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THE PET OF THE TIMES.
A BEING THAT IS REGARDED WITH
ENVY BY SOCIETY GIRLS.
How the Young Man of Society Con
trives to Look Pretty and Portly—
The Dude Eclipsed—Will This Sort
of Thing Lead to Riot Among the
Girls.
New York, Aug, HO.—The society lady
is in most respects a work of art, hut the
darling of all self-made curiosities is the
average young man of society. His hair is
more thoroughly bleached, his cheeks have
a more artistic finish, his eyes and lips are a
masterpiece of genre work executed with a
bolder touch than the society belle has ever
been able to compass. He wears corsets,
plumpers, patent insteps, and all the uppli
auees ever lists 1 to embellish nature or resist
decay. Ho is, in short, regarded with envy
and awe by nil the fashionable girls. It was
my privilege recently to pass a night with
one of these fellows, and I trust that my
discoveries will interest the reader as much
as they startled me. I had wondered at the
hardihood of my young friend in going
about on the coldest nights in a dress suit
llitting through the draughty corridors of
the Metropolitan Opera House without
shivering or catching cold, but supposed
that he hud accustomed himself to tho ex
jinsure like the belles with tiieir bare arms
and necks. I found, however, that he in
cased himself iua tight-fitting suit of fine
white flannel, or otherwise his delicate frame
would have shaken like an aspen leaf in the
sudden changes of temperature from tho
auditorium to the corridors, not to say tho
run across the street to imbibe. His hardi
hood, worthy of an amphibian, was all
make-believe.
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HOW IT IS DONE.
On his disrobing I found his expanding
chest and contracting waist and stalwart
bearing was achieved by the use of a com
bination brace, belt and chest protector.
The chest protector, held in its place between
the shoulders by the brace, keeping him
el ect like a guardsman, was also connected
below with a wide belt of several thick
nesses of flannel, which wrapped several
times around the body and confined by
strings did not show in the contour while
contracting his waist, which, measured with
his chest, gave him the proportions of a
gladiator. The high instep of which he was
so proud was produced by several thick
nesses of the leather in that part of the
close fitting, peu-liko patent leathers, which
were also provided witli false stiles and not
the slippers they appeared to be. These
revelations considerably surprised me, but
a still greater surprise was in store in the
morning, when I noticed that the rosy tints
of health disappeared from his cheek mo
mentarily as he performed his ablutions;
for it immediately reappeared on the appli
cation of a rouge puff, which he took from
a toilet box I supposed contained tooth pow
der. 1 was pleased to find that his teeth were
not false; also that he did not wear a wig.
Inquiring how he managed to keep his hair
always the identical length so that there was
never any indication that he ever went to
the barber’s for cutting, he explained that
every dav when he was shaved the burbot
always clipped the growing hairs here and
there as they apjieared. He found two lit
tle hairs over his ear that had been neglect
ed or overlooked by his barber that morn
ing, and the discovery perceptibly worried
him. He kept his clothes from creasing by
carefully folding them on disrobing, ex
plaining that the creases came in garments
that way, and not \>hen distended on the
body, excepting tho blistering of the
trousers at the knee. I don’t believe there
ever was a man, excepting possibly some
old hayseed farmer, country editor or par
son or granger politician, who has not open
ly and inwardly cussed at the tendency of
his trousers to blister or bag at the knees,
and this part of the mysteries to lie eluci
dated by my discovery interested me more
than all the rest, I had intended to ask 1113'
friend how it was ho always contrived that
his t rousers retained the crease down the cen
tre of newness, and was about conjecturing
he sent them over night to a tailor to bo re
pressed or used himself one of thoso patent
appliances. Ho solved the problem agitat
ing my mind by his actions. I noticed that
before retiring he carefully folded his
trousers tailor fashion in a way to produce
the crease, and then carefully placed them
between the mattresses of his bed. I sup
posed ut tlie time he was doing this to stow
away safely his money and jewels, but in
tiie morning I found that the precaution
had been token in order to press his trousers
and restore the crease down the leg that al
ways threw the appearance of newness. He
achieved the smooth, jierfect fit of his im
iflaculato shirt front by turning under an
inch or so of the lower part of the bosom.
His tall, dude collar was so stiff witli thick
ness of the material and starch that it was
a “choker” almost in reality, and must have
held his slender neck a- in a vise. This
rigid cellar could never have been adjusted
to the ordinary button, and n patent one,
ojiening and shutting, as it were, had to be
used. His tie, which was an achievement
of art and not dexterous manipulation, was
held in its place by little patent clasps or
clamps. Ho told me that he subjeted his
finger nulls to a manicure once a week, and
sometimes oftener, for shining. Laced and
bound tin this fellow could undergo uny
amount of unrefreshing fatigue, dancing
and attudinizing in a badly ventilated und
overcrowded parlor.
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THE GENERAL EFFECT.
And all the girls seemed is > enjoy his in
nocent and ejaculatory prattle, hut whether
it whs because lie was the lieii' of u sturdy
old millionaire or because he was such a
nice follow, J have not been aide to makeuD
nry mind. He attributes the fact. I sliould
nod, to the eifoct of his scarfs and neckties;
volunteering the opinion that while ladies
always dress to please one another, not be
hoving that men nave any taste in regard to
feminine dressing, they always judge a man
hy his neckwear. Happy is he in Dls own
conceit—and inherited dollars
John u’Ajimk.
LATE SUMMER AMUSEMENTS.
Interesting Points Relating to Several
Matters of Interest.
New York, Aug. 30.—Whether it be in
accordance with that natural law which
governs the revolution of fashions in then
orbits, bringing each into favor at fairly
regular intervals, or whether it be that the
new out-of-door life of women demands a
progressive increase in the number of out
of-door games, certain it is that the bow and
arrow are feeling the impulse of a decided
boom. Tennis has held its own through the
summer, a few ladies’ cricket clubs have
struggl'd into existence, croquet, after
voars of neglect, has taken heart of grace,
but nrchory,unless the signs of the times are
very deceptive, will lie well up in the race for
favor in the bracing days of the fall. Areh
®iy clubs are beginning to form at the sum
mer resorts. Half a dozen have held their
initial meetings within a few- weeks past, in
the summer villages sprinkled through the
Catskills. Tho stay-at-home folks sot up
targets on cool afternoons in the parks, ami
when the city begins to fill up again in
Septomtor the racquet and the bow will join
issue with each other.
There is n groat deal to be said for archery
as a game for men or women either. To
plant an arrow in tho gold requires more
skill than goes to make a champion tennis
player, and yet the actual outlay of
strength culled for is not so great but that
the sexes compete with each other on prac
tically equal terms. The archery enthusi
ast has much to say of the developing in
fluence of bow and arrow practice on the
system and the steady increase in tho
muscular power of the back and arms.
That it trains the eve needs hardly to be
said.
Girls like target practice ns a matter of
course, because of the chances of picturesque
costuming which it offers. Tenuis clubs
mat- dress as they like,but archers, above all
things, must be redolent of the woods and
wear the hunter’s green. A newly organ
ized club of ton or a dozen 18-}-ear'-olds has
adopted as its uniform a white serge short
gown, with blouse waist, fnll skirt, green
sash and quiver and green ribbons in the
white hat. A second club, with an eye to
the practical as well as pretty, has " been
shooting for two or three weeks past in sil
ver gray gowns with round sleeveless jack
ets of green. A dainty individual costume,
just finished by a city modiste, is of white
mull, with sprays of green leaves embroid
ered on tho wide hem, and green ribbon
bows catching up the drapery here and
there. Bettor adapted to service is a fawn
colored cloth gown, with green shoulder
knot and sash. The club device is embroid
ered somewhere about the costume, and the
club pin, if it has adopted one, fastens the
sash. Men seldom wear a full club suit,
but content themselves with plain dark
coats bearing the club insignia and shooting
hats.
Two good rules for every archer to adopt
are these: Get a good bow, no matter if it
costs more at tho outset, and do not waste
your strength trying to handle one that is
toe heavy. I have seen a delicate girl plant
six arrows in the gold in succession, using a
bow of seventy pounds carrying force. But
the standard for a man is only fifty-four
l>ounds and a woman who is not an expert
with the instrument, and who has not used
herself to shooting every day, will do better
to begin with about thirty pounds
force and advance from that only
as she finds that her skill and strength
warrant. A necessary preliminary, with
out which no woman ought to venture to
call herself an archer,is to learn to string her
own bow, holding it with the left hand with
the bottom end against the inside of the
left foot and bending it gradually till the
string will slip into the notch. The niceties
of target practice can be learned only by ex
perience, but the rood to knowledge is a
pleasant one and the archer travels it with
out urging.
CITY CHILDREN
are apt to lie undersized. Thev strike me
as microscopic frequently. Ask a country
man, used to lads and lasses brought up on
on the farm, the age of tho next boy he
passes on the pavements, and, three chances
in four, measuring the height and shoulder
girth with his eye, he will put it two or
three years lower than it is. The 14-years
old doesn’t look above 11 years old to
him, nor the 15-years-old as if
he had entered his* teens. I got
hold of some figures the other day which
show that these things need not be as they
are. Dr. Anderson, who is well known in
connection with the physical Education As
sociation, has compared the height and
weight of 350 girls, pupils of a Brooklyn school
whore regular gymnasium exercise is insist
ed upon, with similar figures for 10,000 Bos
ton school girls taken at random. The re
sults are as follows:
Height at
10 years. 11 12 13 14 15
With exercise.so.s7 58.28 50.82 00.86 81.50 62.80
Without 51.34 38.42 52.88 58.16 59.04 01.10
Weight.
With exercise.fl2.2l 87.12 02.10 101.56 115.40 122.70
Without 62.35 68.84 78 U 88.U3 08,43 106.00
The figures show an average, in height at
least, of two years difference, which is at
tributable to no cause but education of the
bod}- as well as of the mind. The near ap
proach of the opening of the school year
ought to make parents careful to have ati
eye to muscles as well as text books. This
is especially necessary in the case of girls,
for the average boy will to some extent
look out for himself in such matters.
The possibility of u working women’s co
operative hotel, conducted on common sense
business principles and giving to self-depen
dent women what such an institution might
to give them—a chance of comfortable and
hygienic living at low cost, but without loss
of self-respect—is again under discussion.
If Stewart's magnificent blunder should bo
retrieved anil the plan which his executors
bungled should l>e bettered, and put iuto exe
cution by a woman, the wheels of time will
have revolved to some effect. Women al
ready owe a great deal to Mrs. Candace
Wheeler. The scores of exchanges for wom
en’s work throughout the country, have
sprung up on the heels of the original estab
lishment founded by her in New York. The
Decorative Art Society and tho Society of
Associated Artists have at once trained
women to earn a livelihood and won respect
for the nrt textiles of this country. The
establishment of a successful co-operative
hotel is the latest plan which Mrs. Wheeler
has taken into consideration, and the
chances arc that, bringing into it the same
executive ability she lias shown in other
schemes for the help of women, she will not
fail.
MIBB CHARLOTTE MORRILL,
who has been spoken of in various quarters
as a possible successor to Miss Freeman, as
President of Wellesley, is Secretary of the
Adclphi Academy, of Brooklyn, a prepara
tory school of high standing. Miss Morrill
is u fine-looking woman, witli a clear,
healthy complexion, bright eyes and dark
hair. Kho has a quick smile, is a brilliant
talker, and is the personification of common
sense and gi iod will. She is, 1 believe, a
graduate of Mount Holyoke Seminary and
has been actively engaged in educational
work for years. A braid way of looking
at things and a wholesome atmosphere she
could not help carrying with her wherever
she went. Miss Freeman, however, ought
to succeed herself. Wellesley can’t spare
her, married or single.
There is a movement quietly on foot,
though it will gain no great strength until
afterthe r'turn of the summer people from
the country, to urge the appointment of a
larger number of women on the New York
Boardof Education. Thegenerai apprecia
tion of the work of Mi's Agnew and Miss
Dodge hus led the sanguine to hope that a
board unis-third of whose members shall lie
of the sex feminine, is not a thing of the far
distant future.
The efforts of tho Ladies’ Committee
brightened up the session of the American
Association for the Advancement, of Hcience,
wonderfully Mrs. Martha J. Lamb, the
historian. Miss Winnifred Edgertoii, the re
cipient of honors at Columbia, Mr*. E. G.
Britton, thebotauist, Mm. Holden, of Michi
gan I,'nl versity ,and other women were prom
inent figures iu the session*, and tin- pa
Srs presented by women were fully up to
e mark of interest and value.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 1887,
THE REAL OLD-TIME CHATELAINE
was a pretty thing, and did not deserve to
be caricatured by the jingling armament
which the summer girl calls l>y its name
this season. With every step she takes bon
bon box clatters against vinaigrette, purse
clashes upon tablets, the dangling fan
swings this way and that, and a hardware
dealer’s collection of chains, by which the
various articles of personal property are
suspended clanks till the listener fancies a
half dozen eonvidts have broken loose. The
chatelaine of a century ago has a belt orna
ment of antique silver, whose simple hand
finish, rough and quaint as it is, never fails to
please the eye. From this hang the small
old-fashioned scissors, the fat little pin cush
ion and tlie housewife's keys, articles which
it did require fatiguing brain effort to find
an excuse for carrying. The old-time chate
laine belonged to the house and not to the
promenade.
In these yachting days tho tailors are
busy with orders for sea cloaks, as they are
called. These garments, of which every
trial of speed between the giant sloops has
brought out a bevy, are made of soft,
loosely woven woolens. They have loose
froute held by a girdle with a silver clasp,
while the linek is adjusted in long plaits. A
big sea hood is ready to lie drawn over the
hair if a fogdrifts in. The usual color isa
gray blue lined with dark blue silk. The
cloak is a voluminous one and covers its
wearer from head to heel. E. P. H.
GREEK LETTER SOCIETIES.
The Ones Which Find Favor in Colleges
for Girls.
New York, Aug. 30. —When theaspiring
freshman has passed his entrance examina
tion the first university honor that he craves
is an election to one of the college fraterni
ties. If he is a Bostonian, his father, his
brother or his cousin before him belonged to
Psi U.; if he is a Providence man his chums
are reckoned in with Zeta Psi; if he is a
New Yorker he affiliates naturally with Beta
Theta l’i, Delta Kapjwt Epsilon, Chi Phi or
Chi Psi. In some of the younger Western
institutions tho Greek letter society, bring
ing its monitors as it does into relations
with the oldest and richest colleges in the
country, must seem at times more powerful
almost than Alma Mater herself; certainly
by students and alumni it is often better be
loved. There are thirty-three such frater
nities at present existing among the men of
the American colleges. The chapter houses
are not infrequently among the finest
buildings on the campus. Each society, as
a rule, has its badge, which is conspicuously
worn, its publications, its songs, its ban
quets and its conventions. That a similar
state of affairs is growing up in the women’s
colleges, that girls’ Grrek letter fraternities
not only exist, but are multiplying, is a fact
not so generally known.
From an a priori point of view there is no
reason why the fraternity idea should not
commend itself to girl students and many
reason* why it naturally would. For one
thing the men’s societies in a coeducational
college exclude the women students. The
locked door of the fraternity rooms is a per
petual challenge to retaliation. That talk
of initiation ordeals, hints of passwords,
mottoes, grips ami recognition signs should
be as it were in the air around them, tokens
of mysteries always to-tantnlize them, never
to to revealed, would rouse emulation in a
more passive creature than the average
college girl. It was, as a matter of course,
in the colleges which admit men and women
I *)t,h thal the women’s Greek letter societies
originated, and it is in them thut the sister
hoods have chiefly flourished. Repeated
efforts have been made to establish a chapter
of this order or that at Vassar, but no
fledgling has ever proved strong enough to
withstand tho faculty’s frown. Wellesley
has bad secret societies at one time and
another, but they have never proved
permanent institutions. The new women’s
college at Bryn Mawr has a local society
which may or may not gather strength
with age. Cornell, Syracuse University,
Boston University, St. Lawrence in the
northern part of this state, Ann Arbor,
Kansas University, Northwestern
University and the host of Western co
educational schools are the homes of the
women's Greek letter societies. No one of
those organizations is old enough—the senior
society reckons barely seventeen years—to
count any large number of prominent
alumnae, but several have a creditable list
of women who are known and more who
are doing good work, though they may not
be before the public. Tlie rmmtor of
sororities at present organized with princi
ples and methods akin to the Greek letter
fraternities is seven. About fifty active
chapters are known, and a conservative
estimate of the membership would put it
between 2,000 and 3,000.
The oldest society is Kapi>a Alpha Theta,
star teil at As bury’ University, now De Pauw
University, Grceneastle, Inil., Jnn. 27, 1870.
Tho largest society is Kappa
Kappa Gamma, which has nineteen
chapters and whoso membership
is something above a thousand. The
richest society is probably Alpha Phi, whose
Alpha Chapter at Syracuse University has
erected this year a beautiful chapter house,
the only building of the sort, so far as the
writer is aware, thus far owned by any of
the ladies’ societies.
Among tho regular members of the
sororities Kappa Alpha Theta has upon its
books President Alice Freeman, just re
signed from Wellesley College, who was
initiated into Eta t during her
student life at, Ann Arbor: Miss Kat bnriue.
Coman, Professor of History at the same
school, and other wmuen holding high
positions at De Pauw l"iivarsity and lowa
Wesleyan. Mrs. Mary A. Livermore and
Mrs. Juiia Ward Howe have accepted honor
ary membership in Kappa Kappa Gamma,
and the former at, leant wears sometimes the
badge of the order, a unique and pretty
jeweled key. ilrs. Rutherford B. Hayes
also belongs to the Kappas. Miss Frances E.
Willard, well known in temperance circles,
belongs to Alpha Phi.
The women’s societies by name, furnished
me by Mr. William Raymond Baird, whose
took upon college fraternities, anew edition
of which is now in preparation, is the main
authority on the subject, are us follows:
.Sigma Kappa was organized at Colby
University in 1874. It has hut one chapter.
Alpha Beta Tau has two chapters, one at
tho Mississippi State University, tlie other
at the Oxford, Miss,, Female Institute.
Alpha Phi, though it has but three chap
ters, isoneof tlie strongest of the fraternities,
being very securely entrenched at Syracuse
University, where it was founded in 1872.
It lias some weathy women among its
alumnae who have tho interests of Chapter
Alpha, now numbering perhaps 150 mem
tors, at heart. Beta chapter is at the
Northwestern University, Evanston, 111.,
and Eta Chapter has been placed at Boston
University. The badge is a jeweled mono
gram and the colors silver-giay and Bor
deaux. Delta Gam iua has ten active and two
inactive chapters, all in the West and
South. It is a rapidly growing fraternity
and holds biennial conventions. The badge
is a golden anchor and the organ of the
society is a quarterly magazine called the
Delta Gamma Anehora. A chapter was
maintained at St. Lawrence University.
Canton, N. Y., until recently. Gamma
l’hi Beta lias three chapters. It was founded
ut Syracuse University in 1874 and Bishop
Haven gave it its motto. Its other chapters
are at Ann Arbor and Northwestern Uni
versity. Its budge in a gold monogram
and its colors light and dark blown.
Kappa Alpha Theta and Kupjia Kappa
Gamma, founded in the same year and
already referred to as the oldest and largest,
respectively, of the women’s fraternities,
liave long toon rivals. Tile plunting of Eta
Chapter oy the senior society at Ann Arlsir,
the lu st feminine amociadon to get a foot
hold iu that University, was considered u
great acquisition. The society now lips
eleven chapters, lota at Cornell, Xi at
Wesleyan and Lambda at the University of
Vermont giving it a strong Eastern wing.
The most Western chapter is at Lawrence,
Kan. The fraternity publishes a magazine
and a song took.
Kappa Kappa Gamma is lie most fully
organized of Hie women’,. Greek letter
societies. Founded ut Mpnmuuth College,
111.. October 13, 187 U. the anniversary of
that day is generally celebrated by the
chapters'. It is now represented in the
East at Boston University, St. Lawrence
University, Syracuse University, Cornell
and Wooster 'Universities, these five chap
ter* constituting Alpha Province. Beta
Province includes six chapters, placed ut
Indiana University. De Pauw, Butler Uni
versity, Hillsdale College and Wisconsin
University. Gamma Province lias eight
chapters, at Illinois Wesleyan, Northwest
ern, Minnesota, lowa, Kansas, Nebraska
and Missouri Universities and Simpson
College. Tho governing power is vested in
a Grand Council, with a representative
from each province, which manages the
fraternity in the interim between
tlie biennial conventions. Tim last
geueral convention was held at
Akron, Ohio, and tho next is to be at Min
nesota University. Province conventions
are also held. The fraternity publishes
The Keg, a quarterly magazine, averaging
146 pages, which is edited by the Boston
chapter, and was the first journal published
by a women’s fraternity. The Kappa girls
have also published a small song i>ook and
have a larger one, after the fashion of the
“Carolina Collogensia,” in preparation.
Light and dark blue are the society colors.
Kappa girls are very loyal to their society
and believe in its future. Alumnae chap
ters are forming and will apply at the next
convention for charters.
One of the largest of the college societies
managed by women is not a Greek letter
society. TheC. I. Sorosis, with headquarters
at Kansas University has twenty five
chapters in the West and publishes a jour
nal called The Arrow. The growth of the
girls’ societies has been very rapid during
the past two years, and inasmuch as the
secrecy of any Grrek letter society, whether
managed by men or women, consists mainly
in the two facts that it refuses to divulge
the meaning of the crooked characters borne
on its seal, and holds very innocent meetings
with looked doors, no domestic or other
revolution is to to appreheuded from their
prosperity. Eliza Putnam Heaton.
MISS LILLIAN SMITH.
How the Beautiful Wild Weat Rifle
Shot Got Married.
Tho London Topical Times says: All
visitors to the “Wild West” aro acquainted
with this remarkable young lady. She and
Miss Annie Oakley carry the palm between
them (us “shootists.” Miss Smith is of me
dium height, as plump as a partridge, and as
good-natured as she is brisk in her merry
prattle.
“Now, Miss Smith,” I remarked, “when
I say the word ‘GoI’ will you just start
off and tell me ns much about yourself
as you would care to let the public
know?”
“Certainly;the public can know all about
me that it wants.’’
“Very well. Are you ready? Go!”
“Well, I guess you know I’m married?”
“I guess I do, aiid that Jim Kid is tho hap
py possessor of a charming and talented lit
tle wife.”
“Get along! Shall I tell you how I got
married?”
“Yes, I should like to know all about
it.”
“Well, in the first place, my parents were
very much averse to my receiving any atten
tion from the opposite sex; they said I was
very much too young. I didn't think so.
You see, since my birth I had always asso
ciated with my elders; I never had any
children playmates, so I suppose I may con
sider myself prematurely old. Well, now.
I’ll just take you into my confidence. My
mother was determined I should not marry
any one, and my father seemed to have
taken a decided aversion to ‘my Jim.’ Thoy
tried everything to prevent my seeing him,
and I used to worry myself to death about
it. This was at V.rustina, Staten Island,
New York, last August. But I soon hit upon
a plan. I suddenly developed a mania for
ice creams, which were sold in camp, right
below the line of tents, and I used to to al
ways down there eating them. Jim’s tent
was down at that end, and when my father
and mothre thought I was filling up and
making myself ill with creams I used to
drop them like a shot when they were not
looking and pop into Jim’6 tent and have a
quiet flirtation. Jim had a toy scout al
ways on the watch, and when mother or
father was coming down the walk he would
give a whistle, and I would dive into the
ice cream shanty again. This sort of thing
went on until Sept. 37, when we mode up
our minds something had to to done. All
the camp knew that I was dead in love with
Jim, ana he with mo. My parents wouldn't
listen to anything Jim bad to say, so we
had to decide for ourselves. Well, on this
night 1 got a lady friend to come and stay
with mo, and it was arranged that the mar
riage should take place the next morning.
Buck Taylor had his tent moved in the op
posite direction to mine,and constituted him
self muster of tho ceremonies. You will see
what he had his tent moved for. Well, the
next morning, the 28th—I shall never for
get it—as we were going to breakfast, my
father caught me talking to Jim, which
nearly sent, him mod; ho got into a terrible
rage and forbid me ever speaking to Jim
again. This was very funny, you will ad
mit, considering we were just on the point
of getting married. As to Jim, my father
said he would shoot him with a shotgun if
ho ever caught us together again. Only
fancy; and this hardly an hour before he
was going to take me for totter or worse.?
Tilings were getting very uncomfortable,
when Buck Taylor strolled up and asked me
to come and look at the nice way in which
he hail fixed up his tent. Father lot me go,
anil when we got there we found Jim and
all the cowboys assembled, with the Justice
in the middle of them, and he married us
straightaway. Just think, it was all over
in n minute! We don’t waste much time on
the other side do wo?
“I went hack to my parents and never said
a word. Jim made himself scarce. I meant
to let them find it out for themselves, and so
they did, for the papers got hold of it, and
the first thing I saw my father .reading tho
next day was‘A Marriage ill Camp.’ There
was a scene, you tot. My mother said she
would kill herself if it were true, and my
father promptly whisked me 200 inilesaway
from New York and put me in solitary con
finement, where I remained for weeks.
Eventually I got permission to go out one
day to buy some ribbons, and 1 ut once took
the opportunity of jumping on the cars.
After about fifty miles or the Journey was
done, a policeman came looking into (ill the
ears. My parents lmd telegraphed to stop
me. Fortunately a gentleman, who subse
quently turned out to to a friend of Jim's—
and, strange to soy, knew mo, but I didn’t
know him—got hold of the policeman and
told him he would point out Lillian Smith;
and when he came to me lie told the police
man that I was not a bit like her, *0 he
never oven asked iny name. I was glad when
I got to New York, I can tell you, I wont
st raight awuy and joined my husband. This
was Nov. 22, 1838, and I was married Kept.
23. Quite a lung time back, wasn’t it?
When we left for England a reconciliation
was effected with my parents, and we are
all very happy now. You know there is
an old saying. ‘Marry in haste, rejmiit at
leisure.’ Old sayings are not always true,
and I have proved this one to to so, for
1 would not part with my Jim for any
thing.”
“Quite a romantic story.”
“Yes; is it not? But, say I’m so glad I
came to England; I wouldn't have missed it
for anything. lam awfully in love with
the English people, who are so kind and
nice?”
Mother's Hmlles are the Sunlight of
Home.
There would to fewer clouds and brighter
sunshine in many households if every dispir
ited, suffering woman realized what a boon
L>r. Pierce’s “Favorite Prescription" is for
all weaknesses and maladies to which tor
sx is liable. No lady who gives this won
derful remedy a triaf will to disappointed
by the result. It not only act* promptly
upon all functional derangement*, but by
it* rare nervine and tonic properties
strengthens and repairs the whole feminine
system. Pries reduced to one dollar. By
dr luutwte.
CHEAP ADVERTISING.
ONE CENTA WORD.
ADVERTISEMENTS, 15 Words or
more, in this column inserted for ONE
CENT A WORD, Cash in Advance , each
insertion.
Everybody who has any wanb+to supply,
anything to buy or sell , any business or
accommodations to secure; indeed,any wish
to gratify , should advertise in this column.
llKLl* WANTED,
\I7ANTED, a good white man to work oti a
* • tnirk farm; one capable soiling v*o
tables in Market preferred; don’t want a drink
inf? man. II H. LEWIS, Lover’s lane, third
place from Waters road, west.
I*l7 ANTED, four gOOt l plasterers, at 58 State
▼ v street; pood wapes to (rood men. M.
walsh. Builder,
\\T ANTED, three competent. Indy clerks; best
’ ▼ salaries given. Apply at once to
PLATSfIEK’S.
\\/ r ANTED, a reliable clerk for tho retail
“ grocery trade. Address, with references,
K., News office.
VET - ANTED, a bartender (German). Address
▼ ▼ at OBOe A., cure this office,
\\f ANTED, men to sell Shetland Mountain
n Ponies. Fancy colors. largest herd in
America Sample pony kiikx. Hare opportu
nity. Inclose stamped self addressed envelope.
Hi RON VAN RAUB, Boerne, Kendall county,
Texas.
\\T ANTED, salesmen; five traveling salesmen;
▼ salary and enienses; no experience neees-
Hurv. Address, with stamp, PALMKU A CO.,
Winona, Minn.
KM I’LOYMKXT WANTED.
\\f ANTED, a situation as bookkeeper by a
▼ f trained exjwt in the business, who can
give the very best ivfereiioes an to character,
qualifications ami antecedents. For particulars
Address J., Morning Nows otTicc, Savannah.
WT ANTED, a position in a cotton house or
▼ ▼ grocery, by a gentleman from the country,
who has An extensive acquaintance in Georgia
and South Carolina. Address 11. C. K. f care of
Marshall House.
\\T ANTED, I)3’ a young man of experience, a
▼ ▼ position as assistant bookkeeper, shipping
clerk or salesman. Address WORKER, care
Morning News.
\I , r ANTED, a position as clerk in wholesale
t V bouse, by young man who writes u good
hand and is willing to work. WORK, this
office.
VI7ANTED, by a young man (colored), one or
▼ ▼ two offices to clean* references given us
to character. Address A., News office.
WANTED, by a first, class Northern girl, a
y * place to cook or do housework. Address
A. 8., News office
A YOUNG MAN of seven years' experience
with a large grocery house wants a posi
tion to travel; is A1 salesman, and can give bent
of references as to ability and character. Ad
dress SALESMAN, this office.
\ YOUNG LADY, graduate and has had ex
perience. desir<; a position as teacher.
Address Box 7, Imnnsville, Essex county, Va.
M ISC EI,LA N LOUS W ANTS.
117 ANTED TO BUY, n few shares of the Kloc
*▼ trio Company; also some show cases,
metal mounting preferred. Send lowest cash
price to EMILE V. FEGEAS, 11(% Broughton
street Hair Store.
\I7ANTED, a suite of four or five rooms on
▼ V same flat; central locat on and moderate
rent. Address, stating terms, E. R. M,, News
office.
YY r ANTED. Wanted room and board in pri
v v rate family for lady and two children.
IREFUL MorningNaw>.
11 J ANTED, rooms, southern exposure, with
?▼ board, for two adults. Address, with par
ticulars, D. O. Box Savannah, (Ja.
117 ANTED, two unfurnished rooms at About
▼ ▼ 810. Address TRAVELER, this office.
117 ANTED, on or before Octo)>er Ist a 5 or 6-
v T room house in good location and must bo
In good repair; rent not to exceed s£3o per an
num. Address TENANT, this office.
ROOMS TO RLNT.
IAQR RENT, with or without board, iu n pri
vate family, an elegant suite or rooms,
southern and eastern exposure. Bath, with hot
and cold water, on same floor. Single gentle
men preferred. Address LIBERTY STREET,
this office.
IT'OR RENT, ft floor of two large rooms; hot
and cold bntbs on same floor; also, large
front south room on pfcrlor floor. Apply to
Misg BANCROFT, 1M Jonoaiitreet.
IT'OR RENT, second door, four nice connect
ing rooms, with private bath room on same
floor. Inquire at No. 158 State street, near Bar
nard.
JT'OR KENT, handsome flat, every conven
ience. Call 13f) Gordon struct, between Bull
and Whitaker.
IT'OR RENT, from September Ist, parlor and
basement floors, with privilege*. Apply
Taylor street.
lAOR RENT, nicely furnished rooms, with or
JT without board; location central. Apply 49
Congress street.
IT'OR RENT, two south front connecting
1 rooms, with bath, cheap. No. 5 Cassell
Row.
FOR RENT, furnished south rooms, northeast
corner of President and Drayton streets.
3AOR RENT, four rooms, suitable for light
housekeeping, at Hfl Tattnall street.
IT'OR RENT, pleasant, south front rooms,
1 w ith board. Iftfl Liberty.
IT'OR RENT, good rooms and reasonable board.
00 Hnruurd street.
IT'OR RENT, one half of office, 114 Bay street,
F upstairs; immediate possession .JOHN
BTON A UOUGLABB.
HOtfSEI AND STORES FOB RENT'.
IT'OR rent, from Oot Ist. the lanea and
F commodious house flouting Pulaski Monu
ment, corner Bull ami Taylor, lately occupied
by Judge Emory Speer. For particulars refer
to JOHN LYNCH, Grocer.
IT'OR KENT, house H 7 Charlton street, between
F Hals* sham and Price, with all conven
iences. Apply at office McDonough A Italian
tyne, or 58Bryan street ROBT WARRICK.
IT'OR RENT, Sept. Ist. house Anderson, near
F Barnard. Apply LOUIS VOGEL’S Store,
Jefferson ind Wafdrmrg lane.
I 'OR RENT, that tine four-story brick dwell
ing 170 State street (next to Odd Fellows*
now building), from October Ist; bouse in first
class order, hot ami cold water throughout,
modern improvements. Also, a desirable lbre*
story brick residence, lift) Bay street (near Mont
gomery/, in good repair and ail modern im
provements. Also, t vo-Htory singe frame home
ori Ht. John's street, near Haljershani; house
new and commodious, with extra large yard,
suitable for a vegetable garden. For terms ap
ply to M. A. O'BYRNiE, over new Southern
Bank.
l/< >R RENT, from 1 Ist, that delightfully
I lo ated residence, Drayton street, facing
the Park Extension, ml now occupied by David
Wemliein, Esq., having nil modern improve
ments and the handsomest rooms in the city.
Only responsible parties need apply to H.
KR( )ÜBK ‘ >FF, Brought *n si reel.
JTH>R RENT, thftt desirable residence corner
I President and Abercorn street*; modern
Improvements; newly painted and repaired;
possesion given Kept. Ist, ALBERT VViLLY,
Agent, llf Bryan street.
IT'OR RENT, the most desirable residence on
Taylor street two door* wert of Abercorn
street; posses ion given from Ist. Oct. Apply
to WALTHOUR X KJVERS, No. H.l Bay street,
IT'OR RENT, from Nov. Ist, storen in the Odd
Fellows’ Hall, also rooms in Odd Fellows'
Hall: possession given at once. Apply to A. R.
FAWCETT*, Market square.
IT'OR RENT, from Jut October next, brick store
F ltfcf Droughtoii street, ft brer stories on cellar,
80x00 feet deep. H. J. THOM ARSON, 114 Bryan,
near Drayton street.
IT'OR RENT, brick store iM Congress street;
J thme stories on cellar; possession given ini
mediately. Apply to WALTHOUR A RIVEKH,
No. Ki Ray street.
IT'OR RENT, house on Tattnall, between Harris
I and Liberty streets, with all modern im
prominent*. GEO W. PARISH. No. 190 St,
Julian straat.
HOUSES AND STORES FOR RENT.
TAOR KENT, that desirable residence, No. fll
F Barnard street, with modern conveniences,
facing square. Apply to WALTHOUR A
KlVF.us, 88 Bqj street
IT'OR RENT, that desirable residence, No. '•M#
F Broughton street; possession given Nov. Ist,
INW. Apply WALTHOUR & RIVERR, M Bay
street _ _
IX)R RENT, flue two-storv house on Waldburg
' street, second door from Drayton. For
particulars apply to THOS. BOWDEN, iil4
Broughton street,
I ''OR RENT, store and dwelling on West Broad
aud Williamson streets. Apply to MICH AEL
FEELEY. Habersham and St. .fulian streets.
]?OR RENT, house on Abercorn and Wald
-1 burg streets; .sevenrooms; modern improve
ments. Apply im State street
IT'OR RENT, 70 Habersham street, jxu’tly fur
nishe:!, at S2O. Apply on premises.
Il'OR RENT, brick residence 19.*1 York; niuo
rooms, water, gas and Imtii; convenient to
business; possession Oct. Ist. Apply next door,
at 101.
IT'OR RENT, that desirable store 187 Congress
street; modern improvements; possession
given Ist of Sept. ALBERT WYLLY, Agent.
IT'OR RENT, No. JB7 Liberty street, from
1 Oct. Ist. THOS. 11. FOLLIARD. 1% West
Broad.
IT'OR BENT, No. 210 Congress street, from
1 Oct. Ist. THOB. 11. FOLLIARD. __
IT'OR RENT, three-story brick house on Ma-
F con street, between Hahor&ham and Price.
E. J. KENNEDY.
Jj'Oß RENT, the new elegant brick house,
I with all modern conveniences, lftU Perry
street, between Whitaker and Barnard.
1 TOR RENT, that tine residence fronting
1 south. No. 04 Gaston street, Uffween Dray
ton and Abercorn; three story on basement.
All modern improvements, w.th servants' quar
tern and stable on lane. Rent low. Possession
Oct. Ist. Apply to DALE, DIXON A CO. _
IT'OR RENT, two desirable brjck dwellings,
conveniently located. Apply M) Harris
street.
IT'OR RENT, from Oct. Ist. splendid store No.
H 7 Bay street, situate in Hutchison’s Block,
next to corner of Abercorn: has splendid cellar
and it-; splendid stand for any business; second
and t bird stories can be rentod if desired. A.
R. LAWTON, Jii., ll 1 Bryan street.
|X)R KENT, that desirable rcsidenee, corner
F Drayton and York streets, with modern
conveniences; possession given immediately.
(’. P. MILLER.
IT'OR RENT cheap rent store or dwelling
1 corner Price and Anderson streets. Apply
next door.
IT'OR RENT, brick dwelling, furnished or un
furnished, southeast corner of Charlton
and Tattnall streets. Address 0., P. O. Box 87.
IT'OR RENT, new' houses, with all the latest
modern improvement!; rents moderate.
Apply to SALOMON COHEN.
IT'OR RENT, thftt desirable store 185 Brough
F ton street, corner Jefferson; possession Oct.
Ist. C. P. MILLER.
IT'OR RENT, 140 Hull, on northwost corner of
1 Whitaker. Apply to Dr. PURSE, 140 Liberty
st reet.
w— -
FOR KENT MISCELLANEOUS.
IT'OR BENT, the warehouse cm Bav street,
south west corner of Price, possession given
any time after Sept. 1, Apply to JOHN F.
HERD, No. IM liberty street.
KOK SALE.
rtoS SALE, TIMBER LAST) Over four
U thousand acres; fine sa.w mill site; located
near Blakely, Baldwin county, Alabama: easily
accessible to vessels of t welvo fret draught from
Mobile Bay; vessels can load, at a permanent
wharf, from the saw of the splendid mill site;
valuable pine and oak timtor on tho lund, while
nine and cypress logs anil t imber can to- brought
from the Alabama Into the Tensas river, and
into fresh water 'Txemis'' convenient to tic
mill Lumber lints of seven fret draught ca..
I miss along the Baldwin shore, through Aunhtcb
river into Mobile Bay; distance ten miles by
water from Mobile, rind ten miles to connect
with Louisville and Nashville Kailrond. Best
day near the river from which bricks have been
manufactured Toe laud is high pluey woods,
and location healthful; the heat tempered by
the Gulf breezes. Address, c. L. LzBARON,
Pensacola, Fla., for information, anil a real bar
gain. ■
IT'OR KALE, one handsome, medium-sized
PurlorCbair. fan ls seen at H. II Web
ster’s office, 148 President street, MBS. RYALfI
IT'OR HALE. 815 will buy a new Improved
i High Arm Htnger Machine; in perfect order.
Apply 42 Lnmlier street Monday,
]AOK SALE, seven handsome facades, fine
1 singe s; will Isj sold cheap, fall or ad
dress iI. M„ 64 West Bread sire t
IT'OR SALE. - S6O will buy a nice Cabin Yacht.
I Apply at Randolph and President streetk
Delightful home for hale, in the
town of lToiftelil. (ireeue county, On , a
well finished, eight-room dwelling, double iron
veranda, ample outhouses, a largo garden
stocked with fruits, fish pond, and a farm of
about forty acres lit goto cultivation Penfleld
is four miles from railroad, has churches,
schools, dally niaii, good water, end a tine
health record. A rare opportunity to those,
who desire an elegant home, with small farm,
and on very reasonable terms. Apply to
CHARLES M. SANDERS. Penfleld. Ga.
term HALE, TEXAS HORSES largest and
I Isud lot Texas Horses over brought here;
14W and 15U bunds high; all gentle stock. At
COX'S STABLER
IAOK KALE. ROSLDF.W Lots, 60 f.-ct
I’ Front street along the river and 500 fret
deep, at $125, payable §25 cash and sl2 50 every
six months,with Interest. FfVK-Al TtE Lots In the
TOWN IIF BOSEDEW, with river privileges, at
SIOO, payable S2O cash und $5 every three mouths,
with interest Apply to On FALL]GANT, 151
South Broad si reel. ’• to 10 a. m. daily.
LOST.
I OUT, sinall. oval-shaped, brown atone cameo
J ring, double beads. Kinder will tie re
warded If left at this office.
STRAY F.l>.
CTRAYTCD OR ST< >LEN from my stable, small
it black and tan dog, uuswers to tho name of
'l)ce.“ I will give a liberal reward to anyone
for information that will lead to his recovery.
THOS. BOWDEN.
BOARD! ng.
(8 OOD ROOM aud hoard can be had; also
I table boarder* wanted, 86 Congress street,
comer Aborcorn street.
Hi i A HI) and lodging and table board may lie
obtained al 182 Liberty street. Address E.
J. N.. care News office.
SI MMF.H It I.SORTS.
YEW YORK CITY VISITORS can find cool,
if newly furnished rooms, with or without
iHiard. at II West Eighteenth street, between
Fifth and Sixth avenues. Bummer prices, Mas.
K. MAKKILLIK.
l-HOTOtiKAPHY.
ClTfb’,l, NOTICE RHOTOGRaPhY Prtcaa
r**<iuut*<i IvtlUsH $1 00, Cards Cabinet
fyi |n*r dozcu, u.ud larger work m tli amo pro
portion.
J. N. WILSON,
VI Bull Htrcttt.
MISC KLLANKOU*.
nAIKWORKofn.iI description in Htock and
mudri to ordnr. Bpemal attention fflvAn to
Children's ti&ircuttkiff; convenient jluc • for
IddioH to wait for them. Country orders for Wljgii,
Dang*. BwltclioM, etc., carefully matched.
LMjLK F. FLOE AH, 110V6 Broughton street,
Hair Bt4jr*.
MOTHER itnosi and recommend*
J “Boracine” Toilet and Nursery Fowder, bo*
cauHo It prevonte aud cure* chafing and prickly
heat.
('LOTHINO cleaned, repaired, braided.altered
• and dyed: new miitfi cut and in * It* in latest
style*; chargee moderate; satisfaction gwu-un
teed A. GET/, tailor, 81 Jeffurfton street.
MONDAY eartr, or any other time, the finest
Meat in too city at H. LOGAN'S, City
Market.
\FTKR ALL. there Ik no drink that baa
equaled the celebrated Egg Phoanhute, as
nerved at HEIDT’ft.
IJ'ALBE TEETH can tackle the Moat Hold by
11. LOGAN, at the City Market, it'a ho
tender.
SHAKEN ICE TEA. new and nice. LIVINGS*
to TON'S PHARMACY, Bull and State street*.
( 'OME again and get sortie of t hat fine Fulton
J Market Pick lea Moat of M. LOGAN j
Darling hub -Go to h. logan'B, cy
Market, and order my meat for dinner;
be will send it home. '
IF you want your Clothing renewed, cleaned,
repaired, braided, dyed, remodeled, aJterea
to suit your taste go to 8. WHITE’S, corner Jef
ferson and State st reets. ■
I>INE APPLE BON BON and Orange ala
Mode take the lead. Only at LIVINGS
TON’S PHARMACY. l
HANLEY, Booth and Barrett all eat New
York Meats; ho can you. Call at H.
LOGAN'S, City Market.
\\T ANTED, customers for Pond Lily Toilet
Vt Wash. Used at. the White House daily.
An indispensable luxury for the t oilet and bath.
Trade supplied by LIPrMAN BROS., Savannah,
Ua. • ,
f lOOL WAVE don’t do H. LOGAN’S fine Meat
V' any harm. Call on him; the bent iu the
Market always.
IT'OR Prickly lleat use “Boracine,” a highly
perfumed and superior toilet powder. Sola
by all druggists.
BOARDING STABLE. -Horses Ivoarded and
good attention given at slfl per month, at
U 8 Congress street.
IT'IVK to nine o’clock Monday, City Market,
F fine New York, Boston and Baltimore Meat.
1 | OT and Cold Baths at HARNETT HOUSE
II BARBERSHOP.
L'ELT T< H)TII BRUSHES, something entirely
I 1 new MVINUSTON’S PHARMACY, Bull
and State streets.
LU I> DEN A BAT KM 8. M. H.
P SCHICKERING,
| Mason & Hamlin,
£ ■ Mathushek.
of Bent & Cos.,
s| flrion.
IT'IVK old and well-known makers, whose
names are a guarantee as to.quality and
durability.
Tncre's a difference in t hem, of course. The
CHICKEitiNOB ore costly; very much so. The
MATHUBHKKS cost one-thinl less, and are
known as medium-priced. The BENTB come
lower still, but they are beauties; and the
AHIoNS ore as low In price os a. reliable Plano
can bo produced.
But our cheapest are good and can be de-
Itended on for good service. We will not. and
do not sell buy Pianos which cannot Im? honestly
commended, and give full, yea large for
the money put in them.
Wo give patrons a choice from our two hun
dred different styles and prices. Squares,
bquare (jrands, Parlor Grands, Concert Grand*
and Uprights fjum $2lO upwards.
Ske thk l’nicKx. $2lO. 12S&, sJfio, f75. s#oo,
s:vr>, SMM>. $875. S4OO, $4V\ sfioo to $1,500.
Ano Thkhk. Easy Terms: Only $lO monthly
until paid tor. A trifle more than bare rental.
Very easy to buy a fine Piano on such terms.
OUR CLAIM.
•lust this: To furnish a
better Piano than can lie had
elsewhere —North or South—
for the same money. We say
I his not boastingly, but plainly,
in a business way, knowing
whereof we speak and being
prepared to demonstrate its
truth.
Those who buy elsewhere
without first visiting us will
certainly be the losers thereby.
L.&B.S. M.H.,
The Great Piano and Organ Depot of the Soiitk
PIANOS*
A War ReHc
r pHERE I* In the possession of a Gettysburg
I (l'a i family a rnllo of th late war which
they have refused to part with, although thwr
have been offered many times Its value by relic
hunters among the piano trade The relic in
question Is a square piano, made by EkVEST
Gables, of this city, which want through, and
survived in a playable condition, the great bat
tle of Gettysburg. The house In which the
family owning tto piano lived was placed at
some period of the battle between the Are of the
opposing forces, aud a conical latll from a rlfied-i
camion, after passing through the brick wall of
the house, entered one end of the piano, and'
bad sufficient force left, after passing through
the wall of the house and the t hick frame of the
piano, to penetrate to a point tot ween the Iron
frame and the sounding board, where, its force
being si>ent, It remained wedged The end of
the piano has been repaired, and in outward
appearance restored, wuile, ns Its owners de
clare, the tone Is aw good as ever This Is the
only instance ever heard of in which a piano haa
been struck by a cannon shot and ha* recov
ered, aml almo. t justifies the retention of the
word Forts In connecting with piano, which
has Ixieii gradually becoming obsolete, only tn
this cose it should be spelled Piano-Sort, not
Piano-forte. MiaO Trade Review.
SCHREINER’S M. H.,
AGENTS.
WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
THE CHEAPEST PLACE TO BUY
WEDDING PRESENTS
Such as IMASIONDB, FINE STERLING SIL
VERWARE, ELEGANT JEWELRY,
FKEN CII CLOCKS, etc., is to be found at
A. L. Desbouillons,
21 BULL STREET,
the solo agent for tho celebrated ROCKFORD
RAILROAD WATCHES, and who also
makes a s{>eciaity of
18-Karat Wedding Rings
AND THE FINEST WATCHES.
Anything you buy from him being warranted
aa represented.
Op*?ra O lassos at Cost.
Beaoiil Biiilg Lot
I. D. Laßoche’s Sons, Auctioneers
Wo are now offering that fine lot on the aouth
side of New Houston street between Drayton
und Abercorn streets, known ua east half lot
No. 8 Cuthhert ward, 30 feet by 105 feet. Thia la
one of the must eligibly located lota now otter
ing, and is an opportunity for securing a build
ing sit: thal dees net occur every day.
LKOAti SALES.
CITY MARSHALS SALK
< 'itt Maksual'k CMwcb, t
Savannah, Aug. Kith, 1(W. f
I WILL s<dl on Auir. iSd, IHHt, al 11 o'clock A.
M.. at tuc City Pound, our yellow speckled
row. right horn off, right ear cropped. also, one
white n lid yellow calf, with hold fmn: said cow
sod i'*ll having liea impounded 10 dsjrs. iu
which I tine they have net U'on claimed.
Pns'isslg of sale to he disposed of as required
by ordinance.
ROBERT J. WADE,
, City Marshal.
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