Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-08-15
MIDSUMMER SOCIETY.
How the Bellies and Bsaux Have Put In
the Week.
A GOOD POINTER FOR THE BOYS.
Dancing 10 Resume It's Proper Place at So
cial Events.
PERTINENT POINTS ON PEOPLE,

il NAANAS N1N
Social doings the past Vice. compared
with the previous one, were rather quiet,
but a number of enjoyable events occurred
during the week which afforded amuse-
mept for those who wished to participate,
The prospects are that the approaching so
cial season which is generally supposed to
commence in the fall and continue through
the winter, will be one of Old-time galety.
A young lady while cOnyersing with the
Society Editor the other day, said she
wished the boys would again organize
club like the old German which gave
such delightful danceSat Franzheim's Hall
As there will be pretty general return
to the delights of dancing the coming sea-
son, this would be good idea. So boys
if YOU want to please your lady friends
and assure them that you are real sweet
here is pointer
Last Saturday evening pleasant euchre
marty was given at the residence OF Col
VIM. Klieves, at TiltOnyille, which was
participated in by the following persons;
Can't. Martin and daughters, Misses Kate
and Irene. of PittSburg; Major Jas. Hod'
gems and lady, OF Portland; Mr.. +. Sample
and lady, of Allegheny, Pa; Mr.. H. HOd-
gems and lady, OF Portland; Mr.. 5. 5. Bloch
and lady, of Wheeling, and q number OF
Young ladies and gentlemen OF the neigh
borhood. Choice refreshments were served
at the proper hour and the enjOyments OF
the evening were kept up until II O'Clock
and the guests left with many pleasant
memories of the occasion.
Among the leading social events of the
week was the marriage of Mr.. Harry l..
Bond and Miss Ella l.. Amick, which oc-
Cured ON Tuesday evening, ut the First
RaptiSt Church The auditorium was
beautifully decorated with flowers and
plants. and the pretty wedding scene was
one long to be remembered by those who
witnessed it, The ceremony was con-
Quoted by Rev. DIR. Bond, father
of the groom, assisted by
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church. The uShcrS were McSSTS. j. w.
Amick, Orcn Bond Charles Rex and Will
Fredcl At the conclusion OF the ceremony
the bridal party was driven to the resi-
drncc of the brides father on South Chap
line street, where delightful reception
followed, the full Opera House orchestra
furnishing the music. Mr. and Mrs Bond
are visiting Mr.. Bonds parents ut Ravens
wood, and upon their return will go to
| housekeeping on the Island.
Col. and Mrs. W. W. Amett pleasantly
entertained a number OF their friends, both
old and Young, at their residence on Fiji
tccnth street, Thursday evening. The
time was spent pleasantly in conversation
and social amuSCmentS, cards being the
principal feature OF the entertainment.
On Thursday Jolly party of society
! folks went out to Stamm'S four mile house
and spent the evening in delightful man
ncr, returning 1T Il late hour.
The fashion of giving presents to the
bride and groom has reached the country
and the following unique list, taken from
a country exchange, will no doubt be found
interesting to city folks, who are generally
not SO practical in their gifts OyOung mar
ricd people: "FrOm father and mother Of
the bride one Jersey calf; from bride to
groom, hair wreath made from hair Of her
entire family, also six fine shirts; from
brother Elias, one book OF poems, one
dream book, one Polite Letter Writer and
ii dog; from Aunt Harriet, six hens and a
rooster also Il jar tomato CatSup; from
Cousin Sarah, one poem made up by her
self on bride and groom, fifteen verses. w
On Friday evening ut the MOundsyillc
camp grounds hotel q pleasant party was
given, to which all the folks now OH the
grounds were invited. The affair was under
the management of Mrs Dunlevy and Mrs.
Fallourc, who. deserve great credit for the
excellent manner in which everything
passed of The evening was spent in
varied social amuScmcntS, vocal and instru-
mental music being prominent ica-
lures The young ladies all wore large
sunhowers and of course the boys were
lust as happy rs big SunllOwcrs." The re-
lrcshmcntS were elegant and greatly en-
loved. The whole affair was decidedly
pleasant
The Misses Shrivcr, of North Main
Street, on Friday evening entertained Il
number of young society folks ut their
cheering residence in honor OF Miss
Blanche EuStOn, of st. Louis. The Opera
House orchestra furnished the music and
~ t,ll ,1apn.l thn hnnrS
away 1t WAS a full dress affair and quite
swell, the costumes of the ladies being
especially handsome. During the evening
excellent refreshments were nicely served.
The fun was kept up until an early hour
yesterday morning.
To give an idea of the difference in the
atmosphere here and in the mountains, on
Monday evening last party OF Wheeling
ladies' consisting of Mrs. +. =. Mcneil,
Mrs. w. c. Mccoy, Miss Greer and Others
were enjoying life before n cheerful blaz-
ing wood fire, ut Terra Alta, while we
were trying to keep cool here i'll Wheeling.
Another thing the ladies were also enjoy
ing and which they will probably be sur
priSed to see mentioned, were the "Rever-
les of An Old Bachelor" read by Mrs.
Mccoy. Naturally they were quite anus
ing to married ladies, Us it gave them some
idea of how their f0rlorn husbands were
passing their time.
Arrangements are being perfected by the
AriOn Society to celebrate the fifth ami
versslry of the club next Tuesday with n
grand picnic, concert and Illuminated
SOmmernachtiest, on the State Fair
Grounds. 1t is the intention to have the
picnic commence at , p. NJ. and continue
until II p. M, supper being taken on the
grounds in the usual picnic manner. The
full Opera House orchestra will furnish
the music for dancing; there will be other
varied amuSements, and in the evening the
grounds will be prcttily illuminated with
JananeSe lanterns OF course the affair