Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 10, 1886, Page 7

SOCIETY'S WEEKLY SHUFFLE, | |E. E All Hands on Deck Lea a "Joker." EUCHRE HOLDS THE FORT. Boclal Cnlls and Parties tics and Weddings—Art nd Brevities, Personali Notes Progressive Kuchre Must Stay. yeiety has heen fairly active the vast week in the way of card parties, Iunch and minor but nothing of any particular magnitude has occurred. Progre re will continue to hold Ite own, and prizes will accompany it, predictions (o the contrary notwithstand ing. There is no denying that playing for a stake (if it can be called) consider ably augments the excitement of the game, and adds a zest that is generally lacking in the diluted diversions of cioty, and which ought to constitute a strong argument in favor of the giving of prizes. Itis only when competition breeds avarice and discovers bad breed- ing that the prize system 18 open to criti- cism, but itisto be supposed that peo ple who constitute the so-called best so- ciety which as yet is searcely more than the fashionable society in this place, must be sufliciently well disciplined to disguise, if mnot efectually conceal their darker provensities under the conventional mask of immovable amiability which 1s one of the grand ac quirenents, the graduating badge, so to speak, of her who would conquer socicty, Thus to betray emotion at the eard table is virtually “to acknowledge inferior breeding and exhibits a vulnerable spot that they swift to avail themselves of, who niin to demolish a necessary and valued institution of society, and “with out which society could scarce find an excuse for existing happenings, ive euch ntipathy to pr som violent and loudly expr for the tactics of good society, and who is not satisfied with bemg allowed to give parties after her own fashion and at her own sweet will, with or without prizcs, her inclingtion or excheequer may suggest, but who now rufiles her plumage and declares with an air of barny hostility that she won't even at o where prizes are given. This threat docsn't cause & r among the card players and society pursucs its usual tenor. The funny part of it is that with what is no doubf merely feminine in_consistency, she does not prohibit her husband fron playing, and as he alway: ies fY the first prizes, their by spring, will be quite a ' bijou place with tho result of hubby's spoils. This is an instance of some of the little side play that adds varicty to the drama ot social life. nt of interest is the opon- ing ball of the Metropolitan club on' the 14th which is to be strictly full dress. Pre- jons are being madé on a more than seale, and the invita- andsomely prited on hagreen. A Close Contest With Cards. Mrs. Dr. Jones gave a progres euchre party Tuesday evening. guests were Mr. and Mrs . Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher, Mrs. McKuskell, Mrs. MeCornick, Mr. and Mrs, Caliaway, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. Cowin, Mr. and Mrs. ( bert, Mr. and Mrs. Kountze, Colonel and Mrs. Hon 1 McPariin, M. D., Dr, and Mrs. Summers, Mr., and Mrs, Barton, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Woolworth, Mr, Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Coutant, Mr, and Mrs.J. 'N. H. Patrick, Mr. and M ; . George Squ . and Mrs, ¥, Colonel and Mrs. Hall, General . Crook, Mr, and Mirs. Wood- man, Mr. and Mrs. Dundy, Mr. and Mrs, Doan, nd Mrs. Ritehie, Judge and Mrs. Wakoloy, Mr. and Mrs. Baxton, Mr. and Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. Cornish, Mr. and Mr; ww, Mrs. Wells, Miss Foos. Mrs. Curtis won'the- first prize, large picture of the Madonna hand- somely mounted on an_easel. The game was unusually intercsting owing to the close contest between Mrs. Curtis and Mrs, MeKaskell, who was only three be- hind.” Mr. Coutant 1 off the gent man’s prize, a brass puper knife. The booby prizes, taken by Mrs. Callaway and Mr. Howard, were a brass cathedral : and and hand-painted head of a he Young Turk." ve The Dietz, Mr. and child, * 0dd Prizes and Enjoyment. ve euchre evening which was at- tended with more enjoyment than usu- ly aracteriz ard parties. The guests included Mr. and I\Irs. Colpetzer, Mr. and Mrs, Troy Mr. and Mrs. Brad- ford, Mr. and Mrs. Van Kuran, Mr. and Mrs. Gray, Mr. istabrook, Mr, and Mrs."Wakefield, Mr. and Mrs. Orr, Mrs. Dubois, Mr. aud Mrs, Da , D, and Mrs, Sprague, the Misses Dixon, Miss Scott, Me W. H. Alexander, Guion, Sc and Victor White of Lincoln. Mrs, Colpetzer won the first prize, n Russia leather photograph holder, and Mr. Alexander was the fortunate’ one among the gentlenien, winuing a bronze cigar holder. The booby prizes were somoething new and ereated rood deal of fun. 88 Scott took the ladies’ boob, wrize, a nmered sily candlestic| with the appropriate nscription, “Give us more lght on the subject.”” Dr. Sprague won the other booby prize, a pocket-book paper weight, bearing a pis- tol, with the words, “Some one please shoot me,” Pleasant Card Party. ph Barker gave a_card evening in honor of Mrs. Mo Cornick of Salt Lake,and Mrs. MeKaskell of Californin. The other invited guests vere Dr. Keogh, Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher, Dr. and Mrs, Moore, Dr. Mcreer, Mr. and Mrs, Chase, My, and_Mrs, Paxton, Mr. and Mrs. Carter, Mr, and Mrs, Kitehen, Mr, and Mrs, Morsman, Mr. and Mrs. Yost, Mr. and Mrs, Coutant, Mr. and Mrs. Odell, Mr, and Mrs. Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. 8. T. Smith, Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Barker, Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Will Redick, Dr, and Mrs. Jones, Mrs, R, Wood, Gen and Mrs, Manderson, Mr, and Mrs. Me- Cormick, Mr, and Mrs. Ramsey, Mr, and Mrs. Doune, Col. and Mrs. W 'V, Morse, Mr. and_ Mrs. Carrier, Rev, and Mys. Pierson, Mr. and Mrs. Kountze, Gen, and 1dy, Mr. and Mrs, Pritehett, Mr. urphy, Mr. Al Patrick, Judge Mrs, S ge, Muvs. Beall, l\h: ham, The Advanced Musio Olass. Among other evidences of growing refinement in Omaha social cireles is the inereasing interest taken in musical culture, Many of our best panists are pursuing studies in the higher music and bestowing time and attention upon fostering a taste in Omaba for the best works of the latest musters. Miss Neally Stevens, formerly of Council Bluffs but now of Chicago, has a class 1o Omaha of sixteen pupils, comprising the best musi- @al talent in the city, with whom she gpends two days every two weeks., Miss Stevens' brilllant aftainments as an artiste ure well known in this seetion of west, where she made her home for years. A private tescher and "8 toacher of the List w Lier success as an instructor has bee varty ' arty I'ry and Bur Toss than that as a eoncert artist, Among her Omaha pupils she has enrolled Miss ) Poppleton, Miss Claire Rustin Millard, Mrs. Henshaw, Prof. J. E. Jutler, Mrs.' G. M. Hitchcock, M Claire Roeder, Miss Sa Nash, Miss Saffelder, Miss Richara Hall, Mrs. F. C. Hall, Mrs, Geo Miss Juli Oflicer, Miss Al Miss Anna Townsend, and Miss Belle Robinson, all of whom as advanced pupils are alrcady well known in local musical circles Mis usic and Cards. An enjoyable party was given We day evening by Mrs. John D. Cre at her resid corner Twentieth Cass, in v of Mrs. McCornick, of Salt Lake City, Vocal and instrumental music and cards comprised the amuse ments of the evening, The were: Mr. and Mr n ( and Mrs. John A, Creighton, Mr. Mrs. Edward Nash, Mr. and ' Mrs Kaskell, Mr. and Mrs, McGinn, Mr. s Mrs, Ittner, Mr. and Mrs. Bethge, Fred Nash, Mrs. McCornick, Mr C. MeShane, Dr. Kehoe, Mr. Mat Clair, Mr John Dougherty, Miss Allen, Miss Dac Mr. Frank Hanlon, Frank and Hary Burkely 1ce Royally Entortained Mr.and Mrs, J. N, H. | tained the Afternoon Enchre Happy Hollow Friday afternoon. The menu was unexceptionabie, and the table was beautifully adorned with smi- lax around the edges. bouquets at the corners, and center pieces of frui After lunch and cards Mr. Patrick drov the party to the barracks, where parade and_music were enjoyed. y guests were Mrs, Kountze, Mrs, Mander- son, Mrs. Lacey, Mrs, Richardson, Mrs, Yost, Mrs. Watson, Mrs. Brown, M Hanscom, Mrs. Cowin, Mrs. Pritchett, Mrs. Bennett. The next meeting will be hela at Mrs. Joseph Barker's. . Hymen's Harvest. i heely and Rey ed ~Wedne club at o'clock at the r Detweiler. Mi 1l bride man, T heely officiatec Lehman was best attired in an el gant ashes of roses silk, combmed with brocade and diamonds, nd Mrs Over left on the afternoon ain for w trip through the east, and will at home after November 1 at 1518 pitol avenue. A Lunch Party, ¢ a lunch par Among the g on, Mrs Brown, Mrs. Smith, M h} LE i Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Oc Mrs. brant, Mrs. Barker, Mrs. Kountze, Patrick, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Wake Sargent, Mrs. P. H. Allen Mrs. Callaway, Mrs. Dietz Informal Card Party. Mrs. Ijams entertamed an informal party at cards Wednesday evening in honor of Miss Shanahan, of Kansas City. The guests were Miss McCormick, Mi Dundy, Mr. Remington, Mr. Clarke, Miss MeConnell, Mr. Crary, Miss Balcombe, Mr e, Miss Chambers, Mr. Bark: low, Miss Shanahan, Mr. Munroe, Mi Sheirs, Mr. ch, Mr. and Mrs,” Lan- der. Art Notes. Miss Balbach is painting a do soup bowls, 10 two alike in form or design. Mrs. Mumaugh is pamnting a figure picce, a flower girl. A pupil is laboring with a sunny Miss Kitt tinted in del with various fis| egun a_fish set, nd decors ng on afolding middle panel has a figure nd the other two are tlower picces ¢ Iler is disp.aying commend- ble talent for a girl of twelve years. She k on a set of cups n& saucers, ent style designs. One specimen” was tinted with pink ring sprays of daises and ferns, Brevities, Miss Shafer is visiting in St. Louis. Mrs. Callaws Mr. and M cast, M eago. Mr. and Mrs, H. K. Burket are visiting in Cleveiand. Miss Julin Huntington has returned from New York. Mrs, 8. N. Mealio is homejfrom a long visit in the ca Mrs. F. M. Phillips conteniplates a year of foreign travel Mr. and M; house at 2112 Cass, Miss Almy’s popular dancing classcs were resumed Thursday. Mr. W. L. Kennedy lett Wednesday for Kansas City and St. T OMr. and Mrs. O. F. D: ome from Europe the 15th, Mr. and Mrs. M. Ittner took in the Veiled Prophets last’ week. Mrs. D, O. McEwen has returned from o three weeks’ visit in Detroit. Mr, Martin Wilbur has returned from o three months’ sojourn in the e; Miss Ella Bushnell, of Moberly, Mo., is g her sister, Mrs. L. H. Bacr, Miss Susan McCord, of St. Jos visiting her brother, W. H. Mc Miss Cora Mercer, visiting Mrs. Coryell, 2216 Leavenworth. Mr. and Mrs, Marcus Parrotte have re- turned from a summer spent in Color- ado, Lieutenant and Mrs. Williams have re- turned to Fort Siduey from their eastern trip, Mi; summe man) Miss Mary Poppleton 18 pursuing her studies at Miss Atken's school, Stamford, Conn, Mrs, Marion Jacobs returned Friday from a visit with relatives in Pennsyl- vania. Mrs. W, H. Gates and child left Wednes- day tor a visit of scveral weeks in St, Louws. Mrs, C. Newton has returned from an xtended visit to Buflalo, N, Y., ‘and anada. Mr. E, L. Bierbower is ng a trip through the Republican Valley o oflicial business. Mr, and Mrs, Straus, who have been visiting Mr, and Mrs. W, F, Allen, have Zone cast. Mus. Adolph Heller, of Milwaukee, is visiting Mrs, Louis Heller on South Col- loge streot. Colonel A. W. Nason and son, from 1 Antonio, Tex., are visiting relatives m this city, Mr. Chas. Noedham ente of his -uph:f\ time was had. Mrs. Reynolds and daughter, of Fro. mont, are gucsts ot Mrs, K. N. Kelly, 2315 Capitol avenue. M George A, Wilcox and children left Thursduy on a monih’s visit to rela tives in Sterling, 111 1 The Hon.J. M. Fell, of Bloomington, I, paid a short visit last week to daughter, Mys. Coe, Misses Jennie and Neliie O'Brien, of Burlington, Ia., are guests of Mrs. E. C, McShane, of California, Mr. and Mrs, L. Richardson and Miss Emma Morse went to Kansas City Wednesday on a shors yisit, Mrs. Lieutenant Duncan, of Fort Sid. ney, is entertaining Mrs. Major Kufer and daugbter, of Washington, Mr. and Mrs, D. V, Barkslowand ninty and be: W. 8. Parrotte are in the nd Mrs., W. A. Paxton are in Chi- Levi Carter have taken a are expected vi ph, is rd. of Brownsville, is Carrie Lang has returned from a at Marburg, Hesse-Cassell, Ger- ’ ined twenty Friday evening. A gay THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: mother are back from a two months' so- journ in Colorado and W yoming. Miss Shanahan, of Kansas City, who has been the guest of Mrs, Dana Lander the past week, has returned home Mrs. Giratton, of the Woman's ance Union, is taking a needed at her old home, Syract Y. Mrs. Chamber iter, cil Blufs, have been guoests of Mrs. | on St. Mary's avenue the past week [homas Kidd, a prominent merchant Ontario, eame up from Lincoln last week, where he h n visiting his son Mr. and Mr: it Morg: of Sidney, former residents of Oma have the ad dition of a young da to th family Mrs. W, T. Kennedy has returned from Louis, leaving her t I it her grandmotiier Temper acation of Coun ch of n ha daught for a month Miss Crawford, of Major and Mrs left last week for City Mr. | who has been the guest Brown this summer, her home in Kansus 8. Brownlee, of MeCague's bank, in Maryland, Wis., where he will be married Tuesday to Miss Anna Wright of that place a Burroughs, who has heen ed with temperance work here, will loave shortly for her new home in Californ Licutenant E. H, Brooke, who has had charge of the construction of the ritle range at Bellovue, left Tuesduy for his camp at Fort Siduey, Mrs. Davis and family, who_have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. H. Patrick the past summer, left last week for their home in New York state. Mr. and Mrs. Geo, Hensman have re- turned from England, whore they have been spending the summer. They re- port having had a pleasant time, Mrs. Lieutenant Bonesteel, of Fort Sid- ney, is visiting tn Brooklyn and Wash ington, whe e will pass most of the winter, Mrs. Ross accompanied her. Rev. Thos. Hall has returned from his eastern trip, and will leay for Mrs. W. H. Alexander has gone on a three weeks' visit to Quiney and _cl where. During her absence” she will at- tend the marringe of Mis¢ Putnam, whose grace and suavity made her s afavorite during her siay here last win ter. At the club Thursday Mr. McCord en- tertained Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, of Glenwood; Miss Annie Anderson, of Glenwood, and Miss MeCord, of ~ St. Joseph. Other callers were Mrs, Man- chester, Mrs. A. M. McDonald, Mrs. Le Mrs. McCornick, of Salt Lake; M Gallagher, Mrs, E.W sh, Mrs. Lander und Miss Shanahan, The engagement is announced of Mr. 1 Collins, of this city, and Miss Jennie Cook, of Columbus, O., who is well known here, haying been the guest of Miss Burns this summer. Mr. Collins, who is recovering from the aceident la ly reccived while horseback riding, is quartered at the Millard for the winter, in company with Mr. Vollum. He ex- peets a visit from his parents, shortly. B One of the Dogmas, OMmAHA, Neb., Oct. 9.—To the Editor of the B It 1s worthy of note, and is indeed to be regretted that nearly one whole duy was this week devoted by the leading Congregationa! ministers of the country at Des Moines, Ta., in discussing the question of a belief in future proba- tion as a qualification for becoming a missionary. Here are these men, who are regarded as the lights of the country, spending their timo and that of those who heard them in relieving themselves of a lot of ministerial verbosity about nothing. The real question was this, as I gather it from the repor If a young man presents himself as a candidate for the missionary work shail he be rejected if he does not believe in the ev d:x\lmgtl nnation of all who die or have died without an mental knowledge of Christ as a Savior: By the conservative element this ques- tion was emphatically answered in the aflirmative. No matter how well qualified a man may be, his Christian character may be his life a'daily beauty but if he is not ready to say that he believes all those to be damned eternally who have not chosen to enter or have “nat had an opportunity to enter the kingdom of heaven through experimental kuowledge § cted; and the heathen are left in their mi nd d . He may belicve the Christian religion to be the way of life; he may be consecrated to it and be willing and’ ready to preach it with all the fervor of his pure and en- lightened souls but no accepting an out- rageous gogma he is rejected, If a man’s conception of the abode of souls that have gone to meet their God is so profound that he hesitates to try to lift the sac) veil he is held to be not fit to preach the way of life to dyi And furthermore, Mr. Editor to me that the time of our divines could be better spent in devising methods by which the thousands of broken hearts might be bound up and words of cheer spoken to the thousands all around us who friendly word or feel llu-]ll(u giving influcnce of a kmdly smile. Not one in a hundred of our ministers really believe the dogmas they contend for when together, but they seem to think thoy must uphold them because they have been settled by authority. Settled!” Y settled in some instances by the toss of a penny or the turning up of a_gambling card,” Iam a believer in the christian r ligion and a Congregationalist. 1 beli that the christian religion can be pr sented to and accepted by men and women because of its truth and beautiful- and holiness, and not because of the terrors consequent upon its rejection, and [ believe, too, that it 15'a religion em- phatically for this world and tms lif and the time must come when young me and young women fillea with' the spiri of love will be unhesitatingly sent out or allowed to go out, as teachers of the Christian religion even though they are not willing to try to reach out and ' rake in imaginary terrors from another im- aginary world to enforce the teachings of their holy and live-giving religion. Joserd A, WiLLiAns, The Girl He Loved Decided to Wed St. Paul Globe: “Well,' remar| a young man to a group of friends, “the only girl L ever really loved is to be mar- ried the 10th of next month.” “Too bad, old fel,” said a member of the party, *‘You have my sympathy,” ‘“You *;now the old story Luul as good fish in the sea, don't yout” inquired another, *'Why don’t you punch the lucky fel- low?" asked a “pugilistic member, *“and prevent him from coming to time at the wedding" “Who is the lu wember of the “If you woul will tell you, yman#'’ asked another athering. only give me a chance I She is to marry me.” B They have very peculiar liquor laws in Vermont. Thereis a case on record where 8 woman had sold liguor for a long number of years to a man who finally got mad af her. He kept o daily record of the drinks she sold him. Every drink was a new offence. He went into court and disclosed, as they call it, and swore to all the sales on his memoran dum. Bhe was sentenced for terms of imprisonment which in the ageregate amounted to ninety-nine years, She was pardoned after she had ‘served several years, OCTOBER TRAVELING ?N THEIR SHAPE, nd Forteson Titled :Valet The Trick of '¥we Tnviei Light and He Prize Fighters le Lady—The vy Weight ana Their Challenges, — Socletyund Fashion. [Written for} NEw York, Oct. 6.—It is at this time of the year that soclety those imp which fashionably mould it for the ensuing on of winter gniety. Its nd clothes are now to be formu they reo sk ro W, sions ners ated, and according as ped in October so thoy will main during the next four months from whom do you imagine we are ahout to receive such potential influencer You couldn’t guess in a thousand times *try ing. The three models—I would call them the three graces, only that the ear- pers among you might retortingly dub them dis-g are women whom an English prince and two English lords have severally picked out of a multitude of London beauties as love beings. They are the Prince of Wales Langtry, Lord Garmoyle's Fortescue and Lord Lonsdale's. Cameron. Will we accept them into_social companionship? Bloss you, no. They are here on_pablic view; they are so English on the high authority that we know, and you shall see how we imitate them in action, speech and gowns. Alack that only a few of us can be supremely happy in also conforming to themw physical characteristics. Fashions change in the shapes of women as woll as in the eut of their aments, and_the trio of London exhibits illusirate fully the type of physique that is approved by aristoeracy in London, and there most ardently de: She must | © the medium height, with an ¢ and queenly poise of the head. have been made by the ifor their heroines time out of mind, and are not noyel. The singular demand is that she shall have wide, square shoulders and a slim Noto the difficutty, Her framework of bone needs to be large in order to provide the amplitude of shoulders,and yet her lower ribs must stick close to her spine so as not to distend waist. In Langtry, Fortescue and neron we find this oddity of confignration, and in_neither case is it largely due to i other words, the belle of this adoration must have the suggestions of robust, healthy, out-door living British girl amalgamated with the fr willowy, hour-glassish Parisian m It is too much to ask, but they do den 1t, and happw is the girl who can re: istactorilyy: s The mannetstinght by theso exponents of London nh-})m‘&)mnt are similarly har monious. I gpeaknow of their duct, of co}i and there they are | cool, sélf-possessed, knowing and alert, but not, pligble, sensitive, or_pain- fully modest, 1250 faka: Mys Jamos Brown-Potter for the sake of a small illustration ¥ {he newest fashion in peech itis béeanse she nas just returned rom London, whdre she was admired of the prince of ?v“ és; because she balongs to the Astor circle of our most preten- tious socicty; bécituse what 1 here report of her was dgho ih « theatre au i sight of a thofisaid and in the hearing of hundrgd, and altogether I think rto herand'to my subjéct to so turn her to accormt. She is a wonder- fully bright woman, stylish rather than beautiful, and ai object of staring and listening interest whereyer she goes. It was between acts, and the British chorus s in “The Commodo had just Teen shut from view by the curain. Please to observe that Mrs. Potter’s enunciation was not the drawl of a Dun- dreary, mor the exaggeratedly broad of aSeven Dinls cockney, but a really pleasant modifieation of ‘the best Ameri ' ,and just what will be considered pr in New Yor! “Did you see Jim — flirtmg with the girl second from this end of the chor- uses?'’ her companion asked. “Hah, yes," she replied, and she pr: liced the present method of speaking out in a crowd loudly enough to be heard ten feet away, for that is considered a mark of self-poise, “and I know an awfully piggly thing on that subject. Jim is ant sort, you know, but the foot- ights daze him when he looks 0S8 them, and these chorus girls are awngelic in his, mattah to his mind. But the very gy-irl he dotes on—l1 have it from a friend who came across on the same steamah—was billing and cooing all _the y with Mr. —'s valet. She made a congenial choice, don’t But when a fellah of Jim’s S out a beauty he onght, he r ought, to keep out of competition w! 5 triend’s man,"” Mrs. Potter had only mentioned a fact that is being langhed at throughout soci- et ‘Then she guve a specimen of mod- ish playfulness,” *How dare you speak of my big toc#” she exelmmed, when her companion mentioned a lameness th she had contracted in that member by : long walk; “say ‘large toe,’ if please.” CrLARA BELLE. The Veiled Lady. [Written for the Omaha Sunday Bee.] New York, Oct. 6,—We have had an unusual nuwber of clever and otherwise noteworthy actresses performing in New x Janauschek, Bowers, , Morris, Cameron and enport, are names familiar on the fences; but each of these women Lad to confine herself to one nudience at 4 time, and therefore could not compete for pop- ularity withthe Vanishing Lady,who was simullaneously on six stages, from those of two legitimate Broadway theatres to those of bowery variety houses, Sheis an actress capable of entertaining all s01ts of audiences, but she speaks never a word, her anly,’essenlial qualification being the physigpd one of attenuation. She can be dupkicated to any extent, Hitherto the qu:l has been one” hundred dollars or the price of the peculiar chair which she uses; | but anybody can make the article of furniture for himself alter reading my digacgions. The Vanishing, Lady is the wonder of tho town, . Shias inventod by Duatier de Kalta, a Paris 'conjurer, and” she has been performing at the Eden theater there. She i¥alsh: puzzling the public in London and Berfin. The secret of her illusion has been kept in those cities, and scientists hav written theories about her as lourned gndl conjectural as those which Poe deyoted to” the chess automa- ton. The inventgr has an agent in New York to sell her at a hundred doilars per copy. He has made a dozen sales. Every purchaser is astonished by the simpli of the trick he has acquired, and puzzl anew to command the manual skill to utilize 1t, Dexterously performed, the featis like this: The necromancer ap- pears in full dress. A pretty girl ac- companies him, He talks to her pleas- antly while he moves about the ! age, and presently he picks up a chair. With !%ml!:f carelessness he places it in about the middle of the stage, on as open news- paper. The girl seats herself, assuming the ordinary, womanly, restful position. From a table he takes a large picce of foulard silk, a fabric not transparent, but sufficiently soft to show the form of the girl after it has completely enveloped her and the chair still talking, he i an tnstant lifts the veil. The girl is not | the mo APED BY THE ANGLO-MANIACS. | 10, there. The chair is eft exactly as it vod before sh T it; tho newspay y } {sely s it was place No sounds have been hoard in the mean time; there is no darkening of the stage even the 0 r has shown no erved its form up to ifted by the fakir Very stmply. Every v trap sgtin e How is it ¢ an ordinary artic old-fashioned rounds, thi with an_ ope ut, by touchin, is mado tc rear on a hinge, leaving girl fre sink down the trap, whicl manip lated by the confede W the stug There being no rungs on the chair, the girl hasan easy job. When the 1llusion ist has seated “her he throws over her head the silk veil. At the moment she feels herself completely covered, she works another spring, which causes a thin wire framework to rise up from the buek of the chair and spread itselt about her form, thus preserving undis- turbed the outlines of tie cloth, and de- cviving the audience into the belief that she is still ted. The mystery of the open newspaper spread under tho chair, to kill any suggestion of a trap, s even simpler. The per has been deftly eut 80 as to contain A trap-opening in itself, It is 5o handled by the operator as not to reveal the stit, and when he gathers it up after the trick, he is careful to fold it— rtly at least. His own work consists, first, in spreading the newspaper so that the trap cut in it shall cover exactly the trap in the stage; and, second, in setting the ohair precisely over both traps, He ought to be clever in talking, to divert the spectators’ attention from both newspaper and chair, and the more he spenks of the absence of a trap the better he ean puzzle those who are watch- ing him. Of course, ho cannot submit cither the chair or newspaper to inspee- tion. The trap used in the stage 1s the ordinary demon’s drop, of good size. After the girl has passed through, the confederate bolow the stage puts b 1 up and springs to its place seat in the chair. Then he r illusionist _above knows him to pull away the veil tery is gained by making the givl run out into the auditorium as soon as she can. A neat sligh and man 1 also cause the veil itself to disappear up lus sleeve after he Iifted it The vanishing lady multiple actress of sudden renown, and she must submit to critical exposure. FRANKLIN FILE. looks, heavy, with the m Gossip of Pugilism, [ Written for the Omaha Sunday Bee] NEw York, Oct. 6.—The result of the prize fight between Danforth and Warren surprised a good many experts here, and alot of money changed hands. I know a man that bet $1,000 to $600 that Dan- forth would be whipped. Of course, the “draw”’ decision lost him his money. en’s supporters offered better odds an this, and_most of the wagers were two to one in his favor. The way the fight went was surprising, considering the poor showing that Danforth had made here, and the way he was battered vound in Philadelphin. He hasn't jumped much inmy estimation. Warren has dropped. It will be well for both these feather-weight champions to stir themselves for their new mateh, and make it ent that one or the other is entitled to the title which both have so calmly laid The new fight will gone up nin the prize fighting market. Joe Lannon, of Boston, has agreed to meet him for ‘a large purse in private, and John L. Sullivan has agreed to act as Lannon’s second. It is hard to say if Sullinan will stick to this agreement, but in any i stance it shows that the champion d rld worthy of consideration, and th; he doesn’t thing ita bad shame to si him up. This fight will be with skin gloves, and as there is httle likelihood of the police stopping it, there will be an opportunity of Hearld’s real merit as a fighter coming out. Lannon is a clever spar ord em! long line of victorie Then he to get the big purse and stake for which the mateh was made. allivan smiled when a remark was made that Ryan would give him a good fight. *I would just like to him alone once,” he ‘said grimly, “I guess he wouldn’t care to talk so much about fighting.”” When asked if he intended sparring with any one before he started on his tour west, Suilivan said, “I don’t think [shall. Iwill rest quiet at bit, for there 1s no money in_fighiing the small fry around here. Hearld is about the only man east that would draw a hous and its not sure that 1 won’t meet him." Sullivan’s opinion of Hearld seems to have taken i illivan been amusing himsclf * lately by traveling about and booming athletic entertain- ments with his presence. Some of them paid handsomely, and the champion was not forgotten, It may be published on fair authority that the long talked of and often post- poned mateh between Jack Fogarty and Joe Ellingsworth will tg fter Both men bave vosted the §1,000 and there will be a $1,000 purse ibed by elub men. The doubtful part of the story is the posting of the ¥1,000 stake. Ellingsworth has not_the money, and 15 not Iikely to get 1t. Fog- arty may or may not have it. It is not improbable, however, that the men may fight for the added pu Itis commoi nowaduys to battle for paper stakes, and divide the purse or gate money. I gucss hoth men would be willing to fizht for #1,000, the winner to get the larger share Among the knowing ones it is is thought that Ellingsworth has little show of win. mng. Jem Smith, the English heavy weight, thinks t itis a good thing to advertise ahead of time. Instead of sending out an advance agent as the cireus people do, and “posting” the towns before the ci cus starts, he sends over a lot of lette and chalienges. His latest is an offer to fight ull comers light or heavy, giving to preference to John L. Sullivan, Whom he says ho is willing to meet for from $3,000 t0 §10,000 a side. He has made in adai tion to this a number of minor challenges in which other heavy weights ure men- tione ¢ 11 1ssued about the same time, it18 apparent that Mr. Smith has little doubt about his ability to gothrough America like croton oil, and sweep everything before him, His mateh with Kinston, the ''81 Tonner” he seems ard as if a tei ing moment, THE Prores List of letters remuining uncalled for in the postofice for the weck ending Oct. 8, 1884. Note--Parties calling for these letters will please say “*Advertised,” giving th date at the head of the list, and inguire for same at the “‘Ladies’ Delivery Win- Aol To avoid mistakes have your mail ad- dressed to street and number, GENTLEM 8§ LIST. Axdle PN Atkins 1 A Ames E I AndrewsC T3 Bognett Beach W Barker W P Brown O Bower J Bailey G A lowell U O Larker M P Brown W Alstot J B Anderson N P Anderson J P Ashenbeer G Burnett D A Balich W Hohson P Belknap O Bond Block Brown C A Brush Lake Co Bruwfield W 1 1886 ~“TWELVE PAGES. 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K. Couran Postmastc Ll iy A grandmother 1n Goldenda discavered her turteen-month otuld looking like wn infunt 11 he vainly tried to get the head a blow snike 1n his mouth. She sex not a dangerous rep. gl | aed, | aud then killed the snaky, although it is | s New Wild We Square Gar at Madison | ASTARTLINGLY REALISTIC SHOW Indians, Praicie Pires, Stage Robbery, A Cyclone, tod- Littio Cowboys Battle of Horn, Ve Wild West ms, The of tol \ | t ) l such With his Wild W show people o proud of he really com has as L the people of the Amoriean metrop Ovyer 1,400,000 people of New York ci and vicinity visited the Wild West at Erasting, Staten Island, during the past season. The en- terprise proved a great success in o respect. In fact no such succeoss wa over had by any other show in this coun- try But Buftalo Bill all previous fall and winter Madison Square has original tonis nroposes to eclipso efforts during tho won, He nas rented arden for the season at the enormous rental of 18,000 & month. Within that mammoth structuce ho will give the Wild West performances upon o now, original and unique plan, the open- ing entertainmont being fixed for No- vember 21, It will cost him £50,000 be- the curtain rises on that eventful y. Matt Morgan, the famous artist, is engaged in painting the scenery, and Stecle Mackaye is arranging the stagoe These men are boing paid §1,000 week, The interior of the garden econstructed, and will have a apneity of over cight thousand. e stage will be 180 feet wide and 280 foet decp—about b as an Omaha block. of the Wild 5 the indoor programme, will represent the Indians of ~America as they wero first discoye They will have no fire arms, their only weapons being the. bow and arrow. They will be appropriately costumed, and will go through their sports, and give illustrations of their habits. THE FIRST ACT West drama, according to N there will be I SECOND ACT 1 enngrant train of twenty wagons, drawn by oxen, mules and horses. There will be over 200 men, women and children to represent omig: rants, They will proceed around the wk and finallv go into camp. The teams will be unharnessed, the tenfs put up, lires lighted, supper cooked, and everything done t'x‘u'll? mn the ys of crossing the plains before the ined the continent. During young men k will give a Vir nment of the rest of all retire for the night excent the gu Late n the night a little five is seen m_the distance, appar- ently twenty or thirty miles away. It keeps growing in size and coming oloser, Buflaloes, elk, deer, wolves, rabbits and other animald, represented’ by profiles, running away from tho These ammals keep elo: until at last live animals—Buflalo Biil’s trained herd of buftuloes, deer and elk—are intro- duced, taking the place of the profile rep- resentations, and these live animals seamper over the stage. The emigrants, who have all been roused from their slumbers, set to work to defend them- slves by setting a back-fire. The women are sereaming with their children, as the ituation looks hopeless. nally the whole train is apparently burned up—- men, women and chilaren, teams and wagous. The curtain drops upon this most rezlistic scene, which eannot prove otherwise than a r wtion to the publie, resents a war betw man and the elements, something which has never be- fore been given upon such a grand scale, N THE THIRD ACT s upon a cowboy camp on Horses and cattle are seen round the camp. Tho cowboys tle,ride their broncho horses, anilals, and do everything that is done on a cattle ranch. ™ This scene closes by their going to sleep. The ext seene opens with a band of Indians pproaching to attack the camp and to steal ho The cowboys are awakened and « terrific battle ensues, during which the Indians fire burning arrows into the cabins in hopes of setting them on fire, THE FOURTIL ACT opens with a scene in the resenting a mining camp. A stage drives up, the mule teams are changed, and pper the journey s resumed, Tho soon *‘held up’ by a band of six ymen from the mining camp. These highwaymen go through the usual process of robbing the the outfit, This robbery takes place ata wild spot in a mountain gorge. The stage soon reaches another mining camp just as a severo storm is threatening. T'wo im- mense clonds come togethe: is the result. This cyclon sweeps the stage coach and mules, the passengers and the mining eamp out of existence, The conch is blown away in the sight of the audience. The miners’ cabins are wrecked and the picee whirled away through the air, wh filled with flyi sund and debr cevery description. The mechanical efleets of this scone will cost $5,000 alone. TIE CLOSING AC is n listic representation of the battle of the Little Big Horn. The scenery is bemg painted from photogr: on the battle-field I Was s In thi women on hor: reel for the the camp. ¥ coming the cur the pra ck Hills, rep- nse of $1,000. 100 dischurged sold of the Seventh cavalr 1l who were with Reno and Bente his army will be commanded by oflicers who w with these same soldicrs and the entive body of men will be mounted and cquipped as Custer's moen we T commander will be a man bearing a striking resemblance to Cusi One hundred Indians who were m the hattle of the Littte Big Horn will be engaged in this nc During the enti s will be e presentation of these acts, not n word will' be spoken, but prior to cach act an explanation will be given to the nudience by a fine historical loe- ver, who has a voi hat can be heard 1y purt of Madison Square garden. Next spring Buff 1Kok s Wild West show-—as it was given on Staten” 1sland—to London, where he will remain ix months. ‘The show will be given upon the grounds of the World's expas: ition, Al The following story about nator Bowen, of Colorado, is going the rounds of lns'New York acquaintances: Nog long ago Mujor McLaughlin, who had justreturned “from California, met the scnator in the lobby of the St. James hotel. Not having ‘seen cach othe some thoe they adjourned to the res ment room connecte exch: s civilitl e ed a easual nequaintanc hom [ witl call Mr. Delmange, a gentloman en- gaged in the limber business, while aspir- ng to be n politic The major eallod him o and ask Howed to make him sequaint or Bowen. Mr. Delmange looked very wise, and not having yor learned that Colorado had limits of & mining camp, Senator? Benator? where trom?"* sent the state of Colorado, sir, in the United States senate, Bowen. “Oh," major re- answered Bowen, *'you though you did.” Hozuore sy in that havd,