The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-03

Mikado rehearsals are absorbing society
devotees just now; other affairs are given
up to it. The catchy airs are not con-
fined to the rehearsal hail. The debu-
tantes have taken most kindly to the
"toddling away the fan fiirtatlons and
dances Some of the most graceful and
beautiful Of the society bellies appear at
at great advantage in these Japanese
costumes, and their quick grasping of
the music is compliment to the train
ing of the Choral Society. Three Little
Maids" are the admiration of the au-
diencc that find these rehearsals ex-
tremely attractive The kirmess fad last
season had the town for several weeks.
and now the NIikado fad is on just as
unremittingly.
Miss Margaret Vernon Stiles enter
tanned Informally last Monday morning
in compliment to her guests, Miss Marion
Schmidt and Miss Conrad. Among the
guests were: Miss Mary White, Miss
Irene Withers, Miss Nan Screven and
Miss Emily Hill.
Mrs ]. 4. Walker gave one Of the
tea, from 5 to Z O'Clock, last Tuesday
La France roses added beauty to the
loneliness of the artistic rooms Mrs.
Hutchinson of Boston, to whom the tea
was given, was gowned in black silk and
brocade. Mrs. Walker was gowned in
a stylish combination of taffata silk, of
a brownish tone. with lemon colored
x
were Mrs c. NJ. Gilbert, Miss Nellie
Baldwin. Miss Grace Barnard, and Miss
Emma Hopkins. One of the unique fea-
lures of the tableewas an immense alsa-
ton bow of wide pink ribbon, the stand
ing loops forming a basket-like effect,
which were filled with maiden-hair ferns.
Among the guests were: Mrs John
Heard Hunter, Mrs. H. D. Stevens, Mrs
NJ NJ. Stewart, Mrs. w r. Leaken. Mrs.
c. s.. Connerat. Mrs. w. w. Rogers, Jr
Mrs. c. B. Malone Mrs. ]. A. Bates, Mrs
w G. Morrel, Mrs c. A. L. Cunning
ham, Mrs G. A. Whitehead, Mrs. John
Hopkins, Mrs. Malcolm Maclean, Mrs. j.
B. West, Jr., Mrs r. @. Fleming, Mrs
j. B, Johnson, Mrs. G. A. Cosens, Miss
Nina Pape, sIiss Ionic Guerard, Miss
Helen Buckman Miss Macbeth, Miss
Stella West. Miss Annie Lyman. Miss
Henrietta. Myers, Miss Owens. Miss With
ers, Miss Drake of Charleston, Miss Mag
gle Gardner. Miss Lizzie Johnson, Miss
An-ie Conner, Miss d'Antignac, Miss Con-
nerat, and Miss Alice Bates.
Mrs J. A P. Crisield gave an oyster
roast at her home on Hall street last
wednesday morning. Her guests were
Mrs. Murray NJ Stewart, Mrs. John
Mallock Miss Stiles, Miss Mary Appleton,
Miss Mary White. Miss Phoebe Elliott,
Miss Mary Joe Stiles. Miss Lily Ander-
son, and Miss Mary Jones.
Miss Ida May gave a Library party"
last Wednesday afternoon in compliment
to Miss Farson and Miss Buchanan The
names of standard and popular books
were represented in such manner as
to suggest the names; which suggestions
came with rapid results to the quick and
have not yet dawned upon some of the
less keen. Love" written on a blank
card, represented Drummond's The
Greatest Thing in the World" incident
ally or otherwise. This was guessed by
some of the guests at first sight. The
prizes for guessing the greater number of
names fell as follows: The first prize.
volume of Reveries of a Bachelor and
Dreamland, was won by Miss Helen
Buchanan: the second prize, a copy of
'.Nfy Summer in a Garden, was Won by
Miss Mamie Maccaw; the third prize, a
silver DOCK marx, was won Dy MISS Irene
Withers. The other guests were: Mrs
j. 3. West, Mrs. G. A. Mercer, Jr., Mrs
John H. Hunter, Mrs. c. A. Gibbes. Miss
Caldwell of New Orleans. Miss Ada Hull
Miss Maggie Gardner. Miss Pamela La
mar, Miss Emma Hopkins. Miss Nettie
Martin, Miss Leila Arson, Miss Ellen
Arson, Miss Emily Hill. Miss Nina Pape
Miss Jennie May. Mrs. Claude Hammond
and others.
After the theater last Wednesday even
ing the following party had dinner at the
De Soto, after which the evening was
finished with dancing The guests were:
Miss Birdie Kayton, Miss Ruthie Kay
ton, Miss Birdie Kulman, Miss Nina Kul-
man, Miss Evelyn Eisman Miss Adell
Rosenbaum Mr.. Oscar Kulman Mr.
Ike Kalman, Mr.. Dave Rosenheim, Mr.
j. Dryer and Mr.. Gussie Kayton.
Miss Nellie Baldwin received last Thurs
day afternoon from 5 to O'Clock; Miss
Hattie Hardee, Miss Matte Backus, Miss
Mary Appleton and Miss Annie Lyman as
slsting with serving refreshments Some
OF those present We're: Mrs. ]. f. B.
Beckwith. Mrs W r. Leaken, Mrs. John
II. Hunter Mrs T NJ. Cunningham. Jr
Mrs. J. A. Cosens, Mrs. c. A L. Cunning
ham, Misses Phillips, Miss Conner, Miss