The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-18
The SOCIETY
ACRObATS
Pleasures of the Rich in Wenatchee
Valley-Polecat Canyon Scene
of Merriment.

Mrs. Ben Davis and Mrs Jonathan
Winesap entertained delightfully."- at
the heavily mortgaged home of the
later up Polecat canyon yesterday
afternoon.
The decorative scheme was green
and yellow, rejecting the character
istic attributes of the hostesses.
Mrs. O'Squeezeme served punch to
such ladies as did not take their
/ whiskey straight, and Mrs. Knight
Marshall kindly consented to keep a
watchful eye on the silverware and
other portable furniture.
Several tables were provided for
! bridge and 500" and to oblige the
ambitious guests the limit was taken
! off. Mrs. Lately-Rich lost heavily,
! but met the ante with that cheerful
ness which always insures her
! warm welcome with other lambs at
! the social game. The Latel-Riches
are among the more recent climbers
/ in Wenatchee society, their enor-
nous apple crop of the last two sea-
sons enabling them to purchase an
enviable position in Wenatchee's APP
/ pie Aristocracy. Five years ago the
/ Lately-Riches hit this valley with
prairie schooner, 2 attenuated mules
and bad case of the itch. But APP
pies saved 'em. Mrs. Lately-Rich
still receives company with a tooth
pick in her mouth and hangs her
wash in the front yard; but so do
most of her callers, so it's all right
During the afternoon Mrs Squall-
I'M sang HOLSTERS | Have Met" and
as an encore, THE Plight of Par
venu;" the piano accompaniment
was superbly played by Miss Nifty
Hugger. Miss Hugger has a strong,
emphatic touch, cultivated in picking
and packing apples, and can proba-
bly, make louder din at the piano
than any musician in the valley. Mrs
Squallini's raucous voice was shril- |
Ter than usual, and though everyone /
felt relieved when the noise was
over, still they applauded her round |
ly.
Mrs. Finnicky Oldbird, who has |
been married four times, contributed |
noticeably to the afternoons amuse-
ment by dancing graceless horn
pipe; as an encore, she mounted the |
and essayed Lois Full
ler's stunt in the serpentine Bale
Marengo." Little Miss Monkeyface,
Wenatchee society's cut-up, pushed
the table at a critical moment, how
ever, causing the decrepit danseuse
to lurch and fall heavily into the ad-
jacent punchbowl. Willing hands
bore the dear old lady to bed and
the festivities continued.
The only unfortunate event of the
afternoon was a violent misunder-
standing which occurred at one of
the bridge tables, where Mrs. Screw
loosky sat playing. Miss Cardie
Sharkey played at the same table,
and somehow an argument started
The former accused the latter of
playing marked cards. Miss Sharkey
retorted with cutting sarcasm, and
the Infatuated Mrs. Screwlooski seiz-
ed Miss Sharkey by the hair, pulling
OF her switch. which she fiendishly
daDgled before the astonished gaze ,
of the ladies present, who had al
ways supposed that Miss Sharkeys
tresses were real. There's a lot
more of her sham shape that I could
pull off if l could get at it," angrily
exclaimed Mrs. Screwlooski. The in
of those present, however, =
headed off the threatened denuda-
ton.
Taken as a whole, the affair was
one of the most successful of the
the guests departing with
emphatic protestations of a pleasant
day. On the way home whaG they
did to Mesdames Ben Davis and ,
Jonathan Winesap was aplenty. {,
Messrs. Ben Davis and Jonathan
Winesap spent the afternoon at
Wenatchee avenue gin mill, deplor-
ng the removal of the slot machines
and predicting the early collapse of
he community owing to the reform ,
tendencies of Mayor Gellatly.