West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-02-11
KIN0wooD's -FOUR HUNDRED.
The Latest News In The Social
Morld.
The Younger in Walk About Town
Strikes Upon Some Interesting
EyeDta OF the Near
Future.

The I,ounger being q man ola soc: al
disposition, but at the same time OF
somewhat retiring nature, and
withal never having had an oppor.
tunity of developing his "Tespsi
corcan" ability under the tutilnee
OF either of the celebrtted {" Ward
McAllisters," has on account of
this latter hiatus in his education.
never been admitted 10 the inner
circle of Kirgwood's " Four Hun.
dred."
However, he, in many ways. hears
the news and can always tell You,
What's the latest"
A few evenings ago, the Lounger
mustered his courage and called up
on his best girl.
While he WAS thus so happily en-
gaging himself.' suddenly there
arose the sound OF voices at the
front door, and, Oh! We Gods -
female C0ices at least a dozen styOno.
What to do-Where to go-How To
escape-that was the question.
Having read &" The Three Lovers"
aud remembering how Bessie hid
one IN the churn, the thought fash
ell upon him to seek safety behind
the organ, which stood in one cor
OF the room. TO think was to net
without delay. Hi4 girl sympathis.
ing with your writer, carefully
pushed the organ in place. and
none too soon, for almost immed,-
AteIy, in file | the d1zea strong.
Immediately the ball opened.
Your writer has attended a nation.
al convention, has gone to the
Stock Exchange in Wall Street, has
seen dog fight, an circus DIV. and
his witnessed mob Of anarchists NJ
ihc height of its rage and Jury but
never no never has he heard such
confusion Of sounds and nuices.
IS came to him that night. while
trembling with fear behind the or
gan. " What you going to wear at
the ball F" Who you going to
take 2" "Im going to take Mr..
Short " you'r not % = you can
take Mr.. Long. Pm going TO take
Mr.. Short. myself" &" Wish this
{" Big. Meeting would let up. so we
can give our dance soon"
Finally. something like order
was restored and the meeting called
upon its Chief Matron to pass +" the
list"
From the discussion of this list.
the Lounger CLEANED that the lady
members OF the -Four Hundred Z"
rs the " Dancing Dozen " had de-
cided to give " Grand Leap Year
Ball, " and that they we're assem- bled
on this occasion, to fix date, and
mark off their lovers names. AT.
ter some little (?) talk on the sub
ject, the date Tor the ball was final
ly fixed upon. by the heroic and
emphatic declaration of strong
minded member, who said
81 move we give this Ounce on
the 18th Of February, and fit busts
the q Big Meeting" letter bust %
A shout of approval Immediately
rent the air, and the strong minded
member WAS carried around the
room three times OH the shoulders
Of her admiring associates.
But the " Apple of Discord,, fell
among the brave little band. who
had the cour"ge to defy both Church
and State, when the "list" was
passed to check Of the gentlemen =
names. Juro, Venus, Minerva,
Athcne and al the female deities
present, did everything under the
san, but rgrce as 70 WHO should take
who, and who shouldn't take who.
The poor fellow behind the orgn.
could'n tell the "whichne4s OF the
what, nor the whyness Of the where
fore" but the din and uproar was
awful. One Of the fair ones said
a." don't think Mr.. Tom ought to
be invited; he never dances. {"
Another, 81 don't see why Mr.
Dicks name WAS marked of, for he
never spent a cent Of money on US
girls. in bis life" And still anoth.
er, 81 dou't sec why Mr.. Harry's
name was not marked of by some
bodv for hog tho boat darcsr IN