THE COURIER. Grey Cowgill, master of ceremonies. Messrs. H. C. Crandall, J, H. Longley, J. C. Leslie. I. G. Horn, J. H. Rail, A. K. Barnes, II H. Culver, O. M. Ander son, C. H. Abbott, P. Nelson, E. Swain; Misses Ella West, Winnifred Bonnell, Mabel Haea, Kathryn Thomas, Gert rude Macomber and Bessie Reeves. Tbe parly was chaperoned by Chancellor and Mrs. Andrews, Profeesor and Mrs. Barbour, Professor and Mrs. Fling, Pro lessor and Mrs. Fossler, Mr. and Mrs. G V. Lacey. There were seventy five couples of dancers. Mr. Albert Lavy gave a large dancing party on Saturday evening. The Misses Kelner assisted in entertaining the guests who were: Misses Harriet Hut ton, Camilla Hall, Suie Wallace, Minnie Sweezey, Ethel Field, Flossie Eiford, EJith Burlingim, Ruth Bell, Ethel Ames, Nellie Ludden, Carrie Ludden, Inez Everett, Luella Lansing, Maybelle Sears, Ethel Jones, Jessio Newmark, Freda Schlesinger, Gertrude Friend, Anne Nefsky, Rose Spier, Mae Arpnson, Bertha Davis, Emily Bowers; Messrs. Harry Wharton, Mason Wheeler, Julius Weil, Bud Berkson, Jim Hickey, George Masshart, Leonard Cline, Cbarle- Park er, Frank Phillips, Howard MrNay, Clark Frazer, Charies Sawyer, LeRoy Ludden, Clarence Johnsou, Frank J ho son. Carl Stein, Ralph Hutton, Harry Hartley, Edwin Guthrie, Cbanes Math owron, Fred White, George Woods, Riwland Uushuell, Ardue Sears, Harry Rivett and Burt Griggs. Vice-President and Mrs. Roosevelt have taken the Bellamy-Storei bouse in Washington, a small house on the cor ner of Rhode Island avenue and Seven teenth street, occupied during Mr. Cleveland's administration by Mr. and Mrs. Peter Butler Olney. Mrs. Bella-my-Storer. tho investor and manufac turer of Rjkewood pottery is a collector of rare china and of all sorts of relics, In one of the drawing rooms there is a massive china carcopbagus and in an other a palanquin or sedan chair. The rooms are small but can be thrown to gether. By the ingenuity of former ten ants the sarcophagus has been convert ed into a plant stand but the palanquin resists the decorative impulse. If draped it looks like a spiritualist's cabi net. Undraped it it a conspicuous curi osi'y and a relic that pttracts too much attention for drawing-room convention. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Usher gave a six handed euchre party Saturday evening in honor of tbeir guest, Miss Wilson of Chicago. Prizes were won by Misses Howland, Gunzel, Mrs. Smith and Dr. Helms. Invitations were extended to Messrs. and Mesdames Hurd, Stevenp, Guenzel, Oscar Junge, Munon, Harvey; Misses Risser, Anna Howland, He len Howland, Clara Leese, Fay Ewing, Lili an Peters, Cora Ingles; Messrs. Mar ay, EJmisten, "North, Vaughan, Will How land. C. Y smith, La Rue Brown, Pat terson and Dr. Helms. Miss Auld gave a small dance to Delta Delta Delta and Sigma Chi on B Tuesday evening. The Auld home WdB exquisitely decorated in red and green. Cjuutless red candles gave tne restive air of celebration, which is a peculiar attribute of candles, Te-adopted into favor after Ion? years of lamps, gas and electric light reign. At eleven o'clock a five course supper was served by Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Auld, Miss Florence Roth and Miss Alice Auld. Tno men found their partners for supper by matjhing chic pen and ink sketches. Fancy Ger man favor caps were given as souvenirs aud worn during the remainder of the evening: The guests wore dr. and Mrs. Manahan, Misses Poynter, Miller, Falls, Hazlett, Bonnell, Winifred Bonnell, Macken, Vady, Gund, Koehler, Du Del, Lummery, Davenport, Loomis, Abbott, Ames, Roberts, Geer, Murphy, Frankish; Messrs. Stuhr, Stetson, Howe, Rainey, Gartner, Ewart, Pease, Fitzgerald, Van Burg, Wehn, Hawkswortb, Lindis, Hanson, Swartz, Sexton, Montgomery, Shaw, Arende, Fonarthy, Auld. The sixth hop was held by the Sans Souci club on Tuesday night in Walsh hall Tha dancers were Messrs. and Mesdames Jerrett, Halley, Carpender, and Mead; Misses Chambers, Anthony; Joers, Biltgen, Gregory, Herrick, Clin ton, Wilson, l.eese, Erford, Biach, Mc Kay, Thorpe, Meyers: Me&srj. Woodruff. Painter, Morse, Anderson, Evans, Haw ley, Chambers. Patterson, Doettcher, Swain, Mercer, Duckey, Beakman. Mrs. A.E Kennard entertained the L.. A. Kensington Monday afternoon. Her guests' knowledge of history was tested by questions concerning Queen Vic toria's life. Mesdames Van Brunt, Jones, Billmeyer, Humphrey, Davis, Campbell, Pitcher, Wilkinson, Chapm, Albert Davis and Latshaw passed in some very good examination papers. Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Sine entertained the Monday Night club on Monday eve ning. Those present were Dr. and Mrs, Cioebeer. Dr. and Mrs. Hill, Meesrp. and Mesdames Garoutte, Hihner, Whit ing, Clinker. Lindeey, Hutchins, W. J. Turner; MrB. G. W. libbetts of Hast ings and Miss Withrow of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Turner will give a card party Friday evening, February 8th, and on the afternoon of the 9 h Mrs. Turner will entertain a company of ladies at cards. Mrs. Elias Baker gave a twelve o'clock breakfast yesterday for Mrs. George E. Shipman of Chicago. The table linen was embroidered in yellow, the same tint was used in the viands and the Mor al decorations were frisias and ferns. The guests were: Mesdames Shipman, Barbour, Holyoke, Holyoke, Kimb II, Chapin, Casebeer, Witter and Misa Hoover. Judge and Mrs. A. W. Field gave a card party last Saturday euening to Messrs. and Mesdames Aitken, Wright, Burr, Ackermann, Guthrie, Morrill, Moore, Munger, Phillips Rudge, Fling, Stearns, Stonebraker, Barbour, Fitz gerald, Tibbette; Mrs. Tibbetts of Hast ings and Mrs Shipman of Chicago. Six handed euchre was played. Mrs. Adna Dobson entertained the E.E.D.kensington on Wednesday. A pleasant feature of the afternoon was the presentation of a handsome picture to Mrs. McGreer, a member whose re moval from the city later in the week was greatly regretted by the other mem bers of the club. Light refreshments were served by the hostess. Mrs. Arden Chapman and Mrs. Van derpool invited a few friends last Sit urday to a linen shower for Mits Arm strong whose wedding occurred on Wed nesday. Beta Theta Pi gave an informal party Saturday evening. The guests were: Misses Agnes Bennett, Mabel Bennett, Andrews, Thomas, Burruss, Douglas McPbeely, Wirt, Chapin, Robinson and Hammond. Mr. and Mrs. W. A.Lindlay enter tained La Veta whist club Tuesday eve ning. Messrs. and Mesdames. Field, Bogge, Bogge, Weir, Waugb, Davis, Gililan, 1MI, Hallett; Misses Bogge, Caffyn and Jennie Bell were present. Mrs. W. M. Leonard entertained Les B ibemiennes Tuesday at a luncheon. Mrs. A. G. Beeson and Mrs. Ed Baum came from Omaha to attend the function. HUTCHINS fc HYATT, SELECT OAK AND HICKORY WOOD SAWED ANY LENGTH. Vegas, N.M., and San Diego, California. They will be absent for two months or more. Married at Galesburg Ills. January 1G Miss Bax daughter of Captain Bax of Lincoln to Joseph W. French of Mnne apolte, Minn. Professor E. A. Ross, late of Stanford, has gone into residence and will begin to lecture on the truths of sociology next Monday. Mrs. U. P. Eames has been in Chi cago for a fortnight. She returned from her pleasant and musically profita ble fortnight last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Stonebraker have gone to Morris. Ids., to attend the fun eral of Mrs. Stonebraker's father. Mr. and Mrs George Scbwake enter tained tbeir neighborhood club Thurs day evening. Crokinole was played and light refreshments were served. Misses Mayer and Strycker entertain ed the Unity club on Wednesday eve ning at tbe home of Mrs. Charles Mayer Prizes were wou by Mrs. Weil and Mr. Weasel. The latest in Stationery, Invitation, Menu and Talley Cards at Wilson & Hall, 1123 O street. Mrs. C E. Rawick will give a Ken sington on Monday, February 4th. Mrs. Withrow of Omaha is the guest of Mrs. L. P. Sine. The Ba'ttenberg club met Friday af ternoon with Mrs. S. S. Whiting. .De spite tb- rain there were only a few of the members absent. Valentines, the prettiest and neatest, at Wilson & nail, 1123 O street. Died on Monday January 28, Mrs. Laura L. Riggs, at the home of her son J. E. Riggs 1200 L street. Mrs. Riggs was born at Knigbtstown, Indiana, in 18.18. For many years she has been a resident of Lincoln. She was a devoted member of the Methodist church. Her two sons, J. E. Riggs and Dr. B. C. Riggs were at her bedside when she passed away. Died in Denver on Saturday January 26, Mrs. Jane Bignell, mother of Super intendent Bignell. Tbe body was brought to Lincoln and buried in Wy uka cemetery. Tbe pall-bearers were Eng lish friends of Mr6. Bignell Gregory, The Coal Man, 11th & O. Mrs. Paul Holm, ber mother, Mrs. Smith of De Kalb, Ills., and her little daughter Marie, left this week for Las Omaha Notes. The cotillion Thursday night at Met ropolitan hall never lagged for a mom ent but went with a rush from begin ning to end, thanks to tbe spirited way in which it was led by Messrs. Sam Burns, Haskell, Dwight Swobe and Will Burns. Four leaders made the work easier and kept everything moving quickly and smoothly. Mrs. Hull and Dr. Lyman gave out the favors which were ery pretty, the teapots for the girls being especially appreciated. There were also tiny golf bags, bunches of violets and plaster plaques for the girls and tov tennis racquets, footballs, pins and violet boutonnieres for the men. Some of the indirect figures were fun for every one but one or two, who hap pened to be it. In one, the hall was darkened partially and as the men stood in a row at one end, tbeir backs turned, while a line of girls with a lay figure in tbeir midst borrowed from one of the shops for tho occassion and dressed in sorao of Mrs. Lyman's good clothes ad vanced toward tho men and stopped just behind them, tho dummy boing pushed along with the rest. At a sig nal the men turned and danced with whoever was behind them. one. of course, drawing tho dummy, which at first glance in the dim light was to all appearances a very smiling and willing partner, until ha put an arm about her wooden waist preparatory to gliding off in the mazy whirl. Another figure was the tying together of the men's feot so that they could only reach tho lady of their choice by a series of wild hops and jumps with a chance of losiug htr if tho next man got there first. A prety fig ure was the butterfly one, in which tho girls carried butterflies over their shoul ders on the bud of a long, slender wav ing twig, while tho men tried to catch them with nets and when successful they danced with tbe girl whose butter fly was enmeshed. The last figuro of tbe evening was a snowball ono, a bas ket on wbeeles being brought in filled with fluffy cotton balls, to which each dancer helped himself and immediately the pelting began and in a moment it waB like dancing in a snow drift and tho strains of Home Sweet Home warned the dancers that the cotillion was over. Supper was served about half past eleven, when a new arrangement was introduced by which all tho guests sat down at two long parallel tables ad ding greatly to tbe sociability and en joyment of the supper. Miss Mount returned on Wednesday from a ten days' stay in Chicago. Metropolitan hall never looked prettier or gayer than Wedneeday evening, when Mr. and Mrs. Paxton entertained there in honor of their son, and bis wife, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Paxton, Jr. Southern smilax draped the entrance to the hall and continued in a border around the entire room, while between all the win dows hung gorgeous Navajo and ser rape blankets and Oriental rugs, mak ing tbe place look brighter and coier tian usual. Dimmick's full orchestra was hidden behind a wall of palms at the end of the hall and in one corner a small soda water fountain almost dis guised by palms and a huge bunch of carnations, did tbe work of the custom ary punch table, giving the dancers the choice of half a dozen flavors. Mr. and Mrs. Paxton and Mr. and Mrs. William Paxton, Jr., received at tbe right of the entrance in a corner artistically arrang ed with rugs, divans and a screen with palms on every side and a table that held a great jar of American Beauties, which were regally beautiful Mrs. Paxton wore a handsome gown of black lace over satin and point lace revers on the bodice. Her daughter-in-law was in a white Batten berg lace robe over chiffon and silk a most exquisite toilet. The room was crowded early in the eve ning, but later those who did not dance left it to the younger and more enthusi astic guests. Supper was served all the evening in the supper room of the club where the table was banked in the cen tre with pink roses and lighted with half a dozen rose shaded candelabra. Mr. and Mrs. John Patrick returned last Friday a week ago from their wed ding trip and spent several days at "Happy Hollow," leaving Monday for Nickerson, Nebr. Mrs. Sarah Marshall of Lincoln, ar rived Saturday to be with her daughter, fjl " ,J a wr 'i i