The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-20

Last week society was shopping. and it
viii continue to shop this week until the
stores close next Thursday night.
Last week society was making candy
snd this week society will be up to its
elbows in taffy and fudge until next
Thursday midnight.
Last week societys deft fingers were
enmeshed in dainty fancy work, and this
week those same digits will be busily en-
gagged in dreamlike creations until mid
night Thursday, when that notorious
nalefactor, guilty of colossal grand lar
ceny Of time. known as representation.
will cause hot tears TO flow because of the
trnpossibility of completing some partIcu-
larry precious collar, handkerchief or
other delicate fabric for ones psecai
friend.
What candy-eating race IT is. Every
factory in the country has been working
full hours-some night and day-to supply
the holiday trade. The stores are heaped
with sweets. yet thousands Of Wichitans
have made sufficient candy at home to
supply their friends each with at least
one box.
Even at formal functions the subject OF
Christmas and the possibility of stretch
ing ones purse beyond reasonable limits
have been common topics What TO give
IN these days of vanity ana volume. isn't
so much a problem as how to make the
dollar do the work Of two, or the eagle
accomplish the work of a twenty dollar
geld piece.
Rarely has the weather bureau been
more kindly in its display of goods than
k.uring the last few days. While yester-
day was windy It was not cold or damp,
and the week generally has been favor
able for Christmas prelminaries -Four
more such days and all shopping record
tn Wichita will have been broken
The schools will c.ose next Thursday
and ten days vacation viii be the gift
20 pupils and teachers the school board
thoughtfuily arranging to make Thursday
pay day.
OF all fesuvity seasons the last two
weeks in December and the first day of
January are the most generally observed
and enjoyed There may be fewer large
parties and big events. but everybody
participates more or less IN the happy
season and society at this time includes
the IS. 600 souls of Wichita.
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COMING EVENTS IN SOCIETY
A ball viii be given by the Christmas
Dancing club in Hartmsnis hall. On
Christmas eve Invitations are out for
the affair which is to be made a grand
social event. Bamberger's orchestra has
been procured TO provide music for the
dance The Christmas Dancing club has
been organized but a few weeks 1t is
composed of thirty of Wichita-s society
HARRINGTON iC 0TPSjdent !
and z. c. Shaw is secretary. One ball a
year will be given by the club, that oc-
curing on Christmas eve
The event of the first week in Janu-
airy will be the subscription dance. which
is planned for the evening of the It'll. I
The place chosen is Garfield hall and the
music will be by ZelIers- orchestra Of
Kansas City There will be one hundred
present.
The senior class of Fairmoupt college
will give it's annual patty TO the faculty
and college on the evening of January
g. at the home of the Misses Hull. 11i7
North Topeka avenues This will be the
first leap year party of the. new year and I
the girls will aet aas escorts. !
The Pixie clrsb Will give a dinner party Z
~ Christmas eve at the home of Miss I
Fay Comley.
SANTA CLAUS AS 4 GUEST.
Miss Pauline wallenstein's eighth birth 1
Monday was the occasion of 4 party,
given at the Wallenstein residence, $50
North Topeka avenue Santa Claus was
q guest The children. directed by Miss
wfscheck and her mother, fished for ia +
vors with a long pole from fish pond.
Then they pinned on the donkey's tail
and at this Miss Marie Dorsey proved ,
most adept and secured the prize. Then /
Santa Claus was announced and seated !
himself in the parlor. where the children .
gathered round and told their wishes for
Christmas. Later Santa sat a the table
between Miss Walienstein and Miss
Gladys Cohn and the children partook OF
q dainty birthday lunch Cedar garlands
hung from the ceiling to the table corners
and the centerpiece was birthday cake
with nine candles. Hidden in the cake
was a ring a thim5le. and n piece OF
money. Those present were: E
Misses Katherine Grant. Marjorie
Grant. Mamie Braitsch. Nellie Steffen. 1
Gladys Cohn Marie Solomon. Marie Dor
sey Nellie Hewey, Hester Hutchinson,
Olga Ioeswitz. Master Louis Solomon and
Master Henry Waienstein.
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HAINER-M KITRICH
Mr.. Roy \. Haines and Miss Sadie Nc
Kitrick were married in TIE Carey hotel
parlors at o'clock Wednesday evening.
Rev. Barth of Goddard officiating
Both are prominent young people OF
Augusta, Kan. The groom being assist
ant cashier OF Brawns bank.
4 The guests in atteniehCe were: Mr.. r.
=. Haines and wife of Alva. o. T.. Mr..
Arthur Viets and wife OF Augusta, Kan.
and Miss Stella Haines and Mr.. Elton
Wakefield of this CITY,
Mr. and Hrs. Hsines viii make Angus
u their HOME
HKE-LEMCkE.
"Wednesday. at twelve o'clock. Joseph
F. \. Nitschke and Miss Mamie c.
Lemeke were married at the home OF the
brides parents. 1878 South Mead. by Rev.
F. \. Lynch.
Oaiy relatives and q few friends were