Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-12
Mostly About People


should disturb the newest traffic cop IN
Baltimore.
The fashion of the carriage and pair was
such an elegant one. il is q pity so much OF
the picturesque should yield TO the DC
mands for quick travel No kolls-hoyoe
bears the stamp of elegance the coeUy
carriage and pair wore, and wears aO-
onrding To eve-witncsses of the Bonapafte
turnout. who say the Negro coachman
and footmau thereof were dignity per,
sonifed IN their livery of black ana req
with high silk hats adorned with Rolo
bands and cOckades. No chauffeur IN the
utility attire of close cap and belted coat
can give to Mllady's airing the luxlrlous
air conferred by the presence oi an EBONY
servitor in all the pomp OF well set-up
livery In few cities, such carriages ana
livery men may be seen and particularly
in Baltimores neighbor, Washington
where many Washington families OF the
most conservative habits have never re-
! placed their carriages and horses win
automobiles. Consequently, almost any
day some where on PCnnsyiVaMa
/ avenue or elsewhere can be sighted down
town the old-time closed or open carriage
with cOachman on the box and tootnah
for deforential aid.
less elegant but no less attractive 10
It's way was the roomy family barouche
in which the entire family Of many house
holds used to ride Il was wlde-seated;'
low-swing vehicle, with broad step ana
sleek leather cushions, where onlE INC
nanny folds Of the braid-bound 'carrmgc-
/ rIq" prevented the youngest Of the tamlly
from sliding to the floor
II vas built for wear. and SO was the
hIq wcll-fed single horse, usually used TO
draw its load It was a companlon oi tho
little nhaetOn used by the woman Of the
family for her individual airings each
I OccIuyinr it's place in the old-tIme brick
nr stone stable, as comfortably built as
most dwellings nowadays, having a
wide sraced first floor, with the stalls
for tho family horses. each named accord
ipg Ia III tenant and on lts roof 2 mlnla-
turc horse rs q weather-cock. ''lcamlng
harness and the long driver whip when
adorned the wall, always were slgnlhcant
| at outdoor pleasure y the young i"ks
| who loved the warm, hay-soented az
noepherc If the stable, and who often
dared climb-up the steep steps INTO the
loft. fnr i peep INTO the big bias containing
! oats, hay and corn
II .-1ie the barouchc and the phaeton
werc slow. as slow Is spelled today, hut
wonderful landscapes 81 town and coun-
trylufoIiei u the ewes of those who knew
ifs olcae.rrS III ITS Stca4A- 42-4l44Aortahle
fashion. Il stopped at turnpike gate q
form watermelon patch as rs occupants
desired Il made Excursions 70 nearby
tavas IL resorts. and 70 the city markets
gathering up such load Of fresh food q
would put n shame hn papeT-hag hlINlne
! of today There Wa~ always room iol
one more. too, in thu old family baronch'
which can't hc said of the limousine, thf
roadster. or the touring car
The dvestufTs department of the d
FONT Company IS plal ming ~ lnterestlInl.
rct-torctI Ier evening on March II
: SAINT Patrick's pav Invitations have
bon,, iseDe5 f1r G,rcc ii thesballroomgo
the Hotel du Port End for those peoQl'
! ul, III nj darcc there are 70 be carl
tables III the duBarry room. From presen
/ Irdir41,ore this VIII he 3 delightful even
I lrg Tor everyone i,
TIE Original Six Orchestra will furnish
: the music and during interlnissloD re
freeLrerts VIII Ne served IN the dubarr7
THIS i tho second -Fet-together. at
fai- that this vounr department has had
Durinr Christmas week some members Q
: the sales division entertained Fthe de
, r1a-tr1ert at an informal tea, and now n
! whole department. = piahH-He li'i9 "a
5 party =. -;
4q7ra aro-Nfr az 4 Mrs Irenee dU Pon'
CaI and Mrs n c Spraance Jr., Nj
/, IA Mrs & A Meade Mr and Mrs y
+ Harrington. Or ard Mrs /
rCbambers Mr. and Mrs Morris K Pouch
: er. and Cesare Protto.
= ~. Co-,, Hoffman formerly wj+
4 the iu Port Company. IS TOW At LAX
u Charlac Louisiana where he y'4lI proDaDl
IS !.cata Is rnarager Of the Lake Charlie
J. Baseball team Mrs Hoffman Will lol
him there. IL that event
z Mr. and Mrs John Bird and their sol
< Samuel Bird. Of Rockford are ar Honolul
,e ready IL resume their voyage to the Drcn
n They stopped In California on then We
r +o visit NIrs + W Curtis and ker daugl
ters who spent the winter on tie Paeit
coast
i The full list Of patronesses for Il
.e Miltar B4lI 70 be glvcn April ) IS giT'
III below AII- Henry p scott, u Mr
Alfred " Armstrong, Mrs John Ba
croft, Mrs Thomas F Bayard +. u r. y y
a : Bergland Mrs William Berl, Mrs Jof
m piggs Mrs Geo Bis,el. Miss Ehzabe
Bri4gh,lrst. Mrs T Donaldson Brow
Mrs Ho-rv N Candy, Mrs. Charles.
lo -Gaadec. Airs Chas Q Copeland Nj
cd Miriam ! Carson, Mrs F. j DAVIS, j
~ Mrs Eugene du Pont, Mrs. Euge
rs i. du Pout Mrs Victor du Pont, J
II Mrs Russell II Dunham, Mrs II
Evans Nrs Edw G Ferriday Mrs W
r liam Fem, Mrs Alfred Gawthrop, NJ
m FerdinandfL Gilpn. Mrs. " lie
raj r.regor. Mrs ID . Hastings Mrs Chaa.
ho Holladav. Mrs Macmillan Hopes, NJ
rs " Povntell Johnston Mrs. II J.. Kalgh
of / Mrs j P I.affev Mrs David Lindsay, J
il Mrs Charles A. Meade Mrs Josl
Marvel Mrs. Charles r Miller, Mrs u
Miller Miss Mary A. Moran Mrs 10
.ce r Moore Mrs Joseph II Martin, NJ
as 0tho Rowland, Mrs, James p Owe
Ill Miss Elsie j. Patterson, Mrs F. +. p
Is, tersor, Mrs. Chas A Patterson, NJ
nv Robert Fl Richards, Mrs Charles
.nt Reese. Mrs. Samuel q Rumford ~
"a Frank u Rupert Mrs Francis q Selle
ye Mn Caleb NJ Steward, Mrs j n Stad
er. man Mrs. civilian Staniar, Mrs v
Lard Springer. Jr., Mrs Joseph p Wal
en- Wrs. leonard Wales Mrs. F A Wardt
ts burg. Mrs Irving Warner, Mrs Herb
De Whitaker. Mrs William T Nett
Oft Mrs f X Reybold, Mrs. a Q HGn
~. Mrs Charles B Farmer, Mrs Geo
for Carter. Mrs Clarence Killen, Mrs Cl
the erce Pvle. Mrs Robert Gray Mrs
viI Duncan Mrs. Clarence Dillon, VI
ia Io,,r.- n Parker Mrs w ! T. Reg