The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09

From card party to card party and tea
10 tea, she must fit. and even then there
are invitations that must be declined.
Wednesday was a day of card parties.
both in afternoon and evening. Mrs. John
Heard Hunter was hostess at one in the
afternoon, given in honor Of Miss Mcneil
of New York. The handsome rooms were
further decorated with La France roses
In tall crystal vases, and bowls of violets.
The first prize, q gold frame of Floren-
tine design, was won by Mrs. Abram Car
rington Read of Charleston; Mrs. Frank
Battey won the second, a cut glass vase,
and the third, card case and pocketbOok,
was won by Miss Kate Brigham. Among
the other guests present were: Mrs. Fin
ney. Mrs. Wright Hunter, Mrs. Alfred l..
Hartridge, Mrs. w. II. Schley. Mrs. a.
f. Mills. Mrs Thomas, S. Wylly. Mrs.
W. G.. Morrell. Mrs. l.. NJ. lie Hardy, Mrs.
J. Randolph Anderson. Mrs. w. w. Cor
don, Jr, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hopkins, Mrs. Har-
ris Cope, Miss Jessie Chisholm. Miss Ma
plie Richmond, Miss Nelly Baldwin, Miss
Henrietta Myers, Miss Leila Hill, Miss Rose
Lowell. Miss Katharine Stiles, Miss An
ME V. Jones. Miss Maggie Gardner, Miss
Mary Whitehead, Miss Emma Hopkins,
Miss Lily Anderson, Miss Margaret Yer
non Stiles, Miss Floride Banks. Miss Nina
Pape, Miss Annie Lyman, Miss Maud Hey
ward. Miss Mamie Eaton, Miss Georgia
Phillips and the Misses Mills.
At Mrs. John Screven's delightful party,
which was going on at the same time,
Mrs. Wallace Howard won the drst prize,
silver hat brush, Mrs. j. +. b. Beckwith,
Venetian glass vase, and Mrs. Stovall
potted fern. Other guests present We're:
Mrs. J. i. B. Beckwith Mrs. J. c. lie
HnFnV ATre
Walthour, Mrs. Taylor Walthour. Mrs
Robert Burdell. Mrs, Henry McAlpin, Mrs
I. NJ. Cunningham, Jr., Mrs G. l.. Mon
tague. Mrs. T. p. Ravenel Mrs. Guerard,
Miss Ellen Falhgant, Miss Hayward Miss
Baker, Miss Troost, Miss Jennie Sullivan
and others.
The same evening Miss Mamie Wilcox
gave a card party, at which the decora-
lions were unusually effective. Handsome
palms hlled every nook and corner and
potted ferns and pink azaleas We're
grouped about the rooms The mantels
were decorated with quantities of freesias
and rose colored shades were used on the
lamps and candelabra. Miss Nina Pape
won the first ladies' prize, an exquisite
little lamp. with a Dresden china globe.
while the second, q silver shoe horn was
won by Miss Maggie Gardner. Mr. John
Morris and Mr. ALBION d; Johnston won
the gentlemens prizes, which were a silver
clothes brush and silver match box. The
guests present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Wright Hunter, Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Mon
tague, Mrs. A. j. Ives. Mrs. Charles Dix
on, Miss Emma Hopkins, Miss Annie
Conner. Miss Katherine Stiles, Miss Elise
Rauers, Miss Florence Nisbet. Miss Mabel
Stoddard, Miss Kathleen Hunter, Miss
Johnson, Miss Irene Withers, Miss Jennie
sullivan, Miss Sarah Mills, Miss Hattie
Colquitt Miss Floride Banks, Miss Nina
Pape, Miss Maggie Gardner Miss Emily
HILL Miss Margaret Vernon Stiles Miss
Kate Guerard. Miss Mary Joe Pritchard.
Miss Maud Hayward, Miss Alice May Con-
nerat, Miss Ellen Arson; Messrs. Mills b.
Hancock =
Hunter, Edward Mercer, r. L. Mercer,
Jr., Charles Banks, Horace Crane. ]. de-
Bruyn Hops, Swan Sullivan, ALBION d.
Johnston, Willie Chisholm, J. F. Nicely,
Palmer Arson, Samuel L. Munford, Rob-
ert Butler Jr., Clarence Anderson, Ferris
Cam and Mr.. Brown.
The last of the leap year entertainments
which took place at the Guards armory
on Tuesday evening, was perhaps the most
successful of the series The german
which was danced after supper, was led
very gracefully by Miss Lyman. The chap
erones on this occasion were the Hon.
Fleming G. duBignon, Col Garrard, Mr.
George ]. Baldwin and Mr.. George w
Owens. Among the strangers present
Eaton of st. Louis and Miss Weed of
Jacksonville.
A beautiful tea was given on Thursday
afternoon from to T. by Mrs. Rauers and
Forsyth Park was decorated for the oc-
casion with a profusion of cut flowers
anu pOlteQ plants. Masses OF pink came
las rested on the mantels, cabinets and
tables in the drawing rooms, while tail
palms and graceful Easter lilies filed
every nook and corner. Mrs. Rauers wore
a beautiful gown of green taffeta silk,
with an irredescent bodice, and was as
sisted in receiving by Miss Elise Rauers.
whose charming costume was of pale col
ored Dresden silk, with soft lace ard
black velvet bows on the waist. In the
dining room the decorations were pink
and white. La France roses and
freeSias We're the flowers, and small sill
yer lamps with pink shades threw a soft
light about the beautiful room. Mrs. c.
A. L. Cunningham and Miss Mary Hoist
sat at small tables and poured the tea
and chocolate, while punch was served
in the hall. The young ladies who assist
ed in serving the refreshments Were:
Miss Annie Lyman, Miss Sarah Mills Miss
Elise Huger, Miss Elizabeth Haskell, Miss
Sally Haskell, Miss Hattie Colquitt. and
Miss Jennie Sullivan. About two hun
dred guests were present during the af-
ternon.
On Friday afternoon Mrs. T. P. Rave
mel gave a card party at which were
present Mrs. Joseph Muir Lang. Mrs.
George Mercer, Mrs. John Heard Hunter.
Mrs. w. w. Rogers, Mrs A ]. Waring'
Mrs. Carl n. Brandt, Mrs Arthur Overton,
Mrs. Charles A. Malone, Mrs. NJ NJ Hop
kins, Mrs. Robert Burdell Mrs. Black
Mrs. Edward Frost, Mrs J. f. c. Myers,
Mrs. Harris Cope, Mrs. Anderson Car
michael, Mrs II. D. Stevens, Mrs. Henry
schley, Mrs. Wallace Howard, Mrs. Paul
Lyman. Mrs. Tracy G. Hunter, Mrs +. c.
Battey, Mrs, A. 6. Guerard. Mrs Josiah
Walthour. Mrs. John Screven Mrs Alec
Hull, Mrs. w. w. Owens, Mrs. Stovall.
Mrs, W T. Williams, Mrs. Thomas S.
Wylly, Miss Abbie Orme. Miss Meta Hey
ward. Miss Eaton Miss Mcneil. Miss Bes-
sic Hayward. Miss Maud Hayward, Miss
Lily Anderson. Miss Jennie sullivan, Miss
Jessie Chisholm Miss Ellen Falligant and
Miss Jett Howard.
A brilliant leap year bail was given at
the Catholic Library hall on Tuesday
evening by the following list of ladies';
Mrs. John Halligan. Mrs. Edward Con
nor, Mrs. Haslam, Mrs. Rowan, Miss Bes-
sic Hanley, Miss Clara Strauss, Miss Nell
lie Haslam, the Misses Comm, the Misses
Harty, Miss Agnes Lyons. Miss Nan Col
den, Miss May Roman, Miss Agnes Doyle.
Miss Lucille DISTORTIONS, the Misses
OConner. Miss Sallie Black. Miss Emily
Conner, Miss Maud Beideman. Miss Me
SSrath, Miss Mullarky. and Mr.. John Hal
ngan, Mr.. Edward Conner, Mr. John
Strauss; Mr.. Joe Harry. Mr.. Tom Lynch,
Mr.. John Sullivan, Mr.. Frank Golden.
Mr. John McDonough, MIR. Edward Has
lam, Mr.. John Mclaughlin, Mr.. John
Brennan, Mr.. Jack Black, Mr.. Joe Con-