The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-11-27
A Surprise Party.

One of the most happy and agreeable
surprise parties of the season was rendered
Miss Emma l.. Kistler by her genial host
and hostess Mr.. and Mrs. DIR. w. G. NJ.
Seiple and select party of her single friends
on Monday evening, November 18th, the
day succeeding her birthday. Miss Kistler
had concluded to go TO Weissport for choir
practice in the Lutheran and Reformed
church where she is organst, but was urged
by her kind hostess not to 60 as it was
rather cold and unpleasant, and instead was
persuaded To go to the home of Miss Emma
Obert and meet few friends who were
practicing for the neXl meeting of the Cha
tauqua Literary and Scientific Circle.
The invited friends assembled at the
home of DIR. Seiple about $50 o'clock, Mrs.
Seiple in the meantime had called for Miss
histler, and by previous arrangement took
her up town to make call, so as to give
Miss Obert and her friends chance to walk
around to Seple's before the surprise
About o'clock we were informed by Mr.
Miller, Mrs. Seiples brother, who had been
appointed to watch, that they were coming.
The lights had been turned low and the
party consisting ofsabout twenty-five ladies
and gentlemen, sat in perfect quiet awaiting
her coming. AS she caught sight. OF, the
first person after opening the door, she took
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vance, and seeing the room full of friends,
she was so unexpectedly surprised that she
hardly knew what to say Or how TO act
showing slight embarrassment just as you
or would do under circumstances where
things in very short time are metamOr-
phOsed so that IL becomes difficult to believe
even what sight beholds. After bidding
the friends good evening"" and asking
several times, "What does this mean?" and
receiving several different answers, she ex-
cused nerself and left the loom for few
moments. The lights were then turned
up, and afterher return the party was about
equally divided, and a number OF intellec-
tual and juvenile sports were heartily en-
gagged in by all until called TO supper about
IL O'Clock. The midnight meal was a very
magnificent affair, consisting of the luXur-
les, delicaciessaud subslantals of the season
which had been phepared by the hands OF
Mrs. Seiple. After all, (amid many Jokes
and genuine sparkling cadences OF human
glee), had eaten to safety of turkey, a
variety of fine cakes and fruits, and many
| other savory Lhings TO tickle the palate, the
party again repaired to the parlOr; after a
little rest interspersed with music, song and
meTrlment, a number Of new games were
heartily engaged in until the hour cf leave
taking, when after bidding all Good night
and wishing Miss Kistler many happy re-
turns of the day all returned TO their homes
highly delighted with the evenings enter
talnment Thus ended one of the most en-.
! joyable events of the season-one long to be
remembered by Miss Kistler and her friends.
Miss kisLler was pupil of the Boston
Conservatory Of Music, one OF the leading
II not the principal music schools in Amer.
lea; she is very patient, kind and sue.
cessful teacher as well as an evcellent per.
former an the piano, and by her lady-like
department and agreeable manner has en-,
deared herself TO a large circle of friend:
during her stay in town. c. s. W.