The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-02

never been an artist. CalVe says 1t.
CaIve. the great prima donna, and a
woman who has tasted all the sweets
of success that fame and wealth can
bring. Yet with the prophet of old,
she agrees that all is vanity, vanity.
The noted. singer expressed herself
thus in response to two inquiries from
[ a newspaper, Are you happy?" and
IF you had your life to begin over
again. would you choose the dramatic
profession?"
After practically answering mo" to
both of those questions. she went on
/ TO relate how, during the past year,
she was singing in her native town.
For the sake of auld lang syne, she
gave little dinner, to which she asked
as guests fifteen of her old school,
mates. They all were married into
diverse social stations.
fphey. all of them, envied me lit
tie" says Calve, but there was not
woman among them whose lot 1 my
self did not envy, and she whom l en-
We'd most was not the most beautiful,
but the humblest, the least gifted. WHO
livesAthe humdrum life of a provincial
hourgeoise.
/ This is a story, says the New York
Times, of the city woman and the
country woman. 1t reflects much dis
credit upon the former, but this need
not be taken for reflection upon wo-
men in general. There are undoubt-
edly as many men who are capable OF
equally small actions, though from the
/ habit of her life, which is necessarily
made up of small economies, the wo-
mans is smaller in appearance if not
in spirit.
The city woman was economical.
She did not believe in wasting any
thing. She was spending the summer
in the country and there she became
acquainted with the country woman
who during the warm weather took her
meals at the house at which the city
woman was stopping. After long
and pleasant season the city woman
was finally obliged to pack up her
goods and chattels preparatory to go
ing home, when she found, to her dis
may, that a scent bottle of ink which
she had purchased for use during her
stay had not diminished more than
one-half during the summer. 1t was
a shame to waste it, for there would
be quite enough ink to last her another
summer.
A bright thought occurred to her.
She would take the ink to the house
of the country woman and ask her TO
may have had thoughts when she be-
came guardian for this precious bit of
property, but if she did she said moth
ing. The ink was put away and
promptly upon her arrival the next
summer the city woman, smiling and
JOYOUS. called for it. But alas! The
country woman had cleaned house per-
haps twice in the meantime, her Gus
todianship of the bottle of ink had
not weighed upon her mind, and where
it was she did not know. 1t was gone,
certainly, so she sent out, bought an
other bottle of ink, and sent it to the
city woman.
In the fall the same thing happened
again. The city woman's correspond
ence during the summer took only half
bottle of ink, and again she brought
the balance to the country woman, and
again in the course of nine months ii
was lost and she bought another 1t
is three times and out. 1t is all very
we'll to buy two bottles of ink, but
the country woman made up her mind
that she would not buy another, and
when the woman came a third time
with her ink bottle, the country wo-
man found that her forgetfulness was
such that she would not prove a worthy
guardian and refused utterly to I'M
dertake the charge,
1t was the same economical woman
who arranged a surprise for the pro-
nrietress of the house at which she
boarded. She was to have a friend
spend the night with her. and asked
the hostess what the cost would be for
the guests meals. dinner at night and
breakfast the next morning. Terms
for two meals were given, and the hos
tess generously added: II have a room
which is unoccupied now, and if you
like your friend can have it, and I
will not charge you for it," That prop
osition was received with delight.
The day for the friend to arrive
came, but she did not make her appear
ance among the guests of the house un-
til after dinner. That was strange,
but probably she had arrived in a
later train than had been expected
She occupied the spare room where
the bed had been made up with fresh
linen for her, but strange to say, she
did not appear at breakfast the next
morning and soon after left. 1t seemed
mysterious until fhe secret leaked OUT
as such things do. The individual
host of the guest-the economical wo-
man had a husband-had been out to
a neighboring store and purchased a
few crackers and other inexpensive
supplies with which they had fed their
If they had taken her to the table
where they were asked full price for
dinner and breakfast. The room cost
ing them nothing, the expense of the
visit was infinitesimal.
What the guest thought of all this.
whether the economical pair pieced out
her two meals with chicken wings and
sausages filched from the table, his
tory does not relate. One thing is
certain, that the mistress of the house
felt somewhat aggrieved, and there
are people who would sympathize with
her.
The French have a saying that "the
style is the man." Equally true it is
that 'the New York girl is the style"
1t is she who introduces that little
touch which makes the smart girl
smart.
She studies the little details of dress.
says the Woman's Home Companion
and at the same time her own individ-
uality. She has learned to appreciate
the Importance of the accessories of
her costumes. To effects she gives
thought realizing that one little touch
of light or shade will make or mar the
picture. And she dresses thoroughly,
from the topmost curl to the tip OF her
toes.
That IS half a secret of her small