Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-02-19
BELLA1RE.

Society in general is very quiet ane
there will be no awakening now unui ate
Lent. Cupid has not been very mans
trious for several weeks for some reason,
but the gentle spring is expected 10 exer'
an influence in the matrimonial held. In:
spripg poet has not unmantied himself
and until his manly bosom throbs IN !
poetical strain on love 10 reaction Is iookeo
for. There have been n humble oil private
parties and several public dances, all OF =
pleasant nature, but the average person Il
rsmarking how dead everything seems
Matte Yickers was with US for a couple Oh
evenings last week. The little lady IS
fsyorite here, but she was criticised q little
for warbling some old songs that mould Dc
relocated TO the past. Frederick brignton
is billed for his appearance here IN a ie"
DAYS. Fred played Forgiven" last winter
and gave pretty good satisfaction.
THE MAY FESTIVAL.
The Nav festival to be given fol. the
benefit OF the city promises to be the larg,
eat event of the kind that has been held
since the monumental fair of several years
ago. The committees in the different
wards are hu4y collecting goods for the va
rious booths. The ladies appear TO take
a deep interest in the affair and have q
great many schemes On hand for raising
money. Two contests have heen decided
upon. One will be between little girls fol-
a big doll; the other between six boys fcr
q pony and saddle. NJ. Somehow has
promised to exhibit the animal in a show
window at his store for q week. Season
tickets will he out in a few days aud will
he sold at so cents a piece. The executive
committee ask all ladies who desire to as
sist at the festival to attend the next gen.
eral meeting Of The committees. The
management desires it distinctly under
stood that everybody is asked to lend q
helping hand to make the May festival q
success.
AN ESSAY ON BUSHES.
at il we'll that the streets have been
payed and the payements widened in the
business part Of the city," remarked a
wc[l-known individual, las the bus:les the
ladies are wearing are growing larger and
larger. / was just thinking the other day
that these appendages are excellent things
for the manufacturers Of dress materials
In by-gone years ten yards of yard width
goods wero sufficient for a dress but now
eleven Yards are required. There are per-
hap, 200 Of the fair sex in Bellaire who
are now wearing this decoration. Allow
ing that each fiue dress costs on an average
40 cents a ward and that each lady requires
two outfits Il year, the introduction of the
extra sized hustle can be said 10 have crea-
ted an extra expenditure by the fair Sex OF
about S., 300 a year. Wheredoes the extra
expense come from? In most every iu'
stance from the steamer sex. Ye fathers
and husbands think for q moment what
this piece of fashion has done for you
Think of the amount of tobies the So, 00O
would purchase. Oar lowest estimate
would he a quarter Of a million! 40 in
dignation meeting should be held at once.
ABOUT BASE BALL.
The lovers of base ball begin to talk oil
the game at the first appearance Of pleas
ant weather. The Glass City will be lone
ly this season, as most all Of her ~"tossers
of the leather have signed with foreign
clubs. Our people had hoped to see some
f the Bellaire boys in the held with the
Wheeling club, but az yet our hopes have
not been realized. There is no doubt Of
the fact that the presence Of Bellajre play
ers in the Wheeling club last season was Of
pecuuiary benefit to our West Virginia
neighbors. There was not q game played
on the Island BAT was attended by q crowd
from this city who desired to encourage
the talent from the Glass City. The famil
lar faces Of Dunn and Nicholson will be
missed, but, perhaps, others will be found
to fill their positions acceptably, but our
friends over the way should not forget the
fact that our players added strength to last
years organization.
OUR MINISTRIES.
TIE Kendall Novelty Company has been
diligently at work for some weeks and is
now in shape TO appear before an audi,
ence. A greater part of the troupe was
represented in The Chestnut Minstrels'
last winter, and they performed remarka,
bly, we'll. Jesse Fusner is leader, and his
we'll known reputation in the minstrel
line will be sustained in this performance.
Two Cf the company are Wheeling gentle
men, and we are told they are excellent
performers. The ladies are cordially invi,
tend the performances, which will be
chaste throughout. Below is the pro,
gramme to be given on Friday and Satur,
day nighta: