Evening journal., 1893-12-11
LOCAL SOCIETY NEWS.
Y. M. c. A. Entertainment and
Spread Tomorrow Night.
war AGAINST THE SPOTTED VEIL

An OccuIist Says Its Victims Are increas-
ing Rapidiy-How wiImIuEtonians Are
Spending the Time Before the Holidays.
Many visitors in the City To-day.
All communi cations intended for insertion
in this column should be addressed 10 Society
Fditof care OF the EVEN NO JoURSAL COM
munications sh ould be written on one side Of
the paper onlV-
10 morrow evening, December 70. the
Younq Mems Christian Association will
give an entertainment and reception to
its members at 2 45 o'clock. Well known
local talent will render a good musca.
and literary program The ladies' of the
Auxiliary have prepared an elaborate
spread, and the young men will be in
vited to partake of the refreshments at
o o'clock. After supper there will be
a number of short speeches.
Tomorrow night William Michael
Byrne will lecture at the Brownson
Library Association hall. on "The Trials
of Columbus" In connection with the
lecture the Brownson quartet will
render selections.
The Brownson Library Association,
st. Paul's regular choir and st. Pauls
| DON EuUlI Will give n hAAaANol kAAAohnNhAN
and dramatic entertainment in the base
ment of st Paul's Church, Fourth and
jackson streets. on Thursday evening
The proceeds will be for the benefit Of
! the poor.
I Mrs Samuel Pennington and Mrs. ].
Z H. Hoffecker of MddletOwn, returned
home on Saturday after a pleasant visit
In Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Burnham, of
4 Wilmington.
Miss Lulu Forbes, of Dover, returned
home to day after spending a delightful
two weeks visit with Miss May Whit
4 mack, of New Castle.
Miss Gertrude Kuntz and Harry
hunter, of New Castle returned home
I to-day after a trip TO West Ches er,
4 where they attended the anniversary OF
the Orion Society, Of that place.
Edward p Burnham, of Wilmington,
spent the day with relatives at Middle
town
Cards are out for the wedding of Miss
Rosella Jones, daughter of Alexander
Jones, Of Greenwood to Charles S Hat
! field. on Wednesday night, December 20
Shepherd Joseph of this city, has beer
visiting relatives in Lewes.
Miss Russell, of Wilmington, has bsei
the guest of Miss Ida NJ Barker, a
Milford
''The spotted veil habit will have Il
have iss asylums. or gold cures, or some
thing. said an oculist lately. Its vic
tins increase constantly, and they seen
+ to be as devoid of will power to resis
the mania as is the devotee of any evi
practice. Intelligent women come to m
to be treated for eye troubles that II
some cases are wholly produced by tn
use of the dotted veil, aud in other
seriously aggravated The harm is NOR
perceptible now than formerly for womel
wear wells almost incessautly. At th
theatre. at social afternoons at church
every here almost, you will see tn
covering finn of lace I've questione
my wife, who is as bad as any of you
and she says it is positively necessary
that ones hair flies and various disagree
able things happen if the veil is left Of
so [ suppose i6 will have to be worI
eyes or no eyes At least, however wel
one without dots or with them so ia
apart that one need not come within ey
range"
To which caution another may
added-to lift the veil, whatever i
texture, when reading in transit. 1t is
common 81 ght 10 see women in u
elevated cars and suburban Il aims absol
themselves ia book or paper for A
minute trio without raising their veil
The motion of the vehicle and Il
shifting, uncertain light are in then
fQU the cinnf
which it is unnecessary to add Il
further burden of even plain veil
Miss Hopkins, Of Baltimore, has be'
tfe guest OF Mrs William NJ Field,
kentmere.
FN Blngs, of New York, visited Nj
J. ID Bush yesterday.
George Jones. one Of X ent county
bright young lawyers, has been visit
in this city.
p Kane ana Peter Dolan.
Yorklyn, and James Conner, Of AshlaI
were entertained by friends in this ci
last night
G. w. Preityman, of ssaford, was
this city yesterday.
F Hanson, OF 6 .tha, Germany,
registered at the Clay House
IN A near approach to a glimpse Of ia
II laA,d vouchsafed the people of this VOL
day world may be seen In one of k
nard's large show windows 1t is divi'
into hree apartments, each draped W
white China silk Ia pretty contrast
this are numerous vines Of smilax, W
its small light, green leaves. In e
apartment there is a sort Of pyramidi