The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-05-30

never died. False DelIlah lives for
ever. She 1ulls u with the siren song
OF treachery. We listen. we believe. We
seek to slumbrous rest, fondling the
dear delusion that we are good or great
o. fair. or. whatever In our Utmost soul
NE most crave to be. Sampson awOke
shorn OF his glorious locks and strength.
We awake with every lace like rune
a assumption ripped on our plain
calico hack ground. which We have
been struggling TO disguise. Your ef-
oorts at sympathy for my low estate
and crushed condition impress me -
. tribe tnsincere. An old French cynic
said: There Ii something In the mis-
fortune Of our friends not wholly disa-
greeabie to u.s." Your real active feel
ing seems 70 be one Of thankfulness
that no one has evinced q disposition
20 attach your scalp to his girdle. OF
course am sorry Clementtna doesn't
like my style (Eleanor. never refer TO
my pen gymnastics rs work. and l
mean to change Il. Hereafter my re-
port win run something after this fash
ion. ''On Tuesday q most delightful
luncheon was gwen by the charming
the lovely Nise X. Y. T.. at her exQuis-
The table was maeuifcen.ly decor
ated with . table c1ofh and bor bon
dishes-the-" That's enough-of
course. II was enough before began,
but this II what you pays your money
for. % don't complain.
This II not .striciy speaking, society
news but I gave you warning long
20 conzlne ones seif exclusively to so
ciety and It's gyrations. had always
. mania for wandering through for
hidden nelds. The sign mo trespass-
Ing" and mo admittance" always
pulled me with IN insane desire to
trespass and enter. Certainly there
are . few functions with apologies to
cons ought to boom Hoods Sarsapa-
ri1la You likely do not see the con-
nection. but II you had been At Miss
Jessie Nillard's lunch for the Misses
Block. the necessity for an appetite
would have appealed to you. Mrs. Dali
- Beche gives q luncheon this week,
and Nh. Guy c. Burton has issued one
hundred and twenty-five Invitations
to . luncheon At the Willard Friday in
honor Of her daughter-in-law. Mrs.
Charles X. Barton, and l have issued
IN invitation to luncheon to myself to
20 to Balduff's and have some straw
berry short cake. Cards are out from
MrB. Henry W. Yates and the Misses
Ya&es for q reception from until z,
Nay 80, to meet Miss Kountx and pcac-
tically TO say goodbye to Miss Kountx.
- she 10 to be married in the sweetest
of Ill months-the month Of roses
June. General and Mrs. MandersOn
left Tuesday for New York. General
NAnderson IL to deliver the dedicatOry
address IT the tomb Of Grant, On
Memorial day. Even my frfvolity. for
the nonce. Is checked-'Now lies he
here" and the greatest do him rever-
ence! This reminds me. Eleanor, that
that idea Of yours about doing without
sugar IN your coffee and sending the
savings to the foreign missions is abb
surd. You know the sugar bounty II
declared constitutional. therefore. you
better stand Up for Nebraska" than
save for the heather.
Miss Blanche McKenna leaves this
week for Leavenworth. Kans. My in
formant did not say what day. re-
fer you for further Information to the
society columns OF the Bee.
Mrs. Peaftie IL In Chicago for q weeks
visit. Speaking Of Mrs. Peattie again
held It's annual meeting for the election
OF Officers on Monday. Mrs. Ella Pc
attic was made president for the COM
ing year. Among the four hundred or
more present. there was only one lone
some looking individual. Through
some arrangement, oOt understood by
the majority OF the club. where news
gafherers as a rule are barred. a
World Herald reporter was conducted
early In the game to the platform. and
after . time, when retreat, graceful
or otherwise was impossible. he be-
came aware from the hundreds Of
curious. inQuiring eyes bent on him.
and one or two perfectly hdy-like re-
marks made to him. THAI he was looked
upon as q large. unsightly blot. in this
garden of roses. There are moments
and this was one Of them. Mrs. z. T.
Lindsey and Mrs. Heller have gone as
the clubs representatives to Louis
ville KY. 30 the national convention
OF woman's clubs You no doubt have
heard the World Herald laughing the
last week-but laughing hardly does
the performance Justice. 1t has con-
torted end doubled up in q paroxysm