The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-04
SOME THINGS
ABOUT SOCIETY.


cTNHE memory of the last Assembly still
fingers with us. The hall was one
IL long TO be remembered. quite the
belle was the charming Mrs. Pelly, Just re-
turned from her wedding trip-and MI
Pelly looked happy and beamed upon
every one. only hope when jack
and l are married that Jacks face will
beam also. However. that night every one
was happy, even the great hall Itself
smiled forth a welcome in its handsome
drapery Of national colors. The punch
was splendid and behaved so nicely, really
/ was more proud of II than | was OF some
Of the gowns.
Jack says when i am Mrs. Jack ] shall
always appear in new frock for each
Assembly. Dear old Jack He under
stands so we'll Aunt Cynthia's firm BELIEF
that | have not yet passed from the or
candle sphere to that of silks and sailns.
by the way, girls did you notice that
charming little Miss Baker from Tacoma,
at the baliG l have known her since she
returned from abroad. and It is a shame
that she cannot be in Seattle always.
/ have been wondering for long time
why there are so many OF the people We
all know so well who did not join the
list for the Assembly dances. The other
night when looked around missed them
exceedingly Now. there are the Neufeid-
ers. the Smiths, the kyers. the Clarks. l
think, though, the one most missed was
Mrs Strive. and her absence was very
appreciable, because a bail without Anna
Struve Is hard TO imagine in Seattle,
Wen, Portland was the gamer. as she was
at Karl HRrhaughs wedding and the
Arlington Club bali. always liked Kari
and | hope he and his wife will have
every Joy in life. Poor Julia Hoage-ill.
and cannot go 10 the Assembly. l am
glad she Is getting sbetter.
Wonder ~ any Of Won are reading THE
Parsons Butterfly" Well you know
Teddy In the book / always half COM
pare him to my own Jack Jack might or
might not like ii. He would probably call
it queer fancy, and think he believes
that woman's fancy is often the end OF
hasty conclusion and is usually wrong.
] think 1t takes men such long time to
acknowledge a mistake when a woman
would gulp down her pride or whatever
II is, and tell 1t out
Just now / am daily thinking and wish
ing that the great otnnipotent VIII kind
~ overlook the sins of the past year.
hone the telephone girl will be good 10 me
so I won't have TO get angry at her.
Let's see--I seem 20 have drifted away
from where ! started oh. yes. I was
talking about my friends: nothing wrong
hope. Last week what was there2
Well, ii was dull that's about all there
was to It. The Wednesday card clubs
took a last farewell OF the world last
week The university boys had a nice
time at the cadet ievee a week ago last
night. There was nothing at the theater
until Thursday night, and then il was
Lent and / wouldn't 60 see the young
married women have organized a card
club. That win furnish them with lots
OF amusement for the next few weeks,
Then there was the Heussv- Rumsey we'd
ding. She IS an awfully nice girl and Dr.
Heussy ought to consider himself lucky
man The house was a dream OF lavender
ana pink md the perfume OF vioiets added
much to the scene. 7 am very fond az
vioIets myself anyway The bride wore
q pretty gown. too. think that's about
all | know.
THE SOCIETY GIRL.