Wichita eagle., 1889-10-20

Her to his bosom there,
And as she has the rocks he rocks
Her in the rocking chair.
He is a youth of good address,
For he is dressed TO WOO.
And as he's there his suit to press,
Her suit he presses too.
Oh! witching hours, OH honeyed love,
Who cares that summers flown
When one beside the parlor stove
Can sit and hold his own?
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Miss Laura Tilley entertained Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. B. B. Cushman and Miss Aria Nc
Knight will be married next Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. Wilson Behring and Miss Mary Mil
er will be married at Hillsboro, H., next
Wednesday.
Wednesday evening Mrs. A. T. Bush
gave party for Mrs. Gillis Smith, at her
home on North Lawrence. An enjoyable
evening, of whist formed a part was pass
ed. Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs. O.
Z. Crawford May Powell, Archie Smith
and Eph Hoffman and Sherley Schooler.
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An enjoyable event was at Mrs. c. w.
Concklin's, S25 south Emporia, last Thurs
day eve A regular old fashioned taffy
pull interspersed with games. music, pea
nuts, candy and gum. 1t was given in
honor of Miss Ella Teets, who has been at
tending the Southwestern Business col
7ege for the last six months, but who now
returns to her home in Hope, Kan. Miss
Ella has made many friends here who will
miss her greatly. Those present were
Miss Mary Pardee, Clara Almond Stella
Nixon, Matte Ferril, May Richardson.
Nessrs. Foster McNeer, Art johnson,
John Andrews, Abe Shoft, Fred Concklin.
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The Edmund Burke society will hold
their regular meeting Monday evening at
$50 p. m. All are cordially invited. The
following program will be given:
Defamation ....-...........--..ira Ira Mason
Essay ...................M Munn's Thrasher
Nloiih SOLO .-.--..-...a.--'.; -. l.. simpson
DeclamaClOn ....---...s.- mabel Clement
Travels in Europe (third of series)
Rob Roger
Grafton Observation-Disclosures Seymour Foose
Vocal SOLO. Lulu Lucas
Essay y.....-...........-...C Charles johnson
Debate:
Affirmative: T. w. Butcher, James Mer-
Negative: Lew Belts B. M. Barreyer
Question-"Resolved, That JEFF Davis
has done more good politically than r. G.
lngersoll has done religiously."
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The Hermenian literary and debating
society of the Lewis academy gave their
first entertainment last Friday night. The
meeting was well attended. Every pro-
duction was we'll worthy of the applause
which it received. The program was as
follows:
inaugural address by......
............Pr President NJ. Hollowell.
Essay, Shoes, ;,.o es,.,::...--'..... -, 6 E Root'
Recitation, Love of Travel, ...........
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FRANK Gamel.
Debate Resolved, that we ought to
have equal suffrage.
Affirmative: Horace Welsh, Diamond
Mitchell.
Negative: Fritz Lewis, Fred Ross.
The discussion WAS rendered in favor of
of the negative. The society then ad-
journed to meet again in two weeks.
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MI. dIlu MIS- - II. SuTIlS are dU UDe
Carey. The Cleveland Leader has the fol-
lowing to say of their wedding at Kent,
o., last Tuesday:
AT high noon today Mr.. Charles f. Cur
It's, cashier of the savings bank of Wichita,
Kan, and Miss Grace Z, elder daughter
of the late Henry l. and Josephine Kent,
were married at the elegant residence of
Morvin Kent. the brides grandfather, by
Rev. DIR. J. \. Cracraft, rector of Christ's
church. After the ceremony and congrau-
lations the spacious dining room was
thrown open and the guests to the number
of sixty, including only the relatives and
Immediate friends of the contracting par
ties, partook of a wedding breakfast Mr.
and Mrs. Curtis left on the evening train
for Chicago, whence they leave in few
days for Wichita, which city will be their
future home. The bride was one of kent's
most accomplished, charming and popular
young ladies, aud will be greatly missed
by her hosts of friends who join heartily
In wishing her all possible happiness in
her new home The bride was the recipi-
ent of large number of elegant and costly
presents. Guests were present from Wich-
ita. Detroit, Cleveland. Akron. Salem and
Ravenna. An unusual and happy feature
of the occasion was the presence of all four
of the brides grandparents. the Hon. and
Mrs. Marvin Kent and Mr. and Mrs.
Charles A. Collins, of Akron.
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The following are some beliefs about
marriage:
Winter is the favorite marrying season.
December 81 is the favorite wedding day
I'm Scotland.
Never read the marriage service entirely
over.
Blessed is the bride on whom the sun
shines
The shower of rice is prayer for fruit
fulness.
Sunday is the favorite wedding day in
England.
There is an old superstition against May
marriages.
A bride should wear no pins in her we'd
ding clothes.
A bride should wear nothing green
that color is emblematic of evil
In Sweden and Norway. Thorsday or
Thursday, is not p-opitious day.
To change the name and not the letter is
change for worse and not for better
The origin of slipper throwing is not
known. 1t means, however, good luck,
A bride on her return home must be car
ried over the threshold by the groom's rel
atives.
According to the old Roman calendar
February II. June q November and De-