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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-07-30

20, Edwin H. Wilkinson and Miss Eda
Carpenter. at noon at the residence
of DR.. and Mrs. Frederick Bacon, 2s25
Charles street. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. DR.. Lampe, of the
Presbyterian theological seminary.
Mrs. Glenn Steiner and Miss Meyer of
Lincoln were also guests of DR.. and
Mrs. Bacon at the time. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilkinson came directly to Lincoln
and will defer their wedding trip till
q little later. Mr.. Wilkinson has been
an employee of the Burlington freight
department in Lincoln for several
years, coming here from Broken Bow.
Mr.. Wilkinson was a prominent MEM
Der of the Lincoln Light Infantry and
if he had weighed a little heavier
would have now been camping at
Chickamauga instead OF enjoying his
honeymoon. Miss Carpenter is the
daughter of the late DR.. Carpenter,
and has been well known in Lincoln
society. Many friends of both the
pair wish them happiness.
DR.. and Mrs. Watson (nee Latta)
have returned from their wedding
journey and arrived in Lincoln Tues
day. They visited most of the points
of interest and during the latter part
of their trip, along the st. Lawrence
river, they experienced none of the
disagreeable weather which waited
them here. Mr.. and Mrs. Watson WIS.,
tied Washington, New York, Montreal,
Quebec and other points in Canada,
along the great lakes and among tho
Thousand Isles. They also stopped
few days in Chicago and st. Paul on
their way home.
Miss Mabel NJ. LANCE, accompanied
by her friend, Miss Matte Anderson,
both of st. Louis, arrived in the city
Tuesday to remain for some time Wis
iting friends and relatives. They are
at present visiting Mrs. E. E. Bennett
at 1925 A street. Miss LANCE is q
young musician of great promise, at
present being pupil of Prof. Frank
Benedict, so recently heard here.
The Manitou Sun records the fol-
lowing visitors from Lincoln: Rev.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ Hindan and sons
William, Charles, Ralph and Hugh.
Gov. and Mrs. Holcomb and two
daughters, Marian and Nettie; Mrs.
Elias Baker and the Misses Ruth and
Edna Baker; Mrs. C. c. White, Miss
Lillian, Grace, Carol and Jessie White;
Mrs. George Bonnell with her family,
consisting of the Misses Daisy, Wini-
fred, Beth, Valfie and Master Roland;
Mrs. L. w. Pomrene and her sons,
Joel and Henry; George A. Smith; the
Misses Agnes Reed, Ida Friend and
Rosa Franck; Mrs. j. ]. Cox. Miss
Mabel Cox and Mrs. S. E. Champlin;
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ d. WEIGH; ]. B. Mac
Dowen and Miss Mcdowell from Fair
bury.
Married, in Lincoln, on Wednesday,
July 81, at the Second United Brehh-
eren church, in the presence of fifty
friends, Mrs. Mary E. Walker OF
Bloomfield, to Wallace w. F. Harris,
of this city, Rev. w. C. Williams be
ing the officiating clergyman
A jolly picric party chaperoned by
Mrs. G. NJ. Lambertson and Mrs. G. +.
Laid rode out to Cushman Park We'd
nesaay afternoon in hay rack. A de-
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-07-30
The prices tell the story when il comes

The prices tell the story when il comes
to selling goods. Combine good quar-
ity with price which is cut to less than
fret cost and you have the secret OF
quick sales. To make room for our ew
fall stock we offer all OF our Toe and 81
Shirt Waists at zoe. All our 81. % and
$3.50 Shirt Waists at 75c and Soc These
are real bargains; late styles, new pat
terms. in Percales, Lawns and Dimitiee;
well made and desirable. just what you
want for these hot daye.
Our Fancy Parasols are going fast,
which is good evidence that our custo-
mers know bargain offer when they
see it. New and stylish. the very latest
things out. Our prices were low at the
start and We have cut them % per cent
lower. One fourth off means a big diff
ference in price, and il will pay you to
see these goods before buying.
just unpacked-our new stock OF
Dress Prints, all the latest, most desira-
BILE patterns. in blue. black and red
grounds. with dainty figures. making
some new and beautiful effects. See our
window display OF these goods ADD then
come into the store and examine the
quality. Our fall goods are coming in
daily-New PeIcales. Outings. Prints.
Muslins, Cheviots and Shirtings. Re-
member this is an entirely new stock, no
old goods. every thing clean and fresh.
We are glad to show you our stock and
get acquainted.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-07-30

F. E. White of Plattsmouth is in the
city.
Miss Leola Vancil has returned from
Omaha.
j. Jackson of Bishop Hill ILL.,, is at
the Lincoln.
Mrs. William Allison of Denver is
at the Lindell.
Mrs. A. r. Mitchell has returned
from a visit to Denver.
Mr.. John Randolph has returned
from his Colorado vacatinon
Father Nugent will be absent from
the city for few days.
Mrs. C. NJ. Fifield of Denver is the
guest of Mrs. C. E. Yates.
Miss Bessie Wing is visiting her
brother Tom in New York.
Miss Weston of Beatrice left last
evening for Colorado Springs.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. j. z. Barber
on Tuesday, July &c, a son.
Mrs. J. o. Work was the guest of her
parents. Judge and Mrs. Parker, on
Thursday.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

of Schermerhorn to take less wor-
thy one. But Immediately her good
old Dutch blood began to show. She
inaugurated the system of entertain
ing guests from all over the country
and was the first New York woman to
entertain a Chicago woman at dinner,
and she was the first woman to ignore
the foolish social rivalry which at that
time existed between the two cities.
New York and Chicago.
Among other social customs made
popular by Mrs. Aston are these:
That of giving expensive "favors.
Even Russia, the country of dinners,
knew not favors before Mrs. Astor's
day.
The dinner dance" begun by her in
Paris and brought here in time for
the Newport season.
The Horse Show, which sprang into
existence through her encouragement.
The grand opera, which was a tame
affair until she dressed for it and sat
high in a box with all her jewels on.
The private ball room, first owned by
one of her near relatives through her
persuasions.
The keeping of high-priced chef:
The owning of private yacht with
ones own band abroad.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

Astor,v and the rupture between the
women drove the Waldorf Astors to
Europe to live.
There is no other woman in society
as old as Mrs. William Astor who car
ries out successfully as many and as
varied forms of entertainment
Now that it is Lent she has left
New York to travel slowly to London,
where she will visit her granddaugh-
tiers of the Van Allen and Orme Wilson
families; then she will go to Paris,
getting there before Easter in time to
amaze Parisians with her elegance.
Nine. Faure is her devoted friend. Re-
turning, she will give dinners to Lon
doners and will send a message to Vic
toria, whom she never visits formally
in the Monday drawing-rooms on ac-
count of the fatigue, but whose dear
friend she still is. Then she will get
back to Newport for the magnificent
summer season, and soon she will be
entertaining all the world in New
York.
She earns the title Of "The Greatest
Hostess in the World
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

the talk of the whole world for the
magnificence of her entertainments is
interesting These, then, are the facts
about Mrs Aston. 1t is not polite
to tell lady's age, but you can guess
it when you know that she introduced
her granddaughter, Miss Van Alien,
in society year ago. Women do not
have twenty-year-old grand-daughters
until they are past sixty. Mrs. AS
tors youngest child, John JACOB, Is
thirty-three. ;.
She is of medium height, with hali-
gray hair. is rather slender, with
well-preserved figure, and has very
uueenly bearing. At Mrs. Bradley
Martins costume ball Mrs. Astor Went
as Marie Stuart Whom did MIS-
Astor resemble?" asked one.
''She resembled Mrs, Aston, was the
ready reply, meaning that no queen
was more regal than she.
Here are some of the jewels pur-
chased by this queen Of society for en-
Pertaining her friends, for she dresses
we'll. as hostesses of to-day sometimes
forget to do, but which custom Mrs.
Astor follows with old-time fidellty:
A famous schumacher .S9V0'0oC
4 pair of hazel-nut earrings o'oVo
a string of matched diamonds
three yards long. .z'ooo'VoV
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

over at Calicoon, but | put such base
thought aside at once and went on.
The road led straight into the river,
and the horse went confidently for
ward We were half way across, and
the water wasn't up TO the horse S
knees. Then it began to rise higher.
1t kept on rising. 1t covered the hubs
of the wagon. The horses legs were
out of sight. 1t came into the wagon.
stood up on the seat. 1t reached
nearly to the top of the horses back.
The light buggy began TO hoat. |
climbed over the dashboard and got on
the horses back determined to cling
to him to the last The water covered
the ho- Sc. | grabbed him around the
neck. The water rose to his ears.
Then only his nose was out, and that
was out only because he raised his
head to get it out. And he was swim
ming.
"The shore was yet long way off.
Then it was that | momentarily Won
dered who would be my successor IN
office. and was thankful that there
would be no widow to mourn my UNI
timely taking off.
Just as l had fully made up my
mind that the golden shore was the
only shore I'd reach, and that I'd
| reach that one within the next minute
| or so, the horse struck bottom, and
we were soon high but not dry, on
PENNSYLVANIA soil / tumbied off the
horse soaked through, from head to
| foot. I had scarcely got to the ground
when | heard coming from the dis
lance:
/ IIoJ-
II turned and looked back across
the river. There stood Charley New
man on the bank. holding his hands to-
his mouth like a speaking trumpet
81 forgot to tell you, he hollered,
that | guess she amt home. ! think
she went east on No. this morning.
.Then Charley turned and went back
| 70 the statiol and never looked around
at me once 1t would take too much
time and require the reproduction of
| language out of place IN a drawing
room car to tell you what my feelings
we're and how I gave expression 10
them for a few minutes on the shore
| of that flowing river. By and by |
concluded that the best thing could do
would be to drive on to the farmers,
stay there incognito until | could get
my clothes dry and then return ~
some other route if it took me the
whole week to do it.
I'm glad she isn't home | said.
I'm a fine-looking chump to visit a
lady, ! am
Il soon reached the house aud was
about to holler ~ the farmer cr the
hired man when from the other side of
The road come this:
"'Why Mr.. Mccain! Did you fail
in?'
"Of course, needn't tell you that the
voice was hers She hadn't gone away
that morning on No. 6 at all. Did |
fall in, No, but felt just that minute
as if I'd fall dead. And say Didn't |
have to stay there until the next after
noon rugged out in a pair of the hired
mans blue jean overalls, one Of his
hickory shirts and his gum boots, be-
cause her fathers clothes were not big
enough for ne?
Yes, sir. 1t took all thas tine to
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27
The Greatest Hostess
In the World.

-. sreatest hostess in the world
sailed for Europe yesterday on the
E.ruria. She went from New York.
"nere she has given the largest din
aers OF the winter, to Paris. where she
VIII continue to entertain Then she
MI MI come back to London, then to
Newport, and finally reach New York
.saln next November in time for the
winter season.
MRS. William Aston. or. as she pre-
LOTS 70 be called, Mrs. Aston" can
xisnt!uiiy be called the greatest hos
less IN the world, because she enter
talns IN the largest capitals of three
nations at three regular periods of
every year. She is the only woman
VINO devotes her life to entertaining.
Tor forty successive years she has
done this; and now she has earned her
titie by right of long-continued pos
tality.
MRS. Hetty Green, who is the richest
woman in the world, and her daugh-
Ter, who is one of the greatest heir
esses, are not good hostesses. They
lack certain qualities, whether gener-
oslty or geniality or what is not here
stated, but no such record of a hostess
can be laid at their doors, however
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27
LOVES YOUNG DREAM

Was Rudely Blighted in Delaware Valley.
Thoughts of Vision of Beauty Caused q
Young Man to Make Friendly Call.
Right here, at this placid spot in
the Historic Delaware valley, said
Col. J. P. Mccain, a railroad man, as
the train was approaching Callicoon,
Il had an adventure that for a time
promised to leave vacancy in the
passenger service Of my company. 1t
happened when ! was somewhat
younger than | am now, and had a
right to be moved by the Circumstance
es that led to the adventure.
'"The lady in the case was visiting
at the house of friend of mine up the
State when 1 met her. She was a
charming girl, and when she started
home, a week or so later, [ got permits
sion to call and see her at her fathers
house.
1--WE live near Callicoon, she said.
DO you know where Calicoon is?'
Il knew where Calicoon was, aid If
I hadn't known where Callhoon was
I'd have soon found out. month
passed before | had an opportunity to
make the call, and then, having bust
mes along the Erie road, | stopped off
at Calicoon. Charley Newman was
agent of the Erie at Calicoon then.
asked Charley. in a careless. off-hand,
| business-like sort Of way, if he knew
Certainly said Charley. Hes
where Mr.. So-and-So lived.
one Of the best farmers around here
| Amt goin' west, is he?'
I Well, said I, I don't know. He's
been writing about land along our line
rates, etc, and l thought I'd go talk
| him I'D incidentally, on my way back.
- want to know, said Charley
| First Id heard of it. Sorry. Why
yes, Joe He lives only a couple OF
| miles from here
| Il didn't know Charley as well then
as I did afterwards | don't wonder
row that his company jumped him
! from ticket agent at that backwCods
| station to city pas43nger agent in
charge of things at Jersey City.
/ 'Wherell | get rig to drive to the
old mans placer" said |.
| Charley showed me where to get a
rig, and when it was ready he said;
ss'Want me to 60 along with you,
Joe?'
90, no. / said. I wouldn't hear OF
| putting you 10 that trouble
| Seems to me that | remember now
| that Charley was grinning little. L
! saw the road leading from the station
/ toward the Sullivan county hills, and l
asked Charley if | had to turn off any
! where.
| mo said he. Its right on the
road
Il got in the buggy and started.
! Held on said Charley. 1t amt
| shat way. Its ever yonder on the
| Pennsylvania side Ct tie river.
| 80 said /. Where's the bridge?'
"sThere amt any bridge said Char
| lev. You ford the river.
| Il locked at the river, which wasn't
far away. Fording rivers wasn't ex-
actly in my line, but what was little
matter of fording river in comparison
| with the circumstances that had called
me thither. | thought Of Leander and
! what he did once upon time, and said,
1 'Geedap.'
/ The hose started.
LET him pick his own way the
! liveryman hollered after me. Don't
pull the lines on him. He knows the
path.
THE rivers up little. joe holler-
ed Charley. But it amt more than
an ordinary freshet, | guess.
Il have to confess that for mo-
| ment l wished that | hadn't stopped
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

The custom of keeping thorough
breds for family use and not for trot-
ting purposes for the men alone.
These are but few of the customs
inaugurated by this famous old lady,
whose beauty and social virtues will
long be renowned after she is gone
The Waterloo of her life came when,
in 1880, she decided that the head of
the family should be known as Mrs.
Brown" or Mrs. Smith," and not
Mrs. John Brown OR Mrs. John
Smith" and decided that it was proper
that she should be called Mrs. AS
tor
This point was bitterly contested by
Mrs. Waldorf Astor, who thought she
had the first claim to be called Mrs.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

A diamond tiara. :. .... $4,000
OF finger rings she has d bushel and
of diamond pins hundred. These
she wears in great profusion
In dress Mrs. Astor is peculiar. She
clings to black and white. At her
great ball, when she received, unas-
sisted even by her daughters, she wore
white satin. Usually she wears black
velvet, and when Carolus-D Duran paint
ed her he insisted in displaying the
draperies well, so as to look "natur-
al"
The career of the greatest hostess
in the world is also a remarkable one.
She began as the daughter of a rich
New York trader, and when she mar
ried Mr.. Aston she dropped the name
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

dry those things of mine. She tried to
make everything pleasant for me, but
want to tell you that blue jeans over
alls, hickory shirts and gum boots
don't belong in the same class with
loves young dream, and there wasn't
any use.
The romance had been knocked
higher than Gilderoy's kite, and as
soon as | could get my own clothes on
again | called for my horse. The river
had gone down meantime, and l got
back to Caliicoon all right.
Ibid he conclude to go west" ask
ed Charley Newman.
There was a real good tavern
across the way, and | asked Charley if
he'd go over and look at it, and he did.
And I made up my mind right there
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

much they may possess other admir-
able traits.
Mrs. William Aston spends five mill
ions every year entertaining. Her
great house on Fifth avenue, adjoining
that of her son, is kept open all the
year and supplied with caretakers so
that the benign owner can reign there
during December and January. In
these two months she gives three din
ners a week at a cost of $500 each, a
grand ball at cost of many thousands
six dinner dances costing a thousand
for the music and favors alone, and
receptions, teas and afternoons by the
score. She is the most profuse enter
tainer in society.
The personnel of woman who is
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27
THEIR ADVANTAGE.

Miss Nue.: MEN are sadly degener-
ating. Those of the old school took
off their hats to women, which is more
than can be said of this generation.
Pruyn: THAT may be true, but, YOU
see. the old school gentlemen had one
great advantage-he could always teH
a woman when he met one. New
York World,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

that if any charming girl should ever
again ask me to call on her, and she
should say that she lived in the Della
ware valley, before committed my
self | would think little and then ask
her:
Which side?" -NewYork Sun.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

City Gunner-Any big game?
Alki Ike-Naw
City GunneA-Any mall game?
Alkili Ike-Naw =.
City Gunner--Well what are you cunning lol' pA9'
Alku Ike-Lem Phillets, Hoss-thef-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-05-12
Appearances Are peceltfal.

One of our soldier readers SENDS \
a story of one of his comrades, avn
vate, who recently found hinasel 4
inmate of a military hospital. y
mensely pleased with his altered "ia]
tions and blissfully conscious tha y
pay was steadily running on, De q
positively grieved IN morning 70 u
himself feeling as we'll as ever be y
The doctor paid his usual ylsit "
the clinical thermometer, which lou,
a resting place under Tommy AUD
tongue. While the physicians s@'
ton was distracted, however, INC :
strument was gently transferred "
basin of hot tea standing near =
after a few moments deftly return
and finally handed back with the na
curry rigid at 100. Great heaSepA
exclaimed the doctor, aghast, DIS =,
fessional calmness rudely snal's,.
You ought to be stone dead. man. =
body was ever known to live 81 ~
thing like that. Get to BED, Qva'
Your case is q desperate one."-bp''
Telegraph.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-05-12

IN anything Dul a
blithe bumor. for her dinner last night
had proved a disastrous failure. thanks
TO the fact that her guest OF honor d
failed her at the last moment. mere
had been no good reason for the thing
having fallen fiat eve then. Tor tue
rest of the people she had asked were
certainly most congeniai. But IL was
toward the end Of the season ana, per
haps, they were getting weary OIL eaen
other. Moreover. when they had come
with the idea that they were going TO
meet a lion it certainly was a dlsap-
pointment to find only the same men
and women whom they had met every
where for the last three months.
Hence Mrs. C!averton had fretted her
maid, scorned her toast and finally End
ed in a frightful pet, till her eyes nap
pened TO light on the last new tea
gown. That was a diversion. at least
and the lovely erection of sheeny satin
and pillows of creamy lace succeeded
in smoothing away the fretful lines
about its mistress forehead with a
marvellous s~uddenness.
The gown was particularly fortunate
in the way il trailed in the back, and
Mrs. Claverton, with a cautious peep TO
see that the butler was not in the lower
hall, went down step after step. with
her head turned back in rapt contem-
plation of the luxurious folds, gliding
gracefully over the rich. old. polished
oak of the staircase. In the library
she stepped with stately tread up and
down over the soft. deep rugs, each
moment growing more and more On
WINGED that, even though her cheeks
were losing a little of their color, her
shoulders and the line at her waist
were as distinguished as ever. And
then, just when the salye OF content
ment promised to sooth the lacerated
feelings of my lady, poor Mrs. Clayer-
ION was unfortunate enough TO pull all
her happiness down in a ruin over her
ears; for, as she stopped TO lean her
arm against the mantel in front of the
open fireplace, in order TO get a closer
peep at her treasure of a dressmaker's
skillful arrangement Of becoming lace
close about her long neck, the flounce
edging of the sleeve of the precious
new gown fell back, with a cruel lack
Of appreciation of the situation, and
left reflected there in the mirror just
beyond a poor, thin. red elbow, with its
knotty point all too vivid to leave
any room in it, owners mind for the
hope that she vas not growing older
after all.
Mrs. Claverton set her teeth with a
vicious snap, and she tugged so "
agely at the hateful lace frill that II