Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-20

and tho workers are being brought
constantly by this movement In con-
tact with each other, and this, II Is as
serted, will result in permanently
tearing down the barriers which have
heretofore marked the boundary lines
Of society.
Manv of the most advanced thinkers
among the clever women OF New York
have for sometime held the opinion
that what is more needed than any
ether one thing among Americas WON
en- is a salon conducted on a basis sim
liar TO the salons which have become
famous in the history OF the old world.
Efforts have heretofore been made by
some OF the cleverest OF our women TO
establish such salon, but up To the
present time they have resulted in
signal and lamentable failures. Mrs.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, not long ago, at
tempted TO establish salon and drew
about her quite a following OF clever
people but her venture, notwithstand-
ing her own admitted cleverness and
ability TO entertain, proved unsuccess-
full. The receptions Of the elders, over
which Mrs. Richards Watson Glider
and Jeanette l.. Glider, the clever
editor, OF the Critic, presided, their
friends enthusiastically declared would
eyentuate into an established and rec
ognized salon. The well known psomI-
OF the elders, their recognized
ability and the close affiliations
aud friendship between Richard Watson
Glider, President Cleveland and others
prominent in the political world, II was
declared, would bring to the receptions
of the Gilders sll the elements necessary
10 the establishment OF a successful
salon. But Notwithstanding the pre-
dictlon of the over enthusiastic friends
of the elders, their receptions have
remained stationary, advancing to-
ward a salon not a whit beyond what
theyswere at the time Of their begin
ming, and attracting instead OF all the
elements necessary 10 a successful
salon, only a number OF literary people,
all OF whom ara interested Ia the Same
line Of work.
Mrs. Brander Matthews is another OF
the prominent and clever women OF the
CITY who has made an effort toward the
establishment OF a SALON. Like the
others, her effort, too, has failed, and
IL is said by those who attended her
receptions that her failure, too. was
due 10 the fact that she was unable 10
surround herself with people who chad
made for themselves names In all the
professions, In business, and in the
political world. Following Mrs.
Matthews efforts, Mrs. Burton y. Har-
rison made similar attempt, and her
attempt, too, proved unsuccessful.
The nearest approach 10 a successful
salon which has ever yet been made by
any OF the women prominent In metro
politan society and metropolitan life is
the receptions which have been held
during the past season in the drawing
rooms Of Mrs. Reginald De Koyen, the
wife OF the popular musical critic and
composer. The De Kovens live in
handsome brownstone house, at No. So
Irving Place. They are wealthy.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. De koven have
made names for themselves through
their originality and ability, and their
drawing-rooms are eminently fitted 10
become the home OF New York's first
salon. During the past winter their
receptions have been attended by the
cleverest people and those most promi-
nent in the world OF art, the drama,
literature, and those as well who oc-
cupy prominent positions In the strictly
social world, Ii is true they have lack
ed the element Of political life necessary
10 a successful salon, but it is asserted
by their friends that with the coming
season and as q direct result OF the
interest the women are now taking In
political affairs, this missing element
will be supplied.
There are a number Of women WHO
are now pre-, linent in the public eye
whom their (, do declare would figure
successfully OF salon