The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-16

kinds. and then the winter season Will Ice
over There have been series OF interest
ing social affairs during the week, end
ing with the delightful reception given by
the Saturday Club yesterday morning at
the residence of Mrs. J. F. p BeckUith,
on CASTOR street. where the club men,
bers and their guests had the pleasure or
meeting Mr. F. HopSinson Smith. Mrs.
Beckwith was assisted i'm receiving hy
Miss Ellis Miss Waller. Miss Maud Hey
ward and Miss Nellie Baldwin. The rooms
We're crowded between the hours of r. ana
.. each member having the privilege OF
asking four friends. so that quite a large
number of people were present.
The week opened with two teas which
were given on Monday afternoon. Miss
Waller, who was assisted i'm receiving by
Miss Virginia Fraser of Charleston. ana
by Mrs Louis G. Young. entertained at
her home on Bolton street The house
was decorated with bamboo vines and the
lamps were prettily shaded with pink.
Mrs. ]. F. b. Beckwith presided over one
table and Mrs. c. A. Shearson over an
other, while. Miss Jackson and Miss Maude
Hayward helped with the serving. A few
of the guests were. Mrs c. n Brandt.
Mrs. T.. NJ Cunningham. Jr.. Mrs. An
de-son Carmichael Mrs. Alfred e Mills.
Mrs.. J. 2. 3. Beckw:th, Mrs.. c. A. shear
son Mss El!s Mss Lamar. Miss Ger
t-u6e Clarke. Miss Maud Thomas Miss
Johnston, Miss Eugenia Johnston. Miss
Nary Whitehead. Miss Hartridge. Miss
wilkins. Miss Green and Miss Jackson
Al Miss Nellie Baldwln's tea ON Liberty
street her mother. Mrs Baldwin. received
with her, and Mrs Wright Hunter poured
the chocolate Miss Annie Lyman, Miss
Leila Hin, Miss Hattie Hardee,
Miss Emma Hopkins Miss Ma
rion Boggs Miss Annie Co
mer. Miss Sailie McAlpin. and Miss Ohm
stead served the refreshments Among
the guests were Mrs. Randolph Anderson,
Mrs. T. NJ Cunningham, Jr., Mrs w w
Gordon. Mrs George Cosens, Mrs. Wal
yer Haruldge, Mrs. Robert Ellington,
Miss Mary Jones. Miss Belle Harrison.
Miss Lima Woodbridge, Miss Elise Huger.
Miss Hattie Colquitt, Miss Caro- duBignon,
Miss Nan duBignon, Miss Katharine Hart
ridge, Miss Brigham, Miss Kate Brigham,
Miss Lily Anderson. Miss Daisy Bryan,
Miss Richmond, Miss English Miss Ar
mold, Miss Irene Withers. Miss elise Rau-
ers, Miss Scotia Walter, Miss Mary White
head, Miss Leona Guerard Miss Kate
Guerard. Miss Elizabe<h Haskell. Miss
Florence Nisbet Miss Maud Thomas Miss
Lowell, Miss Katharine Stiles, Miss Flor
lde Banks and the Misses Johnson.
Miss Florence Nisbet entertained a num-
Der of her friends very charmingly on
Monday evening in honor of Miss Rich
The other guests We're. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Randolph Anderson, Miss duBignon,
Miss Nan Screven. Mr.. Leopold Alexan-
der. DR.. T. p. Waripg, MIR William Clay,
Mr.. c. J. Hunter, Mr. J. ID. Taylor. Mr..
Anton Wright, Mr. +. .. Watkins and
Mr.. Rittenhouse Moore.
On Tuesday afternoon the Saturday
Club and a few other guests were for
tunste enough to enjoy charming en-
tertainment. given by the Shakespeare
a nj
Mrs. A S. Waring. The afternoon was a
delightful one. The entire first floor was
thrown open, and beautiful howers-an
exquisite variety of japonica, violets and
roses-were placed about the rooms. The
programmes for the afternoons enter
aux toali-'ie DANES: Juliet, Mss Kate
Brigham, Portia- Miss Mollie Johnson:
Ophelia, Miss Johnston; Lady Macbeth,
Miss Lucy Hull. The curtain rose on an
artistically arranged little sitting room.
in which Mrs. r. Montague (alasD in
rich brocade costume of by-gone days,
was presiding over a dainty tea table and
solloquiZing on the hnrdships of life
with such a helpmeet as Romeo. To see
and hear the once adored Juliet spitefully
revilng, in truly Shakes pearian language,
married life and her liege lord-who, it
seemed, was given to haunting her with
her girlish fondness for moonlight and
balconieS-was warning to youthful ro-
manticists. AS for Portia. stately and
dignfied ever. and given to wondrous
Latin Interpretations, it was piteous to
hear her admit that she had almost shown
the right casket to Bassanio that he had
married her for her money, that he and
Antonio spent their time in gambling
and that all her wit wisdom and legal
knowledge had not led her TO demand d
settlement. Mrs Capulet was delightfully."-
chlldlSh ana vacant, with "A tendency to
quote perpetually the somber sayings of
the adored Ham," while Lady Macbeth
was a canny Scotchwoman of sound com
mon sense and an aversion for aught but
the amenities of life And these four la
dies, three of whom are associated with
-sr-l. H. H..
drank tea and scolded in a very bright
and refreshing manner. 1t would be hard
TO say which of them did herself and the
Shakespeare Club most credit After the
play the entertainment was trans formed
into an afternoon tea, at which delicious
refreshments were served Besides the
members of the two clubs. the CUES 5
were: Mrs. Munnerlyn, Mrs. William
Owens, Mrs. Edward Karow. Mrs. George
Cope Mrs. Tracy G.. Hunter. Mrs. =. A.
Warning. Mrs Walter Charlton, Miss
Lowell Miss Julia owens. Miss Brigham,
Miss Lily Hill, Miss Georgina Phillips,
the Misses Minis, the Misses Mills. Miss
Lawton. Miss Belle Hardee, Miss Edith
Johnston. and Miss Helen Hardee.
On Tuesday evening the last. but one OF
this winters germans was danced at the
Guards armory, and was an unusually
large one 1t was led by Mr.. Trenholm
Hopkins. and the chaperones were Mrs
J. J Wilder, Mrs. Rauers, Mrs. Louis
Haskell and Mrs T. NJ Cunningham
Among the strangers present We're Miss
Richmond and Miss Brigham of Flushing
L l.. Miss Wimberley OF macon, ana MISS
Jennie English of Atlanta. Miss Marie
NIoynelo, who has lately arrived from Bal
timore, made her debut in Savannah on
this occasion, and wore a becoming cos
tune of white organdie with clusters OF
crimson roses on the corsage. Miss Mary
Arnold was also present at this german
and was warmly welcomed by her many
friends.
Mrs. William Langhorne Wilson was
hostess a a particularly pretty luncheon
on Tuesday. given in honor of Miss Elise
Bryan and her bridesmaids. The table
was decorated with white and green, bri-
dal roses and delicate ferns formed
the center piece. and there We're bouquets
of freesias and maiden hair ferns at each
place. The party consisted of Mrs. vii
son, Miss Bryan Miss Lily McLane An
derson, Miss Jennie Bryan Miss Mary
Jones, Miss Daisy Mcintosh. Miss jamie
Mcintosh. Miss Daisy Bryan and Miss
Hattie Colqutt
Miss Margaret Stiles and Miss Katharine
6llles entertained on Wednesday after
neon, AZ ~ Taylor street Their guests
We're. Ars. r g Battey. Mrs c. A. l..
tullllIlg nam, Mrs. Wright Hunter Mrs
4.aAaolpa Anderson, Mrs. George Ner-
VI a-.s. ss..l -i1..gea, Ms. tfaitef Hart.