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SOCIAL GOSSIP.
Soward T. St. John, of Juniata,
whose presence in Lincoln a couple
of weeks ago was noted in
The Couriek, always had a bent
toward theatricals. While a resident of
this city he was a reguler theatre
habitue, and his friends in society in
Lincolu and Omaha remember his
interest in amateur theatricals. Mr. St.
John was a member of the Tuesday
Evening club that flourished in Lincoln
for a couple of seasons, and he took a
leading part in the dramatic entertain,
ments of the club. He also appeared in
one or two performances given by
society people in the local theatres. It
will not therefore, be surprise to his
friends to learn that he has Anally gone
into the theatrical business. Mr. St.
John gave up his position here a couple
of years ago on account of ill health,
and went out to his father's farm where
he has since remained. He is now him
self again. Ed Church, owner of the
Griffith "Faust" company made Mr. St.
John an offer to become treasurer and
general financial agent of the company.
The proposition was accepted and Mr.
St. John will arrive in the city in a few
days and will go out with the company
in September.
In tlie glittering "People You Know'
department in the more or less esteemed
Journal there appeared the other day
an extended mention of a person whom
I venture to say the great majority of
the Journal's readers do not know,
unless it be a fact that the Journal's
readers are resident in or are familiar
with the portion of the city known
vaguely as the "reservation" and that
is hardly possible. Chronicling the
doing6 of a member of the half-world
under the caption "People You Know"
is at once an insult to the considerable
number of reputable people who read
the Journal, and an offense against that
sense of propriety which should have
some restraining influence, even in a
daily newspaper office.
The number of clubs, and their in
evitable rivalry, will make Lincoln
society lively this winter if nothing
more. With a fatuity that is never
graduated into knowledge by exper
ience and kindness each club claims
to bo "the most select," whatever
that means. Such a claim
can never bo established by any
club becausn no one but its own
member believe it. And what
is the use of being an aristocrat
if no one knows it?
All club parties have their own char-,
acteristics of good-fellowship and appar
ent exclusivenss; but it is a fact that they
have supplanted individual hos
pitality to a great extent. The walls of
a man's house are as sacred to him as
the folds of an Arab's tent. When he
opens his doors and invites his friends,
it is a most delicate compliment to each
one of them. Their host, for that night
at least, loses all sordid characteristics
and iB a generous and loving friend.
At a club party the club itself is the
host. Each member is simply enter
taining himself. He pays for
the entertainment and he can
complain of anything' ho does not
like it he chooses, or criticise any other
membei. Too many hosts spoil the
ball. Think of the fine houses here
which used to glitter with lights from
billiard room to furnace room (which is
the modern of "from cellar to garref)
several times a year that now only open
to coteries, i. e. to people who see each
other all the time anyway. The club
party is a form of communism. It lacks
individuality, hospitality and generosity.
Individuality is the only interesting
element that has ever existed. Masses
of men and women are about as inter
esting as a bushel of beans. I hope the
householders of Lincoln will give
parties as is parties this winter and not
allow their sense of hospitality to be
quieted by a club.
A party given in a private houso is as
individual, as different, from all other
parties as the people who give it are
different from other people. A correct
report of the party will differentiate it
from other functions of the season. It
can not bo turned oft with: "A pleasant
time was had."
Professor Owens has been under the
care of the doctor in Edinburgh. He
has been shooting in the Scotch hills.
He says the birds are very tame, they
are fed all winter and regard man as a
larder instead of a deadly engine. The
keepers have to beat the bushes and
make a frightful noise to make them fly
up. This parlor shooting is not at all
suited to a sportsman of Professor
Owens verve. He will bo in Lincoln
about the twenty-first of next month.
In London he met Professor and Mrs.
Allen who sail the seventh of next
month. Professor Brace will also sail
soon.
Almost everyday for several weeKs
past we have offered choice novelties
in wool dress goods. At this time we
have the most complete assortment
of fall and winter fabrics ever shown
in Nebraska at this season of the
year. We claim to show a larger stock
of dress goods xhan can be found in
all other Lincoln stores combined.
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Chancellor G. E. MacLean is expected
this week.
Professor Sherman left Chautauqua
on Monday to meet Mrs. Sherman who
has been enjoying the kind of Colorado
to be seen from Manitou tho best
kind.
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Miss Tuttle returned from Fort Col
lins Colorado yesterday. Miss Elizabeth
Tuttle will have charge of the drawing
classes at the Polytechnic institute this
winter. She will have charge of tho
evening classes in drawing that will
meet three times a week. Many people
from the city have expressed their wish
to join these classes.
Mr. A. A. Faurot has charge of tho
department of university preparation at
the Polytechnic and Miss Martha
Hutchison will take tho Latin classes'
Miss Mary Jones entertained the
Kappa Kappa Gamma fraternity and
the Phi Delta Theta fraternity on
Tuesday evening. She was assisted by
her library associates.
Miss Sharp, of the Armour Institute,
Chicago, visited Miss Robbins tne early
part of the week.
Next week Miss Jones expects to
b'e in the new library.
The new library building will contain,
besides the library proper, a lecture room
and private office for tho following pro
fessors: Professor Wolfe, Philosophy,
Professor Sherman, English Literature,
Professor Taylor, Political Science,Pro
fessor Caldwell, American History. The
State Historical Society is on the ground
floor of the wing, the library room
above.
Professor and Mrs. W. G. L. Taylor
returned last week from their summer
vacation in New York.
Professor G. W. A. Luckey, who has
accepted the chair of Pedagogy has
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arrived.
Professor Dann and Mrs. Dann re
turned last week.
Mr. Randolph has returned from his
vacation in tho Black Hills.
Miss Maggie Whedon has gone out to
her father's country place to spend a
week or two. Miss Maggio rides to the
farm, seven or eight miles out of tho
city, frequently without fatigue.
The people that bound us on the
east are having trolley parties. Satur
day evening in Chicago a car with a
double coronet of electric lights and a
star pendant from its glittering throat,
made a trip of fifty-five miles through
rustling cornfields and humid vegetable
gardens. It was filled with the guests
of Mr. Howard Abel of the Chicago and
North Shore Street Railway. A pleas
ant time was had, as the
Journal would say. Who will give a
like trolley party here? There is no
pleasanter ride anywhere than the one
from O street to Union college. The
breath of the prairies is sweet in one's
nostrils as the car turns east by Mr.
Ames' country seat. It grows sweeter
all the time as the land given over to
corn, sunflowers, and all growing things
increases. You start on Saturday night,
when you reach Union college it is Sun
day night and the Sabbath calm rebukes
your week-day mirth. The company
serves no Rip-Van-Winkle wine between
stations either.
The Adventists are Bure they are right
They are trained to argue on tho Sun
day question from babyhood. It is just
as well not to argue with them, for any
thing can be proven from the Bible,
and it is more than likely they know
more Bible than the man who disagrees
with them.
Among recent desirable additions to
Lincoln's population are Col. John D.
Fredd and his son, William E. Fredd.
These gentlemen have lived for years in
the south and come to this city from
Iowa, to embark in extensive business
enterprises. Col. Fredd and son are
making their home at theLindell Hotel.
The latter has pronounced musical
tastes and will no doubt be welcomed
by Lincoln young people.
The Courier Flattsmouth corres
pondent sends the following:
The Black Hills party consisting of
Mayor Newell and wife. Mr. and Mrs.
Craig and Mr. and Mrs. Fricke, have re
turned. It is said there is "nothing in a name"
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