Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-15
MANY SOCIAL CLUBS FOR MING
Interest in Dancing Revives and Promises to
Reign Supreme.
COMBINATION THE ORDER OF THE DAY
Entertainment by organizations
Gaining an Ascendancy over In
diVidual Enort-Miss Aliens
Debut-ENcnts of the Week.

Interest in the social realm has mani
tested itself this season by the early forma-
tion OF various dancing and card clubs TWO
dancing clubs will give their initiatOry balls
next week, both Of which promise to be
most enjoyable events The Omaha Guards
are especially reputed for their hospitality
and elegant appointments at their dances
which are always enjoyed by large number
OF guests. The Metropolitan club, whose
functions are most brilliant, and attended
by the elite OF Jewish circles, will soon
give a reception and ball, which bids fair
to be the premier event of the season. The
young men Of St. Phiomena's parish have
organized a dancing club which Will meet
the first Tuesday of each month. a num-
ber OF society young folk Of North Omaha
have banded together and Will give dancing
parties alternate Thursday evenings. Inc
popularity OF the dances given last year Dy
the Thurston Rifles will undoubtedly war
rant a continuation of so enjoyable
pastime II the clubs thus formed are any
criterion Omaha society will spend the
feeting hours in the merry whirl Of the
dance and cards will be relegated to the
past.
Omaha can boast of one card club, how
ever, of which she may well be proud. IL
Is Of four years standing and counts among
Its members some Of the wealthiest ana
most accomplished women Of the city, Inc
name OF the club Is the Forest Hill WHIST
club, though the members do not always
conane themselves to that sedate game. The
club has had only one president in the -FOUR
years of its existence, Mrs j. n. CORNISH
whose gracious manner makes her an Ideal
president and a general favorite with the
women The members, numbering nearly
thirty, meet at the different homes alter
nate Thursdays and after an hour or two
with cards enjoy refreshments and a social
time Four prizes are awarded, which keep
the interest keen. for the gifts are most
beautiful and much to be desired. Besides
these more pretentious clubs, there are
countless clublets, numbering four or eight
members. which meet twice month for an
evening of whist: and while these functions
nre not OF sufficient consideration to be
chronicled in the social column, neverthe-
less they are most enjoyable in their in
formality The social world has caught
the fever of the soulless corporations ana
will no longer be confined to the enter
tainments of the individual, but VIII De
banded together with board OF directors
or managers at least who will map out the
mode OF entertainment. Clubs are the trump
card this season and judging from the fact
that all the world has gone a-clubbing, the
organization has come to stay.
dozen charming young society buus
have formed a club which meets alternate
Thursdays and has for its object deeper
insight into the works of the old folks The
club has taken the mysterious initials O.
A. r. for its name which might seem mildly
suggestive of the wild -oat period were 1t
not for the serious study and gravely severe
attitude OF the young women at their meet
ings. To be sure, one is not permitted to
enter the sanctum sanctorum till all Is
quiet within, and perhaps the hilarious
laughter which falls upon the ear without
is caused by mild joke Of one of the dear
old sages. At a reading club composed OF
some Of Omaha's brightest teachers an
article on false syntax provoked much mer-
riment 1t appears that an elementary eX-
animation in English which was lately held
in a school near New York City two SEN
tences were given out to be corrected by the
scholars The first sentence to be cor
rected as to its subject nature and the sec
ond as to its syntax These were the SEN
tences: "The hen has three legs" 'Who
done ito" One OF the examiners had appar-
entity regarded the sentences as subtly con-
nected in thought, for his answer was as
follows: THE hen didn't done 1t; God
done it,
Society will pay homage to no fairer bud
this season than Miss Elizabeth Allen,
youngest daughter CT Mr.. and Mrs f. w
Allen, who will have her blossoming out
party November /. Miss Aliens many graces
of mind and her charming personality will
undoubtedly win for her all the honors
which society can bestow. She is a graduate
OF LaSale seminary, an excellent tennis
player, an enthusiast on golf and violinist
whose firm bowling and pure sympathetic
tone would do credit 10 a more mature art
ist. Her almost childlke simplicity and
unaffected manner make her deservedly a
general favorite with both young and old.
Observation-Disclosures.
A very pretty home wedding was cele.
brated Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock
when Miss Oreta Matthews was married
to Mr.. William Mckay at the residence
oP the brides parents 1910 North Nine