The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-11

it?' She was told, and at the word
poaro the mother thought she saw
she demanded.
Taking care of a baby"
Inc girl drew herself up as if she had
psen lnsulted as indeed she undouht
euly regarded ii. Me go out to SER
vice.? she exclaimed Indignantly. Me
rig up IN nurses cap and apron? I
don't think" and she turned her back
on the theorist
That settled it as far as the mothers
tneory was concerned. She has gone
PACK 10 the intelligence office, content
to get what she can.
Inc bride of to-day differs greatly
from the bride of decade and more
ago. No one would ever suspect on
seeing her in a railway car that she
mad but a few hours before perhaps
STOOD at the altar and pledged a life
iohg allegiance to the young man at
her side. The good old days when
brides made Pullman cars look like
pink tea with their gray frocks and
gloves and their white hats have
passed and more prosaic period has
come.
An acquaintance of inc writer saws
the New York Sun, who was welded in
white satin the other night folded her
going-away gown of ecru cloth neatly
and pa Il in her trunk. Then she
donned walking skirt of sober OK
lord gray white linen shirt waist,
demure straw hat trimmed with black,
jacket that matched the skirt, and
away she went. Not even her gloves
and shoes were new. Each had been
worn often enough to take the band
boXy look from them.
And she is not the only one who, to
deceive the travelling public, thus sacri-
hces vanity, for at least half a dozen
of the spring brides have for the same
reason Travelled in well-wogn garb. The
newly married one first alluded to
sends a wall back from the resort
where She is spending a few weeks.
They knew me, anyway" she writes
to the chronicler. Despite the fact
that 1 made the darned place in my
glove as conspicuous as possible, and
that James went at once into the smok-
ing room and l read the paper, they
spotted us Immediately as bride and
groom. Why, one impudent man asked
James at what hour the ceremony was
performed while he was giving him a
light from his cigar. 1 think it was
my better half's aggressively new
shoes that gave us away. They were so
PdA4l1ully SHINY, anu Certainly uOlullAS
about my attire was"
Truth to tell, it's not the bride but
the groom in these days who acts as a
tell-tale. The latter's baggage, as well
as his boots, is always fresh from the
shop, and his tickets are always so
ready to hand and have so obviously
been bought days beforehand that only
the blind or the totally foolish could
fail to suspect him of being unused to
travelling in pairs.
OF one thing Mrs. Wilson was quite
sure, and that was that no other wo-
man in Chicago would put up with
the fiat she had been compelled to
live in for the past five years. She
told her husband this on various and
sundry occasions, in language to suit
the times. The agent, says the Chi
cago News, to begin with. was the
worst of his kind. The location was
poor, and what woman could stand
living on the third floor forever? Her
furniture too was getting old, and
the carpets never could be made to
fit any other floors. Taking everything
into consideration she thought it a
very good idea to sell out to the junk
man and go to boarding. She was tired
of being tied down to a home, any
way.
why not sell it as it is?" suggested
her husband Find some one to buy
us out and step in and take posses
sion. That would save lot of both
err"
His wife gave him one whitening
glance.
do you suppose for a moment that
any other woman would stay in here?
If we get enough out of it to pay our
board for a month or so We'll be
lucky"
But Wilson inserted an advertise
ment in a newspaper" Elegantly fur
shed fiat for sale at a bargain"
The Wilson's had finished breakfast
and Mrs. Wilson had just remarked,
Thank goodness! Not many more
meals in this cramped dining-room,
when there was a ring at the bell.
Il understand you have a fiat for
SALE a voice called up the tube.
Yes" Mrs. Wilson answered.
The caller had barely reached the
top step before the summons was re-
peated and caller No. 2 climbed the
two flights. This continued till five
women sat in state in the parlor eying
the curtains, the carpets, and the
chairs.
Better all look through the fiat to-
gether and We'll talk terms after
ward" said Wilson, who had followed
his astonished wife into the room. He
led the way.
1.-THE parlors," he began, ARE par
ticularly cool in summer. On the third
floor we get very little of the dust
from the streets. My wife seldom
cleans her curtains more than once
during the season. This is my den.
And this" continued the master of
the house, sis my wife's retreat. She
came here a bride five years ago and
it's going to be hard for her to give it
up" A tremor was in his voice as
he burriedly passed on.
THE dining-room is small and cosy,
as you can see-just made for two.
The china-closet built into the wall is
one of the many pretty features and
convenient. The back porch overlooks
the green lawns below. The fragrance
of the flowers comes up to us on warm
summer nights. There's always
breeze and the moonlight is simply
dream. We spent our honeymoon on
this porch, so it has pleasant associa-
tions for rus Well" with a sigh,
well have to manage some way with
out it. We are anxious to sell, you
know, very anxious; Mrs. Wilson is
tired of housekeeping. We will sell
for $500"
A little woman with a bullying shop
ping-bag sprang forward.
'I'll take it," she said.
II was here first" broke in another,
land / should have the first chance.
I'll pay you half down and half"
IN give you $3.50 and pay you half
down." cried a third.
IF you will wait and see my hus-
band, know he would give you more;