The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-16

The gaieties for this week will be many
and varied. The largest entertainment
will, of course. be the Assembly ball,
Thursday evening, but there will be a
dance given by the young men out at the
yacht club Wednesday evening as wei as
dinners, card parties theater parties and
numerous entertainments pertaining to
Gen. Lees birthday on the 18TH The past
week has been a gay one for the very
young members of society with several
large parties, while to their elders there
was the usual round Of pleasures. enough
TO keep, the ball rolling very briskly
The german Tuesday evening was a large
one, and with the number of visiting young
ladies present a particularly interesting
one Mr.. Arthur Elliott led the graceful
pretty figures, and among those present en-
this occasion were Mr.. and Mrs Ralph
Elliott, Mr.. and Mrs Charles A. Shear
son, Mrs Fleming duBignon, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert c. Harrison, Mr. aud Mrs CLAIR
ence Murphy. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Gibbes, Mrs. William r. Leaken, Mrs. John
Malioch, Miss Jackson of Atlanta, the
Misses Buchanan of Philadelphia, Miss
Henderson and Miss Rankin Of Salisbury.
N. c, Miss Van Wagenen of Orange, n. j.,
Miss Steuerwald of Larchmont, N Y,
Miss Frances Charlton Miss Lily Ander-
son, Miss Mabel Stoddard, Miss Sallie Nc
Alpin, Miss Lima Woodbridge, Miss Irene
Withers, Miss Alice Connerat, Miss Mary
Ella Turner, Miss Georgia Freeman, Miss
Kate Guerard, Miss Lila Colquitt, Miss
Mary Jones. the Misses duBlgnon, the Miss
es Nisbet, Miss Elise Rauers, Miss Lima HUI
ger, Miss Mary Belle Elliott, Miss Ham
mond.. Miss Maclean, Miss Rosa Sullivan,
Miss Hattie Elliott, Miss Elizabeth Butler.
Miss Marie Blois, Miss Mary
Jo Pritchard, Miss Elise Guerard,
Miss Edith Johnston, Miss Righton Hab-
ersham, Miss Lila Low, and Messrs. FL
lott, Harrison, Walthour, Williamson,
Hunter, Paine, Butler, Myrick, Wright,
Barnard, Chisholm. Guerard. Haskell,
Watkins. Gadsden, Taylor Johnston, Con-
nerat. Arson, Anderson, Jones' Flournoy,
Kent. stoddard, Ganahl, Moore Mercer.
Rauers, Morris, Demere, Fleming, Sullivan
and Tenneil.
One of the largest card parties of the
week was given Tuesday afternoon by
Mrs. William s. Dafffn and several delight
full hours were spent by the guests. Trails
of smilax wreathed the walls, and ferns
and palms, with profuson of carnations,
roses and hyacinths, further decorated the
rooms. Mrs. A. B. Hull was the lucky win
ner of the first prize, a violet vase charm
ingly painted by the hostess. Mrs. Frank
c. Battey won dainty glove box of Mex
ican work as the second prize, while the
consolation, a pair of silver curling tongs
fell to Mrs. Clayton R. Woods. The guests
were as follows: Mrs. Lewis Malone, Mrs.
w. r. Leaken. Mrs. Horace Crane. Mrs
Eugene r. Corson, Mrs. r. j. Charlton.
Mrs. W. F. Baker. Mrs. Woodfn, Mrs
Mathew M. Hopkins, Mrs. John Rowland,
Mrs. Davis Freeman, Mrs Charles A
Gihbes. Mrs. W. deBruyn Hops, Mrs A
u. HUI, Mrs. c. R. Woods, Mrs. Frank
Battey, the Misses Buchanan of Philadel-
phia. Miss Moore of Florida, Miss Ethel
Noses. Miss Lucy Orme. Miss Pape the
Misses Egan, Miss Wthers, Miss Cooke
of Staunton, Va, Miss Hamilton, Miss
Bradley, Miss Cosens, Miss Georgia Free
man, Miss Strachan and Miss Pr!tchard.
Mrs. John Malloeh gave the second of
her beautiful afternoon teas Friday at
which she was assisted in receiving her
guests by Mrs. William L. Wilson, and
MIS-. r.. r. Corson. Much admiration was
expressed as to the decorations which were
unusually artistic and pretty. The fire
places and mantels were a mass of the
most beautiful maiden hair ferns inter
speTsed with yellow roses. The heavy lace
portieres between the rooms were covered
with delicate tracery of running ferns
while the lamps and candles were softly
shaded with yellow crepe shades In the
dining room, where Mrs. Edward Karow
and Mrs. Charles A. Gibbes poured tea and
chocolate, the decorations were of deep
scrimscn, Salvias and carnations, against a
rack ground of ferns and palms adorned
the mantel. and the refreshment table was
most effectively arranged. A large star Of
led carnations, fringed with maiden hair
ferns, formed center piece and between
the points of the star were
placed wrought iron candlestcks
with little pierced metal shades Serving
were Mrs. Arthur Overton, Miss Lily Nc
Lane Anderson. Miss Mary Savage Jones.
Miss Grace Barnard. Miss Florence MIS-
bet, Miss Annie Maclean and Miss Nan
duBignon. A few of the many ladies who
called during the afternoon hours were
Mrs. Lewis Malone, Mrs. j. Muir Lang.
MRS. Hopkins, Miss Emma Hopkins. Mrs.
i. A. d. Hancock, Mrs. George Mercer.
Mrs A. G.. Guerard. Miss Elise Guernrd
Mrs Crisfield, Mrs Howkns Mrs With
ets, Miss Withers. Miss Olmstead Mrs.
j. L. ,Walthour. Miss Conner Mss Lila
Colquitt, Miss Hammond Miss Van Wag-
eneu, Miss Phoebe Elliott. Miss Mary