The courier., 1896-01-18
SOCIAL GOSSIP

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Mr.. and Mrs. John Dorgan entertain
cd few. very few friends at cards on
Tuesday evening.
Several box parties are planned for
Monday night when "1492" exhibits at
the Lansing.
Born, on December 16, 1895, to Lieut..
and Mrs. 7. w. Griffith in San Antonia,
Texas. daughter.
George Woods was able to be moved
from the sanitarium to his home on
Tuesday.
Mics Carson gave a very delightful
card party on Monday night in her par
ents' suite at the Lincoln. The party
was small and not especially premedi-
tated. but very elegant. Those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Will Robinson. Mr..
and Mrs. Lew Marshall, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Dorgan Miss Grace Oakley, Miss
Hoover. Mrs. Bailey, Mr.. Morton Smith,
Mr.. John Dixon, Mr.. Guy Hurlbut, Mr..
Mattson Baldwin. Mr.. Harry Lansing.
The game was hearts and Mrs. Dorgan
won one OF the royal prizes and Mr..
Lew Marshall tine other.
Miss Agnes Sewell is going to Colum-
bus. o.. soon to visit Captain and Mrs.
Dudley.
Many persons will remember the
1892 troupe that played in Lincoln last
winter. 1t was a very good troupe and
full Of funny things-things one can
laugh at without being ashamed of
oneself and everybody else. The fea-
ture OF the performance was Isabella"
the man with Juno's neck features and
small taper fingered hands and q soprano
voice besides. The company is said to
be even better than last winter.
Lieut.. Townley has decided to open a
whist class. Such class ought to be
successful. There are 80 many clubs
who play the game here. 1t would seem
"a il uniform method might increase
each players interest. Half the misery
in the world is due to misunderstand.
ing. IL partners know how to correctly
dednce hands from plays satisfaction
must result even il the score be to 8
against the knowing pair. The salts
faction OF knowing that you did the
right thing at the right time defeat can
not deprive you OF. Therefore / hope
Preacher Townleyis class meetings will
be full Of scholars. Whist trains the
mind to reason and trains it without
straining after toilsome days. 1t is q
recreation that stimulates and strength
ems too. Whist, in fact, is a gymnasium
Tor the mind. 1t is fitted with various
apparatus suited to strengthen the
weakest mental muscle.
Before the end of the month the Pleas
ant Hour club will give party.
The Woman's club met Monday at the
conservatory and its members enjoyed
the following program:
The Art of Swimming Mrs. Patrick
Ny Experience Learning to Swim
Costumes for Swimming. Mrs. lmhOff
General Talk on Swimming. Mrs. Abel
Mrs. Abel is the swimming teacher at
the sanitarium and illustrated her talk
on the different kinds of swimming by
q chart. The subject was enthusiastic
ally and clearly presented. On every
Wednesday morning Mrs. Abel drills the
ladies who have been her pdpils. Last
her class numbered eight.
They were Mrs. F. B. RICHTER, Miss
Phoebe Elliott, Mrs. Patrick, Mrs. c. H.
Rudge, Mrs. Austin Humphrey, Mrs.
Struck. Mrs. NJ. H. Everett. The evo
lutions Mrs. Abel put these ladies
amused them and their audi
ence OF a hundred other ladies. The
first movement used a good many
muscles, but its performance was dis
tinctly comic. The ladies lay on their
backs On the water with their hands
the railing over their heads,
then they all kicked while the teacher
counted one. two, one, two, increasing in
until the feet made a white
streak in the air and the strokes could
not be counted, and the water flew up
six feet. Then the class was put
its steps in rapid succession.
They swan on their backs with only one
hand, with two hands, then with the