Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-01
IN SOCIETY.

The social event of the season in
Warrington was the Hallow Fen party
given by the young ladies Of the town
at the Opera House Friday evening. 1t
was pleasant departure from the or
binary that added much interest. Upon
arriving at the Opera House, the gen.
tlemen, who were required to come
alone, were most agreeably surprised.
On the spacious stage, which was deco
rated with a profussion chrysanthe-
NUNS and deep folding draperies in
harmonious colors, were already assem-
bled the ladies, costumed in Empire
dresses of silks and satins, some Of an
tiQue design, quaint and beautiful, some
new and novel. With powdered hair
and broad white laces, the kind our
great-grandmOthers wore, al were
charming. There were oddly construct
ed booths and coy corners, quiet look
ing retreats inviting visions of reverie
and delightful lounging; while here
and there, in remote corners, were hung
japanese lanterns, shedding their rays
of various tinted light.
During the earlier part of the evening
the auditorium was well filled with
those not actively participating, but
none the less interested in the pleas
ures Of the evening, the older folk
watching with delight their daughters
move gracefully to uand fro through
the stately figures of the terpsichorean
fashions of the past, and the young
men, with graceful ease, walk through
the measured bars with a bearing well
worthy their courtly- hammered grand
sires
mi, nh o. n
gramme was danced to splendid music
by Prof Barnes.
A happy feature ofg the management
was the manner in which refreshments
were served during the evening. All
who attended speak in highest praise
of the evenings entertainment, and it
will long be recalled as a complete So
cial success.
These who took part in the dancing
were Misses Blackstone, Beatty, Haga-
dorm, Pomeroy, Koen, Morrison Tim
live, Nellie Blackstone, Bennett Wea-
yer, Nellie Burt. From other cities
were Misses Blackstone, Baltimore;
Miss Holt, Fairmont; Miss Birming-
ham and Mrs. King, Sistersville. The
gentlemen were Messrs. E. A. Bream,
John Kenney, G E. Foster, Charles
Phillips, A. c. Free, F. E. Turbee, Guy
Turbee Harry Beatty, Ed Pomeroy,
Virgil Clayton, r. c. Coulter, Clint
Dancer, Howard Missildine, James An
derson, George Cochran, w. o. Davis,
H. Mathews, A. l.. Jepson, Robert Burt,
]. L. Hodsall
The married folk who danced were
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Turbee, Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude Basnett, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
S. Easton, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gill
lom, Mr.. and Mrs A. A. j. Gaskill
Invitations have been issued for a
social gathering of the young people
OF the congregation of the Zane Street
NJ. E. Church and will be held to-mor-
row evening at the home of the pastor,
Rev. B. B. Evans, adjoining the church,
on East Jacob street. The invitations
announce a measure party and all
who attend must contribute, as ben
eft to the church, five cents for every
foot of their height and one cent for
every additional inch over the number
of feet. The occasion will be quite a
novel one. as well as amusing. After
the measure of the guests have been
taken the evening will be spent in
music and social discourse, and re-
freshments served at the conventional
hour.