The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-17
one FAIR PROMENADER.
4 Dark-Eyed SaTannahian in Pink Puz-
zIeS Her Friends.

,a-Everybody is going shopping for
Christmas, and the prettiest shop I have
ssen is Toy Emporium on Washington
street. It must be the delight and despair
Of little street arabs.-like the ones Mr..
woolf draws so well in a few scratchy
lines. Ialways-have to run past it for fear
If being hypnotized by Its array Of dollies.
wagons and horses. games, jumping mon
KEYS and toys Just OUT for the benefit of
mater-familias and the chickens. who fat
ten .heir noses against the show-windows
and for once are speechless with delight
All the children of my acquaintance seem
10 stand in a row and invite me to enter
that paradise of puppets, and am sure
one could not buy more real pleasure than
there. The Brownies are especially fasci-
mating. They are the rage. They even
decorate stick-pins and purses for grown
folks, and show their little rolled-up eyes
and squirrel teeth, wherever they can find
corner-of a card-case or elsewhere-I
think frieze of them for nursery wall
or better still, procession of them on a
dado where little eyes and fingers could
reach them easlly-would be charming.
|. But how crowded the stores are The
usual holiday jam and crush-I always
think Of the woman who propelled herself
through the crowd at Whites with her ell
bows, stopped suddenly and exclaimed
passiontely:
How 1 hate jam. wish all these peo-
ple were deadw 1t certainly showed a dis
graceful temper, but it was funny. Boston
people even the nice ones know how to
push in a crowd in the most exasperating
way The American idea seems to be that
that is the quickest way TO get there.
Even the cultured Conservatory student
labors under the same impression, and
now we generally have preceptress at
the elevator with her warning: Young
ladies' in line, If you please"
The dining room was full Thanksgiv-
ing and we had jolly dinner, with very
pretty menus. Here is a copy Of half of
one-the dinner part:
Soup. Mock Turtle and Quinells.
Celery.
Rhode Island Turkey stuffed
Scalloped Oysters.
Pineapple Fritters
Cranberry Sauce. Sweet Pickles. Olives.
Mashed Potatoes. Turban Squash.
Boiled Onions. French Rolls.
Then come pudding and pie and cakes
Of various kinds. ice cream, fruit and
And every body did full justice to
everything.
The theaters had special matinees, and
I think the best was at the Hollis, where
Sothern had his new play, The Victoria
Cross. I saw him in Miss Merringtons
clever comedy, Captain Lettarblair, and
never spent more satisfactory afternoon.
The women in the company are young,
pretty, and good actresses, and Sothern
himself is facinating and so jolly and
natural and with such winning ways
the rascal-with his ever so slight irish
accent and ever so much Irish barney
Il is said that writers of plays very sell
dom share the good fortunes of their
plays, but Miss Warrington seems to be
the exception to the rule, for she is al
ways spoken of in connection with her
comedy The author of the Little ~
coon. Willard Spencer, has brought his
new comic opera, Princess Bonnie, TO
Boston. but I do not think it will have the
vogue that the Little Tycoon did. 1t Is
too utterly commonplace, and the music
is nothing new with the exception OF one
song, Dreaming of Love" which was
tuneful and sweet and will be catchy
Miss Mayo, who sang in the title roll IS
making her debut She is Frank Mayo $
daughter, and probably has hosts or ad-
mirers here. She is pretty, with beautllui
real" golden hair but-she can't act ana
as vet she doesn't sing much, ana SO
do not suppose she will be very Dig sue
cess. But believe she is going 10 marry
u
golden locks. The costumes ana dances III
the second act of the opera were the re-
deeming features of the whole thlng' out
It strikes me that comic opera heeus
something more than that
The Madrigal Quartette of the conser-
vatory gave an entertainment IN IioNl-
dence last night, and were well received
as they deserve to be, for they are very
artistic little company. The contralto'
Miss Eta A. Burgess, of California, mas
a phenomenal voice, and ought to nave
future in grand opera. Their reclter' MI
Homer Eaton, is not only me reaueI,
but a very attractive vocalist, ana proves
by his clear articulation and dramatic
fervor in singing that a proper study OF
elocution is one of the greatest aids to
finished vocalism. Indeed until one can
read ballad or air correctly, l 90 not
see how it is possible TO sing 1t under
standingly.
The n. E. c. Benefcent Society held
smart fair and reception at the Nendome
last week. The state suite Of the hotel
was given up to the affair, and the decora-
tons were profusion of Christmas green
cry, ablaze with scarlet satin streamers
and brilliant peoples. Mrs. Mary Liver
more, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe and Mrs.
Richard Dana nee Longfellow) received,
while the Magyar Tea and Hungarian Fes-
tval had for a presiding genius Mrs. Z.
h. Bond Here Hungarian costumes were
worn, vivid in color, ana SntleIlHS WIN
gold, silver and jewels. Fair damsels
and gallant youths served the tempting
tea, an orchestra discoursed Magyar mel
odies. Hungarian songs were sung, poems
recited, and dances danced. The governor
Of the state looked in on the gay scene,
and expressed himself delighted, and
among the fashionables in attendance
were Consul Bonner of Hungary, and
Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton, the Nine.
Qe SiVigni of Boston.
As the Beneficent society has for an OBJ
lect the aiding of poor but worthy stu
dents, let us hope they made a great deal
Of money by theiI fair. and gained many
more subscribers
Last Thursday afternoon was devoted to-
me memory of Rubiustein. Mr.. Elson lee
tured brilliantly on the great composer,
giving us brief but vivid biography,
Which was followed by the playing of the
P-maior concerto. Mr. Faelten at one
grand piano, Mr.. Stasuy at the other. The
concerto was superbly played, without
notes by Mr.. Faelten) and is full of diff
Hculttes and contrasts, laundering chords,
sweeping arpeggirs, now like the rush of
eorrent and now like the voice of the wind,