Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 27, 1892, Page 7

7 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, MARCH 97, 18%2—SIXTEEN PAGES. e e e R <LENTEN DIVERTISEMENTS Dull Days in the Fashionable Life of the S Metropolis, ORIGIN OF THE PERIOD OF SACK CLOTH Record of the Pagt Week in the Realms of Social Life~High Five Stil in Voguo—M ents of Well Known People, Can you fonce! No. Then it would be a good thing for you to loarn how, for society 18 about to take up this delightful oxercise, ana when soclety gives its sanction to any thing you know it soon develops into a pro- nounced fad and its success is assured. Not hat fencing is a new fad in sports, for thero 18 in tlus city a branch of the American Fencers League, butit is being given care- ful consideration by some of theswell women of the city, and it will not bo long when we I will hear of fencing entertainments, possibly “teas” and “‘kettledrums, ime is much thought of and con ‘Mantly practiced by the intelligent men and rvomon of tho east, moro cspecially in New ik, Boston and Philadelobia, and 1t wiil in s fot bo o very great while boforo we, ‘Omaha, can boast of experts iu both sexes. Fencing {s most certainly a heaithful rec- reation, It {s within the reach of almost all. 1t equaiizes the natural powers in an unusual It is a matter of skill and practice and ike boxing, whero tho weakor generaily receives the punishmont. Actors and actresses have profited much by fencing and have done a great deal 4 toward furthering its popularity. First, they ! wero foroed to learn some of the princiles of *using the sword to give renlistic perform- ,ances on the stage. Then thoy found tho true value of the urt. It gavo them perfect control over tho muscles of the oody, af- forded them an erect carriage and was a fino developer of the physical system. Mr. George W. Ames is an enthusiast with he foils and for the past two years he has ibored Lard to introduco and establish a scheal of eserimeurs hero in Owmaha and his ambition is about to be realized, The word Lent is derived from tho Anglo Saxon lencten, springtime, and as first used haa o connection with fasting, Gradually however, by the early English Christians it was applied to the fast beginning in March and lasting forty days, in commemoration of the Savior's fast of forty days in the wilder- ness. Thoeir rituals, it is true, termed the period Jejunium quadragesimale, aud even yet, both in the Roman and Episcopal church, it 18 known as quadragesima. Many loarnea thoolowiaos maintain that this fast was es- tadlished by the apostles, and such was the opinion of St. Jerome. The custom is men- tioned by nearly all the early Christian “writers, some of whom however state that 1t was not observed with any uniformity, the days of obligation varying to sait the 'indi- vidual and often lasting only three weeks, with soveral feast days wickedly inserted. In Iertullian’s time Good Friday was rig- orously kept ana he insisted that as on that one day th abstained and mortified the flosh 0 thoy should do on many ouhers of the penitential season, even recommending that one deny the flesh sternly, eating only one moal a day, and that consisting merely 1 bread, water and herbs, during tho whole f tho forty days, in memory of that bride- groom who had been taken away from them. Some theclogians contend that in its bo ginuing this fast was limited to the first four days of Holy weck, embracing u feast of forty hours in all. Little by litue this was added to and increased until it reached a dur- ation of forty days. Gregory the Great di- rected in the year 500 that this fast shoula begin on the sixth Sunday before Easter and that all intervening week days should be ob- served by fasting. As thls, howuver, gave only thirty-six such days, tho last four in the pracediug week were added to them by the Pope. thus bringing the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. There has been muoh difference of opinion regarding the obligation of fasting. The fasts of Holy week were obligat and uni- versally kept, but the others for many centu- ries were voluntary, until at length the cus- tom grew and became a law of the church, Tho council of Laodicea prescribed entire abscinence from all food for twenty-four hours on Holy Thursday and tho uso of “*dry food” only on all other fast days during Lent. The council of Orleans in 541 com- manaed that all vhose who did not fast in Lent should be excommunicated, and the council of Toledo a century later forbade the uzo of flesh meat during the forty days, Wine..oll and meat were strictly prohibited on Mln:w' days, and are 8o still in the Greek urch. The Romish ohurch today permits only one meal each week day during Lent. The only persons exemot from this regulation are aged persons, laboring men and pregnant women. At this one meal flesh meat is pro- hibited, but a slight ropast may be takon i the moralng, consisting of two ounces or less, /Af oue's health necessitates it. This is the 1aw of the church, but has been modified to sult the needs of its communicants in the Uunited States. Indeed, a leadiog member of the priesthood in St. Louis tells us that we do not know the meaning of fasting in this country, where the bishop of each diocese {may obtain from the pox‘;la a dispensation enabling him to pormit the use of a discre- {tionary diet, containing meat if necessary to {health. Abroad this privilege is not given {to any of the clergy unless in timeof an lepidemic, such as has provailed during the {last two or three years, Owing to the rav- \mges of 1a grippe the popo has digpensed with the obligation this year, 1 {""A curlous old English custom was that of lting a puppet, called Jack o' ‘Lent, Ben obuson alludes to 1t in his ‘“Tale of a Tub,” { On our Ash Wednesda, ‘Whoa thou didst stand six weeks the Jack o' to hurl threo throws a peuny at much older roem, called *“Lenten " these lines occur: “Then Jack o' Lent comes Justlynge in, With the hedpeece of n herynge, And saytlice repeut Yow of Yower Syn. | _In all continental countries mi-careme or fnmlant 18 permitted to break the solemnity 1of the fast, and for twenty-four hours mu Tule holds sway, the gayeties of the carniy, ‘are resumed so far as may Jmight penances are taken up the next ninetecn anys flesh meat Is or nover eaten, theaters are closed, dancing {forbidden and marrying sternly discounten- ;-noed. In fact, Catholics who marryn Lent jean tind ne priest to perform the ceremony jsnd are invariably excommunicated unless a pralll dispensation has been obtained from e holy father, -Tho Lenten obligation in the Episcopal ehurch s entirely voluntary, and amounts to Bittie or nothing in comparison with that of . %he itomish church, Tt has been dull, beastly” dull, as one fair nd said, 1n social circles the past week. lety relapsed on very rare occasions aur- the week just ended frow her austere and n‘nmu- staie of rest and repentance. She oL her pennvces and purchases, her be- Volences and bonnets in a fow, but very burmless diversiol With all her old- ime urt she lured unwary devotees to several qulet luncheons and dinaors mnd held out grare inducements fo the young women to amake up box parties, But taken as & whole 4t was the quietest week in the *sackeloth d ashes” period, and a few more such eeks would give Mus, Grundy an incurable ‘zaso of la grippe. Mwe, Helen Modjeska said to a friend while iu the city last week that she and Count Bozenta, ber husband, would probably arrive at their suburban home in San Diego _okuyon, near Avabeim, Cal, in avout forty days to spend the summer season there, JTbey expect to do much entertaining of Arionds ut their homo duriug the next few mouths, and will make numerous and exten- alve improvemen about their property, ‘Among their promised visitors for the sum. Jmer are Mi avenport and her husband, uhhnon,}r.. and ex-Mayor Edson and | 'wife of New York. b ——— { he coming festivities promise to be much |9¥the sume modest, pleasant nature as those Of the immediate past. There have been & few invitations sent out for small affairs this ‘week, and an “‘at home' is ou the tapis for ®© ueur future. Minor events will now de- lop as the old hypocrite Time burriedly ieounts bis beads of days and we will once ore be *u it The Closlag Sockal. Llnm- restraint did not prevent forty-five v couples of merry dancers from enjoying the closing party for this season of the North maha Soclal club. Among those who tom- porarily forsook their sack cloth ware: Mr. and Mrs. E. i Van Court, Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Lowls, Mr. and Mrs. A.'B, C. Coon ; Misses Dodeon, 'Coon, Wedge, Arnold, Dampsey, N. Cotter, M. Cotter, Hall, Axtell, Bay, Polglase, 'Rich, Thorpe, Hardin, Jonas, Brown, Lehmer, Tiggins, Page, Haneom, Harpster, Standish, Evans, Grifith, Carlan, Reod, Hake, Cornish, Dunn, Chinn; Messrs. King, Webber, Cootey, Boudinoit, Veu Court, Cotter, Taylor, Jackson, Allen, Conrad, W. Barnum, ~ Barnum, Hestor, = Townsend, ockham, Higgins, Board, Schnei- kers, C. Barnum, Smith, Jonos, Has- Mack, F. Adair, McGeat, Jonas, W. Fowler, Falos, iKuhn, Voor- hies, ‘Grifith, Schriner, Hake, Rockwell, Page, Adams, East. “The Peak Famli The young people of the First Presby- terian church gave a very pleasing entertain- ment in the church parlors on Monday even- ing called *“The Peak Family.” This was a new departure from tho woell known “Peak Sisters,”” which has been so successfully given 1n various othor churcnes of the city. Tho fawt that *“The Peak Family” was asuccess goes without saying, as tho largo audience, which greeted oach effort of evory membver of “Thy Family” with rounds of applause, will testify. The costumes worn wero vory pretty and appropriate, and quite suggestive of the name of “‘Peak.”” A long and interesting program was given, consist- ing of quaint aud old-fashioned songs in goodly number, medloys, orations, recita- uons, ote., as would best display the particu- lar talont of each momber. The eleven mom- bers of the family were: Georgo Washington, Minty and Lucindy, Chriscopher Columbus, Rotty and Borlindy, Stonewall Jackson, T. Jefferson and Tizzy, Sukey Jerusha, Dorty snd Kizzy. The character of George Wastingtou Peak ‘was imporsonated by Mr. W. S, Heller; that of Minly by Miss E. Kennedy; Miss Mc- Monies made a very frivolous Lucind Christopher Columbus was Mr. McMonics; Betty, Miss McGaw; Berlindy, Miss Fulton; Stonewall Jacksen, who was’ still in mourn- ing for tho lost cause, was Mr. Howard Ken- nedy, jr; I Jofferson_Peak, called “Talking Tom," was Mr. D. W. Henderson; Sukey Jerusha was Miss Benton; Dorly, Miss Wigton, and Kizzy was well portrayed by Miss Milostone. ~ The Twins' duct needs especial mention, the twins being Araminty Athalindy (Miss Kennedy) and Dorothen Dorindy (Miss Wigton). The entire eritertainment showed much care and forethought and would easily bear repetition. A Successful Stug Party. The Stag party given Saturday evening, March 10, by Messrs. Krouse, Day, Ore. Benoch, Schneckerard, Woodworth at their rooms 518 North Ninetesnth stroot, was con- ceded by all prosent to be oneof the most enjoyable events of tho season, and thoe thanks of all are duo the jovial hosts and es- timable landlady for the pleasant entertain- ment. The guests present numborad forty- four, and high-five was indulged in until 10 o'clock, thirteen games being played, and Mr. Kearney winning the prize, a box of cigars, with eleven games won. After the cards came music, siuging, dancing, stories, otc., oll the available talent present ndding to the goneral amusement. Messrs. Kruger and Getyandtner plaved severai fine seloc- tions on zithers, Prof. H. P. Sutorius, E. H. Cummings, E. Zityman und C. Kenyon se- lections on’ mandolins, banjos and guitars. W. A. Derrick, bass solos, Prof. Kolley, piano solos and also several solos, Mr. Orr, & five recitation und dances, aud Mr. Cone a series of mirth provoking specialties,consist- mg of piano selections, solos, whistling, female lmpersonations, dances, etc., all of which were heartily applauded by all. Re- freshments were served in a side roon, and all nelped themselves whenever in the mood. Among those present were Messrs, errick, Kelley, Cone, Sutorius, Cummings, Zitzmanx, Kenyon, Gezandtner, Kruger, H., Orr, Knouse, Day, Williams, Manuning, Rhoados, Woodworth, Scheneoker, Beach, Kruger, J., Kruger W., Benoch, Kearney, Ross, Docter- field, Smith, B., Paimatier, Lehman, Good- man Oscar, Bauman, Mathews, Ten Eycke, Miller, Bixby, Coleman, Cook, Jones, Haver- stick, Chapman, Meyer, Minion, Ennis, Mawhinney, Rose and France. “Friends Soclal Club.” ‘Washington hall was the scene of one of the pleasantest social events of the season on Thursday evening last, tho ocoasion being the last dance of the season of the Friends Social club. Much cradit is due the commit- tee of arrangements for the able mauner in which the affair was conducted. The long program of twenty-four numbers was carried out without a siugle break, over 200 couples participating fn the grrnd march to the strains of tho Motropolitan orchestra. ‘Among those present were noticed: Mr. and Mrs. Georgoe A. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Tipton, Mr. and Mrs. Van B. Lady, Mr. and Mrs. John Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Hissem, Mr, and Mrs. George F. Grigg, Mr. and 'Mrs, Jobn N. Westberg, Mr. and Mrs, George Gibson, Mr. Mrs. Charles Klopp, Mr. and Mrs. John C.Thomp- son, Mr. and Mrs, E. S. Emmons, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Bradley, Mr. aud Mrs, C. L. Alexander, Mr. and Mrs, Captain Captain Philipps, Mr, auc Mrs. Joseph Redmon, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brewer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brink, Mr. and Mrs. Gulnn. Misses Smith, Brink, Laoyon, Lucas, Gibson, Me- Millan, Lucas, Hagerman, McKay, Lindblad, Cooke, Canning, Larsen, Johnson, Kugel, Blackmore , Jones, Fooley, Mct'adden. Mossrs. William Stockham, A, C. Kugel, C. Stockbam, C. E, Mathews, J. Stookham, C. . Braner, Charles Olsen, John Reagan, John Kumph, Thomas Cleveland, Ray Cooke, H. Phelps, A, C. Kelley, ", Ander- son, G, Clippinger, P, Seward, 8. Lan- on, A. 15, Stuht, H. Counsman, C. E Eda- ing. Coming Church Falr, The ladies of the First Congregational church will hold a church falr in the hand- some parlors of the edifice, April 4 and 5, [t is the desire of the ladies to make this fair the most elaborate ever givon by the First church and with the numbers of novelties al- ready arranged for the indications are that their wishes will be reaiized. There is to be a *‘trades march' participated In bg seventy- five or a hundred children, each child repre- senting soie business firm of Omaha. There will also be & burlesque of tho ‘‘National Pageaut” by the little peoplo, Imitations of “hMarole Arts” will be given, alsothe “Baby Dance, from **Wang,” These features will beunder the direction of Mrs. Mclntosh, Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. Lee, Miss Scott and Miss Coburn, Mrs, Gilbert will make a fine display of fancy work and Mrs. Duryea will have charge of a paper booth with every new and mnovei device in 0a fine display of shades, ton, Wakelleld and others will have charge of tlie refreshment booth. ‘The flower booth will be presided over by Mrs, John Brady; the novelty booth by Mrs. Rustin, Mrs. Gaibraith will Jook after tho services of 1ces, whilo Mra. C. Ei Squires alded by a number of young ladies will have charge of a ‘‘Hurdy Gurdy."” a1t Hour" Entertainment at Lake Sehool. Mrs. Moeller, assisted by Mvs, H. I, Whit- more, Lovel Dunnand Master Ken Muck- loy, gave the foilowing program at the Lake school Friday afternoos Plano Solo . veant aoasee oo Mrs, Whitmore Contraito Solo—Thé Onild's Dream i Mrs. Moeller Violin 8olo—Fraumere! s Lovell Dunu Soprauo Solo—King on, Sweet Angelus... . . Mastor Ken Muckley Ocntraito Bolo—The Slumber Shore. ... Pl AT Mrs. Mooller Flower Song Lovell Dunn Juest Eugenie Whituore (4 yeurs other Goose Medley 1o o most the wid-term examination, it was a most do- lightful rest for over 200 pupils, for whom rs. Moeller had nguul this treat. Each number of ram Was most thoroughly nn]ox:d, but Master Ken Muck- ley, & pupil of rs. Moeller,” captured all hearts by his wonderful volce. ‘This was the second of the series of ‘‘halt bour'’ entertainments to be given under the care of the eighth grade. Prof. Torrens and Prof. Martin Cabn bhave each prepared a program for Frideys tn April. “The Jolly Sixteon.' The Jolly Sixween met last Weduesday evening at the home of Miss Clara Jabu, Fif- teenth snd Leavenworth. After & spirited contest the goutlemen's first prize, a beauti- ful as well as useful whisk broom and holder was won by Mr. Emil Ackerman, and the l.;ullol' first prize, an embroidered plush 18n Ag, WAs wori by Migy Tracy Jahn, T booby prizes wore awar Tusch an g Miss Smma Wothrigp. o0 *° i Sverybody present spent a plo i;]}anLln 4 and Tracy Jahn, Maurie Har. - t Emma and Julia Wuethrich, Fiora ,I:rg'c“"h' Lena Tebbins and Mrs, P J. Teboins. l‘l;!'::r-; Tusch, Blattart, P. J. 0 3 minger, M. S. N Wuothrich, Moyor, Eil Z\um{:::.m“uw Their Wooden Wedding. Tuesday evening about fifty of the friends and neighbors invaded the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Cady at Twonty-fifth and St. Mary's avenue, informing them that just five years had passed since they bogan life's Journey together. After an opportunity was given Mr. and Mrs. Cady to recover from embarassment Dr. W. N, Dorward stepped to the front and in eloquent 1anguage told of mauy of the scenes and incidents which go to make one's life a pleasure even though at times the storm cloud hung very near. The doctor eoncluded by presonting Mr. and Mrs, Cady with an elegant easy chair, after whict all sat down to progressive high five, At 11 o'clock supper was snnonnced and while all were enjoying the wood things which the ladies had brougnt with them, some vocal and instrumental music was of- fered to the delight of the guests, ,Among those present wore: Mr. and Mrs. C. H. T. Reipei, Mr, and Mrs. D. 1. Thorn- ton, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Rackloy, Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Robertson, Mr, and Mrs. A. L. Stevens, Mr. und Mrs, G. E. Eastman, Mr. aud Mrs, W. S, Lewis, Mr. and Mrs, L. E. LeBean, Mr. and M A. Hald, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Hoyt, Mr, and Mrs. J.'C. Cotn- wall, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Van Giider, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Van Gilder, Mr. and Mrs, | Lee Woodmansee, Mr. and Mrs, Timothy R. Braden, Mr. George Henderson, Mr, W. N. Dorward, Mr. 5. R. Kwnis, Mr. Alt Sloep, Aurora, ‘TIL.; Miss Klino, Miss Cady, Miss Rigg, Mrs. J. W. Cady. Mr. and Mrs, E. S, Rowloy have returned from California. Mrs. Gannett of Washington is tho guest of her sister, Mrs. Flemon Drake. Mr. E. B. Whitmore is back from a two months trip to Texas and old Mexico. Mrs. Byron Reed left last Saturday for California to remain several months. Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Carter roturoed Iri- day from a mouth’s visit to the south. Mr. aud Mr. I, D. Fowler have issued in- vitations for a high five party April L. Mrs. D. J, Thayer of Chariton, Ia., Ruest of Mr. and Mrs. Cloment Chase. Mr. and Mrs, Warren Rogers are domiciled in their new home, 2705 Farnam streer. The Benodicks will occupy Mr. K., W, }i 'ay's bo1se, 2024 Douglas street, aftor June Mr, and Mrs. William Wallace entertained ll\lew friends at dinner on Wednesday even- ng. Miss Jassio Millard will joln Mrs. Miltard at Hot Springs, Ark., the first part of next week. Mrs. P. C. Himbaugh and Miss Himobaugh havereturned from Chicago and are dowiciled at the Murray. Mr. Samuel Orchard, who has been spend- Ing some time in Hot Springs, Ark., re- turned on Tuesday. Judge E. S. Dundy, Miss Dundy, Miss Hoagland and Miss Laura Hoagland sailed for Cuba on Thursday. Miss Parcotte has roturned home after a very detightful visit of a month to her cousin, Miss Katharine Parrote of Kearney. Mrs. W. H. Remington sailed for REurope on Wadnesday, to be gone four months. A number of friends were at the dock to bid her *‘bon voyage.' Hon. and Mrs. J. M. Thurston entertained General and Mrs. Russell Alger, the Misses Alger and Messrs. Alger at their residence on Friday at luncheon, Weanesday evening Master Charies Krebs was pleasantly suprised by a number of his young friends at the residenceof his parents, 1406 South Thirteenth street. 3 The many ftriends of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Porter regret to hear of their. departure from Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Porter will make toeir home in Indianapolis, Ind. Mrs. F. B. Kennard left Friday evening to visit her parents at Knightstown, Ind. She was accompanied by her sister, Miss Wilkin- son of Knightstown, who has baen spending the season in Omaha. On Wednesday evening a' ut eigh*'-: couples of jolly married people walked in on Mr. and Mrs, O. P. Black, 1111 Briges Place, to celebrate Mr. Black’s 20tn birth- day, and up to 12 o'clock the time was spent in dancing and card playing, and just before going homo a delicions supper was served, On Weduesday evening Mr. Voss was the host of a most charming little dinner. The table was set_in pink, A large counterpiece of La France roses formed the decorations. ‘The guests were: Mr. and Mrs, Willlam Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Ringwalt, Miss Carris Millard, Miss Anna Millard, Colonel Pratt, Announcement has been received of the wedding at Leavenworts, Kan., Wodnesday, March of Mr. Frauk K. Darling of this city and Miss Sadie Booth of Leavonworth, Mr. and Mrs. Darling arrived in the city Thursday and for the present will make their home at the Frenzer, 116 North Twenty-fifth street. Mrs. Paul G. Wickersham, who spent last fall in Omaha with her husband, who was engaged here in work connected with the San I'rancisco Examiner, and who has been 1 Wasbington, D. C., during the winter, ar- rived in Omaha Friday eveaing over ' the Burlington. During her stay in Omaba she is the guest of Mrs. W.'S. Riggs. Mrs, Wickersham leaves for San Francisco toda; Miss Lila Alexander gave u delightful in- formal Kensington Thursday afternoon toa few of her friends, During the afternoon cards and stitching rather than stitching and cards wero indulged in, and later all were refrestied by @ bountifal lunch. Amoug those present wero: Miss Hartman, Miss_ Joho- son, Miss House, Mias Weller, Miss Siaugh- tor, Miss Weaver, Miss Hudson, Miss Alex- aunder, Miss Parker, and Miss Corby of Chi- cago. ) The Ladies Octagon High Five club, whe members of which are Misses Lewis, Butler, Lloyd, Kaufmaun, Dennis, Hardeuburg, Morse and Johnson, met at thé residence of Miss Hardenburg on South Tenth street Wednesday afternoon. The house was pret- tily decorated and the afternoon was thor- oughly enjoyable. The honored guest of the day was Miss Chaudler of Walnurv Hill, Miss Kaufmann will entertain the club next Weanesday, Mr. Clark Redick gave a very handsome dinner Monday evening at his home, whern the florai decorations were Easter lilies and tulivs, ~ A bunch of lilies-of-the-vailey adorned each cover asa souvenir, After a ablo dinner the party adjourned 's opera Liouse, where they occupied two boxes for the play “Mr, Wilkinson's Widows.” Tho guests were: Miss English, Miss Balch, Miss Thede Balch, Miss Doane, Miss Emily' Wakeloy, Miss MeClollang, Miss Hughes, Mr. Cbatham Redick, Mr, W. U, Doaue, Mr. Arthur Guiou, Mr. Bert Cooi, Mr. Reed, Mr, Coles. At the residence of Mr. T, M. Miiler of Councii Bluffs on last Wednesday eveuning Miss Anna M. Yates of Omaha and Mr. Frank V. Miller of the former city. were upited in marriage. Only the relatives ana imwediate friends of the families were pros eut, Rev. E. J. Bancock of St, Paul's ehurch oMciating. The house was very handsomely decorated In pink and green. Many pres- ents wore received, among them a chack for $2,000 from the father of the groom, while the mather of the bride furnishea the home at ‘Thirty-ninth and Burt streets, which the young couple will occupy after April 10. No cards were issued, The pupils of the Lake school wish pub- licly to thank My, Henry Bollo, city treas- urer, for his gift of a beautiful silk flag. The tlag 18 mounied on a twelve foot staff, which is surmounted with a golden eagle. The fiag bas a history. 1t was first presented to Company H, Second RRegular Nebrasks State Militia, by Mrs. Bollu, Mrs. Simond and Miss Gussie Simond in 1880. Kver since the disbanding of the company 1t has been iu the possession of Captain Henry Bollo, till the Lappy thought ocourred to him to present it to the Lake regiment. Tho stars are set with gola, and the golden motto that adorns it, “Oue and Iuseparable,” makes the beau- tiful colors all the more attractive. The Leap Year High Five club met at tae residence of Mr. Henry Haskell Thursday eveuing, Miss Tnez Haskell ofticiating as the hostess. After & number of 68 very de l!‘hll-‘l.ul nlmhm:‘n:-l :;u 5 '.:t:l The gentlemen present, in order to y com- peusate their lady friends for l:uy leap is the your courtesios, Invited Yhe' ratr ones to join them in & theater party , iy {'Sinoad'" tomor- row night. The guests 'present were: Misses Gibbs, Collett, Allgn, Rich, N. Rich, Bailey, Bauman, G. Bayman, Giacomini, A Giacomini, _Messrs, fl&‘h Wood ward, Palmatier, Knouse, Mat#i8\¢s, Boss, Meyers, Davenport, Miller, 1 Miss C. C. Tennant®@lary, who is in Omaha for the purposest ceiving two pop- ular conocerts, April 21 anddS at the Youug Men's Christian association hall, is meeting with gratifying success, i very large num- ber of our leadiug pooplo’Having signified their intention to take =emson tickcts, Miss Clary, who was a pupifi; of1 Max Maretzek, comes hiehly recommenged, as & soprano and hor appearance 1s awa ngwun interast, Miss Clary will be assisted" by the following local ~artists at both “toncorts: Mme. Mueutetering, piano, Mrs. Mooller, contralto: Captain Kinzie, tenor; Mr. Batten, violin; Mr. Copeland, baritone. Miss Florence Hayden was pleasantly sur- prised Friday ovening by a party of frienas at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. G, 8. Hay- den, 1520 Ohio. The guests arrived about § o'clock and spent o very enjoyablo evening in music, dancing and games, which con- tinued until mianight when' a delicious luncheon was served. Miss Hayden was the recipient of mauny boautiful presonts, it bewng ner eightecnth birthday. Tha following wore present; Mr. and Mrs, Robert Christy, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Alchrist, Mr. and Mrs, Samuel Deems. Mr. and Mrs. C. K, Zouts, Mrs, H. T. Mayno and Misses Eflo Moxbam, Delia Kelley, Lettio Kelley, Gussio Emphoy, Carrie Buzzell aua Messrs. ' George Forgan, H. S. Rachman, Walter Kolley, F. Tucker, L. Henderson, Frank Buzzell' and W. H, Ahmanson. Mr. William M. Lovimer and wifo cele- brated the twentieth anuiversary of their wedding Friday evening at their home, 733 Park avenue. ~ About seventy-five friends unexpectealy broke in upon thom and gave Mr. and Mrs. Lorimer n great surprise. They woro the recipients of many fine, ctol presents, and atter an exceedingly pleasant ovening was passed the guests congratulated them and wished that they would roach the goiden wedding with as many bright and sunny doys as they had passed in reaching tho. first twenty years of married life, Among those present were: Mr. and Mes. M. Lorimer, Park avenue, Rev. and . A. Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Black nd Mrs. D. L. Campbeli, sir. and Mrs. re, Mr. and Mrs, Blair, Mr. and Mrs, L. paulding, J. . Campbell, Mr, Hutonin- son, Mr. Galloway, Miss McCool, Miss Hen- derson, Miss Davidson, Miss Swan, ———— Dr. Birnoy cures catarrn. Beg bldg PETE WAS LOST. ngster Who Standing on the sidewalik surround *. by a group of chattering urchigs, was a littlo boy crying as though his heart would broak. It was evident to the nowspaper man who stopped a moment to ascertain the cause of the troublo that the weeping child was a | stranger to tho scenes surrounding bhim—a little stray from a mother’s care, and, sure enough, he had but stopped when came the volunteered information from the children there, to whom the weeping child seemed to be the object of much solicitudo: “Say, mistor, this kid is lost, and wa can't make him tell us whore he lives.” There he stood: & picture of juvenile woe, and was it any wonder that e should sorrow for the mother, out of whosd sight he proba- bly had never ocen bofere! He was in a strange land. The boundarjes of his mothor's door yard, the litup ayorld in which ho bhad lived unti Nfll day, had offered to his immature mifd no sugeestion of tho greatness or th® strangeness of the land which lay beyond its burders. The hur- rylng rush of trafiic, with its accompanying noises, the great rows of tal] buildings rising on every hand, the passifig crowds, the strango faces that su*rodrded him, the strange voices which askad him questions, all tended to perplex ang,eanfuse, It was not, strange that his fegrs were aroused and his little miod failed lo comprehend the questions asked him.” He tevtaltily was lost. By this time the @roup’aiotitthe boy “was augmented by tne addittoniof a young wo- man, for whom the chilgren,made way with much deference. She had i gorenplory way and thero was something it o alr and the manner in which she plit questions to the gathered juveniles that suggested Lhe recita- tion room, and the newspaper man re- marked to himself that she was a school teacher. After a series of cross-ques- tions fired at the boys and girls she turned to the object of their sympathetic attention. Despite tho kindness of tone and the gentle- ness of her mauner towards the little fellow she could elicit nothing from him but an in- creased tlood of tears. The newspaper man (he should have known AMUSEMENTS. better) afier the fallure of the school teacher tried his hand at consolation, thinking that his roputation as an interrogation point would enuble him to maxe a success whore the young | woman failed and that the information so | eagerly sought—-the child's name and_where he lived —would be oasily obtained. He was a dismal failure. The child took one look at him, and the wall of anguish that followed the lauce was deeper and louder than any of its predocessors. A kind, fatherly looking old gentieman stopped on his road home to make inguiry and to question the lad; he was foi- lowed by a coupls of surveyors who Iaid down their instruments long enough to make a futile attempt to solye the mys- tery; overy passer-by stopped for a while, and never was a little wanderer the reciplent of such earnest and kind attention, It was all in vain, however. Tears and sobs wero the only answer that followed their queries. At this juncture the crowd parted and into the circle surrounding the child an eiderly Iady stepped. The snow white hair that wandored in waving masses from beneath her bonnet was a beautiful setting to tho kindly, gentle faco that bewmed upon tho littlo tramp. A soft hand brushed back tho tangled mass of hair from the child’s face; a gontle voice offored him the consolation of tender words. There was a charm in that sweot voice, a magnotism in the soft touch, something in that smiling, kindly faco that gavo him courage; here was some one whom | o could trust. His little heart went out to her, and to her many questions ready an- swers came, *‘What is your name, dear, and where do you live?’ she asked at last. “My name is Poto:” anc with & wondering 100k around his restricted horizon, a smilo lighting up nis little face when his eyes tlmniu met those of his questioner, “and I am ost."! “But where do you live, Pete?” “Over there.” pointing in an way in two or three directions, mamma,” ““What 1s your mamma's namo, Peta{" “Why, mumma!" and then his eyes opened in wonderment, surprised that his questioner did not ktow. So the questions and answers might have continuod had not the inquisitivencss of o teamster who was driving by prompted him %o stop and inquire tho cause of the crowd. Hosaw “Pete,” and recognized in bim tho child of & womian living in thoe southern part of the city. Volunteers thero were in plenty willing to. zuide tho wandering footsteps home. It was a long tramp, “utat last the little adventurer was placed in his wother's arms, who overjoyed with having her boy re turned, forgot tho promised punishment she it firsthad put uside for bim, and carcsses and endoaring words were his portion. Two little urms entwined themselves in a loving embrace about his mother’s neck, the little dirt-grimmed, tearstained face nestled closer and closer, and in baby words came from the little lips: *‘Mammia, I do love you so much.” His eyelids closed, the tirea head nodded once or twice, tuen sottlod on bis mother’s shoulder, and baby, in “By-o land," forgot his wonderful adveutures of the day. Pa < Harvard College nation:. «vAKRD UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGE, March .—To the Editor of Tue Bee: I note with satisfaction in a recent editorial paraeraph in Tne BEe « statement to tho effect that ! there is no good reason why Omaha should not be one of the cities in which Havvard ex { aminations arc held. Permit mo to call your | attention to the general rule which our taculty has adopted regarding tho places in which our admission examinations shall be beld. Under tuis rule “the college will ordinarily conduct admission examinations jin any city where the number of can- | didates for the examination shall not bo less than ten.” These candi- dates may be either for the lege, the seientific school or any of the pro ional schools of the university. A stead ily_increasing stream of students is coming to0 Harvard from west of the Mississinpi. Many of the most briiliant students in the graduate and the profyssional schoois are western men, Nebraska, however, contrib- utes a noticeably small number of students. For instanbe, in the last fifteen years Mis- sourd has sent 20 students to tho law school, Kausas has sont 6. _Minnesota bas sent 12, Town (s sent 14, Colorado has sent 6, Michi- gan has sont 16, Llinois has sent 72, Nebraska has sent 3. If as un editor or as & man you desire infor- mation regarding the college at any time 1 shall be most happy to give it to you, Yours very truly. FiANK BoLLEs, Secretary. indefinite “with DeWitt's Sarsaparilla destroys such poi- sons us scrofula, skin diseaso, eczema, rheu matism. Its timely use saves many iives. sk ey This Was Punishment Indeed. Judge Berka had only a handful of vags to PRICES FARNAM ST, THABTRE g FOUR NIGHTS and TWO MATINEES — - — ~COMMENCING SUNDAY MATIWEE MARGCH 2Y7 CITARLES A. ILODER In the Great Comedy Novelty OH! A Play for the People! WHAT A NIGHT A Play You Can’t Afford to Miss. —————INTRODUCING A HOST OF——m— A Gennine Reflned Comedy Prod The $8,000 English Wonders THR SISTERS L.LBIGH ——In Their Marvellous Act, The— DANCING DELUSION. Y41 Must See i o FARNAM-ST. THEATRE. It to Believe It. Popular. Prices. Thursday, Fiiday and Saturday, Mar. 31 and Apr. | and 2. Evening at 8 and GrangFamily and chool Mitiaees Fridsy a1l Baturday at 2:80 py w ——-_Farewall Bowr of the World Renowned and Original-—— MRS. GEN. TOM THUMB ENOOUNTESS ) V1s MAGRTI) THE. LILIPUTIANS ——1ilfe New Pantomieal Musice) Extravaganza— e T N R T A T S And “GULLIVER AMONG THE LILIPUTIANS A PARLOR VAUDEVILLE PHALANX AND THE ROYAL Everythi, the worlo, wiil be on exhibition dally. Reserved seats now on si e. WTH AND Y- u- ci Afl nAL DOUGLAS. Friday & Saturday Evenings April 1 & 2. GEORGE W, CABLE o Mimerous 43d Pathotic Kendings. (rom bis own works. Reserved seats 150 and 8. Advance sale opens at VoM C. A Gntice, Thursdny March Slst, atd . w. new this sonson—Mrs. General Tom Thumb's couch und ponles, the Grand International TUG O’ WAR 7 - NIGHTS . 7 I Friday, Ladies' Souvenir Day. Saturday —One Dime admits them all and free seats, deal with yestarday morning, He cruelly shat tered their visions of & comfortable time in the county jail and turned most of them over to the tender mercies of the biizzard, - BLAME THE MEN, cessively Sl trom fav Two Hospltal Patients Who Have Pecaliar Views of the Sterner Sex. Sheriff Bennett returned from Lincoln Friday night and with him ho brought two in- sane women, who, after a long continement in the asylum had been pronounced incur. able. The women, Mary Zanter and Sarah Welden, were tnrned over to Poormaster Mahoney who now has forty insane persons grade, an thirteen ‘From p by the wi ranged *“House that Jack Built' of the sixth Mrs. L. De'Vitt's Sarsaparilla, a cure arranged an interesting program for the afternoon . Songs, declamations and other things suc v and successfuily entertained th visiting paronts and friends of the pumis. The “other things’ conwisted of quotations orito authors, calisthenio exercises oll drilled class, the ingeniously ar- nd above ail the pretty fan drill by mediwval maidens. Tho efficient corps of teachers of the Web- stor school may woll bo proud of their bright puplls and vice versa. - - R. Patton, Rockford, Til., writes: ersonal experionce I can recommend for impure blood and generaldebilit Zanter woman is a poocu liar one, as she imagines that sho is in love and that'the samo love is retarned by tho wholo of mankind. She labors under the belief that she wants to marry, but cannot select a companion as sho loves all men tho same. Tho Welden women has an idea that sho 18 a princess of somo foreipn land: that sho owns the wealth of tho world and that wicked men bave conspired to defraud and clhioat her out of her possessions. - Webster School Entertainment. T The pupils of the Webster school closed thoir books for a weok's rest and recreation Eriday afternoon, and tocolebrate this happy occasion the pupils of the higher grades under the direction of their teacher, Miss Ellis, had lovy n t “The JEREESEES AMUSEKM FOUR « NIGHTS ONLY Beginning SUNDAY, structing the asses &2 ench will be adop session 1o bo held this aftérnoon, Will deliver lis ¢ AINTS. NEW 'MARCH 27| Wil Tax Car The county commissioners have decided o ax upon all dogs. A resolution in ors to list dogs at $1 and d by tho board at the UNITARIAN CHURCH . TN And Cass Streots, Mondny Evening, M RO, JONN 8, svrated lecture, on Doy of Aneri” EXTRA I ONLY WEDNESDA MARCH 30 © THE AMERICAN EXTRAVACANZA COMPANY IN SINBAD] OR THE MAID OF BALSORA DAVID HENDERSON, Manager. HEAR THESE SONGS, K the K hore Are Moments. he Wild Wi i “That Pleture, And a Score of Other Songs that opular Faney arrled —THESE ARE Misx Louise Eissing Miss Annie D Miss Fuima Mulle. 1. Lynch. I Craske, Mortha 1 mier, Owling (o the elan muy be orderod at RI = N THESE sCENES, The Wreek of the ltoe Digiy 181\ Quatt 011 Man of tho Sea it of Hasorn tho son THE PEOPLE— CKtsson. Mrl ¢ Crawfo M W H. Bachielor. W First floor, $1.60; balcony. first four rows §1, Inst five rows BOYD'S NEW THEA SATURDAY A'l 30 1. M. CONRIED’S Comic Opera Company. in Carl Milloecker’s Successfu | Comedy-Opera, Poor Jonathan The Company Tucludes: Myra Mirella, Fanny D. Hall, Louise Hilliard, A.W. F. Mac Collin J. Aldrich Libbey, Ceorge M. Herbert, Frank W. Miller, H. L. Rattenberry, Travette Maffett. WONDERLAN CORNER CALRTOL EDEN MUSEE C0..... ___One V\(eek Cblfi}.r\er)cih.g.mdn CURIO BALL. ~ F. D. KING'S ENCHANTED CASTLE A begutiful and einborate piece of ohanfeal work wado entirely of puper. CALL MULLEW'S AVENLE Sybil SEA [ f Curios, Reles and Antlquitios comprising everytiing that 5 rare. in- fostructive and Intevesting fiom Oid i It 1 GF. KERN. A wonderful art, in gliss enzraving BROTILL S WAX ok The As ¢ Murat. Secne in HAKR the'r | Dying I dadl. tion of CATULL EDW. NEWMAA, MAY KESSLER, Cornct \irtuoso, Which ran for 250nights atthe N. Y. Casino. Prices: T 5500580 oohaa a1 Cirele, Fiel 5 Rows. ...... 156 Cirele, Last 5 Rows «.vues 100 Baleony, First 4 Rows..... 100 Baleony, Last 5 Rows. ..... 7he Rear Baleony oo oo vouen Bl Sale Opens Wednestay. MAURICE GOULD, GRAND pAT] OPERA HOUSE ND I3TH STREEILNS. day, March 28th. OWNERS Ish 11 Frei 10NN, De Cume Livinz Half Laay. thi Thriesabout the Three-hended Sonzstress. GRAND OPERA HOUSE THEATRE. A Porformances Daily at 2:50, 4:15,8 und 0:30 Pom. man Comedlan, yom o, AND ADA PRICK uble comedy conceptionentitled THE Ne W CLEKK. Prof.Woodward’s Educated Seals and Sea Lions Thie only exhibition of the kind that gives et} | GENERAL ADMISSION, 0, Mason's Comedy Company~ THe t:fuction. S EALD AND, EALD 2 I ho Laughi RURAL TEA JESMA, Afternoon, Children’s Day - ONE DIME. Commencing April 19, at Exposition Hall | Parqustte seats 10c. Hox seats 28c, Open daily one 11010 P.M,