THE COURIER
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Ernest R. Holmes returned to Lincoln this week after an absence
of sixteen months, tho greater portion of which timo was spent in
Europe cycling. Mr. Holmes will resume his former position on tho
State Journal after a brief visit with his parents at Kearney.
Web Eaton has returned from Duluth and West Superior, Minn.
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The week in society has been quiet.
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i kjTtAll Miss Bertie Burr, which occurred Wed-
I Jttk B M nesday at the First Presbyterian church.
Berved to break the monotony. This
was a quiet church wedding, bat was
- unusually pretty. The church was
completely rilled with friends of the contracting parties.
Miss Mary Shears returned Saturday from a visit in Omaha.
Albert K. Andriano, of Omaha, spent Sunday in thiB city.
Mrs. Sarah Harris returned Saturday from Chelsea, Vt.
Miss Mamo Carson, who has been ill, has regained her customary
health.
A number of Lincoln peoplo hare announced their intention of
going to Omaha next week to see Julia Marlowe.
Mrs. D. D. Muir, of Denver, who spent several weeks in this city,
has returned home.
Mr. C. A. Howe, Mr. Matt Baldwin, Miss Mame Carson, and
Miss Olive Latta occupied a box at the Lansing theatre Monday
night, when Robert Downing appeared in "The Gladiator."
Miss May Moore, Miss Lucy Griffith, Mr. Oliver Lansing and Mr.
Pratt occupied a box at the Lansing theatre, Monday night.
Miss Maude Oakley left this week for New York, where she will
study music.
Miss Grace Griffith has gono to Chicago for an extended visit.
Gen. R. R. Dawes and daughter, Miss Mary Dawes, of Marietta, '
Ohio., attended the Dawes-Burr wedding this week. Miss Dawes
will remain in this city some time.
W.W. Mills and RufusC. Dawes, of Mariette, Ohio, were in tho
city this week to attend the Dawes-Burr weddiDg.
G. C. Williams, the new instructor in elocution at the conserva
tory of music, gave a recital at the conservatory last evening. He
was apsisted by Mrs. Gray, soprano, and Miss Davis, violinist.
The student's weekly concerts at the conservatory of music will
begin Monday evening.
Two or three weddings are due before January 1.
The ladies auxiliary to the home for the friendless at a meeting
held Tuesday afternoon elected the following officers: President,
Mrs. A. B.Philpot; vice-president, Mrs. W.J. Cooper; second vice
president, Mrs. E. T. Huff; secretary, Mrs. C. W. Hoxie; treasurer,
Mrs. E. C. Fuller ton; chairman of the executive committee, Mrs. E.
T. Huff.
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II. B. Hicks has returned from a pleasant eastern trip.
Mrs. Consul Baker and daughter, Miss Baker, of Buenos Ayres,
Argentine Republic, have arrived in Lincoln, and are the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. E. Lewis Bakor, South Twenty-sixth street.
The first recital of the Ladies' Musical Matinee club was held
Wednesday afternoon at Curtice's music hall.
Tuesday evening tho Fifth anniversary of tho opening of the con
servatory of music will be celebrated, at the conservatory, with ap
propriate exercises. Thero will be a reception at 8 o'clock, followed
by a program consisting of short addresses by those who assisted at
the formal opening. There will bo music by tho orchestra, etc.
Mrs. A. B. Crofforth is visiting Mrs. J. F. Barnard at Omaha.
J. W. Bowen has returned from Ottumwa, la.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ecker are in St. Louis attending the fair.
Hon. G. G. Wright, of Des Moines, is visiting A. B. Baker.
The Patriarchs and tho Empire and Pleasant Hour clubs will lead
the dancing elements of society this year as usual.
The Round Table will enter upon tho season's work next week.
A correspondent of The Courier now resident in a distant city in
an interesting letter on some of the social aspects of Lincoln says:
''Lincoln it at once the most social and unsocial city of its size that
I know. Society people in Lincoln are suspicious of Btrangers, who
may not come properly introduced; and that suspicion may become
frigidity if the person makes an unaided attempt to get into society;
but those who have the advantage of a proper introduction, or who
are fortunate enough to have frionds who move in society, are ac
cepted most hospitably and 'no questions asked.' One thing I not
iced particularly in a several years' residence in Lincoln was that
society liked to make its'own selections. Those who made no effort
to get in were often gladly taken up, while those who devoted them
selves to an effort to secure admission never acheived their purpose.
Lincoln makes no pretence. Thero is no emulation of Chicago or
New York something that one cannot say of Omaha society, for
instance; but there is a vast amount of wholesome good will and
proper sociability, and in Lincoln one's place in the social scale is
not in any way guaged or measured by the amount of one's money.
The most popular people in Lincoln are not, as a rule, those who
have the most money."
AT THE PLAY.
The play was on; my lady entered late;
Armed at all points she slowly paced the aisle.
(She has each charm which can my heart beguile;
Vain to resist, resistless, she, as Fate.)
Upon her breast clung clustering orchids rare.
While rippling lengths of dusky, perfumed hair
Lent its sweet fragrance to the amorouB air.
Long, curving lashes veiled the violet eyes
That flashed at me a glance of swift surprise;
As if my lady but that instant knew
The slave who wears her chains was waiting there.
Again drooped lashes hid tho heavenly hue;
Yet, though the curtained eyes grew dark as night.
They answered mine and all the world was light.