Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-05
ROSE RED.
Purchasing Rink Tickets With Be-
witctiDg Smiles.


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A pretty girl was overheard to say the
other day that she wished she was engaged
this winter. On being asked why, she said
because she would then persuade Romeo to
take her to the rink every day. That girl
has q level head, but, obi dear, all the good
skaters are so heavily mortgaged already
that we are at loss for some one to lavish
smiles upOni smiles payable in rink tickets,
that is.
Don't the girls look TOO cuts in those lit.
tie wells they wear now? A pretty face
with bit OF red vei'Ing wrinkled over little
nose does Just look sweet Wheeling girls,
let me tell you, are Just as stylish as any
YOU will find, and do ike to take strang-
er down Main or Market street on smash
ing afternoon and have him see how nice
they look. / am glad that the ugly
fashion of holding the elbows at right angles
with the body is going out of style, though
some of Us viii have to learn the manual OF
arms all over again. Just as We all got our
winter dresses made horrible rumor was
set ahoat that bustles were no longer to be
worn; fortunately it proved false. but it gave
some of us an awful fright / don't sup
pose you honor it, but some of the best
dressed girls in town make all their own
clothes and q great many more superintend
the making of them at home.
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Among their ether accomplishments
several gentlemen in town have learned to
take very good photographs. And let me
tell you that amateur photography is az
art which is rather difficult to: acquire.
Indeed, first efforts are apt TO cause en-
barassment when shown. How it causes
grave suspicious of want of knowledge OF
natural history, and other things, to admire
a cow in the foreground and have
to be told that it is house or barn. How
ever, our amateur photographers are now
far beyond any danger OF such mistakes,
and some Of the girls proudly exhibit excel
lent photographs taken BY friends.
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| have often wondered why we have so
few clubs for intellectual improvement /
know of a great many people who would
gladly Join such an organization, but have
not the courage to attempt the formation Of
one. Who does not remember the palmy
DAYS OF the old "Waverly" and later on the
Shakespeare Club2 To be sure ladies were
not admitted as members to either one, but
they we're occasionally invited 10 attend a
social session, and enjoyed it greatly:
There is now in the city literary club
formed exclusively of ladies which has
fourished for several years
This club meets weekly, think, on Mon
day evening to read and discuss the writ
ings, life and letters of popular authors.
They generally take writer such as Haw-
thorne, for instance, for a winters study,
sometimes, however, varying it with an
evening devoted to poetry, etc. Such club
is great assistance to those who are glad
to study with others but who have not the
faculty of selecting good reading matter
alone, and to many who have not a great
deal Of time to devote to study it is real
treat to be able to exchange ideas and often
gain new insight into the works Of IA
vorite author
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1t is said that the carnival at the Capitol
rink, or Mardi Gras, is to be very grand
affair, and lots OF beginners are endeavor-
ing to perfect themselves in the slippery art
before that time. Very few, however, are
quite as ambitious as the young lady who
was leaving town last week and devoted
the last morning of her stay to her first at
tempt, as she wanted to learn how to skate
before she left Wheeling"
If had an enemy upon whom wished
vengeance, would inveigle him into one of
the Kinks on matinee day, and encourag-
ing him with fair words, start him out on
the slippery surface for the first time. l
think the sight of his suferings would
amply repay me for any wrongs he had in
flicted on me. To return to the carnival.
| am told that no one under the mature age
of fifteen is to be allowed to skate at it.
What happy thing the managers did not
cay twenty-one, for then all we girls would
be barred out
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The giving of "taffy" has been popular at
all times, but it is new idea to send your
gentlemen friends little box of confec.
tionery made by your fair hands. The
making ofIFrench candy is:not after all
such difficult task, and some of the girls
have already learned to do it very nicely,
While as for caramels, there are girls in
town with whom would not quarrel ifthey
pinched me, they make such lovely ones for
distribution among their friends.
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The season is waning and our party
dresses are still fresh, for this winter has
not been whirl Of mad gaiety, though in a
quiet way it has been pleasant one. A
few small entertainments in the near future
are all l have heard Of. But oh had al.
most forgotten, there are to be two weddings
before very long-can you guess the names
of the interested parties2 1t has also been
rumor,d that there is to be one more ger.
man before Lent If that is the case, let
me tell you the last sweet thing in favors
1t is "quizzing glasses" made of plain win
dow glass, with a tiny hole drilled in,
through which bright barred ribon is run
to suspend it BY; everybody has them on
and it is funny to see novice trying to
keep one in place.
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The Mistletoe Boughlto-morrow night will
be a grand success and the Land o Nod is
inst too cute for ANYTHING