The Omaha Sunday Bee
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WOMEN'S SECTION
SOCIETY
TEN CENTS
. VOL. 51 NO. 26.
t P A R T TWO
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER- 4, 1921, ; 1 B
The Double
Standard
Again
By GABBY DETAYLS. -
mllE double standard again! The
I high school freshman had re
ceivfd daintily engraved in
vitation to a fraternity dance. In
the corner was the significant, and
i.ftrn terrifying -word, "formal.
Mother was a little 'concerned be-
cause ion had not attended formats
up to this time in his life and she
was not inclined to invest in formal
clothes for a rapidly growing boy
in his first high school year. She
mid nothing, however, preferring to
allow the young hopeful to do his
own thinking on the subject.
Two weeks and nothing was said.
Many times the subject was in the
mother's mind. But it. seemed not
to be disturbing the lad in the least.
, A few days before the dance date,
son announced that he had invited
Miss to attend the party with
hint. . , ..
"Son," said mother aghast, you
can't go; you haven't the necessary
clothes, it's a formal."
"Formal? Oh, that's, just for the
ftirls." he said in a patronizing way
seemingly wondering why it is that
women can never understand.
CHEERS p orators, speech-makers,
club women, debaters and
essayists. For the price of one
dollar jAu can buy a speech on any
subject in the universe. All you
nave to cio is to incinunn u,
some standard gestures and your
To Gabby's desk this week came
a catalogue from' a certain bureau
in . Washington, D. C, advertising
papers on a ' list of 1,282 subjects,
which are obtainable for the, paltry
sum of one dollar each, if your sub
ject is not made to order. You may
have it seved to you a la carte for
the price of five dollars. "Satisfac
tion is guaranteed, .or' money.' re
funded." . - j . . ' .'
Now Gabby is not press-lgenting
this concern. She merely, wants hef
readcrs to know that the spiritual
sidc-of life is keeping pace with the
physical; " Whereas, -we have ; cafe
terias and delicatessen shops where
vc may purchase, food in finished
form while we" wait, we have now in
this bureau 4 mental shop where is
dished up without delay, the wis
dom of the ages on such subjects
"Hp o ner Hands those 01
Warn
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Woman." "Does Education ray;
"Crumbling Reputation," . "Valedic
tory Oration." "True Nobility,
"Right or Wrong, My. Country,
"What is Home "Without a, .Mo
ther?" "There Is An Angel in the
Stone and I Must Get' It 'Out,"
'Gems front the Quarry of the
Mind." "No' and When to Say .
"Ladies' Democratic Address (des
ignated as a flowcir oratloc) and
just to prove that they are broad
minded; there -is a similar tetpic . toi
a lady of republican faith ' ' '
Why why do your own thinking
eirls, when you can buy a very good
brand of it already typewritten lor
a dollar? - ' ' - t
k LL college' women; are not
A strong minded at least, not
where mice are . concerned.
Witness one Vassar: student who is
making money for Vassar s salary
endowment fund by catching mice
for her terrified inends . and hall
mates at 10 cents apiece. , It. Jhc
mice hold out she expects to jrfake
her quota of $250 in this courageous
m Woman's aptitude for, high finance
doesn't stop there. One .
soul has a fur coat "which she rents
out" to less fortunate friends to wear
on weekends or to foot ball games,
when they wish to present a good I ap
pearance, and S
Anotner nas T,
.1,- m for a cent a Ting- " f"'
who hate to get up in the morning
are paying heavy ton.
a i taV-imr advantage of ner
experience and prestige to to a lit
tle fortune telling from the palmf ot
freshmen who quail at the approach
c ,;j.Mffvnn. Ponzi isnt the
only one -with brjght ideas. V. -
iT.TRTINC. "has long been de
Kv th older aeneration as
-a- v mMhnA for making friends.
Youth at last greesl 1ut, for. rea
sons difffcrent that Gabby has ever
before heard advanced. v "
"Mother, I'd be fraid to get ac
quainted with a tfirl on. the streets,
'" a vouth remarked to hi" mother in a
.fin"rt of confidence. "With the short
d irts anr! make-uo they -use, you
an't tell anything about 'em. I might
tie -myself to a girlfor the -evening
and find she was older man your
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. Miss Marffuerrte,iBeckman.. who is succeeding, as director ot the . - i , , Wtsm-. -isr"w r. W I 111 ! I
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7Uts. dohti . r-
Spend -Holidays
In Berkshire .
Mountains -.
Miss Ruth Hatteroth, daughter of,
r. and Mrs. WV H. Hatteroth, who
is teathing school and instructing- in
Camp Fire work in Peekskill, N. Y.,
spent the Thanksgiving vacation with
Miss Helen Buck, formerly ot uma
ha, who is engaged in Camp Fire
worlt in New York. city. During the
holidays Miss Hatteroth and Miss
Buck enjoyed a motor trip through
the Berkshire mountains, v
MisS Hatteroth is meeting- with
much success in her work through
the co-operation of Mrs. Mortimer
J. Fox, daughter of Henry Morgan-
thau ot Mew iork city. Mrs. von. is
a memoer ot tne Doara 01 oireciors
in the village school at Peekskill on
the Hudson. " V! .
Children's School' of iht Tbeater,' here, is" putting Omaha in a class with
New York, Boston and Chicago, the", only other cities in the country where
this form of education is being carried on. '
Miss Beckman came to Omaha with a colorful background of pro
fessional experience and artistic companionship. She has grown up with
such personalities in the artistic world as Yvette Guilbert and Mme. Lydia
Standish, who appeared herclrecently before the Drama league. For many
years she lived in the atmosphere of the stage,' and for several-years was
definitely connected with the Little Theater movement in Chicago and east
ern cities. , . '
In Omaha Miss Beckman is an active member of the Drama league,
working this year on the educational committee. She instructs in the
drama at St. Berchmans academy, Mt. St. MaryS and several local girls'
clubs. ''.. - .
Her latest venture is this Children's School of the Theater, a movement
to develop creative ability in children, and give 'them the chance to see
and enact good plays, suited to their age, and natural tastes. Every Satur
day morning at 11 o'clock the puplb of the school present a layj the
children taking all parts, including persons, animals, and trees. "Childe
Roland", was given yesterday. -; "Red Riding Hood" and "The Three Musi
cians' are otners wnicn nave oeen given tms ran, . .
Mrs. S. Morgulis, lately returned trom New YorK. is emnusiasnc
over Miss Beckman's results with children. Mrs, Morgulis says that New
Ycrk is widely interested in the same movement and quotes Kenneth Ma
gowan,' soon to speak in Omaha, as declaring: '
"The Children's School for the Theater movement is one which affords
a splendid future in child education. It is educational in. its scope, not
professional, and must be kept so." ( '. ' . ,
Wedding of Popular Society .Couple y:
Commerce - High Seniors
Present Play. .
The graduating class of Commerce
Hiirh wilt nresent a olav entitled "In
Walked Jimmy." at the Central
Hish school auditorium Tuesday and
Wednesday, December 6 and 7, at
8:15 o. m. - . . r
The play throughout is , a mixture
of character study, philosophy, and
fun.. "In Walked Jimmy," furnishes
plenty of laughs while dealing
seriously with some, weighty prob
lems of life. Although the students
of Commerce are merely amateurs
in this line, they have shown, with
the help of their dramatic coach,
Miss Starrett, that they have the
play well in band.
There are the following characters
of special interest in addition to
trvrral minor ones: Dorothy Blake,
a very capable and loyal bookkeeper
to Mr. Trellavan, is played by Beth
Ellington; Jimmy, the optimistic
hera is nlaved hT William Campbell;
Arnold Baker, an unusual villain's
part is taken by Ralph Foral; Hiram
Higgins, a typical smalltown ianc
lord is represented oy rirman mj-i
man; Mr. Bartlett, successful bust-'
ness man is portrayed by Frankim -Rowe.
The part of Andy, a funny j
negro porter, is taken by William
Laux. Biilie- Blake, the brother of
the leading lady ia played by Alfred
Neken. The part of fore-woman of
the factory, an old maid, Is taken by
Myrtle Paulsen, and Mr. Trellavan,;
t. owner, Oscar Nelson. , 1
.The wedding of Miss Regina Con---
nell, daughter of Mrs. Ralph W. Con
nell, and Malcolm Baldrige, only son
of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bildrigr,
one of -the loveliest of the season's
ceremonies, took place at the Black
stone last Wednesday, evening.' The
ballroom was converted into a chapel
beautifully decorated with smilax and
white chrysanthemums, and the ini
provised 'altar . was. lit with tall
cathedral.:' candles5. The Right Re.
Archbishop) Harty read the simple,
dignified service which united two
of Omaha's be'st known families.
Miss'Cbnnell, who was gowned in
white -satin draped with real' Briton'
lace, was given away by her brother,
Herbert Connell. ;Her gown and the
long, soft train of silk net were trim
med with orange btoisoms and silver
leaves. She carried white sweet peas
and orchids and her only jewel was
the gift of the groom, a sapphire and
diamond pendant. Miss Connell was
attended by Miss Margaret Dows of
Cedar,' Rapids and Mrs. Isaac Car
penter, jr., who wore peach velvet
and carried pompom chrysanthe
mums'" to matcn.
Mrs. Naassoh Younn. who came here as a. bride a few years ago, is5
one of the most charming members of umaha if young married set. bhe
has been especially active in affairs here . since the opening of the social
season with the Associated Charities ball, when she assisted in costume as
a candy girL Mrs. Young was Miss'Lala Mitchell of Lincoln, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. N. . Mitchell of that city.- Her mother is with her at
present. Mrs. Young and her IS months', old daughter, Patricia, leave in
about 10 days to spend the holidays beneath the maternal roof. Mr.
Young, who is recovering from an illness, will join them there for Christ
mas. " " " ' '
Mr. Baldrige and his bride left for
Kansas Cjty Wednesday night, and .
go from there to Hot Springs, Va.,
for the month of December. About
the first of the year they plan to go
to New York, where Mr. .and Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney will. entertain ,
in their honor, and where fr.. Bal
drige will be an usher at the "wed
ding of Miss Alice Davison, daugh- r
ter of H. P. Davison, former head
Gates,- a class mate of Mr. Baldrige's,
at Yale. The wedding is to take
place at Locust Valley, Long Island,
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Mrs. E. R. Houghton,' popular Omaha matron, is the new business
manager of the Woman's Exchange, .'sponsored by the College, club, of
which Mrs. J. E. Wallace is president. Mrs. Harvey Newbranch is chair
man of-the exchange' committee.- . - t , v - , L - r
Mrs. v Houghton , had organization '. experience during , the war 'days,
when she was an untiring Red Cross worker. Interior- decoration has
been a hobby with her for some years, along with other arts of Vie home.
She is well-known in University, Field and Happy Hollow "club circles. '
It has long been recognized that Omaha needs a Woman's Exchange,
Lincoln, Des Moines, Kansas City, Chicago and other neighboring cities,
larger and smaller than our own, have such institutions. .'People who be
lieve we need an exchange must support us," said Mrs. , Newbranch re
cently. ""' V"' - V:'-;''' 'V ' ""' -
Delectable home 'cookery tempts visitors to the exchange, -. which is
located at the Fifteenth street entrance, of the Nebraska Power company.
Candies with enviable reputation and ;hand-made articles are there, in
cluding handkerchiefs, infant wear, luncheon sets, dolls, aprons, lingerie,
art pillows, etc., on through the'range . of woman's needlework. The
"best sellers," according to Mrs. Houghton are character dolls. Pillow
slips, handkerchiefs and aprons follow. The exchange has 200 consignors.
Orders are especially invited from women of fastidious taste who wish
artie'es made just to suit a certain purpose or particular nook in the home.
The Woman's .Exchange is more or less a courageous venture on the
part of these energetic college women. It is a. challenge to the public
spirited women of the city who will determine its success or failure, s
Irresistible dells' arfd the daintiest of , lingerie will be offered by Aux
iliary B. of which Mrs. John Redick is- chairman, when the women of All
Saints church hold their annual bazar Wednesday, December 7, at the parish
house.'- Mrs. Charles Met-of the same auxiliary has charge of hand-tufted
quilts and spreads made by the mountain' whites in' the Blue Ridge moun
tains of Virginia. Home cookery, TofnpWs and aprons will be featured by
other auxiliaries at the. ha2ar.,A iii vj ; .', . T ' - '
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Vi61iriist;Has Peculiar Endowment
"Oh, For the Eyes
Of a Lady,"
Said He
There is something almost spooky. KB.'.Ofston in his '"Mind Power and
about Ervka Morini, who plays hee
violin in Omaha Thursday - evening
of this week at the Brtndeis lH-r
ster, coming under auspices of the;
Tuesday Musical club: " Something1
spooky unless you believe thae-,the
unconscious 'mind may- be .wonder
fully endowed. If you believe that,:
vou account for .Erika. Morini. v
," Omaha people remember, the little,
chess wonder who demonstrated his.
prowess in our city early last sum
mer. The child could not 'have' dtf-;
veloped his conscious mind to a
point of competing with -the best
chess players of the day. His sub-,
conscious mind was endowed by
heritage, or ' otherwise,- with an as
tounding and peculiar ability.'
. This peculiar endowment comes
only to musicians and mathemati
cians.. It is well known to students
of psychology that there are certain
laws of the mind, pertaining to math
ematics, music and the measurement
of time, which appear to be inherent.
jrnd not denendent upon the objective
J mind for development. - Says Albert
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;J"Upon most things the subjective
is dependent upon the objective for
its." education. ' We have had many
tales where mathematics and music
;ere'' the spontaneous products of
Untutored minds. . - 1
;":T4iomson Jay ' Hudson; authority
on the- subconscious, has said: "One
may be a great mathematician or a.
great -musician; independently of ob
jective education orjrairiing, by the
development 4 of the subjective fac
ulties alone." " '. ' .
v Tins' seems to be the case 'with
Erika Morini. and her critics every
where have caught that spirit of
htr playing. Thev admit they can
not -account for her. At 11 years
she'was a marvel; 'She has always
been the despair of her teachers and
the wonder of her audiences.
4-Sh'e is not a wonder child, she is
a .wonder," said -Arthur . N'ikisch of
tifrr; when she made her debut with
hin at' the aee of 1 1. ' .
Critics, in. Europe and America
have been entirely at a loss to ac
count for the maturity of her muji-
' VOh, for the eyes of a lady," writes
Bert L; Reed, manager of the south
ern Rasf-A-Jazz boys now playing in
London. The members of this band
are all former- University i of Ne
braska students. - .
Mr. Reed was hopelessly wishing
for the eyes of a lady two weeks ago
when the band played for a series of
"The Dansants" given by Lady Duff-
Gordon, otherwise known as "Lucile."
These dansants were really the basis
of a style show where the latest Lu
cile" creations were shown. It was
strictly, an invitation affair, and the
admissions charged were given to
the "Soldiers and ' .Sailors Relief
fund." ; '..:'.
Another soldier benefit affair at
which the boys played was a charity
ball, sponsosed by Her Grace, the
duchess of Sutherland. "Everyone,
from the queen down, "who is anyone
in London, -Mr Reed wrote, "will be
there." :
"The same may be said," he con
tinued, "for one more of the gayest
parties of the year, the charity ball
at the .palace of the duke of Devon
shire, on Friday of Thanksgiving
week. J.his is to be the biggest affair
in our young lives. It is under the pa
tronage of her majesty, the queen, and
many other royal celebrities so we are
praying for the opportunity ot shak
ing hands with the king and queen.
1 he boys have completed their first
series of six records for the Edison
gramaphone and are now' working on
a second set. They have been
gramaphoned, cartooned and written
up in almost every conceivable way
during their stay fn London.
They left London December 1 for
a six weeks tour of the continent, in
eluding the principal cities of Hoi
land. Belgium. - fifrminu p-rans
Italy, Switzerland and Spain, after
wnicn iney win return to Umaha.
No Coal Bills
For These
Omahans
When the snow begins to fly there
ire a good many Onmhans who can
nevertheless stroll into the shop
and ask to nee taiilaliringly fragile
looking hats, maline creations, with
the edges trimmed in sealing wax,
or satins trimmed with peacock
feathers, or bright silk sweaters and
hite flannel skirls, No woolen
stockings or fur-lined gloves for
them, unless perhaps for steamer
wear. Tor these are the fortunate
ones who will soon be decamping
to Florida, to Honolulu or California,
or even Egypt and Algiers.
Soon after Christinas the exodus
will begin. Dr. and Mrs. W. 1
Callfas will sail for the Mediterrane
an in January, as will Miss Eva
Dow, who goes to visit her brother
who is in the consular service in
Algiers.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harding ,
are contemplating a Mediterranean
krip later in the season.
Miss Ruth McDonald, who has been
in the Philippines for some months,
will see India and Egypt before her
return in the spring, and Col. and
Mrs. Charles Allen have already ar
rived in Cairo.
Several parties are starting forth
in the opposite direction, for Hono
lulu and the Orient. Mr. and Mrs.
George Kiewitt sail from San Fran
cisco on the "Maui" December 14
and will be with Mr. and Mrs. W.
Watkins for the holidays. They
will be gone until February. Mr.
and Mrs. T. E. Stevens will sail
for the Hawaiian Islands in Janu
uary and will spend some time in
California on their return. Mr. and
Mrs. W, C. Lyk, who are now in
the Islands, will be back in Omaha
for Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. George
Brandeifj have not decided yet be
tween Honolulu and Cuba, but in
cline toward the latter for a post-
holiday trip. Others who will he
in the West Indies are Mrs. Walter
Head and her daughter, Miss Ver
nelle Head, who are planning a trip
to Bermude.
Still farther from home will be
the O. W.-Dunns and Mr. and Mrs.
Gould Dietz, who go from Honolulu
to the Orient. Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Cowell and Miss Mona Cowell will
also be in China and Japan this
winter.
Only one group will "really- roll
to Rio," Mr. and Mrs. Will Millard
and Joe Millard, who ' are on Hie
high seas now. '
Although they are not aroins? to
Rio, Dr. and Mrs. Harold Gifford
will be in South - America. They
will leave soon after the first of the
year for Georgetown, in British
Guiana, where they will meet the
same friends with whom they maJe
the trio last year. The cruise takes
them through the Bermudas and
others of the West Indies.
Then there are the "Californiacs"
and the Floridians in great numbers.
Mr. and Mrs. Gurdon Wattles will
open their ; winter home at Holly
wood soon after the holidays. Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Neville will be st
their La Jolla home for the month of
January. Afrs. Millard Mahlon Rob
ertson and her daughter. Miss Eliza
beth Robertson are in Los Angeles
for the winter. Mrs. Frank Judson
and Miss Dorothy Judson plan a 1
Lalirornia trip later in the season.
as do Mrs. Harry Weller and Miss
Marian Weller. Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward L. Burke will leave for Cali
fornia early in January for a' six
weeks" trip. Others who will be on
the Pacific coast are Mr. and Mrs.
E. C. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph
Morz, Mrs. Edward Hayden and
Miss Ophelia Hayden, Mrs. Charles
E. Metz, Miss Marjorie Barret. Mrs.
E. M. Slater and Mrs. Clyde Roeder
are already there.
Mrs. Harry S. Clarke, Jr., will be
in Atlantic City after New Years,
according to her present plans, and
Mrs. F. S. Howell will go to Flor
ida. Mrs. Charles Black makes an
annual winter trip to Florida, as do
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Mallory, who
go to Orlando. Mr. and Mrs. R.
V. Cole will go to Florida after
some time at New Orleans and 3i
loxi. Mr. "and Mrs. C W. Me
geath plan a Florida trip, and, hesi
tating between there and California
are Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Nolan and
Mrs. VV. M. Beatty and her daughter. .
Miss Ruth Beatty. Mrs. J. T. Max
well and Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Boyles
are already enjoying the south as are
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rogers, and ihe
Misses Blanche Kinsler and Adele
Moore. Both of the latter parties
motored to Florida this fait Mrs.
J. W. Christy and her daughter,
Margery, will spend a southern win
ter, while. Mrs. Joe Byrne and her
daughter, Caroline, will be in Wash
ington for January.
Few Omahans are in Europe for
the cold months, as they find ac
commodations are less comfortable
there than by their own firesides.
Some of the more adventurous trav
elers, though, are still abroad, Mr.
George Haverstick and Mrs. Z. T.
Lindsay among others. Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Skinner and daughter.
Miss Virginia Skinner, sail this
month for the other side. Dr. and
Mrs. Eugene Walcott are already
planning a trip abroad in May to
cianship, and be feats of memory
and technique. " Professor Sevcik,
noted violin pedagogue with whom
she studied for a time, is ouoted as
saying ot ner power over the bow
I cannot teach her anything. It
is as though the personality of the
composer whose work she plays is
living in and expressing himself
through her..
"She has a musical gift that is not
i thing of age or training," said the
.w ioric iriDune.
A singularly complete artist,
suiting where too many others
leave o, Atw lork Times.
Sne ha everything." the New
iork Mail put it.
last until September.
A Record Playgoer
Miss Kate McHugh, who went to
Chicago to spend Thanksgiving
week-end, made an enviable recoid
as a theater-goer. She was in the
city for three davs and saw five
plays, "LightninV "The Bat," "The
White-Headed Boy," given by the
Irish Players; "Enter Madame."
with Gilda Varesi in the title role,
and Galsworthy's "Skin Game." Of
the five Miss McHugh enjoyed
"Lightnin" the most and thought
Frank Bacon had much of the Joe
Jefferson flavor.
"I miss something in modern
plays, and that is literary value. The
lack is particularly striking when
one reads these modern play,
where, on page after page, there' i
no speerh more tlian two lines long.
They gp much beiiec on the stag ,'
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