Omaha daily bee., 1891-11-29
rcoiety's Growing Week Ct Brightness
AID Beauty,
SOMETHING ABOUT WELL KNOWN PEOPLE.
Brilliant Receptions, Luncheons,
Balls aud High Teas IS Inter-
est to a Gay and Fashion
able World.

events gave abundant opportunity to the fair
sex to air their ~prettiest gowns, and the re-
ceptions brought out the handsome turnouts
of the haut monde in large numbers, crowd
ing the boulevards and making the Sherman
avenue drive look like a small section OF Rot
ten Row set down in Omaha.
IL point Of largeness. however,, the event
of the week and one of the pleasantest occa-
sions OF the season was the reception given
by Mrs. Adolph Meyer at her beautiful resi-
dence in Kountze place, from Z until @
Wednesday,.
IL was really in the nature of a house
warming, for it was the first large
affair given by Mrs. Meyer since
on Writ street. Immediately after her re-
moyal to the new establishment the death of
her mother closed the house to all social en-
tertalnmcnts, and for II year and a half the
hostess Of Wednesday has held aloof from
the gay world. But on the day before
Thanksgiving the quIetness of the residence
was broken and Mrs. Meyer gave what is re-
garded as one of the most beautiful recep-
tons ever given in Omaha. Everything was
upon a lavish scale, and throughout the art
OF the decorator, the upholsterer, the florist,
WED with the architect, while over all hung
the rare grace OF the hostess in making all
her friends feel en- rapport with the house
and the surroundings.
The drawing room on the west Is q beauti-
full apartment, particularly large and roomy
and lighted by a number OF immense win
dows. 1t approaches a salon more than n
drawing room and is a study In ivory white
and gold. Midway Of the apartment four
columns have been placed, two on
either side, Romanesque in treatment, which
with the Louis Quinze furnishings gives the
room a past century flavor that is very ENJOY
able. In fact one can easily imagine that the
days of the Pompadour are repeating them
selves and the swish Of her garments still
disturbs the air while the scent of he" favor
lite perfume penetrates allspace with languor-
Gus sensation.
There is a bijou apartment to the right of
the large hallway which is restful to a de-
gree. 1t is the antique room of the house,
the chandelier, the side brackets being
of iron, the stately mantel conforming
10 the same general style, while a
curiously fashioned iron stove, with
porcelain doors gives a touch of color to the
place. The hangings are medieval in effect
while hammered heads of famous warriors
end literateurs give an art atmosphere to the
apartment that is very restful.
The dining room, however, is undoubtedly
the most harmonious room in the house, as 1t
Is the most beautiful. The woodwork is of
antique oak and everything is thoroughly in
keeping. handsome pictures treating of the
hunt, panels OF game and fish pieces
grace the walls and make the place worthy of
the most ardent devotee OF EDicurus. The
room was exquisltely decorated on this oc-
c%asion, pink being the predominating color.
Wide pink ribbons extended from tho chan
liers to the corners of the table, while every
where fairy tapers burned, shaded in pink
surah. The refreshments, too. were pink in
color, the ices being moulded in the shape of
pink candles, ana so on through the whole
list of good things which were served.
Above stairs The rooms were just as CHEEKY
as those below, the good taste OF the mis-
Grape DOLLHOUSE W Itself everywhere.
ttaabaNsScrItss 9aHttd-the niGt9res in the salon, of the
statuary, the bronzes and the exquisite fur
nishings, but it is of the reception itself that
a description is required.
Mrs. Never was assisted in receiving by
Mrs. lido Brachvogel, Mrs. Boggs, Mrs.
Gushing, Mrs. John p. Williams, Mrs. He'll
man and Mrs. Rehfeld. Mrs. Meyer, who is
alwas a well dressed woman, wore a magnif-
cent costume of white brocaded satin, with
6uchesse lace front, trimmed with beaded
passementerie, decollete and enlraine, her
being superb diamonds.
Mrs Udo Brachvogel, a beautiful woman
with a strlkingly classical face, wore a gown
of black silk embroidered in JET, with court
train, American beauty roses adding greatly
to the handsome costume.
Mrs. Boggs appeared in a particularly
lovely gown of white corded silk trimmed
with heavy fringe, edged with lace, the neck
being cut square, entraine, and magnificent
diamonds.
Mrs. Gushing wore an attractive toilette
OF lemon brocade, trimmed heavily in fringe,
entraine.
Mrs. Williams graced a beautiful gown of
heavy black faille, made in the style of LIE
Pompadour, and she carried yellow chrysan-
themums.
Mrs. Hellman wore black silk with beaded
jet front, V-shaped back and front, yellow
chrysanthemums.
Mrs. Rehfeld, black silk trimmed with gold
passementerie.
Assisting in the DINING roomand through
out the other apartments were: Misses
Matte and Dollie Polack, Blanche Hellman,
Addie and Tillie Newman and Clara Schlesin-
ger.
MI. AJ.l,., ~ x..t, $500 -.
crepe trimmed with velvet, decollete and en-
traine.
Miss Dollie Polack, yellow mousselline dc
sole, which became her beauty well, the eff
feet being heightened by yellow gloves ana
slippers.
Miss hellman. a pretty and accomplished
young woman, wore IA lavender mousseiline
de sole, embroidered in pearls, decollete.
Miss Addle Newman, red faille, simply
made.
Miss Tillle Newman. like her sister, wore
red, the material being crepe and the gown
was Just as simply made.
Miss Sclesinger, who is the principal of the
Central school, wore a mandarin yellow crepe
covered with black chiffon.
Throughout the afternoon the Mandolin
club assisted by several members OF the
Musical Union orchestra discoursed sweet
music from their flour uncovered station at
the foot OF the hall stairs.
The following were tho Invited guests:
Mesdames Casper H.. Yost, A. II. Wood, j.
ii. Ioomls, j. l.. Brandeis, Aaron Calm. Mar
tin Calm, Albert Calm, j. p. Bay, NJ. l.. Roe
der, Thomas j. Rogers, Allen r.. Rector, f..
Rosewater, Ben b.. Wood, Ernest Rial, f. A..
Brogan, A. Mandleberg, Adler, Frank ID.
Muir, Charles A. Harvey, Guy C.. Barton,
Charles A. Coe, John Barker, A. Max Holz-
heimer, n. II, Fell, M. Goldsmith, II. Wood,
j. G, Whinnery, William r., Bechel, A. c.
Meredith, Charles c. Barber, George A. wy
att, Joseph +. Barton. S. e. Barkalow, V. II.
COffman, Louis Bradford, Fred N. Connor,
Euclid Martin, Holman. w. N. Babcock,
Charles u. Woodwork, Leo Heller, Louis
Heller, Van Court, George n. Clay
ton, Henry Bolln, Arthur Bran
T., S. Dundy, 10 Mcconnell, j. L.. Harris, j.
o. Corby, Hulst, j. II. Duryea, Z. H.. Gard
ner, /. II. Congdon, William Wallace, H.. y.
Deuel., S. A. McWhorter, l.. %. Fowler, E.
G. McShaue, G.. V. Gallagher, Rosenthal,
Baltimore: H.. ID. Esterbrook, Fred b. Lowe,
Robert Puryis, John II. Wertz, John M.
Thurston, Morris Sloman, ]. H.. Mcintosh,
Fred w. Gray, Simon Goetz, J. {. DENSE, j.
\. Cornish A. w. Kinsman, Becker, j,
J. Deiss, S, Bergman, Lee Rothschlld, Anna
Nj. Yates, h. A. Cudahy, w. j. Broatch,
Clement Chase, II, h. Collier, c.. Il. Burmese
ter, Jeannette Meyer. Albert Heller, H.. A.
Blum, Thomas Swobe, William II. Christie,
lido Brachvogel, Van kuran, X. II.
Hamilton, Isaac A.. Congdon, Archie
Powell, 7. II. Dubois, Henry Lehman,
William +. Allen, Q. w. cleveland. j. w.
Guuira ronnci1 RluffS. phnmns II Kinhau