The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, May 23, 1896, Image 6
THE COURIER. 11 I 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. 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