Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31

MIR. and Mrs. Hopkins, Mr.. and Mrs
Ayres, Mr.. and Mrs. Goodrich, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rsdon, Mr. and Mrs. purvis, Mr.
and Mrs. Boulter, Mr.. and Mrs Aiken,
Mr.. and Mrs. .Sholes. Mr.. and Mrs.
Graves, Mrs. Titus, Mrs. Croft, Mrs
Conklin, Mrs. Holden, Miss Hvwell, Mr..
Porter, Mr.. Alexander, Mr.. Howell and
Mr.. Hardy.
a Pleasant Dancing Party.
small dancing party was given by
Miss Hoag!and Friday evening, in honor
of her guest, Miss Rollins. The affair
had all the charm OF being informal and
unusual gayety was the result. The
dancers were Miss Brown, Miss Lowe,
Miss Balcombe, Mss Balbach, Miss
Sharp Miss Shears, Miss Woolworth,
Miss Burns, Mr.. Reed, Mr.. Ringwalt,
Mr.: Rogers, MIR. Hamilton, Lieutenant
wilson Mr.. Vollum. Mr.. Wyman, Mr..
Noilum, Mr.. Conglan, Mr.. Drake, Mr..
Morford, Mr.. Dickey and Mr. Jordan.
Military Movements.
Mrs. General Morrow gave an afternoon
tea Friday.
Mrs. General Wheaton entertained n
few friends vt an elegant dinner on the
cath.
DR.. and Mrs. McGillicuddy have been
guests OF General Brisbin, Fort Mo
brara.
Lieutenant Abner Pickering, now in
indianapolis, has had an extension
granted of two months leave of absence
Brayton, the only child of Lieutenant
and Mrs. Sarson celebrated his birthday
Tuesday. Fourteen children were well
entertained.
Mrs, General Wheaton is expecting her
mother and sister early next month.
Brevities.
MIR. Will Doane is travelling in the
east.
Mrs. w. L. Parrotte is home from the
east.
Mrs Dewey is visiting her sister at
Ouida, OAK
Miss Julia Fcil Is the guest of Mrs. Z.
Rosewater.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Keller have returned
from the east.
Mr.. w. Ii. Gates and family are here
from st. Louis.
n H. Hicks, of Utica, N. Y, is visiting
his son George N. Hooks.
Mr. and Mrs M. H. Bliss left Friday
for trip to New York.
Miss Annie Bailey, of Macomb, Ill.,, is
Mrs. f. l.. Dean, of Cincinnati, is the
guest of Mrs DR.. Ludngton.
Miss Nora O'Connor is attending the
wedding of friend in Lansing, Ia
Miss Jennie Wilson, of st. Joe, was the
guest of Mrs. ID. W. Sake last week.
Mrs. p j. Nichols has gone to her old
home in Pennsylvania for months visit
Mrs. X. G.. Patterson and child went to
Kansas City Thursday for fortnight's
visit.
Mrs. George w. Kelley is visiting her
mother in Indianapolis, and is regaining
health.
The Woodmen Camp No. 100 will give
social at their hall on Douglas street,
the 4th inst.
John Wyckoff came over from Chicago
to hear his daughter sing at the Bran
billa concert.
Mrs. Barton, Mrs. w. b. Millard and
Mrs. Rollins made party to North
Platte last night.
Mr.. Neville, of North Platte is seriously
i'll and has telegraphed for his brother,
DIR. Neville, of this city.
Mrs. ChuI chill Parker and Miss Nettie
Parker have returned from visit to Ne
braSka City and Lincoln.
Miss Fannie Ulm, from Kentucky, Will
Hawes and Mrs. Whitman.
Mrs. Louis Raapke was the loser of a
diamond pin last week, which has been
in the family for 800 years.
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Barton. of Burl
lington, VT, are here for two months
visit with their sor. Joseph Barton.
Mrs. Stephen Boyd. of Laramie, and
Miss Ida Edmonds, of Idaho, were guests
of Mrs. ID. III. Stewart last week en- route
for the west.
Jerry Dee, j. Mahoney, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Kenelly, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Col
Inns and child, who have spent the sum-
mer in Ireland, are expected home to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gannett left Thursday to
spend the winter with their sons in Bos-
ton. They were accompanied rs far as
Chicago by Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace, who
Will make short visit there.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Woolworth returned
Friday from Chicago, accompanied by
visiting her sister Mrs. Lieutenant Howard
at Fort Niagara the past summer.
Mr., and Mrs Hodgson from Minncap-
oils, have recently made Omaha their
home. They will live in one of Mr.. Bar
lows houses on Twenty street,
Mr. Hodgson is an architect of note.
Invitations are out for the marriage of
Miss Agnes O'Shanghnessy to Patrick
DuAy to be solemnized Wednesday, No
vember 3, ut 8 a. M. ut st. rPhilomena's
cathedral, after which reception will
be held from II to 3,
\. club that ahsorbs a good deal of solid
enjoyment Is an equestrian party of elgh-
tem ladies and gentlemen who take in
the beauty of the autumn evenings on
horseback once Il week. The club will
remain intact for next season.
Lifeboat Lodge, |, o. G. T., gave con-
cert on Thursday evening at the Saunders
Street Presbyterian church. A thoroughly
meritorlous prog ramme was rendered, to
the satisfaction of the 400 or more people
present. Among the numbers especially
worthy OF mention was the duet by
Misses Allie and Oracle Pratt. as also the
solo by Mrs. Case; that by Mr.. John Nc
Ewing, and the flute duet by Messrs
Hancock and Eldridge. The duet by
Mrs. Cole and Miss Knowles was loudly
applauded, The money raised will be
devoted to the purchase of piano for
the lodge.
The use Of the Suez Canal in moving
the tea crop from China to America is
rapidly beng abandoned for the swfter
means afforded by our transcontinental
railways. In 1884 the bulk of the ship
mcnts were via the Suez Canal. In 1885
the shipments by that route to America
were but 9,25i, 1877 pounds, while San
francisco received le,4o6'lS7 pounds.