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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1893)
rmrrw S-V&AM TT Ti TT tr T > r T < . arTMTlAtr TInt1irr > 'K1T > IT TOai.T\V17VTV "DA/IPCI WHAT SHAH WE DO WITH IT ? Ths Fair and the Franchise In Two SlaUs Wb&t Then ? A SPICY LECTURE BY KATE FIELD Opaloiit Opportunities lor Orent , Benin- cent lleformf In Governmental nit ImluntrlM Mnr Will Wuratn intl > rncn TIicinT lCVi/l ) ) fuMttl t > u A'nlc ri'M.1 Wjomlng &ttvo women the ballot j airs ago. WhM have they done \\lth llf Uy n majority of noiii U 7OoO the men of Colorado have Just decided that the women of Ihu Centennial state shall hc-iicofoi th stand upon an equality with them Hum inly , It U Just In those tnoii ot the Rio.il divide to place women whoio they logically belong. Now then , what will my slstcis do with the billotT Will Ihi-y retwo to go to the noils. Kite super- line mm of inj acqu.untanu1 , who least that they noun- voted in their lives , wouldn't at- loud a polltle.il primary for the \\oild , yet abuse our form of govcuimi'itt an .bomg the most corrupt on earth , which it K notf The Kovotnmcnt is precisely what pcopio make it ; If thohoitulcmcnt betray the lapublic by igiioiiug primal los and polls , they deserve to bo l-txed to death nnd to undergo the worst foirn of tiranny-the tyranny of Ignorance. Again 1 ask. wh.it will Colorado women do with their new power ? Dothov io.\li/.o what sort of a Rovciiior thcv have , nnd that on them may tuui the f.Uo c-t tholr Kieat stater \\liltlicybilng ic.ison to bcaron tholr no- litlt.il duties and lodccm tholr sox from the stlgm.i of icntlmontallty with wliicji Its past in smlrchc-il t JJo they watch the sign * of the tlncs | and trim their lamps accordingly ? Tim Unfavored fair. What of us women to whpm the ballot is still denied ? Can wo do nothing to stem the tldo of Industrial depression that threatens to submerge ninny struggling noutst Shall wo bo content to sit down and mo.ru at hard times and feel wo have done our whole duty by WP.U ing old gowns , mak ing over old bonnets nnd discharging em- ploios who thc-ioby face possible starva tion ? Will this sort of economy keep fac- toilcs going and loul to brlgliter sklosl "Whatcan wo dot" 1 hoar many woni'-n nsk. Nothing or everything. All depends on yourselves , in v cloir sisters. Bo you re publicans , domociats or independents , jou can , my sisters , bo of incalculable bonoilt to vour country if jou onoo pet it into vour heads that jou disburse the money of the family nnd that the fate of the nation hangs on how jou spend what jour male kind eirn. Trade Is Ulstmbed because of proposed changes In the tariff. Got up meetings in nil jour towns and villages nnd resolve that jou will reform jour wajs of dtesslng. Methinks - thinks I see all womankind lly at the bare suggestion. 'Lhcro is something about the word "loform" that strikes terror to the aver ago breast , and when used in connec tion with dress , ficozcs feminine blood and causes feminine hair tostnnd on end. Why ? Hofoim is a good word. It ought to signify whatever is best for the human race. Per haps this Is the reason why ttio human race rebels , being singularly unanimous in the opinion that whatever is naughty must bo nlco and that reform means the abolition of pleasure. Kefunns rrowned Upon. As regards dress , there is but one popular verdict , lloform is sjnonvmous with ugli Is ness , If not with imscullnitj' . And there is Ii Kiouiid for this belief. The pioneers in revo i- lution aio targets for ridicule. They seem to attract cccontilcity and'adventurers as magnets attract steel tilings. All the maniacs , all the long-haired , unhinged men nnd the short-haired , loud-talking women i , swarm aiouna thoai and bring tholr cause into disrepute. It is a fearful penalty oo uay for being nhead of one's time and is prone to disgust the fastidious Only divine courage can face the vvoild with a startling idea. idea.What What women nro by nature it is presump tuous to assume , nature so far having had very llttlo and custom and society having had a gieat deal to do with my sex. Iho f cm i nine product evolved from 0,000 ) years of absolute subjection absolute at least until the advent of Chris tian civilization docs not look kindly sa sm nnovatlon. Women as a sex are consciva- tlvo In politics , religion and society. They ! frown upon change , unless it bo a fashion. Hence their horrorof reform in dross , which : is the antipodes of fashion. The female mind at once pictures a very uglj' , angular woman in grcon glasses and male attire , looking lllco a cross between the two sexes and acting like an escaped lunatic. iya present plea , nowovor , does not r of or to iyu revolution in style of diess , but to a revolu tion In the materials composing it. So , dear sisters , please keep on reading. Tor some years alapacas nnd other stiff Kntjllsh fabrics have boon in disuse , owing ? loan advnnco In tnsto , duo laigoly to Wil liam Morris and his aesthetic school. It Is Impossible to bo "limp" or to "cling" In garments that do not lend themselves to sinuous movements : heni'o the soft stufls of Fiance captured the market , nnd sh manufacturers looked on with dlsmaj' . In stead of accepting the sUuation and en- dcavoilng to cquil if not excel their clover ' neighbors , our cousins sat down and and 5row poorer whllo waiting for a day that .is . end. r'ntronUinc Homo Imlnntrlri. Later Hngland's wail grow long and loud. Appeals vveio made in high quarters for a change of fashion , and Lady Bectlvo val iantly came to tbo fore , pledging herself and her friends to wear stiff Hngllsh goods on every possible and Impossible occasion. "Dectlvo cloth" sounds hotter and seems more insinuative than alpaca , but if report bo correct , her ladjshlp took her rue with a difference. Like the patient who carefully disguises his dose of cod-llveroil in sherry , I-ndy Boctrvo mingled alpaca w 1th silks and jewels , and thus evolved n hybrid toilet , lulling to obtain the support of the princess of Wales , this movement led to no revolu tion. Having arrived at the dregs of ugli ness , the world Is now struggling to bo more or less picturesque , PI Inclpally loss. The worth of Lidy Bective's zeal lay In its iiattlotlsm , "My country , light or wrong , " Is a narrow sentiment , yet it is bettor for the Individual nnd the state than that which leads American women to doubt , if not I to despise , w hat is homo-mado. I fear , it must bo confessed , that the greatest enemies team in ogress are women. Now , my sisters , 1 am approaching the pith of my nnpcal and bog jou will give hood. There ate moio women's clubs in tills land than you can shake ; a thousand sticks nt , nnd if they wilt duvoto this \v Inter to cat rj ing out a practical sug- Kcstlon , the reason of tholr existence will need no explanation , The old French proverb. "What woman wills Godwins , " is so tiuothat whenever the majority of my sex want any kind of re- foim they will gel it. When an Intelligent ; woman wishes to help her sox she seeks her allies among men and llnds them. Society , luxury , superficial education , thu fear of Incurring curring masculine displeasure and spoiling the matrimonial market , make most women deaf and blind to glaring evils , 11 Is pitiful yet It need not bo even lasting. When u I iuly Bectlvo advocates even so ninny tin- sympathetic a fabric ns alpaca , on the solo gromm that Ungllsh women should uphold tholr own manufactures , it Is u cheering sign of the times. In the ojoh of manly men a woman becomes moio , not less , by lov ing her country. Are theiu no Lady Hoc- thca in this republic ! Is tln > ro none to > ad vocate American goods In proftnenco to for eign 1 Kico trade In diy goods would bring no trouble in Its wake tvera thu wearing of American manufactures to bo made fash , ionable. American enterprise In silks , rib bens nnd line fabrics has succeeded in splto of feninht prejudice. Homo goods are con- quoting trade because of increasing excel lence. It only needs the hourly co operation of my sox to troep a deal of gold nt homo that now crosses the Allan ) io to our detriment. ' American women proved tholr patriotism during the war by unsolllsti dovotioo to our soldiers Patriotism durinir this industrial panic is uo less vital. On women devolve ftrurly expanditurei ; ou tUeui , therefor the nation1 * credit Isrzely depends Will they remember that the more ttiej buj homo manufacture * the let * their frthrnand will beii debt and the bettor off vvt.I bo our populMiont Thaio who rail nt woman's ex travagance In one breath nhllo dono.mcln In anoiher their study of political economy , fall toreallfe trnt vrant ot thourht niaucs hnvoc with the futnlly purse 1'ntrlntUm Abronil. When last In Hurop * 1 Imported American atln , determined to practice what I preach , a pe of such dinictilty apparently as i to be attempted. I went so far ns to prevail , upon Worth to mVco up this material , though It is against his rules to expend < his taste on foreign faUr i > s. ' 1 he result suit was a beiutiful costume , jot It well nigh ! required n surgical operation to mivko some women believe that the satin was American. "Is It posslblol" "I'd no Idea such good looking sail could bo miidn in this country" "Dots it vveart" "Aro you qulto sure it is ptuosllkl" wore the usual exclamations nnd questions Bless their Ig norant souls , women don't rnalUe that Hu- ropeon < blacK slln has bf-en doterioratlni * so inpldly ns to greitlv help its successful pro duction in the United States. Our manufac turers take n foreign silk , 11 ml out its weak nesses and Improve upon it , while women buy the imported article complacently , be lieving that they show superior taste and acumen Unfortunately there Is much snobbishness among well.to-do Amnrlcaus , proving that thu old piovlncl.il feeling has not jet boon outi'ro < rn. It Is f Unworthy of a great nation , and until our women become disabused of the Idea that they must go abroad for every thing , from bonnets to wines , we need not boast of American independence. Now then , my sisters , will you mend your wnj's In shopping ? Instead of asking for ImiKUtations | you will ask for homo made goods , and when merchants saj' they do not keep them will jou.seck such met chants us do ? ; Onlv a few dajs ago I hoard of n prom inent citizen of Chicago who transferred tils custom ! to u tailor who was wlllluB to make up American material. Follow the example ofmo this patriot , dear sisters , and jou will do moio toward restoring confidence among our manufacturers than all the lobbies and prajers nnd petitions against thr now tariff bill that ever woto dtcamcd of. What } Is your answer , rny sisters ? KATE FIELD. r.LUO4I. . MU1ICAL CHICLES. There has been a rumor In/nuslcal circles the past -VCOK that the Tavary Opera com panv had "gone in" on account of bad busi ness. No thl tic doiinlto wns known of the rumor by the management of the Western Ooera association , but a letter from Miss ( J. C. Tcnnant Clary , from Sioux City , gives the following encouraging information : "In reply to numerous inquiries , please say that there will bo n season of grand opera nt Boyd's theater April 21 to 23 , tickets for which will bo sold by subscription. " As Miss Clary says if the Tavary Opera com pany has failed , of which she has no knowl edge , "It is another strong argument In favor of my plan for opera. Omah i will have her season Just the same and will con tinue to have as long as she has a local management. " Miss Clary has demon strated t line and tlmo again her ability to do Just exactly what she sajs , oven in th& face of seeming insurmountable obstacles , nnd there need bo little fear as to her zeal in giving Omaha her annual season of opera. The pupils of Mr. Alar-tin Cahnvvill give their third piano recital Friday evening , December oi comber 23 , at Meyer's Music hall , Ulovenih and Taiuam streets , assisted t > y Mrs. Mar tin Calm , soprano ; Mr. Herbert Butler , violinist ; Dr. Charles Bactcns , viola. The program which follow s is ono of rare excellence and the recital will undoubtedly attract a large number of music loveis : bonatluo Allegro Vlvoro Solss Grace Nichols. Llttlo Polonaise I'lguo Georgia Kcnnnrd. Rondo Los Adlnux Unssek Henrietta Uces. ( a. ) ( .Involition Bach ( b ) jbecoud Gavotte Goddard Cora I'aulscn. Caprlco Concert Musln Mr Herbert Butler. _ Scherzo XuviorCarllor Jesslo l.obman. Hircarolo Golduor Alineo McDowell. Concerto G minor Mendelssohn Andante and Presto. Josephine Doll. Second piunorMr Unlin. Song Selected Airs Martin Culm. Rondo Cnprlccloso Mendelssohn .Mabel Cotter Grand Trio Piano , violin and vloli ICMHCO Lnclinor Allt'Kto. Andunto , cliorzo , Allugrocon , hplrlto. Messrs. Calm , liutler and linutons There are so manvclovor musicians among | tlio debutantes that an orchestra of strings could easily bo founed , and nothing could bo done that would net more money for charity than a concert bv the .voung ladies who are part of the social life of Omaha nnd those who are content to labor over their music still. Miss Helen Mlllard and Miss Darlene Coo play the violin most charmingly : then there is Miss Hob in son of Council Bluffs , an excellent violinlsto ; Miss Nush plays the haip , while undoubtedly there arc others who are performers that are not known to the musical editor , but whoso talents might bo enlisted for sweet charity's sake. It certainly Is worth a thought , nnd Miss Millard's sympathy Is enlisted in behalf of the formation of a ladles' orchestia pattnrnoa somewhat after the famous orchestra by the swells ofNowYoik led by Miss Shop- > pard. pard.As f As n mark of appreciation for its effective service and usefulness during the past year , the ofticial board of the First Methodist Episi-opal church tendered the Hatmony club a reception in the church parlors lust Monday evening. In response to tholr invitations about ISO of the members of the club and tholr friends assembled in the parlors , the guests being received by Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Benson and Mr. and Mrs. J. II. McConnell on behalf of the church. After the usual formalities - hoer social welfare of the club was looked after , and each one made to feel thoroughly at homo Mr , and Mrs. Martin Calm and Mr Burt Butler contributed musical numbers , and the club sung ' -'ilio Ml'ler's ' Wooing. " Hofieshments wcro served during the evenIng - Ing , nnd at a Into hour the guests reluctantly departed , after fully enjoying the hospitality and appreciating the feeling which piompted ; the action on the part of the church board. The Omaha Oichostral society , under the directorship of flans Albert , Is making great progress , and the concert which will bo given by them the hitter part of January will un doubtedly bo the musical uv.ont of tUo season , The amateurs , who have been practicing three times u week , will bo at that time as sisted by the best professionals in the city , who have kindly signified tholr willingness to "help out" ou that occasion. It is to bo hoped that the music loving public will support this organisation , as it would do ciedit to any city. Miss Lena \Vobcr. who will play the G minor concerto of Mendelssohn , Is undoubtedly ono of themnst promising jouug pianists in the country , nnd to hear her alone is n musical trout. She will also play ttio Capiico Espagniol for a second number. ! I Mr. Albert dosotvos great credit for trying to raise the standard of music in Omaha , and the orchestral society under his dliector- ship will certainly bo a revelation. The fol lowing program has been selected : I'AItT I. Jubllcn Overturn O , M. von Welxsr \ Concerto. 0 minor Momlc-Usoliii Piano , Mini Lena Weber , ultli orchestral ac- coiiipunluu-iit. J ( a ) Sernndo , I Volkmar Mb ) Lion do Hull [ Gillett I'UITIL Symphony In D , . , . . , , < . Haydn nirttitloii . . . . . .SiecU Ouprlco K uuBiilol . .vskl . MU Weber. Hochzolts Music IbOII Prof. Stolnhausor of this city received a remarkable compliment las ( week In the shape of a letter from no less a personage than his rojal highness , the urlnca regent of Bavaria , Leopold , In this imposing look- lug document is acknowledged the receipt of a march , which Stolnhauser had lately com : posed and dedicated to Prince Leopold , and which evidently hit the royal ear about right. Mr. Stolnhauser was for many years a band loader in the Bavarian army and considered one of the best. * The members ofjthe Apollo club and heir frioudt are much elitlod at a letter recently ' received from Walter Damrosclr. the great conductor , which rcids ns follow * NKW YOIIK. Nov 14 , 1803 Mr Thomm J 1'cnnsll , President Apollo Hub , Omaha , Nob' MrDKUiSitt Vou nsk about the work < if the Choral society last Mny , when wo had tbo pleasure of playing with you at Oman * . In a few words , Its work wns remarkable , and reflected lARhest credit upon the conductor , the sinners and Iho cntorprK- IIIK city that I hope supports It generously. The Immense Influence wielded by * uch a choral society carried on by poopfn who nro inoiod only by the hlzhcst artistic considera tion * , performing the host and purest of choral nimlc. Is very grout , and ro lly does more for the Rcnulno musical development of a city thnn nn occasional visit from an orchestra llko tnlno. Your choral socluty Is capable of ap pearing with honor In any eastern town that lias musical oovolopinont three tlmos the length of years ns Omntrn. It Is capable of performing the greatest works , and I slncorely liopo that It will continue Its useful nndlilvlily hnnorablo existence for many years to come. Yours sincerely , WU.TEII UiMitoscn. * * Among the recent organizations in music is the choral class of twenty-five voices at the Westminster Presbyterian church which is now rehearsing selections of Christ mas music for Sunday service December 21. A number of leading vocalists of the city are Included , Mrs. Ford , orgaolst , nndW.U. Williams , loader. * * Mr. Taber will giohts seventh organ re cital in the Tlrst Congregational church this afternoon nt3.30. The following pro gram will be rendered : r UIT i. Sonn a , 0 minor Mendelssohn AlrUu Duiphln . Itoeckcl llramlMnrrh , It minor Schubert Offcrtolro , A lint. . . , Hnttlsh Overture , Mnssiinlello Aubor VAHT it. Pilgrims rhonn , from Tannhausor . Wagner Itiisslnn lloiniuice. . . . . . HolTiiiniin Yho Palms . . . .1 nuro Traumol and Itotnunco bchumunn Nuptial bong . . ° t ThoAnollo club of Omaha has been dur ing the last weolt , making extensive prepar- tions for the concert to be grvcn in Boyd's theater on Monday evening , nnd from pres ent indications this llrst concert of the season promises to bo ono of the best the club has over undertaken. The soprano soloist , Miss EfllG Stowart.hns been engaged , nnd as she possesses n voice of sympathetic : quality and remarkable power and compass , she will form ono of the chief attractions. Before < going to Eutopo her services were rn great demand in the east , and she has made forhcrsolf n reputation second to none ns n concert and oratorio singer Mr. Forano , the tenor soloist , has a beauti ful voice of great ranco and strong dramatic sljlu and ho will bo fnvoiably lomcmberod bv tno Omaha public as having sang at the Sousa concert last May. The following is the program : I'UIT I , The bride of Dunkerron A Dramatic Cuntnta . llemyPmarl MlssStonurt , Mr. Koriuio , Mr. I'unnell , Chorus and Orchestra. I'Aiir n. Humpty Puuipty . Caldlcott Apollo Club. Ave Maria . MosloRill Miss btenart. Were the Atlantic Main . . . Zollncr Soml-f'hortw Mnlo Voices. Salvo nimora-l'aust . Oounod Jlr. 1'orano. Sornnde from Ascinlo . Salntsnons Miss btowart. Two Lovers . Ilecht Apollo Club. The Christmas musicale nt Brovvnell hall , for which elaborate preparations mo being made , will bo hold In the assembly room of the hall next Thursday evening.- * On Thursday evening , December 21 , the Stryk-on Blaas-lust club will give its public rehearsal at Torci & Clmrlton's on Oodgo street. All lovers of Instrumental music are united to attend , fieo of chaigo. A choice selection of orchestral numbers will be given by the club , nnd solos for violin , violincello nnd piano will vary the program. Mrs. Fr. Mopllor nnd Miss M. Munchho have kindly consented to sing at the concert , date of which will shortly bo announced. Orchestra Tor nn Apollo Concert. The orchestra for the Apollo Club concert Monday evening will bo the best ever heard hero composed of homo talent exclusively. The personnel is as follows : Violins Messrs. . Bullor , Hook , Nordlne Tblulo llUKlns Vlolu Mr. haurwctn Altos SIcssrs roobriiipw and Litovrhky Masses Mt'ssrs. . ITerco and Slotz Tiuto Mi. Peterson ( Jlarlnctttis. .Messrs. Huobuord and HorKhoir Horns Messrs. ItorgholT nurt n gcrs Trombone Mr. Pchuiike Tympanl Mr. Barnes The work for the orchestra is von beauti ful , the Intioduction and intermezzo being especially fine MUSICAL AKtt UKA3IA.T1C. Robert Hilllard , the actor , made a hit at Scranton. Pa. , recently. Ho paid a line and costs for it , as uiual. Hosina Vokna is confined to her room in Now York , a very sick woman. Her dlsoase is quick consumption. Maud Harrison ana J. H. Gilmour , well known players , will head Daniel KYohman's Comedy company , the now oigantratlon or- panizeJ at the Lyceum theateT1 , Nov York City. City.ExSenator Ex-Senator Allan G. Thurman has sub scribed # T > ,000 to the building of an onera house to taito the place of the Henrietta the ater nt Columbus , O , which was burned re- contlj * . Padcrewskl plaj'ed at a matlneo recently at St. James hall , London , and the receipts were $5,300. This Is stated to bo the largest sum ever paid oy ono audience to hear a sin gle artist. Mr. and Mrs. Kendall and tholr London company , who are booked for their Chicago engagement at Hooloy's theater , this season open at the matinco Christmas day In the widely discussed play by Arthur Wing Pmero entitled , "Tho Second Mrs. Tan- qucray . " Leandor Illehardson's Illustrated Dra matic Weekly is the title of a now publica tion about to be issued In Now York. Mr. Hlchardson has enjoyed a long experience In the conduct of theatrical periodicals , and his now paper Is expected to prove a pleas ing novelty in this lino. A monument to the memory of Gounod is to bo erected In Paris. About 60,000 francs have been subscribed already. Among tbo subscrlbcis are the countess of Parts , the princess ot Monaco , the various ambnssadois ucciodlteil to Franco and President Carnet , who gave 2,000 francs. ' Mme , Noidlca. the operatic vocalist of the Abbey , Schooffol & Grau forces , is thnonly American singer engaged to take part in U > ° coming festival nt lluyrouth , which begins on July U , 1804 , nnd continues for nineteen dais. This Is the first tlmo that the man- ngcmcnl of ihcso festivals has como to America for vocal assistance. The Paris Conservatoire will celebrate next year tha centenary of Its foundation. How recent such musical high schools are may bo inferred from the fact that outsldo of Italy the Parisian institute is the oldest conservatory In IJuiopo. The Milan con servatory was not founded till 180' ) , that of Praeuo till 1811 , Vienna 1817. Lolpsio 184 ! ) , .Berlin ( Kiillak ) 1850 , The Chicago story relating how John L. Sullivan yanked hU checkbook and flourished "do stuff" in lesponso to the alleged appeal of Mis , John Drew , declaring : "Wo actors must help ono another , " was ovolvoa from the overripe imagination of John's press ngont. The unvarnished fact is that bulll- vun advanced 1200 to Mrs. Drew's ton. Out of a generous and gracious act , n fool press ngont concocted a silly yarn , which the ex- champion sharply repudiated. Miss /Collie do Lussan , the young American puma donna , continues to bask in the sun shine oi royal favor in England , and appears * lo have as strong n hold in the esteem of the queen ns in the favor of the people. She recently appeared for the third time before her majesty , Queen Victoria. After the recent "command" peiformance of "Fra Dlavolo , " given by the Carl Hosa Opera company at Balmoral cnstlo , Princess Beat rice , on behalf of her majesty , presented Miss do Lussan with a handsome bracelet of diamonds. This popular ar list was received by her majesty m the drawing room and personally thanked. It is estimated there are , perhapsas many as 1.000 traveling theatrical companies la the United Stales. This includes everything that can bo considered strictly professional companies , to say nothing of the countless amateur organizations. Of the strictly the atrical organisations It is safe to presume that the average receipts per night for the 1,000 companies is fiOO each. At seven per * formances per week for each company the TWICE TWICE Your monoy's CO. ' worth TH Uritast rankers nnd sellers of Your money's uo clottiuj oti worth Or * YOUR MON'Y BACK YOUR MONEY BACtf 5 l lT It's Scandalous The way overcoats and suits were sold yesterday. Half of the Half Price Men's Boys' and Children's Although , half of the Monday rill windup Suits $7,6OOOO worth was , up the half price sale sold yesterday , there's Overcoats and Ulsters and if you fail to get in a good line of sizes left , , then don't kick. When ' Will toe sold and you ca ri't buy your we do it , it's genuine , boy or or husband more useful a better Monday , Dec. 18. every body knows that. Open every night till 9 Christmas present. Sold half of them yesterday. o'clock. Men's Suits Overcoats Ulsters. That were $30.0O $28.0O $25OO $2O,00 $18OO $15,00 $12.5O . $10.00 Are now $15.00 $14.00 $12.50 $10.00 $9,00 $7.50 $6.25 $5.00 Boys' and Children's Suits Overcoats Ulsters. That were $20.OO $18.OO S15.OO $12.50 $10.00 $8.50 $6.50 $5.OO Are now $10.00 $9.00 $7.50 $6.25 $5.00 . $4.25 $3.25 $2.50 Store open every evening" till 9 o'clock next week. Money with a Mail Order insures attention. TWICE Browning , King & Co. , TWICE ' Your worth money's S. W. .Corner 15th and Douglas. Your money's worth Or YOUR MONEY BACK Or YOUR MONEY BACK weekly overage , as will bo seen , would bo $ ,800 ' 'The meingo theatrical season Is forty weeks The entire 1,000 companies , with average nightly receipts of ? 400 , would produce weekly receipts nt seven por- foimancos pcr week nmounting to$2SOO,000 Ibis multiplied oy foity , the nunibor of weeks In a season , would > icld gross icceipts amounting to $112,000,000. From the above estimates some idea can bo formed of what the American people spend annually for amusements by companies which are known as strictly piofessloual. Thousands of del lars are also spent with amateur theatrical organizations and lecture buicaus. It has been understood that in the llrst siinphoulc composition to which Dr. Dvoiak would pivo bhth in America ho would Illustrate in a measure tno theories ho had advanced in regard to national thought and color in music. The opus is now finished and was plaved for the llrst tlrao by the Now Yorir Philharmonic society at the concerts Friday afternoon nna Saturday evening. Iho descriptive text oi the nromam an nounces tlmt In this symphony the distin guished composer offers an object lesson in continuation of his theory of the influence of national and racial peculiarities in music , ana In support of his claim that In Indian and negro melodies there was to bo round the essence which would vitalize American music. The program says that Ur. Dvorak made a studv of those melodies and , identifying himself with tholr spirit , "made their essential contents , not their formal external traits , his own. " It con tinues as follows : "While the contents of the symphony have been suggested bv In dian and negro inelodlos , the symphony form has boon carefully observed. The com poser has created a work in accord with the laws of the highest typo of music , but in the spirit and moods to which these melodies gave rlso. Tlio second and third movements wcro written under the influence of Longfel low's ' I'ho Song of Hiawatha , ' for which the composer had a profound admiration. " The performance of this woik , which the composer has JUtingly termed "From the New World , " will bo one of the most inter esting occurrences of which there is a record in the sphere of music. It will have the sci entific value of piovlng to what extent en vironment coutiols temperament. inn J-llKAfEltS. Edwin Milton Ilo'ylo,1 ' the author of "Friends , " the comedy-drama now playing at the Boyd , spent hlstVAcatlon two summers ago on his brother's Cattle ranch in Utah , and says ho discovered" ! * most remarkable ' ' ' young man among tho'ln'di'an herders on the ranch. The phonomeno'n's name is Tab- vvana , n son of the old peace chief of the Utes. Mr. Roylo taught the young Ute to recite portions of "OtnelkV1 and ho showed so muoh talent that , h ? bellovo , the .voung suvago will create a se'Wutlon in n ploy which he is writing for hpi. | Another season will probably add a ful\-bloodcd \ Indian to the list of stars. This U. the author-actor's first visit to Omaha with a company of his own , and now that "Frlonils" has paved the way for him to inagaltlcantly it Is prottv certain that our thcatoc goers will bo privi leged with vTltnesnmg more of his work as a dramatist and also more of that of his company iu portraying it , The present engagement closes ibis ( Sunday ) evening at tbo Boyd. "Tho Queen of Shoba , " Rhea's new play , which will be presmitej at Doyd's Wednes day , December L'O , the second night of the ongacement , is ono of her greatest successes. According to Oriental tradition King Solo * moil possessed such rare wisdom and intolll- geuco as to enable him to control certain supernatural powers and agencies , Among these were tbo Jluns or working demons , who were employed to transport and put in place the huge stones of the toraplo , which were hovn and prepared in distant quarries uuaor the direction of Hiram of Tvre. When the queen of Slicba bad started on her journey to visit Jeruialem , Solomon deslied to give her upon arrival some convincing proof of his power and pioatness. He accoidingly commanded the chief Jinn to convoy from 3holn the queen's thronoand sot it beside Is own in the palace ut Jerusalem. When tlio queen aulved with her cotir- iois and letinuo Solomon pointed ton ant Lvhom it bolonged. 'Iho quean answctcd 'It Is mine , if it is that which it was , " a ro- jily which is said to have impressed and pleased Solomon greatly. Mllo. Ilhca's now play , "The Quocm of Shaba , " deals only with the human side of , ho famous charactcis of sacred and BOCU- ar history ; and the author , Adilen B.ir- busse , has pioducod a love story of supiomo Interest and exalted purpose , which would alone insuio success. Its grandeur and in terest luo'gieatly enhanced , however , by the superb costumes and nugniflcont scen ery and appointments , and Mllo. Hhca is said to have achieved ttio artistic success of her life. Next Tuesday evening Mllo. Rhea nnd her excellent company will open the engagement - mont at Hoyd's theater in the state play , "Josip\jino ) \ , PJmpiess of the 1'iench. " On Wednesday nftctnoon "Camilla" will be the bill , the engagement closing Wodncsduv night with IJnoa's now play , "Tho Queen of Shoba" The sale of seats opens tomoirow ( Monday ) morning. Hoyt's "A Brass Monkey , " ono of Charles H. Hoyt's merriest and bilghtost satires , comes to the Bojd on Sunday , December- ! , the engagement continuing- four nights , with " matlneo Monday ( Gtulstiuas ) after- noon" , "A Brass Monlcoy" is n somewhat desul tory reference to u variety of subjects hav ing no particular relevance to what llttlo plot there may bo In the play. Thniomay bo an endeavor to muko u llttlo mild fun of a hundred and ono petty superstitions of the dav , which ovoivbodv deriiios butscoietly believes In moio or loss Tlioio is nn attempt to Illustrate the sincerity of obtrusive grief and show the difficulty that may besot an in- expoilonced man in running an auction room , In "Birdie , " the coiiospondont of the So ciety Gi/otto , the author ban attempted to satiilzo the guerillas of journalism , who , by their outrages upon tiuth and decency , tiavu managed to create moro or less prejudice against an honest profession ( in which they occupy the place of wlierablo hangeis-on ) and have made the npmoach of the Inter viewer mote teniblo than the coming of a pestilence. The cast is a strong one , hoadcd by that very clover comedian , Geoigu F , Marlon , The sensational episodes and thrilling cli- maxoi of Joseph Arthur's -'Still Alarm" have given to it a popularity which bids fair to run on Indefinitely , This play , which comes to the Fifteenth Street theater this afternoon and evening has had n remaricably successful career , U has made a fortune for its owner and has Inci cased the inlo of many a theatrical manager , and what is it ] The simple and unpretentious story of a fireman's life. Its strength lies in its simplicity. That is where Mr. Arthur touches the popular chord in "Ttio Still Alarm. " It has a num ber of strong and well conceived situa tions , which aio worked up with a great deal of skill ; its story inav not bo deeply Involved , but it Is full of human in. tcrost , nnd it tells in an intoroatln ; , ' way of the dangerous life of a heroic ill email ns wo know him la the big cities of this country , The playwright has been oldod In tils work by the Ingenuity of the stage mechanic , and , as a result , the interior of a big lira alarm station is shown with a great deal of leal * Ism. 'Iho engine is nota painted and tawdry set piece , but is a lealtlro engine , drawn by two well trained horses. It puffs and vvheezos , and smokes and sputters , aiid if put to the test could probably render ofllclout aid In putting out a Ore. The com pany is said to bo the strongest over glvon the pity slnco it has beca on the road , Tbo ere , Jack Manloj' , is plnxed by tint oicoful joung actor , Wills Harkins , who ns played the part for several seasons , anu lajcd it noil. The Fifteenth Stieot theater , commenc- ug a tin to nights engagement next Ihuis- ay night , will introduce an old f.ivorlto in a ie\v dress , no less a pcisonaco than thu harming Lottie Collins. Miss Collins Is .in English girl , who has made an enormous uccess with Anieiican audiences both by lor slnglncr and dancing. Last season she undo an enormous success In tint peculiar ipociulty , "Ta-ia-ra-boom-de-ay , " but it wns lot so much her singing ai the manner In vhich she s.ing. She is the most graceful wd accomplished dancer , has an ugieeablc voice , anl this je.ir she sings a now song called " .Marguerite , " and has a new dance th it is known as the rainbow aanco Her support is the Now Howard Atlio- naounr company , nhich boars thoioputa- .ion , and has ulwa\s deserved It. of being the best vaudeville entertainment over pre sented in thlB or any other countiy. j V.ruduvillo has become exceedingly fashionable - i ionablo within the lust two or thioo sol- sons , nnd It is duo to this fact that Miss Col I lins has chosen th.it form of enter tnlnmcnt to illl in the evening when she is not npon the stage , and her wisdom In this particular has been proven by the laigo audiences shohasdiawn to her entertainments and tlio oxcecUincly fashionable color of those assemblages. The most fashionable audiences tuin out to see the famous "lii-ia 1,1" J.otUo Collins and her company of vaudeville ui ttsts. IM- tie Collins is of course the attrnutlon. She appears in a musical sketch beat Ing the title of "The Naughlv Substitute" The ta-ia-ra blonds \\\s \ and scarlet dresi disap pear and Miss Collins dances on the stage in n gown , the variegated hues of which would make Amoikan rainbows envious. As Dolly Cnpt'is she takes a part in the pol ished little duo with Unrltonu Albeit CluIs- tlan , which is capitally sung and noted Miss Collins also Introduces her unique specialties nnd her latest London furoio , ' Miiiguoilto , " said to outcllpso her famous 'Ta-iu-ia " Talco It all In all , It will bo ono of the most enjoyable entertainments seen hero in a long time , us every porfoimorln the company is an ai lUt and the liiftiest sal aried peoplu in Europe The AVOIDS in musical numbers xylo phones and imitations of musical Instru ments contribute an enjoyable poitlon of the piorain , and Messrs Conroy .ind fox as tno Irish sketch team are luoslstib'.u. Tholr jokes uro now , and they kcop the audience in a roar throughout their act MUs Katie Cohen Is a mezzo soprano with u pleasing and effective voice , and Uzzlo and Albeit Athus sang pretty duoti , but tholr dancing is the feature of the "act. " Soverus Schaf- fer , equilibrist , is certainly a master of his profession. The entertainment concludes with an amusing exposition of the possibili ties in shadow woik , SOUTH HUtF.t/.O I'/.OUUKl ) . Five Square Mlle * of tlmt C'liy Under Wutor 'lliuusMiid I'eoplu IliiiititleM. N. Y. , Doc. 1(1.-South ( Iluffolo has been visited by u dlsastious flood. A largo section of that part of the city 1ms been covered with water to the depth o several foot. U is estimated that 1,000 neo pie have bean driven from their homes oi account of thu Hood , The heavy rain , molting snow ant high lake winds have caused liuf falo river and Casanova creek to overflow tholr banks. The Hooded dlstrlc extends from tlio Intersection of Klk am Kssecna streets and than westward to thi Lchlglr Vallev bridge , a distance of a mil utid a lialf , and thence southward ubout tw miles to the ciecir. A total area of live square miles U under vrater and the money loss will bo very heavy , LOUISVILLE'S ' DIRE DISASTER Pull Effect of the Falling of the Bridge Spaa Now Known. SIX KILLED AND SLVENTEEN ARE MISSING Many ol tlio Hodloi Mkuly to lluve lleau Carried a l.niigr Way Down th * Illver Ile'ivy J.ois to the llridgo Company. LOUHVIU s , Ivy. , Doe. 10 At the scana of jostei. * iv's bridge disaster everything la bustloand confusion this morning. General roronuu McKee has a laigo fotccot men at woik takini : out the dead as lapidly ns pos sible. The h ou and timbers that cover thu piling me ton foot high. The general im pression prevails that most of the missing bodies were In the water , and probably am down over the falls Should thU bo thu case , if they do not line' ' lodgement on tha island ornt the Portland dike , they may bu rccovoied miles down the river. As wns stated last ni 'iit , there were no lives lost when the second snaii wont down at 8 i" > The only porsoii that was near It when It collapsed was the watchman and ho left it a shoir time bcfoto It foil , The span was MX ) feet Ionic and the lion work was olshty-four foot high The cm tit o notworic of iron and stcol now lies upon the bottom of the river , foitv foot below thu surface. Coroner McCommaugh will muko tin im- rnodinto investigation. 'I ho coioncr at , lof- foiMonvlllo Is to attend to the two cases at Joffciaonvlllo rrai.lc Miller oi Buffalo. N V , is also nmotip the dead bodies locovctcdami Cieoigu I/icomptcs is added to the inlssiiit ; The list now Htands six dead , sixteen injured uud seventeen inUslng , Mr M , .T Mllllkcn , niporliitondent of con- Btruiclon lor the com pan j , savu : "I'ho wind did it. Wo always contemplate \viml presstao and brace for it apart fiom the support of lead lino. But tliia gale was too much for us , I have no idea whim the woik will bo resumed. Wo shall care for the dead and dying beforogoing further. " Superintendent ICtrby of tlio Brldgo com pany saidThe ' Inst span that fell was weakened by the fall of the other and the gust of heavy wind did the rest. Of courau I cannot toll how great the damage is and how much can besavod , but wo will maiiagu to got a dealer it all right. " Tlio lots to the bridge company IB esti mated at f 160,000 , outsldo of loss incurred for insurance on the dead inun. Most of them had tholr lives Insutcd for various amounts Koports from the hospital state the in. juiodmon are doing well They have boon given a whole vvaid In the west pai t of thu city hospital. No moro deaths have occmrod up to lli-ito p. in , and no moio bodies have boun taken fiom the wreck. MKf Jll' AH3irlt AMlltOISV. ' Sliurtll't Ortloor * Overiiuwereil uiul herloiu Ituca Trouhlo 'llirwutmiocl , BIIIUISOIIAM , Ala , Dec , in H ice trouble Is tino.itcncd in St , Clalr county. Two of ficers wont to levy an atuchmcnt on Juku Adams , colored. They got thu mule nnd woio returning to Ashovilln when twenty- tivu mined nogioes stopped thorn and com- pcllod them to give UP the mule. A wariant ims been sworn out for the arrest of tlio negroes. It Is si Id an attempt to arrest them will bo met with bloodshed. An aimed , posse left Ashovlllo lute lust night to servo the warrant ! and have not buou heard ftotu jot.
