Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21

n It Is like playing cheerful hostess with
apinching slipper or pin at right angles
somewhere in your frock to take the role
Of merriy babbling social recorder when things
are as dull as the bluest nosed old Puritan ever
wished them
The Field club opened last evening-that was
most welcomed; and, stepping along in gay sue
ccssion this week are the Field club dinner-dance
Tuesday, the Seymour Lake Country club opening
Friday evening" and the great event Of Saturday
evening, the opening of the Country eub-and
likewise the Happy Hollow club beginning ts
season. Another Field club activity will be the
Ladies Golf day, set for Friday each week The
club is also making arrangements for women
bridge afternoons limited to members and the out
of-town guests Of members
A most interesting junior affair Of the week
will be the play in Jacobs hall Thursday evening,
"The Enchanted Forest" dramatized by Miss Le-
norc Williams and produced under her direction.
Honor affairs for brides will make up the ma
jority Of the home affairs with Miss Harriet Metz
rather in the role OF star with several very charm-
ing leads
For the last decade we have been so ac-
eustomed to connect future brides preparations
with the accumulation Of dainty lingerie the en-
broidery Of the household linen and all sorts Of
things which make up the ultra niceties OF living.
But-that was all very lacking in scientific objec.
tive and woeful ignoring OF the constructive.
Next Monday and Tuesday the spring brides will
give strict attention to Mrs Rorer's lectures.
Monday will be the luncheon day, and any girl
clever enough to take notes is supposed to be pre-
pared to earn the reputation OF charming lunch-
con hostess, one Of the most desired of compli-
ments among smart femninity Just as Omaha
will learn next winter, when Dr. James Parton
Heaney will lecture before the Fine Arts society,
about the use of ornamentaon, so will the girls
learn about the ornamental in the foods, the good
and bad art that may be brought into or
abuse. As there are Structural lines" and rules
in art construction there lines to follow and
plan IN the garnishing Of dishes. mistake in
decoration may rob dish OF dainty suggestion.
disquaiying il beyond any redemption from
quisitc flavor or taste.
For the hostess who has feligously OF late years
been a slavish follower Of service a la Russo. Mrs.
Rorcr will have a few very timely hints and sug-
gcstons from tho French, ior she sees no reason
that tho American table aud menu may not take
fitness To the situation.
Afternoon teas will be the object oi the Tues
day lectures, sandwiches, canapes, aud iced things
The luncheon talks viii gys special attention
to luncheon finishes, canapes light soups chicken.
amelrltct and salads
Tho hostfssta at the brides parties" a. they
ars calling thtm will he Mrs, OaEood Eastman
and Alu George PAYNE, There i another little
st0y Co tht fiiegl that the father III one 81 she
,prHg brides daes u0y want his daughter "a al,
ttnt-hs feels that hs vile Is The greatest lisiug
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