THE COURIER.
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MISS PENELOPE, OMAHA
My Dear Eleanor: At an early hour
last night thehome of Miss IMarguerite
Pritchett was ablaze In honor of the
young lady's birthday fete and In readi
ness for the celebration to which she
had Invited her young1 friends the week
before. The youthful party goers evi
dently took a leaf Trom the book of their
elders, for, although the cards read
from 7 to 11, It was after
half past before the carriages
began to roll up to the front
entrance and deposit their perfumed
lace and silk draped occupants. At 8
o'clock the party was In full swing, the
music pulsed through the open doors
and windows and lured many passers
by to stop and gaze, smile in sympathy
and pass on. The house was alive with
color, the upturned faces of roses every
where were scarcely so beautiful as
the human faces bright with the joy of
the occasion.
It was very amusing to watch the
coming men in miniature bowing with
great grace before some belles of the
future and requesting the pleasure of
the dance. I overheard one gentleman
of tender years say to a dainty looking
maiden, "Will you dance this with me;
can you dance?" She gave a co
quetlsh toss to her ringleted head
and replied: "Thank you, I don't
suppose I can dance it so extra fine, but
I will try-" The table was as attractive
as quantities of pink roses, smilax,
maiden hair fern and dainties of every
description could make it.
Shortly before 11 the tired, happy lit
tle revellers began to disperse and no
doubt finished the remainder of the
night dancing through dreamland, dis
counting the Joys of the future.
The young hostess looked charming
in a pink gauze gown, while Phoebe
Imette and Margaret Wood were equal
ly attractive in rose tinted silk with all
the accessories of a ban costume, fan,
long gloves and flowers. Pretty Natalie
Merrlam's costume was also noticeable,
a green gauze, burnished with narrow
ribbon. Marion Hughes in white and
blue and Frances Riley in a tinted or
gandie, trimmed with white ribbons,
were particularly dainty, but amid so
much beauty I should not attempt to
discriminate. Here are some of the
guests: The Misses Cotton, Morseman,
Thurston. Coffman, Klrkendall, Cong
don, Drake. McConnell, Bradford. Mc
Shane, Allen, with Messrs. Roy Wood.
Dougherty. Thurston.Sheverick, Burns,
Lyman, Tates and many others whose
names we did not learn.
This was not the only birthday cele
brated among us last night. Another
year had added Its feather -weight to
our most gracious lady, Mrs. Nelson
Patrick. Her family planned a sur
prise celebration, which surely was
adroitly managed, for she was persuad
ed to go down to Lincoln for a few days
to visit Mrs. Lambertson. It Is safe to
suppose no inkling of the real facts
ever occurred to her and the arch con
spirators were thus afforded a clear
field for action, which they well im
proved, as the sequel showed. Tuesday
Mrs. Patrick was telegraphed for to
come to the house of a friend, which
she did, and later was telephoned for
to come home at once, that some friends
had unexpectedly arrived. So the un
suspecting victim of this complicated
plot once more complied and went
home, -when the whole fabrication be
came known to her. The surprise was
absolutely complete. A beautiful din
ner to which ninety-six of her friends
and old time acquaintances had been
summoned was served from .flower
laden tables. The large table stood In
the dining room, while a smaller one
was set In the breakfast roof and was
presided over by Mrs. Manderson and
Mrs. Robert Patrick. lr you know Mrs.
Patrick. Eleanor, you know a fair and
gracious woman, on whom even the
years have laid loving hands, so fair
and sweet she Is. HappyHollow has
ever been deservedly noted for Us en
tertainments and this one. under the di
rect supervision of Mr. Patrick, was no
exception, and as mine host he fairly
scintillates. Among the diners were:
Mr. and Mrs. Cowln, Judge and Mrs.
Doane. Mr. and Mrs. H. W.Yates, Mrs.
and Mrs. C. E. Yost, General and Mrs.
Manderson, the Misses Yates, Miss
Black of Chicago and Messrs. Robert
and John Patrick.
A few members of the swell set gave
a concert last evening at the Congrega
tional church for the benefit of the Em
ma Flower mission. It was well attend
ed and very enjoyable. Miss Helen
Hoagland sang for the first time in pub
lic and made a very favorable impres
sion. One of the most appreciated num
bers was Mrs. Dickey's recitation, "The
Organ Builder," with organ accompan
iment. Bishop and Mrs. Worthlngton gave a
reception for the visiting clergymen at
Brown ell hall last night.
We had all kinds of dissipation made
possible last evening. You pays your
money and takes your choice. Speak
ing about paying your money. Dr. Lee
has flashed some rather pronounced
negligee shirts on his circle this spring.
One of them a black and white, very
stylish, but a trifle extreme as to the
width of the stripe. This one, I repeat,
threw one of his friends in a trance on
coming In view of it suddenly. Upon his
awakening he asked weakly, "Doc,
where did you get that shirt, at Brown
ing & King's or the Tent and Awning
company's?" I am not encouraging such
familiarity. I think it ought to be sup
pressed. The Woman's club expects Francis
Walker Friday. You know he sings
beautifully and goes about the country
to introduce the Derthick course of
music It Is a literary music course,
or more properly a course In the litera
ture of music, and Is especially adapted
to people who do not know a thing
about music. That's the reason I men
tion it. I thought you might like to
join.
Yesterday I saw a tiny maiden sitting
on a curb stone and blowing the down
off dandelion balls and then chasing
the elusive bits in the vain endeavor
to recapture them. She set me to think
ing. I sat down beside her and said se
riously, "My dear child, you cannot get
those little white stars again." "But I
want to pit 'em back some more" "You
cannot, dear, and when you grow to
be a big lady you will find that the
beautiful things you throw away you
can never find again. You had a little
brother once and he cried night and day
for the moon. The people who took care
of him grew tired and set a bucket of
water in the yard. The little boy looked
in It and thought the moon had come
down to him. He reached down eager
ly. When he stood up again there was
no curl in his hair, no starch in his
sailor collar and he caught a bad cold.
He may have wanted tne moon after
that, but he never cried for it." The lit
tle maiden gave me a curious unflinch
ing stare out of her blue eyes. I wonder
If there Is anything which renders one
more sensible of defects than the level
uncompromising gaze of a child? This
one rose, sedately trotted across the
lawn, and plucked other dandelions
that she might blow more Joy abroad;
however, it Is for the grown up blower
of dandelions that my sympathy Is
keenest, for I am one of them. If you
cannot he the rich man, methinks It
would be better to be numbered among
the beggars at the gate. Poverty ac
knowledged loseshalfof Its sting. Papa
told me emphatically last night he
couldn't afford to let me have a trip this
summer. Life threatens to prove a fail
ure. Mama told me, early, that I
couldn't have many new clothes, but I
didn't care very much, because I had
several pretty gowns left over from last
season. I wonder If there Is anything
more hopelessly and provokingly dis
appointing than last summer clothes.
You lay away a lawn or organdie and
It lingers In your memory as a peculiar
ly tasty confection, very becoming to
you; you did not wear it much; it will
be as good as new. You take it out next
year. Heavens! what ails it? It has a
small sleeve, generally contracted air
about it, positively dowdy, it is
stamped from the hem to the neck ruf
fle with a last year's bird's nest expres
sion which is maddening. Of course,
life has its compensations. Ever so
many people expect to taKe their sum
mer vacation in or near 'Omaha. Mr.
Ed. Peck and family leave this week
for their pretty farm house at Calhoun.
I hear the Lewis Reeds talk of taking
the Poppleton place at Elkhorn. Mr.
and Mrs. Will Wyman have found a
town house to suit them and will not go
to Florence as usual this summer.
Okibojl will have many of the accus
tomed sojourners, the Curtises, the
Baums, the Wilhelms and most likely
the D. C. Patterson family, who are at
present in Manitou.
If I should happen to go any place I
refer you to the Excelsior for my ad
dress. The only way I can get In is as a
contributor to that too sweet for any
thing weakly. Is to subscribe my name
to an out of town address. Yours to
the bitter end. PENELOPE.
Omaha, May 20, 1896.
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who does not admire them? Have you
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