The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-19

ly dull" in nearly all circles as the one
just past Perhaps people are resting in
preparation for Easter and the Whirl which
will follow. or perhaps they are only busy
with the ever-recurring and all-important
question of spring clothes. To be sure,
there was the last of the base bail games
at the Y. M. C. A, which drew a num-
Der of young people, and the Hibernian
banquet, which was an event TO a num-
Der of older ones. Then the theater with
"a Lady of Quality on the boards for
two evenings and Hoyts DAY and Night
given as an Elk benefit, proved quite at
tractive to others And the remainder
have congratulated themselves on the OPP
portunity for several good nights rest. OF
how much more interest any way, would
be the ION dts" that form the greater
portion of peoples conversation than are
the cut and dried facts that must fill the
society column If. instead of telling the
public that Mrs. Blank is the guest Of
Mrs. Dash, or that Mr.. So-and-So has re-
turned from New York, a few items such
as the following could be given how read
able" it would be. For instance. to re-
veal the name of the fortunate girl who
purchased four beautiful hats at the spring
openings last week, or to speak of the
society woman who has recently brought
two stunning Aiken hats home from New
York with her. or perhaps to give a
clew to that engagement Of two popular
young people, who won't announce IL for
themselves or TO mention the approaching
marriage of a Savannah girl to a man
from away" Then there is the Easter
house party at an ancestral home-for
which the guests seem to be making speed
Ter preparations than the host!-and also
the many amusing little anecdotes which
may be told, but not written, because the
recountant can always add If you tell
this I'll swear / never said it," BY the
way, a fashionable woman offered, not long
ago, quite large sum if she could be al
lowed TO write the society column with
out accepting the responsibility. This last
statement indicates that it would be as
well for Savannah if all its members were
required to assume as much responsibility
as the luckless reporter.
Tuesday evening Miss Albert Huh gave
a delightful Welsh rarebit party, at which
her guests were: Miss Marion Hammond,
Miss Anulette Stubs, Miss Katharine
Rauers, Miss Frieda Rauers, Miss Edith
Warfield, Capt. Spence, Mr., Clarence Con-
nerat, MIR. Fred Kent Mr.. Reeves and Mr.
Fred Myers.
Mrs. Edwin Parsons entertained a few
friends yesterday afternoon for Miss
Minelle Nichols of Baltimore.
Mrs H. NJ. Stoddard gave a silver tea
Friday afternoon for the benefit of the
Independent Presbyterian Church building
fund The attendance was unusually
large.
Miss Maude Hayward has returned from
visit to relatives in Charleston.
Miss Maud Smith is the guest of MIR.
and Mrs. Gratz Myers.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Parsons re-
turned to New York last week.
Miss Elizabeth Lucas is visiting MIR. and
Mrs. T. P. Ravenel.
Miss Marion Smart has returned from
short stay in Florida.
Mrs. J. B. Chestnut left for Atlanta yes
terday.
MIR. A. Gordon Cassels and Mr. Newell
Turner spent Tuesday at Mr. Cassers old
home at Pennington.
Miss Mary Clay and Miss Baldwin leave
tomorrow for Bryan county to visit Mr..
and Mrs. Habersham Clay.
Miss Renshawe of Boston. who has been
the guest of Mrs. Henry Steele, viii leave
tomorrow for New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herndon Nicoll of New
York, who have been spending the past
week at the De Soto. left for Asheville,
N. c., yesterday.
Mrs. Merrill of Boston is the guest of
her sister. Mrs. George owens
don, who have been spending the past two
weeks in Savannah, will leave for Vir-
ginia during the week
Miss Emily Hill arrived Friday from
Linden, near Button, and will spend this
week with her sisters, the Misses Hill, on
Taylor street
Mrs Washburn, who has been the guest
of Miss Maude Hayward, left during the
week for New York.
Miss Elizabeth Barrow left Wednesday
for Athens. Ga, where she win spend a
few weeks.
Mrs. Clayton R. Woods has returned
from Mobile.
Mr.. J. NJ. Lang left Friday for Florida
10 spend few days.
Miss Emily Forbes of Warrenton, Va.
arrived during the week and is the guest
OF Miss Lucy Chsolm.
Mrs. George Harrison will return this
week to her home. Brandon, on the James
river, Virginia.
Messrs. Percy Huger, Dan Hull and
Harris Cope will leave this evening for
Suwanee TO resume their studies.
Miss Mabel Stoddard spent a few days
al Daufuskie during the week.
Mrs. John Hammond and Miss Marion
Hammond have returned from Florida.
After spending several months in Sa-
vannah, Mrs. Tennile and Miss TennilIe
sailed for New York yesterday
Miss Hannah Smythe Of Charleston is
the guest of Miss Katharine Hartridge.
Miss Mary Mills of Griffin, and Miss An
ME Maclean returned Friday from a pleas
ant visit to MIR. and Mrs. Habersham
Clay in Bryan county.
Mr.. and Mrs George Williams Bacot Of
Amerscus have been visiting Mrs. T. C.
Bryan. at 3l3 Gwlnnott street, east. Mrs
Bacot who was Miss Flora Wheatey be-
fore her marriage. is well known in Sa-
Vannah. where she has many friends.
Miss Louise Chisholm, who has been
for some time the charming guest of ner
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