Evening journal., 1895-07-18
LOCAL SOCIETY NEWS
Some Events Of interest Oc-
curing About the City.
TATEAII-RHoADs ENGAGEMENT

Ahe Sroom-elect brilliant Young Man
who Has Recently Been Elected to the
Position Of Professor of Physics at the
University Of Penusyivania-TheB Bride
elect Is Miss Bessie Rhoads, Daughter
OF J. e. RhoAds, of This City.
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Wilmington wheeImen's Excursion.
Given beautiful night, jolly party
of young men and women on pleasure
Intent and comfortable steamboat and
the result cannot fail to be royal good
time At least that was the solution
Of the problem which had bsen proposed
by the Wilmington Bicycle Club.
Last evening az the venerable time
piece 10 the city hall tower tolled the
hour of s. the steamer Riverside cast fl
from King street wharf and steamed
down the liver bound for Augustine
Park, bearing about 200 members OF the
Wilmington Bicycle Club and their
friends The night was beautiful one.
cool enough to be pleasant, warm
enough for the most sensitive
dark enough to suit even the
spooniest Of lovers, and light enough to
satisfy the most prudish The river was
smooth as mill pond. and the boat as
she pressed her way to her destination
was devoid of all unpleasant motion. 1t
was the first excursion Of this popular
organization aud was success through
oUG.
The trip down was made In about two
hours. There was no moon, with the
exception of one designed by the bows
consisting of a.cheese box with canvas
cover, on which WAS pictured 1.-THE Man +"
labeled 'Oliver's Noon" and was carried
at the top of the flag pole Grace Church
orchestra furnished excellent music, both
on the trip down, on the grounds and
on the ran back From the time the
boat left her dock until her return, thore
WAS no cessation in the fun making
There was singing and joking without
stint and the one who didn't enjoy him
self or herself was a rara avis At the
park those who desired engaged In
dancing. played pool. bowled, contested
at shutiie- board or quietly esconsed on
benches Ia the grove and exchanged
condolences. The start home WAS made
at IL o'clock aud the party reache d
Ga the return trip considerable fan
was ELECTED by practical jokers, who
would steal up to parties o1letly sitting
ON the benches al d then turn q fash
light suddenly on them This would
invariably produce a scramble for change
of position, bushes on the part Of
maiden, looks Of annoy nee from the
young men and roars Of laughter from
the practical jokers
Taken all Ia all the excursion was a
gratifying success and a credit to the
club
Ben Hur's Author Talks Absut
Bloomers.
General Lew Wallace says that the
future Of the bicycle depends on the
woman riders. IF the use OF wheels
ware confined to the men, he says, "the
FAD might spend itself In a season But
when the women take hold of the
bicycle its future is secure General
Wallace believer that bicycle racing
will eventually supercede horse racing.
but never, of course, chariot racing
OF the Ben Hur kind Ladies
who ride will be interested to know that
General Wallace is an enthusiastic advo-
cate of the fair cycler, aud that he
approves of boomers about which
there Is nothing immodest, it being
merely their present oddiUy OF appearance
that now excites comment. Why, in the
Tyrol The women wear skirts coming Just
below the knee, and no one. not even sr
entire stranger, looks askanoe