The Omaha Sunday Bee
PART TWO
SOCIETY
PAGES ONE TO EIGHT
PART TWO
MAGAZINE
PAGES ONE TO EIGHT
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VOL. XUVI NO. 23.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19, 1916.
SINGLE -CQPY FIVE CENTS.
Their Judgment Determines Art Display
CLUBDOM
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Calendar of Club Doings
Monday
Omaha Woman's club, political and social
science department, Metropolitan club house,
2:30 p. in.
Association of Collegiate Alumnae, music sec
tion. Miss Henriksen, hostess, 4 p. m. 1
Chautauqua circle, Tennyson chapter, Mrs. W.
A. George, hostess, 2:30 p. in.
Tuesday
Omaha Woman's club, oratory department,
Metropolitan club house, 10 a. m.; current
topics department, 2:30 p. m., and philosophy
and ethics department, 4 p. m.
Business Women's Council, court house, 11
to 2 p. m.
Custer Woman's Relief Corps, Sunshine club,
Mrs. M. J. Funk, hostess.
Business Women's club. Y. W. C. A., 8 p. m.
Drama league, public library, 4 p. m.
Wednesday
Association of Collegiate Alumnae, called meet
in Hotel Fontenelle, 4 p. m.
Dundee Woman's club, Mrs. J. W. Marshell,
hostess, 2:30 p. m.
Mu Sigma, Mrs. George Plainer, hostess, 9:30
Omaha Society of Fine Arts, lecture by Prof.
J. B. Haney, Hotel Fontenelle, 3:45 p. m.
Association of Collegiate Alumnae, story tellers'
section, Miss Edith Fisher, hostess, 4 p. m.
Mothers' Culture club, Mrs. J. C. Buffington,
hostess, 1 p. m.
Old People's Home, "Donation day."
Thursday
Omaha Woman's chib, art department, Metro
politan club house, 10 a. m.
Benson Woman's club, Benson city hall, 2:30
Wyche Story Tellers' league, public library,
4:15 p. m.
B'nai B'rith Ladies' auxiliary, Lyric hall, 8 p. m.
Fine Arts' exhibit, gallery talk by Dr. Haney,
10 a. m.
Friday
Omaha Society of Fine Arts, Hotel Fontenelle,
3:45 p. m.
West Omaha Mothers' Culture club, Mrs. Ed
ward Peterson, hostess, 2:30p. m.
Child Conservation league, North Side circle,
Mrs. C. H. Savidge, hostess.
Society of American Widows, Crounse block,
7:45 p. m.
Dorcas club, Mrs. M. N. Woodward, hostess,
2 p. m.
Woman's auxiliary, Episcopal churches, St,
Barnabas, 2 JO p. m.
Saturday '
Association of Collegiate Alumnae, drama sec
tion, Miss Juliet Griffin, hostess, 10:45 a. m.
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OLITICS will be replaced by esthetics this
week and Omaha women who love the beau
tiful in art will, afford the community an
opportunity to enjoy as fine a collection of
contemporary art as could be assembled for
the next ten days, in the Fontenelle ball
room. Mrs. Ward Burgess and her assistants on
the exhibition committee of the Omaha Society of
Fine Arts it is who bring to Omaha a collection of
paintings by five artists who stand at the head of
their profession Emil Carlson,. Childe Hassam,
Frederick Fricseke, Charles H. Davis and Paul
Dougherty. Five canvases from the m-ush of each
is included in the exhibit, the work of each of these
artists being represented in the important galleries
of America, and erne at least in France, Italy and
Austria.
Emil Carlsen, born in Denmark, came to this
country when 19 years of age, bringing with him
the old Viking's love of the great waters. There is
a poetic, or one may say, spiritual quality in Carl
sen's work. ;
L'.. r i r- Ir paeata mnn.r rf fit ffnnd nflT, T t
jK the Panama exposition, is a delightful artist. His
canvases are perhaps superficial, but exceedingly
I decorative and altogether charming. The examples
oi Mr. rncsexes worK 10 dc snown nerc are oi mc
highest quality.
Paul Dougherty, the marine painter, who better
than others, has interpreted atmospheric effects on
luminous spray, shows to Omaha five marines. One,
a calm sea, is rather unusual for Dougherty, as the
power, latent cruelty and the speed of high billows
is what one usually finds and has grown to expect
in a Dougherty canvas.
Kenyon Cox says, "With Childe Hassam, the
subject matters nothing, Whether he paints the
sea or the land, the cool nudity of white nymps
among rose-tinted laurel blossoms, or the canyons
of New York, his art is of the same quality. It is
the freshness and vigor of his observations, the
solidity of his design, his sparkling light and color
and the deft embroidery of his touch that inevitably
attracts and delights us."
Charles H. Davis, one of the strongest landscape
painters, is thought by many to be the greatest. A
well known critic, 'speaking bf the work of Mr. Davis
at a late exhibit, says, "Everywhere is dash, free
dom, personality, nature, charm." It will be inter
esting to compare these pictures with the one of
1890 now in the-public library. Six admission tickets
will be sold for one dollar.
Mr. Dougherty threw a bomb into art circles last
winter when he expressed his dissatisfaction at the
way people go to art exhibitions and museums.
"YVho has not seen them," he asked. "Flocks of
victims, shuffling through the museums, being in-
f -historical analysts and '.ssional rhapsodists got
tdf ,0 w.'tn art' A" intelligent child might pet, if
leu iu nimsen, someining irom a visit to me Metro
politan museum, provided no cultured individuals
were there to tell him what was the proper thing
to feel, or prevent his feeling anything but a desire
to escape."
Prof. Stockton Axson's lecture still lingering in
our minds, attention is directed to the next lectures
of the Fine Arts society course, those of Dr. James
P. Haney. director of art in the New York high
schools. Dr. Haney tells the "Relation of Art to
Home and Community Life," Wednesday afternoon
at 3:45 at the Fontenelle and talks again Fridav
afternoon at the same hour on "The Art of Teach
ing Art," a lecture illustrated by a class of fifty
school children. Arrangements have been made for
Dr. Haney to address high school teachers Thurs
day and he will probably give a gallery talk at the
exhibition as well.
The last lecture, which will be an exposition of
his method, promises to he the most interesting.
Dr. Haney always makes drawings before the audi
ence, in connection with his method of teaching art
to children. These are supplemented by -lantern
slides and very frequently he calls upon several of
the audience to assist by posing for the speaker
while he sketches. Five hundred children are often
in the class at one time.
Another speaker of interest during the week will
be Mrs. Gertrude F. Martin of Ithaca, N. Y.. national
executive secretary for the Association of Colle
giate Alumnae, who speaks to local cdllese women
Wednesday at 4 o'clock at the Hotel Fontenelle.
Omaha college women will give a luncheon for her
'Tuesday at the university club and Wednesday cven-
npr, t ie officers and executive committee of the local
association will entertain her at dinner at The Fontenelle.
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SOCIETY
Social Calendar
Monday
Tea for Miss Regina Connell, Mrs. John W.
Towle, hostess.
Original Monday Bridge club, Mrs. Osgood T.
, Eastman, hostess.
Luncheon for Miss Marian Mathers of Green
ville, l'a., Miss Helen Dunham, hostess.
XI. I., club dancing parry at the Metropolitan
club house.
Tuesday
Tuesday Night Dancing club at the Hotel Fon
, tenclle.
Luncheon at I'niversity club givctCby the As
sociation of Collegiate Alumnae for Mrs. Ger
trude V. Martin of Ithaca, N. Y.
Dancing party at Metropolitan club house.
Luncheon given Miss Margaret Donclktn of
I'lattsinouth for Miss Marian Mathers and
Miss Louise Hupp of Chicago.'
Tea for Miss Nell Calvin, Miss Mary Ftiray,
hostess.
Women of First Congregational church present
Dr. Frederick Mantel in recital at First Con
gregational church. '
Wednesday
l!ridue luncheon for Miss Regina Connell, Mrs.
J. M. Metralf. hostess.
Omaha Woman's Press club luncheon at Hotel
Loyal, 12:45, ,
Dinner given by the executive board of A. C. A,
for Mrs. Martin.
Assembly dance at Turpin's Dancing academy.
Trinity Parish Ai.l society, Mrs. J. J. Sullivan,
hostess. 10:30.
W. W. club luncheon, Mrs. Charles Bruenig,
hostess.
W. ('. T. I'.. Omaha union. V. M. C. A., 2 p. m.
W. C, T. V.. Frances Willard 'union, Y. W.
C. A., 2:30 p. m.
W. C. T. I'., North Side union, Mrs. G. W.
TifTev, hostess.
Thursday
Tagalco club dance at "Rome hotel.
Dancing party at Metropolitan club house.
J. F. W. club, Mrs. Milton Dodds, hostess.
P. E. O. Sisterhood, Chapter K, Mrs. Harr
Kinder, hostess, 1 p. m.
Omaha W. C. T. U.. fortieth anniversary, Hans-
com Park M. E. church, 1 p. m.
Friday
Qui Vive Dancing club at Turpin's. '
Friday Bridge club. Miss Mary Burkley. hostess.
'riday Night Dancing club at Druid hall,
Saturday
Masquerade dancing party, at Metropolitan hall,
Miss Dorothy Bingham, hostess.
P. E. O. Sisterhood, Chapter M, Mrs. C. W.
Sears, hostess. - '
WHO SAID that a dull season is in pros
pect? Because society, like .the bon
"vivant after he dines, how and then
pauses to take forty, wtnk, need the
world conclude that Omaha is hibernat
ing? Our autumn brides, it is true, will
all soon establish their own menages and cease to
be centers of interest. ,The first bride was like a
modest purple violet: the second, like a colorful
pink rose; the third, like a sunny yellow chrysan
themum. Our first debutante was like a dreamy
white narcissus and our latest is like a blushing
pink-tinted sweet pea.
' Did ,ne Kav d(,but Pr,y for this last flower
Thursday evening presage an uneventful winter?
Surely the young people who one-stepped and fox
trotted so blithely without missing a number will
hardly lapse into a state of coma soon. Nor will
their elders be far behind them in conviviality if
their evident enjoyment of the dancing Is an index.
Minutes of dancing grew into fraction hours when
some especially popular selection was played, and
when the musicians suggested that the L be struck
out of Kelly, the dancers so persistently forbade the
deed that only after repeated encores were they
silenced. So many prettv girls and so many really
andsome young men will meet by irresistible attrac
tion to form a society for the prevention of social
stupidity.
Mrs John W. Towle's tea for Miss Connell Mon-.
day will be followed by the bridge luncheon, given
by Mrs. J. M. Mctcalf, Wednesday. i
The remainder of the time is packed full with
all sorts of interesting events. The zealous work
ers for the Franco-Belgian Relief society, in addi
tion to doing their daily stint of making bandages
and compresses, are hard at work procuring prizes
for their card party at the Blackstone. December 2
Such generous response is being received to their
appeal that Mrs. John A. McShane, president, U
very hopeful of its success. The funds derived from
the card party will be used to supply material for
the work, and all the women are hoping for is a
sum sufficient to buy plenty of muslin, cotton and
gauze.
Several visiting girls arc in town, delightful girls
for whom it is a pleasure to entertain. Miss Marian
Mathers of Gtccnville. Pa., who is visiting Miss Mil
dred Todd on her way to California, and Miss
Louise Hupp of Chicago, who is frequently the
guest of Miss Helen Van Duseyi, are sharing honors'
at numerous functions. This afternoon Miss Van
Dusen is giving a tea for them; tomorrow Miss
Helen Dunham will entertain at luncheon and Tues
day they are planning a little trip to Plattsmouth
where Miss Margaret Donelan will give a luncheon
in their honor. Miss Mary Van Kleeck of New
Haven, Conn., and Miss Margaret Dows of Cedar
Kapids, la., will be the guests of Miss Regina Con
nell for another week. Miss Van Kleeck came to
be maid of honor aT the wedding of Miss Isabel
Vinsonhaler anrl stayed over for the debut of Miss
Connell, both of whom were, her classmate at Brad
lord academy. Miss, Dows came for the debut and
was one of the most popular girls at the party.
Monday evening sees the regular society night
throng at the Orpheum. With some it has become
second nature to sit in an Orpheum seat each Mon
day evening. Tuesday evening the elect may attend
I he dances of the new Tuesday Evening Dancing
club at the 1-ontenelle, which is the most exclusive
party meeting weekly. If you must dance Wednes
day evening there is a regular assembly dance at
I urpm s that evening, and Thursday evening some
parties are sure to drop in at the Metropolitan club
there' ' '" Bd """ and thc &ood floor
Saturday evening Miss Dorothy Bingham is giv
ing a little masquerade dancing party for about fifty
guests of the younger set at the Metropolitan club
Meetings of bridge clubs, bridge-luncheon clubs will
fill in the time for the members. Monday Mrs
Osgood T. Eastman will entertain the Original
Monday bridge: Friday Miss Mary Burkley will r
have the Friday Bridge club. ' .
One of the' newest arrivals in Omaha will be
entertained this week when Miss Mary Furay gives
tea Thursday afternoon for Miss Nell Calvin 1
lighter of li. C. Calvin and Mrs. Calvin, whom she
i in Salt Lake City. The Association of Colle-
Alumnae will give a luncheon Tuesday and '
dinner Wednesday for Mrs. Gertrude F. Martin
oi Ithaca. N. Y.. national executive secretary of the
association, who will talke before the association
officers on several occasions this week