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My clear S:-I was so disappointed at
not being able to go to the Lincoln club
party. At almost the last minute Mr.
who was to take me notified
me that "business of an urgent nature
absolutely compelled him to forego the
pleasure of taking me to the ball."
Rather an unceremonious letting down,
wasnt it? So I stayed home, and I
learn that a great many people stayed
home. The storm kept many away.
Spring parties hare a weary air, and I
am told there was scarcely any gayety
at this party. It was not very large,
and the people did not seem to care
much about dancing.
One of the young unmarried men who
was at the Lincoln club dance tells me
that Miss Hallio Hooper was a vision of
loveliness. I think I havo told you that
she was about the only girl in the city
or I should say in society, who observed
Lent, and this was her first appearance
after the forty days. She always looks
well, but my informant sayp she was
perfectly stunning at this dance.
Miss Margaret Brown, of Omaha, was
one of the popular girls. She came to
Lincoln as the guest of Miss Sherwood
and Mrs. Lambert son. Mr. McCuen and
Miss Weller, of Omaha, were also pres
ent. I think they were the guests of
Miss Slaughter.
John Fairfield, one of the Fairfield
boys, is going to be married on the 23th.
The Mrs. Fairfield to be is Miss Lulu
M. Bean, of Lafayette, Ind.
I noticed an item in the Journal last
Sunday to the effect that the end of the
season brought no engagements, as is
usually the case. The season does seem
to have been unfruitful in this respect,
tho' you can't always tell. And this is
leap year, too. I wonder what is the
matter. It can't be hard times, because
the times have been hard for three years,
and last year and the year before matri
mony seemed to be in high favor. Jack
sayB a whole lot of people are giving the
subject earnest attention, and he thinks
the prospects are fair for a crop this
fall.
Until lately clergymen have not been
a factor in any matrimonial survey of
the year's successes and failures. Clergy
men and soldiers, the world over, have
only to give the word and fair ladies are
willing to lead a life of privation for the
Bake of their pious or gallant society.
Lieutenant Pershing was as indifferent
to the girls as a Jew to pork. Lieuten
ant Griffith surrendered to Miss Oakley
almost as soon as he began to drill the
boys. The rest of the officers at the
university have been married when
they arrived worse luck.
Excepting a stray widower or two
whom years appear onjy to confirm in
celibacy thrs clerical element here has
lacked romantic interest.
When a man (I do not mean a priest)
lets it be known that he will serve only
one mistress and that he has chosen the
church it is a challenge that only a wom
an can appreciate the fascination of.
If the clergyman could only stay young
and devoted forever his church would
need to be enlarged and enlarged again.
Years of preaching, prayer, and pastoral
patience take the curi out of his hair
and the pulsing ring from his voice, and
he becomes of interest only as a case
of mistaken obstinacy.
Girls who have not been in the habit
of going to chuch more than two or
three times a mon-h now go two or three
times on Sunday. Oh! there is no
doubt that an unmarried clergyman, if
he only stays so builds up the church.
The trouble is that when he selects one
all the rest 'wonder what "he' could see
in "her" "lui et elle," "elleet lui."
When Dr. Duryea came to Omaha he
became at once the most popular man
in the city, his church was crowded, his
receptions made it extremely hard to
get up progressive card parties on the
same night or any night for that matter,
for it was either prayer meeting uight
or Y. P. S. G. E. night or social night.
Omaha matrons were in despair when
suddenly it was announced ho was to
be married to a young and beautiful
woman, His sermons were as learned,
as logical, as spiritual as before but the
attendance fell off. I will not tell you
why dear S. You are a woman and have
probably aspired to bo the companion of
a man who turned his back on the
prospect of certain happiness with you
for the exceedingly doubtful chance of
comfort with some one else. Well in
Omaha at the time of this announce
ment there were probably twenty peo
ple who were convinced tnat they had
been mistaken in him and in time they
were able to convince others that he
was a mortal man. Before I leave this
subject I must refer again to Lieuten
ant Pershing. His indifference was so
deep-seated, the vainest of us never
boasted of having disturbed it. In the
three years that he lived here he waB
careless of everything except the de
velopement and discipline of the uni
versity battalion and the society of a
few cronies when he was off duty. They
saw he is in the way of promotion, that
he has a future and all that "If she be
not fai to me, what care I how fair she
be?"
James Irwin is visiting his mother,
Mrs. Polk. He has been spending the
wintei in the south. His health is much
better and he has gone back to his home
in Quiniy.
Mr. O. R. Oakley and Mr. Mohren
stecher appeared on the street again
this week.
Tuesday evening Miss Grace Oakley
entertained five or six friends at a chaf
ing dish party. The trouble with a
chafing dish is that you can only cook
for a small number at a time. Mr.
Filder from New York city is visiting
Miss Grace. .
The Pershing Rifles will give their
party on Friday evening. You know
Jack is out of town and I am going
with Reginald . You know who 1
mean. I always called him Reginald be
fore I met him, and I was so disap
pointed when he was introduced by a
name that bears no resemblance to his
really distinguished air and clothes. He
says he has enly been waiting for Jack
to leave town and that he hopes he will
stay. I am sure I am glad to go with
him too, but I shall miss talking it all
over with Jack.
Mrs. L. C. Burr returned from New
York last week.
Miss Terry is the guest of Miss Maude
Oakley.
The concert Friday night at the
Presbyterian church has everything in
its favor except brevity. Miss Terry,
Miss Oakley, Mrs. Campbell and Mrs.
Edwards sing exquisitely together. But
the program is the longest I ever saw
even in an amateur concert. Sometimes
church members are too magnanimous,
too conscientious. This is one of the
caBes twenty-nine numbers think of
it! No one but a musical madman
could have got it up or could listen to
it without unutterable weariness. It
will be eleven o'clock before it is over.
German opera, and the Passion play at
Oberammergau have educated their au
diences to sustained attention.Life passes
more rapidly in the new world than in
Germany however.
Miss Oakley has spent the week visit
ing in Omaha and Plattsmouth.
Mrs. Wheeler from Omaha visited her
sister, Miss Marie Marshall, during the
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Mrs. C. C. Burr is thinking of going
to Denver to live.
Mrs. D. A. Campbell gives a little mu
sicale Friday morning. You wrote me
the morning musicale is the new custom
in the east. This is the tirst one here.
On Saturday night Messrs. Howells,
Clough, Low and Mallalieu give a
chafing-dish supper to some of their
friends at the Lindell. I just know they
will get into a dispute about the best
way to cook the supper.
Mrs'R. H. Oakley has a cake and
apron sale at her home on Saturday
for the benefit of the Episcopital church
Mrs. S. B. Pound gave a dinnerparty
on Wednesday night.
There is a good deal in my letter this
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the subject I might say that Mrs. R. II .
Oakley entertained the whist club on
Thursday night.
Mrs. Quimby who visited Miss Lance
a few months ago is with her again for
a few weeks.
Frank Cook is steadily improving and
took a few steps the last part ot the week-
But here is, practically, half the year
gone, and not more than two or three
affairs that are likely to develop into
anything. It is too bad. What is leap
year for, anyway? You might think
there are no young men, or that the
girls are all married; but there is a goodly
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