THE COURIER.
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Jf mi. Eleanor Williams, daughter of
Rcr. R, O. Williams former pastor of the
tint Baptist church, but now of Min
neapolis, is in the cit and expects to
remain about three weeks.
A 'b:by party" was given on Friday
afternoon, October, 22nd, by Master
John Charles Wright, at the home of his
mother, Mr. John B. Wiight. Tho
numerous "v:sitiog" babies were given
this opportunity to meet those of Lin
coin. The mothers were allowed to par
ticipate in the pleasures.
Mrs. A. Bruce CotTroth gave a small
company on Tuesday evening as a bir h
day surprise for Mr. Coffrotb. The even
ing was spent in the enjoyment of whist.
Mrs. E. G. Fechet and Mi68 Mary
Fechet, bavo returned from a visit to
Chicago, after a pleasant summer in
Ohio.
Or. and Mrs. A. L. Hoover and daugh
ter are at home onco more, having spent
several weeks with friends in Kansas
City.
Mr. and Mis CI W. Noble have re
turned from visits to relatives in Ohio
and Iowa.
Mrs. A. I). Wilkinson cn'crtuined tin
L. A. CI. F. Kensington c'ub at her home
on South 17th street oa Tuesday after
noon of last week from three to live
o'clock. This ia tho fourth Bcason for
this club, devoted to social enjoyment.
After a brief business meeting, the
afternoon was spent in conversation and
dainty needle woik, followed by delicious
refreehmontp. Those present werc
Me3dames
R.T.Van Brunt,
A. G. Billmeyer,
Milton Scott,
C. I. Jones,
H. B. Patrick,
G.W.Fawell. . ?
W. H. Gerhart,
Frark Campbell,
W. J. Turner,
C. R. Pitcher,
W. A. Preston,
A. D. Wilkinson,
I. J. Chapin.
O. N. Humphrey,
Walter Davie,
A. II. Armstrong.
Mr. II. Baughman, formerly of this
city, but now of Chicago, spent last
week in Lincoln on business.
Mre. W. M. Leonard accompanied
Mn. Beeson and Mre. Green on their
tiip to Chicago and Lafayette last week.
Mrs. W. II. McCreery is visiting her
sist9r in Auburn, Neb., and gors from
there to Kansas for a short stay.
The department of Art, of the Wo.
man's Club, held its first meeting, on
Tuesday afternoon at the Club Room.
The known ability of the leader, and her
thorough Knowledge of the subject, has
attracted an unusually large number of
members to this department.
Fully fifty were present on Tuesday.
The talk on "Early Italian Art,"' was
given by the leader, Mre. McC'onnell,
from personal 1 collections, s nd is said,
by all present, to have been a treat not
often ebjoyed in Lincoln.
This wsb followed by current events
in the world of art, by members of the
department.
The Hall in the Grove met on Frday
the 22nd with Mre. M. H. Garten. Tho
topic for the evening war, 'Greater New
York." with discussion led by Judge
Hall.
The program of the Woman's Club,
on Monday afternoon, will bo furnished
by the department of Cunent Evicts
The subject will be "Sciei.t tic Dhcpver
ier." ASTED-TRUSTWORTHV AND ACTIVE
Gentlemen or ladies In travel for resixin-
gihle, established licuse in Nebraska. Htmluly
StS.-.tJU and fxpenaes. Position steady, hefor-
icc'e. Enclose tclf-addresied stumped envel
ope. Tlu Dominion Company, Drpt. Y Chicago
Mr j. S. CLangwortby of Seward was
iu tho city last week.
Mrs. H. R. Corbett spent Sunday in
Lincoln.
Mrs. J. D. Tbaer of War jaw, Ind., ia
visiting tbe.family of J. A. Dcemcr.
Mrs. E. B. Sherman and son have re
turned to their hoane in Fairfield after
a short visit with Mrs. R. D. Steam?.
Mrs. Hill and daughter Winifred aro
in Chicago.
Mr. C. P. A. Clough has been in the
city durirg the week.
Mr. John M. Dixon spent Tuesday in
Lincoln.
Ernest Haughton, a former Lincolnite,
is in the city on business.
Mrs. John B. Wright is visiting her
mother in Chicago.
Miss Anna Broady visited her parents
on Saturday and Sunday.
Charles and Ilallie Lyman aro again
in Lincoln.
Miss Margaret and Mr. Bert Whedon
have issued it.vitations for next Friday
evening.
Miss Nellie Griggs left on TuesJay
afternoon with her mother for New
York City. Mrs. Griggs will return
soon, but Miss Griggs will continue her
vocal studies with Mi38 Lillio Burgh.
Miss May Burr will leave on Saturday
afternoon for New York where she will
study voico culture. On her way she
will visitin Omaha and Chicago.
Mr. John Reed Bowen, a Phi Psi from
Boise City, Idaho, was in Lincoln Tues
day. He was on his way to Cornell Uni
versity whore he was graduated with the
clasBot IK). He retu'iis ,to help in
dedicating the new chapter house which
was erected at a cc6t of Ct'O.ttO. In
his short stay hero he visited Nebraska
Phi Psi in their chapter house. Ho will
return in a few weeks.
Miss Eleanor Raymond will entertain
the members of tho Kappa Kappa Gam
ma fraternity this afternoon.
Superintendent J. F.Saj lor will give
a reception at bis homo this evening for
the teachers of tho city.
Mr. Frank W. Sniitu of Fairfax, Mo.,
spent Wednesday and Thursday in the
city.
Mrs. C. W. CoHroth of MIS L street
gave a kensington yesterday afternoon
from three to six.
Mrs. Gold and children of Hampton,
Jawa, arc visiting Mr. and Mrs. Mayer.
Miss Sarah Friend left last Monday to
visit friends at Hollon, Kansas and St.
Joseph, Mis3ouii.
The first party of tho season given by
tho B. B. C.'s was held at the homo of
Mr. and Mrs. M. Ackcrman last Friday
evening. The club has thirty-two mem
bers at present and will meet at the
homes of it3 members every two weeks.
Last Friday evening there was a pleasant
high-live party. The first ladies' prize,
a sterling silver necessary, was won by
Miss Rosa Frank, and Mr. Chas Mayer
was the lucky winner of a silver comb.
The club expects a very pleasant wintjr.
Tho next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. M. Friend.
Married 011 Wednesday. October :M.
Miss Mam Adole Byain toMr. Andrew
Fleming of Morse Bluff. Nebr.. at the
residence of the bride's parents. VMS
1) street. The ceremony va in
formed by the Rev. II. T. Davis in the
presence of relatives and intimate
friends. The bride has lieen a teacher
in Lincoln for several 3 ears ami has
many warm friends who wish her jo.
Call at CC. Sink's for the latest designs
and colorings in wall paper. Estimates
cheerfully furnished. 126 so 12th street.
Phone 773
The llnyilon Art Club scholarship
class which sketches from life is a
very interestlngelass. leing comixised
of enthusiastic art students. This
class lias develoedt lie fact that there
is a demand for such instruction
among regular art students, teachers
in the public schools and artisans if
our city. The need is also felt for a
similar opportunity to be given those
wishing to study modeling. Miss
Parker will 1m: glad to meet all such
lersons at theart rooms next Tuesday
evening at 7:1" to form a scholarship
modeling class.
Mr. F. B. Anlich now of Chicago,
who is well known as a China lidiutcr
and painter of Mowers, has promised
to send a flower piece for the Mid
winter Exhibition.
Mrs. F. M. Hall will read a Kiier on
"The Religious Element in Art" at
the next meeting of the Haydon Art
Club. The paier will lie illustrated
by T." fine lantern slides
All persons interested in Art are
urged to join the Club. Art sentiment
needs to lie centralized.
The opening of the concert season in
New York at tho Yotroiiolitan Opera
House marks tho beginning of the firet
American engagement of tho Banda
Rossa, the famous Italian band which
the Messrs. Rosenfcld are bringing over
for a thirty weeks' tour of this country.
According to cablegrams received In
New York, the departure of the band
(numbering fifty artiste) from Naples
last Friday, was made a great occasion
by tho citizens and students of that tity
as well as an official event by the munic
ipality, by whom thoy wi re banqueted,
and all the musical sojietieB of that sec
tion united in giving them an enthusi
astic eond-off. The Italians aro very
proud of this organization and it may
safely bo classed as the representative
bard of Itily today, with a reputation
which in the last few years has spread
to all th) surrounding countries. Pos
teesicg many features not heard in the
American bands at the present time,
lhc:r programes resemble more those of
our grand orchestras, yet have enough
of the popular clement t phasj all
classes, and their engagement in this
city in Match at the Lansing is sure to
excite tho interest of music lovers hero
as it is now doing in New York.
The Cabinet ministers of the adminis
tration are going to cut a social swell
next winter. Postmaster-General Gary
will lead the procession, having leased
a magnificent mansion oa Connecticut
avenue, beyond I )upont circle, tuilt by
ex Senator Philetus Sawyer, of Wis con
siu. General Gary has a Hock of hand
some daughters of marriageable ago and
social ambitions. Inasmuch as the ro
tund old gentleman has 83,000,000 or 81.
000,000 the season should ha produc'ivo
of matrimonial results. Secretary Alger
will o.cupy a handsome house on the
corner of Sixteenth anJ K streets, op
posite the grand stone mansion built by
the late Senator Chandler, of Michigan,
and now occup'oJ by Senator Hale, of
Maine. It was formerly tho hoaie of
Congressman Draper, who is now Am
bassador at Rome. Secretary Wilson,
tho head of the seed Dapaitment, has
selected for the headquarters of his to
cial campaign a beautiful residence one
block northwest of General Garj'shousj
on the Connecticut avenue. Secretary
Bliss will bo directly across tho street
from Secretary Alger, and will domicile
in grand stjle. Secretary Gage who,
by the way, has no f imily of girls to de
light Washington has leased a costly
stone-front dwelling on Massachusetts
avenue, hair a block from Dupont cir
cle, erected by Isador Saks, who made a
Misses Bog;5 an- Caffyn have removed
from their rooms at 1123 N street and may
now be found at 1516 O street, in the
rooms formerly occupied by Miss Guil-mette.
fortune and then died. Mis. Gage a
most charming rnntr in, will do the en
tertaining, acd will surround he Mel f
with a bevy of beautiful young ladies
fiom the West.
Attornoy General McKenna will en
tertflin in a rather modest way, haviag
rented a very small house on California
avenue a highway unknown to the
fashionable. Secretary Long also in
tends to live quietly acd have apart,
ments in tho Portland. Vice President
llobirt will continue to occupy the
Cameron mansion, facing on Lafayette
square. If Mark llanna should bo re
elected to tho Senato this fall he will
lease the splendid maneion which was
tho scene of four) ears' social triumphs
by the Brice family. This is the finest
house for big enteitainments in Wash
ington, and was the homo for many
j ears of the late philanthropist, W. W.
Corcoran. It has grounds largo enough
to play baseball in.
1 learn from Washington that Presi
dent tie fucltt Hanna, in consultation
wita Private Secretary Porter and Col
onel Bingham, Superintendent of Gov
ernment Buildings and Crouds, has de
termined upon a reform in connection
with the official receptions at the White
House. After much discussion, it hat
been decided thnt tho only remedy for
the evils attendant upon tho crowded
winter inceptions is to limit the number
of invited guests, and this can only be
accomplished by demanding tho pre
sentation of cards of admission. Here
tofore it has been the custom of those
invited to such functions to bring with
them whole droves of relatives and
friends, secure in the loose Bystim reg
ulating such gatherings. In tbis way
no end of misery has fallen upon the
memheiB of tho receiving party compel
led to stand fur hours to welcome tho
throngs waiting for presentation in tho
bluo room and adjoining apartment!.
Everyone remembers tho disgraceful
scenes attend tnt upon the closing recep
t'oas of President and Mrs. Cleveland.
Upon the occaison of the card reception
to the army and navy, several thousand
people in full evening dress were crush
ed to a panic in their elforts to gain the
door to tho red room, through which
they must pasB to greet the President.
With the sanction of the nominal chief
executive, invitations will hereafter in
close caids of admission to KAt'ii of tho
public receptions. A strict observance
of -ho new rule will greatly lighten tho
duties of the police force on duty within
tho corridor?.
Tho Hanna household announces that
Mrs. McKinley intends to comply strict
ly with tho customary ob igations of th
first lady in tho land, notwithstanding
her delicate state of health. From the
first. Mrs. McKinley has evidenced re
markable powera of endurance in the
discharge of official demands in a social
way, and never was her fortitude better
exemplified than last Wednesday, when,
after a tedious reception to several hun
dred callers in the afternoon, she again
appeared in the East room at night to
welcome the representative members of
the visiting St. Andrew's Brotherhood,
with lees appearance of fatiguo than wan
shown by her huEband. 'I hough tbis
was but a bagatelle in comparison with
what will be expected of her during the
regular Eoason, it gives evidence of pos
sibilities surprising to those who have
known Mrs. McKinley during thf years
of her suffering. Upon this occasion
Mrs. McKinley wore the elegant toilet
in which she appeared at the inaugural
ball. Mrs. McKinley intends to sot
apart Saturday afternoons during tho
winter months for the reception of thoso
desirous of seeing her by request. It
was Mrs. Cleveland's custom to hold
thsse informal at homes every Monday.
Secretiry of War an-J Mrs. Alger havo
issue! invitations for a large reception
on the evening of the Mth inst. This
will be the initial Cabinet entertain
ment of the administration and is
eagerly looked forward to amono army
residents, in whese honor the enter
tainment is given.
These United States are Icokiog up,
socially, through their new ambas jadors
and ministers. Mr. Hay, in Eng'and, is
returnirg to London from a triumphal
tour of tne tight lit lo island, where ho
has slept between many a Ijrd's sheets
as an honored guest. In Brusieh. Mr.
Bellamy Store has sternly repudiated
the molest apartments of his predeces
sor, and has gone to live in a nobleman's
private mansion ia the swell part of
the town. General Drapjr hai taken
the P.ombino palice in Rome, after a
maimer resort campaign that his
already onquered the grat ones of the
Italian vur.tl. Acd Mr. Leishman and
his dauglilt r are proceeding to rivet the
chains of Switzerland.
Turpin's jchoot of dancing. 1132 N St.
Classes now forming. Hall always open.