Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-12


Parties for the Youngsters Society |
Bellies Singular Love Letter Cheap.
me1s OF DianOndS-The Candy Trade
Cooking Mains In Fashion.
Special Correspondence Of the T,xss.l
New YORK January 2, 1888.
The good old Gotham custom for
gentlemen to make New Years calls
Oh their lady friends seems to be dy
ing out, and soon it will be on par
with that of ladies using the second of
January as visiting day, which is
now "reminiscences Of the past.
VIII re hundreds once filled the stree
ben. on making their rounds fro
hor~e to house to present to their
friends the compliments of the sea-
son, and 70 take glass of wine al
each place, tens were scarcely to &c
seen. In uppertendom the custom
has in fact entirely disappeared, al
though many ladies would like to
receive were they not afraid tat
gentlemen would not come. There
the New Years dinners have taken
the place ofthe former customs. The
lady or the master of the house invites
such people as are wanted, and around
the festive board the disappointments
or successes of the old year, the hopes
or fears for the new year, are discussed.
Among bachelors the unwrtten laws of
swelldom require that either party
club together or some generous am
phitryon provide dinner at one Of
the hotels.
A growing fashion now is to organ
ize theater parties. At present W.l-
lacks is the favolite establishment,
and the box Office books show rows OF
seats or boxes engaged for week
ahead. Yesterday large panty of
Philadelphians came on in a special
train from ,hc city OF Brotherly Love.
They filled four boxes and after the
performance enjoyed capital dinner
at Delmon;co's ordered beforehand.
THIS evening Mr.. Gebharo't, (AIrs.
I.anot.v's lriend, Mr.. Washington
and Mr.. Phelps, give th0ater parties
at tie same houte. Tomorrow even
ing, Mr.. Lesser Wallack will appear
Cor the first time this s2a-on on the
sta re OF his own thcater, and the occa-
sion will lie duly sole mized by ''Our
society,"" Mr.. George Gould, Mr..
VIM. II. Travers, Mr.. Fellows, Mrs.
Lester Wallack, Mrs. Theodore Moss
un,. Miss Whitaker, will give "boN
partics' on the occasion. The most
Interesting theater party, however,
was given by Mrs. c. \. LeMoth OF
Fifth avenue, last Saturday after
noon, 20 a large number of childen
An entire little regiment was con
re.ed 10 the matinee at Wallack's in
G.; ,ia9es. After the performance
they were ken to her house, where
TIE lady gave them grand ball and a
supper, which lasted unt,l 8 o'clock
! Publicity in the newspapers seems
to have its dangers for young societ,
ladies. The Other evening called on
one of the most charming members
of coterie famous for their beauty
t. sic and dash. in the course Of the
conye saiion The lady, with the remark
81 knew ! wanted to show you some.
thing" produced letter from he1
pocket. "Read it, please" she said
''and tell me what you think of it.
1t was love letter, dated Lancaster
Pa. The writer began with apologies
for what might be construed as "for
wardness. Then, although he said h,
Was an entire stranger to her, HI
offered her his hand in matr' mony
He s..id he knew of her beauty, he
talent aud accomplishments, as wei
as her wealth He believed he would
make her good husband. He wa
not yet forty, had Travelled extensively
could speak four or five languages
had |; ;,le money of his own, was no
clubman, never drank Or smoked
possessed quiet and refined tastes, wa
, ready to join any church she desired
and altogether thought he would d
better than almost anybody amon