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YOL. 53 NO. 41 PART THREE OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1924._
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Latest Fad Is
Acacia and
Mimosa
The larkspur and roses of last year
have given way to acacia and mi
’ inosa this season; blue and pink, to
l yellow and lavendar for table decora
tions at parties.
' When It was discovered that a
huge floor vase standing in the en
trance hall of the 10. M. Morsman
home was filled with the delicate
bloom of the mimosa, those for
tunutes, among the guests, who had
seen It growing on tho Riviera were
greatly thrilled. It had been sent to
Miss Morsman from California, for
the occasion, at their first formal
opening of tho residence to their
friends, and Its pale lace-like flower
made an unusual and beautiful dec
oration.
Mrs. Allan Tukey, who arrived the
first hour of the "at home,” discov
>red the variety. During her year
abroad she had seen it many times,
swaying in the soft breezes under an
Italian sun.
Other hostesses with a flair for tlv
rare, as well as the beautiful, are
making plans to secure mimosa for
future social affairs.
The tiny yellow acacia. Is consort
ing daily at the smartest bridges and
dinners with those more flaunting
spring beauties, the daffodil and Iris.
At a bridge tea given by Miss Wil
low O'Brien for her guest Miss
Rather Me Vann of Washington D.
i'., these flowers formed a /.enter
niece guarded by four lavendar
andles. Miss Dorothy Dahlman
also used them at an after-theater
upper at the Brandeis.
Women Open Golf
Season This Week
On Tuesday Mrs. Allen Parmer and
Mrs. Howard Goodrich will be host
esses at luncheon and bridge at the
home of Mrs. Goodrich to a group of
golfers who are making plans to start
! laying this week.
Covers will be laid for Mesdames
E. V. Arnold, Walter Silver, A. H.
N'abst, Lawrence Holliday, Mark
Cavings, John Redick, Charles As
l alof, Leslie Clancy, J. J. McMahon,
W. H. Plainer, Flynn. George W.
Johnston, Charles M. Johnson of Fre
mont, John Adams, William Davidson,
F. C. Martin, D. B. Brenington of
Council Bluffs, Karl JAninger, Robert
Craig, Blaine Young, Clifford Calkins,
Allan Dudley, Victor Roos, Charles
Jewell and Miss Mildred Morris.
For Mrs. Pelton
Mrs. D. L. Pelton of New York City
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. James
Adams. Friday evening Mr. and Mrs.
Byron Hastings gave a dinner for
Mrs. Pelton, and Saturday she was
honor guest when Mrs. Adams en
tertained her bridge club.
West Point Dinner
General and Mrs. Halstead Dorey
entertained at Fort Omaha last night,
the occasion being the annual West
| Point dinner.
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Sle<i'*C Ot' HtrvN >
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Wears Her Great
Granduncle’s
Scarf
Deauville pace setters of fashions
will swoon when they hear that their
scarf which they so proudly launched
on a waiting world last spring Is a
copy of those '“hankachers” carried by
the gay blades of 1800.
In favor this year as a muffler to
brighten the continued wearing of
one's fur coat before spring coats
are in. Miss Catherine Goss, Is help
ing to set the fashion.
Her’s Is a hand-blocked silk one of a
pattern which Is not more elaborate
than it Is colorful. The queer part
of it is that, though the effect is ex
tremely modern in reality it is of a
decided antiquity, for her great grand
uncle carried. It when he a-courting
went.
Mrs. Yates Hostess
Mrs. Gwycr Tates will give an In
formal bridge luncheon toy 8 guests
on Wednesday.
The Newtons in Turkey
Visit Robert College.
Word has Just been received that
Mr. and Mrs. William Newton, who
are tourists on the S. S. Baltic on
its Mediterranean cruise, reached Con
stantinople safely on February 22.
As one of the days spent in the city
fell on Friday, the Turkish Sabbath,
the tourists had an opportunity of
trying out the strict regulations of
the Turkish government with regard
to the observance of this day, extend
ing even to tobacco shops, chauf
feurs and boatmen.
Mr. and Mrs. Newton attended a
reception at Robert college given by
the faculty and students to their
guests from the steamer. During
their visit at the college they ex
pressed their great interest in the
tody.
To Pi Phi Conference.
Mrs. Thomas Burtch plans to leave
April 9 for Washington, D. C., where
she will attend the conference of the
FI Phi eorority.
Following the meeting she will re
main in the east for about « weeks.
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Spend Summer on Norwegian Estate
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—Photo* by Htyn
.. rinlit: Mrs. W. C. I-amhert, Mrs. Bernard Kvenlld and sons.
l.*
To Mr*. Bernard Kvenlld and
her •mail son* — John. 12. and
Bobby, 4—the prospect for summer
Is alluring. It means a reunion with
relatives whom Mrs. Kvenlld has not
seen for 10 years and whom her little
■ons have never met. ,
_ wiy» «j«. w, c, upMtf ttw
April 1R on the Stavangerfjord of the
Norweglan-Amerlcan line, going to
Christiania, Norway, where Mr*.
Kvenlld’* sister, Mrs. IJurre JJiandt,
will meet them nnd motor them to her
home, "Kroen,” 40 mile* nway from
the city.
Friend* of J£r». Ky«W *»!•
glimpses of this vnst est'ite. where
tier fnnilly has lived since 1750. for It
Is Included In a Norwegian volume
thnt dcscrlbrs the largest nnd most
famous Norwegian country homes nnd
land holdings.
The estate consists of three large
houses, two of thorn opening op tbs
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In Defense of Women
Not Women in General, as Presented by Mencken, But
the Much-Maligned Woman of Society, Who, If
Justice Were Done, Would Be Ranked as
Masterpiece of Civilization.
By CABBV.
STUDY ami culture cluba have
long been called the older wo
man’s college.
And on the other well known
hand, much has been said about the
empty-headed society woman, her su
perficial life and a’ that and a that.
The burden of this song is not to
deride or compliment. It la rather
to present (as a high school debater
would say), some simple observa
tions on the successful, so-called, so
ciety woman.
She's far from empty-headed. She
never would have bobbed to surface
socially, without nimble wits. There
Is no end to the scope of knowledge
demanded of her.
She must be an authority on in
terior decoration, not only in order to
make her own home Inviting, but
to be able to note with complimentary
appreciation the achievements of her
friends in that direction: she must be
a capable executive with her ser
cants, must know how to dress, be
able to converse on subjects rang
Ing from religious festivals in the
south of Spain to the relative merits
it pear shaped and marquis diamonds.
If a woman's bridge parties are
aot charmingly and perfectly regulat
pd, the guests don't come.
If a really nice woman reads a
nook without removing the paper
:over, well, the crudity of the act
speaks for Itself.
If a sprightly dear Is too Interested
In other's affairs, she l« set down
is ‘'pushing.” If she exhibits no in
terest, she's selfish! The whole
thing must be carried off to the
fineness of a hair.
Not to exclaim with one's choicest
pxpletlve when a friend (who imme
diately becomea an enemy) flashes
i Jneger diamond, that rare and prec
oua African gem, is to Invite social
ostracism.
“What lovely Paquettes!” to say
ivith high degree of enthusiasm when
Hie newly engaged friend shows you
Uer wrist watch. Is to win instant
ipproval for your recognition and
■harp delight In the long, narrow,
nirror-cut diamonds.
There is nothing, absolutely noth
ing. from books, lectures, drama,
ravel, to political science, feats of
engineering, foreign languages and
istronomy that the true social leader
night not. or aspires not, to know:
■ nrt nothing from hflrh diving to high
er mathematics that she cannot do.
Not long ago Oabhy heard a woman
say, “I must learn to play mnh Jong
back yard of the third, the master's
house.
Interior views show ball rooms,
ard rooms, libraries, and even n
spook bedroom, where the traditional
shade walks.
In the formal rooms, mural paint
ings of great beauty challenge the
imagination. Elaborate crystal chan
deliers hang from (lie ceilings, and
each room Is heated by an ornamental
stove, such as are rarely seen In this
country, one of which Is pictured
here. In the spook room, dark cur
tains shade the windows, and heavy
laces canopy the four poster lied In n
far from modern style.
Mrs. KvenlUl and her party will
spend their time with Mrs. Drnndt.
until August when they will leave
(or Paris for a few weeks before re
turning home.
Mrs. Unmbert plane to study with
Monsieur Emil# Coue, famous French
philosopher, nt his home In Nancy,
France, part of the time. Mrs. Ism
hert Is a student of the Coue phlloso
phy and was on# of the local women
who were anxious to bring Coue to
Omaha for a lecture.
1 may be called upon at any time
to take a hand,"
Her unmistakable aim was to be so
cially efficient.
Indeed, we have come to a turn in
the road. Cold, hard information and
applied knowledge pass for culture.
That.kindness of heart and gentleness
of manner so beautifully referred to
by Henry Van Dyke in his symphony
does not offset at all in social reckon
ings a knowledge of the history of a
rare Gobelin tapestry or even. Indeed,
the ability to discourse precisely on
the costume of the Seminole Indian.
No wonder the mania for outlines on
"11 subjects known to man. They
speed up the cramming process which
must endlessly and accurately go on.
□EWEDRY lore for example, Is of
prime Importance to the ambi
tious socially. Not only a
thorough going acquaintance with It,
but a strict abidance by the prin
ciples of the order.
To anyone who knows Jewelry, Its
proper use Is a mark of refinement.
It signifies far more than mere
clothes. A piece of passe jewelry of
fends the connoisseur just as mut
ton-legged sleeves in\ite derision in
a day when no sleeves at all arc
the better way.
A well groomed woman wearing an
old style mounting for her diamond
is an object of pity. She could never
command sufficient respect to be a
leader!
The modern woman, to understand
completely her intricate vanity case,
which Is really a combination of van
ity, clgaret and cash holder with
concealed compartments for keys (the
whole no bigger than a thin cookie),
must have the agile brain of a safe
breaker. Facile use of a spring here
for the rouge stick, or a flap there
for the hidden latch key, Is the result
of application and mechanical In
stinct.
Very ■mart, ultra, ultrlsslmus. Is
the Merry Widow ring, that band of
diamonds circled above and below
by onyx or very dark sapphires. But
it must l>e worn only by the widowed
for the black banding Is significant.
For the matron whose husband |s In
good and lively standing emeralds or
other bright hued stones are combined
with the diamonds.
The wise woman place* herself In
the hands of her Jeweler just as she
resigns herself to the mercies of her
tailor or her masseuse. She goes
periodically to be made over, and she
listens to wisdom from one who
knows.
□ONSIDER for s single moment
the Intrioitle.H of a dinner table.
Even the house maid laughs at
a man who dne« not remove his fin
ger bowl and dolly from (lie rlate
which Is set before him.
And china. Heaven protect US.
Breathes there a woman with soul
so dead that she doesn't know every
vnrlety of china as well ns all manner
of silver, not to mention the ultimate
in linens and handsome dollies?
Not to know Black Narcissus per
fume is vogue when It Is, is to Invite
a mental sneer from better informed
contestants In (he social maelstrom.
And all of this nd Infinitum.
Enough, perhaps, has been said, to
convince the idle reader that one
must never again speak lightly of
the prowess of a woman who has
earned social prestige.
Captains of Industry may know
more about horse power and good se
eurlttes but for close observation,
fleelness of mind, sml enormous ex
panse of knowledge, Ihey are In the
I rimer class compared with the av
erage. up-to-date woman who passes
as cultured, or Indeed, eves possible,
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Miss Eleanor r>uiiiiey diowu, uau^uici ui aim
Ufred J. Brown, and a senior in the Omaha High school, is
ne of the younger girls who is showing great musical tai
nt. She pursues her piano and vocal activities ardently
hough her time is well filled with her school duties, for
he is preparing to enter Smith college, Northampton,
dass., next year, and is in addition, associate editor of the
Register, a member of the O. T. Social club and of the
Spanish and French Student clubs.
Recently Miss Brown joined the choir in the First
Presbyterian church.
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Of interest today is the announcement made by Mr. and
Mrs. O. H. Menold of the betrothal of their daughter,
Marjorie, to John Denny Stocker of Nebraska City, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Stocker of that city.
Mr. Stocker is well known in Omaha, and throughout
the state. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska
where he was affiliated with the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.
Miss Menold attended Bradford Academy.
No date has been set for the wedding, but Mr. Stocker
and his fiancee, plan to make their home in Nebraska City,
following their marriage. Mr. Stocker is spending the week
end in Omaha.
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Miss Josephine Ellick is one of a host of young Omaha
girls who prefer new fields to conquer to a trip home, dur
ing spring vacation from eastern schools.
Miss Ellick, who is a first year student in the Emma
Willard school, will visit her roommate, Miss Natalie
Howard at her home in Providence, R. I. Miss Julia Cald
well, who is also studying in Emma Willard school, will re
turn home, while Charlotte McDonald, a third Omaha girl
there, will go on to the Atlantic coast for her spring recess.
Miss Ellick is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Ellick.
She was graduated last year from the Central High school.
She will continue next year at Emma Willard school, where
she is taking studies preparatory to a librarian’s course at
Connecticut college. ___
Leave for East
Mrs. Roy A. Ralph will give a
bridge dinner Tuesday evening when
24 guests will meet to do honor to Mr.
and Mrs. Julian Goodrich, of New
York, who have been In Omaha for
the past few months and leave soon
for their eastern home.
Mrs. Davies Here
Mrs. A. It Rushton will entertain
Tuesday evening at bridge, and on
Thursday and Friday she will give
luncheons. Her sister-in law, Mrs. Rex
Davis of Utica, Neb., who Is her guest
will be honored at these affairs.
Dartmouth Honors
Stewart Edgerley will spend his
pprlng vacation traveling with the
Dartmouth Player*, the dramatic or
ganization of the college, for which
he has been made assistant manager.
Next year Mr. Edgerley will be man
ager for the players. On their tour
they will play in Northampton. Mass..
New York. Albany and Boston.
Theater and < Supper Party.
Miss Jean Field will entertain 10
guests at an Orpheum party, followed
by supper at her home on Monday
night, honoring Mlsa Helen Sunder
land and Fred Curtis.
C on vention
Days Are
Here
Bv unwritten law, organisation*
ak«* mental vacation during the sum
mer month*. In fact, with the pass
ing of the first day of *pring, their
report cards would probably show
lomethlng like "C” grade for effort.
From now until their last day of
■school," about the middle of June,
dubs will be chiefly occupied with
•onventlons. Unrewardful telephone
'alia upon one’s club friends during
the next two months will doubtless
t>c the result of conventioning. There
ire few large organization* which do
not meet for state or national meet
,ngs between now and June 15.
The biggest meeting In the club
leld is the biennial convention of the
General Federation of Women’B Clubs,
to be held in Los Angeles In June.
Local federated club women will meet
[n district convention at Benson April
3 and 4.
The Y. W. C. A. annual convention
is imminent. It will 1* called at Buf
falo, N. Y„ next month. In the same
city, beginning April 24, will convene
the annual session of the National
L^agu#* of Women Voters.
In far away Noway the College
club stamen-of the world will meet
next summer, breaking the rule for
laxity during the hot season. Justified
as they are by the cool clime of the
picturesque northern country chosen
as a meeting place.
Altrusans will meet for the national
and annual gathering at Kalamazoo,
Mich., April 24-7.
Music teachers will be arriving
from over the state In Omaha early
In May for their annual get-together
lng.
The state D. A. R-’s have Just con
cluded their state convention.
National Junior Leaguers will be
conventioning In Denver in May.
St. Paul, Neb., has been chosen as
the city for the state P. E. O. meet
ing, the third week in May.
A few remaining musical event*
stand for the next month. Jeanne
Gordon on April 9 and Relnald Wer
renrath April 15 will come for the
Chamber of Commerce women. The
Tuesday Musical club season has
closed.
Rebecca West is to lecture for the
Omaha Society of Fine Arts In April.
Judge Florence Allen, probably on
April 13, and Miss Julia Lathrop at a
later date, are yet to come on the
local League of Women Voters lec
ture course.
The Junior league Mah Jong ball
In late April will be the last large
public gathering of the 1923-24 social
season.
The next cry will be "Get eet and
on your mark" for the opening of the
country clubs late In May.
Story by Omaha ^ oman in
the American.
Mary Wetzell Peyton, wife of Major
P. B. Peyton of Omaha. Is the author
of "Passage Money Home.” a story
appearing In the April “American
Magazine.” As the title Informs, it is
"a story of Alaska." Major and Mrs.
Peyton have been in Alaska and the
story comes from first hand knowl
edge.
Mrs. Peyton Is a successful short
story writer having had numerous
acceptances from the best known
magazines. She Is a member of tha
Omaha Woman’s Press club and haa
been prominently Identified with the
manuscript section.
Saturday Dinner.
Mrs Ella Cotton Magee will enter
tain at dinner at her home Saturday
eight.
Dinner Party.
Dr. and Mrs. C. A. 'Hull enter
tained at dinner last night at Hotel
Elackstone.
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Spring Weddings Bring to Omaha Two
Charming Newcomer Brides
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i lie aliiittle weave* Iwek and forth
lietwoen l.lnooln and Omaha, uniting
famine* of the two cltle* Some mar
ilage* take rharmlng girl* from Oma
ha. and other* bring attractive young
matron* to u« The two picture* to
day are to he Omaha'* gnln.
The engagement of Ml** Helen
fturkett of l.lnooln. daughter of for
mer Senator and Mr* K J. Burkett
to Marvin Meyer* of Omaha, has been
announced. Mr. Meyer* 1* th* eon
of Mr. anil Mr*. II. W. M*y*r* of
Manning. Ia. The wedding will take
place May 1 at th* horn* of the
brl.le'a parent*, ami the young couple
will realil* In Omaha, ltoth are for
mer atuilent* of the fnlve rally of
Nebraaka. where Mis* Itnrkett waa a
member of Kopp.i K .p; a tlantma
aororlty nml Mr. Mtyers of the Sigma
Nu fraternity. ~
Th* wedding of Mis* Louis* Leon
ard and John Brow*r Frailer, Jr.
took pine# March’ll5 at th* hom* of
th* bride's parent*, Mr and Mr*. W,
M. Leonard of Lincoln. Th* youth
ful coupl* ar* at hom# at th* til
Reudor apartments Mrs Fra*t*r wilt
I* th* recipient of much social at
tentloit, hnvln* a oitvl* of friend* al
ready established in Omaha