The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17

/ the season on the coast, and outings Of
/ every description follow in rapid haste.
! The moonlight german is already talked
| OF with anticipated pleasure by those who
| nave the right partners but alas. for those
| VINO nave not What's worse than to at
| lend moonlight" with the wrong one
| or with none at all. and see the other fell
low with the right one. No wonder that
mere Is a diversity Of opinion on the sub
i Ject Of the moonlight german.
There's no regular swell among society
men here some one remarked not long
/ ago; then there are several who are lost
l as Tar as their Identification is concerned
and they would not know how to recog-
! ME themselves called by any other name.
or course to be a swell. one must be
millionaire as well as a crank, but to
attempt to be a swell is a harmless pleas
ure to those who enjoy it. recent Bal
tlmore belle who was paying a flying
visit in the city. in speaking Of three par
| ticuIar young men with whom she was
| thrown, remarked that she liked them all.
that two were fascinating and tried so
haru 70 De so, but that
| cinating Of all because he did not have
| to try to be. So much for an uncon-
| seriousness of self and a naturally pol
! ished manner that could please this Mary
land maid above the polished society We
neer that SO many of our young men
affect in modern times.
After test of several months the am
ateur nurses for the home for sick chill
dren have proved themselves strong in
their promises to give up other engage
ments and to let nothing interfere with
their afternoons or mornings on duty"
The little home has become a bond of
mutual interest among the workers, and
1t thriVes in spite of so much attention.
Besides the establishment of this home
for sick children the ladies' of Savan-
nah have another practical monument
to their public-spirited energy in the free
kindergarten now in running order This
is one of the progressive steps of the
year, and will no doubt be the begin
ming of a permanent and general move
in this direction. The recent Mikado
gave a substantial basis of funds and if
the board of managers always present
such attractions the kindergarten will be
well supported.
Savannah might almost agitate the idea
of a Pratt Institute, which would be a
beneficial acquisition to the public in gem
eral, since the better one is taught to
help ones self the less help will be expect
ed of others. Unless this is undertaken by
the ladies it will scarcely be pushed
through, since the men can best make
money, but the women have best ideas
of how to utilize it.
The Womans Exchange, under the
auspices of the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, opened last Thursday on Bull
street, with a window full of flowers, by
acinths, roses and ferns and more sub
stantial articles in the rear This ex-
change fills a long felt want and will
be an acquisition to the general progress
siveness of Savannah. 1t is in enterpris-
ing hands, who are determined to give
and take only frst-class work The front
part OF the exchange viii be attractive
ly furnished as a waiting room, which
win partaxe also of the nature of a
conservatory, since a forests skill has
converted it into one of the coolest. most
attractive waiting rooms imaginable. SO
much again for woman's energy and
welI-applied enterprise in, establishing a
frst-class exchange. The board of manag-
ers are: Mrs. Z. j. Thomas. Mrs f. G.
duBignon, Miss Mary Lamar, Mrs. L. H.
RaineH. Mrs. G. w. Lamar. Mrs. j. b
Withers and Mrs. G. A. Whitehead. With
such an able body of women the exchange
can only be a success
Miss LA Glenn Of Atlanta will spend the
summer abroad.
Whist continues-all on the quiet-to be
the favorite game; it is no unusual sight
to see groups of quiet players, the still
ness only interrupted by the click of the
chips and an occasional growl from a
discounted partner.
Miss Marie Nisbet arrives to-day from
a visit to Washington. d. C.
Miss Hattie Well has returned from a
visit to Atlanta and is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Aaron Ferst
Miss Pearla Abrams is visiting Mrs. ]
". Levy in Augusta.
Miss Carrie Backus is making prepare
lions for another European trip during
the summer. and has begun to make up
a party to sail from New York in the
early summer to be abroad three months.
taking in the general points of interest
on the continent
Mrs Eugenia Furse has returned from
visit to friends in Augusta
Miss Susie Gaillard of Charleston is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Moultrie Lee on
Barnard street.
Miss Helen Marshall arrived yesterday
from Boston, Mass, and is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nisbet on Isorsyth
Park.
Miss Haltiwanger and Miss Howard
gave a unique entertainment last week
for the benefit of increasing missionary.
funds. library party was given and a
small admission fee was charged. The