Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-30

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Thanksgiving Day, with its family re-
unions and festivity, its turkey, its mince
and pumpkin pies, and its resultant head
aches and general out-ofsortness is thing
of the past for this year. 1t was the day of
the past week in social circles, and nearly
all of the events of the week hinged upon 1t
in some waY or other. Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday were devoted to prepara-
tions for its observance Thursday was spent
in observing, and Friday and Saturday in
regretting. Not audiblv, perhaps, as the
dog of Bill Nye fame is reputed to have
done, but in q manner no less thoroughly
convincing.
PettishnesS, nervousness, unreasonable
ness and irritsbility were al outward signs
of inward regret, and, indeed, in one case
the display of such tendencies on the part of
a certain Young man who is in that delight
full though deceptive period of engagement,
resulted in a very serious misunderstanding
between the girl he loved and himself. And
for two whole DAYS she would not see him.
Think OF itl She, however, kept all OF his
repentant little notes that the messenger boy
left at her home az intervals of three hours,
and when one came concluded with the
sentence, 81 am despicable wretch, but
ever yours, " she thought it was time to re-
lent and commence a process OF reformation
on the young man with all OF
his despicable wretchedness. For
wretchedness it certainly was that
caused the disagreement and authorized
her disaleasure and his own bitter self-con-
demnatiOn, wretChedneSS caused by an unusu-
ally good dinner, which was partaken OF
heartily from the consomme to the nuts and
raisinS and which would have been minus any
evil effects had judlclous amount oil exercise
been taken last course. But big easy
chair IN an oyer-heaIed room local fire, not
Cas) followed the finger bowls, and now the
young gentleman declares big dinners stupid
affairs with nothing in the world to recommend
them. and the young lady laughs and advises
him to practice with the dumb bells or take
stroll after his Christmas turkey.
Social Events, Past and Future.
Aside from Thanksgiving events, several re-
ceptions Of greater or less magnitude and a few
weddings occurred during the week, all of
which were reported in tine society column Of
The DISPATCH For the weeks intervening
between this and the holidays social affairs
will likeiV take the form of eucher parties.
o'clocks luncheous and receptions, with very
few weddings. But brides will figure as hon.
Orei guests in almost every event of import
anCe thus far announced. Even The subscrlp-
tiOn dance to be gwen Christmas Eve at the
PirtsburC Club by the Pittsburg Club set will
be gTaCed by at least two Of this years brides,
anu therefore. OF unusual interest, Tor brides
are wonderfully interesting, and grooms, too,
lust a little bit
sat near an October bride and her husband
at the Grand Opera House " ednesday even-
lnC through the performance of rs Marriage
Fallure?' which was preceded by the petit
comedy, Two Can Play at That Game" and
declare they were almost as amusing in their
little performance as the stage people were in
theirs. In the comedy, where the husband
newly married makes such desperate love to
his vile and calls hef his darling" his dear"
his sweetheart" and q number OF other
sweetly lonsensical names, accompanying
them with appropriate caresses, the genuine
little bride down in the first row of the dress
circle elevated her pretty nose, and with
coa5emptuous expression eXciaimed: Isn't
that sily?' Her husband simply elevated one
eyebrow, Significantly closed the opposite eye,
and replied VITA the query: when did you
arrive at that ConclusiouT
Later on IL the comedy, when the young wife
grew so insanely Jealous Of her husbands
friend and college ch1m, the genuine young hus-
band turned 10 his wife and said: do you
recognize yourSelfT'
A provOEingly pretty little pout was her only
answer, but watching the developments on the
stage she saw and made her point shortly when
the Young husband delivered himself of very
ship, loyalty and honor. by saying, with an arch
glance: He makes NE think OF you when you
affect the nigh and holy altitude regarding
your family and your duty to them"
Evidently IL was family-in-law in their case,
II in the comedy that followed on the
stage, only with the cast reversed and the wife
the victim Of too much family, instead of the
husband, as peTsonated by Stuart Robson.
A Happy Bridegroom's Mistake.
In one of the boxes that same evening was
seen another recently married couple that have
afforded their intimate friends considerable
amusement, or rather the groom has, by a funny
mistake be made in his office the first day he
attended to business after the wedding. He is
2 lawyer, but one of the kind always on the qui
vlTe for a barEain-Would sell anything aud
everything believe. On the day in question
be burst into the Office in a terrible rush,
snatcked up deed blank, wrote furiously for
some minutes, and then, with his eve twinklipp
his face wrinkled by an almost savagely mean
ing smile, and his hands fairly twitching from
nervous expectancy he slapped the paper
down on the desk of his partner, who IS
notary, and said, "Here-take my acknoWledg-
ment-"
The partner smiled as he glanced at the sim
gle acknowledgment blank that had been filed
out and quietly pushed the deed to one side
Like q fash the newly made benedict compre-
hended, and finging his hat onto the table he
threw himself down into chair muttering:
'Jlngo, never thought of that. OF course my
wlfe's signature IS necessary. Say, if you'll
keep tbs quiet FL set up the cigars"
Il wasn't kept quiet, but he had to set up the
cigars Oh numerous occasions.
Thanksgiving week Music.
We were wonderfully musical last week.
and the continuation of melody that filed Old
City Hall the first four days of the week
should make it a harmonious place for
some time TO come if still slightly sug.
Cestive Of ham and fish in its atmosphere
Monday evening Divide Musin the great violin
LIST, delighted large audience there, and made
up by his own performances the deficiencies Of
his support. Tuesday night the Beethoven
Club Miss De We're and the 'tKreutzer Sonata
were the attractions. Isn't it shame that
such an entrancingly beautiful piece of music
as the "kreutzer Sonata" should have been
m2ligned as il vas by making it the title of
that little book so much talked about of late?
Wednesday evening Scottish songs echoed in
the historic old hall, and Thursday evening
Gilmore, the great, the only, gave two perform
auces-afternoon and evening. Mr. Gilmore is
not handsome, far from II, and he has very few
handsome men in his orchestra but
1t is music that people expect from him
and his assistants, so good looks do not count
Miss Klein. who was with Gilmore, was rather
a prepossessing young lady, but she looked
awfully cold with her exposed arms and neck
at the matinee She had her hair dressed in
the latest. very latest fashion, which is a sort
of an undressed one, coiled so loosely at the
base Of the head hat in looking at it one IS
constantly apprehensive that it may take a
manners and was encored emphatically.
KATHLEEN HUssEY PRICE,