The morning news., 1892-02-21

Gol lovely CnaritY with all blessings aDOunQlnR,
Go! lend thine aid unto all in distress;
And let they voice repeat In tones loud re.
sounding.
Give TO the poor. the Lord will bless.
And charity did go. and charity gave,
making a beautiful scene In Catholic Lii
brary hall on Tuesday night The decora~
tions Of the ball were handsome, the music
good and the gowns models Of beauty and
richness. Nine o'clock was the hour dxed
for the opening OF the hall with the minuet.
Long before that time, though. almos t
every chair was taken In the dancing ball.
and the gallery was crowded to its utmost
capacity by those eager to witness this cele-
brated dance of 'ye olden time"
A great deal had been written and
said about the minuet, and, OF
course, every one wondered IL 10 would
come up to the standard upon which IL had
been held. And were the people disap-
potutedi Not at all. On the contrary, it
exceeded any expectations. Shortly after
9o'clock the orchestra began in measured
movement the music Of the minuet, and in
the same movement, and with dignity
worthy OF our ancestors, came the sixteen
couples who were to engage in the famous
dance. And what a pictured The gowns OF
the ladies were made up of the gayest ool-
orings and most gorgeous patterns. Blue,
red. yellow. white, pink and lilac predom-
mated in petticoats, with the big howered
stuffs for 'granniers," powdered hair and
high heeled slippers made up my lady" in
true colonial style. And the menl Ii Is a
satisfaction to touch upon their costumes
and not have to say "the conventional dress
suit" }" etc. True. the dress suit was visible,
but greatly improved by the additions Of
colored vests, jabots Of lace, and lace in the
sleeves; so, together with powdered hair,
these men we're indeed handsome. The
eouples came in and took their places In the
following order: Miss Taylor and MIR.
Gordon Harrison, Miss Falligant and Mr.
Richard Cunningham, Miss Maud Thomas
and Mr.. Mayhem Cunningham, Jr., Miss
Gordon and Mr.. Whitehead, Miss Guile
Lawton aud MIR. Stredwick. MISS Fleming
and Mr.. w. Crane, Miss Woodbridge and
MIR. George Gadsden, Miss Ethel Stiles and
Mr.. George Cosens, Miss Weed and Mr.. j.
Ferris Cam, Miss Whitehead and Mr. w.
H. Schley, Miss Belle Brandt and MIR. w.
Hartridge, Miss Anderson and Mr..
Trenholm Hopkins, Miss We'll and
Mr.. Lewis Mercer, Miss Florence
Nisbet and Mr. Godin Geurard,
Miss Buford King and Mr.. Alexander, Miss
Belle Stiles and Lieut.. Keecb, and then be-
gan the stately and dignified minuet, and
how beautiful, tool Not a flaw, not a
break. Every step and movement were
executed in the most easy and graceful
manner, showing what care had been taken
in the rehearsals. Indeed, SO easy was the
manner that it was hard TO believe that
these young men and women had not been
accustomed to the dance all their lives. l
think every one agrees in saying that the
minuet was one of the prettiest and most
artistic dances ever held in Savannah. Iu-
deed, the entire ball was browning success
and those ladies who had charge of the ens
tertainment may well feel repaid for their
thoughts and exertions. After the
minuet Prof Berger, dressed In the Scotch
costume, gave the highland fling
in a wonderfully easy manner. The profess
sor was heartily encored, and responded
with another movement. Then the regular
dancing begas. At 11:30 O'Clock sup
per was served in the asso-
citation rooms. and an excellent
supper It was. Oysters. salads. meats, ices
cakes and coffee made up the menu, aud
liciously cooked. The ball ended about Q
o'clock, and every one felt satisfied that the
Charity ball of 1892 was in every respect the
most delightful ever given. The returns
from sales OF tickets have not all come in,
but il is to be hoped that the success finan-
cially will be even greater than that
socially, and that the Louisa Porter home
will be many hundred dollars better off
than it ever was before. The managers of
Mrs. Octavus Cohen, Mrs. George j..
Baldwin, Mrs. l. W. Dupont,
Mrs. J. J. Wilder, Mrs. E. P. Alexander,
Mrs. John Nisbet, Mrs ]. F. Minis, Mrs.
F. G.. duBignon, Mrs. A. w. Harmon, Mrs.
]. B. Tiedeman, Mrs. W. w. Mackall, Mrs.
w. F. Scherff, Mrs. ]. z. Habersham, Mrs.
w. w. Chisholm, Miss Kate Brown, Mrs.
q. NJ. Gilbert, Mrs. G. A. Whitehead, Mrs.
J. Ferst. Mrs. 8. A. Einstein. Mrs. Henry
Taylor, Mrs. G. P. Walker. Mrs. James
Moore, Mrs. Beirne Gordon. Mrs. John NJ.
Bryan, Mrs. N. P. Brown, Mrs. Henry r.
jackson, Mrs. A. E. Moynelo.
Col. Leroy Youmans has won for himself
unbounded popularity since his scholarly
address before the historical society last
Monday evening. An informal reception
was rendered Col. Youmans after the meet
ing at the residence of Gen. Henry r. Jack.
son. A large number Of people availed
themselves Of the invitation to meet this
distinguished guest, and q charming even
ing was spent. During the reception deli
cious menu was served. Col. Charles H.
Olmstead assisted Gen. jackson in recei wing
and presenting the guests to Col. Youmans.
Miss Belle Daniel entertaine some OF
her young friends at tea on Wednesday
evening, the occasion being her birthday.
1t might be termed an "lndian tea,n and
souvenirs Of Indian dolls and candy were
given each young guest.
Mrs. Charles 81. Olmstead, Of the board OF
lady managers Of the worlds fair, has
returned from visit to Cuthbert,
Ga, where she and her colleague Mrs.
FELTON,, had been invited by Gov,
Northen and the state agricultural society
to discuss the hest manner OF getting ex-
bibits and money to forward such exhibits
as would best illustrate the productions Of
Georgia in science, art and agriculture.
Mrs. Olmstead is particularly anxious
that Georgia, as one Of the original thirteen
states, should exhibit her relics in the way
Of pictures, embroIderies. fans, sliverware
and household articles ''of the good old
colony days" Mrs. Olmstead would be
pleased to receive communications from
ladies who have such relics and would be
willing 60 exhibit them during the exposi-
tion. All such articles would be placed In
the women's building under the immediate
care Of Mrs. Potter Palmer, the president OF
the board OF lady managers. Mrs. Olm-
stead has had many interesting exhibits
promised her for Georgia's state building,
and the women, particularly, are deter.
mined that Georgia shall continue to rank
the Emnra tat nf ho In