Evening journal., 1894-03-12

March 2O-Wilmineton Women Patron
esses OF the Wagner Festival TO BE
Held IN PhiladeIphia-Memb OF the
Majestic Club Have an Enjoyable
sociable.
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n this column should be addressed TO Society
editor, care Of the EVEN JOURFAL. Com
nunications sh Ould be written on one side Of
she paper only
The members of the Majestic Club held
al enjoy able sooiable, Saturday evening.
st the residence Of Oscar Gouert, No. 7OS
West Eighth street. The usual prepared
program for the evening was rendered
iu very good style, after which followed
dancing and some of the latest games,
making the evening fly as If on wings
About 1 30 the guests we're invited to the
dining room, where the delicacies of the
season awaited them, after which followed
the usual good time until about p m,
the guests leaving for their homes.
Those present we're Miss Nellie Gouert.
Miss B,ssio Bolton, Miss Lena Tutuer,
Miss Christena Weyl Miss Nellie Dill,
Miss Mary Sparks. Miss Addie Turner,
Miss Laura Gotwals, Miss Iva Saunders.
Miss Matte Sipple, Miss Mamie Ranck
Miss Blanche Dtcamp, Miss Blanche
Ainscow, Miss Josie Frock, Miss Edith
Prliohett, Miss Martha Stewart
Oscar Gluert, Charles p Cotton. John
s. Cotton, Walter s Tszewel. Harry
Tazewen Delaware McClintock, William
C Rauck, Samuel Bolton, Grant Wilkins,
Harry Girven William G. Blair, Robert
Mccoy, Thomas Bowen. Jr., Clarence
Lowell, Howard Smith and Harry Hem
monds.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Elliott. Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence jeffeTis, Mr.. and MRS
George Chandler, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
Savery and Mrs. Thomas Savery, all of
this city, attended the wedding OF Miss
Emma q Byers and Thomas Scatter
good In East Bradford, Pa
The Injurious effect on the eyes caused
by wearing dotted wells is an old warn
iug which has been sounded to no pur-
pose, and the fact that oculists are grow
ing rich under this reign OF fashion docs
not alarm the wearers Of this attractive
bit OF feminh vanity, writes a wOuld-be
reformer. The dots are larger or smaller,
closer {, gether or further apart, as they
are moro or less becoming. while the pos
sibility of impaired eyesight is left en-
tirely out Of consideration Il has been
discovered lately that the dots are not
their only harmful Quality. There is
some substance used in stiffening OF
coloring the net which is poisonous if II
chan oes to find its way into the eye.
wonder what makes girls wear bibs, '
remarked an observanf youth about town
recently Every PiSl that has passed
this corner for the past two hours has
hsd on some kind of bib, he inished
with a disdainful emphasis on the wold
bib
But the ''bib" is, "if not a thing of
beauty" to masculine eyes, "a Joy
forever" to its wearer. It adds wonder
fully to the freshness of the frock that
has been worn all the winter months
aud imparls a little air of dash, mex
pressibly dear to the modern feminin,
soul As the result, many are the styles
and colors TO be seen. Pinks blues, greens
reds and yellows Some of silk,
some Of crepe, others o
chiffon. Some Of the prettiest are mad
of lace. falling in cascades from the high
tight collar to the waist.
Nearly every girl sports a "bib" o.
some sort or description, but very few
as yet, have appeared behind the immens
bows Of black moire. edged with whit
lace
William F Waller, compositor o.
the Dover Delawarean, was In this cit
on visit to friends yesterday.
D Mrs. E Tatnall Warner, Mrs. wilrar
W. Pusey and Mrs James A. Draper, O
ola hn nn
: of the Wagner Festival to be held
Il. Philadelphia. on April ?, 4, 6 and Z, fo
the benefit Of the unemployed Of tha
2 city.
On Wednesday evening the Christis
o Endeavor Society of the First Presbl
teriau Church will give Puritan tea
Those who take part will be in costume
N an excellent musical and literary pre-
gram will be rendered
Mrs. Cook, wife Of Dr. Hilbert Cook,
l. Phiadelphis, is being entertained
n friends in this city.
l. JD King. Of Cape Charles, Va,
a | registered at the Clayton House.
a Edward Brownine's coach Razzle.Ds
zle rolled into this city at 8 o'clock Ia
evening and party Of distinguish
Philadelphians spent the night aU q
lf Clayton House The members we're N
% and Mrs. John Groome Miss Sarl
)l Pemberton, Miss Mary Pauoosst. Nj
re Bessie Carpenter, Robert Toland, Robe
lr f Glendenning. Edward Browning, "
ID grooms and man.
Tbs coach, drawn by Eve horses le
Philadelphia at o'clock yesterday MOI
ing Chester was reached st 1 30 o'cloo
Iy and the party dlned at the Hotel Cal
s. bridge.
is At 8 o'clock tine coach rolled out
70 Chester for this city, which was reach
k st o'clock. After supper the par
took a walk over the city and seem
much pleased with il.
The start homewafd was made a. 2
et o'clock this morning. Dinner was TAX
Of at Chester and Philadelphia was reach
10 time for supper.
re Mr. Browning Is one of the promote
e' of the trans Jersey coaching trip fr'
Philadelphia to New York which "
begin on April IS.