Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-15

N. Landburgh Wilson in New York Times.
Myrtilla in her evening gown
Is proud indeed to show
A pair Of shoulders most superb
And white as driven snow.
know the smile is true,
For when l grew so bold
As to confess my love. l found
The shoulder icy cold.
The social Importance OF the Monday
evening dinner, at the Omaha club IL stead
lily on the increare; the parties are growing
larger and more numerous and present in
dications are that before Lieut. is over these
gatherings will be among the most impor-
tant IL not the chief social features OF
the week. 1t has been frequently Until
mated since the establishment Of the din
ner. In the fall, that It must find general
favor among those who entertain frequently
and 10 a great deal, because Of the many
sided convenience Of the arrangement. This
may have been true at the beginning, and
may be still, to an extent. but in the main
the relief from the material responsibility
and the opportunity for social intercourse
10 about the only advantage to the host
or hostess, for the matter OF table decora-
tion has CONF almost to a point OF rivalry,
end this being the only feature Of the din
ner that admits Of any particular origin
allty It is being emphasized by some Of
late to an extent that will, II the present
pace is continued, soon place the table
d'hote dinner within the reach Of only those
possessed Of the means to supply Jr the
independence to forget some Of the Access
series that are becoming customary. OF
course these accessories are not confined to
table decorations alone, as a matter of fact,
considerable as that item is, It is the lesser
part Of the very conspicuous adjunct to the
Inner.
The Monday evening dinner at the Omaha
club is at present the chief social feature
scheduled for the week. The parties will
be large and numerous and a number Of
them will attend the theater later in the
evening. Miss Edith Thomas will enter
tain thirty young women at ! o'clock
luncheon, Miss Vera Wattles to be the
guest Of honor. In the evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Duvall will entertain the members OF
the Bon Ton Card club.
On Tuesday Mrs. Scott will be the guest
Of honor at a large afternoon card party
Of which Mrs. Luther Kountze is to be
hostess; the Tuesday morning musicale will
be held at Forest Hill; Mrs. Herbert Alec
will give q whist luncheon; Mr.. and Mrs.
w. @. Templeton will entertain the men,
bers Of the Thorbegwof Card club in the
evening and Miss Grace Common will give Q
dancing party at the Normandie.
On Wednesday the card party to be given
al the Elks club rooms by the members Of
the Friday club for the benefit of the Ole
Peoples Home. will be a feature OF the aft
ornoon. About 500 invitations have beer
issued. Mrs. Arthur Crittendep Smith will
give a luncheon in compliment to Mira
Scott. Mrs. Herbert Alec will give a Ken
,inston afternoon.
On Thursday Mrs. A.. P. Turkey will give q
~Tensington afternoon in honor of her guest
Mss Sarah Young. The members Of the
Charmante club Will be entertained at the
some Of Mrs. +. B. Ruffner. Miss Preston
will be hostess OF the days meeting OF tbs
Cooking club. Mrs. Nathan Merriam will
,ntertain at / o'clock luncheon. The Eta
yirp Dancing club will give its seventh as
!embly in the evening. and the members
u the Home Queens circle will give
5ancing party at the Metropolitan club IL
he evening.
On Friday the presentations Of THE
Critic" by the Dramatic club at Creighton
auditorium in the evening will be the feat
nre OF the day. There are to be numerous
heater parties with suppers following, an(
hose members Of society who have no
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attend the performance any way and hell
% make the evening one to be remembered
.or a time. Miss Kimball and Miss Xii
patrick are among those who will enter
lain after the performance. Mrs. II. T
lemist will entertain at 1 o'clock luncheon
Fhe Woman's Alliance OF Unity churcl
win give a dancing party at the Metropoli
tan club. The Thurston Rifles will give al
.nformal hop at their armory
On Saturday the annual birthday part,
OF the Visiting Nurses association will b
:he function OF chief consequence. The re
ception will be held in the afternoon a
the home OF Judge Woolworth and Is to b
the largest thing OF the week; the mem
bers OF the Casserole club will be enter
tanned In the evening at the home Of DI
and Mrs. Rustin; Mr.. and Mrs. S, A. Nc
VVhorter will celebrate their wedding an
Iiversary with a small but elaborate din
ner In the evening; the Omaha club wi
hold its annual celebration of Washing
toms birthday; Mr and Mrs. Van Bure
will entertain the Members of the Neigh
borhood Card club, the Winfield club wi
give it's February dancing party at Metro
politan club.
Among the very smartest of the week
Woo AhR " ~ Nh ~
urday afternoon by MIR. and Mrs. W. +
AcKeen at their home, 504 South Twenty
fifth street. for Mrs. Downing OF Portland
Ore, who is the guest Of her parents. NJ
and Mrs. W. r Baxter. About 100 guest
were received between 5 and 7 o'clock. tn
company including men as well as womeI
The color scheme OF red was carried OF
In elaborate detail in the decoration {
the rooms and the tea table. where Mis-
Allen, Miss Lomax. Miss Hamilton an
Mrs. Lomax presided. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Keen. with Mrs. Downing. received, an
we're assisted through the rooms by Me-
danes Horace G.. Burt. W.. r. Baxte
Wright. McClernand and Ferris. A fea
ture OF the afternoon was the presence
a professional palmist, who contribute
much TO the informality by reading tn
palms Of the guest. At 7 o'clock Mr. an
Mrs. McKeen gave a supper for the assist
ing party aud a few others. An informs
evening followed, during which the guest
were entertained by song and skirt dane,
from "Florodora," given by profession
talent.