Arizona republican., 1898-03-27


 nix have formed a social club with the | following officers: J. M. Celaya, pres i ident; Jose Peralta, secretary, and G. Bonillas, treasurer.
 Mrs. T. B. Dalton yesterday after noon entertained a number of friends at her home.
 Miss Lucia Webster was rendered a farewell party Friday night by her Phoenix friends. Miss Webster will depart shortly from Phoenix
 MT. Harvey Rogers of Marlborough, N. H., who has been very ill at the home of MT. and Mrs. W. Y. Rumney on Grand avenue, is rapidly recove ing. MT. Rogers was prominent in society circles during the winter in Phoenix, and his many friends will learn with pleasure of his recovery.
 Mrs. w. H. Stilwell gave pleasant card party last night at which the guests were Mrs. Webster Street, MISS l Louise Bradford of New York and ! Charlie Stilwell. | The Philharmonic club will hold its
 rehearsal on Monday evening ln Mrs.
 Defty's rooms in the Monihon block
 owing to the Baptist church still pe-
 ing occupied by the Cairns revival
 meetings.
 FASHION NOTES.
 Under the head of What Consti-
 tutes Society Today?" prominent English weekly says: "A few years ago a witty Scotch woman was cred ited with remarking to friend,
 Mark my words, the fashion is com ing round to brains, and you and
 will be in it yeti'' And sure enough her jest has come true; but it is well. for even a fashion for intelligence is better than none at all. As an illus tration of the foregoing, we recall the incident of leader in a very exclusive set in one of our large cities who ob- jected seriously a few days ago to be- ing cIassed along with social butter flies. saying: "Of course I love to en- certain and be entertained, but then there must be something else in life. All of which may be taken as an ln- terpretation of the trend of the times.
 which is certainly toward the forma- tion of clubs-places where women meet for mutual intellectual improve ment and social interests. But the type of womanhood this movement at
 the end of the nineteenth century has
 developed is very different one from that of the 'bas bleu' of old who is } pictured as indifferent to becoming at
 tire, the synonym of faded black al paca, in antiquated bonnet, and ) cotton umbrella Indeed, the up-to-
 date club woman must not only be 8 clever essayist with clear, ringing voice. but she must have we'll mads : costumes and know how to wear them ' She must be able to defy criticism ir
 the exquisite neatness and appropri- , ateness of her apparel. A recent ar, 7 ticle on the subject very wisely says the leaven of intellectual and fashion. 7 able society has proven of mutual ben,
 eft. producing in this year of 1898 z
 most admirable form of female char l acter-a type that attends conventions
 to be sure, either as club delegates ol , independent visitors, and comes home : with new convictions as to the dignity l of her high calling as head of her owr : household She is fortunate, too il having her existence at a time wher the linen of the family" are proud O. the position she holds in the club cir } cle as we'll as at home.
 It will be interesting at some future time to give an account of what tht , clubs of Phoenix are doing, since in ? vestigation shows strong impulse
 here toward this popular mode of en tertaining and improving the fin d. r siecle" young woman. Besides th' l musical and literary societies that VI
 have there is spur to linguistic am bitions in the formation of numerous
 classes for the study of Spanish; language which is not only easy tt learn but a useful one in this part O 5 the country and at this period of ou ] history.
 We may talk of fashions for thi and fancies for that, but there is On' |, fancy that appeals with it's ever re 7 curing freshness to a woman's heart = and that is the one for personal adorp ment.
 "The Vogue" Madame La Mode, ] or whatever we may style the rule of fashionable attire, is certainly al uncompromising mistress and whe1 : her edicts go forth who is bray, : enough to combat them? The sleeve
 which seems to have become the key 2 note of the costume, shrinks suddenl.
 from the balloon or mandolin shape t the sheath-like and eel-tight one
 whose only redemption is in the ruff