The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-22

into raptures over a giant cactus,
when she interrupted with:
ITO me, it seems commonplace-very!
I have one at home much larger. 1
planted it when a mere slip, and have
reared it ever since"
How interesting" said the guide of
the occasion. This cactus is exactly
sixty-three years old"
He did the talking for the rest of the
afternoon.
Don't let the girls try to find amuse-
ments for me. Aunt Anna" said New
York school girl who had just arrived
for a visit to her country relations,
says the Tribune of that city. You
cannot realize the perfect joy and re-
lief it is to me to have nothing what
ever to do. No hours to keep, no rush
ing from one thing to another, just to
loaf about as l please, and to read,
eat and sleep is perfect bliss"
The poor rich girls, who have APP
parently everything that money can
buy, are not much to be envied," re-
marked a matron. Until they are
ready to come out. when for some un-
accountable custom their education is
suddenly stopped and the poor little
imprisoned birds are thrust out of their
cages and told to sing and fly and be
work that all throughout the long busy
day they are kept on a strain that can
not but be injurious. 1t is no wonder
that nowadays so many very young
girls are treated for nervous depress-
ion. Why, my daughter does not study
too muchi' says the ambitious society
mother. She has her classes only in
the morning, and studies few hours
in the afternoon and evening. Every
- II = ,kr.r oh
as that This may be true enough as
far as actual study goes, but it is the
filing of every minute of the day with
enforced obligations that does the mis-
chief. The accomplishments that are
taught in the hours devoted TO exercise
and recrea tion--dancing, riding, fenc-
ing, etc.-are all good in their way. and
certainly might be termed exercise, but
l. is the rush that is necessary to get
all within a certain number of hours,
the obligatory character of so-called
relaxations, that affect the nerves of
many who cannot stand existence at
such high pressure"
Can you recommend a good woman
for French nversationalist? asked
the mother of an anaemic looking
daughter Of friend. Molly might just
as we'll be talking French while she is
taking her walks. always try to COM
bine something educational with her
exercise" she continued eomplacently.
I'm the country she studies botany and
geology, and this winter / intend hav-
| ing the languages talked during her
walks-German in the morning and
| French in the afternoon"
Il was not surprised" commented
the friend relating the story later, Ito
hear in few months that Molly had
boen sent away from home to take
rest cure; but I do not suppose for a
| moment that this will see poor Molly
up at all. The whole thing seems part
of the system of the time, the siren
uous life, the rest cure for recupera-
| ton, and then the steam is turned on
at high pressure again"
Never since the days when our
grandmothers wore hosiery decorated
| with clusters of grapes or of cherries
woven in solid all-over patterns from
toe to top have the hosiery displays
of the stores been so brilliant in color
| ing and so striking in design as at the
present Nor is this riot of pattern
confined to the women's hose only.
Those shown in the haberdashery
| shops are quite as eXtravagant both
in style and tone.
The black and white hosiery is east
ly in the lead, and is shown in every
| conceivable combination, from stripes
! to rplka dots, with every variation OF
dot and line between. 1t must be con-
| fessed that white hose is very dainty
and attractive, and in better taste
| than the black hose so long accepted.
| Rut If the change seems too great there
are many colors to select from wnicn
are not so sombre as the black yet
not quite so delicate as the white.
There are Persian patterns, with a
palnn leaf all-over design in subdued
vari-colors. black with turquoise blue
squares, and a black top with black
| and yellow points upon the foot ana
ankle. There are dark blue hose with
| red nolka dots, solid cOlors with a ne
! Iicate Dresden vine UP each side or
| the ankle. and even the old-fashloned
clockIng has been revived. II affords
a contrasting note OF color. The polka
| dots vary in size from that or PIN
head 20 a dime. and are or every con-
| ceivabIe color upon as great variety
OF foundations.
ara Intended 10 make II possible 20
match each costume IN color 81 nose
Montrose considered the summer
planf OF his family. says clara belie ln
! her New York letter ~ the Clncihhsh
Enqulrer. settled ard that bothef aAag
hehind MIN once and for ail, wren hls
esoase suadsnly Jared him ~ an
nounclng. George. I must have a ne"