The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-31
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!, PURITAN ! ! SUNDAY

Ssff1oolliNSUi Ill
PU ] SuNIyAY
MARKED Broadening This seassn ii <
The Manner III Which Sabbath
iias q Vi Observed IN Warrington.
yAsHINGTo ~ p \, Jan.
This social season has seen d mark
ed broadening IN the manner which
Sunday rs observed at the national
capital The Purfta nlcal featrictionA
thrown about the day III bygone yeass
have been loosene dS despite The warn.
ings Of the clergy against the tendon.
toward the Cont inehtal Sunday
f Among the social events list Sun
day were the aftern5 on teas given. W
Miss Pauline Morton, dapghter Of the
Secretary of8 the u ayys ffor MISS Mel.
son, q Kansas; md TINT by hlra.
Frank Ellis, for Miss Holmes. her
guest, an American giri who has
spent sfalls her lie abroad. seyefal
representative people nj the evening
entertained guests d one 81, the regp.
lar "a u 20 Koveh symphony concerts,
Society," progress toward d more
liberal Sunday has been gradual but
the Misunderstanding has come steadily
on. Bishop satterlee. ~ the Ispisco
pal diocese 81 Washing ton, has Ire,
qnently spoken of d the; practice of
making Sunday IKE every other day
In the six. VI
But society has gone liierfily on.
Sunday dinner parties have become
more and more thew gaes Nov the
capital on Sunday has 8its rounds ii
dinners, informal at homes, theatre
partlcs for the evening concerts,
which are the only attraetions at
the local playhollses son thlssd dry with
gay little suppers afterwarti at the
hotels and restaurants Or it the
homes Of the hosts and hostesses.
X was three weeks ago that Mrs.
w 81 Cowles, PRESIDENT Roosegelt'a
sister, gave q ten following D. inns
cheon for N n and Mrs Nh.teiaw
Reid who We're her house guests
Until then teas had been largely
confined ito Week days. There had
been informal y al homes on Sunday
afternoons. when 4 few friends were
invited BY telephone I'd drop in for an
hour two for conversation Or eos.
Sip over E,t the eur. that cheers. But
cardsSwere sent out for the events oil
last5ssunday. thus making Them more
formal and Sapparentl b making anoth-
Str&milee;s one toward lie Continental
Sunday
3Slt does not appear that there has
been; any leader IA this tendency. u
seems to$ have tnco cloiisly t.eyelop.
f tal Washington NE brings together
many element unused ia the restric.
lions which have formerly robbed
the Sabbath Of All distraction save
calling. Many Westernars are hero
Who have been accpstomed to Inc
sr1eats yesterna cities. where sundiiy +
|nlght$ IS the first d the week az Inc
theatres.
Then there is The important social
influence of the Dip lomatlc Corps, 10
Whom q Sunday marked by import
ant social affairs Il ii mere matter of
course. ID the Diplomatic Corps
Sunday evening has been much given
over dinners ana s,ippsrs, and aa
automatic society int rmingles With
the the 4 other 5societ d most democrat.
ic manner the custom mas egident-
Ilsy proved infectious! (.
AT first American guests Of these
Sunday evening affairs accepteath
invitations, responding with invita-.
tons forso other days of tie week. Nov
local hosts and hostesses are follow,
ins In the dlplomati wake. ind each
Sunday llgas, sees an increase III The mum.
berSof lln'c u ons and dinner parties.
Cabinet Gal homes and those Of persons
prominent sin tile Congressional ana
\ lyesidentia circles have been largely I
following sui
Thus b far far the White House has
|lleitherS followed nor set the example
g 81 4 having entertal nments on Sunday.
although Miss Y accepts itsi.
Itatlons fors that day dining out ana
attending popular concerts,
HAR',vsARD's q EDEsT
"a RAplA TE DEAD.