The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-07
SOCIETY NOTES.
How Savannah People Enjoyed Them.
selves Last Week.


Goings and Comings of Well Known
People-Some Other Matters That
May Be of Interest to Many.
What is the fascination about Savan-
nah that makes it the mecca of Georgians
as well as people from other states3 One
Young lady who spent several months in
New York. attended nineteen of the best
concerts Padcreswli's included, of
co,,rse-was glad when she once more
found herself in the old conservative city.
4 Young man who has been in business
for several years away in the west. re-
turns with all the glee of school boy to
his home of adoption. The sweet girl
graduate longs for the time to come that
will release her from the bondage of
spiritual pastors and. masters, to say
nothing of text books and strict with
drawal Of candies, pickle and all other
delicious but sO-called harmful
enicurean dainties. Eligible men from
far and near come to Savannah
and walk away with some of the most
attractive Cirls There are lots of them
left. however. But one Of the handsOmest,
and a great favorite she is, too. will be
This handsome girl and stately brunette
will be missed in the ball room, as she is
a beautiful dancer and is particularly
attractive in the home circle as well as at
social gatherings. The subtle attraction
Of Savannah must surely be the women.
Though there are some rather nice men
in Savannah. OF course in the history of
the city there are some names that will
always live and some Of the most dis
tinguishcd men of the south are here.
But among the younger generation of
society's chosen few. the Young
men compare very favorably with
anv others. They are rood
dancers. good riders good swimmers. good
business men have attractive manners
and are once in way good looking. An
Augusta bclIe-WhOm it would be high
treason to name remarked to an ex-Au-
gUsta woman, that She, the belle, Consid-
cred Savannah men much brighter and
more cultivated and intellectual than the
Augusta men, which is saying a good
deal.
Mrs. Hampton Ferrill leaves this week
for New York.
Mr.. Allen Boyd has been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. George j. Baldwin on Hall
street.
Miss Marion and Miss Nela Maciean
entertained a few of their friends last
Tuesday evening at their delightful home
on DraNtOn street. Some of those present
were Miss Carrie Lou and Miss Fannie
Meldrim, Miss Lucy Boyd Miss NIyra
Wilcox, Miss Alice Dugan, Miss Belle
Shotter, Miss Mary Hops, Miss Rebecca
Frye, Miss Naneta Riouda Miss Missy
Hun, Miss Victoria Jourdon and Miss
Cecile Poull of Darien.
The Ladies Aid to S. V. G. are opening
the large new drill room at the arsenal
with a May ball for the benefit of the
company. The tickets are within the
scope of the most economical and a large
crowd is expected. The new building is
an acquisitiOnto Savannah and a mOnu-
meHt to the entcfprising Guards, their
lady friends and popular Col. William
Garrard. u.s.
Mr. Henry McAlpin is getting CON
gratulations on all sides from his many
friends over his. recent election as lieu
tenant Of the Hussars.
Mrs. Alfred Mills and son Charles will
spend few days with Mrs. Malcolm
MaclCan on DTuyton street this week
Among some letters Of George Eliot re-
Gently sold in England was one in which
she ranked "RomOla' very high while
she could not understand why Middle
march" was so much liked by the public
, It is significant fact. in these
days Of books by the pound which this
great writer brings ont in another letter.
that excessive literary production is a
blunder Almost contradiction of this,
however, Is her intense admiration of
SCOtt's novels
Each member of the S. V. G. has put
down his name for $40 10 make the re
ceptiOn at the arsenal a success next
fall
Greenwich was popular rendezvous
last week. and tennis the popular game.
The bathing and swimming pool draws
the crowd every time
The game Of ball played between the
Guards and the Hussars last Friday.
proved to be more amateurish than had
becn expected. From a social point of
view 1t might be considered
quiet triumph, as all the
society people, except a few, were in at
tendance. Bull street actually looked dc
serted, and the popular drives to Green
Wlch and Ihunderbolt were positively de-
Hghttully free from dust, owing to the
lew carriages. SO the amateur bows
proved irresistible to the pleasure seek
ers But those who care for a profess
SlOnal game must have been WOefully dis
appointed, as few good balls were made.
The Guards were victorious. Excitement
went very high when rival fair ch ampiOnS
happened to be near each other One of
the dlStracting and amusing incidents on
the ground was the monkey of Mr. New
ell West dressed in the Guards uniform.
and he received much attention and de-
votion
Miss Julia Charlton is visiting relatives
In Columbus, Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs Hawkins and child left
last Friday for New York, and may be
absent all summer
Silver bowls of all sorts are now used
for flowers.
Miss Page Wilder who attended the
marriage of Miss Carlisle of Washington
returned home last week.
Miss Annie Punnet Of Baltimore is visit
ing Miss Mary Whitehead on Jones street.
ana VIII be in the city,until June.
Mrs. Malcolm Maclean and her daugh-
Ter, Miss Annie, leave this week for New
YORK, TO be absenta few days.
Pennyworth Island is popular resort
Tor afternoon parties, and the beautiful
Kept gardens of Capt. Manigault and his
varied and rare roses are admired by all
fortunate Savannah people who have the
opportunity of seeing them. Last Friday
d small party went over In naphtha
launch and spent few hours on the island.
Some of those who went were Miss Law
ton of Macon, Miss Maggie Gardner. Miss
josephine Jones, Miss Mary Jones and