Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31

Miss Bally, Miss Ella Scott, Miss Hodges,
Miss Coombes, MIR. and Mrs. Frank Red.
man, Miss Burket of Grand Island, Miss
Arlington, Miss Meldrum, Mr.. and Mrs
L. S. Mole, Miss Latey Miss Lille Beard
Messrs. Copley, Burton, Taylor, Pulls,
Koesters, Baily, Conrad, Pickens, Bur
kett, Starr, Omahondro, Milett, Allen,
Shane, McCreary, Reupen, Cole Nelson,
Mole, McDermott, Cannon, Will Red
man, Scanncll, Melton, Srcitz, Champ
lin, Latey, Brown, Anderson, Frenzer.
The club enters upon the season on n
sound social and financial basis. Its
officers are: w. III. Latey, president;
Geo. W. Bailcy,v vice president; j. w Gan.
non, secretary, and +. w. Pickens, treas
urer.
Art Notes.
The work of modern artists compares
favorably with anything that has been
accomplished in art, and it should meet
with due encouragement. 1t has always
been the custom to pay tribute to what is
musty, worm-eaten or defunct, but with
modern advancement there ought to
come a revolution in such matters, and
talent should be recognized and patron.
lzcd when it is among us rather than
when ii has become matter of history.
Mrs. Mumaugh's pupils are busy with
every variety of the art from china
painting to modelling.
Miss Balbach has put the finishing
touches on iluted cup and saucer GOV.
cred with n myriad of tiny butterflies,
and tinted inside with pale yellow.
Another, pupil has been painting the
daintcst devices IN boiling cloth, to be
mounted on satin ribbons One design is
that of u winged child mounted on
crescent moon in the midst of rosy
clouds. Others are equally pretty and
fancitul
Two Little Wooden Shoes" have been
the object of Miss Emma Fitch's dec
oratiye skill. The shoes are large
enough ,, however, to be utilized for
Scene and Dutch Windmill, on the other
a bright landscape, A towering vine
begins at the heel and winds around to
the toe. The shoes are tied together
with ribbon and hang up.
Mrs. Traynor is finishing panel of
bright roses against cloudy back
ground.
Miss Edith Peton is painting pretty
landscape of mill among mountains
with swift stream in the foreground.
Mrs. Mumaugh has completed strik
ing landscape, noticeable for its peculiar
sombre coloring, and which seems to
develop some new beauty at every in
spection. Showery Weather is the title,
and dark storm lowering clouds are in
middle distance while in the hozizon the
light is trying to break through and re-
fleet itself in the lock divided from the
stream by picturesque path in the fore
ground.
The German Club.
The German club gave its initial party
at the Milliard Thursday night. 1t was
led by Mr.. Rogers with Miss Lottle Ken
nedy, assisted byJ. M. Lehmer and Miss
McCord of st. Joe, Mr.. and Mrs. " A.
Redick, + I. Hamilton and Miss Chase
The other couples were Mr.. Clark and
Miss Dundy, Mr.. Sharp and Miss Luna
Dundy, Mr.. Deuel. and Miss Lake, Mr.
Wyman and Miss Rollins, of Missouri;
MIR. Ringwalt and Miss Gertrude Cham
bers, w. Ii. Crary and Miss Sharp. Frank
Colpetzer and Miss Alhiy, w. e. Wakely
and Miss Balcombe, Mr.. Mcmillan and
Miss Grace Chambers, Mr. Berlin and
Der, Mr.. and Mrs. George Peterson, Mr..
and Mrs. Amin, Mr. Wilson and Miss
McClintock, Mr. Garlich and Miss Shears,
MIR. and Mrs. Peck. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc.
Cord, Mr., and Mrs. Bradford.
Three of the handsomest toilets were
worn by Mrs. McCord and the Misses
Dundy. Mrs. McCord wore a chaste but
striking combination of black silk velvet
relieved with white
Miss Dundy's dress was n white flow
cred silk with gracefully disposed SASH
Miss Luna Dundy wore n very becom-
ing and elaborate toilet with court train
OF garnet velvet over a pale pink petit
coat. heavily embroidered by hand with
roses IN shades of deep red.
The favors were very simple, more at
tention having been given the supper,
here
1t is the intention of the club to give
four germans during the winter.
An Elegant Reception.
Mrs. Augustus Pratt gave n reception
Tuesday from 1 till g. in honor of Mrs.
Graves and Mrs. Titus, OF Chicago. A
profusion of flowers was Il feature of the
entertainm ent. The guests were Mrs.
Colpetzer, Mrs. Du Bols, Mrs. Mills, Mrs.
Bartlett, Mrs, Allen, Mrs. Jarvis, Mrs.
Paxton, Mrs. Ives, Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Full
ler, Mrs. Dumont, Mrs. Montgomery,
Mrs. Grotl, Mrs Gaylord, Mrs. Zlmmer.
Mrs. Dandy, Mrs. Hopkins, Mrs, Mer-
riam, Mrs. Himebaugn, Mrs Megeath,
Mrs Holdrege, Mrs. Burr, Mrs. Hunter,
Mrs. Dandy, Mrs. Purvis, Mrs. Conklin,
Mrs. Goodrich, Mrs. Chapman, Mrs
Scott, Mrs. Risdon Mrs Bell, Mrs. Nc
Candlsh, Mrs. Boyd, Mrs. Clark, Mrs.
Drummer, Mrs, Arnold, Mrs. Howes, Mrs.
Mrs Doherty, Mrs. Boulter, Mrs.
Cake, Mrs. K. Gaylord, Mrs. Sheldon,
Small ana Early.
Mrs. Wakely entertained the faternoon
Euchrc club last week.
There was small party of card play
ers ut Colonel Aiken's Wednesday night.
The Misses Knight had an informal
card party Tuesday evening, at which