Savannah morning news., 1885-09-14
SOCIETY'S GAY OUTLOOK.
MRS. ASTOR'S ANNUAL BALL
AND DINNER PARTY.

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Love with Beautiful Belle Met at
saratOga-New Novelties as FayOrs for
Lunch and Dinner Parties.
NEW YORK, Sept. Fashionable peo-
! pie are returning to town quite early this
fall. The houses on Fifth avenue are be-
ing renovated for the return of the New
! port cottagers. Saratoga visitors are
returning by the hundred every day, and
the cold weather at Long Branch this
week and last has made it almost de-
serted. 1t is rather too early in the
season to anticipate coming entertain
ments, and yet many people have arranged
for their winter balls and receptions, and
will secure their boxes for the opera
season as soon as possible. Many ladies
/ have ordered their opera dresses this sea-
son to match the new decorations in the
old Academy of Music, and everything
points to an early and gay season. Mrs.
Astor will return to town in October, and
although she has no young daughter to
| bring out she will give her annual grand
ball and weekly dinner parties. Young
Willie Astor Will soon graduate from
college, and promises to be a welcome
presence in the ballroom. Mr.. and Mrs.
! Orme Wilson, nee Astor, will also return
to town next month. Mrs. Wilson will
have weekly receptions, and is arranging
tor a grand musicale in November. Mrs.
! August Belmont Will spend the winter In
town. 1t is not known whether she will
give any large ball this season, but her
series OF elegant dinner parties Will be
| continued. Her new turnout, a DanmOnt,
with four horses and outriders, will be
one of the novel sights in the park. At
Newport this week yachting parties,
dinners, receptions, and balls have been
enjoyed. EX-President Arthur has been
dined by the Astors, Belm0nts, and othes
prominent people, and has been the lion.
| of the hour. Mrs. Heber X. Bishop,
whose house is one Of the most elegant in
the city, will introduce her young daugh-
ter, who is engaged to Mr.. Lanier, at
large ball, and it is said that the wedding
will take place some time about mid-win-
| ter. A large number of other engage
ments have been announced, and it is
probable that the fall weddings will be
numerous.
ADDISON CAMMACK IN LOVE.
Among the list of nuptial events which
| will take place at no very distant day is
! one in which the South will take q special
| interest, from the tact that the bouncing
bridegroom got his start on the road to
prosperity on the lower side of Mason and
DixOn's line. VIM. II. Vanderbilt, Hon.
/
| fellows are tickled to death over the affair,
and regard it as a huge joke. Addison
| Cammack, or "Old Cam" as be is famil-
iarly called by the boys on Wall street,
has seen SO summers pass over his head,
but love has grip on him tighter than
| that Of a bulldog on a grenhdier's trousers.
| All these years be has been a stranger TO
the grand passion, but at last the old bear
is in for it. The subtle charm bound him
in its magic spell before he knew it, and
the man of dollars, whose one mania
has been to work stock quotations,
like puppets i'll side show, forgot all
else except his new-found delight. A be-
witching belle, whose name is, for the
present at least, concealed from public
ity, made "A centre shot at Saratoga this
summer, where both OF them spent the
greater part of the season, and as a re-
suit brought "Old Cam" a willing cap
! tive to her feet. Mr.. Cammack has a his
tory, and is another illustration of self
made men. He started in life without a
dollar. and now be can count his wealth
! at about $1,000, 000 He drifted down to
New Orleans from Kentucky, and found
| employment in a cotton house. At last
he came TO New York with his modest
! saving to speculate in cotton. He saw
| an opportunity ever and anon on tine
stock market, which he did not permit to
get out Of sight. He kept on trading un-
I'll at last he became a leader. He specu-
lated on his judgment, which is
almost unerring. 1t was SO good
that he could pocket a loss and
run" when there was occasion for it.
| His health has been very bad for some
years, but is good once more. He used
TO remain up nearly all night playing
! social games OF chance, which, on ac-
count Of his speculative nature, were par
! ticularly attractive 10 him. When the
J mo Or m IN 10 ha will
have a stable that few can equal. "Horse
| talk' always interests him. He came
| from horse region, and he can see the
| points of horse at q glance. He backs
up his opinions with cash, and they inya-
riably yield him profit. Mr.. Cammack
is a good story teller, and that is one of
the things that put him and Mr.. Wander
bIlt on such good terms.
"FAyoRs" FOR LUNCH AND DINNER
PARTIES.
The fashion OF bestOwing gifts upon the
| guests at lunch aud dinner parties has
/ led TO the manufacture OF sets of small ar
| ticles, all OF the same general style, but
/ no two quite alike. These are known TO
/ the trade AS ''fayOrs." They come mostly
- sets Of six. One pretty SET consisted
Of six small hG9r;-rhaped cream pitchers
and an equal number Of tiny open sugar
! bowls, all while without and lined with
different colors-pink, mduye, blue, yell
/ low, green, and red. Another aud even
more snowy set were larger sugars and
creams IN Opaque ivory glass and
| futed edges and trimmed with
! flowers and leaves with transparent
| glass tinted in the colors OF nature. The
| newest Jelly and ice cream dishes are Of
porcelain, instead Of glass and silver, az
| before. The jelly dishes are oval, with
| futed sides. the whole richly painted by
/ hand. Ice cream dishes Of the same ware
! are In semi-circular shape, with one
/ straight and one rounded side. Decided
/ ~ new and beautiful, though fragile, are
/ table bells OF Vienna ware, the clapper OF
metal, the handle and body Of porcelain.
\ To match these bells are butter dishes Of
| this same Vienna ware, which Is very
rich in appearance and covered with dec
/ Grafton like japanese imarl.
/ An INTERESTING INCIDENT RECALLED.
/ The recent serious ending OF q drive
which nearly cost the lives OF two young
/ ladies' or prominent Fifth avenue families
/ calls 20 mind the rare presence Of mind
/ displayed by Lady Sykes not 80 very long
/ ago, her forethought making her the talk
/ OF fashionable London. Lady Sykes was
/ being driven In her own coupe 20 one OF
/ the receptions OF the London season, when
/ the horses became unmanageabe, and,
/ seeing the inevitable, the fair occupant
y g..