Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-06
ROSE RED.
A Call for a New Adjective TOT
Society Use.
ye Faire and Statelie Belle Of Ye o'de0
Time-.owls as Articles Of Male Adorn-
ment-- The Society Girlon Skates
Oriental Decorations.

T 10 believe that if English as she Is
spoke." in social circles in town, were =.
duced TO black and white, no WORDS no nos
even rink" would appear so frequently Is
the word "beastly." So frequently ,nuea
is it heard that the whole town Wouid seem
10 be transformed into a huge menagerte,
equal 10 Barnum's own. We have .oeasuy
v1a,ber." ''beastly headaches" "oeastly
falls" Alas! and "beastly" clothes, &C.
cna;n,apces and accidents. Cant some
body invent a new word to signify disgust.
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From the beast we come naturally 10
beauty, and while on this highly interesting
subject let me tell you that as society mas
relocated the German to q back seat It's
said hat we ale to have q revival OF the Ola
fashioned belle-that fair and stately ngure
of whom feminine ancestors have told US
sucb delightful stories. Unfortunately,
however, it is a solemn fact that here as
elsewhere, there can only be one belle. 1
have not a copy of the last census by me, or
| could tell you the number OF candidates
for that honor. Another small drawback Is
the scarcity of society men in town. Inc
only remedy for this will be to enlarge the
number by drawing in bravery OF all ages'
until a ball room resembles a meeting oil .
Young mems campaign club. Though, as
sweet sixteen in another city once said to
me, Nobody wants to dance with her
grandfather"
Goodness me! l begin to think that these
unpleasant people who %summarily dispose
of superauous girl babies, are wiser than
civilized nations think them. Another rem
DIV here is a 6ne idea: lam told that in the
far west there is a happy country where
there are half a dozen men to ever woman.
Let us, instead of lacking on the Pan-Han'
die as the tail to Pennsylvania kite, quiet
ly pick her up and deposit her in hat Edo,
RADIO Of the west, Then we can quarrel
about who shall be belle at our leisure.
Nv
The owl appears on the most approved
masculine iewelry of late, but why the dear
bows should select this dissipated bird as an
emblem / cannot possibly imagine. If they
must follow the latest teathered fancy now
why not select the lark. On second
thought, however, this selection also has its
| drawback, and if we keep on we shall find
that the only species OF the feathered race
fit to adorn the average Wheeling boy will
be the bird OF Paradise. Somebody order q
lot of them and put the owls to shame.
~
Our own Minnie Maddern is now said to
be the originator of a fashion which is
scarcely destined to become popular. 1t is
to have a pair OF slippers made OF the hair
of your W head. Barbarous custom is 1t
not? (don't shootD My own opinion Of Min
ME is that she wishes to make herself so
brilliant that her admirers will have to
smoke their opera glasses before they look
at her. But as | said before, the rest OF the
girls will probably be quite satisfied to wear
slippers made Of ordinary material, especial
! ly as long curls are again coming into style
and they will need all the hair they can
grew or purchase.
Nv
Social matters are looking up with us.
There was Wednesday nights ball and last
nights progressive euchre party at Mr..
George Laughlin's residence, while the
Island folks are getting up a fancy dress
rink party for tonight. Besides these there
have been several quiet but very pleasant
entertainments in the last few days, mostly,
however, for the enjoyment of the married
folks.
Nv t.
A great many of the ladies of the Legis.
%lature," as somebody called them, have be-
come quite popular in society, and
will be much missed by their friends.
Several of them have been studying the
mysteries of the tickle roller while here, and
soon the highways and byways of West Vir.
GINA will blossom like the rink.
~
Speaking OF the rink, it has become quite
the "propah capah" for a number Of young
ladies chaproned by one or two married
ladies to take in one of these fascinating re
sorts during the evening session, and dis
play the result of morning and afternoon
practice. If you are one Of the few people
who are not in the habit of visiting the Kinks,
you would be surprised to know how many
married ladies are learning or have already
learned to skate. ! assure you ] could
reel off the names of a goodly number Of
s~ociety's fair danes who spite Of the gibes
OF unteeling husbands have persevered to
conquer, in this most fashionable Of arts.
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English styles in house furnishings must
go-so Madame Fashion has decreed, and
while o number OF her would.be devotees
will have to remain content with what they
have and solace themselves by pretending
they prefer 1.-THE rest will follow her next
mandate, which declares the oriental style
Of decorative art just the thing. So now the
idea is to have everything in the most
Eastern style possible. Entering a highly
fashionable house, you ere ushered into
suites of darkened rooms and fall over piles
of cushions scattered carelessly about, be-
fore you sink on q low dlvan and are rem
dered i'll by the perfumes scattered about or
burning, in true oriental fashion. Dear me,
this is indeed a terrible retribution to fall on
the unthinking man who cruelty gibed at
our storks and water lilies, fire screens and
l%ambrequins, little dreaming the bruised
skin and aching head which future stYles in