The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, July 08, 1900, Page 13, Image 13

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WOMAN’S WORLD. ]n a secluded and beautiful place over ly kins' the Hudson river, amongst tree, fllSie , ls and splendid cloisters, more than ,o N - cW Yoik women, many of them from highest social circles, spent the last ( li jn June as puriicipants in the an nual "Retreat” of the Sisters of St. Mary, the Anglican Order of the Protestant Episcopal Church. this annual "Retreat” Is unique. With l j ory of only a few years, it has al r j,ty taken its place as one of the more mportant as well as attractive seasons ( j- jser and pentitence in the Episcopal Church. The "Retreat” just ended was, lu th, number of participants, the largest t v<r conducted. At St. Gabriel’s Convent, which is under the auspices of the Sisterhood of St. Jlary, the "Retreats” are held every year. •ji rc convent grounds enclose about fifty acres They command a view of the llud t , for many milts. The village of Peeks k is just under the hill on which the g'rcUtids are located. These grounds are laid off with the fin piieil art of a landscape gardener. Five ma j„ buildings are surrounded by a pro t s on of flower beds and carefully culii vaUj trees and shrubs, with numerous rViKs winding in and about the entire place. . .. Yhe first building, as one enters the grounds, is the little home of the chap lain of the convent, the Rev. Father Hen ,V Mead. Just beyond is the home of the Sisters, where during the winter months, about twenty-five of them live and give instruction to the girls in attendance upon St. Mary’s School. In this home Sister Superior Esther re ceived the "associates” of the order, who had signified their intention of be ng pres ent at the ’’Retreat.” The women came from all over the East, but most of them were from New York city. It is usually anticipated that a large number of the women at the "Retreats" will spend the summer at the seashore and at other places away from home, so me celebration is set for the last week in June, it bring expected that this wi.l enable the "associates" to attend the "Retreat" on their way to their summer places, . - . Among those who were received by Sis ter Esther last Tuesday were the follow ing New York women. Miss Daisy Post, Mrs O. H. P. Belmont, Miss Elizabeth Arnold. Mrs. Beekman do Peyster, Mrs. Philip Hubert. Mrs. Alfred l.oomis, Miss Livingston, Miss Franklin Delano, Miss Ellen Middlebrook, Miss Grace Schuyler, Miss Mary Morgan, Miss Ellen Kemble, Miss M. Stuyvesaftt, Mrs. C. H. Ames and Miss Annie Houghton. As the women were received by the sis ter Superior they were each assigned to * small alcove in the school building, where the girls stay during the school season Each of these alcoves is curtain ed off by itself, contains a small bed and is supplied with only the necessaries of the toilet. The building is in charge of several of the Sisters, and there are many private rooms for prayer and med- Vi those admitted to the "Retreat are associates” of the order. They have manifested their Interest in the sister hood in some ©radical way. During the "Retreat” season the asso ciates” wear the ordinary clothing of their homes, except that on their h^ s ' instead of a hat, they have small white morning the matins bell summons ll„. Sisters and associates to morning praver and Instruction at 7 oclock. m s rvices are held In the little st - Ga *”, lc '* Chapel, and this year were conducted by the Rev. Father E. A. Osborne of Bos l°ln the chapel, which Is splendidly ap p-inted. the Sisters take seats In carved 'tails bn each side of the altar and in the body of the church the *"■ The music of the services, which I un dpally made up of chants, is S tirelv by the participants in the R treat." There is no choir. After this service there is b " akfast ’ '°' lowed bv a walk through the grounds. The weather was p rfect, and these m-.rn lt.g meditative strolls were immensely en joved. At 10:15 o’clock the bell again sounds, and the priest once more conducts ’‘Dined .s°at P i a o’dock. All the meals are. verv simple, though of carefuliy selected food At 3 o’clock there is another t uc 0 in the chapel, another atSmidan cther at 7. The 7 o’clock service - brief, except for such as wis an(l Bf er ii for a special season of pia>e “per bell sounds at 9 o’clock and lights are expected to be out at that hour During the "Retreat the p . have . evt r leave the convent grounds and ha-, e no communication with T.he last service, the morning mass, each of ihe associates makcs what non ,o the order. No one knows what unv one else donates, bu - . p e sums contr.buted are under* j • xcefdlngly liberal. These ~"'ributlons defray the expense of the er and penance, and no other collection '’’The Sisterhood of St. Mary is the high est organization of this kind Inthe W copal Church. Branches ate ' ~h Memphis and Kenosha sisterhood is very exclusive Itself and Its work as much as possible from the world at lArge. wavs Some interesting nous a ' r in end customs of the Dutch lac * n< j en t the British Weekly from a corre = .ent who spent some time in ooe h in the Wakkerstroom district of the Transvaal. The ladles, we are told. very pale complexions, in the Of Which they take their P‘lde ’ro k eep off the scorching Bun's rays, thej e their heads in white Uncn scarfs, worn like the nuns and Sisters of- • ’ over Mils wear either the sun bonnet o the " t apple." or a large strawhat. tied under the chin with strings They have the Impression that they b 1 ' an I know nothing of the becoml g sunburn which English girls * ® in most Boer houses of the toe iter class tide is an American organ, o * era P“ ire. and the girls are generally “bleto 11 1 v simple tunes and accompany songs sr i hymns. Four girls In one J 10 "®*; where the correspondent was . Prised their visitors by singing the la -- Old songs, "In the Gloaming. and "Just Before the Buttle, Mother, pr. Terence to Dutch songs. As only on mi'd able to speak English, it £ riovj: to hoar the others join in the cho ruses. The daughter of the house Is a - the one to bring the customary cup ©f offec to the visitors. At the same house the daughters enter tair.ed their visitor in their bedroom by showing her box after box full of elabor o* * crochet-work, counterpanes, antimac flfsnrs, and yards and yards of the crocn h,ce frilllngs, which they had made. They are also very clever makers of paper flowers, and many of the parlors and en b-rt,lining rooms are freely adorned with Lunches and festoons of them. In some hoiacs the bedroom walls are adorned w ith pages of fashion books. The Igno of the Boor girls Is sometime® sur- I’MeiuK. One old Dutch "frau” quite bought that there were Kaffirs or black P 4 **ple nil over the world, and no doubt Pondered how the English could get any "ork done with no servants at command. A woman who had come out of the " * L where she had Jteen a cow girl on !' r nch. says the New York Sim, was “warding a car In this city recently. She r,r "l Just placed her foot upon the step. was preparing to take another step 10 iht upper platform, when with a furi ous Step lively!” the conductor pulled th strap. The car jerked forward and the Western woman swayed back for a minute, then just caught herself in time hI eVe, V H ba<l fail l| P®n the cobbles. bhe confronted the conductor with arg-v fntoVf* ! hat h( "' * ""-h-ma-d the pratrt ° f m ‘ Bhty hor monsters of hcfo.^T 1 d ° you mean b y starting the car , f ° re l vvas 011 41 eh© asked. mna dl ' t v " alt all 'tay for you. ladv.” the conductor snarled. "Just step inside In a moment the Western woman, with .a Ward , 6olf - swee P of ,hc arm - lunged I?!" the conductor's head. He dodged. The t Se^,^ s hat spinning back inio the acK. he woman entered the car and vv •, She wns hushed but dignified. hle the ocher women passengers wer stl f ~6 te^l ed ’ they all knew J Uft how - e felt. Then the car stopped while the conductor went back for his hat. The estern woman rode free that time. In the autumn, says the New York vening Post, when its members reassem *e * the New York section of the Council or Jewish Women will undertake work on lines widely different from those which it formerly followed. It will strike out against Sabbath desecration, and the Rab binical Alliance of the city will lend its hearty co-operation. This is the first time m the history of Judaism that the syna gogue lias recognized on organization of women or sanctioned its taking any part in temple work in the sense in which the New !ork section will do it. In each syn agogue in the city a Council League will be formed among members of the congre gation, and all such will act in unison with the central organization in further ing the plans laid down. The economic conditions will not permit a too radical policy os regards trying to get all the members of even the orthodox Jewish fam ilies to observe the Sabbath. The rabbis have kindly adopted the suggestion that simultaneous services be held for children in the temples with those for adults, so that mothers need not be for Jed to remain at home. The children at the same time will be receiving instructions in their re ligion in a manner suited to their years. The Council and its branches or leagues will each make it a part of its duty to canvass certain districts and obtain sta tistic®, religious and otherwise. “The bravery and noble endurance that are displayed in the lives of some of these quiet country women are simply wonder lul,” remarked a New York woman to the New' York Tribune, who is sojourning on Long Island. “Take the woman who ‘cleans’ for me once a week, for instance, she is a veritable heroine. 1 think that the gallant fight she keeps up against ‘poverty, hunger and dirt’ in her house hold, with no other aid than, her own splendid courage and industry, is one of the finest things I know. And yet she does not realize it. She is a fresh colored, strong looking, Cheerful creature, and, happily for her small family of six chil dren, the strain does not seem to over whelm her. Like so many other house holds which were broken up by false hopes at the time of the Klondike discoveries, her husband left her for the new-found gold fields, and since the day they parted she has never heard a word from him. “I work all summer, and I sew the children’s clothes in the winter, when I have not much to do,’ she said, when ask ed how she managed to keep her little ones so tidy. “But, putting that aside, only think of one woman doing ail this! She works her eight hours a day at house cleaning, she cooks for her family and provides for their meals during the day, she takes in sew ing, ‘which she does in the evening, and with the help of her children, who are wonderfully industrious little things, she cultivates a small flower garden, the nose gays from which And a ready sale at the summer cottages. “ T cleared S3O on my garden last sum mer.* she said, with great pride. ‘lt seems n long time to struggle before the chil dren chn do for themselves,’ she said one day, a little wistfully, w r hen I was talk ing to her about her affairs, ‘and some times it is very uphill work. But, thank the Lord! I am strong and they are healthy, and I guess we'll pull thiough.’ And mounting her bicycle (for every one ‘wheels’ on Long Island now) she rode off home. ‘A woman like that ought to have fine sons,’ said my husband, to whom I had told her story, watching her as she disappeared down the road; and certainly her children should in the days to come, rise up and call her blessed.” A great many of ihe students of causes, says the New York Sun, and effects, as applied o the human species, ask from time to time the reason for the perpetual youthfulness of the women of the stage, whose faces are constantly being pic tured in the omnipresent half-tone publi cations of the day, each lime seemingly more attractive and young than before. Many learned reasons are given by those who say they know. Some say that the keeping-up-to-date of the life profession al is in itself a tonic. Others say that the portrayal of stage emotion leaves the face unseated by the lines of real care. But the women of the stage are no more youthful of face than many of the best known women of society. The true se cret of the continued youthfulness of the modern woman is that she has discovered the virtues of face massage, now ac knowledged as one of the only healthful natural methods of preserving the fine texture of the skin and the contour of the fact and now part of the toilet of ev ery woman whose means affords the lux ury. The daily manicuring and hairdressing are now argumented by the half hour or more of careful rubbing of the face with educated fingers. For thin faces the movement of the masseur's lingers are gentle tappings and slaps calculated to harden the muscles and develop the cheeks to becoming plumpness. For faces inclined to stout ness the rubbing is harder, the extra adipose being fairly melted away in the process. Every lady’s maid must under stand this new act nowadays in its dif ferent branches. The Swedish system is the general one in use for the face, while for the body, especially in cases of rheu matism or for reducing, the Japanese system has many adherents. One of the most popular massage operators in town Is a Japanese of American education. His clientele is in the fashionable uptown dis tricts. The summer girl of to-day, says the New York Times, is a very different In dividual from her elder sister of a decade ago. The latter, clad in a spotless dress that a shower would ruin or a touch rumple, looked very charming under a lace parasol on a hotel veranda or in n shaded hammock, but except as a pretty accessory to a rural landscape or a part ner in a summer flirtation, did not amount to very much in the eyes of a summer man whose tastes ran to out door sports. It was a constant wail of the girls in those days that the selfish men were always away fishing, catboat ing rowing, or tramping, leaving them to their own devices and amusement, which were generally confined to needle work or n novel. The girl of the pres ent day however, is a companion whom many a'man Is glad to secure for every thing from a fishing excursion to a cross eountrv tramp. From the sailor hat to her feet, sensibly clad in stout leather, her costume is one which will look well after any disaster short of an actual capsize ani> * iho can r>a ' l(ile n fa oo *, sail boat, or play a fish In a way that makes a man regard her u's a companion arid a equal. She is generally a good swimmer, too, and as a result has ac ' Hired a cool confidence when confront ed with a squall .or nasty weather afloat that makes her a far more enjoyable companion than her elder sister, whose one Idea of the proper thing to do when the lee rail went under was to still fur ther endanger the stability of the boat by standing up and screaming. The modern summer girl, at least a large percentage of her class, alao knows how to handle a pistol or rifle, with which she can make very creditable tar- THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. JUDY 8. 1900. A TEXAS WONDER. Hall*® Great Discovery. One small bottle of Hall’s Great Dis covery cures all kidney and bladder troubles, removes gravel, cures diabetes, seminal emissions, weak and lame backs, rheumatism and all irregularities of the kidneys and bladder in both men and women, regulates bladder troubles in chil dren. If not sold by your druggist will be sent by mall on receipt of sl. One small bottle is two months’ treatment, and will cure any ca®e above mentioned. Dr. E W. Hall, sole manufacturer, P. O. Box 629, St. Louis, Mo. Send for testi monials. Sold by all druggist and Solo mon® Cos., Savannah. Ga. Read This. Covington,# Ga., July 23, Is 9?. This is to certify that I have used Dr. Hall's Great Discovery for Rheumatism. Kidney and Bladder Troubles, and will say it is far superior to anything 1 have ever used for the above complaint. Very respectfully, H. I. HORTON. Ex-Marshal. gets, and one of the causes for the amount of homelike comfort which per vades the camping of the present day is owing to the fact that her brother or husband often takes her along on his out ing trips, having found that the slight trouble of catering to her comfort is more than compensated for by the neat deft ness with w’hich she can prepare a meal or get rid of that awful bugbear of camp life—dish washing. The girl element In camp life has done more to banish the cairn of empty to mato canes and broken beer bottles, which aforetime used to mark a camp site, and to add a general decency to the apparel and manners of the campers than any other influence could possibly have achieved. She may not be aware of the fact, but she has effected an im provement in the manner of men in the field, the woods, and on the stream and afloat that can scarcely be estimated by those unacquainted with the difference of the sportsmen of the present day and those of ten years ago. The outing girl is a great and, it is to be hoped, a per manent institution. “Customs here in the North with re gard to some of the little things of life are sadly different from those which obtain in our land,” remarked a dignified Vir ginian on Thursday to a reporter of the New York Times, who had witnessed his unmerited discomfiture. A plain-looking little woman was strug gling along with a clumsy telescope bag to her own exhaustion and the discom fort of other passengers who were leav ing a Cortlandt Street ferryboat. The Vir ginian, every inch a gentleman, politely offered to carry the bag, but was with ered in an instant by the look of indig nation and resentment which disfigured the woman’s homely little face. “I am not used to being insulted, nlr,” she exclaimed, as she jerked her heavy burden into her other hand, except up her skirts with the released hand, and went along jabbing people in the legs with her bag. Catching the sympathetic glance of the reporter the Virginian explained that in his land women expected men to render such services and did not feel in any way compromised in accepting such as sistance from a 6tranger, while in the North they seemed to associate any mtch act of courtesy with the advances of im pertinence. “I ought to have taken warning by an experience I had the other day,” contin ued the Virginian. “A pretty girl, not any older than my own daughters w r ho are at school in your city, was carrying a heavy dress suit case and en umbrella, for it was raining hard, and had a lot of trouble with her skirts. ‘Let me help you under my umbrella.” She looked at me in terror, flushed scarlet, and then paled, and almost ran from me. “It is too bad,” he added, “that the rascals vho annoy other men’s wives and daughters and sweethearts make it im possible for a gentleman to render a trif ling service to a woman without damag ing her self-respect and being misunder stood himself.” Storles concerning the capers of royalty are usually delightful reading, and the following about Empress Eugenie la r.o exception. The Incident happened in ISS7, during a soiree at the Tuiileriee, where n or.e-act comedy, called "A Deux de Jeu," was given by some of the most famous actors in Paris by request of the Emperor. It was at the conclusion of the play that the remarkable affair happened. The Em peror rose to go, but Empress Eugenie seemed fixed in her seat, and it was only when her husband stared in a surprised way at her that she took the arm of the King of Prussia, the honored guest, and made her exit. As she walked away she limped painfully, and the incident was re marked by everybody. Ten years later M. Frederic Eebvre, who was the principal actor in the comedy per formance given in 1867, again appeared be fore the Empress at Chlselhurst. Conver sation turned to the former play, and the Empress suddenly said that the remem brance of the play brought back the mem ory of a critical moment. While listening to the piece she cooled her feet on the waxed floor by freeing them from the sat in slippers, according to a habit which she described as blameable. When Ihe time came for leaving the room she had trou ble to find one of her slippers, and at last as she put her foot in it she felt that there was something there which hurt her. All this caused the delay and the limp. The object in the slipper was nothing less than a large pearl, which had fallen from one of the earrings of a grand duchess who was present. The Empress suffered punishment all the evening, and next day sent the pearl hack to its owner, explain ing by note that it had been picked up in a salon of the palace. It is doubtful whether the origin of the custom of wearing a ring as a symbol of an engagement or marriage, says the New York Tribune, has ever been established beyond dispute, it is certain, however, that the custom is an ancient one, for in the Bible may be found several references to rings, and the Christians used the ring as a symbol of marriage in 800. Regarding the cuslom of wearing the wedding ring on the most useless finger of the left hand—the third flng'T—the explan ation has been made that the helplessness of that finger is a protection to the ring, as on the weakest finger it is preserved trom rough usage. Another reason given is that on the third finger there is a v in leading from the heart, hence the same excuse as that given for shaking hands with the left hand, ’’nearer the heart.” Jn olden times kings and others in au thority wore on the ring a seal or image that indicated power, and in the tlma of Moace the priests wore rings as symbols of office. In the British museum quaint ring*, made of porcelain, which once adorned the fingers of the poorer classes in Egypt, may be seen. Among the Jews the ring Is an Import ant factor in the marriage ceremony, and in Germany the husband and wife ex change wedding rings. The husband is expected to war his marriage ring con tinuously. In fact, it would be a. difficult matter fora man to re-establish harmony in Ills home were ho discovered to have removed the symbol of marriage from his finger, the inference being that he had been trying to c nctal Ihe fact of his mar riage. Quern Victoria possesses many rings, but three of these have a special value, in view of the history connected with them. One is her wedding ring—a narrow gold band. The second is her betrothal ring, a *nake made of emeralds, and the third is a diamond ring given to h,er by Prince Al bert when Sht was a young girl. Queen Elizabeth, who was noted for her love of Jewelry, wore many rings. The Ftnperor of Germany Is another royal personage who has displayed a I king for ring*. It ls !,alrt that on all ln, l >or t a fit oc casions the Kaiser will be seen to m*r on his left hand a massive gold r.ng set with a large dark stone. The ring is credited with being an heirloom of the Hohenzol lern family, ajid came into ;he tosseasion of Margraf Ulrich way back in the thirteenth century. After a series of ad ventures and mishaps the ring became the property of the Kaiser, who, a though not a superstitious man, is never seen on occasions of state and importance with out the ring Rings have been .fashioned from every material of sufficient strength to be put to such use, including gold, silver, siee.l, brass, iron, bronze, ivory, jet, earthen ware and wire. Curious instances have been cited w here makeshift substitutes for the convention al wedding ring have boon utilized dur ing the marriage ceremony. One such in stance occurred some time ago in a near by town, when the ring was missing. Nothing Letter being available as a sub stitute, a curtain ring was used, and on still another occasion the ring handle of the church key was utilized. A couple in this state used in such an emergency a ring formed from the outer edge of a coin, and which had been carried by some om present as a curiosity. A gallant “best man'' came to the res cue at a recent wedding, when*the ring was not forthcoming at th* right time He drew from his tie the slender a tekpin that had been adorning it, and. bending the wire into ring shape, handed the impro vised wedding ring to the distracted groom. A horseshoe nail bent to the shape of a ring is said to bring a great deal of luck to th© owner, and the lead cramp ring worn six centuries ago has given place to various rings now* worn to prevent and cure rheumatism. Teeth were at one lime fashionable for adorning rings, but such grewsome orna ments are no longer sought after. The fashionable women of to-day prefer the more costly jewels. Patience With Love— They are such little feet: They have gone such a tiny way to meet The years which are required to break Their sups to evenness, and make Them go More sure and slow. i They are such little hands: Be kind. Things ajre so new and Life but stands A step beyond th© doorway. All around New day has found Such tempting things to shine upon, and S3 Th© hands are tempted hard, you know. They are such new, young live®: Surely their newness shrives Them well of many sins: They see so much That, being mortal, they would touch; If they would reach We must not chide, but teach. They are such fond, dear eyes That widen to surprise At every turn; they are so often held To suns or showers—showers soon dis pelled By looking In our face— Love asks for such, much grace. i They are such fair, frail gifts; Uncertain as the rifts Of light that lie along the sky— They may net be by and by— Giving them not love, hut more—above And harder—patience with love. —Georg© Klingle in Kansas City Journal. Fruits of Love— Bo others shall— Take patience, labor to their heart and hand. From thy hand and they and thy brave cheer. And God’s grace fructify through thee to all. The least flower with a brimming cup may stand. And share Its dewdrop with another near. —Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Rabbi T. Silverman talks of "The Ideal -Marriage,” as follows in the New York World: There are no two blades of grass exact ly a ike; and thfre are no two human be ings exactly alike. Therefore the exper ience of any one individual cannot be tsken as a criterion for the actions of any other. There can be no universal specific that can apply to all people alike; and there can be no theory regarding the sub ject of marriage which will be applicable to all people. The experiences of any one individual must be different in many re spects from the experiences of other in dividuals in social and domestic life. Thus we must guard against having too high or too low an estimate of marriage. Marriage was not instituted bj4 any hu man law, and I doubt whether any law can ever he enacted by man which will abolish marriage. All discussions about the abolition of marriage are in vain, for it is certain that with the downfall of marriage would come discontent, revolu tion and anarchy. Dove alone gives sanctity to the mar riage bond. It takes the most important institution of our civilization out of the jurisdiction of man, and place® It within the province of divine law'. Love is not the law of man, but of God. Upon this basis of conjugal love there can be no discussion of marital duties. There ought not to be any discussion as to duties between husband and wife. Du ties mean laws, and laws are only for those who are not guided by love. Laws are necessary only because men are mov ed by selfish motives. The highest ideal of marriage i* based upon the equality of the sexes. There must be no surrender of Individuality In the marriage state. Marriage means rather the blending of two individualities, inspir ed by love and consideration of each for the other. True love will not desire Ihe abolition of individuality, but will rather uphold it. Each will strive to further the alms and ambitions of the other. There is no more beautiful relationship on earth than that of two beings, guided by love and respect, who steadfastly uphold each other’s individuality. This ls not possible, except upon the basis of absolute equal ity. Many women cease to develop imme diately after marriage, and begin to de teriorate intellectually and sometimes morally. Their lives become commonplace and their work becomes drudgery. The cniy way by which this can be prevented Is by insisting that both man and woman shall continue to develop and Improve as diligently after marriage as before. The Chicago News presents the follow ing side-lights for life: A reasonable woman is one who Isn’t unreasonable all the time. Nature heals—but the doctor always makes out the bill. Don’t wait for great opportunities. A long, continuous walk will get you over more ground than a short run. Some people put on airs because that is about all they have to put on. One half the world may not know how the other half lives, but it has suspicions. Don’t think when any one gives you a present that It Isn’t going to cost you any thln - - , A thorn in Ihe bush is worth two in the flrf-sh. The beauty of a woman who paints Isn’t even skin deep. Misery is like a marriageable young lady; it loves company. When pride heads the procession pov erty always brings up the rear, House No. 7 on the Promenade des An glais, in Nice, says the New York Press,' has been bought, dispatches from Europe aay, by a Miss Gough, "the wealthy American lady,” therefore, is the proud owner of the house with a history, which, next to a hauntid house, probablly la the most romantic thing In houses. In that house lived for many years the Comlesse Colloredo, which must not be confounded with Colorado—thcrc is nothing American about Colloredo. The Countess was the wife of the ambassador of Rome, and was most proud and • fanatic about etiqustta. One evening at an entertainment In the Palaise Borgheae, in Rome, she ;-aw sit ting in her chair a lady of rank. The Com tesse Colloredo—or Countess, if you will— walked majestically to her chair and. plumping into the lap of the crushed but innocent intruder and offender, as if she had been invisible, proceeded calmly to arrange the folds of her dress. This tory, however, is offset by one of the haughty Countess While in Nice she was In the habit of spending an hour every day before dinner on the terrace of the Kursaal. She was seated one evening in arr easy chair, w ith n little pet dog in her lap and with a liveried flunkey in attendance, when a stout, rather elderly and faultless ly Clad gentlemen came tip to her and tak ing off his hat said, in exJellent French: “Madame, 1 am glad to see you.” The Countess stared at him and asked— with an ac.©nt on the “you”—"And. pray, who are you, sir?” “1 Am afraid I must have changed very much since last I saw you," said the other, a trifle of vexation evident in his voice. “You do not know me?” “No, I do not know you. nor do T wish to know* you, monsieur,” retorted the lady, and she got up and sailed away majesti cally. The eyes of the elderly, stout personage twinkled with malicious fun. “Ah!” he said. “But—pardon me! I have already been introduced to you madamc. I am the Prim'© of Wales.” The Countess fainted into the arms of her footman. There is a melancholy sequel to this amusing story, for Ihe Countess died in her home. No. 7 on the Promenade des An glais. about six weeks later, and. in the opinion of many of her friends, her death wns “superinduced by shock.” She never recovered from the blow of having, unin tentionally, cut the Prince of Wales. So prominent ore the beds in handsome sleeping-rooms nowadays, says the ritta burg Dispatch, that they begin to vie with their fashionable owners in the lavish beauty of their clothing. Sheet© of es pecial fineness are made with wide bands of drawn-work running round the four sides, with linen lace whipped on the edges lightly scalloped and buttonhole stitched with silk, and a monogram :s worked In the corners. Bedspreads of China silk show a fluff of Valenciennes frills and pinked flounces about their edges, and the huge ©how pillows for day use are upholstered exactly to accord with the spread. Added to this luxuriousfiess there ore beds with big sachet pillows, which scent not only the l©d but the whole room most delight fully with the fragrance of lavender or roses, or a whole pot-pourri of delicious odors. The two mistresses of the White House who W'ore unquestionably the most popu lar were Mrs. James K. Polk and Mrs. Grover Cleveland. The praises of th** loiter yet linger upon the lips of thoee who were privileged to know her, while the memory of the former lias been treas*- i.red im song and story. Martha Washington, the wife of our first President, was a brunette. Her ©yea were rf a dark hazel and her hair was of a rich brown. She was small In stature, had a pood figure and her manners were engag ing. She dressed plainly and at a ball given In her honor, she wore a simple rue set gown and white handkerchief about her iu(k. One of her dresses, which she herself manufactured, was made of cot (on, c-trlpcd with silk, which she obtained from raveling® of brow r n silk stockings nn.l old crimson chair covers. Mrs. Monroe was considered a beauty. She was tall and gracefully formed, pol ished and elegant in society. The first Mrs. Tyler was one of the belles of Eastern Virginia, being most at tractive in her striking loveliness of per son and character. The eecond Mrs. Tyler was the first woman to marry a President. Before her marriage she was, for (he one season she spent there, the belle of Washington. A sparkling brunette was Mrs. William Henry Harrison. She wus very handsome, with a face full of animation, and her health, which was perfectly robust, added a glow to her features, which increased her charms, "TXpon her countenance,” it is recorded, "nature had been profusely liberal.” Mrs. Thomas Jefferson was remarkable for her beeuty. Her complexion was bril liant; her large, expressive eyes of “ihe richest tinge of auburn." A little above medium weight, she was slightly but deli cately formed. She danced, she sang, played the spinnet and harpsichord and rode with great skill. Mrs. James Madison was a pretty, buxom woman, with a smile and a pleasant word for everyone. She had regular features and sparkling eyes. A blonde of rare beauty was Mrs. Mil lard Fillmore, with a skin of dazzling whiteness and auburn hair. She was quite tail, with a fine figure and of commanding presence. She Is ranked with the wives of the two President Adams as a learned woman, and It was through her that her husband asked for and obtained an ap propriation of Congress to buy books for the White House. Up to that time there had been a Bible there and almost literally nothing more. Another woman of rare beauty was Mrs. Franklin Pierce. She also had many ac complishment* She was very refined and quiet, shunning society. Mrs. Abraham Lincoln os a giri was very attractive, and ahe had many suitors. That she was the successor of the popular, ele gant and accomplished Miss Lane wa’s not a point in her favor. Mrs. Andrew Johnson possessed the beauty of face and form which rendered her mother one of the most beautiful of women. Mrs. Grant was a blonde of deli cate figure, rather below middle stature. Mrs. Hayes was of very attractive appear ance and highly cultured, .with charming manners. Mrs. Garfield was noted for hbr tact and her husband once said that he never had to explain away any words of his wife. Mrs. Arthur, who died before her hus band became President, was known as "the beautiful Miss Herndon, with the marvelous voice,” before her marriage. Mrs. Harrison was fair as a girl and possessed the blonde style of beauty, which also belongs to Mrs. McKinley. Tyner’s Dyspepsia Remedy Cures without fail indigestion, dyspepsia, flatulence, loss of appetite, skit head: cache, nervousness, vertigo, biliousness, dimness oF vision and all the evils result: ing from a weak and disordered stom ach. It builds up from the first dose and Insures good vigorous health and a long happy life. WHAT A PROMINENT CITIZEN SAYS. Mr. Geo. W. Benson of Richmond, Va., says: “Accept my heartfelt thanks for the great amount of good your Dyspepsia Remedy has done for me. It Is a wonder ful discovery.” Price 60 cents per large bottle. For sale by druggists. Six bottles for $2.50 or sent by express on receipt of price by TYNER’S DYSPEPSIA REMEDY CO., 107>/4 8. Forsyth at., Atlanta, Ga. • I Send 6c to pay postage for a sample bottle. COMFORT For your ®tock The fly eu®on 1® now on us and the time to use Tough on Flies, a lotion when applied will prevent jrour 1 horses and cattle from being pestered Try It and be convinced. HAY. GRAIN, BRAN, COW FEBDi, CHICKEN FEED. etc. T. J. DAVIS. phone 228. IK Bay street, west OLD rSEWSPAPERB, 200 for U cents, al Business Office Morning New*. Half-Price for White Waists. $2.00 White Waists at si.oo $2.50 White Waists at $1.25 $3.00 Whtte Waists at $1.50 $4.00 Whtte Waists at $2.00 $5.00 Whtte Waists at $2.50 25c Handkerchief Sale at 15c SI.OO Ladles' Hose Sale at 49c 59c Linen Towel Sale at 25c Ready-made Sheets at 50c Ready-made Sheets at Single Bed Sheets at 35c Nice Pillow Cases at 9c Pore Linen Damask at 44c Pare Linen Doilies at 5c tO yds 27-in. Diaper at 69c 20c Linen Toweling at Jsc $2.00 Linen Scarfs or Squares 51.25 10c Percales and Ginghams 6lc 1.000 Dozen Val. Laces : 25c Irish Linen Fast Colors 19c Iri-Mli Printed Dimities, Best Make 19c Scotch Ginghams, the genuine imported.l9c White Batiste Mull, very sheer 19c •k)e Embroideries, great bargain 19c '*oc Ladles’ Fust Black. HoaAbry 19c Indigo Blue, Silver Gray Calicoes 5c Fast Colored Shirting Calicoes 4c Sheer White Lawn and Nainsooks 5c Yandwide Bleaching and C. Islands 5c Heavy Twilled Roller Toweling 5c 10c Men’s and Ladies’ Handkerchiefs.. 5c 10 • Fancy Japanese Folding Fans 3c Stamped Mats, Scarfs and Squares 10c Cambric Linings, assorted lengths 25c Colored Spun Glass Linings 15c $5.00 Marseilles Quilts at $3.39 $5.00 Silk Waists Down to $3.00 $1.50 Ladies’ Summer Skirts 88c Every Article as Advertised! All Summer Goods Sacrificed ! All Orders Promptly Attended! GUSTAVE EGKSTEIN & CO. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF The Southern Bank of the State nf Georgia, Located at Savannah, Ga., at the clone of business Juno 30, 1900. RESOURCES. Lo-ana and discounts $1,561,626 70 Demand loans secured 339,762 41 Overdrafts unsecured 149 ti3 Bonds, stocks, etc., owned by the bank 675,701 34 Banking house and annexed building ..$65,000 00 Furniture and fix tures ... a 2,000 00— 67,000 00 Other real estate 3,000 OJ Due from banks and bankers ill tills state 9,969 01 Due from banks and bankers not in tills state 162,283 32 CASH— , Currency $190,011 00 Gold 41,452 50 Silver, nickels and pennies 54,206 19— 285,698 69 Protest fees l jo Total $3,108,082 13 STATE OF GEORGIA, COUNTY OF CHATHAM—Before me came JAMES SULLIVAN, Cashier of The Southern Bank of the State of Georgia, who being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement ls a true condition of said bank, as shown by ihe tooks of file in sal.l bank. JAMES SULLIVAN, Cashisr. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of July. 1900. JAMES P. Notary Public. Chatham County, Georgia. NOTHING LIKE IT! There is nothing- on earth to equal “Infants’ Friend Powder.” Where it has been tried it has taken the place of all other preparations for the face, prickly heat, and a thousand and one uses to which ladies put it. The baby needs nothing else. Try nothing else for it. —READ THE FOLLOWING TESTIMONIALS— Bowlinski, Pharmacist, Broughton and Drayton Sts., Sovannah, Ga. July 6, 1900. Columbia Drug Cos., Savannah, Ga.: Dear Sirs—Please send me half gross Infants’ Friend Powder. I have sold it for some years and it has been a good seller—give satisfaction; package unique, and from personal use I can recommend it highly for chafing and prickly heat. Yours truly, ROBT. A. ROWLINBKI. This Is unsolicited. Wesleyan Female College, Macon, Ga. Oldest college, for women in the world. Its graduates are everywhere. A diplo ma from it is high honor. Highest curriculum for young ladies In thh, aectlon of the South. Elective and special courses. Every member of the faculty a specialist In his department. One of the strongest music faculties on the continent Just or ganized, with the renowned Prof. Edouard Hcsseiberg, one of the world’s greatest pianists, pupil of Rubinstein, as its director, and with no teacher in It who ha* not had the heel advantages that either Europe or America could afford. Art and elocution teachers that are unsurpassed. Every department jp to date. The pres net administration ls determined to keep this noble old Institution in the rorefront of Southern colleges. Large and beautiful campus. High elevation. Proverbially healthy. Not a case of protracted sickness during the entire year just closed. Magnificent buildings, airy rooms, ivieim heat, electric elevator, steam laundry, hot and cold water. Excellent bath rooms. New furniture. All convenience*! Nearly enough students already enrolled for the foil term to fill the present build ings. New building to accommodate the overflow to be erected, if possible, during till* vacation. Rooms reserved for those who apply first. Fall term begins Sept. 12, 1900. For catalogue, rates, etc., apply to J. W. ROBERTS, D.D., President, Macon, Ga. Children's Ribbed Vests at 6o ladies* Ribbed Vests at Mo ladles' Ribbed Vests at Jso Men’s Gauze Bhirts at Ifto Men’s Balbriggnn Shirts at 2fio Black Mohair Brilliantines at . .3o Black Mohair Brilliantines at 500 Black Mohair Brilliantines at ..690 $1.60 Dinner Napkins, dozen, at Wo Ten-quarter Bleach Sheetings at to Ladies’ Shopping Bags, line, at Ski SI.OO Ladles’ Best Leather Belts at .....00a Men's Fine leather Belts at 200 3 Cakes English Bibwri Windsor Soap.Uo Cakes Colgate’s Fine Sweet tSoap for Bay Rum. Florida Water, Witch Hazel, 10a 50c Ladies’ Waists at 29c 75c Ladies’ Waists at 39c SI.OO Ladies’ Waists at 50c SJ.SO Gloria Umbrellas at 9dc $f.25 Ladles’ Neckwear at 50c si.oo Serges, 54 inches, at 59c $ \ .00 Black Taffeta at 69c 75c Printed Foalards at 49c LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $ 600,000 M Surplus fund 300,000 00 Undivided profits not carried to surplus, protit and loss 101,200 06 Duo to banka and bankers In this state 23,270 *7 Due to banks and bankers not In this state 4,191 M Due unpaid dividends 17,605 00 Individual deposits, viz: Subject to check* 2,131,3% 27 Certified checks . 7,225 00 Due to clearing house 13,193 08— 2,166,814 3* Deserved for taxes 6,000 00 , . r , M—i Total $3,108,082 The Constitution, ; j/'i^rjj Atlanta, Ga. TlMl! Woman’s Department. Mrs. Wm. King, Editor. 480 Courtland gvemie, Atlanta, Ga., April 26, 1900. Columbia Drug Cos., Savannah, Ga,: Gentlemen—lt gives me pleasure to heartily recommend Infants’ Friend Powder, and to give to you a singu lar little coincident connected with it. During the Cotton States and In ternational Exposition I was presen ted with a little box of this powder, and was so pleaeed with, it that I was exceedingly anxious to get morey but on. looking at the box I found nothing but Savannah, Ga., no other address. I have often wished I knew where to get it. This morning's mail brought your circular with en closed sample. I immediately re ferred to my box, and found it was the Infunts’ Friend Powder. It la without doubt the best powder I hnv# ever used. Respectfully, MRS. WM. KING. 13