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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-31
HIS WOMEN FOLKS
TOOK HIS CLOTHES.

The present tendency in feminine
fashions to initiate masculine garb
leads frequently TO disastrous conse-
quences, as in the case Of q well known
lawyer here in Portland, says the Ore
CONAN Of that city.
He is a senior member Of the firm
and somewhat addicted TO slumbering
away the morning hours. so his part
ner was not much surprised one morn
ing some time since when he did not
appear at the usual time. But when
II O'Clock came he thought il would be
well 10 call up his number and see
what was tse matter. and received this
doleful ~ ~ Am in bed. VIII ex-
plain WIN ! see you"
II see.rs that his wife who is a de-
votee 81 golf had left early for the
links appropriating his hat and his
new shoes. His eldest daughter MOTTO
ing the threatening sky. had been de-
lighted 70 wear his raincoat and his
other daughter had substituted his tie
and negligee shirt for her own. as it
was gymnasium day al school.
He is reported TO have said that the
rest Of his apparel, though less pre-
sentable. would have been parading the
streets also II there had been another
girl in the family. SO he consoles him
self with the fact that there wasn't
and gets up with the early bird nova
6aEe
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-31
WHY SHE WAS
A WALLFL0WER.

Two old ladies on the hotel piazza
says the New York Mail and Express.
hitched their rockers a little nearer,
and sighed sympathetioally as they
noticed that the pretty little girl in the
dotted Swiss was still left TO play wall
flower
I wonder what ails the men. any,
way" said the one with the snow
white puffs. There's that dear little
creature, looking just like a wild fow-
er, simple, sweet, and yet she hasn't
had a dance tonight"
Men are beginning to know too
much about women and their clothes. g"
chdmed IN the sharp old maid opposite,
who sometimes contributed Summer
Resort Sallies" 10 the Sunday papers.
Half the men in the ballroom are
dry goods clerks or suit drummers
They know at = glance that that dot
ted Swiss cost 20 cents early in the
season, and was probably bought al a
marked down sale after the middle
Of July for IL cents. Too many Of
them have cut and handled skirts not
TO spot that one instantly as a home
grown article. while that bodice pro-
claims aloud 10 them the wearisome
hours Of consultation over paper pat
terms and the endless miles Of stitch
ing on the sewing machine. Now. when
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-31

you two, dear old things were young
you could up steams in book muslin
twist a ribbon scarf about waist,
(Which I'll bet did not require r7o-,
than half as much ribbon as he,
would now, and put a rose in Won,
curls. go to a bah and dance eve-,
dance, couldn't you?
of course. we could and did" chi-o.
ed both the old ladies. with remiris.
cent gurgles There was Ta-os.
Thompson. and William Renfrew. ana
Herbert Winter. and they almost cams
TO blows because both wanted ~,
same polka. and
~Oh. yes, I suppose So" intsrrln+af
the spinster, hiQpantly. But YOU 81,
your williams and Jameses and Esr.
berts didn't know an supported r-o-l
from a hole in the fence. They We,
looking for bright eyes and ROSY In,
and sunny cUrls and all the rest Is
it. To-day style and swell dresses
have the floor. Sweet simplicity car
go and hang her harp on the willow
tree. OF herself for that matter. Y,
one viii miss her out Of the swir,
Good tailoring and fine laces are han
marks of financial ease and confort.
able incomes. Nowadays, when g g4-'
makes her own clothes. she does Sc
because she cannot afford rnodists
charges and wants 70 economic o.
goods. 50 as TO get hats and boots ana
gloves and things that she cannot pos
sibly make al home. be she ever s.
skilful with her needle And the r7er
mean things. are quite well aware she
does not do it for recreation"
oh" said both old DANES IN 4
breath
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-31
LOOKING Is AT SIS.

There are no old ladies in our fam
lily any more" said the pretty girl to
the New York Sun. Once ] had the
field all TO myself But now there are
rivals al home.
In our house there are three old
maid sunts Aunt Josephine is a. She
used TO look 50, but she has learned
how to keep young and now she looks
not day over .. That sounds like
a fin. But you ought to see Aunt
Jose phine.
She sleeps n pajamas. 10 begin
with, and as soon as she is ready 10
go TO bed she begins 10 exercise.
She "Opens every window and lets
the breeze SWEEP through. No matter
what TIE weather as. how rainy or how
cold open must go the windows.
Mother says il is q terrible thing. but
Aunt 10 says Never mind. youU
catch the fever TO be young some day.
and then you viii want TO put on pa
9arnas and throw open the window,
too.
Wei. when Aunt Josephine gets in
TO those pajamas she begins to DO
stunts She has a stepladder which
she brings out OF the store room; and
j would do you good TO see her mount
VA anu AAAAtE QVA ii dEddI 6nE NdAE
i gives her the very best exercise i'm
the world Running up the ladder is
good for her wind and for her heart.
She can go up very fast and still keep
her breath.
Then, she says that running VI the
ladder makes her graceful. She is com
PEELED To keep her balance She learns
how 10 maintain her footing and this.
she says. is of the very greatest as
Al
climb coach better. can go upstairs
more gracefully, caR seat herself upon
the piazza in better shape and in all
ways fulfill the duties of a summer
girl more prettily from her exercises
on the stepladder.
Aunt Josephine takes wind exer-
Cises. She stands erect vita both
hands out and beats her chest. She
comes down the ladder step by step.
with both arms outstretched. She sits
on top Of The ladder and extends first
one foot and then the other And
she stands in front Of the open win
dow and lifts her hands with fists
clincned.
Sometimes she varies the evening
performance and does hip exercise
She stands upright and bends fcrwa re-
She bends until the tips Of her fingers
touch the floor. This is very good for
the reduction Of the abdomen. But
she never does this more than five
times in succession. for il is very tire
some and sometimes injuries the ler
muscles where the strain comes.
After that she does the rotary mo-
tions. To DO the rotary motions You
put both hands on your hips. bend
sideways and rotate. You swing an
around tn circle. bending from the
waist entirely. You bend this way and
that way. always from the waist line.
You bend backward. and you bend
forward, and you bend TO each side.
swinging around in circle This IS
the hardest thing in the world TO DO.
though d is very good for the muscles
/ 81 the hips and waist line.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-31

Reluctantly Harley admitted thar IL
did not. There Is more danger Of our
running into something" he remarked.
If our boat sprung a leak II would
sink"
Harley was getting desperate.
All these risks I'd take with the reg
ulaT crew he said. but when there
are q lot Of landlubbers running the
boat il IS as much as ones life is
worth just 10 sail around The harbor
III never forget one stormy night when
a crowd Of girls insisted on going sail
ing / told them il was too rough and
we hadn't q crew. but they leased TO
GO 50 I gave them a ride they'll never
forget. There was T0t another sail
boat out the lights Of the city were
lost in the fog, and the waves dashed
from bow 10 stern The girls were
frightened 10 death
I should not have been afraid" in
terrupted Miss Gushey. You would
have taken care Of me"
Harley nearly shuddered. He said:
But you ought 10 have seen those
girls-dresses draggly. hair wet and
stTingy-and if any one of them had
paint on il was pretty well washed off.
1nvoluntarily Miss GusheY's hand
went un TO her own pink cheeks and
she Interrupted. coldly. T forgot
have an engagement for Saturday aft
ernoon. and. as leave the city Mon
day. I fear can't 60 sailing this time.
You viii forgive me. won't you?"
Harley said he would
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-31
THEY WANT TO HEAR 1T.

Silence is golden" says the old
prpverb. Not always. There are times,
says writer in the New York Even
ing Post, when such longing pos
sesses for an expression Of affection or
appreciation that we-women, I mean
are almost ready to beg that We
shall know how we are conducting
ourselves in the eyes Of our home crit
les. A little praise is SO pleasant to
a woman 5 ears. a certainty that her
mana cement, her household arts, her
way Of doing things, her personal ap-
pearance. is SO absolutely delightful!
The silence may mean all sorts Of
good things if the husband. or son
or father really is very loving and
admiring. and he takes il for granted
that wife. or mother. or daughter IN
derstands that she * chiefest among
women" in his eyes. but or, il is good
and helpful to hear il.
fear that I very openly betray that
il is from the masculine portion of
our kindred that we look most eager
" for the balm Of appreciation" il
would he folly 10 deny the accusation
I fully admit it.
There are men-not those who ap-
proach our ideals-who take all the
comfort and pride in their wives and
their homes which they admit Of
without either approaching effort or
bestowing praise: hut their silence is
vigorously broken when anything
arises to disturb comfort or peace. Of
these I have little TO say would
fain forget them if I could-and they
are not helpful in the arguments in
favor Of marriage and home build
ing 10 which my allegiance Of voice
and pen are ardently pledged.
But to such Of my brothers. If any
Of them read this column Of a page
dedicated so plainly to ''Woman's IN
terssts" ! would affectionateIr con-
fide that an uttered word Of honest
COMMUNICATION which sets a mans
home far above other mems homes
and indicates TO his presiding feminine
daughter. mother or wife-that
though many women have done viz
tuously. she excelleth them all" is
worth all the diamonds his check book
permits him 10 bestoW. or all the in
dulgences he may be able 10 concede.
II isl do not doubt that this is maxi
ing another admission--it is q distinct
~ feminine craving, but we are not
ashamed Of il.
II we might ever attain the blissful
place in our education for making hu-
man life happy. where we instructive
ly knew when 70 speak and when to
keep silent. we would he Of insstima-
able value 10 our race. I fear-an-
other sdmission-we women would al
WAYS be slower 10 attain a diploma in
this school than our brothers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-31
LEARNED IN THEIR YOUTH.

II is curious, says the New York
Tribune what a wonderful hold habits
and ideas acquired in early life have
on people, even in their middle age.
one would think that the many
changes and multitudinous cares and
interests that absorb them. would en-
tirely efiace any childish memories. es-
pecially when. as is often the case
they are quite unimportaut. and have
no moral or even particularly intelli-
gent meaning or influence
You VIII laugh when ] tell you what
gives me the most uncomfortable feel
ing az prodigality and reprehensible
waste in the household. said "a ma
iron Of many years experience land
that is when / see the candle ends
wasted. I can stand anything better
than that. ] tell the maids ALWAYS 10
put fresh candles in the bedrooms and
10 keep the burned ones for kitchen
and cellar use. and also for their own
candlesticls. Wien ! md. despite an
my directions. they often throw way
perfectly good ends Va hen they clean
the candlesticks il makes me very
cross, and yet, in most things. ] am
rather easygoinE. II an comes from
my having lived with an aunt for
few years, who taught me that II was
q SINFUL waste 10 throw away candle
ends
Il know Jus; how IL u.s." laughed the
nearer. For ] feel exactly the same
way about rubber hands the careless
way they are snapped or a parcel or
roll 81 papers and thrown aside poS-
itively pains me. When ] was young
rubber bands were expensive, and I
was always told 10 take care OF them.
and the impression has remained in
'act % this day. although now. OF
course. there b no reason for L."
81 have always noticed said
younger woman who MAS present. how
Sc veXes older people when you cut a
string. instead 81 untyinE IL. I sup
pose that is also the result ~ tradi-
iion They look upon the former as
q waste 81 good material while ! look
upon The latter 40 q waste Of good
time "
1t always annoys me 10 see people
take more butter than they are going
Go usc' acknowledge an old woman
who was ONE OF The party, and know
that feeling b. entirely due 60 The nur-
sery rules when was O. little child
And only think sdded a matrou o.
hft9. 'What creature OF routine I
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-31
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-31
THE DANGERS OF SAILING.

she was the kind Of girl who per
fectly dotes" on everything. says the
Chicago News.
Harley knew this. He also knew that
no matter how anxious she might be
10 start for a good long walk II would
be a relief at the end Of eight blocks
70 send her home in a cab. Intuition
told him that she would be "5ust era
zy' 10 20 sailing. and once on the wa
ter would spoil the trip for every one.
She was visiting his aunt. however.
and Il was necessary for him 10 DO the
proper thing. This is the way he did
IL.
Miss Gushey. would you like to 20
sailing Saturday afternoon -
"Oh. Id love to- have never been
on Lake Michigan. and am positively
diving 20 20. il Is Just too sweet Of YOU
10 ask me. But isn't sailing awfuny
dangerous %
Harley had memorzed lot Of sta
tisti-s proving that more accidents
took place on land than on water. but
he answered with calm cheerfulness.
We'll. Of course sailing is the most
dangerous on Lake Michigan than on
the ocean. because storms come VI so
suddenly. but our yacht has a IN keel
60 81 can't tin over" He had not
intended to tell her that--it slipped out
from force Of habit.
Then il is perfectly safee"
Not exactly. You know. the keel or
the rudder might break. then We
should be al the Hercy of the winds q"
Il shouldn't Worry about that" The
girl smiled FweetlN.
The hollow mast might break. Il
g did two or three persons would be
killed
Does that happen often ASKED The
Eirl with some show Of interest.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-31

Aunt Josephine keeps her weight
down in this manner. She is only s
feet 5 inches tail. and she wants 10
keep her weight TO 40 pounds. She
Is doing IT, TOO. She once weighed
very nearly 200 She was almost
square and her waist measured as
much as her shoulders. A great many
short, fat women are deformed in this
way
The other two old maid aunts Of the
household have reduced and taken
beauty baths until they are old maids
no longer. They are simply charm
ing young girls. One is tall and svelte.
and the other is Of medium hight. but
rather fun in figure, Of the imposing
sort They are magnificent None Of
the three looks over 50. and they are
SO sttra Give that there is no place left
for the younger members Of the fam
lily. The buds are crowded out Of sight
10y the full blown roses.
DO you wonder that I'm blueg It's
the fault II the beauty talks"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-31
ONE SMUGGLER'S WAY.

After one Of those short. but perfect
dinners with which Mrs. ". who had
elected n stay in town until her hus-
bands holiday. RECALLED his friends. the
little party Of six. including their
hostess. betook themselves with cush-
ions and cigarettes and cooling drinks
To the front steps. where, says the
New York Tribune. the electric lights
cast weird shadows through the wav-
ing boughs Of the trees in the park
and New York's evening ocean breeze
cooled the hot streets. The talk turn
ed upon smuggling.
i knew a woman" said one Of the
party, who got an immensely val
liable string of pearls through in 2
queer way. She had a baby who was
being brought up on the bottle. Its
food was one Of the popular prepara-
tons thicker than milk, and nicely
adapted TO the use TO which the young
woman put it. Each pearl she COW
cred with cotton bound with plati-
mum wire which is also white-the
object Of that being to prevent any
sound OF rafting. and also that. once
saturated, they would assume the eX-
act shade Of the liquid in which they
were immersed. She carried the
stones on her person until they were
nearing New York. and then she
dropped the precious string into an
extra bottle, filed il up with the
baby's food. tied a string around the
rubber cord so that the baby would
only chew on the rubber tip. and, aft
er feeding the little man TO repletion.
she walked past the customs officer.
The nurse, whom she left in igno-
rance Of the scheme, carried the baby.
who was placidly sucking the end of
his very innocent looking bottle %
Apart from its being matter Of
conscience" said Mrs. ". L should
not have had the nerve. Fancy. if
she had been detected, how notifying
II would have been, and she would
have lost her pearlsl'
oh. she's a hardened little snug
eler," laughed the man who was tell
ing the story. she said she felt per
fectly sure her ruse would succeed.
she says its a great scheme and she
intends trying green chaTtreuse for
emeralds and claret for rubies the
next trip
But without the connivance Of the
baby in that case. I hope" said Mrs.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-31
FEW SOLID GOLD
DINNER SERVICES.

They say it is al nonsense talking
of solid gold dinner services. for there
are not more than three or four Of
them in the world, says the Boston
Herald, and they are too small for
use in party Of any size. In many
large houses in England. and also in
the United States, a quantity Of silver
gilt plate, which looks precisely the
same, Is in use. but the feeling pre-
walls that silver gilt il not as be
coming" 10 other table furniture as
pure, dazzling silver plate. and that it
must be displayed with great discre-
ton
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-31
SACREDNESS OF
CORRESPONDENCE.

Ny TOP bureau drawer and my let
tiers are the two ends Of my duties
that are oftenest neglected" wrote a
clever busy woman TO a long suffering
correspondent, the reason being.
suppose that they are the two things
that I would not turn over TO any one
else.
one Of the many excellent Victorian
traditions. says the New York Trih-
une. which "a more forward ard care
less generation is beginning 10 dis
regard is the sacredness Of corre-
spondence, Il having always been one
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-31
A NoTRE DAME LADY.

viii send free. with fun instrnc-
tons, some az this simple preparation
for the cure Of Leucorrhoea. Clcera-
ton. Displacenents. Failing Of tho
Womb Scanty or Painful Periods Tu-
mors or Growths Hot Flashes. Desire
20 Cry. Creeping feeling up the Spine
Pain in the Back. and an Female
Troubles. 90 an sending address. To
mothers o. suffering daughters will
explain q Successful Home Treatment
II you decide to continue b viii only
cost about - cents q week % runran-
tee q cure Tell other sufferers o. 81
that il an ask u you are interested
vIlte now and tell your suffering
friends % lt Address Mrs ~. sum-
Iners. Box 40s. Notre Dame. Ind. =
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-31

of the shibbolerhs OF every vel born.
vel bred British female that she
should ST. down at her Davenport
directly after breakfas11or an hour or
50 and answer her notes and letters
Victoria the Good certainly had her
young womankind in good training
an influence which extended itself 10
the leisure class Of America and il
is q great pity TO see so many Of the
excellent precepts and habits which
used 10 be an integral part Of the
best development Of a young Eozzla Z
q The better class falling into disuse
II Is rather the fashion TO say nova
days that the strict convenfionality Of
the Victorian era that kept every
thing within its direct bounds was mar
rowing in lis effects; but il Is greatly
to be questioned whether the go as
you please" latter day methods pro-
duce as desirable results.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-31

am. Why, I always end up my pray
ers al night with Cod bless papa and
mamma. and make Anna a good girl.
all going TO show that that Ia bit is
one Of the strongest and most endur-
ing chsract eriRtics of our nature.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-31

Smith. have you saved anything
Yes: thous1a5s Of dollars"
In what wave"
"Oh-there's big fortune n So
land coming 20 the smith family. ~.
I've never spent a cent trying 70 ~
in on it."-Cipcinnsu ConElele4 CD
Tribune.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-31
Hiss Irene Crosby, prominent in Social Life in East
Savannah, Ga, adds her testimonial to the value
of Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound

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Much suffering could be spared if we
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-31

every cordially to
Mrs Pinkham if there anything about her
understand Pnkhams address Mass
cheerfully given
@ Co, Lyman ASs.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
Siege Better Than Assault.

A pastor whose church has recently
been blessed with large accessions said
the other day that he had learned that
sometimes the largest results come
from giving persons time to think over
~leisurely and quietly their personal re-
sponsibility for confessing Christ be-
fore men, says the Congregationalist,
AS he has met individuals, OF written
letters, or talked with groups of Sur
day-school scholars, he has. sought
simply to press home the duty of keep
ing the great question in mind. He has
not pushed hard for immediate or hasty
decisions, but, having planted the seed
of his own great desire, has given it
time to grow in it's own way. Some
times we are in too great a hurry to
get our friends over the line. The
human soul is so delicately organized
we must give it time to find and ex-
press itself, never relaxing, to be sure,
our own tactful pressure, but leaving
the field clear for the Spirit of God to
work, too.