Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-12-09

unless it is at her earnest desire and her
absolute refusal to dance. Of course there
are often parties and balls where the
young ladies exceed the gentlemen In
number, but Wheeling young men possess
ute a comfortable amount of chivslry In
their makeup, and there sIe few Of them,
if any, who would allow a young lady to
feel lonesome or neglected. Perhaps, how
ever, this is because Wheeling young ladies
are SO uniformly pretty and agreeable.
Many cities suffer from lack OF young
men, and the newspapers often speak OF
receptions and parties where the young
ladies so far out.numbsr the men, that
many of them are compelled to sit about
ard erioy themselves as bsst they can, even
in some instances desperately catching up
the old gentlemen and whirliug them off
into the mszy daGcs. sincerely hope the
time will never come when Wheeling
young men will become so scarce that the
fair sex will be neglected.
There have been q good many articles
published in the papers of late concerning
the art of kissing. Now msn may know
how TO kiss in the highest style of the art,
but when he sits down and tries to tell in
cold types how it should be done, he in
variably makes a dismal failure, and for
young lady to attempt to tell men through
a newspaper how to kiss, as they have es-
ssyed 10 do, ls simply folly. She may tell
how che likes to be kissed, but she does
not by airy means represent the fair sex in
this regard. In my opinion man who
cannot discover himself how to kiss with
the best results had better buy plaster
of Paris statue and waste his sweetness on
that. When q man goes TO follow out
recipe taken from newspapers he will
make g botch of it. If he can take practi
cal lessons he will succeed much bitter.
Apropos of this rather fascinating sub
iect, am reminded of little incident
that illustrates the opinions of different
girls A party of young society people
were discussing tbis question one day, when
q young lady spoke up and said:
'Inde5d, I never allowed any young
mar, unless Re was relative, to kiss me-"
well" rstcrted her younger sister
quickly and of course thcughtlessly, you
don't know what you've missed" Then
she saw her mistake, blushed violently, as
did q young man in the party, and the
others laughed heartily. She hears Of that
joke very often.
Several private parties are on the tapis
fer the holidays, and cards will be Issued
for them shortly. Society promises to be
quite gay during the holiday season this
year, and it is locked forward to with
many pleAsure&ble anticipations.
It is rather remarkable how well pro-
gressive euchre holds on among society
people There hasn't been game of pro-
grsssiye angling played in Wheeling, and
even progressive poker hasn't caught
o." while domino whist and other
games Of the kird were rather shOrt-lived.
Quite q number of young society people
rave formed an opera party, understand,
to take in the Gilmore band concert, at the
Grand Opera House. They will probably
90 in fu dress.
And now it is rumored that the Island is
soon to lose three of her fairest daughters.
One,Iit is said, will be carried away by
gentleman from distance, but the other
TWO will marry Wheeling gentlemen.
The Wheeling Club will celebrate the
holiday season by giving big hop on the
night after Christmas day, for which the
Opsra House orchestra will make the mu.
sic. A small hcp will. also he givea on
New Years eve for which Prot. Charlie
Kiumsy er will make the music.
Miss Bette Mcclure entertained the
Whist Club, OF Friday evening, at the
residence of her father, Capt. John Nc
Lure, on South Front street, Island, and
the members aud friends of the club pres
emit certainly spent an enjoyable evening
under the hospitable treatment of their fair
hostess Whist ard progressive euchre
occupied the time pleasantly until mid
niGhr, when q tempting array of refresh
ments were presented for the discussion Of
tie assemblage.
TIE progressive euchre club was enter
tsined on Friday evening by Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam P. Morton at their residence on Yir-
GINA street, Island, and the STAIR was
certainly on elegant and enjoyable one.
About twenty five or thirty couples were
present and euchre was begun
promptly at 8 o'clock and an exciting
series OF games followed, continuing until
midnight when cards and counters were
laid aside and refreshments of the most
appetiziug nature were served, being
most thoroughly enjoyed by all. After
their discussion the victors of the evening
were awarded very handsome prizes. Mrs.
Eugene III. Hildreth took the first prize,
pretty silver powder b,x; Mrs. Frank
Hearne won the second lady's prize, an ell
sgsnt cup and cancer OF fine ware. Mr..
Ran Stslnsker, who captured the first
gentlsman's prize, got most useful article
in the shape Of brush broom. As the
winner of the second gentlemsn's p'ize,
Dir. A. Allan Wheat was presented with
handsome chinaware cigar ash holder.
On Tuesday evening last Mr.. and Mrs
George Wise were hoet and hostess 10 8
very pleasant party Of friends, at their
residence on North Front street, leland,
in honor of Mrs Groves, of Bradford, Pa,
who is Mrs. John G. Riheldsffer's guest
and Miss Kate Harden, of SteubenViile,
who was visiting friends in the city. Pro-
gressive euchre occupied the party very
epjoyably until after midnight, when
tempting refreshments were served and
discussed. The victors of the evening
were then presented with the trophies of
their proves.
Mrs. Jacob W. Grub won the first
lady's prize, one of those handsome plush
sachet bags, designed for the back of a
chair or sofa, Mrs. W. A, Isett CAPTURED