Evening journal., 1893-12-16
LOCAL SOCIETY NEWS.
Pleasant Dance Party on the
West Side Last Night.
ADVICE TO sTAaR-sTRUcK GIRLS

ADVICE TO sTAGE-sTRUOK GIRLS
Christian Fndeavor Society Of Delaware
Avenue Baptist Church Celebrates Its
Sixth Anniveessry by an Entertain
ment-uore wedding Announcements.
Personal Affairs.
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IN this column should be addressed TO Society
Editcf care OF the EVEN Nc JoURNAr Tonr
mur icatlous sh ould be written on one side of
IN. paper onlV-
A pleasant dance party was given at
the home of Edward Mckay, at No s27
Monroe street, last evening Among
those present we're: Misses Jennie Nc
llhemy Ida Mckay, Sadie Newell, Nellie
Baughey, Lille Hutchinnon, Katie
Hughes, Maud Christy, Eva Writer. Liz
zle Highheld, Tillie Williams Mazie Marei
Bessie Sharp. Ssllie Sharp, Emma Nc
llhenney Mollie McIlhenney, Wells Priest,
John Schnider Frank Johns, A. Morgan,
Mr. Card, j. Malloy, II. Powers,
Fitzgerald, G. Lynch, w. Phillips, w.
Haslett, j. Cummings and Edward
Haggerty.
Miss s. H. Hussey, of vineland. n. j..
has been the guest Of friends in this city.
Miss Nattella Owens, daughter of T J
Owens, of Harrington. and William
Dewees Esq q member Of the Caroline
county bar, OF Denton. Md will be mar
ried on December 20, by Rev. Frank
Howes, In the Baptist Church They
will reside in Denton.
Cards are out announcing the wedding
of Miss Ada May Hamilton, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs James Hamilton, to Edgar
II. Powell, on Thursday, December 2S,
at the home Of the brides parents in
Camden, Del.
Samuel Williams and wife. of Hsr-
Iington, registered at the Hotel Willis
last evening.
The Young Peoples Christian En-
desvor of the Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church celebrated its sixth anniversary
last night. An interesting musical pro-
gram was rendered The reports
showed an increase in membership and
that more interest is being manifested in
the society. President Frank Walker
presided
Ambassador Thomas F. Bayard and
Mrs Bayard were among the guests Of
honor az the wedding on Thursday OF
Miss Adele Grant and the Earl of Essex,
at st Margaret's Church Westminster,
London.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Salisbury are at
the Ponce de Leon, st. Augustine.
Florida. From there they will go to
Cuba
William S Hlles, Dr. Kittinger and
Charles w. Cullen, of Georgetown are
ON ducking expedition in Indian River
hundred.
Miss LILLIAN Baldwin is very i'll at hel
home, No Gil Jackson street, this city.
Mrs Levi X. Bowen an / daughters
Msdge, Eleanor aud Mabel, are the
guests Of Mr. aud Mrs Ritchie, on Essi
Sixth street.
Victor B woolley was down the stat,
last evening
J L Price, of Snow Hill. Nd regis
tered at the Clayton House last evening
Mrs. Nathan Hutchins has returned {,
her home in Dover from visit to rela-
tives in Wilmington.
Joseph L Cavender has recovered from
an attack of the grip.
The stage is already overcrowded will
novices It is not the land Of promise
flowing With milk and honey that it is
represented to be. Actresses of great
experience, and Of admitted talent, are
at this moment breaking their hearts fol
want of employment. Remember wha'
a cruel profession the stage is. The verl
instant girl loses her good looks, o.
that with ripened experience comes ad-
vancing age, the actress is virtually pu
on the shelf says Clement Scott Ia tn
Queen The greedy public on the who'll
prefers beauty to intellect The lovely
brainless woman gets a better chance
than the one who is bIimming over wit
talent, but, alas, IS getting passee Th'
stage and the cigarette box. the photog
rapher and the bill poster compete 70
the professional bsauty. aud directl
one Of those well advertised besutie
uses the stage as the b'ldest and bigges
advertisement of all, then the competeu
clever artist who could act her rival
head OIL is thrust out Of the way
If you want to see the struggles an
despair of the actress out Of work, 2
any day into one of the dramatic ageu
cies and observe for yourself what tn
bitterness of disappointment is
A procession OF the unemployed az
tresses Of London and the provinces woul
reach from So Pauls Cathedral TO Cha
ing Cross. But even this number woul
MT exhaust the list Think OF The hun
dreds who never 60 to a dramatic agenc
who never clsmor for seats at matine
who are seen for brief hour on IL