The sun., 1901-03-23
SOCIETY HAS
BEEN QUIET
Practically Nothing Going on the
Last Six Days.
CYCL0NIC SWEEP OF CARDS
The Only Promised Gayety for the
Lentep Season Yet Announced
is the Bachelors Dance
Easter Week.
CYCL0NIC SWEEP OF CARDS

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has fashion been doing these long Len
ten weeks? Getting morally, mentally
and physically braced up. Mentally, we
have read more i'll six weeks than in all
the other forty. Morally, mathis and
prayers and subdued light through
stained glass windows have thrown Il
mellow glow over every lurid thought.
Physically? What have all these baths
been for! This dieting, and these long
walks! And behold the perfect woman
ready for the spring fray. There is no
longer Il spring season in society. True
we have Il bit Of amusement Easter
week, but then prepare ut once for the
summer season. There has been practi-
cally nothing going on for the six days,
save such quiet informal affairs allow
able during Lent.
There has been Il cyclonic sweep of
cards. On Tuesday afternoon Miss
Agnes Y. Richardson entertained at her
home OIL Park Place, in this popular
fashion. Wednesday afternoon King
Card again held sway at the home Of
Miss Alice Sellers on Broome street.
The game was euchre and Mrs. Arthur
Garrett carried Of the first prize. We'd
nes,lay evening Miss Adaline l.. Jones
gave Il card party in honor of her guest,
Miss Beebe, of Baltimore The prizes
fell to Miss A. Louise Elliott and Henry
Il. Pennypacker. Miss Becbe is known
in Wilmington Vanity Fair, especially
to those who have spent their summers
ut Rehoboth Beach, where Miss Beebe
has IL cottage with her parents. Miss
Jones entertained also yesterday after
noon in honor of her Baltimore guest,
giving an informal tea in her honor.
when Mrs. Frederick w. Stone threw
open her beautiful country home. near
Silverside, and entertained at IL seven
hand euchre party.
The trains coming in from the South
are bringing many Vanity Fairites
home, but Atlantic City gains more and
more of our social element every day.
Seen lately on the Espanade have been
Mrs. Henry T.. Scott and her two child
ren, Mrs. Willard Hall Porter and Miss
Annette Porter, Mrs. Spotswood GAR
land and Miss Garland, who however,
have returned home; Mr.. and Mrs. Lii
burne Chandler. Mr.. A. G.. McCaus-
land, Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Lyman.
Mrs. John Biggs and her charming
'hildren.
Quite number Of Wilmingtonians
went to Philadelphia On Monday night
20 witness the plays at the Ncw-Century
Sluh. written by :. Decatur Smith. who
's well-known in Wilmington. The first
,lay. kitty Cline" made quite hit.
I deal of the success being due to Miss
Emily II. Perkins, the amatuer actress,
who we remember so well here as play
ing Il prominent part in "A Night Off"
Henry Janvier was also of the east,
both being very popular in the Mannheim
Dramatic Club.
Next week the chief of Vanity in the
social world will he the Bechtel- Hurl-
hurd wedding. of which told you last
week. Many May Fairites will goto
Germantown to he present ut the cere-
imony on Thursday evening.
The A. G. McCausland's have moved
into the Hewcs home On Delaware ave-
nue.
Mr. and Mrs. Howell $. England will
Ills spring become II part of the coun-
try colony about here, and will make
heir home in one of the Elliott prop
rites on the Concord turnpike.
Mrs. Shoemaker. of Philadelphia. who
has been the guest of Miss Bertha Negen-
lank has returned home.
Mrs. Alfred du Pont will entertain
Miss Mary Mannering tomorrow.
The Misses Patzowsky. who are visit
ing in New York, will return home the
after part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Swift. who have
been visiting Mr.. Swift's parents on
Delaware avenue, have returned to New
York, where Mr.. Swift is musical critic
N morning paper.
The only promised gaycty for the post
Lenten season yet announced is the
Bachelors dance to be given Easter
week.
Next Monday afternoon the Triginta
Whist Club will play at half after two
in the playroolns of the Wilmington
Whist Club.
Miss Annie 4. Cause will he graduated
from the Philadelphia Conservatory of
Music in May.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Jackson. OF
Salisbury. Md. who have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Marvel.
have returned home.
jefferson ID. Chafant has entered his
latest painting. by Lamplight" in the
american Artists exhibition of the
spring show in New York.
Mrs. Howard Pyle has returned from
New York. where she has been the guest
Of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Merrihew.
The New-Centuly Club had some in
tercsting features this past week. At
the currnet events class on Tuesday Miss
Dodd read a paper on "Thc Drama"
and Miss Fighter, who has just re-
turned from China, gave an interesting
talk on the condition of the native wo-
men. Next week there is to be very
lecture on Friday by Miss
Mira Lloyd Dock on Forestry"
OVERHEARD.
Mrs. McGrilis. of New York. is the
yuest Of her sister. Mrs. Samuel Lees.
Miss Ethel Riggs, of Smyrna. has been
visiting Miss Helen Scott.
The Misses Oakford of Merchant
willie. \. j., are the guests of Miss Flor
nee Il. Robinson.
Miss Clara Pontoppidan. of Denmark.
who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry J. Creggs, sailed for home today.
Mrs. William A. Deisen entertained
on Monday evening in honor of her
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Crabb. whose
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