green, lilac,
brown and violet.
Florid persons should wear tints that
subdue color and give the effect of
distance, such as blue and green.
The most lucky of all girls are those
with fair compilations and a color. To
them few shades will be unbecoming
Those with pale compilations should
wear only fresh colors, such as cherry
and pink. Some say that color in dress
not only exerts an influence over the
beauty of the wearer, but also over