Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-13

a | LAST society is in a woeiu plight All &
~ summer long we have coaxed and patted
"a the poor old dame into submission with the +
4 a result that She has grudgingly yielded US
little valuable information from time to +
time But the poor old thing has coll i
Mpsed Here she lies an awful spectamle prone and
gaspng with now and then convusivc twitch to
let us know that she still lives
You see its this way-The first Of the summer
nearly everyone stayed at home There were few
visitors and the country clubs did thriving business.
Then the weather became very warm and more peo-
pie went away But still we happy, for the most
charming young people TO visit us and kept us
lively despite the heat Now however plight is
a sorry one Almost all the c. Y. V. going home
to have their wardrobes put in shape for school.
Nearly all the Omaha people still away or are
even now leaving Those who at home are conf
Dctely in the power Of the weather and scarcely
peep. Here. then. |, poor Mellihcia, stranded
high and dry on the barren social island OF Omaha
Who will to the rescue:
The only social events scheduled are the
parting affairs for visiting college girls. They do
have the best of times Today luncheon, tomor
row breakfast, the next day swim with tennis and
motoring in between. their program has been. Pretty
soon they will be going back to school again. New
trocks. friends, lessons new receptions and
new thoughts will absorb their attention. 1t makes
nv heart quicker to think of it ALL for some of us
won't be going back you know. The autumn which
turns the campus to a thousand shades OF red and
brown will find in Omaha
We may afford to let our hearts ache little dur
ing the month Of September, while most of the young
people are gong back to school because in October,
one Of the biggest and best social which
Omaha has ever known. will come in with rush.
Ak-Sar-Ben and its grand ball will be the initial
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kinds OF excitement. Some careful matrons are be-
ginning to order their gowns. Speculation is rite
among all circles in regard the OF the queen.
Oh, that will be gay heart-breaking time.
Last year all the summer travellers went to Cali
iornia. TO the coast to see the, exposition. This
wear the tide has turned north and east and to the
Rockies Old friends OF Colorado have gone there.
Of course, but hosts OF Omaha people have been
mentioning among the northern lakes or on the
eastern coast. The east is in the excitement zone.
anyway fact which adds spice OF interest Who
tell when of these mysterious submarines
may pop into sight and create splny thrills.
Week after next We are to have real treat in the
shape OF real blue -5looded horse race. A gseat
many Omaha society women are lovers of beautiful
horses Some are excellent horsewomen. To them,
we'll to the the coming races will be a de-
ridcd treat. Horse races. because they depend on
living, moving beings, rather than on untrustworthy
rNechani,ns are lar appealing than gasoline
derbes | have always wished that could have
been born and bred in Kentucky the mistress of an
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southern draw and the owner OF stable of beaut-
iul racing horses.
An unusually large number OF society buds in the
east are making their bows society during this
summer Newport has after the other this
season. Miss Ethel Hartman daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs, !. Borden Hartman has been OF the pref
test OF these buds A San Francisco debutante has
had unusual pleasure. After making her debut I'M
her home city last winter she east this sum-
u'cr and introduced all over again in Ncwportl
Is it possible that the fashion will spread to the
riddle west and that Omaha buds will blossom dur
ing the country club season. rather than when cold
winter blaws his hlightng blast
1t is noticeable fact that many Omaha people
spending their vacations Colorado ranches and
in Colorado parks. The result is that young Omaha
society buds becoming proficient horsewomen.
farming before. this latest accomplishment adds a
new luster to their charms. There few people
who do not delight in intelligent spirited horse.
The sight Of a beautiful girl riding such horse has
called forth the adrnirng tributes Of writer's fol-
ages. Omaha girls bid fair. then. to become the
becomes OF modern romance because Of their new
achievement. Those who have returned from THEN
aca ION sojougrs in the viii take great delight
- Watching the handsome race horses in the dry.
'"E r'e"t. 10 he staged here In the days Of
Orraha's horss shows in the Auditorium Orahs
young women rot Only enthusiastic SPECTATORS
hui took actiYe pNrs.
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