The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25
SOCIETY. ::

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'If mistletoe went out OF use..
] said, "how you would miss u.s."
With roguish eye,
She made reply
In accents low:
"Ah. ! don't know;
You'd find some other good excuse
To call on us and kiss u.s."
To-day opens a week OF unparalleled
doIngs in a similar length of time in the
history of wheelins social life. Two
large dancing parties in the Carroll Club
Auditorium. innumerable elaborate
drawing room gatherings for young and
old, and New Years evening receptions
at Ave prominent homes will keep socl-
ety's devotees in flutter as well as on
the wing.
The coming New Years Day hostesses
will DO Misses JAMIE Lydia and Eliza
beth Good, assisted by their respective
friends, at the Good home, on Fourteenth
street.
Miss Flora Wilson, with her intimate
friends, at the Wilson home on North
Main street..
Miss Elsie Whitaker, with Mrs. Harry
C. Whitaker and her friends, at the home
OF Hon, N, E. Whitaker, on South Chap
line street
Miss Lily Vance, assisted by members
of the "spnsters" and Bachelor
Maids" at the Vance residence, on North
Main street,
There may be others, but up to this
writing, the pamcs Of hostcsses for eve
ming receptions like the above will be. are
not known.
The week Just ended was given over
to shopping and costume-preparing,
and with the exception OF the Scott din
ner" and the Dunnington-Kldwell we'd
ding, nothing for the participation OF
society occurred.
Nearly all Of OF society's homes are
filled either with house guests, or re-
turned from college young men and wo-
men OF the family and because OF this
the Charity bail which occurs December
%, and the New Years ball, set for De-
cember 80 while not more enticing than
our own bellies and beaux would make
them. will, OF necessity, be larger gath
erings, and for that reason most attrac-
tive. The tollettes in preparation are to
be more than usually elaborate, and II
il predicted that the Charity ball will be
a scene long to be remembered by every
eyewitness,
The New Years bail will likewise be
a brilliant affair but not being given for
the sake Of charity. the room Is not eX-
pected to be filled with as many of the
older men and women. who are to sure
to be at the flrft and some OF whom have
perhaps not been in a ball room for
years will that night be welcomed to
their former haunts
Mrs. Jacob W. Grub entertains Fri
day, December 81.
The hmllyi OF Mr.. W. p. Helskell, at
woodsdale, with Mrs Maude Eccles
Helssell. Of 1901 Chapline street returned
from n two-months' European trip yes
terddy,
Miss Frances Thompson Ia the guest
OF Miss Hulda Delaplalne, 1913 Chapllne
street.
Mrs. Charles Brockunier has returned
from Canadian trip.
Mrs. Eleanor Turner (nee Bates), has
returned from q visit to her daughter,
Mrs. Marsh, who Is remembered as Miss
Jessie Turner, the dalntest and most be-
loved girl in Wheeling society,
Miss Mary Miller viii entertain Tues
day evening at her home, on Twelfth
street.
Mr.. NJ. A. Wood, who went west from
Smlthfleld In 1896. will be married to-
day to Miss Lolita Hanna, OF Cleveland,
Mt Sylvan Springs, Arkansas, II they
have not been married earlier in the
week. Mr. Wood, who is brother OF
Mr. S. IT, Wood, Of Martins Ferry, IS
teaching school near Kansas, Indian
Territory, and expected to meet Miss
Hanna at Sylvan Springs and marry
her at that point and go on to his home
in the territory. The prospective bride
left Cleveland last Monday and they
were not sure as to the exact date OF
the wedding, but It will not be later
than tomorrow. Mr. Wood, who IL
we'll known hereabouts, went west on
account Of hls health and has been
greatly benefited 1Io Ia teaching In n
mission school and boarding with fun
bloodnd Cherokee Indian family, and all
OF the members OF the family arc very
fond OF music, and this Ia one Of tho
reasons they think 70 favorably OF Mr..
Wood, lie preached his FIRST sermon
last Sunday ard Thinks he Is doing good
work and his wife will be able to assist
him in several why's, The nearest rail-
rond 10 the point where Mr., Wood ID
teaching In fifty miles.
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lmcnts without reputation or merit
Chainberlnln'B Pain Balm costa no
more, and It's merits have been proven
by n test Of manv years. Such letters
n1 the following, from l., g. Bnglcy,
uuenomo, Cal, nro constantly being
received. "The best remedy for pain
have ever used In Chnmborlnln'a Pain
lain, and / ray no after having used II
I'm my family for several years." II
cures rheumatism, lame back Rprnlns
and dwellings For sale by drugBlstB,
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WE have tho choicest HslOrim ont Of
the most desirable Holiday. Turhltnit,
such ~ iioph Gases, Ladies' Desks sue.