The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-15

Of cases those who had bathrooms attached
70 their residences in which they could en-
terrain the dancing class. Among the
NUMBER were Mrs. Senator Hearst Mrs.
Wlilam A. Hammond, Mrs. John Nc
Lean, Mrs. Howard (ianson White, Mrs.
Dahigren and Lady Pauncefote, while the
members included Miss Sheriff., the
Misses Pauncefote, the Misses Ernst,
Miss Everett, Miss Dahlgren, Miss
Edie, Miss Bancroft, Miss Wanamaker,
the Misses Myer, Miss May Williams, Miss
Mitchell. Miss Coz, Mrs. Richardson
Clover, Mrs. Mckee and Mrs. Russell Har-
rison. At the beginning of the present
season it was decided after much discus
sion to abandon the plan Of having the
ones, and accordingly the National Rides
days throughout the season.
TIE BOWLING BEAUTIES AND THE READING
CLASS.
The bowling class is another fashionable
organization of which the membership is
almost identical with the dancing class
The meetings are held once q week, Sat-
urday afternoons having the preference, at
the fine bowling alley attached to
Heurich's brewery. Tea is served on these
occasions and snch Of the members as do
not care to take part in the game, converse
with friends and deport themselves
generally as they would at an invited re-
ception, the chaperones present constitut-
ing an informal receiving party.
The reading class first organized some
half dozen years since, is in reality the
most exclusive Of all the Lenten classes,
inasmuch as the membership has never
been allowed to extend beyond the dozen
well-known society women who composed
1t ct the start. Among these were Mrs. N.
g. Lincoln, Mrs. Washington Mclean,
Mrs. Hazen, Mrs. John Rodgers, Mrs. Ed
ward McCauley, Mrs. Seth Ackiey, Mrs.
John Chopper and Mrs. Lothrop Bradley.
Meeting every Thursday during Lent, the
mornings hours are spent in the reading
aloud by member of one or more
public attention here or abroad, after
which its relative literary merits are dis
cussed at length over . luncheon fit for
the most exacting gourmand. Why not?
Because it is Lent one need not 60 hungry.
Neither is it wise to spoil digestion with
ill-cooked food. There is sage old maxim
as worthy of acceptance now as when first
uttered, that ain Lent it is more whole
some to the soul to starve ones sin and
not her bin."
Another class Of more ambitious literary
character was that organized last season
by Mrs. Madeline Vinton Dahleren.
which held fortnightly meetings Wednes-
day evenings during Lent. On these
occasions the programme generally in
cludcd reading by the hostess Of her own
work or extracts from those Of well known
authors, after which the lion of the even
ing was introduced in the person of one
Of the popular writer's of the day in prose
or poetry, who favored the company with
the recital of an article especially prepared
for the occasion. The late historian, Ban
croft, was among the number selected for
that purpose, the stipulation in each case
being that the person chosen for this
honor should have published at least one
book.
CLUBS IN FRENCH AND SPANISH.
The French class was another popular
asscmblage of last season and one of the
few which held its meetings in the even-
ing. As may be imagined, it was largely
composed of the foreign element of Wash
ington society represented by the diplo-
matte corps, and membership outside of
that august body was limited to such of
the younger members of Washington So
ciety as conversed fiuently in the French
language as spoken in Paris. Miss Batch
eller, daughter of the present minister to
Portugal, was a prominent member.
Among the most memorable entertain