The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-13

rushing into early marriage, influenced
| by the hurry of the age and the adj
Vantages which, facilities for locomo-
ton now give to those who wish to
evade forbiders of bans, obstinate par
ents, meddleSome relatives and what
not 1t is so easy for a loving and
youthful couple to take the ferry to
Hobollen and get 'sphced' by JUS
| tice of the peace. And every town and
city has it's convenient Hoboken. To
get to Gretna Green used to be a long,
! expensive and somewhat dangerous
| operation. Now ticket on the ferry
boat or the trolley car, with a couple
of dollars for the complaisant minis
ter or the business-like justice, is all
, that is needed for a start in matrimo-
NAL life. If the marriage laws are
strict in one community they are sure
to be lax in a community near by.
So, between those who rush in early
and those who for prudence sake de-
lay their matrimonial ventures, the
thing is about evened up, and the av-
erage marrying age varies but little
from what it was in 1858.
What is known as days at home"
is apt to bring a queer tumble of peo-
pie together, especially if the hostess
is disposed to be eclectic and does not
SOliili10 tlcI NlSlllllB uSI 10 one pdTllCu-
lar set, in which case any intercourse
between two utter strangers who have
no topics in common is apt to be diff
flcult
Mrs. Smith. you know Mrs. Brown
l am sure" says the mistress of the
house to two women who happen to
be calling at the same time. Then she
rustles away to her other guests, feel
ing that she has disposed of the cou-
nile n11itn niaa1x- ~.
who have acknowledged the introduce
ton with the conventional galvanic
smiles, which seem to come to order
on such occasions, begin, as in duty
bound, to endeavor to make converse
ton. Of course, nothing whatever
occurs to either of them, so the wealth
er seems to be their only refuge.
! What a lovely day!" says one. Yes, "
answers the other with enthusiasm;
then a pause. wherein each one feels
conscious of the awkwardness of the
situation, and another attempt is
made that is not much better than the
first. Even really intelligent, clever
women are seldom equal to such emer-
gencies, aHsa their forced conversation
on such 0ccasions Is anything but
brilliant.
Mistaken identities, says the New
York Tribune, at these gatherings are
frequent, especially on the part of the
kindly "old lady" who is always to
the fore at such places. Yes of
course, l know Miss R.; she came
with her mamma to my last recep-
ton one of the social individuals was
heard to say recently, repeating BEAM
ingly the wrong name, as she was in
troduced to total stranger at an aft
ernoon tea. The latter looked weary
and accepted the situation as giving
less trouble than an explanation.
And how is the dear mother, my
dear?" continued the elderly butterfly.
"She is very WE'LL" answered the
bored looking young woman, still pur-
posely ignoring the mistake. 81 am
so fortunate to have met you" pro-
ceeded the good woman. volubly, 80
that l can send her a message. Please
tell your mamma that I will be una
BILE to take charge of the meeting, as
| promised her for next Thursday"
Here was a dilemma, and some action
was necessary. Il think you have
made mistake" drawled the suppos-
ed Miss r. MY name is Smythe."
"Oh!" exclaimed the other, offended
at the tardy admission. and she turn
ed away with dignified resentment.