Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-11
GAY SEASON CLOSES
WITH THs ADVENT OF THE PERIOD OF
slCK-CL0TH AND Assess
-Sos!sly 10 Go mo Voluntary Retirement for 81
WssksS Very Few Affairs Daring 'h'
Past SIX Days.


PAST SIX Jays.
Toa Portrait OF q Japanese Princess.
FRAGILE. waxsn dream OF woman,
Cold inscruabie, unhumau.
Ivory skin 70 dense Tor ys.ning.
Hairas deepest shade remaining,
TINY lips gold-tpp with silence,
Sealed % girlhoods gay aesllla-os'
can dream that men may love thee;
But viii all their loving move thee.
Can heart sincere aud tender
Beat beneath thai garments spienaort
Rich vita gold the gorgeous sheatAlns
cold above thy quie, breathing.
Thou Art made OF dew aud simmer
Ofthe moon where sn0W-Crests gllmmer,
wrought oil pure and sceut,ass uoW5rs,
Stilied with hush OF sfariit hours.
Deep the natal mystery cleaning
Meath thine eyeids heavy dreaming, 60.
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The advent of the Lenten season
brings with it the conventional dull
ness in society. The gay season closes
With the day preceding Ash Wednes-
DAY, and the devoted costs a RETROSPECT
tive glance over the long list Of brill
liant affairs which have made the winter
notable one, aud with a sigh dons the
sack-cloth and ashes, igu-stively speak
Ing. which custom as decreed for the
forty days preceding Easter. There
are those who do not observe Lent,
however. but they are comparatively
few. Society generally speaking, will
content itself for the next SIX weeks
with the recreation provided 10 the
meetings Of charitable organizations,
relieved by an occasional afternoon
tea, or informal affair, A number Of
interesting post.Leuten affairs are in
contemplation.
Wednesday. IS s.. Vsi61Ale day and
,rsts wrTTo DOUBT observe we time
honored custom OF sending delicately
periumed mlssives anonymously 10 the
objects of their affection. Many novel
aud handsome cOnceits In valentines are
exhibited I'm the shop windows this
week, and the publishers have taxed
their ingenuity % place something new
an the market The Old form OF paper
lace is no longer Ia vogue, except in the
cheaper grades, The best class OF
goods, and some of them run up
into fancy figures, are made of good
cardboard, embelllShed with silk, veil
vet aud painted flowers, each contain
ing appropriate verses.
Thursday evening Or. and Mrs.
Frank j. lie Moyne Hupp entertained a
numoer OF friends with a progressive
peanut party, at their home on Four
teenth street, complimentary TO their
guest, Miss Herschei.
Tuesday evening, at the residence OF
Or. r.. Il. Sw0pe, of the 81. Matthews
Church, quiet wedding took place.
The contracting parties were C. Il.
Reuter- and Miss Lizzie Madden, both OF
the South Side.
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Tuesday evening the regular fort
nightly social, was given by the pupils
OF Prof. John Mullen's dancing scad-
envy, at Calumet Hall, on South Main
street The attendance was large, i'm
Guiding many old pupils of Prof. Null
len. The music for daCcing was made
by Mrs. James Riddle.
At the home Of the bride on Water
street Mr.. William +. Bowen and Mrs.
Kennedy were QuieJly married 10 the
presence OF few Intimate friends Of the
happy principals The ceremony was
performed by Rev c. ~. Afford, pastor
Of the Third Presbyterian church.
A special telegram to the REGISTER
ON Cameron, w. Va, says: A very
city wedding occurred in the st. Ma
Catholic Church az 9;15 a. m. to-day,
e contracting parties being Mr.. Jas.
Shay, formerly of GiOver'S Gap, but
0W OF Economy, Pa, aud Miss Jennie
Corcoran, OF this city. The church was
crowded 20 its fullest capacity. The
bride is a daughter Of Mrs. Owen Cor
coran, who is one OF the best known
society ladies Of this city. Mr.. James
CorcOran Was groOmsmSn and Miss
Della CorcOran was bridesmaid, both
cousins OF the bride. The ceremony
vas performed 5y Rev. Bouillu, of
R6undsvnle. Afterwards a wedding
dinner was given az the brides resi-
(dence to a large number OF their
friends.
Those ATTENDING from a distance we're
Miss Mary Rourke and Miss Agnes
Halpin, Of MOundSvile; Mr. j. l..
Pracht and K Tough, OF McMechen;
Or. Thomas Mally, Of Latrobe, Pa.
Edw. Dailer and jacob Sha0er, of
Wheeling. They will make their fu-
tnre home 10 Economy, Pa. Many
handsome and useful presents were
rsceived. Mr.. Shay is well known on
the south Sides having worked for the
b. a O. FOR several years.
The ladies' section Of The Mozart
Singing Society gave one Of its enioya-
ale KafIee Visites at the hall, on South
Jacob street, Tuesday afternoon and
evening. The attendance was larger
than usual. owing 70 the facN that il
was the last affair before Lent After
discussing On excellent supper. eAneine
was indalged to Prot Philip Nwernos :
excellenopano music.
Miss Kate Norton very please r.
eftalned number OF friends
fening ats - home, out Cai
an. The eyy Ring's pleasure
fsrilhed, daaA'ng. 81 mus''