Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-15

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What "A called the birthday wish aape. Tim
triumph ofthe confectieuers art occuP~;
the cepne Of the table. end Is sEroundea
by bright colored tapers, corresponding e
the number of pears of tbs honored one
Each tapef is to be blown out BY sguest
who, before doing. so, utters aloud birth
day wish, which isthen supposed to come
true" as the children say. Avery quaint
and pretty custom, Sut one only suitable tor
parties when q masculine birthday is cele'
brated, as all of the girls are 100 young to
have enough candles to make any shc"'
neither would this custom agree with gen
.leuan in town who has been tventy-elsft
tas tie last six years.
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It has been frequently said that the aver
aged Wheeling girl talks with her hands.
This does not imply that the Wheeling
Young man is deaf, or that the girls are
dumb. Only that they assist their CONVEX
sation with many gestures which are some
times graceful in themselves. and sometimes
merely serve to show off pretty hand or a
diamond ring. And, by the way great
many of the girls have very pretty hands.
know one girl Of fully FIVE feet seven, who
wears with ease a FIVE and three-quarter
glove, and she is not without rivals.
Some one was recalling, the other day, the
fact that very pretty girl who visited
Wheeling several winters ago, offended
some of our society boys by complaining
that their hands were so hard-how she
found ont goodness knows, | don't. That
may still be the case, but if you are close
observer you will notice that while short
time ago, masculine hands were always
bare even in winter, now a great many OF
the dear boys have joined the kid glove
brigade.
If you are anything of a philosopher and
given to observing your fellow creatures
there is something comical in the very evil
dent fact that each person you see is trying
to be something which he or she is not. |
don't want to be too hard on. the boys, so
look at my own sex. The tall girl wishes
to be shorter, so she disappreves OF high
heeled shoes and dresses her hair low, while
her smaller sister wears long plain skirts
and the highest hats she can buy. So we
have fashions and devices for making stout
people look thin or thin people stout-which
is probably the easiest. And speaking OF
size, have you not noticed that the small
girl always seems to posses an attraction
for the tallest members of the opposite sex !
indeed have now in my mind several tall
gentlemen whoee tiny wives can barely walk
arm in arm with them, and have to dance
a kind of quickstep to keep up with them.
Likewise the tallest girls always have
number of Lilputian admirers. Apd we
are all familiar with the ball room specta'
Gle of a tall girl spinning q little man
around like human top, while she smiles
over his head. Funny iSit mott
have often wondered why the rage Tor
stained glass has not yet reached Wheeling
1t has certainly q very quaint and pretty
effect, especially in hall or a small room,
and certainly sheds most becoming light.
A pretty way of adjoining windows, now
popular in the East, is to have the upper
sash either of real or imitation stained
glass. The lower sash then has curtain
of plain or Madris muslin tackled firmly at
TOP and bottom with brassheaded nails as
large as quarter; it is then caught in the
middle and tied with bow of wide ribbon.
You have no idea how pretty the effect is'
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We have been as dull as usual this week,
and the diary of belle would read very
much like that of the small boy
we wot Of, got up ate, went 10
bed that is, supposing the habit OF
keeping diary had not gone out of style
which it has, probably as smart man said
not long ago, because the girl of the period
writes so i!legibly that she could not year
afterwards read the record herself. But, as
the novels say, II digress" Well, there has
been the usual number Of old fashioned tea
parties, a pleasant and hospitable manner
of entertaining which will probably never &c
out of style. There have been several pri
vate skating parties, the one at the Chap
line street rink on Friday evening being
quite a success. Also Miss Louise Laugh
lin gave small reception on Thursday
evening, but otherwise society has kept very
sober hours. 1t is whispered that one 90
ciety lady contemplates series OF ladies
luncheons,' while another is preparing fol
large children's party, and Mr.. Ed. Book
ing is getting up private skating party
these will serve as so many oasis in the
desert OF life until the coming Of Easter ant
new spring dresses cause the desert 10 bios
sem as the rose.
When you are able to stand with any de
gree Of safety on the delusive rollers you be
gin to carefully observe the motions Of you
fellow devotees and you soon learn that peopl
have as many mannerisms in skating as il
anything else One society man, an aero
batic skater," spins around with his hand
in his pockets and Q look Of grief too deeI
for tears on his expressive countenance;
dignifed editor seems 10 be endeayoring :
work bis way Around with bis elbows, Will
! another giddy youth constantly endeavor
to raise bis shoulders on q level with hi
ears. Still another renders himself charm
ing By holding his partner by one elbow an
shooting her around the corners ut such
rate OF speed that her eyes are likely to stal
| from their sockets. While am on this il
teresting subject must tell you about AZ
other society man who for two weeks hired
man (some accounts say two mem to props
him around the rink. At the end Of that tim
he became q fine skater but history
ominously silent on the fate Of his assis
ants.
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The Partisan dude has appeared in re
cravstl Terrible announcement To m
mind the ugly wad which now disfgures Ii
masculine shirt front is bad enough ]
sober colors, but when it appears in raj
bow hues the effect is appalling. The des
boys are always criticising feminine attir
and don't seem to be aware that their ow
| clothes are not works Of ART. don't o
| vocste, as some fashion witeE did recent
return to the old time embroidered Goa
Not at all, least some of the ,girls who I
high art needlexork might assassinate m
But let the lordly sex cease gibing at bani
| asa cowder, and work some needed reform
ia masculine fashions. E.
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| We were all taught In Sunday Soho
that bad boys who tell stories 80 70 q
| nIace which Mr. IpoersolI haa No kind