October IB. 108. THE OMAIIA ILLUSTRATED BEE. Gossip and Stories for and About Women Folks I,ai d o( Vimri'a I aba. HE American woman genius ror organisation draw a tribute of admiration from the Ixmdon Mull, Mr. Hsrmsworth's paper. That admirer of Ysnke Institutions ha thl to ay about women' Hub: "In that astonishing country. America, there i perhap nothing more astonishing than th women' club movement, - Its growth and development, and the number of women' clubs now In existence. To take Jthe single tate of California the Federation of Women' Club, which la affiliated with all the other states. Include the enormous number of 10,01)0 club! In the eastern states there are but few men's club compared with the number In this country, but In any state In the union there , are more women' clubs than there are men' clubs In the whole of England, excluding- lndon. "Thl movement la a comparatively re cent one In the state, because although a few societies date as far back as 1S6B. the vast majority have come Into being within the last twenty years. The majority of these club have very different aim and ob ject from those usually associated with the word club In thl country. It U true that there are a few clubs, mostly In New York and Boston, where ralson d'etre Is ap proximately the same a those on this side of the water, but the baslo Idea of the women' club In the United States 1 up Toscd to be the emancipation of what has been called perhaps ironically the ofter ex. The phrase supposed to be Is In tended to Indicate that In most of the clubs the baslo Idea, I rather apt to be over looked eball we say? or burled under an avalanche of other Idea. "Although the collective fundamental Idea of these olub be the emancipation of the femaJe sex their ostensible alms and ob ject vary almost as much as the character of the women who compose them. "It may be upposed that only the wealthier women are member of these club; but social renditions being so very different, American women even of the lower middle claas are able to devote a good deal of time to their club. The cm torn of living In apartment and buying all food ready cooked gives the wive of the better rlasa artisans, clerks, shopmen, eic, plenty of spare time, and many American women being devoured by an ambition to get Into 'oclety,' Joining a club appear the easiest method of gratifying It. "The building of tho richest of these club will compare favorably with any of our bet men' club In London. They are luxuriously and aumptuously furnished and upholstered, and possess curiously enough liveried men servant. "About one-half of the clubs In their printed declarations of the alms and object of their being Include the study, discussion and analysis of living and dead authors, Shakespeare and Browning being certainly the most favored authors. Just lately Mr. George Bernard Shaw' works have been announced for study and discussion In one New York club. He has not yet crossed the Rockies. "There are painters', poets' and play- Superfluous Hair Bemored by ta Mew Principle bmootb Mlaaoa. It t. th nlr praelloat way to dcatror hur. n ipxrlBMntlng with .ltrolyia. NvsUUoa to seUstlOa ul von mi rm ipartawntlng with .ltrolyia. J BABB WOKD of th. onrtton audi bud" ttaliiod which 1 I ailorMd by phralolau, .nnraona. ttonnttoloflata. rosdloal Journal, sod eronitnatit aucuiBM. Booil.t tfi. In plain Mtlod ... " J1'1" mirQ in plain wrap- Kr,Vf7',J,12 br.Dl "J""4 Chsmleal Co , lull rvw tun i our ninnav navr TOUf Dnnnatr hut It thnn t I r i itTi. tl a. ti .1... 7" 4lm4 for It. For ul by all tot-diu drut. itL. N.w York aDMtloa (ao rd Up.) ilmd for la. rr L gut dapartiuaat .torn sad Boston Store If you have given up in despair of ever getting a suit to last your boy even an ordinary length of time, fit him out with a . " Hercules-Kan twearout" Shower-pruoi Suit and tell him ' to do his worst. No ordinary pull will tear 'Her cules" cloth no ordinary wrench will break a "Hercules" - seam. Ordinary hard wear that will put a common suit out of commission will have no effect on a "Hercules." If you can find a thread of cotton In '''Hercules'1 fabrics we wTH give you a "HercuIe3T' suit free. Yarn ex tra strong, tightly woven colors will be just as bright th day you call th suit to th rag man as th day you bought it. Two linings In coat sleeve where wear Is severe (patent applied (or) only boy's coat made with two sleeve linings. Coat full lined with extra heavy double warped Italian cloth. Takes a mighty stretch of a boy's leg to break a ''Hercules" psnts seam. Pants full lined with cold shrunk Irish linen all seams double ' stitched seat and Inside leg seams covered with tape pull does not com on seam, but on cloth and lining and they will stand It. "Hercules" boys' suits are shower proof shed rain Ike a tin root Moth-proof, Perspiration-proof and thoroughly Hygienic and Sanitary. Unshrinkable materials throughout. Otktr makers mrt try in g to imitat tkt "HrtttUs"tkt "Jtrcitts" label prtvet tkt genuint. For boys from 6 to 16 double breasted knee-pants suits only. Five Dollars everywhere. " " Haas el yesr cleib.es sWar sa4 I year bey sa wt will Mat yea a "Here ale" tree let year laictia Daube, Cohn & Co. Chicago Wrights' clubs. Clubs for the gathering of old china and for the preservation of his torical trees and buildings. Club for teach ing women the arts and crafts. Including wood carving and book binding. There I a flub which Is trying to resuscitate th use of the ancient spinning wheel, but whatever be the ostensible aim of each club the social side Is that which appeal most to the members, and whether avowed or unavowed. is the strongest Incentive to their becoming members. "When war wa declared between Russia and Japan a large number of the clubs an nounced as tho subjects for study and dis cussion these two countries. Characteristic of American methods, one club exhausted the whole subject In two meetings, finish ing off Japan historically, politically, so cially, artistically and musically In one evening, and Russia on the following even ing. Each aspect of the country under dis cussion was treated by a different Indi vidual, after which any other member was allowed to criticise, applaud, reprobate, dissent from or agree with any of the habits, customs or manners of th natives of the country being dissected." Happiness and tbe Sexes. "Who ha the best time man or a woman T" Over In England they have been discussing this question recently, and, Btrange ius It may seem, the majority of women have voted against their eex In favor of unlucky man. Masculinity, most of them argue, means freedom, Independ ence, an escape from the petty things of life and a general good time. With on exception. In truth, all of th fair dis putant who have taken leading part In the discussion have leaned, more or less, to thi view. That exception I "John Oliver Hobhes" (Mrs. Cralgle), a woman of unusually keen observation and origin ality. "The hardship of men's competitive ex istence." she say, "Is quite unknown to womankind. They never speak of It to women." "Women are prone to underestimate the terrors of this homicidal strife," say the Baltimore Herald. "They look upon a man tn business, for Instance, as a being who achieves large profits from small exertions and entirely mmpei Ilia Jail, plodding routine of housekeeping and children-rearing that they must face. A a matter of fact, tho average man, whether he be a bank president or a day laborer, spend nine-tenths of his time performing drudgery of the most depressing sort. It la a rare moment when he is not compelled to do something that he doesn't want to do. It is a moment rarer still when he doe not find himself In conflict with tho aims or ambitions of some other man." Hard Problem for the Judge. Judge Bufflngton of the United State district court at Pittsburg, Pa., Is con fronted with a case which make him blush. Whether a young, healthy and handsome woman can carry $1,747, almost half of It In gold and silver, around for almost five years in her stocking Is the question at Issue. Mr. Dora Ilirsovlts Is the young and pretty widow who claim this stocking ca pacity. She Is a stepsister of the wife of Joseph Nathan. Joseph used to deal in clothing In the village of Sharon, Pa., but went Into the hands of a receiver, George Sapper by name, and It was the receiver' attorney, Charles Sachs, who had the temerity to raise the Issue and fearlessly Introduced the question of a stocking's ca pacity into what would otherwise have been a very humdrum case. Creditor of Nathan, who filed a petition alleging him to be a bankrupt, have as serted that after he knew himself to be insolvent he disposed of his stock to Mrs, Ilirsovlts. When tho petition was filed there were hints of collusion, and Attorney Sachs waa telling the court some of the evidence he got from Mrs. Ilirsovlts when he asked her about how she happened last August to leave Baltimore, where her husband had died, to go to Sharon and purchase tho store from Nathan. Bach said: "She told mo that she had written to her brother, Mr. I-ascovlti, In Sharon, to ask If he knew of a business she might get hold of, and It was in this way that she happened to go to Sharon. She said she had the money before her husband died, and she also said she had It left to her by him. I asked her to explain this, and he said that when he died she knew what he had was hers. "She told me that she paid $1,747 for the tore; that ahe counted out the money at the time of the purchase, and that it wa all In cash-ll.OOO In bill and $747 in gold and silver coin. She said the took It all out of her stocking. While I cannot claim to be an expert In such matters, this state ment In Itself seems unreasonable; but. of course, I don't know Just how much cash such a receptacle will carry. "You take $30 tn gold a double eagle and It will weigh an ounce. Now, $740 will, at that rate, providing tbe money Is all In gold, excepting the $7, be thirty-seven ounce, which ia over three pound to start with. If the $7 waa In silver It would make about three and one-half pounds of coin altogether, beside the bill. It look far fetched." And with that Mr. Sacha looked triumph antly at the court. But hi honor 1 re sourceful. He did not propose to be en trapped so easily Into compromising him self and hi long record for Judicial acumen by any hasty answer, o he said: "Maybe she had It in a separate stocking. Maybe she did not carry It with hr." "No, lr; she told me she carried It In the same stocking with her that Is. the same stocking that she wore," replied the attorney. ' "and told me, too, that she car ried It that way all the five year that ahe had had It. I suggested that the stocking must have worn out often, and she said they did wear out, but she bought pretty strong ones." The Judge was silent.. He was very busy holding his peace. But he took the paper, while the pretty widow blushed and looked down at her feet. Drspls For Effect. Invention of Individual window design and draping Is attended with a complex series of problems. Success I at a vexatious distance. Appropriate character rank with ned of tbe room a regard light and air. Tet there are many simple Ideas which may be easily carried out In uitable fabric. Of course, th drawing-room windows are not subject for Individual effort. The tyl for these 1 set by tradition. Th various appropra.lt period for drawing room haver strictly set limitations, and nloetle of arrangement at the command of th In terior decorator who ha studied th ub Ject, and beyond which decoration cannot go without being blsarre, eooentrlc, Im possible. Oood taat and good decoration go together. These stricture, placed on th formal or period window, do not apply to the modern room, where free play to Individ uality 1 admissible, provided It I with in th limit of appropriateness and util ity. The family living room, tho.ie room not decorated tn period style, the Informal bed chamber of the house these give considerable freedom In the method of arranging curtain and draperies. mm Th gathered valance, la an old favor it, when used with a plaque shelf, which Is possibly curved, etght Inches wide at th center and three Inches wide at each end. Side curtains and valance are made of the same materials. Such a valance a we show 1 especially appropriate with the hinged colonial window. This ar rangement I completed by an Innova-j tlon tn the shape of ruffled, flat-hungj curtain of white Swiss muslin. The side' curtains are red-hung, and may be drawn together to serve the purpose of a blind. ' Where a bedroom 1 fitted with large windows, the valance la usually too near the celling to permit It use as a ahelf, to hold pottery or plaque, and the side curtain may be brought down to the floor, as Illustrated. The window surface may be covered dalntly by three sets of figured Swiss draw curtains, hung on two or three brass rods attached to the window sash and casement, the lower rod being attached to the aash, and the others to be immov able. Cretonne or other figured fabrics may be used as the over-draperle In thl window, and the arrangement looks espe cially well when unpatterned papers are uaad. txrflLrJiliiMSi In the case of a room heavily shaded by veranda or trees, as much light as possible must be Introduced to the apartment. The draperies take on a particularly airy character. The valance may be piped and rod-hung, as In the arrangement sketched, and the side curtains are narrow, cut on the bias to widen the aperture at the base of the window. Between the side curtain and close to the glass Itself, a pair of bonne femme curtains gather and diffusa the light. ill it - - ii . W show also th Introduction of an opaque lambrequin with applique pattern, lining with the upper third frlese of th wall paper. Thl lambrequin Is stretched at th extreme front of the casement. Be hind It is the rod, upon which Is hung a pair of short curtains of heavy material, looped at the left and right corners of th r (HORTH. STAR BRAND) Ladies fur lined coats are popular garments this season. We make a complete Fine, from quite inexpensive garments to high priced ones they are aQ well made in a variety of fur linings. Our label in a f ur garment means reliability. Lanpher, Skinner 6c Co. St. Paul, Minnesota I no mW 4em M carry mm Km. wna wiVdractyo. lambrequin frame and governed by cord which appear at the right ld of the win dow. By loosening these cord th Bide hanging fall together and act as a shade. Two simple bonne femme curtain hang against th glass, hiding th back of the lambrequin and covering the whole window surface, a een from th treet. Such a treatment a this I suitable for a full southern exposure In direct sunlight. space ital chain. They are sus- MET""! i L All the srrangemonts which are suggested In this article may be further fitted with an apaque shade, mounted on rollers, placed next to the various types of draw and glass curtains Illustrated, and between them and the room draperies. This addition permits of better variation In the amount of light admitted and In the case of shaded win dows the lambrequin will hide the roller shade during the daytime. The practice, which almost amounts to a rule, that the roller shade should never be run higher than the center of the window opening, Is rendered unnecessary In these Instances, as tho outside of the window Is already dressed by the glass curtains, which were designed for the purpose of giving a finish to window decorations when een from the outside of the house. The cutting of draperies is an art of much greater difficulty than would seem to the casual observer, as unskillfully cut hangings cannot bo made to drape grace fully or to remain in the proper positions once they are placed In situ. All. work of this character should be done by a skilled decorator. Interior Decoration, New York. A Feminine Sin. "When women wear clothes that fasten In the back and can't afford a maid to put them together, they had better take a look In a mirror before starting out," said the fastidious woman In a tone which plainly indicated that she had much more to say on the same subject. "I have Just ,come from a promenade and I saw enough care less dressing to make one first weep and then wax Indignant. "No smart French woman would be guilty f such carelessness. One woman who wore a waist buttoning up the back had omitted two of the buttons; another had buttoned one Into the wrong hole. "A third woman had allowed her belt to slip up and show her skirt binding, and a fourth had forgotten to fasten her placket together, and all the nice little Invisible fastener were In full view mutely crying to be put right. "The worst example of all wore a beauti ful hand embroidered waist fastened In th back, a smart new belt with a pointed and buckled back and a tailored eklrt which came together with two pleat In the back. If these had all met, as they should, and preserved an unbroken line, the effect would have been smart and trim, but each hit her at a different point, spoiled her shape and proclaimed her for a careless dresser." I'seful to Know. A tablespoonful of glycerine In a wine glassful of hot milk will often relieve a paroxysm of coughing. To remove scorched marks from fireproof baking dishes soak them In strong borax and water. When pressing curved seams a roling pin wrapped In a clean cloth makes a conven ient Ironing board. Cream may be prevented from dripping from the spout of a pitcher by rubbing the Inside of the spout with a little butter. Paint may be removed from silk or woolen goods by means of spirits of tur pentine. Soak the spots thoroughly with the spirits and after letting It stand sev eral hours rub the fabrlo between the fin gers and the paint will come off without leaving a mark. Burned or discolored enamel ware may be cleuned by a rubbing with a paste made of kitchen salt and vinegar. Leave from Fashion' Notebook. Hand-embroidered blouses ar likely to be worn throughout the entire winter.. Linen shirt waists, tucked and as plain as a pipe stem, will be worn by younger women. Radium, crepe de chine, colienne and chiffon are likely to be leading silks for evening waists. For tall, slender women the redingote. both In cloth and velvet, is ure to be a favorite model for trcet wear. fillk waists, particularly those of clan tartans, are going to be popular with the gray coat suits, which will be so much worn. Not only for evening gowns, but for street and home costumes, velvet ia much in de mand. Many handsome coat suits are being inada up for autumn wear. Tie will be of two kinds rich hand-embroidered designs on linen, cut out around the design, and half-inch silk tie, tied In a double bowknot, with one eiul tucked inder. The empire style have touched French underclothes, too. The corset cover or rhemlsd and drawers are made in one, with beautiful beading and ribbon defining the waist line. English embroidery I et In some of the most exquisite French dresses as the chief feature of a medallion, like the gem In a ring good proof that we Shall have at least one more season of it. Girls are busy embroidering their mono- Srams on their corset cover and chemise, ometlmea a thread is laid In an oval or circle around the monogram, and the em broidery done over that to form a frame. Invisible checked black voile I one of the most beautiful of all the new black cloths. Check and stripes and plaids Invisible, except In a side light come In all the good color and black, and form a very aruito era tic family of fabric. The prince skirt and short bolero I being exploited in the fall walking gowns. They are very becoming to youthful fig ures, but should never be attempted by tout women. Almost anv of the uew ma terials, soft, pliable fabric, are used In these gown, and there ar several varia tion of the mode whiih are very pleasing. - Tip for the Hoaaaaold. Tall bras candlestick ar nearly Indis pensable to the colonial bedroom. , Tile or brlek work for mantala these day ar put up with very wide Joints be tween. Broderis anglalse curtains for window drapery are the latest development of the orasa for thl style of embroidery. Folding fireplace screens of brass, finished either brick or dull, are very fashionable at present. Ttmy may also be had of a cheaper metal, finished in black or gilt. The Franklin "clock" uhalr Is a very good Chippendale dengu that show th Dutch influence. It I so called because It 1 o often placed near the tall clock oa account of the height of It back. For the den or small room In the modern apartment hanging- table ar very con venient. Thee add iuile a lit lie to the at traclivent.s of certain atle ruvui said de- rldedlv economise rended by ornamen Adjustable valances are the very latest new Idea In lace curtains. The curtain are finished at the top with a heading like a valance and have loops at the back that can quickly and easily be attached to a pole or have a brass rod run through them. Colonial effects are the rage of the hour In the house furnishing world, but when adopting It discretion and good last should rule. It Is a great mistake to reproduce the tasteless feature of colonial furnishing Just jeoause they are colonial or old-tlmey. Chains are a new feature In furniture decoration that are at least odd. They are used to hang lamps from, swinging tables and to held back draperies. Some of th liner chain are quite effectively used a fringes for mosaic and colored glass lamp shades. Out of the Ordinary. The chairs used by M. Wltte and Baron Komura when they signed the treaty of Portsmouth have been purchased by Presi dent Roosevelt. The price was $40 each. Among other curious feature of recent statistics concerning the number of teach ers In the I'nlted States is the fact that there are J1.3K7 negro teachers, 384 Indian teachers and sixty Mongolian. A London carpenter, so we are Informed, has found a means of making a diamond valued at $500 out of cents' worth of sugar. This discovery, according fo the principles of Borne economists, should Jus tify the Sugar trust in raising the price of Its product to $2S0 a pound. The word "graft" was probably first used In this country in connection with a small canal dug In New York iM) years ago. Graft was the Dutch for canal. Three workmen dug and a committee of five citizens was appointed to see that they earned their wages. On of th most curlou existing collec tion of coin Is that of the New York politician who for thirty year past has been in a position to collect all the stray bits of metal found In the New York sewers. The collection Incidentally shows the cos mopolitan character of Gotham by Includ ing specimen of the coinage of practically every nationality. Much and various Is the general Informa tion that goes Into the successful distribu tion of a nation's letters. Recently, for ex ample, the postal carriers of Jersey City failed to find a certain John McEwan Etux lint II a clerk In the office remembered the legal use of "et ux" In making out deeds and forwarded the letter to Mr. and Mr. McEwan. The first American flag fired upon by confederate soldiers In the civil war Is now In the possession of former Congressman L. Cass Ciirpenter of Denver. The flag Is 6x3 feet and was the storm flag of Fort Sumter. Peter J. Vlcau, last surviving son of Jacques Vlcau. Milwaukee's first fur trader of whom any record remains. Is dead at his home In Muskego Center, Wis., aged 86. He was the first child born In Milwaukee of white parents. Mr. Vlcau went to Muskego Center In ISM and was for many year Jus tice of the peace there. gniiiwitiaNiiiiBUtiNiiitiuiii.iiiiitiiiig 3 N s s s 8 Stove and Furnace Repairs s & s s n A Skin of Beauty la a joy Forovor. T. Follx Oouraud'a Oriental Cream or Megloal Beautiflor. B.iootm Tin, plmplM, FracklM. Jloib P.ichM, Bull, sol bkla Hiuvh, sua .T.ry Dierou 00 be.utr. .n4 d. Sm detection. It hu Itood tb. )t Of 67 ye.nl, Md 1. 10 b.rml.i. wt tait.lt tobumlt 1. properly m.ri. Aco.pt noeounir felt of .Imllar r.m. Dr. L. A. fi.rr. ..Id to xly of th. b.ut ton ( patient) I "A. you ladle will bm term, 1 r.oomm.nd tl.ira.l'i Cream' u th. tea karmfui of all th. akin preparation.." For aal. by all drag fl.U and Fanay Oood. Dealer ia th paltad Btaiw, Canada and lurop. fERD.T.HO?lS.S, Prop, 37 Brett Joust Street RewYtfi D 1JM yek A City Within A City Tt would be a pleasure If we could take a trip with every reader of this paper through our CITY OF STOVK AND Fl ItXACK HLPAIRS, for It Is a city of over 1.000 car loads of repairs, hought from 600 different manufacturers scattered throughout the United Slates, representing thousands upon thousands of different parts. A system as perfect at the best laid out city In tbe world has been adopted. Should you have a No. 6 Radiant Home and want a fire pot and grate for tt, Just tell our salesman to go to No. 3630 West 36th St. and he could put his hand on It In the dark. If you want a water front for your range It will be found on 10th or 11th 8t. Furnace fire potg and gratea are kept on 13th. 14th and 15th Sts. Klre brick for hard coal ranges and sheet Iron stoves, such as Stewart, Hub, Massasolt, etc., are on 44th and 46th Sts. Should you want parts for some of the very old stoves made from 20 to 40 yeara ago they would be found on 60th and 66th Sts. In Omaha 66th St. would be out In Dundee, but to us It la on the fifth floor. Our office records give us a complete Bertlllon description of almost every Stove, Range and Furnace made In tha United States, and it also tells us exactly what street and number such parts are to be found. If you live In Omaha telephone us your wants, but by all means anticipate them as far as possible in advance. We are booking orders rapidly, work and supplies will be delivered in the order of their acceptance. To out-of-town trade, write us fully the name, number and maker of your store and we will advise you who our nearest agent is that will deliver you the goods. ' OMAHA STOVE REPAIR WORKS 1206-1200 Douglas Street Telephone 960 ROBERT UHLIO, Pre. . HUGO SCHMIDT,, V. Pres. it.' A. WILCOX, Trees. C. M. KATOX, Secy. I S 0 n MWHMIII1MMIMMMMMIMMMMIMMMB W manufacture our own trunk, traveling bag and suit rase. We make them of th beet material. Our workman, hip I unexcelled. W ell them for less than Inferior grade would coat you elsewhere. If you buy of uiroo be aiin rmt f h heit-vnu will save monev foil will tlefied. Leather Bound Matting Bull cases. s3.&o. n.n ana s MOO. W do repairing. OMAHA TRUNK FACTORY, 1209 Far nam Stroet. The Best fixated Office Building in Omaha Is The Bee Building Don't wait till cold weathers there are several choice offices vacant now but they never tay empty long. Some fine offices at from $15.00 to 110.00 per month. Including: heat, light, water and Janitor aervloa w fl p.tm a Co Ground Floor. R, C. Peters Co., . Bnlldln Rental Agent. Md ore's AH ways f I I i - w fj' fiSft IT iairnrMriaiiMiailMlWTMBMrTillaTM L Are you planning to buy either a heating or cooking stove? Be sure to see Moore's complete line the latest the most improved the best for all purposes. NEBRASKA FURNITURE AND CARPET CO.. 413-415 North 24th St.. South Omaha. In ail I i I 1 "Will keep you Yrariru Buy it and be comfortable. r rs Mm W. . - U . Convention October 17 to Francisco and vember 30. 21, inclusive; tickets to Los Angeles and return at the above rate. Return limit San No- A chance to see and a hundred other Denver, Colorado's scenery. Salt Lake attractive points cheaply; For $12. SO additional you can return via Portland and Puget Sound. Through standard and tourist sleeping cars from Omaha to California daily. 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