Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-20

~ ACSE moment curb for short time your
u Impotence to read Of the doings OF your
fellow women, and lend attentive to
Il my humble preamble The dreadful
notony OF summer society had been palling
on me. 1t worried me, II tormentcd me,
could not get away from the uncl entulness OF it,
What ideas had had about society had proved out
rageous. wholly unit to pass the national board OF
censorship; that is. they not immoral, but hope
lcssly radical. | was driven to long for a column
all my own, like the sporting editor Hy podermc
Needle where, as he might unload all the junk OF
my mind, the brilliant ideas which flood my fertile
brain. | was IN the veriest slough OF deSpond
Then gentle reader, met person. She is the
sister OF the wife OF prominent Omaha Judge, but
that has nothing to do with her charm. She is the
most abundantly cheerful person | ever met. Don't
mistake me. she is milu gentle who sits
in corner and smiles namely. Neither is she a
boisterous person, with one OF those much admired
hearty laughs. She has education and brains and
most uniaing sense OF humor. 1t she who lifted
me out OF the dumps and gave me the heart to write
all that remains for to write until the social sea-
son opens soon, What did she say \ QUILL think it
simple when tell you, but it made big difference
to
thought that there were only two facts to be
realized ABOUT society Just now, they were the two
selt-evident conditions OF society the two con-
dons which have furnished such delectable gossip
all summer long that they have been thread
bare Brussels carpet on a living room floor
Society, as you can not but realize is either at home
away from hime. Because OF the heat those at
home do very little to create newspaper talk while
those away from home furnishing copy for the
society editors OF other cities.
But | know better than did before met
the cheerful person. Society is doing such variety
OF things that 1t takes all the lenses OF the verbs
to express them. Listen-Society will 70 away is
going away has gone away. Society will return is
returning, has returned. What more could YOU
want: am IN spirits again, there is news a-plentyi
When we first began to talk about the Western
Circuit races, TO be held in Omaha under the aus
pices OF the Omaha Driving club, thought, surely
society will be interested but will it be very enthu-
sastic after having supported three such big sport
ing events, this summer, the Stecher Lewis
wrestling match, the gasoline derby and the smaller
but Just as we'll patronlzed Wild West show? NY
expectations have been surpassed times Society
is waxing enthusiastic about the races Our most
prominent citizens are making box reservations
every day until the list of supporters Of the races i.
becoming bue-booded stream. The events will
begin Tuesday and will last until Saturday with
feature races every day and grand climax on Sat-
urday. These events will occupy much of the time
which would otherwise be devoted to uncheons, teas
pcncs and dinners
Although we hear less Of it, the swimming craze
is still among US. heard funny thing about man
with pompadour the other day He was very
vrile man. and refused to wear a rubber bathing
cap to protect his hair. His friends heard him NUT
terlng gloomily on the bathing beach one evening
and inquired the cause OF his disturbance MY POM
padour driving me crazy, he said, Il can't do any
thing with it since got it wet" No more let men
laugh at the woman who has Just had shampoo"
and is bothered with soft, falling hair He laughs
best who laughs last
Happy Hollow should be the popular club on
thursday evening OF this week because that time
las been SET as'e for dinnerdance for the mar
r'cG people II 1tH newly married this is an
opportunity to appear with due dignity as becomes
those WHO cave entered the state OF connubal felic-
lty Those WHO fathers and mothers and
u"ces and aunts and youthful grandmothers and
grandtathers will all appear looking their charming
est Young maids and their SWANS will be Obliged
t" give place on that occasion to experienced
beau;les and gaants than they None of the juggling
iahgunrouS or in,erpretative new dances will be al
lowed 10 lively strains elders will bow and
pivot III the good old Virginia reel There will be
the usty call OF the good oldfashioned caller for the
intricate quadrille and the jolly square dance
asst year similar dancing party proved so de.
EGhttu and successful docking at it from the stand
INT OF the patrons the managers) that everyone
Is anticipating this years event. 1t is even said that
: tse Thursday evening party lives up to its repu-
tauon another may follow in less time than yean
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