, 1874-11-29

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HINTS FOR THE LADIES.
NEW AMUsEMESTs FOR THE SEASON.
The usual Thanksgiving Day having been
! duiy appointed last week as an appropriate time
for feasting aud praise, society took proper no
tice thereon and celebrated it with unusual gay
city, feasting, aud dancing. Tue club parties
we're out in tul1 force the German Fair opened
and was participated in By 1000 people ono or
| two weddings were celebrated, and various pri-
vate entertainments we're given. Therefore
Thanksgiving Day may at least be considered to
have proven social success in many quarters
Chicago il really quite into her winter Festivities
and, however murky the financial atmosphere
may DC. the social sky is clear rs bell.
| Amateur dramatic entertainments arc becom-
ing the rage, and the debutautes who thus make
| their first appearance upon the mimic stage do
30 with full faith in Richelieus declaration that
In the lexicon OF youth there is no such word
| IS fail.'' Sometimes these amateur performances
prove pronounced successes, and. il convention
! aity or other equally stringent objections did
| not exist to the adoption of the stage pro-
| fession, now and then some ono Of these ama-
! teurs might become a successful candidate for
public favor.
n11 1A4IDt'o'1o
are again being revived, but they are not gen
| nine The Chicago ketrledrum IL only another
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oano ~. sIf.sa.:.;1. 49, -s.t4. ,r,,o y
muslc, aane!ng' VI con'e'sataon pal's' Ane
kettledrum proper should occur with us about 1
., H.. but under those circumstances few gen.
t1emen could be present to join that social cup
OF tea and add their masculine venom
to the Lesson OF the day, in what
Sror1H then liza 4 GCbc0i Tor
| scandal. Abroad, dame Rumor says that
| ronnto+ions snffar nr;mar;ly and fatally at the
cIphs'. IN n secondary mud lass dangerous man
ner at the ke,tledrums,- s,-tuere1ore perhaps it
NAV he nnite ns wise for Chicago to stick to her
| ayen;np raa-nartles with other social amuee-
o,an, Cir srsndo1-monoerinr thrown in "a to
me foreisn cnsroms. WITH their ABUSES, Chicago
at least is too busy, loo new city, to have many
st I4 dawn unoccupied. and therefore clubs do not
| flourish. aud afteruoou kettledrums If ossayad.
1nn,d nrova Failure.
n altar cities naou1e ara cettin1 weary Of the
conventional amusemeuts, aud are deylsing new
ona. Esnecialv ia this done for Charitable par
t;as THE receut fancy is for
I.AnY wAsuIsGros yEA-pAnr1Es,
| One of these was given in Newark n. j., on the
T1h 11tb u inst. nnder the superysion of Young
h-;da and heiress. Mrs. Frauk N. Yauuest. for
| Tia heuefit Of tie Newark O,puap Asylum. Toe
| walls OF Association Hall were draped with
| bunting and decorated with the coats-of-arms Of
| the original States, thirteen in number. Us We
all learned in school The Home Journal says
Bchfnd tho st,ae, and screening tho wall, large
Aneric.. digs we're gracefully festooned At either
end rustic temples had been erected from the dones
Of which bardcages depenaea. immenasely 4 N ifont
iasge aren 9! W. an t.o
" posta @ pt 1n iaa nn pro f2at,.n tia whnle
eole e.e soa - ,,,ias, .;rsn. -n,ais.,,1 ~
forming .ns asadG ad box ~, hn.nraI snt fda Wah.
inutsn was ropresened by Mrs. Frederick Galloway,
y Llny 1a - w., - -esSaa h.r 1bs ~ :. E,tTer
Of His counlry1 kept himself IN Tue background Of
| the picture
| There were rare flowers and fruits for sales
all manner of dainty cakes aud confections,
creams and ices. aud "the menu" included
moIlnsks, sweet-breads, salads, croquettes,
saSs candies aaq SILVER and BRASS candeseka
PLACED tie table aud the service ~1s ~d Of cut
! Tha ladies' we're in full evening Co.'S
tune and the gentlemen honored them
| by appearing in corresponding iull dress Ine