The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-01
THINGS TALKED ABOUT.

THINGS TALKED ABOUT
There are few places where roses bloom
with such perfection and beauty as in Sa-
Vannah. They are now blooming in all their
riehness-the La France, Duchess Of Albany.
Pearl des Jardins, Catherine Mermet. Bride
Lonciole and Niphetas. All Of these are tea
roses. Chrysanthemums, the fashionable
fall flower, are beginning to open, and the
florists say there will soon be any quantity
of them. In December the camelas will
make their appearance Tuberoses and
dahlias are blooming out of doors yet
The first lady TO make her appearance on
the streets OF Savannah on "a bicycle did so
yesterday Afternoon on Liberty street. The
lady is Mrs. Shuttle, who is at the De Soto
with her husband, the private secretary Of
Or. Norvin Green Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company. Mrs. Smultze was
accompanied by Manager R. II. Polk of the
Bell Telephone Company, who is an enthu-
siast on all matters relating to
bicycling. Mrs Smultze's machine is one
of the ladies' safety bicycles known as the
'Pschycho." Several Savannah ladies have
ordered bicycles. aud it is probable that
Savannah may have a number Of lady
bicyclists before long.
The hotels are beginning to put on their
winter airs. The lobby OF the De Soto pre-
sents lively appearance at night now.
There Is always a crowd discussing business
and politics aud the news generally.
The De Soto's lobby is an exchange for the
railroad men at night, and half dozen
of whom can usually be found there.
Commercial travellers are beginning to come
in IN numbers with their lines of spring
goods, and a few northern people have
already arrived to spend the winter. Re-
ports from all sources are to the effect that
severe winter is expected north, in which
event the number of winter visitors to the
south will be greater than ever before.
Yesterdays cotton receipts were 1879
bales, against 1921 bales the corresponding
| day last year. The receipts have begun to
fall off somewhat Fridays re-
ceipts at all the ports were only
49,OGS bales, against - Ill last year and
| 60,65S for the same day the previous week.
Every day last week except Thursday
| showed falling off in receipts
compared with the previous week
The total receipts for the week at all the
| ports was 34S $50, against ST. 1913 last week
The falling off does not seem to affect the
price. however, which is still rather more
inclined to go down than up. Savannah's
! receipts so far this season ere 436, $40 bales.
Episcopalians are awaiting with deep In.
| terest the meeting of the diocesan conven-
ton in Macon next week and the outcome
! Of the election for bishop. Half a dozen
prominent clergy have been mentioned in
| connection with the episcopate, among
them DR.. Williams of Augusta, Dr..
Foute Of San Francisco, Rev. Charles
Fl. Strong Of Savannah. and DIR.
Gailor Of Sewanee. 1t is believed the
standing committee is also considering a
northern or eastern man. In connection
with the names already mentioned the
uame of Rev. James Hollowell Kidder, a
leading clergyman OF the diocese Of Central
New York. and at present rector of st.
Peters church. Owego. n. Y, has been
suggested. The convention proposes to
elect bishop this time who will accept the
office and who will be acceptable to the
church.
All Halloween was not forgotten in
Savannah. The maid who by some scrcery
of spell did not try TO find out who would
be the partner of her joys and sorrows must
have cared little to know. The boys had
their fun, too, aud the quaint festival was
not suffered to so unhonored. One young
lady came across a superstition the other
day that she determined to try last night.
1t was this:
Turn your boots toward the street,
Turn your garters on your feet,
Put your stockings on your head,
You'll dream of him you'll surely wed.
The dream must not only come, but the
shoes arc expected in the morning to be
turned in a direction Of the home of the
lover. With her stockings on her head and
carriers tied on her feet the average young
miss is likely to dream almost any sort Of
dream. Whether the one who tried Il
dreamed of her future husband it will take
time to tell