The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-23
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society.


az what t viii br.rE It is the entr arts
~ eo-lctys drama Outside the curtain.
We may stroll about tar Hobbies ~ at
comfortably chatting in the boxes. while
behind tho scenes the acsers are busy
with pencil ana powder. brocade ana run.
or rehesrsung each his part What will
the season bring Is Their, one % us
that does uo' ak me question with spec
ulative interest2 group NJ girls. not
long ago. were discussing this point for
the cdiacauon % a pretty young crea-
ture In their midst. who had not yet come
out You poor littie thing, You think %
will b. perfectly lovely. don't you7' and
the speaker raised her delicate prows ca
pressiyely she doesn't know does sne.
girls" There Vas q sympathetic murmur.
and a simultaneous hfting 81 white hands.
Society" remarked the hrown-eyed girl
with the che rful expression. els excru-
ciatirg tho nrst year. nice though sull
a biz wearing the second. ana delightful
me third What Is ~ after that Kate
Kate SAID that after that So became
question n dinner parties ana which men
liked YOU. not how many % discrimina-
ton. ia short The trouble the rrst year,
che explained ".s that you want quantity,
not quality You must be- dancing all the
time. ara 10 every man in che room isn't
nice 20 you. YOU are miserable Now %
my comfortable age" ana she stretched
out her beaded slipper ana examined the
toe rehsctveb. "a clever man next you
a. dinner make . susf -ieutiy agreeable
evening The curiy-haired girl confessed
just here that she had occas onally found
dinners a hi, duil 'Of course. you have
my dear, because you are only a year
old Alice. here. in her third season, is
just beginning 10 enjoy them. Now. Alice
s. a. che perfect age Tor society. she is
Whist Wordsworth would call girl OF
cheerful yesterdays and confident to-
morrows For me. J am getting . hit
pssse" and she sighed prettily. The
trouble with you girls" said the Phiioso-
pher. looking up over his paper. ana flick
ing an ash from his cigar. o. that YOU
take society too seriously. You can't meet
things as they come. but must always he
looking ahead and when you are dane
ina one german you are wondering VINO
VIII ask YOU for the next. Society, instead
Of being a mere pastlme. becomes the
chief business Of life / have observed
continued this wise Individual. that this
IL the essential difference between men
ard women Even after she IL married
woman would keep on going out II nus
bands. as class ana separately, were not
so fsarfully bored hy o. A. h b., she has
always her card parties and teas ana
what not. whereas devoted man unds even
the occasional stag dinner a trine-shall 1
saw reerettsbleq-aud would rather stay
az home with the baby" But az this
there wss a chorus Of protesting obs. and
with an indignant nutter o. skirts the
meeting broke up. perhaps 20 be coniin-
ued in regions above, beyond the invasion
of man.
The wedding Of Miss Nellie Charlton
ard Or George l. Harmon. whose en-
gasement has been recently announced,
viii be- celebrated very quietly Wednes-
day evening oct 2. There will De- no re-
ception. and Or and Mrs Harmon viii so
North on their wedding tour shortly after
the ceremony. Upon their return. they
NJ reside az No III Jones street. west
en-. and Mr.. ". ". Gordon ana Miss
Margaret stiles are now ia scotland visit-
Ing Mr. and Mrs W a. Low az their
place Mealmorc. near Inverness Miss
stiles spent the early part of september
on the continent and saw the Passion
Play az Oberammergau on sept 2. Gen
and Mrs Gordon and Miss stiles expect
TO san for America oct 10. and will proc
ably reach Savannah about the end OF the
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Turner. Miss Tur-
ner and Master Francis Turner will re
turn Tuesday 90 Savannah. after an alb
sence OF a year and a half and expect 10
go Immediately to their home at Mont
gomery, where they will stay during the
coming winter.
Mr. ard Mrs Arthur y ~ Gibbes. Miss
Katherine Hartridge Gibbes and Miss
Frances Gihbes left Ashevilie Wednesday.
after a summer very delightfully."- spent at
the Manor. and are now with Mrs. Har-
wood at the Majestic in Atlanta.
air. and Mrs. william Garrard and their
family will return home Friday after
spending the latter part OF the summer
IN Button.
AIR and Mrs T. Mayhem Cunningham
and Miss Mildred Cunningham have lett
Saratoga ana are In New York for the
fall
Mrs Louis G Young. who has been
travelling la Europe oil summer. spending
a good deal 0 time in Switzerland and
more recently Ia London. has returned 20
Savannah.
Mr. aud Mrs r Habersham Clay reach
I'd Savannah Wednesday marning after
delightful summer at the North.
Miss LILY Lyman came % the city Fri
day from Blunton. and IL visiting MIS-
Margaret Charlton.
Mr.. and Mrs " J De Renne. Miss II
frida de Renne. and Master Audley de
Renne returned last week from Europe
ana ore now IN New York.
Miss Julia Charlton returned home a
few dave ago. Miss Charlton has been
IL Grand Rapids. Mich, most OF che
sumner. studying modern kindergarten
work and methods.
Miss Mary white. who has been abroad
for some time ana IN London recently
has sailed FOR America.
Mics Rehecca Minis and Miss Fannie
Minis have loft Vineyard Highlands and
are now 81 Baltimore.
Mrs C Lucien Jones, Miss Gertrude and
Master Catesby Jones. who have been at
Flowing Rock duriug the summer, are
now az Lenoir
Mr John J. stoddard ana Miss Isabel
stoddard. after spending the summer al
Gfeenbrier White sulphur Springs. have
returned 20 their home "a Washington.
Mrs Hampton l.. Ferrill. Miss Eleanor,
and Miss Margaret Ferrill. are now IN
New York.
Airs. Pascal y. Strong has come in from
Beaulieu, 10 spend tho winter IN town. al
Us Jones street cast.
Mrs Joseph iluecr will close her sum
mer home IN Biuntou aud return % the
city tomorrow. accompanied by Miss Cler-
mont Huger and Mr. Percy Huger.
Miss Ellen McAlpin, who has been stay
Ing IN Asheville for the past fortnight
returned home Thursday.