Omaha daily bee., 1883-09-17
OUR CARD BASKET.
Chronicle Of SOCiGtV'S Part During The
state Fair Week.
The Marriage Market Continues
Active With Heavy Induce
ments to Purchasers,
A Grea Homecoming of Omaha Peo-
pie from Various. Eastern
Points.

The State fair appears to have less in
terest than heretofore for Omaha people,
Judging from the small number of them
to be seen in the great crowds at the
grounds. "Why, I've been all over this
place." exclaimed one young lady who
had come out with her mother, "and,
actually, / can't find a persona Know
"How dreadful" said a COMMUNICATING
friend; "what have you done with your
self 2" ooh, I've gone through the floral
hall, and the other hall, and to Peycko
Brothers, and to Max MGgers, but one
can see better things at the store down
town, AMI I've done the art hall because
there's some really very clever work
there, and oh, some lovely china, and
I've sat in the grand stand and looked at
the mud on the track and saw the char
lot race, and bless my soul, you ought to
have seen that woman; she was just COW
cred with mud,-they say one of those
chariot wheels was dug up from the Red
sea,-truly, now, and let me see; ma and
| went around to see the cattle and were
almost lost, and there's just the same old
COW and other things they've had every
year I've been out-at least they looked
the same, but we didn't see the machin-
cry, because ma said she couldn't take
another step, and / was nearly famished
and tried to get ma-oh, just look at the
red dress that creatures got on; isn't it
vile2-tried to get ma to go owe where l
heard they were making bread, but ma
says she gets enough of that
at home, - wherever did that
woman get that hat2-and so we've just
sat still here and looked at people, did you
ever see so many queer things in your
life2 gotten up regardless, aren't theyl
and I'm willing to do anything, most;
yes, I'll do the side-shows with you, if
mall let me-; you will, won't you MAJ
That's a dear, good thing! Come on, I'm
ready"
The lawn party given Wednesday eve
ming by Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Woolworth
at their residence, Cortlandt Place, was
an elegantly gotten up affair. and quite an
amount was realized for the cathedral,
which would have been greater had it not
rained during the evening. The grounds
and wide verandahs were strung with
three hundred or more colored paper
lights and these were backed by a head
light or two. The supper tent, gorgeous
with flowers, was lit by
u strong lime light. The
Fouth Infantry band was stationed on the
lawn and played during the evening. The
house itself, one of the most beautiful in
the city, was an object of interest to
many, and they occupied themselves ex-
aiming the curious and valuable articles
which adorn it, including quite a number
of articles brought home from Java and
the PHILIPPINE Islands lately by Mr..
Charles Woolworth. Many who were
unable to be present sent the dollar as re.
quested forthe completion of Trinity with
their regrets.
Mr.. Will Redick and Miss Mamie
Wood were married Wednesday and left
for Nh eastern tour that afternoon. The
wedding was pronounced by those who
had the privilege of being present rs 9
particularly happy affair. The presents
were very numerous and very elegant
The Entire Nous Club presented {
very elaborate water set with their com
pliments. Mr.. and Mrs. Redick will oc
cupy a new house on their return, which
Mr.. Redick has built on Georgia Ave
nue..
The opera this week has been well pat
ronlzed, not only by the thousands Of
strangers in town, but by our own people
as well, especially Thursday and Friday
evenings, to hear Fay Templeton. Fay
it wa, who opened Boyd's Opera Hous,
that famous first night two years age, ant
she captured the city then and has com
manded it ever since, 30 that wheneve
she comes she has q full house to play to
The boys are always on hand. The TEN
pleton troupe this year seems to hav'
gained considerably in the way of prett,
girls, and Fay herself is more bewitchint
than ever in her abandon, and still use
with effect that cute habit of pursuing VI
her lips.
The harvest home festival appointed il
the Episcopal Church of this diocese viii
be observed throughout the State oil
Sunday next, the 10th inst. Prepare
rations are being make for decorating
beautifully with grain and fruit tn,
Cathedral chapel in this city. In con
sequence of the continued i~ndisposition o
Dean Millspaugh, the Bishop of the do
eese will preach on that occasion in tn,
cathedral.
The manner in which the jobbers an,
wholesale merchants of Omaha took car,
of their patrons from the country during
Fair week deserves commentator, be
cause it will have the effect of betterin,
Omaha's position in the opinion of tn,
State. 1t is a well known fact that tn
western and southern towns are not an,
too fond of Omaha, and have Tough
the metropolis just rs all Illinoi
fought Chicago until it got to-
big for it. Nothing has ever before beer
. done, that we remember, in the way o
entertaining or paying attention to Ne
n braskans who might be in Omaha. East
n ern people and editorial excursionists an,
army people and big bodies, both of thi
q city and other cities as large, have beef
wined and dined, but when the Lincoln
n tie or the Hastingite or the Nebrask
I City man or the delegate from the stat
n OF Beatrice comes up here, he is allowo,
|, to a k care of himself. But Thursda,
evening two hundred and fifty merchant
- p and travelling men of the State who wer
attending the fair were taken TO the oper
M house to see "Olivette" and then to tn
u Paxton where a banquet of large proper
tons awaited them and held them unit
a two in the morning. This is the way I
make friends and it is one of the bes
Things that has ever hannaned for N;