The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11
SOCIETY.

Nothing of vital Importance has hap
pcned during the past week in the social
world except the advent of the straw hat
and shirt waist, and the laying aside of
visiting cards and conventional customs.
Easter comes so late this year that peo-
pie have not waited for it as the signal
for spring clothes, and therefore the self
conscious feeling that overwhelms one on
appearing in the proverbial Easter cos
tune will this year be done away with. To
many people Savannah's spring season
is her most attractive time of year with
its various kinds of out-of-door enter
tainments. One of the first of these
delightful launch party-was given on
Tuesday afternoon by Mr.. and Mrs. J. L.
Waltbour, who took a party of eighteen
up the river to Whitehall. where they
were charmingly entertained by Mr.
Frank Lathrop. Those in the party were:
Miss MacDannold, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Screven Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Stevens,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Wylly,
Mrs. Charles A. Gibbes. Miss Angelica
Crosby, Miss Lima Walter. Miss Grace
Barnard, Miss Lima Huger. Mr.. w. d.
Simkins. Mr.. Noble Jones. Mr.. Lowndes
Walthour, Mr.. Henry Walthour, Mr.. Mac
Dannold and Mr.. Edward stoddard.
The Misses Phillips gave an informal
ana delightful tea on Thursday afternoon
IN honor of their guest, Mrs. John Mills
OF Washington. d. c. They were assist
ed in receiving by Mrs. Frank c. Bat
tey, Mrs. John D. Paige, Miss Appleton,
Miss Arnold of Newport, r. l., Miss Green
Of Providence, r. l.. Miss Eta Smith of
Norfolk, Va. Miss Henrietta Myers, and
Miss Kate Brigham. Among those pres
ent were Mrs. Paul Haskell, Mrs. John
Malloch Mrs. George Owens, Mrs. WIN
lam r. Leaken. Mrs. Pollock, Mrs. Beirne
Gordon, Mrs. Robert L. Mercer, Jr., Mrs.
J. Randolph Anderson, Mrs. W. W. Cor
don, Jr.. Mrs. Trenholm Hopkins, Miss
Maria Minis. Miss Conner, Miss Thomas,
Miss Meta Thomas, Miss Gordon, Miss
Emmie wilkins, Miss Lima Huger, Miss
Margaret Stiles, Miss Grace Barnard, Miss
Marie Nisbet Miss Florence Nisbet, and
Miss Ellington.
The Augusta guests in town for the
Lowndes-Jenkins wedding, enjoyed a de-
ightful afternoon at the Yacht Club Tues
day, and on their return were entertained
at dinner by Mr.. and Mrs. George A.
Whitehead. The party consisted of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Cohen Mr. and Mrs w
II. Barrett Mrs. Harry Oates. Mr.. Henry
Hammond, and Mr.. Barrett Evans.
At the Reglmental Fair next week Mrs.
Edward Karow will have charge of the
refreshmeut table, and will be assisted by
Mrs. Fred Myers, Mrs. NJ. A. O'Byrne
Mrs Marmelstein, Mrs. Nichols, Mrs W.
j. Dixon. Mrs. Workman, Mrs. j. B.
Withers, Miss Cosens, Miss Julia Owens,
the Misses Olmstead, Miss Irene Withers
Miss Mary 10 Stiles. Miss Henrietta
Myers, Miss Margaret Vernon Stiles. Miss
Phoebe Elliott, Miss Eta Smith, Miss Eliz-
abeth Haskell, Miss Sally Haskell and
Miss Marie Bois
Dir. William jefferson. son of Joseph JEFF
fersOn, and Mr. Usher of Brooklyn were
entertained at dinner on Wednesday even
ing by Mr.. William Neyle Habersham. The
Others in the party were Mr.. Newell West,
Mr.. J. A p. Crisfield, Mr.. Z. Il. c. Hab-
ersham, and Mr.. Noble Jones.
Friday evening a delightful fish supper
was enjoyed at Bannon Lodge, Thunder
bolt, by party, in which were MIR. Clar-
ence wainwright Murphy Mr.. Thomas b.
Paine, Mr.. Robert Hun, Mr.. Mills b.
Lane, Mr.. Frank f.. Jones and others.
Mrs John D. Paige entertained with a
supper party on Friday evening in honor
of Mr.. Parsons, and Miss Parsons of New
York.
one OF the chief attractions Of the past
week was RIP Van Wrinkle" on Wednes-
day evening. A crowded house greeted JEFF
ferson and even the boxes were all filled.
Judge Galloway, Mr.. Fleming G.. duBig-
non and Mr. w. w. Osborne. occupied
one, ana another was taken by Mr.. Frank
sullivan Of the T.. S. N, who had as his
guests Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. ordon. Jr..
Miss Belle Harrison, and Mr.. Arthur Cor
don
Mrs Daniel Hops chaperoned a merry
party to IhunderbOlt yesterday for a mic
ME. Among those IN the party were:
The Misses Mary Kline, Clifford Munncr-
lyn. Missile Hun, Edith Northumberland.
Clermont liuger Marian Maclean. Nela
Maclean. Ethel Taylor and sidney st1bbs
Frank Hayward, stephen Hayward Jim
Lyman, Berrien Glover. Willard Sullivan.
Dan Hun and Tattnall Pritchard.
Mrs. NAPLES. Miss Mabel stoddard and
MISS Lima Huger are the guests Of Mr..
Albert StOddard at Mclrose Daufuskle Is
land, FOR few days
Miss Sarah Mills returned "Wednesday
from Bryan county. where She was the
guest for several days of Mr. and Mrs.
Habersham Clay.
Mrs Walter Charlton and Miss Marea-
re- Charlton VIII leave during the week
ior Athens. whore they viii spend the
Easter vacation
Miss Kate Brigham has returned from
Green cove Springs. in Florida, where
hne mas been iof the past month.