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THE SCRANTON. TJRIBUNJ3SATUiTDAY MORNINX, DECEMBER, IS, 181)7.
n
Social
and
. . . PERSONAL
The coming fortnight will lie alive
, With cnlcty. HcKlnnlnK with Thursday
evening when Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Von
Storeh will Rive a danclnR party nt the
JHcych' club Tew evenings ure devoid
of' Bonio elaborate function. Clirlst
Jiiiw eve Mr. .nnd Mrs. A. D. Illacklntnn
will glvo a very lurse party nt th'o
name place for their Jieplitnv and
niece, Mr. and Mists Onlpln. Saturday
will, of rourso, be devoted to family
festivities anil the pilvate entetlaln
nient of many out of town Rtu-Hts.
Monday ovetiins Is the date of Mr. and
Mrs. John Jennyn's dance. Tuesday
cvenlns Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jlelln,
Jr., will entertain.
Mm. H. M. ItolSH han Issued Invita
tions for nit at home Thursday after
noon for Miss Holes, while Colonel nnd
Mrs. Boles will give : reception and
dance on that evening, also to an
nounce their daughter's debut. The
climax of the merry week will, of
course, be the New Year hall, of which
po much Is slid at this time. Tlune,
together with the Assembly and un
limited dinners and luncheons will
make a busy holiday season indeed.
Cards for the New Year hall Friday
evening, Dec. 31, were Issued yesterday
bearing the names of the committee
members: Messrs. James Ulalr, Paul
It. Bel I n, Josenh M. Boles, Lawrence
B. Full?r and Theodore S. Fuller. The
patronesses are: Mr. James Arch
bald. Mrs. Henry llelln, Jr., Mrs. H.
M. Roles, Mw J. B. Dlmmlck, Mrs. H.
AV. Kingsbury. Mrs. V. W. Pcranton,
Mrs. H. I. Simpson, Mrs. A. H. Storrs,
JIM. K. 11. Stuiues. Mm. Everett War
ren, Mrs. T. 11. Watklns, Mrs. K. N.
Villard.
Mr. nnd Mrs. C. II. Zehndor Envc a
dinner nt the Country dub Saturday
li'ulic when the foliowiiiR were present:
Colonl nnd Mrs. II. M. Boles,
Dr. and Mrs. C. t. Frey, Mr. and
Mrs, A. II. Storrs, Mr. nnd Mrs. Bovver,
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Uose, Miss Eliza
beth Zehnder, Mr. May.
The "art lecture course" recently
boomed In this city Is the most ve
markably piece of enterprise In the
way of a book agent scheme ever work
ed on a long suffering and ' easy"
community. Ladies who were en
thused with the prospects of attaining
to a height of art knowledge in a
course of twelve lectures agreed to re
linquish their twelve nice round dol
lars for the same erudition with a lot
of lovely pictures to be thrown In.
They went to one lecture one stormy
day Inst week and were Informed that
the remainder of the course and the
pictures would be forwarded from the
"bureau" wherever or whatever that
may be. When the eagerly n waited
parcel arrived it contained a book
Ijound In blue and white and this was
both "lectures" and pictures. The vol
ume Is illustrated with small lepro
ductlon In Indifferent half tones of the
works of American artists. Sometimes
there are as many as live illustrations
on a moderate sized page, and che text
which is neither "voluminous or very re
plete with Information, constitutes the
"art lectures." None of the pictures
are available for portfolio or framing
purposes, as both sides of the leaves
ure utilized with text and illustration.
Just before '"'hrlstmas, and twelves
nice, round dollars for a book that
satisfleth not; and yet you will hear
some people declnro thnt there is no
"art feeling' In Scranton. Well, In
dei cl, there If rilenty of it In certain
quarters Just-at'the present time!
Mr. nnd Mrs. Henry llelln, Jr.. hnvu
Issued Invitations to a reception and
dance at the Bicycle club December -S.
Mr. Edward Blair and his friend. Mr
Parsons, of N"w York, w ho have been
guests at he home of Mr. .J. A. Linen,
left this week for the city. After the
holidays they will bo South for a few
weeks prior to an extended stay
abroad.
Mrs. G. duBois Diminlck sang at the
missionary meeting at the Vhrt I'res
bjterian church on Thuu-day an ex
quisite rendering of "Cantlque do
Noel" by Adam.
Some one asks 'Shall I read 'His
Grace of Osmond?1" The advice here
given Is "Don't." It has added noth
ing to, Mrs. JJurnett's fame and is so
palpably a ileal clutch after th loaves
and Isn'es that It deserves no recogni
tion. The story told in "A Lady of
Quality" is repeated in every detail ad
nauseum, the scenes which in that
book made strong situations nnd gave
pathetic touches, In the "companion"
volume are merely vulgantj and
bathos. There was no pobsilib. o:;ctiso
for writing "His Grace of Osmond"
any more than there was for repeatedly
lugging into its chapters the disgusting
description of the Thames incident
when the hero, clothed a la-Trilby,
saves a bride from drowning, not his
own but some one else's bride.
Mr. C. Philip Smith, the well Known
nrtlst of New York, gave lessons to a
class of ladies at the home of Miss
Anna K. Scranton durins his stay in
this city. Mr. Smith's wonderful ef
fects In wat r colors and ceramic art
are known n t only in the metropolis,
but in almost every large city of the
country.
Miss Marilla Mott entertained the
Tuesday Afternoon club of the West
Side In the rooms of the Scranton dub
Tuesday afternoon, which were pret
tily adorned for the occasion. The
'ladles present were: Mrs. George W.
Phillips, Mr. W. W. Phillips, Mrs.
Charles A. Burr, Mrs George B. Itey
nolds, Mrs. H. C. Wallace, Mrs. Hobert
rimples, blotches. hlackheads, red, rough,
oily, mothy skin, itching, scaly scalp, dry,
tbfn, ami falling hair, and baby lilemMiej
prevented by Outicura Soap, the most
effective skin purifying and beautifying
soap lu the world, at well as purest and
Bwcetest for toilet, bath, and nursory.
(Iitieura
Coir ! "told Urouftout tht world. Pottii Duuo
andCmim. Coil., 8olt t'ropi., niMl0D,u. 8. A.
ay"llo la Prtruit riei llumori'intlUd frti.
EVERY HUMOR rM.r
F A 11.
.7. Williams, Mrs. William W. Watts,
Mrs, ,T. J. Huberts, Mrs. Marsh, Miss
Augusta Ulalr, Miss Lllllnn Shlvely,
Miss Elizabeth Heermans, Miss Em
ma Lewis, Miss Jennie How-ells nnd
Mils Kate Mason.
Mrs. E. O. Worden delightfully en
tertained n number of youiiR people nt
her homo on line stieot on Wednesday
In honor it' Misses Lorraine Welchel
nnd Carol Finn. Those who assisted
were: Mrs. C. B. Wncnr, Airs. George
Finn, Mrs. Charles Welchel, Miss
Hassle Jcnes and Miss Melntosh.
The other guests were: Miss
es Sadie Partridge, Helen Finn, Ethel
Clark, Lllllnn Lewis, Olive Jadwln,
Helen Council, Emma Walters, Mnmlo
Slebeckcr, Irene Lorenz, Jennie Fen
ner, Grace Coolldge, Marguerite Snyder,
Florence Peck, Ethel Woolworlh, Mary
McClave, Ituth Wagar, Masters Ar
thur Matthews, Fred .Jones, Jack
Kaynsford, Karl Fnssold, Clyde Welch
el, Taylor Foster, Warner Hayes, Wil
liam Dlmmlck, Bertram Fenner, Carl
Coolldge, Carl Welchel, Harold Connell,
Elmer Welchel, llrbert McClave. Or
rln Christian. Charles Wade, Itussell
Burdlck, Justin Parrlsh, Edward Lee
Sprague.
Scranton whist cranks are very
proud of this record made at the At
lantic Whist meeting this week, by
Messrs. J. W. Dusenbury and L. G.
La Bar, who made the high score In the
match In which they and Hamilton nnd
Taylor played against the expeits,
Itcmak, Milton Work, E. P. Townsend
and Shlnn. At the election of olllcei-s
Mr. J. W. Dusenbury was made direc
tor of Atlantic Whist association for
two years.
At tlio Country club cotillon Tuesday
evening, Mr. and Mrs. A. It. Storrs
nnd Mr. nnd Mrs. N. G. Robertson
received the Rtie.sts. Mr. Paul B. Jlelln
led th" cotillon. Among the out of
town guests were: Miss Janet Law, of
West Plttston, Miss Miller, of Kaston.
Mr. anil Mrs. I. F. Megargel Infor
mally entertained a few friends Tliurs
day evening.
Th'e Anthracite Wheelmen held their
first club dance Thursday night. Many
young people participated and the oc
casion was a pleasant one.
The eomlng marriage of .Miss Ida
Elanore, only daughter of Mr. nnd
Mrs. Charles II. Hazlett, of 131 South
Hyde Park avenue, to Charles L.
Kaufman, jr., of New York city, Is an
nounced. The ceremony will take place
at the residence of the bride's par
ents, Thursday, Dec. "0, at 8.45 o'clock.
Movements of People,
William Mitchell is at Maplewood.
I L. Crane has returned from New
York. Attorney A. A. Vosburg is in Sunbiiry
loilnv.
Miss Grace Norton was in New York
this week,
Dr. Heed Burns was in Honesdnlo
Wednesduy.
M. l- Norton, of Carliondnle, was in
the city yesterday.
Walter Clearwater, of Genet street, has
returned from Towanda.
Miss Mackey, of Kingston, Is the guest
of Mrs, II. II. lteldlrmau.
Miss Pigron, of Carhnndalc, has taken
up her residence in this city.
Miss Loniso Thurber, of Nicholson, Is
visiting friends in Green ltldge.
Mr. J. M. Chance will spend the holi
days at his old home In Salem, III.
-Miss Jessie Stearns, of Pockvlllo, spent
the week with friends in this city.
Miss Kiitherlne Scruntou has returned
from mi extended visit In New York.
Miss Anna Salmon will return from
New York today to spend the holidays.
Mrs. G. D. Stevens and daughter, Le
noiv. of Maplewood, are In this city.
Mrs. Thomas Dickson lias returned
from several days' stay lu New York.
II. J. Keenan. of the Hotel Jermyn
forcv, was in Wllkes-Barre yesterday.
Mrs. Alfred Pacop and granddaughter,
of Carboml.ile, were in town Thursday.
Mrs. I'ldce IJntler and daughter, of
Cnrhondiile, visited Scranton this week.
Miss Junet Law, of West Plttston, was
the guest of Mrs. D. K. Taylor this week.
Max 11. Clearwater is home from the
Lawrencevllle school for Ills Christmas
vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Barnard C'issel, of Eliza
beth, will spend the holidays with
friends in this city.
Misses Lois Sehlager and Bessie Porter
have returned from a visit with Mrs. D.
II. Menner ut Ilonesdale.
Miss Wutson, who has been the guest
of Sirs. A. M. Decker, has returned to
her home in Philadelphia.
.Mrs. John 1. Haynsford, who has been
visiting relatives In this city, litis re
turned to her home in Montrose.
.Miss Agatha Sweeney returned yester
day to her home in Ilonesdale, ufti r
spending several weeks with friends In
Ituger S. Searle, of Montrose, a broth
er of Judge Daniel W. Senile, of Sus
quehanna county, was in tills city on
Thursday.
Miss Irene Collier, ol lVst Plttston,
who lias he-n the guest of Mr. and .Mrs.
P. F. Campbell, of William str-el. liar- .'e
turned home.
Mr. and Mrs. George Fohner. of Orwlgs
burij. Pa., who have been the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. C. lien JoIiiim n, of TuT Madi
son avenue, have returned home
Mrs. Iteiishaw uml daughters, Mrs.
Hudson und Mrs. Itenxlmw, who have
been visiting A. C. IJenshaw, have re
turned to their home In Niwaik, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Foster. Mrs. Itieh
nrd O'Brien, Miss Collins. J. .M. Smoult
er und Miss Morgan were registered at
the St. Dennis In New York last week.
Mr. J. V. Kelsey. of Deposit, N. Y..
who has been visiting his mother and
his sister. Mrs. A. C Bailey, of New
York street, returned to his homo yes
terday. James Wngonhorst. o: Pituburg, and
Otto Wngonhorst. who have lieen coach
ing the foot ball team of the I'niversity
of Iowa, ure In the city visiting then pa
rents on Irving avenue.
OFFICRRS OF KEYSTONE CONSISTORY.
Recently Installed It)' Past Com-nwiiider-in-tiilel'
II. v. Dnuucll.
Past Commander-in-Chief H. N. Dun
nell recently Installed the following
olllcers of Keystone Consistory of
Masons:
Illustrious commander-in-chief, An
drew Strung, thirty-second degree;
Illustrious first lieutenant commander,
John Morris, thirty-second degree;
Illustrious second lieutenant com
mander, R. J. Williams, thirty-second
degree; grand secretary, John G. Sher
wood, thirty-second degree; grand
treasurer. H. N. Dunnell, thirty-third
degree: grnnd minister of state, Jo
seph Steldle, thirty-second degree;
grand chancelloi. B. S. Robinson,
thirty-second degree; grand engineer,
T. H. Brock, thirty-second degree;
grand hospitaler. W, H. MrGurrah,
thirty-second degree; grand master of
ceremonies, William Mnyliu, thirty
secend degree; grnnd standard-bearer,
Leo W. Long, thirty-second degree;
grand captain of the guard, F. F.
Keh?n. thirty-second degree; grand
sentinel, J. F. HeUel. thirty-second de
gree. A Grcnt SH I'nge Paper.
Tomorrow's Sunday Free Press will
be the greatest paper ever published In
Scranton II will be a beautiful 23
pugo paper with a handsome Itlliu
gruph cover.
Don't fall to get a copy.
aiiicy Be&5
Commeeteo
The question of liniulivitttnc l one
thnt puzzles more iieople than the cx
Ii'rts, the bankers nnd the printers.
It has been mild thnt this particular
ngc Is the twilight of handwriting,
nnd that soon It will be a lost art.
PerhntiS this nilirlit mil 1, neh nn
Irrepnrahle calamity as would nt first
nppenr. it would simplify mutters to
a marked degree In supplementary pro
ceedings und would be a missing link
thnt might completely do away with
breach of promise cases, ns type-written
lnvn letters TiPVi.r ,.,.nl,l Imtirnii n
Jury with their fervor, ns could the
worus in me liund-wrlting of the de
fendant. That there should bo fashions In
writing ns In gowns Is a deplorable
fact, since occasionally comes along a
style which works woe with tli. vic
tims of Its followers. Take for Instance
tne big angular English hand, which
most young women of the tiresent have
affected or still employ. These big nil-
guiar Hieroglyphics offer more disad
vantages In the way of Illegibility than
uny other ever devised, save perhaps
the Egyptian craze of a few thousand
years ago, which necessitated tiio dis
covery of a Rosetta Stone to decipher.
No enternrlsinir Eevniolorrist nv oilier
ologlst lias made known to the public,
the key to the big English hand. As
used by the average society girl It Is
mysterious and post finding out and
affords unlimited recreation In the wny
of guessing as to what the written
message may possibly contain.
A popular Scranton girl, the pride
of her father's heart, was away visit
ing friends In a distant city not long
ago. One day her father came home
from business nlmont In tears. "Molly
has written a letter to me;" he an
nounced pathetically, "und I can't read
a blessed word." lie grew more en
raged us ho proceeds d: "I can't make
out whether she's gone and got en
gaged to some good-for-nothing:
whether she hns the scarlet fever and
wants you to go to her, or whetln r she
wants me to send her another cheek.
She wantK something, I guess, and she
ought to have It."
The mother promptly wrote In a
plain, old-fashioned hand to the ab
sent daughter: "Do try to write a let
ter tha.t your father can read," she
urged in this epistle. "You know how
lie loves you, and your last letter has
Just about broken his heart and made
him so cross that I don't know wheth
er he'll let you stay for the other two
weeks, for which you ask In your let-'
ter. He says you've got to come home
and go to a business college and learn
typo writing."
Another young woman wrote to a
friend in tills city regarding a pro
posed visit tu which the Scranton girl
was obliged to reply: "I gather from
your letter that ou are at last to
make me that long proposed visit, nnd
that you want me to meet you at the
train, but whether you are coming
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. Wednes
day. Thursday or Friday. I can't quite
determine. I am inclined to believe
that the time you designate Is not Sat
urday, as that word would probably
take another line. Do, dear Bess, dic
tate a message to the telegraph man
ana I'll be on hand."
A Scranton young man who was
rather devoted to a fair neighbor.
U'hnsu 11.11'tlellln ,. uit.l. ,.r i.i .
- - -- ............. oi,ic in ni'iuiig no
had never had much occasion to notice.
uoiiiiieu ine maiden's mother one day
by rushlii!- In and excitedly shoutlng
that "Nellie had been blown up In a
railway accident," he having had a
letter to that effect from the absent
one who had gone to Philadelphia for
a fortnight's stay. In the excitement
that followed, no one thought to try to
read the letter and a great amount of
trouble was entailed before It wns
discovered that Nellie's missive con
tained the Injunction, to tell her mother
to forward her yellow parasol.
If letter writing is not alieady a lost
art it will soon he and on the stiff
angular hand recently fashionable will
fall the responsibility, n takes a deal
of affection, and more perseverance
than Is vouchsafed to the average mor
tal In these busy days to warrant the
deciphering of characters which sprawl
fantastically over a tliiee-llne .space
and which are constuicted with an ex
aspeiatlng, if not a charming similar
ity. Blessed be the typewriter git,
man, or machine, each nnd nil, and
blessed be the man who Is endeavor
ing to Introduce the vertical hand,
which, although not pretty, serves the
purpose designed.
Chrlstrnas is about to precipitate It
.elf upon us without giving- the enthu-slnt-m
of olden times that used to como
with the heaped-up banks of snow, the
frov air, the still, starry nights.
Anything more distinctly unlike Clulst
mas weather than that thus far afford
ed can not be Imagined. It is the
fashloR to scold about the weather and
of course It Is better to employ One's
time In doing this than to find fault
with olio's acquaintances. I was
pleased, however, the other day, when
it was sunny and bright, to hear a
thoughtful woman, who usually has
something to say when she speaks, re
mark emphatically: "I am so tired of
hearing people growl about this
weather and complain that it is so un
healthy. The statistics don't Indicate
unusual mortality. It is absurd to de
clare thut unless we are pinched up
with tile bitter cold and see everybody
mullled to the ears, while the poor
drivers and cartase men have to slap
themselves madlv to keep from freez
ing to death, that wc must be un
healthy. I, for one, like this mild
weather and am glad for the sake of
the poor, who suffer less, that it con
tinues." Hut somehow It Isn't "Chrlstmasy."
There Is an enthusiasm about a snowy
Chiistmns that is contuglous. The
dealers say that If the winter prior
to Christmas is so mild that new furs
and heavy coats are not purchased,
that people will monuge to get through
the remainder of the season with their
last year's garments. The HoiisttT de
clare that their business Is not so good
as usual this season, and most business
men utter similar lamentations, and
yet there have been such seasons be
fore, although they aie swiftly forgot
ten while the beautiful white Christ
mas tides shine out in memory like
a monument to biles forever past.
Hut there are so many family circles
this Christmas where bare etrth, or
snow clad landscape will mike little
difference lu the thought wiieie pos
sibly, a sparkling beautiful winter day
would only strike a deeper chill to Hie
heart as each one of the group would
think of a grave out under the white
heaped mound whleh Inst Christmas
was pot there, nnd uIur, of -Jie vacant
chair, which then held the warm living
presence of one dearly, dearly loved.
Saucy Bess.
Buy Diamonds from the old reliable
house. C. Luther.
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
We Fire Bomb Shells of Bargains
To scatter trade traditions. We aim to hit the public with goods and prices that merit appreciation! 'Our buyers are
constantly on the alert with cash in hand to bring bargains to the store for you. The world is full of honest! up
right business firms whose resources occasionally become pinched. Then is the time when our work comes in
cash influence.
Goods Are Often Sacrificed
On the altar of hard luck, but earnest effort, when the almighty dollar is the executioner. Bargains are knocking at
your door. Bargains that should be seized from the griddle while they are yet hot.
Thousands of Dollars
Have been expended here for Holiday Goods, many of
grade.
ii win enauie
China
And Glassware
Let us introduce you to our
China and Glassware Depart
ment. You'll be interested in
the big display of Holiday
Goods there. We wouldn't
like to say we had the finest
display in the state, but well,
come and see. anyway, Here's
luck for you today. An ink
ling into the great stock which
we illustrate by giving three
special bargains to help you
on your happy way:
50 Decorated Toilet Sets
six pieces and very liandsonic pat
terns. What you'd pay Si. 90 for
in any other store, here for one day
at
95 cents
200 Bohemian
Flower Vases
handsomely decorated in gilt on
green backgrounds. Taney tops;
8 inches high : regularly sold'at 35c.
Mere at
19c
100 of the same style vases. 12
inches high, worth 75c., at
39c
200 Gilt Banquet Lamps
complete with round decorated
globes, fully worth S2.00, at
$1.19
Women's Aprons
Came in last night a big lot of
manufacturer's samples. On sale
this morning at 10 o'clock special
counters.
19c, 25c, 35c, 50c i 'd 75c
Every one worth at least two
thirds more.
Regular Dinner
in the Restaurant,
1 1.30 to 2.50,
Forty Cents.
At Half the Real Price, and Only One Dollar Down
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you in mis greai siore ana among
Men's Furnishings
Men shoppers will find this departmennt located near
the Wyoming avenue entrance, where quick and care
ful attention awaits them. Our friends tell us we
have the finest display in the city. Would be glad to
have your opinion. These items will serve to get you
acquainted :
Suspenders
A bargain that will surprise you. Buying them at 20 cents
would be like finding tnonev. Our price todav ves, while tlicv
last,
10 cents a pair.
Underwear
75 dozen .Men's Natural Wool Shirts and Drawers the 75
cent kind, at
39c a garment.
Still better better quality, silk-faced '
59c a garment.
White Shirts
Men's Laundered White Shirts short or long bosoms made
expressly for our trade, at
39c each
Neckwear
Ascots, Puffs, Tecks, l;our-in-lIands and Imperials, in every
conceivable color and pattern that is new. In most stores you'd
pay a dollar for any one of them not here. They're for your
choosing at
50c
Special for This Evening,
From 7 Till 9 O'Clock Only.
Men's White I'nlaundered Shirts, full length bosoms, rein
forced at sides and over shoulders ; cut full and in all sizes.
21c each-
Worth at the least 45c. each.
Scranton's Great
and it'll be long past bedtime before you
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-in any language. True, you can procure histories of some of tlie greaicr and a few
of the minor races separately partial records for the most part bv various histo
rians. True, also, you can consult the encyclopedias tor abstract facts and incidents
of various times and countries, though no consecutive or accurate record can thus b&
obtained except by the student. But in Ridpath's History ot the World you read pae.'
after page of the most delightful un-hlstory-like narrative in which is told connectedly'
the story ot man from the original stock, through. rr one of the many ethnic.
branches of the black, the brown and the ruddy races till without effort of memory,'
you've a clear Idea of all the existing branches of the great Human Family as welli
as the paths they've followed down the centuries from the beginning.
You'll know why some nations have declined why others nave risen wh,
others are yet destined to rise and tall. You'll read of every importanf Incident inl
every nation's history of every age with no cumbering of unnecessary detail.'
You'll start at random anv one of the
Eight Massive Volumes
lav it down and that's only treatlne it
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Women's Fast I'.lack, Seamless
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Hoys' School Hose, warranted
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j 00 dozen Women's Fine Cotton
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