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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-01

dispatched for DR.. Lawrence Ingram
and all attention was rendered by the
physician.
This accident may interfere very Sc
riously with Mr.. CARRIERS duties as a
musician and organist.
The sessions yesterday OF the Woman's
Missionary Society, OF East Richmond
District, held at Central Methodist
church. were well attended. and the
various societies Of the district well rep
resented The business OF the session
was transacted during the morning and
afternoon sessions. The morning session
ended at 1870. when adjournment was
held to the lecture-room OF the church
and an excellent dinner was excellently
served Rev A. G.. Babcock. OF Fifth
Street church, made an address before
the societies in the afternoon. Last night
the final meeting for the quarter
was held. and the sermon was preached
by Rev. W. 7. Williams. pastor % West
End Methodist church. This has proved
a very satisfactory convention of the So
cieties and reports are encouraging.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Judge b. A. Hancock. who has been
stick for ten days. has begun 10 improve,
and has been out driving once.
Miss Mamie Turpin. OF Hallsboro', was
visiting the city Tuesday.
Mr.. f.. Scott Gibbs has returned from
Roanoke Rapids. He reports his daugh-
ter. Mrs Howard Smith, as being ex-
tremely Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Logan Porter are both
confined 10 their home, on .Cowardin
avenue. by sickness.
Mr.. w. Hay Garnett. who has been
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-01

o'o went IN TO pitch for Richmond.
no third inning was struck on
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-19
The Pretty Buds Of Society
at the Capital Of
the Nation.
Isnecial Correspondence.l ]


Washington. Dec 17-Washington is
the one city of the United States where
men and women make business OF So
ciety. 1t is the chief occupation at the
capital. not excepting the making or
laws. In fact, the lawmakers are often
seen in the salon when they should be
at the capitol attending night ses-
sion. and a call Of the house has often
broken up an afternoon tea.
There is a class of nonworkers in
Washington which is not found in any
other city of the United States except
New York, and it is much smaller in
New York than it is here. These men
have nothing to do but spend time and
money on amusements. and they find
their chief recrea ton in making calls
and attending teas and receptions. The
women of Washington almost without
exception devote themselves to the
same form of recreation.
Washington women are just prepar-
ing for the season of 1878. It will not
open formally or officially until the 1st
of January, when the president holds
his reception at the White House and
all the members of the cabinet and the
chief officers of the army and navy have
little echoes of that function at their
homes. But the buds of Washington
cannot wait until January to burst into
bloom. In fact, many of them have al
ready turned a petal or two at informal
entertainments.
No one has a more serious outlook for
a winter Of hard work than these
debutantes Calling and entertaining
20 Of
Washington, but their demands are not
the less severe. 1t is merely question
of quantity. The social output is great
er now, but the machinery and the ma
chinists work just as hard.
There is social Washington to be con-
sidered. Social Washington is separat-
ed from official social Washington by
a very thick line. Social Washington
acknowledges no official rank as a
claim to recognition, except that of the
president. A woman who is received
in social Washington must be of the
old families here or come with excel
lent credentials. Sometimes money is
a recognized credential here. as it is in
New York and Chicago and st. Louis.
In official social Washington people
rank according to their official posi-
tions. or the official positions of their
husbands, fathers or brothers. Mrs.
First Assistant Superintendent of the
Back Stairs outranks Mrs. Second Dep
uty Assistant Superintendent of the
Back Stairs by just one degree. The
degrees of social distinction are many,
and they reach so far that the woman
at the head of the column cannot see
her sister at the foot.
Of course Miss Bud. even If she be-
longs to the innermost circles of what
is regarded as exclusive" Washington
society. wants to attend the great Off
cial functions, and to get invitations to
them she must make certain official So
cial calls. Then there is sure to be some
point in the official periphery where
her family touches. II may be that her
father owns property in a section which
needs Improvement, and he wants to
conciliate the chairman of the district
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-19
The Weight
OF Woman.

Self constituted judges OF the ''temals
form divine" have criticised state
ment made recently that woman's prop
er weight is 1Ss pounds. Now. the aver
age woman must be neither too long
nor too short. neither too thin nor too
thick. Juno weighed probably -
pounds. Had she lived 90 a good CID
age she would have weighed $50. Juno
was great big woman OF the hsrSss
type. Diana was not so large. SIZE
weighed. IL has been said. 100. Venus
was about the size OF the average young
woman Of today. tipping the scales az
1SS pounds. The giri OF 20 who weighs
1855 pounds ought to weigh at IS years
1s5. and she ought not 10 allow herself
to grow any heavier.
II Venus were 10 walk in our streets
today she would probably be mistaken
for a cook or chambermaid. A woman's
waist generally shows her social posi-
ton Venus wore the first Mother Hub
hsrd- IL is called ompeer by most %
the women with large waists. empire
by the wasp WASTED variety and an
piir ey the haut ton No one can like 10.
The empire gown suggests the boudoir
and the sickroom and leaves a great
deal more to the Imagination than does
the close fitting waist. Even rs things
are now the women keep us guessing
all the time. and woe be unto us II they
push their waists up under their arms.
a woman IN an empire gown Is aggra-
.vatingly huggable :; is next 20 inn
possible for a sentimental and impress
sionable man to keep his arms TO him.
self.
Women come in all sorts OF packages,
in all shapes and sizes. and we love
them every one. Charles Reade who
was fair lawyer and a readable novel;
ist. was perhaps the best Judge Of wo-
man in all England. and one Is inclined
to accept his opinion on the subject oe
mating. He once remarked. 'If had
the mating of young people. / should
have the husband always tall and slen-
der and the wife OF average height In
clining TO stoutness." He could not
stand a couple OF thin people. and a
giant wife with corpuient husband
nearly drove him crazy. He referred -
this subject in one Of his best novels.
Put Yourself In His Place"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-19

A new species of hen party has come
into vogue which entails much merri-
ment. IL bears no resemblance To the
time honored idea that tea and chit
chat. gossip and smart hats. constituts
the necessary adjuncts 20 these partic-
uIar gatherings. The interest oenters
about a real live hen. OF feathers. her
chicks and her eggs.
This party originated in this fashion:
A young bride and groom took house
I'm the suburbs and went 20 housckeep-
ing. mischievous friend called Ia see
them. and discovered on the premises
a deserted hennery. which suggested an
idea to his fertile brain.
He at once communicated HIS idea to
other friends. who arranged secretly
for a genuine hen party. On pleasant
day the invited guests met at the rail-
way station and proceeded in body tn
the new home. Each one carried ilvs
hen. chick or dozen eggs for hatch.
ing purposes.
The scene which occurred when -
guests arrived with 3s fnstallrnen;s for
the hsnnery was decidedly ludicroua.
When the little hostess recovered
breath. she produced her chocolate cups
ana teA biScuitHs ana tne EfDom hhoWe1
himself man OF resources by oreriug
a prize for he most iaughabie Incident
connected with the purchase OF this
fowls
one of the rules 81 this new zane -
that the hens must not be sent BY ex-
press. porter or ether means ~ con-
veyance. bat must be delivered BY tbs
purchaser. u is sgggestef that the@s
feathcrcd doratiors wouid prove q
great success in charitable affairs.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-19
uck or fat caponl capon stuHed |

back duck or fat capon, capon stuffed
with chestnuts too.
Then there comes on salad, a green
one. which madame dresses after the
fashion OF India. with grated cheese.
And then the servants file in. two by
two and line up by the doorway. each
holding a lighted candle, while the two
cooks. walking proudly between. one
carrying the plum pudding. in perfect
blaze of brandy. and the other holding
up an enormous mince pie. To each
one OF these good retainers is given a
glass of punch. and we all stand up.
and everybody drinks to what they viii.
and the darkies call out in gayest tones.
Merry Christmas nlissus, merry Christ
masi" And il is a merry Christmas.
for we all laugh later on over the
Christmas tree and Jest about the little
presents, none costing much. but each
making fun, while we wonder IL there
is any place quite so good as this south
land. And /, who am OF il, / wonder
if there are any people who can so en-
tirely throw aside their cares and be-
come as little children for awhile as
can the people OF the south. II is good
thing. / tell you 1t keeps the women
and the men loyal. II makes people
love each other and believe in each
other-like little children IL is good for
US to meet this way each year and give
out greetings as sincerely rs We do. II
means a coming out OF the hard. work.
ing world and the ticesome. everyday
life and having a glimpse of something
better. II makes life worth having.
II You don't believe me. throw your
home wide open. open your purse
strings and ask your kindred and your
friends TO come and make Christmas
with you. You will find that old friend
ships are good: you will find that il is
worth while TO have about you the peo-
pie who have always known you and
always cared for you. and IL is also
worth while to have stranger within
your gates: to make a stranger. who
may be alone in this world. have some
happy hours You know so many hun
dred years ago. when the angels sang
their song, il was to strangers. Why
should not we, in that way at least, try
10 reproduce the old Christmas time
and to make glad those who have no
one to make life glad for them? You
can find them without any trouble right
in your own fashionable set-the man
who would otherwise eat his dinner at
the club; the woman who would 9TH
erwise dine at a hotel and those others
who. because they remembered. would
eat no Christmas dinner. Ask them to
come with you; be generous In your
hospitality and make your Christmas
gift giving one, and then be sure you
will never want for a merry Christmas
or a New Year full of pleasure. Who
ever YOU are. wherever you may be. IL
you think as kindly OF me as ! do OF
YOU or even if you are Indifferent to
me. I wish with all my heart that God
will bless you and give you a merry
Christmas and a happy New Year.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-19
A Bridal Handkerchief.

When a young maiden is about to be
married in the Tyrol region, fmmedi-
ately before she steps across the thresh-
old of her old home on her way to the
church her mother solemnly gives her
a new pocket handkerchief. The bride
holds il in her hand throughout the
marriage ceremony. using ii TO wipe
away her tears. As soon as the mar
riage festivities are over the young wife
lays the handkerchief aside in her linen
closet. and there il remains as long as
she lives. Nothing would induce
Tyrolese wife to use this sacred hand
kerchief. 1t may be half century or
longer before il is taken from its place
to fulfill the second and last part OF its
mission. When the wife dies. perhaps
as a gray old grandmother. the loving
hands OF the next OF kin place the
bridal Handkerchief over the face OF the
dead. and IL is buried with her in the
grave.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-19

been warm at times, but the justices.
and their families have always pre-
vailed
When Miss Bud has done her duty in
the station of social life to which she
has been called and can show at the
end of the season a clean record Of
calls made and returned and entertain
ments attended. she will be fit candi-
date for hospital cot.
This year the debutantes In Washing
ton do not promise to be so many as in
past seasons. In the cabinet circle there
is only one thus far announced. She is
Miss Marie McKenna. the daughter OF
the attorney general, who will soon be-
long to the supreme court and not the
cabinet circle. Judge McKenna is not a
wealthy man. and he is not expected to
entertain very laviShly in the cozy
home which he has taken recently.
The Misses Genevieve and Winifred
Mattingly are the daughters of
prominent Washington attorney, and
they live in one of the fine residences
on Q street, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets. in the fashionable
northwest section. They will make their
debut together.
Miss Cotton is another Of the debu-
tantes. She is a daughter of Colonel
Francis Cotton. who was consul gen
eral at Rome many. years ago. Colonei
Colton's home is one of the finest in
Washington. 1t is on Connecticut ave-
nue. just beyond Dupont circle. It is
built of white stone and is of very i'm
posing appearance. and within il is well
arranged for entertaining. On the first
floor are the breakfast room and an
oriental room for lounging and smok-
ing. On the second floor are a large re-
ception room and library and a very
large dining room. Colonel Cotton and
his family spent many years abroad
collecting the furnishings and bric-a-
brac with which the house is equipped.
The only debutantes announced in the
army and navy circle are the daughters
of Major Bates OF the army. In the
senatorial circle one of the daughters
of Senator Foraker is TO be debutante.
but she will spend the early part of the
winter in Cincinnati. her old home.
GRACE MUIR.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-19
How Edison Proposed.

The idea Of the great electrician e.
son marrying was first suggested - a
intimate friend. of whom Edison tirsi6-
~ inquired who be should r,srry.
The friend sOuewhat testify rcpsief.
ANY one" But Edison was rot With
out sentiment when fhs time came. Ons
day as he stood behind the chair %
Mas stIliweil. a telegraph operator IN
hi. employ be was no; a little surprised
when she suddenly turned round Sr.5
said.
Mr.. Edison. can siwsys tell Th@1
you are behind re or near me" Edison
fronted the young lady. and. boxing st
her nHsdly. Asid.
I've been thinking considerably about
Won % late. ard ~ you srs willing 10
marry me I would like 20 marry you
The young lady said shs would talk
the matter over with her mother. Ths
result Szs their marriage. and q segy
happy one II proved 20 De-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-19
WASHINGTON'S DEBUTANTES.

hesitate to accept or even 20 solicit ia
vors at the official hands 1t despises.
So Miss Bud E?ay have to call on
great many official people as well as on
all the members OF our set" She will
call on the officials in an order which
follows the geography of the city. One
day she viii devote to calling on Capitol
hill another to a part of the northwest
section, and so on. This order applies
also to the unofficial people who are
receiving: for il was found necessary
long ago in the scheme of Washington
society to divide up the city into re-
ceiving districts and the people into
calling squads. and five days in the
week a squad calls while on the sixth
1T receives visits from others. Once dur
ing the season. after due notice through
the society columns Of the papers. each
woman in society ornits her regular re-
ception day that she may have an op-
portunity of making calls in the sec
ton of the city in which she lives; 9TH
erwise she would be denied the pleasure
Of knowing her next door neighbor So
cially.
Interspersed with her many calls on
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-19
tain Ia vishly and who dc not stint the
cNu

tain Ia avishly and who dc cot stint the
terrap!n and champagne.
II the evenings Miss Bud will net
have much opportunity for the theater.
because she will have to go TO so many
balls and dinners that all her time Will
be fully occupied. She may go to the
Damrosch opera and pretend she likes
Wagner. because Damrosch is fad In
Washington society. But ordinary dra-
matte entertainment, however much
she may like it. can have but small
place in her winters programme.
If Miss Bud belongs TO the official
social set. her work is mapped out for
her in another way. The rules of prece-
dence have been made in part for her
guidance. She must call On those who
rank her and wait for calls from those
whose social rank is Officially. inferior.
And If she Is a member of a senator's
family she Will have 10 wrestle with
that inevitable problem of the relative
rank of the supreme court and the SEN
ate. The members of the supreme court
hold themselves superior 20 every one
but the president and vice president,
and their families uphold this dignity
socially. while the senators claim that
as the supreme court justices are con.
firmed by the senate justices wives
should make the first call on the wives
of the senators. The controversy has
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-19
III
With an Eye to Christmas.

A pretty gift for the woman who Is
clever with her needle is an embroidery
set. ThimbIe. silk reel scissors and a
peedlecase in daintiIy chased silver
are incIosed in a heart shaped case Of
velvet. on the leather cover is the
monogram Of the owner.
A useful present is a silver penknife
Man uses it for what IL was intended.
To women il is a far more versatile
possession. II is a trunk opener. scis-
sors. lead pencil sharpensr. ink eraser.
paper cutter. apple peeler and several
other things. In fact. silver pocket
knife Is almost as useful 20 a woman as
a hairpin.
The latest trinket for bicycle wo-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-19
Innovation Ia Bridesmaids.

II Sas something % an InaoSation "a
wedding lately % have tbs pridss-
maids enter four ~ the right and fosr
~ the left door ~ the church. u 1ss
such a surprise that ths HedSinz paS1@
should thus separate thar fhe agGlEncT
did not al FIRST notice thst tus srsres-
slons we're simultaneously making tfs-y
way % the altar. The bricr. 90 s~r
fathers arm. entered by tha middle
aisle Wh~n hsr sttrn1safa haf &eearu-
pliahsd about hair the disfarae- up ta-
rlght and lsst slrssz- Ess vas rfecsSs5
By t~ro ushsrs. All her Husss es borsoy
szIked alone another par ~ usn~fs
csozsnE ias procession. ~ is~ brides
rs1ziaa rearhea fss ehzne~s thsT fornef
a lane ,hsouxs zhiea tas Sri3s rig~iy
razsaa. % ~ ass az TIE sitss stSDs ~
tbs Eroouz-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-19

, mas day. The giving Of a Christmas
party has become a matter of so much
Importance that the mistress devotes
all her artistic taste to what shall ap-
pear in the dining room and all her
cleverness to giving pleasure to her
guests. She does not just say. Come
and spend Christmas with me- but she
says, Come and be young for a week
come and be child for week" And
We who are born old. like that famous
baby of Mr.. Gilbert's. accept her invi-
tation on our best note paper. in our
best English and as quickly as posi-
Bile. She Is most anxious, this Ameri
can hostess, TO follow the fashions set
by her English cousins, and it is pret.
ty to see how she achieves IL. especial
ly in the breakfast room.
She has an old house down in Virgin
ia. 1t is painted that peculiar yellow.
the exact tint Of which is only known
to painters in Maryland and Virginia.
and there are great high pillars in front
of the house There is huge fireplace
in the hall, and after driving IL miles
from the station you stop just in front
Of the roaring fire and have a glass of
something to warm you up. You don't
it smells like rum and tastes like nee
tar. That night everybody sits around
and talks. An occasional woman van
ishes. and you have a vague idea that
she is consulting the mistress of the
mansion in regard to the dcings for
Christmas night. Tomorrow morning
you lie in the soft, warm bed and lazily
watch a small darky boy make your
fire. duplicate of him, except that
il is older and feminine. helps you TO
dress. and when you notice how quick
she is in her movements and how alb
solutely caressing in her touch you
wonder that you ever cared FOR a
French maid. Ten o'clock finds you in
the dining room. The sideboard is ex-
actIy like a great huge piece of furni-
ture that you remember seeing in an
English house On it are delicious look
ing cold meats. cold game. veritable
game pies. and everybody is supposed
that is, every man bcdy-to get up and
carve for himself and to help to the
good things whatever woman body may
be at the table. The colored servants
fetch waffies and hot buckwheat cakes
and somebody helps you 10 kidney.
stewed properly in madeira. while sorne-
body else tries TO tempt you with funny
looking little sausages that are sizzling
in chafing dishes just in front OF the
fire The walls are trimmed with red
berries and green leaves. and there are
Christmas greetings wrought out in hoI-
ly on them. and over every doorway
there is huge bunch OF mistietoe-
You go for drive. a whole coach
load OF you. and drop in to see a neigh
Dor IS miles away and to your surprise
find you can eat plumcake and drink egg
nog as IL you had had your usual break
fast Of toast and tea There IS soms-
thing in this southern air that not only
creates an appetite. but that induces
you TO eat rich food. You who have
declared yourself dyspeptic years ago.
Home from the drive. you hang around
the big hall fire and find that Tins air
il so wholesome that the young men
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-19

the five days that she is not at home.
Miss Bud will find afternoon teas.
There is not great deal Of difference
between a reception and a tea. The
same people attend each. There are
perhaps a few more flowers at the tea.
and a band of music helps to enliven
the occasion.
At the tea or the reception Miss Bud
will meet all the other debutantes and
a great crowd of women, young and old.
new and experienced, and a select as
sortment of the idle men of Washing
ton. These men are not ali young.
though the younger men predominant.
Many of them are old admirals of the
navy and generals of the army on the
retired list, and so absorbed are some
of these veterans in the mild dissipa-
tions of society that it was said of one
of them that he differed from Farragut
only by the transposition of two let
ters-Farragut was lashed to the mast.
while this latter day sea hero was mash
ed to the last.
The younger men whom Miss Bud
will meet are the sons of prominent or
wealthy fathers. Some of them are os-
tensibly private secretaries. and the
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-19

has gone by Cushions are made 20 be
ussd freely. and the show cushion is
thing OF the distant pas. TIE cozy
corner OF the winter VIII Be a cushion
corner. ana il VIII ocasts5 os = c0Ech
or bsncf, upon whlc;a eig1. a. tel serv-
iceab,s caSe.o-z= STE P.s1 IN recS;sss
2Ss s3ior-
IL is always tks disA thai the house
keeps- has had a long tir-s that is sure
&c be broken OF the dish that has .us.
been bought In either case the house.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-19

raant 70 learn 70 play upon, s1, 80 isss,
azressbie stop - ;ss ore ). makes IA
troGf o. your premises
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The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-19

Is hard TO credi, it vhea yen reject
upon the generous dinns=sloa5 q soz1e
peoples feet
The convert 20 = neR faiih Eas c1nlss
the fcazcst distance 5 fes iszst zois 20
SEE anything faeritorsous 10 shs fars-
way szifh ;sas he nas fzrssiSsn-
The butcher charges gou as r-sarh for
ths bon=s as re docs fsT IKE rsszf ant
she greer taxes n0tAias % 1or TIE
holes IN TIE Hac2rozr
Tie hand ergza Is az easy i1s;r2-