Evening journal., 1893-07-08
LOCAL SOCIETY NEWS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mitchell
Surprised at Their New Home.
Y. M. @. A. TENNIS CLUB TEA.

Girls and Their Priced Moonstone Rings.
The Popular superstition-w Whining
tonians Attend Reception-Chat
About Wilmington People mt Home
and Abroad.
The fourth entertainment of the New
Century Club Auxiliary was given at
the drawing room, and an excellent pro-
gram was rendered.
The entertainment opened with an
instrumental duet-Jansens Wedding
March-by Mrs Joseph Swift .and Miss
Swift.
Miss Briggs, of Germantown, was in
troduced, and gave a number Of ad-
mirable selections. She is slender,
dark haired, dark eyed girl, with a beau
tiful voice, full Of expression. She was
at her best in Father Phil's Collection, >"
a selection from 4 Handy ANDY by
Samuel Lover, and a Ride Against
Time, by Tourgee.
The sixth number on the program
was a solo, iNessler's God Guard the
Love-" by Samuel Swift, which was
sung with good taste
Miss Briggs wore Grecian robe Of a
pure white, clinging stuff, and her single
ornament was cluster .of scarlet fus-
CHA in her hair.
Most of the women present wore no
hats.
Miss Jennie Smith. Of Yardley, N. j..
is the guest Of Wilmington friends
Miss Louie Brock, of Moorestown. N
J., has been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Hanson, on Elm street.
Miss Sarah Mcfarland, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting her mother, Mrs
Thomas Gibson.
Miss Annie Price, of philadelphia, has
been visiting her cousin, Mrs. G. A.
Foster, on West Fourth street.
George Johnson, of Camden, is visit
ing his aunt, Mrs A. d. Vandever, at
Fifth and King streets.
Miss Susie Coursey, of Greensborough,
Nd. is with relatives in this city.
S. P. Vail has returned to this city,
from visit to friends in Greens.
borough, Md.
Richard Tucker, connected with the
American Press Association, is visiting
friends in Wilmington.
Mrs. William Burton and little daugh-
ter, of Georgetown, are visiting Mrs.
N. Joseph, in this city.
Miss Name Tunnel returned to her
homei in Georgetown day, after a
visit to Miss Tillie Lamsden.
The Young Mems Christian Associa.
tion Tennis Club held the frst tea Of the
season on the Riverview grounds yester-
day. The afternoon was spent in tennis
playing and tea and other refreshments
were served. Among those present we're
Mrs. S. n. Fogg, chaperOne; General
Secretary and Mrs. j. r. King and
daughter, Misses Emma Foulk, Ida
Foulk, l.. Bell Williams, Matte Brad
field, Ida Sovs, Josie Fogg. William M.
Whann, Oscar o. Gouert, Herbert l..
Rice, George r. Foulk, Charles A. Pat.
terson, William H. Williams, John Barr,
William w. Robinson, Robert Weir,
Joseph Q. Lawson, William II. Taylor,
and Malcolm Baxter.
W. NAL4f VI AhAo Nlbls nu1
returned from trip to Georgetown.
John P. Almond and Miss Mary All
mond, Of this city, have returned from
Waukasha Springs and Chicago.
Clarence Hollis and Walter Voshell
have returned from a short visit tC
friends near Edge Moor.
George G. Knowles, Of this city, sailed
yesterday for Brazil on the bark Alex
ander Black.
Many girls wear moonstones. Thos'
who do not, long for them, and vii
not be happy till they get them. AnC
it is all owing to the popular supersti
tion that she who wears a moonstone vii
be engaged before the year is out
Once there was a spinster of such IN
certain age that despair sister, wit
had been happily married several years
gave her a moonstone, telling her III
superstition as she did so.
But the charm in this case did no
seem 20 work The ring was lent 4