The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-10
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The Gathering OF Last Evening ON thu
East side,
Tie assertion can be made and that with.
out fear Of successful contradiction, that the
fourth supper given by The Cooks entirely
eclipsedanythingever attempted byany other
cooking club. twas sefYed list evening at
The pleasant home Of Mis- Mary Dickey, on
Fifteenth street. The invitations sent ont a
q few days since, mention Of which was made
at the time, indicated that the supper was 10
10 an old taShi0ned one, and that conclusion
vas arrived at BY the gentlemen yesterday
afternoon. The result wa, that they appeared
In the parloFs With their dark aud lie6t half
powdered 70 perfection. aud full DIRE
suits were the rule. That they looked
handsome no one could deny, and thew
moved about with stately air and
courhy gas that was q good copy
OF 'ye olden tinie;" It must Be- borne Il,
mind that ~ this effect on the part Of the
gentlemen was the result Of a few hours'
time. For days past the ladies had intended
the supper should be novelty, in the way
OF IN old.lashioned tea, and had made pre-.
partitions for the same, Who ShaIi deScfibo
the appearance Of the front paFlor ID thS
guests filed In aud were received by MIS-,
Diekey, assisted by Mr. George Baird
Dresses and laces were worn that had NOT
seen the light since the days OF the wearen'
great grandmOthers the laughing crowd OF
ladies that one was accustomed 10 meet WnS
transformed into an assembly OF stately
danes, who with strange bits OF black court
plaster on their fair cheeks, and with their
trLSses heaPGd on top OF their heads in huge
aPado1r puts opened and slowly waved
huge and ancient fans us they conYersed In
aesthetic terms; the entire scene was
subliInely intense and utterly soulful,
About $50 O'Clock supper was announced
end the way, led TO the tea room. Here
things were old fashioned In the extreme
The twenty odd guests were seated at five
tables. On each table burned wax candles
In the old tasbioaed silver CaHdlesticks that
were new In the days Oh the Revolution
while other candles burned on the mantle
piece aud side board. At each table one OF
Eye spinfters" presided and poured the tea
At Intervals the snutEtH were called into
reqnisition and the smoking wiCks trimmed
The supper was plain, substantial and good
those three words describe it-and the 81.
lenee, broken only at intervals by word or
two AID the clatter OF the knives and forks
during supper, testified to the truth OF the
statement.
While supper was in progress glance was
taken at the ladies. u the gentlemen looked
well, words fail to describe the ladies' ap-
pearance-they were perfectly bewildering.
A slight description OF the coslumes is given,
Miss Mary Dtekey wore an oId.gOtd satin
over.dress, very short wasted and open In
front Underneath was quilted cardinal
silk pett'cOat, and the throat was filed in with
white mule. For headdreSs Miss Dickey
wore an old lady's cor. In her hand she
carried au antique bead reticule and nm I'M.
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tune was very odd in appearance and was
mHch admired.
Miss Matte McCulloCll--brocaded brown
silk with whitelase fehu, fastened by a large
cameo medallion; powdered hair.
Miss NJ. Louise Butler made an admirable
Indy Tt1aIe in black satin petticoat quilted,
INK satin waist and panniGr oveBkirt a Ia
lthea; the waist was cut square in the neck
filed in with lace; delicate ostrich plumes
In her heavily powdered hair, topaz iewefry
aud huge feather fan completOda striking
costume.
Miss Virginia Hopkins looked remarkably
well in heavy lavender silk with the plain,
flowing skirts Of long ago. An old lace cape
around her shoulders large comb In her
hair, long white mitLs, black silk retIcule
and cameo jewelry completed this tasty
costume.
Miss Zoe Mcclure presented QuaEcri,h
appearance in grey silk, old fashioned slip
win nigh waist, bound by n cherry colored
! ribbon, She wore pearls in her bajr,
Miss Gene Logan wore plain dove colorcd
satin, with long flowing skirts, leg o. mutton
sleeves and white mitts The waist of her
dress was fastened by gold buckle Of pc.
cutiar and ancient. make; ostrich ptumes were
worn in her hair.
Miss Laura UpdegraT wore figured satin,
very old and very odd; it resem6l led closely
the japanese silks OF to-day. It's style wAs
that OF l77G; the sleeves and skirts were flow.
Ing aad vOlnminous, the hands long lo,s
in the sleeves. About the shoulders was
worn u black Spanish lace scarf, fastened
with IN enormous medallion brooch: in the
hair was worn a lurSe Turquoise shell tomb.
Miss Sidney Heiskell was becomingIy at.
tired in a sreen brocaded silk with plain
skirts and large loose sleeves pulled al The
elbows; about the shoulders was white
lace cape; long black miLts livery old, n
pearl necklace and pearls In hef hair made
most charming costume.
Completing the list is Miss Jessie Bates.
Without disparagement to anyoi the Others,
hOr coJlume was he richest and most
elegant OF the evening. 1t was q dark blue
silk with punches OF roses brocaded thereon
in such delicate manner and in such bright
colors, they looked natural;it was one OF those
brocades that stand by Themselves: the
sleeves were pulled and the skirts were yery
wide, sweeping the floor in a grand manner.
Her dark hair was twisted high, powdered
perfectly white and surmounted by a light
blue diJrcke. Black tnitts md scarf OF pink
crepe fastened al the throat with medallion
pin. completed the costume.
The above description, the result Of nom.
entary Chances. docs not do the weatcrs half
justice, but affords come little idea OF how
charEtfng they looked. In connection with
the supper table II must be stated that The
cAinn was o. the old.iashiOned blue figured
style. Everything passed off in the most
successful manner and the ladies' a.e to be
heartily congratulated.