Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 28, 1890, Page 10

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE UNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1800-SIXTEEN PAGES. , Richard S, Ber- rtis Turner, Will Barton, Crofut, Will Paxton, D B H Stewart, Ed Sherwood, W. H. Gates, Wyman, Charles Saundor Kennedy, C. K. REST FROM SOCIAL DUTIES. Holiday Fostivities Furnish a Respite for the Ultra Fashionablo Folk. boy in coat of blue, " suceess and would have done credit to the The Coliseum managdthont has mnde ar- It was a continusl stroam | rangements with the sfirdet car company to of lnughter from beginning to end, not only | run cars all night so it nw.:ln very onsy for ey : by tho participants, but by the visitors In the | spectators and participiil to goto and from | Rolynd Reed and His New Play, “Lend 11 boots and straw b ‘n'?lc'i??t‘::‘llr:’[;#:: ?(‘m}f-‘:‘:m";d the “Priemts of Pallas” in THE LOUNCER lN THE LOBBY- Y. ) 1t was attended by the club members and a | Prof. Gaynoro will 188 the grand march Me Your Wifo.” few invitea guests, comprising some of the | which will take plf@e at 0 o'clock, cream of the other social clubs and Councl, Bluffs socioty people. They Played at ‘‘Hearts. In honor of Miss Mal Burns and Miss Mary Duryea, the charning young women just re- turned from their schools, Brown geve o delightful Tuesday evening at her residence, 2018 Cap- The house was tastefully dec- orated in honor of the occasion, and the games were exciting to & degree ments were served during the e the prizes distributed as follows: rize for the ladies was won by Miss Helen Smith, a very pretty chamois glove case; the ladies' prize was taken by Mi son, a handkerchief box; the first gentlomen was won by William Colfax, n protty silver stamp box ; the second by Wal- ter Dale, & handsome blotter. resent were: Juryea, Helen Smith, Lillie Tukey, Florénco Lee, Carrie House, Lillian House, Alice Parker, Ada Parker, Mina Mar- shall, May Yates, Margaret Bro ret Cook, Margaret vcKee, wood, Nellie Burns, Miss Wilkinson, Misses Pearl Hartman, Lot Johnson, Georg Rena Strang, Louise Kelley, Lillie Fritza Bamait, Maud Miss Morgaret “Under the M| The mistletoo hun, The holly branch | etos Bough." the castle hall, Receptions—Among His Olds—Kountze Place High Five—~Movements of Boclety People. kiss snatchod husty from mafd, Christmas somehow or other scems to have a significance for do enjoy the deligl on the old ok wall, A feature of the svenfg will be the pres- | p) - » mas Haynes Bayies. | encoof ). . Cooloy, Wit will impersonate | ¢ ensant Tribute to Billy Florence by the sidelong | *‘Hamlet" and will be attended by “Ophelia,’ the Poet Kidder—Doings in ~Thomson. | who will be unknown ufftfl the unmasking. the Dramatic and Muse oung people, and how they “In Honor of #ler Son." ical World. tful yule tide which comes | The hospitable home 8fMrs, Tsh on Goorela with the closiog of the year! A number of imily Wakeley's friends decided to avail themselvos of the yule tide period and called ather home at fornia streets Ch old fashioned game 7 A ‘Miss Wakeloy, with rare thoughtfulness, | Amusements were indulged in until 110'clock, | fast commanding the attention of the critical had suspended a tiny bit of mistletoe from ,‘I*_'l'w" "lflflfl;lt rflfrl:;‘*:"lll‘:‘ll\*I\l\l\_'Ol'”vmfi‘f;r;':*hl- e e e e Pomiasc] | M. and Mrs, Gulld, Mastor George Guild, [ In “Choek Mr. Reod had littlo opor e, | Mrs, ovening. Bt 1t was n 100 consponous a biace Tor the | Cook and Strong and Messrs! Darling and | has sinco brought him rapidly to tho front us guests to casily miss as the ovening Black eyes ana tepder blue eyes sparkled in the light of the chandelier us ‘thelr oWne™S | npe. Samuol Burnes has issued invitations | it he tested the feeling of tho public, ascer- the cause | for a real old fashioned New Year's recep- | tained what it wanted most and realizing that Theonly rest from social duties that ultra fashionable society has, are the few days preceding Christmas and tho flve days bo- mas and New Year's, the exception of several small dinners, the inaugural dance of the assembly Friday evening, at tho Millard, two or three card arties and several parties for young people, here has been absolutely nothing doing in * uie sockal world for the past seven days, Fven the fadies whose time is generally taken up with Kensingtons, kettle drums and calls have been shopp buying Christmas gifts which gladdened the hearts of thousands who are kindly remem- bered ou that ver: "This week will ! fli- | Mr, James Tsh. The parlors were profu s pERE e Jnd Calls | and handsomely decorated with cut flowers | Reed, which shows tho most minuto care on Burns, Mary with the hope that sroved, | MeMahon. 1ig the past week and Miss Hibbard, Thomas Wilson, Messrs, Hilton Fonda Fred a, Wing Allen, faco to face other sex and the bit of mistletoe, of all the mischief, looked down upon the re- | tion, from 4 until vivalof old-fashioned customs with y “Blind Man's Buff,” Warner Welch. McCormick, Maurice Dury Mills, Wood_Alle Bert Downs, V clightful day. even more dull, if all fn- dications do not fail and for the next seven importance prom- y Spinthe | punch bowl, the chocolate table and at the “Humbug” came later. It was o trifle “rank Fosben- rge Miner, Bert Cook, Lon Dale, McCann, Walter Dale, Harry \ enjoyment of everybody presen ved during the e ultra fashionable will thus secure is really quite necessary, for so far there certainly has been a sufiiciency of doings, quite enough 1o pleasa the bud, who, during her first sea- son, lives only for the enjoyment that comes from the dance, the dinner and the luncheon. There were p Touzalin, Mi Gould Dietz, Mr. Merricly, Mr. Welsh, Mr. Driscol, Mr. Brandt, Mr. N Mr. Paul Burley Frank Burle Harry Moores, Mr. Egbert Keiler. Charles How, Among His Three-Year-Oldg." There was a special ainner at the Hotel Barker Christmas afternoon. princely as that of the regular hour. intended to be informal and the viands were to be of the simplest but character, The dinner was designed by Mr. F. A. Balch as a comp boarders who have been regular diners at his table almost since the hotel was opened. The menu was as follows in the style of Auld Lang Syn Roast Turkey. Deviled Crab, Plum Pudding. Marriages and Wedings. New Year's day will not be observed by the followers of fashion to the extent it has been in previous years. There will be a few houses tl;lwn, but the list will not be large nor impos- It was not so ble wedding was that cele- [ M and and Mrs, | dancing street, on Ir, Stewart D, Lees Bowie were the coutractin ’ o 3 4 5 Chirles 'Youso acted as busg | Mrs. George Cook, 1213 Georgla sventa) man and Miss Tina Bowie 0] a fow minutes after ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Thain which the usual congratulations followed and provised rooms ot the association, D. M. then a sumptuous o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Lees left for Denver andthe west on a twd weeks' trip, and will at the residence of Mr. Christmas da T'he Young Men's Cbristian association and Miss Eup New Year's calls from b until 6:30, President and Mrs. Fleming and o contingent of 100 ladics making up the re- ception committee, r.D. H, Wheoler, Jr.. issued invitations yosterday for a “stag recention” at his resi- donce_on Virginia avenue from 2 until 6 on “I know last yea “soma stayed away because thoy thought 1 want that idea dis- thoy cun come and eat and smoke 0 say nothing about_drinking punch and not Do bothered by anyof the fair sex.” This feature being generally understood, no doubt ¢ accepted that would otherwise be declined. Now and then men ent to several of his 4 o'clock the wedding Chicken Pie. New Year's day. ies would be there. b uary 10, A goodly number of rich gifts were n made them, several of which were direct Miss Fannie Hauley of Lincoln is the guest from Scotland, their native land. guests present were Crackers and Cheese, The guests were as _foll Balch calls _them, many invitations will “‘three-year-olds the building. \ (I)\'l .ll‘;mh cnnmmtr en mmlsquls‘i e midn t, just’’= as o ol Joar dies and the newtien 1s ushored into | ATTRACTIONS SFOR THE COMING WEEK. the world, the charactéds will unmask, to greet the infant in proptld persona. avenue was thrown open last Saturday even- ing for the reception of the guests of her son, There Is a delightful freshness and local color about the Captain Tarbox of Roland and blossoming plants. Cards and other | the part of that ve v clever comedian, who is public as an actor of large ability. ames, Mr. and Mrs, Cox, Misses Sams, | tunity to display thoso varied talents which ono of the few leading comedians of the Coming Kvents. stage. It was his formative period. Through January 1. A number of | the field of logitimate farce comedy was fal- A | the prettiest girls in Omaba will assist at the | low ground, determined to occupy it. turs, has to the | goffee urn better than his former play, ill ins X o o b (i or play, but still insufi- Mr. and Mrs. L, J. Drake have issued in- vitations for a_German in honor of their r, Miss Louie Drake, December 1. Mr. and Mrs, O. M. Carter announce a jerman for Mr. Carroll Carter, Monday . John B. Owens died, leaving to a very valuable piece of lite e Woman Hater,'” a play w aflorded Reed s he thought, an excellent s vehicle to him into a higher plane of Miss Samie Moore gives a cord party for | Oy, which had even been o day dreaw e Ll o 3 with him, L+ R P will give a | HO bought th play and surrounding him- ; evening, self with a very strong and capabte company, e e club Moats at the | launchied bis back upon the uncertain sea of of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Goodrich | 1egitimate comedy. Sahiig, ud proved his wisdom. e Woman Hater” is just as strong ington toa for Miss s hands as in the hands of the lamented and Miss Margaret Brown at 3 p. m. ‘Tues- U}},"““s- L i duy the 30th, legit ket s A The Omaha Art nssoclation will give a | legitimate su The Py {0, At | nononnces a Ke 1blic hailed Roed as Owens' and grow enthusiastic in on ability. Mck Dbl 4 s Not satisfled with his notable triumph in a At ¢ | Steclo building, Monday evening, January 5. | oy A% it WY omedy part, M Roed Movements and Whereabouts. {j;-;lf:g“{';:j e L ‘x‘l'ul“l\“l dhrh-‘yl 'r‘.;; . 4 i . s A character actor, someth after Jan- | Mre. and Mrs. M, Botors aro in St Louls | gy wouid ‘be distinctively local, and “Lend SPRIUIUR LU0 MOLIRT S Me Your Wife,” by the late Dion Bouccicault a Haule and Sidney Rosenfeld, was the result. Among the | of Mrs, Churchill Parker. In Captain Tarbox the comedian has a vory Mr. and Mrs. John Wil- | Miss Clara Brown, whose iliness was noted | congenial role. son, Mr. and Mas, William Fleming, Dr. and | in these columns last week is very much bet- | There is o salt air about it which enf like to get away from petticoat government, Major J. W. McMahon, Major J. K. Howard, for it makes them more appreciated by the T. S, Ferguson, Frank Chittenden, ‘Lumbard, Panl Hersh, Joe Teahon, Miles F'rench, Harry A. O'Brien, R. E. Couglas, R. The health of the gemal toasted aud his man The memory of O. F Rowland was fe Councilman _und Mrs. Me- Learie, Mr. and Mrs. Little, ’ i Frank Bonnochie, Mr. and Mys. Ackerman, | Elsie Palmer of Hastings are visiting Miss | Brusque and breezy, Reed makes a jolly old ds, Mrs, Thain, | Lottie Watts of this city. sailor to the marrow, just such ancther as David Elder, i va Morso, Miss Georke W. Lininger will entertain the Knights Templar of the city at his res- Idence, Eighteenth and Davenvort streets, during the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. 1.1 Mrs, Frank Reynolds, Miss Agnes O'Brien, Miss Kate Gue, Miss Hannah Wilson, Miss Mate Munnochie, Miss Ann Rutherford, Charles landlord was good qualities extolled. Rothacker and John ingly referred to. Teahon, originally intonded as onoof the “Monks of tho Scrow,” kept the table in a and short addresses were made by Major Howard, Major McMahon and Messrs. Douglas, O'Brien . A, Wallaco sang with Mrs. Henry M. Stanley, when Miss Doro- thy Tennant,was almost the first lady in Lon- don to practice “slumming.” friend the little street vagabonds and reward them for good behavior by teaching them to play familiar airs with one finger on and sing them to this accompaniment. She relates of her experiments with much delight that one young heathen was heard to render *‘Rule Brittania! Brittania Rules the Wave!” as follows: Rule, Brittalion! Britallion rules the whales, ‘Crue-‘earied Britons Never, never shall be slain, WILSON AND WINCOTE. d, at St. Barnabas church only &s initiatlog Mr. Laurence, second axtended visit to friends, While there a | OHG He LOWE L0, SACH She usedto be- t Married on th by Rev. Jobn Baker, while Surroy, England, to Marie Louise second | honor, daughter of the late W of Portland Place, F sweetness and expression “The Maid of the “Dorkins’ Last ovent was @ most memorable one and will bo romembered by the guests with grat- itude to their host. Wincote, esq., ngton, England. o VIGOERS AND PEPOON. - At'the residence of the bride's parents, | coal oxchange. The mbor 24, by J. [ Major St. A. D. Balcombe, Mrs. Balcombe, | Ree Viggers of | and Miss Mabel Balcombe left for Florida | years of plodding, just as poor men get rich Miss Alice Pepoon of | this week, their intention being to remain The ceremony tvas attended by about tifty of the relatives of the groom and after its completion a wedding Several hours were spent in literary, musical and conversational Sha mion Pacife raiisad and will vesidon | ~Aseloct masqueado ‘by. the wives and | tme’) Such must have beon tho exclama- unear Table 1ock, Neb,, Dec High-Five in Kountze Place. The Kountze Place High-Five club met at the charming home of Mr. and Mrs, E. V. Lewis, 1931 Wirt street, on Friday evening. The host and hostess extended a cordial hos- pitality to their guests and their efforts cul- minated in a most successful evening where all enjoyed a spirited and hard-fought game. After close competition Mrs. J. P. Bay car- oride and The Opening Assembly Party. The Assembly, which has been so much ot refactor in the smart world of the metropolis, suppor was served. » o vit stiff sometimes and limited to the “four hundred of Omaha, gave its opening party of thescason Friday eveving at tho Millard. The number of guests wos not as large by any means @s subsequent dancing parties will show, for it was the night after MULVANY AND WELCH. It will be quitea matter of surpriseto many SUna o _ | *turning them_away from the doors” by the friends of the groom to learn_that Mr. John | o MF; 8nd Mrs. W. C. Mcliean, 2708 Hamil the celubrated artist, was united in marriage at the residence ot Mrs. Judge Bares at Columbug. Junctio last weck, to Mrs. Nellie s For somo timo past vague rumors have been | 10enig, who raturned but a short, time a0 | was to experience, because he had scarcely heard that this. marriago would take place | {rom ahine month’s trip in Germany has | entered his dressi but only two or three | been ill lately, but'is happily better, ered a display which almost took his breath friends of Mr. Mulvany were " informed as to | _The housein honorof yule tide was pret- | away. Tlere, on a table, lay a large cedar ried off the ladies prize—a very beautiful chair drape—while Mr. L. D. Fowler was a handsome oxidized he usual refreshments clogaut manner which showed Mrs, Lewis’ ability as & housewifo, The following members and_gu successful in securin silver soarf pin. were served in an Chyistmas and many of tho social leaders on Briay ¢ | Prosentto fil eight tabies. h of Chicago. had not recovered fully from the festivities ou Christmas day and night to attend the in- nugural party of The Assembly. Never has there been seen togetherso many protty girls as at this party. common talk in the cloak rooms, in the din- ing room and in the ball room. tumes worn were far more beautiful than havo been displayed at any similar affair this B e Mo Gourh | during the hollaays, Blum, Dr. and Mrs. B. ¥, Crummer, Mrs. D. C. Dunbar, M. and Mrs. A. miston, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Fish Mrs, L, D. Fowler, Mr. and M Mr, and Mr Mrs. H, Jaynes, Mr. and Mrs, E. V. L Mr, and Mrs. H. Lawrle, . Minahan, Mr. and Mrs. G. Guests—Mr. and Mrs, Curils, Mr. and Mrs. Pritchard, Mr. and Mrs, Bradley, Mr, and Mrs, Josselyn, Mrs. C. F. McLai and Mr. C. H. Fowler. The next meeting dence of Mr, und Mr corner of Binney and Tienty Friday evening, January 9. “The groom is too well known to need any | while several referenco at the hands of Tie Bek. been a prominent figure in art circles both in this country and In has soen many beautiful women but v Welch, his heart was true to his | arrived from her California home this weel., | tho midd bachelor inclinati He has | were hung in both front and back parlors, sil Europe for yea n. “And ‘what is still more pleasant there was ag~ezowding in the ball ust enotgh participants in the dance to make le, a delightful aftermath of Christmas. Refreshments were served at 11 o'clock in tho rooms off the ordinary on the east sido of tho null. Among _the room, there being Something over two | Mrs., A. J. Popploton gave a boautiful | Ma% 1890, and on the lower one, “As a token years ago the artist met his fiance and a love | juncheon at her home, Elizabeth piace, Tues- | Of esteem and good fellowship, from the match was the result, which will with joy by the friends of hoth parties, Mrs., Welch is a thoroughly refined and ed- | Brown's school, New York. and the union gives every he evening enjoyal be hailed e el ueated womin } promise of supreme happiness. many well known' society women present the following are recalled: Miss Knapp of Racine, W prettiost women who has ever visited Omaha, Petite brunette, vivacious and _interesting to & degree, wore a beautiful gown of black net caught up with American beautics, the top of the corsage also boing prettily trimmed with the same variety of flowers, Miss Laura Hoagland a ported costume of white China silk, trimmed with heavy passementerie, ontrain. Miss Hoagland wore a black flowered net gown, the neck prettily ornamented by green and biue mousseline de soie, Miss Williams wore a sweet_dress of pale blue silk mull over blue satin, blue satin ; 8 4 ws, James Douglis.” ——— B et A 1oty | _ But this was ot all. "Thero was usmoking A Delightful Christmas Dinner, D o o B i oy | Setin oxydized silver, comprising an_em- Mr. aud Mrs. S, Curtis, 517 Virginia avenue, gave a delightful Christmas dinner to a number of old-time friends on Thursday. | lowing ladies and gentlemen was given The house was daintily decorated ropes of eve and sprays of mistletoe, sented a royal holiday appearance with its ut flowers™ placed in rose bowls A Star Party. The most unique aud novel entertainment of the week was given at the beautiful home Templeton on Friday night in honor of the Misses Stafford of Nebraska City and their son Frank. house, which is large and well adapted for entertaining, was beautifully decorated with potted plants and cut flowers, & prominent part of the decorations being *‘stars,” which glittered in the curtains and draporids, in the smilax and holly which were artistically fes- tooned upon the walls. The idea was carried out through the cvening, the refreshmonts being servedin star shapes and each attend- ant being furnished with a hand-painted star, on with & ribbon and worn as a budge. The mvyited guests wero the Misses Lelghton, Misses Stafford, Misses Johus§ Miss Mattio Stone, Mamie Joselvn, Rena Strang, Mabel Mason, Miss Gibbon, Miss Wilkins, Mes Leonard, Charles Stone, Mark Brown, E. L. Hoberts, Heury Findley, Gus Drexel, Charles Mr. Spooner, Mr. Mr. and Mrs. J. ppeared in an im- And the table pro- tho courses were silent witnesses of Mrs, | . Tuesday evening a number of Mr. and | ner. o rosont wero Mr. and Mrs, | tothelr home on Leavenworth strcet and | foro all the more appreciated. Coming at u Mervian, Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Swobe, Mr. | Dassed a delightful evening at high five. The | time when tho star had_otherwise the most ! C. 5. Whitney, Mrs. McClure, Mr, | £licsts wero :Mr. and M. Price, M. and | happyof feclings, it tended to nake him fecl Bostwick, Mr. Guiou, Mr. Cleaver. v Later in the evening a number of other | Reed, Mrs. Wil Briggs and Mrs. 3 DY friends came in and an exciting game of high | Miner. ever this fact, which caused him to feel so Prizes were given to Mrs, ( _ X D. H. Wheeler, who took the first ladies' | rich had a beautiful Christmas tree Christ- | gained the confidence and the esteem of his 0! Mr. Pease | mas Eve aud its illumination was the signal | company, something unusual among stars, won 'the first gentlemén’s prize and Mr, | for many joyous shouts from the little ones, | Which lie pr Swobe the second. I Tn addition to the guests at dinner, the fol- | Bomgardner, Miss Brandt, Judge Straun, | him. Mr, and | Mr. W. H. Koenig and Mr, and Mrs. E. C. Speaking of the saline breatn, T am sure I K WL en i p i experience | had one or two years ago, in an, Mr. and Mrs. C. | fn honor of hor brother, Mr, Arthur Me- | experioncs ] « A Francis, Judge ind | Namaro of North Biutte, Neb., who visits | Which soveral theatrical friends played ug in- Mrs. Thurston, Mr. and Mes. Vaill, Mr. and | Omaha but seldom, Mrs. S, D. Barkalow | Significant part. Mrs. W. F. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Pease. A. TS, iss Yost, always a favorite in the exclu- ty, wore yellow crepe, trimmed with passementeric and feathers, own of piuk silk mous- n the simplest possible antier and all the more effective on that ac- tall and distinguished graced ite mulle and she carried a tiful bouquet of la France roses, silver 8li) 1lpexs iss Beach of New York, a guest of Miss Stewartof Coumcil Bluffs, a very striking blonde, wore & handsome costume of yellow with broeaded waist, entraine. iss Stewart wore a pule blue net gown heavily embroidered in pale blue silk with @ border of tiny plush rosebuds around the slve circles of soclef Miss Nash wore a % selline de sole, made which was 100 five resulted prize, aud Mrs, Whiine; a gown of W Miss Wright, lowing other guests w Mrs. Riall, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. N. Dietz, Mr. and Mrs. Gibbou, Harr Lighting the Christmas Tree. A jolly party gathered at the residence of Mts. Ella Riggs, Sixteenth and Howard, Christmas evening to assist in lighting the Christmas tree and joining with the children For the time tho older peo- ple were tho boys and girls once more, and as there was a goodly number of the little ones resent, and as the treo was big and beauti- ully decorated, pleasuro and delight reigned It was to the men and women grown in tho natare of & reunion, and the dinner, which was served beforo the fun of the evening commenced, would havedelighted the most exacting of epicures. in tho party, besides tho children of the Close of the Omata Art Exhibition, | protty home being artistically decorated with | YOrk, to take a sail in- Jack Ryle, The management of the Omaha art exhibi- | Christmas garlands, Cards were played and tion have decided to formally close the exhi- | the evening made charmingly homelike, -in bition. Monday evening, January 5, with a recoption, dancing after 10 o'clock. neck. Miss Emily Wakeley, a charming debutante and oue of the season’s beauties looked pretty in & gown of white silk and piuk roscs uronud the top of the corsage; in their games. In order iss Daisy’ Doane, Miss Wakeley's alter and another of the very interesting “ihuds" wore a gown of pale groen pine apple aiuly made, entraine. rwood, just home from Vassar, wore a pale green niet over green silk with a girdle of pearl passementerie. Miss Bessfo Yates, satin striped gauze, Miss Wyman, pale green silk. Miss Clarke woro & beautiful dress of black lace over pale blue surah, caughtup with feather trimming. Miss Gertrude Chambers, amount the directors have decided to issue [ In five conrses by four young lad 300 {nvitations, vlacing the tickots for the re. | Euests were Mrs, Kurtz Mrs. Necle fch will admit a lady and | Churehill Parker, Mrs, John Barker, Mrs. L. invitations will early this weok aud will be sent to tho lead- ing people of the city. placed oo sale and those holding invitations may purchase them. The patronesses of the reception are the | Master Lovell Dunn wives of the directors, viz: Mesdames J. N, | bis friends Friday eve H. Patrick, Henry W. Yates, Louis Reed, B, l'l"flsnnllyrulsed plaviug_games and cards, | to ‘be one of the party—the prima donna of B.Wood, George L. Miller, J. M. Woolworth, | after ~whic A. Nasn, Guy C. Barton, Geory Tickets will then be n A . Goodrich, Mr, and Mus. I Miner, Mr. and Mrs, Ira Maples, Mprs. McDonald. Mr. and Mrs. Frice, A. S. Mr. Bender of the simplo gown of Miss McClintock, pale lilac gauze overlilac F. N. Richards, Mercury, Mr. and Mrs, Robidoux. ik “ininger, | served. Some very good Mrs. W. 8. Poppleton, vlack net effectively trimmed with bunches of holly. A Delightful Theatre Party. pretty costume of white ith its joys and its pleas- ures was delightfvlly celebrated Christmas night by a theatre party to Boxd's opera house, “A Woman Hater,” with Roland Reed in the stellar part being the attraction. After the play the party adjovrned to the Omaha Guards armory where an im prom, was indulged in, music being prov small orchestra. ' Among those present were : Miss Mary Durye: Maude Staley,” Alice Parker, Ada Parker, Nettle Johnson, Margaret Cook, Margaret Brown, Margaret Moove, Nina Marshall, Pear! Hartman, Lou Johnson, Jesse Farnsworth, Nellie Zurmublen and Angle Rockwell of Council Bluffs; ‘ormick, Mrs. Messrs, Colfax, Jobuson, Deits, Benedict, Downs, L. Dale, W. Dale, McBurney, Cook, Brown, Charlton, Rathbun, Fosbenner, M Cann, Morrow, McCormiok Duryea, Braudt, Fonds, G. Lyman Richardson, Tne sale of tickets will | while Master Lovell gave a fow of his very | It had be in charge of Netherton Hall ton, Arthur Smithe, John Patrick. Refroshments will be served during the , evening on the lower floor of the gallery, | Barnham while the upper floor will be canvassea for | son and Newton Buckleyy Mrs. Hill wore & fauzo With stripes of gold runulng through i, The yule tide vank Hamil- | pretty violin solos. = Those present were | tnat Ryley yac ‘Miss Jordan, white China silk, Miss Opal Touzalin- woro ono of the dainti- est costutnes at the ball, a pink silk en traine, trimmed with beaded passementerie, Miss Bishop appeared in u gown of heavy crepe over white silk relieved by light brown ngs. &fluum,whiw silk with brocaded Undoabtedly this event will prove one of | tween an eleven from the Young the most delightful of the season, for what | Men’ more could be desired than to dance 1n such | lege boys brought out.#flumber of society | the joy that the occasion demanded. surroundings as the art exhibition | Mai Burns, Hele Mystic Cire Masquerade. | Mesdames Samuel Bu Patrick, Misses | took our bearings. For hour we drifted “like Wednesday evening *“The Mystic Circle,” | Moore, Burns, Mas Bi#s the social life of the | Jordan, Dr. and Mrs. Sl a great | Lucien' Stephens, Messrs, ki deal of success, will give its first bal masque | cago, Crary, Preston, Hustin, Fosbenner, | b at the Coliseum. No efforts are being left un- | Patrick, Wilkes, Rustin, Mr. aud Mrs. McIn' | Then all of a sudden, without warning, we done to make this carnival cne of the events | tosh and Wailiam McCague. were high and dry upon another rock, while of the yearand it will afford ample oppor- tunity for peovle who love innocent amuse | friends a stag dinner on Friday evening in | other in their efforts to “right ship” and get ment to have no end of fun, + Two bands will be in attendance, one for | heautiful home in Druid Hill. At o'clock | persuaded to abandon the rock and we all aud the other for promenade music. | he was presented with a handsome leatner | sang “Bow, ye Winds, I 0, ana then ad- will be handsomely decorated, & | arm chair by Mr. John Flanugan in behalf of | journed to the chart room for seven bells, Now ecorator having been engaged | bis suests, and then the following men | It was & jolly sall for the or the purpose, 'here are twenty buxes in the building | Irish, Clancey, Munn, Rithardson, Frahm, | Glen Island, when crash! bang! we ‘which will seut eight persons each, and these “ ) Ship- | were ho Thish willsees elghs parions ¢ Bexton, Jenter, Flanagan, Murphy, Stip: | we rsnge, iss Pearl Hartman wore a toilette of white China silk with rose plaitings edged Barrie House, a new organization in city but one destined to meet with Miss Knight, an excoedingly pretty o woman, wore @ striking costume of red crepo which became her beauty exceed- wgly. fl{u Balcombe wore ‘a pink flowered silk The following were prosent: Missos Hoag- land, Bertha Yost, Emily Nash, Bishop, Ames, Knight of Texas, ©com! Yates, B sx}“l'\lh. Mepe D aum, Jordan, Willians, Sherw land, Laura Hon Wakeloy, Daisy of Racine, Wis. lifnnnmon. Mills, Coming to the Front. The Peerless club added one more to the list of their innocent amusements last Thurs- day evening by celebrating Christmas with a The ladies costumes were perfectly gorgeous, ranging from the sublime, reflned nun to the giddy school girls with snort dresses and all colored tresses hanging gracefully down their backs. And the gentlemen's costumes wers very uni varying from the hay seed farmer gwitu ol g R (S e b man, "\ e Mcwhlflflfl Mr, an Vil R and Mrs. Cloment Chase, Mr. and Mrs. W. n, Mr. and Mrs, r ople of the | man, Brown, Feterson, Searls, ntone, | and we dip‘rcu 1o windward and bent to star- ity who will go there to be *‘lookers-on in | Spaulding and Bartlett, A aeliclous menu | board and di participate in the | was discussed, after which toasts were re- | but come off! There we stuck. pleasures of the evening which will be en- | spondea to by Messrs, W. (. Richardson, | The captain went below andreported a hol gaged in by the young mshunld t L;‘vnnuy fal r}n fl%:mmxmvo‘ @ succesy it deserves it w the alm of | to: ff with joll, 3 fate.” We were a couple of yards off sho) the club to give s big carnival in Febru EpA G with Toll7 aenip i sicdse Aptain wus b £00d swimmer, 30w lhlhluuod after the ‘“Veiled Prophets’ masquerade rty. Mrs. Will Redick, N it Frank Colpetzer, 1. C. K. Coutant. Mr. and Mrs. Mesdames Hill, Brooke, Mr. eck, Messrs. Tuttle, Will Mo- Cague, Frank Hamilton, Will Wyman,Henry and Mrs. Ed P | your nostrils and fills your lungs as if it Mrs, | Miss Emma Hedges of Lincoln and Miss | blowing directly inland from the Atlantic has Mis Lottie Watts bhas returned from | Captain Cuttle, college to spond. the holidays with | than the character wmade famous by her parents on Caldwell street. Burton and later by “Billy” Florence. Mr. Josoph A. Rubl of Georginavenue, | And itshows the fettle of the actor to the who has been a_visitor to Florida for some | utmost. = Y Tiohiiis past retUriagtames TRl Was “Chiceke> and Humbug axo remombored Miss Yost loft vesterday for Detroit on an | Of1Y 8 fnitiating BMr, Rood to tho public, artof the artist, who has industriously le- bored to create A new field for his manifest ability. And yet his success is not to be mar- veled at. His present position has been reached through conscientious work and an intolligont purpose, ois fiitle of the meteoric in Roland make up. He has gained the heights b ith a fow less idiosyncrasies son, ilchen, | jarge dancing party wil be given in her stage. malo tisto Mr. Wing B. Al'en “fsreceiving the con- gratulations of his friends over his unani- mous re-clection to the'secretaryship of the niest by judicious investments, with probably a until summer drives them porthward. - bitof luck torlend itself to the work in hand. Miss Mary Sherwood returned from Vassar | Now that he is on the top nono can be college this week to spepd the holidays with | more pleased with his success than I, for he her parents, Mr. and Mgs, E. H. Sherwood, | has deserved it. on Dodge street, “Joy's_double joy.that comes before its on danghters of Court EelipseNo, 167 Indopend- | tion of Roland Reed, the well known come- ent Order of Oddfellowsawiil be given New | dian as he entered his dressing room at_ the Y atd overat Gachald yad Boyd on Christmas afternoon. He had been hundreds, and ho had been_steadily looking forward to a house for the evening perform- ance which would be packed to the fresco lino. Ordinarily, that was 0y enough for Mus. F.'M. Koenig, mothér of Mr. ‘W. B | 516 mortal for & day, but it was not all he ton street, gavea very delightful high five party Tuesday evening, ‘enough guests being ng room when he discov- tily decorated with roses, ferns and holly, | cigar’ box, =~ the edges and corners beautiful sprays of mistletoe | of which were bound _in solid silyer elaborately embossed. On the lid Anna E. Dickey of San Jose, Cal., | were inlaid several scrolls in_ silver, which of Mrs. Charies P. Hughes, 106} | were engraved as follows on the scroll near in avenue, is visiting the latter, having | the top, '“I'o our manager and friend.”” On ne, “Mr. Rotland Reed, Christ- fit. . He til ho oo A ] “ | members of his company: Isaidore Rush, e B et foany ViP: | Harry A, Smith, Ernest Bortram, Mar \ an, dulia Reed, 1, B, yer, M. Monroe, H. Rees Mr. Albert Offutt, brother of Charles Of- it South Omaha National bauk, ,‘:,‘:;’z;[,f,r ,,“;l“‘,‘,;‘,‘,:::fi‘K;;,'L:‘(‘.f,‘pf‘““' sl A pleasant box party consisting of the fol- | “Then there was a beautiful rolled plate box with a poker hand engraved on_the lid with with | Christmas nightat Boyd's: Mr. and Mrs. | the words, “A fairly good hand, R. R. Christ- holly | Bert Evans, Miss Jesse Farnsworth, Nellie |*mas, 18%0.) The interior of ihis box was Zurmurhien, Angie Rockwell of Council | fijled with a set of most beautiful poker Bluffs, Messrs. Lou and Walter Dale and | clips. Reed McBurney, They all adjourned with All of these gifts rested in front of a back- er theater party to dance at the | ground of mistletoe, holly, ivy and evergreen arranged on the wall in a' most artistic man- opera. poser. was and mus| Mrs. D. H. Goodrich's friends “happened in” The gift was unexpected. It was there- week, Mrs. Mapes, Mr. Richards, A. S. Carter, Mr. | that he might consider himself among the I W. | eavored ones ef providence. It was not,low- The children of Mr, and Mrs, Paul Hein- | tlated. It was the consciousness that he had e prized more dearly than almost any In addition to the childven present were Miss | material gift which they could bestow upon der, will be forgiven if relate a bit' of nautical : i ? the Stage News had in- gave a charming Informal eveulng on Tues- | o o ey ihad tay day. About fifly guests were present, the vited mo to be one of a party, whilo ,I:l ‘?r?:‘ acht, which he called after his wife, The Madeliene, but_subsequent events showed keeping with the well known ability of Mr. | that hoshould bave numed her The Rock and M:.«i\gmbm%uw nln‘:)lmbum: outertainers. | MU, o f fn love with the ocean 1n A o a pocmploton Bave A fiexant | al its moods, probably with its tenses too for ek heon at hor ‘nome on Walnut Hill on | 4 I know, had selected tio crow from men alono | Friday afternoon, The refreshments were | o evidently ad_experience in nautical this [ P C FY POspo Hadn { M TL dramas, We all remember how good a Cap- es. The | iy in the “Pinafore" troupe John Nash was; he was the saillng master. Ryley himself e ! was a wonderful Admiral in the same piece . Weeks, Mrs. (1)"”],}‘1.“11'!“';“;‘\';"“]3' AL | and his maritine intelligence quite excecded M L Ponsiia. Mee BB B anything I had ever witnessed up to that Olafiin, M ‘"*,;\’kv‘ ;; A Y- | time. ‘I'he bo'sun, first mate and loblolly ommd-m;l'"'t;';md";-ln";fi"l-l 5. Andrews | oy ‘il combined 'in_one, was well up in sailor's hornpipes and had played William so entortained a few of | that he was little seasick. iug. The time was | Quite a party boarded her on the day I was Mrs, issuo ch dainty m;eshmenu were | one company, the soubrette of another, a first 1 music was rendered | old woman weighing 200 pounds, a light Morse, | by Misses Clark and Wélty at the piano, | comedian, Dunlop and the gallant Ryley. ached mo ruthor vuguely 't true i 1 v ed on rocks as frequently as Nellie Clark, Mamio Wolty, Susie | oy water, so I was not unprepared "When. all Bessie Hulbert, \é’:‘: Moores, Helen | of a sudden we felt a sudden shock, and in a aster Dick Weity, Frank Fergu- | moment wo wereall standing. Butin a few moments we had recovered bristmas morning be- | gurselves to o below for seven bells aud the Men's | “Larboard Watch, “A Wet Sheet,” “A hristian association-and resident col- | Life on the Ocean Wave' wero all sung with The football game (! veople 1o see the game, wiich was vlayed at | Then the brecze died out and the yacht was the ball park. Among ' these present were: | becalmed, s0 we took out our quadraut und ips upon o painted ocean.” Well provisioned and provided with the means of g unlimited seven bells our stalwart ts never flinched, Helen' Smith, | painted shi Mr, and Mrs, i man of Chi- Mr, W. L. Irish gave s number of his [ the nmates of the Madeliene butted each honor of his twenty-eighth birthday at his | upon their sea legs. Eventually the boat was seated themselves at. the table: essrs, | next twenty minutes, we were off sted Up on & beautiful steady lock, d all sorts of things to larboard, Jobn Flanagan and John Bexten, The bal: | 88 big as u bavrel in her stern, *“Take to the ance of s charmingly spent evening was | boat, said he heroicaliy, “leave we to my limac S 20 ] Read Morse’s adv. 9th page, ook bis advice aud the boat, and sent & man l and the captain wus & good swimmer, so we to take him off the wreok, and after unhoard of trouble on land we got Yo New York. Ttwas an experionce, however, and no mistake, The Madelaine, 1f Ryley is to be belloved, rock along the Staten Island ing the breath which comes in Tue LouNoer. Commencing this evening and continuing throughout the entire week the stage of tho Boyd will be occupied by one of the leading burlesque attractions now before the publie. Corinno and the Kimball Opera Comique and Burlesque company will be the attraction, its best productions— ‘who elaimed hoay, an alieged brouc! whioch he abrogated a traveling on, in this country, has been sottled ncceptod Gounoda's offor to fs still huntin pay #3000 as relmbursoment ot expenses in- shore and snif from old ocoan, it Is now definitely decided that Sarah arrive in Now York nbout Sho comes under the mont. of Abbey & first appearance in has not boen soen in this country, ure of her engagement, however, will be tho first of Sardou's “Cloo- Fanny Davenport anglicizod on Tuesday night at the Iifth Avenue thea- Bernhardt will uppearing in two of representation “Carmen,” the new operatic burlosque, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and “Monte Cristo, Jr.," on Thurs- 3 oon and evening, Frid and Saturday afternoon and evening. It bears littlo or no resemblance to the ovig- inal score, It is mugnificantly staged and georgeously costumed, and interspersed with gems picked from all the great operatic successes of tha present day, The choruses are strong and wonderfully Over $20,000 is said to haye been expended before the curtain was raised on the first performance, the history of burlesquo has such attention Coriune, of course, is life of the perforn Billy Florence's Gu A fortnignt aco Billy Floronce gave & pleasant little supper at the Continental hotel, Philadtiphis, to Mr. Jofforson, Mr. and and o parte of New York M. Edward . Kidder, who was at o lnst moment had to decline, but ho sertine following 18 o sub- Mrs. Kendall, to have been pr well trained. Tsend you as a sentiment two names we're proud to know — The Irisn boy and Yankee girl who charmed Never bofore been given to detail. the central figure and ance, She is, indeed, the ids sonation of that vivacious, sprightly Spanish plump bit shapel; o8 set in o smiling face, When the stage Is filled with scandals which must cause it friends to grieve, A record like the Floronces is something to dancing beauty her flashing black ¢ crowned with a making a pretty, lovable and approp In fuct Corinne is the only artiste who ored mo,at what a rapid o 1'd project my astral body through the niue- nilos of spaco dimonlt And drain o phantom bumpor, with accompa- prosented, ng, since To the host—of course he's only only one,and Minnie Hauk gave to Carmen, ¢ i yet that one's a host. distinction it has attaincd. advantage of youth, grace, facial For work does not apy ied or mechanical, but has that charming, al- most reckless abandon which enthuses and Sho is a thrilling picture life, and_tho b i Corinue has the SR RAEIOR, For thore, s do the Yogi, | could show you A throng of his cres hind his chair, Mixed dialects and ages—merry fellows ations closely grouped be- inspires the artist, of joyo coquet erous lovers, only to abandon them for the more attractive, blustering Toreador, is an excellent piece of acting. res her num- all; Let me tax my ' doubtful mewory for some There's the sturdy William Williams, with his flavor of burlesque; e Rl p a BB A The scheming Obentolzer, pallid, calm and 1891 Manager Lawler of the Eden Musee ous efforts in presenting a first class variety entertainment to tho In the curio hall the Nebraska tri Tarrison, Levi Morton and te, will be on exhibition. These une last in Cherry county, The father is a well known Grand Army man. The babies are handsome, cute and cunning, and will delight every mother who has_an opportunity to see eclipsed all prov The mercurial Vivian Ripplo, fond of galety And, in_extravaganza, King Francis, lato of i babies were horn near Gordon, Iron-handed Cap'n Cuttle and his “Waller lad,’” you know, With the wardrobe and the tlentthat old Burton used toshow; Ang, coming down to later days, Our Gov- ornor we greet— A modern Ananias, who bad rather lie than them. As will clearly be secu they will grow up republicans, excepting tho latter, which Probably by the time she gains her majority she can also vote with The babies are an interesting study. Allie Chambers, the pink eyed las red for the year. ful young woman has beautiful piuk e comiplexion that will canse women ond her hair falling in_long, wavy white as the snow that caps a mountain peak. She can relate interesting stories of her home in the old world. @1In the bijou and vaudevilletheater a strong mpany of special artists have been secured. Ritchie™ in a laughable pantomime; an amuse the most melancholly s, Welbers and C: i is agirl. brothers. Gorman whose ere displayed VA Million"—that amount it shouid haye made; And Slote—our dear old Bardweh Slote—our thoughts of him, how truel Ho mado amillion, I am sure, and mado it In a play th A bumper to Sir Lucius, cool, daring, de- A health to %ekiol Homespun, who nods be- hind tho chair. Of all the splendid company, offending not and fun “Phe Alabama moke: roll, are the e Brave, honest'Robort Brierly was tho one X loved the most, fmpersonator, is acknowledged to be the greatest and fun' impersonator Sweeney is o very Edson and Sints the Californin wonders are rin the line of specialt; s the greatest musi All these clever performers : ear and swing the new With this host of talent Manager Lawler promises the best show of tho year. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. Haworth will be starred next season in & repertory. “Joan of Arc,” Margaret Mathor's riew play is & failure. Tominy Russell has loft the stage. mother has placed him in school. Roland Reed’s new play was ada the old source of “Prete-mel_ta Fomme," & French comedy, by the late Dion Boucicault, and was the list work the actor-author did, Nat Goodwin does not “make up” at all in He simply is himself in the role, so it is said, and the play fits him, and Poole himself could not make a better How he parked the Winter Garden ; how the people wept and cheered And grew enthusiastio when his clouded name was cleared. How many of that company, are memorics of contortionist. without & That Swe of the tim will help ¢ in Iine, Dolly Davenport, and Hagen, Vining, Bow- ers, Bland and Hind, Then ahealth to William Florenco,hodescrves “threo times threo, And a bumper to his helpmeet, which we waft across the sea. They pay no heed to bigots, who tho theater roud of their profession, their pros on prond of them | Dr,Birney, nose and th:;:m Bee bldg. Now Years Engagement. —_— Bouyd A GALA WEEK OF FESTIVITIES, Beginning Sunday, December 28. The Original and Peorless Gorinne Supported by the Kimball Opera-Com ique and Burlesque Co 60 ARTISTS. 60 Including MR. BERNARD DILLON in the Following Repertoire: Carmen A Spectacular Comic Opera Burlesque in ged and ndupted b, uusio by Rizet, Offen “The Nominee,” Fanny Davenport has a lively boa for Melbourne MeDowell, nusband, says it gives him the cold shivers it, but his wife some how or other is on good terms with his snukeship. burlesque in “Cleopatra,” when he toucl “Hen which Miss Fay Templeton made pearance and which was headed for a few short weeks by Miss Anua Boyd, is said to have been sold to Corinne. Emma Abbott has given a commissiof M. Audran to write her a new three-act The price paid is $16,000, proviso that after three years the right of production and sale shall revert to the com- Capoul, the bearded French tenor who on a small capital broke many susceptibla Ameri- can hearts some years ago, has written libretto of an opera ontitlod Prince,” for which Duprato has written tho The story 1s Russian. A London dispatch statos that Charles Coghlan has been declared a bankrupt. one time he drew the largest salary ever paid @ stock company leading mau—$700 & tas always commanded a hand- some figure. A recent unsuccessful offort to star is supposod to be the cause of his pros- ent embarrassments, Mrs. Jeannette M. Thurber, president of the National Conservatory of Music, nounces the following examinations : Voice— Monday, January 5, 1891, m., 2 to b and 8 to 10 p. m.; piano, Tuesday, January 6, from 9 . m. to 12 m., 2 to5 and § and other orchestral in- struments, Wednesday, January 7, from 9 a. m. to 12 m., 2 to 5and 8 to 10 p. m. The long pending action brought agafust by tho American COR. 1THAND FARNAM STS. - N Thiree Acts, ar Jennie Kimbal Kerker. Stahl and Purner. Fostella's La Surprise, Grand Mavch of the Picadores, Grand Bull Fight ala Mexicana, Afternoon and KEvening, Friday Evening and Saturday Afternoon and A Gorgeous Reproduction of the Celebrated MONTE GRISTO JR. DMUND DANTES, ent of Mrs. Jennle from 9a. m, to 12 0 10 p. m. Gounod, the composer, MANAGER, WYEARS WEEK. THE NEBRASKA TRIPLETS) Jarrette and Three cuse cun- Born, June, McKee Jarrette, ning little infants. 1890, in Cherry Co., Gordon,in a typical western sod The father isa well known veteran and G. A, R, man, for the ladies, Fun-Songs-Laughter -Dances Diman and Walker topical songs and the latest dances, --RITCHIRE — In silence and fun, SWERERNRY The great contortionist. --THAT SWEDE-- The greatest musical odd ity of the year. EDSON and SUITS The California wonders. JENNIE RITCHIE Male impersonator, EUGENE MACK Female impevsonutor, WITHERS AND Alabama moke: coon team on earth. THELAST AND BESTSHOW OF 1800 the greatest