The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-27

One OF the fads OF the season among so
.iety swells will be a class which has been
formed to take professional whist lessons.
For some time now duplicate whist has
been popular among the card-players. es-
pecially among the young married people.
Whist clubs and whist parties have held
their own among other Savannah gaieties
and now the amateurs are glad to take adj
vantage Of an opportunity Of taking pro-
tessiOnal lessons. The teacher, a bright
attractive enterprising brunette viii
make her pupils play whist in such an up
to-date correctness, that they will be cap
able to compete with experts The nation
al leads, the signalling and all fine points
will be made plain, and by the end of the
course of lessons the self-contident play
ers Will be equipped for victory-or grace
FIJI defeat.
This class is composed Of the leading
society ladies in the city and the most en-
thusastic whist players have Joined, to
learn more Of this deep. absorbing, men
tal-straining, MISUNDERSTANDING, fasci-
mating game. In New York Mr.. +. T. Otis
Of the Knickerbocker Whist Club has made
a great success Of professional whist, and
the more he has to do with the game, the
more he likes it,
The next field, practically speaking. for
the new woman to enter is that of farm
Ing 1t is queer that she did not begin
with that, but she will, no doubt, before
long, don her boomers and brogans, de-
sert her wheel and take to the pillow.
1t is needless to say that whether she ac-
tUally does the practical part. or only rides
over her ields on her spirited horse and
directs the work, she will do wonders in
farming and win show how it can be made
paying occupation. And why? Because
she viii study up the subject. She will
not try expensive experiments. She will
learn from older and experienced victims
what to do and what not to do She will
take only few acres and she will make
as much on them as is now made on
dozens of acres. Some phases of the
new woman are good; some traits are
indicative of yankee-like perseverance.
and consequently viii rise to success
some types of the new woman are at
tractive and will crowd the men from
their vacations; not by good looks how
ever, but by their brains and capabili-
ties. There Is one thing, however, that
the women have always had in their
power, and that is defining the lines
drawn by society. They have been CALI
ca hard-hearted, but some one must de
eide these things, and women are not slow
70 take the right stand and to freeze
out the undesirable
There are many Savannah guests iusr
now IN Atlanta, and they are being we'll
treated there The women especially are
making every effort for the success of
their conventions.
The DANES and the Daughters held high
o g my IN Atlanta on the 18th. and 18th
The visitors from each society to the
city OF Atlanta We're received with such
a WhOle-souled welcome and such splen-
uld hospitality that they were all
charmed and delighted.
At the congress of the Daughters of
the american REVOLUTION, held on Friday
the 18TH, Mrs. Thomas S. Morgan, who
as MISS Hetty Casey, was one Of the
ciebrated bellies and beauties of Augusta
Ga city noted for its lovely women made
q speech that was a model of graceful
9Guon, strong, good sense, and beauti-
1ul sentiments. It was delivered with an
ease, and dignity, that stamped her as
pfe-emlnently one of the most intellect
II was received with enthusiasm, and
VIII not only add laurels to Mrs. Nor
gan reputation, but will be of inesti-
IS the state regent.
Saturday was Colonial Day" and in
Assembly hall that morning were gath
cred vast audience of representative
women, from al parts Of the union.
by the especial invitation of the GeOr-
gia president of the Colonial Danes, Mrs.
W. ". Gordon, Of savannah, the Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution We're
also present to listen to the address of
Mrs. Howard Townsend of New York,
the national president of the Colonial
Danes.
Mrs w w Gordon had also extended
an inVitaBion to sit on the platform to
Mrs. Adlai Stevenson, wife of the
Vice President of the United
States; Mrs. William Dickson, At
lanta regent of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution, Mrs. Gillespie
of the Philadelphia Colonial Danes, Mrs
Clayton Giles, vice president of the North
Carolina Danes; Mrs. James Lyons. reg
istrar of the Virginia society, and other
prominent Danes from various states.
The meeting was opened by Mrs Louie
NJ. Gordon, chairman of the committee on
Women'S congresses, who introduced the
handsome and efficient president of the
womans board Of the exposition in the
following graceful speech.
Madame Chairman and Colonial Danes
Of america. Most cordially do / welcome
y0b 20 our city.
1t affords me a real happiness to pre-
sent TO you the beloved president of our
woman 5 board, who, through her many
great successes and triumphs needs no
nIodUcUon TO this distinguished assem-
page ana no words are needed from me
IN DehaH Of her whose generous nature
ana magnetic personality are as wide
spread ano genial as the sunlight Ladies
Joseph Thompson. -
Mrs. Thompson offered a cordial ma,
come 70 the visiting Danes in few,
gracious and Well-chosen words. and pr+.
sehted -drs. William Lawson Peel tina
CHAIRMAN Of the colonial committee Or
the exposition ~
AIRS. Peel gave brief address, in which