Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-04-19
ROSE RED.
An Entertainment Which Should
Have Taken Place, but Did Not
The Dear Boys to Tum Over a New Leaf
Rhea's Charming costumes---Oss-
elimination in Applauding---
Millinery Openings
Novel Reading.

, OF proper place to koid II, the ioea Was
abandoned at least until next season. A
delightful Klrness has inst been held in
New York BY prominent society people, the
Metropolitan Opera House being the scene
of reyelry. There were five booths, repre-
sentipg the same number of rstionalis'es-
Dutch, Russian, French, italian and Ger
| man-and at all of them the costumes of
the country represented were worn, and ap-
p1opriate articles sold National dauses
we're also given with much success. The
| flower booth was a great success; 1t was IN
psgoda form, hung with gariands of smilaz
and each of the fair attendants represented
a flower, the rose, the daisy, psnsY, violet
and forget-menot all being there in the per
son of some fair dame.
Another charming and novel feature was
a large gilt ball which was suspended from
the chandelier. This was hollow and filled
with toys and confectionery. At certain
time the children were gathered under it
and at sign the ball opened and its con.
tents were scattered on the floor to be
scrambled for by The children. This kirmess
was a great success, financially as well as
socially. So at the earliest opportunity let
us have one, too; but for goodness sake
don't tell the gentlemen that the word hlr-
mess means church fair. or they wall all 60
to Bridgeport or Bellaire the day before 1t
opens
The girls have been reading the papers
this week, Mr. REGISTER, and you may be
sure that Reginald or Augustus need not tell
his fair friends that he has been sick in bed
all week. Neither need he expend his
snare cash on chocolate creams, for
though his Dulcina will graciously accept
the same, she will not take it as proof con-
elusive that he has never looked upon the
poker chip or pocketed the equivalent there
of. Yea, verify, many Wheeling damsel
has not considered it necessary to make an
evening toilet this week, and has trembled
at breakfast time lest the eye of pater famil-
las rest on the name of her own particular
Reginald or Augustus in the list OF those
who have been both called and chosen. But
though the damsel wreareth serene coun'
teuance and openly declares her belief IN
his innocence to inquiring friends, a day OF
wrath is at hand for Reginald or Augustus
wi. en- he returneth weary from his trip.
~
The dear boys all intend to turn over a
new leaf-so they say. So suppose good
many Of them will commence it by appear
ing in church to-day, though some of them
will look the other way while the collection
is being taken up.
Dear me, I've often been uneasy lest
strangers coming to church think that all
tie sinners of Wheeling are of the fair sex,
so few gentlemen seeming to, consider 1t
necessary to 60 to church. Today how
ever will be good one tor them to turn
over the aforesaid Leaf as it is yet too cool
for the usual open air services on the Capt.
toI pavement, and some of the good little
boys probably went to bed earlier than usual
last night.
The girls who saw it cannot find adjec-
tives strong enough TO express their admir-
alton for the cream satin peacock embroid-
cred dress worn by Rhes while here. This
costume was, think, worn in the third act
of the American Countess and is said to be
one of the handsomest ones ever worn in
the city. By the way, the fair wearer went
away very much disappointed with her
reception here To be sure a number Of
people were presented to her at the close of
the last nights performance, but the usual
ovation was wanting: Why, l wonder?
By the way, have you not
noticed how loudly Wheeling audience
always applauds the highly moral senti,
ments of the play? | have often noticed
that while the average Wheelingite is rarely
enthusiastic in his reception OF the actor, he
always loudly rejoices over the discomfort
uro Of the villain of the piece and the con-
sequent triumph of virtue. Verify, it would
sc, m that Wheeling isthe abode of the truly
good ones OF the earth.
~
The girls have not been without silver
lining 10 the clouds of the past week, for she
must indeed be the victim of green aud
yellow melancholy who does not find Joy in
sallYipg forth to the millinery opening, and
tightening her own heart and papa's pocket
book By the purchase of spring bonnet.
Aud by the way, | want, right here to lift
up my voice in protest against the belief so
deeply imbtdded in the masculine soul,
that every woman who attends such an
OF euirg, designates the bonnet OF her
choice as a love" or a duck 1t was a
man who invented that phrase AMI only
hope he had o wife and six daughters to
pr rchase millinery for, to punish him for
inventing such libel on the sex. And
another thing Mr.. REGISTER, when a woman
buys hat every other female of her &C.
qUaintance does not make a rush at her
ard Selling it, proceed:to try on with
marks Of approval or the reverse. Not at
all, for each one with the shrinking modes
ty Of her sex hesitates to call attention to
the fact that her friend is possessed Of a
frer piece Of head gear than her own,
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The Wheeling girl % certainly a novel
reading creature. do believe we read rs
many of that class of books as any similar
number of girls in the country. They are
not altogether trashy ones either, for while
most OF them vote SCOTS rather a bore,
there is a steady dem and for the standard
authors of fiction. | am told thai in by
gone days, it was fashionable for
young ladies to fall in love with the "Ro-
chester" ofJsne Eyre, and later on to set
their young affections upon the Laurie" OF
Little Women lame. But goodness me- the
girls would have to BE possessed Of hearts as
flexible and tough as india rubber to fall in
love with all, or even q portion of the heroes
Of the hastily read novels of the day. Pos
sibly the young ladies Of the present day are
not as sentimental as those of the proceed.
ing generations perhaps the giIded youth
OF the present day is so fascinating that she
does not need TO waste her signs on paper
heroes hnHever, that may be the girl
Of the period does not seem to waste hsr
young affection on the "Sir Charles" or
lord Percy" of the novel she reads.
Mrs. Loring and her daughters leave
next week for a visit to Fortress Munroe
and will doubtless much enjoy their soiourn
at that fashionable watering place, where By
the way, Mrs. Senator Camden and Miss
Annie are now staying.