Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 19, 1890, Page 16

16 SOCIAL CIRCLE PLEASURES. Rendered the Past Weck One of Mors Than Usual Interest, PRETTY PINK DOMINOES. A Host of Rrilliant Ilecoptions and Most Happy Guests in a Num- ber of Omaha's Lead- ing Mansions, Seven Days of Gaisty. A few nights since, the snow came tum- bling down on Omaha-town covering the way for an amount of out-of door galety with f bells that is contagious. Big porties with four or six horses and robes and jollity and high, sweet laughter that makes the crisp winter air ring with music. Lithie cosy parties whers the snoy- covered world 80 narrowed as to hold vnly two with bells in tune and, a whispored in- terchange of the tenderness 1o take the place of the music of the spheres, It is the triumph of the bell(c)s, after the long lapse of soft untoward weather, the beacing north wind brings in ita wake a bright spurkle for the eyes, a crimson stain for the cliecks that is distractingly bocoming 88 applied by *natur Lucky is the man who 18 the pos & swagger cutter and horse, or better, ter and “pair.’ This is his haymaking time in sooth, paradoxical though it may sound, The sweetest smiles are reserved for him and if s head is not turned by the winter entions, it will bo because the sun, erown envious, will smile with such warmth and intensity one of these fine days, as to re- move the cover from ‘“the poor man's landscape.” Again the jingling of the literally “silver sweet” bells is a death knell to the lass for- s cunning hand.” sor of tunate; for, with the warning “shadow of coming events,” no feels in the distance his own_dear-prized Clarissa. Fur-enveloped , laughing, careless, happy with another, she flies by him, sendfog the warm blood back in a smiothering rush upon his hewrt, and €0 filling him with rago withal that he can but ease the full measure of his wrath by giving & vigorous kick to the offending snow. Ab, well-a-day! It hurtd nearly, but in re- ality your rival s but cold comfory Later, when the coming spring broaks tha bouds of winter in the “nesting time’ o'’ the year,his day will be over, and Clarissa, softly smilin ¢ with the promise of summer in her eyes, wil | be yours for the askin A Pink Domino Party, On Friday evening Mrs. Levi Carter, who hus entertained most generously during the winter, again threw open her home to admit an army of mysterious pink-enveloped Hg ures who came in obedience to her invitation to a domino party of this color. The house was like nothing so much as a study in pink roses on a wreat stretch of snow, the canvassed reachos of the drawing rooms and hbrary, with all the embrasures of bow windows and what not filled with potted palma and dainty stevia, was as rest- ful as possible. The mantelpieces covered with pink roses, the grates wreathea with them, the pink candles, each apparently ris- fng from the heart of a rose, were as blush- colored as the dawn. The globes of the chandeliers wore rose- shaded, wnile huge bunches of pink blos- soms hung dependent. And the moving mass of pink figures, laughing, dancing and coquetting under masques without a_ vestige of expression, leaving the imagination a wide field for conjocture and almost bewil- cring the senses with their pink inanity. Such a curious hopeless confusion of persons and such a jumble of ideas where one does not know oueself prizod or misprized, the victim of an intolerant stranger or in 'the swect companionship of some one near und dear. The very air seemed to dwarf thought and recollection a wife who dressed her husband for the puzzling of her friends. gayeup in despair when trying to find him amobg the crowd of pink unknowns in the drawing roowm. About 11 o'clock the signal was given to unmusk, and never has been the writer’s rivilege to see a more pleasiug sight. ‘lushed cheeks, oyes sparkling with mis- chief and hair 10 becoming disarray were un- veiled with bewitcbing nawete, 1 scarcely think thoy were prettier, when after a visit to the dressing room, whera the glllk covers removed, they emergedfas the utterfly from the chrysalis, surprisingly radiant in their ball gowns, Directly ufter unmasking supper was an- nounced, and the dining room being thrown opea, exclamations of delightea wonder were in order. In the center of the table was a pyramia of pink spun sugar with nests of the same dainty fashioning at both ends filled with pink bonbons. Wide pink satin ribbons from the numerous globes of the chandelier over- head reached to various points on the edge of the table when thoy were attached by ‘bows and bunches of pink carnations, filling the air with their spicy fragrance. Sulads, vouillon, coffee, enocolate, with sandwiches of léttuce and gmayonnaise were deftly served followed by ices in the form of roses with real rose leaves to aid the deception, Balduff must have had rose-colored dreams to have carried out the ideaso happily. ‘I'here were some notubly swugger gowns, among them Mrs, Carter's of pink brocade combived with white grenadine embroidered in pink and blus, decollete bodice. Mrs. Boya's of Chicago, a hanasome black gown of faille and net with v-shaped corsage and diamonds, Miss Chanute a heavy crinkly white crepe gold embroidered, with decollete bodice, Mrs. G. Knight White old rose satin with an empire cont of 0ld poso and gray brocade. Miss Shears a gown of very open mush net over blue satin, v-shaped bodice. Miss Richurdson’s, of black net and jet, decollete. Mrs. Chambers’, of black net and narrow black satin ribbons. Miss Balcombe's, of red striped net and poppies on tho decollete bodice, Miss Dundy’s, of white crepe, decollete bodice. Miss Tuna Dundy's, of red net, decollete bodice, red shoes. Miss Smith was never so pretty in a gown of white lace with tiny pink daisies about the round throuted bodice, Miss McKeuna was very pretty in a pale pink crepe comomed with olive velyet, decollete bodic Miss Dewey looked very handsome in a decolleto blue satin gown ‘with a wreatd of gentian and convolvulous about the bodice. The Misses Sharp wore becoming black gowns of silk net and jet. Miss Ijams, skirts of black crepe with a green velvet bodice jet trimmed, § Miss Ludington, a decollete gown of black ace. Miss Coe, a decollete gown of gray and pink silk, Miss Barker, a gown of black net trimmed with groen ribbons aud grass Mrs. Rollins, a gown of white silk dotted neL. Miss Colourn, a gown of pink crepe com- pined with dull green \'ulvol.p B, Miss Nush, a gown of gray faille trimmed with pink ribbons. Misse Hall; & gown of flowered benga- lines. Miss Dixon, white silk and lace. Miss Wilson, black net over black satin, Miss Cutahy, & gown of pink crepe, Miss Cudaby, gown of blue satin combined with white net gold embroidered, decollete bodice, Mrs. Baum, & gown of pink gauze. Miss Baum, n grown of green gauze with a gold embroidéred bodice, Miss Brown, a gown of pink crepe. All the smart world of young people was present and the affair s an entertainment was the pink of perfection, Miss Nash's Dance. On Tuerday evening Miss Mach gave a re- coption and a dance in houor of Miss MeCor- nick of Salt Lake, ‘Ihere are few houses 1 town so admirably suited for entertainment as the Nush resi- dence and few hostesses who lend themselves #0 gracefully and agreeably to the pleasur- ing of their guests as Mrs. aud Miss Nash, Mr. Nash is a capital entertainer us well, * and the combination of thoughtfuluess and cordiality go fur toward making one of the wost charmingly attractive houses in Omaha. Notwithstanding the ‘“north wind was trigidly biowing,"” the youug folk attended OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY. JA JARY 19, beauty and fine feathers to the general pic- turesqueness of the oocasion. The drawing room and _library wero oan- vassed for tho dancers, while the polished floors of the music room, dining room and hall reflected the twinkling feet of many an untiring valseuso, ‘T'he reception lasted until 10 o'clock, when the music altering a bit, the dancing began, A prime punch and sweets rivalling those famed in the orient ware availabie in the din- ing room, while the supper propar, with all thie appointments daintly devised, was served in the billiard room with Balduff as the caterer. Nash wore a beconiing gown of black V shaped bodico trimmed with white Miss Nash, a gown of white silk and gauze embroidered 'in a rose pattern with pale tan eolored silk, Miss MeCornie , a gown of p gauze beaded and embroidered in blue silk, forget-me-nots about the skirt, decollete | boaice, Miss Colburn, gown of shadoty silk, white and pink, demi trained lace about the low bodice. Miss Babcock, a pink wauze rdles and trimmings of pansics. Miss Yost. a pink_crepe gown striped and embroidered with silk, round neck and full o3 edied with valencinnes lace Mrs. Rollins, a gown of pink silk, net skirts with empire coat of pink and green brocade, Miss Williams, a zown of blue silk, striped gauze, demi train, trimmed in forgot-me- nots. Miss Cudahy of Chicago, a gown of crepo, pink satin ribbons, Miss Cadahy, a gown of yellow gauze with lavender ribbons on bodice and skirt, Miss Lapimer, a gown of white silk and embroiderad tulle. Miss McKenna, a white lace gown, blus ribbons, bluo sash and bunches of forget-mo: nots. Miss Ludington, black lace gown, decol- lette bodice, Miss Wilson of TLeavenworth, wown of white silk, be: lette bodice* Miss Charlton, a brown silk gown en train with a front of brocade in brown and white. Miss KKennedy, a gown of white silk, full waist and sash of white moire, Mrs. J. N. H. Patrick, a beautiful gown of black satin brocaded with small pink flowers, rare lace in the neck of the bodice. Miss Hall. a @own of black lace, rows of green ribbon trimming skirt and bodice. Miss Jessie Millard, o fetcning gown of pink gauze exquisitely embroidored and trim- med with pink ribbons, Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Guy Barton, Mr. and Mrs. Yost, Mr. and Mra. Gallagher, Mr. and Mrs. Cudahy, Mr. and Mrs, Rollius, Mrs. Patrick, Misses Yost, Coburn, MciKenna, Ludington, Williams, Sarker, Charlton, Cudahy, Lavimer, Wiison, Babceock, Miller, Barker, Dixon, Hale, Jessie Millard, De Dellone, Creighton, Messrs. Frank Hamilton, Wyman, McCun, Winslow, Barlow, Bishop, MeMillan, Wilson, Hal Pierre Garneau, Endicott, Bristol, Koenig, Sherwood, Guion, Hall, John Patrick, and fail rufiles of gown with pink trained ed front ana decol- ley Smith, Arthur Smith and Dr. Lee. A Luncheon at tho Paxton. Mrs. B. 1. Smith, whoso powers as a host- ess are matchless, gave & charming luncheon on Thursday in the private dining roow of the Paxion hotel to twenty-seven women frionds. Mrs. Smith, assisted by Mrs. Richardson, received the guests in the parior, where the usual trying quarter of an hour before luncheon was quite done away with. Bouil- lon in dainty cups removed the consciousness of winter engrained by the more or less long drives and _promoted that congeniality so dear to the heart of a successful hostess, At 1 o'clock they repaired to the diping room on the same floor where a tempting menu awaited thewm, The guests were seated at four round rables, a proof of gooalie companie, cach table being presided over by a friend in the house, The decorations were particularly fotch- ing. Tn the center of each tablo wasa circular mirror lightly veiled with the delicato tracery of asparagus while American beauty and La France ros, thrown across them in graceful confusion reflected their loveliness azain and again. The Bohiomian gluss decanters ornamanted with metal, the Haviland china, the siiver and glass added to the decoration in their dunty arrangement, while little dishes of salted almonds, bon'bons aad jellies lent the charm of toothsomeness. The menu, as follows, was exquisitely served: Oysters, Celery. Sweetbread. Pates. Pease, Chops Breaded. Saratoga Pototoes, Frozen Eggnog. Quail on Toast. Lettuce. Bisque, Cake and Coffee. After luncheon the guests assembled n Mrs. Richardson's very spacious suite of rooms for a decidedly enjoyable game of cards, Tho guests were: Mesdames Hanscom, Lacey, Horoach, Parmalee, C. W. Hamil- ton, Sheridan, McCord, Towar, Green, Wakeley, W. V. Morse, Brooke, Cowin, Patrick, Benham, Cuming, Boyd of Chicago, Yost, McKenna, Barton, Yates, Meyer, Richardson, and Misses Chaoute, Ric! son and Smith. “Kalendar Karnival.” A meeting was held on Wednesday in tho crypt of Trinity cathedral by the women in- terested in the “Kaiendar Karnival” to be held at the armory on the afternoon and evening of February 12 and 13. Arrange- ments were completed and the proparations wiil go on swimmingly for a bazaar with its object, the **Organ Fund,” which is given an advantage over Tarsus and Adrianople as it will have two half days and two nights in which to grow. ‘The name is attractive and the articles to be sold will be more so, while tho women who sell them will be most so, goes without saying, The planning and executing by society women and par consequence the result will be ajsocial event,as delightful us it will be unique, The booths arranged accord- ing to the months are to be very felching: January will comprise some fitlng ar- rangement with aprons for sale under the management of Mrs. S, D. Barkalow. February, ice palace with statiunery, val- entines und all manner of paper articles, Mrs. alcKenna. Murch—Candy and poncorn, Mrs, C.Chase. April—Baslkets, bags, Mrs. Wheaton, May—Fancy work, altar guild, June—Flowers, St. Agnes guild, July—£'ish pond, Mrs. Brooke and Mrs, Webster, August—Yacht, sherbet and ice croam, Mrs, Johnson ana Mrs, Hoagland. September—Preserves, pickles, salad, ote., altar guild. October—~Fruit, Mrs. Haller, November-—Russian interior —tea, Mrs, Collins, . December—Infants' wear, Mrs. H. W, Yates and Mrs, L. Richardson, The services of tho pretty, popular young women in town will be secured acd the whole affair will be made as pleasing and picturesque as vossible. undertaken A Corcopsis Dance, The Coraopsis club gave its fourth party at the Metropolitan hall Friday evening, January 17, Tho affair was & thorough succoss, an ad- mirablo programme of dances with wusic in keeping, 4 capital supper and & thoroughly enjoyablo evontug was the ousomble, piiliose present wore: M ar Thompson, , Ryan and Gregson; Misses McAusiand, Manchester, Allle ktoberts, Muude Roberts, Sharkey, Smith, Dodson, Piunogan, Peacocks aud Flint) Martin, Vierling, M, Murphy, dfrey, Barrou, Russell, Denney, D. Mur- phy, Ely, Clayton, Jucksou, Whil Wood, Ourie, Goodman, Fovsythe, J. C. Wyatt, Strauss, Mullen, MeGraw, De Robert Raines, Merrick, Bradford, J; H. Thowpson, 1 Coitlan, J. M. Muoroe, Lr Martin, van, McDonald, Gregson, F. H. Bently, C. P.'Bently. R e A Masquerade. A very delightful masquerade dancing party was given last Wednesday evening, January 8, st the cormer of Twenty-sixth and Cuming streets by Misses Workman, Cunningham, Macbeth and Douglas, Among those present were Mrs, W. C. Cota, red riding hood; Mrs. . A. Thompson, Cmaba Milling Uo.; Mrs, L. Douglas, Russian lady ; | in fatterine numbers and added by their | le biue | Mrs. George Powell, Cleopatra; Miss Kin< cald, Scotch lassie; Miss Fee Martin, for- tune teller; Miss Ada R. Smith, lawn teonis; Miss Georeia Simonson, Night; Miss Annie Cunningham, sailor suit; Miss Marie M- Beth, peasant girl; Miss Jones, Topsy; Miss Mudd, yellow domino: Miss Lena Douglass, tambourine girl; Miss May Workman, gips: Miss Maggio Cunningham, Goddess of L orty: Miss Birdie Saundors, Morning; Miss Mcotte, school girl; Miss Garby, duchess Mr. W. C. Cott, MeGinty; Mr, Blose, Wan- dering Jew; Mr. Y. H, Camobell, sailor; Mr. Nelson, dude; Mr. Thomas B. Thornton, Hamlet; Mr. 'George 8. Powell, old gent; Mr. D. Gross, Falstaff; M wman, | maid; Mr. Urigar, Domino: Mr. B, N Widow Bedott; Mr. J. A. Hurloy, clown; Mr. H. McHoth, prin . Pangburn, SDOW ball; Mr. Moretz Newman, Indian; Mr. Henry Nownman, Mother Hubbards Mr. T. J. Hotzel, Scoteh lady: Mr. Stokes, Dutchman § Mr. O Olsen, Barl of Rochester: M. Clarke, Spanish cavaiier, and many others. Largest Party of the Season, The spucious and elegant Merriam house, at the corner of Twenty-fifth and Dodge streots, was tho sceno on Wednesday even- ing last of one of the largest and most bril liant receptions of the season. Ovor seven hundred invitations had been sont out, and over five hundred ladies and gontlomen of Omuha's bost v gracod the occasion with their presen; ho large double corner house, almost perfect in its interior arrangements, was thrown into one long, wide room, broken artistically here aund there by doorways and small vestibules. Mrs. Merriam, Mr. and Mrs, I W. Miner Mrs. 8. 8. Curtis, assisted by Mrs, Ernost Riall, Mrs, W. F. Allen, Mrs. Prank B. Johnson and Mrs. C. 8. Whitney. Mrs. Thomas Swobe, Mrs, C. V. Dietz, Mrs. Joscph Metcalf, Mra. illen Beall, Mrs. Augustus Pratt, Mrs, O. S. Barriger, Mrs. J. J. Dickey and Mrs, C. B Squires, 1t was a notable gathering of society leaders apd the affair bore a distinguishing mark as being what is known in swell circles as a “pink reception.” Tho guests included all the habitues of upper tendom and the cos- tumes worn by all the ladies were very ele- gunt. Refreshments were sorved, good music, dancing, card playing and social intercourse guve zest and lifd to the occasion. Social Go:sip. Miss Grace Chambers is visiting in cuy I'he Omaha club will January 31 Miss McCornick of Salt Lake is visiting Mrs. Benjamin Gallagher. The Union club plans to give a reception during the first week in February. The Misses Dundy represented Omaha very fittingly at the Lincolu charity bali. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Shelton left on ‘Wednesday evening for a visit to Maryland. Miss Bishop, who has been visiting in Chi- cago since Christmas, returned at the close of the week. Miss Isaacs and her visiting friend Miss Kimball are spending the week with Mrs W. O. Taylor. The Innocents Abroad will give one of their clegant parues at Metropolitan hall on Tues- day evering. The fnembers of the Saratoga lycoum will give the second party of their series on Fri day eveuing. Mrs, Boyd and Miss Chanute of Chicago are the guests of Mrs. Lymau Richardson at the Paxton hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Rogers have re- turned from Chicago, where they speat a charming ten days, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bradford accompanied by Master Robert lefu on Sunday for u three weeks stay 1n California. Mrs, Joseph Garneau left on Monday for a visit to Boston, being accompanied by Mr. Garneau as fur as Chicago. Dr. and Mrs. Duryea gave a handsome re- ception to their very wide circle of friends on the afternoon and evening of Thursday, January 16. Cards are out for a reception to be given on Thursday, January 23, by Mrs. Benjamin Gallagher in honor of her visiting neice, Miss McCornick. Miss Tatum lefs on Thursday afternoon, accompanied by Miss Baldridge, who will return to her home, while Miss Tatum will spend a month in New York and Chicago. At Miss Nash’s dance on Tuesday ovening was announced the engagement of Miss Mary Ludington, daughter of Dr. and Mrs, Enll'uue Ludington, to Mr. Charles Watson ull Mr. Mose Barkalow, whose aircle of friends 1n Omaha is almost without a hori- zon, has shown that ‘‘his heart is true to Poll” by agamn taking up his residence among us, The very exclsive German club organized by a circle of belles in their second scason, has at last materialized and they will give their first cotillion od Tuesday evening at Miss Nash’s, The Misses Wadleigh, who will be so pleasuntly recalled by those fortunate enough to have met them during a former visit, will arrive 1n Omaha at the close of the week as the guests of Mrs. Frank Colpetzer. Mrs, Frederic G. Mason, of Hast Orange, N. J., ‘accompanied by her little daughter and her mother, Mrs, Calderwood, arrived in the city Friday, and will be a guest of Mrs. R. D. Hills, 2018 California street. An Omaha infant tecrible of some nine or ten interesting summers, remarking the constant attentions paid exclusively to the buds by a beau with frost-touched hair, very aptly dubbed him *‘youth’s companion,” Mr. and Mrs, Clement Chase entertained the Park avenue high-five club last Satur- day evening, Mrs. Collins and Mr, John Clark winning the royal prizes, while Dr. Brown and Mrs, Raynolds won- the consola- tion prizes. The Misses Cudahy of Chicago arrived on Tuesday and are visiting Mrs. . A. Cudahy at 540 South Twenty-sixth street. Cards have been 13sued by their hostess for a high- five party to be given Monday evening, Jan~ uary 20, in thew honor. La grinpe, from its over too close familiar- ity, hasgrown to be a “'stench in the nostrils.” Reducing u card party at one of the most delightful and popular houses in town from a possible sixty guests to a meagre fourteen was one of its vagaries during the past week. A young man who drove up Farnam street during the week 1n a stunning cutter and en- viable pair might have done away with his double row of bells as Lheir consonance was quite destroyed by the strident tones of his cowpanion's voice, the blatent sound of whose conversation attractad the attention of pedestrians quite a square away. A dozen or more men and women met quite informally on Thursday eveniug at thy “‘Bachelors” to read “Twelfth Night,” an attempt at an eveuing with Shakespeare so gratifying a8 to encourage further effort, ‘f'ne outcome may result in the materihzation of & club to meet fortnightly at a member's house, one of the poet's plays being cast for each evening’s entertainment. Capital has been made of the good nature of our belles as was evidenced in the pink aominoes at Mrs, Carter's on Friday even- Chi- give a reception on ing. For days, the sweet creatures took pink stitches in pink stuffs until life assumed a dreary aspect of couieur de rose, One young man behind a counter in one of our Blops gave way to his innate propensity after selling 165 yards of pink cambric and a la Dixey, suggested to a fawr buyer that she take blue instead. **You will find pink very common, judging by the quantity that has been so1d.” e S A HONEY FOR THE LADIES, The box turban hav turns upall around the erown. Ul collarettes of Jet, jet girdles and jet epaulets are vory styifsh, Whites cloths are trimmed with braid and edged with dark furs. Jacket waists and corsazes withjextremely elaborate fronts remain with us. Rivbon trimmings are much sought after and are put on in an nfinity of ways. Silk, vaile and mousseline de lamne ilook =very well when wade ub into trained dresses, Simply made robes of velvet, edged with Russian sable or other rich furs arc all the rage. Bordered and embroidered woolens) are W{G{l liked by married ladies and very little girls. Chinchilla of fine quality and silky Chinese sheep fur are largely used for trimuring pur- 8. Steel and silver art jowelry, as it is culled, is tho newest fad in’ fancy ornamentation. This consists of chatelaiue sppendages of various uuique devices, brooches, bangles, black belt buckles, and deg collars, somo of the latter boing sctvwith Cairngorms or dark blue faced cryataia; Dresses of camel's hair and velvet have the draperies of the camel’s hair and the skirt of vel The small bonnet will anrvive as a chapeau de theater and roception cap after ivis dead for #treet wear., Kid straps and gem set silver buckles faston many of the Parisian dinner gowns and opera toilets, Mouftlou, lynx, beaver and skunk supple- ment sealskin, Russian sable and roal astra- khan in popular favor, Light colored wolvets, lined with Thibet gontskiu, were never o much for elegant mantles as at present. Lace dresses are mounted on black areo- phane with petticoat of black satin, or with underdress of pure white velvet, eniug dresses are richly embr gold and silver. The foundations are velvets and satin brocades, Lilac and pale mauve ar e favorite colors, Many skirts aro made crosswiss of the material and have but one seam. To mount thein in ample petticoat fashion upon a foun- dation skirt 18 a work of art. Pelisses linod with silk are frequently made of two kinds of tartan and then com- bined with velvet or plush for the collar and cape, the slooves or cuffs ana pockots, Astraklian is also saen on such long wraps. White domino parties are now quite the thing in New York since one was given hy Mrs. Astor. The lidies wear white dominos and white satin masks, and the gentlemen are either masked or appear in fancy cress, Silics in wide stripes, with a_pattorn bro- caded on eachaltornate stripe, arevery fash- iunuble for evening dress, as is also silks brocaded in 1arge floral patterns. But the latter are gencrally combined with plaia silk or peau-de-soie, The desire manifested by the fair sex for miniature paintings set as brocades amounts to almost a craze. These paintings ure im- porteq, and leading manufacturers claim thut they have difficulty in mounting thewm fast cnough to supply the demand. ‘The feather boa is the fad of the scason for evening wear, It comes up well over the ears and is simply a necklet of ostrich feath~ ers in shaded tiuts of old rose, blue, pale gold or canary, and _cream-white. Then there is a tiny tip of black on each feather, which makes these boas very effect ive and becomin Fancy jewel picces are worn more than ever this winter. Pins and brooches of all styles—birds, beetles, flowers, dragonflics, daggers, swords, heraldic, milit: syms bolic,.and other emblems—are stuck he there and everywhere; in_the hair, in the draperies of the vodice, in folds and bows of lace and ribbon, and even in the bat and bonnet. white used, b 2 MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC, Sydney Rosenfleld has tinished a new play called *I'he Stepping Stone.” Julian Mangus has assumed the manage- ment of Marie Wainright for this and next season. Ben Stern has been en Grau as business manuger of the London Gaiety company. Richard Mansfleld is rehearsing “Dr, Jeigylland Mr. Hyde” and expects to revive the play in the near future. Lotta will go on the road again sou, and a tour hasibeen booked for her ex- tending to San Francisco. Sir Charles Holle and Lady Halle—Mme, Norman-Nerudaup to a year or two ago— are about to sail far Austrha. ““The Gondoliers,”” Gilbert and Sullivan’s latest operetta, hasdrawn large audicnces at the Park theater, New York city, Dion Boucicault has fimshed a new play for Sol Smitn Russell which will be made k"l?wn in New York at Daly's tucater next fall. Mr. Frederick Gebhard and Mrs, Langtry have had aquarrel. He has not seen his fair Ophelia siace July last, when they parted in silence and tears. Lew Dockstader has justsigned a contract with Primrose & West's minstrels. It is knotén that he will get large wages, aud he won't have to work very hard. John Stetson 18 credited with many mal- apropisms, but his latest remark is delight- fully pat. He is credited with christening **The Gondoliers” the."Gone-dollars,” 1t is reported that Geoffrey Hawley, the actor, formerly of Joseph Jefferson’s com- pany, who recantly fell iuto a large fortuno by the death of an uncle, hus become insane and been removed to an insane asylum, Joseph Mackay, an English dramuatist of some ability, has Yjust died at the age of thirty-nine years. His principal work for the stage was ‘‘Peggy,” an Irish comedy, produced at the London royalty some years ago. Mr. Charles Wyndham addressea the pu- pils of the dramatic department of the Chi- cago conservatory aud un audience of 500 peaple the other afternoon in the Auditorinm hall. The subject taken by the comedian was “Society and the Drama.’’ At the recent annual meeting the follow- ing officers of the New York colleze of music were elected: Presigent—Everett P, Wheeler; vice-presiient—>Movris Ren rector—Alexander Lambert; secretary. tham G. Keed: treasurer—Otto Rother, Mme. Cottrelly has bought two operas for the McCaull opera comvany from Carl Her- mann, business manager of the Standard theater. Both will be produced in the course of the company’s next engagcment in New York, which will begin next September. Mrs, Potter, Mrs, Langtry and Mrs, O'Sul- livan Dimpfel have given up their efforts to elevate the American stage. Miss Letitia Aldrich, niece of Senator Stewart of Nevada rushes 1nto the breach of the Washington stage and will endeavor to raise the tone of the drama. Of Mrs. Letitia Aldrich’s debut in Wash~ ineton in u play called **Mad Maurion"” the New York Times says: “The debutante acted with composure and intelligence. but the play was not one rich enough in situa- tions W develop peculiar ability. As a ‘so- ciety! event the performance wasa great success.” A member of the Amberg troupe says that Herr Possart, before stepping oo the stage, bends his body forward until it forms a right angle with his logs, shakes his head vigor- ously and then stands up straight again, He has thus throwa cff bis own individuality and taken on that of the character which he is to play. Pablo Sarasate, the famous violinist, and Eugene d’Albert, the great pianist, made their last appearance together in New York at the Metropolitan opera house on Tucsday evening, Sarasate plaved Lalo's “Sym. phony Espagnole” and his own *'Nightin- gale.” D'Albert played Brahms' concerto in D and solos, John Stetson, J, B. Crabtree, 1, B, Rich and Williain Harris, all Boston managers, with & number of others from other citivs, are in New York, Their visit is due to the number of canceled eugagements caused by the sudden closine up of 80 many traveling companies. The season on the road has been unusually bad next sea- - It is said that:fbsen founded his “Doll's Hous on fact, and that the Nora of real life, after trying.to gain the experienc which she needed insaisolitary struggle against the world, made up hes mind that her lust conai- tion was a good deal worse thun the Arst,and went home to herusband @nd babies, per- fectly coutent to.ba a doll again, Johaun Strauss, whom a Loadon contem- porary very judwiously refersto us the “‘only roal Strauss,” has brought forth his ¢37th Opus, 1n shape of & *Katserwalzer." Johaun will will be rememberad as having visited the United States.an the occasion of the Hos- ton jubilee, and most people that heard him conduct one of his Waltzes will probubly ade mit that they bave never listened to anything like it since. An interesting souvenir of Verdi's jubiles has been prepared by dessrs. Ricordi of Milap, At is an illustrated thirty-two page supplement of the sane size as the Guzotte Musicale, containing specimens of Verdi's almost illegible siguature, two pages from the autograph score of *Otello,” and beauti- fully execated etchings of scenes at KRoncole, and of the house and grounds of Verdi's resi: dence at Sant Agata, besides anecdotes of “he master aud portraits of his first teacher, Antonio Barezzi, and of that gentleman's Margherita, Verdi's first wife, R The eight standara chants of the Russo- Greek churcn are origiual Byzantine airs which bave been preserved unchanged for at least seven hundred years aud probably one thousand. The rotation of the eleventh cen- tury MSS. in which tbey are earlest found is plainly allied 10 the ancient clussic Greek aud form a most interesting link with the pre-christian era. | mathers around its shriu A CRESCENT AND SCIMITAR An Arabic Order Dating From the Time of Mohammad, NOBLES OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE, Avrayed in the Glory of an Eastern Nabub—Two Handsome Masonio Temples — General Lodge Notes, “Es Salamn Aleikam." The order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, dates its origin back to the year of the hegira 25, (A. D, 636) at Mecca, in A bia. It wus instituted by the Mohamme kaliff* Alee, the son-in-law of the prophot Mohammed. The order was originally an inquisition or vigilance committeo, to dis- pense justice and exccute punishment upon crimingls who escaped their just deserts through the tardiness of the court to promote religious toleration awong cul- tured men of all nations, The original io tention was to form a band of men of sters hing wortn,who would,without fear or favor upon a valid accusation, try, judge, and exe- cute, if need be, uny criminal within an hour, having taken precautions as to secrecy and sccurity. The nobles perfected their organization and did such prompt and efi- cient work that they excited alarm and even consternation: in thé he: of evil-doers in all countriet The order is yet one of the favored amoug the many which abound in oriental countries, and s 1 select few 0f the educated classes. Their ostensible object is to increase the fuith and fiaelity of all truo believers in Allab, Its membership in all_countries mcludes Chris- tians, Israelites, Moslems, and men in high positions of learning and power. (e of the most noted patrons of the order is the khe, dive of #gypt. All Mohammedans respect every one who has been circumcised and who will respect the formula of the creed— *‘there is no deity but Allah,” without refer- ence to what his private belief may be, for they have a maxim, “The wterior belongs to God alone.” The nobles of the Mystic Shrige, therefore, ure eminent for their broad and catholie toleration. The noble who holds to a belief in a supreme or most high is never questioned as to any definition of that beiief. Among the modern promoters of the prin- ciples of the order in Europe, ono of the most noted was Herr Adam Weishaupt, a mystic of the Rosy Cross, or Rosicrucian, aud prolessor of law in the university of Ingolstadt, in Bavaria, who revived the order in that city on May 1, 1 Its mem- bers exercised a prefound influence before and during the Irench revolution, when they were known as the Illuminati, and pro- fessed 10 be teachers of philosophy and to send forth trom their secrev society the light of science over all mankind, and to diffuse the purest pricciples of virtue. From the central society at Iagolstadt bra out through all Europe. Among the me bers there are recorded tho names of Fred- erick the Great, Mirabeau, Goethe, Spinoza, Kaut, Lord Bacon, and mauy mewbers of royal families and a long list of literury, sci- entific and professional mea, The order in Awerica does not advocate Mohammedanisn a8 a sect, but inculcates the sam pect to deity her® as in Arabia and elsewher 'he ritual now in use is a moat highly ret socictics best cultured and transiation from the original Arabie, found preserved in the warchives of the order at Aleppo, Syria, whence it was brought in 1860 to London, England, by Rizk Hllah Hassoon Effender, who was the author of several important worksin Arabic, one of which is a metrical version of the book of Job. Hus “History of Islam” offend- ed the Turkish government because of its humanterian principles, and he was forced to leave his native couutry, He was a ripe scholar in Arabic poetry and the general lit- erature of the age, and his improvements in the direction of certain parts of the ritual of the shrine, are of great beauty and value, ‘Ihe ritual is known in Arabiaas ‘“I'he Pillar of Society,”” which is an honorary tital given only to persons of very great distinction in tve service of truth, justice and mercy, and ‘was originally given to this work by Hafiz, the Persian poet. Che salutation of distinctirn among the members of the order is “EsSelamu Alei- kum !"—"Poeace be with you!’-—to wuich 18 returned the gracious wish, “‘Aleikum es Salaam 1"—With you be peace!” Tho jewel of the ordor is u crescent, formed of any substance. ‘The most valued materials are the claws of u Benwal tiger, united at their bases in a gold setting, which includes their tips, and bears on one side of the center the head of a sphinx, and on the other a pyra- mid, urn and star. It bears also the Arabic motto of the order, “Kuwat wa Ghaba Gha- dub,” meaning in Englsh ‘‘strength and fury.” The order was organized 1n this country on June 6, 1870, when Mecea temple, the first temple of the order in the United States, was ivstituted by Dr. Walter M. Fleming and his associates, A. L. he well known Arabic translator; William J. Flor- ence, the actor; Edward Eddy, Dauiel Sick- els, Charles McClenachan, John W, Simovs, Albert P, Moriarity, Aaron L. Northrop, Sherwood C. Campbell, Oswald Merle d’ Aubigne, James S, Chappell, John A. Moore, George W. Millar and William S, Patterson, all Scotush Rite Masons. No person is eligible to membership in the order unless he is & Thirty-second degres Mason or a Knight ‘Cemplar in good standing, Each subordinate temple is required to solect an ancient Arabic or Egyptian name as its dis- tinguisning title. Many of the temples have, however, selected a certain word and after translating it into Arabic used it as a title, This is also allowed. The various temples i1n this country have spured no pains or expense in lmitating the Rorgeousness of the east. The room occu- pied by Lulu temple in Masonic temple, Pniladelphia, was designed by Mr, Windrim the present supervising architect of the treasury, and cost about $10,000, The robes worn by the officers, whose titles are all in Arabie, correspond to this interior decora- tion of the room. Some of these costumes may be descrived as follows Grand Potentate—Velvet: Purple robe or domino, flowing sleeves, trimmed with yel- low or gold braid, yeilow or gold cloth sash: high, purple, and yellow silk or satin turban, with crescent, gold and jewelled; jewelled scopter, with crescent on top. Chief Rabban—Velvet: Bright green robe or_domino, full, flowing sleeves, trimmed with purple, aud broad flowing sash; green and purple turban, with crescent at top. Assistant Rabban—Velvet domino, large flowing slecves, trimmed with orange, and broad orange blue and or- ange turban, with crescent in front, High Priest and Frophet—Robe made of woven metal cloth, gilt, silver, and colored, Jike damask; flowing sleeves and frivged, broad gold and yellow woven metal cloth, tall white turban, crown-shaped, yellow, gold, and black, jewelled, and be carries a crosier. Oriental Guide—Velvet: Orange robe or domino, trimmed with purple; broad {)urplu sash belt, and sword; orangs and purple tur- ban, crescent in front. He carries a long Arab stag, trimmed at spear-head with or- aoge and purple ribbons, All of these ofticers wear also jewels in the shape of pyramids, moo! l‘rlnxuv ters, ete. All the emblems jewe! Mystic Shrice order are the characteristic insignia of the oriental nation from which the order emanates. Blue robe or Two Magnific Templi s, Oneof the finest Masonic temples in the world is that of the Triple Esperance lodge in Port Louis on tue Island of Mauritius off the South African coast. This lodge 18 one of the oldest as well as one of the largest in the world. It was established in 1570 and bas 800 active members besides qaite as many en conge. lts temple is constructed of white marble, only ove story high, and stands in the center of a block. It covers four acres of ground and has rooms euough to allow of every degree in Masoury being conferred at the same tme and in a different room. There is also a banquet ball large enough to seat 1,600 guests. ‘I'he grounds about the temple are beautifully laid out and are shut i from the public gaze by astone wall ten feet bigh. ‘The temple of Kap lodge 10 Cape Town, South Africa, rivals the one i Port Louis in beauty, aud in certain particulars it excels and also | 1890, ~SIXTEEN PAGES | it. 1t is situated in & Jarge grove of oak troes, and tho various chambars aro fitted out for their work in the most elaborato manner imaginable. The Blue lodge rooms, for in- stance, havo subterranean apartments, and the work is given most mpressively. In fact the ceromony of initiation in the lodges of South Amorica, the tropies and the Orient,is dramatic in the extreme, O ntrary to the custom in American and klish lodges, where the work is simple, and thereby im- pressive, these lodges depond upon the dra- matic to impress the seeker aftor light, and 1t 18 enough to say that tho novitinte never forgets his initiation, A F. & A M The annual mecting of the stockholders of the Nebraska Masonic home, for the election of ofticers and tho transaction of othor busi- ness of the association will be held at 3 p. m. Thursday next, at F'roemason’s hall The Nebraska Veteran Freemasons wifl hold their anuual meeting next Thursday anniversary of St. Johin the Almoner, Froomason's hall, The business meeting will be hela at 7 p, m., and dinner wili be served at 8 p. m, v, K. or 1, Major Goneral Carnalian has issued a gen oral order in which he compliments tha Uni form Rauk upon the splendia growth during last year. Since danuury 1, 1850, 105 new di- visions have beon added, and the Uniform Rank has boen mtrodveed for the first time into North Carolina, Vermont, Idaho, and British Columbia, ' Tnrougn tho Uniform Rauk it hus been posaiblo 1o institute agrand lodge in Vermont. Past Chaucellor C. T, Frven was presen ted with a handsome past_chanceltor’s jewel by the members of Good Samaritan lodge at tireir last meeting. The ofiicers of Frankl were instalied by Grand Ot land, lust Thursday night. are tho officers: L. Sooy; V. C., lodge, No. 123, ancallor Macfur- he following P, C., W, P. Coej C.C., E. P L w. H, W. Pinnoy; P, Sherman; M. W. M. Kimmel; M. I J. Seott; K. R, & S., R. H. Nicol; M. Harry Marting L G., R. C. Rowley; O. Louis Worm. This lodge starts out with forty charter members and bids fair to be the ‘best working lodeo in the city. Tho members have exhibited more intelligent in- sight into the requirements and goneral idea of the work than s usual in cew lodges. Jan Hus lodge has received pormission to use & Bohemian ritual. Special permission was granted by the supreme chancellor and the lodge will soon cothnmence to boom its membership. This lodgo has been practic- ally at a standstiil for some time, owing to the fact that the large majority of its mem+ bers and those who contemplated joining were not conversant with the knglish lan- guage enouwh to appreciate the beauties of the ritual. The supreme chancellor has di- rected that the ritual be translated and printed in Boheman and the copies sent to him, after which they will be furnished to such lodees 1n Nebraska as desire them. It is probablo that Bohemian lodges will at once be organized at Schuyler, Wilbur, Walioo, West Point, and some point in S line county, as there arc large numbers of Jonemians at all these points who are de- sirous of g lodges. Omanta lodwe, No. 26, K. of P., had an in- stallation on Junuary 9. The following offi- cers were installea by D. G. C . P. Lund: Otto Wagner, P William van Kroge; C. C.; Gus Rudlof, W. C.; Frank Grossu prelute; H. M. Jobanson, M. of I%; Hei Horaberger, V. of I3.: Adolph J. Hartwig, K. of R 5.3 James Petorson, M. of A.; Jans Metz, L G.; Charles Tchartow, O. G. RO RO The following are the ofiicers of the regi- ment of the Platte, Patriarch Militant: J, W. Nichols of Omaha colonel, with head- quarters at Omaha ; W. L. Kuykendall of Cheyenne, lieutenant colonel; N. B. Heim of Omaha, major of the First battalion; D, B. Marston of Kearney, major of the Second battalion; F. B. Bryant of Omaha, adjutant with rank of captain; J. C. Lee of Freomont, quartermaster with the rank of captai J. Pickering of Kearney. commissary with the rank of captain, Major General . M. Stone is in command of the division of the Mississippi with headquarters at St. Lou The femument of the Platte is in this divisi and in the third brigade. Brigadier-General O- L. Roseman 18 in command of the third brigade with headquarters ut Montezuma. Canton Ezra Millard No. 1, P. M., gave a ball at Masonic hall last Wednesday night, The attendance was good and u most enjo able evening was spent. Music was fu nished by the Patriarchs Militant band and was most excellent. e affair was in charge of a general committee consisting of George A. Bennatt, J. F. Sheeley, J. W, Nicnols and John A. Johnson, assisted by C. A. Patterson, S, J. Larson, I5. C, Coopsr and F. M.Wooley. A delicious supper was served about miduight and dancing continued uutil @ late hour. Ruth lodge, Daughters of Robekah, will give one of its periodical entertamninents next Suturday evening at the lodge room, corner Fourteenth and Dodge streets. The entertainments given by this lodge are c brated for their enjoyable character and there is every reason to believe tnat this one will prove no exception to the rule, The spurious order, taking_the name of the International Order of Odd Fellews, 1s to be proceeded against by the grand master of 1llinois, and prevented frowm the further use of the title of I. O. O. F, M. W. of A, # The Modern Woodmen is a fraternal or- ganization, beneficial in character and has a mrmbership in the ten northwestern states of over forty thousand, it has paid outjover £500,000, with an average assessmont of $3 per year. It has over eight thousand mem- bers in Nebraska, 1,000 of whom are in Lin- coln. In this city there are three camps, composed of over three hundred mombers, and a special effort is now bemng made by Deputies Henderson, Maiby and Ramplin to increaso these respective camps under a special dispensation, and every week num- bers are being added. It takes no hazzard- ous risks and stands in the front rank of re- spected and honored socioties, composed of the leading men of every community, RN Mr. Warren, supreme scribe, Royal League, from Chicago, is in the city. He 1s here to install the members of Omaha coun- cil, recently formed. Omaha council, Royal league, promises to be one of the largest and oSt representative councils of any of the socret orders in the city. Mr. Warren leaves Monday morning ut 9:30 for St. Louis. 0, Vester chapter, O. S, S, will hola its an- nual social at Freemason’s hall on February Y o entertainment is_in the hands of . I Batterton and 8. LoMessurier, which 13 a guarantee of its excellence, Clansm Atend. Clan Gordon, No. 63, will meet in Kauf- mau’s hall, 1316 Dougias street, on Monday, January 26, 8t 8 p. m. sharp, G, W, rotary, Dr.J.E. McGREW, Th e W Known Specialist, - miELDS, Chief, James TrRAILL, Se V) of Mantiood and Ambition, ity ness cured. 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