The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-10

to proclaim the fact that she is stand
| ing treat. disappointing partner
spoils himself on the trial trip; he
may, indeed, be forsaken before the
days termination, his chances of an
outing being slight in other quarters,
bad reputation soon becoming public
| property throughout the length and
| breadth of the factories.
"A handsome man, who dresses well
and can put on side, is always popu-
lar. In such a case the chief item of
| the holiday programme is to be photo
graphed. Adonis and his fair lady pos
ing in lover-lilxe attitude. This SOU
venir of the trip is carefully preserved
by the girl, to be passed round tri-
umphantly when. work once more
| claims her.
lone, of our best workers is going
| to leave to be married soon. Her fu-
ture husband has spent many a free
! holiday with her, long before they
became engaged: yet you would not
| say she seemed forward or indiscreet.
| Neither is she. Like many others, the
practice of purchasing a sweetheart
| appealed to her as a sort of harmless
| pleasantly.
"Oh, yes; the young men do show
flabby fibre at times. l recollect a
case which will we'll illustrate my
meaning.
"A young fellow of rather handsome
| appearance accompanied girl four
times during a year, made love to her,
and then actually borrowed a sover-
eign to buy the engagement ring. The
girl gave him the money willingly
enough, trusting to his promise to re-
turn it on payday. Would you be-
lieve it? He spent the money and
| avoided her. When he did appear, it
was with trifiing ring worth about
couple Of shillings, which the aggra-
waited girl threw in his face.
Now, there are some girls who
| would not go holiday-making with
man, even were the latter an old ac-
quaintance and willing to pay every
| penny toward the outing. But those
who do purchase a lover for the very
fun of the thing are almost always
| good girls. Speaking as one who ought
! 10 know, l see nothing whatever to
| caVil at. You see, / understand the
| circumstances in which they are plas-
ed Nobody could come in touch with
a genuine factory girl without feeling
] deep respect for her, while to impose
| upon her generosity is little less than
crime"
There is a wealthy young woman.
says the New York Times. living up
town who has the misfortune to be
blind. When travelling as a young girl
| she contracted Roman fever in Italy
and lost her sight. She is the only liv-
ing member OF her immediate family
now. and occupies a handsome house
! in the residence part of the city. She
has a companion who seldom leaves
her. but the ability she shows for con-
Quoting her own affairs in spite of her
misfortune is wonderful. Her remain
ing senses are marvelously acute, and
| TO people who are not we'll acquainted
| with her her cognizance Of everything
going on around her seems almost
| uncanny. On one occasion recently,
when her companion was away at din
ner time the butler, either by intent
or carelessness. failed to place flow
ers on the dining table according to
his custom. If he expected to evade
the duty he was mistaken. The mis-
tress of the house had hardly entered
| the dining room when she discovered
| the omission. James" she said, you
| have forgotten the flowers tonight. :"
A big policeman at Victoria Station
early one morning some days ago. says
| Bits, walked up to a young man
whom he had observed hurrying to and
| fro in a feverish way for an hour or
more. and said:
| rs there anything I can do for you?"
DO for me? BY Iove No! Not
unless you can bring back that s:35
train. I'll bet thousand pounds it
left before it's time"
Cant you go by another train?"
Certainly. That's what 1 am wait
ing for. But it don't leave till 4:30
this afternoon, and won't get to where
I'm going till about Z, and that won't
do at all"
IF it's anything important can't you
send telegram"
Send a telegram? I've sent half
a-dozen already. The fact is / am on
my way to a wedding to take place
at noon. I've got some presents for
the bride"
Well" said the policeman, 1.-THE case
isn't so bad. You can deliver the
presents the next morning. The we'd
ding will be over of course. but"
Wedding over? Jupiter! 1t won't
be over. That's the trouble"
why not?"
Because it can't come off unless I'm
there. I've got to be present. I'm the
man that's going to be married. Po-
liceman, you mean well, but you can't
pour any Of the oil of joy into this
wounded bosom. I'll feel obliged IL
you'll go away somewhere and leave
me to my misery"
1t seems to be a toss-up, says the
Chicago Chronicle, between French and
American women as to which is the
most extraYagant in matters of dress.
1t is not that women dress loudly.
Never has better taste existed than at
present for the selection of colors, but
the dressmakers bills run higher than
they ever did, and 1t is no wonder, for
gowns never took such a time to work
up. and all the incrustations, lace
work. tucking and plating are hand
made. Worth, for instance, spends his
nights in designing the materials of
gowns and then how they will be made
up. Do you know whom the French
women blame for this extraordinary
extravaganza in dress at present?
Mesdames les Americaines, and the
best, the most extensively dressed are
Americans. "Well. that is all right
said one American woman 10 me. I'VE
have the money and the taste. Paris
has taught us how to dress and now
we teach Paris how TO dress"
French actresses, however. vie with
American women In the length Of their
dressmakers' bills. MlleA Jeanne Du-
pare in four years spent ;62,0 900 on
dress This Was found out In law
suit which Mile. Dupare hed with her
dressmaker for overcbaresng. This
time the bill amounted TO only $4,000. a
mere tri1e. as the Frenchf papers
stated. Naturally, an expert ahad TO