Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-30
A WHIRL WITH SOCIETY.
LOVEMAKiNG BY THE SEA AND
SIN IN THE CITY.

ties at the Branch--LOVe of the Green
Baize and How it Is Indulged-A Social
Club for Ladies.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-There is abso-
iutely nothing in the way Of social enter
fainments taking place in town. IL Is
said that many who cannot leave hold
evening receptions on the roof, where
lemonade, ice cream and other delicacles
are served. But as these people 40 not
care to have their Out-ot-toWn friends
know they are in town, it would not nc
fair to mention their names. Society is
still bv the seaside or on the mountains.
They are apparently having as gay a
time this season as ON any previous one.
Dull times seem to have no effect on
them or their pocketbOOks. Lovely dresses
and other wrinkles of q fashionable ma
tllre are as recklessly eXtraYagant as ever
and the bathing INDUCED in this season
by the fashionable world surpasses, 80 far
as dazzling bathing costumes are con-
cerned. all previous records. In the
mountains society is climbing with
vigOr seldom witnessed in the past. for
brown compilations and robust health are
now extremely fashionable. Everywhere
out of town society is dancing, driving,
riding and pTomenading in the heartest
fashion, and perhaps IL is well this 10 80,
for the sumner is short and this out-oi-
doors life will soon be ended. Match
making, seemingly, has not been as sue
cessful this year as last, and no wed
dings which will create a big ripple in
upper tendon are as yet booked for the
coming fall or winter. 1t is feared oy
thousands of mRmmas and beautiful
bellies that the number OF old maids is
fast increasing in New York society.
DRARTH OF ENGAGEMENTS.
No engagements have been announced
lately. and weddings have been 80 few
that il almost seems as If the
Young people preferred to remain unmar-
Tied. Every opportunity is now given at
summer resorts for the exchanging OF
lovers vows, and it will really seem too
bad If the lovely dresses, the moonlight
walks, the tete-a-tetes over lawn tennis
in the morning and other grand oppor-
tunities no not reap a harvest for Hymen
in the tall. Nobody looks forward more
eagerly to the return OF society 10 tue
city than the metropolitan caterers. The
florists will be glad 10 see the fashionable
world come back again. but then florists
have weddings all the year round, and
funerals. Then milliners and dress
makers will rejoice, but then they really
need the summers to get time to collect
who have lived for the past two months
on faith, or credit, and they are the ones
who rejoice most over society's return.
They are looking forward to il now. They
are calculating the probable extra
va.ances Of next winter and longing to
sac it. They are Overlo king their old ac-
counts and preparing their cards of bush
ness to be mailed to society IN general
when it makes its appearance in town.
DOWN AT LONG BRANCH.
At Long Branch this year here is a ver-
fable little colony of actors and actresses.
John L. Raymond, the comedian. is one of
the most popular figures at the Branch.
He gads about the parlors and swings up
and down the hotel piazza, bowling right
and left. ike veritable ''society" man.
He Is Just the same whether he is on or
of the stage. He has the same light step
that is half a shuttle, the same nasal
drawI, and the same way of throwing
back the lapel OF his coat and TRUSTING
his hands into his trousers pockets. His
newest wrinkle is to address every one as
sJudge.D His season last year was very
good. and one Of his business associates
said that his profits were $4,000. Never
theess 1t is given out on unquestonable
authority that he is still in
financial straits. Raymond. however, re-
mains as genial and risky as if he owned
the earth. He counted Gen. Grant among
his warmest friends and admirers, and
fuds a good deal of satisfaction IN the
thought that probably the last play the
great General saw was For Congress"
with him In the star part. 1t was in the
Grand Opera House, New York, just
before Christmas.
THE REHAN BABY TALK.
Ada Rehan, she Of Augustin Daily and
WaltnQk3G fhnpfFa fame
fashion in articulation that is affected by
all the society girls at Long Branch this
summer. 1t is denOminated by the dudes,
IN whom the girls infiict 1t, the Rehan
s'Baby talk" The aim is to get as
near Miss Rehan's pronounced child-iike
intonatiOn as possible. The as are pro-
nOunced broad, there is long nasal
drawl and here-pll-do-it-or-die manner
altogether charming. some girls succeed
admirably, the others are amusing-ever
in failure. A young woman who used to
assist Miss Rehan to dress, and, OF course,
became acquainted with all her peculiar
titles. has opened q manicure establish
ment at the Branch, and TO add 20 the at
tTactiyeness OF her parlor, she gives baby
talk lessons free, while she polishes up
the nails Of her patrons. she is. meeting
with such success that she is talking Of
renting a cottage next season and opening
q regular baby-talk school. A wealthy
New York heiress has, after having gwen
two hours or more day TO practice, be-
come so completely master Of baby-talk,
that she might, in the dark, be mistaken
for Ada Rehan's photograph.
Talking Of heiresses, by the way, re-
minds me that prudent young man Of
good family, but small means, who has
looked over the field, declares that there
are not half a dozen girls at the Branch
this season who could be safely counted
on Tor more than $4,000 The season. as
q whole, has been pretty slow, but 1t was
not generally known 70 be 30 bad as that.
Where are the heiresses? That ie burn
Ing question in these times. Some conso-
lation for this sad dearth is found in the
presence Of a beyy Of beautiful young
widows who tie their purse-strings about
pretty little competencies running any
where from $4,000 20 Sl5,000.O0 Mrs.
Robert l.. Stewart heads the list with the
sum last mentioned. Her husband was
sugar rehner. of New York.
WOMEN WHO GAMBLE.
While social whiris are at their height
out Of town, within the city there il no
lack Of amusement for those who remain.
Half OF the l0vemaking at the seaside and
in mountain nook and dell Is spiced with
a dash OF sin. There is no city in all the
world whose society bellies like a
lark sub rosa better than those
OF giddy Gotham gay Paris
even not excepted. The passion for gam