The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-04
N HAT MADAM !
GRUMPY HEARS.
I'm told you write in public print;
il true
It's natural you should know thing
or two"

M ii true
It's natural you should know thing
or two"
{ Lowell.
"It's boy"
..s,Ich a wee babe with great won
der ng eyes of blue.
!. "And the other one?'
"a little heir too"
I The bird OF ancient lineage the stork
has been hoveEng OF late about some
schimpeys we WELL know. and Betty
tells Me, this apolping Of two little new
dives Just entering on their Jannta In
slaayraiF,t Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel DAVIS,
Of Orange are busy entertain ng II
young son, who came upon the scene
early this week. Mrs. Davis was as
you of course know Minnie X. Carpen-
ter. and was very popular here So
cially. Mrs. Joseph l.. Carpenter is
with her daughter in Orange now.
In the Brandywine Hills, at their
charming cid home On the Shipiey
estate. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexis Sellers
have welcomed tiny ruler in their
home. who will be known as Alexis
Sellers. Jr,
The song of Vanity fair seems to be
Just at present ION to Washington"
and when Mckinley again takes the
oath Of Office and our great Teddy"
goes with him, Wilmington will be
fairly well represented at the National
Capital. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Edward Adj
Gcks have taken the Deering House,
and will entertain during the week Of
Festivities. Other WilmingtonianS
who will be seen there arc Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Sparks, Miss Helen
Sparks, Miss Louise Weldin. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Belts. Mr.and Mrs. Ed
win Sadtler. Miss Sadtler, Miss Mary
Dlre and Miss Bessie Dure and Miss
Loilse Elliott who is the guest of her
father, John l.. Elliott.
What's been doinS?' | ask this
morning very little The swelling time
OF sentiment takes on an eccesastic
turn duding these forty days of Len
ten sacrifices and Madam Frvol en-
deavors &c pay up the debt she owes
to God ont OF the purse She has
omEhltd to Satan, so the doors Of
Vanity Fair are practically closed and
AYES are murmured by sweet, low
voices. There was stag dinner We'd
nesday evening, Il very jolly affair. 1t
was given by Mr.. Ralph Ba ley, son
Of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Bailey, at
his home on Delaware avenue. The
dinner was to celebrate his twenty
first birthday anniversary. Covers
were laid for twelve and the guests
were George A. Capelle, ,rr.. AleXan-
der Capelle, Sellers Smith. J. H. Bail
ey. Miller Bailey, Wilson Palmer Al
Fred ID. Warner Jr., Charles Matchett,
James Reed and Barton Cheney. who
has host of friends here. Mr.. Chen
ey Is now bus ness manager for the
Ladies Home journal and resides in
PHILADELPHIA
Tho grip patients are convalescjug
Last week Robert Pennington Went to
Old Point Comfort to rcruperatC, and
Mrs. William NJ. Field who has been
Ill, is sufficiently recovered to be
about
! saw 7. beavenworth Holden to.
DAY. ELn't you know him? He has
visited here 50 often. We used 10
all him" Highly" Holden. You know
&c is originally 4 Chicago man, and
as now living On his estate near tas
Ton. Maryland, and often comes he re
as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
lard Hall Porter with whom he Is
now.
To play or not to play that is the
question the golfers are asking them
selves now, and even in these days
some enthusiasts can hc seen ON tn"
links. It has been rnmorcd that til"
Delaware Field Club would change
quarters. but | believe it is decided
nov that for another year it will stay
at Eismrrc. The links are in such OK
cellent condition that il would seum a
shame to change just now.
Miss Adelaide L. Jones. who is tras.
ursr of the Ladies' Organization, SAYS
sho,.o ,.lI