The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-02-02
WEEK IN THE
SOCIAL WORLD
Young Buds Dance Without the
Sterner Sex.
YOUNG MRS. GRUNDY THERE
Men" Have a Good Time in the New
Century Club Mrs. Mendin-
halls Affair Mrs. War
ner's Reception.


| knew well, for no one else but II certain
charming young woman in the social |
swim affects those dangerous, but l.
must confess, fascinating Partisan
boots.
My dear, it is perfect, simply delight !
full, and the most unique affair | have
seen for years. Go on with your break /
fast, ] know / am frightfully early but |
then you know am so energetic"
What was perfect my dear,' re-
sponded, picking over some Tokay
grapes
Nv ny the Dove German" ceftes. NOD
one but the charming Miss Itcbecca IL. |
Smith would have thought of such a
plan. You know she gave it Wednesday
night in the NewCentury Club, She
invited about 80 girls to come, dance
just with themselves" she expressed it,
10 men. No we see we can get along
without them.
Il am SO glad that society once in a
while does something original. 1t surely
is welcome in a set of people which are
so monotonously alike nowadays. One So
ciety woman and man is so much like
another society woman or man that there
is very little individuality. They talk
like each other and they dress like each
other. Frankly, the smart folks only
play at living. They have rules and
regulations for the game which must not
be infringed.
Very often those at the, bottom of the
social pyramid who stand with their
feet on the earth are more interesting.
| There is only one type of a gentleman
but there are five hundred types OF men
and women and when genteel folks inn
personate something out of the ordinary
it relieves the monotony of their etiquette
book of existence.
Do tell me about this German, ] know
of no one more capable of making an
affair of this sort interesting than is
Miss "Ebbie'' Smith. "The Century
Club was decorated with palms for the
affair and Miss Smith who went as a
man, received her guests in the most
feocrect gosiaiIne- af arf apssa-dnte gal-
I liant"
"Oh my dear, you don't mean"
'She wore as did all the girls who i'm
personated the sterner sex, a white
pique skirt. white starched shirt, low
cut waiscoat and a Tuxedo coat Some
Of the girls, | mean men, arrived in long
fitting ulsters and silk hats. The bou-
quets they presented to The partners
of their choice were simply delightfully."-
funny. One was confection, | pre-
sumo you will call it, of celery, parsley
lettuce and just n delicious red tinted
carrot to give 1t character. Another
presented by one Oh this years debu-
tantes who posed as a man was huge
head of lettuce surrounded with yellow
lace paper. They were eXcruciatingly
funny. There was not Il man admitted
I not
cd to see the barriers torn down, but no
no one but the dignifed Murray whom
every Century Club woman knows, and
the smiths butler were admitted to the
sacred portals and the charming Dianas
all evening long filed the building will
FUN and frolic that quite proved
their independence of usual ballroom
Lotharios." "What were the favoritt
figures my dear?" "Some very new
and novel ones and it seemed {
pity to me that not more people
could have witnessed the very beauti
ful effect of the Japanese lantern figure
The lights were lowered, almost eXtin
gushed, and with lighted Japanese Ian
terms we went through one of the mos
intricate but graceful figures have eve
seen ut any cotilIion. The effect wa'
fascinating; the weird, low music ant
. the slow gliding figures each with ;
) lantern in her hand fitting here ant
there. / assure YOU that for leading ;
cotillon and inventing rev and delight
, full surprises Miss Smith has shown her
s self quite equal to the occasion an,
{ proven that it doesn't take Harry Leh
to make success of the act. Then w
had cake walk that was quite tn
! iullest hoedown' you can imagine. VIII
!. was there? well now let me see. o
e course Miss Smith led, dancing stag 4
it were, tnen there were the Misse
p Wales, Miss Elizabeth Bella VALE
j acting as the manly escort Of her yer
: charming sister, Miss Isabelle Bell
e Wales. Bessie Wales, always attrac
( tive, was particularly piquant in whit
piquc and Il really truly swallow tai
Z coat. Then there We're the Misses Hui
O bell, then Margaret Hawkins, who dant
h ed with Miss Emily Gray, and Mis-
a Emily Mcllyainc, who made Yer
!. fetching youth in badly fitting TuXed
is which, however, could not disguise he
e graceful figure, danced with Miss Louis
D. Corbt, who, you know, IS the guest
q Mrs. u. Tatnal Warner. The two TIA
i figures of the Misses Draper were col
n spicuous as very manly looking ESCORT
4. IlslNlIl1 us litil It9lSNti'N - -
q Henderson Weir and Miss Eleanor JOIN
"A son. The other mem We're Madalir
Draper, Miss Ethel Lea, Miss Allen {
New England, who is the guest of Mis-
Elsie Swift, with whom she dance,
Miss Alice Lea. Mrs. George Bissel
% Miss Christine Cause, Miss Margar'
g King of Norfolk The bellies and but
were Miss Helen Sparks, Miss Elizabet
@, Smith, Miss Johnstone, Miss Elizabet
g. Canby. Miss Mary Swift, Miss Natal
as Wilson we had lot Of men OVER
TX most unusual occurrence, girl remarkt
ID during the evening and they We're not
h hit blasc and devoted to the supper room
st MS the real men frequently are b'
frankly did their best to see who cou
sh be most attentive. The girls who we
er stag were Miss Mamie Gray, Miss Jul
n Maull and really her costume suggest,
&c. quite the up-to-date young man, Mi
Ethel Cause, Miss Mary du Pont, al
oh my dear, you should have seen h
mustache, it was most killing TIM
ov and she was quite the Don Juan of t
alb evening, and Miss Bessie du Pont. Il
let supper was delightful and it was 10
80 after midnight when the young men h
escorted their fair burdens safely hon