The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-06-06
ELEANOR'S LETTER


pours in its little contribution and
bubble and froth are everywhere In
stead Of eddying around In a few in
crrigible corners. Mrs. Aitkin had
fifteen tables. Miss Mae Moore took
the royal prise, Mrs. Ed. Holmes the
second royal prize and Mrs. w. +.
Kelley the third. which is a compli-
mentary name for the BOBBY prize.
Mrs. Baker gave q darning kensing-
ton on Tuesday afternoon. The man.
ner Of playing this game Is as follows:
Let every guest be given a DOYLE with
q hole In II and told to mend II her
best When the work IL done let II be
inspected by q committee competent
to decide such matters, and let them
award the prize to her whose work Is
the neatest and best. The prize was
awarded on Tuesday afternoon to Mrs.
Charles Burr, whose darning was In
deed exquisite.
Mrs. Bruce Coffroth on Wednesday
morning entertained some ladies with
cards. I wish this pleasant southern,
summer style might obtain In Lincoln.
The pleasure Of summer Is morn and
dewy eve. The blaring moon IL best
forgotten behind windows with closed
Stats.
Mrs. Ladd entertained informally on
Thursday.
Mrs. Beeson had q small card party
Of four tables on Wednesday evening.
It IL q cold day when no one In the
locality Of F and Seventeenth streets
does not give q party. To the royster-
er coming home late every third house
In this eighborhnood 10 apt to sparkle
its surprise.
sons ''tally-ho'' party was q success
ov1A in n WatftnD and ~ tno
tally no" did look exactly like Gran
Ensign's band wagon. The party met
at Mae Burr's at O'Clock last Satur-
day and rode out to Ensign's farm,
where they spread their lunch to the
evening song Of birds and COWS and
such-like country things. Grace oak
ley had the lunch on her conscience
this time and this time 1t was sood.
Thev danced and played games In the
little banquet hall Mr.. Ensign has
built for that purpose on his farm.
When 1t rained the chaperons thought
they had better not attempt the
drive home, but when 1t stopped the
party started and were punished Tor
II, for the rain came down In sheets
and soaked them all. The horses
floundered and the band wagon nearly
tipped over. But at last they got home
at some hour late In the morning.
Those in the party were Olive Latta,
Grace Oakley, Marie Marshall, Mae
Burr. Lucy Grifilth, Nellie Lau, Miss
Hudson, Alice Slaughter, Helen Nance.
VIII Clark John Dixon, Bobby" Nal
.lalieu. Reese, Hughes, Lansing, Mr..
and Mrs. Robinson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall.
The party which really occupied the
"taily-ho" was one organised by John
Harley and Fritzie Funke and his
brother. They got to Ensign's farm
first and Of the two 1t was hard to
say which had the best time. The
youngsters were chaperoned by Mrs.
Funke and Mrs. Harley.
Bobby Joyce has been called home
by the illness Of his mother.
Mrs. Benton gave q card party on
Tuesday evening. Progressive high
five was the game. Grace Oakley took
one royal prize and Mr.. Stewart the
other. There were ten tables and sum-
mer refreshments.
Amasa Wilson, from Denver. il Wis
iting his mother and sister.
On Wednesday the Lincoln drug
gists gave a ball at the beach to the
visiting druggists and their friends.
Among those present I noticed Miss
Steen, Miss English, Miss Mae Burr,
Mr.. and Mrs. Shilling. Mr.. and Mrs.
8. NJ. Wilson. Mr.. Dixon, Mr.. Mullon
and Mr.. White.
On Tuesday the druggists had a
donkey party at the capitol. Maud
Oakley sang.
Mrs. Guilfoyle and her daughter.
Christine, have returned from Fort
Robinson.
Fred White is recovering from his
relapse.
Last week the printers made me
say that the rector said that the Epis-
copal church contained more pretty
girls than any other church. What
wrote was that Jack said so. My OBJ
seryation of the rector teaches me