The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-03

taFY % Eer sisters Misses Rate anu Bele
Stills Of CarteTsvi.le. Ga Mrs. Mills home
On Hall street is artisticsl!ylpretty.
Quite an eccentric and rather pretty fad
among the French fashions Is one Of wear
ing band OF satin ribbon around the throat.
the color Of the ball gown, fastened in the
back with a small rOsstts and two long ends
that reach 10 the bottom Of the skirt
The beautiful home Of Mr. aud Mrs. s. P
Hamilton. on Lafayette square, was the
scene Of a charming party on Thursday
evening last. The talented aud lovely Miss
| Albaugh's readings were wonderfully clever
ami her Evolutionary gift is more than
( remarkable. The Misses Hamilton are
great musicians. Miss Jones, the daughter
Of MIR. and Mrs. R. S. Jones, rendered some
difficult instrumental selections, and the
bird-like voices Of Mrs. Laucelot Haines and
/ Miss FlOrr1e CCldlng all added to the great
enjoyment Of the friends gathered together
on this occasion. Tho entire evening was a
literary and musical treat
Pretty house dresses are now 90 much
sought after, and q woman must have 80
| many OF them. that all her wit and inRe-
nuity is put 20 work devising ways to get
| pretty effects with trifiing trouble and cost
The best solution Of this IS a large graceful
fchu.
Mr.. Edwin r Frost and bis young SON.
Master Donald Frost. spent several DAYS in
our city last week, and returned 10 their
home in Charleston, >. c., last Thursday
| evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. 3. Habersham left for
New York on Friday. They have only
gone on short visit. and will get some Of
the cold bracing wea Their.
Mr.. J. B. Plat Of Augusta, Ga, spent a
few days last week in our city.
Mr.. James Earle, Jr., spent Christmas
and few days after in Atlanta, but has
now returned to Savannah.
Misses Virgie and Lille Hamilton had a
charming dancing party last Friday even
ing. There were twenty couples of Young
| ladies and gentlemen, and the evening was
a most delightful one. The Misses Hamll-
ton and Miss Although returned to Converse
College last night
The fashionable china Of the day is white
and gold or ivory and gold. This combi-
| nation is staple 1t is chaste and refined and
there Is no risk run in buying it. The or
namentatton is of embossed borders covered
and elaborated with gold pattern, produo-
ing an exceedingly rich and jeweled Of
feet.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Fioklen OF New Or
| leans, La, are spending the holidays with
Mrs. Ficklen's parents, Gen and Mrs. e. p
Alexander. Mrs. Ficklen ia fast becoming
a celebrated writer. Size has contributed
| TO several magazines, and her poetry has
very often funny vein through ID that
makes an additional charm.
Lamp shades made of what appears to be
| giant petals Of different flowers ia exquisite
shades OF rose, green and orange are intro
duced. In flower screens for lamps the diff
ferent varieties OF orchids are beautifully
copied.
Mr.. Irwin Alexander Of Augusta. Ga.
| spent few days in our city during the
holidays with bis cousin, Mr.. A. r. LawtoD.
Jr.
! A pretty idea for Christmas dinner was
the decoration OF holly aud mistletoe, sprays
Of each of these were scattered over the
table cloth, large branches were hung
| around the room, behind the pictures. over
the curtains, aud festoons from the ohan
! dellers. Toward the end of the dinner the
ices came in in the shape OF snow-balls on
ivory china, plates, with sprays of holly
| painted on them.
Col. and Mrs. MacIntyre Of Thomasville
| spent the holidays with two of their sons in
our city, Messrs d. l. aud M. Y. MacIn-
tyre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Semmes of Atlanta
were the valued guests of Mrs. Semmes,
parents, Capt. aud Mrs. John Flamery, on
| Charlton street, during the holidays. Mrs.
| Semmes is a great favOrite in her former
home in Savannah, and It is with much re.
greet that her friends here had to give her
! up TO Atlanta.
Cards have been received here for the mar
riage Of Miss Nina Wilkins to Mr.. Charles
| Alexander Scudder, which will take place
| on Thursday, Jan. IA, 1892, at - o'clock at
! the hathodist church, Waynesboro, Ga.
Miss Wilkins Is very popular young lady
throughout this state and her many friends
IN our city Join with me in hearty conPrat-
ulations to Mr.. Scudier in having pro
cured such a charming companion for life,
Mrs. R. G. Fleming and daughters are
registered at the Aberdeen in New York.
There stay in the metropolis will be q short
one, but no doubt very pleasant. owing 10
the number of their friends in that city and
surrounding places.
Miss Henrietta Hunter visited Darien last
week.
The engagement Of a prominent Young
| pueAhooS llull W ouS Oh AblaDCaS recently
gained fair representatives is announced
The young lady until very lately was resi-.
dent Of this city aud will be welcomed back
to her old home after the event occurs. AL
though no date has yet bean given out it is
rumored that it will head the list of spring
weddings.
There is 3 very mysterious plan for Jan.
16. Something" is being arranged by a
number of young socie.y ladies and gentle-
men for the benefit OF the Savannah Volun-
teer Guards. 1t will be a great success
socially as well as financially, if the idee is
carried out. There will DO a play, the lead
ing female role taken by one OF the verv
best amateur actors in the south.
Mr.. and Mrs II. B. Plant spent few
days at the De Soto last week en- route to
jacksonville and Tampa. Their many
friends in our city wished very much to
have them remain here longer, but their
beautiful home az Tampa proved too great
an attraction, and they left on Friday even.
ing In their private car.
The question of evening cultures is very
interesting TO all ages, but specially the
bud" There are a great number of ways
of arranging the hair so as to combine be-
comingness and fashion. One of the most
popular is TO wave the entire hair. coil 1t
loosely on the back Of the neck, and put a
tall hair pin of gold silver or tortoise she'll