Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-26
The Social Calendar.


Marguerite Prltchetts luncheon; Omaha
TTEsDAY~south Side Whist club meet
ing Mrs. Sol Hopper hostess; Mrs. Ben
ava entertains card club.
WEDNESDAY-Pritch wedding and re-
ception; Mrs. c. G. McDonald's tea from
THJRSDAY-Young women's Christian
association reception from to 10 p. m.
FR1DAY-Mrs g. j. Ingwerson at home;
Mrs. Ella Nash entertains the Friday
Bridge club. Mrs r. G. Bruner enter
tains the Friday club.
entertain the Kountze Place Card club.
Excepting the week of the horse show
last week came nearer deserving to be
called brilliant than any since the opening
Of the season. The week was not only re-
plete with entertainment, but nearly every
day brought some function of more than
ordinary pretension that caused the fash
ionablos to shake the wrinkles out of their
best frocks and to get their choicest Jewels
home from the safety deposit vaults The
Bispham concert Thursday evening was, of
course. the pre-eminent feature. but the
Webster reception Wednesday evening was
close second. Two brilliant buffet lunch
cons by Mrs. c. c. Allison and Mrs. James
Love Paxton were only part of the series
pfs smart things extending through the en-
tire week in honor of Miss Marguerite
Pritchett, whose marriage to Mr.. John L.
Kennedy takes place this week Mrs
Frank J. Hocls tea was another AFFAIR
that would have been conspicuous. even in
more crowded week, and besides these
there were more than a half dozen card
parties that would have constituted an
eventful week all by themselves
But It takes more than one brilliant week
10 Yfaal 10 .w.Z
been rushed for the past six days and has
prospect of six more rather busy ones.
there is no telling how soon the reaction
viii set In. The season has been decidedly
spasmodic so far. A crush Of things has
alternated with a dead calm, with a GER
tainty that makes one hesitate to expect
much less predict much. The chances are.
however that there will be plenty doing
before the week is over, for the college
folks, who have little more than been got
ten rid Of will come trooping back for
Thanksgiving. and unless they have under.
gone decided change of heart ia the last
three months they will make ample oppor-
tunities for enjoying their brief vacation
prevailing fad in handbags was re.
sponsible for a little episode the other
afternoon that was not without its EN-.
barrassing side. AS the members of a GER
tain kensington club were departing after
a meeting Mrs A. discovered that Mrs. Y
had carried off her handbag by mistake
and as her purse was in her own she was
forced to borrow carfare. still more
serious difficulty arose when. upon reaching
home she remembered that her key wa.
also In her bag. Finally. with the assist.
ance OF the neighbors, she effected an en-.
trance and after time, secretly vexed al
Mrs. KS apparent Indifference, she tele,
phoned that lady inquiring for her prop
erty' very much surprised Mrs. X replied
thst she certainly did not have her bag
out was very glad to locate her own. which
she had supposed she had exchanged wifi
MRS a. until upon inquiry OF that lady she
hhd learned her mistake, and she suq
Eested that Mrs. q. would doubtless b,
equally relieved to learn what had become
D: her bag.