The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-10

The experiences Of a society ncws-gath-
erer are quite novel and show human ma
ture in various lights. Some times re-
quest viii come that a certain luncheon
he suppressed because for fear of hurt
ing the feelings of the unlimited; such is
often the case. the society devotees forge.
that Savannah has grown from town to a
city, that a hostess cannot invite all her
particular friends to each and every en-
tertainment given in her home. If She
should, a luncheon would assume the pro-
portions Of banquet. and Informal tea
would grow to a full-blown reception. 1t
is not worth while to feel neglected. when
you are not invited every time to your
friends home. nor is it necessary to re-
quest that certain entertainments be sup
pressed from society gossip unless for par
ticularly good reasons. Then there is the
man or woman who makes the request
that his or her name shall not appear i'm
print. and 90 times out of one hundred
that man or woman is the most disap-
pointed If his or her name is left out
OF a list of guests. Such is the inconsis-
fancy Of few; others say frankly, they
do not like to be left out and with such
people it is easy to deal Then there is the
novice who asks that a very slight men
tion be made of the entertainment, and
then tells all there is to tell and would be
heartily disappointed Il it were not touched
up in glowing colors. The best of all is
the wholesome frankness and kindly in
terest the man-or-woman-of- the-world
shows when interviewed. "Oh. yes; you
have to get this for your paper" and he or
she proceeds to tell just what is neces-
sary, no more no less and no remarks
about the inevitable nuisance, but. on the
contrary, matter-Of-fact acceptance OF
the situation. which is a relief after shams
of many kinds from others. Society is an
organization of natural clientele. II adj
1usts itself and is and viii continue to be
one of the strong powers of the world. 1t
has its ends to work out in civilization,
and so its voice will have a hearing. it is
inevitable for society to exist and not
be discussed in general and in detail The
term society is spoken of slighungly by
practical men, who do not give any time TO
being sociable; yet those very men realize
the latent power In the term: merchants
know that their fashions must be set by
the leading society people; in fact, nearly
society people.
With so much responsibility then on the
fair shoulders of society it is natural and
fair that the movements of societys
wheels should be known and it behooves
all interested to let accounts of them be
accurate as well as impartial.
The divan and pillow has become from
a fad to an Indispensable necessity to my
lsdys boudoir. Nor is it Qhe combina-
tom entirely relegated to the boudoir.
Nearly every sitting room in Savannah
has divan of comfortable breadth and
depth and heaped with innumerable divan
pillows. These pillows are no small item
as regards expense and taste displayed
IN selecting them. Often the blending of
tones and shades of some dozen or more
pillows is the result of a trained, artistic
eye and the whole like bit of French
water color The original eastern divan.
as represented in pictures, had a more
trig and correct appearance less of
drapery and generally only two immense
square pillows. while the modern divan
has a carelessly rigged-up condition, and
no two pillows are ever the same size.
One can imagine the ancient sultans sit
ting cross-legged on his divan talking 10
his cross-legged guest of honor while one
sees daily in modern times the American
belle posing unconsciOusly in bewitching
attitudes as she comfortably settles her.
self for an evenings chat. 1t is perhaps
an Academia very becoming one. by the
way-that pale blue pillow finds itself be-
hind the head of a blonde, while a dun
yellow proves a. becoming background for
an olive-skinned brunette, whose large.
dark eyes gain brilliancy by the contrast
of the Furnished gold texture Of the pill
low.
The Bagdad drapery is being displaced
by soft-toned duh blues or tans: anything
that makes a more becoming background
for an evening dress of taffeta silk. when
reclining on a dlvan, is preferable to the
rich, obtrusive colors of a Bagdad drap-
cry
The exposition to take place in Atlanta
this fall will later on be the subject of
much interest in general and to women in
particular, since their exhibit is assum,
ing large and important dimensions. and
viii be viewed by the public for the inter-
est of the exhibit itself and also for the
TACT that the woman's department is en-
tlrely in the charge Of ladies. Mrs. joseph
Thompson is president Of the department
and proves herself equal TO the undertake
ing.
The Purim ball committees are PREPARING
70 give ball for children at the Guards