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keeping up with studies and keeping
abreast of the times. Mrs. Teresa
Carey is the president. The program
was a gcod one, English history and
literaturo being thoroughly studied.
Papars and extracts from the best
authors, musical selections and recita
tions mad 3 meetings ot much interest
and benefit. The annual picnic is yet
in the future and much enjoyment is
expected from this holiday.
quality, toasts and witty conversation
made the stay there enjoyable. Later,
those who cared for the dance re
turned to tho opera house, where the
chairs had been removed and to the
sound ot light music a gay company
tripped through the hours. Those
privileged to be preeent report an ex
cellent good time, in fact it was one ot
the Bellest social events of the year in
the city.
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Another club at Siward that attracts
much attention is ono composed en
tirely of jouog ladies. It is the Fid de
Siecle club. About twenty bright and
intelligent young ladieB meet and study
Roman hiEtciy. The program covered
this year would do credit to a college
course. It began with the early Roman
kingdom, its inhabitants, the legendary
history and the like and endeJ with the
decline and fall of the mighty empire
Two uvenings were given to Julius
Cae3ar during tin year. Seeral BDcial
westings were held, at which many
other than club members were present.
Misa Alico S xton is the presiding
officer.
The town of Crete h is several clubj
that are doirg a gool work. One of the
oldest ia the Roun J Table. An excel
lent program of Irstory, literature and
art has been cirried out. No one coun
try has received the attention of the
members, but all countries where inter
est was tD be found was studied. It is a
small club and meets at the home of the
members. Refreshments were served at
the meetings and many times the hus
bands of the members were present to
have a good time. This club and the
city federation gave one of the most en
joyable banquets of the year during the
winter at which over two hundred
guests were seated in the opora house.
Mrs. F. I. Fcss is the presiding officer of
the club.
The town of Fullerton has a fine club
called the Mary Barnes Literary club.
Mrs. E. M. LaGrange is the president.
The yearly program did not consist of
studies, but simply of recitations, music
and entertaining things. The club seems
more for social and recreationary pur
poses and the program was admirably
suited for such purposes. It is a flourish
ing club and the meetings of the year
have all been well attended and highly
enjoyable.
The Schuyler Woman's club has
elected tho following officers to guide it
through the coming year: President,
Mrs. Mary W. Burket; first vice presi
dent, Mrs. Anna A. Wells; second vice
president, Mrs. Ellon D. E. Fabar;
treasurer, Mrs. Alice Souter; corres
ponding secretary, Mrs. Lydia M.
Walker. The annual meeting was held
in the parlors of the Methodist church.
Embellishments of lavender and cream,
the colors of tho club, were every where
and many pretty (lowers made the room
bright and filled the air with fragrance.
To add to all tho other enjoyment dainty
tables were spread with dainty things to
eat and the members en joyed a luncheon
with their conversation.
The third annual banquet of the
Stromsburg Woman's club was held
May 21. It was made public and waB
largely attended. The program was
held in tho opora house. Mrs. A. W.
Field of Lincoln was present and made
an eloquent and womanly address that
was highly appreciated. Among the
other good things was a recitation
"Mary Queen of Scots" with tableau
illnttrations. The ghost scene from
Hamlet was presanted by several ladies
in a pretty manner. Ida Makeever re
cited an original poem of much beauty
entitled 'A Dream of Home.' After the
program the guests repaired to the
Masonic hall where tables had been set
for the banquet A menu of excellent
The Omaha club is ot course the
largest club in the ttate. It is so large
that it is a little unwieldly but being
well organ. z;d into depaitn?enta it
seems like severil clubs in a federation.
Over flva hundred names grace the club
roster, many having been added during
the year past. A club hour e is one of
the things the club is looking forward
to, and a corpora' ion has been formed
and chartered for the purpose of
working for a psrnnnent home where
th9 women of tho ttito may meet
when they go to Omaha.
The regular public meetings for the
year have been under the departments
of household economics, Mrs. M. M.
Pugh, leader; English literature, Miss
Jessie Zollcr, leader; art, Mrs. Jennie E.
Kej so.-, leader; current topics, Mary L.
Creigb, leader; current literature, Belle
T. Cartwright, leader; education, Grace
B. Sudborough, leader; music, Mary R.
Cunningham, leader; political economy,
Frances M. Ford, leador; parliamentary
practice, Blanche L. McKelvy, leader;
French history, Susanne Walker,
leader; phychology and mental science,
Mary G. Andrews, leader. The program
for the year has been heavy, but there
have been held many musical and
other lighter entertainments to vary the
monotony. Lillian R. Harford, who 83
ably looked after the interests of the
club after Mrs. Elia Peattie removed to
Chicago, was re-elected at the annual
meeting held during May.
The best kind of an illustration for ad
vertising shows just one thing and shows it
plainly and unmistakably. The trouble
with most ad illustrations is that they half
show a lot of things and wholly show
nothing. But to know what is the impor
tant thing to show there's the rub.
When Buffalo Bill was in Boston a
fortnight ago he had a good time of it
socially as well as professionally. T he
society columns of the Boston papers
record that although in New York the
fossils of the Union Club turned the
cold shoulder to him, in Boston some of
Col. Cody's influential friends, who had
met him in England, took extra care
that ho should be appreciated and
honored. He was put up at the Somer-
sit Club and given a dinner by Mrs.
Paul Thorndike, a daughter of General
Sherman, and a luncheon by Mrs.
William Hooper, at which her father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Perkins,
were piesent
Ever Live in Wisconsin.
Got friends there?
Want to go there?
If you did, have or do,
You know that the best road
to patronize is the
Northwestern line.
It's right at your door hero
in Lincoln.
Take advantage of the Milwaukee
excursion July .'$. 4 and 5 to visit your
friends or to visit some summer resort
near by. Fare only $18.40 tor the round
trip; 50 cents extra to extend limit to
August 31, 1897. City office 117 so 10th
street. July 2
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One lot trimmed hats $ 75c
One table trimmed hats 1.00
One table trimmed hats 2.00
Were $3, $5.75 and $4.
Proportionate reductions on all trimmed goods 25 to
50 per cent off on sailors.
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