The sun., 1901-03-16
WHAT MADAM
GRUNDY HEARS
,Continued from First Page.)

Arthur Garrett, Miss Bessie Thomson, {
Miss A. Louise Elliott, Miss HENRIETTA (
Todd. Mrs. Sterling Thomas, Mrs. Har-
rison w. Howell, Mrs. Frederick Stone,
Miss Miriam Webb and Miss Helen
pennypacker.
II would seem that cards are always
acceptable during the Lenten season.
and the fair ones who daily with the
DEVILS playthings, as Taimage cahs
cards. would not dream OF gong 10
dance or the theatre during these forty
DAYS Of fasting, but will play cards
all afternoon or evening with great zest.
don't see any reason why they
shouldn't, only / am amused at the IN
consistency of these fashionable Lent
Keepers, who hold their prayer book IN
one hand and a pack of cards Ill the
other. Speaking of cards, the Triglnta
Whist Club seems to have lost some OF
its hold upon the members OF Namty
Fair, and although Monday afternoons
the club is open for play, there are put
few PLAYERS represented. what can pe
the matter? / know of games OF CARDS,
little games played of evenings week
after week. in which the fair players
have a keen interest. Once week
Young married woman l know mas a
regular ..meet'' at her house for this
seductive game; another evening in the
week an older matron, and one whom
time seems to have forgotten, holds at
her home n pleasant little card party
that rarely breaks up until the wee
small hours. DO you know like to hear
OF the litteness of great people. ike
to know that Shakespeare was OF
his plass. that Marie Stuart wore wig,
that Joan of Arc, whom all schoolgirls
worship as the embodiment of female
oiety. was unfaithful to scores of lovers;
that pious Heloise had weakness for
the tawny jui,e of the Tuscan grape. All
great and beautiful women have had and
have their weaknesses doubt if men
would like them else. But all this is
apropos OF nothing. Thew say that Queen
Bees liked hawking; Queen Katharine
had a weakness for beheading her low
ers, and these young Vanity Fair danes
have a weakness for the little game where
one hears such terms as 'squeen full"
s,tbrre Of kind" ''heart flush" DO
YOU BFame them? No. Take my advice
and take hand ia the seductive game
one day, and you may feel the fascina.
tion lurking behind the five little cards
and the pile o. iyories on the table.
Mrs Shoemaker, who is the guest OF
Miss Negendank, has been much feted
while she has been here. Friday Miss
Helen McCau.ley gave a lunch of ten
covers in ner honor.
By the death Of Mrs. Louise A. Corbit,
some of our most delightful entertainer
have been thrown into mourning. For
instance there is Mrs. E. Tatnal War
ner, with whom Mrs. Corbit resided, and
who takes large part in the social COM
edy, and Mrs. Preston Lea, who is Mrs.
Corbit's daughter.
Speaking OF the LEAFS reminds me OF
the news from Aiken, where Mrs. Shef
field Phelps is said to be enjoying SO.
cial prominence from which her bus.
bands fondness for country life has de.
barred her since her marriage. Mr.
Phelps is brother OF the Baroness Won
Rotherberg, Of Berlin, and cousin o
the Countess Castelmenado. Mrs. Phelps
who of course is remembered here al
Miss Claudia Lea is galf enthusiast
and is prominent in the Aiken colony.
The Hewes' have gone to Overlook
and A. j. McCausland and his faml,
will occupy their house on Delawar,
avenue.
Next week Mrs Alfred l. DUPONT will
entertain over Sunday Miss Mary Man
nering, who will play "Janice Meredith
in Philadelphia BUR McIntosh is als
in the company. He is well known il
Wilmington society, and doubtless man
of our Vanity Fairites will overcom
their Lenten prejudice against frivolty
aud there will be quite number Of tie
atre parties to witness the play.
The Horace Causes have taken "Hil
top Farm" Levi @. Birds place, nea
Bear Station, for the summer, and wi
become part OF that gay colony alread
formed there. The Misses Cause wi
doubtless be greatly in evidence in I'll
golf contingency, as they have lately bt
co ne enthusiasts.
Miss Knight Of Queen Anne count,
Maryland, is the guest Of Miss Louis
D'A. DUPONT.
Miss Katharine Garrett gave an info
NAL card party on Monday evening
her home on West treet.
The Misses Patsowsky. whose betrot
ais to the brothers Messrs. Fleish of Ne
York, are announced, will assist Mrs.
Flesh in receiving at large receptic
given at her home on One Hundred al
Eighty first street tomorrow night II
Misses Pazowsky will remain in Ne
York until Thursday. Quite number
social affairs have been planned In the
honor
Mrs. Jacob Beetem is visiting in Was
ington, D. G.
Mss Hattie Darneille Of Washipgto
is visiting Mrs. J. FL. Chesley, OF Cla
mont.
OVERHEARD.
Miss Theresa M. He'll, niece of n
and Mrs. John G. Hartmann, was m;
I'd to l.. o. Schaefer, of Buffalo, at no
on Thursday. Miss Lydia Wunder,
Brooklyn, and Miss Ecily Yetttr ",
bridesmaids. Harry Jekel, of Philad
phia, was best man, and John He'll v
groomsman. After wedding trip \
and Mrs. Schaefer will live in Buffalo
Mrs. Herbert III. Ward received gu
an ovation for her delightful recitatie
at EIsmere Presbyterian Charch !
evening.
Miss Florence D. Gill OF Middleton
has returned horne after short VI
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Price and daught
OF Chester, have returned home al
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Price.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Clayton Reybold b
returned home after a visit to Mr.. 6
Mrs. George Reybold, Of Delaw
CITY.
Miss Hester Russell of Chesterto'
who has been visiting Mrs. Clinton G.
has returned home.
Cards have been issued for the "
ding Of Mics Gertrude Pierce and N
shall smith. The ceremony will t
rlana Marnh or ha hridato b,p no