Omaha daily bee., 1891-10-25

Mrs. Patrick, who is still a beautiful woman
with snow white hair and the manners OF the
grande dame, was gowned In a pearl gray
brocade silk with a black figure, Marie An
toinette fChu Of point lace, trimmed with
point lace and caught at the slde win a mag
niiicent opal, her ornaments being diamonds.
Mrs. Senator Henderson wore a beautiful
costume of old gold and brown brocade,
trimmed with passementerio and a magni-
hccut array Of diamonds.
Mrs. Dixie appeared in a white silk and
mOirc, trimmed with ostrich tips, her orna-
ments being diamonds.
Miss Dixie wore u dainty costume OF green
silk ana white tulle, with a handsome lace
bertha, the skirt was relieved by panels OF
white silk and ornamented with punches OF
Miss Jessie Dixie graced a toilette OF
corn colored silk made much
In the same manner as her sisters
costume, with punches Of daisies on the skirt
proper.
Mrs. Joseph Paddock wore a handsome
gown Ct black velvet, trimmed with point
lace, diamond ornaments.
Mrs. w. j. Conneil, who created such a
pleasant sensation in Washington society
last winter, looked particularly charming in
a gown of gray silk trimmed in pearl ana
gold Orocade, diamonds.
Mrs. General John Brooke wore n costume
of dark blue velvet trimmed with deep
rutilles Of point lace over a skirt OF pale blue,
diamonds.
Mrs. Henry Estabrooke, who is today one
of the p~rettIest women in social circles, ap-
peared in a becoming gown of yellow net
trimmed with passementerie, diamonds.
Mrs. Levi Carter wore cream colored bro
cade, square neck, the gown being Orna-
mented with silver passementerte, the sleeves
of jewelled net, the skirt beng made very
plain and relieved with panels OF the same
material as the sleeves.
Mrs. Louis Reeu paid tribute to the art of
the Partisan dressmaker by wearing an i'm
ported costume of pink brocdded satin with
panels of irridescent fringe and very hand
some diamonds.
Mrs. A. j. Poppleton wore a beautiful
gown of heavy black silk with point lace
ruffles.
Mrs. McKenna, who has a very attractive
figure, looked particularly pleasing in a gown
Of black velvet trimmed in silX and Jet.
Mrs. Eta Matheson wore a pale blue silk
with fawn colored fallle and panels of faille.
Mrs. Newton Barkalow appeared in her
wedding gown of white satin with brocaded
train, the deep rolling collar being trimmed
with duchesse lace.
Mrs. w. r.. Amin wore a dainty gown OF
brown silk, entraine, with white gauzo vest
aud Louis Quartor2e cravat.
Mrs. Adolph Meyer, always a we'll dressed
woman, wore a lavender brocaded silk, made
up with a darker shade of the same material
| as the own and heavily trimmed with point
lace, and her diamonds were the envy of
many a woman present.
Mrs. Judge Doane, black velvet with laven-
dar brocaded front.
Mrs. Ben Gallagher, whose diamonds were
pronounced among the handsomest worn at
the reception, appeared in a gay dress
brought from a European tour, OF pale pink
brocade with ieweled front. ducheSse lace.
Mrs. H. p. Whitmore, whose beauty Is Of
the French style, piquante and pleasing
wore a pretty gown of black net trimmed
with black passcmenterie, while on her head
she wore a wreath of red roses.
Mrs. William Morris, one of the society
favorites of former years, made her re-entry
into fashionable life wearing a costume of
green MORE and embroidered crepe lisse.
Mrs. Denise Barkalow, fawn-cOlored silk
trimmed with passementerie of the same
color.
Mrs. f. p. Peck wore a heavy brocaded
silk OF the color of ashes of roses, white vest
of chiffon, the gown being trimmed with
chiffon and passementerie.
Mrs. James Mcintosh, one of the
brightest of the newly married
women, appeared in a pretty dress
of pink. trimmed with gold lace.
Mrs. w. S. Poppleton wore a pale blue
crepe trimmed with chiffon.
Mrs. Webster, wife of Lieutenant Webster
of Fort Omaha, and a woman of broad intel
lect, wore white serge, trimmed with whit Q
silk aud silk paSSementerie.
Mrs. Dan Wheeler, ir, made u graceful
picture IN a pale green crepe, caught up with
lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Tom Kimball, whose long residence
abroad has almost mada of her q foreigner,
wore an imported gown of gros grain silk
made perfectly plain, trimmed with ostrich
tips aud she wore a boa of ostrich feathers.
Mrs. Thomas kilDatrick gracefully wore a
costume of terra Gotta satin with figures in
old blue, the panels being made of heavy old
blue satin.
The debutantes were represented by: Miss
Mary Poppleton, VINO was a study in red, her
gown being OF red crepe trimmed with deep
RIFLES which were caught up with punches
of peoples, the flower so graphically por-
trayod in Laura Dou's Egypt"
Miss Stella Hamilton, one of
the seasons buds, and a very
sweet and pretty girl, wore a gown of
pale pink Japanese silk with iunumeraDle
rufles.
Miss Nelsie Hughes. Notwithstanding that
she was surrounded by a bevy OF pretty
women, quite held her W amid the beauty
present, wearing a pale pink brocaded china
silk trimmed with chiffon. AS one of her
admirers remarked as she whirled past in the
waltz, she was a rosy dream"
Miss Della Chandler graced q turquoise
blue china silk trimmed with black.
One Of the ~prettiest dresses in the rooms
was that worn by Miss Wakeley, a pale pink
silk and white lace, covered entirely with
white chiffon.
Miss Mabel Balcombe wore a hand en-
broidered brown crepe, made very plain, en-
traine.
Miss Kimball, who Is possessed of a figure
which would tempt the fancy of an artist
was gowued prettily in pale blue silk.
Miss Dana of York, Pa, who IS the gdest
OF her uncle Mr.. Kirby Webster at the garri-
son, wore a pale blue crepe, made dancing
length.
Mss Emily Wakeley, although in her sec
Oud season, still as much sought after as
when a debutante, wore Il pretty costume of
white silk with deep rutties about the bottom
OF the skirt, the waist being trimmed with
rufies of white lace.
Miss DAISY Doane, another of the favorites
in the exclusive circles of society had on a
dainty toilette Of white aluatross with nous
selline de sole and wore pink carnations.
Miss Jennie McCleilaud wore one of the
prettiest gowns ut the reception, a red nous
selline de sole trimmed ip bands Of red rib
bons and point lace about the neck, gold slip
pers,
Miss Mary Sherwood, green striped gauze
with a gold girdle.
Miss May Dundy looked even more dis
tiuguished than ever in a costume OF pink
up with pink rosebuds.
Miss Stuart of Madison Wis, wore
n gown of pale blue silk made dane
ing length, trimmed with chiffon.
Miss Margaret Williams, heavy faille silk
trimmed with ostrich feathers and pale blue
gloves.
Among the large number of guests present
the following were noticed Mr.. and Mrs.
Lininger. hr. and Mrs. Stebbins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Halter, Mr.. and Mrs. Cornish, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Paddock, Mr.. ana Mrs. j. j..
Mcneil, Mr.. ana Mrs. q. Il. SQuires,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Squires, DIR. and
Mrs Lea MIR. and Mrs. Dan Whaelar in