The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-02-26
CHINA SOCIAL.

n, Er,dsv evening, February Is, Mrs
n w sitter entertained the Ladies' Aio
soo,etv of the Baptist church, and their
many friends, who accepted the inVi1s-
a., r. tate mart In the China Social.
10 aav the weather elements were on q
+ssr nuts It mildly. Rain, sleet a wilma
mads the evening outside one OF the most
a,oaorsesbIe of the winter.
standine these facts, this delightful home
IS eIled with dIRuided ladies and gen.
t,emsn. who ~weathered the gale. absorbed
the rain, and skated and tumoieo around
.tL.athiates But then, to make matters
mora Interesting, the ladies carried emma
80 HOW the two incidents could have
eotten 40 closely together has not neen
exclaimed by our genial host' ME.
THE ladies carried birthday cups, Cnrlst-
mas cups wedding cups ana nne"eN.
cnns that had descended to the third anu
Sep-.h decorations. Think of starting
ont on such a night, with cups anu
~saucers two and three nunoreo S
~-slipping and sliding around so"".o
IN. sometimes down. OLD LOU SuiAoS
never started out on his e1pioits unuet q
greater burden, or had a more thriiius
) exoerience. Horses could not tiaNeI'
Z and the street cars had to STOP. But :"
J go. to see, to conquer-that was Inc que
: tIon. We went. There was warmth ano
= LIGHT and good cheer within lot all 81"
. the cordial welcome given by the nos'
= and hostess made amends Tor al Ine 'i'
uIations Of the journey.
4 The musical program was shortened ~
account of the ladies taking part no'
g hein1 able to stand the storm.
y The china display was especially enter
10 tanning, Mr.. Thos. Bates carried on tnt
IT bonors for his wife by having the iates
b nroduc.iop OF ware on the table. de sale
the cups were exactly two months ant
lie eighteen days old. l..
L. Little Miss Moorehead's cup was no
K 9rsat-Rraudmother's wedding presen'
Ia snd has been In the family for one u
4. red and ave years. Miss Anna worth
u inRton exhibited this cup
nv Miss Laura hyde was the owner OF
ye very unique cup that was brought "oA
to EoeIand In ITO by her ancestors
D.. For beauty, utility and age comoIoeS
Mrs a. NJ. Mountjoy's cup carried on u
ribbou. This cup Is very superior Piet
-. n, white china, good sized and oeautitui'
decorated. This cup was brought iro'
ed Poseu, Germany. many years ago ny
ne Isdy friend OF foreign birth (no" u
~ ceasedI and presented to Mrs. Mountlo
an twenty-six years ago. She has the Gu
Tar ssucer and cream mug, and places
,ot deseryedIy high estimate upon lns'
ne These pieces are known to be over u
m hundred and fifty yeara old.
For age and uniqueness, MT osc
M Andrseu's cups bore OF the PALM Inc
relics were made In China, and are su
nosad to be- three hundred years OLD,
.. the Iesst estimate. They are yello" WI
. aoe and show oonclusively that IN
,bs have had a long life In tho service ol 'e
top drinkers.
III To look 10 those old cups the imagin
Tvs. ton would picture mummined China"'
80 the seore. They would bob up
he TACT thew would not be doWpeo-so I
ole ~reporter of this local could not uti
a. oosfaa from those ancient cups. but %
rowed an up.to-date, clean, white ma
land to use, and got Into IA corner =
wstcbed Mr.. w. II. Chiles and MISS LII
DrvsdaIe sip their coffee ont OF those
hon,tsd oups with as much complaosr
and delight as II they were not III
descendants from those fossillaeo' Si"0
eyed Orieutals. .
lif, Coffee. served with cheese strawS' d
scripturs cake made the excellent me-
The guests departed at a late hour ina
ing Mr.. and Mrs. stier for a oells"'iu
spent evening.