The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-13

May duOTn my ldOy ) nat
Rip the feathers off the songsters,
Take each head, and tail, and wing,
For them is my lady waiting,
Tender hearted, gracious thing.
See her sitting in her carriage
Making all the show she can;
On her head a cemetery,
In her hand feather fan.
Yet she talks of love and mercy
To all things. in honeyed words,
While she's decked in borrowed plumage
Torn from slaughtered singing Dirds.
o, Consistency! thou jewel,
Teach these women common sense;
Teach them. while they prate of kindness
They themselves give rank offense.
Society has taken a rest during the past
week from the social functions on large
scale and the literary meetings of the
book clubs, a few small affairs given
by the various card clubs, and one or two
dinner parties have taken the time of
those who have been ON the go. Next week
II is all to be different, this week being
the beginning of the commencement
gaiety which will be in full bloom by the
middle of the week that follows and Will
continue fer three weeks.
The commencement social functions az
the schools and colleges in this city will
attract here a number of visiting Young
women who are coming to see sisters and
friends graduate from the three semina-
ries, and the A. and M. College Com
mencement will also bring many popu
lar young people here.
The exodus for summer gaiety will be-
gin the week later when twenty young
women from this city will leave for Chap
el Hill TO uphold the reputation of the
Capital City at the social events OF the
University Trinity and Wake Forest Will
also be honored this year by the pres
encc of popular young women from Raj
egh.
One of the most enjoyable features of
social life here at present is out door
sport. Enthusiasts in Golf, and baseball
and lovers Of the sport furnished by the
Gun Club are spending pleasant after
Moons at the grounds of the respective
organizations.
Miss Sue Virginia Tate, of Morganton
has been appointed sponsor for the first
North Carolina brigade at the Confed-
crate veterans reunion at Louisville.
Miss Tate has appointed as her maids of
honor, Miss Mary Fries Hall, of Lenoir
Miss Mary Oates Caldwell, of Statesville,
and Miss Maude E. Shuford, of Hickory.
The Whist Club was delightfully."- enter
tanned on Wednesday afternoon by Mrs.
Henry W. Miller. at her elegant
residence on North Blount street. Dainty
refreshments We're served to the guests.
Miss Sadie S. Root entertained the We'd
nesday Afternoon Euchre Club last week
at the hOspitable home of her father on
IIillsboro street. Seven handed Euchre
was epiayed.-Aiss Sophie d. Busbee win
ming the prize, beautiful framed picture.
Delicious ices were served.
There was delightful meeting of the
EF6rtnfghtly Club at Mrs. Robert Stron-
ach S, on Thursday afternoon. Each men,
Der read a paper or gave short account
of some woman of Importance, most of
them taken from among the crown heads
of Europe AT the next meeting each
member will choose for her subject, her
favcrite author.
The Kenntniss Club was charmngly en-
tertained by Miss Rosa Battle on Friday
afternoon. A delightful paper on Edgar
Allen Poe vas read by Miss Frances
jones. and an equally charming essay on
Sidney Lanier, by Miss Mary Armistead
Jones' The club will meet this week
with Miss Elizabeth Cheshire.
On Friday afternono Mrs. ". p. Batche
Ior entertained the Klondyke Club at tho
handsome residence Of Mrs. Joseph E.
pogue, on Fayetteville street. The
first prize was won by Mrs. Grimes Cow
per, and the BOBBY by Mrs. Z. H. Eel
lows. DELEGATE refreshments were served.
On Friday afternoon and evening lawn
party was given at the Park Place, under
the auspices of the Minstering Circle
1t, was well attended by the children in
the afternoon, and by the young people
in the evening, and quite neat little
sum was realized by the Mnisterng
Circle, one of the worthiest charitable
organizations in the city
Mr. and Mrs. l.. S. Ellison gave de-
1lgntful party 10 their daughter, MISS
Mamie Ellison Friday evening, on the
occasion of her eighteenth birthday.
The rooms We're brilliantly lighted and
tastefully decorated with an abundance
of lovely flowers. The house was turned
over to the young people, who passed the
happy hours by the introduction of vari-
Gus innocent games, and the old time reel
to whistling music.
Miss Ellison was the recipient of many
lovely presents. Delicious ices and cakes
we're served 10 the following guests:
Misses Julia Cheek, Emma Cheek, Lucy
owen, Amenville Crone, Maggie Hardie,
Minnie Lumsden Jessie Allen, Mamie
Ellison and Musa Ellison. Messrs. B. w.
Card. n. f. Guess, j. +. Bost, W. NJ.
Quarles, NJ. Crone, ]. d. Caldar, j. l..
Peasants, o. A. Ruth. w. f. Cox and }.
NJ. Sutton.
The Euchre Club was entertained most
charmingly on Saturday afternoon by Miss
Mary McRae, at the handsome residence
Of Mrs. William MeGhe. on Hillsboro
street.
The Book Club will meet this week
with Mrs. T. NJ. Ashe on Tuesday after
noon instead of Monday at 5 o'clock.