, 1897-04-17

taken in the Quality OF Her Tea
Several Charming Small Parties.
4 receipt for Happiness-It is simple.
When o rise in the morning form the
resolution to make the day a happy one
to a fellow creature. 1t is easily done.
A left of garment to the man who needs
it; a kind word to the sorrowful; an en-
%conraging expression to the striving
trifes in themselves light as air-will
do it, it will tell when you are old; and, |
if you are old, rest assured it will send
you gently and happily Town the stream
OF time to eternity. Look at the result.
You send one person, only one, happily |
through the day-that is 1865 in the
course OF the year: and, suppose you
live 40 years only after ypU commence
this course. you have made l 1900 hu-
man beings happy, at all events, for a
time.
Who is the queen of the home? She
is not, Of right, the tiny baby girl, nor
the brilliant elder daughter, but the
mother. Mothers are quick to forget
their own rights in the interest Of those
they love, and many OF them are far too
prone 10 descend to a lower plane that
their daughters may step up higher. 1t
Is an evil day in a girls life when moth
er gives up a needed dress to furnish
her with some bit Of finery for a party;
when mother exchanges her large sunny
room for a darker and less pleasant one
that her daughter may enjoy the better
one: or when she suffers herself to be
thrust into the background that her
daughter may shine. No. Let the
mother be the queen of the home. If
she Indicates her throne through mis-
taken love. she does an injury to her.
self, but q greater injury to her daugh-
ter and the whole household. And 1t
makes no difference how many more
books the daughter may have read. how
many sciences she may have studied, or
how brilliant she may be in any way.
AZ long ~ a daughter remains under
her fathers root. she should look up to
her mother rs the sovereign Of the home
and defer to her in all things.
Are society women responsible?
A lady called at one Of the uptown
tea stores one day last week and after
carefully inspecting the ~variously crum-
pied and tinted little leaves in he open
caddies along the counter. she ap-
preached = clerk.
IT want to wee some Of your new teas
she said, beaming ut the clerk across the
counter.
you have seen samples of the full
line we carry, madam" he suavely an
swered.
She appeared just a trifie annoyed at
his stupidity.
'Oh l want some Of those new teas
that society women are using SO much
these days, pink teas. violet teas" and
, she hesitated, thinking these enough.
The clerk was Obliged to suddenly
turn around and he did not answer that
hi frm did not carry any of the new
teas until his head wa well thrust into
q coffee bin.
Unusual quiet has reigned In the go
cial world Of Laramie during the past
week. This has been holy week and so
ciety reverently bowed to the decree o.
the Christian church and observed by
pious exercises and abstinence from So
cial amusements and frivolities. After
Easter the penitential season closes.
ass
Tuesday evening Mrs. VIM. Hodge
man entertained the Handkerchief club
very pleasantly. Progressive euchre &C.
cupied the attention Of the company I'M
til 10 O'Clock, when delicious refresh
ments were served. Mrs. McCord and
Mr.. John Davis were awarded the hand
kerchiefa
The Elite Dramatic company will
aeain present the play, THE Turn OF
the Tide" next Friday evening. 1t will
00 Xfv6Q IOf tuo UouNut Vi TIC Icduiu6
room and should be well %patronized.
The committee in charge Of the enter
ainment for the Social club next Fri
day night lie making extra effort to en-
tertain the members. Besides music,
there will be an amusing charade acted
by Mesdames Campbell and Wilkinson
and Messrs Spalding and McCord.
Among the pleasant events of the
week was the card party given Tuesday
evening by Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Simpson.
The high-1ve game was very animated,
eot the excitement which 1t inspired WAS
eatetully catered to in thee elaborate re-
~esAments. The lady's prize, a hand
me tidy was won by Mrs. Simpson
the gentlemAn's, q beautiful cigar
Awarded
Ihest Honor-World'S Pair,
enne