The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-04

or stately airs and careful grace.
Look at our degenerate race.
We modern men have tolls and cares
To streak our patcs with wh.toncd hairs,
And have TO crowd our love and al!
Into one short and weekly call"
Society VIII be seen In Its fullest rep
rescnta,ion at the Opera House this
evening, as 1t was last night. in COM
p!imcnt TO the Players. The many
other gayeties Of the week were as usual
: for women aloone. The Wilson Wright
reception occurs this afternoon. the
Anna Allison Jones song recital Monday
evening. the Woman's Club concert
Wednesday. and all are pleGsureab1e |
anticipauons for the coming week. |
while the Vance evening reception. on /
February IA, at the Vance homestead. |
North Main street, VIII be the event OF |
the pro-Lenten season. The charity I
whist reception at the Friend house Is !
booked for Monday, and with other en-
tertalnmcnts of the week not decidedly |
Aatcd, make up round OF pleasure TO |
all in sOcieiy's domain. The coming |
Easter Herald Is occupying every mo-
Inent for thought not obligated TO social |
c0nventionafitics. and the conclusion OF I
every days work finds another added
interest.
The leading and handsomest event of
the week was the reception given by !
Mrs. James 3. fancy at the family
home, on the Island, Thursday after
noon. Every appointment was beauti- |
fully planned and the perfect winter |
day universally permitted personal ac
ceptnnce Of the courtcsies. Mrs. fancy |
as hostess was charminsty seconded b. (
Mrs. Richard Williams. of Brooklyn. |
nee Miss Emma Boyd. of this city; Mrs. |
s. L. Brice, Mrs. Julius Pollock. Mrs. |
Charles II. fancy, Mrs. W. 4. Wilson |
and the Misses Helen Caldwell, Edna |
NcCourtney, Eleanor Bricc, Annc Nell !
and Jennie Jcpson.
Mrs. Emily p. Boyd was charmlngly
ot home last evening. in honor OF her |
daughter, Mrs. Richard Williams. OF
Brooklyn. at present her home guest.
The Invitations read, Progressive
Euchre." The prize winners were Mrs.
George Boyd. Mrs. y. W. Arnett, Mr. |
and Mrs. j. b. fancy.
The Twentieth Century Girls will be
entertained this afternoon. Mrs. VIII
lam P. Wilson. nee Miss Ella TAYLOR
Wright, and Miss Sue Marsh Wright. |
viii De the hostesses at the residence |
Of their grandfather, Mr. George r.
Taylor. on Fourteenth street.
The Monday Charity Whist Club was
beautifully entertained by Mrs. James
%ci!l at her home on Fifteenth street. |
The prize Of the afternoon was captured |
by Mrs. Alexander +. Campbell The
next reception will be rendered by Miss
Gene Friend at the Friend residence,
South Penn street. Island
Mr.. ard Mrs. Edward 3. Bowie enjoy
ably entertained the Island Minister'S
ut their home, on South Penn street.
This meeting was the initial one OF the
present season Of the organization. and
decided the resuming OF one Of the citv's |
most delightful gatherings.
The Thursday Whist had an espec-
jaIly Interesting reception at the home
OF Mrs. Moses Somehow. on Fourteenth
street. Thursday afternoon.
Invitations have been receired from,
AIR. and Mrs. J. y. Vance for 4 recep-
ton at the Vance homestead, North |
Main street. Tuesday evening, Febru-
airy Ii, Hours, S 10 T.
An event OF more than usual interest
In the coming week is the song recital
1t AlilliSan. Wilkin & Co.'S Monday
evening by Miss Anna Allison Jones, OF !
GAINESVILLE. niece OF Mrs. Gibson Lamb.
OF this city. Miss Jones will be heard
TO splendid advantage and deserves
crowded house. Her repertoire en- !
braces all the familiar songs. and these |
have been beautifully chosen to best /.
represent the musical characteristics OF |
the various nations, y short paper ex-
pianatory VIII be read b. Miss Mary ,
Spencer Conrade, the pianist of the F.
evening, and who IS also the composer |
Of When MeiiHdy Sings" the song on |
which much Of Bliss Jones present !
favor with a Wheeling audience rests, |
fhe Programme will be varied by read |
inEs by aiiss Ada Van Voorhis. the |
house guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. D. Walker, |
OF Woodsdale. Miss Jones and Miss |
Conrade will be the guests OF Mr.. and |
Mrs Lamb. at Echo Point.
Miss Laura Caldwell. daughter Of
General and Mrs. Alfred Caldwell, left |
SeS'e'u2y lor thar!e3ton.
Miss Alice Mccabe, youngest daugh-
ter. OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McCahe, |
"ili spend the L"ntcn season in the cast |
and south.
Mrs. T. Reed Mcknight, Of Pitts
burgh, is the guest OF her parents. Mr.. |
ana Mrs. George X. McAIechca, on |
North Chaplne street.
Miss Florence Oft, Of Echo Point, is
Point.
inc Daughters Of the Revolution held |
meeting at the residence of DR.. Frank
Lealoyne Hupp. on Fourteenth street,
yesterday afternoon. to complete ar
rnHScHents FOR the celebration of
Washington's birthday. 4 dinner IL
contemplated. in which the Sons OF The
heTo!utlon Will in all probability join.
The Married Ladies' Euchre had
charming reception yesterday after
noon at Hardens, with Mry. PEBBLES
Ihtuin and Mrs. y. j.. Hustcd MS host.
cshcs. The pr!5e-wiaNers were Mrs.
nnarios Howard Simpson. Mrs. CbarIcs
": fFlSaell. Mrs. Edward Taussic and |
MS, 'Idrk. NOISE guest OF Mrs. 3. |
walker Peterson. The guests Of the |
clup were Miss Clark, A,lsR jamie RAY. |
noGSc guest Of Airs. Archibald HUM: /
;iffy Carrie Rose, house quest OF Mrs.
y; j. Reed; Mrs. John Il. Storrr and |
PIES Gene Logan. No time FOR the next !
Eiechng WAS decided.
MFa. =. c. II. schwerttcgcr, Of Viz
gina street, Island. entertained delight
iuily Thursday evening, the OCCASION |
Le'ns me ilit!cth anniversary OF the |
AoalesS birth. Mrs. Schwertfegcr was |