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The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-21
PRETTY WEDDING PRESENTS.

II am devoting myself entirely to ia
blecloths in the way of summer work
this season." said a woman who. says
the New York Tribune, does very ar
tistic needlework. Il find as presents
they are more appreciated than any
thing, and are always sure TO be use
full. have Just finished a set Of FIVE
o'clock tea napery consisting of a cloth
and a dozen napkins that / think very
pretty. I intend them for a wedding
present, and. taken together with the
Oriental tea set Of eggshell porce-
lain. think they will make an accept
able present, as l have copied the pat
tern on the tea set in embroidery in
wash silks as a border for the Ia BILE
cover and NAPKINS. l am now doing
another tablecloth." she continued: "a
circular one for a round table IN a
friends drawing room. The wood
work is all white and the hangings are
of pale tinted brocades and tapestries.
20 / have 10 be very careful in my col
or scheme. My foundation Is. as you
see, already finished. These bands
around n centerpiece. you say, look in
tricate. but they are not really so. /
first cut out my circular tabiccover IN
brown paper, then haste on a center
disk Of white satin. turning up the
edges neatly. then with n line OF sep
nration about as wide as n coarse knit
ting needle I haste on n six-lnch cir
culsr strip OF pale blue satin, then in
like fashion another circular strip Of
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-21
THE WIFE AND THE MONEY.

1t is not in the case Of the rich men
who furnish bank accounts to their
wives, says the New York Sun, nor
is 1t in the case of the laborers who
live from hand to mouth, that the &C
eeptance of money is puzzle to a
wife. If she has married a rich man
she probably knew what she was do
ing. If she labors with a poor one
they are both wretched together, with
no time for troublesome consciences.
Does a woman mind taking money
from the hand that placed ring upon
her finger?
Did she imagine this hand as that OF
paymaster, and wonder whether 1t
would unroll its bills easily and open
ly, or in a furtive manner? Or did she
put off these speculations with nerv-
BUSINESS until the time when practical
matters should obscure the honey
moon?
Whatever she may have imagined,
Alexander feels a delicacy, perhaps,
the first time he offers money to his
bride. Provided he offers it, to be
sure. There are all sorts of uncouth
masculine souls that deal with the
/ .
Sometimes, when a bride has made a
| trousseau last for three years, she has
| also failed to form a habit of acquiring
money for dress. And then how can she
| get clothed for the rest of the half
century of her life with Alexander?
There are different remedies pro-
posed for this dilemma. One is the al
! lowance system. But then, a wife feels
| like an upper servant. Yet, unless she
is very intelligent and in touch with
| his affairs. the opposite lack of sys-
tenn which makes the cash drawer ac-
cessible to each without accounting
semes like a wild dream.
Olivia, married to Alexander, is very
likely fine. sensible girl, with an idea
Of her duty.
They do not enjoy a large income. He
is probably an employe or runs a small
and precarious business. They are fond
of each other and devoted to material
interests as moderately as is necessary.
They are not mercenary enough to be
very thrifty, nor pleasure loving
enough TO be very extravagant.
Alexander often foTgets to provide a
sum for the outside expenses. So some
fine morning Olivia hurries to get ready
for the ride down town. She will go
down with him on the car, just for
company.
She is quite sincere. How much OF
this early plan is due to her dislike
of asking him for money? Until the
last moment he did not think Of IL
Perhaps he will while they are on the
car.
But he has his paper AS they reach
a station where she might get off for
shopping she has TO linger. and she
decides TO 60 a station or two more
There are plenty Of big stores 10
choose from. She is a little nervous.
Why does she hat so 10 ask him?
Two stations more and she Is almost
in a panic. No. she will 60 on. He
does not even think 10 ask her how
far she is going.
They exchange pleasant little words
now and then. She decides 10 go ms far
as he does This will bring her 20 the
most downtown Of all the stores. She
can easily go back, or walk across
town.
They get Off and the block or two
he must walk olivia accompanies him.
~ is really foolish she th'1ks. that
now when she has been married a
] year, she should 8till have this fear.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-21
MONKS WHO WEAR
CURL PAPERS.

The finest choir in the world is that
of the Cathedral of Alexander Nevskt
in St. Petersburg, which is attached te
a convent built in honor of the patron
saint of Russia.
There are about thirty choristers
all OF whom are monks, who have been
chosen from among the best singers in
the various monasteries throughout
the country.
When, as sometimes happens, a spe-
cially good voice Is found among the
novices, the owner Of II is sent TO the
monastery of Alexander Nevski, and
there he receives as careful a training
as would be given 10 an opera singer.
Afterward he remains at the monas-
terry, and his sole duty consists in as
sisting at the music at the mass and
at vespers.
When old age comes the monk re-
tires with a pension.
The power and sweetness OF some Of
the voices are perfectly marvellous.
and Il is stated that some Of the menl-
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-21
STORY OF A PLAIN WOMAN.

''In my thirty odd years of exist
ence," said the woman, who can en-
joy story at her own expense, to
the New York Sun, Il have learned
to accept my own plainness of face
very philosophically, and sometimes 1
have felt that my ample reward is the
pride l take in the noticeable good
looks of my small daughter. But 1t took
a stranger to bring the truth home to
me with real force.
The other day I was on one of the
ferries with my baby girl and was en-
joying the favorably attention she ev-
identity was receiving from the other
passengers. One woman, after watch
ing the child and myself intently for
several minutes. suddenly leaned to-
ward me and said in the most positive
tone:
That isn't your little girl"
She certainly is replied, rather
spiritedly.
well, gasped the woman, setting
back in her seat, she's a beautiful
looking child
And, Of course, ] enjoyed taking the
backhanded compliment home to my
husband"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-21
AN EYE FOR BEAUTY.

Yesterday afternoon, says the New
York Press, a woman in a Sixth ave-
nue. IL" car sat facing a man who,
with one eye at least, seemed to be
staring fixedly at her. She became
indignant and said sharply:
why do you look at me so, sir?"
The man raised his hat calamity
and replica:
Il beg your pardon, madam, but it's
this eye, is not not ?" lifting his finger
to his left optic.
YES"
well, madam, I'm hardly responsible
for the action of that eye. It's a
false one, madam. But upon my word
I am nor surprised that even a glass
eye should be interested in so pretty a
woman"
The explanation and the compliment
combined overwhelmed her with con-
fusion, and she left the train at the
first station.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-21

pale yellow, and so on in all the pale
tints of the decorations until my cloth
is of the required dimensions, all bast-
ed onto the paper with neatly turned in
edges. The next step is to connect
the strips. This I do by fagotting'
them together with heavy embroidery
silks to match the colors. AS you say,
1 think the coloring lovely, and my
cloth is all ready now to put the en-
broidery on. This will be a wander
ing vine of morning glories with nat
ural sized flowers that reproduce the
coloring of the satin strips. 1 feel sure
it will be a success and I long to be-
gin at the flowers. When it is all I'm
ished I shall line it with pale green
china silk 1"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-21
TYPEWRITER LETTERS
NOT LIKED BY WOMEN,

They were summer bachelors, says
the BROOKLYN Eagle, and met on an
elevated train on their way to their
offices. Aren't you pretty early?"
asked one.
Yes" was the reply. But 1 want
ed to get letter off to my wife before
st3rting in for the day. l write to her
on the typewriter now, you know, and
so L have to be on hand before INV
stenographer appears. My wife doesn't
particularly like typewriter letters, or
rather, her friends tell her that she
ought to object to my writing them.
but I've kept up the practice for three
summers and she is getting used to
II. L can get so much more in IL let
ter when l typewrite 1t, and do 1t so
much easier that I've formed the hab-
it, and if my wife wants to know the
news why, it's typewriter letter or
nothing"
Same here" said the other man. "I
started in to educate my wife to an
appreciation of typewriter letters
about five years ago and now it doesn't
make any difference whether her
friends say things about my apparent
lack of gallantry or not. For the life
OF me can't see why women object to
typewriter letters. that is. personal
letters, any way"
Nor me-" was the reply. but the
majority do. They say, so my wife
tells me, that typewriter letters are
so cold and formal and business-like.
They lack the personal touch and all
that sort of sentimental rot. Now 1
think the nice things look just as nice
when they are typewriter as when
they are written with a pen, and the
prosaic parts likewise. If letters Of
this sort are dictated to a stenographer
l can understand that a woman might
object, but I always write mine my
self"
ME too" said his companion. And
here's my station. I'm off to send my
weekly budget"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-21
THE SUMMER BACHELOR.

What is the matter with the summer
oSchelor? asks summer girl in the
New York American. Does he think
we can't exist without him? Or has he
simply grown too lazy to draw a full
breath? He used to have such delight
full ways and accomplishments, not the
least of which was a firmly implanted
idea that his chief raison d'etra was to
give the girls a good time. In those
long-past days when he received an
invitation to any form of entertain
ment he actually felt grateful to his
would-be hostess, and went prepared.
not only to enjoy himself, but to help
her in making things pleasant Tor 9TH
er people.
Every ordinary nice girl held little
court of admiring bachelors, who sent
her flowers, and begged dances, and
We'd with one another to obtain her
tavor-not because they were specially
in love with her, but just that being a
nice and pretty girl she seemed a sort
OF princess In their eyes whom they de-
lighted to honor.
Times are sadly changed nowadays.
He doesn't dance!-often does not thank
II necessary to even answer an invita-
ton. And as for giving us a good
time-well, our summer bachelors at
most effort seldom leads him further
than to languidly suggest a skiff to the
prettiest river girl, and let her do al
the work; while he, having secured
himself against possible rivalry. goes
calmly and methodically to sleep.
Worse even than his dullness and
cool assumption that II IL he who
should be amused is the modern bach
elor's growing habit Of avoiding feni-
nine society altogether-partly because
the horrid laziness that has gradually
grown upon him makes him averss 70
exerting himself to the small extent
that civilization demands, but more
that he Is forever IN the throes Of an
awful fear that he will be inveigled m
20 matrimony should he exchange more
than passing greeting with any un-
married female person.
The dear, silly. stupid things that
they are-these bachelors!
We aren't wanting 30 marry thenl
when we put on our prettiest clothes
and smile sweetly an their direction
our business methods are far mare SUB
tlel All we want Is a good time, the
little attentions, the numberiess limo
cent pleasures that are never partiou-
larry pleasureable 20 a giri unless sha
lcentiausd on Par rWsAty-nro-A
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-21
THOSE INGENIOUS WOMEN.

HUH" said Mr.. Bedford, as he showed
his soup plate to one side and dali
lied with a cracker, 1.-THE women now
adays all have st. Vitus's dance"
"What?" chorused his wife and
daughter, looking at Bedford to see
if he were joking. But, says the New
expression that he was in earnest, and
Mrs. Bedford said Indignantly:
How ridiculousl Where did you
hear that?"
II didn't hear it; I saw it-see it
all the time"
where do you see it, them"
"In the cars, every day. Coming up
in the car tonight there were six
women sitting opposite me, and every
one of them was throwing her chin
out and tossing her head up and down.
Some of the heads were always on
the go, and the big hats they wore
were dancing about like little sail
boats in stiff breeze. 1 tell you the
pace that women live at nowadays is
fast making nervous wrecks of them.
/ shudder when 1 think of the ulti-
mate result on the race"
did they all have big hats on?''
asked the high-school daughter, as she
exchanged looks Of enlightenment with
mother and sister.
big hats? 1 should say they were
big hats"
Three individual and disconcerting
laughs greeted Bedford as the high
school girl said:
Guess again, pater. That wasn't
nervousness; it was hats"
"Hats?"
Yes, hats. Those big hats are in a
condition of unstable equilibrium,
and as we women have got tired of
adjusting them with our hands, we
have learned to do It with a simple
toss of the head. Your st. Vitus's
dance will disappear with change
in the style of our headgear. So,
cheer up, pater, and enjoy your
dinner"
And Bedford was so relieved that he
scarcely spoke during the remainder
| Of the meal
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-21

bers Of the choir can break a thsr
glass into fragments by singing into n.
so strong are the vibrations of their
tones.
All the monks are vegetarians. and
in accordance with the rules of thnir
church, they wear their hair long and
never shave.
Unlike the generality Of Russian
monks, they are very fastidious about
their appearance, and, indeed, are ovita
dandies in their way, actually putting
their hair and boards into papers al
night to make them curly and Havy.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-21

SATINOLA is a new discovery,
guaranteed, and money refunded if it
fails to remove Freckles, Pimples,
Liver Spots, Blackheads, Tan, Discol-
orations and Disfiguring Eruptions.
Ordinary cases in 10 days, the worst
in 20 days. After these defects are
removed the skin will be soft, clear,
healthy and beautiful. Price so
cents at drug stores or by mail.
Thousands of ladies testify to the
merits of Satinola.
Mrs. Eta Brown writes:-St. Louis,
Mo, June 80, 1904. Il have been
using your Satinola, Egyptian Cream,
Soap and Nadine Face Powder and
like the mall very much. This is the
first summer since childhood that 1
have been without freckles. 1 am "a
years old, and have better complexion
now than when girl
NATIONAL TOILET CO., Paris. Tenn.
Sold in Savannah by all leading
druggists.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-21
WHAT LOVE MAKES.

Love makes our darkest days
In golden suns go down!
So let us clothe our hearts with love
And crown us with Loves crown.
Gerald Massey.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-21

y
Amateur Art Association, tells
young women what to do to
avoid pain and suffering caused
by female troubles.
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM Il can con-
scientiously recommend Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
to those of my sisters suffering with
female weakness and the troubles
which so often befall women. l suf-
fered for months with general weak
ness, and felt SO weary that had hard
work to keep up. Ihad shooting pains,
and was utterly miserable. In my dis
tress | was advised to use Lydia T..
Pinkham'S Vegetable Com
pound, and it was red letter day to
me when L took the first dose, for at
that time my restoration began. In
six weeks | was a changed woman,
perfectly well in every respect. felt
so elated and happy that / want all
women who suffer to get well as I did"
Miss GUILA CANNON, $50 Jones ST.,
Detroit, Mich, Secretary Amateur Art
Association. = $4,000 forfeit If original Of abouo
letter proving 0eHuinensss cannot be produced.
When one considers that Miss
GannOn's letter is only one of the
countless hundrZdS which we
are continually publishing in the news
papers of this country, the great virtue
of Mrs. Pinkham's medicine must be
admitted by all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
ON THE WEST POND.
Skaters Advised Against Dangers-Mr.
Stevens Statement.


The west pond of the fish commission was
so covered with skaters yesterday that tbs
surface of the ice was cut into fine parti-
Giles, yet the lovers of that invigorating
sport chung to it until dark, and returned
in the evening. Many looked longingly
upon the smooth sheen of the big basin.
but decided it was unsafe, and turned back
to the crowded pond.
Mr.. Stevens, superintendent of the bath
ing beach. says the ice is four and hair
inches thick on the big basin, and he has
been permitted by the Commissioners to
provide good bridges to reach from the wall
on to sound ice. In doing this, however,
they do not assume any responsibility. The
skaters must look out for themselves and
not go upon dangerous places. Mr.. Stevens
says there are a few air holes in the ice;
that the ice is broken all the way around
shore by the tides, as usual, and that the
new bridge construction has kept open a
wide area at the south side of the basin,
where there is no ice at all. He is having
the whole area searched for air holes and
a brush will be stuck into each one that Is
found.
Rough ice around such holes shows where
they are, and the ice is not safe over a
bunch of large air bubbles. Skaters should
keep away from all these places and edges
of the ice, and from boats and wrecks.
They should not try to get ashore any
where excepting over the bridges provided,
along the north shore near the bathing
beach. All who go onto the ice are asked
to comply with these suggestions, and to
use their influence in restraining persons
from going into danger. If a drowning
should occur that indicates disregard of
this warning it is very likely the Commits
sioners will again have the ice broken up
for public safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30

and successful of the many bodies of fez-
wearers subordinate to the Imperial Coun-
Gil of the Mystic Shrine
The election was closely contested for a
number of the offices. but the rivalry was
of the generous sort and the losers joined
in heartily congratu lating the winners
The following were the successful can
didates: Carter Keene, illustrious poten-
tate; Jacobus s. Jones, chief rabban;
Francis A. Sebring. assistant rabban; Al
len Bussius, high priest and prophet; John
A. Elinger oriental guide Allison Nailor,
jr.. treasurer, and Harrison Dingman, re-
corder.
The representatives elected to the I'm
perial Council We're George Harold Walk
er, Carter b. Keene, William f. Guide and
Edwin B. Hay. In addition to these Har-
rison Dingman, once head of the Imperial
Council, will sit as a representative ad
vitam.
Past Potentates Harry Stamford and
Frank H. Thomas were elected, respec-
lively, as representatives on the Masonic
Temple board and trustee of Almas Tenn
pie
Personal Sketch.
Carter B. Keene, the new illustrious
potentate of Almas Temple is an official
of the Post Office Department. He is a
native of Maine, but has resided in Wash
ington for number of years. He was
born at Freedom, Me, July 3, 1868, and
was educated at the academy at that
place and at the Maine Wesleyan Semi
nary where he was later an instructor.
He graduated from the law department
of Columbian University in 1895, and was
admitted to the District of Columbia bar
the following year. While at the uni
versity he was unanimously elected pres
ident of his class. Mr.. Keene entered the
Masonic order Immediately after he be-
came of age as member of Lafayette
Lodge, at Readfield, Me-, of which or
ganization he was senior warden when he
came to Washington. He is now a mem
Der of Federal Lodge, No. 1; Mount YER
non Chapter, and Columbia Comma ndery
No. 2, both of this city. Prior to his cleo
ton as potentate he has been oriental
guide, assistant rabban and chief rabban
of Almas Temple, and has made an ex-
cellent record IN each station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
HEAD CUT OFF.
George w. spurrier Killed by Rail-
road Train.

George w. Spurrier was decapitated by
train on the Pennsylvania railroad last
night near the Sd street crossing on Vir-
ginfa avenue. His head was found on the
crossing and his body was only few feet
away. The CHASTITY find was made by
George Griggs, q trackwalker, and he no.
titled the South Washington police The
body and dismembered head were taken to
the morgue where 1t was found that one
hand of the victim of the accident had
been mangled. There was a Waterman on
duty at the crossing at the time the ac-
cident occurred, but he knew nothing of 1t
until the body was found by Griggs.
1t is thought that train No. SO, in charge
of Engineer 8. p. Muldoon killed Spurrier
The deceased was fifty years old and form
erly lived in Baltimore. He came here
some months ago and obtained board and
room at 312 d street southwest. The acct
dent occurred about a square from his
boarding house. AS there was no witness
to the fatal accident and the men on the
train knew nothing of the affair, the police
were disable to get any informa ton to
how it actually happened. Coroner hewitt
viewed the body this morning and may
hold an inquest tomorrow. sister of the
victim, Miss Hattie Spurrier lives at the
Fredonia. She was notified of the accident
and will take charge of her brothers body
when the coroner concludes his inyeStiga-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
NO IMITATION JOINTS.
Commissioners Disapprove Their Use
in High School Buildings.

The District Commissioners will not con-
sent to the proposal of the contractor for
the new Business High School, at 9th and
streets, that imitation joints be inserted
in the galvanized cornice work on the ex-
terror of the building, but will require that
more substantial material be used. The
proposed insertion of imitation joints in
the cornices was brought to the attention
of the Commissioners in a letter from Mr..
B. Stanley Simmons, architect of the build
ing, forwarded to them through Building
Inspector Ashford.
Mr.. Simmons informs the authorities that
it is his object that the new Business High
School shall look as well on the exterior
and on the interior as the appropriation
will permit, and he declares it is penny
wise-and-pound-f foolish policy to allow the
exterior to suffer merely to save an ex-
penditure of S155, which it is proposed to
use in adding some features to the interior
which are not deemed necessary.
The Commissioners have approved the
recommendation of the building inspector
that the proposal of the contractor to use
imitation joints be not allowed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
Presenting Photographs.

The fact that the President sent one of
his photographs to Count Cassini the other
day on the occasion of the celebration of
his fiftieth anniversary a diplomat was
being discussed at a gathering of Washing
ton business men last night. when It'll
street merchant said:
THE sending of photographs in pretty
frames or simply inclosed in large envel-
opes, with the autograph of the sender and
an appropriate verse or sentiment written
on the back. has become a holiday fad in
Washington. / think it is a very nice way
of remembering your friends at the merry
Christmas or happy New Year time"
Another member of the party described a
custom that has lately come in vogue here
OF sending printed holiday cards containing
the name and address of the sender and
the compliments of the season. These are
employed in lieu of the fancy Christmas
cards which have so long been a feature of
the holidays. In some instances the holiday
cards contain the half-tone likeness of the
sender and well-wisher.