The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-14

ged her TO take a late train, but she
simply wouldn't listen. She said she
never slept very much, any way, when
she knew she was going to do any
thing particular the next day. So here
am, all tired out and with cross
maid on my hands, and she has saved
twenty minutes!"
The gray gown was properly SYM
pathetic.
People are funny" she said, land
when they are visiting a good many
of them are funnier. 1 have an aunt
"a dear, good woman, and love her.
She comes to me often, just staying
a day or two and I never can make
her believe I'm not turning the house
upside down for her. She will say,
Have a simple luncheon, dear, please
don't get anything extra for me-
why do you bother about having any
dessert for lunch; / don't care at ALL
or, This is very nice, indeed, but you
shouldn't have done ii for me- Some
day I'm going to turn on that woman
and tell her 1 don't live like pig
when she's not here"
II don't know why said Blue
Eyes, but it is a comfort to feel
somebody else has the same troubles
that you do. And as for company!
There was Jacks sister. A nice, kind
years and she simply must be manag-
ing something. She will say. I think
you ought to speak to Bridget about
this or I shouldn't allow that if
I were YOU or, I think this
tea is boiled, dear-tell Bridget is
mustn't happen again. until feel as
though 1 should throw something at
her. She staid with me three <veeks
this summer, and l don't think there's
-to1 Tia 4
to regulate in some way. OF course
she means to be kind, but it's med
ding, just the same"
II had a guest once" said the Gray
Gown, s'.who came to me from &aying
a visit to some rich people who were
distantly related to her. l was just
married, and we were living very SIM
ply. and Before that woman went home
l hated the very sound of the Blanks
name. had one inefficient maid, and
I knew my meals were neither cooked
nor served quite properly-and at
breakfast. dinner, and supper I heard
how the Blanks butler served this
thing and how the Blanks cook pre-
pared that. I've seen a good deal of
Mrs. Blank since then, but have new
er entirely gotten over my objection
to her and her name"
Did l ever tell you," said Blue Eyes,
refectively, how friend of my
mothers came here once without any
warning and brought two strangers to
'.Fancyf, said the Gray Gown.
Jack and ] were alone and there
wasn't much to eatsfh the house. II
was awful. never liked the woman,
anyway. She was one of the people
who were always saying people must
take her as they found her which
meant she could do anything she
wanted to, and other people must put
up with it.
ut always Does" said the GRAY
always walk right over other peoples
feelings. It's only their own they think
about
Exactly" said Blue Eyes. at had
sensitive guest once. She was al
ways thinking people didn't want her.
If anybody else had more attention
than she did she'd 30 off with her
feelings hurt. call it sulky, but she
thought she wasn't understood. 1 think
she felt little superior about it, but
apparently she never once thought of
its being unpleasant for me-
Il am going next week." said the
Gray Gown, ito visit cousin of my
husbands. And thisS3sl what 1 am 60
Ing to do, am g9fHss to. arrive at a
reasonable hour, when it will incon-
yenience no one to have me coming In.
I am going to realize that there are
times when my hostess doesn't want
me around, and then Twill amuse my
self and make her understand that
am contented to do so. I am going to
be moderately interested in her home
and her affairs, but remember that
there are some corners of the house
am not expected to penetrate and some
things that are none of my business.
will help her if can do so unosten-
tatiouSly, and I will refrain from CIV
ing her advice. If do anything for
her I will do 1t in her way, though 7
know twenty better ways. Too many
better ways, I have found, being a
WEAKNESS to the flesh. / will enjoy
whatever she may do to entertain me,
and l will not tell her of the better
things other people have done. And
I shall depart, I think, a little before
she wants me to CO."
II WISH" said Blue Eyes, that you
would come to see mel"
1T is sad, but true, that among the
many women of the better class who
ing there are comparatively few who
achieve any marked success" said a
man observer to the New York Tri-
bune. Putting aside art and litera-
ture. which cannot properly. be class
ed with woman's professions, inasmuch
as success in either depends entirely
on individual talent quite apart from
the distinctions of sex, the best they
can do. as rule, is to make meager
living, seldom, indeed, acquiring a COM
petence. Those who succeed in
amassing enough to retire from active
employment are generally. the. ener-
getic women who have adopted seduca-
tional careers, and have achieved prom
inence as the heads of large boarding
schools. This seems really to pay, but
in trade what are known as society
women rarely succeed At best 1t is a
continual struggle, and we have yet
to hear of the fortunate fair merchant,
dressmaker or milliner, who has retired
with a fortune. Next to school keep
ing, agricultural pursuits on an ade-
quate scale seem to offer the best OPP
portunity of acquiring competence,
and there has been number of in
stances, in California, especially,
where women have succeeded with
their ranches, and there seems no rea-
son why even in the circumscribed
East they should not cater successfully
for the market.
Why is it, 1t is asked, that there is
so little real financial prosperity among
womens why should the requirement