Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18
SOCIETY HAS TO HURRY Up
Affairs Come So Fast that the Smart Get
Gan Hardly Do Them All.
MISS EDITH SMITH THE ATTRACTION
Coming week VIII he Full of Things
Given I'm Honor of Her Approach
inE wedding 20 Lieu
tenant Day.

A prominent society woman, whose grac-
iousness and ability as a musician has fire.
ouently made her an attractive sacrifice at
gatherings given for the benefit OF charity
and the like, was asked recently to play at
a public reception, an annual affair that al
ways attracts a large fashionable gather
ing. She smiled approvingly as the chair
man OF the committee" explained her plan
and then said Yes, indeed. l think your
idea Of having music an excellent one. The
very sound of Il seems to inspire those
women to sociability, making them quite
forget themselves and chatter at a rate
that browns out everything else. 1t has
frequently reminded me OF the effect a
sewing machine has on q canary bird. Do
have music, by all means-but l must beg
10 be excused-I would suggest a pianola."
Not a little interest is being manifested
among the fraternity people and former pu-
pills Of the State university in the junior
prom, which occurs in Lincoln February Z,
and II is probable that a large party Of
Omaha people will attend. The Junior
prom. is among the fashionable social
functions Of Lincoln and attracts a gather
ing Of fraternity people from all over the
state.
At least one set OF fashionables is going
20 be taxed to accomplish all that has boon
scheduled for It during the next ten days
and not n few promise to find themselves in
the trying position of being compelled to
make a choice between preference and the
advisable thing. Fortunately a good share
of the affairs planned are in honor OF one
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time and thus avert a repetition of what
happened last week, on Thursday. Every
body seemed inspired to entertain that day,
and though the average woman can accom-
plish at least one luncheon and an incred-
ible number of teas, receptions and the like,
in one afternoon, it is a serious matter II
any considerable numts Of luncheons or
card parties happen to fall on the same
day, for unless the hostesses happen to be
the most tactful creatures in the world and
the invited women possessed Of an equal
amount Of tact, Consequences" are inev-
itable-to somebody at least.
OF course the dinner at the Omaha club
will be the largest thing on Monday. though
Mrs. Arthur Crlttenden Smiths luncheon
for Miss Edith Smith will be the interest
ing feature of the day. On Tuesday Miss
Helen Cady gives another luncheon for Miss
Smith at l o'clock and in the evening Miss
Lydia Moore entertains a chatting dish sup
per in her honor; Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Rich
ardson will entertain a card club in the
evening. On Wednesday Mrs. Edward Peck
and Miss Peck will entertain at / O'Clock
luncheon for Miss Smith. On THURSDAY
Miss Smith will again be the guest of honor
first, at a luncheon to be given at Forest
Hill by Miss Cotton, and in the evening at
q dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Lo-
max and Miss Lomax; Mrs. Horace G. Burt
will entertain the Creche luncheon, and in
the afteternoon the Debutantes' Cooking
club will meet at the home of Miss Hitch
cock. On Friday Mrs. Coffman gives a
luncheon for Miss Smith and in the even
Ing the ushers of the Day-Smith wedding
party entertain the other members OF the
party at a box party to see "The Little
Duchess" The theater party will be fol-
lowed by a supper at the home of Mr.. Hal
Yates. On Saturday evening Miss Webster
and Miss Stanton entertain at 8 O'Clock
coffee at Miss Webster's home for Miss
Smith; the Winfield club gives a dancing
party in the evening at Metropolitan club
The South Side Whist club was de.
lightfully entertained on Tuesday after.
noon at the home of Mrs. j. d. Blanchard
on Georgia avenue, the game being followed
by refreshments. The prizes Of the after.
noon were awarded to Mrs. Nettie Smith
aud Mrs. Marty. The next meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. Tippery, 21t
North Twenty-third street, on Tuesday
January %.
The "Strollers" were the guests of Mrs
Heelan at l o'clock luncheon on Wednes.
day. the afternoon being spent at cards
Mrs. Schneider and Mrs. Terrell winning
the prizes.
Mrs. Robert r. Ringwalt entertained tn,
Whist club on Monday afternoon.
Miss Helen Wood of Holyoke, Mass, 4
visiting her sister, Mrs. Harry Miller, o
1901 Douglas street.
The Members of the domestic science
art. law and current topics departments o
the Woman's club were delightfully."- enter
tanned on Saturday afternoon at the HON
OF Mrs. B. f. Weaver at 22S South Thirty
first avenue. For the last year the womeI
Of the first named department have he'll
fortnightly kenslngton afternoons for tn