Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-05

is employed by me government 10 pre-
pare reports on the languages OF ceFtalh
tribes, etc, is a tall. large featured WON
an. with brown hair, big eyes, like
holes in "a blanket, ana face upon Which
the hign ambitions Ot her ne ana hef no.
/ BILE works are written in uutading lines.
/ Mrs Smith lived for a long tune III the
I IuscOr0ra tribe ana has been made
princess bY them. Vi SIS Mildred Conway,
daughter OF MOncure ID. Conway, VINO
/ you know has come home bag and bag
gage from London. was one Of the guests.
| Conway is the homeliest man that ever
was on land or sea. and his brilliant
young daughter cannot conscienuOusly
be termed a beauty
l heard a soft, rolling, genial, delightful
southern voice. 1t fairly bridged the
continent for me, and turning, was shak-
ing hands with Mary e. Bryan, the editor
OF Munroe's FWeSide Companion, and W no.
alter pegging away on the "Nei0 SOUth,"
at Atlanta, came up to New York and
stepped into this new position and sala-
ry OF $4,000 year. Mrs. Bryan has snap
ping black eyes, a real Southern face, a
Jolly, genial manner, and dresses most ell
egantly. Two hundred and fifty ladies'
were TO sit down TO dinner, and SIX long
tables had been laid ia the great banquet
nall, fine room. cOlOred richly with old
gold and lighted by great many large
OllAl bluitu Eidb5 UdillOuh IHdL HW ln1
from the ceiling. Enormous mounds Of
''jac' roses filled the centre Of each table
and tinted dinner card, big
paper-mache letter IS" with the
guests name written on ii was at each
plate. The menu was elaborate, running
the entire gastronOmic gauntlet from fish
to coffee. No wines Were served. Neither
wines, religion nor politics are ever dis
cussed by SOrosis. Mrs. CrOly sat at the
l.44n a of ono, 20, F,t1 f..I
on one side, Mrs. Palmer on the other. and
"Aunt Fanny Barrow, the story writer,
sitting next. A little bit further down the
table was Mrs. lie PlongeOn and Miss
Anna Warren Story, a strikingly fine
looking woman, now giving dramatic
readings, and said to be the finest reader
heard here since Charlotte Cushman.
AS soon as the mere business of dining
was over, the lea. enjoyment began. Mrs.
Croly raped pretty hard and long with
her gavel, and all around me ladies' were
moved to tears, recOllecting that it was
the last time dear Jenny june would
ever call them 20 order. She made her
own pretty little speech, introduced the
new President, and the speech making
proceeded in dignified order. After Mrs.
Thomas had finished her speech, which
was peppered, sailed and mustarded with
scriptural quotations, the first toast to
-
Or. Hellmuth. 1t was pledged in water
which is bad luck) and standing. A
female quartette club sang with
accompaniment couple of Ger
man student songs Mrs. Crolv had
given as the subject for discussion and
talk the query, what Is the Best Thing
in Life" and had invited answers from
many OF the members. Lizzie W. Chomp-
ney, author of "Three Vasser Girls
A hnva -,
Mrs ChompneY is an intellectual-lOOking
woman with big eyes, very white, very
sad face, brown hair, living in loose locks
under her bonnet, and is most popular
with literary women OF New ork.
Josephine PallOrd, tall, thin, poetica!-
looking, read her answer in rhymes
which nobody heard at all
MISS KATE FIELD,
medium-sized, tolerably good looking
spinster OF forty summers, wearing her
brown hair frizzed up under her brown
velvet bonnet, had the easy, nOn-chalant
air of jolly good speaker, OF a sharp
Witted woman and OF person used to
having her own way and everybody else's
as well. At a former dinner her toast
was: ITO the men, God bless 'em." On
Monday she contented herself with
reading letter from man who
argued that wholesome egotism was
the best thing in life. Edmund Clarence
SIedman sent a dainty verse to prove that
"love was the best" Mrs. r. A. Morse
a venerable lady who told me how she
made public speech in favor OF anti
slavery when she was only ~ years old,
declared domestic happiness was best.
Mrs. Ermimil Smith declared it to be self
respect. May Reilly Smith, in a long
poem, proved 1t to be self-control.
A ponderous letter from Miss Rose
Cleveland was read. 1t was intended for
a funny letter, and contained a playfully
elephantine remark about the SorCsisity
of the club, which evoked not even a
smile Mrs. Martha j. Lamb, who has
been i'll for months. sent a letter saying
health was the best thing in life. Mrs.
DR.. Conner, eliza Archord." one of the
most successful of the New York journal
lists, wrote that Tor her the best thing was
friendly, human sympathy.
The reading Of letters, the essays, mu-
sic, were continued until 8 80 in the even
ing. Several fine recItations were given
one by Mrs. Potter, VINO recIted Cow
per's Letter to a Friend" and then Miss
Sarah Carwell recited a most exquisite
poem | would specially commend to your
amateurs. 1t is translate n, l believe,
by Mrs. Sherwood. and is called "Carca-
some" She was encOred and gave Bun.
aus dainty THE way to Already"
At O'Clock / made my way between
the solemn Obsequious lines of funkeys
decorating the stairs, and went home
through the rain, feeling rather proud
that only lot Of women had been ena-
bled to have a dinner that lasted for seven
mortal hours, and where story and joke
and speech and poem and song had been
worthy OF any gathering under the sun.
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