Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-26
SOCIAL WHIRL AT ITS CAYEST
Long List of Good Times is Recorded in
societys Date Book
KouN1z:-coTToN WEDDING THE EVENT
Balls, Receptions and Teas Tread
One Another's Heels So Fast They
Follow without Regard for
stormy weather.
On the Social Calendar.

Omaha Guards medal drlil ana uancN t Mrs
The Wisteria club at the nome OF Mrs
Foley, 1927 Harvey street
TUESDAY
Cotlllion at Forest Hill ,our.,t
Dinner by Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Reed.
somth Side whist club. with Mrs. Johr
Dance %pey at III Thurston Rides @Tmory by th, h.
Kings Daughters of the Church OF th'
Good Shepherd.
wEDNEspSAIMno lSA IMno,ro,o,,tan club.
reception senator and Mrs. Thurs'oh a.
1,ngnesdav hofr,e, " lunch club entertained by
Mrs. I,oomis and Mrs. EWING. - >,r
Wedding OF Miss Alice Weller ana MI
Ralph Crandall.
n IrTrSanSsgiving reception at Young Mems
Christian ass collation..
RRaceniion by Mrs. Clement Chase, 3 to D.
in. honor of Madame Modjeska.
Tho letter OF local society girl to friend
who has become popular here during her
freouent visite is given below, 1t being very
exnressiye Of the social life during the last
week:
'"oMAHA. Saturday, Nov. 23.-Eleanor
Dear: 1t has Just struck midnight ana, Win
q devotion almoet manlke, / write you tne
usual periodic budget in this moment Oh re-
laxatica after the last affair OF the Week. IL
is too bad you had to miss this jolly week,
but never mind, shall keep MIN saie anu
sound till your return-at least. Realiy' ne
looks uncommonly lonesome; goes arounu
like procession headed for the cemetery vi
scme place quite aa grave
"But let me tell you of the gay times we
have had this week. To begin with, you must
know IT has been the most whirly week of
hou
,pon,p my hair and change gowns between
acts. There was Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzpatrick 5
supper Monday night, which was progress
sive one by the way-that is, you ate salads
at one table and then sailed off to another
for the next course, and so on till the whole
menu had been served. 1t made thugs very
congenial only I'd rather have had more
time at the ice cream table than at the salad
board. When I get rich enough to build a
marble palace-or, rather, when Jack does
I shall have progressive dinners, too, but
each table will be served with Ice cream
the difference will be in the flavors.
1--WE missed you, too, at Gertrude
Kouutze's tea Tuesday afternoon. You
know it rained, and rained; just the wo st
sort of a day, but that only made the in
terror of Forest Hill the more attractive,
and then, of course, the prospect OF new
mistress in the home added romantic flavor
In fact, the whole atmosphere has exudei
matrimony lately until every girl has been
affected by it, and In their Tuesday state Of
mind any man could only have led up to the
subject at his own rick. And while we are
ON the subject, let me tell you solemn
secret. 1t happened at the Towle dancing
party Thursday night. Somebody came upon
two other 'somebodies' just In the scene that
follows the Yes you know and SO there Is
one more girl added to the ranks Of the in
teresting engaged, and the man doesn't live
here either.
"You really should have seen how charm
ing all the girls looked at Eva Kennards s
tea this evening. You know it is SO much
more pleasant to have the hours in the even
ing when the young men can drop in. 1t
adds variety, at least. Miss Clayton, for
whom the reception was given, is the
daughter of Hon. Powell Clayton. United
States minister to Mexico She is delightful
girl--one Of that winsorne kind that ds al
ways popular.
Then the bewildering number OF din
ners! There isn't much use to keep house
any more, for truly there was a dinner
every night this week, not to mention the
luncheons and teas. And that's what makes
society girls grow old. What a pity it is
unconventional to serve grape-nuts.
"And now I must tell you the best Joke
OF the season. A certain tall, Gibson man,
with dark hair and large gray eyes, with
a serious, rather mysterious air; one of
those blase young men who stand apart
with folded arms and a far-away gaze-Oh,
you know who / mean, he was suddenly
stricken with a certain visiting girl, a
beauty, too, with the richest coloring, and
hair kissed gold by the SUM- Well, he
wrote her a poem, and if the verses had
fallen into her hands all might have been
we'll. The youth wrote his inspiration on
theater program; the other young man
In the box saw the act and instead OF pass
ing on the program as directed, substituted
his own. The poet was deceived and the
young woman, though she could not under
stand. looked pleasant. But here is the
poem:
when DER the golden summer of thy
hair
The wintry snow of time shall fall
And on the blushing roseleaf OF thy cheek
Old age shall trace his envious scrawl.
When In the limpid azure of thine eyes,
The clouds shall gather. misty gray,
VIII all this passion in my heart for thee
Grow dim and old and fade away?
"And now. Eleanor dear. goodnight.
know your head is in a bewildered state
after all this gossip, but 1t is all true, even
though some people may deny it, Lovingly,
"MADGE."