Trousers Skirt No Novelty in Omaha and Will Be Worn
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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
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' 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
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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
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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."
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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
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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.
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Pain Ends Instantly
Corns Come Out
A Blue-jay plaster is applied in a jiffy,
and then you forget the corn. The pain ends
instantly. In 48 hours the bit of red B & B wax so
loosens the corn that you lift it out.
That sounds too frood to be true. Hut five million
corns are removed every year by Blue-jay. Ask almost
anybody. Most people now get rid of corns in this easy
way. No soreness, no pain, no inconvenience. When
you know Blue-jay you will laugh at corns.
Sea the Picture
C l theeoaifnrtabla narrow band
naii
A la the harm! rt BAB wax
which loumtua Ui. oura.
B ! aoft felt to pmUnt tha enrn
aa.1 kp tha wai truuitira41t)g.
bich guea amuail tha to.
D ta rdhher adhesive. It fastens
lha filutnr oa.
Blue-jay Corn Plasters
At All Druggists 1 5c and 25c per Package
Sample Mailed Free. Also Blue-jay Bunion Plasters
4k Black, Cblcace New York, Makara of 9tir(ical Dressings, etc
Children Need Healthy,
Energizing Food
Malted Milk Bread alves rrt to
the tiiiiii'H Hipntlte bocuuHe It l aa
near predlKesied km It is possible to
make breiul anil It Is therefore eaally
and quickly asHimtlated and built
Into new tissues.
It tastes as Rood as It looks. Try It
Bo and 10c per Loaf.
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lli-at Farm 1'aprr la the West.
