Wichita eagle., 1889-09-29

Mrs Louise Henderson gave the opening
tea of the st. Johns guild, Thursday last.
and it was said to have been most enjoy
able. Those attending were Mesdames T.
H. Chamberlain, Murray Myers, j. H. Alley,
A. Z. Smith, Harris. o. H. Bentley, n. 6.
Ruggles, VIM. Bond, c. Frizelle. Evans.
Junkermann, j. l.. Hill, +. Wood, +.
Young. Walters, E. p Hovey, Coen, Hay
ward, A. L. Bush; Crawford. j. E. Hume,
Clark, Campbell Reed, l.. L. Even, r.
Brooks, c. H. Peckham, G. A. Smith, c.
Z. Owens.
Mr. Chas. L. Ford and Miss Lila B.
Foster were united in marriage at line
Dalles" on Monday evening, the 18th inst.
Mr.. Ford viii be remembered by his many
friends here as genial and popular young
gentleman who removed about a year
since to Portland, Ore, of which place he
is now rising and successful business
man. Miss Foster was great favorite
in our social circles, being charming and
accomplished young lady, greatly admired
by vast host of friends who will join the
EAGLE in wishing the young couple a life
of happiness and prosperity.
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A small son of a city clergyman of the
writer's acquaintance startled the family
recently while the popular topic Of the
prevailing marriages was under way, with
the exclamation What 'hunkey' time
for the preachersI'' His inelegant remark,
by the way, applies equally we'll to the
jewellers. Solitaire diamond wedding
rings are being purchased in large num-
bers, while diamonds are almost wholly
requested for engagement rings, notWlth-
standing that the plain gold band is con-
sdered the proper thing in the eastern
cities. Some OF those purchased, are very
beautiful expensive stones and a close OBJ
server might have selected the finances
from among the crowds of young ladies on
the street yesterday without much trouble,
not that the young lady would make A
show of il, but from the fact that a we'd
ding or engagement ring always will be
seen, whether the wearer will or not.
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To the Editor of the Eagle.
Dear Sir:-The members of the Hypatia
club thank you most heartily for the arti-
Gle in this mornings paper regarding the
coming session in this city of the Social
know, the club We expect to entertain is
AN organization of ladies living in eastern
Kansas and western Missouri. Three
ladies in this city are connected with it.
and we hope to add to the number. If
there are are any better, brighter or more
energetic ladies in the world than these
who are coming, we, in our wanderings,
have failed to meet them. The prosperous
men OF the west owe much to the good |
judgment and LOYALTY of their wives |
Through drouth and flood hot winds and
grasshoppers, all now happily things of
the past, the women of Kansas have stood |
by their adopted state, and for twenty |
years have been familiar with the needs of |
new country. No one knows better than |
they just the right thing to say to "A new
neiyhbor who signs for the comforts she |
left back east" When mans tact and !
argum- mt tails with a disconnected GUS
toner who has come out to look the thing /
over what does he do? He takes him /
home to dinner, and III that pleasant place, /
with more back east" surroundings than !
his discontinued friend had ever seen. he
turns him over to the engaging argument /
of Widespread table and an intelligent
wife. Is it more than fair then that when |
her fri- ndS come, he should assist in their |
entertainment? This, we know, you all /
viii be happy to do. We hold that the /
coming OF these women to talk OF intel {
lectual culture, of health in the family, of |
economy in household expenses, of the /
best methods of cooking food, of anything
and everything that tends to make home .
pleasant and safe harbor, that these /
things are of as much Importance as pack /
ing houses, county fairs ana electric rail /
roads be they ballasted or UNPUBLISHED.
We therefore request that every gentle |
man in the city Will assist in making the
visit pleasant one. Those who will open
their houses to our guests for the two days |
will kindly leave their names with Mrs.
Ella Glenn Shields, 49, North Waco. Re
spectfully, Mrs. James II Todd. Mrs. c.
&. Furley, Mrs. Chas. jackson, Mrs. Will
Glenn, Mrs. Prof. Griffin, executive COM
mittee.
The following table will be of much in
terest to society here on account of the
prevailing condition of a majority of its
members This is not given out to be in
fallihle because all the married mel, |