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ELEANOR'S LETTER
DearS I agree with you that Lin Weaver from Chicago, is visiting her.
coin was never more interesting, socially, Miss Ura Kelley arrived on Thursday
than now, though it might be a great to visit Alice Righter and some or her
deal more interesting it there were more other friends. Miss Righter gave a
available unmarried men. There is an chafing dish supper in her studio for
opening in this town for ten or fifteen Miss Kelley.
proper men, single, between the ages of Society has been pretty gay here on
23 and 30. account of the joung ladies visiting Ln-
At the Pleasant Hour party last Fri- coin. Even Lent has had no effect on
day night the girls looked lovely. Miss the pace, I do not iike to say it, such
Grace Oakley was gowned in black a statement is enough to clouu the fash
satin, trimmed with large, red silk roeee. ionable future of any place, but it is
I thought her one of the very prettiest a fact. Even Episcopalians do not
girls in the room. Miss Marie Mar- seem to know that it is Lent Perhaps
shali's gownwas a light blue and white it is because they hive no sheperd that
silk. Miss Anderson wore a light blue the little lambs and ewes and old black
satin gown covered with white mousse
line de soie. Miss Anderson you remem
ber is the young lady from St. Louis
who is visiting Miss Mae Burr. The
Pleasant Hour people had been to so
miny parties they were ail worn out.
Everybody was sleepy and wished for a
sheep skip and frolic as though taster
had 60iue. The new rec'or will have a
time getting his flock into the fold
again.
I happened to overhear a good many
speculations last week as to Eleanor's
identity. It was funny, but no one
6up of coffee and a sandwich to waken guessed me or thought of me. Never
them up more than for the ices which having done any literary work nobody
they actually had. After the party thinks I can even write and spell a
Them's my orders," he said. It
humiliating for the young bloods to
have to pay in advance and right in
the presence of the girls. But the only
alternative was a four mile walk to,
town and they paid I am afraid the
consequences will be dtsastious if this
plan of cash in advance is introduced
very generally in society.
Charley Dawes (eft for home Sunday.
Saturday night S. H. Burnbam gave a
dinner party in his honor; and I am
told there were several very good in
formal toasts. Of course it was a stag
parly. The following were reported to
me as having been present; N. S. Har
wood, D. G. Wing, I. M. Raymond, J. B.
Wright, C. O. Whedon, E. E. Brown,
G. M. Lambertsou, C. II. Imhoff, B. G.
Dawes, C.G.Dawes, J. W. McDonald,
X. Z. Sop!!, Dr. Righter.
I got in a great crowd at Mrs. Kelley s
reception Tuesday afternoon. It was a
pleasant day, and everybody was there.
As I told you, it was given at the resi
dence of Mrs. Putnam, and it was a very
fine affair. Mrs. Kelley s sister. Miss
McCIure.of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, has
visited in Lincoln several times, and
she was greeted by a large number of
iriends. She is making but a short
stay, intending, so 1 understand, to re
Just the particular few that they want.
Thfs forces one to choose his set, for one
cannot longer hope fo be included in all
sets. Olive Latta is about the only girl
that is popular with and sought after by
them all. You know hew popularity
runs in that family. Most of us are
glad to be favored by one or two cliques.
The chafing dish is playing an im
portant part in Lenten observance. Pea.
pie who are not going to parties, and
who are remaining very quiet, do not
hesitate to bring out the chafing dish,
and light the alcohol lamp for the "few
friends who just dropped in." In these
days a home without a chafing dish is flat,
stale and unprofitable. Some of tbe
young married people are hopelessly ad
dicted to the chafing dish habit.
When you return to Lincoln in the
spring you will find, among the buds
who have suddenly developed into blos
soms, the daughter of Mr. and Mr?.
Brad Slaughter. You probably remem
ber that the Slaughters came here from
Fullerton, Neb., a year or two ago, Mr.
Slaughter to take the management of
the street railway company as receiver,
and the men say he is a big improve
ment on Mr. Little. Miss Slaughter has
been attending the university, and is
jet. I believe, but she is seeing a great
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Miss Brooks who lives at Twenty-ninth
and O invited a few to a midnight
lunch at her house.
Mae Burr will give a Kensington for
Miss Spalding and Miss Anderson this
Friday, afternoon.
They say Mrs. McMurtry's reception
next Wednesday will be a crush She
has invited 400. It is well that her
house is large. This reception is a
come and go affair like all functions of
the kind. The trouble with Lincoln
people is, they come but they do not go.
If the house is limited this over friendly
disposition is apt to be a serious embar
rassment to .the hostess, for she has
counted on their goiug as much as she
has on their coming, Mrs. McMurtry
has lovely things that 6he and her
daughter collected from all parts of
this country when they traveled it up
and down. She-will be assisted in re
ceiving by Mrs. Chas. Lippincott, Mm.
Kelly, Miss Grace Oakley, Miss Olive
Latta, and perhaps others.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Burr gave a card
party for Miss Anderson andMlssSpald
ing on Thursday night.
Mrs.' Wright, Mrs. Rudy and Mrs.
Bates returned from Kansas City on
Do pou know, the people who run Ine
Courier thpught I was a little too per
sonal last week? They warned me to
be careful. This is too bad, for there
are several things I should have writ
ten this week that under the circum
stances I feel that I must leave out.
For my part I cannot see that anybody
could object to an) thing 1 said in my
letter. But society people are finnicky.
A crowd of young people had a funny
experience the other evening. I wasn't
in the partv. but I get the information
from a reliable source. Matt Baldwin
entertained a party at Meadow Brook
farm. The guests met at Mrs. hite s
on L street and were all driven out to
gether in a carry-all. It was after 12
o'clock when the party got ready to start
for home. The carry-all was brought to
the door of the lodge and everybody got
in and the order to start was given.
But the wheels didn't turn. Ihe driver
came around to the back and made the
pleasant statement that he would col
lect pay for the hire of the vehicle be
fore returning to town. Matt said,
-That'll be all right," and directed him
to drive on. But it wasn't all right-
The obdurate Jehu stucK ai ms p
turn home next week. Mrs. Lambert
son. Mrs. Ladd. Olive Latta, Miss Sher
wood, Mae Burr and others assisted at
the reception.
Mr. and Mrs. Eambertson and Miss
Sherwood are going to Omaha to spend
Sunday with friends.
W. B. Ogden recently returned from
New York, and the Ogdens have re
sumed their entertaining. Tonight, Fri
day, they will give a dinner party, and
the guests will be the Browns (Doc), and
Mrs. Brown's sister, Miss Bennett, of
Omaha, the Beesons and the Greenes,
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard, and Captain
Guiiroyle. Mrs. Guilfoyle is still in
Fort Robinson, but is expected back in
a few days.
Quite a number of small parties were
given during the week. I suppose I
musn't say anything about them, for
the sake of the hosts and hostessess
who do not want to be understood as hav
ing given parties. A sign of Lincoln's
growth, socially, is the breaking up of
society into sets, which process of frac
ture has made great development this
winter. Except the club dances not a
single party has been given this season
to which "everybody" was bidden. Peo
ple are dropping into the habit of en-
deal of society. She is a very popular
girl and attractive. Her guest. Miss
Mount, of Gmaha. is having a gay time,
I imagine.
Tonight Miss Slaughter will take a
number of her friends for a ride in the
red car, and tomorrow evening, Satur
day, Mae Burr will entertain.
Frank Zehrung told somebody he was
glad to bo brought into Eleanor's let
ter even if he had to be dragged in by
his game foot. I do not see Frank as
frequently as I nsed to, but the things
he says get about somehow and will be
dulv reported to you.
ELEANOR
The Tableaux D'Art company will
give a rental at the Funke opera house
Tuesday, March 3. The program is as
follows: Part 1 -Scarf Drill, Willia-ns.
Tableaux company: The Stage Heroine,
Jerome K. Jerome. Miss Crawford: Group
Poses. Williams. Misses Gillum. Watson
and Crawford: Pantomine Rock of
Ages, Williams, (quartet acoompanie
ment) Miss Crawford; Minuet Drill. Wil
liams, Tableaux company- Part 11 A
Dilemma, Williams, G. C. Williams; The
Last Hvmn, Farningdam. (piano accom
paniment) Miss Watson; Expreseiv
Stepf and Walks. Williams, Miss Gil
lum, Fan Drill. Williams, Tableaux com-
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