THE COURIER
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SOCIETY NOTES
LIFE'S MAZY WHIRL
This week commenced auspiciously
with the MacDowell concert given Mon
day night by the Matinee Musicale,
which was a success musically, socially,
and financially, and ends with a cup of
fragrant tea, drunk by society at the
function given this afternoon by the
ladles of the Second Presbyterian church
at the residence of Mrs. Dayton.
Sandwiched between have been many
dinners, card parties, and other events,
formal and informal, keeping people
busy and happy.
It was prominent musicians who oc
cupied the boxes at the concert Monday
night, while those who usually frequent
these conspicuous seats, contented them
selves with the dress circle. Among
those noticed in boxes were Mrs. E. H.
Barbour, president of the Matinee Musi
cale, Mrs. A. R. Mitchell, and tnelr
young daughters. Others were Mr. and
Mrs. P. D. Levering, Miss Hoover, Mr.
and Mrs. E. Lewis Baker, Mr and Mrs.
D. M. Butler, Professor and Mrs. Wil
lard Kimball, Miss Perkins, Mr. and Mrs.
A. S. Raymond and Mrs. Ross Curtice.
A little four-year-old girl, who inherits
ed the guests to the receiving line, in
which were Mesdames W. L. Dayton, B.
M. Long, H. C. Swearlngen and F. M.
Hall.
Mrs. M. H. Everett and Mrs. J. H. Mc
Murtry did the honors in the living
room, and Mrs. Callen Thompson was on
duty at the dining room door.
The dining: room -was effectively done
in the colonial colors, buff and blue. A
mound of yellow tulips and bows of blue
ribbon rested on a mirror in the centre
of the table, and at either end was a
quaint colonial candelabrum bearing blue
candles. Mrs. C. H. Eubank and Mrs.
C. F. Ladd, the one In a buff gown, the
other in blue, presided at the table. Tea
was poured from an old pewter teapot,
and preserves, seed cakes, and buff bon
bons and wafers were served by Mrs, H.
H. Everett In a blue empire gown. Miss
Mary Bardwell In buff, Miss Mary Wat
kins and Miss Stella Morrison.
Punch was served by Mrs. Ralph E.
Johnson assisted by Mrs. H. F. Steph
enson, Miss Mickey, Miss Marie Talbot,
and Miss Catharine McLaughlin. Mrs.
Thomas Callanan was at the door of the
Thompson wore an old berege gown
trimmed with duchesse and point lace,
cameo and pearl Jewelry. Mrs. Ralph
Johnson's gown was of white silk and old
lace, and she wore a wedding veil of real
Irish point lace made In a convent In
1830, and some lovely old Jewels. Among
the interesting articles exhibited were a
gown and a lace mantilla with stole
ends, brought by Mrs. Johnson's grand
mother from Europe in 1830.
One thousand invitations to this tea
party were sent out, and as a result (he
building fund of the Second church Is
considerably enriched.
Mile. Irene des Planques and Alexan
der Parlow, Russian Minister to Corea,
will be married on Thursday, February
19, at the Russian Embassy, In Washing
ton, where the bride has been the winter
guest of Countess Cassinl. The brlde-groom-elect
and M. des Planques will
sail from France on the 28th for this
country, and as Mme. des Planques and
a younger daughter are already at the
embassy, the family party will be com
plete. Countess Cassinl, who is girlishly
enthusiastic over the details of her
friend's marriage, will be the maid of
honor, and Mile. Ladygensky, daughter
of the Russian Consul General In New
York, and Miss De Smirnoff will be
bridesmaids, while the bride's young sis
ter will act as the crown bearer. The
bridal gown Is of white satin and lace,
and has a train of cloth of gold, and will
be brought from Paris by the bride
groom, who has also selected his bridal
center of a table was a forest Inhabited
by souvenirs or a nilllporvl of real water.
About five years ago It was fashionable
to have all these outlandish effects, and
a hostess was perplexed sorely to devise
some novel scheme of decoration. To
Mrs. Hermann Oelrlchs Is attributed
credit for the first step toward sim
plicity. When she gave an elaborate be
trothal breakfast for her sister, now
Mrs. Willie K. Vanderbllt, Jr., It was ex
pected that the table would be a perfect
Jungle. Instead there was an artistic
scattering of ferns on the cloth, and In
the middle there was a silver bowl of
roses. After that came the vogue of
candles, and hostesses vied with one an
other In displaying costly candelabra.
The Astors used candle-bearers of gold.
But now all Is changed, and the fewer of
these gewgaws the better. A mere clump
of stunted palms with trellises of leaves
or smllax will suffice for the most pre
tentious dinner. Tiny Japanese plants
are In good taste, and the scarlet poln
sett,a is In high favor. Red la the ap
proved color. At the Gerry musicale the
lights In the conservatory were shaded
with red, and red roses were everywhere.
At the Astor ball, except for the ball
room In lilies and orchids, there were
displays of American Beauty and Meteor
roses exclusively. In Washington, Lady
Herbert, wife of the British ambassador,
confines her decorations to polnsettas,
but Mrs. Roosevelt Is an exception, and
clings to pink roses and carnations.
New York Press.
The university cadet officers club gave
BETA TAU CHAPTER. OF DELTA TAU DELTA.
Beta Tau chapter of Delta Tau Delta
was founded at the university of Ne
braska In the year 1894. Since that time
It has enjoyed a period of prosperous and
active growth and at present numbers
seventeen active and pledged members.
They are A. Kimball Barnes, Fred E.
Hess, A. M. Hull, Ernest L. Bridge, N.
A. Huse, Sterling H. McCaw, James R.
Farney, Chancellor A. Phillips, Mont
gomery B. Case, Glenn C. Hupp, Lyle D.
Milliken, R. C. Campbell, Julius F. John
son, Mason Wheeler, E. M. Marvin, Law
rence Paul, Don C. Despaln and O. S.
Kretsinger.
The chapter Is now located In a beau
tiful and commodious house at 1643 Q
street. In all of the student activities
at the university the chapter takes an
Important part.
The national organization was formed
just before the outbreak of the civil war
In 1860. Its first chapter was located at
Bethany college, Virginia, but the orig
inal charter was transfered to Alleghany
college at Meadvllle, Pa., where Alpha
chapter was established and still re
mains. From this chapter as a nucleus
the fraternity grew to the southward
first, then to the westward and north
ward and finally entered the eastern
fields, where it has taken a place In the
front rank.
Among some of the alumni members
who have become prominent In business
and professional circles In Lincoln are
J. L. Teeters, M. I. Aitkin, C H. Gordon,
E. C. Strode, Don C. Love, W. T.
Stevens, C. C. Marlay, H. J. Lenhoff and
A. L. Brown.
V.
musical taste and a correct ear, was
taken to church by her father on a re
cent Sabbath. She enjoyed the music
of the sanctuary very much, and also
heard the McKlnley chimes. Upon reach
ing home she brought two cow-bells and
commenced ringing them for her father,
saying, "These are the chimes."
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Perhaps the most brilliant social event
of the week having also a practical side
was the Colonial tea given this after
noon by the ladles of the Second Pres
byterian church, at the spaciousAome
of Mrs. W. L. Dayton. Mrs. Sherwin
and Mrs. Covert, in Colonial costumes,
greeted the callers at the door and
kindly kept in view a suggestive box,
into which rained sliver quarters all af
ternoon. At the foot of the stairs Mrs. John
Williams and Mrs. J. F. Stevens direct
ed the guests. Mrs. E. Burton Robinson
and Miss Craig were In charge of one
cloak room, and in the other were Mrs.
Eugene Tullls and Miss Mabel Guile.
Mrs. Clinton R. Lee stood at the en
trance to the drawing room and present-
punch room to Invite the guests to enter
and enjoy the colonial beverage served
within. Pink and white was the color
scheme in this room. A mirror reflected
the bouquet In the centre of the table,
and at either side stood five-branched
candlesticks with pink shades. Rare old
china adorned both punch room and
dining room, and the house was set with
colonial furniture.
A spinet more than a century ofd was
played to accompany Miss Elma Mars
land, who sang some ancient love ditties.
Among the gowns worn by the assist
ing ladies, all of whom were In costume,
were treasures which would have made
the relic hunter green with envy, and
some were copies of gowns worn In ye
olden tyme. Conspicuous among the
latter was the dotted swIss empire worn
by Miss Marie Talbot, which, it is said,
is a faithful reproduction of one worn by
Rebecca Gratz, the heroine of Ivanhoe.
Miss Alice Craig, who served the assist
ing ladles from a silver traj- of colonial
design, appeared In a blue and gray silk
gown of the same period, and shoes with
mother-of-pearl buckles. Sirs. Callen
gift, a collarette of pearls, with diamond
bars and clasps, which the bride will
wear at the wedding. The Russian Am
bassador will act as the father of honor
to the bridegroom during the ceremony,
and Mrs. John R. McLean will be the
mother of honor. The six witnesses re
quired by the Russian law will be Baron
Albert Schlippenbach, Consul General at
Chicago, and the members of the em
bassy staff. Bishop Tlkahon, Primate of
the Greek Orthodox church In America,
will officiate, and will be assisted by the
Rev. Alexander Hotovllsky, pastor of
St. Nicholas's church In New York. The
details of the ceremony will be even more
elaborate than that at the last Russian
marriage here. A typical Russian wed
ding feast will follow. The Russian Am
bassador's wedding gift to Mile. Irene
des Planques is a pair of large pearls
that have been mounted as earrings.
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The fashion of table decorations
changes often, and at present red Is In
the ascendant. Table decorations are
more simple these days than ever before.
It is not so many years ago that the
a hop last night at Fraternity hall. The
decorations savored of the military,
guns being stacked at either end of the
hall, and the American flag was in evi
dence. Lieutenant G. B. Kimball was
chairman of the committee, and Captain
J. R. Farney was master of ceremonies.
A full orchestra played delightful music
for the dancers. Sixty couples partici
pated in a program of twenty-two
dances. Professor and Mrs. Wlllard
Kimball, and Professor and Mrs. E. H.
Barbour were chaperones. The military
uniform worn by many of the men, and
the pretty gowns of the ladles made an
attractive picture.
A delectable luncheon was given Mon
day at one o'clock by Mrs. W. C. Griffith.
The guests were a few ladles who are
Interested In , basketry, and after the
luncheon, which was served in five
courses, the afternoon was devoted to
work and gay conversation. Those pres
ent were Mesdames A. L. Candy. A. G.
Billmeyer, C. I. Jones. E. P. Brown, R.
T. Van Brunt. J. W. Winger, Phelps.