- ™s"i- •• I The Omaha Sunday . 'Jee I ~ L ■ - - V - —— 1 - - _■L_L"f PART THREE OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1925. ' " ' —— ' 1 ' 1 ---ii ...... aaiaa>aaOT^^^^^^ ... N Gabby Says —n mi ■ e————— TH® eldest valentine# In Omaha will com# to light thle week. Love note* our grandmother# re eelved from ouv grajiddaddlea will be drawn out of trunk* and portfolio# for the exhibit th* Boclety of Fine Arts will hold, beginning Wpdneeday. A national collection of old valen tine* arrive* from th* east that d*y and in It will be tha first one made In America. It wma fashioned by Esther Howland of Worcester, Mass., in 1849. Mrs. H. H. JefTries, S8 years, who makes her home with her niece, MUs t'urrlne Puissant, will enter a valen tine sent by the late Captain vJeffrlea in 1856, when she was Adeline Uoyette, 19, of St. Louis. It Is an enchanting thing, far prattler than those of today, of eilver lace paper, in a silver lace paper envelope. There is a basket of flowers painted on It nnd in an opening In the back a mes sage transcribed in a stiff formal hand of the 50s. With this valentine will be a pair of daguerreotypes of Captain and Mra. Jeffries, wherein she wears a poke bonnet, with a brim couched in tiny blooms, and he a high stock and impressive tie. Mrs. Mary Hulst will enter a valen tine sent in 1857 to irer mother, Mrs. Charlotte Mitchell, then Miss Rami - burgh of Frederick, Md. Th# donor, later an officer in the southern forces, betrayed excellent taste in the sil ver lace which borders a whit* parch ment heart. Rose* of pink and blue flourish at th# edge of the heart, which bears a ailver cupid. Mrs. Mitchell Is wearing a hoopskirt In the daguerreotype which accompa nies it. Gabby looks forward to the first comic. Who has it? MAHA reclaims another of her 0 daughters wrho bade fair tci leave soon for residence In Boston. The girl, a senior at a famous east ern college, who recently became an heiress on the demise of her grand mother, has declared that the en gagement announced last year is in definitely postponed for she wauls a career. She is most attractive und,the three years she has devoted to her ex iluncee have been the despair of Omaha swains who sought her hand. SHAME on the magnates of Ameri can magazine fame who pu sh minute recipes of success for an astounded world to follow. Mrs. It. J. Dinning has had, perhaps the most conspicuous success, as nils tress of a well-ordered household, of any woman in town. She has kept the m.t'ne cook. Mary, for 28 years, and ill nIio will say about her methods is "We both run things together and we it. Improve with age.” Mary is tliat American rarity, an V >ld family retainer, and nii'hrttst in i. >4- lirUi, Many an envious housewife has sought her services, but she has i'lwnys resisted their blandishments. Each week—Just as an extra atten tion she sends salad dressings and cakes lo the Robert 111nninga. Emma, the second girl, has been with Mrs. Dinning for three yearB, but she has long served her as seam stress, and made the baby dresses in which Mr*. Allan Tukey (Louise Din ning) was so fetching. • Friends of Mrs. Dinning never mar vel at these feats for she la renowned for her tact and amiability. Children’s Parties for the Marionettes on Thursday. • Parties are being planned almost dally for the •’Marionette Players” appearing at the Brandels theater February 12, sponsored by Omaha Aitrusa club to raise money for the rational Aitrusa Convention to be held In Omaha In April. j Matinee bog party hostesses in-! elude: Mrs. Arthur Gulou, tvho will give a party of 12 for her daughter '.Irian: Mrs. William Herdman who will have 6 guests for Mary Jane Herd man: Mrs. Henry Poorly * guests for Peggy Poorly, l.lne parties at the matinee for children will be'given by Mrs. A. W. Gordon, who will have 4; Mrs. Frank Martin, 5: Mrs. W. R. Wood, 3; Mrs. Sidney A. Manley, 4; Mrs. V, R. Gould, 5; Mrs. W. I* Shearer, 4; Mrs. George Rasmussen, 6: Mrs. Arthur Rogers. 5; Mrs. J. C. McClure, 3; Mrs. H. B. Harms, 3: Airs. George Ij. Howell, 4; Afrs. Chrls tiancy, 4 for Betty Jane; Windsor Ms geath, 8: Mrs. John Smith, 4; Airs. Harley Moorehead, 8: Pr. Nora Fair child. 12. Afrs. C. F. Pratt’s pupils In the School of Individual Instruc tion have made up a line party of 10. .Three bones have been reserved by *tiie Business Women’s club through their president, Alisa Anna Oleson. , Miss Woods’ class room of Pundee School, having earned a halt holiday cn ,i(-count of high averages, has voted to attend the Brandels for the marionettes. The eighth grade ef Comentus school, chaperoned by their teacher. Alias Pulu M. Hlclfey, will also at tend In a body. Losers nt Bridge Give Winners Dinner Party After a Year’s Play. Four prise winners of a bridge club of eight will Mp the rewards of a year’s canny >laylng on Tuesday evening when fiey with their hus bands will be guests of Mesdames George A. Steinheimer. J. W, Van Camp, S. J. Farrington, and J. H. Ready and their husbands at the •tslnhelmer boms. The lucky ones ere Mesdames H. B. Ramsey. A. M. Giles, B. E. MeCulley and R. I,. Gilmore. They were high scorers during 1924 at their weekly bridge eightsome. Prises were de clared taboo, but to avoid overbidding a penalty of a dinner given by the losers to the winners was placed on the game. "- ■ ■ Sk Valentine l,Mneheons. Mrs. Ray Stryker will entertain *t a Valentine luncheon at her home, £antrda>, February 14. I Cosmo Hamilton Here Friday for Drama League Cosmo Hamilton, a brother of Sir Philip Gibbs, will speak at the Bran dais theater on Friday afternoon. Feb ruary 13, at 4, under the auspices of the Omaha Drama, league. His subject will be, "The Theater." The Saturday Evening Post ran in the (all a series of articles by hint on this subject and his photoplay. "The Scandal," Was shown at the Bun. He ha£ spent a great while In Hollywood, aiding In the production of his own dramas and studying the needs and possibilities of future productions. Hln latest book, called "Unwritten History," contains reminiscences of famous folk as vailed In character as are Sir Philip Gibbs, Rudolph Valen tine, Mrs. Slargot Asquith and Mary Pickford. Percy Hammond says he is perhaps the most brilliant man of his ac quaintance. "I am seldom so happy; as when he is near l>y, stimulating me' with his profound and yvitty conver sation. I have never heart! him inak# a cheap or dull remark." Admission is free to Drama league members. Two dollars single admis sion or |3 for Cosmo Hamilton on February 13, and Mnj. Vivian Gibbot on March 17. Misses Keller and Reed Give Tea for Miss Wolfe aud Guests. Miss Emily Keller and Mis* Erna Reed will give a tea today from 5 to 7 at the home of Miss Keller, for MUs Gwendolyn Wolfe and her guests. Miss I.etltla Creighton, and Mrs. Ensign Otis, all of Rock land, Me., who arrived Saturday and are at the Joseph Baidrlge home. Mrs. Ware Hail entertained the visitors at a luncheon given” on Saturday in her home, and Friday of next week Mrs. Fred Daugherty will give a luncheon at the Omaha club. That evening the party will leuve for Minneapolis. Book Glub Meeting. The Book • lull will meet with Mrs. | William I). McHugh. Jr., on Wednes day afternoon. Bridge (lul) Meet Friday . I Mnj. Joseph T.ewls will entertain tier bridge chili on Friday. Masquerade Party. Mr. anti Mrs. Robert TJinnlng, jr„ will entertain at a Valentine mas querade buffet supper for 30 guests Saturday, February 14, at their home. Alaeeon (iub Masquerade. Alsecon club will entertain at a masquerade Valentine party Friday evening, at the home of Mrs. Eunice j 0 Elizabeth Barker Sets Wedding Day for Feb. 23 A surprise to their friends was the announcement made today by Mr. and Mr*. Joseph Burlier of Mo'n day, February '-’3. as the wed ding date of their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Barker, to Sir. Irving Bus sing of Toronto, Ontario, as the wed ding had aheady been announced for June. Tlie wedding will take place at high noon at St. Barnabas Episcopal church. Rev. Lloyd Holsappie will reud the marriage lines. The bride and groom will make their home in Toronto for a time, later going to New York Oity to live. Miss Har.er is an active member of the Omaha Junior league and a former princess of Ak Sar-Ben. She distinguished herself, at Columbia uni versity last year. The week end of February 21 will be a busy one for Miss Barker’s sister. Miss Virginia Barker, who will oe maid of honor for her sister, and a bridesmaid at the wedding of Miss Stoyd Smith and 'Sfoyd Stanford, /r. home: portrait bv cXrveh __ l;*' Wlndheim, 917 South Thirty-eighth street. Register with Miss Sleeper at the Y. AY. C.*A. by Thursday eve til§E To Address Business Women. Rev. Ada Slone Anderson will ad dress the Omaha Business Woman'* club at the A'. AV. C. A auditorium, cn Tuesday. Febrnury 10. at >> p. m.. on the subject ‘T’eMontil Ouenes." Preceding the ntfarers by Mrs. Ander son will be the fellowship dinner, at 6*5. Rev. Anderson received her educa tion In Omaha, taught in schools for a number of years and Is now asso ciate pastor of the Plymouth Congre gational church. Mrs. John J,. Mt-Cague, jr., Is In < 'hlt-ago., ' " ' '_— - ' UCrs. C. rvenln* bridge hosts on Saturday, February 21. t H For Mrn. Barnifttlor. \Hsh Irene Powell will entertain at luncheon at her home Wednesday fur M'W. Richard Hn ruiettler. « rc,<,it| In .do, 1 Sunday Supper Party. ^ Mr. and Mr*. T. I>. Pavla wilt en t.irtiitn at x dinnnr pnrt.v atthairhoaa* this evening, y