The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-24

The best evidence Of the strictness with
which the present Lenteu season Is being
kept is found IN the utter stagnation Of
ali social gatherings In all classes OF So
ctety. the only diversions Of the week
being found IN the usual round OF private
affairs such as birthday and surprise
parties, together with few dancing par
ties given - young people less scrupu-
lousy particular about the observance OF
the Lenten season
The pupils Of the high school are exhibit
ing an amount, of thrift that is commend
able and worthy OF emulation by other
schools. The pupils have formed society.
the dues TO which will be devoted 10 dec
Grating the halls and rooms left bare by
the school directors. Another set OF schol-
airs recently served Decent lunch and
netteq a neat little sum for the iaudable
purpose Of heRentt!ng the high school
Still another party Of scholars accom-
pIshed something else that. in a humble
way. Melted rice lite sum or some spe-
cIal object In the interest Of education
These boys auG girls possess the true
ring OF the sper!t O: rs. and IL Is safe 10
predict that both the young men and the
young women connected with the high
school interested in these enterprises will
lie heard Of in the future and found In the
front rank Of prominent American men
ard women
Society editors are ckaffed a great deal
for the free use OF adJectives in all mat
tiers descriptive OF social events. This is
true 10 a certain extent and IN a great
measure pardonabie seeing that the ladies'
themselves as a rule not only like it but
privately exact IL. Each good housewife
is proud Of her home. her parior, hbray.
sitting aud dining room, she is proud Of
her fine furniture. curtains and brio brac
and eXerts herself to decorate her rooms
10 Set off all her belongings to the very
best possible advantage These, II report
Cd az all. she wants correctly reported aud
as the subject Is of the superlative order,
superative adjectives alone can do the
subject justice. Some of these would-be
society eG'tors. however. out-Herod Herod
and turn The society column into a hum
orous column. One of these wielders OF
big words has suddenly doomed mp In the
journalistic armament OF the South. lie
or she. for IL has a feminine ring to ID,
halls from Wilson. ~. c. Here is a speci-
men of his or her work. recently clipped
from the columns of paper published in
that town. henceforth memorable:
THAT magnificent converse tionalist. the
superbly- endowed and brilliant-minded
Miss Lizzie Crowell whose powers of en-
tertainment are so potent in their regal
sway gave n recherche and most elegant
at home on Tuesday afternoon to her
charming and highly cultured relatives
the exquisitely-refined Misses Marsh, of
New Jersey. IL was an occasion OF unus-
ual brilIlancy. for amid the sparkling
CLEANS of the most brilliant streams of
conversation the moments were made 10
ripple by as sweetly and as musicaliy
and as beautifully and as radiantly as
STREAM of crystal waters flowing
through banks of blooming flowers. and
kissed alone by trembling sunbeams as
they come down In dazzling showers. 1t
was indeed an occasion that viii he
Al f-F-
the intoxicating Influences born in the
witcheries OF those lovely maidens who
made up such tiara Of attractiveness all
were made 70 dream Of n lost Eden re-
stored I'm all OF It's pristine beauty and
attractiveness. where flowers breathe the
sweetest perfume OF delight and song
birds sing their purest carrolngs OF rap
ture and enChantment.'
For chaste Inagnifcence and happy cpl
tibet the lines that follow are even more
remarkable II IS needless 70 state that
they are by the same hand:
"Our worthy and most excellent ana de-
servedly popular young townsman. J. u.
Gold. and hts lovely and most estimah bile
young bride noe Miss Inez White reached
Wilson on Tuesday afternoon, and were
driven 10 the elegant horne Of Elder =. n
Cola whore most cordial welcome
awaited them. Al night the doors Were
thrown omen. ard that charming home
became The radiant scene OF one Of the
most brilliant receptions ever held In VIII
son. Under the artistic touch Of most skill
ri fingers the handsome parior was made
10 resemble a poetic dream of richest
fancy for Il was most beautifully and
artisSically decorated while ribbons OF
white and gold most beautifully inter
twined So typical Of the interviewer heart
strings that were then holding two happy
souls IN such sweet union. made up a
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