Omaha daily bee., 1890-11-09
In THE REALMS OF FASHION.
A Modern Instance Of Noble self-SaCrifOe
and Devotion.
SOCIAL EVENTS THAT PROMISE PLEASURE,
Doings of the Smart World During
the Week just End nded-Receptions
and Card Parties Interspersed
with Several Rose Bud Teas.

Since the days Of long ago society has never
had such lesson of self-denial, Of devotion,
OF heroism taught il as that shown by Miss
Mary Butterworth, daughter of General Ben
Butterworth in her marriage to Mr.. Haugh'
won't Howe.
The ci circumstances attending the marriage
were of the saddest nature Imaginable, yet
they declare TO the world that there are hero
ines today in the vast cities Of commerce, he
roines in the busy social thrOngs where the
dance, the Jest, the feast are considered all
potent, horoines as noble, as great as those
who lived in BOns past in the days OF Ola,
when beauty inspired chivalry and when de-
votion gave birth to heroism.
Miss Mary Buttcrworth proved herself as
great heroine during the ten days Just past
as did the women of old whom nations V'or-
shipped and whose praises were sung by the
inspired poets OF centuries ago. In classic
times such devotion was sung and glorihed;
today, alasl it is simply alluded to as some
thing out of the ordinary, then quite Tor.
gotten in the press of social duties, social OBJ
legations.
Miss Butterworth's unselfish devotion to
Mr.. Howe, the added development of her
love during his illness, her marriage to him
twenty -four hours before the appointed day
of the wedding, her uninterrupted care OF
the dying man, whose spirit left its fragile
clay upon the Gay first sanctlhed as the ap-
pointed wedding day, were so many
nODlG utIS OF uBNOIlOU, IL StIltS vi plClul1o VI
chastened love- acts of heroism, pure and
ei'1pic, that must be appauded and which
cannot be forgotten. Yet, earthlike, the love
and devotion and herOism of the woman were
not rewarded by the saving Of the mans
life. Truly, love has its terrors as well as its
blessings.
Now that the elections are over and the
men have time TO give some attention to the
fair sex, society will commence to assume its
brightest appearance and from this on you
may expect the devotees Of the smart world
to be involved in engagements up to their
eyes.
Already a number of big crushos are talked
OF, one pretty young married woman having
engaged the parlors of the Millard Tor
Kensington as late as January. In the i'm
mediate future, however, there are number
of receptions and card parties which will at
tract the leaders of the -Four Hundred.
The settlement of the prohibition question
which was as fierCey discussed at Kensing
tons and afternoon card parties by the ladies
as the question was argued at campaign
meetings and ward clubs by their husbands
fathers, brothers and sweethearts, will permi
number of people to entertain
who would have figured very little in society
this winter had prohibition carried. Thei
husbands, in the most part owners of rea
estate, have felt the tightening of the time
and until the question was finally settled re
fused to- foot the bills that might be incurred
by their wives in entertaining This is al
e different now and number of very charm
ing entertainments will ensue which wout
not have been given under other c.rcum
stances.
''That which is striking in America
. girls" says Mime. julie Adam in the Nort
= American Review "and which induce
French, English and italian noblemen t
marry them, Is that they never look lik
shopkecpers' daughters; they sometime
have unbearable, shocking ways, but the
are never vulgar. They may be char ge
N hat oil in Ernn nttsc do ,paf
dettcs, but not one of them looks like
tradeswoman, though they are mostly tn
daughters of manufacturers. The America
girl has the science of pleasing which capt
Yates even the Old world Don Juans uns
wares. She seems to us exceptionally INTEL
gent, putting forth all her talents to attai
the final end. which is trapping often for hi
own good, a titled husband What the Eur
pean women denounCe in the young Amer
cans is the abuse of Irritation In which SON
of them indulge. AT this dangerous pastim
they learn to over-excite the vanity of til
=. men, and therefore disdain them"