The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-09

Why?<
We here are all of English breed,
And all our friends are English, too;
And vet Dame Fashion has decreed
That to be quite the thing" we need
Our native tongue oft to taboo.
For instance Why-will you tell me
When we're "At Home" a certain day,
The legend on our card must be
r. S. v. p, and not p A?
My Phillis is of course divine,
But plays sad havoc with my heart;
Her coquetries me oft incline
To doubt if she be really mine,
And tell her we had better part.
Suppose, alas! so sharp a cut
Should end our courship why-pray
tell
Must I ON card of farewell put
p. p. c., not T. T. L.? H f.
Some one has aptly translated the R. s.
V. P. placed on wedding invitations, as
has been done occasionally Real Silver
Wedding Presents" and why not? An
amusing anecdote is told in connection
with this subject. A lady here, on receiv-
ing an invitation with r. S. " P. inscrb-
ed, placed on her reply the unfamiliar
combination S. B. A. NJ, which reused
great curiosity. and feeling
on the part on the recipient
that she must be far behind the
times. After searching through Ollendorf
for any possible phrase that might bear
the mystic initials S. b. A N. she gave it
mp, and was amazed to find weeks after
wards that the letters intended simply to
convey the fact, in plain English, that the
note was sent by messenger of color!
The week has been largely filled with
card parties, teas and small dances No
entertainment of great Importance has
taken place. but there has been much
pleasure and gaiety crowded into the after
moons and evenings. The Misses Nisbet
gave a delightful dance Wednesday in
honor of their guest, Miss CallIe Jackson
of Atlanta. Among those who were pres
ent were: Mrs. J. Randolph Anderson. Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Murphy, Miss Lima
Walter, Miss duBignon, Miss Nan duBig-
non, Miss Henderson of Salisbury, N. c.,
Miss Mabel Stoddard Miss Elise Rauers.
Miss Elizabeth Butler, Miss Lila Low
Miss Righton Habersham, Miss Lily Nc
Lane Anderson, Miss Josephine Weed,
Miss Grace Barnard, Miss Georgia Free
man, Miss Hattie Elliott, Miss Edith
Johnston, Miss Annie Maclean. Miss
Frances Charlton, Miss Rosa Sullivan.
Miss Jessie Chisholm, Miss Marian Ham
mond, Miss May duBignon, and the
Messrs. Thomas B. Paine, Swan Sullivan,
Louis Morgan, Theodore Barnard. LeopoId
Alexander, John Morris, Anton Wright.
Walter Chisholm, G. Noble Jones Fdw9 rd
Haskell, Charesworth Hunter, Edward
Stoddard, George Freeman, Paul Haskell.
+. bearing, Robert Fleming, Willie CHS
holm, Rittenhouse Moore, Adams Ganahl.
Palmer Arson, Henry Wathour North
Chisholm, Jack Rauers, Savage Lyman.
John Stoddard, A. D. Johnston, Horace
Hunter and Frederick Kent
Miss Irene Withers entertained Thurs
day afternoon with a charming tea al the
home of her mother on CASTOR street.
Pink was the dominant color in the draw
ing room, where the guests were received
and carnations the flowers used in dAc-
Grafton. Ferns and palms were placed
about the rooms and the lamp and can
ole shades were of delicate rose color Miss
Withers wore lovely gown of pink silk
and was assisted i'm receiving by Miss
Phoebe Elliott and Miss Margaret Vernon
Stiles. Miss Elliotts gown was of white
mousseline de sole, over white silk. ana
Miss Stiles wore rose colored brocade. In
thS uininB room the decorations were of
white and green, Roman hyacinths and
maiden-hair ferns adjoining the mantels
and table. The ladies who served the re-
fresments were: Mrs. Alec HUI
Mrs. Arthur Overton, Mrs H.
d. Stevens, Mrs. James L. Woods
Mrs. Paul Lyman, Mrs Marshall. Mis-
Moore, Miss Florence Olmstead. Miss Mar
garet Gardner, Miss Bessie Hayward ana
Miss Annie Morel. A few of the man,
guests who were present between the
hours of and o'clock were Mrs r 6
Wylly, Jr., Mrs James FAIRIES Mrs
Charles B. Malone. Mrs. James Y. Dent
Mrs. Charles Dixon, Mrs Sherier Mrs. w
deBruyn Hops, Mrs. Pollard, Mrs Mckee
Mrs. Hampton Ferrill, Mrs Nathaniel
Jackson, Mrs. James r. Sheldon. Mrs
Henry Steele, Mrs. William bearing. Mrs
Jennings, Mrs. William Garrard Mrs /
a. 9. Carson, Mrs. Clarence Connerat.
MATS Green Mrs. A. Gordon Cassels. Mrs.