Omaha daily bee., 1891-11-29
PAST n COMING.
Notes on Society Peoples Deeds and
intentions.

Intentions.
There will be a meeting of the club in the
Lininger art galley on Wednesday evening,
December ,. Mr.. Thomas Fitzpatrick will
read a paper entitled, money, What is |
and What is Its UseI"
The many friends of Mrs. Nellie Burns
Eastman will be glad to learn that she is re.
covering from her recent severe illness. She
IS at the home of her fatherin-law, Rev. l..
Is. Eastman, Eramington, Mass, bnt hopes
to spend the holidays in Omaha.
Last evening MIR. and Mrs. j. Il. Buchanan
gave a charming musicale at their residence,
2lS South Thirty-eighth avenue. Those par.
ticipating we're: Nine. Muentefering, Miss
Clara Hawley, Mr.. Smith of Fremont, Mrs.
j.. w. Cotton, who furnished the vocal music
and Mrs. Buchanan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Barker entertained at
dinner last evening Mr.. and Mrs. Guy G..
Barton, MIR, and Mrs. Robert H.. Ringwalt,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Council, Mr.. and Mrs.
:; H. Buchanan, Mr.. and Mrs, }: b. Kitchen,
Mrs. Dorr, Judge John |. Redick, General
John r. Brooke, Mr.. Algcrnon S. Patrick,
Mr.. Milton Darling.
Miss Jennie McClelland gave a thoroughly
| pleasant though informal luncheon Wednes-
day tor Miss Skinner, who is the guest of
MISS Daisy Doane, at her new residence, 1862
Marcy street. The guests present were
Miss Emily Wakelcy, Miss Doane, Miss
Hughes, Miss Skinner and Mrs. Mccormick.
Captain and Mrs. Ayers entertained at
cards Wednesday evening, MIR. and Mrs.
Arthur Acheson, Mr.. and Mrs. +. Nj. Rich
ardson, Mr.. aud Mrs. Fruit, MIR. and Mrs.
Stebbins, Mr., and Mrs. j. II. dill, Miss
Wakcley. Miss Bishop, General Brooke,
Colonel Hughes. Captain Carter, Mr.. Rod
nan and Mr.. Charles Hill. Prizes were won
by Mrs. Richardson and Mr.. Hill.
At Trinity cathedral-Dean Gardner has
arranged Cor special Sunday evening
services during the Advent season-the four
weeks immediately before Christmas. This
evening the dean will preach on the
Preparation for Christ's Coming Very
beautiful music will be rendered by the full
choir of fifty voices, including an anthem by
Barton, Awake, Awake, Put on Thy
Strength" Seats are entirely free. 4
cordial welcome is extended to all.
In honor of Miss Grannis of Chicago, her
guest, Mrs. II. G. Cole gave a beautiful high
tea Wednesday at her pretty residence on
Pine street. During the afternoon Mrs. H..
Z. hitmore, an interesting musician, gave
several selections on the piano, while Miss
Grannis sang several numbers very charm
ingly. Mrs. Cole is an ideal hostess, and her
entertainments are always upon a scale that
cannot help but please the guests present.
On Thanksgiving night st. Johns lodge
No. 25, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons,
held a lodge of instruction on the Nj. M. de-
gree, with Mr.. I. K. Sudborough, master,
and Past Grand Master John j. Mercer as
instructor. The lodge was largely attended
by members and invited guests. After 1t was
closed all were invited to an elegant lunch,
consisting of oysters, sandwiches, coffee,
cake and cigars, ana a general good social
time was enjoyed till nearly midnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. BalbaCh gave a novel enter
talnmen for Omaha Monday evening in the
form OF a monograph party which afforded
no end Of amusement for those present, VINO
were: Misses Sharp, Strang, LeIsenring,
Himebaugh, Joslyn. johnson, Taylor,
Hooker, Kinney, Bedford, Lowe, Mr.. and
Mrs. Patterson, MIR. and Mrs. Nc
Crmisk, Mr.. and Mrs; Kuhn, Mr.,
Cook. Kinney, Chat Redick, Strang, Charl-
ton, Goodman, Stone, Hooker, Knapp, Mer-
Ger, Washburne, Mcconnell, Ieigler.
Miss Livesey gave a delightful dancing
party Thursday evening at her beautiful
home, 2SOS Capital avenue, in honor of Miss
Howard OF Grand Island. The parlors were
decorated with chrysanthemums, roses and
smilax, while off III one corner stood the
punch bowl half hidden by its foliage. The
guests were Misses Bailey, NJ. Bauman,
G.. Bauman, Hashel, Livesey, Church, How
ard, Johnson. Gibbs, Strang, Boyce, and
Mrs. Foster, Messrs. Mccoy. Sherman,
Knouse, Goodman, Strang, Livesey, Barrett,
Foster, Brown and Smith.
Mrs. Russell Harrison and little daughter
Marthena returned to Omaha Thursday
morning accompanied by her father, Senator
Saunders. While Ell route from Chicago
Marthenh, tired of the travel, sagely re
marked to her grandfather that tho people
VINO DuliI olllild llluu6 IL IllSJuhc WHtH Lucy
built 1t so far from Washington, a remark
which greatly amused the senator. This is
Mrs. HarriSon's first visit home since her re-
turn from her European TRIP, and she will
probably remain until after the Christmas
holidays.
The Kountze Place High Five club met at
DIR. and Mrs. Crummer's on Writ street last
Friday evening. The ladies prize, a beauti-
full toilet %atomizer, was won by Mrs. Van
Court. Mr.. H.. Lawrie carried off the gents
.,.,,a - a = Nrn. lnf p "a nanny Nh ~ -
were present: Messrs. and Mesdames II. ).
Jaynes, j. s. Collins, J.. d. Fowler, }, A.
Joslvn, j, p. Bay, Y. X, Minahan, T.. d, Van
Court, II. Lawrie, II. l.. Chamberlain, r. a.
Blum, II. Il. Hamilton, t.. ii. Cole, o. Fl.
Curtis, r, A. Brogan, Judge and Mrs.
Shields, Judge ana Mrs. Bradley, Mr.. b. ii.
BLAIR.
The people of All Saints church were en-
tertained in a royal manner by MIR. and Mrs
l.. j. Drake at their spacious house, 5li Park
avenue, ON Tuesday evening. The first part
of the evening was devoted to music and
recitatlous: solos were sung by Mrs. West
phaling and Mr., Mcdowell accompanied by
Mrs. d.. Wheeler, ~, and Miss Howell and
Miss Drake recited selections that greatly
pleased the audience. Refreshments were
served and the young people enjoyed them
selves by keeping time 10 the music OF tho
orchestra until l0:3O o'clock, when the good
nights were said, and a most successful
sociable brought TO close.
Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Bar.
nacle, Twentv-sixth and Cameron streets,
celebrated their crystal wedding in a par
ticularly happy manner. They Rave n beau
tiful home, ana in honor Of the day it was
handsomely decorated. There were many
presents given the bride and groom of fifteen
years ago, and Mrs, Barnacle, TO the delight
OF her friends, wore her wedding gown of a
decade and a half ago. Among those present
we're; Mr.. and Mrs, Brown, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mathus, MIR. ana Mrs, Van Ness, MIR. and
Mrs. Chaplin, Mrs. Jones, Miss Jones, Miss
Lipsey, Miss Meyer, Miss Riggs, Mrs. Man
vile, Miss Mauville, Miss Mabel Mathus,