Omaha daily bee., 1891-12-06
In FAIR WOMAN'S WORLD,
What Society is Doing Upon the Eve of the
Holidays.
QUlETNESS IN THE REALMS OF FASHION.
Brilliant Reception by Mrs. Augustus
Pratt-The High Five Party
Chat bout Well known
People.
QUlETNEss IN THE REALMS OF FASHION.

The week just ended has almost been de-
void of social interest. The reaction after
the brilliant receptions, the Thanksgiving
reunions, tho high teas, ETC., of the week
prior, has given little to chronicle outside of
a Kensington, one or two card parties, u
pretty reception, and a few minor affairs of
interest only to those directly concerned.
But from this on society will indulge its bent
and the struggle will go on with additional
fsrvor. While tho approach CT the Christ
mas holidays may dotract somewhat from
the list of events it is quite safe in predict
ing that the post-Chrlstmas season will be
enlivened by a number of swell affairs,
which are even now known to have been de-
cided upon by well known hostesses VINO
run to society doings as men run to base ball
and horse races.
1 was talking to a bright young married
woman the other day upon the craze for
orchestras at dinners and teas which is now
no rampant among the swell circles of
society. The young lady thought that an
orchestra for a reception was just the proper
caper, but lanented that hostesses insisted
upon an orchestra OF three or five pieces at a
dinner.
Now, when / entertain" said she, 81
make 1t an lnvariable rule not to invite more
than twenty guests. [ try to have them con-
genial, interested iii each other and find that
that number can make more delightful
music than u fiddle aud a clarionet wheeling
through a waltz or souie theme from one of
the operas, With this number the rooms
can all be thrown open later and the infor-
mality prevailing makes tho chief charm of
tho dinner or tea. Unless l had in mind a
pig crush. music would be no feature of an
entertainment Of mine,"
Professional beauties are rapidly going out
OF fashion, Men prefer the quiet primrose
now to the sunflower. One OF the most
charming attributes that a young girl can
possess is n modest, shrinking nature, To
blazen forth her charms Is an injury rather
than O benefit.
Since the opening, the Athletic club has
been crowded, afternoons and evenings, BY
athletic young men, old men and middle aged
men, bent upon adding a little more size to
their muscle, reducing their adipose tissue,
or strengthening some particular set of
tendons but little used. Bowls attract a
great number of fashionable young men, who
would no more think of vaulting over a
"horseh than they would of flying, and the
three alleys arc always filed per consequence.
With 600 members II ought not TO DO much
difficulty TO make the club the biggest Kind
OF a go and II looks now rs If President Ames
had the make up of q mascot in his COMPOST
ton. II took a good deal OF courage TO guar
antee the rent OF n building for five wears,
with nothing In sight, but George Ames is
popular and he went about the thing in the
right way, and he has the pleasant satisfac-
tion OF seeing the club on a plane quite con-
siderably above older organizations of
q similar nature in Kansas City, St Louis,
Denver and St. Paul.
Just as q mere suggestion; Wouldn't IL be
u graceful thing 10 set apart one afternoon In
the week for tho Young lady friends OF the
members to participate in bowling or other
athletic exercise, as their fancy might indl-
oatel Girls love ten pins as well as the boys,
and they should Oe given an opportunity TO
show their ability in this direction,
In spite OF continued railing and abuse tho