The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-18
SEASONS FIRST S0IREE.
Was Given at the Guards Hall Last
Night.


Bright lights. pretty decorations,
good music and beautifully gowned wo-
men combined to make the soiree last
evening brilliant success. The
Guards Hall was the scene of the en-
tertainment, and as usual on such oc-
casions was changed from it's every
day severity into an immense ball
room. Palms and rose colored draper
les, together with groups Of divans and
comfortable chairs, made a fitting back
ground for the dancers.
An excellent supper was served
down stairs in the companies rooms
at IL o'clock, after which dancing was
continued until a late hour.
A number of exquisite gowns were
worn, and white seemed to predominant
among those that were most noticeable.
Miss Marion Hammond, and her two
guests, Miss Isabel Gamble and Miss
Bessie Wood of Pennsylvania, all wore
white, Miss Hammond wearing a Prin-
cess robe of white lace, with a wreath
of pink roses on the bodice, while Miss
CANDLES and Miss Woods charming
gowns were of white point d'esprit and
of white net over taffeta
Mrs. Cornelius Moses wore one of the
most beautiful costumes in the room,
The foundation of white taffeta was
vei:ed in white chiffon, the skirt widen
ing into innumerable soft pleatings
The overdress of rare old lace of ex-
quisite design. The corsage was finish
ed with spray of violet orchids.
Mrs. Arthur Gibbes wore a beautiful
white brocade, the bodice draped with
rose point lace, and still another lovely
white gown was worn by Miss Daisy.
Bryan. The skirt of white taffeta was
tucked to form yoke below which was
broad insertion of Irvine colored lace.
bands of the same effective lace trim
ming the bodice.
Miss Shotter, who made her first an
pearance since her introduction to So
ciety, wore pale blue crepe de chine.
The ''sunburst' skirt, which is quite
the latest style in ball costumes, was
formed entirely Of accordion pleatings,
while the bodice was embroidered in
charming design of mistletoe, in white
and silver.
Miss Mabel Stoddard wore a lovely
and most becoming costume of black
net, with tiny dots of white, the only
color shown in the pink and blue ro-
settles on the corsage. Among the guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph FL
lott, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Mackall, Mr.. and Mrs. Ander-
son Carmichael, Mr. and Mrs.
Wright Hunter. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
s. Wylly, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert
Duckworth, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mall
loch, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry M. Steele.
Dr. and Mrs. John d.. Paige, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis LeHardy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Gibbes, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Morrell. Mr.. and Mrs. A. bearing Har-
den, Mrs. Thomas Wayne, Mrs. James
T. Dent, Mrs. Rauers, Mrs. Alexander
r. Lawton, Mrs. A. Seasons Cleveland.
Miss Fink of New York Miss Corinne
Mackall of Baltimore, Miss Gamble of
Williamsport, Pa. Miss Wood of Ger
mantown, Pa, Miss Frieda Rauers,
Miss Nan duBignon, Miss Martha
Backus, Miss May duBignon, Miss Lima
Woodbridge, Miss Rosa Sullivan. Miss
Annie Maclean, Miss Marian Maclean,
Miss Mary Wayne, Miss Lola Moynelo,
Miss Mary Conner Miss Ethel Taylor,
Miss Edith Warfield, Miss Claudia
Johnston of Atlanta, Miss Mary Kline
of Admission, Ala, Miss Elsie Bar
nard, Miss Clifford Munnerlyn, Miss
Jeanne Haines, Miss Eileen Hunter,
Miss Leonora Gabbett, Miss Daisy
Browne, Miss Bryan, Miss Marion
Hammond, Miss Isabel Shotter, Miss
Righton Habersham, Miss Flora
Dancy. Miss Anna Guerard Miss Helen
Denham, and Mr.. Spencer Shooter, Mr..
H. M. Stoddard, Mr.. w. w. William
son, Mr.. Edward E. c. Habersham,
DR.. t. Pinckney Waring, Mr.. Edward
Demere, Mr.. Fred Myers, Jr.. Mr.. Will
liam Haskell, Mr.. A. Godin Guerard.
Mr.. Lewis Mercer, Mr.. John Morris,
Mr.. NJ. c. Tobias, Mr.. Clarence G..
Anderson, Jr., Mr.. Harold Aver DIR.
John Haskell. Mr.. Lewis Haskell, DR..
Louis Warfield, Mr.. William Gadsden,
Mr.. Cosmo Hardee, Mr.. ALBION D.
Johnston, Mr.. Coulter Carmichael. Mr..
Harry Daniel Mr.. Jack Rauers, Mr..
Shelby Myrick, Mr.. Richard Charlton,
the Messrs. bearing, Mr.. Rogers
Wood, the Messrs. Morgan, Mr.. George
F, Tennille, the Messrs. Hayward. Mr..
J. d. Taylor, Mr.. Mills B. Lane, Mr..
Ford, Mr.. Gordon Howard, Mr.. Stew
art Hincks, Mr.. w. o. Chears, Mr. Will
lis Wilder, Mr.. Charles Edmondston,
Mr.. Robert Waller Mr.. Willard Sulli-
van, Mr.. Tattnall Pritchard, Mr.. Rob-
ert Butler, Jr., Mr.. Savage Lyman,
Mr.. Pierre Hoist, Mr.. ]. D. Carswell,
Mr.. North Chisolm, Mr.. J. deBruyn
Hops and Mr.. William Barnwell.
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