The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-04
HAPPY sew rKAR.
How the Compliments of ,hs season
were rendered and Received IN

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for the appropriate celebration of thi
jloliday, and nothing could have *
Iceeded the fafc beauty Of HE morning
which dawned iclcudless and efFulgcn
upon the expectant city. The temps "a
tlre was in accord with the convention
al ides Of the holiday season, and thu
crisp. inEigaraliDg air only enhances
the zesi with which young. and ole
seemed to enter upon the festivities O
The day. =
Pahiie earnestly had been whetled Il
Its keesest edge by the pleasant intims
tion that several picturesque tuTnouts
would do the ioMn" in an aesthetic
manner bcflting the secession aad the
social world was on The qui rice for de-
gelepaisnIs of a surprising and inter
esting character. We are happy to be
able 10 note that for eace popular expec-
tatIon did not transcend the unique re-
atty. Shorty after - O'Clock, the
hour appointed by most OF the ladies
keeping open house, for the reception
of callers, tie 4Esihetic club s. emed 10
be evolved, as If by magic. and materi-
allied in overpowerisg spiendor in the
shape OF company Of twelve gentle
men, who were well nigh lost 10 view
behind the mammoth sunfiowers which
each wore as the insignia of the party,
which was composed of the following
persons: Col. III. C. Whitley, Col II.
c. Cross. Major c. Hood. Col. j. M.
Steele, Captain L. T. Heritage, q. w.
NewmAa, Capt. 5 d. Warren, H. ".
Bundrem. L Ssyery, r. S. Kruiz, Van
r. Holmes and VIM. Adds. The club
was drawn by six superb white chargers.
driven by Mari Gilchrist, and were pre-.
coded by brass band whose admoni-
tory strains warned the several house
holds at which the cavalcade stopped
10 prepare for business A very i'm,
posing feat ure of this outfit Was tue
altitudiOus form OF jim Leslie, who
acted in the capacity OF. herald, and the
radiance Of wtnse swarlby couatenanee
Wed with that OF the abnormal SUM-
flower with which he was appropriately
decorated. If there happens to he
a sharp advance i'll the price
of provisions in Emporia, the names of
the Aesthetic club, as furnished above.
will assist the public in locating The
responsibility
Popular attention was next arrested
by an imposing dnett drawn in a stylish
drag, TO which was attached two fine
horses hitched tandem. driven by
Frank Dale aud Ed. Peters An ouirid-
er completed Tie equipage and all the
young ladies were uoaninous in the
verdict that the pair vas beautiful one
to draw t..
Hunting Id pairs seemed to be en- regke
and Z. s. Waterbury and w. A. Ran
iOlph formed another couple who en-
bellished the various drawing rooms
which they visited, with rare apiom5,
not to speak Of their cheerful assiduity
in sampling the refreshments prepared
for the delectalion of callers.
The prophecies of the occasion were
with an agreeable blending of
and urbanity by an attractive
Iuartelt composed of Messrs. j. X. Fin
ey, f. p. Bruner, DIR. Longenecker and
". II. Barker This party
was notably assiduous, and the
determination with which they
started out of paying their respects 10
avery lady and table on the list of recciv.
IT'S was adhered to with commendabIe
OF purpose.
The Roman club, composed of II. o.
Franiz, Alex Notion, O 7. Trimbie and
A. w. Stnbbs, made the tour IN car
rage, and by THAR elegant appearance
and department fully maintained the
promise of their c.assis1 tile.
The Ideal club. composed OF Messrs
!. w. and s. e Murphy, q Y. Hnlmes,
". II. Dale, w. r. Irwin. G. Z SSeyery
md Frank McCnlioch were every
where regarded with Zen
Ter interest which was fn:
ensified 10y the graceful accessories 3i
satin badges. displaying ti{e
cgend I'VE are Severn and buttoa-hoIe
,oquets provided by thoughtful hendsi
rot TO speak OF the silk hats which add-S
ID to the distiH0ue appearance Of the |
party. II was with some difficulty tbns /
his company was kept togAther duFII
he entire afternoon, ths dan ger /
Of disintegrati"n becoming immt
aent at one mansion GA the I
cast side, not to mention the strong IL /
:linatiOn Of several of the members 10 |
iesert from the ranks al two places on
he west-side. The cards lett by the
company were almost as sweet" as their
ionors, and Will be highly priced by
their recipients as pretty souvenirs of
The day.
Close in the wake of the Ideals came
The Real club, composed of Mesgrs. Chas.
Ryder, Harry p. Clark, Frank Grosscup,
viii 4 Griffith, w. II. Severy and j. H.
hibben, aud the gaded appearance of the
horses drawing this party, as they came
in on the home stretch indicated that
the eternal fitness of things hld heen
in the selection of The name
Dt the party. m
LiVy Buck, Charlie ReinhaIt o. F.
Page, Elner Youts and j. d.. Lewis
called principally on State street, and
seemed ia, enjoy The day in restful sort
Of a way that was soothing to contem
plate.
One of the hnppiest ennceits of the
day was thai which Induced Messrs. u.
L. Halleck, l. d. Fox, c. w. Cieaver
aad e \. Leighton to sally forth in the
gtase of cherulns, hat the gull, less coun
tenancts and angelic demeanor of the
quariet,e fully justified their selection
OF The type of incarnate innocence as the
81 90 by which they everywhere conquer
ed.
DR.. CoIdIey and E. Peiley made a
number of calls together in quiet way,
as did Col. j. W. FclgLan and S. B.
Riggs and many others, while Drs FIJI
ktns and Trueworthy, with true pro-
acumen, were abroad
Wen supplied Win speeches. tor zuyspcp-
STA and indigestion.
The Quaker outfit, comprising Tom
Delaney, Ed, Walter and Dan Jay, Geo
Kizer, Jim Chalfant and Geo. Bennett
presented unique appearance, and
were the patty which went around town
under those antediluy ian hats.
F,C. Newman, W. H. Bradley. and
a G. Lakin made the rounds together.
and were the only trio We observed on
the road. e
The ladies receiving callers seemed to
vie with each other in the general ele-
gance which attended the various recep-
tions, many of the honscs being tasteful
IL decorated with evtrgTeens and iow-
ers, and the tables everywhere presenting
tho Tnost INVITING arnerauca The