The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-28

is crowded with festivities, including doz-
ems of balls and dinners for every day
the popular fancy of this year having run
to eating and dancing, almost to the eX-
cluson of the old-time tame receptions. A
new and very successful feature or the
winter is a series of weekly dlnhefs-
dances-a sort of cooperative affair, which
is said to lessen the trouble of the hostesses
and give all concerned more enjoyment
than in the old way. On certain even
ing of each week dinners are given by
several ladies to all those invited to the
dance: after which the different parties
unite at the residence of one of them 1or
the dancing. In this way no one Is coih-
PEELED to dine a very large company ana
the novelty of the plan is another attrac-
ton Last week eight well known society
ladies' were the hostesses, and their uhlten
connanies afterward adjourned to the
Woliach bali room for the rest of the
night Mrs Wallachs ball room Is one
of the finest in the city-historlc, 100 LOT
the Pan American Congress held us ses-
sions there some years ago. All whlte
and gold. its furnishings are upholstered
in yellow satin, and its decorations are
MANY tall Chinese vases. Two OF nlem
were brought TO this country by Commo-
dore Perry upon his return from MS Ia
nous expedition and were the hrst sam
pies of the kilns of China ever imported
night the dinner-dance was given IN the
German embassy. although the ambassa>
dor himself absent was absent in chicago.
Wednesday night the President and Mrs.
Mckinley gave reception to the Juhlci-
arv from to II O'Clock. AT last week
state dinner the Presidents hospitality,
as usual. overlooked the boundaries of the
conventional dining ROOM and table SIX
tv feet long was spread in the main cor
ridor 1t was beautifully decorated with
flowers pyramids Of grapes, }ucious
SRA wberries in crystal bowls and dainti-
" tinted bon-bons set about in tiny shells
of glass and china. The candies burned
under shades of filagree silver lined with
red and electric lights in the national col
ors sparxled amid tall palm trees. Mrs.
Mckinley wore white lace over delicate
orchid-tinted satin; Mrs Hay, white lace
over yellow chiffon Mrs. Root, blue satin
and duchess lace; Mrs Miles, white satin;
Lady Pauncefote. black lace over corn
colored silk, with magnificent tiara OF
diamonds; Baroness Fava, black satln ana
white lace; Baroness Hengelmuller, white
brocaded satin and silver passementerie;
the Duchess d'Arcos, white satin, en-
broidered with gold; Countess de LIGHTER
velde salmon-tinted satin and chiffon;
Nine WI. an Oriental costume of pink
aud blue brocade. with jeweled slippers
and head dress; Sonora Calvo. black lace
over Ol1-rOSe SdLlnt SHIOIH &ALHllOH, SilNNi-
corded satin brocade; Mrs Fred Grant,
white satin, spangled with gold.
WASHINGTON is entertaining a royal guest
in the person of Prince Henri de Croy Of
Austria VINO is being Honized wherever
he appears in this country. He is about 40
years old little above medium hight,
with fine military bearing and a brist-
ling brown mustache. The Prince has
charming manners and full confidence in
IL. IL luac h1ff ia
idea of English as she is spoke" is so
funny that it is a difficult matter to pre-
serve ones polite composure when con-
versing with him. However, his
family tree overshadows all de-
fects. He is member of
the famous Croy-Duelman house of
Westphalia, Prussia, of which the origin
Is traced back to Bella II, King of Hun
gary, who died in 11H. His father Is
Prince Justus and his mother Countess
Ursel of Belgium. His Serene Highness
was entertained Tuesday at tee, given
by Justice and Mrs. Gray, of the Supreme
Court, assisted by a score OF popular so
ciety bellies.
Perhaps you are a little bit weary of
reading of the doings of the Dewey's; but
this social season is so mixed up with them
that to leave them out of any account of
current affairs would be like emitting the
Prince of Denmark from the play of Ham
let. AS everybody knows Mr.. John r.
Mclean, Mrs. Deweys brother, has the
vice presidential bee buzzing hard in his
bonnet, and brother-in-law Dewey IS good
naturally lending the luster of his repu-
tation to help along the family ambition.
The McLeans are enormously wealthy, and
every week their splendid home is the
scene of some gorgeous entertainment
which eclipses all others. The last was a
musicale, with twenty-five pieces Of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra and half a
dozen great artists Of the operate stage,
whose hire for the occasion no doubt con-
sumed half the salary Of vice preslden-
tial term. But then. money Is mo OBJ
ject" in the ambition Of the McLeans.
Unfortunately, Mrs. Dewey was suffering