Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-25
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is that Lcat. the long-looked-
for, is upou us. According to
all ant;cipations this situation
should Immediately be dc
noted by cessation OF entertainment.
an increase in sewing circles aud Z
lack of patronage at such worldly
places as tieaters and hotel dining
rooms. The mystery OF tits matter
lies in ths;>that while there are IN
dorbtedly more sewing clubs, other
amuSements seem to follow their
usual course with serene uuconcern.
1t is true that many people are
taking this opportunity to. HE them
away where birds sing sweetly amid
green leaves swayed by balmy breezes
blowing from clear blue sky. They
are going TO Join all the other mem
bers of the Omaha family, who are,
as the headlines say "sojourning in
warmer clines.' The people who have
been away and come home to find
snow and ice in place Of heat and sun
shine, SILVER and regret that they
have not prolonged their visits.
Others have found unpleasant wealth
er and are glad to get back to Omaha.
where, at least, they can be COM
Portable in their own homes. A gen
erous sprinkling of Omaha travellers
may be found in all the popular win
ter resorts of America and the Pacific.
The last week has not been an un-
pleasant one at home. Monday eve
ming the last OF the Retailers concert
numbers drew the crowd to the big
old Auditorium. With the boxes back
in place the building assumed more
natural aspect. Supper parties at the
Fontenelle followed and one Of the
attractions was the presence of Mr..
Edwin Arden, the clever actor, who
has been at the Orpheur. He was
with the George Bernhard Prinz
party.
Tuesday evening, OF course, every
one turned out for the performance OF
The Amazons" by Miss Fitch's play
ers. Leopold Godowsky. who delight
ed the members of the Tuesday Morn
ing Musical club at the Brandeis the
same afternoon. was the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Crittenden Smith
in their box at the performance. That
evening the largest supper party at
the hotel was the one composed of
the players themselves, with their
husbands and wives, who gathered to
celebrate the completion of their task.
George Washington's birthday was
the opportunity for any number of in
teresting affairs, both great and small.
The really eventful happening OF the
week was the coming of "The Port
manteau Theater" Friday evening,
under the auspices of the Drama
League. Such a crowd as the old
theater has seldom seen even in its
most balmy days gathered for the
novel entertainment. Parties were
numerous, but the groups Of people
who came by twos and threes, really
prominent people, too, made up the
bulk of the house
Regret No Mardi Gras Ball.
One thing we did not have last
week The failure to have it has
caused the young people much regret
and from the standpoint Of a society
writer its failure to come to pass was
a sad misfortune. That one thing
was the Mardi Gras bail.
The situation no doubt justified the
cancellation of the affair, but, judging
from similar events in other cities, it
would have been huge success. For
instance, last week in San Francisco
the papers heralded the approach OF
their Mardi Gras ball with the joyous
headlines, "Now Comes the Long-An-
tcipated Mardi Gras Ball"
Imagine, can you, Omaha having
anything so gorgeous as "A Night in
the Caucasusw A special pavilion was
built for the occasion and it was
decorated with bunting, hanging Ian
terms and the like in such barbaric