Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-31
SOCIETY IN COUNCIL BLUFF.
Doings of the Swell Set During the
Past Seven Days.

Pnst Seven Days.
Quite the SWEETEST affair of the week was
the dancing party given Friday evening at
Royal Arcanum hall by the Boat club. It
was the last of a series of four dances given
this season by the club and was the NEST
brilliant. Among the handsome gowns
noticed were: Mrs. Wallace Shepard, a black
net over black silk, decollete. Mrs. w. l..
Douglas was elegantly gowned in pearl
gray cloth, black velvet trimmings on skirt
and collar; bodice Of gray cloth and cream
applique over white satin, Miss Troutman,
pink crepe de chine with accordion pleated
trimmings; the bodice had a vest of pink
with jacket effect in while applique; pearl
trimmings. Miss Key wore a toilet of pale
yellow brocade, decollete. Mrs. f. w.
Hart, white brocaded silk with lace inser-
ton trimming, decolletc. Miss Schoent-
gen, white mousseline de Sole over pink,
decollete. Miss Bowman wore a striking
toilet of red taffeta with accordion pleated
founces edged with pink; decollete. Miss
L. Troutman was dainty in a pale blue or
CANDY, decolletc. Miss Zoe Hill was
gowned in black liberty silk, decollete. Miss
Loba of Chicago, a white organdy over pink,
garniture Of black velvet. Miss Bennett
was charming in pink orElndy. Miss Farms
worth wore pale blue satin with white chii-
fen and lace trimmings; decollete, Miss
SADIE FarnswOrth, a handsome froCk of pale
blue silk with pink accordion plcating on
skirt and bodice; black velvet ribbon belt
with bow in trent, the ends Of which fell
to the edge of the skirt. Yrs. W. \,
Maurer, a gown OF pearl gray cloth with
lace trimmings. Miss Mile Graham, cur
! quoisc blue crgandy with blue ribbons. Miss
Wallace, skirt of black chiffon over black,
with bodice of white and cerease applique
and black chiffon; decCllete. Miss Price of
Chicago was in al black mousseline de sole
over black; decollete. Those present We're
Messrs. and Mcsdawes L. p. Wright, T. =.
Cassidy, Carl MRyne, snyder az Mount Pleas
ant, Ia, Tom Farnsworth, Nillgn Ross,
George A. Kceline, w. l.. Douglas, w. D..
Shepard, W. A. Mauror, ". i. SlPp, Il. ".
Hart; Misses Gleason, Bennett, pIrnsworth,
Schoentgen, SADIE Framework. Bowman,
Martin, Baldwin. Ross, Mcdonald, Graham,
Troutnlan. Key, Hin, Smith, Wallace, Prico
of Chicago, Barclay, l.. Troutman; Messrs.
G. L. Shepard, +. ID. Empkie, H.. z, Haas,
Donald Beno, Il. p. SchCentgen, +. l.. Emp
kie, II. f, Gleason. G. II, Mayne, j, J. Hess,
George Corner, NJ. Roy Besley, f, r, Hoag-
land, Ray BiXby, Z. Graham, Harry Turkey
Of Omaha, a. Keeline, Edgar Dyar, l.. r..
! Crockwell, Thomas Cummings, +. Kirk Pat
terson, Charles Bradley,
Mrs. Wallace and the Misses Wallace Of
Bluff street are entertaining at a house party
Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Wallace and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Wyman of Des Moines, Mr.. and
Mrs. 7. Austin OF Omaha, Miss Lulie Loba
Of Evanston, Ill. and Miss McClelland Of
Omaha. Tuesday evening a clever little
farce, 9Th Two Puddifoots," was given
in the presence Of about forty guests. One
parlor was htted up with a stage and
scenery for the occasion.
One OF the pleasant affairs Of the week
for the Younger set was the dancing party
given Wednesday night at Royal Arcanum
hall by Mrs. Van Brunt and Mrs. Han
chett for their sons. Harry and George Van
Brunt and Mac and Alfred Hanchett. They