Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22
SOCIETY IS EVENLY BRISK
Early Advent Of Lent Fails to Stir the Local
Flow Of Events,
CALENDAR SHOWS USUAL LIST OF THINGS
some Really smart Affairs set for
the Early Part of the Week
and Nothing for Ash
wednesday.

As though there we're not forty long days,
not TO speak Of the evenings, when little
is expected 10 be going on, society has
planned but little for the two days remain
ing that are still open to festivity. To be
sure, everything will not stop short on
Tuesday evening, but so far at least the
affairs on the calendar after that date are
few and far between and prospects are not
altogether encouraging, even for the first OF
the week.
OF course there will be the table d'hote
dinner at the Omaha club on Monday even
ing, and dinners are always In order, even
during Lent, so that occasion, at least,
promises to remain popular as ever. At /
o'clock Monday Mrs. Warren Blackwell and
Mrs. Martha Blackwell will give a largo
buffet luncheon in compliment to Mrs. War
rem BlackwelIs mother and sister, Mrs. and
Miss whitcomb OF Chicago, who are her
guests. In the afternoon Miss Jeanne
Wakefield and Miss Ella Mae Brown Will
entertain a euchre party; the officers at
Fort Crook will give a c~otillion In the even
ing at the post hall; Mrs. William Spencer
Crosby will give the first OF her Wagner
lecture ~recitals at the First Congregational
church. Mrs. Scribner gives a colonial
party at her home at Thirty-second and
Woolworth avenue.
On Tuesday Mrs. John L. Webster will
give a whist luncheon; Mrs. r. II. Cole will
hold an informal reception at her home,
1910 Spencer street, from 2 until 3 o'clock,
for Mrs. William Spencer Crosby; Mrs,
wernher will give a luncheon; Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Porter Peck will entertain at din
ner; the members OF the South Side Whist
club will be entertained at the home OF
Mrs. Charles Frice; the wedding of Miss
Ruby Williams, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
Jacob Williams. and Mr., Sherman Taylor
Stevens will occur at 7:30 o'clock; Mrs.
Luther Kountze and Mrs. Herbert Gannett
entertain the whist club at the home Of
Mrs. Kountze; Mrs. William Spencer Cros-
by's lecture recital.
Wednesdays calendar is blank.
On Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. sayles will en-.
terrain the Hanscom Park Whist club; Miss
Mabel Carey will entertain the members o.
the Charmante club in the afternoon; Mrs
Louis Reichenberg and Mrs. Eichberg will
receive.
The first OF the Lenten musicales to b.
given at Mrs. Kirkendall's home on satur.
day, and the table d'hote dinner for mer
at the Omaha club complete the schedule
for the present at least, for Of course Their,
will be ever so many things, in spite o.
Lent, for which no cards are to be issued
To what extent the French class hal
taken hold OF the local fashionable mint
was illustrated recently In a little inciden'
that, while a bit embarrassing to the lad
concerned was altogether amusing to tn,
onlookeT. One of Professor Nesbitt's en-.
thusiastic disciples got onto a street cal
the other day and as the conductor re.
Quested her fare, she repeated a humble
somewhat mechanically. Not recognizing
her as the holder of a street car pass, h
repeated his request, whereupon the lady
started In confusion. saying as she hur
riedly produced her nickle: "Oh, 1 forgot.
that is my French class number"
A number OF Omaha people will 60 t.
North Platte on Tuesday to attend thu
wedding OF Miss Irma Cody. daughter o.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Cody, which will
be solemnized on that day.
A fitting close OF one of the most bril-
liant winters in the social history of tn,
city, was the annual birthday party an
reception Of the Visiting Nurses associa
tion held from 2 until 8 o'clock on Satur
day afternoon at the home Of Judge ]. NJ
Woolworth, at 2211 st. Mary's avenue. No
until after Easter will society be- privi
legged to engage in so smart a function an,
as though to improve this last opportunity
from 2 o'clock until 5, scores Of handsomel
gowned women came and went, each leav
ing in the little silken bag that accom-
panied her invitation, a penny for eacI