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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1903)
THE COUKIER SOCIETY NOTES LIFE'S MAZY WHIRL Buffet luncheons are at present popu lar with society ladies. They com bine the good points of a reception and a luncheon, and are altogether delightful. Two of these charming affairs have been given this week, one by Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Barbour on Wednesday, and one by Mrs. Rhodes this afternoon. "What a wealth of music we are having. The Steckelberg-Hoover concerts have been gems. Besides hearing Miss Hoover, we have had MacDoweli re cently and next comes Gabrilowitsch. All of these good things, besides the bands, and the Philharmonic Truly we are blessed. But one more week remains before the ushering in of Lent, and it will be crowd ed with functions. Among the good things musical, will be the musicale by Doctor and Mrs. Ladd Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ladd also give a card party next Friday evening, and a ken sington Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Wettllng give a series of four parties next week, in two of which they will be assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Seth W. Eddy, and an important event of the week will be the marriage of Miss Dorothy Griggs, a Kappa Kappa Gamma, to Mr. Bertrand Buckmaster of Tacoma, Washington, on Wednesday evening. TC" Tv v One hundred and fifty ladies attended the buffet luncheon given on Wednesday by Mrs. W. G. Langworthy Taylor and Mrs. Erwin H. Barbour, at the home of the former. In the drawing room, the living room and the library, yellow tu lips and Easter lilies In profusion de lighted the eyes of the visitors, and filled the air with their spring-like fragrance. There were tulips also in the dining room, but they were llame red. A mound of these lovely flowers was in the center of the table, and surrounding it were silver candelabra, with red candles. Hopes of smilax extended from the cor ners of the table to the chandelier, and smilax was festooned on the buffet. Mrs. C. F. Ladd and Mrs. J. E. Tuttle alternated in serving ice cream, and Mrs. W. F. Kelly and Mrs. I. M. Raymond took turns in pouring coffee. An elabo rate luncheon was served in three courses by Misses Helen Welch, Blanche Hargreaves, Frances Gere, Blanche Garten, Nelia Cochrane, and Margaret Honeywell. Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Bar bour were assisted in receiving their guests by Mrs. George H. Taylor. Mrs. Taylor wore a gown of white crepe de chine with garniture of thread lace. Mrs. Barbour wore lavender crepe de chine, with cream lace. Mrs. George H. Taylor, black grenadine. Mrs. S. H. Burnham, in a white lace robe over lav ender silk, introduced the guests. Ladies assisting in the drawing room were Mesdames E. Benjamin Andrews, J. L. Teeters, E. L. Hinman, F. D. Lev ering, Wlllard Kimball, C. H. Morrill, A. Ross Hill. Mrs. Andrews wore white corded silk with lace; Mrs. Teeters, rose crepe de chine; Mrs. Hinman, white or gandie and lace; Mrs. Levering, white point d'sprit with black dots, and in sets of black lace In floral designs; Mrs. Kimball, yellow silk; Mrs. Morrill, cream silk with touches of brown; Mrs. Hill, black lace. The young ladies in the dining room were charming in white, or light party gowns. Mrs. Ladd wore white crepe de chine with lace; Mrs. Tuttle, blue foulard; Mrs. Kelly, red silk, cream lace; Mrs. Raymond, black lace with jetted bodice. " 'It is my opinion,' said the" house keeper, in the New York Tribune, 'that our domestic troubles will never be at an end until men give a little attention to domestic matters. I have noticed, for instance, that much domestic misman agement is due to the fact that house keepers do not have money enough to manage on, and the reason they do not have enough is simply because their husbands, knowing nothing about do mestic management and the expense thereof, do not give them enough. This may be an unusual way of looking at the matter, but I believe the Idea is worth considering. At present we are working at cross purposes, with no necessary connection between the power of the purse and practical experience or knowl edge. In no other department of human activity is this the case, so fai as I rec ollect, and If a man were to provide the money for any other industry about which he knew nothing, If he were to erect the building in which it was to be carried on by the light of his own un aided reason, and even determine the education to be given to the workers without ever Inquiring Into the necessi ties of the case, we would expect noth ing else but that every one concerned would come to grief. There Is no rea son why the same causes should produce different effects in the domestic realm.' "There is no word in the English lan guage which Is more thoroughly misun derstood than economy. As ordinarily used it implies merely doing without things, and in domestic affairs it Is syn onymous with all sorts of petty and irri tating deprivations. .But, according to the dictionary, economy is the prudent management of affairs. Swift defined the virtue as the 'parent of liberty and ease,' and Ruskin says, 'economy no more means saving money than it means spending money; it means the spending Herbert Marsland gave a number of In teresting facial representations. Mrs. Moore's fine collection of paintings and marbles gave great pleasure to the guests, of whom there were fifty. Mrs. C. E. Yates, Mrs. R. T. Van Brunt, Mrs. Marsland and Mrs. Brown nsslsted with the refreshments. Misses Lulu George and Maude Fisher entertained the Q. A. T. girls and their gentleman friends at a valentine party last evening at the home of the former. Palms and carnations, and the club col ors, pink and red, adorned the house. Progressive hearts was played and a pretty picture was given as a prize. A dainty supper was served with Ice cream, moulded In the shape of hearts, as a fea ture. The W. T. M. spent a delightful after noon on Thursday, as guests of the presi dent, Mrs. T. F. Lasch. The ladles chat ted pleasantly together, compared fancy work and made plans for their masquer ade to be given this evening at the. home of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Mickey. Misses Florence DeLacey and Nellie Stoup as sisted the hostess in serving dainty re freshments. Chapter K of P. E. O., and visiting ladies of the order, enjoyed a valentine party Monday evening nt the home of Miss Olive Wallace. The house was decorated with red hearts. The Illustra- A rhyinster, Mr. Horace C Du Val, has made some rules for bri''e whist play ers which are printed In a little book. Here are some of them: NO TRUMP MAKES. Ace three and guarded' Quon No Trump hand la plainly seen. Aces four No Trump at once, Otherwlt e you be a dunce. r I Mrs. A. W. Miller and daughter Jeannette, aged five years. or saving, whether of money or time or anything else, to the best possible ad vantage.' To be economical, therefore, means, apparently, to manage so that one will not have to do without things that one ought to have, but will be able to satisfy one's reasonable desires. It Is the people who get things and do things with their money who are economical, not those who do not spend It at all." It is not usually because women do not know how to economize, that they cannot manage their household expenses with the amount of their allowance, but be cause their allowance Is niggardly in proportion to the husband's income and the style In which they are expected to live. Not many moons ago, a woman whose husband Is known to have a large in come, told me, that her allowance was so small she could scarcely make ends meet, and, she added' plaintively, "I have not had a gown with the new style sleeves because I 'have not had money enough to get It," and that when her husband's farms were increasing in num ber every year, and his bank account growing rapidly greater. The Southeast and Southwest circles of the First Presbyterian church were en tertained on Wednesday at the home of Mrs. R. E. Moore, by Mesdames Moore, M. D.Welch, J. W. Winger and Clinton R. Lee. A program of pianola music was presented by Mrs. E. E. Brown. Mrs. tions from comic valentines, sentimen tal in character, were reproduced in pantomime by the young ladles. Light refreshments were served. Phi Delta Theta gave a dance last evening at Walsh hall. Carnations, roses, and palms, and the fraternity col ors, blue and white, were used in deco rating. Orange ice was served. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. E. C Hardy, Miss Raymond, and Mr. E. Seacrest, were chaperones. Mrs. J. H. Davis gave an enjoyable kensington in honor of her sister, Mrs. D. T. Cook of Kansas City, Monday af ternoon. A guessing game, searching the penny, afforded amusement. The house was adorned with roses, carnations and palms, and light refreshments were served. Thirty ladies were present. Mr. and Mrs. N. K. Griggs have Issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter. Miss Dorothy Griggs, to Mr. Bertrand Buckmaster of Tacoma, Wash ington, to occur next Wednesday even ing at the family home, 1548 South Sev enteenth street, at 8 o'clock. There will be about eighty guests. Mrs. G. W. Rhodes entertained inform ally this afternoon in honor of Mrs. John H. Dennlson of Denver. Acca three No Trump, for then Each In Honors counts aa ten. Guarded King in each array With an Ace, No Trump'a the play. Aces two and guarded King Say at once No Trump's the thing. Holding six with King and Aoe Fourth beat on the table place. Ace and King with Are you hold. Lead the King we're plainly told. Holding four with King and Queen, Fourth beat la the play I ween. Holding King and Queen and fife, Make the King your opening drlre. Ace and Are, for proper lead, Fourth best will supply your need. NO TRUMP LEADS. Ace and six, If this the case, Promptly lead out with the Ace. Holding only King, Queen, Ace, GlTe the King the opening place. If you're holding Queen, Jack, ten, Queen the first to call on then. But if It Is ten, Jack, King. Leading ten's the proper thing. With a re-entry card, Ace, Queen, and Jack, Play Ace. then Queen In making the attack. But sans re-entry It la plainly seen With Ace, Queen, Jack The best lead Is the Queen. Short suits It Is well to lead It of trumps you stand In need. No short-suit lead we are told If an Ace, King ault you hold. Lead the King, and, smiling bland. Scan the cards in Dummy's hand. If you hare the deal, refuse Either Clubs or Spades to choose. If you're holding King or Ace Lead the King to start the pace. Holding Ace, King. Queen In hand Lead the King, you understand. If you hold Ace, King, and Jack With the King begin attack. King lead plainly will unfold Ace or Queen or both you hold. DOUBLING. Four tricks In Spades, or fire to double. Otherwise you're seeking trouble. To double a Heart and take the tricks Be sure of Ave and a possible six. Doubling's wisest In the fight If the maker's on your right. HEART MAKES. Honors one In Hearts of six Make It Hearts you'll take the tricks. Five In Hearts with Honors two Hearts the "make" you surely do. Four In Hearts with Honors three And something else, Hearts make, you see. Ace, King, Queen, and one make Hearts. No one from this rule departs, Sure Heart hand I much prefer; No trump then would be to err. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. It la nerer well to name Diamonds in a rubber-game. Diamonds you will nerer Cad Wise when you're a game behind. Diamonds or Hearts are grand; Honors four within your hand. "Lead through strength la quite correct" Up to weakness don't neglect. If poverty your hand pervades Take no chances, make It spades. Best of rules beyond a doubt, Keep in mind what cards are out. And of all things, don't Ignore Carefully to watch the score. Finally Mr. Du Val says: O, Muse, forglTe me, Critics all desist; My Rhymes, tho' bad, Perchance may teach you Whist. Mrs. McCracken, a cousin of Mr. Will lam M. Clark, her daughter and son. Miss and Mr. McCracken, of Philadel phia, were over Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clark. Reverend and Mrs. H. C Swearingen are also friends of Mrs. McCracken, and entertained her at din ner Monday evening. - Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bolshaw enter tained fifty guests Monday evening In honor of Mrs. D. T. Cook of Kansas City. In an amusing guessing game prizes were awarded to Mrs. Young and Mrs. Greer. Music was rendered by some of the guests, and light refresh ments were served. The Southwest circle of the First Pres byterian church will entertain the South east clrc'e at the home of Mrs. F. M. Spalding next Wednesday afternoon. Mesdames Spalding, Harry Hall, R. M. LeGore and Frank Barr will be the hostesses. Miss Berge of Illinois has arrived in the city to spend the remainder of the winter with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Berge.
