Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-05
Social Chatter.

PREPARATIONS are proceeding energetically
for the leap-year party which the Alhambra
Cotillon intend giving on Monday evening
week in the Monongahela House. The young
ladies on that occasion will usurp all the
privileges OF the superior SEX escorting the
unblushing sex pro tempore to and from
floral tributes and bonbons III which young
ladies are supposed to revel. The dance will
be made as novel as possible, and, undoubt-
eGly, will be Il success. Mrs. Z. L. NOrme-
cutt will act as chaperon.
Miss MARY McCLELLANp, of Fifth avenue.
left on Wednesday night for New York
where she sails on the steamship La Bour-
goyne for Europe, with the intention OF
Joining her brother and his family. The in
tervening time until their return, some time
in April, will be spent cruising on the Medit-
erranean. Miss -McClelland will be much
missed in home social circles, where she is
considered a necessary attraction of any
function worthy the name.
MRS. w. NEWTON LINCH, a member of the
Women's Auxiliary Board of the Worlds
Fair, in which august body she acts repre-
sentative for West Virginia, is in the city.
Besides being Il clever woman, Mrs. Linch
possesses those social charms which make
their fortunate owner eagerly sought by
hostesses'who desire to be known AS success
ful entertainers.
THE Art Society invitations have peen
issued for Mr.. Frederick Keppel's lecture on
"Personal Sketches o. Some Famous Etch-
ers." with stcreopticon illustrations. MI.
keppel Is q man OF unOOunQeQ information
i'll his particular line, and the society Is to be
congratulated upon bringing the dlssin-
guished gentleman to Ptttsburg.
THE event in polite circles this evening
will be the opening reception at the Pitts
burg Club, which will be thrown open to
Pittsburgs 400; the feminine part of which
is expected 70 pass Judgment upon the i'm
provemcnts. Six hundred invitations have
been issued and about q thousand people,
probably, will be present.
Mr. AND Mrs. W. P. WooD, OF the East End.
will leave in a few days for Florida Mrs,
Wood returned home last week from visit
OF some duration in New York so as to be in
attendance al the dinner dance given on
Tuesday evening by her sister-in-law, Mrs.
j. N. Schoonmaker, of Ellsworth avenue.
\ VERY charming evening at cards and
after them dance passed the night at Mr..
George Wamhoff7s house on RiDpey street.
Mr. and Mrs. WaInhof are q popular young
which organization was entertained by
them last night.
THE Allegheny Cotillion set remembered
Miss Fawcett uDon the eve or her we'd
ding to Mr. McEIroy by u very handsome
onyx cabinet. Mrs. McElroy copes of an
the influence of good deal OF carefully cul-
tiyated taste.
AT the last meeting of the Art Society
Board OF Directors the following active
members were elected: Henry Darlington,
Theodore Salmon, j. L. koether, Jr., DIR.
Miliie j. Chapman, Mrs, p L. Tingley and
Miss Lille Q. Schleiter.
Mr.. AND Mrs. d. HERBERT HosrErTxR leave
for the West on Tuesday next. Mr.. anu Mrs.
Theodore Hostetter have journeyed as far
as Townsville. Ca, being heard last of at
Piney Woods Hotel in that city.
MISS MCBRIDE, of Philadelphia, is visiting
Mrs. Florence Mitchell, Of Stockton avenue.