The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08

The first week OF the new year passed an
a bright succession of entertainments. large
and small for old and young, and tie
season may well be called at its hight now
New Years day falling on Sunday, there
were none of the usual receptions, bat
Monday was celebrated in various WAYS,
one of the prcttiost entertainments being
the tea given TO The Savannah branch OF
the Daughters of the Confedcraey by Mrs.
Hamilton Nj. Branch and Mrs. James Les
ter Sexton. Throughout the decorations
abe colors of the Confederate flag were
seen. and in every detail of the entertain
uent were TO be found reminders Of the
Confederacy. In the upper hall was sta
toned a band of musicians, whose pro
gramme included all of the familiar South
ern war songs. ana in the reception room
were placed portraits of many of the Con-
fedcrate genrals. Refreshments were serV-
ed in the dining room by Mrs. Clayton H..
Woods. Miss Nina Pape, Miss Georgia
Freeman and Miss Ellen Arson and there
the decorations were of crimson and white
carnations. These formed a center piece
on the round table and the room was light
ed by red and white candles with crepe
shades. Mr. and Mrs. Branch ana Mrs.
Sexton received their guests under the I'M
furled flags of the Confederacy, the uni
form Of which was worn by Mr.. Branch.
Mrs. Sexton wore a gown of Confederate
gray. and both ladies carried bouquets OF
crimson and white carnations. Among the
euests were Mrs. Octavus Cohen, Mrs. j.
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BRYAN. Mrs Horace Crane, Mrs. Clayton
r Woods. Mrs Thomas Screven, Mrs. W.
ID. Krenson Mrs. f. d. Bloodwerth, Mrs'
Barron Carter. Mrs Alexis Nicolas. Mrs
Joseph Thompson, Mrs. l.. G. brewer MIS-
Charles II. Dixon, Mrs. Pape, Mfs. Is. T.
Oliveros Miss Barron, Miss kollocki MISS
Marlin, Miss Barnard. Miss j. holl,cN'
Miss Y. r.. McLaws, Miss Charlton MISS
n v McLaw. Miss Withers Miss Mar
fsset Gardner, Miss Harmon, Miss MINIS
Agiss Strickland, Miss Mel Ihomas' MISS
Chapeau and Miss Dresse
one Of the most delightful card parties
If The season was given Tuesday ailer-
noon bv the Misses Orme at their nome on
Homes street Palms and ferns with pro-
fusion of beautiful Roman hyaclnths ana
white and pink roses were used IN decor
etine the rooms Five handed euchre was
the game played, and Mrs. Black ana
Mrs J. L. Walthour were the fortunate
winners of two particularly pretty pieces
of embroidery Among those who were
present were Mrs James r. Sheldon, Mrs
Hampton L. Ferrill, Mrs. PAU LYMAN
Mrs John S. Howkins, Mrs w. ID. Dear
ing. Mrs Charles Dixon, Mrs Cecil Gan
belt Mrs Isaac Minis, Mrs. Finnie, Mrs.
Robert Ellington, Mrs l.. G. Banks, Mrs.
Alec Hun Mrs. John ScreVen, Mrs. Wal
Ter Hartridge. Mrs Wallace Howard, Mrs
Black Mrs James S. Wood, Mrs. Ma
thaniel f. Jackson, Mrs. Thomas Purse
Mrs Dafn, Mrs. William q. Morrei,
Miss Belle Hardee, Miss Claude Bond
Miss Irene Withers, Miss Phoebe Elliott
Miss Corinne Mackau, Miss Georgia Free
man, Miss Marion Hammond, Miss Sally
Baker Miss Alice Remshart and Miss
Righton Habersham.
The first german of The New Year was
danced Tuesday evening at the Guards
arnory and was made doubly interesting
by the presence of number of visitors
Among these were Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Wilson Hodge and Mrs. Clifford Carleton
of New York, Miss Frieda Haskell of Coz
umbia, S. c., Miss Alice SinnicksOn of Sa-
lem, y. j., Miss Castor of Bainbridge,
Ca, Miss Louise Chisholm of Birming-
ham Ala, and Miss Tyndall of Pittsburg,
Pa, the chaperons, Mrs. ]. Flor
ance Minis, Mrs. Fleming duBis-
non and Mrs Henry d. Stevens,
were present, and Mr.. Clarence Anderson
led the various pretty figures of the cotil-
lion. Present were Lieut.. and Mrs. Tim
beriake, Mr. and Mrs. Robert c. Harri-
son, MIR. and Mrs. Cornelius f. Noses, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles A. Gibbes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernard Guest, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Murphy, Miss Lima Woodbridge, Miss
Annie Conner, Miss Lima Huger, Miss Jane
Sullivan, Miss Rosa Sullivan, Miss Mabel
TJal-
en- Egan, Miss Nisbet. Mss Florence MIS-
bet, Miss Rauers, Miss KATE RauerS Miss
Frieda Rauers, Miss Clifford Munnerlyn,
Miss Anulette Stubs Miss Leonora Cab
bett, Miss Edith Warfeld Miss Florence
Omstead, Miss Elise Guerafd,
Miss duBignon, Miss Jocine Weed.
Miss Nan duBignon. Miss Alice May Con-
nerat Miss Lila Low, Miss Elizabeth Has
ken, Miss Sally Haskell, Miss Albert Hun
Miss Annie Maclean, Miss Harriet Ell
Loot, Miss Lily Anderson, Miss Mabel
Stoddard Miss Corinne Mackan, Miss Mary
Jones, Miss Marion Hammond Miss Belle
Daniel, Miss Flora Dancy Miss Rightop
Eabersham, Miss Lola Moynelo, and Capt.
Davies, Capt. Garrard, Lieut.. Carpenter,
and Messrs. II l. Stoddard, John Morris,
H. Il. Bruen George Freeman. Arthur
+. Elliott, Robert Fleming, Thomas Bias
singer, Hubert Duckworth, l. S. Elliott
Shelby Myrick, +. r. McKethan, Arthur
Haines, Louis Haskell. Frank bearing
Frank Egan, Fred Kent, Henry Walthour
G. Noble Jones, Harry Daniel, Clarence
Conncrat, North Chsolm, Langdon West
Eldrcd Simkins, John Carswel
Rogers Woods, Oliver Hunter
Robert Butler. j. D. Taylor
Adams Ganahl, John Morris, Stein Bryan
Fred Myers, Lowndes Walthour, Charles
Banks, Leopold Alexander Edward c
Haskell, Edward Demere, Palmer Arson
and George Germany.
Prominent among the social affairs OF
the week was the afternoon reception
given by Mrs. G. II. Remshart Wednesday
20 introduce her younger daughter Mis-.
Marie Remshart. The rooms were elabc
rateiy' decorated for the occasion wiz
foliage plants and flowers. A delicat,
traccry Of Wild smilaX bordered the cell
Ing and festooned the doorways and chan
deliers On the manteis maidenhair ferns
We're banked, and above these rose masses
of carnations and white narcissus. Gu
glass vases filed with the same flower.
and bowls of white and pink camelia.
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