Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-10-19

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All communications intended for this
Department should be addressed to the
Society Editor, CAPITAL JOURNAL.
While the past few weeks has been
rather scarce of society events, owing
to the various attractions at Port
la.d, yet, the young folks in many
instances have held enjoyable gath
erings on several evenings. From
outward appearances it would seem
that this winter will be commemor-
able for the number of social events
that will occur. Every class of
society is looking forward to this
seasons attractions with anxious
anticipations This month has been
noted as a favorable month for mar
riages. Several have occurred in
Salem and throughout this commu-
nifty of late, and the indications are
that more are to follow soon. The
following is a gist of the attractions
that have been reported to the society
editor of the JOURNAL during the
past week.
A new game, entitled "Ennui," 1"
was invented this summer by Miss
Grace Biddle, quite a well known
society lady, to vile away the tedium
of the many stormy days of the sea-
son. 1t is said to have taken at
once, and Miss Biddle in letter to a
friend at San Francisco, few days
ago: ~ shall introduce it this win
ter in Philadelphia and will always
bear In mind the Children's Aid
Society. The beauty of the game is,
also, that no gentleman knows in
advance just who his partner will be,
and if she is not quick at repartee
he suffers as well as she does, vice
versa" With such fair inventor
and one so popular in social circles,
and having so worthy an object for
the forfeits in the game, it cannot fail
to become the fad this season. The
game is thus described by Miss Bid
die: "The gentlemen and ladies are
placed, respectively, behind heavily
curtained doors leading to different
rooms. The lady wears favor ON
her fOrefinger, which at given sig
nal, the gentleman removes and re-
places with one of his own.
They do not know each
other, as only their hands
are displayed. The gentleman at the
same time places on the lapel of
his coat the favor corresponding
to the one he has given the lady.
When all have been crowned with
favOrs the doors are thrown open
and they march in. AS they meet
in the center of the room, each gen.
tleman offers his arm TO the lady
who wears his favor, and then, af-
terall the couples have been matched
they stand perfectly still in line,
a lady and gentleman side by side.
They must not smile or speak under
pain of a forfeit of 81, or such an
amount as may be fixed before hand.
AS soon rs all rustling of the dresses
has stopped and perfect silence is
the monitor, who is gen.
orally the hostess, says: ut is
stormy day." The lady of couple
No. replies quickly: "Yes, and l
think it will continue" Her es.
cort says, ~ trust not" That COM
pletes one sentence. Now couple No.
2 takes it up quickly,as hesitancy
causes a fine to be imposed, and they
go on to the foot of the class. "Rain
is certainly Objectionable" and so
on down the line. 1t is very diff
cult thing to find every one of the
letter-perfect, and the
blunders of grammar and connective
sentences cause innumerable fines
to be imposed.
CLUB ORGANIZATION.
The young society folks who have
organized themselves together for
the past several years, for the pur-
pvse of conducting social dances and
social events, are now re-organiZing
and will soon have the organization
Under the new Organi-
nation rules are SO constituted that
the members are governed in such
a manner that their club is surely
to be successful. This club will,
more than likely, secure Diamonds
hall and conduct some variety of an
event on two separate evenings dur
ing each month. The members are
TO meet Monday night for the pur-
pose of completing organization and
10 elect officers.
ANNUAL BALL.
Gervais celebrated her annual ball
and social gathering on Thursday
evening of this week. The event
was crowning success, and tends
% show that the enterprising citi-
.ens 0fthat community understand
thoroughly how to arrange such an
went TO make it successful one.
rhe occasion was the annual ball
md social gathering, given under
he auspices of the Gervais hall as
This association have
rected "a handsome and commodi-
'us hall. Ii is large and well ar
anged for social gatherings. The