Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-03
HOW 1T WAS DONE.
Celebration of New Years Day.
The Rounds Of the "0pen Hoasss"-Ladies
Receiving and How They Did 1.-THE
Ethics of New Years CaHS.
THE BAIRD SILVER WEDDING.


THE BAIRD SILVER WEDDING.
Yesterday was u typical day for New
Years. The sun shone brightly and mcrrily,
but was glinted back from the impenetrabie
scale armor Of the snow, without piercing
it And the day was celebrated IN royat
style, as will appear.
New Years Calling.
hs forcshadowcd in the society column
of the RCGrsTEP yesterday, New Years call
ing was neither generally or extensively
INDUCED in The ladies, for some mos!
understandable reason. had II noised abroad
that the day this year was to pass by with
0ut being generally observed. The source
from which the idea cmanatCd was beyond
tho ken Of every one. no reason
could he assigned for 1t, eu;
still every lady who Wa questioned
vIuu the subject answered by saying iai'
tie uOn-ubscryanCc Of the day ial be'h
generally concluded upon. and IN not
kgCpip. Omen house she bat 0heycd The
dictates Cf Il higher power. In this way
many who would otherwise have done iu!i
iusticc 10 the occasion were deterrcf ana
The dav raised hv without the customary
display OF fancy turm-outs and h'hcr'' re-
ccptiuns. 50 pleasant Ia the participants
and Cnlivcning AMI entertaining to "hscf-
ytrs.
Fortunately. however. lew ladies stand
ing aluri from the mandates "I "iine
EUmOr in L. Le0t ""t'" prepared tor lno
occasion and redeemed
TIE BEAUTIFUL CUSTOMS
If the day ia Il most crcijiabIr
and handsome manner. Indeed So
brilliant was thCir success that the unahi-
nous verdict Of ali who participated was
tIat never before was New Years calling
found 50 thoroughly enjoyable. The Tor
ralitv and emptiness al the custom, 81
generally complained Of, was nowhere APP
parent. and from both the ladies and gen
tlCmcn 81 every point our Jenkins heard
nothing hut congratulations over tic I'M
usual pleasures OF the day.
Tie morning passed hy g, quietly a.
sabbath. with no appearance "i Il h"iIiy'
and with no cVitUuC" 10 show that New
Years calling was ever heard Oi IN the cItE.
A. the afternoon wury along the streets
began 10 fill with merry makers; now ana
then 4 handsomely aGd Slcckly dresSeI
youth, with kiddcd fingers. immaculate nc
and Shinin" beaver. sauntered ~; 80, .i
rumh!ng OF ransom was heard ~ NV
knowledge that holiday was brfiE Cd
served. 1t wa, probably four o'c!GE Whcn
the society editor Of the RE"IsT'3 stcPpei
into his cab. with a full complpnrMI OF al,
trndant~. and began his rUuu". pif''tIhS
the rua"Lm&n to
TUE NoETHERY'AEF
Of the city. the first ston'ing point was al
the residence OF DR.. I. II. Logan. f9'Io"
ing the delivery of Il ard we we're USheren
into the spacious 2arlOr and tAGrc wei
rnucd hy Misses sophie, Gene. and Sadie
Logan. Miss Juli% List, Miss Jennie Hop
kins Miss Jessie List and Mis- Lille baker,
all arraycd in full party oFcsS' Inc Drll'
liant Gas light handsome anu TASTE
i'll decorations q inc apara,
M nf' me- ,o6ics and the /ountitully ladened
rdgrcS bment table n the center of the
- Hin, room 5the rear, all went to
80 M, = Sccnc Nat is a society mans
hovcr rf nlcas,,e and delight and one
,J|at Would urEr fail to cause a thrill o
,'i"os',rc i'm Tc heart OF the most abjCCt
rrynir and woman.hatCr. After half
I,o,,r,s n,rf hospitablc entertainment At the
hands oSSuch charming young ladies. we
again ,ok our cab and made the home OF
JACOB BERGER. Esq,
800 Icvt objective point. Here Mrs. Brr-
~ MAS most Charmingly assisted in dis
XnSfpg the hOnOrS Of the occasion by Miss
fiiTe Mendcl, Miss Mary Houser, Of Cadiz,
o. Miss Nellie Bates Of Pittsburgh, and
aiS> ESSic Kennedy, also resident OF
and student of NaSSar College.
So pleasant was the society that one was
tempted to abandon further calling and
speEd the rest of the evening
here. but finding all the gentle
men present Of the same inclination,
after partaking OF the tempting vianS that
were served by the dainty hands of the
ladies. and cniOyinsa few minutes further
adicus were exchanged, and
stepping across the way we found an equal
" agreeable situation in the presence of
Mrs. Isett, MR.. Henderson,, her sister,
and Mrs. George X. Wheat, at the residence
of William A. lsGtt, Esq. Further
up the street at the handsome residence
Df Christian Hess, Esq, most hearty
welcome, and all the compliments of the
season were cordially extended by Miss
Annie Hess and her friend Miss Emma
Again taking carriage a
brisk drive brought us to the Mcclure
Douse, and taking the elevator We mount
ID to the private parlorS OF +. J.
Hearne, Esq. Upon entering we were
most Hospitality Jreceived by Mrs. Hearnc
md presented to her guests and assistants
'or the occasion, Mrs. J. D.CulbertsOn, Mrs.
r. Rush SwOpc, Mrs. $. h. Wallace, Mrs.
John Z. Wilson, Mrs. Earl W. Oglebay and
Miss Emma List. This was probably the
most elegant reception of the day. the
PRESSING being exceptionally fine. I'M
usual features were, cream served i'll little
baskets made o. an orange peel and each
'aller being presented with a beautiful
white rose.
At Or. T.. \. Hildrcth's, Miss Doric, AS
listed by Miss Towel, OF Portsmouth,. 0,
Miss Nelson. of Richmond, Va, and Miss
Nollie List, received their friends in full
,arty costume.
Mrs. Col. T.. NJ. Delaplan had her hands
y during the entire afternoon and even
with entertaining, and in u beautiful
,Taner q large party of gentlemen
"nu were were always to be
i1Ui'o there unwilling to leave.
Mss Mss IRA Fisher, Miss Nellie Was and
Miss Ah;e Chapline, at the beautiful resi-
TtnCe OF ,}Cnj Fisher. Esq; Miss Sadie
l h . ah! b s. Lou Butler. at the hoSpita-
. ,tc ltiaiiS'Hn ID. and W. J. Bates, who en-
Jttait tSo IN rs, elegant style about com-
OUTSIDE OF the, points but little calling
lion at DR.. Baird's, which is referred t.
elsewhere.
AT wEn.BUEG
saturday was chosen in,rcrerence to Nom
day and generally obsc[eJ rs the New
Years holiday. But few ST cards stating
their intention TO rcccivcSbon,b ali The
ladies kept open house an fricnJs mud
callers were cordially wclCon.J n has /.
usually been the custom in the, niet town /
to confine the observance of this ~ 70 tba /
ladies. but on this occas,n Mrs
BENZ Harvey. who has ever mani.ste5 y .
lively interest in the enjoyment = hnr I,
friends, varied from this custom and
example to n great nh,y
of the ladies' who, wlS, |
they become settled in life seem to forge
the joys and pleasures of youth. Among
the young ladies who received. were the