The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-11


to make one hold ones breath for very
lack of words to express their beauty
The fernery in connection with this gar
den is filled with luxuriant, fresh, spark
ling ferns, maiden-hair which, by the
way, is the rage just now in decorating
in masses of fraH beauty. The beds
are bordered with vlolets. Here and there
are rare and beautiful roses. The gar
den is splendidly kept, and it is a rare
treat TO visit ii and see its many trea-
sures. Perhaps no other garden in the
city has so much care bestowed upon it,
Mr.. A. c. Harmon. on Gwiunett street,
has a well selected variety of prize chry-
santhemums sent by Mr.. Berkmans OF
Augusta, who 10y the way, is a scientific
man of deep research and far-famed for
his floral lore and exquisite grounds This
garden of chrysanthemums is d thing of
beauty, and it's Il pity it can't be JOY
for the traditional allotted unending time;
only blooming one month, these monopo-
lzng plants must have a whole year Of
attention. They must be dis-budded. wat
cred and fed, and have no end of care.
Eut that one month of beauty more than
repays the necessary nursing.
In the garden of Mr.. William T. Chap
lin, Jr, on Gwinnett street, Is a heter-
ogencous growth Of mammoth geranl-
ulLlGs JdtdltSb nyblSCuS, VI dFeGAdl NellS,
tea olive and chrysanthemums, hyacnths
and camellias in the season.
Mr.. J. AG Carson, on Bolton street. has
his lawn wen dotted with the various
shades of pink, yellow and white cnry-
santhemums in small beds and along the
fence, the hedge Of tall plants, is a
hedge of blossoms. The chryasnthemum
growers complain of poor season for
their flowers. and are disappointed in the
size of the blossoms.
Mr.. Charles s. Ellis, en- cerner Of Aber-
corn and Gwinnett streets, has n beau
uful garden ana conservatory. The hya-
cinth plants predsminate, and are not yet
blooming. This garden, Though small. is
a mass Of bright color and emerald green
in the flower season. and often COM
mented upon by the street population.
Mr.. ]. r. Dillon, on Drayton street. has
a fine garden of roses. A large variety
Of tho choicest flowers MI his garden dur
ing the year
But of all private gardens in Savannah
that OF Mr.. James II. Ambrose, on West
Broad street, second door from Duffy
grows chrysanthemums in exquisite per-
lection. The plants are as much as ten
and twelve feet in hight are braced with
poles and have wires run between the
plants to keep them in place. One Of the
finest of these plants is the Gettysburg"
a deep red, large blossoms. with a sub
dued aspect and resigned demeanor.
The leopard, deep old-pink, with queer
spletches OF white, stands in sociable
harmlessness near golden dding''-
its name describes it. The dawn"
rare, exquisite pale, pinksh creamy white.
is n beautiful variety. "GOedness-gra-
cieus" is the very odd namo eff a very
odd chry5nnthemuEl. whitish-Pink, with
very tight curling-up petals 1t is not
as pretty as the twilight" the moon
| light" er "dawh," of nearly the same
shade. The Flora Hill' is the very
yellow variety. with the multiplicity of
short, stubby, curling petals. All of these
and more grow in the garden of Mr.. Am
brose and arc well worth a walk or
ride to be looked at
In the garden of Mr.. j. Paulsen, corner
Of Bull and Henry streets are variety OF
! fine chysanthemums. the bushes reach
/ ing nearly six feet in height, and the flow
/ ers, large and full. This garden, though
! small, is a model of neatness and good
taste \ large grass plate is of well cut
/ St Augustine grass. borderedwith violets,
/ roses and chrysanthemums, this later
/ plant is also luxurious on the border along
| the fence. Sage palms and hibiscus are in
and about the other plants.
! The large lawn at the Telfair Hospital is
| generously sprinkled with chrysanthe.
| NUNS and reses principally few opopnax
]
is a mixture. after natures own indis-
eriEninate plan, of yellow jassamine vines,
! ounce japonicas, roses and pink chrySan-
themums planted by the gardener and
growing in friendly proximity.
Coed plays at the theater last week
called out the crowds and filled week s
amusement blanks, in lieu of society dis
! fractions. And it is now settled thing
with the good fern woman that the day
has come for the Punishment of hats; not
/ only Of the big hat, the high hat and tho
hat with fewer gardens and geological
museums thereon, but even the theater
! bonnet, the successor to the Gainsbo~ou.h
/ obstruction, even that is vanished and the
sensible wonsn sits with her sensible head
bare, except FOR the cells Of brunette ana
/ blondette hair: as the case NAV be. This
. is emancipation; woman has shaken oil her
/ shacEles of slavery 10 fashion. 20 custom
and to vanity and uncovers her shapely
] head. IN talking to the thcater-goerS tho
/ general decision among the feminine
/ shining lights Is that the custom would be
gladly and quickly adopted except for one
reason. Bare heads and Savannah after
D dark climate, are not conducive to perfect
health. lace scarf, a Ia Spanish senorita.
| disarranges the hair and especially thc
. Granada combs a mirror IN the Ncqti-
! bule, a convenient dressing room would
. put matters right, and tho theatcr woman
/ with hat on, would soon be regarded as n
relic Of antique not 90 say uncivllzcd
times. Josephine nm
Little Miss Vera Palmer entertained
. last Wednesday afternoon. her many Do.
. uo friends, u'o occasion be.us her eighth
/ birthday. Tho home of her parents Nr
. and Mrr. ID. s.. Palmer un Jones' atrD.t
Was attractiNely decorated with palms
FERNS l1 France roses and chrysauthe.