The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09

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1.-The people whom l most dread as
guests" remarked. to the New York
Times representative. a woman noted
for her generous hospitality. ARE those
who have no capacity for small pleas
ures." Any one who is accustomed to
entertain much will easily recognize
the class to which the speaker referred.
They are the persons who are restless
unless something is continually going
on" as they express it. They cannot
enter the quiet enjoyments of the fam
lily in which they are visiting. A walk
with no special object in view is to
them the tamest sort of recreation.
They cannot understand another's de-
light in finding a new flower: they wonS
der why you go out on the veranda to
view a fine sunset; the arrival of a new
book-these are trifies beneath their no.
tice. If there are children in the
household, they pay no attention to
their ambitions and accom- p1ishments.
Mary's amateur playing or Johns crude
attempts at painting have little interest
to the visitor who has no gift for find
ing happiness in small pleasures. But
to find it thus enables people to grow
old gracefully, and in every way is a
gift. worth cultivating.
Many of us are grumblers, but few
of us use to the full the resources of
happiness that are availa BILE. Happi-
ness depends upon the treatment of
what we have. and not of what We
have not. Happiness is made and not
found. 1t comes from within and not
from without The poet teaches us
that if we would after a certain age
find employment in life we must be-
come again like little children, open
our hearts to the healing influences of
nature and cease to despise simple
pleasures. e. j. Hardy.
A Growing Habit.
With each year woman is buster,
hence the growth of the ''pick-me-up"
With the increase of their duties, So
cial and otherwise, comes the necessity
for something to brace up tired nerves
and enable the weaker vessels al
ways to face the world with a smiling
happy face.
A nip of cognac, glass Of Benedic-
tine, or the "tiniest drop" of green
Chartreuse produces remarkable eff
fects the first time used. The result
is the "pick-me-up' soon becomes an
indispensable part of the days pro-
gramme.
To such an extent has the custom
a bottle and dainty glass in a Sc
questered spot, and obligingly come
forward with a drop" of something
to win the gratitude of the patron and
insure her return.
Washington n Social Capital.
Washington, already the political
center of the nation, may become the
social capital as we'll Fair society
queens from Gotham's realms says the
New York Herald. may WELD their
scepters in the quaint old dwellings
and historical mansions of the capital
city. With their beauty and brilliancy
wit and cleverness, these women may
hold sway over the minds of politi-
clans, statesmen and generals who are
already famous throughout the world.
If the game of politics is to be taken
up by leaders in the social set. it re-
mains to be seen whether or not it will
prove as interesting and diverting as
the usual round of gayeties.
Rumor, which has set the society
element of both cities wondering. has
said that several fair members of New
York's smart set have decided to hold
a campaign at the nations capital.
Lady Herbert, wife of Sir Michael
| Herbert, who, as British ambassador
| to the United States. fills the vacancy
| made by the death of Lord Pauncefote,
| is, without a doubt, responsible for this
anticipated move on the part of at
least two New York society devotees.
She is the sister of Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbilt, Jr., and of Mrs. Ogden Goelet.
So, with the probable establishment of
these two well known members of New
York aristocracy, the chances are very
much in favor of a serious devotion to
the new toy or fad, as 1t might be
called, of society.
In America woman's part in politics
is comparatively small, and the ques-
ton comes UP. would it not be better
If the American women displayed a
more active and a keener interest in
the events of national Importance? ?
Mrs Burton Harrison. novelist and
playwright, when asked to give her
opinion of women in relation to poll
tics, said:
II do most emphaticlly believe that
If women showed more interest in the
political events of our country men
would be melted to better and more
wholesome exertion. This cannot help
but be true, for if men find that their
interests meet with proper returns in
their own homes, they are given q
strong inspiration.
Few realize how very limited is the
knowledge of most society women on
the matter of politics. Some of them
hardly know one party from the other
though they can usually be counted
upon for naming the President in Of
flee. The fault, however, is not en-
tireIy women's. Everything seems to
be put upon the heads of these I'M
fortunate creatures yet if men did not
spend so much time talking about
stocks, horses, etc, to the exclusion of
politics, national and municipal, we
might have the opportunity of learn
ing more than we now know about
the important questions of the day.
"In America the situation differs
from that in every other country, for
here we have a social center entirely
separate from the political one. This
makes two ruling factions in the land.
OF course it is difficult to foretell what
must be the result If there should oc-
cur even a partial utilization of the
two, but an intellectual social leader
cannot help but have some influence in
the political world; that is, If she con-
centrates her mind and energies in
that direction.
Among the social sets in the differ
ent Europeon capitals political ques-
tons are always the chief topic of con-
versation at a dinner, and even upon
the boulevards. l remember sitting at
a table during an affair given in the
House of Commons and listening in
tently to arguments advanced and an
swered by men whose words carry
weight to the furthermost corners of
the globe. Not one woman there would
have dared to offer a remark unless
it bore upon the subject, and such a
thing & turning the fonverea fion In