The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-12-21
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The annual charity concert had been
looked forward to for some time as a
fete of social Importance as well as
musical. The opera house was divided
into sections to accommodate or to ha-
rass the different clubs and sections of
society. 1t was hoped by the managers
that the audience tout entiere would
be worth looking at. The section re-
served for the Pleasant Hour club was.
The young ladies wore pinks and blues.
creams and whites, and that part OF
the house looked like an immense bou-
Quet of American Beauty roses. The
Patriarchs occupied the boxes decora-
lively but some of the handsomest Pa
triarchs were not there. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harwood and Miss Harwood occupied
the first box on the right. In the next
one Mrs. Clark and Miss Clark and
Mr. Smith and Mr.. Hanna, then Mr..
and Mrs. c. II. Imhoff. Mr.. and Mrs.
c. II. Morrill,, Miss Gather and Mrs.
A. s. Raymond. On the opposite side
were Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Funke, Prof.
and Mrs. Z. H. Barbour. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. b. Ogden. and Miss Harris, Captain
and Mrs. Guilfoyle and Professor w. b.
Owens. The dress circle. opposite the
Pleasant Hour club was filled by the
members of the Lincoln club.
The center Of the house was occupied
by members Of the University faculty.
Among those present were Mrs. Mac
Lean. Prof. and Mrs. Fossler, Prof
and Mrs. Bates. Mr.. and Mrs. II. H.
Wilson. Judge and Mrs. Reese and
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Some of the members of the three
clubs stayed at home because they did
not wish to exhibit publicly partial
ity for any club. Fortunately most OF
us are of two little importance even to
be missed. The gowns of Mrs. Lippin-
colt and Miss Maud Oakley were very
pretty and fresh.
1t was very funny when some one
threw a bunch of roses at the quar-
tette of girls consisting of Miss. Turner.
Miss Becker. Miss Franks and Miss
Morley. 1t was one little bunch and
there were four young ladies. None
knew which was the one belonging to
the flowers or If she did she would
not show 1t. All of them passed it by
with more or less of enquiring glance,
until the last one in leaving the stage,
Miss Franks. graciously picked it up.
But il belonged to Miss Turner.
Among those i'm the Pleasant
Hour club section were Miss Hooper.
Miss Marie Marshall. Miss Lucy Crit
fifth. Miss May Moore. Prof McCloud.
Guy Hurlbut, John Dixon. Joe MALTA
lieu. Will Meyer. Frank Zehrung Mr..
and Mrs. c. r. Lee. Mr. and Mrs. John
Dorgan.
The Courier's correspondent i'm Oma-
Ia sends the following:
1t seems to me that the condition of
the highest and best society of a COM
munity has everything to do with the
prosperity of its business interests. Did
not Napoleon inaugurate great festivi-
ties and swell functions in order to help
out his merchants and tradesmen?
Omaha society never enjoyed a gayer
season than the one now passing. There
are receptions, teas. dinners. banquets,
festivals, operas, shows, charities. So
ciety circuses. carnivals, church fairs.
balls. parties, "functions"-galore,
Strictly speaking. there are no cliques
or divisions i'm Omaha society There is
only one first society and ''the push" be-
long to ii. In Lincoln you have half a
dozen clubs representing so many
cliques or sets. Everything that is done
socially seems to emanate from one of
these clubs. Here the leaders are the
old families. A club has little or no
influence. Up to this year il was very
seldom that party was given in pub
lie hall or place. This year We have
two dancing clubs which give their par
ties in public halls. but this is partly be-
cause dancing is the rage at present and
the halls give better opportunity for
its enjoyment. And even now these
dances are always under the patronage
OF the ladies of the leading families.
I had intended to tell you something
about the leading families and their