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The Omaha Sunday Bee AMUS E M E N T S WOMEN'S FEATURES SOCIETY NEWS FOR WOMEN FIVE CENTS I, w 'II tf V f " fen lh WORK tlf 41. Vrk fHlmk. (tiOO.OO: 1 PAR" tTTEK. ranch irv.MOb M 4 VOL 52 NO. 6. mrm 1 1 . ' ' v. A , VV c yntss TPosirz 5L Members of Ross . Have Glimpse of England By MYRTLE MASON. Among the 14 Omahans who have I and geraniums flourished as abuii- rone aoroaa lor iour monin wim Mist Anna Z. Rosa' party is Myrtle Mason of the Bee Staff. She writes today of the first experience of the nartv in sieht seeing when the "Melita" put in at Southampton, England. The party has since been! touring the continent. caitonai note. . --.v. A pleasant surprise was oursof the Ross party Friday, June 30, when we docked at Southampton, England, cn our voyage from Montreal to Antwerp. Unexpectedly, we were gjven shore leave for the six or more hours of the boat's stay there where our boat lost half of its passengers and as much baggage, bound for London. "I shall order a charabanc for you," said the captain impressively, "so you may drive to Winchester" (12 miles awav). ' "Charabanc? the word intrigued us, and all anticipation, we stretched ourselves for a view of the convey ance as soon as we had placed our feet ashore. What we saw was brief ly described by the youngest mem ber of our group, who exclairted: "Why it's nothing but a rubber neck wagon!" That's just what it was, a rubber-neck wagon, and just what we did was "rubber" for three whole en trancing( hours, which no one of us shall forget. . . Fancy seeing a. church built ?m 907, more than a thousand years ago. or a cozy brick house with thatched roof, the-front yard gay with rosesr, nasturtiums, canterbury bells, Easter lilies, and larkspur, a terraced hedge surrounding it. and imposing trees along the way. We saw the "Rest . camp" near Winchester where many of our own American boys were en camped during the war. Great piles of rhododendrons were in purple bloom. Now and tK?n we caught I glimpses across the green sward of English lads, barekneed all, playing the true English game of cricket, or of quiet old houses on magnificent efta'eLf.etT. " ,?,"8 I. ?"v ' -J snruoiijr,wj... o- - - lodge'at the entrance. It we never return, we snau ai - we shall al ways feel we have seen England. It ... . U f it. is remarkaoie tnat so mucn 01 ine life and spirit of a people may oe ap-1 prcciated in a few hours. In that time we saw actual evidence oL these; outstanding amusements: Cricket, tennis, riding, driving (pony and cart), motoring, bicycling and hunt ing. On the edge of New Forest we were shown some well known ken nels outside of which were the beau tiful white hounds idling till winter when they will hunt hares, foxes and deer. Trees we could identify as, we drove by were the holly, syca more, ash, horse and sweet chestnut, box, hazel, birch, oak, yew, fir. pine, copper beech and larch. We saw none of the maple trees which so greatly beautify many parts of our country, particularly New England. The soil we saw around Southamp ton was much like that of New Eng land. It is full of 'small rocks and . underlying are great rock beds. Such soil is not conducive to. agriculture and we were therefore not surprised to find the people depending for their living upon cows, chickens, little patches of garden and the industries growing out of the upkeep of large estates. We saw but "little small grain, some fields of potatoes and the mangel they feed their cattle. English iry grew everywhere. It climbed over the houses and wrapped itself around tree trunks and branches. Red poppies lifted their icuift hSMit throughout the fields 0 Party uu m uiouu, v.m. as Bracken, or fern, spread itself over the floor of the earth leaving no dark spots of black or brown. Abundant rains account for the ; "heavy verdure. It rains almost every day in brief shower installments. Everyone who "belongs" possesses a raincoat. A policeman directed traffic at an intersection, a circular i raincape over a shoulder; a girl pedaled her way home on a bicycle, a raincoat over her handle bars, and even a messenger boy made his way about the docks with a raincoat over his arm, quite the gentleman debonair, in effect. Southampton is of particular in- -terest to Americans because it was from this south of England port that the Mayflower sailed August IS, 1620. A statue comemorates the event. The city is about the size of greater Omaha and has a noteworthy harbor, at least they have a "double tide" and the attending benefits. The Atlantic fleet of the British' navy will asscm- -ble in-the channel around Southamp- 1 ton next week. Opposite this city 4 is the Isle of Wight, where are many mapnificicnt homes and the famous yachting resort, the "Course." two churches of tngland viewed on our drive were the Winchester cathedral and the Abbey at the little village of Romsey. (Winchester, by the way. is the headquarters for the Winchester rifle.) The cathedral there 1 is a Gothic structure, literally taking one's breath as he steps inside and feels himself a pigmy midst lofty aisles and high pillars and . spires. Among floor and wall tablets of the J" nearby dead was one to jane Austen, "well known to many by her writ ings." " ' Outside the cathedral .door we tried ! tn hnv nnstrartU from a weather- beaten prophet. Not having expected to be in England until a later time we had no coin of that realm. We offered him any kind of American money, but it all looked alike to him, and to each plea, "won't you take American money?" his reply was uniformly, "Nawah." We went away sans cards of the '""spiring cathedral feeling sorry for man wh0 retused ttle t,est money . h wor . T, . . rhurrh. Romsev Abbev. is Koman in siyie ana arcnueciure. It was built in 907. A tablet of stone in th porch carries this significant verse : 'Rrmomber or tht thouiand ag put Wo n-o (he htr Today th task ti oura To trim the lamp and guard great Zlon'a towers. So grant ut Lord Thy nobleat work to do, Oar rhiiaren may pcrchanca Toy glory -view And so did we yesterday. It is a distinct effort for one who looks back to 1492 as the beginning of things for his people to get the point of view of tTJ0-"' a" "tab,'5hed and prospering race.' Highways. By LESLIE X. JENNINGS. Who's learned the lure of trod den ways And walked them up and down. May love ast?eple in a mist. But cannot love a town. Who's worn a bit of purple once Can never, never lie All smothered in a little box When stars are In the sky. Who's sipped old port In Venice glass May thirst for better brew He's drunk an amber wine of sun. And wet his lips with dew. Who's ground the grist of trod den ways The grey dust and the brown May love red tiling two miles oft But cannot lore a town. PART THREE 4& V I I I J 'AC 72. Scoutmasters Plan Boat Trip in the Ozarks Four Omaha men made up their minds that they would do something different this summer- on their vaca tion trip. No summer resorts for them I By the ghost of the great Huckleberry Finn they swore an oath to go floating down the Charles 1 river on a flat bottomed boat. The adventurers comprise four of the Scout Masters from Camp Gif ford: Gilbert Gendalt. executive head of the camp; Phil Dumont. camp director; Charles Perkins and Mark Levings. They plan their ex- pedition early in September and they outfit at Galena. Mo., which is the starting point of their cruise. Equip ment will consist of two boats of the "schooner scow" variety, tents, pro visions and a guide, and thus pro vided the party will plunge into the wilds of the Ozark mountains on their 10-day trip. "Just drift," is their motto, and ac cording 10 Mr. Levings the natives of the country are used to such jaunts, for they have the boats and supplies all ready and send prospec tive campers a map showing all the quirks and twists in the river. Al though the modest inhabitants do not I claim that the Charles is the crook- edest river m the world, it may well aspire to the honor, for after 10 days of winding about Missouri the party tends at the village of Barnston, just 21 miles from Galena, as the crow fliev MrLevuis. wbu U an architect OMAHA, SUNDAY I) 1$ Ti 1P Both Mrs. Robert Hughes and her' attractive Indianapolis guest, Miss Rosina Kissner, are members of Kappa Kappa Gamma. They attended Butler college in Indianapolis together. Mrs.. Hughes is a recent bride who has returned to Omaha to make her home. As Miss Esther Graff, she was well known here before her de parture with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. U. Graft, for Indianapolis a few years ago. Her wedding to Mr. Hughes took place late this spring. Miss Kissner will share honors with Miss Helen Peycke at a bridge given by Mrs. Hughes next Wednesday. , , , Miss Fredericka Nash and -her brother, Marshall xMagee, are popular members of the school set this summer. They are here with their mother, Mrs. Ella Cotton Magee, and their grandmother, Mrs. Herman Kountze, of New York. Marshall is a remarkably good tennis player for his age, and is a familiar figure on the club courts. Miss Anne Robertson is a popular' visitor in Omaha. She has been visiting at the home of her brother-in-law, Fred Hamilton, and has also been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hamilton, jr. Miss Robertson leaves Monday morning for her home in Los Angeles. She has been widely entertained during her stay. . s ' r Mrs. J. Edward Megeath and her guest, Mrs. A. V. Lloyd of Pittsburgh have been' the motif for many of the gaieties of the Country club set during the past week. Mrs. Lloyd, who was a schoolmate of Mrs. Me geath, visited in Omaha during the past winter. The two left Saturday for a stay in Colorado Springs. Many affairs are being given for Mrs. Harry Purvis of Des Moines, la., who, with her small daughter, Betty Anne, is visiting her sisters, Mrs. Lawrence Holliday and Mrs. Alfred H. Nabstedt. Mr. Purvis arrived in Omaha Saturday to spend the week end with his wife and daughter. Mrs. C. A. Sipple will compliment Mrs. Purvis with a luncheon Monday at her home near Irvington. and an artist, plans to make water colors in his idle hours. He has been asked to exhibit with the Ne braska artists next fall in their an nual exhibition, so the public will have an opportunity to see his im pressions of the trip visualized for them on canvas. The other members of the party are great fishermen and will be in theis element as the current carries them along. Mr. GcndaH and Mr. Dumont expeet to take wild bird pictures. They have already started a collection taken about OmahS, mostiy in tne rontenelle torest near the bcoup camp, and hope to get some of the songsters who do not summer in Nebraska. Bird photography according to Mr. Levings is rare sport, but requires endless patience and a fund of wood lore. The hunter with the camera must garb himrelf nnobstrusively and mus"t be slow and quiet in. all his movements if he is not to frighten his shy quarry. It is comparatively easy to snap them when they are nest ing or during the season when they are taking care of the, young birds, for they are bolder at such times. The large birds are easier than the small ones with the exception of the in quisitive and rociable wren. The blackbird. Mr. Levings says, i per- j haps the easiest of all. as he has 00 Qualms concerning publicity. I -MORNING. JULY 23. W22. 'V & - ' mm mm msm. Benson Woman's Club Completes Program TJie 1922-23 program of the Ben son Woman's club, arranged by Mes dames F. B. -Oliver. W. H. Loech ner. J. T. Pickard, 'N H. Tyson, J. F. Barton, R. J. Skankey aiid C. C. Beavers, will go to the printer early in August, nostesses tor te year are Mesdames Gorton Roth, A. J. Leuthauser. J. W. Welch, C. G. An- derson, W. H. Reed, Arthur Giles, J. T. Pickard, Claude H. Reed, H. B. Wright. R. -J. Skankey. C. O. Hurd and W. H. Loechnef. Starting October , 12 (Columbus day), with a patriotic luncheon, served by the mu?ic department, when he club double quartet v.ilfi sing several national airs, followed by a talk on "Influence of Immigration Upon Americanization." by Mrs. J. F. Barton, a paper on "Immigration Laws by Mrs. F. J. Murray, and a talk, "Naturalization Laws," by Mrs. W. A. Kelly, the outline is as follows: October 26, the novel type story, "Master of Man." will be reviewed by Mrs. N. H. Hy son; discussion by Mrs. U. K. van- derlippe. November 9, "Interpre- tive Music, by Mrs. Helen arleiiK Kyle, vtcal solo by Mis. M, O, Yale. 1 C C2i8S yceclerick'eL i f -r " fc, . . A I f,-ytr November 23 the novel, "Best Book Sellers o( 1922," by Mrs. C. N. Wolfe, will be reviewed , by Mrs. James Shields; discussion by Mrs. J. W. Fitch. December 7, membership tea, fol lowed by a Christmas cantata and a reading by Mrs. O. Maistrom. January 11. the 'novel book review., "Freedom," Mrs. William Zimmer man. January 25, music; piano selections by artist pupils and a reading by Miss Bernice Dunn February 8, music and drama; playlet, "The Flower Shop," directed by Mrs. Paul Wilcox. February 22. "Training for Citizen ship," "Laws Every Woman Should Know, Miss Mona Cowell; review of Drinkwater's "Abraham Lincoln" by Mrs. H. L. Rivett. March 22, music; six-hand piano numbers. Mesdames Martin. Hede- lund. O. W. Ebright and R. Linn Welker; "Cycle of Life," Mrs. Louis Hunt, preceded by a sketch of the .composer, Ronald, double quartet. March 8, election of officers; Mrs. E. W. Johnson will review "Trusty 515," discussion by Mrs. W. iH. Loechner. April 5. address on "Psychology," by Miss Fox of Omaha university. April 19. annual luncheon. May 3, installation of officers and cPLts 1 1:' Alarm Clocks Might Be a Help Old Timer Is Not the Only Mighty One Who Has Fallen By GABBY DETAYLS. HE is a gentleman of the old school who is mosf punctilious about social obligations, but tired nature played him a mean trick one evetiing lately. Thf man in question was in an eastern city on.a business trip and had to spend all his day,? attending a strenuous con vention. The last day of his stay he leceived an invitation to dine with some old friends, former Omaha peo ple who were prominent here in musical circles. He accepted with pleasure, left the convention about 6 o'clock and lay down for 40 winks before dressing to go to their home. He. had his 40 winks, and the mental alarm clock failed to go off. When at last he aroused himself with a start of surprise, it was pitch dark in the room, and in alarm he switched on the light and fumbled for his watch. It was 1:30 in the morning, and he has, been busy ever since trying to square himself. There is a rumor afloat in Omaha that the same sad fate befell another J man, a more youthful representative of his sex, offe evening when he was supposed to be taking an out-of-town girl to" a dance, and that the conse quences were even more dire. Better buy a Big Ben, gentlemen, if you must have your naps, (or your nips). SINCE Old "Timer is playing the lead in "Alas, How the Mighty Arc Fallen " it sort of reminds us devoted followers of Sydney Smith's brain children, that thes; things actually happen in real life. Of course the characters in Omaha's version are so unlike as to make the comparison hardly a comparison at all, but still the deed's the same. To start on a new tack, it seemed alto gether fitting and proper that a star of a recent tournament should bow to the charms of one of our most popular little "collectors," and it is with a satisfied I-told-you-so smirk that we hear thai the enchantress has gotten long distance petitions . that she come up and have a game on Saturday, the way being made easy in a mutual friend's motor. Gabby wonders, in Gabby's way, if soon a third pin won't be added to her fraternity and club collection. HOW often we fancy ourselves getting off a remark or story rather brilliantly before some professional person, when in reality we are perpetrating a dreadful bro mide. An insurance agent has assured us that most of his clients receive their life policies with the remark, "Well, I have to die to win, don't I?" Each one thinks the joke is all his own. Women are prone to the remark, when facing the camera, "I'd just as soon sit in the dentists's chair." A photographer assures us, however, that this is not nearly so much of a drag on his disposition as the mascu line remark to the effect that he will probably break the camera. This to the knight of the camera is absolute zero in humor after the first 50 repe titions. The dentist, the lawyer, the barber and the policeman all have to listen to pretty much the same set of re marks pecurliar to his profession. There is a story about a cowboy who went into a barbershop for a shave. He promised the barber he Would shoot him if the barber hap- :' ' If cTlfr jFiAJirry Pu wis Young Omaha Girl Receives Offer for V audeville Miss Virginia Upham, daughter of Lyiine D. Upham of Omaha, is achieving success in her chosen pro fession of dancing at an early age. Although siie is not yet 15, Miss Upham has been asked by Theodore Bakefi to join his troupe of headlin es on the Orpheum circuit next win ter. Miss Upham has been in Califor nia for the last two years with her mother, and she has been studying with . Bakefi and other teachers all that time. Recently Miss Upham has been appearing at Graumann's, one of the leading theaters of Lot Angeles, in a Tin Soldier ballet, ia which she played the part of th drum major and also did a solo. She has made a name for herself, accord' ing to reports of Omahans whohav seen her in the Pavlowa Poppy dance and has been in demand at private affairs as an entertainer. Her work has brought Miss' Up ham in contact'with many interesting people in Los Angeles, among them Vahroy Tamarin, boy dancer, who i4 stone deaf ,and who, say the critics, must sense music through vibration only. His sense of rhythm, according to experts, is almost perfect. ' Bakefi stopped in Omaha 10 days ago to ask Mr. Upham's consent to his proposed offer to Miss Upham, and Mr. Upham is leaving next week for California to complete arrange ments. The tour, which lasts 40 weeks, begins the middle of Septem ber, and the act will appear in Oma ha sometime during the winter. Mrs. Upham will accompany her daughter. pened to let his razor slip and cut him. At the conclusion of the shave the cowboy remarked that he was glad the barber hadn't cut him, ior he would certainly have hated to shoot a nice barber. The barber re plied that he, too, was relieved, as he had intended promptly to slash the cowboy's throat in the event the razor slipped. There you have what we would call a fine story; the retort courteous and the unexpected ending and everything. Yet the barber as sures us 'with his hand on the Sacred Razor Hone that he has heard that story so often that he may let his hand slip some day himself. Meanwhile, in this day of bobbed hair. Gabby doesn't have to make any explanation as to what she was doinp in a barbershop, does she? BACK in the days when the Man acle Man was still the most sought-after man about town a well-known Omaha bachelor who gets his bread and butter irom prac ticing the theory that it pays to ad vertise, wended his way with his machine into his pitch-black garage. The evening, which was by now well past the shank, had reached that Hushed hour when the world sleeps. Having an imagination that had. been somewhat quickened by spiritual ap plication, he was terrified into stand ing stock still when his hand brushed against something with a decidedly sinister "feel," and a second later n nearly collapsed when he felt a noose slipped about his neck. Of coursa life, as life will, never looked as sweet and he fought like a demon to maintain the status quo. It must be admitted that some of his struggles were vocal mostly profane, and his doting family hove on the scene, armed to the teeth and scared to death, only to find that he- had been caught in the Circe hold of the gar den hose. FEMINISTslonTbelieve in fern inine endings. An editor is to them a mere editor, and as for the authoresses they have vanished off the earth. But the younger set still uses them occasionally. "I'm your pal, aren't I, uncle?" inquired 7-year-old Benny tugging at hit uncle's coat tails. Six-year-old Jean could stand no more. Jealousy spokr up. "I don't care. I'm his palac--she singsorged gaily,
