The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-17


Wei. guess yer needn't play moth
in, then. I like somethin' gay. Hymns
amt gay"
But. my dear child. they'll do you
good. Your soul needs care just as
your body does"
The Child surveyed her hands, the
front of her frock, her new shoes, crit
ically. She passed her hand carefully
over her smooth brown hair.
Then she turned a puzzled gaze upon
her instructor.
''Wots yer soul?'' she asked.
The Motherly Woman was visibly
shocked.
What's your soul?" she repeated.
IT'S that part of you that goes to
heaven when you die-at least, it goes
to heaven if you are good. If not, it
is made very miserable and very I'M
happy forever"
AN that's wot hymns is good for?n
Yes"
well, can you dance to 'em %
Dance to hymns? No, indeed"
Then don't play 'em. / like music
you can dance to. I'm a grand dancer.
Folks seq So" The Child relapsed into
silence, as no one disputed her dane
ing ability, and fell to studying the
stars. Presently she burst forth, ex-
citedly:
I1OM lOIS nave got TO stay.
Two weeks"-the Woman patted her
head-"two long, restful weeks. Then
I'm going to take you home and fetch
your sister here"
Fetch lilly? Not much; she won't
come, 1 know"
Again she became thoughtful. Then
she rose and faced her benefactress
resolutely.
There's no p'leecmen, nor organs,
nor dancing, nor lectric lights. Jest
frogs an hymns an souls an fresh
air. I'll stick out them two weeks,
but you bet Tilly won't come. She'll
stay where she can have good time.
There amt no fun here" sweeping the
landscape with her hand.
You jest oughter see where / come
from, what fun we have, an you
wouldn't stay here long"
With which assertion the Fresh Air
Child concluded her first Fresh Air
day and went to bed.
1t used to be impossible for Ameri-
suited for travel. The French wo-
men, says the New York Sun. go in
for such elaborate costumes even when
they are In transit that American
tastes could never tolerate them.
But either the taste of our women has
changed or the French mode of dress
ing for travel has been adopted. There
has been a marked change in the way
in which American women dress when
travelling. Their fnery resembles
very much more the finery of the
French than it did formerly.
And this present disposition to be so
much more dressy in railroad trains
is. in reality no more surprising than
the habit of wearing in the mornings
diamonds, silks and laces in the street.
Ten years ago the woman who did
this would at once have been put down
on the list that holds the names of
those with more money than brains
and taste. But nowadays such
costume is regarded as perfectly APP
propriate.
Women buy expensive travelling
dresses now" tailor said the other
day, because they want to spend
money, and there is not opportunity to
do it when they order a plain dress
from a tailor. The present fashions
would appear expensive enough with
out going into anything like elaborate
travelling dresses; but women want to
spend more than they have the op-
portunity to do now: so the embroid-
cred and heavily trimmed travelling
gowns are the mode.
Take, for instance, the yellow ba-
tistes that are so popular now. Simply
made they would be ideal for travel.
But 1 made number this year for
women who said that they wanted
them for travelling; they wanted them
heavily trimmed with lace and tucks
and made as fancy as possible; and
for travelling.
1--WE are glad to make them up, of
course, but we know that they are bad
form in comparison with the way of
dressing for travel that used to be the
style among American women"
He was making call on the bride
elect, says the New York Sun, and
the family were discussing wedding
presents.
1T is the most extraordinary thing
how people, when in doubt about a
small gift almost invariably select
spoons" remarked her mother. MARY
has received the greatest number! L
do think, considering how many pref
ty little things there are, that some
thing more original might have been
selected than sets of fancy spoons,
which, of course, are perfectly USE
less" Just then the bell rang "An-
other present, Polly!" exclaimed her
little sister. rushing to the window in
great state of excitement. II see
Us delivery wagon" Her surmise
proved correct, and a second later the
footman entered the room with a
large cardboard box.
Thank Heaven!" mentally ejacu-
lated the visitor. THAT great thing
cannot be the COMPOUNDED spoons I
bought this morning! / will 90 there
at once and countermand the ORDER
why, Mr.. Smith," exclaimed the
prospective bride, who in opening the
box had found the card. This is
from you. How perfectly lovely of
you to have thought of mel l am SO
anxious to see what it is! Mamma,
only think, this present from Mr..
Smith. What coincidence that 1t
should have come while he is here.
and how nice that l can have the
opportunity Of thanking him in per-
SOM"
do let us see what it is, Mollyl''
said her mother. II am quite curious
to see what you have chosen" eontin-
ued the latter, with a gracious smile
to the uncomfortable donor, and she
walked over to inspect the pretty case
which her daughter had Invested of
its tissue paper wrappings. why, it
is a perfectly lovely set of spoonsi"
exclaimed the good woman, rising to
the situation with true feminine cour-
age. Now, Mary, this is what I
call the right kind of spoons. These
will be just what you will need for
your lawn parties and luncheons. Don't
you remember, when we had that OUT
of door tea last month, how l needed
a set of berry spoons for the straw
berries Next time can borrow
yours" Her tactful volubility covered
her daughters embarrassment, and
Mr.. Smith felt comforted, although