Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-26
ON CHRISTMAs NIGHT.


A Fashionable Function at tho Pittsburg
Club, Whose Opening is Deferred :
What Went on in the Parlors Of the
Two Cities Yesterday.
Mrs. Joshua Rhodes and the Misses
Rhodes, assisted by number of friends,
held reception and ball at the Pittsburg
Club last night, which, so far as it was pos
sfble, was thrown open to the guests. The
dance was held in the Club Theater, the
stage OF which was decorated with palms
and other spreading shrubs. Christm be-
ing observed by skillfuI Introduction Of
holly. The Toerye Orchestra occupied its
time honored place behind this outrageous
concealinent. The only other decorations
OF floral nature was a bunch of mistletoe
hanging over the doorway between the
foyer and the theater; the purposes OF which
are self-evittent The ladies dressing room,
the foyer and the dining room were all
crashed. An apartment in the second floor
OF the house was set aside for a gentlemen's
was the only part of the club house to which
the guests were admitted. The ball was
largely attended, including at it many OF the
Christmas visitors.
Though the Rev. Mr.. Barham in his
"Ingoldsby Legends" sees fit to use the
word "housewarming" in his lines:
"a new town house obtained,
The next thing to be thought of now,
Is the housewarming party"
and the garrulous MI. Pepys calls upon it
also, when he would have Betty Michel cat
"a cake with himself and MRS. Pepys, 1t has
been decided by the ultra fashionable of our
city that it must be dropped from its vocab-
ulary. When the Pittsburg Club is finished.
it will not receive Il housewarming party,
but there will be held in it an opening recep-
tion. And thus we are leaving our language
behind US.
Joseph Jefferson is one of the few actors
who has penetrated into the social life of
Pittsburg. Not any wonder, when one con-
siders what an agreeable addition he is to
any household. DR.. and Mrs. William II.
Daily are. among his sworn friends in town,
hn9 bssn MT 70 ana tha MRS @
party on Monday night Mrs. DAILY gave n
breakfast for Mr.. Jefferson his son, Joseph
Jefferson. Jr., and Mrs. Jefferson, Mr.. and
Mrs. +. Moorewood Ferguson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wood. This was followed by visit
the evening of the same day to Stuart Rob-
son at the Duquesne Theater. Mr.. William
made very welcome in PittsDurg, and always
has the privilege of the Duquesne Club dur
ing his visit.
Though cotillons have never fourished
in Sewickley and patronesses thrive with
but little more profit, another effort is being
made this time at the Park Place Hotel, to.
hold a series of dances, of which the first
has already been given. The fancy dances
are compriZed in the first part of the even
ing. the plain dances following The next OF
the series is arranged for Tuesday evening,
January 5, when Mr.. Clarence Burns, OF
Washington, D. c.. will probably lead the
german. There is no formal committee. but
among the men interested are: Mr. C. H.
Swearingen, Mr. c. w. Lake. Mr.. s. II. Scovel,
Mr.. W. H. Schoen and Mr.. Lloyd Pearson.
A contemporary sensibly takes exception
to what it terms the animal (what ami
maD who chews tobacco in the theaters
The remedy lies with the theaters them
selves, since they have equal power with
the street car companies in prohibiting the
use of their property as cuspidors-though
the theaters seem to prefer offending the
maj gritty of their patrons to narrowing the
of the british minority. Some
day a wise woman will sue for damages
and get them, and thon there will be re-
form.