The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31


And that All Hallow Fen should fan
upon a Sunday! How can one be Stun
bling down the cellar stairs with look
ing glass and candle, dipping her head
unto a -four barrel, or catching apples
with her teeth when duty points the way
10 church? And yet, unlike Christmas
and Washington's birthday, All Hallow
Fen cannot be celebrated on the proceed
ing or following day. for with the dawn
of All Saints morning the mystic spell Is
broken and the ghosts are laid to rest.
with Nov. our sheeted parlors are as
Stunning less whitened and sepulchral
form. Familiar faces peer out from gilded
frames and our ancestors look down on US
again with placid imperturbable counte-
nances. How much better some Of them
look with the mosquito nets over them!
Unfortunately, there seems no medium
where family portraits are concerned,
either the pictured faces are attractive,
Unellowed with age and surrounded by
halo of interest or else they are the
terrible wooden figures and hard faces
that a certain school of painters perpe-
4rated as an afiiction for their descend
ants. If perfect in every detail no room
can be more beautiful than the stately
reception room of a southern home, but
ordinarily speaking, the "parlors' in most
of our homes are only just commencing
10 be attractive More light and air, fires
flowers. interesting books and pretty pho
tographs are all that is needed to make
the simplest apartment look lived in,'
and that is. after all, the keynote to an
attractive home.
And the cry is "stn they comer' To
the list Of debutantes Of the coming sea-
son must be added the names of Miss Elise
Guerard, Miss Righton Habersham and
Miss Josephine Weed. Although they
have all been away at school for the
past few years they are too well known to
need introduction. Miss Guerard has ar
rived from the Warm Springs, and is at
present at her home at Isle Of Hope, Miss
Habersham has returned from a SUMMER
trip and Miss weed viii arrive from the
north in few weeks.
Among the home corners. who have ar
rived during the past week, are Mrs.
George W. Owens, who has been spending.
the summer and fall at her former home
near Boston, Mass; Mrs. r. NJ. Cunning
ham who has been at Saratoga and later
in New York, and Mrs. Charles Shearson.
Mrs. ShearsOn was accompanied by Miss
Lila Low, who after many years spent In
Canada. has returned to Savannah, her
former home, and as mentioned last week,
viii be one of the debutantes OF this sea-
son. Mrs. c. Lucien Jones arrived on
"Wednesday from the north, and also Mr.
and Mrs. John Bryan and Miss Daisy
Bryan, who have been spending October
in New York. Mr.. and Mrs II. /. Stod-
dard and Miss Mabel Stoddard are expect
ed home to-day from Baltimore, and this
week will bring many more returns.
Miss Elizabeth Haskell, Miss Sally Has
kell, and Miss Lima Huger sailed from New
York yesterday, and during the week Miss
Meta Thomas will return home from NAL
bone, in Barlow county.
What is an exchange? Two years ago
one was born and died a natural death at
66 Bull street; where to-day in place of
anything pertaining even remotely TO the
confederacy, fiourishes a strictly Column
1ian enterprise. But the Savannahians
are not to be discouraged and like the
Phoenix the Womans Exchange, under
different surroundings, and with slightly
different title, has risen from Its ashes
This is an interesting fact TO all classes
But what is more interesting is the state
ment that this exchange is not to be a
place where, for sweet charity's sake we
pay two prices for a thing we do not
want. Preserves, embroidery pastry.
lamp shades. sweets-all things edible and
decorative that can be wrought by the
hand of the Savannah woman viii here
find a place-temporarily or from here
may be ordered. And society is waiting
for dainties that win be both attractive
and reasonable.
Among the November weddings will be
that of Rev Chas. c. Carson and Miss
Mamie Cassels, in the Pennington Pres
byterian church, next Wednesday even
ing at O'clock. The ceremony will be per-
formed by the Rev w. A. Nsbet of Sa-
vannah. Miss Eva Cassels will
be maid of honor, and the
following young ladies will be
bridesmaids: Misses Mary Carson of At
Santa, Ellabelle Morrison of EIabelle. Net
tie Brantley of Blackshear, Laura Fraser,
Augusta, Reppard and Evalen Mcdowell
of Pennington. They will wear white or
candle gowns and carry white fans. and
the maid of honor win wear pink and carry
chrysanthemums. Mr. S. W. Carson OF
Atlanta, a brother of the groom will be
best man, and Messrs. A. Gordon Cas-
sells, r. Frank Cassels, w. A. Fleming.
Jr.. and Robert M. Martin, will act as ush-
white taffeta silk gown, trimmed with rare
lace and pearl passementrie, and will carry
brides roses She is a charming young
lady, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs r. b.
Cassels and granddaughter of the late
Thos. @. Cassels of Liberty county. Rev.
Mr. Carson is the talented young pastor
of the Pennington and Blaekshear
churches, and is much beloved by his peo-
pie. After the ceremony, a reception will
be held at Roselon, the home of the bride S
parents
Mr. and Mrs Ralph Elliott gave a box
party on Friday evening to hear "Scachi, "
followed by O supper at their home on
Harris street. In the party were,Miss Daisy
Phillips, Miss Georglna Phillips, Miss Elise
Huger, Miss Hattie Elliott, Mr. Horace
Hunter, Mr.. Robert Harrison, Mr.. ALBION
ID. Johnston, and Mr.. Arthur Elliott.
Mrs w. W. Gordon sailed on Thursday
from New York for England, where she
will spend a month or two with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. William M. Low
Mr. Abram Minis returned home several
days aGo. During September and part of
October Mr. Minis has been south of the
Yellow stone