Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-11

Everything has been quiet the past week
In social circles. The only notable excep-
lions were the Ballantyne-Ford wedding.
Linden concert the Singer german and the
Orr and McCreery receptions.
In commercial circles the same absolute
freedom from action has prevailed. One
prominent jeweler remarked: such a
deuced stiffness pervades our store it would
seem that the death of the old year was a
living reality" He is trife paradoIical
in his statement, but emphatic and ex-
pfessive nevertheless. And Old City Hall,
too, has enjoyed period of relaxation, as
well 90 Carnegie, from the strain endured
for some weeks consequent upon the many
concerts and entertainments given within the
precincts Of the two.
HHS
Much-Needed Rest.
During the lul much-needed rest has been
taken from the dissipations attendant upon
the holidays. Homes have once more become
wsll-orgsnized places of abode, with the
Christmas "Jamescracks"-Howells' correct
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from table and mantel,
hatrack and library case, secretary and piano,
where they had been placed for exhibition,
thereby endangering the morals and polite En-
glish of the male members of the household
whose movements were hRmpered somewhat
BY the costly oric-a-brac.
The college folks have with grip and um-
brella returned 20 their various Schools leaving
an aching void in the homes made merry by
their presence. but at the same time allowing
said homes, by thear departure. to resume the
routine they so uncermoniously demoralized
with their youthful gayety and jolly pranks.
One fond mother whose heart was heavy over
the departure of a young daughter, who in her
fathers private car steamed away TO an aristo-
cratic school in Massachusetts, found her
greatest consolation in coming TO town the
next day and spending the daylight hours in
marketing FOR the benefit of the Little maiden,
Tor, don't you know, teas" at seminaries now
are quite The proper thlng-not lunches as we
USED 10 have, wherein the staff of life. ginger
bread and pickles surreptiouSlY purloiued from
the dining table, formed the main part of the
menu, rounded out with secretly purchased ap-
pies, nuts, Taisins and cakes, served and eaten
with smothered keyholes and covered transoms
IN the deep, dark hours of the midnight-no,
nothing of that kind does my miss of the pres
ent day indulge in, and she misses lots of fun
by not doing SC.
More Pretentious Now.
Now she presides over stately fashionable
teas with all the grace and dignity assumed by
her mother. And for these teas, il she be
loyal little PIttsburger. as the one in question
was, she must have walters and crackers from
such and such' place, canded fruits salted
almonds, nuts and raislns from an equally noted
store and tea of the delicious odor that only
the family grocer can supply. Then with a
cunning little brass kettle and alcohol stove
dainty cups and saucers, pretty trays and
Chinese napkins, my little lady is prepared to
play the role of hostess in her own dainty
boudoir at the seminary. Progrosticating
from retrospecton the seminary girl of the
next decade will be content with nothing short
OF full dress receptions and course dinners to
break the monotOny of school life.
The in erval of rest has been spent by some
OF the society in reading up" and the dose OF
intellectually imblbed by one young lady-not
member of Miss kIllikelly's class either-the
other evening was sufficiently strong to para
lyze Of ordinary mental powers. 1t was
The Future of the Indian Question" by Gen.
eral Miles; The Late Financial Crisis, Henry
Madame Adam. a part of Schiller's Maid Of
Orleans" previously witnessed at the Bijou,
and The Revolt Against Matrimony" by
Eliza Linn Linton.
An Evenings Achievements
She lived and breathed and had her being
the next day, and said she was awfully sorrow
for poor Lo and the brave soldiers; she thought
Henry Clews understood the subject of finance
better than she did; she didn't think it would
be nice to be French girl and have a dowery,
for it entailed SO much red tape, and she
thought it would be less nice to be French
girl and not have dowery, But on one sub
lect she was quite positive and that was that
neither Eliza Linn Linton nor any other tai
ented writer could convince her that 1t was the
proper tnlng TO remain single, and she con-
cluded by saying that whenever George came
TO call upon her she would still cultivate Y,
N. C. A. look. which, interpreted, means q
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES look.
Christmas presents are not entirely passe and
one Of many received by Miss Cora Reese has
excited general and pronounced admiration
with all who have been afforded glimpse of it
on account OF Its uniQueness and artistic de-
sign. 1t is a handsomely satiu-lined inlaid
chest composed of highly polished black and
white wood, the inlaying on the cover repre-
senung writing desk, several books, a heavy
pad of writing paper and down in one corner a
brilliantly polished, well-fed roach calmly max
ing its way over toward paste mug of white
that, with It's accompanying brush, is lnlaid
near. The entire design is symbolic and sug-
gestlYe OF the newspaper and literary profess
sion followed aud honored by Miss Reese, The
chest is the result of many hours pleasant em-
ployment on the part OF her father. Abram
Reese, who, with penknife alone succeeded
in manufacturing the marvelously pretty
present
AprOpos Of the newspaper profession the con-
VentIon of Press CluOs to be held in this CITY
the latter part of the month will be an i'm
portant event; and the lady newspaper writers
of Pittsburg and Allegheny are both pleased
and chagrined that the Press Club committee
though previously Ignoring them and their own
feminine relatives at their banquets and other
events have found it expedient through Mrs
Z. A. Wade bessie Bramble) as chairman to
solicit their co-oDeration and assistance in re.
ceiving and entertaining the lady members OF
Press Clubs from other cities.
The events OF the coming week include a
couple of fashionable weddings and Mrs PARK
Painters reception for Mrs. Nelson Perrin oi
Baltimore.
More Than Ordinary Woman
1t is hard to realize that Emma Abbott the
CHEEKY, bright. winsome, energetic ambitious
little woman, that early in the fall sang tc
crowded houses Of admiring friends in thi:
city. and chatted one moment SO confidently OF
the future and its plans, pensively sad the nex-
moment as if unable TO cast of a grim presen
timent. is lying with closed eyes and folded
hands IN the Graceland vault at Chicago But
the realization is inevitable and brings with it
sadness and sorry to many true, loyal hearts in
this city, who loved the woman as dearly as
they admired the cantatrice. No woman upor
the stage had the hold upon the affections OF
the American public that Emma Abbott had
She was as is well-known, an American girl
who, by her indefatigable will determination
aud ambition, attained the honored placs
among American singers, and by her inherent
goodness and purity maintained her position
as thorough Christian and a conscientious
woman.
Miss NJ. P. Semple. of sewickley. who spen,
the winter of 1874 at Madame Thierry's in the
Rue Pigalle, Paris, where Emma Abbott ther
q slender blonde. was pursuing her musical
studies is one OF the mauV who admired the
career of Miss Abbott, and sincerely mourps
her death. In speaking of her yesterday Miss
Semple said: ''She was a girl of Immense
energy, and often expressed her conviction thai
will would accomplish anything. She would
frequently say that one could even move a
tooth from one side of his mouth to the other II
he kept up a steady, persistent effort She
wasted no time and worked hard. though hel
master only allowed her to practice atfew min
utes at q time"
worshiped With Her Lover.
I'VE met her," continued Miss semple, ''onl,
at the table snd occasionally when she would