The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18

Mrs. ]. NJ. Lang. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. d. bearing, Mr.. and Mrs. j. L.
Walthour MIR. and Mrs j. S. Howkins,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 3. Chestnut, Dr. and Mrs.
w. W. Owens, Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Wyily,
Jr., Mr. and Mrs r. NJ. Huh Mr.. and
Mrs. H. G. Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs c. E.
! Gillette, Mrs. A. b. Hull, Mrs. Nj. Y Nc
lntire, Mrs c. H. Dixon, Mr.. Arthur Over
ton, Mr.. w. N. Pratt and Mr.. w. w. Will
hanson.
The Ola Podrida Club was entertained
Friday afternoon by Mrs. Charles CT. Bell,
at the third of its Interesting meetings.
The parlors of Mrs. Belps home were very
attractive with lovely decorations of
plants and flowers. The nantes were par
ticularly wen arranged Cocoa palms and
featherly ferns were used as background
for the freshest and sweetest of spring
noWerS-narcissus Jonquils and freesias.
The same flowers aud ferns We're banked
beneath the long mirror a the end of the
room, and placed here and there were
handsome palms and foliage plants. The
first prize, a cut glass almond dish, was
won by Miss Marie Remshart; the second,
unique and very pretty card receiver,
was awarded to Mrs. r. H. Cornwell,
while the consolation, a silver mounted
rabbit foot, was awarded to Miss Parrish.
Among the guests were Mrs. James Earle,
Jr., Mrs. Davis Freeman, Mrs George
T1edeman, Mrs. Louis NJ. LeHardy, Mrs.
William Bisbee Mrs. II. w johnson, Mrs.
Armand Palmer. Mrs. e. A. Cults, Mrs.
Horace Crane, Mrs. R. Fl. Cornwell, Mrs.
4. j. Dinkins, Mrs Otis Ashmore, Mrs.
w. D. Krenson. Mrs. Gardener Dickinson,
Mrs. st. j. b. Graham, Mrs. Jul
Han b. Johnson, Mrs. William G..
Cam, Mrs. d. Y. Dancy, Mrs. Horace
Remshart, Miss Nina Crane, Miss Annie
Maclean, Miss Floride Banks, Miss Ma
ME Jackson. Miss Parrish the Misses
POI
Miss Constance Chestnut celebrated her
own birthday and also that of st. Valen-
tine with lovely hearts party Wednes-
day afternoon. The house was beauti-
fully decorated with carnations, and it was
in charming surroundings that the twent-
ty-flce little guests commended for
the pretty prizes. The scores were kept
on heart-shaped cards, and when the
games were over Miss Sarah Cunningham
and Miss Harvey Hull cut for the first
prize pair of silver scissors, which were
awarded to Miss Cunningham. Miss
Louise bearing, the winner of the second
prize, cut glass bonbon dish, had also
tied with Miss Belle Battey. The BOBBY
prize, a lovely valentine, was given to
Miss Anna Bell Those present were
Miss Sarah Cunningham, Miss Saida Sto-
vail, Miss Margaret Charlton, Miss Mil
dred Cunningham, Miss Sophie Meldrim,
Miss Inez Tiedeman, Miss Lucy Dancy
MISS harvey Hull, MISS julie ScreVen, MISS
Annie Simkins, Miss Fanny Hinton, Miss
Louise bearing, Miss Sidney Gabbett
Miss Augusta Wood, Miss Gladys Girar-
deau Miss Florence Stevens, Miss Vera
Palmer. Miss Marguerite Stults, Miss
Claudia johnson, Miss May Egan, Miss
Eliza beth Krenson, Miss Joe Woodfin
Miss Gertrude Sullivan, Miss Elizabeth
Malone, and Miss Belle Battey.
Between the hours of and on Thurs
day afternoon the residence of Mrs w.
| T. Williams, on Henry street, was crowd
ed with callers, the occasion being an
afternoon tea. The decorations We're ex-
ceedingly pretty and refined, consisting Of
white azaleas, hyacinths and fresias, with
garlaflds of bamboo vine, and with palms
and ferns. Color was given to the rooms
by the walls, which are of a soft rose
tint, against which the vines and foliage
plants showed to great advantage. 9th
erwise everything was green and white.
The mantels were draped with white India
silk. over which fell sprays of aspara gus
| formosa and loops of hot-house smilax.
Flowers and ferns were banked above
surrounding crystal candelabra, with
green candles and white shades White
shades were also used on the chandeliers