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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1906)
.;.: -Co rt r X Ak ,xv Wfe' ' The Good of a T itflr Yfff L -i'Xi S Oopy&JTmmOH s&gk J? )CMJdBfris inc uooa or a Little fo, hV 3 nnfei ' 4 timW Vanity (Til Bracelet PROPRIETORS of antique .hoo. are betnf beslered dally by faiih lonable women In eearch of old bracelet. The older and quaint er the bracelets the better la my lady pleaaed, and If the craze continues. It will not be long before civilized Ameri can maids and matron will bid fair to rival their sisters In Zululand in the (luantlty and variety of the bauble, thi'y wear. "I have sold STO of the unusual styles during the last three months," one U'-uler remarked complacently, "and I have Just ordered a new supply from I lie other side. When they are1 gone," he uiMed, Bhrugglng his nhoulders, "well, we must invent new kinds on the 'old lines, that Is all." Antique bracelets are for the most part s wide aa the ordinary napkin ring, and those that are of silver fili gree, either plain or glided, are particu lar y popular. There was. a rage for Jewelry built after this fashion a few ear ago, and-many women who had neck chains or other ornaments of this style are having them made over Into I i aceletH Just now. One of the prettiest of theM antique silver bracelets Is composed of a deli cate Mllirree of Ivy leaves, bounded on BRINGING UP A IT MAT not be so vital a matter to humanity at large as bringing up a boy In the same manner, but itais vastly more Important to the dog himself. Dogs brought up by hand hav. their misfortunes, though not of the sort usually Investigated by th. 8. P. C. A. Th. puppy who first opens wondering yes on a world that la populated prin cipally by children, could supply m ar terial for a volume on th. trial, that can b meted out to a small dog by the people who lov. him beat. He doesn't quite understand why ueer two-footed beings should delight in turning his ears tnsld. out to see how long It will take him to wriggle them back Into place; or hold him up by the tall In order to test the reliability of his pedlgre, but In due time he learn, to oonaider snoh things of minor Impor tunes, for there Is worse In store. H. discovers that he Is an excellent fit for the biggest doll's cloak and bonnet (being pliable, he Is made to fit them, not they to fit him). H. finds that If his tall Is clipped off square his owners think It far more to their liking than when It was pointed, as nature Intended. He see. no reason why he should have to go up and down stairs hampered by the clutch of i-nnill fingers upon that same tall, but It's all in the day's work, and this, too, in time, he accepts philosophically. True Canine Dignity What a dog never ceasaa to resent ta being made ridiculous. He will learn to take his bath with becoming meek ness, for he realizes It has certain after compensations In his freedom from fleas, and the possibility of getting the bath towel between his teeth and shak ing It to bits. He grows resigned to the diet that his mistress and her ad visers deem suitable for him, and can he left in the room for hours with the most tempting morsel within sight ami reach, and never make a move toward It, for -dogs are by nature horest crea tures. Hut when he is forced to do komething, or wear something that he knows will make him. an object of Si orn to the most disreputable mongrel on the block, then. Indeed, does jus diiRKlxh soul revolt. PROMPTNESS AND POLITENESS Tin llKHK was once a great man (whose name 1 have forgotten. nit it is not important to this till of mum I advice "Answer a dinner invitation within twenty-four hours fftcr ou receive It. if you accept, let nothing sti.lit of your death prevent niir going, and if you die. arrange for a uLutllute In your will. Whatever you :.i for heaven's sake be, prompt In the dolus-!" v - Along the same lines was a note re ceived by a ceilaln Washington hofetea ti om the valet of an attache of one of the legations. "M. regrets that ho tan not come to Mrs. U s dinner but ho died last niglit !" Now a funeral in the family is usually accepted us a very good reason for not doii.g anything: but little short of one can excuse a l.u k of punctuality In mat ters social. Whatever you are, be prompt! A few years hack it was considered rather a nice thing to come In Just a llt i.c late, tiltis going to halls spoke with In Ide f being among the laat arrivals. Novelists who would chronicle the tin Inus of the smart set, got into the fasli l"ii of opening their choicest chapter, w ill a vision of the hostess, and those vt lur guests who were underbred or ft either side by a narrow band of solid silver; another attractive one is com posed of a series of solid silver links, each one decorated with an engraved de sign. Still another is very wide and boasts of a large buckle above the clasp. All of these old bracelets clasp, by the way. From Russia, the land of so many mysteries, romances and tragedies, comes a heavy, round, silver brace let that could perhaps tell a won- DOG BY HAND Some well-known humorist has held up to ridicule th. two old ladles who were so devoted to their dog that they bought him the choicest mutton chops very day, and took turns staying home from church with him. on Sundays. Now some people expend all their pity on the old ladle, for being so foolish doesn't It seem as If the dog were de serving of a little, for being made a fool of? Probably Felt HiDegradation Of course he got used to It In time, for the noblest Inclinations perish from lack of use, and there may even have been occasions when be lay on his cushion, and rejoiced In his .own degra dation; but it Is mora than probable that he never looked out th. window at th. neighbor's dogs, who were brought up with a proper spirit of Independence, without feeling a bit resentful toward his benefactors, and ashamed of him self! There are dogs who wear gay ribbon bows and glittering harness around the members of their human families, and look almost as If they liked it, but Just give those berufded canines a chance to slip around tbe corner to an enticing mud puddle, and see how much they really love their frills! A case came up In court not long since. In which a dog was the defend ant, and a small boy, who had taken away his bone, the plaintiff. The dog had objected to the forcible removing of his property, and growled. The father of the boy Insisted that It was a dangerous animal, and must be shot to Insure public safety, but the owner objected, and appealed to a higher pow er The Judge gave as his decision that a hungry man has a right to make him self disagreeable If his dinner Is stolen by another and larger man, while he Is In the process of enjoying it, and he considered that a dog should have sim ilar right, under similar circumstances. The case was dlamlssed, and the four footed defendant went on his way re joicing. It looks at last, as If the day of the dog, when he Is no longer a kick ed and cuffed bunch of anatomy, or a stuffed and pampered plaything, but a respectable and respected member of so ciety, was at hand! unfortunate enough to have arrived on time, sitting in dejected state, awaiting the honored guest of the evening, who always made it a point to appear Just fifteen minutes after the hour sot In the card of invitation but "we have chang ed all that!" i'unctuality, the politeness of kings, Is once more to the fore, if you want to be popular with those who entertain, answer your Invitations aa soon as you receive them. Personally I think a tele phone Invitation a twentieth-century species of inquisition. How can you think of fitting excuses for not going, r prop erly enthusiastic reasons for golug.when you are confronted wkh a gaping bit of metal In the shape of a transmitter? but the telephone has had Its use, aa well as its abuse, in that it has obliged the otherwise tardy to come up to time. The more Informal and personal the invitation the prompter should the an swer be. If you are going to be merely an atom In a vast assemblage, then you may be pardoned for letting your reply to your bidding dally, but If you are to be one of a chosen few. such hesitancy Is one of the blunders that Is worse than a crime. Decline If you will accept If you see tit, bui whatever you do, "for heaven s sake be prompt in the doing!" MwfwA N: ' xMimm iflryw book. Md wu.i. ot nfht uvm,. but X vT' VjJ S2Jr i m7 r - V"r ion that very few mn would live with W'V V Si i - r r . V:K''VX r woman totally devoid ot vanity, If V f yL WreatA Of IVirJLeSVeS ' they could help themaelvea. X. T -ft . drous tale of th. loves and longings of some bygon. Muscovite beauty. This bracelet has no clasp, but there Is a space between the two ends to enable the wearer to slip it over her hand. It is then pushed along until It His snugly and the opening Is turned toward the Inner part of the forearm. There Is also an old Indian bracelet, which Is not unlike the Russian, since it is thick and round and has also an open space Instead of a clasp. The decorations upon the silver are , naturally of a different character, having the Swastika design. Yet an other round bracelet has a tiny key hole at the clasp, and locks In the most approved fashion. This brace let would make a very pretty en gagement token, the lover locking It upon his sweetheart's arm and keep ing the key himself. Probably your grandmother owned a pair of wide, thick, gold bracelets that were enameUrl In black in the once popular "Walls of Troy" or some' other conventional design, and which had a finish in the shape of a tiny fine gold chain. If she did, and you have these treasures stowed away among the ornaments of the last cen tury that you have long considered absurd, get one of them out and wear it. Or, better still, she may have pos By Dorothy Tuke , ? ,ORTIKRK8 were first brought Into use to exclude draughts, mil in the well-heated houses of today they are selUsin used for that pur pose. However they have litten round to be very useful from a decorative point of view. They are largely taking the place of doors, and are certainly artistic when they are hung In beautiful folds In order to soften the hard lines of a door way. In England, where the houses are not so well heated, and where privacy is reverenced, no one would think for an Instant of letting a portiere take the place of a door; but Instead portieres' are fastened to the doors themselves. Knglish children are early taught to shut all doors alter them, and when thy come to thi country they marvel at the free and easy way we live, with all doors open. There Is a large ranne of prices In portieres. Handsome silk tapestry por tieres lined and fnieilined are cosily, but artistic e eels can le had for very little money If the liomemaker is clever with her fingers. Applique curlulns, which are the rsge just now, are undeniably pretty. Inex pensive and give a laria- siope for va riety. They are especially attracts e made of madias cloth, which costs $1 U-'i a yard, but when this cannot be afforded burlap Is a gotHi sulniute. To make the design, a flower and leaves, or w hat ever the design may be, should be cut out of heavy paper or cardboard, and these used as a pattern to cut out the resuired number of (lowers and leaes from linen. These should be basted on the curtains and the edges either tinish ed off with the button-hole milch worked wlth'heavy linen thread, with couching or with braid eiine. This craftsman style of curtain goes particularly well Willi mission furniture Another style of portieres much In vgue are the hand-woven ones, like our grandmothers made. These are heavy V ::' I'll ' r v I ' !( Ji :.'.. 1 H l;1 ijm- v""' - -"" ' ----- . r V :rr, it M j : W - ! ! . mlm K i n; vh j . ' !-.. i i f " j J , . 'OA Veow 1 . t t. ; A ; - -5 t i I 4 i ! 1 r O sessed a cameo bracelet, composed of a series of fine cameos, Joined to gether with heavy gold links; or in stead It may have been a wide, flat, chain-like affair. with one huge cameo for the clasp. In either case, she has left behind something well worth possessing. Hunt It up and slip It on your arm. It Is not to be supposed that the dealer in modern Jewelry will sit quietly by and let the-vender of an tiques have things all his own way. Since women want old bracelets, or, at any rate, bracelets that look old, he will do his best to meet her de sires. His showcases are filled with bracelets of every sort and degree. He has Imitated the old designs and he has Improved on them. He has given us bracelets In silver touched with gold and In gold of several dif ferent colors. The rose tlnlsh Is tremendously popu lar, and many of the flat, thick or round bands are tinted this way and or namented In elaborate embossed floral designs. The Roman finish Is liked for the heavier, quainter bracelets, and a great many shown In this tint look like huge firfner rings with an Immense ame thyst, carbuncle or aquamarine embed ded In one side. Chain bracelets an shewn in an end ' ''I J $ 1 ft " f f ' ' & ''w''" iutmt,t MWlfflin. ? T ; f "I r - -"I H;! U--!'!j .... I ' '' I 4 l ' ffcMsasJ ill 1 i . ." ' ' ." " " "' UJW"" ' " " ' " ' Ml' ! ( t I nr1:l i !; j ; ;i 1 H J' lj ;r i ' " iL v - -' " ! &Xm - n c less variety fine link., coarse llnlrs, sometimes In a delicate, net-like mesh. These are anywhere from three-quarter, of an Inch to an Inch and a half wide, and sometimes have iargj clasps of gold engraved In rose or Roman tinting or clasps of Jewels. Perhaps the prettiest of these chain bracelets have a series of precious stones diamonds and rubles al ternating, or diamonds and amethysts set at regular interval, all the way round. One bracelet, the very simplicity of which is, no doubt, the root of Its popu larity, looks not unlike a large wedding ring. It Is heavy, round and unchased, and slips over the hand, having neither clasp nor lock of any sort. This brace let comes In either the rose, Roman or natural gold, and has a place upon the list of betrothal gifts. Coral Is In great demand and there I. yet another revival of the last century's fashluna in the gold snake bracelet. Just why the woman who screams at the sight of a mouse, shudders when she comes within five feet of a caterpillar, and fears a live snake more than any thing ele in the world, should be will ing to twist this golden semblance of a serpent about her wrist Is a mystery beyond the comprehension of the on looker. But wear It she does, ajid since she Is satisfied, who shall complain? air' of i n 9 LITTLE vanity. Ilk. a soft vole. an excellent thins: In woman. know this7 Is not the theory usually advanced by Sunday school books and manual, of right living, but all the same I am Inclined to the opin ion that very few men would live with a woman totally devoid of vanity, if they could help themaelvea. To begin with, she Is not ordinarily an attractive housekeeper. I don't mean that her rooms are unswept, her beds made In humps, her bread sour and her preserve, a failure. Far be it from m. to suggest that th. arrange ment of her back balr has anything to do with her ability to select a Joint of meat; but If she takes no pride In her personal appearance, she is apt not to take It In the serving of her food and the arrangement of her chairs. Women who wear pretty clothes gen erally have pretty dinner tables. The connection may seem a trifle remote at first glance, but I suppose th. same temperament that notes the fall of a bit of lace or the adjustment of a rib bon studle. the effect of candle shades, the blending of flowers, the texture of linen and the quality of china. And pretty dinner tables are not usually th. accompaniment to ugly, comfortless houses. "Don't look Into the glass so much," said an elderly woman to her small granddaughter. "It will make you vain!" "What is vain?" queried Miss Flve-Tear-Old, standing on tiptoe on a has sock. In order to catch a better glimpse of her own plump reflection. "Is it somefln you catch like my measles?" Now, out of the mouth of that baba cam. then a grain of wisdom. Vanity is something that you catch. Put a child Into a household where the small niceties of dress are looked upon as the prerogative of the un godly, and It will take Ave years of boarding scboal (with all the merci and serviceable, and go well with the bold treatment of rooms furnished In mission style. Ienim Is much used for Inexpensive portieres, and Is especially pretty when treeted with an applique design. Some times pretty hKured denims can be found. A clever young girl recently found a good-tigtired denim, and ha then hrfughl the same design in different coioriiiKs and put them together, making- the deidm look reversible. The Helena tapestries make beautiful Cortierea. but they are not as well nown as they desrve to be. They are reversible, and so need not be lined. The Burface of the material has a crinkled effect, and the colors are most ly two-toned greens, blues, reds, yel lows and grays. It comes In two grades, the heavier costing f3 a yard and the thinner one Iz. it la necessary In choosing portieres to see that they do not contrast too sharply with the walls or the wood work, nor should the design of the por tieres conflict with the wall paper, it It, usually safest to have a plain portiere with a III; ii red wall and vice versa. in making up a isirtfere of double faced material the hems should be turn ed toward the room that is least used. 1 ,); --r less Innuendo and criticism of th. em bryo woman, whlc-& It entails) t. transform that child from a dowd to a fairly presentable-looking human being. But In the end she will b. transformed, and like the measles her attack of vanity, having com. late. Is apt to b. most violent. It Is the wis. mother who teaches her daughter vanity early, and teaches It In moderation. If the tiny tot, whose fat fingers are Just becom ing Intimate with the eccentricities of a shoe button, could be made to un derstand that th. proper adjustment of that button is as much a matter of course to all "good little girls" a. having one's face washed before luncheon, something would be gained. There Is no more harm in a child knowing that pink Is becoming to her and blue Is not than there Is in her being aware that certain articles of food are unwholesome. If her days and nights are given over to the thought and discussion of that same becomlngness, she becomes a cutn berer of the earth, and If she talks about her digestion and the amount of nutrition to b. derived from her diet list, on all occaalons she become, a nuisance! Any good thing carried to nn excess may cease to be a blessing, and van ity In moderation omes under th. head of good thing.. When two single-faced material, are sewn together a cord or binding must "tr.n,on A the ! the materials are thick, they will not need an Inner lining of canton flannel. A hem should be basted at the bottom of each piece of material and the tops and sides sewn together. Then the portiere should be hur.g to determine the length. It should Just escape touching the floor. When the curtain has been hung about a week It will have had time to adjust Itself, and the bottom hems can be stitched to gether. Pretty portieres that are easily mad. are trimmed with tapestry border, down the sides and across the bottom. The border can be bought for as little as twenty-five cents a yard, and when of harmonizing colors enriches a Dor. tiers greatly. ' Velour curtains still hold their own, the soft lustre of the velour and the graceful folds Into which It falls being responsible for Its popularity. One of the Illustrations shows a beau tiful band-woven portiere In the horn, of one of the best artists In the country. The rones of the portiere are dull pink, purple and brown, all perfectly blended. The strips are each thirty Inches wide, but three strips are laced together with brown shoestrings. The color scheme of the room Is carried out In brown, gray and purple, but Judiciously, in or der to Insure harmony. There are various ways of hanging portieres, but the best wsy Is to have traverse rings and pulley cords, so that the portiere Is not pulled out of shape by careless handling. Portieres of costly materials made by an upholsterer are a luxury, but when made at home are an Inexpensive way of adding to th. comfort and beauty of the house. A Real Stocking Tree AS THE result of Santa's visit It Is both easy and' novel to have a real stocking tree. Stockings ilttlo and big, stockings everywhere; small ones made of cotton tarlatan or net sewed with bright woolen yarns, and filled with candy and popcorn, and large ones made of mosquito net tilled Willi all sorts of larger packages, in fact, mam moth stockings holding toys, dolls skates and sleds, even, are just rite sort to please children. Resides, they serve as bags for carrying their cou tents home. By a little management, bonks can be Set flat to make the soles, thou uhove that other gifts may he fitted In so that the stocking. can stand up all arouial the base of the tree, looking Just as lat and full as stockings should. The upper branches lighted with elec tricity, If possible, and decorated Willi tiny socks of every color and fashion the lower ones loaded with larger ones' while the floor or base of the tree show huge socks, revealing almost but not quite the nature of their conti nls gives to, expectant children a pretty and In ' teresliug spectacle. f Distributing Christmas Gifts A NOVEL way of dlstrihut ing fcitt i to hand eaelf child a slip ol p. per, upon which Is written, i.in..,,.. "Look in tile second drawer of our own bureau." Expecting to tlnd the de sired present, th diawer is lianuly opened. instead of a gift, another piece of paper says. "It may be on t:ie lower shelf of revolving bookcase." No present Is therf only a paper, saying, "Look further, l'ry your own hat box." Aficr a dozen similar eplxodea the pres ent is found. With growti-uiis tin i'1 i opportunity for clever cpiKrarns ,111.1 Jingles reckoned anionic the most preci ous treasures of ('iirlMm.isliiie. i ; A I f f V ! T t C