Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-14


great tax on socety's brain before long.
Not that society people not intelligent but Lent.
is becoming prospect OF the near future and If we
are not careful the monotony of all work and no
play for such long time will make us very dull
boys. aQ
h That is horrid uterance, however, for the three
lectures which have occurred this week have been
rAally delightful to- the society audiences which have
listened to them First was Rabindranath Tagore,
who impressed with his message from India and his
delightfully."- quaint child poems He seems, now
something ethereal and far off, thin-voiced creature
OF the imagination. I'll
soughton- Holborn was dramatic, slightly SUI
peror TO the majority OF us mortas and with ccr-
tain precision and exactness Of utterance. His roll
ing RS his flowing academic gown, his loose bow
tie all carried out the impression of scholar and
gentleman.
Mrs. Anthony French Merrill delivered the next
to the last number in her popular series of lectures at
the Blackstone yesterday Today S. Richard Fuller
will speak from the pro-ally standpoint on England
in the Great War at the home Of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Doorly at o'clock in the afternoon. This
subject will be entirely different from the poetic
story of Cleopatra the Great with which he delighted
his audience at the home OF Mrs. Louis C. Nash FRI
day afternoon. These informal afternoon lectures
most delightful On the lawn Of the home rosy
checked children romping in the Of their
governess. Inside, in the shaded drawing ROOM
about forty OF the matrons and younger women had
gathered by invitation TO hear the lecture. Mr..
Fuller told experiences of personal friends OF
himself and his wife among the nobility who are
homeless and penniless, thus explaining his primary
interest in giving this gratuitous series of lectures
His poetic description of the life and death OF
r. r ~ !
Of all
Dancing Friday and Saturday evenings furnished
some necessary diversion to lecture-wearied minds.
The Brownell Hall benefit dance at the Fontenee
Friday evening simple, pretty affair." The BALI
room was almost crowded with dancers, many of
whom had been members OF dinner parties at the
hotel before. Some OF our society women must be
saving their prettest gowns for the last of the sea-
son, if eyes deceive not. A New York society
writer said not long ago, You tell the progress
of the season by the state of diapidaton of the
gowns" But certainly that was New York, not
Omaha, for most beautiful ones were in evidence
Friday evening. Early in the evening, say at o:3O
the dancers included principally the members OF the
committee in charge and sprnkling of the younger
folk. At about 10 the late dinner parties began to
arrive. Madame society leader and her husband
gded away to the strains of the orchestra and dur
ing intermssions were kept busy bowing to new
at the doors. From that time the "mirth
and fun grew fast and furious"
Once visiting gentleman went to claim his
wife for the next dance \but after consultation Of
three programs he waved the first claimant to pro-
cecd. Few bouquets OF any kind to be seen the
majority of evidently preferring to save such
troublesome formates for other occasions Those
that were carried pretty stiff round ones that
invited dainty to bury in their depths. Not
many gowns made trane; the most charm
ing Of the few young future debutante.
1t was of deep, almost coral pink taeta made with
square neck and finished with a little pointed train
which caught the left wrist with little band
of the silk. At
Of course no definite figures have yet been COM
piled in regard to the proceeds of the dancing party
Friday night, but Mrs. Frank w. Judson stated late
Saturday afternoon that $500 would be cleared
afteT expenses paid. This proves that the affair
rousing success, for the required was only
$500 and everyone had delightful time
People already beginning to talk Of Yvettc
Guilbert who appears at the Auditorium Thursday
evening. Some few remember her, others have
friends who have recently met her, and all are
anticipating great pleasure in seeing and hearing
her 4&l