Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-14
The sociaI Calendar.

M0NDAY-Cotilllon and dinner dance at
Fprt Crook; luncheon for Governor and
ME- shalleneerger given by the Omaha
Ing with Mrs. Arthur Remington; Monday
EF1dge Luncheon club meeting with Mrs.
II Ra Kirkendall; Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.. Sip
TuFtpAY-Mrs. George Sumner. luncheon
Tor Mrs. John b. Berry Of Chicago; Rod
tan club; Mrs. Axtel, card party; Mrs.
n I. Hamilton, bridge luncheon; Thin
BE club dinner, party at Hanson's cafe;
Mrs. G., W. Miller. Sermo club.
WEDNESDAY-Miss Edith Patrick. bridge
party for Miss Frances s-chimmelseng NJ
ing with Mrs. Louis Nash; Miss ei Amy ~e eli.
more luncheon; Mrs. w. A. Butts and
Mrs simeon Jones, bridge party; Mr.. and
Mrs, Arthur Remington. dinner party;
Mrs. A.. ID, Marriott, bridge party; Mrs.
Rowe. Alternate Card club.
THURsDAY-original Cooking club meet
Ing with Mrs. William Sears Poppleton;
Etrs George sumner, luncheon for Mrs,
John B: Berry Of Chicago; Misses Moor
con party; Mrs. Morris, Kismet club; Mrs,
Tlllotson. Comis club.
Visiting Nurses association
Lutheran church; Mrs. Y. t. Lindsey.
luncheon for Mrs. Brinker of st. Louis;
Junior Bridge club meeting with Mrs,
ss]EsEagon; Nj; n. =. o''Ssiii, dinner party
sNwT aEsiIslS any Nd r Of Miss Jeanne
Saints church; Mr.. and Mrs. John L.
Webster, reception for street-wakefieid
yvsSd,1g r party; TsdS,ng o. Miss Bertha
Mrs. Harry Putnam, shower for Miss Mil
roy.
Ten days more and the flags and the
bunting. the valentines and all the other
favors with which society has amused
Itself must be put away until after Easter.
Tre calendar Is a bit disappointing to those
who had anticipated large things. for in
the main, to date at least. things are small
and Informal with the exception OF the
Visiting Nurses birthday party Friday aft
etnoon. the Wakefield wedding
saturday evening and the c~otilllon at Fort
Crook Monday evening.
Although Omaha society is keen about
cotiliions 1t is more modest regarding the
favofs than the fasteners. The winter
season has been crowded with bridge PAR
ties and luncheons, but these affairs do
not interest the men. and this is probably
one reason for the great popularity of the
german One Of the largest affairs OF the
week was the german Thursday evening
given by the Cotillion club. Monday evening
q dinner dance and ~cotilllon will be given
at Fort Crook by the officers and ladies'
Of the garrison. and viii be attended by
about thirty guests from Omaha. The
Omikron club will give a c%otilion April 16.
Easter week, which will be led by Mr..
Paul Beaton and Mr.. Fred Crelgh.
The ur-to-date cotnlion Il at It's prettiest
and most ~extravagant stage in New York
and some OF the leaders have made visit
ing FOREIGNERS wonder. Vast sums OF money
are expended for some OF the favors and
for the scenic effects. In fact some OF the
latter have been copied from popular comic
operas, as for instance the effect OF a field
Of waving peoples produced in one ball
room was not done without the services
OF an expert who could turn out large
artificial peoples. Provide 100 or 40 women
each with a cluster Of peoples costing only
-. say. and offset these with as many
boutcnnieres CT the same flower at half
the cost, and II is easily seen that the price
In the aggregate OF an apparently mex
oensive set Of favors mounts w. The poppy
,oene in one OF the successful comic operas