The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-08

The Ladies' OF wheeling Discuss avery
Mysterious Subject.

Mysterious subject.
Recently understanding young man who
struggles for an existence on the editorial
force OF one OF the city papers-such men do
work on newspapers, however strange the
statement may sound, decided to pay his
duty 10 society, to venture forth into the
company OF ladies, TO be brilliant in CONVEX
sation and enjoy himself generally. He
studied up on what he supposed were society
topics aud was ready to discuss the latest
dance, the relative merits Of whist and Gu.
chre, the beauties Of "0nly Pansy Blossom"
and kindred songs, verifying in abort, that
he supposed would be talked Of. Soon after
he received an invitation TO attend little
social gathering, and full OF confidence
and low he accepted aud was on hand very
early. II was there he made two mistakes.
He should first have called on one Young
lady before venturing Into the company OF
sir or eight; second, he should not have
gone to the gatherinEso early. He was the
ouly one OF the sterner SET present. He was
comfortably seated and his confidence was
rapidly gaining strength, when 1t received
decided setback BY the following question
being propounded: "oh Mt. Blank, We are
80 glad you came. You newspaper men all
have such good ideas. Now, we were having
a discussion as 10 (which was the most artistic,
the yaye or tha wayelet-and oh yes. does
Langtfy really wear the shingled bangY
A uouents hesitation and the vile wretch
shouted The following; "0h! the wave by all
means. What grandSr sight does the artist
want than the huge, mountain high, white.
capped waves 'rollingso majestically alongT
they are not 10 be compared with wayelets
wayelrts are nice to wade In, though. As TO
Lanatfy-she aud Freddie are having bang.
mn lime and no mistake. She don't wear the
hang. but the bang wears on her, I'm told,
and bangs are never shingled."
There was evidently something wrong with
this answer for he was looked OF snspiciously,
and from q far of corner came some remark
muttered in an undertone about the evils OF
intempersnce. The hostess made q few COM
mon.plaee remarks 10 our hero while the
Others gathered, and from the group came
words that were new to the would be society
man. "Lilrs plain, wave bandanx y Just
.Iovelv.u .tThe Madame took mas Margu'
srstte wave home and she hasn't been able
n bs ont since" nahe was the dearest
womsn I ever met."-These were few stray
sxnressions that Aoated out oi:the confusion
NJ tongues, By this time the gentlemen had
S ar iy aud several OF them Joined In the
strange talk, Finally one Of them pushed the
nawsSan er man into the ball and said: "Say,
old iel You hain't drinking again, are your
"Why, that was dsuced funny answer
vou save Miss while ago." =,
"Tm like q stranger In foreign land-1
had 10 say something, you know-Wsht was
she talking about~ u,.
Won heard about IT. Why there's a regular
1Tors, and women old and young, handsome
and uely. are dead gons on 1t A French
madSns has been here with bushels Of hair
made mn into the most wonderful frizzes,
nuffI earls, front and back pieces, you ever
taw. She inysnte agood maay Of them aud
they al have new names-thatS what catches
he women, you know. ! was ont shopping