Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03
January Q, 1917.

division OF the frolic that is upper
most in all our tired minds began
with the dancing party given by Mr..
and Mrs. A. V. Kinslcr for their
daughter, Ruth, and their son, Tom,
at the Fontenelle Friday. That even
ing both young and old danced and
danced until the wee sma' hours"
Scarcely had they time to catch a
wink of sleep when that gay COM
pany OF Yale musicians rolled into
town to sing and dance and play our
hearts away. Mrs. Ernest Eldrcd
Harris novel breakfast dansante CON
tinued the dancing.
The tea given by Mrs. Charles Of
futt for the Glee club men and the
Omaha girls all enjoyed in a manner
quite contradicting Mr.. Corbin's clever
little satire. Afternoon Teas" From
the dinner to the concert was another
bridge OF gayety. And that concert
one could never finish talking about
it, There were the good-looking men
smiling at the pretty girls in the right
hand boxes and pretty girls smiling
back and, perhaps, flirting innocently
a wee bit from behind their enormous
ostrich fans.
Those fans! They are enough to
talk about, all by themselves, for they
are appearing everywhere now in a
riot OF color and size. At the con-
cert Miss Louise Dining had stun
ming one of black and by her side
Miss Mcnie Davis carried beautiful
pink one. In the same box, Miss
Marion Kuhn had deep pink one
and at the dance at the Fontenelle
afterwards some OF the dainty violet
ones appeared, which were the gift OF
Miss Eleanor Mackay to her brides
maids. Miss Josephine Congdon was
a dainty figure in her apricot satin
gown with her violet ostrich fan. One
OF the most beautiful and most ad-
mired gifts OF Mrs. John Daniel Lynn,
nee Miss Alice Switzler, was large,
deep cerise ostrich fan.
The opera cloaks, too, were almost
more stunning than the gowns which
they hid. Fortunately the theater
was. very chilly and every maid or
matron in evening dress was obliged
to wear her handsome wrap during
the concert There was perfect
feast for the eyes. Mrs. Fred Ham
ilton in the left box wore a wonder
full creation of white satin, silver and
dark fur collar. And that is only a
beginning.
The dancing party afterward was
such wonderful party that it lasted
until 6 o'clock the next morning. The
gowns worn at this party were par
ticularly handsome.
At 6 o'clock Sunday morning the
party broke up and one Of the inter
csting stories told Of that early hour
was that Mr.. Luther L. Kountze went
down to the train to speak to the
darby porter on the Glee clubs spe-
cial train, who has been with them
for thirty-fivc years. The Glee clubs
were tireless in their praise Of Omaha.
Their concert netted them $1,000, all
of which will be added to the schools
fund for needy students They said
that in no place on their route had
they had such glorious time as in
Omaha.
When il began to snow Sunday,
Mrs. r. A. Nash conceived the idea
Of bobsled party which was no
sooner thought than executed, Mrs.
Nash gathered some twenty enthusi-
astic folk OF the neighborhood in a
large bobsled with four horses and the
party drove way out past Happy Hol-
low. returning to the Omaha club for
S o'clock tea. Among those in the
party we're:
Messrs. and Mesdamcs: Fred
Hamilton, A. L. Reed. Dick Stewart
and Samuel Burns.
New Years eve Omaha society
was distributed over the city, at the
various hotels, at the theaters and al
the Omaha club. Early in the even
ing and until way past midnight the
Fonenelle held sway. Cunning littlt
Dutch kiddies, vari-colored caps
whistles and rattles were the favors
distributed just before "the witchine
hour" when sudden switching Of
and then on again Of the lights betok
ened the arrival of the new year
Colored balloons tossed from table tc
table increased the abandon Of tn,
New Years watch. At the stroke o
midnight dancing began in the lobby
the ball, room on the mezzanine foo
and downstairs in Logan inn.
At about 3 o'clock New Year.
morning large number adjourned t
the Omaha club, where they dancet
Until breakfast time, and then, woult
you believe it, they ordered breakfast
with scrambled eggs the most popu
lar dishl
One of the large New Years recep
tons on Monday was given by MI
and Mrs. w. A. Fraser, who enter
tanned 200 people in, their home j,
Dundee between the hours of am
s o'clock. The house was decorate
with Christmas greens and an orches
ira was provided for those VIII
wished to dance. Those assistin
were:
Messrs. and Mesdames--
A. L. Reed. J. Y. Geofge.
Denise BarkaIow, Arthur Remington,
Charles Kouptze. Frank Burnley.
Misses Misses
Gladys Peters, stella Robinson.
Daphne Peters, Erna Reed
Helen Clarke. Elisabeth Reed,
New Years day was brought to
tired but happy close last evening
with numerous theater parties at tn
Orpheum and more dancing at til
Fontenelle, the w. T. Burns theate
party and supper for Mrs. Conra
Spens perhaps the largest Of them al
Parties Of New Years Night.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Burns gave
box party at the Orpheum Monda
evening followed by supper at til
Fontenellc for Mrs. Conrad Spens I
Chicago, who came down with M
Spcns to spend New Years with M