Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1903 — Good Old People Have A Good Old Time. [ARTICLE]

Good Old People Have A Good Old Time.

Mrs. A. M. Stookton and Mrs. J. W. Williams, at the home of the latter gave au old fashioned dutch lunch at 2 p. m. Wednesday in honor of the Club of which E. L. T. was founded about ten years ago, and of which a number of out of town visitors are members among) hem are Mr»Seare#wd Mrs, Dwiggins of Lincoln Neb., Mrs, Seib of New York, Mn. Helsmsn of Montioello, Mrs; J. F. Warren, of Oklahoma aud Mrs. Arnold of Watseka. About’twenty-five in oostumes of long ago,—as long ago as oould be begged, borrowed or bought here abouts, and all the younger women looked more youth* ful and charming than ever in their attempts to simulate tbeir grandmothers, while those who oheer* folly answer to the term elderly appeared to greater advantage in the trappings of youth, white dresses, parti-colored ribbons and fanoy trimming galore enhancing their natural attractions. The grand mother’s oostumes were mainly relios of other days kept as mementoes by their owners, and among these were anoient old

fashioned silks, one worn by Mrs. English being 53 years old, a bombazine by Mrs. Hardman 63 years, a beautiful Bilk grenadine lace trimmed apron sent from Wales Eng. to Mrs. Walter White, and worn by Mts. Hollingsworth, a hugh tortoise shell oomb that adorned Mrs. Henry Puroupile at her wedding, worn by her, a pin 85 years old docoratsd Mrs. Forsythe who was respleudant in a gorgeous silk brooade, rioh enough to stand

alone. Hoops, caps, oapes, old trinkets, fans and jewelry were in evidence, as also were the ohoioe viands of the Dotob Lunoh until these worn and nearly aged ones attacked them with very youthful and strong appearing inoisors and and molars. It really did appear in the dining room as if these old people had kept their teeth remarkably well. In the absence of the old fashioned men no minuets were danced, but old songs were sung sweeter than in olden days, and the olatter of voioes in sooial converse was more inoessant and vociferous than our soft voiced grandmothers oould have deemed proper, and the procession of apparently aged persons on the street afterwards made oom motion enough to belong to a much later generation. Gallon the new oement firm for all kinds of sidewalk and patohing and foundations. All work srnaran teed first class. Phone 366.

C. W. PLATT & YEIDER.