THE COUBIEB N '- K SOCIETY NOTES LIFE'S MAZY WHIRL Last night was Hallowe'en and jolli ty pervaded the town. Dame Grundy forsook her ordinary pursuits and Joined in the frolic Her house was ablaze with the brilliant lights from pumpkin lanterns which grinned at the beholder from every corner. Her dom icile was deliberately decorated with dried apples in festoons, with popcorn and cranberries similarly arranged, and with bouquets of cabbages, tur nips and squashes, in contrast with the vivid green of parsley and mint. Dame Grundy's refreshments exhibited aes thetic taste and her guests were fit tingly attired. Not all the parties of the week were devoted to Hallowe'en sports for Mrs. Hall's reception to the Woman's club on Monday, was dignified and beauti ful, the reception given Thursday by Mrs. and Miss Cochrane, was a bril liant function, .and the Altken card parties given yesterday afternoon and evening were charming affairs. Delightful gatherings in anticipation for next week will be the buffet lunch eon to be given by Mrs. R. E. Moore and Mrs. E. E. Brown on Tuesday, and Mrs. R. T. Van Brunt's series on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The social season will be longer this year than last, as Ash Wednesday fell on February twelfth last year and will come two weeks later this. A reception characterized by simplic ity and exquisite taste was given Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Thomas Cochrane and Miss Cochrane. The drawing room was decorated with pink roses and palms, and the mantel was effectively banked with greens. The chandeliers and doorways were festooned with smllax. In the library were bouquets of magnificent white chrysanthemums, large and shaggy and beautiful. The dining room was a dream of fair women and flowers. The women were all gowned in white except Mrs. C. H. Rudge, who wore a lovely green gown, and white chrysanthemums at her corsage, and in her hair. Mrs. Rudge poured coffee and Mrs. John S. Reed served delicious ice cream and cake. Their assistants were Misses Garten, Burnham, Putnam, Watkins. Welch, Case, Lewis and Watklns. Linen of the purest white coveted the table. In the center stood a large oval shaped basket filled with ferns and white chrysanthemums. White candles In crystal sticks were daintily shaded with green, and the bay window was filled with ferns and flow ers. Mrs. Ina Ensign-Hagenow, Mr. Henry Steckelberg and Miss Haywood played charmingly during the receiv ing hours and the guests lingered near the music room to enjoy this feature of the entertainment Mrs. and Miss Cochrane were assist ed in the drawing room and library by Mesdames Frank Woods, FT S. Stein, J. L. Teeters, Paul Holm, and R. D. Stearns. Miss Margery Watkins presented each guest, as she entered, with a fra grant carnation. Hilarious happenings characterized the celebration of Hallowe'en by the M. M. card club. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Le Gore and Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Fol som were the entertainers. Mr. Le Gore re-presented the mother and Mr. Folsom the father, who were giving a debut party for their young daughters, who were represented by the two nos tesses. Mr. Le Gore donned flaxen curls for the occasion. His gown was cut decollette and made entrain and he carried a shower bouquet, made of a cabbage head, from which depended beets, carrots, onions, and other small and fragrant vegetables. He managed his train, his bouquet, his husband and his daughters with perfect sang frold. Mr. Folsom wore a pajama suit. Mrs. Folsom represented the boarding school young lady to perfection, and Mrs. Le Gore, who had stayed at home and worked, was awkward, shy and practical. The decorations, which were of as paragus, bitter sweet, and all kinds of vegetables, were really very artistic and beautiful. Ropes of asparagus were crossed diagonally over the ceiling and entwined on the chandeliers. Can delabra were made of pumpkins, with sticks holding apples or onions for the branches. Osage oranges holding can dles, and Jack-o'-lanterns. aided In the illuminations. No one would Imagine without seeing It what a fine effect could be produced by grouping and massing the turnips, beets, peppers, cabbages, pumpkins, corn and so forth, that it could be done, would never be doubted by one who saw Mrs. Le Gore's house in its Hallowe'en garb. All arti cles of convenience ordinarily In use on Miss Lena Deweese and Mrs. C. G. Menzendorf gave a military euchre this afternoon at the Deweese home. The decorations were in keeping with the game. A luncheon was served in two courses. Invitations were ex tended to Mesdames Folsom. Hill, Fling, Ewlng, Green, Walsh, Curtice, Turner, Harley, Lewis. Dayton, Rudge, Morrison, Charles Mayer, Woods, Brace, Edmlston, Henry Mayer, Reed, Haecker, Haggard, Mitchell, Eberly, Klrby, Everett, Altken, Hellwig, Sher man, Ladd, Allen, Rector. Richards, Scroggs, Ryan, Holyoke. Friend, Cald well, Robert Ryan, Toung, Whltmore, Brown, Loveland, Savage. Lahr, Lam bertson, Taylor, E. B. Green, Reese, Hodgman, Ferris, Boyd, Bessey, Beals, Barngrover, Crancer, Harpham, R. A. Holyoke, Kaufmann, Mayhew. Oakley, Stephenson, Osborne, Rlcketts, Saw yer, Stewart, WInnett, Herzog, Stev ens, Williams, Wurzburg; Mrs. Allan Fling, of Nebraska City, Mrs. Deutsch of Holton, Kan.. Mrs. Bllsh of Omaha, and Mrs. Turpln of Fort Worth, Texas. Misses Turner, Cochrane, Tremalne, Clark, Maryland, Garten, Klrker, Hag gard, Tlbbetts, Bridge, Pound, Olivia Pound. Abbott, Hallett, Hoover, Bowen, Gere, Barker, Mulllken, Pad dock, Jessie Paddock, Lewis, Watkins, Altken, Grace Altken, Lansing, Welch. White. Wilkinson of Pittsburg. Rice. hidden In a ball of twine. When the unwinding of the ball commenced a ghost story was started, and the story was taken up and carried on by each one as he In turn received his fortune from the ball. Fortune cards with bows of various colors given to the young ladles were matched with rib bons held by the men. to find their partners for supper. A delicious repast consisting of pressed chicken, sand wiches, salad, doughnuts, coffee and so forth, was served. A company of friends of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Harpham perpetrated a sur prise on them in a new way last even ing. They met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harpham with the understanding that they would go from there to sur prise another couple but they remained there Instead, thus surprising the Harphnms. The people nil went In cos tume and the entertainment was as varied as the costumes. There was a district school In which many of the actors immortalized them selves. There was a morning session when the study periods were interrupt ed by a recess. Then came luncheon time when dinner palls and baskets were produced and Hallowe'en refresh ments were devoured, after which they had Friday afternoon rhetorical. Mrs. F. E. Campbell acted as teach- WALTER L. ANDERSON AND BRIDE. Who were married Wednesday In Chicago. Mrs. Anderson formerly was Miss Helen Nance, daughter of ex-Governor Nance. Mr. and Mrs. An derson have gone to the Bahama Islands on their honeymoon tour and will be absent the greater part of a month before returning to Lincoln to make It their home. J a ladles' dressing table were removed and beets and peppers served as pin cushions, u. large ear of corn held the combs and an osage orange was used to hold the manicure set. A part of the evening was devoted to cards and the places at the tables were found by means of vegetables. The beet table was the royal and when the players were sent down they entered a room presided ever by Mrs. Clinton R. Lee as Madame Zeno, the gypsy, who fore told wonderful futures for all. The fortune teller sat in an oriental corner separated from the room by asparagus curtains. Mr. Lee, disguised as a negro con vict, arrived late and. entertained the company with Iegerdermian, at which he is an adept. A music box played during his performance. Mr. C. H. Rudge and Mr. J. C. Sea crest were the masters of ceremony, who Initiated the new members. All of those present were In costume. Pro fessor Ward and other men represented ladles, and some of the ladles repre sented men. The refreshments consisted of pop corn balls on sticks, pumpkin pie and doughnuts. Cider was drawn from a keg which was brought in on a saw-buck. Pierce. Howland. Starrett, Poynter, Carson, Syford, Gericke, E. Gericke, Frantz of Monmouth, 111., Chappell, Barr, Johnson, Clara Watkins, Burr, Bryan. Many original features were Intro duced by Misses Myrtle and Mabel Kempton.at their Hallowe'en party last night. The invitations were unique In them selves. On the front page was the fol lowing rhyme: "Come with a whoop. Come with a call. Come with a good will Or don't come at all." The Invitations were couched in old time language as follows: Ye are besoughten to attend a meetynge To engage in ye old time Sports of ye Hallowe'en, At ye home of ye Misses Kempton, 441 North Sixteenth street. Assemble on ye hour of 8:15, Friday. Oct. 31. I9u2. Thirty young people responded and an evening of gaiety was spent. For tune telling was perhaps the most In teresting of the sports Introduced. For tunes written with witches Ink were concealed In nut shells, which were er and tried to rule with a rod of iron. Mrs. W. J. Turner went as a little girl In pantalettes and a sleeve apron. Mrs. W. L. Crandall and Mrs. Walter Davis represented twins. Mrs. Harp ham was the kindergarten member, who was constantly looked after by her big sister. Mr. E. C. Rewlck was a bad boy and because of his misdemeanors was made to wear a dunce cap. Special features were a little Ger man band, composed of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crosby, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Toevs and Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Blll meyer. Mrs. A. G. Davis, Mrs. A. E. Kennard and Mrs. Crosby represent ed wax dolls with wonderful mecha nism able to perform remarkable feats at the direction of their owner. What added greatly to the Interest was that no one group of performers knew what the other" groups were going to do, so the entertainment was a series of sur prises. J4 A ? f c In response to many requests, the recipe for the fruit cake made famous by the Bachelor Girls' club. Is here with submitted: Three pounds raisins, three pounds currants, one-half pound citron, one