THB GOURIBR. r laurels are spent, yours yet to bloom God's blessing on both! Mrs. Wilhelin, who does not sing sb often as we would like to hear her, gave us "Heart's De- sire in a manner wuico leit noming to be desired on our part save the encore, to which she graciously responded. a great voice. How else could he make you feel, repent and sorrow? How else could he inspire you to draw your sword in defiance to do battle for your faith? Mr. Gareissen Bings in Lin coln at the Matinee MuBicale club roomB on next Monday nieht. Jf Mr. Miss Bishop gave the ever-new gavotte Gareissen needed to have done anything from JVlignon, ana a gentleman silling further to win our regard he did the near me who is an excellent judge of right thing in bringing hie pretty, fresh music even if he was not capable of ap- looking sister to us. She is cut on the predating her pretty gown of white silk family musical bias pattern and al and black lace said "Next to Scalchi though her voice is a gift of a lessor de she Bings that better than any one I gree than her brother's, there is a youne 1 11 llTl. .. i . ever neara. wnat more couiu mat lovely-voiced contralto ask for? Mrs. Kountze's name appeared on the pro gram but her part consisted of a modest stepping on and off the stage as she ac companied some of the singers. After all wealth is a selfish sort of divinity that hedges one in pretty closely. The thiDgs it is not proper for notably wealthy people to do the places where they must not go rather, on the whole, reconciles me somewhat to the bohe inian existence of such people as Pene lope May fair, people who are spared much because they are nobody in par ticular. No one would say of me, "Dear sakee! what a ehabby-Iooking umbrella Penelope M is carrying" or ''Isn't that the same old blue broadcloth she has worn so long with a new vest in it?" But Mrs. K or Mrs. C couldn't afford such independence. They dare not wear even artfully redone old clothes or pick up a shabby paraBol. By no means! Because their position demands they appear before the people speckless and Bpotlee8 spick and span. Now aren't you encouraged to find me put ting on my little-used philosophical spec tacles? But I have digressed Badly there was more of the concert, although you might not suspect it. I am becom ing bo garrulous that is an almost cer tain evidence of advancing age, isn't it, Eleanor? Mr. Moody, an export from Des Moines for the concert, rather out sang any of our home tenors in sweet ness and ease of tone productions, which was sufficient for one or two of our crit ics to camp on his trail with their nice ly sharpened tomahawks. However, so long as Mr. Moody can sing and obviously please such an audi ence as he went before that Monday night, he can afford to glide over the tender quality there which makes her friends wherever she Bings. Another proof of my belief that personality goes a long way in the assistance of singers. Lumbard'e benefit was a triumph of art and friendship, and to put it in a thoroughly sordid way, art and friend ship paid for once. It wasn't just a glit tering show of swell gowns, flowers and applause, but a solid testimonial which can not help being a great satisfaction to the veteran singer and his friends. The Chicago Inter-Ocean has been making merry over our aristocracy. Don't you think they're real mean? They deck their front pages with apoplectic-looking figures purporting to be some of our leading citizens with impos sible trousers on, supposed to be the handiwork of London tailors. It the supposition is correct the afore men tioned tailors ought to "go hang." Why aren't our own clothes good enough for us, our native toggery of buckskin, flannel shirts and a handily swung six shooter? That would relieve many of our banqueters from the haunting fear that their trousers lack the approved set. Why can not we be law unto our selves? Why should New York forever turn longing eyes to Paris, Chicago to New York, Omaha to Lincoln or Ward McAllister to London? Why are the things beyond our reach so tempting, those we have so disquieting? "The woolly west," under the impression that it has accustomed itself to the barber and his tortuous mode of civilization and sends to Council Bluffs for its boots, has grown a trifle weary of furnishing subject matter for the comical papers of the effete east and finds one of the "blows that almost killed father" in the fact that a supposedly dignified journal like the "Inter-Ocean" devotes so much "L v L K " PK 9 i?if&lV OH SMiE V rrviufii miiiiiv i Wrappers. Lot 2 Large assortments of wrap. perB, made of extra' quality , prints. Fitted lining.wide skirta, good line of colon. Price.. 65c K i i i f Lutes' Fusing (3ds. K i Walking Skirts. Lot 1 All our Walking Skirta that Bold up to $300 will goat $3.90. They are perfect bang ing. All good colors. Lota-All our Walking Skirts that sold for $050,87.00 go for :.$5 25 All are this season's goods and tine line of colors. Lot 5 All our Walking Skirts that sold for SS 00, $9.00 and 810.00, go at $7.00 Come now, if you are looking for bargains. Lot C A few dozen Shirt Waists, dark or light colors, that are hummers. You can have them for 65c Colored Shirt Waists. Lot 4 Good line dark and light ' percale Shirt Waists, well made. ' Sale price 40c Colored Underskirts. Lot 8 Mercerized Satteen, good; width, well made, best bargain of season. Sale price 85c Others 91.00, 81.15. $ 1 25. Ladies' Tailoir$Tade Suits. We are headquarters of Tailor-Made Suits. We have a large assortment. All the new cloths, styles and colors. Every garment must fit perfect or no sale. Prices $9.50, $14.50, $17.00, $18.00, $20.00, $25.00. Come and see this line before buying-. foadies' Gotton Hose. 7c, I2jc, 1 5c, 2lc, 39c, 42c feadies' Vests. fact that the two before mentioned gen- space to ridiculing our most splendid tlemen rushed into print with the dam aging opinion that Mr. Moody's voice lacked cultivation. We always say that when we can't think of anything else. It smacks bo of metropolitan criticism. But we have bo much ground in our corporation, which, although well broken by the harrow and the plough, is pain fully in need of the cultivator itself. Therefore, it would seem that a little charity in regard to the virgin soil of other Btates would assuredly be graceful it one were called upon to analyze its flowers. I can not leave this resume without mentioning Mr. Oscar Gareissen who, although a comparative stranger within our gates, has through his splendid voice, gentle way of going in ard out our midst and by his free and generous aid in all things which musically con- Fine Jersey Ribbed Vests, 12c, I5c, 20c, 40c. Kid Gloves. d $1.50 and 81.25 Kid Gloves for X I s 75c make bo much difference ah! yes, 'When I'm big, I'll be a soldier." He seems at times to call you to battle with that sounding cry to arms! You long to vault to the saddle, feel the swift hoofs of your horse beneath you but most social functions. Never mind, they'll be sorry when they see us with our au ditorium. Do you know, Eleanor, I have taken lately to discovering my acquaintances and I really believe analysis is much more engrossing than synthesis. Peo ple are more interesting than things always. I usually wanted tn Cud out in my childhood how my balloons and squeaking animals were made, and after all the mystery was done, the bits of string, rubber and tuffs of hair were nothing to me, they miht land in the wsste basket or feed the kitchen range, for aught of me. People turn out the same way often. There is a girl here who, although I do not know her very well, amuses me greatly. I have dis covered she looks on herself in the role charm," I do not know; but she said a of a heroine. Why she should do so would day or two ago after one of her swift puzzle anyone but bereelf. She hasn't glances at the mirror "Isn't it elrange, men me?" There she struck the key note of the motif on which she arranges her har monies, "Poor little me!" and yet as she Muslin Underwear. GOWNS 45c, 69c, 90c, $1.39, $1.59. SKIRTS 75c, 89c, $1.39, $1 59. DRAWERS 22c, 42c, 59c CORSET COVERS 18c. 27c, 39c. CORNER 13ti AND 0 STREETS. $1.15, J $1.10, IE t 9c, I3KC.A WK Just what he says to her, which has were forced to labor in the cause of inoculated her with the idea that he haB those "naughty tendrils." "Oh! I fallen a victim to her "indefinable wouldn't mind if I were you," I replied "especially if Mr. B likes them." "Oh!" she laughed, with a well trained corn us won a large slice of ungrudging regard. What was it ho sang that an element of beauty and of that I think Penelope, that Buch a king among nizht? What he sines never seems to Bhe is dimly conscious: but she believes as he is should care for poor little herself possessed of that undefinable attraction, called for lack of anything more expressive, fascination. She would doubtless catalogue herself as possess ing an "indefinable charm." She is a great novel reader which may account ripple, "I never want to do a thine to attract attention. I think a girl ought not to make an effort to attract men!" Another surreptitious glance "and I am really so indifferent. Do you like these Oxford ties?' pulling aside her wonderful of all is when he hushes his strength to the tender flower-tipped tones of a mother's lullaby, when you go bick to the irridescent dreams of child hoodor feel the tears of maturity drop ping like rose leaves on your dead love's face. You can not look into this man's face and doubt God gave him intellect to direct the most precious of His gifts for some of her hallucinations. She frequently comes to Bee me altho' I per eistently refrain from reluming her calls. She always locates herself bo that she can give herself a great deal of surreptitious consideration in the mir ror. There is a large, good looking blonde man, who is often in the city and has business with this girl's employer. t . l .. li-A n-n anil rvnm.i tknt T U.l T l pursues ner siorjr to mj mw ' " buwu '"" "u uu iucu or two view these men kingly and otherwise go of an open work hose "the men at C'e. down before her simplicity like blades say it is so hard to fit me, my foot is so of grass before the wind. "Dear me" narrow. But Pen, you Bbould see Mr. she continued with an undisguised in- B he looks Buch unutterable things terview with the mirror "I have the it makea me sorry. I don't care so awf ullest time with those little curls much about the other men I know, they around my forehead; they just will es- haven't such deep feelings. It does cape over my forehead. Mr. B Bays eeem strange, why a simple little thing he likes them; but I do my beet to pin like me for you know I waa brought them back.' This waa hard to stand up in the country should cause so since I knew how hard the curling tongs much trouble! and so many girls just