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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-29
She Was sleepy,

1t was late afternoon, says the Phil
adelphfa Ledger, and a Twentieth
street car was rolling away northward.
She was a charming maiden. with a
big, fluffy pompadour, sweet blue eyes
and a picture hat of many convolu-
tons. She read a little while, and then
her head began to droop.
The young man seated beside her be-
came first aware of this when the large
ostrich plume in her hat playfully
tickled his nose, provoking a sneeze.
Several passengers smiled, and then
tried to look as if they hadn't.
He tried to shift little further away
but found himself wedged in too tight.
He cast a side glance at the maiden;
her sleep was becoming sounder every
minute.
After that the youth had a narrow
escape every other second, on the av-
erage. Now her head inclined forward,
now lurched back, now swtayed to the
left, but with invariable constancy il
finished these manoeuvres by dropping
in his direction. Everybody was star
ing, that was the duce of it, and the
old lady opposite was plainly shocked.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-29
.WOMAN'S WORLD

me the hours 1 gave I'D to
that man or how many good times 7
sacrlnced in order that 1 might do nv
outy by him. Arthur and Stanley quit
coming TO see me altogether on account
OF MN. But I never faltered!'
You always were self-sacrificing."
commented her friend.
fou can imagine how surprised I
was when 1 realized that possibly Tom
was beginning to take more tba1-arM
just ordinary interest in me. had
never dreamed of such a thing"
VI course not!' said the girl in the
plack raglan, with lowered lids. How
designing of him to take advantage of
your kindnessl" u
No-o-o,, corrected the girl with
the white plume, slowly. II Shouldn't
can IT designing. Perhaps l should
nave foreseen it had been a cold, cal
culatlhg sort of person. But you know
II never occurs to me that a man is
going to be attracted by me. I am AL
ways so amazed. That put different
race on the matter, and 1 thought Sc
rlously about it. / could see where
should be doing Tom a great injury if
L refused him. for l had trained him
10 depend on me for sympathy and all
that. The poor boy really needed me-
and then 1 did like him quite a good
deal. L clearly saw it was my duty to
marry him, for to an outsider who did
not know my unselfish motives it
might look as though 1 had led him
on"
"Oh, surely mott" cried her friend in
apparent horror.
But l didn't want him to think I
was his for the asking. Tom has too
much confidence in himself, anyway. I
decided to give him a course of anx-
1ous waiting, for the trial would put
the finishing touch to his nature, which
L mad been polishing for so long. So
when he did propose p
What did you do?"
wasn't going to say yes right
away, said the heroine. Il Just looked
INTO his eyes and shook my head sad
~. L said l was afraid he had misun-
derstood our beautiful friendship, and
was so grieved that he had brought
1t to an end. l said 1 did not know if
our souls were compatible and 1 could
hold out no hope. 1 told him 1 wanted
him to forget me and go and fall in
love with some other girl"
Just the sort of talk to make a man
more determined to win a girl than
ever! How long before he proposed
again?"
The girl with the white plume
Strengthened up Indignantly.
He didn't" she exclaimed. THAT
heartless, soulless, stupid man bade
me farewell and went to call on Gene
We've the next night and has been GO
ing there ever since-and now see how
cheerful he looks"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-29
QUEER PLACES
FOR PROPOSALS.

Dan Cupid is a very resourSeful lit
tie fellow and generally manages to
surmount difficulties that would ap-
pail a less persevering god or mortal.
No obstacles are so great as to defy
his approach when once he has sent
his dart to the mark. One Of the most
unique of his conquests was probably
the proposal of young Englshman
last summer to a girl somewhat above
him In the social scale. The pair ac-
cidentally came together at the same
seaside boarding house. They had pre-
viously met as friends, hut the young
fellow had never presumed upon a
closer mountaineering.
One day, says the Chicago Chron-
icle. while at the boarding house she
asked him TO join a party who were
goip2 fof a days yachting excursion,
and he. of course. readily assentcd.
While the merriment was at its light
tho girl accidentally fell into the sen.
Imme diately perceiying what had hap
pened. her admirer sprang overheard
ana was successful In reaching her and
Keeping her afOaf.
iie was an Indifferent swimmer, how
ever, and as the night was very dark
both We're in danger ~ drowning before
the yachts boat could reach them.
This was evidently what the young
fellow feared, and being apparently
determined that the girl should IN any
case know d bis affection tor her be,
in spite ~ the stfangeness Of their po-
siii0n. quickly declared bis passion,
The girl. however. much exhausted
and frightened, made no reply, nueh
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-29
THAT STUPID MAN.

The girl with the curling white
plume on her hat stopped talking sud
denly and her face became a stony
mask. The young man who walked up
to and on past her table in the con-
dictionary store might just as we'll not
have existed for all she saw of him.
The young woman in the black rag
Ian, says the Chicago News, beamed
with excited interest. why" she
quavered, you and Tom have quar-
relied, have you? Do tell me about it,
You see," explained the heroine of
the situation. tom is rather nice and
I'd always liked him. That is, of course,
I had just a friendly interest in him
purely friendly, you understand"
"Oh, yes!" agreed her friend.
well, I decided when he first be-
gan coming to call that it would do
him good to have one girl friend he
could rely on-someone to tell his trou-
bles to and go to for advice and all
that. 1t does man so much good"
Doesn't it, thought" unused the girl
in The black raglan, reminiscently.
80 worked hard to show him that
/ was not one of the f1uttery, f1irty
girls with no thought for man be-
yond trying to make him fall 'in love
with them 1 think they are positively
unwomanly."
your nature is so different, so much
nobler!" murmured her friend
The girl with the white plume gave
her a grateful look. Thank you. dear"
she said, modestly. IT tried to make
Tom see there was something in me to
be relied upon. He was so nice that 1
just dreaded to have him fall
into the hands of some designing crea-
ture before he had discovered that
there were girls who were of A
different kind. You can't imag-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-29

What can you expect: She is one
of those narrow minded persons who
can only see life through a keyhole,"
remarked a woman of large experience
and cosmopolitan habits, speaking to
the New York Tribune, of one of her
acquaintances. This is a descriptive
phrase" she continued, Suggesting a
clrcumscribed mental horizon that
might apply to many, for it is curious
to note what a large proportion of ed
ucated people see life through a key
hole and cannot be brought to re-
allze that outside of their little world
there can be any desirable acquaint-
ances worth cultivating. That this be-
trays on their part very limited capac-
tiles and great want of knowledge of
the world at large, they do not in the
least appreciate. Content within their
narrow circle, they are quite unable to
grasp the fact that the best part of
humanity lies beyond their range of
vision, and that the particular set
which they deem so desirable is really
of no Importance whatever
= But they can never see this, so
what is the use of expecting such peo-
pie to become liberal or broadminded!
The worst part of it. however is that
such people, from the very fact of be-
lieving so thoroughly in themselves
have a decided influence upon others
who really know better. This is espec-
tally true with young people, and
have often been struck by seeing how
the weaker have often lead the strong
er in such matters. For instance, >"
she cited, 81 was present re-
Gently at certain public
function which brought together a
mixed assembly of representative peo-
pie from different parts of the country
1 had with me two young men-one
born and bred in one of the narrow
circles l have spoken of, and the other
a college chum from the West whom
he had asked to accompany us. It
was curious to see the different way
the affair impressed them. There were
speeches and greetings to Western and
Southern visitors-a little spreadeagle-
ism, perhaps, but no more than was
natural and stimulating. l felt quite a
glow of sympathy myself, while one
young guest was evidently much i'm
pressed, and at first keenly interested,
whereas the other looked distinctly
bored. What ut it all ISL drawled
the latter, and what queer people!
Aunt Emmy, how long have we got
to stand this sort of thing? he queried
The light in the other young fellows
face went out; he evidently began to
see with my nephew's eyes. They are
a rum lot he acquisced, and after
that he looked as bored as his compan-
iOn."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-29

Youth is not regarded in England as
a prime requisite in a society leader.
Many of the women who are most re-
splendent at the functions of the aris-
tocracy are far past the middle age.
Jane Lady Carew, who lived to the
age of 103 and played patience to the
, last, is now no more, and the present
doyenne among the women of the
aristocracy is Lady Glentworth-or
Lady G. as she is Familiarity called
who will celebrate her Tooth birthday
this year. in May. This wonderful old
lady owns the time-honored name of
Eve and was once Miss Eve Villebois,
sister to the late Mr.. Villebois, known
fer so many years as the Squire of
Markham" She has been twice mar
ried and actually kept her golden we'd
ding with her second husband, who
died several years ago. She suffers
from rheumatism, but otherwise re-
tains a fair amount of health and
strength. Markham house, Norfolk
which she inherited from her brother,
is now her permanent residence.
The dowager duchess of Abercorn
kept her Goth birthday last July. This
lyrical ancestress of dukes marquises
and earls spent fifty-three years of
happy married life and possesses over
124 direct descendants. The aged
duchess still enjoys excellent health,
pays country-house visits and comes
often to London, where her latest
birthday was celebrated by a big
luncheon party given by her daughter,
Lady Lansdowne, at Lansdowne
house.
The Dowager Lady Esher is said to
be lowering on the verge of her Goth
birthday. She is widow of the late
Lord Esher, once master of the rolls
and one of the most popular men of
his day, and she Is the mother of the
present peer. Eugene Lady Esher-as
she prefers to be called-affords a
marvellous example of evergreen youth
and vitality. Once very beautiful
woman, she has retained a slender,
well-shaped figure, and notwithstand-
ing her age, a considerable measure of
good looks. Her energy is marvellous;
she dresses in the smartest style, dimes
out, gives dinners, takes trips to Paris
and makes an annual visit to the Ri
viera.
Lady Roden and Lady dorchester,
two sisters and two widowed peer
esses. are excellent examples OF long
continued verve and physical elastic
ity. These ladies are certainly young
er than the above mentioned. but they
were married IN the early '50's. and
now, al an advanced period Of life. en-
Soy "A London season, do a round OF
country houses and play bridge with
the best, Lady Dorchester eBtertains
an annual party for c0wes regatta
week AZ her charming residence.
Hamlet lodge
Among those who may ~ termed
Hresiqe "a ladies' may - mentioned
enc following. Lady Jane Eliiee, ~
90 sge " queen yietoriA and paa "
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-29
Do Not Kiss the Bride.

On her wedding day the Swiss bride
will not permit anyone. not even her
closest relatives, to imprint kiss
upon her lips. IN many of the prov
inces the cook pours hot water over
the threshold after the bridal couple
have gone in order to keep it warm
for another bride.
A favorite wedding day in Scotland
is Dec. 81, so that the young couple
can leave their old life with the old
year and begin their married life with
a new one-surely a pretty idea.
The Italians permit no wedding gifts
that are sharp or pointed, from which
practice emanates our superstition
that the gift of a knife sewers friend
ship. One of the most beautiful of all
marriage customs is that of the bride
immediately after the ceremony fling
ing her bouquet among her maiden
friends. The one who catches 1t is
supposed to be the next bride.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-29

ments, to taking her out to theaters
and concerts.
This is the mark of the stay-at-
home lover and the never-at- home
husband.
But for the mistaken notion that he
is a born "fireside companion few
girls would put up with such a sutton
Nothing so pleases an engaged girl as
to be escorted here and there by her
fiance. She is in love, and is proud of
him. She has acquired a valuable bit
of property and wants to exhibit it,.
She likes to imagine all the other girls
mildly envious when they see her out
in public places with this big, hand
some fellow like wax in her hands.
She knows that this is the most tri-
umphant period of a girls life-and
what is triumph without an audience?
The fact about the stay at-home
tiance is that he is lazy. He loves his
ease. After marriage, if he finds his
club more comfortable than his home,
this is the sort of man who will CRAWL
tate back to his club life-after the
honeymoon.
At present he cannot bear to be out
of sight of the girl whose love he has
gained. After his days work is over,
and the inner man has been fed and
comforted perchance he sallies forth
to her home, but by no means to sug-
gest even walk. No. Being there,
there he stays; and the drawing room
containing the family piano having
perforce to he given up to the engaged
pair, many are the uncomplimentary
remarks passed by future brothers.
and sisters-in-law, many the more or
less good-natured jeer hurled at his
sweetheart's head afterward.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-29
Throwing the Bridal shoe.

In nearly all countries when a young
couple is welded someone filings an
old shoe or slipper after the carriage
in which they roll away from the scene
at which the ceremony fakes place, yet
few know how the custom originated.
1t was first known in what is now a
part of the German empire. According
to law in Hamburg, enacted in 1891,
the bridegroom was bound to present
the bride with a pair of shoes. They
almost played the part of our engage
ment ring and were, as it were, eVi-
dence of betrothal.
Among the SaXons of Pennsylvania it
is still the custom for the Bridegroom
early in. the morning of the wedding
day to send his intended pair OF
shoes, and an ancient tradition enjoins
upon the girl that she must treasure
these shoes up If she wants to be kind
ly treated by her husband for he will
not begin to beat her until they are
worn out. In Greece when the maiden
has concluded the taking with
her friends in her fathers house, the
best man" puts on her feet her boots,
the gift of the bridegroom. Then the
procession starts for the church, but
before entering the backgrounds moth
err asks the maiden three times: Bride,
hast thou the shoes?"
In many places the shoes are given
to the relatives. and not to the bride.
Among some of the American Indian
tribes the braves on visiting their in
tended before marriage place shoes on
her feet (moccasins). Among the East
Firms the young couple is attended to
their bedroom by the entire company,
but the brides mother will not allow
the young husband to go to bed till he
has given her a pair of shoes. In Bull
garia the bridegroom makes a money
present to the relations of the bride.
1t is called "shoe money" and the faith
er buys shoes for the other members
of his family. This money is said to
wife to the clan from which she was
taken
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-29
GIRLS ABOUT TO
BECOME ENGAGED.

one Of the greatest mistakes girl
cas- make. says the New York Journal
Is 20 argue with herself that a certain
sutton Is domestic BY nature and viii
make good and attentive husband
bscsuse he prefers lounging about IN
the drawing room Of her fathers
house ana paying her pretty combai-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-29
The Old Maid,

She cannot WOO the man she loves
all, no!
She may not hint in word or song or
signs;
She may not plead with eloquence of
eyes,
Nor with touch of hand dare let him
know;
She should not think of him with love,
although
Her heart, in hunger, passionately
cries,
Although her womans soul the
world defies-
Shall honor drag human hope this
low?
If she but chance to pass him on the
street,
Her heart is grateful that they some
times meet;
She masks emotion under calm con-
troll,
But wears his smiles like jewels on
her soul,
And from. this love, pent in her breast,
draws store
To lavish on her friends and on the
poor.
-Rosalie Isabel Stewart, in April
Smart Set.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-29

the late leader of the Southern Confed-
erGcy, is living in a little world of her
own. She has taken up her residence
in New York and for economic reasons
will probably spend the remainder or
her days there. She has an apartment
in the old Hotel Gerard, in West Forty
fourth street, and lives on the four
teenth floor. Her windows overlook
the surrounding roofs, and only on few
occasions does she ever leave her
rooms. She walks with difficulty and
does not have to visit, as her friends
pay court to her as If she were a royal
parsonage. Mrs. Davis uses a tall cane
as people did 100 years ago and the
head is of tortoise shell and gold. She
has as a companion a sweet-faced
Southern woman who is always with
her On Wednesday afternoons the IA
nous woman sits in a high backed
chair that came from Beauvoir, the
Davis homestead, and then she re-
ceives the long file of admiring wom-
en- who call. These are notable gath
erings and there are as many North
erners as women from south of the
Mason and Dixon line.
On these occasions Mrs. Davis wears
stiff black silk. with old lace at her
throat, and, despite her years, her
white hair is abundant and glistens
primarily IN tne AFTERNOON uSHl. Inc
companion serves tea and Mrs. Davis,
who is noted conversationalist, holds
the attention of everyone without an
effort. Her mind is remarkably alert
and she keeps abreast of the topics of
the day. In her interesting rooms
nothing is so engrossing as the portrait
of Miss Winnie Davis. her daughter.
1t is an excellent likeness, and the for
mer child of the Confederacy is de-
picted wearing the royal robes of the
queen of Mardi Gras. The picture is
surrounded by incandescent bulbs, and
before this portrait the mother spends
much of her time gazing and thinking.
In the portrait Miss Davis is smiling
and it is the same expression that en-
deared her to the people when she was
alive. Mrs. Davis other daughter.
Mrs. ]. A. Hays, is in the West, but
she visits New York frequently.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-29

He tried an occasional wriggle with
out result, and to waken the sleeper
by any other means was out of the
question.
The climax was bound to come, and
it came. The maiden heaved a deep
sigh, and her head wobbled over so
that the fluffy pompadour swept the
young mans cheek and the ostrich
plume blinded his vision; then it sank
squarely down upon his shoulder.
The passengers held their breath for
a moment, and before a smile had be-
come general the victim, scarlet in
countenance, was out on the back
platform, and the pretty girl was
glancng sieepily around in happy Un-
consciousness.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-29

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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-29

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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-29

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