Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-30
|EOokInS Backward
rIhisDSVy inOmaha.
COMPILED from BEE PILES I
Thirty Years Ago
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Thirty Years Ago
The Pleasant Hours club centennial
party and banquet ut Masonic hall Is pro-
nounced tho most magnificent social event
omaha has ever known. Omaha has
never seen such rich and costly fouvnnirs
and costly entertainment as wers the pro-
Grams, those for the ladies being ia the
form OF an eight-page satin booklet witr
hand painted decorations. made by Mrs
Milton Barlow. Mrs. s. ID. Locke the
Misses Ross, Miss Carrie Ijams, Miss
Taft and Miss Ruskin. The magnifictn "a
Of the ladies' toilets was ths themo II
universal comment, some CT them being
described in detail. Mrs ] c Gown,
princess robe OF crimson satin with ovor-
dress OF plush, diamonds; S's. c. X
Coutant. combination OF I'D gold and
white brocade and old goli satin: Mrs.
Kountze, black satin, trimmed elaborateiy
in jet and superb diamonds; BIrs Col
petzer, white surah with Persau eInbroid-
cry, coiffure high and powdo. ed, Mrs
Pritchett princess of wnite SILK: Mrs
squlres. satin helIotrope garrjshed with
sprays OF 1eIiotrope; Miss Doanr. pale
blue surah with overdress Of Spanish
lace; Miss Miliard, blue sain and brocade
with pearl paSscmenterle and natural
flowers; Miss Wakeley, yhl1o satin sd
brocade, lace sleeves embroidered In crys.
tails; Miss Doliie Mccormick white silk
with overdress OF point lace and flounces
headed with pearls; Miss BOYD. cream
nuns yelling with bodice of white silk;
Miss BalcomDe, cameo mniie, with Icarl
passementer.e and crystal laSr; Mss
Rustin, white Spanish lace with sleeves
embroidered in pearls; Mrs. f. r. Nc
Connell, dress of ruby velvet.
Emma Hanson. the 11-year-old daugh-
ter OF Andrew Hanson, corner Twentieth
and Nicholas streets, was frightfully
burned when her dress ignited from the
stove She was attended by DR.. Moore,
but did not survive.
The finest and most complete line Of
New Years calling cards at Potter's, 1914
Douglas street.
Benjamin Johnson and Tilda Nelson
were married by Judge Berka at the
police court. An interpreter had to be
employed, but everything passed off
smoothly and pleasantly.
Work on the new Grand Central hotel
building Is being pushed right along. over
$4,000 having already been expended upon
Il, When completed II will contain 150
rooms and the total cost will be over
s125.OOO.
e. p. Vining. general freight agent Of
the Union Pacific, returned from trip to
New York City.
ANNOUNCEMENTS OF New Years recelv-
ing parties FOR Monday, January 2. are
as follows; Mrs. John v. F'iray at 1922
Cass street assisted by Mrs. Dan p.
Martin and Miss Grace Chambers; Mrs.
Clark woodman. 1712 lizard street. as
sisted by Mrs. NJ. G. Cole. Mrs. c. e.
Squires. Mrs. A. r. Sheriff. Mrs. Will
bur, Mrs. 8. r. Jones. Mrs. Robert p.
whitlaw OF st. Louis. Mrs. Judson Smith
OF Davenport,s Miss Eva Lowe Miss Julia
Knight. Miss Mary Knight, Miss Mary
+. Day; Mrs. George A. HoagIand at her
home, Sixteenth street and st. Mary's
avenue, assisted by Mrs. Hustin, Mrs.
Senator Saunders. Mrs. Burleigh, Mrs.
Coipetzer Mrs. Mcconnell and by Miss
Steele. Miss Burley. Miss Saunders and
Miss Rustln; Mrs, William A. Paxton at
her residence. corner sixteenth and Far
nam streets. assisted by Mrs. A. L.
Durfree, Mrs. w. A. Sharp. Mrs. Samuel
Burns, Mrs, r. E. Her. Mrs. George l.
Gilbert, Mrs. w. w. Marsh, Miss Matte
sharp, Miss Carrie LENS, Miss Jennie
Khnnard and Miss Nav Capnnhali