Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 8, 1893, Page 7

SOUIETY ~ TOUCHES ZERO Little Doing After the Round of Christmas and New Year Gayeties. MR. AND. MRS, RAYMOND'S RECEPTION Fow People Keep Open Houses January 2 The Burns' Reception- Small Fanctions of n Very Quiet Week Chat About People You Know. From the gayety of the Christmas foli- ays to the pall of the post-holiday on seems but a step, the set by the swell workd the past fortnight evidently having been Jiist a bit too fast. The youngsters who dominated the holi- day week have gone orare going to their several schools and until long after Easter the older hoads will ache from the round of soclal light and 1i There is little prom fsed for the immediate future and as Ash Wednesdny comes so early this year society will hardly awake from its present torpor until after the Eastertide, The Ri mond Reception. Mhere are many beautiful homes in Omaha, and their numboer is being constantly added to, suro indications of growing wealth and refinement, but the are none that command more general admiration for excellent archi- tecture and perfect appointments than the | handsome house of Mr. and Mrs, C. S. Ray- mond, 114 South Thirty-cighth avenue. Thoroughout the best and most modern ideas in house construction have ol ; the rooms are all airy and open finely into the Jarge contral hallway, which is quite” a big sized room in itsclf. The rooms are true poems, rays and browns predominating. The par- for, lbrary and Qining rooma arc goms in decoration and the pictures on the walls bring out all the beautics of cove and arch, niche and embrasure. And this house of one of Omaha's most popular andsuccessful thrown open Thursday ¢ Jarge number of guests. ence of 80 1 people called together by Mr.and Mrs. Raymond amounting to o erush. The rooms were gay with floral garniture, with ropes of smilax and evergreen to set off the gorgeous color scheme “The orchestra_was stationed on a small Balceay built out for the purpose from the second landing in the hallway from the guests by a part pine. And here under the « Burt Butler the band played concert music until after 10, when dancing began. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond ved in the north par attuck and Mr. Bert Raymond, he uniform of Shatiuck schobl, Raymond wiis beautifully gowned 1n_ pink and white satin brocade with ruflies of pale blue embroidered At times the pr tuck, Mrs, ty changeable s and white, trimmed with erys terie. Of tne hall, at a table artistically deco- rated, Misses Bessio and Iifiie Ra, ved orangeade, the former gown am satin, with overdress of mousseline and the latter in nun's veiling. Mr. arles Squires and M. Colpetzer assisted throughout rooms. Mrs. Adolph Me, of wino velvet cdgec flower Mrs. N. B. Falconer handsomest gow a dark green cha Wholo a0t of by n gr Miss Nin b Raymond’s | of pale gr 1 passemen- | and | the wore i be: about the co utiful gown ge with graced one of the | seen during the evening ble silic and velyet, th ry pretty and graceful girl n exquisite costume of white silk with yellow strip | Mrs. Kenn wore a lovely yellow and white satin trimmed with white E. Baum appeared in a g low in. M Jennie House Wertz was in white silk, decollete and entrain. Mrs. A. B. Hudson tumed in black lace over bl tin. Grace Hudson wore a sweet gown of k and uet over white lace. s Lynn Curtis wore a light blue silk beautifully cos- ok i andsome white clvet, sleeve: s, who is alw 1, on this oce a rich ereation of cream brocad ouae Jacket, dismonds. “Tatum, green faille with green beau- nd green vel- v cropo with inlk sy Miss Mar and chiffon. Mrs. H. B. Lockwood looked part well in a gown of red crepe, decollete, arl Hartman, Light blue sillc tim- pink crepon \ll“ JUF. Coad of Fremont, wor feetivo costume of black velvet, yellow satin, and yery beautiful ¢ Refr the third storry off the billiard room, the ta- ble being rich in its decorations, a_Dresden lamp occupying the center, with pink roses scattered over the cloth. Carriages set down heads west and took eads cast from the side cntrance on the Following a custom which lln‘\ have ob- served for years, Mr. and Mrs. muel Burns gave a lovely New Year's reception Monday from 3 to 6 and ¥ to 11 in honor of Mr. and Mprs. O. I, Eastman, Miss lLozier and Miss Burns, Old residents of Omaha, Mr. Burns have a wide circle of fi forward with ple: Year receptions, more's the pit, people eve While the decorations throughout the house were not borate they were all touched with the holiday cheer, evergreens in long ropes being suspended from the cor- ners of the rooms and festooned to the cen- tral chandeliers. Smilax and holly gave an added effcctiveness to the rooms, which were ull canvassed for the occasion. And the lights shaded by pea green shades gaae a soft, mellow light that was wonderfully effective, Mr. and Mrs. Burns, Mr. and Mrs.O. F. E man, Miss Lozier and Miss Burns, ved, wh!lu throughout the rooms the the of i “‘rosebud garden of girls" and !hn fairest matrons in towns: Mrs, Dr, Coft- man, Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Dan Wheeler, jr., Mrs. H. B, Smith, Mrs. J. C. McKell, Mrs, Harry MeCormick, Mrs. Arthur lllvmlnuluu, Mus. Nowt Barkalow, Miss Dodge of Coun* il Bluffs, Miss Nash, Miss Chandler, Miss Dundy, Miss Richards of Wyoming, Miss | Doering, Miss Emily Wakeloy, Miss Curtis Miss Mills of Des Moines, Miss Helen Smith, Miss Hibbard, Miss Sha Miss Margaret Williams, Miss baugh and Miss Tad Balch. And the beauty of it all was that this array of pretty women amade up o 1ouso party, remaining through until m nlnluhl Mbrs. Burns appeared in a handsome gown of blick velvet trimmed with rare point lace. IlMr-, Osgood F. wil and Mrs. nds who look to these annual New custom which is growing, ss popular with society eur, Easuman wore her wed- costume of white corded silk trimmed duchesse lace. Miss Lozier, o bright, Interesting young womau, dark complexioned, suggestive of the south land und moonliv nights, wore a pretty luwndartrc‘n‘ made dancing length, lrlmuxul with exquisite lace, Miss Burns, fresh from her lo.hl s umphs and destined Lo be s popular 88 hier sister, wore white sil s of silk and lace. Mys. Coffuan, who always dresses with tuste, on this occasion wore & beautiful gown of blick chiffon, diamonds. Mrs. Chase was in pink, a color which she wuuuw;l.xrumlullv‘d il raced a lo P crepe. M. St T g g Ao oy ' . MoCormick worea wonderf fully effec- | tive costume of biue silk faille decollote. ui! wx'.h ra black empire ¢ | the recipient of this | befitting address. | Mr. and M | Gilder, Rewmington, a qualut brocaded gown Barkalow, s brocaded white satin, Miss Dodge wore a costume of pink striped gauze, s Nash was very lovely in a Paris gown of yellow crepe. Miss Chandler, one of the prettiest of the society girls, wore an empire gown of black mousseline de sofe, her beauty enhanced by a black aigrette. | Miss Dundy, a pretty groen taffeta, large -1. eves, made after the best accepted models | | of the empire. Miss Richards was in pink crepe. Miss Deering, blue India silk trimmed with silver, Miss Emily silk with opalline vel Miss Curtis wore a with immense sleeves, Miss Mills, apretty trimmed w Miss H, Miss v, light and dark blue ot trimming. orded white silk gown gown of red h red velvet en Smith wore white chiffon Hibbard, yeliow gauze over bronze crepe Miss Sharp was in black, Miss Ida Sharp, appeared in yellow tion. ed a sweet gown of yel- d by black lace while her sister, and the waist of crepe with broeade. | Miss Tad Balch, red crepe. ) Refreshments were served below stairs | and during the hours of the reception the | house was_crowded with coming and going | guests notwithstanding that many invita- fail ach their destination through f the company intrusted with their deliver The ¥. M An event highly worthy the Young Men's sday evening, the oc installation of officers for the yi | coremonies were ve The hall | was decorated in pleasing splendor, suitable to the event. According to the necessary ceremonial discipline tho old oficers ma d into the hall and assumed their vespect! places. A regular meeting was then called to order, and business was taken up in regular form, At the proper time President delivered the gavel to the install: ing o Rev. Father Carroll, who de clared the offices vacant and dismissed the ofticers of 1802, Then followed the inst: tion of the new offi who marched into the hall, and formed in the center a liv- ing cross and anchor, they were duly placed in their prope The following are the ofticers el ident, George J. 8| )u'millvu(. F. © president, Thomas s mincr, Dr. Keogh; re- umlu\g secretary, Thomas Noona corres- (n"..lr\ W, H. C. B._Dugdale; , Daniel I . Young; outside exceutive committee, . Heufey, le. OMeors. of mention hap- institute parlors fon being the ar 1 i< s ft; medical e; Bml)imlhl Me! Inerny and J At the conclu monies ex-President McGinuis was surp, red” at the hands of V /, who made the infliction, y & neat and eloquent add, i pressive of the thanks and_appreciation of the members for the faithful ||l|llm|rm which Mr, MeGinnis fulfilled his dut presid nent of tortur ded cbony Y and responded with feeling and “thank A surprise was also in store for Rev. Father Carroll, the esteemed chaplainof the i presented with a good- 1 token of regard and respect elected musicil - program v M. Hughe out any glittering promises of thorough en- joyment, but the one held at the residence of Miss Stella Singer, 2714 Howard street, cvening, was quite the reverse of 1ess which one might expes s the jolliest sortof a funct s mstead of putting on their bes ' wore the oldest garnicnts had on hand, the ladies appearing in calico gowns. The following rather unique rules and ulations obtained. Chap. 1. Every woman kums must wear Kalaker drus apron or sumthin ekerly apro- en must wear their ole clos 5. Peepul what wears biled ar Koller wil o boi-kotted. b.3." Peepul what don't do wha ayz wil Do tackst ten cents ekstra. A vot of thanks will b gin tu the wust lokin rig in the rume. T'hes Ruls Must and Shal B O'Bad. KOMITE, Theo hul Soshul Kemite wil interdusstr Lful fellor: and gams, Vittals wil be disphe nse d \\Hll im0 10 101 offe 4 sentss 16 Wil Sents 1o to gt in, Kum And Hav } did on the “poverty” :nce of good, strong apy wiven Lulu Horuberger org for the *“poorest™ co showed the p tates and N Brown, Florence : Kellner, Grace .1 anu- Hornberger, N Fruehauf, s, Brown, Ca E. K. Resek of Bank, W. Wigman, Reic lnvnhm;_', H s the Jews, Germans, and other forcign nations have celebrated New Year's eve, or Sylvester night asit is called, after Sylvester who s have baptised emperor Constantine and one the saints in the Catholie church. The cele- bration partakes lar of jollity and dance, stroke of 12 Body with glass In hand toasts the new | born infant, Last Saturday evening in keeping with a uni 1 custom the members of the Metro- | politan club assembled in the clubhouse and | ed the old year out to the music of the ion orchestra. Among those pr Moritz Meyer, Mr Mr. in nt were il M Lobman, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs, om of C n, Chief and Seavey, Mr. and Mrs, Lee Rothschi! and Mrs, A lh-llvr Mr. and Mr, and M Silberstein, Mr, uman and Mrs, 1. Obel hi Ao, | Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Meyer, | Harris, Mr, Mus. D! . Seligsohn, Mr. elder, Misses Wollstein of Hannah of Sioux City, ock I8! Ny Hellman of Newman, Dolly Rosen | Addie Becker, tio Roths Lobman, M A or Sonnehill, Flora and Hattie Oberfelder, Goldsmith, Sadie » Meyer, Gus I o8 M. ‘Rose, Henry Langstadter, Kd Wessel, Emil Strauss, Ben Rosenthal, Jerome Kauf* mau, Charles Wise, The M The Minuet Dancing club gave the fifth of its series of parties at Prof. Chambers' Dancing academy, Seventeenth and Farmam streots, Wednesday evening. A most enjoy- uble evening was spent, fourteen numbers and three extras being danced, The following were present: Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Porter, Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Brygon, Arthur Engllsh, Julius Kessler, H. M . and Mrs. Amelia Burroughs, Dr. . Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. 5. R Perfect, P, A. English, M. G. ¥Pericns, H. G, Brown, J. H: N. W. Poters, J. W. Dunmere, R. J Messrs. W. Dorward, J. T. Crowe, Burroughs, John L. Clarke, F. Milestous, L Baker "M L Patterson, Burroughs, P. Mueller, | . L. MeCoy, VanBuren, P.” D, For' syth, I, M. Beach, Charles Aspinwall, F. A Carroll, M. J. Barron, P. T. MeGrath, H. A. Joplin, 3. & Joplin, W. E. Wovel, W. C. Van Misses Peacoek, Phillips, Goodsell, Slater, Hamilton, Campion, Lantry, Mile® stone, Bridenbecker, Seaver, Dale, Leonard, and Mesdames Butler, “Appleton, Wis.; ! H. T. Reipen, Selve Danclog Out the 0Old Year. Miss Hanna Trosler entertained a number of her young friends at a chirming dancing party New Year's eve at the pleasant resi- dence of her parents, Captain and Mrs. Trosler, 4323 Farnam strect. | The spacious rooms were beautifully dee- orated with holly and evergroen. The bil- | liard room on the third floor w. | refreshment | Buche: | orch AR THE MORSE DRY GOODS COMPANY SEMI-ANNUAL UMBRELLAS. From the foremost New York makers, choice quality of gloria silk, frame and finish exactly right, assorted sticks and handles; four qualities that will please you. Ladies’ Umbrellas, 98c Black gloria serge. solid oi BROKEN I.QTS. Children’s Hosiery, 25¢. These are French cashmere, |and blankets, which we do not |heretofore. double [intend to carry another season. [them in an threaded knees, heels and toes;| This is an opportunity for|morning and have also French cotton hose, ribbed [hotels and boarding houses. |price down to 79c¢ each. guaranteed fast|People who can use a quantity Not alof them will find a saving of| Silk Gimps, ribbed and plain, and plain, black, sizes 6 to 7. COMPORTABLES Previous to the inventory we shall, from time to time, offer special lots of comforts frames, silvered crook handles, | pair has sold under soc and |money,besides getting the best 26 inches, 98c. Ladies’ Umbrellas, $1.98. Black silk gloria, paragon frame, ivory-tipped English furze, crook sticks, 26-inch, $1.98. Men’s Umbrellas, $1.35. 28-inch black gloria, Eng- lish silk, strong solid frames, sticks in knots and knobs in great variety, $1.35 each. Men'’s Umbrellas, $3.50. 28 -inch paragon frame, double twilled gloria silk serge, crook hazel sticks, $3.50 each, extra value. 100 Plush Leather Photo- graph Albums at exactly half the original price. I]La.diess Starlet Vests,|| 50¢. The balance of our stock, a few garments only, best grade of wool, medicated dye, the sorts that have been ¢r1.25 and | higher goods, all goin one pile at soc each. Feather Trimmings, 25c a yard, worth 75c to g2. many up to 85c. goods. Monday we give choice of| At $1.85. the lot at 25¢ a pair. Ladies’ Hose, 12%c. Also an odd lot; fast black cotton, stainless dye, double heels, toes and soles, have been 20c, tomorrow 12%c a pair, Children’s Underwear, 25c¢. Odd lots of merino all wool and fine cotton vests, pants and drawers, qualities we have sold all season at 45c to 65c; pick of the lot tomorrow 25c. Ladies’ Merino Vests, 49c. White, sizes 30 formerly 75c. 5 bales of satine comforts, full size, choice patterns, and filled with pure white bat- ting, $1. 35 each. At $1.78. 5 boxes of satine and silka- line comforts, extra large size, all selected styles, pure white filling, $1.78 each. t $1.98. 5 dozen figured and plain satine CDmel’tfi largest size, French designs, and filled with best cotton batting, $1.98 each. Better ones at great reduction. White Blankets, $3.50 100 11-4 equally pairs 10-4 and to 36, ]sizes, wool blankets, $4.50and If you are in-(gs qualities; in one lot and at terested you had better belone price, $3.50 pair. early; none of these lots can last over one day at these prices. Ladies’ COmbina.tlon Suits, Made by the American Horse Blankets, 98c. 35 full size, fast color blankets, $1.50 quality, 98c. for 81, |Horse Blankets, $2,50. 40 all wool horse Dblankets, Hosiery and New Britain com-|bright cherry colors, black pat- panies. Finest goods; $3.50 to $5 qualities. For Monday only $1 each. terns, 76x81 inches, and fast colors; $3.50 is the getting price around town. s transformed all room, which was occupied by the The music was rendered by Hans Albert’s orchestra. The = programs were printed with gilt letters on cardboard, representing a holly leaf, and consisting of o serics of twelve dances. ' At 11:30 delightful were served by Balduff. The invited guests were: Maud I, Anna Shields, 1 s, Grace Pelton, Kate Thornton, Gertrude Thornton vy dith Nash, Minic Berlin, Hattie Ber- an, Hattie Chesboro, Lulu Bell, , Jennie Hunter, Hatti Mabel Coe, Helen Gra Mill Colpetzer, Gertrude Phillips i Irene Johnston, Murie Parker Freo, Charlie Aspiuwall, ¢ Doc Nowman, Julius Dahl, AR, Ratekin, Frank McConnell- Fred Conraid, Lou Landergren, Will Coates, Betty, Hi Bodford, Ed Woodard, idrne h Tk Potter, Raiph Richurdson, 12 Bwoue! ht Swobe, Trving Crowder), Will Mack, Hallig 'l Stoutenboro, Kin Fury. In Ghostl; Arrayed. In honor of their daughter, Miss Minnie Lobman, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lobman, 2408, St. Marys avenue, gave a very ble phantom party Thursday evening. The house was beautifully decorated with evergreens, ferns and potted plants, the mante ne banked with roses. while prety ¢ ra here and there gave a part ng effect to the rooms. "The fron ar parlor and the dining room were cauvassed for the occasion, the stra being stationed in the hallway under the wide stair case. Dancing began at 9 o'clock and it was quite 2 before all the guests had said good night to the host and Delightful refreshments were ved by Balduff at_midnight. There we isses Dolly Rosen- stock, Car > Rothschild, Flora Roth Newman, Hannah nl, S Flaokan, Hioms. Aiar Dolly \ Hellman, _Tillie Sonnehill, felder, Clara'Schlesinger, ses Woolstein of Ch Tefler, Bettic Julius Mey I Wessal, Alox Langstadter, Tke Buttonst Seligsoln, me Koufman, ki Dr. Rosc Franklin,’ Moses an, ank, Jim Bergman, Ans]mhm. Landsberg, Hugo Bam: Misses P. M. a0, One of the pleasantest parties ushoring in the New Year was that given by Miss Sue Huntoon, only daughter of S, A, Huntoon, the well known agent of the Pacific and Umted States Express compani their charming home, 11 outh Twenty-uinth, in honor of her schoolmate, Miss Sadie Davis of Council Bluffs, who, with Miss Huntoon, veturned Thursday to resume their studies at Ferry Hall, Lake Forrest, 111 Refreshments were served and with dan ing, music und cards helped to pass away only too quickly a most enjoyable evenin Among those present were: Misses Fy and Louise Coggeshall, Grace Vanderyori, Nellie Randall, Mona Martin, Mable “uko Edna Williams, Edith and Grace Wate) rmun, May Condon, Adelyn Condon, Lidie Harp: , Julia Hend Myra CAnhn op Chicago: Maam: Frank B Lou Hough, Paul Forsythe, George Martin, George Fason, Reed Hale, Murty Coge: shall, Howard Tilden, H. Mowers, §. Fr man, Dan Harrison, Swing, 5. Brown, V. Reed and Will Wallace of Council Bluffs. A I‘Illk . In honor of her nicce, Miss Burke, of Salt Lake City, Mvs. John A. McShane gave a pink luncheon on Monday that was particu- lurly protty uud enjoyuble. Tho guest cards ated in water colors, us predominating. The table tions were in pink, the candelabra shaded with pink shades. The guests who enjoyed the pleasures of the afternoon were Misses Burke, Cribb, Colpetzer, Nash, Mary Nash, Creighton, Emma Creighton, Me- Shane, Mary McSh; Played High ¥l The Walnut Hill High Five club was royally entertained New Year's eve at the home of Mr, and Mrs. H. B. Coryell. After the usual number of games refreshments were served and music and dancing enjoyed until 1898 dawned. Those participating in the entertainment were: Su I'luhu\h nt and Mrs. Fitzpatrick, Mr. and Mrs. H. Brome, Mr. and Mrs. l Covtor, M, sud bS5, Chonis Johaunes, Mz, and Mrs. Templeton, Mr. and Mrs. Ben White, nd Mrs. Eugene Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Eggfish. Mr. and Mrs, M. B. Perkins, Mr. and Mrs. Brinlk, Mr. and o n R. Perfect, Mr, and Mrs, H. D. Mr. and Mr ylor, Mr. and Mrs. ]! M Webster, Mrs. Shepard, Mrs, L. F. s, Mrs. R. W. Bailey, Mrs. M. r, Mrs. R. Fagan, Miss Wi and Alice 3 ing Brome. v won by F. Weeks. { Mis Young Friends. liagher entertained his young friends at y delightful dancing party Monday evening. His home is peculiarly well adapted to this form of entertainment, and the music, flowers and refreshments were in keeping with the surroundings. As one of the young lady guests expressed it, the party was just large enough to be per- "Those “present were Miss Kinsler, Miss Gibbons, Mit Creighton, Miss Etta. Creighton, iss Bradley, Mi . Miss' Nellie Gallagher; Murphy, McMahon, Kins+ ler, Coad, Creighton, Gibbon, Murray, Brad- ley, Frank and C Sleigh Ride and a Dance, George Mercer and his guest Mr. ing s and enjoying a lovely ppy party returned to r's residence where an found i ting and the Yooms canvassed for da il guests who enjoyed the evening. chap. eroned b d Mrs. Connell and Mr. and ¥ Miss By, Miss Lozier, Ma Sherwood, Mary Brown, Miss Chandler, Helen Smith, Miss M. Hibbard, Mi Miss Johnson. Pierre Garneau* Earl Gannett, rles Kountze, Augustus Kountze, Net Hall, Luther Drake, Crofoot, M. Ralph Connell, M parties of the season Tuesday eve calling for the gu moonlight ride the b Dr ‘arter left on Sunday for Har- Misses Morse leave today N. Y. Mr. Ralph Richardson left for school Wed- for Utica, at 3122 F Arthur school, Concord, Mr. Ward Favorite of Chicago, in town for a week's visit. Mr. and Mrs. William Thu from Des Moines, M mam street jos today for St Pauls has been Howell returned Mr her ho Mi Joy Morton antic ne in Chicag M ~s Richards who hassbeen Miss Dundy's guest, has returned to Cliadron. M: Augustus Kountze and Miss Gertrude departed for the east on'Friday. rs. Martin Cahn has ‘heen very ill with tonitis, but is now sliffhtly better, annah Frank igthe guest of Mr, s, Ben Newman on Dodge street. s Mills, who has jbeen visitin g Miss Curtis returned to her howe Wednesday. Miss Brown of Chicago was in town last week, the guest of Mr. sud Mrs. Hussey. Rev. Leo M. Franklin' s returned, after sit with refatives in the east. Doane left Monday for Cincin- nati, where she will visit'the Misses Thrall. Mrs. Alfred Jam Lunt has returned from a visit with her mother in Racine, Wis. Mrs. Wheel who has been with her parents B. Slaughter, left Monday for Lin- coln. Ml and Mrs. Paul Charlton are happy the birth of a son Saturday, Decem- Miss Sabra Sargent, who speut the holi- s with Mrs W. Niles, has returned to Chicago. Mrs. S, €. F. Thondike of is visiting Mirs. G. 1L C Miss Stella Hellman of Cheyenne, a niece of Mr. Aaron Cahn, is visiting the latter on upper Farnam stregt. Miss Enie Hart and Miss Gertrude Sar- gent of Kansas City are visiting Miss Short of 1524 Harney stréet. The next party of the Saratoga Lyehum company whi b & masquerade Wedaesday evening, .muur) 1. Mrs. C. N, Dietz gave & beautiful luncheon Wednesday for Miss Cribb and Mlsxs( Jol- potzer, the other guests being Miss Cady, alone, N. brother and M. Ibert. Y., and i i Miss Alda Mills, Miss Ihm(‘\m\u.h. Burns, Miss Lozier, M Fastman. Miss Clara Palmer w! lm is attending Miss Graham's school, spent her ation with friends in Elizabbth, N J, Mrs. G. L. Stonehill of Chicago is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Newman, Twen- tieth and Doug treets. Mr. Fred Ru: , who during the entire turned to Yale on Friday. Miss Charlotta Downs returned Wednesday from St. Louis after a three weeks' visit with her aunt, Mrs. Brown. Miss Balcombe left last Sunday for Fort Porter, Buffalo, N where she will visit Lieutenant and Mi uitt. Mvr. and Mrs. Henry Ittner and children left on Thursday for” Florida, where they will spend the balance of the winter. A concert and m: 1 entertainment will be given at the parlors of the Young Men's Institute Monday evening January 50. Ay and Charles Bm\\ who have been 1 their parents Mrs. J.J. Brown. returned to th Monday. Colonel Forsyth; Seventh ca daughter, Miss Bossio I ys with Colonel Fort Omaha. Newton Barkalow left Tuesday but s to return in about two weeks for a » extensive visit with her mother Mrs, 0. M. Carter. Miss M Hamilton left Thursday for South Bend, IlL, where she attends school. Tj.‘- was accompanied by her uncle, Mr, Miss 1s been quite siclk mas vacation, re- th, spent the and Mrs. Bacon of lu' l-‘nrd of Maryvil v Miss dessio H. Millard and Mrs, Jessio Barton Rollins left via Northwestern on Thursday for Washington, D. C., where they remain for a month, Mr. and Mrs, H. A, Snyder have taken ono 'S at 410 North Twenty: second s e commenced the pleas- ure of housekeeping. Mrs, Alfred Millard and child arrived from a year's tour of Burope, ! oyne from Hatre, es- Mr. Ty Ins Nolng reception Mond: unusually pleasant, over 51 tending during the hours of the reception The dwellers at the Merriam gave an en- joyable funcy dress party Monday evening, The unmasking occurred shortly” after 10 o'clock and was full of pleasant surprises. Mrs, Arthur Smith gave the first of her T \s at home last week. She was y M S. Poppleton, Mrs. T, l)umu\ Mlss White and Miss Bessie Yates. le( ribb, Miss Hattie , FPlorence Morse and Mr. Will Cowm’ are .lmul\u the young people who leave today for their respective schools. Mr, and Mrs. M. Wollstein of Ch! lisses Wollstein and M, Aml Murs, arris of Wilwaukee uests of Mr. Mrs. K. Seligsohn, 510 Creltidy Twenty-second street, Mrs. Woolworth will give a re 11, from 8 until 6in honor of Mrs. Worth- on, wife of the bishop of which will be followed in the evening by a soiree dansante in honor of Miss Woolworth, Mrs. H. M. Caldwell, who has been visit- ing in the east, returned home yester- day, accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Miller of Carlisle, Pa. Mrs. M. C. Nichols also returned with them after an extended visit in the east. Mrs. 5. D. Barkalow entertained very (h. mingly on Thursday for Mrs. Joy Mol Tho pleasure of the afternoon wa tly increased by several vocal mumbers . Cotton, Miss Poppleton and ried | le of Walnut Hill enjoyable sleighing party Tues- ning in honor of Mrs. K. A, Shepard York, who was spending the holi- day: th her parents. She returned to her home Weddesday afternoon, accompanied by her son. Mrs. George B. Lake entertained at lunch- eon yesterday in honor of Mrs. Joy Morton, Mesdames Denise kalow, Joseph Barton, Phillip Potter, Ed Peck, Theodore Ringwalt, Waddell, Keller, B. B. Wood. ¥. H. Davis, Ellis Bierbow Charles Deuel, Misses Millard, Wakeley and Poppletoa. Wednesday evening the members of the Clifton Hill Social club were entertained by Mr. Clark Buchuer and Mr. Robert Johnston at the home of the latter. The members as- sembled at the usual hiour to find that the gentlemen of the club had made arrange- ments for & four-horse “carryall” to be on hand and until 10:30 o'clock p. m. all enjoyod loug sleigh ride through the neighboring wool | INVENTORY SALE. Remnants Dress Goods. Black, colored, all wool, imported, do- westie, plain and fancy, tho ontire ac cumulation of our unusually large busi- ness, has beon piled on ono counter in our center aislo---main floor. lvory pieco marked in plain figures and prices mado that must make them disappoar rapidly. And so it is all over this big store---the brightest and cheer- iest business house in Omaha ---opportunities stare at you from in front. behind, to left, to right, wherever you turn your gaze. Piles and pyramids of dress goods particularly at- tract the attention. We quote a dozen opportu- nities: 34-inch Chevron Suitings 18c, Regular price 250 34-inch Hall Wool Plaids 20c, Rogular price 21 38-inch Striped Wool Cheviots 36c, Regular price 500, 38-inch Wool Camelettes in plaids and stripes 39¢, Regular price 550. 38-inch Diagonal Cheviots, all wool, correct colars, B0c, Regular price 650. 38-1nch Bedford Cords, all wool, B7c, Regular urlw 81, 00. 48-inch Bedford Cord, French weave, combed wool, $1,26, Regular price $2.50, 40-inch Electric Cord, fashions favorite fabric, e, Regular prize $1700 B4-inch Mixed Cheviot, heather mixtures, Scotch goads, $1.00, Regular prico $1.28 64-inch Scotch Tweeds, blended color mixtures, a1l wool. $1.26, Re rular prico $1.50 46-inch French Serge, royal shades, fashions choicest weaves, T6c. Regular price $1.00 Feather Boas, 79c. of 50 of them; all we have left of several hundreds; $2 has been the quick selling price We want to sell hour Monday cut the s¢, 10c, 15c and 25¢, worth just double, Pearl Buttons. Just half price. Metal Buttons. Fancy styles, large assort- ment, one and two dozen on each card, 15¢, worth 1 to §3 a card. Embroidery Remnants Every short piece, odd piece, soiled piece of embroidery, has been weeded from our forward stock, remarked at a money saving figure to you and thrown into our remnant pile. Great picking here for the next few days. Embroideries At 5c, 7¢, 10c, 15¢ and 20c, we guarantee the best value in the city. Matched Sets. An elegant assortment of embroideries in edges and in- sertion; new patterns; no prices lower_than ours, Silk Dress Shields, 20c We offer our stock, all sizes, at 2oc; many worth soc and 6oc a pair. Chiffons, 15c¢, 2 dozen on a card, 5c. la yard. Notion counter, 25¢, 35¢ and 4sc grades, all 40-inch Silesienne, party shades, sea go at the uniform price of 15¢ foam, pink, lilac, cream, cardinal, chamois, $1.26. Bessi country, On returning to the house the ! §' rter, mnu'(nlln'n“ Mu quarterly business meeting was held, new , Adelaine Nash officers being clected. After the business Kuight, meeting a bountiful oyster supper was served. The dinner given by Bishop and Mrs Newman Monday afternoon at the Millar was participated in by about seventy guests, the Methodist min ers of Omaha, South and Council Bluffs being largely it Speeches were made by DF. ank, Dr. Foote, Dr. Anglin, Dr. Clendenning, Dr. Beans and Tilden. 5. J. H. Vaughn entertained a nds at their home at 1902 last Wednes: ening in honor The evening Pinney, ch, Lilian Mooro, , Miss Cribb; the young gen= Fred Nash, Ed Morseman, >aul Ludington, Russell Burt, Weir Coft: man, Arthur Carter, Fred F nan, Clar- ence Thurston, George Pritchett, Russel Wilbur, Willism Hughes, Righter Wood, Frank 'Pinney, Leon Sherwood, lard, Sam Burns, Mosher Colpetze Doane, Fred Lake, Ralph Richardson, George Gilbert, Joe' Barker, Burt Morse, sam Morse, Will Cowin, Dwight Swobe, Ed. Swobe, Ralph Connell, Karl Connell, Jnmu! Wallac Shiverick, Howar illard Hopking, Will Gard: able repast was served. fred R gl hed by Messrs. A. H. is and F. W. Hazen. George Mercer's puper on the great swindle, which appeared last . Bk, hi racted widespread 1s the best general statement of the history of the canal fiasco that has ap- peared in print. Most of the information contained in the article was gleaned by Mr. Mercer on the isthmus during his voyage in the South se: AT OF More 1go. Richard W a well known South Omaha business man, and Miss Florence L, Baker, will be married on Tus Falls, N. Y., the home of the bride’ After an extended wedding tll]i llm\ make their home in this cf Miss Baker has for several years taught in the schools and _only” resigned her position as teacher at the Castellar school at the end of tho year. Mrs. A. U. Wy telligence ¥ Sanderson, died in W D. C. during the eurly morning. Miss Sanderson had been quite sick duting the summer, which later developed into consumption, causing her death. Mrs, Wy the sympathy of many friends in Omaha X! ment in her family, but a ing the funcral of Lier niece, s Bmma Hoagland Miss Kountze gave a red dinner on Wednesday evening, which was followed by a theater party tosce “The Hunchback.” The dinner decorations were red, the American_beautics, being worn by eachl guest, The guests were, Mr. and Mrs Avthur Smith, Miss White of Boston, Miss handlor, Miss' Murg Popploton, Misy i Miss Jolinson of St Thomas Davi: wnnett. Mr. Ra Kountae, Mr. Rinsland, Will M, Pan; 5 i The duchess of Teck has contributed ne less than 2,600 articles of clothing for the poor to the London Needlework Guild dur- ing the year. Some of the native women o{ Australia have a quee . They cut the wounds g time, the result, deemed highly ornamental. A German woman, Frau Dr. von Wott- stein Adel t three months as a com- mon factory hand at Chemnitz and in the lu'i;;hhm!mud W ent fac- tories, gathering i a worlt on the subject of v A lady writes perience she car Ror divided skirt, four i cont, five in her indoor jacket (which by reason of their contents weigh Just five pounds seven ounces), and five in her outdoor jacket. “Mrs, Noble of Washington” reminds her- self of social and other cngagements by writing them outon o postal card and mailing it to herself twenty-four hours in_advance, She has invented a system of abbreviated notes intelligible to nobody else and as @ result of her unique plun she neyer fails to t her appointment. e neh newsy interesting match th These scars ure that as a daily ox- an received the two in y that her si; pers tell of off in 100, lenged euch to utter as fixed ti utive | he other favors, yo possible in 1o mateh with 206,08 words The English newspapers say that Lady Henry Somerset, whose ardent, not to say furious, advocacy of temperance principles is well known, is herself the owner of four- teen public houses. Lady Henry is accused by one writer of being * ‘ntious- ness and m it an dall Brown, Mr. Augustus Kountze, The P. E. O. soci ing in the Royal Ar y afternoon, I'he ladies have taken up the course of study as outlined by and_are vory cuthusiast hing for World's fair notes stry and the polished stor n completed so far in_ th v and the fine arts are f hlin of Cinolunatl now on exhibition, is & the assertion that women are not original and inventive, He- sides the Rookwood pottery, whose unique auty is evidence of her originality in de- L whose discovery she was fn- r proof of Inllu'uxlll\e pretty gift of vice to one of the hospitals of tho clty s the last gift of this society in a char- itable lin Mr. Harry Glick entertained the ship ciub,” "at his resic 24 street New Year's evening 4 o most delightful time. he cyening & musi dered after wiich refreshime and the rest of the eveni dancing wi ames and care ent were 0, and 4 spoclal class for f n, and wood cary- ing have attracted much attention 'from good judges, und wow she is painting under Duvenbeck. man, Hay Bernstein, E. Abrams, J. Stockuian, Stockman, Ginsberg, Kaliu, um.., Haggen, Glick, Blum. Miss Marlowe and “Phe Hunchback" tracted a very swell audience at Boyd's Wednesday evening. Some of the boxe: were gay with color and the theater never looked so well. Miss Kountze entertained in boxes D Eand I the guests she dinner. Box A was occupied Boyd and fumily. Box B by Mrs, Worth, Miss Hughes and Mr Box hy M. and Mrs, Roge Deeriug, ‘Miss Richards, Miss Dund Cartau_and Mr. Saunders. An upst was taken by Mr. and Mrs. Harry McCor- mick, Miss Balch and Mr while on the other side Mrs. Burns chaperoncd Miss Locer, Miss Burns, Mr. Kelly aud Mr, Favorite. Monday evening Mrs. Cumings entertained for Miss May Hamilton. The guests wero: Misses Florence Kilpatrick, Helen Millard, Alice Drake, Gretchen Crouuse, Marie Crounse, Gentie Yates, Sue Colpetzor, Frod- erika Wessels, Geitrade Kountze, Kdna Cowin, May Morse, Helen Worden, Fay Cole, Fanny Cole, limma Sherwood, Leila How to Save Doctor Bills, Chicago Daily Calumet, Many 1 doctor’s bill has been suved by the ) n's Cough Itemedy, - The usehold word in many parts of ‘hamberlain’s medicines haye in the World's Fair Clty Lo the merits of at- FARNAM ST, THEATER Today, Matinee and Night,