I ' ' f Till ! OMAHA DAILY ItlSH : SUNDAY , AIMUL 2. ] SD8-T\VKNTY VAOES. TOLD OF FAIR WOMFJ Increased Dullneai i\fark the Closing Days of Sackcloth ami Ashes. THOUGHTS SUGGESTIVE OF EASTERTIDE Mr . I'rnttlo lto < li it 1'upnr on "In Mnmo- rlnm"I'miry Prrm I'nrtr i t * ' Armory hmprlton till ) 1'lMt Wo.U. nrnpturc(1 wnkr.i Ihnalad. expectant earth IH nentb tin ) gcntli ) kiss nf nature's breath , whoso melody imH.'liilnn tbo mornlnR's birth To whisper or the Joy Unit follows duath ; Wlillo silently the.starlights dl.snppcar lliiforo tlioxph'tidorof tin-coming morn That lllls tbo world with strnimo , ecstatic fcnr , At unto bur n wondious lifii Isborn ; lor soot us hurling darkness from tbo skies Thuhiin appears In radiancy siibllmo Tin' Krsiirrrctlon liu'iisynilmllzi ) VVhlloeiirth nnd heaven In exultant chlino J'ciil forth In grand untlpliniml accord Tliclr anthem , "lliillrlujuh , pnilso the Irfird ! ' C'li nnl Ilnic rii. * * Lumen Christi the light of Christ rotips the altar candles. "Doo grntiiis , " the priest * Intone nnd somehow-though the response miy ; como from quarters where thanks to God are given not In words ; whcro light of holy candles is never seen : where priestly tones are never heard "Doo ( Jratlas" the great voice of the city suoms to say on Mister morning. 1'orhaps the thanks are for a now spring bonnet and gown ; perhaps for a rldo out toward the park helium a speedy horse ; perhaps for n breath of spring air coming In ntn tcnament window ; perhaps for a 10 rent hunch of violets bought from one of the little ( lower girls seen on the streets and about the hotels of evenings ; perhaps fora certain only half conscious sense of delight in seeing the grass on the lawns begin to grow green between the dead spears that made last year's verduo. Raster is gladsome of itself. Though storms como with it and oven snow in the confused march of our changing .seasons , It is sot as a sign that not for long shall laggard winter holu over Into the tenancy of April. If Raster weather comes not today , It will within tbo week. Following on a Sunday it brings no largess of a holiday to the working world. Not a gift festival there is nothing of mercenary expectancy in its salutation. Easter is the budding of th-j trees. Raster is the swelling of the sap. Raster is the turning of the young man's fnm-y. Raster is the awaken ing of nil life , mortal as well as Immortal. Kustcr Is the resurgin" of the year. In the thoughts ot .m Omaha woman who today looks back over n range of manv , many years , them lives the memory of a lit tle maid whooneo owned a pair of kid gloves to bo worn Ilrst on Knstor day. They wore the Ilrst pair of kid gloves she had over pos- hossod. It isn't much of an achievement in these days for a little girl to own a pair of lld gloves. It was dlll'ercnt then. So It Is that partly because these gloves were her llrsc and partly becu'iso of their color that that particular Raster predominates over all other Rasters. The gloves were green ; but K ich a green had never been scon or heard of before , nor has It since In tbo experience of the woman who cticrishes the memory. No irrass over urow so green as these gloves. They were of the most beautiful brllllant.aud- iblo , fragrant and utterly resplendant shade of green which art or nature over conceived. The stitching on the back of them was green , nnd the cord and tassel that adorned their - wore green , and their fragrance was rreen. How many times , for days , did that little maid gaze upon these Raster gloves ! Hho slept with them under herpillowand she nald her prayers to them. Now and then she HUrroptltlously tried them on her guilty little li-inds and crept away by horsol f to enjoy them nnd their fragrance in secret. And that particular Raster morning is in some way identilled by these kid gloves. The balminess of the air , tbo budding trees , the cloudless sky , the ohimo of the bolls , the chanting of tbo choir , all seemed to blend nnd harmonize with the fragrance and color of these little kid gloves. And today the r.llht of them , with their little stained palms iihil tholr linger ends gnawed for very love of them , brings hack a tumult of memories that clamor for recognition and clothb the day with the holiness of the past. Raster Is the birthday of the day of rest , the christening day of gcntlo springtime. A Trllmln to I'rlonil. Wednesday afternoon's leoturo at Ijlnln- fror's Art gallery was by Mrs. Ella W. 1'oattio , who chose for her subject "In Memoriam - oriam , " quite 2'JO women being present. To these who baa not suffered a personal loss the paper was n translation of "Tho human cry ( lung out Into tno silence of the unknown , " that could have been given by no one save a poet , In the midst of grlof ono is silent or voices his linguist ! In Incoherent cries. The divine Intuitive seuso of the pout alone can make these cries Intelligible. Even Tennyson in Ills suffering Is incoherent. I ' ' 'In Memorial ' is ! ! full ot passionate , Bubtlo moods , at which the words of the pool hint , but which they cannot explain. .Only the suffering can co iiprohend. It lias im great ideas to offer. In it is no formu lated theory , no specific thought. It is a tiuro and impassioned question. Somotimcj it breathes of hope , sometimes it trembles 'vlth doubt. All the sadness of lifo < ls in It. The lights and shadows of the , oul chnso through It as these of an .August sky race through grocn meadows. It has no more sequence than have the dark _ yuvevlcs that torture a bereaved heart. It ifto raor loilo ; than have the tears th\t ; ? y. ? graaa ; . U is palpitating .with lununity. The svrrTuTTaKCflSness of line writing iloes not appear. It is the diary of mispoakablo bereavement and the heart ot the pool quivers within llko the llamo of an upal when it Is held to tbo light. " The preface to Mrs. Peattlo's paper was so charming In Its simplicity , her tribute to Iter friend so gracious and swcot that It Is hero given In full : "I'm afraid Hits Is a very casual and caress - 1 -ss paper I have to olfor you today. Ton- iiyson's 'In Momorlam , ' which Is the subject of It. deserves a moro scholarly handling , but it could not , 1 am suru , have had a more nffcotlonatoono , for the poem has always .lieen to mo , since I was n child , a source of courage. It lias taught mo how to appre ciate lifo a little bolter and to fear death a little less. And since it is the lament over a friend , and the um-onqucrablo hope of a friend's immortality I have a fancy toduy to dedlcato these remarks to a friend of mine .to Miriam Ford , who has meant as much to mo , as oven a loot's friend could mean to him. " What poet could give a greater friendship than this : "I think It is a moro Irropar.iblo loss to lese a friend than to lese n lover. For n.xturo's triumphant instinct guides ono in the matter of love , and if ono has not exactly the sort of opportunity ho would pro fur , in 1 the selection of a lover , he taucs what Is at _ hand and is apt to make out very well as i nine-tenths of the married couples of tills civilisation boar witness Hut hulinct docs not guldo in the selection of a friend. That is the deliberate cholco of the soul. The judgment Is not blinded. Animalism has nothing to do with It. No question of econ omy or duty or convcnlcneo Is Involved. A Iricnd In the highest nenso of the wont Is ono who helps your soul to grow ono who discovers to you depths of beauty and fool ing that you would not have discovered alone. It is possible , of course , for two persons to hecomo very good companions without repre senting anything of inspiration to each other. Each ono becomes the habit of the other , so to speak , liut that Is qulto a different thing Irom friendship. Friendship breathes a ] > crfumo. It sweetens lifo. It ta } < os from the heart that sense of awful loneliness which tugs and dr.igs at U vraeuovor quiet comes and work Is done and ono has tlmo to think. To have a friend is to have four eyes instead of two to tiavo a ttoublo souse , seeing things as through a microscope enlarged to unsuspected beauty. " Mrs. Fcattlo's paper was n poem sparkling with the most oxquislto gums of thought. Mrs. Metcalf added to the charm of the hour by singing two delightful nnd appro priate selections , on" preceding , the other lollowmg the lecture. Noldlmger's "Sere nade" and "Heauty's Ryes , " the latter Ten nyson's words. Hurprlrtul Ilpfora I.o.tvlii ) ; , Monday evening Mrs. I'M N , Hi-own gave n Very pleasant surprise party la houor of Mr. nnd Mm , William Wile * , provlom tn their ] departure for tholr now home , Lexington. III. After ft very pnJo.vabUuivonlnff delicious refreshments were served , the guots ex pressing their regret at loilng tholr old friends. Those present were : Messrs and Mo.t- dames Kiiodofl , Moriran , Dlsbrow , Wiles. Wrlvht , Jackson , Sedin : Atesdiunes Hainlln , Henderson , Toowr. Whltehoad , Hrowti ; Misses Ida Kogers , Minnie Hogers , Kanders , Brown , Kollortz , Kmnm Prullto , Mlnda Prultto : Messrs. Cleorgo TOO/XT. Hess , llech- told , Uliarlos Hhodos , Ferguson , Coolies , Hamilton , Durbln. K'olleru. A .lolly Mni | ticrncte. The masquerade party given at Armory hall last Saturday evening by Morand's Sat urday Evening Private class was the pret tiest party given in Onriha this season among the young people. The costumes were singularly rich , many of them exploiting new characters not seen on the ball room iloor bo- fore. Youth and joy reigned supreme nnd the older people who looked on sighed for a return of the "salad" days. Mrs. Carter. Mrs. Wessols , Mrs. Mount. Mrs. Squires , Mrs. Klngwalt , Mrs. Thompson , Mrs. A. P. Tukey , Mrs. Crandall. Mrs. Coolcy , Mrs. Allen and Mia Bedford chaperoned the young people , now and then joining in the merry malting themselves. The following characters were imperson ated : May Mount , "Bossy Brandon" Jes sie Dickinson , ' Columbia ; " Lillian Carter , 'Suinmor ; " Louise Squires , "Maud Mnllor ; " MaO Bartlett , Mabel Brown and Marie Price , "Three Little Maids From School ; " Ethel Tukey , "bun Flower ; " Bcsslo Towlo , "Black Diamond ; " Frcdcrlcka Wessels , "Vi olets ; " ( iraco Christian , "Norwegian Peas ant ; " Stella Bedford , "Evening Star ; " Fay Cole , "B'jtsy Hobbett ; " Emma Sherwood , " " Belle Davis "Domino M "Cleopatra ; , ; Olive Branch , "Domino ; " BouLih Sharp. "Topsv ; " Holly Burgess , "OMAHA Hen ; " Claudlno Foster. "Littlo Bo Peep ; " I-oulso Tukey , "School Girl ; " Mamie Hall. "Fairy ; " Oorgio Lindsey , "Grandmother : " ' Emma Moore , "Littlo Miss Mutrett ; " Marion Davis , "Japanese Girl. " Lillo Moore , "Spring ; " Miss Crapsor , "Tiimbourino Girl ; " Grace Leonard , "Eighteenth Century Girl ; " Blanche Van Court , "Mary Anderson ; " Ituth Wellcr , "French Pastry Cook ; " Emma Crandell. "Innocent ICidd ; " Anna Miller , "Snow ; " ' Fannlo Duryoa , "Martha Washington ; " Saddle Baum , "Christian College Girl ; " lOva. Kennard , "Summer ; " Mllta Knight , "Domino ; " Hussoll Wilbur , "School Boy ; " Halph Connell , "Anapolis Cadet ; ' , James Wallace , "Sailor ; " Mosher Colpctzer , "Domino ; " Hess Towlo. "Solomon Isaac. ! ; " Ilarrv Lindsey , "Clown ; " Willie Van Court , Undo Tom ; " Arthur Cooley , "Turk ; " Wil bur Christian , "Lion Turner ; " Charley Forman - man , "Minstrel ; " Frank Lake , "Spanish Student ; " Sam Burns , "Oxford Student ; " Harry Tukov. "Chinaman ; " Bert Butler , "Army Officer ; " Hao Hobble , "Uomoo ; " B. B. Osborne , "Hussian ; " Frank McCune , "Mr. Golightl.v ; " O. .1. Bauman , "Jockey ; " William Kightcr Wood , ' Drum Major. " 31 r. mill .Mrs. lltittur SilrprHoil. The South Tenth street ladies have given several enjoyable surprises during the winter but none more so than when they mot to the number of twenty , accompanied by husbands and friends , at L.W. Lloyd's Saturday even ing and repaired in a body to the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John II. Butler , Iftil South Tenth. Cards and music were features of the evening , after which all partook of delicious refreshments. Mrs. 10. M Bircn and Mr. .1. M. Johnson were awarded the first prices , while Miss Mlckelwiiit and Mr. .loo Dennis were com pelled to find consolation in losing the most games during the evening. These present were : Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Lloyd. Mr. nnd 'Mrs. 1C. A. Taggenburg , Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Leslie , Mr. and Mrs. Wood- worth , Mr. and Mrs. Wclden , Mr. and Mrs. 1C. M. Birch , Mr. and Mrs. Hex , Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Dennis ; Mesdames. Power , M. C. Mi-seraull , Ktscr. Van Dyke , W. II. Madden , Gcorgo Mitchell : Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Johnson ; Misses Mutnio McMillan , Schlueler , Mao Uobinson , Mary Patrick , Ella MeEthron , Anna Smith. Anna Hobln- son , Mlckolwait of Lincoln , Jcnnlo Blum ; Messrs. George Shanalan , T. S. Campbell , Ulllon , II. Koblnson , .1. II. Dennis , E. II. Davio. Allen Smith , John Welch , Joe A. Blum. _ rioiiHiitit. .Musloiilo. Union Pacific council No1009 , Koyal Ar canum gave their monthly social for March Wednesday evening at their hall in the Bee building. Members of the Koyal Arcanum are the only persons fortunate enough to take part In thcso monthly socials as they are given to encourage the fraternal feature of the order and the sociability among the members. The evening's entertainment opened with the following musical enter tainment which was rendered in a truly ar tistic manner : tirancl Tremolo Ktudi < . Gottschalk Miss Wagsonur. 1'arla . ArditI Sirs. Tnrimr. Separation . Knlsluy Mr. Van Kuran. Ho WasaPrlnco . Lynncs Miss Ill-mop. Out on the Deep . Lohr Mr. Itarton. Ciood NlRht. ItPloved . Plnsutl Mrs. Turner , Miss lllshop , Mr. Van KUITII , Mr. Harlon. Encore followed encore from an appre ciative audience and the musiealo was voted the feature of the evening. The lodge hall proper was then cleared and devoted to dancing , in the dining room and hall were placed the card tables , where many of the party spent a pleasant evening at their favorite amusi-inent. Light re freshments were served during the evening. Kntnrtiiluod tbo Dohiitlnj ; Socluty. Miss Thompson , principal of the Omaha View school , entertained the members of the umaiia View Debating society and their friends Friday evcniiv ; at her homo , Thirty- third and Corby stroots. A combination angllng-crockinolo game was the loading fea ture of the evening , interspersed with songs oy the Omaha View Debating socloty. Light refreshments were served at the close of the games , during which prizes were awarded to the winners. The following were present : Miss Thompson , Miss Evans , Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Wall-ice , Misses Nora Emerson , Merriam , Mjrtlo Smith , Etta Smith , Anna Smith , Hoot , Maggie Laty , Mabel Laty , Midge Laty , Maud Johnson , Nannie Johnson , Boots , Moulton , Dora Evans , Trude. Stem , Leggctt , Bertah Lt > ggctt , Brown , Farnsloy , Hattie Famsley , Conies , McCoy ; Messrs. .1. Glsh. H. J. Wallace , S. A. Wallace , Nowlcan , John W. Nowlean , Euos , Evans , Brown , Moore , Boots , True Bronne- man , Sherwood , Smith , Horaman , Sparrow , Chambers , Munrou , Weru. HigKlns. A rii'Hsunt Siu-prliii. Last Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs. / . C. Xandor were pleasantly surprised to find about twenty-live of their younir friends waiting for admission to their home at lU'Oii North Eighteenth street. After recovering from their surprise , Mr. Zander invited thorn to enter , upon which the young people took posscbtiion of the house mid , with the aid of Mrs. Zander. who is a most delightful hostess , a very pleasant evening was spent by all. At 10 o'clock dainty rcfivahments were served , and the remainder of the evening was spent with music , the O. C. Glee club rendering several sclcctioi.s. Among these present were : Mhsos Anna Wilson , Sabru Wilson , Anna Cummlngs , Ollvo Petro. Lottie Whitehorn , Jcnnlo White , Ottillla Trott , Amanda John son , Anna Walker ; Messrs. Z. C. Zander. A. S. Pinto , A. N. D.ivls , M. A. Pillsbury - bury , A. Zander. J ) . C. Dobbs , W. C. Bouk. Zander , Arthur Uawson. E. L. ICunklo and T. J. Wilson. Mr. Zander is president of the O. C. C. L. S. Icut1 * ri J. B. Brown wont cast yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Kennedy are at the Paxton. Mr. Curtis returned last week from Cali fornia. Miss Fannlo Wilcox is the guest of Miss Hamiln. Mrs. F. K. Darling Is visiting at Ls.u-en- worth , Kan. Mr. Charles Fowler has been qulto 111 dur ing the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Font returned Satur day from the west. Mr. and Mrs. Uufus Frost of Boston were In town this week. The Bon Ami club , which was postixmca through Lent , will uiudl again ou Monday evening next at the residence of Mrs I ) , V. BholtM , MM. Mulford returned Wednesday from her southern trip. Mrs. J. P. Clarksonleft Wednesday for her homo in Kcnostm. Miss Hey ca left Thursday for a two wcohs visit at Clarks , Nob. Mr. and Mrs. N'owton Barkalow are visit ing Mrs. O. M. Carter. Chancellor Cnntleld , of thoStnto university , was In the city last week. Miss Laura Bcchor of Columbus , Nob. , is visiting friends In the city. Mrs. C ! . W. Lyiuati and Mrs. Yost returned Monday from their trip south. F. L. Moody of the Bell Department store returned yesterday from St. Louis. Mr. Luclan Copeland and wlfo has re turned from their wedding Journey. Miss Baker of Kansas City Is the guest of her cousin , Mrs. Monroe , at the Madison. The Idlowlld Social club pave their last dance of the season last Tuesday evening. Hon. and Mrs. G. W. Llnlngcr have re turned from Cuba and the southern states. Miss Louie Burr , who has bocn suffering from a painful accident , Is able to be about again. Mrs. Watson If. Wyman Is the guest of Mrs. W. H. Wyman on South Thlrty-ilrst street. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Hargravo of Wytnoro wore the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Valll last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Wlthnell arrived homo Friday of last week from their trip through California , Mrs. Thomas Swobo spends Easter with her sons , Dwight and Ed , who are at school at Kurlbault. Mrs. Ambrldgo of Minneapolis and Mrs. Stuttof Chlcaco are the guests of Mrs. H. M. Caldwcll. Mrs. James Boyd loft on Monday for Andover - dover to spend Mister with her son , who is in school there. Mr. Alison E.-Moanorof Hopkins&Mcanor has been appointed commissioner of the court of claims. Tno Paladins gave the largest dancing party of the season Wednesday evening at Chambers' hall. Mrs. H. A. Snydcr has returned to Omaha from Colorado Springs where she has been spending the winter. An Informal house warming was given Wednesday evening by Captain Lawrence at his bachelor quarters. Mr. and Mrs. Anacrson have moved from their homo on Twentieth and Spencer to a home on Binney street. Miss L. Weeks , who has been visiting Mrs. T. H. Ncal , returned to her homo at Hastings , Neb. , last week. Mr. and Mrs. C. 10. Ford ha vo taken pos session of their beautiful now homo , Thirty- second and Capitol avenue. Miss Kiltie Scott , daughter of Judge Cun ningham Scott , is convalescent after a very severe attack of typhoid fever. Misses I/ulo and Alice Drake are homo for the Easter vacation from their school , St. Catherine's hall , Davenport. la. The engagement of Harry Nott of this city and Miss Maud Bryant of Milwaukee is announced. The wedding will take place early in May. Misses Bessie and Helen Peck , Miss Flor ence Kilpatrick , Miss Grotchen and Marie Crounse , are homo from Mrs. Cloveland's school , Minneapolis. Mr. Charles ICount7.o and Miss Kount/.o loft Friday for Now York City , whcro they will spend Easter with their brother , who has just returned from Europe. Mrs. II. C. Akin will leave for California on Wednesday morning for an extensive trip through that state and an absence of three months. Her address will bo Santa Ana. Ana.Mrs. Mrs. Lev ! Carter is expecting Miss Coo of Brooklyn to bo her guest from Wednesday. Miss Cot , who has visited Omaha before , will spend a number of weeks with Mrs. Carter. Mr. J. P. Williams has sold his property at Thirty-second avenue and Capitol avenue , Just completed , to Dr. J. E. Summers , Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Williams have taken rooms at the Morrlam. The guests at the Frcnzcr played progres sive whist Tuesday evening. All present were whist players and the evening's games were greatly enjoyed. The favors were won bv Miss Emily B. Andrews and S. K. Hum phrey. Mrs , C. A. Collins and her daughter , Miss Nottio Collins , will sail from Liverpool April 15 on the Cunarder Etruria for Now York cnrouto for Omaha. Later in the season they will occupy their dwelling , 11)03 ) Capitol avenue. In honor of Lieutenant Dean , Mrs. Worth entertained at dinner Thursday evening. These who enjoyed her hospitality were Miss Balcombo , Miss Bacho , Lieutenant Dean , Colonel Poland of Fort Hussell , Wyo. , Colonel Bates and Dr. HartsufT. IJov. Edwin B. Dean , formerly of this city , now of the senior class in ttio Chicago Theo logical seminary , has received a unanimous call to the permanent pastorate of the First Congregational church at Wilmotte , ono of Chicago's rapidly growing subnrbs. Dr. Birnoy has temporarily closed his ofllces in this city and goes on an extended vacation , intending to visit nearly every prominent city In the east before he returns. The doctor has much need of rest on ac count of a very busy practice for the past three years. Ho expects to return -about September I. Mr. Will Brenton of 2518 Patrick avenue gave a party at his homo last Wednesday to a number of his young friends. Cards , musio and refreshments were the chief fea tures of the evening's entertainment. These present were Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Douglas , Misies Cleveland , Wilson , Flanairan. Aguio U'ilson and Lillie Brenton , and Messrs. Webber , Schall , Flanagan , Pratt and Bren- lon. Tuesd.i.v closed the winter term of the State normal at Peru. The young ladies from Omaha who have boon in attendaiicg returned to their homes Wednesday morniim for a wco's vacation. They are Misses Cor- Swanson. Nora Daugherty , Ida Meyer , Pearl McCumbcr , I iulsa Stceco , Julia Wort , Alma Peters and Clara Spetman. Misses Belle Thomas nnd Mattie C. Ellis of the State normal faculty will spend the week with friends in Omaha. Miss Lena Tobbins was most pleasantly surprised by her many friends last Saturday evening at her homo on Loavcmvorth street. The evening was spent in playing games and listening to some doliirhtful selections on the violin by Mr. Phil Tobbins and on the piano by Miss Amanda Tobbins. There were pres ent : Messrs. Meilhedo , Simpson , Holchcn- borg. P. J. Tobbins , Fruehauf , Hoag , Wise and Blattert , and Misses Clara .Tahn , Tracy Jahn , Peterson , Fanny Fruehauf , Louise Fruohauf. Maniio Hartoll and Jullti Wuo- thrlch. Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Jaynes of 1(521 ( Emmett street , Kountzo Place , have sus tained a severe loss in the death of their second end daughter , Louisa , who died yesterday afternoon after about tei > days illness of malaria fever , aggravated by nasal hemor rhage. Mr. and Mrs. Jaynes wore In Cali fornia at the tlmo iheir daughter was taken sick and came through on fast train , reach ing homo four days before her death. The funeral will take plum from tholr residence at 2 p. in. Monday. Interment in Forest Lawn cemetery. A number of ladles met on Wednesday at the Lininger gallery to discuss the forma tion of a Woman's club. It was decided to organize suoh a club , and a committee was chosen to arrange plans in detail , to b presented at a future mooting. Until this committee reports little can ho said of the proposed work of thn club. It Is hoped , however , that it will unlto the various read ing and study clubs of the city in a central organisation. In that case each wilt pursue its chosen line of work as formerly , reporting at intervals through n program given to th -club. club.Miss Miss Duryea has taken charge this yoai of the Easter music and flower mission and has boon much encouraged by the kind wa.v In which people responded to bar request foi money. The music will bo under the supar vision of Miss Clara Clarksor. , who. with Miss Bishop , has sung for the mission tin last twj yo.irs Thoao wiio had clrtrgo of the raising of the mon"V were Mr. John Wil son Battln. Mr. Klchara * and Miss Duryoa These will be assisted in thi > distribution ol the ( lowers by Mrs. Duryea , Miss Moore Mr. Wing Allen nnd Mr. Ob.-r. Startliu about 1:45 : the Ilrst visit will bo nrido to th : Child's hospital , Methodist hospital , tlu Crocho , St. Joseph's hospital , OU Home , County Hospital , Swedish hospital mil the Prcsbytqriiui hospital. W''A.OI ) In Proinliimi. Offered t y Llgg t & Myers Tobacco Co. of St. Ixmls. Mo. jio ono guessing nearest .lie number of poop o who will attend the World's fair gels * . \00 < ) , the second 01W ( , etc. Ten Star toliacco tags entitle you to a guess. Ask your dealer for particulars or icnd for circular. TIII : nui.i .IM * Chicago Mull : Kx-Mayor Heath had a irlght little granddaughter a few years ago I dare say she Is a precise nnd proper roung lady now and will bo shocfced If she sees this In print whoso name or nick- lame was Midget , and her mother had told let- that she must not take any fruit without lertnissioii. Ono day * ho was seen by her nothcr eating a particularly largo banana. "Where did you get It ? " she was asked. "Out of the closet. " "Did nny ono give you permission ? " , "Yes , mother. " "Who ? " "God. " "Why. Midget ! How can you talk sot" "But It's true , mother. I went Into the closotand I saw the bananas and I wanted > no awfully , and I just asked God If I could lavoono , and he said : 'Certainly , Midget , . ' " iclp yourself. * * Washington News : A group of swnet- faccd old ladies were chatting in n hotel i.irlor the other evening. I was seated near ind heard ono of them relate this charming little story : "A very small boy , whom 1 know , " she said , "had been naughty and mamma was about to correct him. The little fellow turned to her and said : 'Pease lot mo ao t > my room before you whip 1110. ' ' 'Mamma consented , and followed her off spring to his room. Kneeling at the bedside cf his crib was that boy , engaged in earnest | ) rayer : 'Dood Dod , I know you want to help little boys when they arc In trouble. Now's your chance. ' " # 1 * * The visiting spinster stood looking with artistic appreciation at the new clock. Of course , It was the little il-year-old who broke the silence : "Aha ! papa , 1 found oo out in a 'tory.1 "Why , Lottie , what do you moan talking that way to papa ? " "You said Miss Primpoy was ugly enough to stop a clock and she don't do any such ling. " Little Dick C got into trouble with a schoolfellow the other day , and agreed with him to "havo It out" before school next morning. That evening , when Dick knelt by his mother's side to say his prayers be fore going to bed , ho delivered himself as fol lows , after the usual "Now I lay mo : " "And , O God , please make me strong as lions an' things , 'causo I got to lick u boy in the morn ing Amen ! " # "Oh , you dreadful liippogrliT ! " said a small Miss Malaprop to the brother with whom she had been having a wordy battle. "Smoko out your own eye before you poke out your brother's , " she went on indignantly , in line assumption of the inannnr of her mother , who. not long before had quoted the scrip tural mandate about the motu and the beam to emphasize some nursery homily. r , * , First Little Girl Has your sister begun takin' music lessons ! yet ) Second Little Girl She's takin' somoiln' on the piano , but I can't tell yet whether it's music or type- writin' . Are You TrouhliMl With ItlioimmtUm' . ' "After returning from the hospital last February I commenced using Chamberlain's Pain Balm and have never been without It since. I find it removes pain as soon as It is applied according to directions. For rheu matism I have found nothing to equal it , " Joseph W. Young , West Liberty , Ohio , Coun ty , West Virginia. Miss Mary P. Nutt has given MO.OOO to the Young Men's Christian association of Nashua , N. H. . The Smithsonian institute , through its secretary , Prof. S. P. Jjangiey , recently sent a line collection of rocks and minerals to the museum of Coo college at Cedar Hapids , la. The University of Cambridge. Eng. , has conferred the degree of doctor of science on Prof. Hudolph Virchow , the celebrated Ger man pathologist and anthropologist. Miss Mary Conant , a school teacher at Turk Hill , near Rochester , N. Y. , made 400 last year from a two-acre asparagus bad. The lirst "summer meeting" of the Ameri can Society for the Extension of University Teaching will bo held at the University of Pennsylvania from July 5 to August ; t. Committees of the trustees of Hartford have been in Hanover making personal in spection of the college buildings and other preliminary arrangements preparatory to a vigorous campaign of progress. The students of the chemistry and biology departments of the Woman's College , Bal timore , are engaged with the sped il draw ings intended for the Columbian exhibition. Arthur E. Blbbin , custodian of the museum , will leave Baltimore early in April with the exhibit. The action of the late Michigan legislature assures to the University of Michigan an an nual income of S175u)0 ( ) in addition to the special appropriations the legislature may choose to make. ThU seems a good deal of money , but Michigan receives in return a good dc'il of university. To Mr. William E. Garrctt , Jr. , belongs the honor of having put the capshcaf to the fund for the purchase of the Blind asylum property us a site for the Philadelphia In dustrial Art school , that gentleman having contributed the $3UOU needed to complete the sum of 11)0,000. ) A princely gift has been made to the Teachers college , to which Mr. G. W. Vnn- derbilt presented the building lots near the site of Columbia college , New York. The gift is from a woman living outside the city , and her only condition is that Her name shall bo kept a secret. Two hundred thou sand dollars havobeon subscribed by the un known donor for a building to bo known as the Department of Mechanic Arts. The main building for the college will cost { . " > : ) , - OO'J , and of this amount § 150,000 has been collected , J. > 5,000 having been subscribed on condition that the remaining amount shall becollected. . This the trustees arc confident of doing within the year. An important phase of the work in the Teachers college will bo the alliance already provided with Columbia college. The policy inaugurated by President Diaz of Mexico , of establishing free public schools In every district and muncipality of the re public , is being carried into effect rapidly by Joaquin Baranda , the minister of justice ami public instruction. The compulsory school law , which recently went into effect , is being rigidly enforced throughout the country and reports have been received by the governor showing that the < school attendance has largely increased during the past few motths. The alumni of Cornell university in nomi nating Charles S. Francis of the Troy Times as their representative in the board of trus tees have made a capital selection , su > s the Now York Tribune. Cornell has no son who Is moro loyal to her interests than ho. As an undergraduate it was owing largely to his skill and energy that athletics were placed on a linn footing at the university. In fact ho was the " .Bob Cook" of Cornell. Since lie was graduated and exchanged the oar for the pen ho has continued , as oppor tunity offered , to sonvo the university with constant fidelity. Suuii a man cannot help but make a good tru.Hteo , and hence all concerned corned are to ho congratulated. NATURAL FRUIT FLORS. . Of perfect pKrity- - _ . , , , Lemon j Of great strengtu- OrnnsoR Economy In their UEO , ± 3 Flavor as delicately aid daiirbusiy ns the fresh fr .A SOME NEW SPRING BONNETS Fashion Decrees that There Shall Bo No Moro Drooping Brims to Shadow Pair Faces. TOQUE BONNET AND ROUND HAT IN FAVOR The ItulrMuxt lln Worn Illcli to Arrommu- ilnlo Now HlmpoK The Cnrele.M l.lttloCtirl Adorn * din I'oni- Inltin llrn\r > The spring hat lias experienced a great uliango. List year It drooped visibly , casi ng modest shadows over the fair faces of , hc women It adorned , and concealing pecul- arltlesof feature where concealment scemod advlaahlo. This year , however , It has grown bold and careless. It isn't overparticular In regard to the anglo at which It cocks Itself on the head , and displays all sorts of vagaries of brim and FIllST CMI'llUi. decoration with utmost sangfroid. The only particular in which it shows nny regard for the prejudices of quiet people is the crown. That is lower and moro unassuming than it lias been for several j ears. All hats turn away from the face. That may as well bo stated In the beginning so that the woman who is wedded to "floppy" effects may give them up before she begins lier spring shopping tour. Handeaus of vel vet and satin ribbon arc used to a certain extent , and ( lowers peep forth coquottlshly from under the wide , flaring brims of the "First Empire" styles. The color combina tions arc rather startling , or. to use a millin er's euphuism , "exceedingly Kronen. " Violet let in its various shades predominates and is combined with striking if not always happy effect with scarlet.green nnd jolknv in fact , almost anything that suggests itself to the trimmer. The poke shape , for which all writers on things fashionable predicted an early de mise last fall , asserts itself this spring as fresh as the proverbial daisy and as iinput- downnblo as that ubiquitous summer llowor. It masquerades under several pre tentious titles , scorning the hum- bio ono which is its by right. MAIIQUISI : . "Victorian , " "First Empire" nnd "Mar quise'1 are some of them. Of course , the shapes do not follow exactly the outline of the bonnets that Salvation army lassies wear , but they are modified to suit the pur poses they are to serve , these for afternoon wear being much larger and moro pro nounced than these which are designed merely for the street , which nro not much moro than rolling orimmed sailors caught up in front. There is ono change in fashion that all women will deplore. The toque , which lias so long hold its own for shopping and busi ness wear , will not. it is said , olfer a millin ery refuge to the impecunious this spring. In its place is the round hat , already widely known under the name "Columbus , " and anew now arrangement called the "toque. Iwnnot" will invlto purchase. A well established milliner , says the Chicago Tribune , shows several extremely pretty models of the latter. One la of black jot , mndn with n low , closc- IHtl'i'j crown nnd trimmed with n plaited IIIIIOT HAT. frill of lace standing upright on the front nnd two rosottellko bunches of violet cov ered cowslips. It is cut off short in the back , leaving n long space between the bonnet ends and the ears. Flower ro.scttc.s in the back fasten on broad strings of violet velvet ribbon , which are crossed Just beneath the knot of hair In the bad ; , leaving the chin free , a fashion which will especially recom mend Itself to large women who dread sum mer chlelly on account of the discomfort caused by tholr bonnet strings In hot weather. A round hat , which Is scarcely moro than a bonnet , is noticeable on account of n severity that Is re markable among universal bright ness of Coloring. It Is made on the TOQUU IIOXSBT. Columbus model of shirred innusseliun do solo , outlined by heavy silk cords. It is a warm brown , and is trimmed with a hunch of yellow crocuses that give it. tone. A bonnet that possesses the advantage of novelty , as well a& good looks , looks as if it might be the crown of a last season's hat from which the brim had , for some inexplicable - plicablo reason , parted company. It is round in shape and made of black straw , on which loops of extremely narrow tabac velvet rib bon are sewed with a wavy effect. The solo trimming is a cluster of wild swcot peas in purplish tones that rests on the top and n knot of the tabac velvet rlbbwi that Till : CONIINHNTAI. . looks as if it were an embryo rosette. The nro of Ineh-wldo whllo volvol rllilmn , duniclcnlly long to crass over the hair In the hack and tlo In n bow ttiutcr thn chin In Its coloring the inmunt Is so BUtfgostlvo of early sDrlng .is to make the hats which nurromid It. delimit ) though they arc. take-Jim a llorld tnimmcrlsh appouranco. 'i'hero Is nothing half-way about the largo hats this year No otto could Ionic at thorn nnd not rocognl- ! the fact that tln > lr chief characteristic Is sl ; < > The lit tie woman who makes a dismal fallureof looking stately may Just as well throw up her hand * . Tlu-io hat * are not for her. They are made for u tall , willowy girl who has a due scnsiof her Im ixirtance In the world and a crodlt'inlo ' desl'v to Imprc's others with It. Thin are pretty , but that fact will not console the little woman The "First Empire" hat. which also has the honor of beluga Vlrot model. Is of Him black chll ) In npokoslmpo , the brim of which Is bent almost ocyond nvogniiinn A wreath of yellow roses Is arranged stllllj about the crown and shrouded with black lace A cluster of black ostrich tips droops over the brim In front , while under It ncstlo two yellow roses. In the back arc moro yellow roses nnd some black velvet strings , which are to bo tied tn front Another effective big black hat mines from Ulbot and has the look of Paris on H. HI l\ \ II i A I'l.OWIIII IIOXN'KT. It , too , has a wreath of roses nbo'it the crown , but deep red , verging toward petunia. The brim , which is broad and round , is caught up on the loft side with prmce of Wales tips in black. A bamtrau of hlai-k satin ribbon rests on the hair , tying in a flat bow In Uu < back. In front , a little towanl one side , is a slnglo red rose. "Tho Marquiso" is the name given to n hat that in a way suggests the days of the Restoration. Like the others , this is a black straw , woven in a largo open mesh. The brim rolls up in front and Is held in place by a huge bow of scarlet velvet , fastened with a curved jot buckle. A cluster of black aigrettes spring up from the middle. On either side of the round low crown is a small bunch of violets , delicately made In pale shades of violet velvet. A rosette of scarlet velvet In the hack finishes what Is , on the right woman , a remarkably effective bit of headgear. One of the prettiest of the new hats Is called the "Continental , " and lives up to its name to an appreciable degree. It can , of course , bo carried out in many materials. The colorings of the model are attracUvo in their quiet simplicity. The frame is a rough yellowish straw , trimmed about the crown with reseda ribbon. At the back is a ribbon rosette and a bunch of violets. In front , toward the left sido. the brim , which is faced with bro\\n velvet , Is turned up and caught with a ribbon rosette and a cluster ot brown tips. A few moro violets are scattered over thocrown.no loosely but tied in bunches. It is ono of th few hats of the season that can bo worn with the hair down low. Most of the new shapes demand a towering style of coiffure that will create a revolution in existing modes ol hair dressing. The woman who is wise and disposed to keep apace with the world will do well to cultivate a lock of hair to hanir "right down on her forehead. " like that of the little girl in the nursery rhvnu > . It must bo curled sllphtly , this lock , anil save it little hair is to bo worn on what writers of tbo old novel were wont to term the "brow. " Miss Johnstono , the hair dresser , hnsmany now novel ways of dressing ladies' hair. 211 S. 10th street. Popper production averages 211,001) ) tons a I year. V Va = = = = = a IIAYMONH , . , Till ! JLWEI.KK iQRN a whole lot of BAI3IES-- Every month in the year is one of them yours when is its birthday the most enduring and the most appropriate birthday gift is some one of the i oo i silver or gold novelties we show. RAYMOND , FIITKISSTIl AND IKlUdljtS , OMAHA. PRANK WILCQX Co . Successor to Norn's & Wilcox , WEREYOU in our store yesterday and did you get T ) f out without getting hurt or waited upon ? We JLVL IIl lIcLll L couldn't help it though we are truly sorry if you p , - , missed some of the good things we gave out yesterday. iHrl IP The crush was simply the greatest in our experience in KUOA the shoe business , and as there are some of the bargains . . " ' left in some lines and some in others , we begin tomorrow O M OPS * -s M.J.\ \ ± J . It is aRem- - a heretofore unheard-of sale in a shoe store. - nant Sale of Shoes , remnants of the bargains left over TVTri \ / ri f nT from Saturday will go Monday in order to make up in a lVJ.UlILLcl : V measure for not waiting upon the hundreds who called - / and were compelled to lose Saturday's opportunity. Jkl "Jffi ' [ ftr1 ono ? This is the new Philadelphia last Now style squivro-too Indies'shoos. Men's ' Shoes ; A line of calf welts on the now St. Louis too for $ XOO. This ia the fjroatest line of calf lace and con gress ever ottered in this city. llomnantSdln ,4,0 i \ f\ $3.00 Men's ' Russia Hindis ts , The newest tXinjj yet in men's shoes see tnoin and you can't resist wearing them. Special romnntit sulo prico. 's ' Patent Leather , Our line was never BO complete us now. The newest things in men's dress shoos. Special reinniiit lo prico. Ladies' ' Shoes , All the lines of S3 shoos that sizes nro broken tro iit Kommintsiilu price A linnil-ttirncd shoo , bought to soil foi'SI , now soils for Si ! . Komnant .ilo prleu Our fitock of children's and misso.s1 and Russet Shoes la now In and wo can fit niiy ono from the smallest buby to the lar - edt school t'it'l , This la the now Piccadilly last- Now style for Indy'ri shoo. Children's ' and Misses' ' Ono dollar and ono dollar and a half. Throe lines of misses' plain Iid ; spring heels , were $2 , $1.73 and SI .CO , now Itonmaiit silo price Three lines of misses' plain kid spring heels that were $2.50 , $2.'Jo and SU , now soil for Itoinnunt sale prlcu. $1.50 We are shelving the 50 feet in the rear of our FRANK WILCOX CO store which has heretofore been used as a store- . oj > & rootri , and will put in 8 more settees , so that when you come again we can give you a scat at least. - , 5 5 J JCJ17 Dollgjas St. We have already MAJL OIU > iaw