The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-08
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1.-THE mills OF the gods grind slowly,
''But they grind exceeding small
1t will be amusing to see what change
the year eighteen hundred and ninotv.sIx
will bring about for a short time in Sc
ciety. For at least three times in their lives
the girls in Savannah viii have an oppor-
tunity TO conduct the Germans as thcy
think fit: to decide who shall he present.
who shall reign as ''beaux" and who shall
pose as wall-fowers. We hope that few
young men viii be kept long in a state Of
agonizing suspense yet there is A sur
plus Of men in society, some young wo-
men are planning to revel in the delights
of a stag career, and we hear that one
young man who was favored with five in
vitations for his first German" las ac-
cepted them all. Early in January the first
of a series of cotllions TO be given by the
ladies will be held at the Guards armOry
There will be a complete reversion OF the
usual state of affairs. Ladies viii act as
members, and leaders have been chosen
from among them, while the chapeIons
will Of course be Of the opposite sex. The
Germans will be led by Mrs. T. NJ. Gun
ningham, Jr., Mrs. Charles A. Gibbes. and
Miss Annie Lyman. The dates have not
vet been fixed.
Miss Daisy Bryan gave a small dinner
party last evening at her home, on Charl-
ton street. The table was effectively
decorated with La France roses. The
guests were: Miss Elise Rauers Miss Sa-
rah Mills, Miss Scotia Walter. Miss Kate
Guerard, Messrs. Lewis Mercer Edward
Mercer. T. Lloyd Owens. Robert Har-
rison and John Morris.
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Jokers' Club on Friday evening, with
delightful card party. The guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Wiley Johnson. Miss
Sally McAlpin, Miss Daisy Bryan, Miss
Hattie Colquitt Miss Annie Conner, Miss
Josie Freeland Miss Elise Haskell, Miss
Elizabeth Haskell, Miss Sally Haskell,
Miss Helen Marshall, Miss Flor
ence Nisbet, Miss Virginia Cunning
ham, Miss Elise Huger, Miss Lima Huger
Miss kathdine Hartridge, Miss Sarah
Mills, Miss Caro- duBignon, Miss Nan
duBignon, Miss Ionic Guerard, Miss Kate
Guerard, Miss Elise Rauers, Messrs r
{. Harrison, Jack Kinsie Fred Myers
Godin Guerard Edward Mercer, Ham
mond Read, Mills b. Lane William But
Ter Jr, J. j. Tailor, Arthur Gordon,
Clarence Anderson, Julian Hartridge
Swan Sullivan, Arthur Elliott William
Pratt, Pinckney Waring, Stuart Hincks
Horace Hunter, T. Lloyd Owens and Ed
ward Haskell. The ladies' prize was won
clemens was cut for by Messrs. Godin
Suerard, Arthur Elliott and Stuart
Hincks, Mr.. Guerard winning it.
The charity bah. of which mention has
day evening at the Guards armory. Be
tween the hours of 10 and the bail room
presented a gay appearance. About nifty
couples We're present, and seemed to thor
oughly enjoy the occasion. Few
entertainments give such an OPP
portunity to combine charity and pleas
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The Louisa Porter Home have only added
10 their reputation as ball-givers. Those
present We're Mr.. and Mrs. John Malloch
NJ. and Mrs. Robert Ellington, Mr.. and
Mrs, Charles A Gibbes, Mrs. Robert
Butler. Miss, Elise Rauers. Miss Eliza
beth Haskell, Miss Sally Haskell, Miss
Elise Haskell, Miss Sarah Mills, Miss
Huger, Miss Lima Huger. Miss Kate
cartridge Miss Mary Jones, Miss Lila
Freeland, Miss Fleming, Miss kathleeui
Hunter, Miss Ionic Guerard, Miss Kate
Guerard, MISS Irene Withers Miss Lily
Anderson, Miss Nan duBignon, Miss Nan
ScreVen, Miss Lima Walter, and Miss
Scotia Walter; Messrs George Gadsden
Horace Hunter, Julian Hartridge, Ray
mond Butler, William Butler, Jr.. Lewis
Mercer, r. l.. Mercer, Jr., Edward Mer-
Ger, W. Gordon Harrison, R. c. Harri-
son, Augustus Merckle, Trenholm Hop
kins, Arthur b. Elliott, H W. Heating
r. Q. Watkins, 10 Tailor, Thomas Wayne
Blttenhouse r Moore, Palmer Arson,
Paul Haskell, Edward s. Elliott, T. LLOYD
owens, Jack Kinzie. c. J. Hunter, Robert
Butler, Jr., John Morris, Z. r. Mac
Kethan, Robert Wayne, Clifford Wayne
II. =. Twitty, Jack Rauers, Fred MYERS
Swan Sullivan, Carter Gordon and Lewis
Haskell.
The second German Of the season was
danced on Tuesday evening, Mr. Arthur
Il. Elliott leading. Some OF the new fig-
ures introduced were unusually pretty
The frosty night only added zest to the
dancing, ana with brilliant color and
dainty gown, each girl looked her best
Those present We're: Mr.. and Mrs Will
lam r. Leaken. Mr.. and Mrs Wright Hun
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Malone Mr. and
Mrs. w. w. Gordon, Jr, Mir
and Mrs. Charles A. Gibbes Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Gibbes. Mr. and
Mrs. John Malloch, Mr.. and Mrs
l.. NJ. LeHardy, Mrs. J. j.. b. Beckwitb
Miss Helen Marshall, Miss Nisbat. Miss
Florence Nisbet, Miss Huger. Miss du-
beth Haskell, Miss Elise Haskell. Miss
Sally Haskell, Miss Mamie Wilcox. Miss
Walter, Miss Scotia Walter, Miss Rauers
Miss Mills, Miss Lyman Miss Conner. Miss
Baldwin, Miss Lucy Lyons Lee. Miss Pa
mela Lamar, Miss Josie Freeland Miss
Mary Jones, Miss Hattie Colquitt Miss
Nan screyen, Miss Ionic Guerard Miss
Daisy Bryan, Miss Virginia Cunningham
bliss Katharine Hartridge. M. Arthur ~
Elliott, Mr. W. W. williamson An NJ
Lloya owens Mr. Edward s. Elliott. Mr.
Jlenhoim Hopkins. Mr.. Murray Screvcn
AT. James ". McAlpln. Jr., Mr.. Gordon
t5aftlsoh, Mr. Robert q. Harrison. Mr.
raymond Butter, ar William Butler ~
pr Lewis Mercer, AIr. IN
Mercer. Jr. Nf Edward Mercer Nj
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~ AfAlihe' Dr. Julian Hartidge, Nh