Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-14

House, Cresson Springs, is indicative of ,
general rousing up in society How Mrs
Psttison will impress Pittsburg society
women, whose politics is usually most
pronounced, / don't know, but undoubtedly
the Governors wife stormed the aristo.
cratic and conservative polite world o.
Harrisburg. She may be thanked for 8
gaiety that never existed in our capital
until the present regime; and her persuas-
i've charms and the fine nature of her hos
pitality made constituents OF both political
parties blend in harmony in the brilliancy
of her drawing room gatherings of several
winters ago.
Personally, Mrs Pattison is exceedingly
attractive. The remaining members of the
executive family are said to be an exceed
ingly interesting group of young people.
Among recently announced engagements
is that OF Miss Nellie Dauler, daughter of
Mrs. Elizabeth Dauler, and Mr.. Elliott
Rogers II will terminate in wedding
September Is
A marriage has been arranged between
Miss Marion Giddings and DIR. w. T. Robe
son.
Another engagement is that of Miss
Elizabeth Frew, of Oakland, and Mr. Will
brated in the Oakland Methodist Episcopal
Church Tuesday, August 23
The Marshall family are having most
enjoyable time on their farm at Balm of
Gilead Springs, Butler county. Instead
OF taking the usually arranged summer out
ing the family decided to entertain house
party, which consists of Mr.. 7. NJ. Mar
cban Marshall IT. faD,i1,,
Mr. Ed Mercer and family, DIR. Means,
Colonel Drum and his sisters, Miss Amanda
and Miss Julia Drum, and Alex E. Goss,
ESQ.,, as well as a few others who wander in
for 24-hours' visit Among other enjoy
ments and pastimes INDUCED in on Monday
night last there was held an impromptu
dance, in which the people of the country
side participated. The tavorite dance was
the Virginia Reel" taken part in bY all
The musicians were local celebrities, whose
PLAYING aroused the party to the best efforts
in tripping the light fantastic toe" a de-
hghtful midnight luncheon was served,
which, too, was heartily enjoyed. The
house and grounds were decorated with
Chinese lanterns, and with the romantic
surroundings, reminded enthusiastic theater-
goers OF a scene in the "Old Homestead
About midnight the party dispersed. Con-
spcuous in wite flannel stood Mr. Marshall,
JE, on an improvised rostrum, whose self
imposed duties as figure caller, provoked
the laughter of everyone. Mrs. McOmber
and Miss LYDIA Marshall, of Butler, were
among the specially invited guests.
The torpidity of the week in town was
slightly enliyened by Mrs. George Coch-
rams luncheon Wednesday at her Sewickley
home Mrs. Cochran alkays entertains de-
lghtfully, possessing the happy faculty of
never asking you TO meet the wrong person.
Mrs. Frank Terrence entertained few
friends with an out-of-doors luncheon
Wednesday, which included Mr. and Mrs
Scott Dibert, of Johnstown.
Miss Sarah Lane, a young guest at Mrs
A. E. W. Painters cottage, in Cresson,
gave riding party to Ebensburg during
the week, which included Misses Virginia
Bughman. Rebecca Darlington, Mary Dill
worth, Mary Laughlin, Mr.. Charles Nc
Murtry and Mr.. Kenneth Painter.
The question has been propounded:
Should man remove his hat when he is
riding in an elevator in which there is a
woman passenger?
At first blush, all women and a great |
many men are likely to respond with a |
prompt and decided "yes, ;" though on Sec |
ond thought, the pros and cons of the ques- |
tion loom up persistently. Elevators are |
divided into elevators and elevators In |
some elevators, it seems, a man would not |
hesitate moment to remove his hat; but in |
other elevators if he were possessed of |
augmentation tendencies he would prob
ably debate bit before doing so. Why /
should a man take off his hat in |
an elevator more than in a street
car? He does not go bareheaded |
in his carriage, even when there are ladies
driving with him. Why should he take off |
his hat in an elevator and clap it on the
next moment in corridor or stairway? |
Would lady expect every man she met |
on stairway to bare lis head when she
comes in sight? Not at all, and vet her
petticoats are likely to give an indignant |
rustic if ne doesn't do so in an elevator in
that very same building half hour later
There seems to be one accepted exception,
in the elevator of an hotel, where it is ex- |
pected that man will observe this rule of |
etiquette; but a hotel is house for the
time being for all in it, and the observances
of conduct in private house should always
hold good.
Another question! Should a toothpick
be used at a dinner table either openly
and above board or under cover of a
napkin?
A man who would poke a pick into his
mouth at dinner table under any circum-
stances would, probably, also, were the
toothplcks wanting, use his fork or his
pocket knife. If one must use pick he
had better do so in the dark, where no one
else can see him, not even himself 1t is a
case where his left hand should not know
what his right hand is doing and vice versa.
Mr.. Charles W. Bassett, of Sewicklev, is
entertaining at her house a friend from
New York, Miss Mary B. Mullert, who is
said to be il the midst of steady climb up
The arduous ladder of metropolitan news
paper work. She is young, pretty, sue
cessiul and-a Chicagoan.
When society women cease to permit
themselves being deceived by strangers with
high and poetical-sounding names and a
fobbish turn the millennium will probably be
with us. This Madame Caradee Zacaroff.
arrested last week in New York for smug-
Cling lace, was at the Hotel Kenmawr last
spring, and if she didn't break br .ad with
society there it was its misfortune and moi
its fault If telegraphic accounts are cor
rect the mission of which she was the patron
SAINT was a gross swindle; while Pittsburg
WAS hugging to itself the unctuous morsel
OF philanthrophy.
But worse than all may be the outcome of
societv's visits to its chests of drawers and
closets. The lace may be of doubtful and
deceiving principles, also, and then society
will be wrathful
MARION CRAWFORD GALLAHER.
nC \