Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-02-12

When the hands of time point to IL on
Tuesday night next those wonderful erea-
tons of the dressmaker's art worn by soci-
ety's leaders, fair debutantes and blushing
brides will have been laid away and the
faces, dances and entertainments which
they have graeed will live only in memory
And vet society has done itself Justice this
wear if never before, for what with the
opera, weddings, germans, receptions, mus
icsls. balls and dinners, the season has been
one continuous round OF gayety. Stillitls
not TO be supposed that the deSotees of fash
ison will habllitate themselves in sackcioth
and remain religiously at home, as was
once their custom. Time brings about
many changes, and in no one particular Is
II more observable than in the present
method of keeping Lent" Five or six
wears sso ea,h member Of the world fash
ionsble felt it incumbent upon herself or
himself to observe the holy season by fast
ing, almsgiving and prayer. But now
things have changed. With the same
fervor that they once fastened 70 md a
Mace among the penitents they now cast
about for some means Of enjoying the sea-
son in a quiet way, while others set about
preparing q list of entertainments to winch
society's customs interpose no Objection
Small, quiet card parties, teas aud conrerSd.
ziones will constitute a major portion OF
Len,en amusements this year, and will be
given, no doubt, quite numerously, al
though during the first week or SO OF the
forty days observance matters Will be
very quiet,
The closing OF the social season and the
anproach of Lent, however, leads to retro.
spection, and looking back over the events
that have made the season an enjoyable
one. and those who will closely observe
Lent aud refrain from any social pleasures,
can console themselves by looking back
over the events that they participated Ia
and enjoy the r~etrOspection. They can also
anticipate the future, for the after Lenten
season promises to be quite gay. VI course
the young ladies will bave something t0oc
cupy them in designing their Easter cos
tuines. which naturally will afford much
pleasure to the feminine heart.
Into the next two days we may expect
10 see a great deal Of anusament crowded.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Isett will give
the Progressive Euchre Party on Tuesday
evening at their residence on Main street,
and this, the last social affair be-
fore Lent, will not be the lesst enjoyable
by any manner of means, and 1t is anticl-
pated with much pleasure.
Several weddings 10 high life are prom
ised for the near future, all the contracting
parties being well known and popular
members OF society. Ga account Of Lent
and other reasons, both weddings will be
very, very quiet.
A number of young gentlemen have de-
cided TO organize a social club, something
which ought to have been done long
enough ago. The intention is TO hire suit
able apartments, with assembly room, card
room and toilet rooms, which are to be
handsomely furnished, n open az ali
times TO members. The assembly room
will also be supplied with a piano, 20 that
if a small party desires to 90 and dance a
couple of hours or play cards, they can do
40 AT their will. A stated numbered large
hons will be given during the year, the
cost of which will be comparatively small.
There is no reason why the club should not
he a great success, and all the gentlemen
approached on the subject, both married
and single, are heartily IN favor OF IT. 1t
is possible that at the expiration OF the
Lenten season things will have progressed
so favorably that Easter Monday can be
celebrated with a ball in the apartments Cl
the new club.
Mrs. 0 L. Wilde entertained the Pro-
g~ressiye Euchre Club handsomely at her
home on Twelfth street, Friday evening,
and all present spent a delightful evening
Handsome prizes were a awarded the victOrs
and splendid refreshments were served at
midnight.
Miss Belle Mendel entertained about
sixteen couples of friends, Thursday even
ing, complimentary to her visitor, Miss
Leila ingalls,, of GAINESVILLE, o. Progress
sive euchre was the chief amusement, and
a most enjoyable series of games were
played At midnight neat and appropriate
prizes were presented to the victOrs and
the v~aDquished. Mrs. j. B. fancy was
the successful contestant for the ladies first
prize, which was an elegantly embroidered
scarf. Mr.. Crawford H. Booth captured
the gentleman's first prize, which was a
healthy looking bisque pig, which had a
snout that any pig, even one born and bred
in Texas, might feel proud Of. The ladies'
BOBBY prize was taken by Mrs. Boyd. 1t
was a bottle of ketchup containing the in
formation that she might try and catch
up" Or. Dickey was equally fortunate,
and was rewarded for his efforts with a
small drum, which bore an inscription to
the effect that if he couldn't play cards
maybe he could play on the instrument.
Tempting Refreshments were then discussed
with much satisfaction.
To make a pretty umbrella catch-all
take a Japanese parasol, one in which the
bright colors predominant. With a coarse
darning needle pierce the bamboo ends and
draw through them a fine wire sufficiently
long to permit the umbrella to open about
halfway. Fasten the ferule end into a
block Of wood covered with some bright
material, and weight it so that the uIn.
brella will stand upright The handle
should be adorned with a handsome bow
or ribbon combining the more prominent
colors of the parasol.
A number of ~well-known young ladies
rendered their gentlemen friends a leap
year hop at Durst's parlors last Monday
evening. Killmeyer made the music and
an enjoyable time was spent, refreshments
being served by burst at a reasonable
hour.
On Monday morning at st, Joseph's
Cathedral, Mr.. James V. Reilly and Miss
Irene Jamison were quietly married, Rev.
Father Park officiating, assisted by Rev.
Father Sehilp. A pleasant reception fol-
lowed at the residence of the brides
mother, Mrs. A. J. Jamison, on Fifteenth
street; and the happy couple left on the
afternoon train over the "Pwky', for Ar
extended bridal tour carrying with them
the best wishes of many friends.
The Quincy cabs have become quite