Wichita eagle., 1890-02-02

sas City, French marble clock with brass
ornaments. and Mrs Louis Wellhouse, OF
Atlanta, Ga, chair.
The newly welded couple have the best
wishes of large circle of devoted friends
and the congratulations of the EAGLE.
The program of the Emersonian society,
Friday, January 81, was as follows:
Recitat'n. The Destruction of Sennacherib
Emma Gillogly.
| Essay. Character Indicated by Hand
writing. Stella Wetmore
Recitation Victoria Grey
Birdie Fisk.
ESSAY The Cotton Gin
Robert Stevenson.
Inst. Solo. Dream Of the Past
Ada Beach.
Scotch Lassie Pearl rogers
Jessie Reynolds.
First Half of the Paper. Leslie Larlmer
heaolng.. -....-......'...... ny 100 800
| Ida Mitts.
Recitation. The Maggie City
Nellie Jackman.
| Inst. Solo. ..................... ..Son.aVa
| Cora kinkel.
| Essay ....................... .RoDeft bufnS
Lena Cogdell
Second Half of the Paper. Minnie Dewey
! Defamation. Mile DaralG
Mrs. Smart Learns How to Skate. -.
D'''' Hattie Giiiogiy.
Marjorie Millilsan.
| Debate Resolved, That the Dishcloth
is More Beneficial Than the Broom. At
firmative, Will Stallings, Anna Zeinlng-
| er; Negative, Henry Wallace, Ella TAFT.
CfltIc'S REPORT
| These exercises were the merriest for
! long time Birdie Fisk and Mile Daratt
almost caused pain by the laughter their
selections provoked, and both sections or
| the paper almost made one think the etll-
| torial forces bad attended the festivities
incidental to honoring the memory CT
| Scottish bard the evening before, Then
| the debate (Which. by the WAY. was flank
movement against the Crescents, who are
| quietly working one up for next Friday,
and, as they thought, secretly was quite
comical;-nOt that the haran2uers were
undignifed or unable to cope with the
subject, but because every argument pre-
scented raised A smile or litter. 1t would
be hard to decide who took the most inter-
est in the proceedings regarding the two
household standbys, those appearing on
the platform or their listeners; because all
were so interested that they seemed
obliged to think audibly. The judges
stood two for the negative and one for the
affirmative Miss Ella Taft, who has long
enjoyed enviable reputation as de-
batter and extemporaneous speaker, es-
tablished her position as leader, presenting
her arguments. bright In themselves, fOrcl-
bly, Miss kinkel's number was much en-
ioyed. 1t is quite probable that no future
Friday will pass without debate taking
place. Prof. Davis suggested 1t. and the
'Disbrag Debate took SO Well that no urg-
ing will be required
NJ
Thursday evening Miss Maude Pratt
gave dancing party at her palariai home
on North Emporia. Everytbingi IL reputed
to have been quite proper and swell, and
besides these fashionable qualifications
there was an abundant store of pleasure
and copgenality present; all Of which
renders the reports of the guests all aglow
with enthusiasm over the success o. Miss
Pratt's party. The house was artistically
decorated, and coupled with the rich cos
tunes of the feminine portion of the guests
presented a gay and festive scene. Miss
Pratt wore dress of white lace covering
white surah, and she carried a bunch of
bonsaline roses. Miss Ida Rodolf's gown |
was pale gray India silk, shrouded in pale |
blue tulIe: Miss Adele Rodolf was robed in |
white India silk covered with white plain !
tulle; Mrs. c. E. Owen, cream albatross |
trimmed in cream colored MORE ribbon. |
MIS-. -. H. IeCkHdtn uEeSS was CotII- |
bination OF brocade and old rose India !
silk. Mrs. Oscar Smith wore pretty dress |
of pink India silk draped a la |
vatican. with striped pink tulie. |
Miss Ida Skinner, empire gown |
of white cashmere with silk null. I
sleeves and drapings embroidered in sill |
yer. Mrs. w. S. Corbett black lace, with |
the bodice trimmed in duchesse lace. |
Mrs. J. A. Hollinger, VITA satin trimmed |
in yellow silk, en- train and decoliette. |
Mrs. DR.. Oldham, black faille with passa-
menterie trimmings. Mrs. S. Winch. |
black fish net trimmed in thread lace. |
Mrs. Arthur Allen, yellow silk, en- train.
albatross and white faille Miss Bessie |
Danger, white henrietta trimmed with |
MORE ribbon. Mrs Charles Jones. black |
faille, natural flowers. Mrs. DR.. Mccoy, |
heiiotrope surah with white brocade, en-
train. Mrs. 3. B. Cushman, emerald |
green s@tin and white faille. Mrs. H.
Lytle. white surah en- train. Miss NJ.
and spotted tulle.
Among the guests were the following:
Messrs. and Mesdames A Allen, Charles !
Smythe. S G. Winch, Harry Lytle, G. d. |
Cross. c. h. Chadwick, Finlay Ross, DR..
Oldham, A S. Munson, j. A. Hollinger,
a Moore, VIM; Beatty, A. Biting, F, L.
Mac kenzie, Z. II. Peckham, Charles Jack
son, Oscar Smith, w. S. Corbett, DR.. Nc
Coy. Chares'J ones, John Hume A. Sharp.
b. B. Cushman, Charles Owen the Misses
Sadie York. Hattie Hays. May Young
Mamie Manuel, Grace sHibarger, Mile
Susie Richards, Cassie Fox,
Leslie Fox, Virgaliue Lucy. Vesta Hobbs
Mignon Feile, Lulu Anewalt, Mary Hall,
Ida Rudolf, Genevra Jocelyn, Adele Ro-
dolf, Bessie Ryder, Ida Skinner, Minnie
Skinner, Annie Green, Matte Fabrique,
NJ Deffenduffer, Julia Clark, B. Kune,
Bessie Dagner, A. Weight, Ella Heilar,
Anna Burr, Mary Kelly, Maggie Moody,
Helen Carpenter. Minnie Millison; Messrs
Fred Balwin, Robert Chapman. Grant
Woodman, H. j. Hagney, Charles Nc
Knight, Clyde Ware, Willard Boone, AL
bert Grief, 0. B. Stocker George Ham
mann, Charles Carey. +. Sargent, Dean
Gordon, o. belong Shirly Schroeder,
Frank Russell. Thomas Newcombe. Edwin
Campbell, Soerman Skinner William
Gilman, William Smith. Ed Vosburg. S.
f. Miller, L. II. Davis, Harry Arnold. d.
William Radford. Charles Allen.
Ralph Milison, Bruce Priddv. Hamilton
I'd Phillips, f. Hoffman. Harry
iordon, Fred Anewalt, Fort Scott: George
Hoffman, Kansas City, and Benz. Glaze,
Dallas
Jerry Harrington
Among the players signed By Cincinnati
for next season as catcher is Jerry HarrIng