The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-19
Woman and and Society
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They both deny the rumor, ~ :,
He says, THE things absurd" " 4
And shows a marked ill-humor A.
If any doubt his word.
A look of injured innocence 81 IL
Greets gossip's SLY impertinence. As
She tries to treat 1t lightly, 10y
And, laughing, to proclaim
Its falsity. yet brightly
She bushes at his name.
Her laugh is forced, her smile con-
strained
She, once so calm, so self-contained.
Wherefore, it's almost certain
The sly report is true;
Thousands, behind Times curtain,
Have acted as they do.
The man denies to beat the Dutch,
1.-THE lady doth protest too much
S. Decatur Smith, Jr., in June Smart Set.
Quite large party. of Raleigh people
are at the Battery Park, in Asheville:
Mrs A. B. Andrews, Miss Jane Andrews,
Mrs. Fab Busbee, Miss ELIZA Busbee,
Miss Rosa Battle, Mrs. Sallie Strong,
Miss Lula Hawkins, Miss Janet Dortch,
Messrs. john Andrews and Graham An
drews.
Raleigh is expecting big crowd on
Wednesday, at the unwilling OF the Vance
monument, and the lawn party to be given
that day and night, promises to be quite
an event socially. The following ladies
have been appointed to act as a commit
tee to solicit contributions.
Mrs. w, S. Primrose, chairman; Misses
Kate Stronach, Mary Ship, Allie Brown,
Kate benson, Annie Jones( Marguerite
Grow, Margaret Trapier, Francis Jones,
Hal Morson, Belle Pescud, Elsie Haywood,
Louise Mailer, Mamie Hanff, Helen
Primrose, Nellie Allen, Adelaide Snow,
Mary Bryan, Blanche Blake, Florence
Boylan, Susie McPheeters, Lena Latta
and Nell Hinsdale.
Mrs Fred Phillips, of Tarboro, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Herbert Jackson.
Mrs. James H. Pou and children have
returned from a months stay at More
head They left Wednesday for the
mountains to remain until September.
The Monday Afternoon Euchre Club
was entertained last week by Miss Mar
gperite Trapier, at her home on Saunders
street. Five handed euchre was played,
and the first prize was won by Miss
Blanche Heartt, the BOBBY by Miss Kin
sey Boylan.
Mrs. ]. p. Arlington and daughter, Miss
Florence, have returned from visit to
Nash county.
Miss Elizabeth and May Crow are back
from visit to Fayetteville.
Mr.. C. M. Busbee came back this
morning from a two weeks visit to
Buffalo Lithia Springs.
Mrs. VIM. Russ and children have re-
turned from Greenville.
Mrs John Graham, of Atlanta, Ca. who
has been visiting Mrs M. T. Norris, left
Saturday.
Mrs. B. r. Lacy and Miss Frances Lacy
Springs.
Mr.. John WILDER Jenkins of the Char
lctte News spent Monday in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Hardy have gone to
Franklin, N. C.
Miss Louise T. Busbee is visiting Mrs.
Vance at "Gombroon.'
Maj. S. F. Telfair has gone to Blowing
Rock.
Miss Mamie Norris is back from short
stay at Old Point and Virginia Beach.
Mr. Frank Haywood, Jr., left Thursday
for New York, to spend his vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Dupree, of Memphis,
and Mrs. Rob Bunch, of Washington, d.
c., who have been visiting Mrs. Fred
Odds, have returned home.
Mr.. James O. Litchford has returned
from two weeks stay at Atlantic City.
Mr.. Tuck Pescud and Miss Jennie Pes
cud left Thursday for a visit to the
Eastern Shores of Maryland.
The many friends of Mr.. Ludlow Skin
ner are glad to hear that he is improving
rapidly.
Mrs L. A. Carr and Miss Snowden Carr,
of Durham, spent Wednesday in the city.
Mr.. Charles Stickney, of Montgomery,
Ala, is visiting at Mr.. Pulaski Cowpers.
Miss Lilly Hicks is visiting at West
Point.
Messrs. Alex Webb, Grimes Cowper, T.
T. Hay and Tom West are spending few
days at Morehead.
Mrs. F. NJ. Simmons and children are
at Beaufort.
Miss Theodore Grimes is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Alfred Williams.
Mrs. Alex Fields and children are visit
ing relatives in Oxford