, 1891-06-21
THE GAY WORLD.
A Week With Many. Pleasant Social
Entertainments.
In Which, However, the Men Cut
No Figure.
Some Enjoyable Events Anticipated
For the Coming Week.


The past week has been crowded with
social entertainments, thoroughly enjoya.
bic to the guests and rejecting great
credit upon the taste and hospitality oi
the entertainers.
A curious feature of the weeks gayety
is the fact that the men were not counted
in, the events being afternoon teas and
card parties dear to the feminine heart,
and free from the presence of boisterous
man.
The tendency has been growing fol
some time to exclude the sterner sex from
social relaxations, and with those of that
sex who are socially inclined the question
is becoming a serious one. Heroic
measures may vet have to be taken to re-
store to the sighted society man his rap
idly vanishing place in the social 6rma.
ment.
A thoroughly enjoyable 5 O'Clock tea
was given by Mrs. Max Idleman on We'd
nesday. Every nook and corner Of the
house was Hastily decorated with flowers
and plants. The mautels were banked
with flowers and ferns and a bower Of
palms and flowers formed a music room
from which an orchestra rendered music
during the entertainment.
Fairy lamps with many colOred shades
produced a very pretty effect upon the
handsome decorations and furnishings of
the pa:lors and dining rooms.
An elaborate supper was served. The
tables were decorated with flowers, au each
plate being a bouquet Of roses. Among
the invited guests were Mesdames Whit
comb, Kirk, Riuer. Hubbard, Matthews,
Fry, Nagle. Carey, Carroll. Masten.
Myers. Cameron, Abney. B-erman, Merit
sheimer, Grimes, Larsh. Breckons, Pratt
Ransom, Brewster, Barkwell, Potter,
Warren, Corlett and Wasserman.
Mrs. Idelman was assisted in entertain.
ing by her sister Mis- Kaufman.
A lunch was given at the Mertsheimer
residence yesterday in honor of Miss
Snedden of Kansas City, who is visiting
the family, The guests included the in
innate girl friends of Miss Isldor Merit
sheimer. and were the Misses Isabel Sny-
der, Jessamine Glaieke, Rose and Irene
Baerman and Florence Hellman.
One of the most ENJOYABLE literary and
social events gwen for a long time in
Cheyenne was the Musical and Literary
Rot-pourri given by Mrs. Senator Warren
on Friday evening to the members Of the
Alpha Social Literary club.
The event had been looked forward to
with pleasure by the members of the
club and elaborate preparations had been
made by those taking part in the literary
exercises.
The Warren residence was handsomely
decorated with flowers and plants for the
occasion and brilliantly lighted. the In
terror with the handsome costumes of the
guests making an exceedingly pretty pic
ture.
At 9 O'Clock the guests aud hostess sat
down to a progressive banquet. The table
was deliberately decorated. A large bower
of roses formed the center piece, bouquets
of cut roses we're at each plate and amid
the service Of silver and cut glass we're
candelabra with lighted candles. With
the courses were notices or quotations
Illustrative OF each as follows:
!. Come, about the cauldron sing
Enchanting all that is put in"
>. Hash was invented for children
with milk teeth aud for old people with
no teeth at all
3. Here's richnessl"
A.. THE cup that cheers and not in
ebriates."
B.. Nebuchadnezzar was the father of
the salad eaters.
G.. And found it wondrous cold"
I. This is not forbidden fruit"
8. Coffee, which makes the politician
wise"
Following the banquet came the literary
portion of the occasion. The club has
been studying various American authors
and from these the programme was ar
ranged, Mrs. Warren, president of the
club, called upon each guest and as she
did so made a few explanatory remarks
concerning the author selected.
Mrs. Walker responded to the call for a
selection from LonRfellow. She was
dressed IN Puritan style. a pretty costume
of white with cap and anron, representing
"Prsclllr,' the maiden OF Plymouth.
She recited a short selection from MILES
Standish."
Mrs. Warrel was dressed as "Hulda" in