Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-25

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Society last week seemed to devote all
its energies to the celebration, of weddings
No less than II couples, more or less well
known In the two cities, were Joined
in matrimony on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. The other three DAYS, of course,
were out Of the question in connection with
marriage. Monday is associated in most
peoples minds with the family wash rather
than weddings Friday is not an 'unlucky"
day, beoause in this enlightened age no one
isSuperstitiou& At the same time, Friday is
not the day upon which . girl chooses
to change her state-not because she
Is afraid the day Will have anything
to do with her future happiness but be-
csuse-well, because. Saturday is a day
without dignity, when the odds and ends of
the week are gathered together and dis
posed Of to allow The next week to COM
mence clear and fresh. 1t would not be
proper 10 gather up q wedding as one of
those odds and ends that had been left till
the last minute, and then finished up in q
hurry, For these good and sufficient rea-
Sous, the only eligible days for marriages
are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, or,
80 il seems
Tuesday the weddings were those of Mr..
Green and Miss Grow, and Mr.. Rodgers and
Miss DAuler Wednesday Mr.. Armstrong
and Miss Dusenberry were married Thurs
day, Mr.. Morton and Miss McKelvey- Mr.
CuEtard and Miss Murphy, Mr.. Thompson
and Miss Stackhouse, Mr.. Mitchell and
Miss hoyle, Mr.. Barbour and Miss Rem
shaw, Mr. Ebe and Miss Seyppel, Mr..
Smith and Miss TRULY and MI. Maggini
and Miss Bell Then there was the fash
ionHble wedding in Germantown, Phils-
delphis- Of Mr.. Hopks and Miss Cornelius
a pretty good record for the three days.
It seems to be the tad among brides to
object to the complimentary terms that
have been applied to brides from time i'm
memorial Was there ever q bride that WAS
not described as beautiful, charming"
or, at least, 'interesting9" If such bride
ever existed, she certainly was not of
enough Importance to have her nuptials re-
corded In newspaper. Yet, it Is 8 common
thing to hear of prospective brides making
the request that no compliment upon her
personal appearance shall be printed. 1t is
rather inconsistent, too. The average bride
will spend from six to eight hours in irving
TO make herself trsnscendently lovely, and
ther pretend that she does not believe herself
to be ordinarily presentable. Only last
week q bride-elect stood at the top of
flight Of stairs in her home on her wedding
day, and plaintively beggee her mother to
take care that she was not described in the
newspapers as charming" "lovely," or
popular" And vet this same bride would
most likely have felt very much hurt if she
had not been credited with some OF the at
tributes and qualities to which she ostensi-
bly, objected. Brides should not object to a
little fsttery at this important period of
their lives --h
We ofteu read about the typical Ameri-
can girl, as if there were but one type all
over the United States A more mistaken
notion than this could not exist for the
American girl IL affected 10 much BY her
environments as to be an entirely different
creature in New York from what she is in
Chicago, San Francisco or New Orleans.
Men Gay that all true American girls are
alike in one thing-the power to please
Without denying this, it might be well for
rs TO glance at her as she is found in differ
ent cities
The girl from New York. We recognize
her al a glance. She carries herself with an
erect, fearless carriage, and she has habit
Of looking about her as she walks the street,
or sits in a public conveyance with a half
defiant expression, as if she were quite pre-
pared to take care of herself whatever might
happen. Her dress has the unmistakab
stamp of style, and she wears it with the
sudacity of one who is perfectly sure of her
self, knowing that she cannot be mistaken
for anything but a lady whatever she NAV
wear. She affects hats that are Just
mud nd sa
new fashion that has not got
very far toward the West, she seizes it with
2 delight that is childish in its simplicity.
Snspenders, starched shirt-fronts. or any
bizarre articles of dress that find their way |
into woman's wardrobe are worn by the
New York girl generally long before they
are accepted in Pittsburg, and she never |
looks awkward in them. Her manners are
pronounced but not vulgar her speech clear |
and resonant, but couched in good English, |
and her disposition warm and lovable, as an |
American girls should be. Such is the |
New York girl as Pittsburgers know her, |
and she is as popular in this city as in her |
own beloved metropolis.
Next Tuesday evening Miss Jennie W. |
Dickson will be welded to Mr.. William J, |
Reno at the home of the brides father, |
John h. McElroy, 5614 Walnut street, East |
End The Rev. George Hodges will Off |
ciate. Mr.. Reno was formerly a Pittsburger,
but has been for several years past q resi-
dent of Minneapolis, which will also be the
home Of Miss Dickson when she becomes
Mira Reno
A meeting Of the management Of the |
Ormda Club will be held next Tuesday even
ing at the Linden Clubhouse, for the pur-
pose OF making arrangements for the winter
danceS Dr. George S. Proctor, President
of the club, desires a full attendance. The
dates Of the dances are: Evenings of Octo-
Der z, November 4, December 2, December
a, February 8, March and April7 z.
The marriage Of Miss Keck, daughter of
DIR. W: h. Keck, Of Allegheny. to Mr.. @
SL South will take place October in Grace
Reformed Church, Pittsburg.
A marriage has been arranged between
Miss Anna Wsring, daughter of Mr. Rich-
ard S. Wsring, former Pittsburger who
mas been living in London, England, for
the past five years, and Mr.. James j. Rob-
iason, of the Kenmawr Mr. Robinson, who
is one Of the masters of the Shadyside
academy, returned lately from Q two
months' trip TO London and Paris.
One Of the pretty weddings scheduled for
fezJ Tuesday is that of Miss Violet Bedell,
laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Charles Bedell,
'f Mansfield, and Mr.. William Luftus
-jonroe.