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THE COURIER
The beautiful homo of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Thompson was thrown
open Tuesday evening to the entertainment of the young people in
honor of Miss Georgia Brown and Miss Katharine Norman, of St.
Joseph, the guests of Miss Mae Burr. It proved to bo ono of tho
most beautiful parties of tho season. Tho cotillon which was led
by Mr. C. A. Howe and Miss Brown was a revelation to many who
had never before danced to the leadership of so skilled a leader.
Mr. Howe, ably assisted by Miss Brown, put tho dancers through
some of the most delightful and entertaining figures ever witnessed
in Lincoln. The most amusing figure of the evening was tho cako
walk which was a hot contest between Mattson Baldwin and Robert
Joyce as to who would carry off the honors. After duo deliberation
the judges awarded tho cake to Robert Joyce. The Brownie figures
also provoked a great deal of mirth among the dancers. At eleven
o'clock tho guests left tho ball room for the spacious parlors below
where an elegant eolation was served. After tho gentlemen had
indulged in cigars for a short time the cotillon was again resumed.
Tho favor tablo was presided over by Miss Price. All who were in
attendance expressed themselves as having spent ono of tho most
enjoyable evenings. Following is a list of tho dancers in their order:
Mr. Chas. A. Howe, Miss Georgia Brown, Mr. Frederick Iloutz,
Miss Hallie Hooper, Mr. 0. P. A. Clough, Miss May Moore, Mr. Guy
B.Hurlbut, Miss Louise Underwood, Mr. Frank S. Burr.Miss Bessie
Gahan, Mr. F. C. Zehrung, Miss Olive Latta, Mr. Mattson Baldwin,
Miss Martha McClure, Mr. Robert M. Joyce, Miss Jeanetto Under
wood, Mr. Jno. T. Dorgan, Miss Jeanette Wilson, Mr. Chas. Mullen,
Miss Tatum, Omaha; Mr. Will Clarke, Miss Katharine Norman,
Mr. Will Meyer, Miss Mao Burr, Mr. Homer Honeywell, Miss Stella
Curtice, Mr. Pryor Markell, Miss Maine Carson, Mr. Chas. Magoon,
Miss Minota Eikenbarry, Dr. Spahr, Miss Price. Messrs and Mes
dames Geo. J. Wood-, B. G. Dawes, Charles L. Burr, W. D. Robin
son, W. F. Kelley, Ross Curtice, W. B. Hargreaves, W. M. Leonard,
R. J. Greene, A. G. Beeson, L. C. Burr. The following are tho
figures danced:
Flower and General Introduction Robin Hood
Dice Contest ; High School Cadets
Bean Boy Gambriaus
Brownie Scene Medley
Orchestra Honeymoon
Wash Day Pretty Peggio
TheDeul : Washington Post
Card Blue Danube
Cake Walk Liberty Bell
Potato Race Visions of a Beautiful Woman
Double Belle of New York
Dan Tucker Aphrodile
The many friends of C. A. Howe tendered him a farwell party at
the Lincoln hotel last evening at tho request of many who were
present at Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Thompson's cotillon. Mr. Howe
again led ihe dancers through many pretty figures. The dresses
worn by the ladies were all very pretty but lack of space forbids us
to decribe them. Mr. Howe has only been in the city for a few
months but in this short time he has made many friends who will
regret his departure.
The Empire club will give a dance at tho Lansing theatre this
evening.
Mrs. Francis Wilson is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Muir, of
Denver.
The senior girls Dramatic club of the High school gave a drama
entitled "A Dress RehersaP at the Y. M. C. A. hall last Saturday
evening. The young ladies played their respective parts splendidly,
and their efforts were duly appreciated by the largo number of peo
ple in attendance.
At the whist tournament at tho Union club rooms last Saturday
evpning Willard Hammond and Job Sherman had the highest score,
they played on the east and west sides and finished the evening with
a score of 262 the averagee werecast and west 246 north and south
209. Play will be resumed again next Saturday evening.
Lincoln Division Uniform Rank K. of P. gave a public installation
of officers Tuesday evening a good literary and musical programme
was rendered after which the boys were inspected by Gen. Hntchkiss.
Mr. N. C. Brock has been called east by tho sad news of tho death
of his father.
Mrs. W. II. Robinson went to Trinidad, Colo., the first of the week.
Mr. Hayden Meyer and wife returned Tuesday night from a visit
to Kansas City.
Mrs. E. E. Brown left Tuesday for Now Orleans, La., and Pass
Christian, Miss., where she will spend some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Anson Rising of this city will spend two months
with their son and daughter, Prof, snd Mrs. C. II. Gurney of Hills
dale, Mich.
LEGISLATIVE COMMENT.
For years there has been a struggle in this state between tho but
ter makers and the manufacturers of oleomargerine. Oleomarger
ine, when colored, looks like butter, tastes like butter and when put
on the market for half tho price of butter, sells readily and is there
fore a dangerous competitor of the butter maker. Tho butter mak
ers were able to pass their bill in tho legislature this week, and
hereafter oleo will go colorless, the effect of tho bill being to prevent
the coloring of oleo. The creamery men are jubilant as their indus
try will be stimulated by the effect of this new law.
Now gaily skims the creamery man
The country far and near,
And the rattle and bang of his new tin can
Is a pleasant sound to hear.
He nods and bows to tho brindle cows
And the maidens who rake tho hay
And he has a scheme to get all tho cream
Along the milky way.
The creamery man has many a plan,
His wits are ready and keen:
He milks his cows with a hired man
And churns his butter by steam.
He'll put in the color and brand it "Al,'"
"The finest you ever have seen,"
But when wo como to buy it and test it and try it
It's oleomargerine.
Oh ! the creamery man has a dead sure plan
And now that he's carried the day
The packing house with it's oleo grease
Had better get out of the way.
During the campaign last fall it was generally boasted by popu
lists and conceded by republicans that tho populist legislature of
two years ago deserved a credit mark because it had been kind to
the state university. Now, if liberality toward the state university
was a virtue in a populist legislature, parsimony toward that insti
tution would certainly be a political mistake in a republican legis
lature. From a political standpoint this legislature cannot afford
to do anything or withhold anything which would make it appear
unfriendly toward the state university.
The house committee on immigration has introduced a bill to
change the present labor bureau into a commission of immigration
and Industrial statistics. Tho bill proposes to leave tho duties as to
labor statistics as they are now but add to the duties of thecommis
sion that of procuring and publishing such facts relative to tho
material conditions'of the state, as will aid the home seeker and tho
investor and determining on the question of settlement or investment.
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