Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-01-18

told a friend of mine that Senator rioyo
looks like a Greek statue in nineteenth CEN
turb gary. / myself never saw u Greek
statue in a Prince Albert coat and am not
qualified to Judge. lam not at all anxious,
and only asked the question if he was married
so | could tell any ofmy friends who wanted
to know. Of course he is. never saw a
handsome man but some one said, HE has
such a nice wife.
We are not having h very gay winter,
but there is more amusement than /, for
one, dared hope for, There have been so
m:s.ihy young ii:S11yy visitors In town that be-
gan to fear that all the dollars of our dan
dies would be gone and we Wheeling girls
would either have to pack our little Sarato-
gas and 90 away TO ravage other cities or
stay at home and say, Really, | don't care
to 90 to the theatre or rink; one gets so
tired ofthat sort ofthing, you know, and then
tremble lest the fate of Ananias and Sap.
phira fall upon us. However, it seems that
the BOYS have some shekles left,a as the party
at the rink Friday night shows. 1t was
awfully Jolly. The rink was closed to ont
siders at half past ten and a party of society
folks took possession and enjoyed themselves
hugely. Ii was such a good idea. | am
devoted to children, so at least / always tell
a young widower, but one does take more
comfort in skating when there are no ju-
yeniles to trip one up.
Now that this thing has been commenced,
why don't they get up a skating carnivalf
| 1t would be lots Of fun, there is always a
charm about a fancy costume. The boys
could rent theirs, we girls make or borrow
ours, and the whole thing could easily be
gotten up. For instance, why not secure
one of the new Kinks, the night before the
opening, a good band, and OH how lovely
it would be.
Mrs. Albert Harden entertained the whist
club Thursday night, and this, like all her
other entertainments was a success. The
club is composed of many of our pretty
young married ladies, and | tell you 1t is
Just as well that very few Of us girls are in.
| vited, for they all look so charming and
know so well how to make themselves
agreeable to the gentlemen that some OF
rs might suffer by comparison. Mrs. Harden
has introduced the fashion so popular in
eastern cities of a reception.room on the
ground floor and parlors on the second.
| This does way with half the trouble OF
entertaining, as so many Of the new houses
in town are so cramped as to render large
| parties rather difficult to arrange, and when
ladies wear such pretty evening costumes it
seems a pity not to have plenty Of room to
display them. i notice that so far the girls
have shown themselves too sensible to con-
form to the custom of wearing low-necked,
| sleeveless toilets. Some few people look
we'll in them, but | have seen in other cities
bathrooms which too closely resembled a
museum Of anatomy to suit my ideas OF
full dress.
Nearly all the dudes are coming out in
high silk hats, and think they look real
| nice in them, not TO mention the fact that
they seem to derive a great deal Of amuse-
ment fondIy smoothing the article in ques-
ton when it is not in use. / hope
none OF the boys will meet with
an accident such as befell a gentleman in
town q few years ago. He was q bashful
youth. j am told there were bashtul men
in those days. He bought q new silk hat
and went arrayed like Solomon to call on
the lady Of his secret choice. Whether from
bashfulness or q desire to display his new
! adornment he carried his hat into the par
lor with him. laid 1t on q chair, in his
excitement, when the lady came in, sat
down on it. OF course, he Immediately dis
covered the fact, but rather thar display hi
awkwardness, kept his seat during the
whole evening, and went home with the ap.
pearance Of having been out with the boys
all night. Rather an expensive call was it
not?
. Speaking of hsajgear, some Of the girls
want to know why Mr.. Hoof wears that
skull cap? Il is very becoming and looks
as If it might be q Christmas gift.
A number Of young ladies and gentle
men OF well known conversational talents
are to take part in the pantomine
to be given by the Benevolent Union. The
question now is, how are they to be kept
quiet for so long a time? The boys might
be- reduced to silence BY giving them m
thing to eat but l an afraid some Of the
girls will talk right out in the meeting.
Miss Lucy Loriug is to be the bride, and
/ know some of the boys will be ready 10 put
the bridegroom into the chest in her stead.
You.hage read Of sounding brass and
tinkfing cymbals,' but did you ever hear
any brass poundingf myself have always
had a horror Of deafness. but ofllase it has
been borne upon my mind that the poor
lady of my acquaintance who sat and
placidly rocked with her ear trumpet on the
table beside her, while her young con in the
next room climbed into an old-fashioued
cupboard and pulled it over on him, with
every dish in the house smashing
about his bead-wss not without
some compensation in this world And /
have ceased to go into rsptares over the
pretty PLAGUE or table which the maker 50
kindly exhibits. / know what her family
has suffered during the pounding thereot. l
don't think any Of our artists In town have
vet attempted any Of the wood-caryicg
which is so fashionable in Eastern cities.
Il is said TO be easy to learn and very
pleasant work. 30 long n the artist leaves
herself the tul complement 81 nngsrA
& good many ladies' have been discussing
the question Of appearing al the Opera
House without msSculineescort Afew have
already done 50, and / don't see why The rest
of us should not follow their example. We
all know that our fathers husbands and
brothers are predisposed to going DOM
town Of an evening under the convenient
plea OF business with which we
do not like 60 interfere as it means
sealskins, spang b0uusta and othsl