Omaha daily bee., 1893-05-28
SMALL DOINCS in SWELLDOM
Few Events Of Interest in the Realms Of
Social Life and Fashion.
MRS. GARNEAUS LITERARY AFTERNOON
Marriage of n Former Union Pacific EN-
pioyo mt Holy Family Churob-Miss
Baum's Dancing Party-Ghat of
DUH Week OF Society.

Outside Of few events OF local impor
tance society has been In very depressed
condition the past week There have been
number of small happenings, which filed
the days delightfully."-, but nothing OF great
moment has occurred to draw the minds Of
the gay world from the work of preparing
for the summer outing by sea and shore.
The disagreeable weather has materially
detracted from the round of social duties,
30 that altogether the week has been very
dull. .....
The first straw hat of the season made its
appearance last week. This statement may
be somewhat brainless and insignificant but
really it is nothing Of the sort. There is an
air OF Importance about "the first straw
nat which few things In reality possess,
and IL achieves distinction which seldom
falls to the lot of inanimate things.
"The first straw hat" Is to summer what
the first wild goose or the first blade Of grass
Is to spring. IL indicates the change of the
season, and there is kind of jauntiness to
its wearer which seems to show that he ap-
preciates his enterprise in so far as getting
ahead OF his fellows. lie wears 1t with
pride, unless. perchance, sudden shower
comes up, and then, indeed, is its and his
glory gone.
The first straw hat" has but two rivals,
'the first open car" in summer and ''the first
Sleigh in winter But even as these are OF
but transitory Importance, others springing
up in abundance Immediately afterwards, so
the wearer OF the first straw hat regns SUI
preme but for short time, when he becomes
again simply one of the common herd.
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A Scotch wedding in the east last week
was novel and interesting in that the thistle
confined the brides veil. The bridal bou-
quet consisted of white heather and white
roses The clan plaid ribbon marked off the
seats set apart for relations, and was caught
with immense branches of thistle The
groom and ushers' boutonnieres were of
heather. The bridesmaids were dressed in
white chiffon, with broad white satin
Sashes over the shoulder fastened with n
gold thistle, the gift OF the BRIDE The
bridesmaids entered the church in the form
OF cross. On their heads were white vel
vet Tam o'Shanter" hats. The music, soft
and low, was Scotch airs.
-.
Mr. George w. LIninger. who has Just re-
turned from two weeks visit to the Worlds
fair. chatted pleasantly the other day with
BEE man of the art exhibited at the fair,
and incidentally giving his ideas as to how
the exhibit in the American section might
be improved. MIR. Lninger has been globe
trotter for years, and having seen at least
four Worlds fairs is in position to speak
intelligently upon the subject.
1.-The exhibit in the first place Is by no
means complete, therefore it would be in
vidlous for me to pass Judgment upon the
canvasses still remaining boxed, But judg-
ing from those hung the exhibit is only a
tr1he better than you see at the yearly salon
in Paris or Munich. Many of the
best painters arc not represented, even sew
eral Of our American artists refusing to go
into the exhibit because of atrocous man
agement on the part of those having the ex-
hibit in charge. Everything was in state
OF indescribable confusion when / was there.
and seemingly everybody worked at their
own sweet will. The loan exhibit is undoubt.
edly the finest ever seen on this side of the
water in one collection, the committee hay-
ing the pick of the best paintings owned by
Americans to choose from.
"Ihe American section makes mp in guam
tity what 1t lacks in quality, and is hardly
up to the standard of our artists. Omaha, is
represented in this section by j. Laurie Wal
lace's portrait of James w. Scott editor of
the Chicago Herald. In finish and quality |
either the American or English sections,
and had he put in his portrait OF
MIR: Jules Lumbard and of myself
l do not believe any artist in the exhibit
would come within hailing distance of him
when the awards are made by the commit.
tee of unbiased judges. But there have been
so many mistakes made throughout and the
lack of executive ability is so apparent in
what has been done that that can see only
failure for the Worlds fair"
Apropos Of MIR Lininger's estimate of Mr.
Wallace the following reference to ,the pic.
ture is taken from the Chicago Times: "ihe
portrait of James W. Scott, which holds
proud place in the Worlds fair art gallery
Is ever surrounded by an admiring throng
But somehow the table ut which he is repre-
sented as sitting is very senderly spread
There isn't single wine glass in sight. And
what in the world could the artist have
meant by taking away his knife and forl,
ana putting pen in his handl"
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