Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09
SOCIETY IS TAKING A REST
Nothing Doing" is the Sign Out for
Those Who Entertain.
MANY HUNTING COOL SPOTS
Qnite n Number OF Omaha People
Are startins ON European Trips
of More Or Less Duration
Personal Gossip.
Social Calendar.


MoNDAY--children's matinee dance at the
Field club, Mrs. John Savelle, luncheon
at Field club; Mrs, f. Foote. children's
TtEsDAY-1Iadies day, chiidren's matinee
dance and dinner and dance at HaupY
Hollow club; Miss Henrietta Flack
Wiisot EensSgt n1I for members Of
women's Relief Corps Of U: s; Grant
post; ladies day at Field club; Mrs. II.
c. Shears, luncheon at Field club.
WFDNFSDAY-Dinner and dance at Field
club; Mrs. 4. A. Higgins, luncheon al
THuRsDAY-LAdies' day at Happy Hoi-
low club; omikron dancing party at
Happy Hollow.
sATURDAY-pinner and dance at coun-
try, Field and Happy Hollow clubs week
end dance at Rod and Gun club.
Society Is languishing under the heat
wave. Luncheons, dinners and bridge
parties have been wiped off the social
calendar by the weather man. Never since
local society editors began their dauntless
search for social items has there been such
a dearth of SOCIAL happenings. The sltua-
ton may be summed UP in two words
Nothing doing"
True, society did lift its weary head and
put on a gay and festive appearance for
the Fourth of July. but IT relaxed again
Immediately afterward ana sank back ex-
hausted.
There are fewer reservations than usual
at Country Field and Happy Hollow clubs.
Among those who give the larger dinner
parties-all who, can are leaving or have
left town. And the left-behinds show no
inclination to entertain.
Everyone; who has the opportunity to do
so IL joining the exodus Of Omahans to
cooler Chimes. The Inn and cottages at
Lake okoboji are filled to OVERLOOKING and
are turning away applicants from this side
of the river - 81.
The northern lakes and Atlantic coast re-
sorts Of Massachusetts, and Maine have
more than their usual contngents of
omahans. S. =
And even the list of European voyagers
10 growing larger each day. 1t Is no longer
unusual for Omaha to send large number
Of its citizens abroad each summer, but
this ysarlthc delegation is amazingly large
Mrs. Edward Porter Peck plans to leave
In ten days TO join Mr.. and MRS. Henry
Estabrook In New York City and will sail
with them July 2s on the steamer Olympic
They plan to travel in Europe for two
months -
Omaha people who sailed yesterday for
Europe included Mr.. Myron Learned who
sailed from Now York City and will join
Mrs. Learned and Miss Louise Mcpherson
In Germany Mr.. and Mrs. William J.
Burgess and Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Whitmcre
and Miss Eugene Whtmore sailed yester-
day from Montreal, Canada on the steamer
Megantic. MIR. and Mrs. Burgess will spend
six weeks abroad. visiting London and
Paris. Mrs. David A. Raum and Mss Mar
garet Baum who spent the winter in Italy,
are now in London. Mr.. Baum will join
them later in the summer.
Miss May and Miss Janet Wallace left
Omaha last week Cor a three months stay
In England. -
Society In Omaha. and its surroundings
though !, fagged by the heat, has
taken a fancy for being enter-
tanned out doors. II is pleased to sit
back under the open sky and enjoy per-
formanees-eplays. pictures and the like
produced upon the green grass and against
a natural background of trees and bushes.
The close atmosphere curtains and arti-
fetal restrictions OF the play houses are
forgotten and the spirit of the outdoors
has captured audiences and players.
The young people OF the Social settlement
Dramatic club repeated Saturday evening on
the lawn Of Brownell hall the production
of "Oberon's Triumph which they gave
Friday night at the Happy Hollow club.
Happy Hollow. was the scene of another
outrdoo- play last week-Rostand 5 comedy.
1.-THE Romancers enacted by Miss Fitch's
pupils.
In Highland park, South Omaha, Monday
evening, Miss 'Fitch's woodland players will
give AS You Like It," under the auspices
OF St. Martins Episcopal church. A ballet
of fifty children will dance upon the green
and music will be furnished by the Mozart
club, This same company Of players will
entertain an outdoor audience of Council
Bluffs folk with 'As You Like IT. In Fair
mont park Wednesday evening and will re-
peat II again at the Rod and Gun club
Thursday. In addition to outdoor plays,
the Rod and Gun club entertains its men,
bers' with moving pictures out-of-doors.
Is Dan Cupid really at work again? Or
is Dame Rumor simply linking the names
OF two well known young omahans in
order to give folks something new to chat
about to take their minds off the heat?
This uncertain dame named Rumof sshas
whispered abroad interesting suggestions
concerning the young woman several times
before, but this is the first time she has
so much as mentioned the name of the
young man in connection with an affair
de ceour.
A short time ago the young woman left
for lake resort to spend the hot weather
Soon after the young man made his APP
pearance at the same place, and he is now
paying his second visit at the lake.
OF course, II may be that the sailing
canoeing. fishing and bathing are what
attract him there. Who knows? Two peo-
pie at least-the young man himself and
probably the girl In the case.
The young man has not given great
deal OF his time 10 clubs and social gaieties.
but the young woman sprang into popu-
larity Immediately upon her recent intro
duction to society and has been one of the
seasons most favored debutants.