The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-02

his tent.
'If curl papers are bad form at the
breakfast table, facial deshabille is
even more So" declares a charming
hostess, who is also the mother of
large and happy family, according TO
the New York Tribune. why, con-
slider IL as much a woman's duty TO
wear a smile in the morning as to
brush her hair and wash her face. Do
1 always feel like it2 No, but / don't
always feel like putting on my shoes;
still 1 wouldn't consider that any ex-
cuse for appearing barefooted at the
breakfast table, would you? Oh, yes.
one can always smile when one wants
to. Now, just turn the corners of your
mouth up for minute and take the
wrinkles out of your forehead and see
how much happier you feel at once.
There are two sides to this little mat
ter. as usual. The cast of ones fea-
lures has a distinct reflex action on
ones self. ones temper and ones in
fluence. That was Delsarte's basic
principle. you know, or. as more
forceful and recent advocate has it.
Make your risibles a means of grace;
set your face at the grin. and by and
by you'll be able to live up to it, The
old saying, Laugh and grow fat is
another way of stating the case. Moth
ing makes wrinkles like worry and
melancholy. Talk about the secret of
eternal youth-why, there's nothing
that will keep complexion, digestion
and circulation in order like an habit
ually CHEEKY, happy frame of mind.
And the very first step to this is to
wear a CHEEKY, happy frame of face
as my small boy said the other day.
Every woman of us would like to be
beautiful. Well. there's the face that's
good to look upon and the one with
faultless features. The former can be
made, line by line, muscle by muscle
and in net results it often outranks the
one of faultless feature. AS a cos
metic know no better prescription
than a cheerful countenance. In fact
L don't consider any woman well
groomed and gowned in perfect taste
unless she wears one"
Count Spaghetti has waited seven
years for Mrs. Gotrox to secure a d.
vorce so he can marry her. He seems
to be very devoted
Yes. he told me she was worth her
wait in gold.'-New York Times.
"An acorn portiere? How perfectly
ridiculous!"
by no MEANS" said the girl who
had made one, according to the Chicago
ones that the Japs make. and the Won
derful shell ones, haven't you? Well,
the acorn ones are made something
like them. l brought mine back from
my summer outing this year, and as
l made it myself and originated it l
feel justified in Boosting about it.
Il had to bride all the children in
the inn to get the acorns for me. 1t
took nearly a bushel. You might think
they'd be easy to find. but they weren't.
You can imagine how pretty it is,
with its soft tans, deep browns and
golden yellows.
Il strung them on heavily waxed
cord of a brown dye, and now 1t hangs
between my study and my dressing
room, and has the cosiest little rattle
and tinkle when you go through. It's
capable of more notifications, believe
but this is my first one, and so / had
something to learn.
big portieres from little acorns
grow" said the girl, smiling. TRY to
do it and see."
"You were abroad" said the visitor
Said the maiden sweet: "Sit down.
Yes. / was abroad, and what is more
1 brought home a Paris gown"
you were abroad. Come tell me, dear,
What saw you in London town."
Said the maiden sweet: mot much,
fear.
It's lovely-that Paris gown
you were abroad. Did you view Pom
peii,
And walk her wonderful streets?
Did you in the light of modern day
Shed tears at the grave of Keats?
"You were abroad. I pray you, tell,
Did you wander in ancient Rome,
And did you stand. transfixed, by a
spell
Under st. Peters dome?
"You were abroad. Did you worship
where
Great Dante carved his name?
Oh, answer quick. Did your sad heart |
share
The sorrows of endless fame?
You were abroad" And the maiden |
sweet
Replied in a study brown:
Eyes. l was abroad. It's quite COM
plete
And lovely, that Paris gown!"
Tom Mason, in New York Times.
Queen Alexandra has numerous fads, |
but her special one is said to be pho
Biography, says an exchange. She owns
a set of china ornamented by her own
photograp hs.
me Empress or RuSsiaS hobby is
said to be caricaturing and collecting
caricatures. She has the ready talent |
of catching likeness and transmitting
1t to paper so that even those who are
most caricatured cannot but laugh at
the good-natured way in which they
are taken Off"
The Queen Dowager of Saxony takes
a marked interest in children of ali
classes. The schools, orphanages,
homes and sanitariums which have
been founded by her or through her
initiative are numerous in her coun-
try.
Queen Helene of Italy has many in
terests. Her favorite amusements are
shooting and driving a motor car. She
is an excellent shot and an untiring
walker. having been used to spending
days with her father and brothers on
the mountains of her native land
The Queen of Greeces favorite rec
reation is yachting. She Is an excel