, 1880-02-08

" lures ua3s, maut Atr appearance ~ tAe
even the smell Of fire upon them:
lady, Mrs. ~; Springer. gS Another r that that
much attention was carefully
packed IN s} 63x da, and labe'.d fifty years Old
almost extinct, but no doubt as beautiful in
the eyes of the little child Of half . century
ago as any of the more elegant modern daes,
at whose sight were heard explanations Of
delight. With this doll were q couple If
others, manufactured from cotton DAY oaatflas, n,
ing duty as hair. This was the work Of s9lse
loving gTandma's hands, doubtless now lalo
to rest, aud preserved By her grandchildren
as precious relic of affection AM the lov-
ing fingers Of these mothers ct tne eu.2l oiotn ~
realize the fairy visions Of happy childhood;
but what need have they when hnag1na@tloh, @
the good godmother, throws over al halo
Of beauty, III whose hands olt OF Galco s, Va
comes brocade, Simple !ag nne lace, ,,;fdad dtld
china % and the finest crys1al. What would
have said to a dolls extenslo4,taole,
laid with the finest linen, real frGnch ne'l
china decorated ware, cut. glass oH gonlets{{ s.
fEt hoWe1s and he 6i} Of % fare neadng ali the
variety Of modern society suppeIs, and seated
at this festive board a fashionable company
Of twenty-five dolls,--al} this N minlatulGi,,
not omtting the co!ored WATERS 81 ~ sho1l. aIla
canonicals? Wen mlgnt ey yhers slg a,!u of as1 The
present day can SO cater to the pamperea ,l
tastes OF their children what IS left for 1ne
advancing years. But 1t was all very beautl-
full and the ladies who thus soneevea ts rne
tME~ tinn + was the chef d euyre Of the occa,
sion. sion There was an. old New England
grandma present, seated in state on spllnt-
6ottomed Webster chair marked fifty years.
She wore the veritabe COS costume me- OF assss nose
ssv sa} old ady Sa Ipa perhsps Sfs SIZE
sSfn6d. SnG Or or rather sat, in awe OF her exquisit
neiglbor, a very elegant doll in pink sain.
She had the true Partisan air, and Oh in
quiry it was learned she only E, LETT that that
attached to her dress was Birdie. Barnes;
There were many exclamations of delight
ELECTED from the children as they beheld her,
and one little girl remarked; II have ayery H
handsome dol at home was tbi afT1id on she
my second best" designating neighbor Of
the pink satin. One lady doll III evening
dress, full-sized trail, bore upon her arlsto-
cratic features an expression OF utter col1-
tent and full conviction that perfection in her
had reached its acme, it was too dro1l. Be
side this last was doll in infants robes, its
face wearing that sweet, babyish look OF per-
feet innocence so attractive and winning; it
was christened Minnie Stubs; Its nelghbor
was little miss in blue satin called Ina
Taft. There were so many o1 lnese Httle
name of its little mother, each SO dear to the
parent heart One was noticed as bride;
She came late. Doubtless the arrangement
of her trousseau consumed as much time as
1hougn reany pe1qnglng u trat + m ,',;tta5
an old-fashioned doll cradle, after the pattern
of those used in New England nearly q
century snceLLa clumsy Mo9uen I a anaat, ,;tts -
was occupied py = sleepng aol1 coseaeu VII e5
queer o4a s91k o. ~ stahl;sPatH6a th;s t6a
oannei l 4,;sha ..Is - ;ti, III, I'll +ho
modeln essen!lals M o. peu " eaie, r. oorr rva !ne
amusement OF tne poy gueSts on M lhe ocGaSl9n
were Tafle!y OF sultaole soys,m1a Ia SUP sa IL
hea,s hA san, roeSnnetsesi 'oyrne, ine :, "ause caEa
cartS % Naggea conslAleS,s ual1s n9 u Ea5s'
Play$ ailiaf to to- al % Children Ire 1ta We're impro- %
iamohtar "a %qlen a tney az 1ninlea neAllay. 80 -
uaugn0el t.a,lsn u MIS- George Bnss reclIed some
f,end heto1S ;, aoUu COL WIN crack III ner
pts nEs tho one 3eemed M 70 thofonghiMy M appreel-
;ss Hs petiees' e. :redlt to ner teacher. 10 HIs:
ts bnss Is cue auhe essentials OF success OF the
TnIle 11 a1ail, ane TO hef aple coad]ut0fs, MIS-
i.a;a Eiatinel, f. MISS Temple, and many more young
laeS u ha whose names me W5lteI Is lsn2rant,
sntaoie SuPpeTwas provided IN the churra
paIioT Tor M ne little folks, 363 altogetha5 not
co1ntlng ne 5al dolls: The entc1talnMFn1 u
"ooh p1aco ''eooeouas e'enlls' d. D. H.
SOCIAL AND CLUB NOTES.
The Assemblies gave German" " in Mar
tines North Side Academy Friday evening
last which was brilliant affair.
Mrs. William Whitehouse gave ladies' re-
ception at her residence on Ontario street
Wednesday afternoon.
The Concordia Club met at the residence
Of Miss Iida Mcdonald Thursday night.
Two hundred and forty children danced
the new and beautiful quadrille called ssThe
National Guard " at Prof BourniQue's South
Side Academy on last Saturday afternoon.
Miss Lille Palmer gave a very handsome
breakfast Wednesday morning at IL O'Clock
at the Palmer House in honor Of Miss HoL
den. of New York.
Mrs. William Blanchard, OF Evanston, gave
ladies' lunch "Wednesday.
The little play of "Sweethearts - was pre-
sented Tuesday evening in the parl0rs of the
Church Of the Messiah for the benefit of the
church fund. The cast was made up of the
best amateur actors and actresses of the city,
and the performance was all exceedingly
smooth one. The character Of Miss Jenny
NoTo0H was admirably rendered by Mrs.
Page, and Ruth, the maid servant, was cap
italy played by Miss Laura HerfOrd. Mr.
Powers gave an excellent performance Of
Harry SpTeudbr01U, the lover, and the COM
edy element Of the play was well sustained
BY 3lr. Olcott in his excellent assumption Of
the German dialect character of 1VilcoE,
garde;neI gao;aeT AZ: J.: 10Y robertson gave several