THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1917,
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CLUB PRESIDENT UEOES
BED CBOSS WORK
JyMELLIFIC A-Oct. I
Ball's Brilliancy Subdued by War.
Goth of gold and cloth of silver,
with silver and gold lace trimming,
gown's of the women of Ark-Sar-Ben's
court which made last year's Corona
tion ball such a brilliant spectacle,
will be no mo.e. War has turired
the tre iu of yocie ty away from tha
which is ostentatious and the still
beautiful costumes to be worn at this
year's ball will indicate this as surely
as any government barometer.
"Soft, opalescent velvets, as pleas
ing to the touch as chiffon, will be
used for the handsomest gowns at the
ball," is the information imparted by
one of Omaha's leading mentors of
the world of fashion. "There will be
a few gold and silver cloth gowns
but very, very few. Satins, tulle, taf
feta and combinations of any two of
these materials are second in favor."
; White satin combined with tulle
will fashion most of the special maids'
court gowns, but several have chosen
the white velvet, which promises to
make most beautiful creations
. Deep pink will be the popular
choice in colors for t Ak-Sar-Ben
gowns, though the choice of white
for' the gowns of the princesses of
the court will be followed 'by other
ladies in waiting. i
The knell of orchid, the predomin
ating colorat the last two balls, has
been sounded.
Velvet gowns have been the ex
ception, not the rule, at most recent
balls of Ak-Sar-Ben.
Truex-Davls Wedding.
The wedding of Miss Georgina
Davis, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W.
M. Davis, and Mr. Arthur Truex of
Rochester, N. Y., was solemnized at
the home of the bride's parents at 4
p. m, in the presence of a few friendi
and relatives. The bride wore her sis
r' wHHincr crown of chantillv lace
over Georgette crepe, made with aj
square neck and xort tulle sleeves.
The bride s -pouquet was ot Drwes
roses and swansonia. After a buffet
supper the young couple left for Nev
York, where they expect to live fof
an indefinite period, expecting, how
ever, to make their permanent home
in Oklahoma. ,
Rlngwalt Guests Arrive.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ringwalt and
son, Joseph, jr., arrived this morning
to be the guests of Mr. Ringwalt's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Ringwalt
As this is their first visit to Omaha
since their marriage; Mr. and Mrs.
Ringwalt expect to make an indefinite
stay. Mrs. Ringwalt. who was for
merly Miss Marguerite Stowitts of
this city, has a host of friends here
and it is expected that there will be
many affairs planned in her honor.
' Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bradford, from
California, will be guests at the J. R.
Ringwalt home. - Mrs. Bradford, who
was formerly Miss Frances Todd of
this city, will be welcomed back by
her many friends.
Program Changed.
. The Dundee Bridge Luncheon club
have decided to change' their program
this year. The members will have
lunch together and will then spend
the afternoon in knitting for the sol-
rti,.r Th nrvt mrrtincr of the club
wtfl be on Monday, October 8, at the ;
nome ot miss jsaoci wuroy. - v
Luncheon for Miss Woodward. - -
Miss Nan Murphy entertained at
luncheon at the Biackstone in honor
of Miss Marie Woodard, -whose
marriage . to Mr.. Kremer , Bain , of
Butte, Mont., takes places October H.
The guest list included only the in
timate friends ofhe bride-to-be.
Bridge Party, ' I
Miss GertrudeMeta entertained at
bridge; at hex home for her house
guests. Miss Harriet Mack and Miss
Margery Elias of Buffalo, Five, tables
were placed for the game.
F-lis Club. - - ; ' ; ''!
Fidelis club wil. entertain the mem
bers and friends at a card party on
Tuesday afternoon at St. Cecilia's au
ditorium, Personal Mention.
Ross Hyde went to Chicago. Tues
day to meet his wife and little daugh
ter, who are reluming from Detroit,
where Mrs. Hyde has been with her
mother, Mrs. George Thrall. '
Mr, and Mrs. C F. Weller have
gone east to Visit Mr. Weller's daugh
ter in Syracuse, N. Y and go from
there to New York City, Hartford and
' New4 Haven returning home by way
of Philadelphia and Atlantic City
about November 5. They will be at
the Biackstone for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. R. vR. Balimaa, Miss
Marie Fowler, Mr. J. J. Sullivan, Mr.
L. M. Talmadee and Mr. George S.
Coit were registered at the Hotel Mc
Alpin in New York City last week.
Sergeant William R. Green of the
quartermaster's department is visiting
his mother, Mrs. Anna ureen. ser
geant Green U stationed at Camp
Dodge and is enjoying a short fur
lough. .
Mrs F. B. Bryant and Miss Mar
jorie Bryant have returned home from
the Pacific . coast, where .they spent
the summer with Mrs. Bryant's sons.
One son is in camp at American Lake,
Wash. -
Mrs. E. B. Ransom, last year's sec
retary of the Omaha Woman's club,
is at Miss Stewart's hospital, where
she underwent an operation for ap
pen:citi Friday. '-'.'
Miss Grace Esancr of Des Moines
spent the week end with her aunt.
Mrs. R. E. Bryant -Mrs. Bryant re
cently returned from Hastings; where
she spent the summer.
Dr. and Mrs. E, A. Van Fleet re
turned Saturday from a month's auto
trip to Denver ard surrounding points
of interest : I
Mr. and Mrs. O. 5." Goodrich and
Mr. J. E. Goodrich, sr., have returned
from a fishing trip to Point Pleasant,
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Red Cross work of everv oossible
kind wasirged by Mrs. A. L. Fernald
of the Omaha Woman's tlub in her
president's address at thtvirst meet
ing held this afternoon at Metropoli
tan club house. This is the largest
woman's lub in the city, numbering
more than 4U0 members.
Knitting, surgical dressings and
making scrapbooks for woune'ed sol
diers and sailors are departments of
work outlined for club members by
Mrs. Fernald. Mrs; F. J. Birss is to
head the Ked Cross work and an in
structor will be named in the near fu
ture. The other work will be handled
through the nine departments of the
club.
Americanization of aliens, espe
cially women, is advocated by Mrs.
Fernald. i
Mrs. Fernald, who is also county
chairman for the woman's committee.
State Council of Defense, has been in
structed to make permanent the or
ganization which accomplished the
registration of Douglas county women
for war service September 12. This
is a war measure to hold the women
in readiness for whatever emergency
may arise.
Lake Madison, Wis. The party made
the1 trip by motor. . . ,
Mrs. Frank B. Johnson and daugh
ter, Miss feanctte Johnson, leave this
evening tor the east, where Miss
Jeanette enters St. Mary's Hall,
Burlington, N.J. k
Miss Jessie Past lias returned 'from
Boston and New York, where she has
been visiting tor some time.
Lieutenant ' Paul Guggenmos, pvho
received his commission at Tresidio,
passed through Omaha last week on
his way to Camp Pike. Lieutenant
Guggenmos expects to leave for
France in two months.
Lieutenant Robtrt McCague' Is at
home on a short furlough which he
is spending with his parents, Mi, and
Mrs. J. L. McCague Lieutenant Mc
Cague is stationed at Camp Dodge.,
Prairie Park Whist Cub.
Prairie Park Whist club held the
first meeting of the season, Thirty 1
players are registered for this year.
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WHEN a dress determines to be 'completely
smart and Hickson decides to help it
along, yon get results like this. Navy blue
serge belted impudently as to collar as well as
waist with gray suede, and that simple description
gives you the outline of the wonderful dress whose
swinging skirt panels and narrowing waist panel,
which terminates in a bustle, all emphasize the latest
fashion hints from Paris and the good old U. S. A.
To complete your dress effectively, gray suede
boots, gray gloves and a hat of gray duvetyne ap
pliqued in blue and tipped as to crown with blue
velvet, . which just matches the wee ribbon that
encircles the whole.
School Nurses Start Out
New Boys of Willie
to Make
and Johnnie
Willie, 12-year-old Mason school
boy, will be quite a help to his mother
when he jrows np. Miss Charlotte
Townsend, supervisor of public school
nurses, is sure he will.
Willis s surname is not being used
at this time, because his teacher be
lieves it would be unwise. Last year
Willie was all that he should not have
been. He was listless, spelled "cat
with a "k," hardly knew he was alive.
The school iturses "took Willie to
pieces," put a new accelerator into his
mental machinery' by removing ton
sils and adenoids and improving his
auricular organs. Willie is now bat
ting .300 in his school work. He is
a new boy.
"We offer Willie as a 'shining ex
ample of what physical examination
work is doing in the public schools,"
Miss Townsend said.
Eighteen school nurses started this
morning to make a general physical
examination of boys and girls of pub
lic schools. Reports will be sent to
parents. Eyes, ears and throats will
be carefully examined.
"We will look them oyer from head
to feet," was the expression of Super
visor Townsend. . i ,
Can Women Learn to :
Talk Four Minutes?
Advice Jo the Lovelorn
- By Beatrice Fairfax
Some say It can't be done. Others
vouch for the ability of ' Omaha
women who have already had some
experience in the various methods of
conservation.
Under the direction of the Omaha
Woman's club a group of women are
being organized into a corps of four-minute-speakers,
i with Prof. ' Edwin
Puis of the Young Men's Christian
association school as their instructor.
These women1 will gather to learn to
deliver convincingly four-minute
speeches on every possible phase of
the war situation. '
Drivel? No, indeed! Their study
will be such weighty subjects as
"War Tanks," (literally); "War as an
Industry", "Second Liberty Loan",
Manhunters of the Air",- "Russia
and Democracy", "Government of
Germany", "Red Cross", "Jnsigna of
the Arm', "Labor and the War'?,
"Food Conservation" Submarine
Warfare" "Cantonments"; "Soldier
"Insurance", ' "Artillery in Modern
Warfare", "Cantonments", "Soldier
"Battle of the Marne", and many
others.
These up-and-coming women,
whose minds gravitate in many directions,-
will give four-minute lec
tures to relieve uncertainties and
vagaries in the public mind. They
hope to go out and by the confidently
spoken word, help mould public opin
ion. Their watchword is the rlraark
of President Wilson, "It is, not an
army we must prepare for war it is
a nation,"
The first meeting will be held this
morning at the Metropolitan build
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Cupid Comes Also On
Visit to Ak-Sar-Ben
Cupid began his annual drive on
Ak-Sar-Ben visitors promptly at 9
o'clock Monday morning. When the
doors of county court were opened a
tine of couples waiting tor marriage
licenses ws on hand. Nearly a score
of certificates had been issued op till
noon. Each year during King Ak's
reign couples swarm to the , court
house for licenses The rush generally
rivals the June stampede.- ,
Union Printers Pay Fine x :
Tribute to. Samuel Rees
Omaha Typographical union at its
meeting Sumiay ordered officers to
place a wreath at the bier of the late
Samuel Rees. While Mr. Rees of late
years had conducted a nonunion print
ing office, yet members of theTypo
graphical union honored him, in that
he was a fair onponent and came un
der the classification of "a beloved
enemy." . ' . 'f
t HYMENEAL
McKean Grissom. ' :
Mr. Henry McKcan and Miss Opal
Grissom of Schuyler, Neb., were mar.
ried at 3 p. m. Saturday by the Rev.
Charles W. Savidge at his study,. 515
North Eighteenth street in the pres
ence of Misses Mary Gore and Nora
Grunden.
,,tW column 1 tor th sood of all cor
rerpondent Vo one's problems arc really
Individual and everyqne'i problems ire like
ly to apply to someone else. Bo when cor
respondents ask (or penonal replies they
not only demand an unfair amount of
tlms and attention, but they also deprive
others of a chance to consider a situation
which might Interest them almost as much
as It does the particular Individual who
has eked for a solution. Hereafter except
In eases of dire necessity no personal re-
piles will be sent.
, Whe Is Girl a Woman?
Deaf Miss Fairfax: "A" says that a girl
ot IT Is a child and not fully responsible
tor her actions. "B" says that a lrl of
that aits la considered a full-grown woman
who knows her own mind.
Wo would greatly appreciate a few lines
from your pen on this subject 3. O. B.
Btate laws diffor very much on this Ques
tion. Individuals mature at ages which
vary greatly. I have known girls from 20
to 14 who were In no sens mature women.
Generally IT repreaeata youth, not woman
hood and alt youth has real elalm on
the protection ot maturity. I myself feel
that most girls ot St or under are still
children. As for being fully responsible
for ' her actions, a girt who Is as young
as IT surely ha not enough judgment, un
derstandlng of herself, knowledge of hu
man nature and experience to be held ac
countable for everything she does, i Any
man who tries to hold "Seventeen" reapon
elble for the consequences of her youthful
blunders la making a blunder graver than
any of herr. . whatever they have bhy
; "The Things that Count." .
Dear miss Fairfax! i am 21 and em
ployed aa a stenographer In a lro..w s o.
flea. For four months his sor, who Is six
years older than I, has repeatedly asked me
to go out with him. I have always refused,
but recently I went to a theater with him
and to supper. All the other women were
fashionably dressed and I felt embarrassed
because of my plain clothes.
I . am deeply In love with this man and
he has asked me to marry Mm, but because
of the difference In our social positions I
fear that our marriage would be -unhappy.
Should I try to forget this man?
H. M. C.
It doesn't seem necessary for you to for
get the man bat Instead tor you to con
quer your own anobblshness. Ton didn't
dream that yon were one did youT But
that Is exaotly what all your worry about
social position means. If yon are am
bitious, ready to learn and sufficiently mod
est and sweet to reeognlsa your fallings
and try to .correct them, marrying a man
who has greater social opportunities than
you need not handicap him nor humiliate
you. The things yon do not mention are
the attitude of this man's father toward
your marriage and the stats of your own
affections. . Of course I hope you are not
'contemplating a mercenary marriage. That
Vonld be a grave injustice.
Terr Dangerous.
Dear Mitts Fairfax: I am passled; have
been corresponding with a gentleman for a
year, but have never met him. We have
grown fond of each ether and exchanged
photos. He wishes mo to come part way
to meet him, aa he aays Be cannot get a
longer leave from his work.
. Now, would It be proper for me to got
Ploase advise me; I am very much wor
ried. It means a great deal to me. He has
been such a comfort to me and so kind. I
don't aaink I ever oould forget blm. O. C
I do not want to spoil your possible
chances ot happiness by being conventional.
But it la a very dangerous thing yon are
planning to do. I do not know bow you en
tered upon this correspondence. It It was
through mutual friends who vouched to each
one of you for the other, that wonld make
a difference. But, In any event, to go trav
eling across the country to meet a. man
ot whom you know ver, little and whom
you have never seen, Is dangerous. Marriage
is a serious thlngv you know, and even If
his Intentions are what the world calls "per
fectly honorable," you are attl taking soma
tremendous chances.
What Women Are Doing
The New York Central railroad has
decided to employ women as freight
handlers.
Chicago washerwomen have or
ganized a union with a view to get
ting better pay for their labor.
Ex-Queen Sophia of Greece is the
first member of the Hohenzollern
family to have the "Ex" before the ti
tle. ,
Representative Jeanette Rankin of
Montana has been invited to speak
at the dedication of the new woman's
building at the North Carolina state
fair. " -
Mrs. Sidney Webt, who has been
appointed ; member of the British
reconstruction committee, is a daugh
ter of Richard Potter, one-time presi
dent of the. Grand Trunk, railway.
Mrs. Webb is considered one of the
greatest living authorities on trade
unionism and. social, and industrial
problems,
Soliloquy of Modern Eve
We Are All Workers for Eternity.
x What Does Your Work Mem to Life?
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By ADELAIDE KENNERLY.
Has it ever occurred to you the
average person that we are all work
ers for eternity?
What we do each day seems trivial,
indeed, compared to what some others
are doing; in the world, but that is
because we understand our part while
the other person's part is a mystery.
Art, to some, means the expression
of a superior mind the artist quite
a superior person.
Engineering, to another class, is the
work of master minds, and engineers
the cream of the milk of life.
Music is thought by many to be
a divin gift from heaven and they
feel that the musician is a being in
spired, .' 0 .
But never does it occur to most of
us that the cleric, or tVi i4r,nl.r
or the manufacturer of wooden wares.
or trie boilermaker-or (the telephone
ODerator. or the eWntnr man nr
office boy is just as important in the
Dusiness ot me as trie artt, or
musician or engineer.
Certain minds we ' rightfully con
sider master minds, but the kings and
the clowns are more or less alike.
Each fills a place among people and
each necessary to the other.
.Beautiful pictures add greatly to the
decoration v;a. even the insniratinn
of lif. . .
Music is said to soothe the savage
beast, but it depends entirely upon
the "beast." Whether savage or
civilized, the "beast" must' have an
ear for music else the sounds are lost.
Music, then, cannot be all important.
Engineering has brought contin its
together. It has divided mountains
and given us Brooklyn bridge. En
gineering has turned a group of un
ruly hills into a picturesque litth
city Omaha. Engineering has adde(
to the world's transportation facilities
the elevated railroads, the subway
and great tunnels under the Hudson
river. Yet 'ngineering alone could
not exist. It thrives on a million
other things.
If we would but stop to think thai
one person's task is as important as
the other, jealousy over results would
die a natural death. We cannot carry
on this great business of life without
the executives, neither can -e do
without the office boys and all the
folks in between. s
The essential point is, are we giving
to lif j the best there is in us? Ir
we are"s'iuffling through, we are a
cheat, no fitter how high our posi
tion may seem to the world. But
if we glv the very best there is in
uj, even to the mo6t menial work,
then we are an important person.
We ure all workers for eternity,
a:ij every little task means something,
although we raay not understand it.
There is no shame in any work if we
are doing out best. Our duty is not
alone to I'm man higher up, but to the
great business of life in which we
are all workers for eternity.
Removing Ink Spot
Almost every one knows that it is
generally possible to remove ink from
cloth, a white table-cloth, for instance,
by dipping the'stained part, while the
stain is fresh and wet, in sweet milk
and letting it stand, completely im
mersed. Then it may usually be
washed out without difficulty. An
other method of extracting such spots,
which some housekeepers find satis
factory in the case of cotton or linen,
is to dip the spots in pure melted tal
low. They say that, when they wash
out the tallow the ink comes along
with it. Still another woman recom
mends tomato juice. She says that it
will remove ink stains from the linen
and stains from the hands, as well.
Contains absolutely
starch. By ur own
special process the
starch is com
pletely con
verted insoluble
carbohydrates
(or malt sugar)
which replace the
body's ever wasting
tissues.
Coors Is a Food
for Every Home
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Ak-Sar-Ben Visitors A complete line of Diamonds,
Watches and Optical Goods. Your visit to 'Omaha is incom
plete unless you visit us. '
SPECIAL SALE ON MILITARY WRIST WATCHES
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Out-of Town Folks, Make
Our Building Your Headquarters
During AK-SAR-BEN Week
. King Ak is a good entertainer, indeed. WWla th gates
are open, he will have the audience. But we want ot-of-town
visitors to have every comfort and convenience during the
entire week of attractions.
Our Rest Rooms
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are arranged especially convenient for women and children.
If your trip is a dusty one stop in and "clean up," just like
. you would at home. Check your baggage, and have us direct
;you to any business house, residence or any place you care
.to find. v .
Park Your Car at the Alamlto
We have a large frontage both on Twenty-sixth and Lea?
' enworth. Leave your car here while you take in the big
events.
t Visitors are always welcome. "We'll gladly take them
through our plant at any time.
Alamito Dairy Company
N 26th and Leavenworth.
Oemefl BhsMa JOS
A Wonderful flew Product
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Won't Shrink Woolens! Won't Turn Silks
Yellow! Won't Injure Even Chiffons!
Nothing Like It Ever Made For Woolens
and All The Dainty. Things You Want
to Launder v
This 'wonderful product is new and different,
and actually looks different. The moment you '
open the package, you will realize that y6u have
never seen a soap product anything like it. It is not
a. soap powder, not a chipped soap, not a cake,
but wonderful flakes pure,' transparent in
which is concentrated more real cleansing value
than is possible in any other form of soap.
It is ready to use; no shaving or chipping re
quired. LUX dissolves instantly in hot water. All
you do is whisk it into a lather-riph, thick suds,
then work the clothes about in the suds to dissolve
the dirt--no rubbing which is always ruinous to
fine fabrics and necessary with other soap prod
ucts. .
.This product is made of the purest materials
known, by a special 'formula. These flakes won't
hurt any fiber, whether cotton, silk or wool! They
won't turn ilks yellow! They won't injure even
chiffons!
They will not harm anything that pure water
alone will not injure. '
This new product, LUX. for all fine launde
ing, is now on sale at grocery, drug and depart
ment stores. Lever Bros. Co., Cambridge, Mass.