The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13
ART SALE AND TEA.
Uomnn's Exchange BAZAAR mt Hus-
sar's Club.

sar's Club.
The silver tea and art sale, held yes
terday afternoon by the members of
the Women's Exchange, was great
success, financially, and socially as
well.
The parlors of the Hussars' Club
which had been given over to the Ia
dies for the occasion, were most at
tractive in their decoration. Mrs. Rob-
ert Cornwell had charge of this de-
partment, and under her skillful and
artistic supervision the rooms were
transformed into a scene Of beauty.
SUSPENDED from the ceiling of the tea
room were immense Japanese para
soils. while strings of brightly colored
lanterns were hung from the center
of the room to the corners. Crimson
predominated in the decoration of both
rooms.
The young girls, who assisted
in serving the refreshments, were at
tractively dressed in white with GRIM
son ties and belts, and everywhere
the color scheme of white and red was
in evidence.
The art sale was carried
on in the front parlor. the beautiful
show of fancy work displayed on large
screens hung with crimson draperies.
Against this background the Mexican
drawn work was particularly effec-
tive. Embraced in this collection were
center pieces. table covers, bureau
scarfs, and doylies, of exquisite work.
rnanship. Another screen was covered
with colored and white embroideries on
linen, a beautiful display of handi-
work, and on still another was a fine
display of Battenburg and Renaissance
laces.
The daintiest of baby clothes were
shown at one table. and various sorts
of crocheted articles at another, while
in the art department were seen water
color and pen and ink sketches, picture
frames, menu cards. and a varied as
sortment of pretty work.
The sale of fancy work was large;
the committee in charge of this depart
ment consisted of Mrs. John Screven,
Mrs. Armin Palmer, Mrs. Robert Corn
well, Mrs. Horace Crane, Mrs. Edward
Stoddard, Miss Ruth Kayton, Mrs. A.
C. Harmon, Mrs. Max Wolff, Mrs. c..
G.. Bell, Mrs. H. Wiley Johnson, and
Mrs. Thomas S. Wylly, Jr.
Mrs. George Mills, president of the ex-
change, poured tea, and Mrs. F. g.
Strachan, Mrs. c. S. Abrahams and
Mrs. ]. Cunningham Postell served
coffee and chocolate, while the re-
freshments were handed by Mrs. Hen
~ MoAlpin, Mrs. Henry M. Steele.
Mrs. Julian Solomon, Mrs. Max Wolff,
Mrs. Richard Davant, Mrs. w. N.
Carmichael, Mrs. E. G. Frost, Mrs.
w. H. Leahy, Miss Bessie Lilienthal,
Miss Lima Roberts. Miss Claudia Nc
Alpn, Miss Minnie Mackall, Miss Anna
McAlpin, and the Misses Maclean.
During the evening hour the rooms
were crowded with young people, many
coming from the bowling alley Of the
Hussars' Club. Among the visitors in
the afternoon and evening, were Mrs.
Malcolm Maclean, Mrs. Henry Stod-
dard, Mrs. J. r. West, Mrs. Nathan
lei Harrison. Mrs. Richard w. Thiot,
Mrs Emil Newman, Mrs. w. w.
Rogers, Mrs. Lee Roy Myers, Mrs.
Louis Kayton, Mrs. Rosenheim, Mrs.
We'll, Mrs. Krauss. Mrs. Masterson,
Mrs. Gibbs, Mrs. Walter Gross, Mrs.
Edward NJ. Habersham, Mrs. Sea-
brook, Mrs. Perkins. Mrs. Mayer, Mrs.
st. 7. B. Graham, Mrs. M. A.
O'Byrne, Mrs. Estill, Mrs. NJ. M. Hop
kins, Miss Emma Hopkins, Miss Edith
Warfeld, the Misses duBignon, Miss
lane Judge Miss Maude Howard.