Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-11-22


The engagement is announced upon
the authority of her father, of Miss Mat
| tie Mitchell to Dude Francis de la
Rochefoucald, q nobleman Of France.
Miss Mitchell is the daughter of Sena-
tor John Nipple Mitchell, Of Oregon,
formerly of Bentleysville.
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A party of Wheeling young society
people attended surprise party, given
| by Miss Ida Smith, at her fathers resi-
dence on Gravel Hill, Bellaire. Among
those present were Misses Lizzie Bach
man, Nellie Stoetzer and Jennie
Schwartz; Messrs. Alvin Hibberd, Harry
StOetzer and John Sykes
There is no reason why the feminine
portion Of our population should not re-
| joice greatly and eat turkey with rel
ish next Thursday. And the reason
why they should so happily felicitate
themselves on THANKSGIVING Day is
this: Carefully complied statistics re-
veal the fact that in the United States
there are about !, 200, 900 more men than
women. Cold facts prove that only In
the United States, Canada and Aus
tralia are the males in the majority.
Thus it will be seen, in this. the most
favored country on earth, the chance
for moderately good-looking or
well-behayed young lady becoming
an old maid is comparatively
| slender. In fact, she can toy
with few hearts beating under cut
away vests in all the eXhilarating ex-
citement of Irritation for number OF
seasons without throwing away the ul-
innate chance OF wifehood. Metaphor
ically, the American girl can throw an
ardent wooer over the gas jet, pass him
to first base, and get him around back
to the home plate, laugh at his passion,
and romp with his young affections un-
til he feels as though he had collided
with hollow mockery in the shape OF
tailor-made damsel. All this an
American girl can do, and still come I'M
der the wire neck ahead OF her Euro
pean sisters, handicapped as they are by
the preponderance Of their sex over the
males.
Mr.. Louis Prick, Of Bridgeport, cele-
brated the forty-second anniversary OF
his birth Thursday evening. A large
number of his friends were present and
all spent most enjoyable evening. The
Beethoven Singing Society OF this city
was present and several several selec-
tions in most pleasing manner. Music
and dancing made up the programme OF
the affair.
The Bachelor Club will give dance
on Thanksgiving evening at Franz
helms Hall, and an enjoyable time is
anticipated.
Few people know the significance OF
the figures in playing cards. In olden
times hearts represented "choirmen,"
or ecclesiastics, and the early cards OF
that suit have cape, which in form re-
sembled a heart. The spade was or
igiually a pikehead, typifying the no.
hility OF the sodiery. The artisans
were represented by a stone lie, now
known as a diamond. Farmers were
represented by trefoil, or clover leaf,
now called club. The four kings
were originally David, Alexander, Caesar
and Charlemagne, representing the four
great monarchies. The queens were
Argine, Judith, Esther and Pallas, rep
resenting birth, fortitude, piety and
wisdom. The knaves were either
knights or servants to knights.
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Cards have been received here for
the marriage Of Miss Julia Williamson,
of Sistersville, to Mr.. George Hill, OF
Cameron, W. Va, on November 25th.
~
Some time ago London Tid-BitS Of
fered a two-guinea prize for the best
definition of kiss. Seven thousand
answers were received. The first prize
awarded is herewith framed below:
An insipid aud tsstelsss morsel
which becomes delicious aud de-