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Tbc Patriarchs contemplate giving a german sometime near the
first of the year.
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A theatrical manager who can have his business advertised from
his own stage is prettv smooth.
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Two or three now dancing clnbs are talked of. The married peo
ple are likely to have a cotillon of their own, the dances to bo held
at the residence of ono of their members.
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An engagement which if not actually announced is at least admit
ted and generally understood is that of Mr. Bert Howoy, of this
city, to Miss Mary Green, of Beatrice, the wedding to occur some
time in the spring. Mr, Howoy has been a resident of this city for a
number of years. A little more than twelve months ago he left a
position in the American Exchange National bank to accept an ap
Iointment as United States bank examiner which position he now
holds. Miss Green has visited in this city several times and is
Known to a considerable number of Lincoln people.
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Many Lincoln people have been disposed to admit that Omaha is
much more advanced than Lincoln in some respects, though there
has been a sometimes laudable attempt to keep step with the pace
set by the metropolis; but Omaha has now, to use an expression
borrowed from the easy drawing room colloquialism that obtains in
South Omaha, "struck a gait." that Lincoln will hardly attempt to
match. Society in Omaha has reached the point where novelty
seeking hostesses have resorted to Sunday morning breakfasts, Mrs.
Warren Rogers having given a breakfast a week ago last Sabbath at
the unheard of time of 0 a. m. Lincoln provincialism thinks too
much of its Sunday morning comfort to pay tribute to a social shrine
at a time when one's couch, or the morning paper or a cup of coffee
in the privacy of one's home are more potent attractions than a
swell function.
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"No," said the slightly cyni cal bachelor, "it's not because I am
tremendously popular that I get invitations, and I don't-cousiderit
such an ho.or to bo invited to dine somewhere every night in tho
week with half a dozen or more invitations a week to spare. Why
in tho world do you suppose thoy invite me? Well, I am a good
deal lil'o tho fellow who is taken on a ship and made to work his
passage. He pays for his voyage with work. I work my passage at
the dinners. Oh, yes. I do. There's no use in being vain about
these things. You see, I'm not married, and there's alwajs some
young woman, or old woman, for that matter, who has to be taken
care of. Now, a married man is at a discount at a dinner. Of
couse, ho takes a woman out to dinner, but some man has to provide
for his wife.
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"I'm just useful at dinner, and that's why I get invited. I'm not
good looking and I never said a bright tning in my life; but I can
talk a streak of stuff and nonsense that is necessary to keep a dinner
going. I'm good natured and amiable. I like everybody, and so I
get along comfortably with my neighbors. In a mild sort of a way I
suppose I am amusing. And then I am a good laugher. I laugh at
all the good things that are said, and many of them that are not so
good. I get in my own little joke when the time comes and so we
row through the dinner, I working my passage and my hostess smil
ing approval on me.
That Tired Feeling
Is a dangerous condition directly due to depleted or impure blood.
It should not be allowed to coutinue, as in itb debility the system is
especially liable to serious attacks of illness. Hood's Sarsaparilla is
tho remedy for such a condition, and also for that weakness which
prevails at the change of season, climate or life.
Hood's Pills are purely vegetable, carefully prepared form tho best
ingredients. 25c.
"Oh, no, it's not a bit damaging to my vanity. I simply know it's
so and accept it cheerfully. I can't dance for shucks, bo I'm of no
earthly use at a dance. If I wore a good dancer I'd como in for all
that, too. My strong point is a dinner, and so I'm wanted there and
not at a dance. It doesn't wound my vanity a bit. I enjoy tho din
ner. Having a lot of pretty women around the table and listening
to them and talking to them is lots more fun than sitting alono in a
club, with only a lot of ghostliko waiters to amuso you. It's a per
fectly fair bargain. I can talk and am sweet tempered for my ferri
age and I got on tho ferry a good dinner and enjoyahlo Eurroudinge.
That's all thoro is to it, and as for tho honor of tho thing, and all
that, there is no moro honor in my being invited to dino out every
evening than there would bo in going out to tiddlo for a party at a
regular price. I talk and get my dinner and pleasant company.
Tho other man gets his 85 or 810, or whatover tho price is, and fiddles."
IN OMAHA.
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan, of Sioux City, spent a few days of this
week in Omaha.
Mrs. A. J. Popploton entertained a number of her friends at lun
cheon on Tuesday when tho engagement of Miss Popploton to Dr.
Shannon, U. S. Army; was announced.
For Mr. and Mrs. Duncin, Mr. Paul Harbach.gavo a very delight
ful tea Monday afternoon.
Cards are out this week announcing tho marriage of Miss Jennie
Pcabody Yates, daughter of Mr. and Mrp. Henry Whiteford Yates,
to Mr. Edward Calhoun Smith, tho coromony to tako place at
Trinity Cathedral Wednesday evening, December 5th at 7 o'clock to
be followed by a reception at Hillside, between tho hours of eight
and eleven. A large contingent of St Joseph's fashionable society
will come up for the wedding, while the day proceeding the event
will be one round of gaiety in honor of tho bridal party.
Lieut. Frank J. Morrow is the guest of his brother, Mr. Henry M.
Morrow, and will remain in Omaha until ho reports at his new
station, Fort McPherson, Ga., in a few weeks.
The Benedicks havo given up their houso in Washington Place
and taken rooms for tho winter at the Bachelors Quarters.
Miss Mae Burns gave a luncheon on Wednesday in honor of Miss
Jentie Yates.
On Thursday Mrs. Richard C. Mooro held a most delightful re
ception in honor of Mrs. Charles Ogden and Mrs. Victor White.
Miss Nash returned on Friday from St. Louis.
Mr. Pierre Garneau has returned from St. Louis, Kansas City and
Leavenworth.
Captain E. II. Crowdcr is back from a short visit to St. Louis.
Mrs. Rollins left for Washington Monday.
The marriage of Mr. Milton T. Barlow to Miss Saliie McClintock
took place on Wednesday, at Riverside, 111., at the residence of
Major and Mrs. McClintock.
Dr. and Mrs. Whitmore have taken rooms at the Paxton until
January ls, when thoy will remove to Chicago.
Colonel and Mrs. Pratt and Miss Pratt will occupy Mr. Meikle's
reeidenco this winter during the absence of Mrs. Meikle and chil
dren in California. Mr. Meikle will keep bachelor quarters with
Dr. Bridges.
On Friday between the hours of five and nine Mrs. John L. Web
ster and Miss Webster were at hom5 to large number of their
friends who were bidden to meet their very charming guest, Miss
Doak, of Nashville, Tenn.
Mr. Herman Kountze returned from Texas last Saturday.
Mr. John Patrick went to Sheridan Wyoming this week.
Col. and Mrs. Pratt and Miss Pratt will come in fromtheir country
place at Bennington December 1st.
Mr. Charles H. Wilson returned on Sunday fromWashington
New York.
Miss Farr is the guest of Miss Himebaugh.
Mr. and Mrs. Hughes and Dr. Lee have gone to California.
Mrs. Whitmore and children went to Hot Springs, Ark., this week.
