The Virginia enterprise., 1898-09-16

Coidly, and answered, Rose? see no rose
Leaving me standing in the barren vale S.
! Alone. alone! feeling the darkness close
| deep Ger my heart, and all my being fail
Then came one. gently, vet with eager tread
Begging one rose -bud-but my rose was
H. Hawthorne. in Harper's Magazine.
Bachelor Hosts.
| A distinct feature in the society life of
| the day, and one which widens each
year, is the number of entertainments
now given by bachelors; indeed, bachelor
hosts rank high amongst entertainers,
and their popularity is thoroughly estab-
| lished. s5' ~~'- = =. cE2s1G
The facilities now at command, and of
| which men are not slow to avail them
selves, for entertaining are far greater
than was formerly the case, saws the
London Queen. ~ - j, -
here and there smart ball was given
by a bachelor host or a dinner party at
Whlch lavish expense was the keynote,
but these entertainments were .necessa
rily restricted in number, and only the
very rich attempted to enter the lists as
| hosts. Now, almost every bachelor 50
disposed is able to invite ladies to some
sort of entertai ainment, large or small as
the case may be, to dinner, to a supper
after the play, to luncheon, to afternoon
tea. The numerous clubs which now ex-
Isl to which members have the privilege
OF inviting ladies, render entertaining an
easy matter to those bachelors who.
though living in town, or coming thither
for few months, have no actual resi-
dence, and locate themselves in the yicin-
ity of their clubs.
The clubs out of town and the clubs
nd fhn nlpph.
all noted for the parties given by bache-
lor hosts--dinner parties and afternoon
parties. Not few bachelors reside in
chambers, or in flats, and when these
same are particularly we'll appointed
from an artistic point of view, many are
the smart teas there given.
Not so. long ago bachelor, when
giving dance or dinner party, thought
It necessary to be supported by q rela-
tive, sister, an aunt, or sister-in-law,
anu ladies' were supposed to expect the
presence of hostess ON the occasion; but
now it is thoroughly understood that a
bachelor host can receive ladies without
the countenance Of the re-mentioned
relative, and, if present, it is as a guest,
not as a hostess.
Young men are, as it were, trained
ircm boyhood to become bachelor hosts.
The 4th Of June, at Elton, is memorable
for the luncheOns and teas annually given
by boys of from IA and upwards to their
relatives and friends; again, these said
boys are accustomed to entertain each 9TH
er IN their rooms, and many are the ham
by their parents. - -.
linen, too, the undergraduates at Ok
tord and Cambridge not only ''play the
host, in commemoration week at Ok
ford, and in the MAY week. at Cam
bridge: but during each term they enter
tain the ladies of their acquaintance at
luncheon and afternoon tea at their
rooms, both in and out of college.
Young subalterns in the army are equal
~. given to entertaining ladies at
whose houses they have been hidden to
dine and dance; and thus from boyhood
to manhood, from youth to middle-age
becholrs successfully fulfill the role of
host, and continue it more or less after
| marriage. -@ ..,... ).
The Value of Good Looks. e. &;
Some people say good looks don't mat
matter, and matter very much, and the
woman who does not care about her ap~
pearance and to make herself pleasing III
the eyes of others is no true woman. Most
women have an mate love of the beauti-
full, which makes them careful for their
own sakes to look as nice as they can;
but even supposing that in some ethis feel
ing does not exist, they are not exempt
from the duty of making the best of
themselves. 1t is pleasant and adds to
the sum total of the happiness of society
to- see beauty, and, therefore, for the
| sake of others, we ought to strive after it.
Expensive, or even fashionable clothes
| are not within the range of everybody,
but neatness and daintiness are, and after
all is. said and done, dress only contrib
ntpS tO hn9ntV and docs NOT 10
Culture and education are important
factors in the making of beauty. Indeed,
| a gently-reafed, refined and intelligent
girl can hardly fail to he pleasant-look-
ing, in spite of lacking any real beauty of
feature. The training of the mind is an
immense aid to beauty, and this one often
| sees in girls who have been taken from
surroundings where they were intellect
! ually starved and where they had a dull,
heavy look, much the reverse of pleasing.
Placed in refined surroundings and given
| intellectual advantages, even the plainest
of them acquires grace and dignity and
brightness which are perfectly transform
| ing and reveal q beauty hitherto unsus-
pected.-Philadelph Times. -
| Story of the Wcdding-Ring.
"The wedding ring is made Of gold of
the purest quality, signifying how noble
| and durable is our affection writes
Frank II. Vizetelly III the September
| Woman's Home Compa Mon. Next, in
form the ring is round, symbol of eter-
nifty, implying that our regard shall be
without end. Why is this golden circlet
worn on the third finger of the left hand
Because among the ancients it was
thought that there was vein in that fin
ger that came directly from the heart, and
the custom has survived the ages and
come down to us from remote antiquity.
But there are other reasons why it should
be Worn on this finger. Because being a
finger least used it may be least subject
to be worn out. and because its distinct
purpose is that it is to be the visivle, last
ing token Of a solemn covenant which
must never be forgotten. It has been
suggested, also, that the form, being
round and without end, imports that m,l.
tnal love shall flow from one end to the
other, as in a circle, and that continually
and forever. s@s# ,s se :ss5.
Sometimes wedding were OF
gemel pattern, and occasionally betrothal-
rings were broken in two, one-half Of
which was retained by each party SO that
ON the marriage day the pieces may be
Joined. According to the Rev.