Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

Ae POAAa AAS a UUSn- ENSSAoAsF
also. a mazOurka, while the lancers nOur4shed like the
green bay tree. 1t is likely that the staple refreshments
threaten. ike the Door. to be ever with rs. 1t is certain, however.
that in the mems dressing rooms at parties quantities Of cigarettes
we're not laid out by the thoughtful host, but the punchoo"l vas
Just as effective
They had a big assembly at the Willard in Christmas week in
the year Of grace 1sss, but the premier event of the week a a
chndren's dance For Christmas time is the time OF al the year
for children The account of this juvenile party. published in The
Bee a score Of years ago, reads as follows:
Miss Ida Isaacs gave her annual Christmas party Il the cnt-
dren attending her kindergarten the Saturday afternoon after Christ
mas from ) until 6. There were over hfty children present and
they formed a lovely picture as they marched together IT played
games. Among the children present were Marian Haines. Mamie
and Susie HoIdrege. Gladys sloman. Janet Rogers. Ruby Gladstone.
Irene and Gerts Hospe. Carrie Purvis. Ella Mae Brown Marion
ConneI Mabel Carter, Faith Potter, Ruth and Katie Wiley, Loretta
sylvus. Edith DumOnt. Helen Hunt. Helen Cady, Rex MOOrehouse,
Willie Galbraith, Aubrey Potter. Ralph Hammond Harvey Clayton
Dean cady, Robbie Morse. Max Coe. Harry Montgomery, Earl ster-
Kicker. Jay Fuller. George Barker. Harriet culley. LOtie Lany.
Mabel Hudson and Adeline Pagan.
AT 40 a grand march was formed from the music room TO the
kindergarten. where the little ones sat down to lunch at pretty
Little tables decorated alternately with pink and blue"
OF these then children none u now very old. and this is the
saving factor for woe to the unlucky wight who is careless in re-
counting events OF twenty years ago, when some Of the principals
IN the drama were then of what is politely. but nbecilicaIly, called
of uncertain age" All the girls, at least, mentioned above are
at what can be called young without stranng the conscience, or
what is equally unfortunate. If not 81 unethical, without meeting
increduHty Of readers Some of them have married. others are
moreo ar less definitely contemplating such a rash act and some have
Iet M city. Many of them have probably forgotten the party, but
all who chance TO read the reprint viii call { 10 mind with ease
The big affair for grownups Christmas twenty years ago was
the Assembly. Either some quite decoIIete gowns were worn or the
writer of the account IN The Bee of that date overdraws the descrip-
q n q "a be houed that the "diamonds' he O she mentions
wers worn by the women present. though rumor hath it that dia-
mond shirt studs were not in such terrible taste then a 5 now
The description of the Assembly runs IS follows;
THE Assembly club held its second social Of the season at the
Willard Friday evening. II a Enthusiastically swell. the low
cut vest and the almost equally low cut dress being quite the fashion
There was the usual blaze of diamonds and al airing OF expensive
toilets. The decoration with smnRx was rather meager, but the
- ~ ornament was possibly designed as sober setting to
show on the human butterflies who fitted hfther and thither in the
dance. AT the ordinary at a quarter TO IL all the guests we're led
at once instead of in squads. a s at the last party"
The list OF married folk at this company is given below. The
names of girls present is purpOsely omitted for the following reason;
once a newspaper writer had for a daily task the getting up of a
"Twenty-hve Years Ago Today" column. One day. when rather
school OF this town. girls and all Many of them we're still girls"
ana further deponent sayeth not except that there was about as
much doing as could be expected
Those present at this old Assembly included NJ. and Mrs Miner,
General and MIS-. Brooke, MIR. and Mrs Squires. Nj. and Mrs CoIpet-
ger. Mr. and Ms Fred Davis. Mr. and Mrs.. Henry Yates. NJ. and
Mrs. VIII Willard, Mrs. swobe. DR.. and Mrs Lee Mr. and MIS- Ring
walt. M. and Mrs barrow. Ar and Mrs Hitchcock, M and Mrs
George Patterson. Mr.. and Mrs VIII POppietOn. Mr. and Mrs Harry
Lockwood. M. and Ms n. BarkalOw. Mr.. and Mrs Dan Wheeler.
ur and Mrs Ed Peck. Mr. and Mrs Garneau, DR. and Mrs. Brown,
Mr.. and Ms Kirkendam. Messrs- John Wilbur. Barton, Patrick,
Carl Hamilton, Frank Hamilton. Doc" Smith. Mr. Barlow. Mr.
McCabe. Mr.. Squire and Prof Gaynor-
Under the heading, Under the Misuetoe." a party is announced
in honor OF Arthur Guiou and his elassmate at Hobart college, VIII
liam HIIs. This company VA given on Christmas eve by Mr. and
Mrs. Bosche. and the statement 8 made that one Of the features
OF the occasion the sprig Of mistIetOe which hung from the
chandelier. and every young lady who srrayed under that bit OF
foliage had 10 pay the customary penalty"
Evidently they we're not 50 SLOW twenty years ago
Mz Herman Kountze gave a reception a day = two before the
Assembly, which Al ACCOUNTED one OF the leading events OF holiday
time and which in floral decorations SURPRISES anything OF the kind
given yet this season Assisting her were Mesdames Fred Davis
Ganeau. J. R RangWalt. Alfred Willard. Nelson Patrick and Henry
YataS
There was o possible connection with the foregoing, but there
a probably many a smile y the fAr that the day after this re-
ception occurred, in the very same column OF The Bee. right below
the account Of the reception. a an article entitled Rented
Grandeur" This article declared that ii is not generally known,
but nevertheless 4 S a fact, thar much of the display made at social
entertainments is hired for the occasion Cut glass and handsome
hired cAndslabrA for ths table. and piano lamps. even high art brio