Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-02
SOCIETY GOSSIP.
Events OF the Week in Omaha-The
Season of Lent Causes a Dull
ness in Social Circles.

ness In SOCIAL CirCIeS.
The curtain is rung down on the fes-
"tivities of the winter, and in the twink
ling of an eye all in the world of society
Is changed from gay to grave. The last
draught of pleasure was drained at the
Lininger wedding with the zest that at
tends the last affair before Lent; and
those who reveled In mirth till Ash Wed.
nesday morn have donned the conven-
tional sack-cloth aud ashes with the same
facility with which they decked them
selves with satin and Jewels the night be.
fore and prepared to do pepance at the
altor of Divinity the next forty days for
the sacrifices laid at the shrine of MAN.
mon the remainder of the year.
Probably the society reporter is the
| chief sufferer at this period, for to him 1t
me ans q fresh demand on an already
over taxed Imagination in lieu Of items
for his column. To those who do not
have to sling Ink for their daily bread
to the butterflies who elude the thorns and
hover about the roses of life, it Is well
coined as a season of much needed
rest-an opportunity for the Flora Nc.
Flimseys of society to recuperate for post.
lsnten festivities and replace that fixed
bloom In their cheeks, with natures softer
coloring.
Those who prefer to observe lent are
luckily this does not include the whole
community.
There were no less than three mas
querades last Saturday. Those at Tur-
ner and Germania halls have already been
mentioned In Mondays paper. The
Casino rink presented a brilliant and fam
tastlc scene. About a hundred skaters
assembled en- masque, while standing
room was scarcely to be had among the
spectators. j. G. Elliott, the proprietor,
as king of the carnival, wore the hand.
soonest costume there; Mrs. Edholm,
wore a jockey suit, WIS very pretty; w.
S. Helprsy, in the middle of the floor,
rode his hobby to his hearts contsnt and
made a conspicuous, If not entirely orna-
mental center piece round which princes,
pages, peasants, etc. ,revolved. As many
names as could be learned are given here:
Walter Morris, Russian Jew; Mamie
Powers, tamborlne girl; Gene Keyes,
domino; Chas. Patrick, clown; Nellie
Meyer, Little Fraud with doughnuts; E,
McCrsary, page; B. Morsy, Indian chief;
Will Coombs, imp; Harry Sharpey, ne
gro; Stella Mount, Kate Greenaway;
Lizzie Riley, Gypsy girl; Ward Allen,
Mother Hubbard gown; Clara Riley.
tamborlne girl; M. Riley, Buttercup:
Grace Withheld, French peasant; G. A
Grsttan, st. Jacob; @. A. Lewis, Lord
Essex; d. d. Mcdonald, mldshipman;
Grace Himebaugh, belle of the rink; Flo
Coombe, America; T. A. Clark, country
dude, Maud Keyes, Old Mother Hub.
bard; Ralph Clarke, militiamau; w. @.
Clark, Washington; Flo Cotney, German
woman; Guasie Tremaine, shepherd girl;
j. B. Lounsbury, dude.
On Monday night the Light Guards
drew about three hundred people to
watch them filing in ghostly procession
round the rink.
A church soclable is often a satire on
} its own name. Sometimes a clique will
m%onopolize every available amusement,
and leave outsiders to take care of them
/ selves. We have occasionally been in
weighed into attending them, and it
seemed to us a plaza where everyone is
making a desperate effort to convince
everybody elae that he Is enj oying him
self immensely and failing lamentabIy in
r the attempt.
Such, however, is not the case with
the entertainments of the st. Mary
Avenue Congregational church. Last
Monday MI. Saml Burns kindly gave up
l his spacious parlors to the popular Golden
4 | Evaaoo aao,atu onA Tho fnlLnuipn prn-
pramme was rendered.:
PROGRAMME.
Duett-La Baladine. .......,. 80, Lysberg
4 Miss Monlter and Mrs. Jas. Holloway:
4 Recitation :......:., Fannie Longfellow
. Shadow Pictures. The ballad of MaryJane
Song-Kipg's Champion. ...... Revel France
, Charade-Golden Fleece.
0 Lottie Kennedy, Mabel Shreve. Miss
4 Lombriscn, May Burns, Jay North.
t rup, w. II. Scott, w. r. Jarvis and
al r. X. France.
: Violin Solo. ......... Herbert Rogers
y Recitation = Horatis at the Bridge. McCauley
DIR. Hanchett.
. Song-MaYing. ,Rudersdorl
o Miss Georgia Boulter.
Tabelau Mrs EDr. Conner, Miss Nellie
j. +. Holloway, Morris Hall.
Mr.. VIM. r. Jarvis, of Shreve, Jarvi
& Co., Is the president of the club, ant
= to his originality Is due the Golden Fleec
charade, which is very clever. III
imagined 1t one day in a fit of inspiration
Revel Frances rich voice elected sucl
applause that he had to respond to al
encore. Mr.. Burns high soprano voic
ID was also heard to advantage.
" On Tuesday Alfred Kennedy and Mia
ID Lizzie Lsisenriug were made one by tn
ID Rev. Detweiler. Beth the parties ar
we'll known and highly respected, and al
though the ceremony was strictly private
this did not prevent their friends fror
y sending many valuable presents, includ
~ ing a magnificent silver tea service, waite
or set, point lace, fine picturss. and lnnuG