The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-21

its temperature to a veritable summer OF
the tropics. Few of us. of course, are
prepared for such sudden change, ana,
while contemplating the great question of
clothes and just what shah constitute our
summer wardrobes, 10 summer is with us,
and who amongst us is thoroughly prepar-
ed for the season? SIX waists and serge
skirts, which take the place of spring cos
tunes i'm our climate, have now to be put
aside, and IN their place come linens.
lawns, organizes and the everlasting army
OF shirt waists. But while the minds OF
most almost all dwell only on that apparel
In which we are seen by our neighbors, and
the world at large, how many plan and
arrange to have clothes that are equally
attractive for home wear? 1t is the opn-
ion of most women that any thing will do
10 wear indoors. They may be excused
for wearing wrappers and dressing sacques
in a Southern climate, but why not take
the same pains to make them pretty that
we take with our street costumes? Why
not look as attractive indoors and to our
families as we do to tire world for whom
we care nothing? Some one has said that
the test of a well-bred woman is the
breakfast hour. What a difference there
is between the woman who appears at
that meal with a generally unkempt look
about her to the one who is the pink of
neatness in her fresh morning gown! And
yet in meeting these women on the streets
there is nothing TO suggest which is the
neat and which the untdy one. Just such
a contrast comes TO mind in the case of
two society women: One who is pretty
and dainty and altogether attractive look
ing when we meet her at reception, BAH
or in trim tailor gown upon the street, yet
in the bosom OF her family is the picture
of carelessness, with roughly kept hair,
and a general absence of buttons and pins
about her; the other, who might not at
tract the same attention in public, though
always well dressed, is a joy forever in
daily life BE ii morning noon or night,
she can never be found untidy, and dresses
with the same care even when the Their
mometer Unexpectedly rises to 81 degrees
in the month Of May. How can young
man divine which is whlch?'
Wednesday evening among the crowds
of people that thronged to Isle of Hope
10 see a darkey cake walk was trolley
party chaperoned by Mrs. Munnerlyn and
Mrs. r. j. Thomas Unfortunately the
pavilion was so overrun with spectators
that there was little room for the cake
walkers and the performance was some
what impeded. The ride home on the spe-
cial." however, is reported as having been
of an exciting nature. Those in the party
were Miss Greenleaf, Miss Barnard, Miss
Julia Owens. Miss Eaton, Miss Mary Ar
mold. Miss Emma Huger, Miss Mabel Stod-
dard Miss Belle Daniel, Miss Lima Huger,
Miss Jennie Haines, Miss Albert Hull,
Mrs Van Marter Mr.. Dave Barrow, Mr..
Craig Barrow, Mr. Lloyd Owens, Mr.. Ar
thur Elliott, Mr. John Morris. Mr.. Abbott
Thomas and Mr.. Tyrrell Morgan.
In other parties were Mr.. and Mrs. Lew
is Malone, Mr.. and Mrs. Wright Hunter,
Miss Lizzie Butler. the Misses Nisbet and
Mr.. Fred Myers.
Mrs. ]. Randolph Anderson entertained
Informally Friday morning in honor Of
Miss Mary Arnold. The other guests
were: Mrs. r. Cuyler Gordon, Mrs. w.
w Gordon, Jr., Mrs II. Wiley Johnson
Mrs. Edward A. Mercer, Mrs. Robert G.
Harrison, Miss Eleanor Green, Miss Lima
Huger, Miss Emma Huger Miss Belle
Daniel, Miss Hattie Elliott, Miss Marie
Nsbet and Miss Florence Nisbet.
Thursday Miss Mabel Stoddard gave a
pleasant little morning" at which her
guests We're: Miss Wheatley of Americas,
Mrs. Bayiy Hopkins. Mrs. Robert c. Har-
rison, Miss Jane sullivan Miss Lima HUI
ger. Miss Frances Charlton, Miss Marie
Nisbet, Miss Mabel Srachan, Miss En-
ma Huger and Miss Lily Anderson.
Miss Annie Conner entertained few
friends yesterday with a "trip 10 Meldrim,
where very pleasant day was spent at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Conner
he
Hayward Miss Emma Hopkins, Miss Leila
Hill, Miss Mary Clay, Mrs. George Mer-
Ger. Jr., and Miss Conner.
Miss Marie Cheatham was hostess Fri
day evening at pretty hearts party. given
Gor her by her parents, Mr. and Mrs E
u. Cheatham. Pink and green were the
only colors used in decoration. In the
front parlor roses were the flowers, with
pink lights while in the dining room the
lamps were shaded with green, and palms,
ferns and smilaX were prettily arranged.
After an exciting game of hearts had been
Played a large red heart was suspended
pie We're all blndfolded. Then the girls
were given gilt arrows, the boys silver
ones which they We're expected to pin
near the center of the red heart. OF
course, their efforts occasioned a great
deal of merriment. The prizes were all
hCart-shaped. Miss Ellen Blain was vic
torious at cards, winning a lovely photo
graph frame, and Miss Cate Ellis was
awarded a dainty silver stock pin for pin
ming her arrow nearest the center Of the
heart. Mr.. Frank Hayward distinguished
himself by carrying off both of the gen
tlcman's prizes a silver key ring ana a
cravat pin. Miss Cheatham's guests
were: Miss Emme Johnson. Miss Cora
Johnson, Miss Elizabeth Gilbert Miss
Maggie Meldrm Thomson. Miss Eileen
Hunter, Miss Cate Ellis. Miss L.alla Pal
mer. Mi IS Lettie Blain. Miss Ellen Blain.
Miss Myra Wilcox Miss Irene Shivers
and the Messrs Frank Hayward. Ravenel
Gisnilliat, Steve Hayward, Julian Schiey
Robert Thomson, Earl Dasher, Tom Hey.
ward, Jack Carson. Ed Thomson Edward
Webb, Darwin HUI, Tom Harper. Percy
Bacon TAFT Prtchard and Marcus Baker
Miss Claudia McAlpin entertained the
members of her club delightfully."- yester-
day. The party started at II in the morn.
ing and went in Mr.. McAipin's naphtha
launch to the Hermitage, where lunch was
enjoyed under the beautiful old oaks. Ia.
ter they steamed up the river quite a wov
returning to the city in the late afternoon
No pnettier trip than this could be in1ao.