THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1913.
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The Well-Dressed Girl By Fannie Ward
f , Soraethiag New in Velvet '
Tq. prove my absolute. Rood faith In my
pralso of velvet, 1 am showing you today
two of my own velvet gowns. One Is
a" simple little street sown Rnd one Is a
dress for mori) formal occasions. It may
be used for simple dinners, theater and
for alt evening parties where strictly full
dress is not'fequlred.
Tho little streit frock .may be mado of
silk velvet, of chftfon velvet or of simple
velveteen, as your pirrse dictates. The
fron yellow are fine for the girl who
owns several such gowns. But to the
girl who owns only one such dress I
recrtmmenil tnupe or the wonderful new
brown In tho dark shado known as
Tcto de Negro."
The wide net fichu may bo made by
any clever fingers put n strip of dainty
embroidery down the center tmd finish
each edge with n weo frill of lace. The
ncnu snouia De aooui one yaw and a
blouse Is of tho high-waist variety. It Is quarter long by eight or ten inches wldct
III
Dorothy Dix
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The Nico Littlo Girl
Who Would Mako a
Good Wife for Any
Man, but .Who Never
Has a Serious Beau
By DOHOTHV DIX.
Among my .acquaintances thero Is ti
dear little girl who Is everything that
wo sum up In the adjective "nice." Sho
belongs to n nice refined family, she has
been nicely brought
up. J3 h e s no
beauty, but she's
nice, and pretty,
and wholesome
looking, and she
dresses nicely, and
she has been taught
not only all the
useful domestic ac
complishments, but
Is it fine musician,
and performs
equally woll upon
tlio gas range and
the piano.
This girl Is ox-
the ' sort of
every
mother and sister
would like to see her son or brother
marry. Pho's the vory typo of younir
v.oman to make a good wife, but for
tome reason that nobody can' explain sho
doesn't attract men at alt. (?he never
has a beau. .She Is never Invited to go to
any place of amusement by a man, and
she's left looking wistfully after the other
young people when they go trooping off
without her to have a good time.
Naturally, this distresses the girl very
much. She's young, and sho craves the
enjoyment that belongs to her time of
life, and she wants to know if there's
anything that sho can do to take herself
out of the wall-flower class, and get Into
f
actl.v
girl that
For Formal Wcnr.
Hy FANNIK WARD.
(Etar qf "Madam President.'
Copyright. 1313, by
, International News Service.
."Some In rags and some In .tags and
sotqe 'in velvet gowns," says the old song.
But I think we. of today, might modify
that to "All In velvet gowns."
Velvet Is the craze of the winter. For
the' street, for the boudoir, for the thea
ter,; for the ball and even for the bride,
veiyej reigns supreme In the mode of
thei winter as thn favored material.
Ai ricent bride had her wedding coat,
hert traveling suit, her most wonderful
tea 'gown and even her bridal gown of
velvet. ''
Rjch, in color and shading, soft and
clinging Jn -line, flattering to face and
figure alike is velvet. Then, milady,
why not wear ItT
A Little Street Gown.
cut "V" at the throat, and has a lltle
collar such as we daughters of live ull
know how to fashion from a bit of Val,
and some soft lawn. The Jabot Is in truth
a weo four-in-hand tie of the lace. Thin
bit of daintiness is particularly becom
ing and fetching agalpst the .rich velvet
background.
Tho sleeves are cut kimono-fashion and
fit quite close to the arm. The uuffs
In combination with fur or chiffon, I ee soft wide bands of black satin like
with'slllc of laco, with net or ctoth of
silver ahd gold, velvet Is rich and truly
elegant. It acts as background and
foundation, as trimming, and as gown it
self with truly regal beauty.
If Jwere girl of limited income and
wlhedfoloalt as well as my richer e.s
tersXi would try to manage a velvet
suit Jlth"a fairly long coat. Then I
should'haVe a simple evening gown cut
off the same piece of goods.
Tile
tho bunch, so to spook.
Of course nobody can really tell what It
Is that attracts a man to n. maid. In Its
ctsence It Is that Illusive something that
wo call personal magnetism, and thut is
the gift of the gods.
Wo have all seen girls wh6 wore homely
and commonplace to the last degTee, who
had neither conversation nor wit, and
yet men flecked about them ns bees
about a honey pot. We have seen other
girls beautjful, attractive, Intelligent, and
adorned like Solomon in nil his glory,
that no man ever gave. & second thought
to, and tho explanation of the phenome
non lay in the fact that ono girl had that
I mysterious attracting power, for jhen. the
come-hither look in nor eyes tnat draws
men on. while the other ha,d it net.
Personal magnetism In the result of
nature, not of cultivation, and rcVa girl
can do much to make' herself attractive
to men, for. after all, men are simple
cicaturca and easily pleased,
Any giri w:th ortllnary Intelligence can
team enough about the things' men care
for 'to talk Interestingly! she ean acquire
the art of listening with an expression at
absorbed Interest white a mnh talks to
her, and unless she is an utter fool she
can lead a man to talk about himself.
Bo vast Is human vanity thut every man
or woman we meet within five minutes
gives us a tip on his or her peculiar
weakness, and we have only to follow
that lead In order to make ou reel von
agreeable to thut particular individual.
Most of the girls that I have known
who never had a bean had only them
selves to blame. They were girls that
terrified men by either being no self-cqn-sclouo
and thy that a man had to do aH
of the entertaining himself, or else they
were girls Who were so monopolistic that
they made a man feel as If he had been
kidnapped, and was In danger of being
dragged to the altar by his captor
However, In a eaie like that pf my
Utile girl friend who wants to have a
good time, and who is left out of alt of
tho frolics of the girls and boys about
her, the difficulty is squarely up to her
mother. There Isn't much that the girl
can do herself to help the situation, but
her mother can do everything,
What this girls needs, and the only
The, only other ornamentation on the
gown la the half-yard-wide girdle of cm-
hnmpil velvet or oriental silk. It must be
from three to three and a half yards thing she needs. Is opportunity, and that
long and finished In heavy silk tassels to I her mother can give her. If her mother
mnnh tho v.Ivp nfvmir irnwn. Hem It ! will get busy giving the girl & series f
dumu rallies, sue win torco ine oinar n
carefully and fashion It yourself, for this
will be a great saving of expense, and
will brlng'the Uoautlful velvet from which
I want" you to inuko your gowp within
your means.
Tho blouse is a full kimono with ex
tremely long shoulder seams. The skirt
dripes high In front to show a V-shaped
silt 'and drapes low In back to form a
round train.
.Simplicity is not the keynote of the
winter. As 'a general thing It takes an
that which folds about the wnlat In
narrow belt, with one end falling Just
to tho right of the center. At the bottom
of this end and at tho center waist In
buck o fashion is found velvet embroid
ered In soft tinted roses. Do .this bit of
needle work on the rich black veTvoT; It
will nlessa you to sen the roans form
uide,r your fngers In stray minutes anl expensive modiste to achieve the mar-
es Off Dandruff
Hair Stops Falling
-1
Girls! Try this! Makes hair tlil'-k,
glossy, fluffy, beautiful No
more Itching scalp.
Within ten minutes after an applica
tion of. Danderine you cannot find a sin
gle trace of dandruff or falling hair and
your, scalp will not Itch, but what will
plensej you most will be after a few
weeks'tuse, when you see new hair, fine
and Jbwny at first yes but really new
haJr-growlng all over the scalp.
A Uftle Danderine Immediately doubles
the beauty of your hair. No difference
how dull, faded, brittle and screggy, Juit
molsen a cloth with Danderine and care
fully' draw It through your hAlr, taking
one small strand at a time. The effect la
amazing your hair will bo light, fluffy
and wavy, and have an appearance of
abundance; an incomparable lustre, soft
ness and luxuriance.
Get ft 25 cent bottle of Knowltnn's Dan
derine from any diug store or toilet coun
ter, and prove that your hair Is as pretty
and soft as anythat It has been neg
lected Or Injured by careless treatment
that's all you surely can have beautiful
hair and lots nf it If you Just try a little
Dandarine.
it wll add a wonderful touch ts your
gown.
The straight round skirt has a turn
that, falls be'ow the hip on the rght and
shortens In a gradual slope until " It is
eight inches shorter at the left. Dlack
satin buttons trim straight 1 down the
front from throat to hips' and finish thn
longer side of the turn.
The little theater gawn Is of chiffon
velvet in one of the wonderful new
shade.!. Corbeau blue, vlex red or aaf-
vefous. creations of tho seasons 191J-191I,
but with velvet for your material the
most wonderful beauties of fashion are
yours, even If you aro your own dress
maker. Velvet is rich, supple, drapes
well and looks expensive but velvet
trims and makes Itself with the merest
bit of assistance so we all doff our
"rags and tags'1 and don velvet gowns.
Result? We all look like the "Parlslennb
elegante" and we cost ourselves very In
elegant small prices.
What Dame Fashion Is Offering
TWO NKW STYLUS DK8C111UKI) KY' OLIVETTE
FOG
A shadowy something drifting soft,
'Gemmed thick with paling stars aloft;
The softened blur of apple trees,
That, swaying, whisper In the breoze,
And scatter storms of rose and white
In blinding sweetness through the night.
And then a thickening of the mist,
The sliver blurred to amethyst,
" And on "me creeps the fog.
And through the depths of frosty white. ;
Gome memories of another, night,
Tho scent of apple blossoms blown,
The mist your mouth upon my own,
And you, afraid to give bo much,
Came to me, trembling at my touch.
Then mist again, and mumortes go
Like phantoms shall I never know
That lies beyond the ogT
to invite her daughter to their parties.
and the young men to pay attention.
The o'her toys and girls can't go grlly
off and leaVe Mabel sitting at the window
watching them If they have Just been en
tertained at Mabel's house, or are ex
pecting to be entertained there.
Many a girl's social success rests on
a basis of her mother's cakes and sand
wiches. If nothing for nothing Is the rule
of the world. It Is equally true that
something for something always goes, and
we can always get what we want if we
pass the legal tender over the counter.
Mothers cai make or mar their daugh
ter's popularity In society, and It Is well
for them to remember that you can makit
people fight for any kind of a package of
tea If you will, give an attractive enough
chromo with It. Therefore, ,lt behooves
those parents with daughters who are
not run after to get busy baiting their
traps.
If a- girl lacks attraction It Is all the-
more the mother's duty to make her home
so delightful and so hospitable thai young
people will like to come to It, Teopla will
always go where there ore good things to
eat and a bright, cheery atmosphere, and
against such background even a dull
and homely girl shines with a borrowed
radiance. Also the people that you en
tertain are bound in common decency to
make some return, and so the girl who
could not go anywhere on her own Initia
tive bowls merrily along the gay social
way through the momentum her mother
has given her.
Youth Is not only the pleasure time of
life .with a girl. It la the season 'of her
opportunity, of her chance to marry and
fettle herself well In life, and It Is Just
as much parents' business to help their
daughters, secure good husbands as It Is
to help their sons- get into business. A
grouchy .father and' an Indolent mother
have queered ' many a girl's chances In
life.
My little friend's mother could make
her a belle and give her a Joyous younth
if she would. So could almost any other
girl's mother, and the pity of It Is that
the mothers are too selfish and stupid in
do It.
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This most graceful evening frock on tho loft Is
mado of apricot silk caxhmoro. Tho bodice is mado
over a foundation of light pink silk muslin, with an
ombroldered and beaded galloon.
A vory wldo piece of appltquo lace, edged with
a narrow band of sable, passed over tho shoulders,
voIIb tho arms and falls In two long ends, front and
back. Thceo points aro finished by long boadod
tassels.
Tho skirt Is ehlrrod vory full at tho Emplro
waist lino, tlio head of which Is rather high, ad
ding to tho short-walsted offecl. It la trimmed
with Incrustations of beaded embroidery and Is
finished by a rounded train,
This garmont attracts particular admiration be
causo of the manner In which It hangs In the most
graceful lines to tho foot.
Many of tho ceason's evening gowns are worn
shorter than over, and, In addition, aro drawn up
high In tho back. This stylo is Illustrated by the
accompanying model of "jonqulllo," "souffle d
solo" (jonquil Bilk breath) and groen and jonquil
liberty Bilk on tho right.
The bodlco, mado of souffle do solo. Is draped
both front and bock with a crossing, or PrisclUa,
effect, and is richly ombroldered with immenso
green flowers covering tho shoulders. Tho effect
ip a deep decollete In V, unllned and with very
short sleeves. 1
The skirt Is mado up of three part?. The top
skirt is of groen and Jonquil double-face satin,
gathorod very full -at tho waist, showing the pan
nier offect on either side, and trlmmod with a huge
bow at tho back, ti falls over n socond tunic made'
of gathered flounces of Jonquil souffle de cole. The
lower skirt is of Jonquil liberty silk veiled by souf
fle do sol ol tho samo shado and embroidered with
hugo greon flowors. OLIVETTE.
Why Not Courting in the Kitchen?
1
By WINNIFKKD DLACK.
The housemaids of Cleveland, 0-, have
formed a union, and they are greatly
exercised over the question, "Shall we or
shall we not consent to receive our gen
1 1 e m e n friends In
the kitchen?"
Oood for the
Housemaids' union
I believe In It. Bet
ter hours, better pay,
better sleo ping
rooms I hope the
housemaids will get
all these things.
Why notT
Out about this
kitchen business.
Pause a moment,
doar Madam Presi
dent of the Itouso
maids' union. What
Is the matter with
the kitchen? Is
these something dis
graceful about If -
Pray tell! And, If so. when did its dts-
graceful dishonor beglnT
Ugly? A good, wholesome, cleaf,
bright, cheerful kitchen? Why, to mv
mind It's the prettiest room In the house.
What's ugly about a shining floor, and
clean, curtains, and a bright range, and
rows of good cooking dishes?
I've seen dozens of stiff little reception
rooms, with stiff little girl chairs in thxm,
and a stiff, berosled carpet on the floor,
and a stiff gilt mirror on the solemn
walls, that weren't half so pretty as a
kitchen to my eyes.
I don't see anything disgraceful about
a kitchen, unless It is dirty. Seems to me
If I could cook well enough to hold a
good place I'd be proud of It, not
ashamed, and, whisper, gentle maidens
of the Housemaids' union, I never noticed
any aversions to the kitchen on the part
of any man f ever met
I. Thcs average woman has to argue with
4
her husband by day and by night to keep
lil m from making aomo excuse to get out
into tho kitchen. k
Don't send your young man away from
the kitchen, gentle Hilda or sweet Eileen.
Lead him right In and see how mild and
tamable the sight of that shiny range
nnd those rows of delectable spices will
make him.
If I had a young man who was a little
slow In coming to the point of talking
about the flat I'd never see ' him any
where but In my kitchen, and I'd wear a
good, big, clean, serviceable kitchen
apron when I saw him, too,
Oh, yes, the tubs skirts and the elab
orate hsJr are well enough to catch his
vagrant eye, but when you want to really
enchain him give him a doughnut of
your cooking, or a dozen cakfs or so
with raisins In them, and watch the cau
tion and the reserve melt from his man-
WHERE CLOVES COME FROM
About twp-thlrds of all the cloves come
fiom a little island nmed Temba, that
lies about five degrees south of the
equator, .Just within sight of the main
land of Africa, between Mombasa and
Zanzibar. Thd island of Pemba Is only
thirty-five miles long and ten wide. It
ie u low, Jungle-covered, fever-haunted
spot, surrounded by coral reefs and in
habited by Indolent, unintelligent and
Improvident natives and a small handful
of urnDcans,
The clove tree Is singularly delicate
and must have a combination of climatic
conditions that exists In a few places on
cartn. Where it will grow at all it will
grow wild and in profusion,
Captain J. K. K. Crftster of the Itrltish
rxyal engineers has Just published an uc
rount of a survey he made of the island.
Ho estimates the average yield of a tree
tr. be thirty-five pounds of cloves, and
says that with a little attention to the
'rlartat "ns this could easily be doubled,
I Pittsburgh Dispell
ner tike snow In the spring sunshine.
Ole Isn't all for moonlight nlcnlcs and
moving picture shows, Hilda; he Jusi
acts that way tn nlaase vnn. Whit ni.
really takes an Interest In Is a good fire
on a coot evening, a comry seat by It
and something booi In t nv ifclj
necromancy shall you hold him captive.
no mauer wmu yeiiow-nsjrea siren tries
to steal his heart from you.
Men Welcome
Mother's Frietttf
A Duly that Every Man Owes to Tks
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reflects wonderfully upon the character and
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Its ejea in bewilderment at the Joy of bis
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