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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1896)
'f -fiK'Tr'sj-s-'v' 4t "r't v-'3id;-Tvarr5S?x's "- f J'B - V- t ini a. JH COUREEat - j -K5K.; y WbT. TH Lt It F t I I r lr i aw Butte. Neb., is probably Id one of the lignite beds io that section." This caused the watchful Mr. Dana of the New fork Sua to remark: 'That ia the usual materialistic attempt t) Mod a matter-of-fact explanation for a surprk ag psychic! and mental phenomenon.' On Wednesday the Hon. William Jen nings Bryan, the Boy Orator of the Platte, mate his usual sixteen hour speech on silver at Butte. On Thurs day moraiag all northeastern Nebraska, not merely the lignite beds, but the snow oa the surface and the immemorial bowels of the earth, was burning with a fierce though silver-colored flame. There is no way of putting that fire out. It will burn down to the antipodes, and the Hon. William Jennings Bryan will fol low his own persuasive voice through the fiery tunnel so created to the other face of the earth. He will be talking 16 to 1 to the unhappy Hottentots by 1897. If his bark sinks, 'tis to another sea, and still a silver one." THE EDITOR. SOCI AL GOSSIP The Patriarchs faocy dress party last Friday night, was well set. Everybody was ea costume and the scheme of dec oration was in harmony with the char acter of the party. It, the dancers and the background, was complete and hartn:nious as a picture by one of the most modern French stylists, ssy Boldiaior by illustrators like Albert Lynch and Bac Long, straight, pieces of buntiBg were trained from the four corners of the rooai and met at the centre similar straight pieces from the four sides. These were fringed by grotesque mas'cs, fastened a foot 'apart. The wall was paneled with masks and posters and a calcium light dimmed and illuminated the mystery and fascination of the scene. No one spoke; like ghosts, they peered into the cavities of each other's eyes and examined bands. Lov ers looked in vain for ladies to whom they had sworn that no disguise they could assume would hide their identity, impatient, unbelieving husbands hunted for their wives and found them not in that whispering, fluttering, ghostly crush. The scheme of decoration was Mrs. W B Ogden's, a lady who knows how to lay on her colors broadly in a hall and with daintiness and attention to detail in a small house and attain success in both. Mrs. Ogden i to Lin coln what Mrs. Hobart ChattieldChat field Taylor is to Chicago. She under stands the secrets of a good dinner, the decorative possibilities of her own house, the gowns she can wear, and what is more, those she cannot wear. She comprehends that she cannot fol low fashion, but makes it follow her, so that people say "That's just like Mrs. Ogden." Of the costumes the most original was that worn by Mira Lulu Clark. She was a very old and poor lady, beat with rheumatism bnt still lively and light on her feet, with an air of gentility in spite of her accordeon and suggestive tin cup. She went about wailing the accordeon, peering, hesitat ing and dancing in the style of fifty years ago before illness, poverty and age destroyed her kingdom of hearts. But one who baa once ruled never loses the royal manner and this dear and pathetic old lady ha it still. Fo that some who looked upon her said to themselves, "I think that u Lulu Clark." Miss Gere looked like a miniature of "Phyllis,' in a flowered pink silk. Miss Harwood with ber liratded hair hanging down her back was a precocious and pretty in fant, so was Mrs. Hargreaves. Mrs. Lad J and Miss Latta were "the two little girls in blue," anybody could see that. No one recognizee! Mrs. I M Ray mond; she was a Scotch lassie, and she might have just come off the moors. J heai d a number sa as they watched ber dance that they thought it must be Ella Raymond. Mrr. C H Imboff was a gray nun, a costumef ull of simplicity, grace and seriousness. If Patriarchs were not tired of thinking by sight time they weak) have known the gray nun, Mrs. Imboff bad chosen to go en car actere instead of en costume. 'Miss Wheeled was "the 'old fashioned girl." There were a huge nu uber of domiaoea ad these were the m st perfect dis guises. The hood conceals the back of and the carriage of the head, marks as characteristic as the features of the face. Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Rudy and Mies Maud Oakley were the "three graces," but wearing only a mask were immedi ately recognized. Most of the men wore dominoes or monk's costumes which are about the same. Captain Guilfoyle was a courtier of Louis XlVs time. Prof. Owens was a cadet or a hunter or a cadet hunting and he was hunticg too before the masks were removed. Prof. Taj lor was a mandarin, and Prof. Barbour was Uncle Sam. There were other costumes just as effective as those mentioned, so many that my mind is confused when it attempts to be spe cific. They were a talented lot of people. Great are the "Patriarchs" of Lincoln. The people at Mr. and Mrs. Lew Marshall's german Wednes day night might properly be designated as the younger smart set. There were a few young married- people, Dr. and Mrs. Ladd, who arrived a little late, hav ing spent the e-irlier part of the evening at the Junior Promenade at the Lincoln hotel, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Burr, Mr. 'and Mrs. John Dorgan; Mr. and Mrs. W F Kelley. The remainder, and there were about fifty present, were the most lively members of the young unmarried set. The german was in celebration of of the first wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall, and the favors, cos tumes and decorations were, very ap propriately, of paper. Y.ung society girls and callow youths hive a way saying: "This is .the prettiest party ever saw, and in their enthusiasm they really mean what they say. But the Marshall german quickened the enthus iasm of everybody. I do not remember a more elaborate or beautiful bouse party in Lincoln in recent years. The Buckstaff residence has seen many a merry dance, but none merrier than this fancy german, with the ladies in deli cate paper dresses of varied design and the men resplendent in original concep tions in crepe tissue. Paper lanterns and flowers were arranged in the danc ing hall, and the favors made a huge paper bouquet Mr. Avery, of Sioux City, who arrived in the city the first part of the week accompanied by his sister. Miss Spalding, now the guest of Miss Mae Burr, led, with Mies Burr, and he acquitted himself with distinction. Mr. Avery exhibited a truly remarkable facility in the difficult task of leader ship, and he had a way of making things come oat smoothly. A feature of his germ in was the presence of a number of girls from out of the city. These included Miss Spald ing, who will remain in the city some time, Miss Mount, of Omaha, who is the guest of Miss Slaughter, Miss Wallace, of Lafayette, Ind., visiting Mrs. R J Greene, Miss Wood, of Kansas City, who expects to retain home today, and Miss Beaaett, of Omaha. Wednesday was a night of fetes, of frolics, the Junior promenade at the Lincoln, Mrs. Marshall's cottillion and x 3 fi MIHEEuS gfeji DID YOU 8AY? w IUa MN PEOPUE have wheels of one kind or another, and there are many kinds of wheels, including those in the head wheels good, bad and indifferent. 1X...u. ...U. MAM.. .!&.... MA. M...t .A4tAB 4 I. X Isll 1 other wheels that they really belong in a class k apart. They are acla6sa!l by themselves. They are good wheels toe best CPCtP has them nobody else in Lincoln has. If you are thinking of pur chasing am thing in ihe bicycle line you cannot afford to neglect calling on him. Magnet GEO. A, CRANCER 1134 0 ST. ,S2, SSB BICYCLE nrnTTt-n-mn VW OUISIJILJLI-S tragceggvyyeycggycsy $UJ3,L-i irfX a-ai aaW- Amf ika-! VWS aWa' " We are having a pant sale that is tafcing well . $ Pants worth from $4. to $6. at Suits, fopner price $15 and $12.50 now Overcoats and ulsters 20 .per cent off. Several lines of under wear at from 1-3 to 1-2 off $3 10 I 18 (Ml 9