The Newtown bee., 1890-02-21
Yule Whist Club.

The Yule whist club was invited by
 Misses Florence and Mamie Glover to l their spacious home for the last meeting but one on Thursday, 18th. Their splen- did rooms were thrown open to the mem- bers, where mirth and luxury reigned i'll their most attractive robes. The attend ance was complete and pnnetual and our amiable hostesses, ill order to better 1 look after the evenings diversions, no- 1 bly, sacrificed themselves on the altar of duty and were duly represented in the contest by Mrs Manvlle and Miss M. | Warner. Favors of fancy and roses of red were among the attractive features of the elaborate preparations made for our special qualification. The artistic touches and decorative skill everywhere observable by the appreciatiye eye, even to the smallest detail, the quiet and gen. uine hilarity that now and always kept itself distinctly prominent amongst us, the pleasant and arrestive tout ensemble, the social harmony and delightful chords vibrating with enchanting charm-all this was enough and more to raise q mortal to the skies or bring an angel down. The game of progressive whist occupied the major part of the evening, which the members played with the freshness and vigor of green bay tree, the interest never Tagging in the least, as might be fairly expected in Il mori- bund body. The evening was agreeably brought to d happy close by the kindly dispensations of Ceres, which were in bountiful variety, delicate and tooth- some, but for many of us too utterly, too awful and too comprehensive.
 After the most jovial of times the club adjourned, till Tuesday evening at the Grand Central, to hold it's last session on the invitation of the bachelor members. This was Il new departure and so far might be considered successful move. The arrangements for the reception of the club at the hotel were put into the hands of Landlord Houlihan, who, with the able and efficient assistance render ed by the lady behind the throne, is able to provide for the highest and most fas- tidious of the land. MT uoulihan, bar ring a few general directions, was given carte blanche to provide for the wants and comfort of the club on the occasion of it's final meeting and to his great credit it must be said that everything was of the very best, ill great abundance, redOlent of the seductive arts of the un- seen power and served in the choicest rt, hn III and were there, prepared to enjoy them selves. There were the everlasting TO- ses and the singularly beautiful and cum ningly devised favors of the different la dy members it was the last evening, the prize evening and it was above al the bachelors evening; these were some that served to keep an un- usual flow of good spirits and friendly rivalry to the finish. Play ended and supper over, the president, Mrs C. F. | Beardsley, announced the successful prize winners and, with appropriate words, distributed the handsome rewards.
 The first prize was taken by Miss Lilly Fairman, with the grand total for the month of 49 points; George F. Taylor with g points was next and received the prizes were obtained by Mir anu Mrs E. F. .Hawley. Thus ended the wappinshaw. If all the donkeys and fraternity that come under the head of boobies, dunces, etc., were encouraged, petted, rewarded and treated with the same kind consider ation as we treat ours there would be an immense amelioration ill the condition of those who dwell ill this sublunary sphere.
 But though people may abuse thee,
 Yet perhaps it's rather strange,
 The Gule club thought it would choose thee,
 For enconiun, ;is Il change
 These whist parties have been emi- nently social, pleasant and entertaining and productive of much good. They have helped to make men and women of the same community know and like each other better and pass healthfully and d few of the long dreary hours of Winter. More of us who will are now free to turn over d new leaf and try the 1 grayer side of nature and sing with the | poet
 ''Hence, all ye vain delights,
 As short are the nights
 Whereon you spend your folly;
 There's noughI ill this lite sweet
 If man were wise to sect,
 But only melancholy,
 sweetest melancholy!"
 The members of the club were Dr and Mrs E. M. Smith, Mir and Mrs E. F. Mir and Mrs C. r. Beardsiey, Mir and Mrs Levi C. Morris, Mrs c. b. | Deers, Mrs Samuel c. Glover, Miss Flor ence Glover, Miss Mamie Glover, Miss | Lillie NJ. Fairman, Messrs Elmer ". Fairchild, Charles G. Peek, A. F. Clark, C. F. Taylor, Judge Beecher and Prof Lowson.