WOMEN'S FEATURES ] THE OMAHA SlJNDAY _>EE I
VOL. 53—NO. 27. PART THREE OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECE.MBER 16, 1923. 1—C FIVE CENTS
Sit uitttAHf: -anp v4C*s>. 2/ . J'Jren6s.
Vocabulary*Is Enriched by
New Invention and
Experience
Who Would Have Thought of “Parking’* His Gum
Behind the Left Ear in the Ante-Motor Age—
and What Would “Volsteadian” Have
Meant to Your'Grandmother?
**** By GABBY.
A KEN'T they lovely?" she
cooed, pulling her new string
of lapis lazuli beads across
hSr spread fingers.
"Do you like beads so well?" In
quired her intellectual friend chid
ingly.
"Well, no. I rtally don't," the pos
sessor replied honestly. "Now that
you ask me, I can't Imagine why I
bought them unless—yes, I believe
It's because I like the words 'lapis
lazuli.’ They fascinate me."
“I see, you are buying a vocabu
lary."
'Tis true, a new possession, a new
experience will enrich our vocabulary.
W hat tourist ever returned from Eu
rope unable to refer without a tremor
to "the lower middle facade" or "gar
goyles,” "apse,” "nave," and other
cathedrallc parts. And what tour.'st
to China who falls to come back
speaking nonchalantly of their kussu
work?
One who changes his resilience to
another country or to a different
section of his own country accumu
lates new words. Authentic vocabu
lary tests are based on this principle.
You are given such a word as "corn
pone." If you can define It, you are
at once credited with, let us say,
100 words, the assumption being that
If you know one word which is char
acteristic of a certain territory you
are familiar with the other localisms
^^of that area. You are given a nautl
^^S^i test word. If you are "there,”
again you are credited with, for ex
ample, 400 words. In the end you are
told you have a vocabulary of 15.000
or 20,000 words.
The war brought us "camouflage,"
"barrage" and "hangfir" and many
more words sounding quite familiar
now, but having seemed at first Irri
tatingly strangp.
Popular new inventions have added
much to the language of the street.
Hefore the automobile came In, no one
word would have thought of "park
ing" his guru behind his left ear an
expression quite acceptable lr: certain
contemporary circles.
‘Tuning In” and “tuning out" are
terms of solemnity but nevertheless
of very common usage with the rudlo
radical*. Along with "broadcasting"
they were unheard of phrases to the
average enunc.lator n few years ago.
In the realm of word Influence
nothing Is more potent than the
fashions. The bateau neck has given
the emptiest beaded little flapper
that walks a new word for her voca
bulary, Whether elm knows It Is
French for boat or not. she knows
precisely what It is, and she uses
the word. The same is true of
"crepe do chine.1’ One may or may
not translate It as crepe from China
but every lover of pretty lingerie
speaks glibly of (be material.
“Close-up” and “fade-out” and
even the word "movie" Itself eame to
ns with the Invention of the cinema,
and have uulte established them
^.^"Ives In our midst. Our "children's
■r^chlldren" will assume there never
whs n time when a weary world
Wagged on Without llieiil.
“Bootlegger" and "highjacker,”
and how many more words of prohi
bition birth we have. "Volsteadlan” Is
as good an adjective as grows,
though It would have meant nothing
to your grandmother.
The fashion for Freud and his fol
lowers has made the word "complex'
startingly and widely meaningful. It
Is no longer part of that mechanical
grammatical lingo we used to reel off
when analyzing sentences, simple,
complex and coinimund. Rather not.
It Is a word to conjure with along
with "sublimate," “Inhibition'’ and
"reaction," and other overworked
words of psychological Import.
“t'hukker” will become as familiar
as “inning’’ when polo Is as com
monized as baseball.
Honest now, do you know’ what
“ramp'' means. Of course you do if
you're an engineer or an architect,
but it Is taking football stadiums to
bring the word into its own. You
go to a game and discover your check
reads: "Go to ramp i>. And from
that hour on the word has a place
in your life and your affections.
I’oker has carried a real white
man's burden in giving color and
significance to otherwise obscure
words and golf. too. has counted In
the forces of theeriglit.
H. 1<. Mencken has given us a
dissertation of characteristic humor
and brilliance, along philological
lines. We take roots from other
languages and build words around
them, he argues. Why not, says he,
take our own roots and build.
Whereupon with the root "boob'' he
coins such words as boobooracy.
Iioobology, boobgeovlsle, boobngogue.
etc.
You see liere is no end to the (i s
sibilities of language. And isn't II
appalling the way a language builds
ami grows.
It's a heaven's hlesslng that some
words become nlmolete to help keep
the dictionary down. At that, we
think future generations will huve
I the worst of it.
OM K questions asked in the ref
erence room and children® de
part men t of the library alsuit
Christmas end ('hiiKtman festival®
during the past week, nre
"Is there a Marita Claus?"
"Are all the Santa Clauses you see
in the Htorc® In Omaha related?’
"Doe® Santa Claus answer Christ
mas letters?"
"If notsaly tell® Santa Clause when
a airl and boy have been good how
does he know It?'*
"Does Ctirktt know that we have
4 ‘hrlatmaa?**
HK bachelor scarcity, always
acute, always vexing, has be
come, besides, a matter of horri
ble uncertainty.
Heretofore young hostesses, aftei
struggling to pair ofT guest lists, with
a preponderance of di sol ving ferni
nine candidates, have dropped the
completed effort in the post box with
it sigh of relief. Not so today, for
runaway marriages. the newest
social ‘-ram*, give the mutter u specu
Intlve angle that leaves the hoates*
with a horrible "I wonder if" feeling
when cards are out.
Recently the Pepper Pot ivitations
were Issued and two of tho^c invited
had a good snicker. The "bachelor"
whose name had been inserted In the
little white envelope sent to a tiny
Junior Leaguer was none other than
the benedict whose secret wedding
was discovered the next day.
Moral: Laively maidens had best
watch the social sheet. Bscorts in
eJtplicubly delayed may be at home
with their wives,
LOOKING at the bachelor problem
from another angle. Gabby has
in mind a young gentleman of
royal blood who has a penchant for
married lady visitors, or perhaps it
is merely a kindly spirit he has for
the stranger in our midst.
Recently a gracious charmer came
to visit from the western coast, leav
mg behind her three children and
an adoring spouse.
In a praiseworthy attempt to show
the eity beautiful at its best, the
bachelor gave her a well chaperoned
and thoroughly platonic rush, which
she received in juat as detached a
manner, albeit, gratefully.
At tills point philosophers would
do well to ponder on why evil should
befall one of such high motives, but
liefall it did, two or three evenings
ago at the Orpheum theater. A per
former threw a bridal bouquet Into
the audience straight into the lap of
the visitor, and seeing her blushes
and the confusion of her escort,
actors and audience hailed him Joy
fully aa a prospective groom.
Karlier In the week the bouquet
fell into the hands of the daughter
of a farmer owner of one of our sub
atantial hosteirles. She la engaged to
wed (though It is not generally
knownj ami tier fiance was at her
aids when the significant memento
struck. He is the son of a dealer
in coal.
A Titian haired daughter caught
the buits another night. Gabby la
expectant in that direction.
Mr. S. Claus Will
Visit Nursery
The last Saturday before I’hrlstmns
to be a great occasion at the Ray
Nursery of the Junior league. It
lias lieen chosen for the children s
t’liristmas party. Mr: Isaac Car
lienter, Jr. chairman, will lie assisted
by Mrs. lister Klopp. The tree.
Which Is to glitter according to ap
proved standards Is being trimmed
bv Miss Peggy Reed and Miss
Margaret Kastman Bach child
will receive n toy, a ' useful" present
and a box of candy from the gener
ous sack of Mil K Claus. This Irn
pnrtant role is to be filled bv Mill
colin Rnldrlge, and his aides, who
are procuring the gifts, are Miss Vlr
glnla Marker and Miss Josephine
Hohurman.
Little Miss Mary Ilardlng, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hardin*
Is contributing to the pay Nursery
filay room a doll house, wltleh Is to
he newly furnished and equipped for
light housekeeping under the supervl
xiau of Mine Willow o ftrten
lilt* .1 Hines L. Alinryt to
\ isit the Woods.
Mr and Mr*. .J ft men J,. Abney nf
Limipn*a*. T» x wboat' wedding In
June was mi* of the fon mont mx'lal
• vent* of llie yt*.it. me planning to
M inin Thtiraday of n# xt week to vl*
il their fmrent*. Mr and Mr* II N
\Vo< <1. Mr*. Ahney, who will 1* re-i
rnemliered a* Adtlyn Wood, will e\ :
lend her \l*it into the New Von? hot
•Mi Ahney w ill return after Chi let I
mag
Gexetsl and ^#/x. "Halsteadi Qorey •
Having Fort Crook, Fort Omaha and tin* downtown headquarter*, Omah.
is especially favored with a large army ‘Set,’’ which intermingles will
civilian social life, adding both breadth and interest to it.
tien. and Mrs. Halstead Dorey have made many friends since nailing t.
Omaha last February from \Ya*hington, D. C. (ieneral Dorey is brigad*
commander of the 14th infantry brigade.
Their two daughters will arrive home this week for thr holiday seasot
Miss Georgtana is a student at Holton Arms, Washington. D. C., and Mis'
Fainali is at Rosemary Hall, (ireenwich. Conn.. Mrs. Don*}'* native state
Mrs. Dorey will entertain for tier aufhter* at the Service club nest Satui
day night when guest* rostgmed as children will attend from both th<
forts and town a* well. Friday tea danees at the fort will he made especially
attractive during the holidays.
Mrs. Dorey is greatly interested in Christmas at the post. There wit
be a celebration for all the children at the Service ciub ggttHNMI'
and • heatttifuliy lighted tree will go up on the parade to stand during
the week.
• • • *
Fort Crook, too. will put. on holiday attire for file Merrie. Merrie
Christmas season. Mrs. Rucker, wife of Col. Guy E. Rucker, who ha* been
in command of the 1? infantry for the last year, is a leading spirit in plan
ning a tree for the children of the post in the Sunday school entertainment
Her daughter. Miss Charlotte, will arrive home this week from Ward
Belrai nt, where she is a student. \ Christmas danrr will be given at ic
Officers’ club. December 13, and tlie week at the fort is otherwise full of
social gaieties.
• • •
Welcome arrivals a week ago were Eieut. and Mrs. Harold Doherty,
former resident* of Omaha, now of Fort Riley. Kan. They will sail from
Nan Francisco on February II for Honolulu where Ijeutenant Dolierty,
son of lira. R* bert Doherty of Omaha, will take up hi* first foreign
service for the Ninth field artillery. \niong the army hosts for the visi
tors have been Capt. J. Clarke and I ieut. S. E. Cookson, both of Fort
Omaha. I.leutrnant Doherty has returned to Fort Riley hut Mrs.
Doherty Is remaining on to vi-it with friends here and in Des Moines be
fore leaving for the west. She will be the recipient of murh informal
social attention during the coming week among fiwmer acquaintance*
here.
• • •
Other travellers to Honolulu will be Ijeut. and Mr*. H. R. Sheetes.
who have been at C*»rt Crook for the last year. They are leaving Omaha
this week to sail for Honolulu January 13. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hue hoi/
recently entertained at bridge for them.
Pre-Holiday Social Week
Suggests We Are “Back j
to Normalcy”
•
As Christmas seasons go, the one
on which we will embark socially this
week lx not excessively gay. F««tlv»
hours for visitors are u n wanted ly
sparse. Perhaps we are at last back
to the "normalcy” we have so long
striven for, and family holidays will
be the order of the day.
Among the first affairs planned for
Mr. and Mrs. Kay Millard of Chicago,
who will be feted at a large tea next
Sunday afterrusm, given by Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Kountxe, |s a luncheon
Miss Cornelia Baum will give for 24
guests at her home December 27.
Saturday, December 22. Lieutenant
and Mrs. Frederick Dodge Powers will
give a dinner for their son, Charles
Clark. 2d. who comes Friday from
the Iowa State university with his
roommate, Mr. Haglaund, and his
cousin, Fred Hasely of Cedar Hapids.
After dinner the party will attend
Ooneral and Mrs. Horry's dance at
the Fort Omaha Service cluh, ami the
University cluh dance.
Keith Adams will entertain that
night at the University club for hi>
cousin. Miss Mary KiUnheth Dowling
of Harlan, la., who will be the guest
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs H l
Adams.
Miss Harriet Met* will give a day
time affair tills Week for Mis Kollin
Hturtevant «*f Kansas City, who in
rived during the past week to vlxii
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. I’.ugem
Duval. Mr. Hturtevant will come 1#«
cfmbcr 22 to be with bis wife and
tier family over Christmas
Mis. T L. Devi* is planning a din
tier for Chr.xtmn* w«tk. honoring
Mr. and Mrs Hal Brady of Fort (
Worth, Tex.
Mrs Max Beglilol of Lincoln u 111
give a Christmas dinner party fm
Mr. and Mrs. Janie* Abney of Ian
i • \ M
and Mi and Mrs. Harvey Wlllikcn.
will go with tbeli children Joan and
Jimmie.
Mis Hem > H-di m .. ttul Mi- I Hi
Dav^e art planning dinner for Christ |
mas week, when Mr. and Mrs. Chari*-*
Bohllng of Chicago, parents of Mr.
Bohllng. will Ire honor guests.
Miss Bllzalieth Stewart, staler of
Mrs. Clinton Brome, who returns FH
day from a California trip, will lie the
guest of Mrs Brome's bridge club to
which she Is hostess that day. Sun
day Mr. amt Mr*. Brome and Miss
Stewart will go to Chicago to *|>end
a week In metropolitan gnletlea.
Tuesday MIs* Gertrude Stout will
give a luncheon for Mr*. Thomas
Niles of New York.
Mrs. Carroll Belden will give an
afternoon bridge Christmas week for
her sister Mists lenitse Brown of St
l«6ul*.
Mr nml Mrs. Wallace Sje-ar will
entertain Informally st dinner at the
University club. Saturday evening,
December 22. In honor of Mrs
Spears sisters, Misses I’hyllla and
Moi tense S> hut man, of the Cnlvar
sity of Wisconsin, who arrive Decern
tier 2d. to spend the holidays with
Mr ami Mr*. Spear.
Due to the illness of their grand
mother Mrs .1 F Cosd, the Richard
( nails, who are visiting Mr. ami Mr*
A II McConnell and Mr*. George
Welcert of Cellar Rapid* who lx the
MU'-st of her parent* ,'lr and Mr*
J. F. Condv |r , will nol be present at
social iiffi'lrs.
Mi and Mrs. Clarence Slldiernsen
will give a dinner Christum* eve for
their parents. Chief tuxtlce anil Mrs.
c .1 Smyth* of Washington, D. f
other family parties will l>* given
l-y Mr ami Mrs C C George for
Mix* M D. George ind Mrx Clvd#
Ixliiiundsini of (Isleslniig, III . snd
liy Mr and Mrs I,. |*J Hurts vvho
will have as theli guest* Mr snd
Mrs Thecalore Hurts. Mix Alec
»\ littney and Mr. nml Mrs. ,la tun*
Whltoev of IJncoln
Wllxon Atkina will entertain dm
llig Christ mas week for hi* sister
Mis Haivev .lai ksoo of Hollywood,
Cal.
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Pre-Holiday
Calendar
Monday, lkjrember l«.
r.igcant. "Bringeia of Gifts" at the
Y W. C. A., X p. in
Taeada). December IB.
M..«t fjertrude Stout, luncheon at
hi'tne.
Mr*. Philip Hi ran, evening bridge
at her home
Wednesday, December IB.
Mr*, l.uther Drake, dinner at her
home.
Mr* Robert Turner of Council
Bluff*, bridge lncbeon for Ml** Mar
ian Weller, a January bride to be.
Mr*. Cliff Rahel, evening bridge for
Mies Weller.
Rotary club dinner dance at the
Black»tone hotel.
Thursday, l> remher Id.
Brownell llall Chtistma* party In
the evening at the hall
At the home of Mr*. Harry Mcnold
of Council Bluff*. Mre. Menold and
her sister Miss l.eta Hunter, luncheon
for Mies Marian Weller.
Kiiday, D'seinher SI.
Miss Cnrrlne Klhott, bridge lunch
eon for Miss Weller.
Stuart Walker Portmanteau Play
er* in the evening at The Braudel*
presented by the Omaha Drama
league.
Sigma Tau Mu club, Central high
school, dunce at Kontensile hotel.
Creighton Barrister*. dance at the
Blackatnne hotel.
Kuppl Psl Delta aororlty. t'nlver
slty of omnhs. dunce nt the Pluck
atone
Saturday, December
Mr. nnd Mir Wallace Spear, din
ner party at the I'nlveratty elut>.
honoring Mil- Bpcara sister* Misses
Phyllis and Hoi tense Schurman *tu
dents it tltr I'nhi-islti of WI*ronsln
M n .. .* of Mis. M r.' ! Dixon
and l.evv \ I ley Holds at the home
of Mi and Mi D \\ Mm -o
Mis ij i' I'unnincham. tea foi i
Mrs Bruce Cunmnghana Mlea Janet j
Vicomtesse de Tocqueville Guest of
Dr. and Mrs. Despecher
The vicomtease de TocqueviUe ar
rived in Omaha last week and will
make an extended visit with I>r. and
Mrs. F. J. itespecher. the former of
whom was a playmate of hers dur
ing their childhood in northern
France Dr. Itespechers father was
godfather to the Vfaomtrsse.
Mme. de Toequeyille is a niece bv
marriage of Alexis tie TocqueviUe,
French statesman and sociologist, nu
thor of the famous hook ‘'Democracy
In America," which is a classic source
on American conditions about 03.V
and which had a profound effect on
the attitude of Kuropean opinion to
ward the young republic.
Following the tradition of her
uncle's friendship for America. Mme.
de TocqueviUe served on the informa
•ion bureau of the Y. M. C A. in
France during the war. and in ISIS
was ^nt to America on duly by that
•rganumtior. she has remained here
ever since, except for brief tripe to
France, the recollection of wartime
tragedies making a prolonged stay in
her native land too painful.
Madame de Toctjueville "ill give
reminiscences of French authors
"horn she has known personally, be
fme the Alliance Francaiae at an earlv
date. She has lectured on French
literature and social and political
conditions in many parts of this
country, including the Institute de
France on Fifth avenue. New York.
City She was entertained by the
Alliance Saturday at the Burgess
N'ash tea room.
Cunningham ami her guest. Miss
Mary Wattles
l.leul. and Mr*. Frederick IXVjre
Power*, dinner for their son. Charles,
id., hi* roommate. Mr. Haglaund. at
Iowa State university and cousin,
Fred Sasely of Cedar Ha phis la.
Mis* Frances Wilson, bridge lunch
eon hostess to in guests.
Mis* Frances Patton student »t
Wellesley, luncheon at the Athhtic
club
Stuart Walker Portmanteau player*
at The Prandel*. afternoon and eve
ning. present'd by the Omnha Drama
league.
Cniverslty club dinner da me
Mr and Mr* Frank Field, a ill
entertain at the t'nlveratty club din
ner dame.
Mr* K. 8 Rood, tea dance at the
ITandei* for her nie>-e. Mi** Charlotte
Smith. Va*»ar student, who will
honor Ml*» Maigaret Scott and Hunt
er Scott.
Mr* t.loyd Charles Worth holiday
bridge
Sixty six club, dance at Fontenelle
hotel.
Cl Telia club of Cent!el high * Ias i
dance nl the Itlackstone
tieneial anti Mis lK»te\ dancing i
party for their daughters Misses I
Ueorgtana and Cdnah at Feet Omaha
Service club
Klelh Adam* dinner at I'nivei su> ;
Cluh for hta cousin. Miss Mary K'.ita
beth I totaling of Harlan, la.
StMHlaj , Hoc* mlier i3.
Mr and Mrs Luther Kountg*. tea
for Mr. and Mrs Ray Ml!bird of
«'hi* ago recently wed in New York
Mrs Millard was Mias Gertruda
Kountae
Miss Mahery Fngaged.
Announcement Is made of the en
gagement and approaching marriage
of Mias Mildred Celeste Mahery.
daughter of Mr, and Mr* Oscar D.
Mahery of Omaha, to Hubert Allen
I'pton of Lincoln The wedding will
lake place January IS at the home of
the bride's parents and the couple
will reside in Hastings
Both Mias Mahery and Mr I'pton
have attended the Cnlveisity of Ne
lli's ska. Miss Mahery was a member
of Kappa Alpha Theta and Mr I’pton
a member or T>lta Tau IVtta and a
graduate in rivil engineering
Among the affairs for Miss Mahery
I* a shower which will be given by
Mrs. Charles Itood at her home Fri
day evening, IVcember 2**
I unt hron tor M i** Hinder,
Mm Hut * > M Wn<k»r it planning
i Inn* hron for fl* covets she will give
Friday IV*-cmher at ihe Hlack
' ->n. f**r he- daughter. Mia Harriett,
student at M.mtlceUo, 14
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