Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-12-30

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~ Il ID HERE are holidays
fA6,sG Jl60and holidays, but
~ none so iraught with
o.. - - Jgood cheer an d
~ N ~ wholesome g o =
NJ ~ ~ ment as Christmas.
~ &0fSAk "a The period between
-kA#8 NIX that day and New
oE-S[,StC Years is always made no
C[R,JNNNN table by the number Of
<fM entertainments and { b g
(SL1N,f, more than usual brllliancy
l(SySN OF each, This year the
O30Gs' & anticipauOns Of the fin de
~ steele set have scarcely been
kASO realized thus far, but the New
UYNN Years receptions and balls will
make up 10 number and elao-
crateness whatever has been lacking in
the round Of social pleasures during the
mast week. There we're many happy
reunions on Christmas and the days i'm
mediately following Il and a number Of
dinner parties and evening entertain
pents in which ouly intimate friends
porticipated. These affairs do not reach
the newspapers, but they contributed
in mo snail degree 20 the sum total OF
enjoymsnt during the holiday season.
wThere was 9 scarcity OF weddings, which
was as unusual as it was unexpected.
Society now looks forward 90 the New
Years festivities, snd toe pretty custom
of receiving on that Gay will be OBJ
served by q number Of ladies prominent
iu fashionable circles. On the whole,
the coming week promises 20 be even
more notable than the past six days.
The FIRST heavy snow storm Of the
winter occurred during the week, and
nthe beautiful" fell To- such quantity
chat while pedestrians found the streets
aud sidewalks unpleasant, the white
Eakos brought joy Co many heart, ard
visions of coastiag and sleigh rides filed
the minds OF TIE young people. Sleigh
ing IS so unusal Ga Wheeling, that every
opportunity IS taken advantage Of even
though the mercury In the thermomoter
hOvers about the zero mark. So 10 was
that the merry jingle OF the bells was
heard az an hours OF the day
and night, and the livery keepers
reaped a rich harvest. There were
many smart cutters on the street and
along the National road east and west
or the city, and hundreds Of persons
enjoyed the merry sport Several large
parties went out 10 the old fashioned
sleds with two or four horses, 6Ounti-
ful supply OF blankets and the moor
covered with several feet OF hay or
straw. One party was made up OF
4 mem oers Of society connected with q
German church on the South Side. The
ladies and gentlemen carried horns aud
other noise. producing devices, which
MINGLED With their merry voices,
Nswoke the echoes among the h'Hs. A
NrtY was made Up OF about eight
coupfss Of the Island Club Fridsy night
and on The same evening another club
drove Gus 20 MaultOwn aad stopped 90
the Waysids Inn for supper OF the
famous bot wales. From present ia-
dicatlons the weather will be favorable
for sielghing for several days yet
The custom Of receiving on New
Years Is, for some reason, not observed
as generally az 10 was ten or hiteen
wears azo. Nevertheless the re are
mony bostosses who keen open house
On TIE ffst day OF The year, and these
receptions make a very enjoyable fea
\ inre OF the entertainments on thai daY.
The Misses Coed have kept open house
New Years for several seasons, and
Ne SO again on Tuesday, az their
Rbio home on Fourteenth street
be assisted 0Y Mesdames Q. w.
Dickinson, W.. Z. Glessner.
~, Misses Lydia McNecben.
Nj, Minnie 8Hchrist, Ma
Mgad. Kate HOzlett,
Male Patterson. Sue
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