Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-22
so cleverly; and /. is a rollicking, merry end
ing to a happy evening.
'r., FAIFUtSAMARITANS.

Good Work of FamOUsly Rich and
Beautiful
With scarcely an exception the girls whose
coming-out teas and frocks and daily do.ngs
are faithfully chronicled are women who de-
vote almost as much time and attention to
their charities as they do to their gowns.
For instance, Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt
celebrates her birthdays in most charming
fashion. She invites a party OF girls belong
ing to the Friendly society to spend the after
noon with her. Luncheon is provided, spread
forth as daintily with flowers and fruits as
though the entertainment were for the hos
tess intimate friends, and each girl carries
away as a souvenir Of the occasion a box of
bonbons and a basket of flowers.
All the Vanderbilts are extremely charita-
bic, and it Is said to be the rule in Cornelius
Vanderbilt's household that whatever the
cost of maintaining the establishment, the
same amount in each instance is given to
charity. The items are carefully watched
each month and a similar amount is put to
the account Of others less blessed with this
worlds goods. Mrs. Vanderbilt used to have
the special supervision of this unique account
book, but within the last year or two it has
passed into Miss Gertrude's keeping and the
task that she has set herself is no s~inecure.
One can fancy how large these charitable
donations must be from the fact, In connection
with one item alone, that the number of serv-
ants is never less than thirty.
Every Monday morning for the last year
or two Miss Alice Shepard, now Mrs. David
Hennen Morris. has spent the hours from 9
till ~ at the librarians desk. at the Young
Woman's Christian association. Her duties
for the time are to relieve the librarian from
the monotonous task of changing the books
of members who call. Mrs. Morris is on the
library committee, and she not only gives her
money but her time to the association.
Mrs. Norris is also interested in tenement
house work and In conjunction with her
cousin, Miss Lila Sloane. employs a trained
nurse to look after the babies of a tbicklv
populated district in the Sums. The report
the nurse sends each week during the sum-
mer, and which she makes personally during
the winter. Miss Sloane declares is more in
t~eresting to her than a novel, and often when
at Lenox or Newport she takes a trip to
New York to- personally attend to the pur-
chase of some. needed articles; possibly a
modest laryette for a newborn baby.
Miss Vlrgiftis Fair gives much of her time
to good works inthe most unaffected way, and
all the poor With whom she comes in contact
nave reason 70 Dless her. She does not
satisfy herself by merely giving money to
institutions nor does she simply give aims to
individuals, She makes herself acquainted
with families IN distress for the purpose of as
sisting them insthe best possible way.
Pinard serves a supper every year, some
time during the, holidays at Mrs. Pierpont
Morgan's house which 10 remarkable more
because Of the Interesting company to which
fss,t Sq itpsps1fs1 II served than because of the
The menu is such as the caterer places
before the Vari6us divisions of the 400 who
occasion in Question is composed of 800 girls,
members or the Working Girls club of st.
Georges church. New York City. The club
Is one in which Miss Morgan is intensely
Outside of the fact that the girls are
plainly though prettily dressed In every
case the whole affair is modelled in the like
ness OF a swell entertainment The rooms
are brilliantly Illuminated, the tables are
decorated lavishly with flowers and an or
ohestra furnishes music for dancing and
each girl is presented upon her arrival with
a magnificent American Beauty rose.
Pretty Mrs. Lorillard Spencer Is also much
interested in the noble work carried on at
st. Georges, and once a month during the
winter she presides at a mothers meeting
and gives words of cheer and comfort to
the members.
Mrs. Jack Aston has a particular weak
ness for bootblacks, so she says. and upon
all holiday occasions, Christmas, Easter and
birthdays In her family. they are remembered
and Toasted at her expense. Mrs. Aston has
also done much al Ferncline, her country