The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-19

hot Designed For the Promotion of Celib.
acy, and Bachelor Men" Are Admitted
to Observation-Disclosures Initiation Rites.
Members Sworn to Solemn Secrecy.
Mysterious as death are the Lovely
Dozen" Silent as the tomb are the nine
young men who have been admitted to
their secret order. Curiosity over the
whole affair is consuming society in
Mount Vernon, N Y, but the Lovely
Dozen" and their nine male devotecs
have sworn never to tell what took
place few nights ago at the homo of
Miss Belle a. Metz of 23 North Tenth
avenue
Miss Metz is the daughter of Mr.. II
Metz a man of wealth, who formerly
lived in New York. The remaining IL
of the Lovely Dozen" are equally
prominent in society. These 10 young
women recently decided, it is said, that
the social functions in the town which
they were III the habit of attending
were not quite as exclusive as was de-
sirable.
Blond heads, waving masses of chest
nut hair and raven tresses came together
in the drawing room of Miss Metz's
home and thought hard. This know,
for Mr.. Metz told me that as he sat in
his study adjoining he was astonished at
the absence of chatter. Occasional sub
dued whisperings went ON for an hour.
Suddenly there was clapping of hands
and the girls kissed each other.
They had hit on a feasible scheme.
The Bachelor Girls club was the re-
suit. But the club is not designed to
promote celibaoy among its members, as
its name might lead one to suppose.
From what has happened it appears that
the "Lovely Dozen''-that is the name
the young blades of the town have given
the club-have for an object the corral
ling of ~ of the most eligible bachelors
of the city. This circle of "a will par
ticipate in card parties, musicales and
dances. Outsiders will never be admit
ted.
Already nine bachelors are in the fold.
Half hundred others are pulling all
the wires of social influence they can
control to get in, though only three can
succeed. The sensational part of the af-
fair is the initiation which these bache-
lors passed through recently before they
joined the elect. Here lies the mystery.
This initiation was conducted with
impressive secrecy and concluded with
as solemn all oath as the most sacred
Masonic rites. That much the Lovely
Dozen" admit. Question any one of
them further, however, and the preva-
lent idea that "a woman can't keep a Sc
cret will meet complete REPUTATION.
Each becomes a sphinx.
was received by Miss Metz at her
home few days ago. She is a pretty
black eyed girl of 90, with waving
chestnut hair.
is the initiation you put the bach
elors through "A very terrible one?" ask
ed.
Mr.. Metz joined his daughter just
then. He smiled broadly at the mention
of the Bachelor Girls club. F"
"Well, I'm under no oath," he said,
$50 can tell as much as know about
it. took the young fellows in charge
up stairs. then 1 blindfolded 'em, and
then brought them to the parlor door,
Two knocks and a whistle caused it to
open enough for me to push the victim
in. They each got about 10 minutes of
it. When they emerged, they were
white from top to toe.
"On the hand of every one was marked
a curious hieroglyphio. 1t was done
with indelible ink, so guess those
young fellows will carry it for some
time. / heard cries Of, Look out; he'll
fall down the cellarr BE careful of
that tub' and lot of solemnly whis-
pered incantations.
"Do you know who are the bache-
lors?'
"Now, fatherl" demonstrated Miss
Metz.
"There is no harm i'm telling, " he re-
piled. There were Charlie Sinnott,
Charlie Nesbitt George Plympton, T. |
B. White. Harry Wright, Chesterfield |
Ed Miller, Ebert Scrantum
and DIR. Frank Ives. New York Her.
AID.