The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-03

The entertainment given by the Ladies'
German Club at the De Soto on Tuesday
evening brought out a large assembiage Of
society people and proved a very delightful
affair. Until II o'clock there was general
dancing and then supper was served in
the banquet hall The cotillion which fol-
lowed was most successfully led by Miss
Caro- duBignon. who wore very pretty
gown of pink mousselaine de sole and the
display of radiant tints in the new dresses
made the ball room a brilliant scene. Mrs.
William +. Leaken wore a dress Of pale
violet brocade with a bertha of point Ouch
esse lace. Miss Elizabeth Haskell looked
unusually well in black satin, with pale
turquoise blue velvet and old lace on the
bodice, and one of the most attractive cos
TUNES in the room was of apple green
made light and lovely with an overdress of
.white silk muslin, and worn by Miss Winn
Of Thomasville Ga. Miss Kathleen Hun
ter's gown was of yellow satin with
touches of dark velvet, and a great deal OF
White chiffon. and Miss Elizabeth But
Ter wore very quaint and pretty dress OF
pearl grey crepe-de-chine, made over rose
red silk, with a cluster of roses fasl
tened on the shoulder by long loops of
taffeta ribbon. Among those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs John Sullivan, MIR. and Mrs
Taylor Walthour, Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. B.
Beckwith. Mr. and Mrs Louis Malone, Mr.
and Mrs. w. r. Leaken MIR. and Mrs. J. a
+. Crisfield. Mr.. and Mrs. Wright Hun
and Mrs. Charles Ellis Jr., Mr.. and Mrs
McFadden Mr.. and Mrs. Malloch, Mrs
Fleming duBignon, Mrs. Rauers, Mrs
Louis Haskell, Mrs. Paige, Mrs Robert
Butler, Miss Barnard of Boston, Miss
Winn of Thomasville. Ga, Miss Smythe of
Charleston, S. c., Miss Wheatley of Amer
icus, Miss Waring of Charleston, S. c.,
Miss Jessie Chisholm, Miss Huger, Miss
Lima Huger, Miss RaueIs, the Misses Has
kell, Miss Nan duBignon, Miss Grace Bar
nard, Miss Rosa Sullivan, Miss Mabel
Stoddard. Miss Conner. Miss Baldwin, Miss
Josephine Weed, Miss Georgia Freeman,
Miss Wthers, Miss Floride Banks, Miss
Blois Miss Daisy Bryan, Miss Mary
Haines, Miss Gordon, Miss Wilcox, Miss
Daniel Miss Moynelo, Miss Sarah Mills,
Miss Kate Guerard. and Messrs. e. A. ID.
Hancock, Mercer. Haskell, Sullivan, Har-
risOn, West, Fleming. Arson, Freeman,
Flournoy Davis, Warning, Brewer, Wal
thour, Rauers. ScreVen Lane, CoXetter,
Jones. Ganahl, Morris, owens, Elliott,
Stoddard. McAlpin. deBruyn Hops, Ander-
son, Watkins, Butler, Harrison and others.
Mrs L. G. Banks and Miss Banks enter
tanned delightfully."- on Wednesday after
noon at a tea, between tn. hours of and
z. They were assisted IN receiving by
Miss Waring of Charleston and Mrs.
Frank Battey. The reception rooms were
decorated with graceful festoons of bam-
boo vines and ferns and cut flowers. Mrs
AIumford poured the chocolate. and in the
dining room Mrs. L. c. LeHardy, Mrs. c.
N. West Mrs. Alfred Chisholm and Mrs.
T. S. Wylly. Jr., served the refreshments
assisted by Miss Gardner, Miss Florence
Olmstead, Miss Phoebe Elliott, Miss NJ. "
Stiles and Miss Cornelia Lee. Among
those who called were: Mrs. Charles 3.
Malone, Mrs. Hampton Ferrill, Mrs. James
T. Dent. Mrs. Louis Malone, Mrs. Card
ner, Mrs. Malcolm Maclean, Mrs. ". r.
Leaken, Mrs. Paul Lyman, Mrs. Edward
Frost, Mrs. Robert Burdell, Mrs. John
Screven, Mrs. Wright Hunter, Mrs. Ander-
son, Mrs. j. A. p. Crisheld Mrs. Davis
Freeman. Mrs. William Chisholm, Mrs.
Moynelo, Mrs. Malioch. Mrs. Taylor Wal
thour, Mrs. Overton, Mrs. Charles Dixon,
Mrs. Julian Schley. Mrs. r. l.. Mercer,
Jr., Miss Abbie Orme. Miss Georgia Free
man, Miss Kathleen Hunter. Miss Mamie
Jackson Miss Josephine Newell Miss
Olmstead, Miss Maud Smith, Miss Huger,
the Misses Haskell, the Misses Barnard,
Miss Jessie Chisholm, Miss Hayward.
Miss Bradley, Miss Butler and Miss Lila
Clay.
The german on New Years eve at the
Guards armory was perhaps the most
charming of the season, and every one
seems to have enjoyed him or herself TO
the utmost extent Mrs. T. NJ. Cunning
ham, Mrs. Rauers, Mrs. duBg-
non and Mrs. w. II. Daniel
were the chaperones. and Mr.. Edward 5.
Elliott led the german. The figures were
very graceful and effective and the old
year was danced out with a will just
as the last strokes of y O'Clock rang out
the orchestra struck up 1.-The Days of
Aud Lang Syne." aud the dancers, who
iust then had joined hands and formed an
immense circle sang the New Year in
with great spirit. Among the dancers
were Mr.. aud Mrs Clarence Murphy, who
have Just arrived from their wedding tour
Mrs. Murphy, who WAS the beautiful Miss
Grace Jordan OF Cincinnati, wore an eX-
quisite satin gown in a tint like pale
champagne, with a diamond star in her
hair. There were some other lovely cos
tunes. Mrs. Louis Malones, OF white sat
IN, with the bodice made entirely of little
rufies of pink chiffon, was particularly
admired. and Miss Kauers was charmingly
dressed in white brocdde. with beautiful
embroidery of pearls and sprays OF maid
rn-hair ferns on the waist. And there were
some unusually attractive organdie