Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 16, 1893, Page 4

= Dr. and Mra. Miller's Oharming Reception at Their Suburban Home--Seymour P PROMISES FOR THE WEEK SOCIALLY THE WORLD OF SWELLS The Yost Card Party Friday Evenlng—Mrs E. B. Branch's Card ) . | wonal Mention of Kuoown Omaha People. Soclety had fon to don its best clothes | 1ast week on & number of occasions, the re- | ception by Dr. and Mrs. G, L. Miller at Sey- mour Park, Joseph Jefferson at Boyd's, the Seldl concert at the Exposition hall, Mr. and Mrs. Yost's card party being the leading ovents of the week, with a number of charm- ing afternoons for the women alone. But the local world of fashion s by no | means lively as tho leaders had antic pated it would be after Easter. Nor can a reason be assigned for the quictness which | reigns at this vime, oxcept that the people | who entertain have largely returned the | courtesies extended to them and from this on will prepare for the World's fair, the mountains or the sea shore, as fancy dic tates, For this week but few functions been announced, the leading event soc! of course, being the marriage of Miss Mary Poppleton, daughter of Hon. and Mrs. A. J Poppleton, to Mr. Learned, Tuesday evening at7:30, Wednesday the swells will attend the Padercwski concert at Boyd's, the indica tions being that the great Polish pianist will play to the flower of the city and state. Thursday evening the game of “living whist” will be given at Exposition hall for the benefit of the Creche, one of our worth- fest charitics, while on the same evening Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Broatch will entertain & number of friends at dinner. On Tuesday, April 2, Mrs. J. E. Baum will entertain at cards from 2 to 5 and also at 8 for ladies and gentlemen. On the following Thursday, April 27, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Baum will give ateaat?. as | have | The ante-Easter social campaign in Lon- don has been so li that a very gay time is prophesi the royaltics and notabili- ties are gatheredl in from the south of Europe and the season fairly begins. ‘‘The queen’s first drawing room,” says a private letter, “was distinguished ' by a marked ab- sence’ of beauty, but by more than the usual display ot jewels.” Speaking of a youthful duchess in whose coronet “the pearls were quite an inch iong, and the diamonds as big as shillings,” the writer adds: “No one present could compete with her, notcven the queen’s daughters, but Mrs. Astor, whose emeralds and diamonds were truly regal, ran her very close. The Astor cmer are sud to have once to Marie Antoin- otte.” writer speaks of an unusually large meet of the Quorn hounds, i Mc. Keene and Count Zborowski were among the straiwhtest riders, Mrs. Keene and a number of other ladies follow- ing in carviages. Lady Brooke and Mrs. Cornwallis West were among the hunts- women, Lady Brooke looking like a female Centaur, so absolutely did she seem to be & part of the beautiful Arabian that she rode. The lighting of houses both for receptions and for quieter hours has undergone a great change, for gas and electric lamps are far | from being a5 much used as they were last | year in drawing rooms and boudoirs .amps continue to increase in variety and beauty of form and combination of metals and ematerials, A beautiful lamp is one of tall, eylmdrical shape in wrought iron open work of early Italian design; passing from the top of the cylnder downward at equal intervals, and dividing the open worlk into upright panels, are six twisted bars of dull, polished steel, studded at base and top with screw-head bosses of steel; the lamp proper and its reservoir are of ruady copper, shining agreeably through the in- verstices of the black open worlc and throw- ing its intricate pattern in fino relief. An- other lamp of ruddy copper and dull, pol- ishod steell shows ihe lamp body in the form of a bombshell showing beaten work | at top and bottom. This lamp is set on & stand composed of four heavy, polished logs | curving eacl: to Its base, into & lion's paw. | An attractive lamp is of the student lamp shape with rescrvoir and body of egg shape covered with arabesque repousse work in high relief. Small roseleaf candle- sticks have again appeared in pink, creamy yellow and Jacqueminot red porcelain, with candles and shades to match in color, and look very pretty when placed in groups of five or seven on side tables, amid some shal- low bowls of richly decorated china filled with flowers. Reception at Seymour Park. The reception given in honorof Mr. and Mrs. Charles Offutt by Dr. and Mrs. George L. Miller at their beautiful country house at Seymour park Thursday evening a sin- gularly pleasant function, notwithstanding that the playing of Joseph Jefferson de- tracted somewhat from the numberof guests that would otherwise have been present. Dr. Miller is a charming host, and he has been for s0 many s in public life that he knows the fine art of entertainment, in con- sequence of which the reception Thursday evening was romarkable for its completeness in every rbspect. The guests loft the Webstor street station at 7:80 p. m. and upon the lat Deer- fleld closcd carriages conveyed the guests to the handsome stone_structure that stands on the top of the hill commanding a_view from every direction. It was an inspiriting sight presented to the gue the train as they came near Deerfield, for from cellar to attic the mancion shone with myriad lights, looking like an hundred eyes peeriug out of the darkness and insensibly made a dee) e on upon the guests, Supper . shortly after the ar- rival at the Park and later dancing followed in the beautirul ball room in the third story. Throughout the establishment was richly | decorated witk “flowering frond and palm,” with roses in riotous confusion m salon, drawing room, library, dining room, with the tender green of the smilax toadd its color 1o a very artistic home, crowded as it is with rare pictures, rarer books, and handsome and costly articles of bric-a‘brac gathered from over the world. The dining room was particularly elabor- ate i its floral garniture, smilax being festooned about the table, while candelabra with pink shades aud la France roses in rose bowls were placed conspicuously around the board. Mrs. Miller, Miss Briggs and Miss Morley received the guests in the hallway at the foot of the grand staircase, Mvs. Miller ap- | pearing is a gown of black, with white roses. | Miss Briggs worea pretty costume of light colored grenadine with roses, while Miss Irma Morley wore a costume of tan-colored lace trimmed in a darker shade of velvet Mrs. Offutt, for whom the reception was given, wore her beautiful wedding gown of | white satin trimmed ‘with passementerie. Mrs. J. C. Cowin wor audsome toilet of black silk richly ornamented with jet, Mrs. J. N. H. Patrick, also appeared in | black silk which she wears with so much | courtly grace, | Mrs. H. M. Caldwell wore a dark gown | trimmed with s Mrs. George E. Pritchett, a mode silk with siik or a darker shade as trimming. Mrs. Thomas Kilpatrick wore an imported costume bordering on a light shade of tan | with a stripe of blue satin running | through it. blue silk bodice. Mrs. P. L. Perine wore a pretty dark blue velvet. Mrs. Elta Matneson was daintily gowned | in black lace relieved with red | Miss Della Chandler, ono of the prettiest | of our girls wore a light shade of tan trimmed with white. | Miss Yates looked particularly well in | white lace over blue silk, and carried pink roses. Miss Sherwood was in white china silk trimmed with green. Mrs. William Wallace graced a handsome gown of old rose crepe trimmed in black. Miss Balcombe wore white crepe cloth with mode trimming. Miss Patrick of Pittsburg and a guest at Happy Hollow, one of the most charming young women who has visitea Omaha this | season, wore a costume of pale blue silk and | carried American beauties. At midnight tho guests loft on the special | train provided for ' their hiteh having occurred to mar's most charm- g evening. . those who wese present were Mr, | Jos | cards from use, not tho least | 2 and Mrs. IT. W. Yatos, Mr. and Mrs. ‘Thomas Kilpatrick, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Yost, Mr and Mrs. Charles F. Catlin, Mr. and Mrs. W V. Morse, Mr. and Mrs. J. N, II. Patrick Mr. and’ Mrs. Hy Meday, Mr. and Mes, John Willlams, Mr. and Mr Lyman, Mr. and Mrs, P, M Mr. and Mrs. P Perrine, Mr. and Lyman Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. G, Pritchott, Mr. and Mrs. A. S Paddock: Mesdames Etta Matheson, H. M. Caldwell; Misses Yates, Chandler, Morley, Hill, Sher- wood, Balcombe, Briggs, Patrick; Messrs. Voss, Netherton Hall, Berlin Stockton Heth, Gannett, Robert Patrick, John Patrick, Will Wake Rugor and Richardson A particularly pleasing feature of the evening were the recitations by Mrs. Kita Mutheson, who is well nizh indispensible to round out a social evening. She recites in- telligently, and being a charming woman is always much sought after by the ladies in the swell set, i Mrs. Evening at Car Mr. and Mrs, C. E. Yost invited a number of mutual friends to play high five Friday evening at thoir residence 424 North Twenty- third street and the evening was highly en- ble in consequence. One of the pleasant features of the even- ing was the manner in which scores were kept, perforated cards being placed on cach table having numbered thereon the games played, pink cards indicating games won and green, games lost. These tiny coupons boing torn from the table cards, they were placed in small envelopes suspended by button hole and bodice, doing away with the usual wetting of wafirs and attaching them to score | At the of counting made it d tain the prize winners, who were on this oc- sion Mra. H. B. Smith, Mrs. Barton and Mrs. Bennett, Mr.W. Morsman, Mr. Bennett The following guests were present: Mr. and Mrs. Barton, Mr, and Mrs, McCord, Mr. and Mrs. Benne Mr. and Mrs. Barkalow, Mr. and Mrs. Yates, Mr, and Mrs. Coutant, Mr. and Mrs, Lyman, Mr. and Mrs, Offutt, Mrs. Belden, Mr. and Mrs. Barker, General and Mrs. Cowin, Mr. and Mrs. Morse, Mr. and Mrs. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick, Mr. and Mrs, Wakeley, Mr. and Mrs, Wessells, Mr. and Mrs. McKenna, Mr. and Mrs Meday, Mr. and Mrs. W. Morsoman, Mr. and Mrs, Peck, General and Mrs. Brooke, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smith, Mr. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. Kilpatrick. Miss Stearns, Mr. Herman Kountze, Mr. and Mrs. Pritchett. High Five Matinee. Mrs, E. 8. Branch entertained quite a number of gue: her cozy home on Twenty-fifth a afternoon, high five b The favors were boch dainty and useful, being little worl baskets, lined with bright colored silks; each lady found her partner by the corresponding colors of silk with which her basket was lined. The score cards were pretty pin cushions, and the number of games won were scored with pins, The prizes were also useful and belonged in the basket, being a gold thimble first prize and a silver glove darner with the colored silks for darning; second prize. While ail the ladics had one article in their baskets, the prize winners' baskets were more complete. Deliciqus refreshmen were served and the games were thoroughly enjoyed by the guests present. Those invited were: Mesdames C. N. Dietz, J. Drake, W. F. Vaill, A. Rosewater, J. A, McShane, D. H. Wheeler sr., A. Remington, H. F. McCormick, W. J. Broatch, W. G. Sloan, W. A. Sharp, E. A, Cudahy. F. P. Kirkendall, F. Colpetzer, Du Bois, James Ware, W. H. Alexander, G. W. Ames, F. L. Hallen M. Eddy, T. Swobe, G. H Boggs, K. Dickenson, H.” F. Cady, F. Ryne- hart, G. L. Squires, C. E. Squires, R. €7 Moore, J. C. Jones, R. C. Cushing, T. C. Bruner, W, F. Allen, F. Hainsworth, Dr. Sprague, N. B. Falconer, C. S Raymond, W. A. Paxton, R. Purvis, J.'A. Wakefield, W. H. Hauchett, W. B. Meikle, C. Hartman, G. J Gilbert, B. Galliger, W. N. Babcock, J i Misses Sharp, Ida Sharp, Landis, hattuck, Walker, Copeland, Hock. A Woman's Club Organized. The Woman's club is an actuality, its or- ganization having been effected on Wednes- day, when seventy-six ladies signed the con- stitution and by corps of provis- ional teachers were appointed. It was an exceedingly intelligent body of women that met in the Young Men's Christi tion pall and the way the,work of or tion was performed showed that they were not novices in the conduct of affai but ex- icnced women bent upon brondening the zon of their liv b loser study along well-defined paths. The gathering of women was exceedingly democ ic, including pro- fessional women, society women, working women, women with some celebration as students and women who might be consid- cred puraly domestic. The first effort of the club will be to promote a general good tellowship. It is felt that after that is accomplished a reasonable de- velopment in any and many directions will be a foregone conclusion. The club year will be from the third week in September to the first week in June, and therefore the ofticers elected yesterday are intended only to fill out tho “brief remamderof this year, Of these, Harriet C. Towne is president, Mary Harris tho secrotary and Ircne Necly the treasurer. The membership is as follo Harriet C. Towne, Agnes Somers Blackburn, Elia W. Peattie, M land, Miss' Bruin, Mrs. J. R. N Frank Irvine, I ; G. 1 Ida Calder, Mrs, F Miriam Ford, Gertrude Cuscaden, S. Dailey, M.D., Anna L. P. Duryea, Mary Alter, Mrs, G. W. Ambrose, Addie C. Ambrose, Helen A. Lewis, Harriot D. Ray, Margaret E. Benson, Edna Forbes, Lillian Woolson, Anna Cague, Clar lstabrook, Abbi Court, Mrs. B. G. Burbank, Miss E. A. Rowe, Mrs, M. Sulli h M. [ Irene M Woodman, Mar) Mrs, C. Van Tuyle, Mrs. Charles iner, Mrs. bert Billings, Mrs. L. D. Baker, Mrs. Griftith, Alice M. Waltemeyer, E. W. Wil A K. Mount, Mrs. C. F. Catlin, Luel Martin, Ida C. Benedict, Mrs. C. H. Baxter, Mrs. I L. Haller, Mrs. C, I' F Marietta Powell, Eva M. Ribbel, M: ris, Mrs. E. M. Covell, Mrs. J. S, r Adelaide A, C Mrs. Clinton Powell, Mrs. Y Mrs. G. A. Tilson, Irs. John S. Briggs, 5. Edson, Faunie M Potter, Mary Gifford, Georgia Valentine, Anna L. Howell, Anna L. rduner, Mrs. J. . Teote, R. H. Walker, Harriet S. Murphy, Wegia H. H. Tracy, Carrie M May L. Sanford, Auzusta B. Henderson, Mary N. Thompson, Mrs. G. W. Clark, Miss C. Tennant Clary, Freeda M. Lankton, M. A committee to prepare a coustitution w appointed, consisting of Mrs. k 2 Frances ['ord, Miss McCague, Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Van Tuyle. s committee will report at the next ing of the club, which will be Mon April 24, at the Young Men's Christian asso- ciation building. After the adoption of a constitution and possibly the arrangement of some of the sections for er will be read by K 1 the work of L, uo P. y L. Cope- cholas, Mrs. Mrs. € M. TLaffert | the Chicago Woman's club. Da the dies Club, The Ladies' Social clubgave an enjoyable party at Metropolitan hall Wednesday u There were eighteen numbers on the danc program. The music was furnished b Rohr's orchestra. The committee having the party ised the Misses Zimmerman, Engler and Stricker. It is in tended to dévote the procecds of the party to some charitable purpose. Among those prosent were Homminger, George Mittner, hede, August Specht, J. T. C Wilde, Albert Krause, Franz Wern, 4 Wagoner, G. T. Epencter, I, H. Koosters, M. A. Lanyer, H. S. King, G. S. Wezen H. L. Wegener, D. §. L. Brout, K. 8. Brown' lee, Oscar Karbach, Al Johnson, C. M. Ran- dall, H. M. Lingle, J. B. Wittig,'C. H. Cook, E. C. Ackermann, T. R. Brader, H. Hohlff, John £. Simpson, Horace el J L. Krager, Spud Furrish, F. U Brownlee, L. Bilodean, Herman A. Piel, J. Rozensweig, R. W. Dyb: Hoay, Otto Niederwies, Ed Sclums, Meyer. W. JG.- Crebo. Mes v, K. G R Bra- Engle Eva Miitau Meyer, Alvina Neuu Meilbed, Bertha Keimboldt, Smith, Lena Tebbens, Pear! Urlan, I, immerman, Louvisa Fruehauf, Wuethrich, Alice Hinchman, Cl Karbach, Lulu Wit- tig, Theresa John, C . Engler, Pauline erman, Nelide Schonlan, Emma Wilde J. Stitt, Auna Peterson, Alma Urlan, Cor Sayer, Ida Mittauer, Fannie Fruehauf, Florcuce Groscurth,Cosgrove, Etta Wheeler, Messrs, THE OMAHA D | residence of | and altogether a very | nu mbers, M | Munshaw, ames 'George | Pearl Bridenbecker, Stricker. Westeriield and Johnaton, ¢ pleasant wedding occurred at the Mr. J. D, McLean, noar Red Onk, Ia, on Thursday, April 13, at 1 o'clock p. m., the contracting parties being Mr. John M. Westerfeld and Miss Lizzio W. Johnaton The ceremony was performed by Rey. John A. Henderson of Omaha, assisted by Rev. J F'. Ross of South Omaha and Rev. Mr. ( ham of Red Oak The parlors were handsomely decorated with roses and other natural flowers, and after the ceremony delelous refreshments were served to a gay party of relatives and intimate _friends from Omaha, College Springs, Tarkio, Mo, Moamouth, 11L, and Red Oak. The bride has many friends in Omaha and is loved and_admired by all who know her. The groom is & prominent and successful real estate dealer in South Omaha. The happy couple will spend part of their honeymoon in Colorado, and will be at home to their friends ot Twenty-third and M streets, South Omaha, after May 1. A ve A Thonograph Party. A phonograph party was given by Chief and Mrs, W y Wednesday evening at their residence, 1514 North Twenty-second street. Those in attendance were: Mr. and Mus. J. B. Dooley, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dooley of Denver, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moore, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Nedd, Mr. anda Mrs. Noel Abbott, and Mrs. A D. Hoag and Miss Lulu Music, English bagatelle, and_a_score of choice selections of vocal and instrumental music and several humorous speechies we reproduced on a phonograph which was hired for the occasion. “The most interesting part of the evening's entertainment was the singing into the phonograph of several familiar choruses and “Nearer My God to Tnee" and ““Auld Lang Syne"’ by all those present and a repro- duction of them immediately given by the instrument, so perfectly that several of the singers' voices could be easily and distinctly understood. Da Danced at Eriling's Hall. Miss Nellie Campion entertained a num- ber of her young friends at a ing pa at Erfling's hall last Thursday evening. Twenty numbers were danced. , Punch was served during the evening, and a very enjoy- able time was passsed by all present. Among those present were: Misses Hattie Dreifus, Nannie Shook, Ada Gilmore, Anna Gilmore, Anna Shields, Lizzie Shields, Muse Meadimber, Edith Harmon, od Hall, Agnes Hall, Parker, Turner, Thomp- sett, Campion, Florence Oampion, Neor Allen, Ada Tyson, Madge Lehn Bradley, Perl® Bradley, Cowles, Mr. and M Crawley; Messrs, Dreifus, Frank . Burt’ Buhanuen, Frank Freeman, Ired Shyder, Herbert Robinson. Austin Col- lett, Wilbur Jackson, Byron Kuhn, Os- borde, Julius Rosenzweig, Clarke Powell, Fred Husted, Frank Kinney, George Kinney, Joplin, Lewis, Walker, radle Smith, Perkins, Wiley Jones, Otto Bauman,0. Bow- man, Lyman. Lunch One of the prettiest luncheons of the season was given Tuesday by Miss Nash in honor of Miss Patrick of Pittsburg, who, since her coming to Omaha, has been honored with a number of charming func- tions. The round table was daintily decorated with daisies and maiden hair fern, the daisies forming a center piece made up of a number of bunches corresponding to the number of giests and tied with ribbons laid to the plate. After luncheon these pretty flowors of spring became souvenirs for the guests. The menu_was skillfully the jolliest afternoon since was experienced by Miss Patrick, Miss Offutt, Miss Sherwood, Miss Margaret Pratt, Miss Yates, Miss Bessie Yates, Miss Mary Poppleton, Mrs. Arthur Smith. arranged and Jaster dawned Agreeably Surprised. The Misses Margaret Robinson Mellan were agreeably surprised at the home of their sister, Mrs. W. Madden, Eighth and Hickory streets, Friday evening by a number of their friends. and dancing were the features of the evening, in which about fifteen couples participated Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Mad- den, Mr. and Mrs, Mitehell, Mr. and Mrs Woodard of Grand Island ; Misses Robinson, MeN I Lula Woodard, Otillia_Trott, O'Conner, Jennie ie McCague : D. P. Mc Blum, C. Borthwick, Mr. Hester, son, T. Malone, Mr. Gillan of Atche ison, Kan., and Mr, O'Conners. and Me- High Five Part, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Dennis gave an enjoy- able high five party at their jleasant home on South Tenth street Saturday evening last. Thirteen games were played, after which covers were laid for twenty and an elegant lunch was served. The first prizet were awarded to Mr. George Shanahan and Mrs. Birch. The con- solation prizes to Mr. Birch and Mrs. Kise: Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Butler, Mr. and Mrs. Morse, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, Mr. and_Mrs. Birch, Mr. and Mrs. Kise Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd, Mrs. Dyke, Mus fadden: Messrs. Joo Dennis, J. S. Shissler, jeorge Shanahan; Misses Annie Gertrude McEathron, Ella McE it surprise birthday party . Willie Koopman Wednes- A very vl was tendercd M ~ | duy evening by a numberof his friends, mes were played £ nd refreshments served pleasant evening was. spent Among those present were: Messrs. Charles Wright, George 1 Fred Walker, John w lby, Henry Vander- Vi cok, Henry Hazo, Neil v, Mike Kinney, Kd M illiam Mullvahill, Tage Shannahan, ck, Clare Hitchcock; Misses Mit- ti Idith Foley, Bessie McP’hail, Micnie Koopman, Katie Koopman, Delia Murphy, Maggie Murphy, Annie McDunn, Josie McDunn, Mary Wall. Pleasnutly Surprised. s Leo and Olive Sheidon were most pleasantly surprised at their home, 2026 North Twenty-cighth avenue, by a number of their young friends Wednesday evening. The first part of the evening was spent in 1 games and pleasant conversation. De- licious refreshments were then served, afte which mus indulged in until a late hour, Thos Moli s0¢ s present were: Misses Edna Patch, Lucas, Maude Duncan, Jessio Wert, Mattie Dungan, Leo and Olive Sheldon’ Messrs. R. Lucas, E. Lucas, E. Wert, O. Chambers, J. Pr Thomas, G. Vale, Le- Roy Pateh, . Sheldon The Ludies Musical Soclety, A small but appreciative auaience erea at the Lininger gallery Tuesday ing, wherea fine program was under the auspices of the Ladies society, Miss Wagoner gving gath- even- rendered Musical the piano Cahn the vocal and Mr. John Brown the 'ceilo. Miss Wagoner is a stranger among us, but her piano work is excelient and numerous compliments were showered upon the young dy. Mrs, Cahnsung unusually well and Mr. Brown's ‘cello numbers wero greatly en- joyed by those present, Their Twellth Danciug Party. Thursday evening the Ideal club of South Omaha, gave their twelfth party of the sea- son at Knights of Pythias hall under de- cidedly pleasant circumstances, AmOng shose” Dresent we Mrs. Mun. shaw; Mi rion, Honey, Gosney, Wood- fr, Richardson, Savago; Messrs, Honoy, Paxton, Wilcox, Supplee, Griith, Etter, Gosney, Lou Ettér, Hunt, tes, Carpenter. ' From Omaha there nt Mrs. Rippen, Misses Tucker, Beve O'Neill, Statsford, Callahan, Mo, Reipen, while Miss Mikesell roprescuted Council Bluffs Quiet Wedding. Married, at the residence of S. A. Broad- well, 3003 Lindsay avenue, at8 p. m. of the 12th inst., in the presenc vited guests, Dr. Homer L. Kindred of Pen Neb., to Miss Birdie M. Martin of Kan sas City, Mo., by Rev. R. Lamg of Omaha. ‘T'he doctor and his young bride left on the Cockrel! Kelly, € were pre Adalia RoWI, Lisde 1 of a number of in- | Y_BEE: SUNDA morning of Thursdiy Tor Pender, Neb,, their future home, Chat of W™ Mr. and Mrs. J. J. @ibson have returncd Mr. and Mrs, Juofbs 1. Boyd have re turned Mrs, James EastMemves today for a n Batavia Mra. F. K. Darling is visiting in Leave worth, Kan Dr. Joseph T, day evening. Mr, W. (. Weldob e8turned business trip, Mr. J. K. Hoel had rbturned from ness trip west, i Mr. and Mrs. B. B Barrows returned from Chicago on Thursddy! ¢ The Paladins' last next Monday evening. Mr.and Mrs, Thomas Kimball returned Sunday from the east. Miss H. Wilson of Fullerton guest of Miss Slaughter. Mr. E. Dickinson returned this morning from the World's fair city. Miss Annette Randall of Bridgeport,Conn., is the guest of Miss Van Camp. Mrs. George Dorsey of ['remont is visit- ing her sister, Mrs. J. M. Marsh Mr, R. M. Cross and family have moved to 1516 North Twen ceond st t. A very jolly little dancing party given Friday evening at the Madison. Mrs. Ellen Beall expects to go to house- keeping soon at 220 North Nineteenth street Captain Crowder has gone out of town for a few days. He will probably return Mon- day viait Duggaa lett for Denver Frl iday from & a busi- party will be given is the was I. Brown of Quincy, TIL, & brother of Mrs. J. Benson, was in the city & few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Payne of Nebraska City are the guests of Captain and Mrs, W P. Wileox Mr. L. Mendelssohn and_his son, Gordon, have gone to Chicago and Detroit for a two weeks' trip. Misses Helen and Mary Thomas have just returned from a visit to Miss Morton at Arbor Lodge. Mr. Simons and sister, Miss Adcle mons, of Lincoln were the guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. Roe. Mrs. H. P, club Deuel entertained the Ladies \ Friday at her residence on Dodge and Nineteenth streets. Mr. and Mrs. Ira B. Mapes of this city returned Saturday from a four months' $0- journ on the Pacific coast. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kilpatr St. Paul 1ast week to visit the who is at school in that city. Mr. and Mrs. O, N. Davenport, Miss Hart- man and Mr. C. B. McClelland left yester- day for a short trip to Lincoln. Mrs, Charles E. Williamson CGiretchen are visiting Lanc: former home of Mrs. Williamson. in C. A. Dempsey has gone to Phila- delphia, whero his wife is lying dangerously ill at the residence of her mother The engagement of Miss Sallie M tock, formerly of this city, is announced. to an Episcopal clergyman of Oklahoma. Mrs. George L. Barney of Indianapolis, ac- compunied by her son, 18 visiting her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Williams. Dr. A. I2. Dickinsony of the Cudahy Pack- ing company and Mrg. Dickinson have gone id New Orleans on a brief visit. Miss Curtis and Miss Lynn Cufiis are ex- pected home soon and will summer in California, as they thought of doing. Mrs. & went to daughter, baby Charles Kaufmaun and daughter six months, of Minneapolis, who have been the guests of Mrs. Caldwell, left Saturday for their re- spective homes, Mrs. Cotton goes to. North Platte tomor- row to sing at a concert the followine even- ing. Miss Anna Gdtty accompanies her for a pleasure trip, | Miss Helen Warrack of the Madison expects to sail for Paris the 20th of this month, where she wilj meether father, who is in bus 8 there. Mrs. John Giroves has gone to San Antonio, Tex., to remain for several weeks., She was accompanied as far as Kansas City by her husband, City Clerk r. and Mrs. Walt, Pa,, arrived from thei and are the guests of Mrs. and mother, Mr, and Mrs. I Mrs. Mary M. Reed, afte: ay . California and Colorado, has re- turned to Omaha and is the guest of Mrs. John H. Levy, 1018 South Thirt rst street. Aa infant son made his appearance at the residence of Mr. John M. Thurston on last Wednesday evening. Friends of the family will be interested to know that Mrs. Thurs- ton is doing well. Misses Emma Houck and Ca paugh entertained a number of th at their home Thurday evening. he guests spent a very pleasant time and enjoyed the fun of “tafly pulling.” Mrs. Kolbenmeyer of St. Louis, mother of Mrs. W. H. Koenig, is visiti he latter on ‘West Harney street, and is ompanied by Miss Schlemberg of St. Louis, who will re- main in Omaha for a fortnight. General Forsythe has been the guest for the past week of Colonel and Mrs. Sheridan. Miss Forsythe and Mrs. Dallas Bache re- turned Thursday from Fort Riley. Miss For- sythe will be the guest of her sister, Mrs. Bache, for a time. Mr. Caldwell Hamitton is still very ill,and in hope of benefit, Dr. Lee will tike him ay to Colorado. They will be accompa- ¢ Mr. and Mrs, Hamilton, Mrs, Cum- mings and a trained nurse. We hope for an early report of his improvement. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Kimball returned this weclk from a month's visit to Mrs, Kim- ball's home in Boston. While there they at- tended the famous costume festival of the Boston Art Students’ association, which was pronounced the most gorgeous pugent yet presented by that organization, In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Coots of Detroit, Mr. and M H. K. Dailey enter- tained delightfully at cards I vening at their residence on Pine street, Washing- ton Place. The guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Coots, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Coot and M Love, Mr. and Mrs. Wade, Miss Bennett and Mr. Loom The Park Avenue Card club were enter- tained most delightfully on Monday evening at the residence of Captain and Mrs. Palmer. The prize winners were Miss Whitbread, who took the first ladies’ prize, Mrs. Sholes the second and Mr. Goodrich and Mr. Bart- lett, who took the firsteand second gentle- men's pr This 15 the last meeting of & B. Williams. n absence of Ocum- friends time during this winter, Mrs. Guy Barton gavé the second of b series of luncheons on Thursday, the beauti- ful dining room of the'Barton mansion being at its best, the circulr table, just suited for ten, being decorated exitirely in pink, dainty round cards of the samie pink sh neir cled with o wreath of daisies contained the names of the guests as follows: Mrs. Mil lard, Mrs. Burt, Mrs: 'Pratt, Mrs. Kilpat- rick, Mrs. Brooks, Miss'Sterns, Mrs. Cald- well, Mrs. Beal, Mrs. Buchanan One of the box partits to see Joseph Jeffer son wus composedsof. Mrs. Rollins, Mr. Charles Bartou, Me.. and Mrs. Warren Rogers, Miss Woolwrth,. With Mr. and Mr. James Boyd were Mrs. J. It. Bi and Miss Boyd. Anothér party consi Miss Giucomiini, Miss Gussie Bauman Rich, Miss Antomette] Miss Turner, Miss Hamilton, Miss:k Mr. H. C Miller, Mr. P. B, Myers, S. Brad- ir. 1. J. Knous Hastings, Mr. Pope, Mr. I, M. Beach, Miss Julia Wuetrick prised on he Dy tho Jolly Sixteen and other friends i s spent very pleasantly and dancing, At 11 ents were served. Miss Waotrick received many presents. Tnose prosent were: Misses Tebbins, Roip, Juhn, [ruehaut, Louise Fruchauf, Wiide, Smith, wesenter, - Hartell, Detersen, Mr. and Mrs. Spect, Mr. and Mrs. | Meyer, Messrs. Hoag. Richeuberz, Max Richenberg, Moilnede, Henninger. Gramliclk, | Wise. Flether, Schurig, Rolfe, H. Potorsen, | ¥ Whetrick | [ | 1, mond Dr. W. was oy bly sur- birthday last Friday evening The with o'clock elegant refre drrea o] received the degree of Ph.D. in Den- mark. She had already recvived, in | 1888, & golden medal for a prize essay on a historic subject. not spend the | will return from Los Angeles, Cal., on the | 22nd inst., where they have spent the past | Mrs, Stutz of Chicago and Mrs. Ambridge | club, which has had a yery jolly and informal | Anna Hude is the first woman who has | [ RAYMOND, | RIFTEENTH AND DOU sold regardlesss of cost at street. stand. duced quick. | A. D. Morse Sells Out ~And Frank Wilcox company will continue the business at the same old stand. All misses' fine lines will be carried at 1515 and 1517 Douglas street, arnam streets, Fourteenth and I Some of This Week’'s Shoe Bargains. The fine lines of shoes which have for so many years given the A. store such a famous reputation will in future be carried at 1515 and 1517 Doug'as Tuesday evening's Bee will tell you about the closing sale at Morse's old We are working hard to prepare for the rush, as this s After the present stock is sold the A, D, Morse store will continue with popular and new lines of ladies’, misses’ and children's shoes, and a splendid stock of men’s, boys’ and y Now, in order to put our stock at 1515 and 1517 Douglas street make shelf room now badly needed for the fine shoes from Morse's, we will start a $3 sale Monday morning at 1515 and 1517 Douglas street. ouths’ shoes. ‘RANK WILcox Co.. 1515-1517 DoucLas ST, The balance D. Morse ock must be re- SIS IS IS LS LU0 in shape and New York last, button, reg $3. This is fine valuefor $3 shoes at this sale. We in the fine shoes this week. P. S.--The lines of €0 Cd L0 €D € Crd €0 €0 € Trd €0 Crd s LA E AR CR T SRS RELIC OF BARBARISM. Towa Curio Hunter Adds a Chinese Gun to Ris Collection, William McMillan of Atlantic, Ta., was in Omaha Friday with a curiosity that he prizes very highly, and which is of con- siderable value, It was a thirteenth-cen- tury matchlock musket of Chinese make, and 18 ‘without doubt one of the oldest fire- | arms in existence. The matchlock was the | first style of firearm ever manufactured, and this specimen, which the owner be- licves to be the only one of its kind in the United States, is as crude an invention and imperfect and-cumbersome in comparison with the fine mechanism turned out in modern gun factories, ascan be well im- agined. “The weapon is about fourand a half feet long and weighs about eleven pounds, The stock is very much abbreviated and terminates in a partially rounded grip for the hand. Tt was evidently intended to be held entirely clear of the body instead of resting against the shoulder, as is the case with similar weapons of the makeof the present d; How the recoil would be met is a_question, as the gun is an_inchbore, and the “kick” would undoubtedly be something terrific The oddest featureof the weapon is the hammer aund lock. The former is nearly six inches long and is 8o arranged at the end as to hold a piece of punk, which was supposed to be lighted whenever tho gun was being carried for service. Underneath is a cup or pan something similar to that mn use on the old flintlocks. Over it fits a cap, which swings on a_hinge, and whenever it was desired to discharge the weapon tho wung back. The pulling of the nged in a manuer at still in vogue, droppea punk upon the powder, and the result was probably the same as that follow- ing the sparking of the flint in the muskets of the colonial days, This gun is a smoothbore and the load was evidently a handful of slugs. The varrel is deeply inlaid with sil and gold, wrought in oriental designs, twenty-ni pieces of silver and nine of gold being pl: discernible. Their size ranges from th an ordinary pea to that of a i-cent piec the whole outlines a vine and blossom ex- tending along the entire length of the top of the barrel. This implement of ancient warfare was re- contly obtained by Mr. MeMillan in Chicago, purchused by him from a party of Chinese who had just’ arrived with a lov of oriental curiositics ‘to_be disposed of dur- ing the fair. It completes a collection of fireanms, numbering about sixty pieces, that he has been getting together for a numbe of vears, including all kinds from the time of their invention down to the present day. Mr. McMillan confesses to being ng of a crank on the subject of ¢ s that he has been indulging this b for a number of years. He was on 1 for a number of years for the Wal ter A. Wood Hz ng company, but retired atout four years ago, and since that time been following only the bent of his own in- | linations, gathering up here and there such articles as attracted his fancy, aud now has | a collection of all sorts of articles valued at many thousands of dollars. He yielded tem | porarily to a fancy to dip nto curiositics in the live stock line, and bought the Cass county big ox, an animal that he sti'l has, | and which weighs 4,100 pounds. This an imal was on exhibition in Wonderland u short time ago for the period of one month, and was at that time seen by many Omahans. 1t 15 not improbuble that Mr. McMillan will 01 IDDING PRES very good—so is W silverware —g25 fine e e e ular §4.50 shoe, at this sale |sold before for | A full line of patent tif opera turns, now $4, will go| the reach of all, and those in at 3 to help out on 43| who have been tend to be able to please|ing hoe trade with $3 people will hereafter be found at Irank Wilcox Compan receive his old customers who failed to be fitted out of his present stoc ‘ We also put a Phila~ Patent tip, extension sole |delphia last patent tip but- _ |ton, which we have never | ss than | [$4.50, at §3. | ‘ This is the new narrow | |square toe for §$3, | \ 1 ) Three dollars is within paying more will not object to pay- $3 for the class of shoes we offer you now for | | 83. shoes carried by A. D. Morse FRANK WILCOX CO.’ 1515-1517 DoucGLAs St. shortly bring his city. entire collection to this stone, the hair dresser, has new novel ways of dressing ladics’ 211 South Sixieenth street SeaEind PREPARING FOR THE FAIR. man, ha Prellminary Arrangements Mado Agricultural Soclety, A meeting of the Douglas County Agricul- tural society was held yesterday afternoon at the Board rooms, President James Walsh presiding. K. H. Walker of the committee appointed to secure fair grounds reported thut owing to the sivkness of J. J. Brown, the owner of the grounds in the northern part of town, nothing could be done at present. Further time was given the committee. There being soma question as to whether warrants drawn upon the fund given by the county were regularly 1ssued, a committee consisting of E. H. Walker, G. S. Ambler and O. J. Pickard was anpointed to inquire into the legal status of the matter and re- port at the next meeting. The auestion arose, it seems, from an idea of the county commissioners that nopart of the 4,000 paid county should be used to pay pre- by the the merchants to ¢ exposition during fair week was deferred, the members deeming it too early to take action. The press came in for Hevetofore durin have frequently the judges’ stand. It ) allow at the next fair but sentative of cach paper the privile the stand, Vice President J. H. Hollingsworth b re of attention, numerous on determined to been | pointed superintendent of the swine dep: ment, to act in the place of D. Loucrgan, who had failed to aceept Tho secretary was instructed to notify all publishers to appear at the next meeting with samples of bills and posters which would be appropriate for advertising the fair. George W. Lininger having refused to accept the superintendency of fine arts, Miss Mary Wolcoot was appointed to the position After an announcement that the work of printing the premium_list would begin Mon- day morning, the meeting was adjourned for three weeks. —————— Killed th a ¢ Mine. Prerssura, Pa., April 15.—Two miners were killea and three others scriously in- jured this morning by the caving in of the roof of the Campion coal mine at Woods Run, in the fourth pool. The killed are JAMES WILRURN, aged 85 years, DELL BUTLER, aged 19 years. Those injured are WILLIAM CARSON, Wirrias Hanwr CuarLes Burr The men we from between The injured will prot R sugaged in drawing pillars entries when the roof fell bly recover. The following mar sued by County Judgs and address, nses were is estorday { Christ Robertson, Omal i Anuie B. Peterson, O RAYMOND, THE JEWELER ENTS — Bric-a-brac cut glass—but there is nothing nicer and more lasting than the sterling from the Gorham Manufac- turing Co.—sold only by us. A8, OMAHA, | Butthe 3% sale must ba in- r, wh A narrow square toe welt button wirh patent cather tip that costs us more than we sell it for. terestin NEW SPRING STYLES OF 0XFORDS Our new oxfords are now arriving daily. We can show the most complete line of fine oxfords that has ever been shown in the west, that have pleased many re we will be glad to D EHDIE O CDIERY (D CIIC SARCITE 9 L0 LD LD LV LI LD LD LV LV LV O LI LiSs New retail millinery store is full and over- flowing with pretty pat- terns, trimmed hats and bonnets and imported novelties just received. Call and see our ele- gant $4 and $7.50 hats. one-third less than any house in Omaha. BLISS 1514 Douglas = Street. 7ttt o f oo e e [ [t [ [ 1= f F YOU don't like rye, try bourbon whiskey— one or the other should be in the house for emergen- cy cases, Lither one same price, BOURBON WIHISKEY, 75¢ quart. Los Angeloy Wiae, Liquor and Cigar Co. 116-118 8. 16th St, Omaha gealed bids will be received by the under- 1805, 0r construoting fourteen hundred foet u the +rounds of the Union Stock Yards pany. All Information relative to the work ean be obtalned by calling on the com- pany'sengineer. Ioom No. W2 Exohang (Aing, South Omah Bulldng SN 'SOCK' Y ARDS company, By W. N, BABOOOK, General Manuger. AL 104 1 brick 8¢ Notice to Contracts denled bids will ba recelved by the [ Stock Yards Com iy uotil ncon Aprll TG for wmovin: 10000 cublo yards (more or less. All information relutive o the work can be obtuined f ) the any's Toom No. 02 Exchunge Bullding, e Omuhn OUth PIVON STOCK YARDS COMPANY, By W. N. BABUOOK, Goneral Menw Anddion fon it curth