Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-02

That, too, had it's day. That is the way
these things run. There is more money
spent in advertising wines than there is
in spreading the announcements OF patent
medicines.
THE COMING GAY SEASON.
Winters approach and the prepare
tiOns for coming gayeties are now every
where observable in the metropolis.
During the last week streets and shops
have been completely changed, and are
now as gay and crowded as they were
dull and vacant few days ago. An af-
ternOOn walk up Broadway or Fifth ave-
nue. is better than the first 4 o'clock tea.
Meetings and greetings occur at every
step. 1t is true that households are not
yet fully mounted nor in good WTgJrKip r.
order, but pending the irr.scallment of En-.
glish buffers ard french cooks Delm0n-
ZOOS hospitable doors stand always
/ open, and the nightly reunion there is al
most ike a private dinner on a large
scale. In private parties of threes and
tours they stroll IiIi-some who have land
ed within few hours from a transatlan-
tic steamer; others who have Just arrived
from distant ranch, hunting parties OF
English swells and their American
chums, who week ago were chasing
buffalOes in the far West; the inevitable
lovers, who are to be found everywhere,
and the bustlind matrOns fortified for heavy
duty in the approaching campaign. Mods
and smiles are exchanged at every turn,
ana foreigner looking in upon the
scene for the first time would marvel
what peculiar phase of social life it could
represent, Tor it is a scene exclusively
American, or, one might say, to be found
only in New York. Where in the CITY is
champagne more common as a table ac-
compartment than at Delmonico's, and
no similar place In the city can boast be-
ing the scene OF so many little f1iltations,
sometimes not altogether innocent, or It'd
bits of scandal which furnish delicious
food for a certain species of women. AS
the season approaches no question COM
mandS more serious attention with young
men whose desire to be gallant exceeds
tho contents of their pOcketbOOks than
how to indulge his ''best grip in a nice
little supper after the theatre without
bankrupting himself out Of the whole of
his weeks salary. The average
New York man is, of course,
not millionaire. Failing in
this, If he has aspirations toward swell
dom, he hands her into black cab, drives
for DelmonicO's or the Brunswick, has a
bottle of wine and a bird, an ice, some
cheese and coffee, and takes her home,
feeling like millionaire. Tickets to the
theatre cost So, the cab SO, and the supper
kHOCkS SUN ii SlupGuuOuS QOle IN 9lU
bill that he gets home at least SIS out of
pocket. This sort of thing, if pursued to
dissipated extent, is apt to have a seri-
GUS effect upon the finances of a $20-a-
week clerk. To most young men. though,
an expenditure OF this sort is too steep.
They content themselves with a yellow
cab at % cents mile, the street cars or
the elevated road. And after the theatre
the young lady is taken to some of the
many oyster houses in the upper part of
town, which are built expressly for this
sort of trade. They are prettily arranged
restaurants, with snowy linen End dozens
of SQUARE feet of beveied mirrors. The
oysters are well served and paIatably
cooked. The consumption of an or
binary girl, no matter if oysters are
dear, is limited, and as wine is out of the
question in an ordinary oyster house, she
takes beer, ale, tea, coffee, or some other
modest and inexpensive drink. Whereas
the young clerk is cheerful and happy in
stead of melancholy and blue, which is
usually the case when she is taken to
DelmOnicO's.
DANA's SON TO MARRY.
Editor Dana of the San will not be lost
to sight beneath the overwhelming ma
joritv of votes which are sure to be cast
for Cleveland at the ensuing election.
Editor Dana has happy faculty of keep
ing himself before the public, no matter
what comes or goes. On Nov. II he will
figure as the father of the groom in one of
the most fashionable weddings booked for
the ensuing winter. The high contract
ing parties will be Miss Butler-Duncan
and Mr.. Paul Dana. Miss Butler-Duncan
is the only unmarried daughter of Mrs.
William Butler-Nuncan, and for the past
three seasons she has been a great belle.
She has spent several wears
abroad, and speaks French, Ger
man and Italian. Upon her
wedding day she will receive a settlement
from her father of $100, 200, the same as
that to be given to Miss Carrie Aston
Mr.. Paul Dana is tall handsome blonde,
and very popular among his acquaint-
ances. He is clever with his pen, IS q
good conVersationalist and splendid
dancer. The coming marriage is agreeable
tn both families. over thousand invita-
tions have been issued, and the ceremony
will he performed by Bishop Potter.
After the church services there will be
receptiOn at the house, at No. Fifth ave-
nue.. The mansion was built years ago,
and is made with an English basement, a
reception and dining-rOom taking up the
first floor, while the large draWIng-rooms,
extensively furnished with rare pictures
and statuary. velvet carpets and satin
furniture, are on the second floor. The
bride and groom will stand in the front
room under a canopy of roses and receive
the congratulations of their friends.
Down stairs a table will be set with the
family silver and fragrant flowers, and a
bountiflll collation. will be serYed-the
rarest wines, fruits and bon bons, as well
as more substantial delicacies. A band
will be hidden in the conservatory to fur
nish music for the dancing. Late in the
afternoon the bride and groom will depart
on their wedding tour. The BRIDES trous-
seau, most of which was purchased