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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1897)
THE COURIER.' I write, advertising pays well, for the wealthy, educated classes arc inveterate shoppers. The wealthy are very wealthy and poverty Is also extreme. Wealthy Spanish-American ladies have little re--creation except shopping, for Bradlry "Martln balls or traveling for pleasure are unknown to them. But they spend vast sums of money on dress. They do not care to lavish much on fine hounes because earthquakes are a constant menace. Although the government is autocratic the people are liberty loving and could be educated into a higher social level. The tendency is toward greater freedom of the press. Lincoln Dry Goods Co.. 1009 O stiit. Miss Ada Heaton started Wednesday the 17th on a trip which will last until June. She stopped at 'Chicago and Niagara Falls for a few days and will be in Washington, D. C, for the inaugu ration. On her return she will visit her old home. Craw'ordsville, and Terre Haute, Ind. Monday a lot of framed pictures at -$J, many of these pictures were$l'un f ramed, Leming Store, 1106 O Street. John W. Dixon of Nebraska City was in Lincoln Wednesday to attend the Shriner's banquet and iniliatlou. The boxes were nearly all filled Wednesday evening at the National Flower, by pretty parties. A few of the people were: Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Thompson, Mr. Leonard. Miss Mary Price, Captain and Mrs. Guilfoyle, Mrs. Ttobinson, of Chicago; Mrs. C. E. Yates, Mrs. R. N. Townley and J. B. Wright. Mrs. D. W. Murphy left last Wednes day for Columbus, Neb. Hanna Coal for sale by Gregory, 11th andO. Phone 343. The Shriners gave an elaborate ban quet to the new initiates Wednesday evening at the Capital hotel. About fifty guests were present. Dr.. Dolby jlayed "Yankee- Doodle" for the Shrin ers to march from the castle to the ban quet hall, where the guests were seated around the banquet table. The follow ing menu was served: Blue Points. Celery. Bouillon In cup'. Escalloped Oysters. Green Olives. Sandwiches. lettuce. Cold Roast Turkey. Glazed Ham. Sliced Ox Tongue. Chicken Salad. Boned Capon, en Aspic. Capital Hotel Ice Cream. Kisses. Lady Fingers. Angel's Food. Fruit. American Cream Cheese. St. Jullen. St. Catamba. Cafe Xoir. The Initiates: John W. Dixon, Fred M. Kuwisky and D. J. Sinclair of Ne braska City; Joe Mallalieu of Lincoln; J O. Walker of Ong; Robert Tweed of Davenport; J. S. Coshonle of Hebron, and S. P. Glasgow, sheriff of Nehama county. H. H. Wilson officiated as toastmaster. Early in the week a few fortunate lit tle tots were sent the following Invlta--tlon: Mrs. Coffroth invites her little friends on Tuesday, from 3 till daylight ends, to celebrate with joy and mirth the day of Paysou Ewing's birth, Feb ruary the twenty-third. No. 1300 G street. Many and witty were the acknowledg ments which were written In scrawling child's writing, and many were the happy hearts which were assembled Tuesday afternoon to enjoy the games which most delight the infant heart. Pink was the prevailing color in the decorations. The dining room table was beautiful with La France roses, pink sash ribbons, pink and blue paper boxes, and the pink and white birth dav cake adorned with seven candles. Some of the acceptances were in rhyme as follows: Helen Mitchell pleased will be. To come to Payson Ewlng's tea On Tuesday afternoon at three. And try the merriest to be. Katherlne Beeson will come to the party. For Payson Kwing with good wishes hearty. And she thinks the best of all things to be. One of Auntie Coffroth's friends. Don't you see? Howard Brown his compliments send to Mrs. C, And he Intends to be at the party Tues day at three; To play with the kids, what fun It will be.' Alva accepts with Joy To celebrate the birth of the boy. Who while in years only seven. In mind Is nearly eleven. Alva Clark. I'll be with thee, right Joyfully. To celebrate with Joy and mirth. The day of Payson Ewing's birth. Bu: school will keep me from the treat. Until at four I home will run. And get me ready for the fun. Hlley Wiley Hiland Wheeler. Dorethy C. and Wilder D.. Accept with pleasure your Invite to play On Paj son's birthday. They will gladly assist. In the mirth and the gke And then please send them home to tea. Dorethy C. and Wilder D. Baker. Mrs. R. J. Green gave a luncheon on Thursday, in honor of her guests. Miss Price and Miss Bennett. The latter lives in Omaha. The guests were Mrs. F. W. Brown. Mrs. Beeson, Mr3. Guil foyl, Mrs. Coffroth. Perfection Cooking Mixture W.70 per ton, sold exclusively by Gregory, 11th anil O. Next Wednesday, March 3d, is the fust day of Lent, when we (of the church) repent in dust and ashes for the frivolity which has characterized the 311' days of our futile past. The official and anniversal repentance is 46 days long this season surely not too long to remember the sins of worldllness and selfishness and worse, of the help we could give and would not, the short ness cf life and our accountability. Miss Lila Alexander came down from Omaha yesterday to attend the Patri arch's fancy dres3 ball. hSe is the gueU of Miss Sadie Buhrnam. Mrs. Georgia M. Lore left for 'San Diego, Cal., yesterday. New Psnn. hard coal, $7 CO at yard yard and $8.03 delivered. Whitel reast Co. The Kensington Club, which usually mcets Monday afternoon, were enter tained yesterday by Mrs. W. J. Turner at her home, at 1527 L street. De Ilc'ous refreshments were served. The guests and members present were: Messrs. and Mesdames R. T. Van Brunt, A. G. Billmeyer, Leese, C. I. Jones, W. C. Preston. Chapin, Wilkinson, Walter Davis, Patrick. Armstrong, Plank, Ladd, Latta, Hayes, Tomson, MacLean, Can dell, Bartruff, Aitkin, Hutchlns. R. M. Turner, M. E. Van Brunt. Wolcott and Williams, with the Misses Eulass, Parks and Bessie Turner. "Mrs. Wolcott and Mrs. Williams are on their way to Bos ton, where Mr. Wolcott is in business. They are the guests, while in Lincoln, of Mrs. Van Brunt. Mrs. Wolcott and Mrs. Williams have a great many friends here who welcome the oppor tunity to greet them again. If you are thinking- of get ting a bicycle see our line. It is complete and can save you monev. Crancer & Curtice Co. 207 S. 11th st. The members of dissenting bodies pay little attention to the fact which re juvenates the most brilliant part of so ciety, and small western communities scarcely note the arrival of Ash Wednes day. "Uni" students say our Thrfe"Beauts" are elegant. Lincoln Coai Co., 1200 O Messrs. W. Farnam Smith and Joe Kaldrldge of Omaha spent Sunday In Lincoln as the guests of Mr. and Mm. F. W. Smith. They attended the Pleasant Hour party. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel D. Ostott of Chi cago were In the city this week vls 'ltlng Mrs. O's sister, Mrs. A. Lincoln Frcst. Mrs. Ostott is known to Lincoln friends as Ida Bonnell. Hubert H. Walte of Beatrice attended the Pleasant Hour party last Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Smith gave an elegant dinner, and also a lunch in the evening, to a few young people. Miss Grace Oakley delightfully enter tained Miss Tukey of Omaha last Sat urday evening. The decorations were pretty and the refreshments elaborate. Although the entertainment was in formal, it was thoroughly enjoyable to the eight or ten couples present. Miss Mae Bartlett, who has been vis iting Mis3 Alice Righter since the prom enade, returned to her home last Sat urday. Mr. Russell Thorpe, of Edgemont. ar rived Monday In Lincoln. He remained several days. A merry crowd of young folks cele brated Washington's birthday by giving a bob-sled party In honor or Miss Jossie Kribbler of Seward. Tbse participat ing were: Misses Josie Kribbler, Clara Leese, Alta Wilson, Edith Erford, Anna Maryott, Dollie Shepherdson, In dia Bartley, Mable Erford and Mildred Parks; Messrs. George Joers, Herman Lock. Howard Rathburn. Harry Mitch ell. Winthrop Rathburn, Heny Look, Gene Hancock. Vincent O'Slua and Mark Rathburn. Try Lincoln Coal Co 's " Beau tV, 1206 O Mrs. William Pennybaker and baby of Grand Island, and Mrs. Watts or Cripple Creek, are the guests of Mrs. J. White. From Lincoln Mrs. Pennyba ker will go to Missouri, her future home. The Tri-Delta3 and a few of their friends were informally entertained at the home of Miss Frankish, Saturday afternoon. That which gave the great est pleasure to the meeting was the opportunity of having with them Mrs. Manahan and Miss Sara Vore Taylor, 96. Miss Taylor is teaching in Onlaha this year, and Mrs. Manahan returned from St. Paul only a short time ago. Mrs. W. S. Sumner, an alumlns of an Iowa college, and also of another chap ter of the Pi Beta Phi. has invited the local chapter of the Pi Beta Phi to spend the afternoon with her Saturday, Feb ruary 27. The Sigma Chi fraternity initiated three members Thursday evening, Feb ruary 8. They are Frank Rainey and Ralph Rainey of Brownville, Neb., and Clee TIshue of Seward. Neb. Bert S. Langworthy has left school to accept a position in the Seward Na tional bank. Mr. I., will be greatly missed by the members of the Sigma Chi fraternity, of which he was an active member. The February number of the Botani cal Gazette affords some exceedingly interesting information concerning SWELL TIES 00 dozen just received and are on sale now. All the new creations Armstrong Clothing Co. the botany in the fifteen or sixteen lead ing universities and colleges of th country. From this article It is seen that the botanical seminar of the uni versity of Nebraska easily holds first rank among botanical societies con nected with institutions of learning. Its uniqueness Is shown by the fact that It Is the only such society, which publishes Its reports and monographs or carries on an extensive, systematic survey, and which requires candidates for membership or for successive de grees to pass a severe examination in practically all the departments of bot any. "The Periodicity of Flowering." Mr. Clem ents. "Herbaceous Vegetation Forms." Mr. Pound. "The Karyology of the Ascompcetls," a, review: Mr. Snear. "The Organogeny of the Genua Prunus," Mr. Bell. The American Chemical Society Is a natiAal organization of which there are nine local sections. The Nebraska sec tion is the farthest west. Meetings are held quarterly, at which lectures or pa pers on original investigations are pre sented. The subjects recently discussed before the section were "Mineral Con stituents of Some Nebraska Waters," Miss Bouton; "Conservation of Moisture In Soils," Prof. Lyon . "Starch Manufacturing and Chemis try as Applied therein," Mr. Hibbard. These meetings are held In the lecture room of the chemical laboratory. The Chemical Journal Club meets every Saturday at 8:30 a. m. The prin cipal articles of the current chemical journals are reviewed and discussed. The Instructors and the advanced stu dents take active part in the work. Mr. Rising, the father of Charles Ris ing, has recently deposited In the State Historical rooms a piece of board of con siderable size that was given to him la 1S44 by two of the Standish family. It was given to them by their grand father, one In direct descent from Miles Standish. The board was part of a dinner chest of Miles Standish, and came over in the Mayflower. Prof. H. A. Senter or the class of 'OS, who has been studying chemistry in Heidelberg, Germany, for the past two years, and who took to his Ph. D. exami nation last November, returned home the first of the month and is at present located in the chemical department of the university. The Pleasant Hour club gave Its cus tomary Washington anniversary party last night in Courier hall. Quite a num ber of visitors were present from out of the city. The evening was passed delight fully In dancing. The young ladies looked charming In their beautiful gowns. The music was excellent, and the party proved to be one of the most enjoyable given by the club. Joo Mallalieu made an excellent master of ceremonien for the eighteen dances. The guestt were: Miss Tukcy, of Omaha; Misses Enlasi, Marie Mar shall. Henrietta Hollowbush. Olive Latta. Jessica Morgan, Sadie Burnham, Florence Farwell. Maud Oakley. Kathryn Brooks, Alice Slaughter. Mae Burr; Messrs. and Mesdames George and Frank Woods, L. W. Marshall. Ed Fitzgerald and F. W. Smith; Mr. Black of Chicago; Mr. Walt of Beatrice: Messrs. Baldrldge. Clough and W. Farnham Smith of Omaha: Messrs. Honeywell. Baldwin, Mallalieu. Mcrrlson. Zehrung, Evans.. Kennard, Hurlbut. Clark and C. Y. Smith. Miss C. J. Gullmette started for Xewt York last M nday. Sh will be gone aboot three weeks. The scholars of St. Theresa's parochial school displayed their patriotism Monday night In a way that left no doubt in th mind of the audience as to their loyalty to the country of Washington, and that they are all true blue American eaglets was forcibly demonstrated before tho close of the exercises. (Continued on page 10)