Personal Gossip,: Society Notes : Woman's Work : Household lopics
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November 141916
To be a member of the courtesies
committee of the Omaha Fine ArU
society means to be always on the
alert and ready to perform the little
civilities which are the "sauce to
meat," us Lady Macbeth says. Your
attitude must be receptive and pleas
ant, that is the secret of the success
of the little affairs which the organiza
tion gives from time to time. Artists
and lecturers have beeir entertained
in Omaha this fall at pleasant infor
mal luncheons at the Fontenelle
through ithe efforts of this well organ-
; ized committee. . . '
Now a more serious bit of work is
falling to the lot of the courtesy com
mittee. For the large art exhibit in
. the ball room of the Fontenelle there
must be hostesses. Each member on
whom the lot fell accepted gracefully,
even though she knew not the day nor
the hour. "We just take it for
granted that we'll have to do our lit
tle share," said one.
. The hostesses named for the week
of exhibit are: . .
Bunday, II -MVa. W. A. Bndlftk.
Monday, 20 MM, Pick Stewart.
Ttimday. II Un. W. R. McKemt.
; Wadnsidar, 12 Mrs. Harbart Whaalar.
Thuraday, II Mra. William Haan Poppla
ton. i
Friday, tt, and Saturday, IS lira. A. L
tiundar, IS, and Monday, 7 Mra, chiarlaa
. T. Kountaa, ,., ...... I i.
Kensington Luncheon,
Mrs. S. E, Mathson gave a pretty
kensington luncheon at her home to
day. The approach of the Christmas
season made needlework a more
pleasant recreation than bridge. Yel
low chrysanthemums formed"1 the
table decorations. Covers were laid
for:
Joph Barker,
A. K. Detwller,
T, 3. Dnnthue,
1 M. Ho.Ildty, '
Otorgfl MlHor,
A.V.Nab.tAdt
of Chicago, "i
W. R. Overmlr,
; A. W. flydnr.
O. L, Dtni matt, -M.
U Zutt,
C. W. Dlcltirwii
H, C. Foratar,
Jullui Lyon,
M, Murray,
Albert Smith
of Siout City,
, T, R. Robinson.
Birthday Surprise,
A birthday surprise was tendered
Mr. P, W. Coakley last Friday even
ing." Cards ar.d dancinf occupied the
evening. Those present were: .
Maara, and Mdtmet-
P. W. Ceahlay. ' Carl Bernhardt,
(piy MitK uopaty.
c. r.
Dwlrht Owalntanc.
tiarry DMi,
Jpwlrht Pratt,
; Lillian Popa,
MMara. ' "
hm Ooakloy.
Robert Iiitt,
JUdward Dillon,
C. D. Coply,
Mlaaai
A Grace Btavor.
MMara, '
'!, John Andaman,
Herman Kuht,
Chsitwr Xuhl.
bymdlifieid
each Thursday and Saturday evening
at dances at Druid hall. A prize
masque ball.will .be given Thursday
evening. ;
Adah Kensington. -
Adah Kensington, Order of the
Eastern Star, will meet Thursday
afternoon at 2:30 with Mrs. J. M.
Henry. Mrs. Ed Kohansky will be
assistant hostess. , . '
Theater Parties.
Society is finding a great deal of
amusement in the remarkable tricks of
Thurston, the magician, who is at
Boyd's this week. At the Monday eve
ning performance Mr. and Mrs. Ward
Burgess and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nash
occupied, one of the front boxes. Mr.
and MrsGeorge Meyer had a party
of three. . ...
Eight boxes were occupied by the
Shriners, to whom the magician paid
the compliment of appearing on the
stage in red fez. He directed many of
his remarks to the lodge men in the
left box. One of their number acted
as the "brave man", in a mysterious
trick. , . '
Dundee Bridge-Luncheon Club.
Mrs. Fred M. Cox entertained the
members of the Dundee Bridge
Luncheon club at her home today.
The table, decorations were1 in chys
anthemums. Mrs, R. E. Davis and
Mrs. Sumner Breese were guests.
Club members are: '
Mradamaa .
Anan Raymond,
Donald Ballard.
John Brain,
.Brownall Naaly,'
Keadam ,
Ben Harrlaon,
Darwin B. choanay,
. Arthur Hartuian,
Fnd St. Co.
Oratory Department Luncheon.
Work and play were combined at
the luncheon given to new members
by the oratory department, Omaha
Woman's club, today. : Conventional
after-dinner speeches were made as
follows: Introductory remarks, the
leader, Mrs. O. W. Malstorm; ad
dress of welcome, assistant leader,
Mrs. S..A. Collins; response for new
members, Mrs. C. A. Lots; talk, "The
Art of Expression," Mrs, Lawrence;
talk, "What Expression Means to
Me, Mrs. E. S. Jewell; closing re
marks by instructor, Miss Amy
Woodruff.
Mrs. E. M. Syfert, ctub president,
and. Mra. W. C. Lambert, past leMer,
were honor guests,
Pleasures Past," '
Mrs. William Koenigsnruegge en
tertained Monday afternoon for her
house guest, Mrs, Jerry Ryan of
Davenport, la., an old school friend.
Other informal affairs are scheduled
for Mrs. Ryan's stay.
Miss Sophia Weinstein entertained
fifty guests at her home Sunday eve
ning in honor ot Iter, cousin. Miss
Sarah Rubin, and Miss Fannie Gel-
lerman, both ot Kock Island. 111.
The evening was spent in music and
.. games.
Stag Party.
Miss Norma Bertram was hostess
at a stag party Thursday evening. The
evening was spent in games and
music, .after which an oyster supper
was servea. xnose present were:
Mlataa Mtaua
Edith Jaltar. Helen Kubat,
Kthnl Bevlngton, Mildred Kubat, r
1 Ruhr Wrlsht, Laura Martian,
Marlon Foley, .:. Norma Bertram..
For Miss Mathers.
Miss Marian Mathers of Greenville,
Fa., arrived this morning tor a visit
with Miss Mildred Todd. Miss Kath
erine K'ug had an informal four
some for the young women at the
Orpheura today. Tomorrow Miss
Mildred lodd will entertain at bridge
and Miss Helen Van Dusen will give
a luncheon for her Friday. Other af
fairs are being planned by members
of the younger, set.
Tuesday Evening Dancing Club.
The Tuesday Evening Dancing
club will give its regular party at the
Hotel Fontenelle this evening from
7 to 12. The organization is becoming
very popular among the members of
the two dancing clubs which united
to form it,
Dancing Party.
A dancintr oartv will be given bv
the voung people of the Church of
the Good Shepherd, Thursday even-
l,i,li. 1I.;.T k.ll 171A
Dodge street.
Dale Auction Bridge Club.-
Mrs. E. R. Moore entertained the
Dale Auction Bridge club Friday af
ternoon. High score was made by
Mrs. J. B. Fradenberg.
Timely Fashion Hint By,Ramaeme
Personal Mention.
Mrs. Frank Slovak and her daugh
ter, Miss Marie, returned Monday
morning from a three weeks' vaca
tion trip on the Pacific coast.
Mrs. A. Nabstedt of Chicago, who
has been the guest of Mrs. L, M.
Holliday for two weeks, expects to re
main two weeks more, - 1
"Mrs. Albert Smith of Sioux City is
the guest of Mrs. M. Murray. . ' .
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On the Calendar. ' 1
Cerle le Langage will meet with
Mrs. Ralph B, Elliott Fridayafter
noon to study French. -
Social Gossip,
I Mr, and Mrs. William Garratt have
moved from the . Hamilton to the
Potter apartments.
Mrs. Gottlieb Storz is expected to
return from Excelsior Springs Sat
urday.' Mrs. Flagler Buys Million
. Dollar Site for New Home
New York, Nov. ' 14. Mrs, Henry
M. Flagler, widow of, the railroad
magnate, has taken tfte to ground
on upper Fifth avenue,' valued at
$1,000,000. The site is in the fashion,
able residential district and it is un.
derstood Mrs. f lagler will build a
mansion on it and make this city her
home. Mrs. 1" lagler, who is reputed
to be worth between $60,000,000 and
$70,000,000, is to be married tomor
row to. Judge Robert Worth Bingham
of Louisville, Ky.
Beck Buys On Douglas
Street, Where He Will Build
Contractor Alex Beck has bought
the northwest corner of Twenty-sec
ond and Douglas streets from Chaun
cey J. Wiltse of Fullerton, The prop
erty has been in the Wiltse family fori
over forty years. Only a cottage oc
cupied the ground. The, price paid
was some $36,000. Contractor : Beck
will improve the ground, it is said,
with apartment houses. There are two
lots with a south frontage of ili
feet.
May Decide This Week
To Withdraw Pershing
Atlantic City. N. . Nov, 13.-
After thfr conference today of the
Mexican-American joint commission,
it was intimated that an agreement
providing for the withdrawal of the
American punitive expedition might
be reached before the close of the
week.' ;
New Record Price for
Cattle at Kansas City
Kansas City, Mo.. Nov. 14. A rec
ord "price for beef cattle was paid at
the local stock 'yards today, when
forty head, averaging 1,357 pounds,
each sold for $11.40 per 100 pounds.
The previous high price was $11.35,
paid in December, 1914. .
Revival of Market Jbatket
A speedy return to the old-fashioned
market basket will effect a sharp re
duction in the high cost of household
commodities, according to Lharles t.
Southard, instructor in salesmanship
in the Brooklyn night high school. Mr.
Southard was born on a farm, went to
the city in his youth to enter the
produce business and later became an
advertising man, .
He has followed the newspaper ar
ticles on market conditions with inter
est, and believes that solution of the
vexing problem of reducing the cost
of table necessities lies in the rejuve
nation of the market basket,
"We need more than anything else
to popularize the discarded market
basket or its equivalent," Mr. South
ard said. "If a woman wants a pack
age, of matches costing 5 cents, she
f oci to the telephone, spends S cents
or (he call and causes the grocer to
spend more money for a boy to take
it to ner ooor.
Another imoortant factor is the
endless . wrappings which envelop
goods today. Formerly a woman
stowed her purchases into a roomy
basket and walked home, with them.
Now each article must be wrapped and
Douna witn twine, and nence tne'eost
to the ultimate consumer goes sky
ward, , . '
"I have applied for a stand in the
Washington market, and expect to get
permission from the superintendent of
public markets to deliver a short talk
each afternoon on the value of a re
turn to the market basket. I shall go
into the butter and egg business, get
ting my supplies from farmers by way
of the parcel post and selling with just
enough profit to make the investment
worth while." New- York Herald. ;
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Every woman
' should have a
rough and ready
outfit, one that
should she desire
to go to town in it,
would serve -appropriately
for this occasion as
well as for ,
harder wear. A
v suit of dark
gray cloth with
, short flarinor ; I
skirt and
three-quarter ,
length coat is
sparingly trimmed
; here with beaver
. 1 fur- ( '
The convertible
collar and
unusual belt .;
arrangement
are
' noteworthy.
Button boots
and a simple
draped turban
i ' hat'
complete .. "'
the costume.
Jiome Sconomics Department
Home Economics Echoes
From State Teachers'
Convention.
As one of the home economics
teachers of Nebraska, I had the op
portunity last week of hearing Mrs.'
Mary Schenk Woolman of Boston.
The message she brought to ur was
of such vital interest, not only to
teachers, but to every woman every
where, that I shall pass it on to all
the . readers of this column. ; Mrs.
Woolman talked on "The Relation of
Women to the Retail Trade." She is
particularly " fitted -to discuss such
matters as she has an intimate knowl
edge of store and factory conditions
gained through personal study and in
vestigation. . .
Every woman buys things in fact,
one of the chief iobs of the modern
woman is to buy intelligently
whereas her grandmothers task was
to make the things well. Because
women do most of the buying, we
have a real influence upon the policies
of the stores which supply our wants.
Mrs. Woolman pointed out one great
abuse of a privilege we insist upon,
namely,, the abuse of the approval
system. She pointed out the number
of hands a package goes through in
being sent out and returned in any
large retail store as many as nine
teen hands in some of the large east
ern deoartment stores. If one takes
out goods on approval and no sale
results for the store, all the time ol
the many people involved is sheer
loss to tne store, in Boston, as mucn
as $100,000 worth of goods is some
times sent out pn approval (uy an
the stores) in asingle day. Of that
$100,000 worth, JO per cent, or $20,000
worth, is no rtold. Think of it, $20,
000 worth of goods handled without
any profit to the stores I
However, a certain amount of ap-
v The Age of Tolerance
By CLARA REESE. -
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Never mind; as he grows older he
will become more tolerant toward
the opinions and beliefs of his fellow
men, . He will learn to know that'
there really is a "faith of the fathers,"
and that it is relied upon by most ex
cellent people. And he will find out,
too, that ther really is an "estab
lished church," and that there is a
category of chapels, and meeting
places,' and houses of prayer, and of
public worship, and upper rooms and
sanctuaries; he will begin to note the
worshipper instead of the details of
creed and the manner of devotional
observance, and it will largely de
pend upon what he firrtfs in the, de
votee that will hasten or delay the
tolerant spirit. ' . ?.,
These are the days when an in
dividual may be gauged for what he
really is, and not measured . by the
standard of creed"1 or tenets, unless, in
deed, he is -putting his own particular
sect to shame, and then it usually hap
pens that some one of contrary belief
calls attention to this fact. So, there
is an incidental point to consider, the
making or. marring of the particular
faith by the conduct dr misconduct of
the individual. But just now it is the
question of intolerance which is up
for consideration.
Youth and the prime of life are not
only vanity, but they are very often
the season of a most bigoted outlook,
of illiberal views, and an obstinate,
unreasonable protest against any
opinion or "doctrine or line of ruling
which is not in their code or law. And
sometimes this youth speaks loudly
on the street corners or is boisferous
in the pulpit, or attempts to override
long-established and long proved
meritorious customs and usage. And
sometimes this youth comes to grief.
But it more frequently happens that
youth advances by degrees to older
age and witn increased years a cer
tain wisdom is developed, a wisdom
which loans toward tolerance. For
instance, as an illustration, take young
parents. Sometimes their policy with
children is the enforcement of the
strictest of domestic blue laws, or vice
versa, and unrestrained indulgence.
But when the next generation ap
pears, woe oetiae tne oaugnter-in-iaw
and the sons-in-law if Jhe policy they
seek to enforce is notVidely differ
ent. In other words, grandparents
have learned tolerance or wisdom
with their growth in years.
Now, tolerance does not mean
inertia, as so many think, nor does it
mean that "silence gives consent," not
does it imply "carrying water on both
shoulders," To be sure, it sometimes
means -to make a "certain allowance
for practices, not wholly approved by
tne inumuuai. tunaicinc, it u,nv
times mean a capacity' for enduring
or for even suffering the distasteful
to exist without prevention, and it
sometimes aids in keeping quiet when
the inner spirit is loudly clamoring
for demonstration in the line of a pro
hibition oooosite. : ', ;
But the higher1, interpretation of
tolerance is the right ot each one to
himseff within the limits of what
brings the greatest good to the great-
r nurnher of fr-Mnw rrpatlirps. - Tt is
more Christlike to err on the side ol
tolerance than to meanly deny, oppose
or abrogate I -r-.f
tor and Get.
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Readers are cordially invited to
ask Misa Gross any questions
about household economy upon
which she may possibly give help
ful advice; they are also invited to
give suggestions.' from their expe
rience that may be helpful to
others meeting the same problems.
proval goods must always be re
turned unsold, because, as I see it,
the value of the' approval system is
to allow one to choose carefully and
quietly among several articles. Hence
returning is absolutely necessary, but
such methods of returning as are dis
cussed below are absolutely unneces
sary, i' -
K woman has no right to be out so
continually that a boy must call four
or five times before finding her. H
there is no maid, she can set a defi
nite time for the call. ;
- A woman has no right, to allow
weeks to elapse before returning an
article. Mrs. Woolman told of an
actual case where a woman tried out
rug after rug on her floor until a
whole winter had elapsed and still
no sale was made. ,
A woman has no right to have deli
cate materials, . such as evening
gowns, sent out and then return them
carelessly packed, tulle , crushed,,
finger marks showing, etc. One Bos
ton firm reported a loss of $30,000 in
a single year on deteriorated goods.
A woman has absolutely no right
to wear a garment and then send it
back. Mrs. Woolman told of dresses
and coats being returned with hand
kerchiefs in the- pockets. I person
ally was told of a case where a
woman had a mourning veil sent out
on approval and returned it with hat
oin holes through it. The store was
fhelpless, because the woman was a
good customer and the mairager telt
it unwise to lose her patronage.
I think a conscientious woman will
f feel nearly bound to make a purchase
when goods are sent out on approval.
Perhaps in the case of an invalid,
where all the' choice must be made
at home, many articles must be sent
out and occasionally all returned. For
the ordinary woman only the two or
three or four articles, of which she
intends to choose one, should be sent
out.
- r:i.
! fairness to the store which is serv
ing us is a very practical and selfish
reason why we should not abuse the
approval system. It does not pay
us to do so. A certain part of the
cost of the clerk's time, the delivery
boy's time, the wear on the goods,
etc., is borne by the store; but the
large part of it, in the long run re
ally alt of it is borne by you and
me and everyone who patronizes the
store. If the careless woman paid
more we should not object, but the
great expense of the approval system
is one element in the general cost of
articles. If prices are high that is one
reason, even though you may con
sider it a small reason. In this day
of the high cost of everything w
cannot afford to disregard any ele
ment of cost which is within our.'
power to regulate. ' ; ' si
I should be very glad to have any
reader tell me how she makes use of
the approval system, how far she
thinks it is fair to indulge in it, and
where she thinks its use becomes
abuse. . . ,. .- ,
Nut and Apple Salad
Wip? and pare apples and cut in
small pieces. Scrape celery cut in
small pieces crosswise and let stand in .
cold water until crisp; then drain and
dry on a piece of cheesecloth. Mix
equal, measures of apple and celery
and add one fourth the measure
of chopped English walnut meats.
Moisten with sour cream dressing,
and arrange on lettuce leaves in a
salad bowl. Garnish with small sec
tions of bright red apples and celery
tips.- .. '.
Silver Chum
Oleomargarine
Is an Oval Label Product Armour's top quality)
which permits you to live better at lower cost
Silver Churn contains only such pure materials as are
used daily in the home kitchen. Domestic Science
experts recommend H as a product of superior quality
that affords a substantial saving in cost .
Put Silver Churn on your table and use it for your cook
. Ing in perfect confidence as to its purity and health
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Stan Fronts
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Pgalco Club Dance.
Ihc Pagalco club will give another
(lancing party at the Hotel Rome
Thursday evening of next week.
Koroiia Klub.
1 lie Korona
is entertaining
Cauliflower Salad, f
Boil a small head of cauliflower in
salted water. When cold break into
small pieces. Add one-half cunftil of
cold boiled peas and one-half cupful
or nneiy cnoppca -celery, serve on
lettuce leaves with either French
dressing or , mayonnaise. A little
grated 1'armesan or American cheese
may be sprinkled over the salad be
fore the dressing is auueu.
The prompt and positive action of this
simple, inexpensive home-made remedy in
quickly heahna the Inflamed or swollen
membranes of the throat, chest or bron
chial tubes and breaking up tiirht
minrha. has caused it to be used in more
Homes man any oilier cougn remedy.,
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Kj nur lia ueaiiUK, BWfciiiMK ijimicm,
chest ' soreness goes, phlegm loosens,
breathing becomes easier, tickling in
throat stops and von get a good night's
restful sleep. The usual throat and
chest colds are conquered bv It in 24
nuuri or leas. iuuiuik uettas jur uivu
ehitia, hoarseness, croup, whooping
cough, bronchial asthma or winter
eoughs.
To make this splendid ebugh syrup,
nour W auimm of Pinex t&0 cents
worth I, into a jiint bottle and All the
bottle with plain granulated sugar syrup
and shake thoroughly. You then have
a full pint a family supply of a much
better cousn svrun man vou coum out
ready-made for i2.n0. Keeps perfectly
and children lore its pleasant taste.
Pinex la a special and Mealy concen
trated compound of genuine Norway
pine, extract, combined with gaaiacnl
and is known the world over for its
promptness, ease and certainty in over
coming stubborn courbs and cheat colds;
To avoid disappointment ask your
druggist for "2V4 ounces of Pinex" with
fi.ll J;U1hb and rfnnle MftMort
thine iw. Guaranteed to cive absolute
satisfaction or money oromptiv reiunaeo.
The Pinex Co., Ft Wayne, .Ind.
Advertising is the pen
iulum that keeps buy
ing and selling in motion .
The Scarlet Runner
A motion picture dramatization of the ireat serial by C. N.
and A. M. Williamson Each episode full of tense moments
and dramatic situations. Each episode features Earle Williams,
the popular screen idol, but each has a different heroine.
In the mysterious motor car you can see
BETTY HOWE wiih '
EARLE WILUAMS
Read the fascinating story of this episode in . ..
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Then see the motion picture dramatization of thij new chapter
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