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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1908)
TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY REE: DECEMBER t TOO LATE FOR BREAKFAST English Smut Set Abolish it by Late Rising. AMERICAS BOEN DUCHESS' WATS Lxk After tae ,Itm rkllarvw f Eacllak ravlen Setewtlfle Kenrlnn; ( Children. ane LONDON, Dec. 12. Special.) In smart society here breakfast, as we undrsfn.i It, has ceased to exist. There are a variety ef reasons to account for thla Dtnner la now such a very lata meal hi the mag'c royal circle, wherein It la rarely served murh before t p m., that people are not ready for anything- but the merest pretense of a repeat next momlna;. In bo circum stances do the king and queen ever par ts k of breakfast out of their be.lrooma. ! This fact has led society to do t:kwls". I Only tlrls. as tha early V.rtorlm nove -lats would say, "in their first yoitV and younc men fresh from the universities think of showing their faces 1n a country hous before 11 a, m. "To rush It In the momlna;." a society woman said to me the other day, "literally adds tea years to one's looks. Rest Is one of the great beautlflers. It Is Imperative," she want on. to keep aa quiet as possible In the momtrts. I make a point of never speaking even to my maid while aha dresses ma and then I feel quite fresh when t enter the day excitement between 11 and midday." American women like Conauelo, duchess of Manchester, and the countess of Essex, who suffer from dyspepsia, take only the merest pretense In the way of brakfaet a cup of China tea and a crumb of toast, perhaps. Mrs. George Cornwalha West is a great believer In two meals a day and eats no breakfast. Borne of the doctors swear by the two-mesls-a-day rule, but very few of their clients have J.e phys ical strength to sdopt It. In London It Is really only the man who goes to his business In the city who break fasts in the ordinary 'sense of the word. His morning meal Is about the same as 1t always has been and consists, like the king's, of the Inevitable bacon and eggs. with tea or coffee. Eaglish Lsaek Preferred. One or two hostesses of distinction have tried to Introduce the continental fashion of dejeuner, but for some unexplained reason. It Is not acceptable. The majority prefer to stick to the ordinary English lunch, wtlh its series of courses. Now. however, one wine only is served right through the meal and very few ever .touch liqueurs with their coffee; In fact. It is scarcely etiquette to do so. It was an American who said that "if she shut her eyes she would have thought sha was in one of the big American cities." when she attended the great sale of work mads by convicts' wives, which has Just been held at Sunderland house. The duchess of Marlborough keeps up several homes for the wtvea and children of men who are condemned to long terms of Im prisonment. Bile Is practically the first lady who has aver thought of these sadly afflicted women and their little ones and help Is always forthcoming for them when her grace Is asked for it. The duchess and her mother-in-law, who was staying with her for the sale, were the only two ladies who appeared without headgear. Very sweet, but so sad. fha duchess looked In her simple frock, which added to her height because of Its some what abbreviated watat and extra long skirt. Sha was moat Indefatigable and sold proaale Uttle garments to everyone, amongst others the bishop cf London for his Christmas gifts to poor people. The bishop and the duchess had a slight dif ference over balf-a-crown, but her Grace received In dua course not only the disputed cotn but also a sovereign to boot, the biahep finding that he had not spent the sum ha had coma out with the intention of dlrpers- worth of his money and In making up the remainder of the parcel the distinguished cleric was very fastidious. Beaaaiata; Saalle Irons Dark ess. A. good many wanted to know who was tha Yankee lady who paid IS guineas for a child's flannelette frock. As aha received a beaming smile not only from the duchess, but also from Lady Blandford, who would be tha dowager duchess of Marlborough if fata had not been unkind, ahe no doubt felt she got the worth of her money. Lady Dorothy Neville, look ing surprisingly young and active, was tak ing a most warm interest In ail that was happening and was being congratulated on her famous reminiscences of Interesting people, a book which is still being read aa If It had only been published this season. Even tha resources of Sunderland house, vast aa they are, were taxed to the utmost Fortunately tha duchess had anticipated a crowd and tha arrangements were admir able and everyone had tea or whatever else sha desired, tha attendance being perfect. If I mistake not. it was Mrs. Dnunmond (Mrs. Marshall Field, jr.) who used to take about with her aa Instrument for testing milk, whan her Utile girl was a baby. Now tha devoted mother of the hour carries around a scientific discovery which la supposed ta be able to Inform her of the number of microbes to every eubie meter of air. When tha amateur meddles la srier.ee there are always muddles, not to say quarrels, and hoetroses ssr that the most trying person who evr Invaded the -rnntry hoiisn Is the devotfd mamma with a arleritlflc turn who. In a weak mo ment, has been Invited to bring her off spring to other people's houses. The ad vanced mothers of the period, and Ameri can women before all. glory In brlnelng up their chlMren on scientific principle Every particle of their food Is weighed, every garment they wear Is selected with a knowl'!" of hygienic frtrs for the little wearer and eich brestii of air the child Is to breathe is tetod. This Is all very well In people's own houses, but when It comes t3 ajxlyiing the food in the establishments of others, not to speak of the air. It Is easy enough to realise the troubles which are likely to ensue. Nr 5ane far Children. The- young duchess of Manchester Is bringing up her family on purely scientific principles and so la the countess of Dud ley, wh has a staff of eight nurses for seven children, who Include the twins for whom King Edward not very long ag stood sponsor. Recently her grace arrived with her nursery on a visit to the Consuelo, duchess of Manchester. Though the latter Is her self an up-to-date grandmother sha found it Impossible to cop with her still more modern daughter-in-law, who went In for every conceivable fad In regard to hygiene for the little Lord Mandeville and his companions In the nursery. Tha young duchess used to Invade the nursery at all hours of tha night to find out If tho three great windows were wide open, be tha weather what It may. If by any chance tho nurse had shut on or all of them she did not forget her carelessness !n a hurry. It Is to be admitted the youthful scions of the house of Manchester ar as sturdy aa young liona There Is not in them the remotest trace of the delicate chests which robbed the world of their two lovely young aunts, the Ladles Montague, who both had such untimely deiths. The duchess says there Is nothing In the world to eoual frsh air ss a tonic. Her children are out of doors all weathers and If her nurses do mt approve of this she t!s-n1sses them at a moment's notice. She never allows the children to take a drug of any description and she, herself, sees to every particle of food of which they partake. But then the duchess has time do all this as she practically never goes Into society. She is one of the few modern women, especially of the American order. who glory In the definition hausfrau. which was rather sneerlngly given to her in the first Instance by some of her own smart compatriots some tmm ajro. LADT MART. Visitors to the Corn Show Should Take Advantage ol th2 Great Values We Oiler in Suitable Christinas Gilts J MILLER, STEWAET & BEATON 413-15-17 South Sixteenth Slrcc: WMA.T SHALL I BUY IFOR. CMIRISTIVS AS ? SOMETHING FOR THE HOME is our answer and we do not hesitate in making this reply, for what can be more' useful or better appreciated than NICE FUR NITURE, RUGS, LACE CURTAINS or DRAPERIES? Our prices are so reasonable that no one need leave our store without finding1 just the thing at just the right price. Space permits us to enumerate only a small number of the grand offering of SUITABLE AND USEFUL CHRISTMAS GIFTS which our store contains. - HAVE YOU THE "MOTOR MIND7' A Caaraeterlstle e Aato Speakers Which Riots la the Vnaec-Sterr. We have lone- heard of "sea legs." of "writer's cramp," of "housemaid's knee,' of the bicyclists "hums Kyphosis bl cycllstartum. we ourselves called It and various other physical Idiosyncrasies re sulting Irom certain habits of life, labors, or practices. To tha catalogues tt seems probable that we shall now have to add another Item, to wit, the "motor mind. By that we mean the more or less ha bitual condition of mind Into which cer tain autoraobilists get. apparently be cause of and through their indulgence la the fascinating practice, of operating mo-, tor cars. There might at first sight be roonr -for questioning which was the cause and which the effect; whether the "motor mind" was the- result of running automobiles, or whether tha peculiar style of running automobiles was the result of the pre possession of the "motor mind." But reflection upon the character of that mind and a decent regard for the repute of humanity must incline us to ward the former theory. The "motor mind." then, however ac quired, dtvests its possessor of several of the most admirable and desirable at tributes of cultivated humanity. One of them Is prudence. The unhappy victim of this mental peculiarity becomes reck less In the extreme. Over roads which the normal man wmild traverse with caution In broad dayHght he hesitates not to rush at frantic speed which others would regard as perilous and to be made only for urgent need on wheels of steel running on fixed tracks of steel from which all other traffic la rigidly excluded, be travels for no need save that of Idle caprice on vulnerable tires of rubber along roads without fixed tracks and traversed by other vehicles. It Is to be doubted If the records of human recklessness contain ac count of any lack of caution or of common care for safety comparable with that of the possessor of the "motor mind." Still more noteworthy, and still more re grettable, is the abatement of pity, mercy and all humane sentiments which follows in the train of this disorder. The normal Impulse of a man is not only to avcrid In juring another, but also In ease of the In fliction of injury to inquire solicitously as to its extent and to endeavor to give all possible aid. and make all possible repara tion. All this 1s changed immediately upon the development of "motor mind." New York Tribune. Ladies' Desks, $88.00 to $7.25 Dressing Tables, $83.00 to . $13.50 Pedestals, $31.00 to $2.75 Muffin Stands, $17.50 to $10.00 Card Tables, $52.50 to $3.00 Rockers, $35.00 to : $2.75 Candle Sticks, $11.75 to ..$1.75 - Bachelors' Wardrobes, $110.00 to $30.00 Baby Walkers $3.25 Butler Trays, $20.00 to -$6.75 Desk Chairs, $18.00 to $4.50 Cellerettes, $40.00 to S9.00 Morris Chairs, $35.00 to S 10.50 Nests of Tables $12.00 Baby Jumpers $5.50 Mahogany Hall Clocks, $250.00 to $62.50 Oak and white enameled Mirrors, $4.00 to 75c McDougal Kitchen Cabinets, $29.00 to $14.50 Music Cabinets, $36.00 to S5.50 Parlor Cabinets, $225.00 to $23.00 Babv High Chairs, $9.00 to $1.75 Leather Couches, $115.00 to $30.00 Electric Lamps, $45.00 to , $7.50 Jardiniere Stands, $14.00 to . 60c Costumers, $20.00 to $2.75 Dressing Table Chairs, $13.00 to. . .$4.50 Shaving Stands, ,$21. 00 to. $9.00 Magazine Racks, $12.00 to $6.00 Ladies' Work Tables, $36.50 to. . .$10.00 Piano Benches, $23.50 to $10.00 sssssssaa-asssssasssMsssasjsaassassssssMssaaaaSBBSi Book Blocks, $Xo0 to .. $2.50 Babies' and Misses' Rockers, $4.30 to g5 Turkish Rockers, $70.00 to ... . . $44.00 Mahogany Colonial Mirrors, $28.00 to $9.50 Medicine Cabinets, $10.00 to : $3.75 Festoon Draperies, $12.00 to $4.50 Lace Curtains, $25.00 to . .$1.00 Shirtwaist Boies, $6.50 to , $2.50 Cedar, Chests, $15.00 to $8.50 Hassocks, $1.50 to ... 35c Bissell Carpet Sweepers, $3.00, $2.50 to. . $2.00 Wilton Rugs, $9.00 to . .$5.00 Axminster Rugs. $3.00 to , '. $1.75 Smyrna Rugs, $6.00 to $1.25 Bath Rugs, $4.00 to 75c 11 in Oriental Rugs for Christmas Gifts We secured an immense stock of small and medium size Oriental Rugs at greatly under value. These we now place on sale and corresponding low prices. Anatolian Rugs, each . .$7.00 Hamaden Rugs, each ., .$7.00 Shirvan Rugs, each $12.00 Karabaugh Rugs, each . .$10.00 Bokhara Rugs, each $27.00 Beluchistan Rugs, each $16.00 Also a large assortment of Kazaks, Daghestans, Cash meres and Guenji Rugs. Don't miss this chance. Goods bought now can be laid away for Christmas. ini DAUNTS OF PARIS APACHE Breeding Places to Be Razed by French. Government. FOBTmCATIONS SOON TO GO Three Tksssssd Criminals Live la Straaare Habitations Enelrelln French Capital Law Wt(H a Pi lees. No Man is Stronger Than His Stomach A stroag ssaa is stroag all over. No sssa can be strong who is suffering (rem weak stomach witsj its oasaqumt tadtgestioa, or trooa so ass other disease i the stoaaach aad its associated organs, which im pairs digsstioa and autntioa. F jr when tha stomach is weak or diseased there is loss ot tho autnttoa s taiasd ia food, which is tho so urea ol ail physical streactB. Whoa a aaaa "doeaa't led fumt riht." wtioa ho docsa t sleep wcQ, has aa aajcomiortablo . lm ia tho stoaasch after tint. ' laniuid, acrvous, irritablo and despond asst, ho is losts4 tho auttritiosj Beaded to aaeao strength. 'SstcA a msm ose Dr. Percs'a CMa Mtilcmi VlncmwwT. It sore afsMsi mt tkm iMmcs aae aXa L rtamm MHVm mm mmtrHimm. It mricmaa (as aoeaf. Xt Jarifofwfeo fe llwr. mtrmttkm roe aia'aers. aoatrtsAeo F ' fa mitss, af se GIVES HEALTH AXO STBEXGTU TO THE WHOLE BOOT i Yosj can't afford to accept a tftrtt nostrum as a substitute for this noa elaoholie attdiciao os known coMFOsmom, not even though tho argent dealer aaey thereby make a tittle hifer proat. Ingredients printed on wrapper. V it. lit' Seedy looking printed matter may not be fruitful A. L Keaa. taa, 1210-1211 Hawass! St.. Oaaaka PARIS. Dec lii Special.) Before next summer rolls around the demolit on ot the famous fortifications of Paris wU have been beg-un. For tun years the government has beeu talking: of such an action and now tt has been definitely decided upon. The fortifications are Interesting- because of tbe curious race of peopld which Inhabit them, made up of a conglomerate of Apaches and honest c.tisena and known unJer the general name of "fortifs." It ia estimated thai they number something like 10,000, and they are a people apart from the Persians and the provincial French alike. Of late years the native French have been Joined by the riff-raff of Spain. Italy and other European coun tries, who. however, reradin no King r than is necessary to make what Is in their opin ion a tidy fortune and thereupon retire to their native countries. Whether you leave Paris by the north, south, east or west, you are bound to pass through this strange land, for tt enc.rrles Parts abutting; on the great moat which was part of the old-time defences of the city. It Is a quarter of a m.le wide and lta length might be said to bo lnde-int-o. for it ia a complete circle. On Saturdays and Sundays Its population Is enormously increased by the inflaz of small families with a few sous and a cold lunch on holi day bent. It boasts of anything but a monotonous landscape and there Is some thlrg for all tastes. At the Ports du Pan Lin, one of the gates of Paris, for Instance, there Is a miniature AlfS, and there a fine view of Paris, glittering in the m.dday sun, can be obtained. Behind the XVTIth arrondissement the herbage la so rich and rfwa as to remind one of Normandy. Near Levallols the country resembles the Basque prov'.nc s and goats from that part of France, watched over by their red capped, sunburnt herders come from Hen- J daye by Bordeaux and La Touraine aad graze tr.e r beasts on tne luxuriant Daunt Hiifh up the canal St. Denis, at Its entry .nto thu town, reminds one of Holland wl.h Its tardea and to era Hlrflas; Places (or Criminals. The fortifications are first and foremoat an asylum and hiding- place tor the un desirable and criminal cf Paris. N'j le than 3.000 of the tribe Apache live there. and the peace of Paris leave him practl ca.Iy undisturbed so long as he remains there and does not enter the gates ot the city. Even the boys develop a criminal instinct and It is a comnwn occurrence for little urchins et 10 years of age. greedy ot publicity, to Indulge In savage and aometimes fatal knife play. The singld doctor, who. by tha way, la a rag-picker by profession and an amateur doctor In his spare time, says that the majority ot his cases among; both the children and the grown folks come from a too promiscuous and careless use of knives, pistols and guns. The habitations take 0e form, princi pally, of caravans, wblch can be easily moved about the country, but many of the more wretched cilisuns are not above living in uoiea in the ground. M. Bouvier, an inspector, one night near the Chatiilun gate, dutcovered a hairy, anksmpl head aliening out of a large hole and upon drag siag tne man fortu learned that ha bad ben living in that same hois for taa last ten years, sleeping away the daya and nigaLs and stealing vegetables la the evening- for his food. Kent, however, la not high enough In trie fortifications, one would think, ta be be yond the pocket ot anyone, for tt a year one can oetaln a very respectable piece of ground and a cabin thereon. For 17 a year It la easy to obtain a q.uite pretentious house and for (10 one has attached a very considerable garden. Should these prices. by any chance, seem exorbitant, one san lodga free of charge on the slope which runs along- the moat, where the ground belonga to the stats. There is not, however, very much of the state-owned ground which remains unoccupied at tha present moment. Some of the more astute of the early settlers with a dosen stakes and some wire netting marked out considerable domains, and now offer portions ot them for rent at from It to f3 a year, payable In weekly Installments. Prices Are Reasonable. The prices that prevail In this curious country are probably aa reasonable as are to be found in any place in the world. For Instance. It Is possible to have one's hair cut or one's face shaved for tho be stowal of a crust of bread or a cigar-end on the dellg;hted barber. Many of the in habitants who have some trade, such as carpet beaters of tattooers are wise enough not to ply them in the fortifications, but make dally Journeys into Paris to obtain the better prices there possible. Curiously enough, each gate of the city of Parts has rts distinctive settlement and types. At Levallois a dozen ot these mis erable outcasts, living- from hand to mouth, have formed a socialistic company, com bined labor, built several shanties, pur chased a grinding wheel and reduced the amount of work necessary to live upon to the very least, for they take their turns wtth the wheel inmaking- the rounds of the streets of Paris sharpening- scissors and knives. The entire dosen live on the proceeds of these excursions and thus tt Is only necessary for each man to work but once In every twelve days. Near the gate of Vlncennes a curious business has grown up, that of providing; rabblta" for the Parisian restaurants at 13 cents apiece and the smallness ot the price will be understood when It is said that the "rabbits" are' real'.y cats. At Malakoff and M n trouge. the manufac turers of halfpenny toys shound. Old broken boxes are transformed In windmills, spades and countless varieties of toys tor children by the Ingenuity of the workers. It Is at the Montroug-e gate that one of the most famous characters of the forti fications lives. He Is M. Vltcoq, and he claims to have Invented no less than twenty-three toys, many of which have had enormous sales on the boulevards. He has been an exhibitor at Lepine's fa mous toy show In Paris since 1901. and upon one occasion won the prefect of police's gold medal, upon another a silver he proudly hung- about tils shop. Practi cally all his toys are made out of rub bish and the majority of them out of old tin, which he buys at tl per 100 pounds. With such an outlay .In the course of a year he turns out SCO boats. 10.0TO swings, and lO.ono headings for looking glasses. His wife, who spends most of her time In teaching her neighbors the art of making- toys from old tin boxes. Is a manu facturer of paper flowers and dresses for children's balls, and ahe proudly tells of being- congratulated upon her designs by the divine Sarah herself. Raar BaslaeH Thrives. Between the gates of Cligancourt and Poissonlers In the innumerable multitude of miserable huts, there is-a thriving rag busi ness. It Is remarkably weil-orgunised and the workers form. In reality, a co-operative society with considerable capital and string ent rules. The members have recently erected a large sorting shed snd ware houses at a cost of almost JW0. Each mem ber delivers his harvest at the central depot, where the weight is checked and the purchase price paid according- to a tariff I fixed by common consent. An account Is I kept and every six months the profits of 1 the business, which In 1904 smounted to 1 tn.000, are divided pro rata with the re-; ceipts of each of the members. : In this district, also. Is to be found t ..... . . I picturesque individual known as "the doc tor," who g-ave me the startling information about the promiscuous use of dangerous weapons. He Is universally adored by these rough vagrants, for he gives his scientific advice absolutely free of charge. He Is a ragpicker by profession and oddly enough his pursuit of that calling; led to his ac quaintance with medicine. It was through the discovery in the dustbins .ot the city of Paris of a lot of books on medicine that he first began to study the subject. He has recently been reading- some books which he picked up on alcoholism, and is now preaching- temperance to his fellow-workers in the rag- business. Paster AnaTeraoa. One of the unique characters ot this strange series of settlements Is Pastor An derson, who is trying to civilise and reclaim some of these outcasts through the medium ot the young- generation. Every day at 4 o'clock he teaches the elements of reading and the principles of morality to about twenty little vagabonds, three parts naked. The caravan makes a continuous tour ot the fortifications, stopping- at each gate until Anderson la confident that he has planted seed which will bear good fruit. Tbe headquarters of the foreign element of this peculiar city Is the Montreull gate. The German makes a specialty of basket work and at daybreak every day perfect swarms of women and children leave the camp with baskets of all sorts for sale In the shops and streets of Paris. The Spas lard is either a hawker or a grower ot onions and garlic. An old 9panlsh woman and her husband have founded aa unique business In establishing; a home for the maimed and Injured. When the writer re cently paid a visit to the one caravan in which they housed their stramre s-uests. he found four blind people, two without arms, ! one without legs and a paralytic They are fed and tended by the old couple at a muntniy waa-e. The Italians are. In nine cases out of ten. musicians when they are old enough and beggars when they are not. In the former case their average earnings are about ti a day with either violin or guitar, and in the tatter from 8 tt 11 cents. Five performers on the mandolin t.ild the writer that on the 1st of January this year they made no less than JS0. Maeh Hldeea Wealth. There la a remarkable amount of hidden wealth stored In these caravans and shan ties. Many of the owners boast of hoards of from 15,000 to 18,(100. and frorn J8,ot to MO.OOO Is by no means unusual. Cast year a Hungarian living- in a miserable caravan . near Levallols was arrested and charged with stealing a horse. With the object of proving- to the police that there was no ne cessity for his stooping to theft, he ex hibited a pocketbook containing JiAiXiu, Despite this "proof" of his honesty, how ever, tha police arrested him and he was returned to his native land to live the rest of his life in ease and even luxury. As a hiding place for criminals, this re gion has no equal the world over. Six months ago 130 police surrounded the camp at the Montreull gate and Instituted an ex tensive search, finding no less than eleven stolen horses and, as a consequence, twenty-nine Bohemians were arrested. All this fascinating- and picturesque set tlement la to be destroyed with the demo lition of the fortifications, and the Inhab itants scattered to the four winds. It will be a severe blow to the sightseers, snd even to the native' Parisians, who find lnfinte enjoyment In making- the rounds of this alien quarter within the confines of their own city. LEON RETMOND. . Win Opportwaity Presents. AH the world's a stag upon whl-h most of us make a show of ourselves soonei or later. R1Wm Nicer . lor ' CIwrMmas Phono Tiai - MIS HASTCH'S voice Victors "We are headquarters for Victor Talking Machines. Our stock is complete with every model and style at all sorts of prices rang ing from Victor Juniors $10 To Victor VIctrob $200 If you already own a Victor, come la and select your Christ mas Records Irom our magni ficent assortment. For the Corn Show we have a special supply ot the Tery latest plecea. You remember your own merry Christmas days maybe not so bountiful as you now can make your little ones ; but, you recall the ecstacy you felt when something full of novelty came myster iously into the home. When you think back to those delightful moments, you can realize what a new Phonograph will mean to ' the little one you want to please. And not only the children but the grown folks of the family, too, will get a rich delight from this best of gifts. Month after month the charm of the Phonograph remains. It never loses its novelty a new record and it is all new again. Come and Hear the New Records Make up your mind now before you plan any other Christ mas expenditure to come in and let us show you th Edison and Victor. Let us demonstrate to you how much more pleasure your Christmas money will bring to the whole family, yourself in cluded, if it goes for a phonograph. Our store is headquarters in the west for Victors and Edisons, and we will be delighted to show you all the different models and attachments at prices rang ing from $10.00 to $200.00. Don't put it off, but come in now. There is no obligation in listening to the records played. Special Christmas Terms If you are not prepared to pay cash now, you need only pay for the records, and pay for the machine by week or month. The price will be exactly the same as if you ptid all cash. Accept this special 'fier- graph Edison's The "Wizard has just again improved his great Phonograph and we are showing his newest ma chines. Come in and hear the new models play. "We have every style, running from S12i? to $125 Don't fall to hear tha new Amberol Records. Bur a new of them for Christmas day. Nebraska' Cycle Co. "i. SilES