The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-22

Lovers of poetry Will be glad to learn
that Mrs. Sydney Lanier, the wife Of our
great Georgia poet. will give a series Of
readings in this city from the unpub-
lshed poems of her husband. Almost all
Georgians must know the story of Mr..
Lanier: His talent as critic. Instructor,
prose writer and poet; his love of music,
of which his verse was the expression;
his courage through the poverty and i'll
ness which made his life almost tragic:
and through all and coloring all. his UNI
dying devotion to his wife Several OF
his poems, as well as the record of HIS
life show this love in all its strength and
beauty To our low coast scenery, as TO
the hills of Habersham and Hail, Mr.. La
nier in his Marshes of Glynn" and his
Song of the Chattahoochee" has given
a charm which no reader can fail to APP
preciate. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Lanier were
from Macon, Ga. During the latter part
of his life they lived in Baltimore, where
he gave lectures at the Johns Hopkins.
Mrs Lanier is known as a charming wo-
man. and her readings in Philadelphia,
New York and Baltimore have been most
successful. At present she is dehghting
her audiences in Boston to such an ex-
tent that she finds it difficult TO decide
on a date for coming south. However,
IT viii be during the month of January
and arrangements are being made for the
readings, the first of which will be held
at the residence of Gen. Lawton. Some OF
the ladies who are particularly interested
IN making arrangements for her coming
are Mrs. j., j. Wilder. Mrs. Mackan, Mrs
~. w. Gordon, Mrs. A. r. Lavton. Jr.
Mrs. J. +. b. Beckwith, Mrs. John Ms
ct, Mrs. Walter Charlton, Mrs Louis
Young, Mrs. James Dent, Mrs. Edward
karow. Mrs. w. r. Leaken, Miss Bessie
johnston, Miss Maud Thomas and MISS
Margaret Stiles.
The german on Tuesday night at the
Guards armory was beautiful one. If
was led by Mr.. r. w Cunningham and
Mrs. Fleming duBignon. A number of
Wuthuspally pretty gowns were worn, and
the blending of delicate colors in the
new ma terials is far more attractive than
the gorgeous, almost crude shades that
predomlnated last year. A lovely young
debutante looked charming in a gown
OF rose-colored taffeta, with little moss
green velvet about the bodice, while an
other costume of heavy ivory white satin
winch was much admired; was lightened
TO suit its youthful wearer with SPRAYS of
white hyacinths and pretty beyond de-
crlpuon was soft pink organdie with in
Vulnerable rows of tiny yellow lace and a
broad white satin sash. Then there was a
beautiful gown of Powered crepe de chine
with stripes of uncut velvet, and stll an
a
bodice OF pale blue chiffon.
Mrs. T. Mayhem Cunningham. Sr.. and
mrs. Lewis Haskell were the chaperons
ana those who danced the german We're:
Mrs. W w. Gordon, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs
Charles A. Gibbes, Mr. and Mrs. Cooper
Myers, Mr. and Mrs: John Malloeh. Mr.
ana MRS. l.. NJ. LeHardy. Mr.. and Mrs
Wright Hunter, Mr.. and Mrs Frank Bat
tey, Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Cunningham Jr
Mr.. and Mrs. T. s. Wylly Mr. and Mrs
arthur 4rlhbpg
Miss Caro- duBignon. Miss Nan duBienon
Miss Lily Anderson, Miss Katharine Hart
rldge, Miss Walter, Miss Scotia Walter
MISS Mamie Wilcox, Miss Irene Withers
Miss Mabel Stoddard, Miss Daisy BRYAN
MISS Kathleen Hunter, Miss Leila Nc
CURE, Miss Josie Freeland Miss Mary
Jones, Miss Elizabeth Haskell Miss Sally
Haskell, Miss Nan Screven Miss Emma
Hopkins, Miss Huger Miss Lima Huger,
Miss Ionic Guerard, Miss Kate Guerard,
Miss Sarah Mills, Miss Annie Lyman, Miss
Virginia Cunningham. Miss Nelly Bald
win, Miss Lila Colquitt, Miss Hattie Col
quit, Messrs; r. w. Cunningham, Murray
Screven, Arthur 3. Elliott, W. w VIII
Hanson, T. Lloyd Owens, Swan Sullivan,
II. W. Heating. Stuart Hincks c. J. Hunt
er, John w. Huger, Trenholm Hopkins.
Clarence Murphy, +. r. Mackethan, Mills
B. Lane, Edward Haskell. Godin Guer-
d. Taylor, Raymond Butler, William But
Ter Jr., George Gadsden, William Haskell.
kittenhouse Moore, Lewis Mercer. r. J..
Mercer, Jr., Edward Mercer Horace Hun
ter. Edward S. Elliott. Gordon Harrison.
r. G. Harrison, Julian Hartridge, Arthur
Gordon. James McAlpin, Jr.. e. O. Wat
kins, Jack Kinzie, John Morris, Albion d.
Johnston, Clarence Anderson, r. But
Ter, Jr., Harry Bruen, w. r. Robinson
and John WEIGH.
On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Wright
Hunter entertained a number OF her friends
delightfully."- with a card party at her
home on CASTOR street The first prize
was won by Mrs. Cooper Myers and was
a beautiful card case. The second, a book
was won by Miss Mary Whitehead and
Miss Maud Hayward won the third, a
silver hat pin. The guests We're: Mrs T.
v. Walker. Mrs Lewis Malone, Mrs
Charles Malone. Mrs. f. c. Battey. Mrs
John Heard Hunter, Mrs. w. w. Gordon
Al1in, Mrs Joseph Walker Mrs r. j.
Charlton, Mrs. Louis LeHardy, Mrs Ed.
ward karOw, Mrs. Arthur Overton, Mrs
James Hunter. Mrs. Harris Cope Mrs
George Cope. Jr., Mrs. George cosens
Mrs. Alec. HUI Mrs. w. IA. srhlev Mrs
~. ID Stevens, Mrs. w. q. MorreN Mrs
W ". Rogers, Mrs Charles Shearson.
mrs. Cooper Myers. Miss Mary whitehead
Miss virginia Cunningham. Miss Meta
Thomas, Miss Daisy Phillips Miss Geor-
gina Phillips Miss Daisy Bryan Mics
Leila Mcclure Miss Irene Mlfhers MIS-
lifnrletih Myers, ailss Margaret Stiles
Miss Emma Hopkins Miss Lelia HH Mlss
Maude heyward and Mise Baldwin
~, anq Afs. John Aaliooh gave a charm.
iff Nfte dinner party ou Meduesiav even.
togls p Leiiar1y. ~. dn1 Mra 81 IN 0ar.
tyN e $40 .ife. John u. false. and Mr
nH4 MfH Arthur ofefiGn.