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

one of the most unique, as well IS pref
tiest, entertainments of the week was
the tea given by Miss Leonora Gabbett
Tuesday afternoon, al which her friends
learned their fate and fortune in a very
original way. The rooms were decorated
with garlands of wild smilax, ferns and
white flowers, and the hostess received her
guests in lovely gown of pale green chf-
fou, embroidered in white. She was as
sisted in receiving ny her friend, Miss
Baird of Alabama, who wore white or
candle over rose color. Each guest on
entering was given a card with genuine
four-leaf clover aud her fortune tod in
verse. Ices were served in dainty flower
shaped cups of green and white, and with
them were handed cakes iced with green
and white. In the center of each of these
was found tiny slip of paper bearing the
name of ones fate ana the greatest
amount of merriment was occasioned by
these discoveries. There were at least
fifty guests DresenG and in all that num-
Der it was said that there was only one
right man in the right place! The re-
freShmentS were handed by little Mss
Rosalind Wood and Sidney Gabbett
Among those who were present during the
afternoon were Miss Anna Guerard, Miss
Kate Rauers, Miss Anuette Stubbs, Miss
Albert Hull, Miss Alice Snnickson, Miss
Marion Hammond, Miss Frances Charlton,
Miss Crutchfe,d Miss Sadie King, the
Misses Johnston, Miss Righton Haber-
sham, Miss Harrie{te Russell, the Misses
Egan, Miss Flora Dancy, Miss Lockhart
Miss Rankin, Miss Mabel Stoddard, Miss
Lima Huger, Miss Emma Huger. the
Misses Bell, Miss Elise Rauers. Miss Nan
duBignon, Miss Annie Maclean, Miss Nina
Crane, Miss Mamie Nisbet, Miss Belle
Daniel. Miss Butler Miss Anne Butter.
Miss Clifford Munnerlyn' MISS jennie
Haines, Miss Alice May Connerat, Miss
Coralie Bel, Miss Eloise Bell. Miss Irene
Withers. Miss Bessie MacFarland and
Miss Hattie Elliott.
Among the pleasant card parties of the
week was one given Friday evening by
DR. and Mrs. w. f. Aiken at their home
on Oglethorpe avenue. The ladies' prizes,
a lovely Venetian vase and a pearl pin
were awarded to Mrs. James Muir Lang
and Miss Emma Hopkins. Mr.. Lang won
the gentlemen's first prize silver match
box and Mr.. William d. bearing won
the second, a silver hat brush. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Over
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. George Mercer Mr..
and Mrs. J. l.. Walthour, DR.. and Mrs
John S. Howkins, Mr. and Mrs. w. d.
bearing, MIR. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Lang. Mrs.
Thomas J. Charlton, Mrs. W w. owens,
Miss Howell. Miss Annie Maclean, Miss
Meta Thomas. Miss Josephine Weed, Miss
Marion Hammond Miss Emma Hopkins,
Mr.. +. s. Elliott, DR.. Pinckney Warning,
Mr.. de Bruyn Hops, and Mr.. B. f. Finney.
Mrs Lee Roy Myers was hostess at
small euchre party Tuesday afternoon
where a number of hours were delight
fully spent by her guests. The prizes a
lovely cut glass vase and a Violetholder,
were won by Mrs. Jacob Lippman and
Mrs Abram Netsburg. Mrs. Gerst of Nor
folk was given the consolation prize Those
present We're Mrs. d. ]. Rosenheim, Mrs.
Lawrence Lippman. Mrs. Abram Vets
burg, Mrs. A. Gerst, Mrs. Jacob Lippman,
Mrs Joseph Rosenheim, and Mrs Lewis
KaytOn.
Master George Tiedeman was host at
a Lovely party Friday afternoon given at
the home of his parents on Huntington
street, east. From four to six the little
guests were amused with the delightful
sport of pinning on while blindfolded, the
tail and trunk of an elephant. The prizes
which were a pretty doll, an aquarium
donkey. and a jack in the box were won
by Miss Frances Maher, Master Merritt
Dixon, Miss Laleah Stillwell and Master
Arthur Gregory. All of the children were
~iven Idle boxes filed with candy
Among the little ones present were the
Misses Kate Bell, Nannette West. Louise
J aher Frances Maher, Laleah Stiliwel
ana Masters AveriH Crane, Raiford Wood
Irwin Wood Donald Webb. Merritt Dix
on. Dudley Hull, Radcliffe Saussy, Arthur
Gregory Robert Mize, Horace Miller,