Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-14
The Week IN Society.

| members of the Occidental club at their
quarters in Benwood next Tuesday
evening.
Many young society people attended
the dance given by the La Belle Con-
clave of Magullians at Benwood on
Monday evening. Meister's orchestra
| furnished the music for the occasion.
Monday evening at the home of Mr..
| and Mrs. James Lee in Bellaire, a num-
Der of society people were entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. George Rolf in honor
of their guest, Miss Nellie Larmar, Of
Mingo, o. The time was devoted to
various sorts of social advertisements
and a very enjoyable evening was
spent by those present. At the usual
hour tempting refreshments were
served. Among the guests were Miss
Ada Porterfield, Miss Mamie Patterson,
| Mr.. ~Schindewolf, Miss Elsie Lee, Mr..
! and Mrs. Smith and Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas.
The members of the Shakespeare
club were charmingly entertained by
the Misses Miller at their home in
North Bellaire on Tuesday evening.
The ladies having in charge the fair
and festival given recently by the con-
%gregation of st. Johns church of Ben
wood, gave a supper at their hall last
evening. The affair was quite a sue
cess, socially and financially. During
the evening a number of contests in
connection with the recent affair were
decided and handsome and appropriate
prizes were awarded to the winners.
Many people attended and all spent an
enjoyable social time.
The Island Duplicate Whist Club
met at the residence of Mrs. J. B. fancy
last Friday evening. There were ten
pairs present and owing to the many
freak deals the play at the several Ia
bles was not only quite dissimilar, but
very entertaining, and thereby hangs
a tale. AT the conclusion of the play
refreshments were served, which ter
minated a most instructive meeting.
How to get into society is a problem
that is seriously considered by many
men and women-so seriously, and by
ouCI ICdIiy ClGNcI pSOplc, IudL, says
a writer in the New York Tribune, one
often wonders why such a shallow am
bitlon should obtain SO much ascend
ency over exceptionally intelligent
minds. Self-made men in later life
are often as eager as any socially am
bilious woman to obtain access into
the charmed circle considering that
such recognition is the necessary apex
or. browning success of their career.
They are willing to take any amount
of trouble and to go to any expense
to attain the desired object. But how
to go about it-that is the question
hat is difficult to solve. To be rich is
not enough despite the general opinion
to the contrary; many a wealthy fam
lily has tried to obtain an entree to
exclusive circles and failed. There
must be some opening found wherein
the wedge may be inserted and after
ward j~udiciously pushed. Generally
this is effected by some intermediate
acquaintance, who is one of those USE
full mediums that help to hold society
together as an organization, who is
popular with the powers that be, and
who reaps certain benefits from the
| introduction of the newcomers, indi-
rectly if not directly. 1t is a great
mistake for the newly rich to plunge
at once into extensive entertaining.
The entrance should be gradual. Small
parties on yachts. on private cars,
| house parties in the country, ETC., are
I. much more effcacious to begin with.
A crowd should always be avoided, first
and last. OF couse, it goes without say
ing that it is necessary that old friends
| should be dropped in the a~spirant's