Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-09

n. Y; Miss Ruth Harding. luncheon for
Miss Marion Halter and Miss Olive Baker;
Mrs. +. r Straight, luncheon for Miss
F1emming: Mr.. and Mrs. u. Benedict.
dinner for the scrogin- Benedict wedding
TtTEsDAY-Wedding OF Miss olive Baker
and Mr.. Harry Kelly; wedding Of Miss
Kate N~cres and Mr. Arthur Crafts Of
Detroit Mich; wedding OF Miss Louis
Benedict and Mr. Dudley Scrogin OF
BradentOwn, Fla; Miss Marguerite
Havens, dance at Happy Hollow club for
Miss Mabel Harvey; Miss Grace LANCE,
luncheon at her home.
WEDNEsDAY-w Wedding OF Miss Agnes
Garfield Weller and Mr.. Hugh BHnker
Thomas Of Denver; Mr. and Mrs. John A.
McShane evening musicale at their home;
Mrs. Harry Gage Montgomery. bridge
party for Miss Marion Halter,
THURSDAY-Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Page,
dance ct the Country club for Miss Mar
Raret Bates OF New York and Miss Mamie
Page Mrs. A. L. Reed luncheon for
Mrs. Arthur Baker OF South Bend, Ind;
Miss Edith Patrick, bridge party for Miss
Marion Haller; Mrs. J. G. Brandt Busy
Bee Card club; Mrs. J. W. Griffith, tea
for Miss Gassett Of Paris.
FRIDAY-Margusrite club dance at Rome
hotel.
sATURDAY-week-en dinner dance at
Happy Hollow.
Omaha. always Of conservative trend,
prone somewhat to cling to tradition. has
been a bit reserved as 70 the much-talked-
Of hobble gown, but the coronation ball
being the event Of the year eliminated to
a marked extent that characteristic con-
servauveness, and local femlninlty came
out Friday evening with an enviable hobbie
gown display.
IN fact, tha coronation ball was the first
opportunity Omaha's smart danes and
misses have had for hobble gown indul-
gence for be 1t remembered tnat the hob
BILE gown il new-not only new in Omaha,
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Omaha. although midway between oceans,
and therefore removed by several hours of
railway travel from fashion center is by
no means slow in grasping the latest ideas.
Such ideas. however are not always
adopted, because Omaha femininity has a
mind Of It's own and is not given to initial
ing the effete east Tersely told, II Omaha
likes a fashion fad Omaha makes use OF II,
caring never a whit whether II originated
in Paris, Vienna, New York, Muscatine,
Peoria, Reno or Frisco. If Omaha does
not like fashion fad. Omaha rejects It,
no matter II it were sent by airship direct
from the French capital to the big stores
on Sixteenth street.
But the hobble gown has made its tri-
umphal entry into Omaha. and hobble gown
IL will be until something new meets ia
vorable consideration as a substitute.
The scene at the coronation ball was be-
wildering in It's brllliancy, and the deft
manner in which the dancers managed the
long trains OF the hobble gowns as they
gracefuny whirled in the enhancing maze
excited simultaneous wonder and admira-
ton.
Never before was there such a gorge
ously magnificent display OF evening
gowns at an Omaha function. and this as
sertion Is made deliberately with due re-
gard for the fact that for sixteen years
Ak-sar- Ben's coronation ball has been an
event to call forth the best efforts Of the
classy modiste.
Gallant army officers. resplendent and
patriotic in ell the gold lace toggery Of the
war man, furnished striking background
for the myriad Of beautifully gowned wo-
men. Diamonds and pearls scintillaJed and
the rich material Of the dainty gowns, be-
spangled with shimmering crystal OF varied
hue, made picture so splendid, so brlHi-
ant 50 pretty In every respect that the
sixteenth annual coronation ball OF King
Ak-Sar-B Ben will go down into history as
an epoch in Omaha evening dress func-
tons.
Nothing gaudy nothing tawdry nothing
exaggerated about the gowns and the Jew
els worn by Omaha women on this memoir
able occaslon-just a display Of faultless,
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rect taste and the artistic judgment of the
Ak-sarBen lady.
Following Ak-Sar- Ben the autumn brides
and the fair debutantes occupy the atten-
ton Of society.
Tuesday of this week there will be- three
weddings.
The marriage Of Miss Olive Baker and
Mr.. Harry Kelly will be celebrated at s
o'clock in the evening at st. Mary's Avenue
Congregational church, and will be followed
by large reception at the home OF the
brides parents.
The wedding OF Miss Kate Moores to
Mr.. Arthur Crafts will be celebrated at
Miss Moore's home also on Tuesday even
ing.
The third wedding OF Tuesday will be
that OF Miss Lois Benedict and Mr. Ethel
bert Dudley scrogin OF Bradentowu, Fla,
and will be celebrated at the home OF the
brides parents
Wednesday the marriage OF Miss Agnes
Weller 20 Mr., Hugh Brinker Thomas OF
Denver VIII be celebrated at the bride
home.
A wedding Of much interest will be that
OF Mrs. Lydia Turkey Morrison TO MIR
Henry L. Byram Of Chicago. which viii
be celebrated Saturday evening, October %
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and will be attended only by relatives ant
a few mutual friends.
General and Mrs. Frederick A. Smith
have issued invitations for the marriage Of
their daughter. Miss Eva Smith. 10 Cap
tain L. LaRue Christie, which will tax,
place Tuesday evening, October Is, a
Trinity cathedral Rev Dean Beecher viii
Offleiate. 1t Is TO be a large military wed
ding and, following the church ceremony
there will be a large reception at the Hote
Loyal,
Miss Smith will have as her attendant
Miss Christie OF Jersey City. N. j., siste
OF the groom. maid OF honor and Mis-
ENID Valentine and Miss Miriam Patterson
The ushers and best man will be army Of
Ulcers, several OF them coming from dis
tant army posts.
Another autumn wedding will be tina
OF Miss Hazel smith. sister OF Mrs G. =
Epeneter, and Mr.. oliver William Eldridge
which viii take place November IA At
tendants will be Miss Mildred FunkhouseF
maid OF honor, and Mr. Raymond Ed
ridge. best man.
The festivities OF Ak-Sar-Ben week close,
with a grand festival for the children Sat