Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-19


given at Funke's opera house on an elaborate
scale, and has been the chief topic OF inter
est in exclusive circles. The foyer of
the theater was ornamented with an
improvised fountain together with plants cut
flowers and fine furniture. There were sew
eral intermissous in the programme to serve
ices and cakes in this pretty retreat. The
stage was used for dancing and the house
was brilliantly illuminated. The german COM
prised twelve figures, as follows: Star and
circle, eccentric column, fife orchestra, ang-
ling, opposite rounds, column reversed, mill
tary, screen, double column, augmented
windmill, tournament and quadruple quad
rille. Properties were used in the angling,
them required favors. In two the favOrs
were trinkets in bent wood. For the other
six nearly four hundred ribbons were
required, each hand painted with the name
OF the favorin2 person. The german
was led by Lieutenant T. w. Griffith, U. S.
A, military director at the state university,
assisted by Miss Holmes, of Kansas City.
Miss tunke's partner for the evening was
Mr.. H. Mansfield, jr. Following were the
other participants: Hon. Richard Berlin, of
Omaha; Mr.. j. G. Calhoun, of Omaha, and
Miss Miller, debutante from Lafayette,
Ind; Mr.. Oscar Funke and Miss Hamlyn. of
New York; Mr.. Morenstecher and Miss
Martha Funke, Mr.. John Wright and Miss
Agey,. Mr.. Lemist and Mrs. Lieutenant
Townley, Mr.. Magoon and Miss Latta,
Mr.. William Hardy and Miss Cora
Hardy, M Foresman and Miss
Oakley, Mr.. Northam and Miss
Lulu Clark, Mr. Storrs and Miss Lulu Latta,
Mr.. Cooper and Mrs. Hayden, Mr.. Frank
Burr and Miss Lllibridge, MIR. Henkle and
Miss Moore, MIR. Muir and Miss Ballantine,
Mr.. Richter and Mrs. Bussey, Mr.. William
Clark and Miss Giles, Mr.. Higenbotham and
Miss Gruninger, Mr.. Mutt and Miss Lemist,
MIR. Frank Smith and Miss Hawkins, Mr..
and Mrs. Beeson, Mr.. and Mrs. Lippincott,
Mr.. and Mrs. Muir, MIR. and Mrs. Frank
Sheldon, Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Buckstaff, Mr.
and Mrs. w. r. Dennis, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Ogden. Miss Tote McMurtry presided
at the favor table and about twenty-five
privileged guests were present In
the auditorium. Many elegant toilets
attlred in white muslin, trimmed with
ribbons. and carried bouquet of La France
roses. Mrs. Dundy was daintily appareled
in pale blue silk, with draperies Of tulle
embroidered in blue, and wore corsage
bouquet OF pink roses. Miss Holmes wore a
Grecian costume of canary faille silk, en-
traine with draperies of tulle embroidered
with gold butterflies.
MISS Mamie Smith, of Craw fordsville, Ind,
who visited at Mrs. Polk's, was given a jolly
farewell surprise party Tuesday evening by
Mr. Frank Polk. The guests were Messrs.
Templeton, Maxwell, Macarthur, Wheeler,
Langworthy. Burr, Griffith, Storrs, Marshal,
Houtz, Herman, Wilson, Low, Jansen,
Andrus and Funke, Misses Aileen and
Belle Oakley, Martha Funke, Gerte Mar
guetle,, Olive Latta, Halle Hooper, Anna
Funke, Dollie and Kittie Cowdry, Lulu Bal
Iantine, Gertie Laws, Clara Agey, Lolita
Andrus and Matte Gillespie. Miss Smith
left for home on Wednesday.
Miss Helen, daughter Of sex-Secretary OF
State Roggen, entertained company Of
forty young people Tuesday evening to cele-
brate her eleventh birthday.
The eighth annual reception OF the Ne
braska State Pharmaceutical association
was held at the capitol Wednesday evening.
The representative hall, in which the ex-
hiDits were displayed, was opened as re-
ception room, and later in the evening was
much used for promenades and tete -a-teteS.
The senate chamber was converted into a
dining room, the caterer using the officers
desks for dishes ana supplies, while The
guests ate from the members desks,
which had been strongly reinforced
by desks from the other hall. The
feature OF the evening, which took place IN
the unoccuped library room. A programme
of fourteen numbers kept the merry throng
gong till well towards 2 O'Clock. Nearly
one hundred couples took part in the dane
ing, and large company OF spectators
watched the gay scene from the gallery.
Many were in full evening dress, aud the re-
| ception was very pleasant and successful
| affair. Many of the outoftown druggists
| were accompanied by their wives. Among
| the Lincoln society people present were
| Messrs and Mesdames Thomas G. Benton,
| All Shilling, w. II. Dennis, J. j. lmhon,
| Frank Gregg, f. Il, Antram, Charles Colt
helf, O. s. Lippeucott, W. B. Macarthur, A,
b. o. Koski, t. j. Hickey, Mesdames Will
am A. Preston, C. w, Mosher and A. q.
senbot5am. aisn Frank Polk, c. r. Rich.
ter, Lieutenant Grifhth, Samuel