The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04

The rush of the social season IS prac-
tically over, as a great number of societys
members are observers of Lent, and as
the Cotillion Club has closed its list OF
brilliant entertainments for the winter. 1t
has been a delightful season in every res
pect and particularly SO to the married
people. who have ceased to leave society
entirely in the hands of the younger
set Entertaining has been on an elabor-
ate scale. and the first TWO days OF the
past week were crowded with teas carn
parties and receptions. Weddings are sald
TO be a good criterion Of a seasons pros
perity, and of these society has had no
scarcity, the marriage of Mr. MarshaI
and Miss stiles Tuesday noon bringing 10
an appropriate close a season IN whlch
the scent of orange blossoms has hlled the
air. Already the devotees of society nave
begun to turn their attention from dane
ing and cards to Intellectual pursuits, attn
letic sports, cooking lessons, and classes
of all kinds and descriptions.
one of the closing events of the winter
season was the beautiful tea given Tues
dav afternoon by Mrs. Henry NJ. Steele.
Her home on Hull street was decorated
for the entertainment with charming
taste The suite of down stairs rooms was
thrown open and made lovely picture.
Tall palms and jars of ferns were placed
here and there while smilaX covered the
surface of the walls. In the hall
and reception room pink carnations
and maiden hair ferns were mass
ed on the mantels and chandeliers ana
the candles were yelled with rose coloted
shades. The library was decorated WIN
yellow ionquils and daffodils, and the DIM
freshment table was unusually pretty,
with the center piece of white roses ana
maiden hair ferns resting on square OIL
Mexican drawn work, and lighted by can
dies with little green shades. Inc feIresh-
ments were served by Mrs. Thomas
Wayne, Mrs. A. r. Lawton, Mrs. Charles
Ellis. Jr., Mrs. Louis Nj. Le-
Hardy. Mrs. Pleasant Stovall. Miss
PAYNE, Miss Helen Egan, Miss Annie Mac
lean, and Miss Harriet Elliott. Among
the guests who were present during the
afternoon and evening were Mr.. ana Mrs.
Tunstan Smith of Baltimore; Mrs. G. T.
Harrison and Miss Harrison, Mrs. Will
lam l.. CLAY. Mrs. j. Randolph Anderson,
Miss Helen Marshall, Mrs. William 5.
Lowell of Birmingham, Mrs. Frank Screw
on of Columbus; Mr. j. Markham Mar
shall. and Dr. Harry Marshall of Baltl-
more; Mr.. and Mrs Bernard Guest
Mr.. Pleasant Stovall, Mrs. George
Charles N West, Mrs. ]. Florance Minis
Mrs NJ II. Finnie, Mrs. Smith of War
renton. Va; Mrs. Rauers, Mrs. Charles
3. Lloyd. Mrs. Paul Lyman, Mrs. Isaac
Minis, Mrs. James II. Hunter, Mrs wal
ter Hartridge, Mrs Robert l.. Mercer Jr'
Mrs w. w. Owens, Mrs. George Minis
Mrs. McCulloch Mrs Robert McCulloch,
Mrs. Charles Henry, Mrs. Arthur M.
Gibbes. Mrs. John d. Paige, Mrs. Lewis
Malone, Miss Hopkins, Miss Cooke
Miss Lima Huger Miss Lily
Anderson, Miss Mamie Nisbet, Miss
Bolt Miss Eleanor Freeman, Miss Irene
Withers, Miss Pennman, Miss Sally Nc
Alpin, Miss Frances Charlton, Miss Jose
phine Egan. Miss Walker. Miss Elliott,
Mr. Julian Wells, Mr. S. P. Shooter, Mr..
c. A. Shearson, Mr.. Weber, Mr.. John
Morris and Mr.. Clarence S. Connerat, Jr.
The chief interest of Monday afternoon
was the charming card party given by
Mrs John Heard Hunter at her home on
CASTOR street. The rooms were fragrant
with the odor al freesies and jonquils, and
tall vases of Gala lilies were also used
in decorating the beautiful parlors. Eight
handed euchre was played and a prize
awarded at each of the four tables. Mrs.
George Owens, Mrs. Walter Hartridge,
Miss Betty Cooke and Miss Ethel Moses
were the fortunate winners, and the love-
ly prizes were a card receiver, shaped
like an immense daisy, a white and gold
Venetian vase, a Venetian candlestick
and a flower-shaped candlesuck of Dutch
porscelain. The guests were Mrs.
Charles Henry of New York,
Mrs. R. Cuyler Gordon, Mrs. Arthur
Gibbes, Mrs. Thomas s. Wylly, Jr., Mrs.
J. C. I4eHardy. Mrs. w. w Owens, Mrs.
Robert Hull. Mrs Charles Ellis, Jr., Mrs.
Tracy G. Hunter, Mrs. Frank Holland,
Mrs Clarence W. Murphey, Mrs. Pleasant
Stovall, Mrs. Wright Hunter, Mrs. George
w. Owens Mrs. II. Wiley Johnson, Mrs.
Walter Hartridge, Miss Constance Nathan,
Miss Sally McAlpin, Miss Lily Anderson,
Miss Edith Adams, Miss Olmstead Miss
Florence Olmslead, Miss Lima Huger,
Miss Haskell, Miss Hull, Miss Moses Miss
Irene Withers. Miss Floride Banks, Miss
Eugenia Johnston, Miss Emma Hopkins,
Miss Cooke and Miss Elizabeth Johnston.
Mr.. and Mrs Gardner f. Dickinson
gave handsome reception Tuesday even
ing entertaining a number of friends in
their attractive home on CASTOR street.
The decorations were very elaborate ana
beautiful, consisting of palms smilax and
profusion of cut flowers. The entrance