Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-21
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Everybody sheds
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When a maiden weds ,.
All her friends LOOK pleasant.
Monday for health, Tuesday for wealth.
"Wednesday the best day of all. Thursday
for losses Friday for crosses and satur-
day no day at alI'-at any rate that's the
way our grandmothers used to say II ana
a glance al the calendar would lead one TO
believe that the old-time superstition Is
gtlll in effect for there have not been near
enough Wednesdays to go around among
the June brides this year. In fact 1t is salf
that one popular clergyman in town was
40 beset with applications for his church
and his services for Wednesday evenings
this month that he finally refused to per-
form more than two marriages at mis-
church on one day and limited the days
business to six. stipulating that he should
BE- allowed at least half an hour to get
from one place to the next--and this is
why a certain other church In town. of the
same denomination, but much smaller, has
figured so extensively In the weddings of
late.
But the weddings have gone on just the
same and many friend has been forced
to the awkward necessity of making
choice of which one he should attend. And
this week is to be a repetition of last.
Monday Mrs. william Hill Clarke will
entertain at cards in the afternoon for
Mrs. Marshs guest; Mrs. Mel Uhl will give
a kenslngton afternoon In compliment to
Miss Ethel Straight
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tertains at dinner for the members Of the
McCulley- Straight bridal party; Mrs. Fran
els Porter gives a euchre party In the
afternoon; Mrs. Max Reichenberg will be
hostess of the weeks meeting of the N. /.
T. Whist club; Mrs. Francis Kennedy and
Miss Webster will entertain the Tuesday
Euchre club at the home of Miss Webster
Wednesday evening at $50 o'clock the
wedding OF Miss Ethel Straight and Mr..
David Edward McCulley at the lone Of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Straight, s24 South
Thirty-hfth street. Mrs. Frank Blair
Smith will act as matron of honor Misses
Gapen Helsell, Fensler, Hoffmeyer, John
son and Bessie Fensler will be the brides
maids and Miss Eva johnson the ring
bearer. Mr.. Clyde Lyons of Council Blurfs
VIII serve as best man. The marriage Of
MISS Gertrude Macomber, daughter of Mr.
ana Mrs. James H. Macomber, and Mr.
Frederick Warren Robinson of Flatbusb
N r. Will occur in the evening at the
Maeomber home, 2O10 Emmet. street: the
wedding of Mr.. Harry Fisher and Miss
Gracc Barnard. daughter of Mr. and Mrs
a W. Barnard. will take place at Knox
Fresoyterian church at 7:3O o'clock.
a certain woman in town, who has the
courage to do things, is receiving n whole
lot OF eoHgratulation just at present for
putting temporary damper at least. upon
that very popular holdup known as the
shower While that sort OF thing is all
We" enough as an expression of esteem
Tor the prospective bride, It has become
quite another matter to her friends, Tathars
and simply amounts to two wedding me-
ents where there was formerly but one
ana this Is the view that the aforemen-
uoheo matron took Of It and when last
WEEK a woman announced to her her in
tehtlon or giving linen shower for her
daughter, she promptly told her that while
sAe appreciated the kindness of the gIris
she should certainly never consent "a her
oaushters accepting such an attention one
that sne knew many could I'll AFFORD 10
give The refusal was taken as It was
intended and the showers have not been
as numerous since
taik about perseverance-one man who
"euded In Omaha last week boasts
that he was engaged to six different girls
In succession before he succeeded IN go
Ing the seventh through the marriage serv-
ice. ... ose Ser'-
Along with the rest OF the luna ,,,aa5,- =.
announcements comes that Of the roarr,a srs
OF one who for season at least enioved
the distinction OF being the most talked
OF. man In town, Prof n Hill Nesbitt
Some time late last winter society was an
prised OF the arrival OF the professor h,
means OF not a few personal notes 10 local
tasniohaoie women from out-of-town
friends and generous distribution of cir
euiars mat In addition to their guaranty
OF method OF teaching French conversa-
uoh IN nVe weeks bore a likeness Of Mr.
Nesbitt that, by the way scarcely did him
Justice. Accompanying the announcement
was an invitation to all interested TO at.
tend the first meeting of his class and
that meeting marks the beginning OF a sea.
son from which radiates Incidents and
doings galore. The class was replete with
promise from the start, for the sample was
interesting II nothing more. The member.
snip included half the feminine half of the
smart set-and some others-and last hut
- ~ A'N"hS AtoSht was lHe professor him
self Within week the French class
was as much an institution I'm town as the
cotillion, the Womans club or even the
morning musicales In fact it took prece
dence over these in the estimation of tn,
members, for with three classes da,
daughters were kept out OF school to at
tend. while everything else dependent upor
the society women went begging. II wa,
quite out OF the question to ind womer
at home mornings or afternoons and wheI
evening came they might as we'll hav,
been away, for unless one spoke French OF
was at least conversant with the lates
charm OF the versatile professor he soor
found he had little OF interest 20 My Lady
Pink and white luncheons were given tn
professor, and progressive luncheons too
whore, II is said, the women progresset
In turn to the chairs at the side of tn,