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The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-01
THE CARD-PLAYING CRAZE.

There is a great deal of discussion
pro and con going on in regard to the
great vogue which card playing has
obtained among women during the last
few years-a craze, says the New York
Tribune, which has not proved to be
the transitory fancy that so many pre-
dicted, but which, on the contrary, has
now become an important and ac-
knowledged factor of the social life
Of to-day. So true is this that II is not
too much to say that fully half of the
older natrons of society Ito say moth
ing OF the younger contingent. who
have taken 1t up with almost equal
enthusiasm play cards almost daily.
and greatly prefer it to any other form
OF entertainment.
Many people depiore this absorption
greatly" said a matron. "They say Il
Is injuring the tone OF society. that
clever women who used TO Ieaven the
lump by being interested In the ques-
lions OF the day and being up IN the
latest literature, helping thereby 10 re-
deem the frivolity Of general CONVEX
sation. are now completely wrapped up
IN bridge and care for nothing else.
And this Ia not all. II has the sfiil
worse effect 81 causing women TO be
away from their homes a great deal
more, q see less Of their children ana
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-01

In many parts of the continent, says
Tit Bits, the fathers title Is inherited
by all his children, and there are sew
eral villages in Austria. Poland and
Russia in which all the peasants are
legitimately descended from some
princely ancestor. They are legally
described as princes" in all official
documents, and on leaving their
homes many of these peasant princes
find themselves sadly hampered by the
burden of h-sounding title.
They cannot get rid of the titles,
however, as they are purely personal
ones and not marketable commodities,
like so many in Italy and Portugal,
and by the police regula tions no en-
ploye can be engaged without showing
his papers, i'm which his rank, age and
occupation are stated Needless to
say, few people are willing to engage
a workman of legally far higher rank
than themselves.
The newly married French wife OF
a wealthy Russian noble was about to
engage a Russian maid at St Peters,
burg. when, on seeing the papers, she
discovered that the girl was a prin-
cess and member of n we'll known
but ruined family. The girl had been
vainly seeking employment for months,
but the lady declined to engage her
On reaching her country seat, the
lady discovered to her amazement,
that the housekeeper was a countess
and the henwife a princess, while the
farm bailiff, blacksmith and coachman
were possessed of titles equally inn
posing. As their homes were situa d
in the vicinity of the rich woman's es-
tate, their real social position as little
farmers and peasants was well known.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-01
THE STUPIDITY OF MEN.

A group of women says the New
York Times. were talking about the
stupidity of men at all times and
their enormous denseness when their
wives were trying TO give them a hint.
You know one day we had company
Unexpectedly and we hardly had
enough to go around" said one wom-
an. 81 tried to catch my husband 8
eye to convey to him that he was
serving the meat too generously. But
he would not take the hint When
he had given out the last bit there
were two plates stll untitled What do
you suppose that shameless man did?
He simply called all the plates back
again and scooped enough off each one
to fill the remaining two"
81 shall always take my husband
one side beforehand and tell him few
things" said an engaged girl.
well. that won't work" said an ex-
perienced matron II did that one day,
and when / asked my husband whether
he would have pudding or pie for des-
sert he blurted out. Good gracious,
Helen, I've forgotten which you told
me to take
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-01
HOW TO USE COSMETICS.

Cosmetics are as various as rnedi-
cines, according to an expert, and one
should know how to use them with
precision. There are the cold creams.
the pomades, the pastes, the astrine-
ents and the powders-all good in their
place, but one wants to know what the
place is.
Oily, fat skins, says the New York
sun, must have the astringents, the
acids, the spirituous lotions; never the
cold creams. nor fatty matters like lam
cline, or wool fat, or the pomades. or
the oily pastes. Dry skins, on the con-
trary, find the pomades. the oils and the
creams essential.
Women need 10 study the nature of
their compilations before they try to inn
prove them. Such and such a thing is
said 10 be good for the complexion. and
all the maids and matrons rush 10 use
II. Pale skins and rosy ones, brunette
and blonde, dry withered faces and
coarse ones, an perspire oil al every
pore, and then their owners say: "On
such thing Is no use. tried II and
II wasn't the least particle Of good Z"
n one wishes 10 remove the oily ap-
pearance from the face, sponge IL 9e-
casi0naily during the day with rose wa
ter containing a little alcohol Where
OIL glands are more numerous-abOut
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-01
"0LD BEFORE WE KNOW IT."

1T is only by seeing the changes in
others that we realize time moves in
exorably on, and that we, too, must
betray traces of the alterations so OBJ
vious in our friends" said a man of
years, to the New York Tribune, yes
terday. Still, with them, too, the
transformation is gradual; they grow
old with u.s. and although it is I'M
pleasant to observe that our contem-
poraries are becoming obviously less
youthful, the metamorphosis does not
give US the shock that we often feel
when we see some child that we have
known suddenly appear before us as
an adult. 1t makes me feel like Rip
Van Wrinkle TO see the transformation
that takes place in the new generation.
Come back and lunch with me-" said
an intimate friend recently whom I
met in the street. It's ages since saw
you! although not long before it SEEM
ed to me l had partaken of her hospi-
tality in like fashion. We were a little
late, and there in their place in their
pinafores sat Bobby and Elsie, the two
children l had remembered before.
How do you do, Bobby; do you re-
member me-? l said. And Elsie, too;
you both look exactly the same My
name is JIM said the little boy SOL
emily, and My name is Sally. piped
up the little girl. My friend burst out
laughing. Why, my dear, Bobby is
away at boarding school, and Elsie is
walking with her governess; they are
both taller than 1 am-quite grown up.
These tots were babies in the nursery
when you We're here last-when was it
About five years ago, l think "
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-01

10 lessen their interest in the manage
ment of their homes.
" Mamma hardly ever lunches with
us any more said child to me the
other day. She is always at some
horrid bridge thing"
All this arrangement on the part of
the cons" has, IT must be acknowl-
edged. a good deal of truth in it. On
the other hand, however, the pros"
have a good deal to say on their side
which sounds reasOna BILE. Z think l
can safely say that bridge has saved
me from a breakdown" said a woman
whose anxieties are very wearing. Il
can never be thankful enough that I
am fond of cards. The mental rest
that il gives to become keenly inter-
ested in a game for a few hours and
to forget all ones worries and troubles
is remarka BILE"
The amount of good that bridge
whist has done is drawing out of theis-
dun secluslon women who had fallen
into a rut and were becoming old be
fore their time cannot be too greatly
praised said another of its advocates.
1T is pleasure to think of the en-
joyment that il has brought into hun
dreds of wOmen's lives, for. after all.
why should the young, the gay and
the other favored children of fortune
have the monopoly of amusement? We
all need it, and it is good for every
one OF course, we could say that
women who lead dun lives could go
in for intellectual effort. for charitable
work, or for some pursuit but how few
do it or are fitted for it! Now. l know
a woman (and she is a type of the
mani who a few years ago was eating
her heart out with melancholy. She
was unmarried, and had nothing in
particular to interest her. She had
tried many fads and given up one after
another al failures. She was becom-
ing hypocondriac, and, feeling that
she had no particular place or interest
in society, had gradually dropped out
of everything. Fortunately, some one
persuaded her to join a bridge class.
which was then a novelty She played
well, and. being among the pioneers,
became a parsonage. She was invited
out constantly bought pretty gowns,
and grew younger every day. Anything
that can do all this for a person (and,
as I say. Miss r s case is only one of
many cannot be called an evil"
But, whether for good or bad, the
fondness for cards seems to be in
creasing rather than diminishing, both
in this country and England From
the other side recent letter from the
rural districts says that the spread of
the card mania, particularly as regards
bridge whist, is phenomenal. People
play who never played before" says
the writer. land old fogies who have
not left their houses for years now at
tend card parties daily"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-01
HIS FIRST DRESS SUIT.

A group Of artists, says the New
York Press, were seated about table
in a restaurant up town when there
entered a man in immaculate evening
clothes.
I'm going TO tell a story on that
man." said one of the diners. Hes an
artist-one Of the topnotch- price fell
lows. Five years ago he and | were
studying i'm Paris together. The maya
zines weren't lighting for his stun
then and be paid a sou apiece for his
cigars-when he happened to have the
sou.
we had a little room together and
one evening | came home and found
him booking as though he had lost his
last friend.
What am l going to do now?' he
groaned as I came in. SOME people
whom l knew I'm New York are In Pa
ris, I've accepted their invitation to
dinner tonight and these are the only
clothes I've got to my name
His clothes We're rocky enough &c
suit any one. Only two buttons were
on his vest and his trousers were
well. lots of us fellows wore fringe in
Paris.
1--WE held a council of war and then
decided to consult Smith. Smith was
staying with us for week or two
and it was rumored IN the QUARTER
that he owned q dress suit.
Smith came to the rescue. He loan
ed my friend Ned his dress suit so Ned
could dine looking prosperous and
happy. Well, after all kinds of trouble
we got Ned into the clothes. looking
spick and span.
He hadn't gone two minutes before
we heard him rushing back like a fire
department.
Take EN- off he ordered. DO you
think | want to queer myself? Take
EN- OFF,
I'VE tried to find what was wrong,
but he wouldn't make any explanation.
He got out of the toys In a minute,
climbed into his other clothes and
dined at the SWEETEST hotel In Paris In
all his rags-"
what was the matter with the
dress suit" was asked.
Nothing" said the speaker "Only
it was the first time he had seen him
self I'm evening dress and II seemed to
him nothing but huge, immodest ex-
posure of hips and shirt front. He
didn't feel half dressed"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-01

sent so that they could take music
lessons.
An Indiana man begged that money
be sent to pay the cost of the removal
of his household goods from one town
to another. And another petitioner
preferred a request for a farm and
three cows so that he and his sweet
heart could get married at once.
A New York woman asked for $500
to procure her daughters trousseau.
The girl had n chance of making a
good match Immediately, she said. If
only the money was forthcoming to
get the wedding outfit.
A little girl wrote for money to buy
a gramophone. Another sought means
to take drawing lessons.
A widow asked to have some rail-
road stock bought for her, but added
that she would be satisfied with a
small annuity for life.
A bereaved daughter petitioned for
a sum that would buy a fitting monu-
ment for her parents.
A young woman urgently requested
an interview, and upon its being
granted asked for money to get her
sealskin coat out of pawn, and GER
tain articles of jewelry which were
likewise detained.
An elderly woman wrote for the cost
of a set of teeth
Three people asked for help to pub
lish original productions one had a
musical manuscript and two literary
matter.
A young student asked for money to
pay for his education as a physician.
An artist put in an application for
money to get household goods out Of
storage.
A Western woman begged that
money be sent to enable her 1S-year-
old daughter to take trip to New
York and see the world. Another
woman asked for sewing machine,
and a college graduate begged for the
wherewithal to set up a photograph
gallery.
A man wrote for money to go to a
Kelley institute, and a girl musician
solicited money and influence to bring
out her oratorio.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-01
The Dearest Gift.

When all the dancing feet are still,
The roses bloom is shed and Sped
When she has waltzed her happy fill
With win and Jack and Ted and
Fred.
Tired of the whirl and jollity,
Her lovely eyes weighed down with
sleep,
Then, at the last, she comes to me,
And she is all my own-to keep!
find her gloves and tie her wrap,
We say good nights to left and right /;
Now I'm the to-be-envied chap
All! now, indeed, it is good night!
Of lovers joy let wooers pirate;
What could a man ask more. in life,
Than his best, dearest gift of fate
To have a sweetheart for wife?
Madeline Bridges in Smart Set.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-01
ONCE TOO OFTEN.

The woman marched up to the ex-
change desk and ostentatiously re-
moved a white ceIluloid comb from it's
swaddling folds of tissue paper, says
the New York Times.
"Thirty-five cents" she said:
bought week ago to-day"
The girl who exchanges something
for some dissatisfied customer on an
average Of once in three minutes rap
ped for the aisle man.
"Celluloid comb" she said, when he
appeared from his temporary shelter
behind the post.
The man shook his head in the man.
ner of man who hates to give pain,
but cannot help himself.
Il am sorry, Madam" he said, but
we cannot exchange combs"
The woman showed her dissatisfac-
ton clearly. Dear mel" she said. Il
thought you exchanged everything at
this store. 1 have always said that
you were the most accommodating
folks in town that way"
THANK you, he said. 1--WE try to
do the right thing by everybody;
that is why we never exchange toilet
articles. Combs, brushes, complexion
beautiliers, curling irons, and all that
sort of thing are Disseminated against
at the exchange desk in every store
in town. 1t would not be fair to the
rest of our customers to take them
back"
The woman wrapped up the comb
disconsolately. And l only used it
once" she said, "just enough to find
out that it wouldn't go through my
hair"
That" said he, was once too oft
en-. / am sorry, but the rule is I'M
alterable. -
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-01
WOMAN'S WORLD

seem made only to be carefully mani
cured and kept from stain or hurt.
1t seems not profitless thing for us
TO think Of not useless cause for
personal questioning. this retrospective
Judgment of what we have done and
are doing with these marvelously
equipped members of our bodies. Such
powers as are entrusted to them sure
~ bring responsibility and a curious
sequence of discoveries might come to
those of US who, as we dropped our
rings at night, or drew on a dainty
glove in preparation for some pleasure
should ask: "Have these nimble fin
gers done anything to-day to help any
one or done any act of service, out
SIDE my own pleasures or necessities?
What have they wrought"
What curious answers would arise
what strange revelations to surprise
ourselves, when we found how small
was the sum of our accomplishment
1t would be a strange school in which
to learn our own uselessness and our
unwilling selfishness! We could hard
ly resist setting tasks for ourselves
to minister to the sick, to comfort the
helpless; a few stitches taken for the
needy, garment shaped to cover and
warm the naked, a flower gathered
and carried to the suffering a child
made happy weak and tottering step
made safe; something done by the use
of our hands to cheer and cherish, and
uplift.
Few Of us but can recall the bene-
diction of q tender touch even though
death has claimed the hand that gave
it. There is no diminution of the
magic which God ras impaired to the
mothers calming and caressing en1r-
brace, since Eve held her banished
children in her arms. Did ever any
even ungrateful man or woman look
upon the folded hands of a dead moth
er and not remember what they had
done in DAYS long past9
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-01
MISS NELSON'S BLUSH.

They say the society girl finds it i'm
possible to blush after two seasons
out" That is nonsense.
An electric cab with three stunning
girls in it was whirling up Broadway
the other morning, says the New York
Press, when there came one of those
violent and sudden congestions that SO
often stop all of New Yorks wheels.
The cab pulled up short just behind
a Broadway car and three young men
turned to gaze in the usual New York
way at the girls i'm the cab. The girls
were punched up tightly, and in the
middle on n knee of each of the 9TH
ers sat a tall young woman, with soft,
auburn hair. almOnd-shaped brown
eyes and a pale, snow-white skin. She
wore a huge white picture hat and
carried a muff and a bunch of violets.
"By Jovei It's Kathleen Nelson,
Reggie Vanderbilt's fiancee!" exclaim-
ed one of the young men in as loud q
voice as though he had been pointing
out a prize winner at the dog show.
II thought she had blue eyes," re-
marked another critically.
And bright red hair" exclaimed the
third.
why, she's a Burne Jones beauty,
amt sne?" went on the first as though
he were naming the points" of a
prize Newfoundland.
Gradually a slow flush made itself
visible on Miss Nelson's white cheeks
and spread and spread and spread I'M
til from brow to throat she was the
color of a La France rose. But the bold
young men continued their scrutiny
and their discussion. And the last
thing the young woman heard as the
Broadway motorman changed the bell
and the irate chauffeur extracted his
vehicle was:
by Jove That's the prettiest blush
ever saw on New York girl.
thought blushing had gone out of fash
ion among the Six-Hundred."
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-01

Prom london Countrv Life.


Among things not generally known Is
the fact that the hourglass is univers-
ally used on board the kings ships
when the log is heaved at night.
Every hour the boatswain or one OF
the boatswain's mates blow on his
whistle peculiar shrill note called
the reel The person in the watch to
whom this duty is assigned then
heaves the log, a small piece of wood
with a siRker fitted in it, and at that
moment the glass is turned. Though
termed an hourglass generally. it is
only a fourteen second glass really.
As the last grain runs out the long
line is stopped with a jerk, which also
loosens the lead sinker. The log
floats up to the surface Of the sea, the
line is hauled in, and an entry made
in the book. which. from its contain.
ing this among other items or daIlv
and nightly events of the voyage, is
called the Ion book
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-01
APPEALS TO THE RICH.

Some amazing appeals are made TO
the rich by persons who have no man.
ner Of claim upon them. The follow
Ing. says the New York Sun, is list
OF some Of the things asked OF a rich
woman. both at personal interviews
and by letter. within the last few
months.
A woman wrote from Colorado. in
closing the phOtogra phs ~ her three
girls She saw that they were al
dressed IN calico frOcks. the best they
"a, and she asked that a plano b.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-01
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The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-01
Gone to the dogs.

Dear Mother ~
Society has palled on me
Within the last few days;
1t bores me to distraction
With it's poky, staring ways.
i've been fondled, fawned on, petted,
Until I'm just a wreck,
And they've tied lot of ribbons
Round my little, yellow neck.
think in one week more of this
Ny brain would be fog.
And I'm glad I'm coming home again
Your loving LITTLE DOG.
New York Press.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-01

Madge-Don't you think a girl
should marry an economical man."
Dolly-I suppose so, but it's just aw-
full being engaged to one.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-01
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The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-01

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-06-06
Beware Of Ointments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury,

AS Mercury will surely destroy the
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sure you get the genuine. 1t is taken
internally and made in Toledo, Ohio,
by f. j. Cheney and Go. Testimonials
free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bot,
tie.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-06-06
A FATAL MISTAKE
Is Often Made by the Wisest
People.

It's fatal mistake to neglect back
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Backaohe is the first symptom of kid
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Serious complications follow.
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Don't delay until too late.
Until it becomes diabetes Bright's
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Capt, B. w. Welsh, keeper of the
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w. Va, says: ST had to go around
trying to eYade pain constantly, aware
that false step jerk or twist would
bring punishment, ard was afraid to
handle anything for fear of reminder
In the shape of a twinge of pain.
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wife used them and my sister, Mrs, A.
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