The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY FEBRUARY . 1902.

SAVANNAH MORNING
everything is settled, the man asks the
girl to marry him.
Its a mere matter of form. Formal
proposals went out with knee breeches
and powder"
The pretty girl sighed.
Il suppose it's all right" she said
Il wouldn't know what to do with a
Jane Austen proposal. but-but the
game isn't as pretty under modern
rules as it was when sentiment was in
fashion"
The fashion of giving private dances
in public bathrooms, says the New York
Tribune, sometimes occasions odd mis-
takes, which, as may be seen, can
easily occur, especially If. as is often
the case, several suites of rooms are
leased for similar entertainments in
the same night.
A recently arrived young English
man received through a friend card
to Mrs. Us ball, to be given at IS,
and on being told that the dance
was to be very smart one and
worth going to, accepted. He had
made a number of acquaintances in
the fashionable world, whom he ex-
pected, of course, to see. Still. on his
arrival in the ballroom, after having
tried in vain to find his hostess, he was
not surprised at first to find no one
but strangers. However. he was a
genial youth, every one seemed most
affable, and that the young women ac-
cepted his invitation to dance without
the formality of an Introduction, he
ascribed to the kindly unceremonious
manner of a republic. SO he remained
for several hours enjoying himself i'm
mensely. He took one pretty one into
supper, danced the cotillon with an
other, and finally, in the wee small
hours. left for home, or rather his
hotel. On the lower landing, to his
surprise, several of his acquaintances
entered the lift, and in the entresoi
waiting for their carriages he saw a
number more. Hello" cried a voice
behind him. Where have you been"
old fellow? | looked for you every
where" and. turning. he saw the friend
who had procured him the invitation.
II feel as If had been dreaming" ex-
claimed the young Englishman 81
have been here for hours and yet this
is. the first time I have seen anv one
/ know. His friend took in the sit
uation and shouted with laughter. I'm
blessed If you haven't been at the
IS subscription ball on the floor
above" he exclaimed, and his surnise
proved to be correct.
The Great Mystery
Gould we but know
The land that ends our dark, uncer-
tain travel,
Where lies those happier hills and
meadows low,
All! If beyond the spirits inmost cavil
Aught of the country could we sure
ly know, ,ts... ,,o,,oc., ..tt.
Who would not go?
Might we but hear
The lowering angels high, imagined
chorus,
Or catch, betimes, with wakeful
eyes and clear,
One radiant vista of the realm before
With one rapt moment given to see
and hear,
All! who would fear?
Were we quite sure
To find the peerless friend who left
us lonely,
Or there, by some celestial stream,
as pure,
To gaze in eyes that here were lovelit
only
This weary mortal coil, were we
quite sure,
Who would endure?
Edmund Clarence Stedman, in the
Tribune.
What Is your fortune, my pretty
my face is my fortune. kind SIR"
She was a sweet looking girl. with
as fair a pink and white complexion
as woman ever desired, says the New
York Herald and was chatting with
one of her own sex on a Staten Island
ferryboat, while / was seated SO near
that l could not help hearing. Several
times my truant eyes deserted my pa
per and stole glance at the face that
was so attractive.
TT was the luckiest thing that ever
happened to me-" she said to her
companion, when l went into that
Fifth avenue store just to buy comb
How little / thought that / would be
working there at greater wages than
I had ever hoped to earn. I hesitated
about going in. because 1 feared the
prices would be too high; but 1 did go
in, and came out with comb with
out paying a cent, for it. And. better
than ALL I had been engaged to begin.
the next Monday as q saleswoman.
II was nearly discouraged before
LHdts lOI 4 Was 6cltluB OilEy ~ u Week,
and we were awfully pinched at home.
But my luck, changed on that day
and it was Friday, too. Fortunately
for me, the store was crowded when
went in, and the proprietor left his
desk, that stands in a little railed-off
corner, and came to wait on me. l
noticed that he looked very sharply
at me, but not at all in an impudent
manner.
Pardon me- miss he said, but
am looking for a young lady to assist
me in the store, here. and If your CIR
cumstances are such that you would
care for the place I would like to have
you consider it.
II was wonderfully surprised. but
thanked him. saying that / knew moth
ing about the business
That doesn't matter he replied.
You can soon learn 1t. To be frank,
l would like to have you on account
of your complexion. You know we sell
all sorts of goods for the complexion
and articles for beautifying, and your
face would do more TO make sales
than all of the arguments and repre-
sentations that could be made
well, the result was that | got a
fine place. with easy work. at SIS
week. My hours are short. and | sim
ply play the agreeable while selling
goods at an immense profit. ] wouldn't
let any of the concoctlons touch my
face for anything, but the customers
appear to be impressed by my COM
plexion and the proprietor is satisfied.
So am T."
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