Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-01-25

Another pleasant society event is fixed
for the evening of February 10th. II is
the Military Ball which is 10 DC given by
the West Virginia National Guard. EX-
tensiVe preparations are being made and
the affair will doubtless be success. Two
DAYS later on the twelfth the Grand
Worlds Fair Banquet will be held The
ladies'. however. will have to iorego the
pleasure of being present at the banquet,
as only gentlemen will be invited The
gentlemen having the banquet in charge
are industriously at work periectlng the
arrangements for holding il. The menu
has been arranged and submitted TO several
caterers for their estimates on furnishing
the same. | am informed that cOntribu-
tons are not coming in to the Finance
Committee as rapidly as they should; how
ever. the banquet is going Ia he given and
il is going 20 be Il grand success, too. The
gentlemen who are in charge do not know
not know the meaning of the word fail.
Among the many pleasant society events
of the week may be mentioned the recep-
ton given Thursday afternoon at the resi-
dence of Clerk Long, OF the Court OF APP
peals, on Washington street The recep-
ton was given by the Misses Long and was
from , till p. m. The reception committee
was composed of Miss Long, tastefully at
tired in black silk: Miss Mary Long, in
white cloth and silver trimmings; Miss
Thompson, of ParkerSburg, in crimson
crepe dc chcnc; Miss Hoge. of Wheeling, in
white cloth and gold trimmings; Miss
Watson, of Delaware, in white cloth; Miss
Harrington of Delaware, blue silk; Miss
Fleming. in street attire; Miss Donnally,
in pink silk.
The Miss Flemings, at their home on
Washington street. the same evening en-
tertained the Whist Club.
Mrs. Percy w. Laidley, Friday after
noon. gave a reception at her residence,
corner of East and Quarter streets. from
3 until o'clock. Mrs. Laidley was attired
in white green cloth, and wore pink roses.
She was assisted in receiving by Mrs DR..
f. q. Peyton. in black grenadine velvet
and trimmings, and wore marechal neil
roses: and by Miss Dickinson, who was
tastefully attired in Nile-green cloth and
wore beautiful pink roses.
Mrs. Neil Robinson. .of Kanawha street,
also gave a reception Friday afternoon
| from to o'clock.
have frequently heard references made
to Charleston's fine horsewomen, and II IS
a frequent sight to see a number of ladies
ont for IA gallop most any pretty afternoon.
Among the ladies who rank high as eques-
triennes may be mentioned. Misses Little
mage. Kenna. Dickinson, Lewis, Ward,
Buttrick, Dana land Watson.
The Hotel Ruffner Is always crowded
and in many instances has to turn on PEG
pie on account of inadequate accommoda-
lions. IL is often quite amusing to watch
persons coming in just after the arrival oil
trains. They all register, and each in turn
demand of the clerk a front room on the
parlor floor. The clerk informs them tnat
Am on that floor are occupied; then they
An want front rooms on the next floor, the
clerk tells them he cannot Possioly give 'i
them rooms on that floor. and so on until
they exhaust every hoor in the house, and
then in a few minutes they are all lighting
for a cot" in the large room on the sky
The minstrel performance given at the
Opera House Friday and Saturday nights
for the benefit 70 the Home Tor DestltTte
Women was quite a success financially.
Col. Bob" Carr took prominent part IN
rho nerfOrmance,