SOCIAL AnriAtv> CLUBS
AFFAIRS *3-0-OI-e-I-y> ORGANIZATIONS
MB. AND MBS. RICHARD
FORD ENTERTAINED
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ford,
2708 CaldwWl street, beautiful
ly entertained Rev. Q. Ellington
Stevenson, A. B., together with
others at their lovely home. The
house was decorated for the oc
casion. Covers were laid for
eight. Present at this lovely af
fair were Rev. Stevenson, Mr.
lamd M’rs. P. JL Norvell, Rev.
I^edsole, Mr/. Z. B. Pearl, Mrs.
Rogers and grandson, Mr. R.
Ford. Each diner did justice to
that laden table.
STYLES TO REFLECT
CHINESE INFLUENCE
Striking Hue* and Polychrome
Effect* Studied.
Parts spring clothes may show a |
Chinese Influence, reports from the
fashion world Indicate.
Stylists credit the predicted Ori
ental trend to the Inspiration of the
International eihlMtlo® of Chinese
art in T^imlon, which several de
signers have seen and more Intend
to visit
Mandarin hats of black straw or
lacquered printed satin, and gold
Chinese bracelets fastening with a
long pin, have already made their
appea-once, while new spring fab
rics, now being shown designers,
reflect an Oriental Influence. Some
prints are patterned with tiny pa
godas or fishes and others with de
signs which recall Oriental porce
lains and vases—tiny flowers with
in larger flowers linked In n
smoothly running pattern.
The striking lines and polychrome
effects of Chinese porcelains, paint
ings and tapestries are being studied
for possible color Inspiration for
spring clothes.
One shoe designer is working on
boudoir bootees of turquoise or
peach blossom pink satin embroid
ered In small flowers, which are cut
to mount well over the ankle in a
manner recalling the Chinese boot.
SWEETHEART GOWN
By CHER1E NICHOLAS
Tills winsome two-piece dress Is so
called because It has heart-shaped
buttons and pockets. Perhaps the
thought of St Valentine Inspired It.
Anyhow, worn on February 14 It
would make quite a “hit” or on any
other day, for that matter, for
there Is no denying this clever frock
Is exceedingly attractive. It Is
made of pure silk crepe In a lovely
rich coral tone entered on the new
color card as sunset. The side
pleated skirt stitched to the hlp
llne Is smartly featured in incom
ing fash Iona Note the four cun
ning heart-shaped pockets and the
unique heart-shaped button fasten
ing. The hat la of the new apun
tex felt The dress Is equally as
attractive In white or any of the
pastel shades. Its short sleeves are
noteworthy since advance new*
give* emphasis to the coming Im
portance of aleovea that are of
above-elbow length.
SURPRISES HER
_
Mi*. John Adama gave a sur
prise party on his wife, Mrs. Ida
Adams, on Saturday. An enjoy
able time is reported. Among those
present were members of the "20
Wonder Club" and a host of frienda
Mrs. Carrie Hale, of Sioux
City, Iowa, arrived in the city
February 16. Mrs. Hale, who is
ill, will make her home with her
mother, Mrs. Sarah Taylor, 2721
Caldwell, until her health im
proves.
Mrs. Inila Wales, 2212 North
21st sir deft, is confined to her
bed.
C. A. Sheldon, 2f>20 Grant
street, Sa confined to his bed
with infiuema.
BRAID TRIMMED
Sr otaaui MKHOCAS
Watch for brald-trlmmed dresses,
suits and ensembles. They are
coming along thick and fast In the
advance spring collections. Flat
braids, any and every sort of braid
ing will give a new aspect to the
new fashions. Soutache, of course,
will he In the lend, for It lends It
self so aptly to versatile treatment.
In the picture the smart ensemble
shown Is of white silk gahc.dlne.
Gabardine, by the way. Is a word
to keep In inlnd, for It Is going to
fenture In headlines the season
through, not only silk gabardine,
hut wool gabardine for the swanky
little tailored suits which promise
to he the rage this spring. The
blouse worn wtih this white gabar
dine Is of navy blue silk Jersey.
White soutache trims yoke aud
belt In vermicelli patterning. Tho
coat Is decidedly new In cut, espe
cially the sleeves.
Clever New Tricks Used to
Get Color Contrasts.
When It comes to feathers yowig
women seem to like the tiny, curled
glided ostrich tip. The folding for
real flowers has also brought in all
sorts of tiny or larger flower deco
rations made of fabric, ranging
from a tiny circle of pink rosebuds
to enormous coronets and tiaras of
satin or velvet.
Color contrast Is not new, but It
Is done In different ways this mid
season. Some of them are the
pocket sections in bright color on
Schiaparelli's white resort suits 1
the red woolen scarfs, tied around
the waistline of Paray's black
frocks; Malnbocher’s light blue
scarf going abound one shoulder
and tied under the arm of a dark
blue evening gown; Plguet's color
pipings on a black dress; llaggy
ltouff's vivid velvet collars and plas
trons on dark dresses; and Lan
vin's multicolor bands around the
tops of dark dresses, both sleeves
and bodices. Those working with
lacc are combining the s.-iim* lico
In two different colors tills season,
as black skirt and royal blue cor
sages bald together by a scarf com
bintag both.
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Tibet's High Mountains
Feature of Strange Land
Tibet, most mywtsrlou* of coun
tries of central Asia, la a land
•blefly of ups and downs, notes a
writer In the Chicago Tribune. High
mountain ranges there are cut by
narrow valleys, the whole of the
country being so rugged and rocky
that It Is capable ef supporting a
population of barely three mlllloa
souls. A tlsable proportion of these
are lumas, or priests who dwell
within lamaseries that ding peril
ously to the steqp slopes of the awe
inspiring mountains.
On the occasional lofty plateau
In this strange land the people carry
on a precarious form of agricul
ture and tend their small drovea of
yaks, great, shaggy oren that are
found In the country also In a wild
state.
The religion ef Tibet Is a for*
of Buddhism known as Lantabuu. It
Includes a widespread belief In re
incarnation. The head of the church,
who likewise is the bead of the
state, bears the title of Dulal lama.
Second lo authority In the country
and the church Is the Tashi lams,
to whom are attributed great spir
itual powers.
Since the Jesuit fathers Orueber
and IVOrvlUe visited Tibet In 1081
few Europeans or other aliens have
bee* permitted to cross Its borders
te visit the sacred cities of Lhasa
aad Shigatae.
Nrw af Phthoe Still
R*c*ir*« English P«iiion
It n more than WO ymir* »jru
since Hie delight**! Ktag BthNrwl
granted an annual pension at one
riark to the Pirraoa of IMnhae nod
hla m tr bps nr i former.
Hut every year since then the
Eugtlsb king's wwr1 Mo been boc
orod, cbacr ee a Ixmdnn writer.
The pansf-m crlgbsatad hi tbo
year 1001 whna tha Dun**, landing
at J^xmeoth, nwrle a Berra attack
on the stay mt rhhsired. At the
height of the bait la. the ICngllati die
covered that thrlr deck at arrows
was almost exha'.Med.
To beat the mm* they most
obtain fruah ropplles. Whet a were
they ta ca»> from*
Up opoke the bluff pare**! of the
ltrtle *:Uaff* of ‘'Olre me
a horse ar.d I will rhto into Kitetcr
and bring yea all tbo arrows you
need.*
They pare bln* the hers* and furi
ously covering the two mile* Into
Exeter. he fulfilled his protnUo.
That load of arrows turned th* tide
of battle.
Since then more than forty kings
or queens have ruled England, but
Kthetred's promise had been kept by
sll his royal successor*.
Irish Celtic in Origin
The Irish people, while a mixture
of race, are lurgely Celtic in origin,
descended from the Celts, part of
Ihe great Aryan race which swept
ov.er Europe many centuries before
the Christian eca. They are not
Semitic In origin. There are va
rious traditions nnd poetic failles
to account for the early Inin,. Hants
of Ireland, before the Col Me Inva
sion. Constantin Maxwell's Short
History of Ireland refers to the
legends of Invasions and coloniza
tions hy tlve different peoples, t
I’arthalonlnna, Nemctlluns. Cirb >|;
Dedannans nnd Milesians. Tin.
Milesians, last of l'ie Celtic speak
ing colonies to come to Ireland, me
supposed to have arrived between
1700 and 1000 B. C., from Scythia,
through Thrace, Egypt. Gothland,
Britain nnd Spnln.
Oliver Cromwell a* Dictator
There la Hltle disputing the fact
that Oliver Cromwell, during his
office ns Lord Protector of England,
exercised dictatorial powers, al
though Id his pronouncements he
Invariably associated himself with
the parliament and acted lu co
operation with the parliament when
that body was sitting. In its aiw
sence he alone decided matters of
state, but persisted until Ms death
In accepting only the title of Lord
Protector, having refused the otter
of crown made by the parliament.
Indians Traced to Yellow Race
The original re) nmn, the Amer
ican Indian, came from pure yellow
stock and did not carry any black
strain from admixtures with na
tives of Oceania, reports Dr. Ales
Hrdllcka, curator of anthropology
of the Smithsonian Institution,
Washington. He brands as ••fabu
lous” the theories thnf natives of
the Oceanic Islands left tlicir Im
print on the American continent.
These Islands were occupied by the
Melanesian peonies only as recent
ly as the Hut millennium before
Christ, at which time the New
world had been populated for sev
eral thousand years from Mongo
lian stock, ski.tut have been foetid
In the Amorims which seem to In
dicate Melanesian origin, hut these
always p*ove to fall within the va
riations known te occur among the
Indians, declare* Doctor Hrdllcka.
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A D VICE
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By Mias Trobbl Watters
B. P. and C- M—You will receive
your private replies next week.
Dear Miss Watters—My husband
opens my letters without my per
mission. What shall I do to stop
him? He says that it is alright
for me to open his- I am not in
terested in reading other people’s
letters and I don’t want anybody
reading mine—J. S. C.
Answer—Ha is probably inter
e-ted in reading your mail because
your actions causes him to be
lieve that you are carrying on im
proper correspondence. The best
way to stop him would be to permit
him to read all of the le‘ters until
he has convinced himself that he
is wrong in ever suspecting that
you would try to put something
over on hint- There is no rea
son for secrecy between husband
and wife, although it is practiced
in many instances.
Dear Mb* Watters—I did a fa
vor for a man three nsontha ago
because of nothing more than sym
pathy. hhrer since ho has hounded
me to death with proposals of
love and marriage- Now this man
could never be anything to me but
just a friend and I have told
him so But he keeps on being a
p-vtt ’That, shall I do to convince
Lira?—P. B.
ANSWEIt'—"Stop araUing when
you say them words. Stop boieg
Bo attractive to him and stop br
ing flattered by lib pcnr stance, as
you probably are- Menage to nave
something ebo to do when he seeks
audience.
—
Dear Miss Watte-.a:—I met e.
boy " months -go a>id we have hai
several dates. Ha says he iikes
| rro ard treats nys swell when we
ara together. But ho never call a
rwi first- I would like to have ham
for a steady boy friend but I don’t
dike the idea of running after nim
What should i! do to make him
more interested in me?
ANSWER:—It would probably
M better to let him take the in
itiative in this particular case un
til he has proven by his attention
.that he is really interested in you
I SICK LIST
Mr. H. Bryant, 2809 R. St, h-.3
been sick for sev .ra! days. A\ trio
writing, he is still confined to Liu
bed.
Mrs. Mar;/ Lewis, r;,20 S. 25th
St, is i'niprir. ,ng’ slowly dj sr a'.i
illness of some two or thre - week
duration
Mrs. Lavr ' Ba .|:s, f MJ
I St-, who lias bee^. il! for tevera*
[ days, is improving.
Mr. J. p. Bmca, 2306 Malison
, St., is row nbie to be r,bourvt't^r
[several weeks illness.
Mrs. Helen M. Sampson, 1260
Lake St., who suffered a ner
vous breakdown and stroke on
i October 26, is recovering. Mm.
Sampson is making an effort to
[secure a home under the R»
i Settlement plan, location of
I which is twenty miles west of
[Omaha, near Waterloo, Neb.
—
Omahc. Arena Present
Tuesday Ficltt Card
| Rome of the promising young
fighters of the west will bo. pre
sented in 23 round® of fistcuff at
the Omaha Arena. 22nd and Hick
ory streets. Tuesday, March 3rd,
beginnng at 8:30 p. m- The mateh
i ea aro being sponsored by Earl
Puryear, local premotor- The pr
limaries will hielude: Jinny Sesto
and Willwr Berten. 6 rounds; Tig
er Lilly and Rmokey Franczek 4
rounds; Harold F.rrce and Hark
Johneck, 4 rouada; Bill Blake ard
Bill Yurra, 4 rounds- Tha princi
pals in the 8 round main events
anil be Kid Spencer, 1S5 pound
Denver boy vs- Al- Soukup, also
135 of Cicero.
Slight Error Found in
Fahrenheit Thermometer
Fahrenheit, who made the first
mercury - glass thermometer, arbi
trarily assumed that the amount ot
expansion of mercury was exactly
proportional to the increase o<
temperature. The error of thia as
sumption was learned when It was
found that the rates of expansion
of different liquids were not strict
ly proportional to each other and
therefore not proportional to the
temperature.
Thermodynamical calculations
have shown, writes Dr. Thomns M.
Beck, In the Chicago Tribune, that
temperature la exactly proportional
to the pressure of an Ideal gas
(that Is, a gas whose molecules
possess neither weight m>r vol
ume). Unfortunately, an Ideal gas
exists only as a theoretical concept.
Ilowever, certain gasea, particu
larly hydrogen and helium, ap
proach the ideal In behavior and,
by application of small corrections,
cun be made o give the same re
sults as an Ideal gr.s. Consequent
ly the eor.-eeted hydrogen thermom
eter Is the standard od which all
thermometers are based and la
used for the most precise tempera
m-e measurements.
The hydrogen thermometer fa
rather cumbersome, so for every
day pu^tottes the mercury ther
mometer la nsed. Obviously it can
not be wsad below the freezing
point of mercury (—40 degree*).
ff.»r such temperatures thermome
ter* fill-id with alcohol or pentane
(a luw-mlMng gosobne) are used.
For tea;;* rMirr.-s above the bolls ng
point of mercury (about TOO de
g'-ex*) another liquid metal, gal
Horn, has found application, and
»b%»ve the softer»ng t.mpor*tu~e of
glass (about 1,3)0 degrees) the
therwetnotsr tube ta nude cf
quarts.
BaiiSn; Mineral VVator
From Lava cn r.n Salami
The topography of the ulancl ot’
Jm'bla In the MedltiMrairaa.-i sea
has been shaped to an extent by
Llcntt Bpoio.o, ones au active vol
cano, but illicit'- now lor seven ecu
;dries. Thrcrghoot the liUad. ob
s-*rv«»; a writer la the New York
Times, the algrs of Its last erup
tion are found in ha ultraed lava,
an! mttlcrlj'ng the ref.lou ot Tort?
d'lschia ari; rteiraslty of trailing min
eral xrultr, which are pumped up
when native* dezl-i* a betb. Crude
baths, width the lsh.nd.xra hold
have therapeutic qualities, have
been hewn In the rocks.
The grapes of Runtorin are Its
principal product tts steep cliffs
are mounted by way of terraced
stairways and archea hewn ;a the
stun?. On the sacred cliffs of ths
Prophet Elijah, 1,-400 feet above (he
sea, stands a great white n onas
tery, snrronnded by a dozen
chu ehes, which, In turn, are edged
by vineyards. Hundreds of don
keys carry the people to the cliff
villages or to the vineyards, wh:*re
Uland neighbors gather annually
to participate In rfuntorin's wine
making.
Origin of Olympics
It !s vt .-.v popular to apply the
w< rj O'yiijil.' to any groat ceiebra
t:'n of spoil. The word is de
rived from the rami1 of tho plain,
Olympia, where an.denL (tree,:
gani-g, vver» Kid. In thoje pagan
days i i? an*’l its; credited toe gods
vbh being human, and according
ly did MI they couid to please
them. One of the Ideas of their
gsnits pnil entertainments was to
enter .aIn t!ir. ilehlcs who d welt on
Mount. Oly nnnts. The most fa
nioni of the guinea were those spe
cially arranged for that, purpose,
and they were named Olympic. A
period of four years elapsed be
tween the games. That period was
called the Olympiad, nnd frrni the
year 77tt It. i\ was used to measure
time. Tire Olympic games thus de
noted a very special exhibition,
and that Is why the word applies
to the greater festivals of sport.—
Montreal Herald.
Short Siiirti Forecast by
Survey of Studio Style#
Short skirts for American wom
en—at least, shorter skirts—are on
the way, a survey of Hollywood dis
closed.
For American women, following
the styles set by the screen stars,
are sure to adopt the mode soon
| to be brought to the screen by Fran
cis Langford in "Collegiate" and
| other uctrcssos, including Carole
Lombard, Marlene Dietrich, Norma
Shearer, Claudette Colbert and
Joan Crawford, according to Travis
Uanton, Paramount stylist.
"The new skirts will fall about
three Inches below the knee for an
average of 11 Inches from the
tli or," Fauton explained.
"Some skirts may be 12 Inches
from the floor, but before a woman
adopts that length she should have
a pretty good idea of what her legs
look like to other people."
Bactrian Camel, Central
Asia’s Beast of Borden
Quite s lot of people think that
n etiL.el with two httinps is not a
camel at all but a “dromedary."
This Is not so. The two-bamped
animal, which for many centuries
has been the mainstay of Oentrsl
Aslan transport, is the Bactrian
camel, states a writer In the Mon
treal Herald.
It Is shorter Is the leg and has
stouter and harder feet than Its re
lations in warmer ellmes. and Its
thick hair enables ft te withstand
the bitter winds and My cold of
winter In Central Aida.
The drsmedary M a name gives
to the swift riding eased ef Ara
bia ami North Africa to distinguish
It from the ordinary park carrying
camels so familiar So ns In pic
tures of caravans.
Speaking generally, the tsro
hnmped animal Is f—d la eetd
climates and the —-hsuipsd 1s
warmer regions, noth as Arabia.
North Africa, Sahara, Egypt, So
da a, etc. Beth Erl ads have the
same wdl-hsawn eepnatoy «f stor
ing water, a trnanty Mart makes
them Invaluable hi scutes* where
wells and eases any be huudiodw
ef aifles apart A drowadttif will
keep a steady eight to Ms urHos
an hr,nr across sMftiag. homing
set Tend, and, by abasiblui. the
nutriment Is Its hasp rad drawing
on rts reserves ef water. Is able to
oat ft.me for aa extraordinary
length ef tfme.
CM Lon? Known; Um for
I* tc the Abc'M Wan
The tvct.*t?F;ee of «m turn been
kuewn or.i. need M :nv nFvnt for
ti>«vuwi»fe of jcam, The mm of
NoafcN Sr*: wvre calked with as
JrV»H W petroleum pitch which Seat
ed w shore an the Bead sea. It
«« »j*d ns Bortov ta the eoatarae
tov « tike Tower of Babel, mi an
meet Bgy ;.Uans mol Vt be haprog
rste tha wrappings of ttw4r mom
mlen. Nebnebadneanar was pvob
c By tha first persoa ta ever fw t*.
pbalt for paving when he need ft
to smooth the stmts of Babylon
over which he was aeenstemed to
Hde in his go Idea chariot. I’etro
leon also foand Its nee* In ancient
wars.
According tc legend, the ancient
Greeks destroyed the threatening
Scythian fleet by revering the wa
ters around It with all and then
Igniting It And we read In the his
tory of Home of the old general
who won a battle against the Tan
da 1 hordes by covering pigs with
oil and then setting them afire and
driving them Into the ranks of the
advancing barbarians. Some early
tribes worshiped the flumes pro
duced by escaping gas which had
accidentally eanght fire. Indlaus
and even early whites in America
considered "rock oil” valuable as
medicine.—Pathfinder Magazine.
Here is one of the newer sports
hats. Mary Carlisle, known in film
stardom, wears this new' spring hat
with her smart checked tailored
suit. Here you get a “perfect pic
ture” of what is to be this spring.
Indeed, suits are front page new’g,
esi*eclally the man-tailored sort
with briaf jackets neatly buttoned
and plentifully pocketed. The hat
Is of spuntex felt with a loose zig
zag yarn stitch In rows forming a
pleasing contrast as well as being
highly decorative.
Glad Hand*
Nothing is gayer than gold and
silver tissue evening gloves seen
these days. They are long and
very, very elegant
TROJAN CLUB
On Tuesday, February 18,
the Trojans met in almost per
fect attendance. The first haif
hour was spent in chorus sing
ing, directed by Mrs. Rae Lee
Jones. Mrs. Jones will direct
the group singing, accompanied
by Mrs. Helen McWhorter, each
Tuesday evening from 8:30 to
9:15.
Robeta Pharr, Reporter.
20 WONDER
The Club met at the residence of
Mn». Moore, 1218 S. 17 St, with
Mrs- Cunningham as hostess. Two
new members were added—Mr. and
Mrs. Sims.
Election of officers resulted In
the following:
Mr Wyatt Cooper, President
Mrs- Ida Adams , Vice-President
Mrs. Mae Elmore. Secretary
Mrs- Diggs, Treasurer.
After a delightful repast bad
been served, the Club adjourned
to meet at the home of Mr. and
Mrs- Diggs, 1518 N 25th St
Wyatt Cooper, Pres.
D orothy Jones, Reporter
PARADISE BAPTIST
CHURCH
Sunday School was well at
tended the past Sunday, as were
the services. The morning mes
sage was delivered by the Past
or, Rev. J. T. Carter, subject,
“The Right Mind.” Local min
ister, Rev. D. A. Campbell
preached in sermonettee on the
“Harp of God*" at 3:00 p. m,
at Salem Baptist church. Rfcrv.
S. S. Whitlaw, visitor, delivered
the message at 8 00 p. m., sub
ject “The Christ Of the
Church.” Visitors are always
welcome.
Mrs. W. K Robinson, Reporter.
Riev. D. A. Campbell, promin
ent young minister of this city,
composed the following poem
with biblical foundation (St.
Luke 22 Chapter, 54 and 60
verses; Chapter 23, 43 and 46
verses.)
Father! (The word He cried)
Son of Thine, and yet denied.
By my brothers dragged and
trieel
Scoffeel and scourged and cru
cified
With ai thief on each sidle.
Brothers mine, alike belied
Arms of mercy, open wide,
Father! Forgive, and dieel.
FRIENDLY 16
The Friendly 16 Bridge Club
met at the home of Lloyd Gray,
2716 Corby St., Monday night,
February 24. Three rounds of
bridge were played. Chas. Latt
er won high score. A delicious
repast was served by the host.
F. Dennis was a visitor.
.T. Comer will enterta:n the
club Monday, March 2, at 1839
North 23rd street.
Mosaic Grant, Pres.
Son Arrives
Mr. and Mrs. Colie Jaco are
the proud parents of an eight
pound son. Mrs. Jaco will be re
membered as Thelma B. Yourell.
Mrs. Wilson and Mickey Jean
wilson left Omaha Sunday af
ternoon for little Rock, Ar
kansas, where they will visit
Mrs. Wilson’s mother, Mrs. R
S. Henderson.
