, 1888-09-23
THE SOCIAL SWIM.
Topics of interests Picked up in
Local Society.
Why Don't the Young Men Marry
in the West?
General Notes of Interest to the
Fair Reader.
The Local Swim.

Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Palmer gave a
very enjoyable Drive Whist last night.
Messrs. Ransom, Henderson and
Wilkes, who are keeping house with Mr..
Ransom as chef, contemplate giving a
lunch to their many friends.
Russell Tracy entertained a party of
ladies and gentlemen with Drive Whist
at his bachelor apartments, Camp Carlin,
Thursday night. Frank Gillespie carried
off the honors. winning forty-fve points
and losing six in twenty hands.
The young man who said previous to
his wife departure for the east, Boys,
next week | am with you" convinced the
girls Friday night that the same assurance
would apply to them.
A lunch was given yesterday afternoon
to Miss billiard at the residence of Mrs.
Geo. w. Baxter. A number of ladies
were In attendance.
Miss Maggie Murphy, the charming
young lady who was a guest of Miss
Moonlight, and who created such a favor
able impression in local society, left for
her home in Leayenworth yesterday.
The Sunergae hop netted about $40.
1t was a delightful informal social affair.
The ladies were all in full dress and
looked lovely, the gentlemen ditto. 1t
was remarked hal Mr.. Rossier's broken
collar bone did not prevent him from de-
scriblng numerous small circles, all Of
which went to waist.
Among the numerous pretty costumes
may be mentioned Miss billiard in laven-
der satin and lace; Miss Green, black
tulle, with large yellow sash; Mrs. Rhodes,
black lace and passamenterie; Mrs. Ham
mond, white cloth and gold braid; Miss
Bergman, black tulle.
The question why do 80 many of our
manageable men elect to remain single
is claiming considerable attention Just
now, and Eastern girls are looking long
lngly westward where there is supposed
to be a great surplus of men yearning for
wives. We know the standard thread
bare plea of most of our eligible men is
they cant afford to marry" What
would become of this country if every
man had to wait Until he earned $25 a
week before he got married. Doesn't it
seem a little as though the young man of
the day wants to spend his money princi-
pally on himself? 1t is all well enough
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house to spend an evening, but If the
doesn't often ask Miss Smith or Miss
Brown. He can go alone for half what
it costs to take a girl, and so he gets up a
row, always go out between the acts, and
have the finest kind of a time. He can
go to a hop too, perhaps to the Sunergae,
| and no an GOT a damon that's c,rra Tho
young mans favorite expression when
questioned ON the subject is-''girls are
not sensible enough nowadays. A man
The always calls himself a MANI don't
want a butterfly for a wife" Now what
kind of a wife does he want, that's the
question! Can he answer it himself, and
! having TeasOuGd 1T all out, PICTURED
her il his minds eye, is he able to fall
Immediately in love with her when he
finds her2 We once knew a bachelor who
had his future wife painted out in Just
this way. He was a dcvout follower
of Fowler the phrenologist, and his
ideal must have hair and eyes Just a
certain shade; she must be a
certain weight, height, etc, all to agree
and to exactly offset his own complexion
and temperament, and they were to live
happy for evermore. He is looking for a
wife yet. So that theory wont do. Gu.
pld is blind, and when you do fall in love
perhaps for the fftieth time.and the last,
ten chances to one it will be Just the gay,
bright, little butterfly sort you were de.
termined to fight shy of. Her home will
be in the east, she will want to go home
to see papa and mamma once n year, and
you married her in economy, thinking
two people could live on much less thar
one. Is marriage a failure? A good
many married people are failures, but
don't set that down against marriage as
an institution. Now why don't the bach
elors, and soon-will be bachelors of Chey-
enne get married, and why do the few
who do pluck up courage to marry pack
off east to bring home a bride? There
are plenty of pretty, attractive girls right
here in our town. Boys. you dom know
a good thing when you see it.