The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, December 20, 1915, Page PAGE 3, Image 3

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    MONDAY, DFCEMEER 20, 1913.
PLATTSMOUTn SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
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LOiULIi
Bride, One of Washington's
Most Beautiful Women. Has
Never Looked More Love
ly and Attractive.
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Tlin wedding of the president of
the United States and Mrs.
Kdirh r..!ling lnlt at the bride's
Washington home on tin- even
ing of Saturday, Iee. 1. elei -trifles an
entire naiioa. peculiarly snsceptibie
t i lit' heart appeal to a country wit
rn--Ing the marriage of its lirst citi-
With a ceremony so simple and with
r.t'ei.lai:ts si few uno can scarcely be
lieve tli;:t tlif wedding means a new
life f r the provident ami a new "lirst
la.Iy .if the land."
Mrs. i'.:it. one of the ino.t leautifr.)
wn:ne:i i:i V:i- ii Ii i irt n uf the old Vir
V i ; i i : i stH k.. ne it looked more lovely
than she did r.s the date for the wed
ti in ;'pri-a hel. And even t!ie most
vi!i-:il re'tjcrnizes the genuineness of
tl:- elation and buoyancy of the presi
dent, v ho under the spell of his bride
h;:s been literally "made over."
t'iu 1 ff. 23 the president will be fifty
tine 'cars old. Less than a year ago
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Photos copyrieht. 1913, by Am
the trace of a very eventful year was
written unmistakably into his lace and
physique. lpeci;iliy did he show th-.
stress anj travail whi'-h he has imder
giie during the last five years. To
day, apparently without a care in the
world, he loks less than fifty. 1 1 is air
of austere reserve has melted away,
and he is all graciousriess. Nobody can
dou'.-t that innler the intluei.e of the
simple, gra ioiis. companionable wo
man he has won. "the year's at tlu
spring" for him. Moreover, he devel
oped an enthusiasm in his courtship
that proved a delight and surprise for
those who thought they knew him lt.
The "Something Bice."
The same turquoise bracelet worn
by other brides of this administration
Mrs. I'raii' is Itowes Soyre and Mrs.
William Gibbs Mr.Vdoo ndoius the
tnii of the president's bri.'.c. It is
the property of Miss M;:rzi: -t Wlson
mid supplies the "something borrowed
and something blue" necessary to car
ry out I lie id bridal supersiiili n.
The "something old" is a piece of
rare old rose ioint from a famous I'.oll
iiig collection. The wedding gown, of
i-.-urse. provides the 'sornotbiui; new."
The Call home iu Twentieth street
was p;;t i:: spick and span order for the
ceremony a:id the festivities incident
thereto. The floral scheme is on an
i-l. borate order, having leen worked
oiit i-y exierts of the White iluse
eoijM'ivatories.
The tail mirrored mantel in the
drawing room, which has leen done
over in American Beauty tints, is bank
ed with !7lics of the valley and Ki'iar
ney roses. The tall palms which have
farmed part of the decora t ions at all
White House weddings since that of
Nebie Grant have been placed in the
drawing room.
The dining room, the scene of the
wedding feast, is one of the most in
tcrvfttiu.: rooms in the house. The
long mahogany table, an heirloom in
the bride's family, has been jo!ished
to ultra brightness. The old fashioned
buffet is laden with gifts of scores
of friends and with the hand wrought
silver of the Boiling family.
The country lias never witnessed
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She Is a Woman cf Simple
Tastes, Fond of Books and
Traveling and an Excel
lent Housekeeper.
functions more brilliant than those
which will be held iu the White House
after the return of the president and
his bride from their honeymoon. She
is a gracious and brilliant eniertainer.
although she has taken little part in
soeiul activities during the past eiht
years. Of course there will be trouble
in arranging the diplomatic dinners le
catie of the EuroiKm war, but the
president's bride is somewhat of a dii
lomat herself and will find a way out.
Many receptions have leon planned,
and Washington society is rejoicing.
Washington has often noted with
complimentary phrases the bride's ;
taste in dress. Iler friends hae al
ways remarked her ability to dress
distinctively and becomingly. Hack of
this ability lies a talent cultivated in
the girlhood days. Money was not
overabundant in the ISolliu? family.
There was enough to give everybody
the education due the standing of an
old and influential Virginia family, but
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icrican ITe.ss Association.
THE PRESIDENT AND HIS BRIDE.
cash to buy trousseaux ad lib for a
family of girls remarkable for their
lieauty and popularity was not always
available, wherefore Miss Edith Boll
ing began to utilize her gift for line
and form and for color and design.
Twenty-five years ago in Wytheville.
Va.. the new Crst lady as a girl In her
teens developed a great reputation in
the large family connection for her
ability to buy. to cut out. to fit and to
make up divers frocks for divers occa
sions. So. too. with hats. She lias
great skill in the building f a hat. She
can "poise a wing" or twist a ribbon
into a Ikiw with the skill of a trained
I hand.
i Not Fond of Jewelry.
I "She has less jewelry than any inem
Iht of the family," Raid one of the con
nection the other day. "I should say
she had no favorite gem. The opal is
her birthstone and Is seen In the hand
some bodice jewels, brooches or rings
she possesses. She never cared for
"ewe!-;, even as a young girL"
The bride is fond of flowers. No mat
ter what the blossom, its color, its
fragrance, its shape, its size, she Is
fond of flowers. The president's earli
est remembrance took the form of ex-
i uisite clusters of orchids, sometimes
.hite. sometimes yellow, sometimes
mauve. Huge clusters of rich red roses
sometimes replaced the orchids, and
again bunches of lilies of the valley
beautified the smart toilets in which
-he appeared either In public or in the
drawing rooms of her friends.
A few books showed the president's
i bought fulness from time to time.
While not either lookIsh or a "blue
stocking," the bride Is a remarkably
well informed woman. She has made
nine or ten trips to Euroie. and each
time she lias gone she has stopied foi
p"iixN varying from six months to a
i ear. She is keenly observant, and slu
delight in leisurely touring nlout in
unfrequented paths.
A Simple Woman.
"You may take It from me. Edith
never 'Joes anything for effect or be
ause it is considered "the thing to do."
She is In love with the man Woodrow
Wilson. The glamour of the White
House dEd not attract her or influence
her judgment In a matter so Intimate
and vital." was one comment.
This side light is further emphasized
in tiLr manner of traveling. She selects
her route and her companion, makes
her arrangements and sets out sanely.
According to another of her friends,
she is one "of the most alive and vivid
women" imaginable.
An alive and vivid woman she ap
pears in her travels. Two years ago.
with Miss Alice Gertrude Cordon, she
made a tour of Spain not the Spain
of the cities, but the bypaths of the
unfrequented Spain.
Between Miss Gordon and the bride
the warmest friendship exists. Called
to General Gordon's deathbed, her
promise to "look after Gertrude" has
resulted in a devoted friendship ce
mented by long ieriods of travel in far
off lands. Sentimental only is the tie
of "guardianship" which matiy in
Washington, even the closest of friends,
consider exists between Miss Gordon
and the president's helpmate How
ever, so devoted is she to h young
companion "Altrude" (a play on the
given names of Alice Gertrude) that
even her business affairs have many
times received the steadying influence
of her oversight.
Fine "Poor Man's "Wife."
To turn to the purely domestic side,
she Is an excellent housekeeier, and
she has a reputation for retaining not
only the good will but the co-oioration
of her domestics. She herself c an work
out a menu ndmirably, and if the ue
cessity arose she could personally "get
up" a palatable dinner. She is clever
at the Sunday evening supier table a
distinctive feature of southern house
holds), and her handling of the chafing
lmr f--,,-,,.,
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dish on these occasions conduces to
the good digestion which waits on ai
petite. She is a familiar figure In the Wash
ington markets, her" smart little ruu
alout many times being filled with the
more jerishable fruits of her domestic
shopping.
Altogether Bhe would make a "fine
wife for a poor man."
She Is oieu banded and generous, a
devoted church woman and until quite
recently a member of St. Thomas Epis
copal church. She now attends St.
Margaret's, where her brother. Rich
ard Wilmer Boiling, is an usher and
where her mother, Mrs. W. II. Boiling;
her unmarried brother, John Randolph
Boiling, and her sister. Miss Bertha
Boiling, also attend.
Fond of Young People.
"To show the younger contingent a
good time" is one of her attributes.
Not less Is she considerate of the aged.
Many Instances of her looking up the
invalid and elderly and taking them
for drives about the parks are record
ed. The mother of a young southern
woman employed in cne of the govern
ment departments came to visit her
daughter, whom the president's bride
had frequently met. Almost daily
throughout the visit she apieared ei
ther in the afternoon or morning and
acted as cicerone.
As to her accomplishments, the bride,
possessing an avid mind and having
traveled extensively she has passed
some time in every country in Euroie
and has traveled throughout the Unit
ed States, Canada and Alaska is thor
oughly in touch with the thought and
development of the life of the day. She
speaks French well. She is a talented
pianist. Her fine mezzo soprano roice.
while untrained, is admirably suited to
ballad singing. She is fond of singing.
So also is tbe president, who himself
bas a good voice.
Finally she is well poised, "very hu
man" and thoroughly unaffected and
lncere. Not only charmingly pretty,
he hns the distinction of manner and
carriage which will admirably conform
to the role she is 6oon to assume chat
elaine of the White House and first
tady of tbe land.
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FROM PERU NORMAL.
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The kindergarten has recently ad
ded to its equipment a complete set of;
the Schoenhut's kindergarten floor j
blocks, C80 blocks in all. These werej
devised by Miss Patty Hill of Colum-J
bia university to meet the demands j
for large material calling into activity!
the child's body as a whole. They are
of eight different shapes and sizes, the '
largest one yard in length. Their ap- i
peal to young builders is very strong'
since they make possible the construc
tion of playhouses large enough to
enter and bridges strong enough for
childish feet to walk across. j
Quarterly reports have been mailed '
to parents concerning the records of
students during the first quarter. j
A new bulletin has been published '
containing descriptions of the study
center work, correspondence courses
and short courses. The registrar will
be glad to furnish these to anyone in- j
terested. Short courses will begin on
January 24 and continue for nine
weeks. Special classes will be or
ganized in manual training, domestic
science, agriculture and commercial
branches. i
Prof. T. C. Smith, head of the de
partment of manual training, was in
Chicago several days last week, where
he attended the National Conference
of Manual Training Supervisors.
Prof. F. M. Gregg spoke before the
Teachers' institutes in Nemaha and
Humboldt on Friday and Saturday.
On Friday evening in the Philo and
Everett halls the Y. W. C. A. enter
tained its members at a "Children's
Xmas Party." The halls were artisti
cally decorated with Christmas decora
tions, including a large Christmas tree
laden down with present. Games and
a short program were enjoyed by all.
Each child received a Christmas stock
ing full of candy, nuts and popcorn.
Prof. F. W. Hoyt, head of the de
partment of physical science, spent
several days last week in Kearney and
Wayne, where he visited the physical
sicence departments of the state nor
mal schools locatd there. It is his pur
pose to put intop ractice in his depart
ment here any suggestions which he
may have been able to gather.
President Hayes, Dean Rouse and
Prof. Delzell attended a meeting of
the Schoolmasters club in Lincoln
Friday evening. From Lincoln Pres
ident Hayes went toChadron to be
present at a meeting of the State
Board of Education.
Mis Anna L. Tibbetts, Miss Iva
Dunn, and Miss Mamie Mutz spent
the week end in Lincoln.
Miss Abba Bowen visited at her
home in Omaha the last of the week.
Arrangements are being made for
a series of debates to be held in Feb
ruary. At that time a squad of de
baters will be chosen to represent the
school in a debate with Kearney nor
mal. Prof. R. D. Overholt suffered a very
severe attack of asthma Friday night,
which kept him confined to his room
for several days. However, he is
again able to be out and will soon be
doing his usual work.
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IN rLATTSMOUTH
FORTY YEARS AGO.
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The Johnson boys are putting a new
roof and other improvements on the j
Masonic Hall building.
Mr. Wm. Blunt started a street
sprinkler on Main street last Monday,
which was very much needed.
Weckbach has got thirty-three car
loads of lumber coming right along
new and his corner begins to look like
a real lumber ranch.
Dr. Clutter a dentist from eastern
Iowa is about settling among us, if
he can g'et a room to suit him, and cer
tainly that ought to be found.
We learn by the Lincoln Journal
htat Mrs. Cattle, assisted by Miss
Maggie Dawson, will start a Kinder
garten at Lincoln some time next
month.
Wiley Black has come back to stay
"wid us" during the winter, but in
tends returning in the spring to W. WT.
to supply those in need, with imple
ments and wagons.
The man that got Doc. Donelan's
Well Hook. Joe Roberts says hooking
hooks is played out if he can get even
on other things. Hook home with those
irrabs, Sonny; whoever you are.
Mr. William Snyder brought in a
dozen of apples that for size, smooth
ness of appearance and flavor are un
excelled this year. Contrary to the
general results, Nebraska apples are
not as smooth as usual this year but
these are just beauties.
Mr. Levi Churchill brings us in
The Usual F
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The Usual High Class Line Groceries
Christmas Delicacies, Fruits
Mixed Nuts and Candies
FANCY DISHES, SHOES AND FANCY SLIPPERS
FOR GIFT GOODS
CHRISTMAS TREES
See Us For Your Christmas Purchases In Our Line
some Transcendent crabs on a branch
which beat those of which we were
bragging last week, there being nine
teen on a branch seven inches long,
the largest of which measures six
inches in circumference. He also
brings us some splendid Lowell apples
that surpass most anything we have
seen this year, and fcr which we re
turn thanks.
A span of horses belonging to some
farmer became frightened about 1
o'clock Monday and started somewhere
on 3d street, ran around Shannon's
house and across 4th street bridge,
then up Main street. Will Vivian, on
seeing the team coming, turned his
mules down into Waterman's lumber
yard to get out of the way. The "run
ners" turned also, and catching up
with the mules, smashed the rear end
of Will's wagon box with the tongue.
No other damage was done. The horses
were caught by Doc. Jones and driven
out on Main street where the owner
onco more took possession.
From Eagle. Ed. Herald: The old
year is almost gore, and we fellows
of Tipton may well rejoice, for we
boast peace, plenty and good health.
Wheat, spring, average yield about
fourteen bushels per acre. James Ma
son, Esq., informs me that he raised
35 bushels of winter wheat per acre,
variety, grass. Barley, a small acre
age but good yield, 25 to 45 bushels
per acre. Oats almost a failure, early
sewing did the best. Corn till you can
not rest all good quality and averag
ing about 50 bushels per acre. I see
a disposition to build cribs long and
wide, aiming to store while corn is
cheap.
The timothy crop has been threshed
vieldincr 4 to 5 bushels per acre. It and
other tame grasses have done well
where sown.
We see evidences of prosperity on
every hand, houses, barns, bins, cribs
and corrals building. It cannot all be
paper, a part must be real.
Our five months' school is progress-
For Christmas
Your Photogragh!
The simplest gift that lends
the touch of friendship with
out the embarrassment of
an obligation.
Leonard's
Studio
Christmas
DECORATIONS
WI1111AAHA the best line on tne marKet. -r i
Vil li lCV
Place Cards, Crepe Paper and Paper Napkins, in all the very
latest Christmas designs.
If It's in the Paper Line come to
The JOURNAL OFFICE
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irsstrnas
Will Be Found at the Store of
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ing finely, Miss Wolph, teacher.
The Young Eagle Lyceum holds
forth weekly, Friday evenings. Come
up and discuss with us. Mac.
Among the lute arrivals I note Mr.
Creamer of Illinois. He seems to mean
business.
It's only the paper line that will be
found at the Journal office, but this
line will be found complete. Come in
and see.
ANDY HAWRIGK
Second Hand Store
Opposite Perkins House Lower Main St.
The Gift Question
Solved!
In search of ideas for Christmas gifts? Have
you seen our stock?
Among our exclusive novelties there are sure to
be some things which will smooth out some of the
wrinkles in your brow.
We are ready and willing at all times to show
you our stock and make suggestions that will aid
you.
Do not hesitate to come in for ideas for we will
treat you as cordially when you look as when you
buy. Come early and inspect our line of Watches,
Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, Cut Glass, Victro
las, etc. .JcZH2 13
JOHN W.
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Watchmaker and Jeweler
Open Eenings
Traces
OF ALL KINDS!
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complete line of Seals,
Lo one of
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MUCH ADLER-I-KA USED
IN PUTTSMOUTH
It is reported by F. G. Fricke &
Co. that much Adler-i-ka is sold in
Plattsmouth. People have found out
that ONE SPOONFUL of this simple
buckthorn bark and glycerine mixture
relieves almost ANY CASE of con
stipation, sour or gassy stomach. It
is so powerful that it is used success
fully in appendicitis. ONE MINUTE
after you take it the gasses rumble
and pass out. It is perfectly safe to
use and cannota gripe.
Everyone reads the want ads.
CRABILL,
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