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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1897)
f"""1 " rawgj. w-J-rf man 6 THE COURIER. I t Mi r SOCIAL AND PERSONAL) &3$$SS3 iK. $!& Captain Gu lfoylo and wife have re turned from enjoying the holidays with their friends in barracks at Fort Rob inson. Mr. and Mrs. Danii I Du Shane Olstott gave a pretty and unique dinner at their home in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. L'lth, tho oecaskn Wing tho first anniversary of their marriage. Mrs. Otstott former ly Miss Ida Uonnell of this city, has no superstition about the number thirteen, as a description of this dinner party will show. 1 he guests comprised the wed ding party, and covers were laid for just thbtcen. 1 ho circular table was decor ated with groups of cut flowers, thirteen in each lioquct, while each plate was laid with thirteen pieces of silver. The colla tion was very elegant, and was served in thirteen courses. Those present were II. and Mrs. John C. Bonnell, Miss Martha Otstott, Mr. Frank Hill. Misses Elizabeth and Pearl Bound!, Messrs. Tom Otstott, Shollenlierger, Wc&d and Flocd, Rev. Dr. Swift and Mr. and Mrs. Otstott Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Iiuhoff entertained the members of the Hall in the Grove with an open niecting last evening. Dr. Lowrey gave a line address. 1 he guests spent rho remaining time in conversa tion. Dainty refreshments were served to the gutsts before their departure. W. F. Wiley of Minneapolis was in the city a few days this week. The following ladies and gentlemen spent the evening Monday evening pleasantly with Mist Helen Nance: The Misses Grace Oakley and Henrietta Hollowbush; Metsrs. Mattson Baldwin, Fred Whi'e anJ Raymond Welch. The Bucyrus Mandolin Club held the Monday night rehearsal at the home of M r. and M rs. F. W. Smith. The evening was profitably and agreeably spent. There is a startling rumor about town that the most enthus astic members of the Pleasant Hour Club are attempting to get up a pairy for next week. Miss Julia Anderson of Taylorville, 111., who will be remembered as the guest of Miss Mae Burr seveml times, will be in I.inco'n a few days next week. From hero she goes to California to sperd the wint r. Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Cnil Funke en'crtaincd the whist club in a delightful manner. With a number of well contested games the evening was soon spent 1 he members present were Messrs. and Mesdames. A. G. Bceson, A. J. Green, L. C. Burr, C. L. Eurr, W. B. Hargrcaves, R. C. Ou'calt Capt and Mrs.Guilfoyle. Thursday at one o'clock, Mrs. D. A. Campbell gave a chsrmlng luncheon in compliment to Mrs. Parnialtee of Platts mouth, Neb. Mrs. Parmallee will be re membered by society as Miss Lillie Pol Lck. 1 he luncheon was daintily served ar.d the guests were given a most enjoy able time. Ihose participating were Mesdames C. E. Yates, J. A Eucksfciff, C. S. Lipp'ncott, C. F. Ladd, R. A. Holj okc, G. H. Noble and J. F. G uilfoj le. Messrs. Hasken and Torrir-gton of AtchiEon, theatrical and musical direc tors, are in the city conducting the re bearsals for the Burlesque Circus to be put on by the Linccln Light Infantry. Their 6bow promises to be a great suc cess, has many new and interesting features which theso gentlemen have introduced, and threats are freely made that it will surpass in elegance the cele brated production of Powhatan. The Cotillion Club will give their next party Wednesday, January twentieth, at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Buck staff. 1 he lady members met yesterday with Mrs. BuckstatT to make favors. Miss Anna Dick, modiste, has moved her rooms to 1.118 O street. The gool sleighing of Wednesday brought about one of the merriest of bob-sled parties given for ages. Every available inch of the big four horse sleigh was more than occupied. The The conversation and sorgs were more or le s interrupted with such remarks as 'Can't you give us more room?"' or "Whose feet are these?' "Who's got all the robes?'' The discomforts with a breakdown only added to the pleasure. 1 he vocal sclect'ons were accompanied by a few dozen tin horns. 1 hose partic ipating in the ride were the Misses tlenriet'a Hollowbush, Sadie Burnham, Florence Farwell, Mao Burr, Maude Oakley, Blanch Garten, Lucy Griffith and Olive Latta; Messrs. F. C. Cooley, J. H. Mallalieu, C. Y. Smith, F. W. White, W. C. Valentine, Homer Honey well, W. E. Clark and M. H. Baldwin, with Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Marshall as chaperons d'honncur. Busy? Weill Well! Lincoln Coal Co. Miss Mable Cobb from York has been visiting Mrs. Jansen. She sang at the Matinee Musical on Monday evening. Canon Pea coal. 85 per ton. The best for the money, at Gregory's, llth and O. Mr. Watts C. Valentine was in West Point this week visiting his parents Mr. Valentino expects to leave for Ccsta Rica about March 1st. Business men and ladies shoppirg should take their luncheon at the Mode' Restaurant, 31G South Twelfth. No better place can be found in the city. Single meals 15 cents. Sunday dinner 25 cents. Tickets S3. Soup served from 9 to 10 p. m. Mr. Harry Reese was in Wahoo on legal business this week. The success of the banquet part of the tarenty-first anniversary of Mr. Gregory's pastorate was due to Mrs. S. II. Burn ham. Never were four hundred people fed more quickly and satisfactorily than on Monday evening. A line of young men stationed on the stairway between the dining room and upper rooms passed up the trays containing tilled plates and later ice cream tjnd cake. The coffee was made ana served in the upper rooms. Within an hour the people were served and the plates were gathered up and put away. The arrangements which had been made beforehand secured this result and the credit should be given to Mrs. Burnham who was the director general of the whola. Gregory sells the best crushed coke for 87.40 per ton. llth and O. Phone 343. Dr. C. F. Ladd was initiated into the law fraternity Phi Delta Phi laet Friday night. He was slso recently initiated into the college fraternitj Phi Kappa Psi. We hive tho hot s' uff. Lincoln Coal Co. The members of Phi Kappa Psi will occupy three boxes at Clay Clement's presentation of "The Now Dominion" at the Funke Monday evening. Clay Clement is a member of the fraternity and after the play tho young men will give a "smoker" at their chapter bouse, Twelfth ard G ttreets. Austin Collett left Friday for Madieon, Wisconson, to attend a district reunion and banquet of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. Try Lincoln Coal Co.'e -Beaut', 1200 O The Junior class of the State Univer sity have perfected arrangements for the Junior hop to be held charter week. Ernest Wiggenhorn was elected chair man of the hop committee. Mrs. Harriet S. Mc. Murphy ot Omaha spent Tuesday evening and Wednesday in Lincoln. She read Tuesday evening a paper at the annual meeting of the State Historical society on '-Nebraska Wromen in 1851. "' Mrs. MacMurphy has organized a School of Household Economics in Omaha to which school the Womans Club have given tne uso of their rooms, and in which is being in structed at present a class of young girls selected from some of the schools of the city in tho principles ot cooking and home making. The expenses of this tuition are being paid by the De partment of Sociology of tho club. Mrs. MacMurphy is also arranging for courses of demonstration lectures in Household Economics in various towns throughout the state. A pleasant affair was the Kensington given Thursday afternoon by Mrs. R.J. Green in compliment to her mother, Mrs. Miller of Lafayette, Ind. With such a charming hostess, the time was spent most agreeably with needle woik and conversation. Mrs. Miller camo be fore New Year's and expects to mako a two months vibU with her daughters. A very pretty wedding was that of Mies Jennie Watson's, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Watson, and Charles Beghtoll of Trinidad, Colorado, which occurred Tuesday at twelve o'clock at the home of tho bride's parents on L street. The decorations were extremely boautiiul. Pink was the prevailing color. Carnations and La France rosea of that color intertwined in garlands of smilax was used artistically on the cur tains and chandelier and as portieres. A bank of palniB was arranged in the south end of the parlor, covering the entire space, before which the ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Hind man. Mies Lelia Watson played the Mendelsohn wedding march for the bridal party. Miss Beghtoll of Hold rege, Neb., a sister ot the groom, was the bridesmaid and Mr. Hufford of Holdrego was best man. The little flower girls, Miss Hazel Moore, a neico of .he bride, and Miss Alice Kate pro ceeded tho party carrying baskets of pink roses. Tho bride wore a white silk gown which was beautiful for its sim plicity. It was trimmed in chiffon pearl passementerie and lace. She car ried bride roses. Miss Beghtoll'sgown was a delicate pink silk trimmed in lace and chiffon.The flower girls wore dainty white gowns. A delicious wedding breakfast followed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Beghtoll took the G:05 p. m. train for Holdrego where they remained two days. 0. J. KING. Family Grocer.. Wholesale and Retail. 1126 N STREET, - LINCOLN, NEB. Stock purchased direct from tho manufacturer. We buy in carload lots. Quality considered, we claim to be the Low est Priced Grocery in Lincoln. INTO m WE SELL FOR CASH. SlfeiiI ! "Miss Althea Roberts, second daughter of Col. A. Roberts of Rising City, and Corwin R. Haggard, second son of Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Haggard of this city, were married in Rising City on Tuesday, at ten a. in. at the home of the bride's father. Only the immediate families of tho young pair were present at the ceremony. The brido wore a becoming traveling gown. She will bo remember ed in Lincoln as a former student of the State University and is a pretty and popular ycung lady in Rising City. Mr. Haggard is well known in Lincoln as a prominent young man of sterling qual ities who is connected at present with the American Express company. tMr. and Mrs. Haggard arrived here on the noon train Tursday and went to their newly furnished "cottage ou Eleventh and F streets where thy will bo at home to their friends. Sutton & Hollowbush havo invented a cough drop. They call it tho S. & II., Sutton & Hollowbush, and it is a good oae. Stop and get one on your way to tho theatre. It will savo you a spasm of coughing. The young ladies of Kappa Alpha Theta entertained a number of their young gentlemen friends at the home of Miss Emily Weeks last Friday night. A reception was tendered them by tho groom's parents. Friday they started for Trinidad, Col., their future home, and where Mr. Beghtoll is prominent in both the social and business world. Miss AVat6on has always lived in Lin coln; she is a pretty girl and has a host of friends who wish her happiness in her new home. Thirty friends and relatives were present among whom were Mr. and Mrs. Michener of Beardstown, 111.; Mrs. Kato and daughter Alice of Audibon, Iowa, a sister of tho groom; the Misses Beghtoll of Holdrege, Julia Boehney, Grewell, Nellie Grewell, Hazel Moore; Messrs. Carl Beghtoll, Hufford; Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Ware of Wymore, Neb. During the past week tho men of tho First Congregational church have or ganized a club to take charge of tho evening services at the church. This plan has been adopted with great success in the east and is being tried for tho first time here. Tomorrow evening tho club will furnish a ppecial musical rro gram. The Hagenow String Quartette will render a number of selections, assist ed by tho church choir, soloists and organ. Admission will bo free but a voluntary collection will be taken at the door. m?