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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1909)
Till: OMAHA rIAY UKK: DKCK.M IW.U 10. 1 WO TTrxXTtlT1 TpriT TTTP FNTTTrTTTT TTTP ITT1 rrVTT). 24th and L Sis. JJ. JU. v JL - JLL i 1 I JUL yiLWl XJ -LI JUL VwllXXJJ J o South Omaha SSellis IFoFnifoFe 20 elow Onmaha Prices We have just purchased for Cash a large amount of High Grade Furniture, and while the manufacturers announce an advance of 10 in the pripes fdr 1910, we can offer these goods for the next 30 days at much below former prices. c line of Useful Solid ay Presents SPRING STYLES IN RUGS FOR lDIO NOW IN COME SEE OUR COMPLETE LINE OF LOWELL WILTONS IN ALL SIZES 27-im.x54-in. Velvet Rug ,.$1.25 27-.n.x54-in. Axminster Rug ... ..$1.45 r II 1 1 V I $21.00 PRINCESS DRESSER, jSlMSSSfejIf like cut, solid Rf) Sfffi oak polish 1 & l U f ,lf m 9x12-ft. Velvet Rug $14.50 3x12-ft. Axminster Rug $17.50 $6.00 SANITARY $ 7C SPRINGS at We I 3$ MM 1 4 "V ... , i.' :' I E" ' - . -- ' Thirty styles of Library Tables; from CilJt 7$4.50, at WIU y3 Below Former Prices. FINELY FINISHED FULL SIZED BRASS $JO Kfl BED, 2 in. posts. IfaiUU -. - . -. I ... J SOLID OAK DRESSER. !s d.......' - ' - h. ') Well made, full size SO Qfl 10-PLY SOLID FELT MAT Steel Couch ZJU TRESS, on sale 7 CH V I iUU $28.00 Sewing Machine, like Vut solid oak Cffl Oil u)U case. S6.50 Solid Oak $21.00 Buffet......... SI4 35 STYLES OF NEW CHINA CLOSETS, in all finishes from. . . S9.75 Special Xmas Line Fins Rockers anil Chairs EZE at. Combination Book Case and Writing Desk; Empire 7C finish CUi E vl J? I I 1 High-Grade Steel Range S22.50 s?e S24.50 - Stoves Sold on Payments. Four-Hole for lyOOkavJi $175 'Mission Double Plate Rack 95t? MdrbJVWTR FI IirarUITI IiraFr1. (TIO.. SSflii iir I . 5f fss. fiFbl ITH OMAHA nil I..I HMMM'JWIIHIII L ylllMUm.i I1HIMW ILIIII II nil. I IM'I WW m' " mi ) II . HPl"Ulq mhiuudiwiiii UMHIIIJf if. - , .Af ,: linlimn iliiirM liimimilli l iinira- ilnirin Activities and Views of Progressive Women in Various Walks of Life rw mm Why She ! u Model 'Wife. .1THOUT uuuecoHfurlly Bliainiiig the canons of nioilesty or hel tatliiK about tlie timeliness of her message, a woman writer In the New Idea Wonmn'B mag azine asserts sho' Is a model wife, and giveg Bomo Interesting reasons for the faith that Is In lv r. Here are a ftws One reason why 1 think I nm a model wife Is because I know how to tako care of my husband's money. It was something lie knew very little about indeed. He knew how to make a good living and how to pay his bills, but thftt was wymt as far as ho had gotten. When we were first married he was in the habit of (riving me a generous allow ance both for myself and for household ex penses, ana no immediately took out a lnrge life Insurance, but that was th length to which his concern for the fu ture went. I knew what his income was, and I felt sure that we ought to save a nice little auni each year out of it with out denying ourselves verv much. There never seemed to be any to save, however. Jack cast his extra money away here and there with almost nothing to show for It, I found. He v;is very gener ous, and he rave or loaned recklessly to any one who askad. One day I got up mv courage an'd hsd a lour talk with him about It. suggested lo htm that he make himself a spi-ndlng allowance as he had done me, and put the rest of the money In the bank. I thought Ihe stub of his check-book would be In ( struotlve reading for him at the end of a mouth, and I also reasoned that if he had to Craw a check nearlv every time he wanted to lend or give inonev awav It would have an Influence on his charities. 1 was right in this. He did not s"w .ur. simonlous or any less of a eMd fellow, but he did grow to be less of "a good tiling.'' I am a model wife, too, because I h:iv never allowed myself to become either besee or slovenly. I felt that I owed this lo my husband. On the score of my personal apjieuiviue hi has never had reason to bo ashamed of me. I have grown older so lias he. for that matter but 1 have not grown dowdy. I was not blessed with much In the way ;f good looks in the ben inning, but hs my husband had chosen ine of his own free will from among my prettier friends I con cluded that I suited him suffu iently. I knew It my duty, however, to "keep my self up." Kven when our finances were most strait ened 1 managed to have . pretty clothes, cheaper materials to be sure, but stylishly, daintily made. If I had to economize on any part of my wardrobe it was on street clothes. It meant a great deal more to mj to have pretty house dresses every man dotes on pretty negligees and tea gowns than expensive tailor-made suits. I am a model wife because I .have made an absorbing study of my husband. To me he Is of tho most vital interest, while to other people 1 suppose he is only a very plain, every-day sort of man, as men go. Perlia ps if he were an extraordinary per son 1 would have failed utterly in making the right sort of a wife. Being common place myself, our hearts and souls eventu ally spoke the same language, though not at first did they do so by any means. If you will realise that your husband Is not only "dear old Tom or Dick or Harry, and the family bread winher, but an actual human being with a personality and char acter that may be very alluring, you will find a fascinating occupation spreading out before you the opportunity of learning a little about a human soul. In no other relations in life is it given to us to read so clearly and closely a page out of life. All your study, however, will be of no use to you unVss it la going to teach you what to avoid, what to encourage and what to condemn, and the way to go about all these things. The Woman's Hnrdrn. The cry of "Clara," in A Man's World, that life is so hard, that she has tried and tried and cannot make her way un aided In the world, that she longs with urspeakable anguish for any man who will pay the rent. Is a very human wail. In a greater or lesser degree there are thou sands of women, and, yes, men, who groan under the burden that civilization Imposes upon them. Fate pushes ,up against us very hard sometimes, and the weaker ones go to the wall, lose their foothold and are trampled under the feet of those with more staying powers. Hut it is not a cry of the sex alone, for even in a man's world the mules must fight for existence as well as tho females. Mr. Taft Bald In a speech recently that he hated to think that there are women in the .world who have to marry In order to be taken care of, and reminded fathers of their duty in provludlng for their daughters to make this unnecessary. Uut the fathers' "teeth are on edge," too, with the struggle for existence, and the daugh ters are bravely taking up the burden for themselves, and while once In awhile a "Clara" finds the burden too heavv. and weeps a little, she cheers up and naving once tasted the independence of "paying the rent" herself, will be loth to let any man, unless ho Is big and strong and the captain of her heart, take up the task for her. Old . Age Sweetened. There is a sweet-faeed, whlle-huired opti mist living temporarily 'In the third floor back of a tenement In East Thirty-second street. New York, who Is growing old gracefully, relates the Washington Post. Well known and well beloved In Washing ton Is this' white-haired optimist, and it will come as grateful news that ihe is go ing hine for Christmas and will wander forth no more. Mrs. Mary Liedwith is her name, and CS years have passed over her head. So kindly was the and so free from guile that Time could not be cruel to her. Fifty-one years ago she entered the home of Mrs. Charles. Carow as a nurse to tho baby. The baby, grown up, was married to Colonel Roosevelt In Ivondon in lXMi, and Aunt Mary was with her at the time. She remained as a nurse for the Koosovelt children, and did not leave the family until September, 1!H, when, because of ill health, she tft Washington to make her home with her brother and sister. Cabinet ministers, senators and represen tatives knew Mrs. Led with, and loved her for her kindness. Age did not curdle her nature. Instead she sweetened age and took its bitterness away. Her tenement room In New York was not luxurious, and New Charm in the Season's Modes for Small Children c LOTHES for children of all ages trimmed in gray Sanatorium Thli Institution Is tbeonly on In tun central wt with separata buildings situated In tbelr own atuule grounds, yet entirely tlis tluct and rendering it pobsiblo to classify cases. Tba ono building being fitted for and devoted to th treatment of noncontagious and nonmental diseases, no others be ing admitted.' The other. Rest Cottage, bolng designed for and devoted to the exclusiYa treatment of select mental cases, requiring for a time watchful car ana spe cial nursing. seem particularly pretty this season, both in lines and in ma terials; and the little frocks of wool which often look unchild llke have taken on distinct charms. Of ooursn there are mothers who dress their little si'.'is altogether in tub stuffs up to the eight and nine year ages, obtaining the needed warmth for winter days by warm uudei wear, but- warmer frocks and frocks which do not necessitate such continual laundering are desirable in many ways and If tastefully and daintily planned may look babyish enough even for the four and five year olds. The cashmeres and challles in plain dainty colors have always been counted among the childish materials and many of thQ serges, broadcloths and mixed stuffs are also appropriate, while velvet, velvet een and coidiuoy ate having grest popu larity tills wlni) r in the children's world as well as In the province of the grownups. Some delightful little frocks on the Rus sian order are made up in velvet usually of a dark tone of blue or brown or green, or in black. The last, which in anything save velvet would seem very somber for small folk, is highly regurded by. the French mukers of children's clothes and there is no denying that it usually looks (iiialntly picturesque and is becoming to a i child face and coniplf xlon. The velvet frock must, of course, be ex I tremrly plain in line with u collar of hand ' some white lace, such as Irish or Venetian, I being the relieving note. Coats on this order are more generally worn than the l frocks, ami here again we find the more or i nuidlflcd Kusslan lines. T'ic overoat lines are liked, too, and . with both i Us rt coat this winter little : colli. t-s f furs a;.d :otisib!y cuffs of ; similar fur ate frequently used. A beau- tlful little coat ill roal Mile velvet, with I tiny collar and cuffs of pure while ermine, is shown In one of the Fifth avenue shops, and beside It Is auotner blue velvet coat. In a duller blue, with a genuine Kusslan air, and. with neckband and wristbands of skunk. A pretty little model in a warm, soft green broadcloth has a collar of sealskin and a lough, soft, giay woolen Coat is caracul. Heaver is used on soma of the chltd coats, though It mats and does not w ear so well as some other furs no more expensive. For the very little tots, while moufflon may take the place of fur, pure whlto ermine Is con sidered appropriate, and the less elegant coney gives some -si good effects. Whole coats of fur iue by no means rare among tho offerings in the children's de partments. Tho ull white furs are child ish and pretty, but soil so easily that they are Impractical for general wear and can be recommended only for children who have other conts parents m1 I ten let r- la a-"5- t F i I B-k i-Nt r i CHILDREN'S "ROCK8 OF NET, CKEI'E VIZ CHINE, Plyl'E ANl LINEN. can afford extravugancw. For that matter the same may be said of all white coats. Nothing Is prettier for the small child than simtlesa which coat and hat, but nothing is less desirable for the child than soiled and brdragged white. It would be well If mothers would recognizoN that last truth and content themselves with coats of more serviceable colors for their wee folk If they cannot afford more than the one coat and cannot keep It fresh and dainty. The all white tradition In connec tion with children's clothes is an extrava gant one and it is sheer folly for the mother who must economize to attempt to follow the rule, though if she can compass the laundering she may succevl In keep ing a small child in white tub frocks. Hut to grt back to our furs. This winter tiny seilskin coats for little children have appeared and they are unquestinably be coming and warm. One such coat, per fectly plain and flaring a little toward the bottom. Is lined throughout with a bright roso satin, and matching it Is a little list of close mushroom lines faced with shirred rose moussellne and trimmed with a chou of rose satin. Brown and gray caracul are used for the little coats, and there are shaggy little motor coats of brown long haired fur whose name it is difficult to divine, such metamorphoses do the humbler pelts now undergo at the hands of the furriers. Coats of corduroy, the soft widewale kind by preference, are excellent for gen eral wear and give splendid service. They aro becoming, too, as are all the materials of velvet finish, and are especially good In the warm browns, either dark or light and In the form and mode tones. These last shades, however, are not Invariably be coming to child faces, especially when wintry weather calls fdr a touch of warmer color and ono cf tho form or inodn cord uroy coats Is much improved by a little collar of brown fur. The same Is true of the smart little form and biscuit coats In soft rough woolen cVoth or broadcloth, but in this case a collar of bi-oWn or black velvet may be used instead of the fur to give character to tho coat. For the small girl's hat there is great I (.Continued on Page Ten.) yet she sat .there quietly and contentedly. She did not regret that her greater days the days when what she said meant some thing to a president were gone and that she was now in the shafow of obscurity. And when Kthel Roosevelt softly opened the door of her room In tho tenement holism, slipped quietly behind her and put her fingers over her eyes, the old nurse guessed who it was the very first time. She heard with delight that Mr. Roosevelt had sent word that she was to be Invited for Christ mas and was to make her itome with them forever. Such women as Aunt Mary need never1' be alone. She has accomplished the most sub tle and charming of all feats that of grow ing old gracefully. There are some people who have a rooted horror of growing old, but if age were always exemplified as in Aunt Mary's case it would be robbed of Is terror. TsrLlik Women In American Eyes. Miss Isabel Fry, who has known many men and women who had lived for years In Turkey, and supplemented what she gained from them by close observation dur ing a few-weeks' stay In the city of Con stantinople, has written the result of what she has gathered for the Englishwoman and gives it to the public for what it is worth, concerning the "new woman In Tur key." One of those with whom she made acquaintance was earning her living by teaching- the Turkish language and liter ature in a large school where girli- In he upper classes are trained as teachers since Turkish "girls are now more or less occu pied, like those of other countries, in earn ing their living. This woman also teaches In the American college. Miss Fry speaks of her as the only unmarried woman sup porting herself with whom she came in con- tact. thoiiRh she saw many n!ei who were either quite young or exiiciucly old. but Miss Fry believes it cannot be usual for a woman to do paid work of a profes sional kind. Leliha Hunouln. as she goes about her work, Is unattended, but shrouded In her veil, und Miss Fry's acquaintance was lim ited, owing to the fact that her Turkish .ac quaintance spoke no foreign language. She did, however, make the. to her, astonishing discovery that there are what we term "old maids" In Turkey,- and learned thil the teaching in the Turkish school is 'iot satisfactory to the ambitious. It appea that Leliha Hanouin does not represent after all though she walks alone on 'he street, and earns her liylng the type of the pronounced Turkish woman of today. Those may be seen riding through the str)ei with their husbands nnd paying calls wll't them. One Is mentioned who lias fre quently traveled to and from Egypt and has entertained English women as guests, yet who prefers Turkish ways rather thai those of tho European. Yet she is said to know English well, has published a novel In it, and translates bonks on travel and politics for her husband. This is Interest ing: When the recent change came over Tur key the only woman who was appointed ( the committee of public safety was a grad uate of the American school at Scutari, anH the members of the Young Turks' pan will speak with pride of the excellent woik of Mme. Salllh Hey. Another gradu ne. who married Assurn Hey in Salonika. .is received in the public meetings and m id" a most excellent address on political ques tions under consideration. At present she Is assisting her husband In publishing a newspaper In the Interest of (he new te Bime. Perhaps, after all, Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery, the noted suffragist, vjj correst In her recent prediction that 'Tie (Continued on Page Ten.) Timely Tips for Gift Buyers SAFETY RAZORS, the Latest Makes BARNEY & BERRY SKATES TURMIMG LATHES for Boys Henekel's Emperor Razor, $2 each .. VonV'"" your money away on cheap affairs. Then we have lower priced good rasors. 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