Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-21

much talk about holding them in the
beautiful assembly rooms of Metropolitan
Opera House, but the majority of the
members of the Patriarch set prefer to
continue the assemblies at Delmonico's
on account of the advantages offered there
for the supper. There are many, however,
who advocate the change, and it may pos
sibly be accomplished. The Bachelors
ball at the Assembly rooms of the Metro
politan Opera House last season proved
so great success that it will be repeated
TINS year in the same place, and indeed
there is talk of having a series of
them. The absence of Sir Henry Thomp.
son, who gave such charming german at
the Hotel Brunswick, will be felt in So
ciety this winter, but it is thought that
James Gordon Bennett viii give a large
ball if he concludes to remain in New
York during the season. The charity ball
will probably take place at the Metropo-
Titan Opera House some time in January
1t will be under the patronage of the same
prominent society ladies who man aged it
last year. 1t is feared that the compare
lively small number OF debutantes this
year may affect the seasons gaiety. Teas
will be decidedly out of fashion during the
winter, but dejeuners, especially those
for ladies only, will be numerous.
j. G, BENEFITS GENEROSITY.
yacht Namouna are loud in their praises
of the generosity of their employer, Mr..
James Gordon Bennett, towards them.
They ell shipped in Europe, and at the
English rates OF pay, which are very
much less than those of America. Not
withstanding this fact, Mr.. Bennett has
announced to them that during their
stay in these waters they are to receive
the rate of pay usual on this side of the
10 10 orix ic
too, allowing them about ten days, and
not only pays their wages right along, but
also the fare to and from their destina-
ton, and gives each man 81 a day for
pocket money. Mr.. B nnett is now in
this city. He will leave on Sept. 81 for
Europe on an ocean steamer, and return
about Nov. l, and will then proceed to the
West Indies, where he will remain for
some little time.
Another name has just been added to
the already somewhat long list of
seekers for divorce on Rhode Island soil.
A lady Of Philadelphia belonging to a very
distinguished family, and "ho married
some ter years ago gentleman of equal
social status and wealth, has followed
the example of three or four New York
women and has gone to Newport ''tO ac-
quire a residence in order to rid herself
of her husband. The lady is handsome,
bright and intelligent, and makes friends
wherever she goes. So scandalized do the
citizens of Newport, many New Workers
especially, feel over these numerous in
stances of outsiders appealing to
Rhode Islands easy divorce laws
for dissolution of their
marriage bonds that an effort will be
made to have passed at the January
session of the Legislature an amendment
to the statutes suggested by Gov. Bourn,
and which provides that no divorce shall
be granted to anyone unless they have
been in the State two years Git is one year
at presently, and further, that the divorce
shall not be granted iii shall appear that
the applicant came there for that pur-
pose. The matter is becoming a public
scandal. NJ.