Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14
BETWIXT AND BETWEEN.

This Is the Season When Society Is Neither
Hot Nor CoId-street Car Parties Pos
sibIe Fad-Lights and Shadows OF
Dav.
SoCIETY's pleasures are in an inter-
mediate state at present. They are not OF
the winter decidedly, nor have yet qu1te
taken on midsummer aspect. Society al
ways takes it's amusements about this time
in the East End. Indeed, so invariablea a rule
is it for the owners of pretty GROUNDS,
who are more secluded than their
almost metropolitan Allegheny sisters,
to come to the front, that 1t
would nearly be safe to assert that the peo-
time last year. lawn is a great necessity
these sorts of days. 1t knocks crush sky
high, and particularly on young ladies ana
men partial to the beauties OF rose aarIen
in the late afternoon or twilight. ihlS
month will bring all this to close, ana tnen
for Cresson, Long Branch, Newport, Chan-
tauQua, Bedford, Ebensburg and the many
other spots embellished with the country,
seaside or mountain villa of the wealthy
Pittsburger.
SOME one suggests giving street car
parties! And, why not? Street cars can
give a pleasant ride through the suburbs
that no carriage drive can compare with for
speed, comfort and sa fety. The Pittsburger,
be that che" or "she" who goes away from
Pittsburg in search of the picturesque with
out first picking up what is lavished at
his own door, is a very foolish person.
There's the Fifth avenue line after it mounts
the hill at Soho street. An incline on one
side n decline on the other, and If 1t Is the
evening, there is the Southside pricked with
as many lights as there are ever stars in the
sky. Beyond this there are wales and daleS
a nd rnl nd
to put a billiard table to shame. And al
ways, just where it ought to be, there IS
house. There are trees enough sprlnk!ed
all over numerous enough to start several
nurseries for coming virgin forests. Add to
all this q sunset and what more could
one desire to see, even after travelling thou
sands of miles?
The double deck car of the Fifth avenue
line has been thought of as fine means of
transit for party bound on pleasure In the
city. 1t could be reserved for an entire
party for a ride continuous out and in and
supposing at q stretch it would hold a
hundred people, there would be u cost of S.
with a couple more for tips to the brakeman
and conductor. 1t would certainly be novel
outdope. Surely it is deal sight more COM
Portable to think about than those awful re-
ceptions where perspirations mingles and
no doubt many low groans of suffering. It's
something new to look on a street car as II
source of pleasure, especially In Pittsburg,
whore a seat in 1t, like lightning, never
strikes twice in the same place or at the
same man.
A NEW YORK writer on fashionable doings
thus dishes up society at West Point:
ga great deal OF maneuvering in more
ways than one has been going on at West
Point this week. The annual exercises ex-
aminations and reviews have been in prog
ress and even more than the annual amount
off1irting, philandering and sentimentalizing
has been enjoyed by graduates and under
graduates and their sweet girl friends. The
escaped Iunatics, one might almost say, but
probably the academy's first and second
classes would be the more dignted designa-
ing and gave happy foretaste OF what sober
minded citizens Fave to expect when college
crews, baseball mines and tennis champions
are let loose upon the summer nights.
Miss MAE GoFF and her mother, Mrs
Milton B. Goff, widow of the lamen ted Chan
cellor of the Western University, expect to
leave for Germany this summer. Miss Goff
will go under her mothers chaperonage to
complete her education, and the two ladies
hope to devote two years in the Fatherland
to that purpose.
The popular "Paysie" of the Sunday DIS
PATCH was the nom de guerre under which
Miss Golf contributed, ii memory serves
Alright, ior two years past number OF
widely read fairy tales. They were nearly
all IOunueu on Uer1Qan IOlk anu lt IS
expected that this young author will nour-
ish her proclivities in this direction. Miss
Gof has made arrangements also to write
Tor city paper while abroad
ONE of the most daring as well as most
graceful riders in Pittsburg is Mrs. George IL.
Welshons of Fifth avenue. A 3O-mile fly
on bit of a breakfast Is no uncommon feat
for Mrs Welshons to perform these lovely
mornings and in addition to having abSo-
lutte control of her horse she can felicitate
herself upon her graceful appearances. The
combination Is as rare as it Is charming, for
somehow these dainty little horse w ONE n
are only good to look at when their prowess
is not tried too far.
Social Chat.
AMONG those interested in the annual
Church Home garden party to be given on
Thursday at the Home on Fortte:h street
are: Miss Jane German. Mrs. A. S. NJ. Nor
gan, Mrs. Kmberlain. Miss Dornlan, Mrs.
dless, Mrs. Oliver Ormsby Phillips Mrs.
william Fl. House. Mrs. Ross Johns
ton, Mrs. John F. Patterson, Mrs. W. G.
McMasters, Mrs. 4. p. W. Painter. Miss L.
Anshutz, Mrs. Ingram and Mrs. McMasters.
SOME people in town have received invita-.
tions to the eleventh annual reception at
Ferncliff, Ohio Pyle, Pa, next Friday even
ing. The receptions, OF tolerably long
mittee is composed of MIR. Charles David
son, Mr.. H. G. Huston, Mr.. j. NJ. Reid and
Mr.. H. 2. Snyder. Arrangements have been
made for 4 special train over the Baltimore
and Ohio Railway, which will leave Union
town at 7:30 and Connellsville ats.
The rector of Calvary Episcopal Church,
the Rev. George Hodges expects to leave
for Europe in few weeks. The duties OF
pulpit and parish will devoIve during Mr..
Hodges absence on the recently appointed
curate. the Rev. Mr.. Matthews, who, with
Mrs. Matthews. has taken up abode for the
present in the Hotel Kenmawr.
THE new coach at the Schenley Park Rid
ing Academy bids fair TO work great many
more hours than eight per day. No one is
the thing nowadays if she has not had sew
eral coaching experiences to adorn her on
versation. No one, of course, is in this case
always in the feminine ge1der.
SINCE in Great Britain iG is supposed that
heather brings luck to brides, American
young woman will have nothing else in the
loopings OF the bridal veil and among the
coils of the couture.
MR. AND MRS. DAWSON sPEER will be the
guests OF honor ut IL reception on Friday
evening to be given by MI. and Mrs. John j.
Speer, of Dallas avenue.
The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. George Hodges
gave O small reception at the rectory yester-
day afternoon to the Sisterhood of Calvary
Church.
THE lawn fete IN Mr.. Ben Thaw's grounds
for the benefit of the Shadyside Presby
terian Church will come off this evening.
ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH will open a
strawberry and cream festival this evening
to continue on Wednesday also.
The Deaconesses' Home will hold its an.
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