The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-07

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You can see it, oh, anywhere at. its best.
Inc fortnight Of Christmas Gaycty
terminated last evening with the taking
down of the Christmas greens. II
twelfth Night custom of many on the
social register. The holiday season sur
passed that OF recent years; the enter
1n!n!nE OF house guests, the New Years
receptions and attendance were clabor-
ate and numerous. Parties of every de-
scription and the weeks club dances
were magnilccntly carried out. The
coming week opens the mid-winter sen
son with q meeting of the Charity
Whist at the home Of Colonel Morris
fiorkneim@r and 4 reception Friday to
Ine Married Ladies' Euchre Club by
MIS-. Gibson Lamb and Mrs. Frank J.
Hearne ut the home Of MIR. Lamb nj
Echo Point. The holiday season closed
with Twelfth Night revel at Echo
FONT at the home of Mr. John D. Cul-
bertson, rendered to the rector and YES
Try at st. Matthews z. Il. church with
the ladies of the families by Mr.. and
Mrs. CulbertSon. On such 4 night, saws
writer, the SraVcSt, the most sedatc
the most venerable, and the most saint
~ must each and all give themselves
over to fun, be willing to throw away
their dignity and reserve. their pride
OF place and position, and not only to
imagine themselves boys again, but
better more rollicking boys, If neces-
sary, than any of their contemporaries
knew them to be.
Professors must be willing to forget
their learning, and judges to raise a
lauGh at their own expense. For the
spirit OF fun rules OF that one night of
the year, and every member must Weld
himself to 1t.
Sometimes n story or two is after
ward told about 1t all. and we know
now one man has been willing to shave
his mustache for the night so as to an
pear in character. and how. IL biShop
marched about the hall and I'D and
down the stairs blowing his PENNY
whistle. But, for the most part. even
such revelations as these are strictly
guarded
And how interesting the spectacle Is,
Every man who amounts TO anything
must for all his years. have something
OF the boy still lingering in his heart.
Then how happy he must be when one
Hay IN which to be that boy is granted
MIN! y warped and dried-up nature
alone torgctS how to laugh in his ma
turcr years or looks upon frivolity as
frivolous. And yet there is nothing
which so clearly indicates mans true
nature and development as the choice
81 thofc things over which he laughs, or
those which he considers fun"
Mrs. CulbertsOn, hostess OF last even
iEE'S festivities. was crowned queen of
the Epiphany last year ut the inaugural
"f this order ut the home Of Rev. and
Mrs. Nathaniel S. Thomas on Chapline
street AS walters are the only aliens
permitted on the scene. no information
is had at this writing OF the new queen
or king.
While dolngs Of ST. Matthew'S church
people are in talk the following CON
corning the church at Baltimore. where
'Rev. DR.. r. Rush SwOpe, formerly of ST.
. Matthews. is now rector. may bevof in
terest to the many friends of DR.. and
Mrs. SwODc here:
Three memorial windows have lust
been placed by Mr.. George Vanderbilt
in All Souls church. built by him on the
borders of his great estate at Biltmore,
They were shown fC.' the first time on
Christmas. The windows are in mem
Dry Of his mother: of Mr. Richard NJ.
HUNT. the architect of BlltmOre: and of
Mr.. Clarence Barker Mr.. Nnnderbilt'l
friend. They were designed by Mr..
Maitland Armstrong and his daughter,
long associated with him in work. They
form group i'll the south transeD: OF
the church. The one to Mrs. Vanderbilt
represents Charity protecting three
children clingng to her robe, thus typi-
q ~ nT ,,,f,,,
life was made up of beautiful deeds OF
Kindness. The love OF God lives
through eternity" Is the text beneath IL,
Solomon is seen in the window to Mr.
Hunt with Hiram Of Tyre beside him,
cooking down at Il parchment scroll
~hich Solomon holds on his knees. They
are consulting about the Temple. seen
In the distance, and the text beneath
reads, For glory and for beauty" In
the window TO Mr.. Barker. who was {,
skilled musician. David Is playing on
his harp before Saul. and the inscrip-
ton runs u will sing unto the Lord my
King" e,
In these windows designs cmbodying
4 religious inspiration have been fol-
lowed. but it is not altogether unusual,
though now and then surprising, to see
one in which the secular life Of the in
divldual himself has been suggested A
notable example OF this Is TO be found In
memorial window to 4 great actor.in
one OF our metropolitan churches The
impression first produced upon some OBJ
servers requires no little effort to over
come. since ecclesiastical symbols in
churches have been the invariqble habit
among us on this side Of the water. We
have almost always an angel about oul
tombs. especially when these tombs are
placed within the walls Of the churches
But the tumbS In old world cathedrals
suggest only the earth life of the ndl-
ridual who has gone. animals, even
monkeys, when they belong to his coat
Of arms, being carved about his feet. A
striking example Of this Is TO be found
in the cathedral at Salisbury. Yet the
imprcssivcncSs and the solemnIty OF
these tOmbs are never TO be denied, and
they seem to belong us much to the Sa-
cred cdiiceS which hold them as any
decorated to-day with symbols more
strictly cCclesia sticul in character.
Mr. Eandcrbit's church is under The
Episcopal missionary Jurisdiction OF
AshevilIe. and though designed, per-
haps, for the special use OF his house
hold, Is destined to play an important
part in the life OF the community
about 1t. @
Formal New Years receptions were
exceptionally brilliant and handsome in
their planning, ana callers were charms
inSly received ut the following homes:
On North Main street, at the Vance
homestead, Miss Lillian Vance. only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ]. n. Vance,
was beautifully assisted in doing the
honors by Airs. D. Garth Haurne, Miss
Martha Clarke. Miss Martha List, Miss
Shirley BroCkun'cr, Miss Mary Nc
Mcchcn. and Miss ElIliGscll, Of Quincy,
III.
II Tic Mhnat nnmn On Month Main