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

who have lived all their lives in New
York without once putting foot in any
other vehicle than their own carriages
or those of their acquaintance, and
yet, very likely, the most intimate
friends of these women may have led
lives Of perfect independence from the
start They have walked alone with
out mourning criticism in their early
girlhood, boarded crowded cars with
out hesitation, and in all respects act
ed in public without fear and with
out reproach,' as one of the people,
even tucking up their skirts and go
ing to their dinners or the opera in
bus if need be, too sure of their
own position to fear the criticisms of
Mrs. Grundy. These women. either
because their circumstances have put
carriages and superfluous maids out
of the question, or because they feel
that their children may do what they
have done, have allowed their daugh-
ters the same independence and liber-
ty, who, in their turn, associate with
girls whose daily lives are as careful
ly shielded as those of French demois-
Giles of the Faubourg st. Germain."
1t was hard of that judge the other
day to decide that a man had action
for divorce simply because the woman
he had loved and married, supposing
her crown of glory. beautiful brown
locks, to be her own. had them sup
piled by her hair dresser. Ii is sell
dom, says the New York Times, that
women are bald, while there are so
many men floating around the coun-
try in various stages of badness that
not only they, but women, have come
to consider these tonsured effects
marks of distinction. Nine out of ten
women who marry men past their first
youth must marry a bald-headed man
if they marry at all. Considering this
fact it seems a little hard that the
judge-who. ten chances to one, was
bald himself-should have been quite
so severe i'm his decision. The only
really good reason for what was ap-
parently so unjust discrimination
was not mentioned. False hair is ex-
pensive. Now. if the disgruntled hus-
band felt there would be too much of
drain upon his purse in providing
not only Easter bonnets for his wife,
but Easter wigs as well, why all sem
sible and economical people would give
him their sympathy.
Seven years ago Edna Ellis, an at
tractive New York miss, left her
school and her books and cast her lot
with the Salvation Army. She labor
cd zealously. most of the time work.
ing in the slums early and late. To-
day she is the wife of Henry A. Gould
the millionaire president of the Gould
Rubber Company, and has abandoned
her work, although she has not abated
her interest in those whose condition
she so long sought to improve.
Miss Ellis was both petite and pref
ty and she devoted herself on joining
the Salvation Army to what she con-
sidered her life work with all the zeal
of an ardent nature. No human crea-
ture had dropped too low to be out of
the reach of her helping hand; no
stratum of society was too far remoV-
ed from the decent for her pure pres
ence to enter in the influence; no hui
man soul was so depraved that her
courage failed her or her faith in its
chance for redemption wavered. Edna
Ellis was of the stuff that makes
martyrs
But martyrdom was not to be her
fate She was pretty. accomplished
and loved fun and her religion was or
that character that led her to seek to
make the lives of others pleasant. The
good she may have done for others is
incalculable. The good she has ac-
quired from the rebound of her efforts
is written in her face in her oharac-
ter and in the poise which results from
a consciousness of having done ones
best She was seen at her work by Mr.
Gould, who fell desperately in love
with her. Despite. the disparity in their
years and social position he pressed
his suit with ardor and finally secured
her consent to marriage, which was
solemnfzed some two months ago and
now she is the mistress OF one OF the
most charming homes on the Hudson.
He watched her arranging the vio-
lets in the big Kakiri bowl.
She looked so very pretty. and yet
she must be told.
Lighting a cigarette, he braced him.
self for the telling. AS he tossed the
match in the direction of the blazing
fire she came toward him, holding in
her hand few of the purple. flowers;
For you" she said simply, and
pressed close to his side as she put
them in his buttonhole.
After that she bent and kissed him.
slowly and deliberately. He sat trans
fixed. In all their platonics her lips
had never before touched his.
Ere he could recover himself, says
the New York Press, she kissed him
again.
Not work nor a caress accompan-
led either kiss. They stood out against
a background of utter incomprehensi-
bility.
Then she walked over by the fire. He
looked anxiously after her.
She faced about and he saw that her
lips were moving slightly. while her
eyes had a far-off gaze.
At last she spoke.
you can marry her.
There was a pause-she seemed to be
indulging in further meditation-and
Yves. you can marry her. don't
care at all. You see. ! kissed you on
purpose i did it twice to make sure.
and / didn't feel even the faintest
full. and tasted each kiss thoroughly,
and | know now that-that you can
marry her"
He rose, his form and his rage tow
ering together. What man could be
calm on learning that his lips possess
no power to thrill?
Good by" he said, putting out his
hand.
"Good-by," she answered smiling.
He went out and the door closed be-
hind him.
She stood where he left her, band
ing her clasped fingers across her eyes.
The sunlight streamed in between the
window arches and shot a ray of glory
over the violets, the woman and the
womans yellow hair. 1t caused the
diamonds on her. hand to sparkle brill
liantly, and something on her cheek
shone, too.
Dear heaven!" she murmured. soft
ly, what must 1t be to have him do
the kissing!"
| think a few hints on the hygiene
of the skin may prove of service to