Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-07-17

she said. But after short chat the
second gentleman said he would just
run down to the postoffice, and
if the original escort had not arrived by
the time he got back, he would gladly
proffer his arm. But neither arrived
for long time, and in the meantime
the young lady, who, by the way enjoys
brisk popularity, was favored with
another caller, gentleman No. 3. Time
was speeding rapidly on and it began
to look as though II she was really go
ing she would have to take the bird in
the hand, and negotiations were Just
being arranged with gentleman No. 3
when Nos. and 2 were suddenly seen
coming toward the house at a rapid
pace, and in opposite directions. They
met at the gate at the same time, and
merriment reigned for awhile. The
problem was solved, however, gentle
man No. doing the honors. The other
two retired to reflect.
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Last Tuesday evening Mr.. Henry
Scharer was surprised at his home on
South Water street. 1t was in honor OF
his birthday. There were about ten
couples present, and they all had a glo-
rious good time. Dancing was kept up
until an early hour. Mr.. Ollie Manley,
OF East Liverpool, presented Mr.. Schar-
er with goId-headed cane, Prof. Jo-
seph Kraus furnished the music.
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The Elite Guitar Social was hand
somely entertained last Thursday even
ing by Miss Nina Marshall, at her home
in Fulton. This social, composed Of la
dies and gentlemen, has just been or
gained, and they have q bright and
prosperous future before them.
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Last Friday was Business College day
at the Park, and the students OF the
Wheeling Business College and few OF
their friends, numbering in all about
three hundred, spent the day pleas
antly. The party was composed OF
young society people. In the evening,
Prof. Mayors orchestra, In their usual
happy strain, entertained the assembly,
and all enjoyed the dancing until ten
o'clock. This is the third year that the
College boys have had their outing, and
all are so well pleased with the result
that they contemplate having it regu-
larly.
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The custom of giving young girls an
initiatory summer season ere their win
debut is one that is finding favor in
many large cities, and it is certainly a
very sensible idea to give these young
buds sort of social airing in season
when easy manners and pretty customs
prevail A pretty idea brought to
America from abroad is that OF giving
the prospective bud bal blanc during
the summer time. To this she summons
all other debutantes and as many
older school girls as she cares
to invite, but no young lady
launched into society is invited. This
gives the younger girls chance to do
themselves social justice, for there is
nothing so crushing to the bud as the
young woman who knows 1t all. In
deed, one encounter with such a young
woman in the dressing room will often
wilt the fairest bud into the most de-
spondent state of self-effacement. To
this same bal blanc, however, are snm-
moned all the older society men, for ev-
ery one-time or present bud knows what
intoxicating confidence and cleverness
these older men, when they've mind
TO, can inspire in the hearts OF youthful
maidens. Then, too, a bud must know
older men and win their favor II she
wants to be success. Indeed, men
seem to gain a certain social value, as
the years add the list Of girls they have
danced with and seen married, just
as bric-a-bric grows more precious
in its descent from generation TO geaer-
alton. And theI pretty maids put on
their white gowns and the men wear
white flowers in their buttonholes, and
the decorations are all white roses and
smilax and the evening of this bal blanc
is white evening wrought through
with threads of golden glory spun from
the brains OF untried lives. And even
the veterans forget foy the moment that
they are veterans and find themselves
saying things that sound new to them
until the breath OF flower, the curve
OF some girls chin, the toss OF her head
or the loving little way the curls cluster
at the nape Of her neck brings 1t all
back-these pretty speeches when they
really we're experimental sentences In
the lips of faltering lover.
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Charleston seems to be the objective
point for quite a number Of our younger
society people. Last summer one or
two spent the summer months at the
State Capital and returned much elated
by the hospitable manner in which they
were received. This seems to have
been an incentive for the others. This
season Misses Laura Caldwell and Mary
Moffat, and Joe Speidel, George Akin
son and Arch Moffat are being enter
tanned down there, while another party
from town contemplate visiting there
shortly.
The younger society people have had
the pleasure during the past week OF
meeting with two charming and accom-
plished young visitors who are in the
city. They are Miss Ida Niccols, OF
UniontoWn, Pa, as the guest OF Miss
Elizabeth Mendel, on Twelfth street,
and Miss Bessie Pugh, of Port Deposit,
Md, who is visiting Miss Elsie Whita-
ker, on South Chapline street. A num-
Der Of door step parties have been given
in their honor, and during the coming
week several informs parlor gather
ings are on the tapis.
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Willie Vance entertained a few OF
his friends at his suburban home In
Leatherwood, on Thursday evening.
The young folks went out on the seven
motor, and returned on q special. The
evening was spent in games and prom
enading around the beautiful lawn.
Refreshments were served. and a happy
time was spent by all who were pres