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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1915)
The Bees Home M aazitie Pae Genius Writ in Plaster - Work of 300 Years Ago Unrivalled Today How Kindness to Animals Elevates Man Noted Dancer Brings Embroidery Fad K:u inn iti cue ol he. gowns of I r:uit Tui e:n)nii end. flii.. -y ci il'li n. which mo now iii'.! st in;v the lady of societv. 3 i u -"'ml: Ily M.I. WlilTKI.KK Ail.CiU. p in i.umii ' irnen ' f i hi mm t i!.; MmmBWmynmiWWtmiimteWtmtwiew-'' W 'W.W f tfMm w i,iiiHm-i-iBliiliMil I . i Mini ii i i ) m n ni.niul m anMln I MHi.1 III lIMlMMWllll.iHlU I t mmm iwi wi mi in n WI'H 'Hir 1 n inr i i n n ii I nm i i.n n imi i n ) m mn im n . . . .1. i nn i .m i J i i i Mlir Cum:-. ,v. Annr; Nn,cl who " n r.'forla n i the prp'.-rmion Hero are a few siecimen$ of the plaster er's art as left from the Jaco bean period in Enghind. The one above is from the vic arage at Tot tenham, and the two others from the old palace at 13romley - by Bow. By GARRETT P. SERV1SS. vJ ' K.'&ii i i mm ii HMMMfMaiian -r nnn i i Y Jp Ve....ur:-v.ifTit.4,l..i.,.-1 ,iftIHi'jMjM,t-)ilfi)iiM Plaster decoration of cellines. walla, mantelpieces, cornice, chimney nhaft and other portions of the interior of houses wera once regarded with great f-'or and yet today they add to the at Uivenpss of many old mansions, .'on in their simplest forms, when t. .' consisted of nothing except raised linps, ovuls, scrolls and moldings, dec orating the ceiling;, they provided ef fects of light and shade very agreeable to the. eye, and when a real'y artistic ha: d shaped them into garlands of flow ers or pponiftrlc or nrabe!que figures, or other designs, they gave character to rooms such as could not be imparted by paint or paper. The sixteenth and seventeenth cen turies seem to have been the most flour ishing periods for the artistic plasterer. Kiom Holland the art -va introduced into England, or at least, made popular in England, In the reign of Henry VII 1, I nd it continued to develop thrui;h th reign of Elizabeth, until. In the time of I James I, t flourished to such a degree that it had become known as "Jacobean work" (James being a variation of Jacob). A great deal of this Jacobean house decoration still exists in England, while a great deal more has been destroyed, and the specimens that ran still lie found are, as the photographs show, among the rr.ost interesting and often beautiful ex amples of architectural artistry in ex istence. The "motives." that is, the ideas that moved the artists In deslsnlng their work, v t re chosen with great skill and appro priateness. The figures on the walls, ceilings and chimpey-pleees gave a live liness and vivacity to the interiors of houses which Increased their attractive ness as social renters. A company of men and women asscm I led in a cold, barren, barn-like room cannot have the same spirit of sociability i s that which enlivens them when they are surrounded and canopied by beauMful ajrhltectural and sculptural forms. ; 1 The Jacobean artists In plaster had the : PKill to make their work accordant nnJ ' t.srmonlous with the aortal instincts of the time. Sometimes the figures employed were grotesque, though never repellant, but generally they were remarkable o'lly for their beauty and pleasing sugyeatlve mss. Antiquarians have found that certain designs were repeated in different houses, scmetimes with variatb ns In details which did not conceal the underlying identity of the artist's plan, and It has been con cluded that there were a few artists In plaster who must have enjoyed conslder ulile reputation and prosperity in their ('ay, althcugh It is difficult now to dis cover their names. The material used was mnlnly lime plaster and sand, but the models were furniehed in the form of moulds. T7;, VI; cm Ana Intimate Recipes- JUUiuitaii jjpiouwv. - Mock Husbands X - 1 '.V..;.;. Vj DOROTHY DIX. Real husbands, like real terrapin, once so plentiful In this country that even the poor could afford to indulge In them every day, have now become so scarce that they are a luxury of the rich. This has made it necessary to find some substitute for the genuine article, for It is a well known fact that the capricious fem inine appetite craves this dainty morsel almost as Insatiably as It does chocolate creams, and that women consider no menu properly balanced in which husband is not served up In some fashion or other. Heal husband be- belng so difficult to capture, even by the most expert sportswomen, and so ex tremely high priced as to be practically out of the reach of everyone except 'widows who have been left large wads of life Insurance, housewives have sought so:nethlng that would take its place at the family table, and a number of In genious and toothsome comp-Junds have been devised, whose flavor and substance are so much like the real thing that they (Jeoelvo any but Reno connolajieurs. There are several ways in which tills ?!sh may bo prepared. The best Is, per hapr, Mock Husband a la Suffragette. To make this, take a chimney that smokes, a cat t-at slays out at iiit'ht, a parrot that swears, and a pocket book vtth a Yale lock on it that you cannot pick, and mix them all thoroughly to tocher. Serve piping hot. This dish has all of the peculiar flavor of the real article, and Is a great favorite with old imtids, especially around Boston, where it f ui r 'ements their sacred baked beans ti ii article of dully diet. Another form of -Mock Husband com ni nly known as Mock Husband Ordl tiaire, or l."verduy Mock Husband, is inude by taking a good nifty brass knocker, a vtuegary temper, large well cV eloped grouch, and a barrel of surly t'i'.Lnce. Blend these thoroughly together ai d serve with a garnish of grocery bills and dry goods bills and other household expenses. This dish Is peculiarly appe tizing for a breakfast food, and U so satisfying thst no woman was ever yet kn n to dt'slre a second portion of It. Those who have made Mock Husband tier this recipe guarantee that it U so exactly like the real article of which ttiougaiid f women have partaken every should It be substituted for the slmon- Be careful not to drop Into It any of pure article they would never know the tho salt of tears of a neglected wife, for difference. To give Mock Husband j this ruins the flavor of the dish, and Ordinaire a still more realistic touch ails a mlstoke that many women make dath of stale beer or high balls may he when they begin to concoct It. Afterward added, but this is optional with the cook ' they get and not at all necessary. Another form of Mock Husband called Mock Husband a la Haphlra is a great favorite In many households, and Is fre quently served to guests by wives whose husbands belong to the rara avis, or fly class. Not being able to obtain any real more expert. Wreathe the tureen In which Mock Husband a la Saphlra Is served with false smiles, and your guests will be sure to praise it. Mock Husband a la haphlra Is the piece de resistance In many millionaires' homes, whore the girl children acquire such a taste for It that even In later llfo j Husband for their parties or festivities, j they prefer It to the real article, these poor women are reduced to the necessity of concocting a substitute that they fondly believe deceives even their dearest female friends. The basis of Mock Husband a In Saphlra Is lies. ' Take as many of thes,- Of course, there Is a certain sweetness, and tenderness, and delicacy of flavor about Real Husbands that Mock Hus bands never sequire, no matter with what skill they are cooked up. Ptill when it is Impossible to obtain the (and be sure they are large. Juicy Ik's) genuine article and the species which as there are persons to be served. It is best to always select the same kind of lies, as tliey blend better than lies of different varieties. Having made your lies, season the mixture with as much plausibility as you can command, sprlnklo it over with an unlimited quan tity of references to "Dear John," "My Darling Husband," "our ideal married life." and "My husband's devotion to his home;'' thin t'iow in a large solid chunk of mendacity about John's bring called away on business, and having to work so hard that ho has little time for his family, and let this mlxtuie cexk down to a thick puree. our grandmothers used to serve at the head of their table as the chief orna ment to the feast seems well nigh ex- lliiet we must make-shift with wht substitutes we ran find, and the recipes which have been given will, If faithfully followed, enable any woman to impart a distinct flavor of matrimony to her frugal fare, and give It a pleasing di versity from the usual tea and toast of spinsters. Also It may be said that while, perhaps, Mock Husband Is net quite so tasty as Ileal Husband, it agrees better with a woman, and Is much lets apt to give her heartburn. Advice to the Lovelorn II BCATB.ICE Yob laal Nettle TbU. r AXJLTAX Pear Miss Fairfax: I am a young man f self-respect and dignity and go about with two young women, boih of whom cure dearly fur me, and 1 have Just as intch love for one as the other. I admire cite for her education snd the other for her beauty and s.wnpaiheiic devoiiun. T. e list klii s.pporik Her oil mother an I )oung brother. J supisirt my father ami toother, and my means aie not large enough to relieve the first girl of her re sponsinility if I marry her. II i my duty to live with my parents, but the aecoud Cirl is opposed to it A. K. It Is Impossible for any man really to lc ve two women at once. And It is very bnfsir to the women to try to persuade them that you do love them. I'robably you find each girl congenial and prob ably you are very fond of each, but I tPink close analysis will show you that what you feel Is friendship. If you mar ried the first girl she would undoubtedly lc unfair to your parents. You had better study your feelings very carefully, and diki usa the matter with absolute honesty with the girls concerned. e'opv r iRht In St. l.oui, Ihr Miss !,lly nnil Mi? Iinve et.i (dished by tbrl tmot effective oci t f.. of cruelty to snl- mnls. Sotve moMil 5ii eore Arllis The widely known at lor, Tniide the no tor, in.'ide 1 lie ae oiutint.mer of thre young women ami sen; forth i pow erful nppenl In their behalf. He explained 'lint tip to Iflst VinemN-r the Na'i slsteis lind provldi-tl sume ihliu like in a month out of their own pui.se to cnr.y on their humiine w i,' k. Then to their i's..ist,uicc came .Mrs ( '. l'nrh'T of i.'t. Louis, who l.tlped to pay tliclr ex penses. Now the Mi.isos Nnuel propose to found In St. Iy.ni!s nn ntiin-nl rescue leu;oe. an l-Mitr.tlon thnt shall be sHo to reason wl h a man who Is cruel to his horse or I. is dm;: thnt shrill be able to rescue an otitvr.ixl bef ive II l. worked to dentil; that .i'fll bo fible to give n tired horse a week's holH'-iy. and shall watch that the owrrr does not allow It to yet In such a condition strain. Similar Institutions "re run in Moston nnd other cities with success. The Misses Novel find the old worn-out Idea con tinually e-onfronting them: "Are wo not iieisiectlng bn des when we look out for animals to such an extent?" And they answer It by saying. "We are ileitis something for babies nil the time. The babies benefit by the taxes we pay. by government grants, by our contii brtlops to hospitals nnd by a hundred channels through which the public rr.on"y runs, hut channels wh'ch do not roacVi itrfnrinir nnlmRls. Cruelly to animals Is the result of Ignorance and lack of humane education In schools." The Misses Nagcl realise that teaching bovs and girls to be considerate and kind ond sympathetic toward animals Is the means of preventing these noys ana giro, frov developing criminal instincts as they grow older. From Morningslde avenue, New York, comes the following plea, fignod by Mis M. V. J.: "Could you not try to put Into effect the following Idea. If It agrees with your own v'.ews: ' "So often I have seen sbk. el 'v ani mals teft to suffer, looked at pensively, etc.. but nothing done to relieve them or have their suffering ended, simply he cause the onlookers did not know enough to telephone the Society for the Inven tion of Cruelty to Animals asking them to call for the cat or dog or other ani mal. If they do know It. they feel too strange about doing It or too timid to take on that responhlbilly. "Could not the Society of l'revention of Cruelty to Animals put signs around, .,u.ptullv nesr barns and the poorer sec- ! lions, that if notified they will call for alek animals promptly, if any one wishes them disposed of, etc? Also' school chil jcren taught this? I think these signs , would acquaint peorle better with the i -diiAtra much suffering of Idl l, ClIIU iti.v.v animals. "I have always lived In the heart of the city, and Cannot remember the number of times 1 have telephone the Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, while . i. .-m, rcnunti did not lo It. I even though the animal had suffered for ! days. j "Policemen should be Instructed to do this. Some of them seem heartless about 'this matter of animals. When they do 'know they should communicate with tho Society of Prevention of Cruelly to I Animals. WhenMt ts on their section they rhould be responsible and phone, but they I have laughed at me when I ask them to I rt tiviliinir nf this kind. They find a I stray dog they beat it with their stick i nnd chase it from one place to anotnrr. !They could have taken It away when It j I. as no license." j We need a school to teach policemen ; Murine to animals and to the unfortu liiatu vMlma of drink and drugs. A llttie i educational work In this department would benefit the whole population of I America. i Some philanthropic assoelat'on ought 1 to establish a moving picture house likhpn honisnitarlun subiects arc taught through the film and where the polc--i men of the city are given free .tickets jand time to attend. It would lernen the ; pu'fcring of human beings and animals j after a time. j Several critical friends have asked me ; recently why I make a louder appeal : for klndnea to animnls than for kind 1 ress to women and children. These eritlce are of the same order of miud as thos who thought the sympathy for slaves fifty years ago a waste of mental activ ities and emotions. One man advised me to waste no more p ty on the horse, as in a few years Hie automobile would do away Willi me sur ferlng of that animal. But It will not tio away with cruelty and iinklnitr.e in human nature, unless we educate it out ! of children's heurts and mlnde by swak- itnlng their higher nature. What we are striving to do in this limitation is not merely to save sufler- I Ing horses, dogs and cuts from miser) 1 .. &v?,, ? sv y Ii' L - i .-''ci' w. 4t IK'r ' t'--sa MtH : All H r v'-i : .4 11 V ..' r. V 'V ' lly PHlSt ll.l.X I'AKR, 1 dr. it. v Sit "?? sf - Tmtf ' iyr..erc' wsxx'ryt Ki ln, whoso fume as the chief figure In tlio famous Ituisinn toilet which is i'einlt!- to New V nk's Metropolitan OpeiM hoiire at the beRl:inlng of the new yea;- Is world-wide, has already mid an Impress on up n the dress of my lady of society. it i.i the wonderful embroideries that adorn the costumes which have been de signed for her thnt have Interested many women and led to the vogue of employing tare and expensive needlework for the i.dornnient of evening gowns. One of the most interesting of the de Mgns. which la finding much favor, takes chiffon for its background. Chiffon has ehlefly been elecorated with hand-painted figures. Its light, flimsy character had previously served to give It immunity from the neeelle. Now comes Karsavina with pi nf t lint It lends Itself beautifully to embroidery, nnd many rare gowns are to be mnde with the combination playing an Important part In the making. The soft, clinging material, almost Ilka a sp'.ders vveh In texture, is heavily em broidered In one of the most striking of the dancer's costumes. Onlden thread Is the working medium for the heavier fig u rey, wfllc tinsel Is lavishly employed. The effect 's very r'eh, and the flimsy fabric of the gown supports the embroid ery eusny. Are Your Hands TIED By Rent Receipts? have to continue working. If you mar- luornins tincc tuey were married, that lied the econd she may compel you to l et II tin Meek loa. Hear Mif-s Fairfax: I am a and deeply In love with a young man three year my senior, lie goe out with other girls and oiten does imt keep his appoint ments with me. .v'heu we are out to gether If I mention anything about hl: uoil.lr not Kith nttli uirl. I.u . . i .1... fai t. Now 1 ould like lour Hilvl, L . C. I am afraid ou sre pitting yourselt In a position where you are likely to know great unhappiness. Since you are so s'isplcluus of this young man you could not have very much happiness as his wife, i suggest that you maintain a more dignified altitude. If he seeks you. you will feel far more sure of him thsn if you continue the uncertainty of doing most of the courting. ut t.i in.ikH a belter, nobler, srander race of human beings on earth. That run only be done by making people kind to all created thlnta. So leing as h'.iman beings sre bsi lin ing cruelty In their hearts toward any i living thing, so long as lliey do not realize their responsibility toward the i weak and depe ndent creatures of earth. I so long will tliey be unkind and crel to- erj eine annth-r. Clergymen and reformers were telling people to be kind and to love one another when glorious Henry Bergh made him self notorious and ridiculous In the rs of his associates by a demand that people be kind to animals. Henry Berth did more to elevate and edueatu the heart of America in Christian kindness of thought than all the preachers and re formers of bid day. i n Do your living expenses eat up your income! Do you feel that, though you work hard and persistently, you do not have a ohance; can save nothing because there aro always bills, bills, de manding most every cent you bring inf So that you feel as if you ure in n treadmill and forever doomed! Hut there is hope! Even though your hands be tied by rent receipts by vent, the greatest of living expenses there is hope. You can, in fact, turn this expense into a saving. But it requires decision arid action on your part. We of The Omaha Bee will help you, but, after all, success or failure in your fight for freedom lies with you. THE UHE d s offer sincere and concrete assistance. You will find it in the Heal Estate columns. 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