Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-05
SOCIETY NE VS.,


and with its approach comes the close
of a social season, which has been of
more than common b~rillisncy. This
has been especially the case since a
week before the holidays, in which
interval the time has been fully oc.
cupied with tea fights, "cheap and
hungrys" ladies' lunches, private re
ceptions and club dances. Six weeks
Of glorious sleighing has added to the
enjoyments of the social season, while
two series of operas and q frat class
line of theatrical entertainments have
been offered to patrons of music and
the drama. Lent is at hand, but cash.
mere is the sscque cloth that will be
mostly affected by the ladies and ashes
of roses, about the only kind of ashes
In which they will take a devoted in
terest.
The past week was one of unusual
gaiety. If Lent Is q season Of repen.
tence, fashionable society proposes to
give itself something to mildly repent
about and what is better for this pur-
pose than late hours, social dissection,
~vulgarly called gossip and the sole.
destroying dance.
THE BOYD PARTY.
On Tuesday a delightful reception
was given by the Misses Boyd at the
residence of Mayor Boyd, on Daven.
port street. Guests began arriving
late, and from $50 until 10 o'clock
there was q constant stream of cloaked
and ulstered visitors. The large par.
lors on the eastern side of the resi-.
dence were utilized for the purposes
of dancing, the floors being covered
with crash, and Hoffmann's orchestra
located In the alcove. The Misses
Moran and Margaret Boyd, assisted
by Mrs. Boyd, received the guests.
At II o'clock an elegant and bounti-
full supper was served. The conclud-
ing waltz was finished shortly after IL
o'clock.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. @. T. Taylor, MI. and Mrs. d.
o. Clark, MIR. and Mrs. Ed. Peck,
Mrs. Levi Carter, Mrs. Ella Beal, the
Messrs. Notewsre, Rich, Comsteck,
Crary, Tompklns, Chambers, Richard.
son, Wilbur, Lottie Congdon and
Carrie Congdon, Shears, Dunlap,
Bishop, Morgan, Dollie aud Woodle
Mccormick, Wakely, Mcconnell,
Sharp, Burley, Somers, Lehmer, Col
Inns, and the Misses Wilson; MesHrs.
Mcclure, Crazy, Lehmer, Paterson,
Wilbur, Annin, Berlin, Sharp, Nc.
MILAN, Beal, Morgan, SAKE, Ring
walt, Raft, Beach, Barke, Bradford,
Hamilton, Patrick, Brock, Morris,
Ogden, Barkalow and Newell.
WILLARD RECEPTION.
The reception given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Ezra Willard on Thursday even
ing, at the Willard hotel, was in sew
eral respects the most elegant sffAir of
the season, as 1t was undoubtedly the
largest. Omaha has no place for So
c!sl entertainment so admirably
adapted for the purpose as the Mil
lard, and all Its advantages were
thoroughly tested on this occasion by
the three hundred guests who were
fortunate enough to be in attendance.
The parlors on the west side of the
hotel we're utilized for reception
rooms, MIR. and Mrs. Willard, assisted
by their daughters, Miss Carrie and
and Miss Mary Willard, and theil
neice, Miss Hopkins, receiving theiI
guests in the large parlor IN tbs
Douglas street front, which was taste
fully decorated wi cut flowers.
Guests began arriving about $50, and
at 9 o'clock Hoffman's full orchestra,
which was stationed in the brilliantly
lighted dining room, struck up the
opening extra, and dancing began.
The broad halls afforded a delightful.
promenade, while tho ladies' ordinary
Was occupied by those who preferred
conversation. 1t was nearly 9:3(
when the first number of the pro
gramme of fourteen dances Wal
begun. and from that time until nearly
two dancing was continuous, The ar
rangements for supper, which wal
served at 1880, were excellent, the
east ordinary and parlors, together
5 with the adjacent hall, being u"tilizod
for the purpose, and filed with tete'
: a.tete tables at which fifty couples
t were readily Accommodated. The sup
per table, which was beautifully dc
corsted with all tho arSs of the &C
, compli,hed restaouateur, and g~roanec
beneath its weight of delicacies, wa,
spread in the ordinary, and extended
the whole length of the room. Afte'
supper dancing, which was barely In
corrupted, was again resumed, and tht
dining hall and ball ON presented
> a brilliant spectacle until the
, party broke up shortly before 2. With
such a large attendance of invited
guests a full list of those present il
, imprscticable, but the names comprise
!, most of our representati7 re c,tiz ms anc
a large portion of Omshs's fashionable
society. The reception will long b,
> remembered by those who partici
pated.
! LADIES LUNCH,
/ On Thursday afternoon Mrs, Ed
Peck gave a ladies lunch to her sister
, Miss Carrie Bishop, and Miss M
Curdy. Mrs. Peck was assisted In tn,
, daties of hostess by Mrs, Barlow, Mrs
:. Bruce and Mrs S, B. Jones. AmDnl
/ those present were Miss Berlin, Mis-
Chambers, Miss Richardson, Mis-
DJllie Mccormick, Miss Woodis BIC
D Oosmick, the Misses Mary and Philli'
. Morgan, Julia and Mary Knight, Car
. RE and L1tiie Copgdon, Miss JESSIE
z Millnrd. and the Misses Isaaes, Rich