Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-02-22
ROSE RED.
A Grand Carnival to be Given by
the Elks.
The Coming Inaugural BaH---The Walk OF
Our Wheeling Gids---PeFsoaal Men
tion---A Riding. Habit---Ihe
ChiIdFen's Party.

IC-IHd ID II dOSOI WV
me there must be an audience to everything
and where could an audience be found Tor
a carnival when everybody in town IS learn
ing to skater I'm afraid it will be like that
famous procession in China, Of which a
youthful story book tells us in which every
iphabitant of the fowery kingdom took
part, save three old blind women, who In
stantly fell dead of JOY.
We girls don't think it fair OF Austin
Beach TO 90 to the rink between sessions to
practice grand and lofty tumbling-though,
TO be sure some one has suggested thai
when the rest of us are there, there is not
room for him-to fall in, / mean. Oh
course, he is like Mr.. Sommers and "only
falls when he is doing fancy steps, but
fancy steps are sometimes unintentional.
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/ am told that a great many society PEG
ple in town will attend the Inaugural ball,
not our own little picnic, but the grand
event in Washington. | was there at the
last Inauguration and only met two Wheel
ing gentlemen there. By the way, at the
Capital the ball is always followed by a
promenade concert on the following night.
Not a bad idea to initiate here, is it? |
hope the prospective influx Of West Vir,
ginia folks has nothing to do with the an
nouncement that the caterer Of the ball sup
per is to furnish among other articles one
thousand gallons of cream and a correspond
ing number of pounds Of cake.
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1t is whispered that the Inauguration Of
Governor Wilson will commence a series
of social festivities, "for he himself hath
said it." l hope my informant spoke truly
and the Capital will leave us in a blaze OF
social glory.
l was mad the other day! and I'll tell
you why. A horrid man, a stranger here,
said that he thought Wheeling girls have q
very peculiar and not altogether graceful
walk, for which he could only account by
the fact that they have TO go up and down
so many hills in their native town. | only
hope that horrid wretch slipped at the TOP
of on ofthose hills and fell the whole way
down. There! But this criticism was
Offset by the remark of another gentleman
also visiting here, that Wheeling girls have
the ~clearest and p~rettiest compilations he has
ever seen. That man will 60 to Heaven
when he dies.
By the way, do you know the average
Wheeling society man is not a creature who
pays compliments. To be sure, as one Of
them neatly puts it, they are so in the habit
of seeing feminine perfection every day thai
it awakens no surprise.
But l wish they would remember here
after that girls like compliments as much
as horses do sugar, and in future feed us
with more verbal sweetmeats.
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Mrs. George X. Wheat has not yet re
turned from her New Orleans trip. She is
fortunate in having missed the bitter wealth
er of last week which has purpled the cheek
of beauty and set every man in turn to ask
ing, us it cold enough for your as if we
we're so many imported I~celanders and lived
in q refrigerator in summer. Mrs. Wheat
as perhaps you know, expects to go abroad
in the spring to visit her daughter, who is
adding fresh laurels to her chaplet every
day.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gibson are also so
iourning in the sunny South, and the vi
vacious little bride will probably prefer that
part ofthe country to Mexico, where during
her recent trip she says she saw nothing
but Indians, monkeys and parrots
A former Wheeling girl, now living in
Kansas City, has had o lovely evening toilet
sent her from there recently. 1t is made
of pale blue and pink surah, it was made
plainly, but O novel effect was gained by
looping up the long polonaise with q mum
Der oflong gold pins.
Another ex-Wheeling lady wore at a re
cent reception in Cleveland a rather unique
and very pretty costume. This was Of
black silk made up with brocade, the ground
Of which was gold color with red and white
flowers embossed on it. The skirt was short
and heavily trimmed with a plated
tablier of the silk with the brocade turned
up over it. The waist was cut in Breton
style, with brocade vest, and brocade turned
over the bottom Of the long back. This
costume attracted a great deal Of attention
which it fully deserved.
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The many friends of Miss Clara Fisher
will be glad to know that this popular young
lady has almost recovered from her tedious
though not dangerous illness. The report
that she was suffering with typhoid fever
was fortunately, a mistake, and she vii,
probably be out in a fewdays.
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Master Harold,Norton's childrens party,
Friday night, was a grand success. The
operetta, "Land o. Nod" which Mrs. Nor
ton directed 50 well at the recent entertain
ment, was given first, and was a novel and
pleasant feature OF the programme. After
that was dancing, and. the Youthful beaux
and bellies acquitted themselves quite as
well as a company Of their elders. A great
many pretty costumes were worn, notice
ably those Of the participants in the operetta,
which were very handsome.
~
Something has recently brought to ms
mind a very funny anecdote | heard somt
time ago concerning two young ladies ther
living in Wheeling. They had both studied
French at school, and after leaving there
still kept up their acquaintance will
a language not spoken in France
1t was a great desire Of these two young
ladies to meet a denizen Of that country
and astonish him by addressing him in
his native tongue. Well, one day a wander
ing troup eof Gauls, who were playing street
music, stopped at the house Of one ofthem
Great was her delight, and when one Of
the performers came up with outstretched
hand she Fas ready, not only with coin o.
the value, but a carefully prepared sentence
in his own language. What, then, was her
surprise TO be met with a shake of the head
only-0h! the poor fellow was deaf Sc
raising her voice she piled him with every
3 sentence at her command. No answer, and
her assembled family began to scott audi
bly,. When her accomplished friend came
up, and, with a plying look, took the pool
stranger in hand, and sweetly spoke to hin
in her most admired French. But, alas