Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04
SOCIETY HAS A BUSY WEEK
Six Days and Nights Of Oea'elss Gaiety
MARKS the Season.
EVERYBODY TIRED AFTER A GOOD TIME
Most brilliant week in Year II that
Just Closed for the socinble
People of Omaha and
Their Friends.

Not for years, even during the holiday
Season. has a single week been more re-
plete with brilliant affairs than the one
Just closed.
Beginning with a dozen smart gatherings
on Monday. every day was crowded with
affairs Of size and Importance that would
ordinarily render them conspicuous on the
seasons calendar; as II was, they followed
in a quick succession that rendered the
week one long, brilliant whirl Of gayety
that only ended at midnight on Saturday
night. Throughout the week the young
people at home from school have figured
prominently. but not more so than their
elder sisters and brothers, their parents
and grandparents; there was entertainment
for everybody and everybody participated
until by the time New Years day festiyi-
ties had been accomplished, this same
''everybody"-excepting only the college
people-was Just a bit tired out, and the
weeks'end affairs, though among the smart
est OF all. scarcely occasioned the enthu-
siasm that would ordinarily have attended
them. 1t is an open secret that while the
c~otillion of Friday evening was among the
most anticipated OF the weeks gatherings,
half the women were too tired to care to
dance or even enjoy the evening, and in
consequence-well, no one was especially
enthusiastic about It next day.
OF course, Thursday overshadowed every
other day and society is still chatting
about what happened-and what did not
happen-on the first day Of the year.
In honor Of Mrs. Jacob Gould Schurman,
Mrs. Henry r. Penney and Mrs. Charles c.
Rosewater gave a beautiful reception from
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the home of Mrs. Penney, 1O4 North Thirty
FIRST avenue, about 300 cards having been
issued. Throughout the house the Cornell
colors, red and white, were used in the
details OF a most effective decoration, not
the least Of which were several Cornell
banners. The windows had been darkened
and in the various rooms a soft red glow
from the shaded chandeliers and numerous
candles enhanced the effectiveness of the
trimmings. Mrs. Schurman, Mrs. Penney
and Mrs. Rosewater received together in
the library, which was trimmed with red
carnations. Narcissus and rows Of single
brass candlesticks, while in the parlor adj
Joining meteor roses were used. Across
the hall in the dining room Mrs. Warren
Blackwell, Mrs. william Hill Clarke, Mrs.
Daniel Baum, jr., and Mrs. Charles March
presided alternately serving coffee and
ACNb AAphl ~ NA4NAoaNNS $3.50
with its cover OF lace and center Of red
and white carnations, all under the glow
of the red-shaded chandelier and the many
candles OF the four silver candelabra. In
q most attractive den at the end of the
hall Miss Blanche Rosewater and Miss
Georgia Kennard served punch. Among the
women who assisted through the rooms
were: Mesdames ]. ]. McMullen, Herbert
Gannett, Cowgirl, Jay d. Foster, Edward
Rosewater, Fred PeSrce, Frank Kennard,
Erwin Davenport, Arthur Wakeley, William
Yetter, Charles Adams Of jamestown, n.
Y, and Mrs. o. NJ. Stonebraker of lincoln,
Another OF the large affairs of Saturday
afternoon was the tea given by Mrs. A. l.
Welsh and Mrs. F. b. Crowley between
and 6 o'clock at the home of the former
1926 Dewey avenue, when they received
about 175 women. 1t was an especially
pretty affair, with trimmings Of holly and
Christmas greens and scores Of smartly
dressed women. Mrs. Welsh and Mrs
Crowley received together in the parlor,
where evergreen ropes and masses OF holly
were placed in effective trimming. Mrs
Welsh wore a handsome gown OF gray crepe
and silk and Mrs. Crowley white opera ba-
tiste. In the bay window, latticed off from
the rear parlor by ropes of greens, the
punch table was placed and presided over
by Misses Mabel Allison and Elouise Riggs
and in the dining room beyond Mrs. Albert
Noe and Mrs. Robert B. Stevenson served
at the prettily trimmed table, assisted by
Misses Comstock, Mary Harris, lola Del
locker, Nellie Carey and Mae Welsh. In
the dining room the decorations were
chiefly OF red. The table was especially
smart with its tall silver candelabra anC
red shades that combined with the greens
and heavier trimmings OF the other rooms
from which 1t was in full view through the
arched doorways.
The Omaha friends OF Mrs. James L
Bevins, who has been a frequent guest a
the home OF her sister, Mrs. s. A. McWhor
ter, will be interested in her recent marrow
escape from drowning in Cienfuegos har
Dor, Cuba, where her husband, DR.. Bevins
is stationed at Rowell barracks. Mrs
Bevins was a passenger on the government
boat Ord that sank while crossing the ba!
December 20, and saved herself by leapinI
from the pilot house into the water, wher,
she swan until picked up, with others, b!
boats sent out from shore. Aside from tn,
nervous shock Mrs. Bevins suffered no II
effects from her experience.
Miss Mary Barker entertained at lunch
con on Saturday for Miss Moorehead.
The dancing party given last evening b,
Mr.. and Mrs. John /. Redick at their hom'