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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1897)
THEGOURIER, C" 35 EL- 3r v . li. P? iV w iy -- - RS" children upon oducaliona), patriotic and agricultural subjects. Thursday tha speed ring will ba given duo attention and the followirg events will be con tested for liberal purses. Gentlemen's roadster class, mile heats, two in three; free for-all trot, milo heats, best two in three; frre-for-nll pace, milo heats, be6t two in three, and last but not least, half milo running race and repeat, best two in three. Splendid musicians will be in at tendance each day and the beet attrac tion offered by the state fair, notably tha famous jubilee singers, will offer one of their world reputed concerts every day. This attraction can not help to be but duly appreciated by the people and as well as a congratulatory one to all in terested in a successful fair. The prices will be the same as heretofore notwith standing the extra expense tbe associ ation hasgone to in providing a better show. Miss Marian Treat will assist Mrs. Sedgwick of York in the musical ser vices at the Beatrice Federation next week. The many friends, including many club members all over the stats of Mrs. A. A. Scott, who went to Chicago last Thursday to have an operation per formed will be pleased to know that she paused through the operation success fully. The weather has been so warm for the past week that society has been deadly dull. With the exception of three re ceptions, mentioned in these columns nothing has occurred to enliven the social world. The Sappho quartet will give a public recital et the First Baptist church, cor ner of Fourteenth and K streets, on Tuesday, October 12. All lovers of music are cordially invited. No indi vidual invitations will be issued. The members of the quartet are Miss Bessie Turner, first soprano; Edith Risser, sec ond soprano; Ethel Galley, first alto, ard Carol Churchill, second alto. They will be assisted by Prof. August Hagenow, violin, and Master Harry Brigge, the boy pianist. Please fix the date in your mind. All members of the Maydon Art Club and those who desire to become mem bers are'asked to be present on Monday evening at the university art 100ms, where Miss Paiker will deliver her lec ture on Americao artists, illustrated by lantern slides. TI19 membership com mitted will be present and receive dues from those who have not J et paid. Mrs. John Dorgan returned on Thurs day from a visit with her sister, Mrs. Muir, in Denver. Miss Fanny Ehrman returned Thurs day tc her home in St. Joseph after a pleasant visit with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. M. Oppenheimer. Mr. M. Ackerman went on a business trip to St. Louis. Misses Carrie and Alvina Guilmcttn left on Wednesday for New York city, where for the future they will make their home. Captain and Mrs. Guilfoyle are at tbe Lincoln for a few days. The captain is here to turn over tha department which he so ably niamged to his successor, Lieutenant Jackson. Captain Guilfoyle was tha means of introducing among the cadets during his brief stay at the Ptatc university new ideas in regard to disci pline. The men in the several univer sity companies were taught that when the commandant makes a rule it is in- The long contested pitno fight at St. Paul's church was finally decided by vote of the committee on Tuesday evening, rhe sale being given to the Matthews Piano Co. This is a direct rebuke to the foul methods used in this fight by their compet itors. After a thorough investigation into the merits of the different pianos, a Weber was chosen. "flexible and will be cuforced without fear or favor. The few students who brought to the university the traditions of the district school of the backwoods, where the bully who could lick the teacher or circumvent him, was tho pride of tho country side, learned from Captain GuMfoyle the purpose and meaning of discipline. When such as these came into rontlict with tbe captain the usual methods, such as petitions containing a threat, were used upon him without success. For this reason and because of Captain CJuilfoyle's tine mil itary record, the faculty and tuo re spectable members of the student body were very sorry when Captain Guilfoyle asked the department at Washington for an exchange. Lieutenant Jackson, who takes his place, will be strength ened by tbe reforms of his immediate predecessor, and The Courier hopes that when the turbulent element resorts to bullying, petitions with which they are used to tarrify the academic faculty, Lieutenaut Jackson will give them the West Point face. The Matinee Musicale will bold their first meeting for this season on Monday night in their nsw club rooms on N street between Eleventh and Twelfth. The meeting will open at half past thru o'clock, when the following program will be rendered: Piano trio Tancred Rossini Miss Odell, Miss Parker, Mrs. Mitchell. Cello solo La Rose Spohr Miss Eiche. Accompanist, Mrs. Mitchell. (a) -'Evermore lost to Me'' J. Bach (b) "This Little Maid of Mine'... Lyons Mrs. Mark Woods. Andante Spianato and Polonaise.... Chop n Mrs. Will Owen Jones. 'I Lire and Love Thee" Campanu Mre. C S. Lippincott, Mrs. Albert Watkins. Accompanist. Miss Hoover. Fashions of the Day. Hints for Bridal Dresses- Something About Mens' Clothes Womens' Krick- Knacks Jeweled and Tur quoise Belts. With the advent of Ostober's frosts comrs the flutter of wedding cards in town and the pat'er of the more sub stantial chestnuts on tho autumn clad hillsides of the country. It is the har vest month for the crop of matrimony, which has ben ripened by the summer's sun also moon. While it is not likely that all, or even most of my reader's are looking forward to that delightful march up the aisle, with "'the dearest fellow in the world,'' yet, as wt are all likely to be called into the councils of an autumn bride, we msy as well look over the ground and see how she had best be at tired. In the flret pluie, then, the princess will be the prevailing style for the wed ding gowns, and the length of the train has piactically no limit, but the length of the aisle, or, sad to say, the depth of the purse. In the choice of material the preference is for satin, moire and uncut velvet- a trio of royal elegance. All the lace used in trimming the gown this year must be real lace and the de tails of the trimming must combine the elaborate with the severe. It is a de lightfully human characteristic that every impending bride aspires to have her wedding gown entirely original, and, in some essential respect, different from aryot.er gown ever worn by a bride jutt as her husband-to-be is, "not as other men are," a creature apart, by by himself, beloved of the gods. I was recently called upon to inspect a wedding gown, a beautiful creation of ivory satin, elaborately embroiueried with equisite marguerites in silver A'Jegretti Chocolates at Rector's Phar- Allegrerti Chocolates at Rector's Pbar-aacY- macy. spangle and thread of gold. Of course, tho bride's name is Margaret, so there is sentiment as well as gold threod woven in among tho flowers. Another gown I heard talked about for a wedding that may take place, if all goes well ana the yarties fancy ono another, in the nutumn of lS!)d, is of elaborately embroidered crepe do chine, a most evqiiisito ma terial, but one involving almost as mjich pre-arrangement as the engage ment iteolf. My mentor in such matters tells me that brccides are altogether out of thu rucnicg for the matrimonial stakep. whereds but u very few years ago they were the choico of tho talent. Peau de ssid and moiro poplin have quite taken tbe place of moire velours. For bridal veils tulla and lace are both in favor, lha resouices of the parentil purse and th greater or less youth o the bride being the deciding factors in the selection. But which ever way the choice be made let it be for either real laro cr tulle. Imitation lace is altogether tabooed for this use. and I, for on hoartily endorse tho de cree. Bridal wreaths are quite things of the past and are relegated t'j history, along with Sedan chairs, link Loye, court plaster patches and powdeicd hair. Just 11 spray of artificial orange blossoms is arranged in tbe hair in a Jaunty way, in deference to Ibe'traditiohs. Still. I do bear occasionally of brides who, from a feeling of sentiment, still insist upon wearing a spray of the real blcoms. 1 he pompadour style of hair dressing will be the mest generally adopted by brides. In other matters, and in a general way, I recommend brides not to attempt too much in their costume. The dress is a trying one at best and the more naturally a girl wear it the greater her succ3:S; as a bride. Aud just here cccurs to me the question, why having bestowed so much time and written so often about various phases of wemens" dress why not say a word or two for the benefit of the men? Speaking for my own indi vidual self, mens' clothes alwajs I00H alike. Still, I am told, there are marked distinctions and differences, which we women would bo the first to notice were they not duly observed by our men, so I must speak from the best advice obtainable. For the regulation business suits or knockabouts, cheviots, homespun and tweeds continue their reign, grajs and browns being the favorita colors. All sack coats are made single-breasted. From England, the arbiter of mens fashions, comes the prnouncement in favor of checks, and so checks are much sought after. The cutaway coat is a general favorite over there, even in rough goods, but American taste per ceives that only very big. tall men can afford to wear cutaways of coarse ma terials. Double-breasted fancy waistcoats will be quite the proper caper, when worn with the ugly long-wahted cutaway. l oousers are to taper at tne bottom a triffe more than List year's style. Frock coats are, of course, double breasted, and the skirts must reach down to the bend of the knee, and the English speci mens tit much closer than those of American make. Tho waistcoats to be worn with frock coats will all lie double breasted, and many in fancy silks. The shawl collar or roll hollar, evening coat is. if the tailors are to decide, to be adopted by our men, and is, to a certain extent, established already in England, The evening waistcoats open in front in a pear shape, and trimmed with a nar row braid, are of dull surfaced cloth or worsted. The peaked lapel coats are worn by the beet dressed men, which term does not, by anv means, indicate tho most dressed. White M.irjeilles waistcoats, double-brenstccf, aro qtiito tho thing with evening dross. All Europe is more or less a military cHmp in these ilaye, and hence, perhaps, coiics tbu idea of a doublo stripe of braid down tbe sides of the trousers. I don't sco why wo should adopt it. So much for tho men. Now to return to lovely woman and her kniek hnackH. In the first place, tin right way for a woman to tic a tie nowsulajs is to tie it wrong that is to say, it must be crooked or uneven. ono end longer than the other, as though to ottitiit a studied carelessae. Whether or no this is because most women simply can't tic them straight. I lea'e it for others to say. Belts will be imiHirtnnt features of tho winter's costumes. A very pretty one is of gilt filagree, inserted in a deap ;'jrf of black satin, tho frill standing out on both sides from the belt. Jeweled belts and girdles are to bo worn, turquoise being an especial favorite und pecu liarly smart this winter Tnoy are pretty and showy, but perishable; bo sides which there is a superstition that the colorof the stones varies with tho well-being of the wearer. Then, too, thpy are called unlucky toneF.and so no doubt they will prove- for those who can't afford them. Earrings, of the incoming favor of which we beard last winter, are not to be all fashionable; indeed, on tho other side they aro considered bad style, but I confess to a sneaking liking for them if they rre small and unobtrusive. Bonnet pins will ba very beautiful, een gorgeous this winter, and tbe hats, being small and snug fitting, will show them to great advantage. Jewelry must chango as tho costumes do, and, perhaps in sympathy with the predictions of a wave of prosperity, the up-to-date woman must jingle as she goes along, wearing tho various trifles of feminine brie a-hruck. Hair ornaments are to be precious gems real if possible vibrating on spiral wires, with tulle rosettes and aigrettes. Flexible brace lets aro again in vogue, and chains of jewels will ba worn around the throat. Town Topics. The Great Editor Has Given Place to the Great busi ness Manager The magnitude of the financial oper atic ns of tbe newspaper is turning jour nalism upside down. There are still great editors whose personalities make the success of their organs, but, always few, tho number of them ha3 not in creased with the multiplication of news papers, and even where they dominate they have to leave to others the mass of detail that has accumulated under and about the editor chair. If the editor is tbe owner and has business capaci ties, ho is attracted down stairs to the counting-room. If he is deficient in ex -ecutive ability he has to engage a man who has it, and the requirements are such that the business manager, if tit, is likely to have a personality of his own 60 strong, indeed, that he will demand a. share in tbe prop-rty and the profits and the policy. Then, too. the old edi tors die. Their heirs, seldom inheriting the brains with the business, turn it over to a financial manager to maintain it fcr the income b can produce. If there is no beir and the properly is sold, the price is so high that business men who hae become capitalist in otbc business, not writers, are best uhlt to arquire control. From "Th Bi sicc-s of a Newspaper." by J. Lincoln Stiffen, in tbe October Seribner. Misses Eoggsand Caffin have removed from their rooms at 1 123 N street and may now be found at 1516 O street, in the rooms formerly occupied by Miss Guil-mette. Turpin's school of dancing, J132 N St. Classes now forming-Hill always open.