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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1911)
Trousers Skirt No Novelty in Omaha and Will Be Worn A .4 4 - )i 5- U ,M , V .'n t..- ir .A lui UJ - III. OMEN reluctant to "be the first A rl to wear the new trouner gown tJ I In Omaha may take heart and " W V ' ... . . . .W V. , vi iriuure I'll in. uc- l-aure II lhe ivouM thpy couM not be ' the first. " Tlu ! original "trous'-r Fl.iit.'' at l.-aft lt m mt Illustrious anri-tt .r. was warn In Omaha moro than- fifty stars ao and worn by the woman for whom It was named. Mrs. Amolii Uliiomer. Rhe beara testlm my In hrr 'appr. which have befn ro'li cti-il anil pr nted In the blncraphv which Iter hiiMl and. the late U. C. Hlnonicr, tirntc of Ivr, that he ap pearance In the "bloomer cosUim." wui not attended by unfriendly demonstrations modern hn-jtors (we had a moist said hood lums) take notf. Mie iays: "In all my travels I met 't'i nolhlntf disagreeable or unpleasant H i: v.as i.nl.eiHallv treated with respect ml nltei tlon by both press and people wherever ! appeared." At the time slie wore the new costume tn Omaha Mrs. Itloomer was a resident of Council Bluff. I ideed both Mr. and Mrs. Floomcr were among t.'ounc 1 Hluff' most prominent ind heft luvcd cit!xens. Thev rnnwil to th'i )owa town In !H56 from t.enco. Kallr,, N v., the town whrj Mrs. Hloomer had fist donned the nat o-.-stlr-llng costume, and where she hnl for sev eral years published the paper, "The Idly." which won her fame of another, but not more loMIng quality. Mrs. Hloomer, It should be remcmberi-d, was ono ,of tlie plonoeis In tiio ' woman movement," and associated with Mihh Anthony and Mrs. F.lizabeth I'ady Slauion In the early da.s of their work Iler donning of the new costume ha-s naturally, therefore, been as sociated In the popular mind with the ' "woman's right movement " The first out cry aKulnet tha woman's petit on for t lit' ritsht for vote wn the soornfu! remark, "they'll want l v, ar the t.-it-.-sc.- ami rry the fun i.;, i .ckitb:ok next ' When the liloomers -vi'ic dunned this was con sidered the "f. st st'p" t.nv.ird that not to be desired :.ttein t of wotnui to Ufurp man'fi ilKht to hif.ircattd garments. This association of the "women's right Idea with the short sk'it" was one of the rea son's the lead' rs n the movement aban 1onfil the new rut t nine; tluy did not want to put any obsta. e, i vi n "bloomers" in the way if the .s.kcc.-s ct their serious project. fit course the : emnt day trousor skirt Idea is not even : .motel connected w.th that early Idea, i s llV Nobody knows. l'ecaiiKi' nobody i n wa where an ld:a has Its roots nor hi. high and wide Its branches nnv t ;:'c.d Nobody, for In btanie. is today i.ud. to say whether wi ll en fift.. years i.oin nw will be wear in.,' hoop lrl-r lroi T3. 11 op sk rts. by thu way, w.-re anotlui Inf uence which led to the desert on of the "bloomers," ,'orty years or so ago. The h'tiloiy of Mrs. Woomer'a adoption tf the new costume Is most Interesting and Is bt toM i:i her own words, which are taken from In r husband's story of her life. In the first plac" .Virs Uloomcr was not the fl;st t wear tlie new co."tunu. Indeed, s.ie explains the wiiule happen ing: "In January ISM an article appeared editorially In the Sentca County Courier, Snuca l'alls, N. Y , on 'Kemae Attire,' in whti'li the wr.ter showed ii; the lnconven;! Iene. unheallhfulness und discomfort Tt a woman's dr : m and advocated a change to Turkish panta oons. And In my next Issue lof 'The l.lly'l 1 noticed him and hit proo..ed style in a half M-riuus. half play-' ful article of some length." The paper dis cum.lon of the change In stvles continued lor nunc time. Mrs. Kloomer flnully re plying vciiousty and endoislng the Idea While the tllsci'sslnn was still In prore;8, a young woman. Miss KUzabeth Smith Mil ler of Peterboio. N. V.. came to Henca for a visit and astounded the town. by ap pearing on the streets in short skirts an I full turklsh trouser. She was vlMUi; Ulliabelh fady Stanton and her h:fte was the next to adopt and appear in t costume. Mrs. Itloomer, then as the a . vocate of the new mood, as she sav , 'I radioed what I hsd preai bed and don ned the new garb.' Later idi ? e plaJiia 'At the outset I had n j Idea of fully adopt Ing the style, no thought of setting a fash ion; no thought th.it my action would create an excitement throughout the civil iced world, and gi e to the style my nam' and the credit thin Miss Miller mazed at the li rore 1 had unwittingly caused. Some praised, some blamed, som-i cmiiiendod and som? rid culed and con demned Hloomerlsm ' 'llloonier tes.' an 1 'iiloomers.' Letters csme pouring In upon me by hundreds f-oiu women all over the coutiti.v. making inquiries about the dre-s. and bsl.lng for patterns showing how riady and anxious women were to throw iff the burden of lout: heavy skirts." r'or six or eln!.t years. Mrs. mourner tys she wore no other costume but the t Iu.qiu.rs, and traveled about lecturing and ieceled the couite'-y mentioned above; Joung America was l.m exc tablv, at least, If not more courteous than fails! During those ) rat wlun she w ore the tustume of lame Mrs. HI. miner and her husband came to Council Itlufs. that is In the year 1S&.V Soon after coming to tht ZNEKA JISFECT GE TEE IfEW SB2ST 7 i r ' bring Its own charac teiistle household j Roods In make the dliiltiK loom really like ; home in appo .mini e- the blue and white ' dihes or Hi" white ilh'hea wi,h tho liitie e.ltti- nf gold, a-.d the int .';. iu,, the nspl.in lints mul the f.iio-lti. t:,,n-is ,,r i eniei ui i i s. i:eiy clforl w moil., in have the tables appear the same us in a home. Then they turned their attention t,, t,n kitchen, applying thnv the same i '..! Thoy dciii.indi d genuine Ml ai ci to this eim ciuiiii aiiileil la w annitig tables or ulo.r ici.. .i aht hotel epcuiatus b.. alloweil L.niytliti must come hoi from the siue. Ti Iirst cook, us f i'.iri.'f.e,i. was i fesslonul. lie il,, 1 t lif-l An g ;., ., couldn't liec ii.., u.i. id of Kslai.iaiit t .i-vr-stitiotis. 'i lip woinni illscha giil lilm ,,U, mot mil;, t fn. oii.li!a;t ai.il h.i i! ai woman cooK insiead. Next in in portance to tliose inethi.iis mis the qiic-iioti of how to lmi i"r ti.f i-ys-tem t'l buy.iiK ti'f iririi;.s ttT.it i'io nnia. From faimeis tin" nl .': ,'d I i get the freshei-t of milk niui i..,s mul li.itt" . They sent ti Kansas t'i- in mrut ,q tiu- win tertime buying whole plus utnl lanihs. And grocerx men soon pro cd to be mot e con siderate. That nil thintrs did no" ad u;t thitnselves immediately Is to be ex -i tid. I'he kitchen started with sixty members and a weekly assessment of t". Now there hit thirty mem'iers and the rate is S4. Yet this Is now "just right." tr.e enthusiasts declare. Every one knows eei - one else, all Is homelike, the rate Is Jut where It should tie and the new nunrtcrs i.re tlie proper dimensions. The whole building- nn eight-1 room brick house-hi known as the "kitchen." though there Is a reception i DOCTOR PRESCRIBES 0 0 UTIGURA REMEDIES was the way the Carthage women Judged the situation. Then they set out to Im prove conditions. FlrBt of all they ordered each family to , Says : ' I Have Great Faith in Cuti cum Remedies Now that I am Con- irce J cf their Wonderful Merits.' i wi .i to l"t mi Know of a rounle of Tec -it riires win. h I hae made by tin) u of t :.i- I i. Hi 'lira lienn-iiies. l.t A ugi i I . Mr. of this city e.mie to my office, troubled v. it'u a severe skin riupiH.il At first I could not iiinii rstund th ustii.e of tlie ra.se until I h..d made, a carelnl mamination. I flrally t -j . i; ti hi occupation as he was a o.i. .. .r: I 1 -.oiator. it win oermslltis In ii i .i. . ; , ii. It I i t"t w it ii a mi lit erup ti.m ..;.J ' .1 1 ; :1'-' ' tno.-t pmtsof lur hods t .tit n. .'-. c.i.'t, hark and abdomen ; n v. lit 1 v in nils In Utile pnstuirs. lie 1 -t.ii--' '.Mil! I -i . IM : 1 '. t: 'i .i ultoiit '. i : no:;. .in:'. "In tn t' vnliy . rr-l i. 'lo turns . id in ' -.'le IV i H.-ii'-i. . I lid n. it - '. iiiir I was d her. 11. i nin r was (liesntut ann on t.'-u- lu sl.ln apart trjlnn to room and a parlor and servants' un i teis to lie Included In the idea. "We pave on food, we s:o e on servants, we reciuce drudgery and wp increase con tontmeiit," tlie leaders In the rdan say. ihe OiiBlit t Know. "Will you have some fresh mushrooms?" nsked tlie hostess sweet 1. "Yes." faltered the puest. "If you're quit sure they're mushrooms and not tond Ktoole." "Oh. I'm quite sure," replied the hostess. "1 opened the can myself." TE0USEB3 SELRTCZ? "JZZPZ COLOTTE' OlfTHE RACE TEAas AT mm "xt l t i 1 l J . was only a weekly paper," and as she . wanted to gle the lecture again In other places, she did not permit this. There Is no comment made upon Omaha's reception of Mrs. ltloomer's costume, so It is reason uble to supiaise that Omaha's manner Is in cluded In the general statement, "nothlna unpleasant." The reason the pioneer abandoned the coi-tunie soon after coming west was "after retiring from public life and coining to tlie land of strangers, where 1 was to com in. nee life anew and make new friends, 1 f. It at times like donning long skirts when . went Into society, and I did." But she till wore the more comfortable garb about er home. She also testified that "high winds w hlch prevail here create sad havoc with short skirts." The final reason she abandoned the bloomers waa the arrival of hoop skirts! which she found comfortable! This description Mrs. Hloomer gives of the approved costume: "We would have the skirt reaching down to nearly half way I stood lbetween knee and anklea and not made .i... i.. . . . . i,i.. . vi .... quite so run a ine iirwrm imiuiui. mno. Bloomer was not referring to the present fashion of trouser skirts). Underneath the hklrt the trousers, made moderately full, In mild weather coming to the ankle not instep and there gathered In with an elas tic band. The shoes, or slippers, to fit the occasion. For winter or wet weather the ticu'ers. also full, but coming down Into a boot, which rises at least three or four Inches above the ankle." Mrs. Rusell Sage, who, when a girl, vis ited In S.-neca Falls and saw Mrs. Bloomer attired in the costume, has been quoted In Interview as finding It pleasing to sae. Mrs. Hloomer waa a small woman and at tractive in a pep, ranee. And yet her hus band was not enthusiastic about the ."bloomer" clothes. He admitted to later Council Bluffs friends that "toe only time era," or trouserettes, In Omaha, but the supply Is here ready and waiting for the brave to purchase. Maids who would like to purchase also are here. One confessed recently and publicly that Is, In a crowded .li ei t car that If sonie"other girl will w ear th in 1 will. But I dop t want to be the lng each other's company, work better than If they were scattered In separate homes. Bo there was difficulty No. 1 removed at a single stroke. With It flod an auxiliary difficulty the iHither of washing and wiping dishes. It wasn't bard to gather opinions on this. first." Khe can take consolation In the as- ; Home women don't mind cooking, but few surance that she couldn't. If she would, be the first. However, she was planning an other way out of the difficulty. thetori;an lsatlon of a "trouserette club," whose mem bers shall be pledged to wear the costume. Omaha women folks have been given a chance to look over the new skirt and see Just exactly what It Is like In every way. The Messrs. llrandels very recently staged a demonstration at their store, when mod els wore the skirt about the store and on tlie street, proving Its adaptability und giv ing an excellent Illustration of its possibili ties as a garment. The photographs of the groups used with this article were made at that time and were loaned The Bee Jjy Messrs. Brandeis, aa was also the photo graph showing the skirt worn at the races in i'aris. CO-OPERATION IN A KITCHEN Oa Year's Experience ahovra Braeflta of Jaetltotloa at lartkagr, MlMuarl. More than a year ago a group of tired housewives In Carthage, Mo., decided there must be some way lo lighten the weight of household drudgery. With faith that there waa a way If only they could find It, they formed a combination which they called a co-operative kitchen. After a year s trial the kitchen now has thirty enthusiastic patrons, and Is housed In better quarters than those In which It waa first tried. have ever confessed that they enjoy dish washing. Among household routine duties that la usually considered one of the most Irksome. None of this, either, for the Car thage co-operatives. Of course flight to an ordinary boarding house would escape these bugbears, but the boarding house usually haa some dis comforts and annoyances that are consid ered almost as bad as the dishes. It Isn't possible to pick your company, your menu or perhaps even the sort of flowers you like for table decoration. The whole place, as a rule, Is lacking In the Individuality and the charm of a home. That, at least, Important Prescription For Stomach Troubles This comes from reliable medical author ity as being one of the most remarkable prescriptions of recent years aa demon strated m the results shown by its wide spread use In hospital work and private practice, it Is said to give Immediate re lief for distress after eating, belching, sour stomach, dlaxlneas and headaches, and if used for aufflcient time will eradicate the worst dyspepsia, "Two ounces essence of Pepsin; three ounces syrup of Ginger; one ounce Catandlr compound. Mix and use one to two teaspoon fills after each meal and at led-tlme." Catandlr always comes put up In one ounce sealeid packages. Any druKt-ist should have It In stink by this time or he v 111 ipiickly gut It from ilia "new west" Mrs. Hloomer rroesed the Mis- i I wssn't entirely proud of Amelia waa sourl In a skiff she says and gave a lec- when she first donned the new ooatume. ture In Omaha. This lecture aroused much enthusiasm, she reports, arid the papers wanted to print her talk, but "as there I didn't uulte Ilk the attire at first." Timidity has somewhat hindered the adoption of then twentieth century "bloom- The servant problem, because of this wholesale house. For lust results mix the scheme, uivea thru women a minimum of 1 I'epsln and the dinger tnen let stsnd about perplexity. Where a dosen servants might have been required for these thirty persons under ordinary circumstances, the kitchen requires only four, and these tour, enjoy- an hour l.efore adding the Catandlr. It will be more convenient to get the Ingredients from the druggist and mix them at home Those who have tried this are enthusiastic, over Its prompt and effective aotlou. Aid v. It's Dimmtr and It'i Riady Van Camp's Spaghetti Italian Stjrlm At Every Cieteif SLeUj-fkai 10c aaxl ISc per can Let Folks Think You Made It When you sorv Van Camp's Spa ghetti let people think for a time that 1 you mad? it. Hear what they have to say. It's a wonderful recipe. It took us two years to perfect it. We consider the secret so priceless j that we never have written it down. There may be folks at your table who have eaten spaghetti in Rome. Women may come there who pride fchemselves on this dish. But all will agree that never before was there any spaghetti like this. There are 17 ingredients used in it, each the finest of its kind. The main ones among them are these: Durum wheat spaghetti. Herkimer Comity ivdl cream cheese. Best creamery butter. . The same superlative tomato sauce we use in Van Camp's Pork & Beans. The art lies in blending them. The delight comes through the harmony of taste. The dish comes to you ready -cooked from the grocer. Simply heat it or bake it, as you like it best. Here's something. Madam, which you can't aSocd to miss. And please don't wait. Try it while the dish is now. itnrnitrd all the aiiotn i i i 1 1 I think of slid he upent - i ii!hiri on victcuplkms but .n d I i lieln hint. ii i-if i;n- my t Ife who was ron- : : ;ri iir unh a ilifi.t ckln trouble 1 I,. i trying clflerrnt presrrtP ' i ll Willi lnv fcssistanee. told m i : ! ret sen e of the Cntiruia a -, i I-.. t.ii ::i a fair trial. But s no v 1 1 1 i i snout t titienra at tl il whether It wimld Help o :M tliK-ken, break and llid fin. 'i ii! i- on th" lutcrre. wrKts and a-inv I i n il l i! nothing to telier he' Iw'Tnatii-iiilv. Whet she Ii ritt applied the w:rin bat 'm of Cut - eura NiP and arrali atton i of 1' it: ir Oin: m "it she mw a decided km prnx'oiii'.iit : ml in a few flays tie aa com p; -t;l' . jr.- I. " I -it n.i il-ni In recommending the Cutl- eur Rin'l to Mr. , and this w two mon'. i UK'i. 1 told him to wash with warm hiU'n of the Cuticura bot and to npniv t'i Cuticura Ointment (tenercaisly. 1 ii lim e mi., from the Terv first da v a use of the Ci::!.'iir R"m"iliei he was grrslly relieved nn l to-diiy hi i. completely cured through t inr iihs. I have prent fit it It In the Cutii lira Kra!l"t and -hull uluays have a smid word for t'in now tinit 1 am eonrlncrd of their womter'ul merit. " (Sirnert) P. U While bead, M D., ins nrtmoulh Bt., Boston, Maw., July 2.', 1010. Cuttdira Remedies are eolfl Oirmsraeut the wnrW. reuar Drag I'tiem. Corp.. Hole rrops.. Buslua. Van. Camp Packing Company zti Indianapolis, Ind. BAILEY MACH DENTI&iTS Beat equipped dental office In the middle west. Illrhest frade dentistry at reasonable prices. Porcelain fillings, Just ike the tooth. All Instruments carefully sterilised after eaon Li a.ieut. THIRD FLOOR. PAXTON BLOCK Corner lOtb and Far nam Streets. 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