THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER SO, 1917.
By MELLIFICIA-Oct. 29.
Last Word Counted.''
"There is no new angle to the ser
vant problem. There just aren't any
more servants." explained the tired
housewife to whom Millificia told this
latest scrvant-problem-story. Bat she
laughed heartily when she heard it,
anyway. .
, A well-known . Omaha woman ad
vertised for a cook The cook arrived.
Her "salary" sh-; said would be $15
per week. "I would not consider less,"
she said.'
When these negotiations were com
plete, the cook asked to be shown her
"workshop." The awed housewife
conducted her to the kitchen. Then
she asked to be shown to her room.
Here the new cook opened a door
leading into a clothes closet.
"Oh, I'm disappointed. I thought
this way my private bath," exclaimed
the new; K'. M.
" "I'm very sorry, but I afraid you will
have to put up with the bathroom the
family uses. This apartment has but
one," the outraged woman of the
house responded.
The applicant having condescended
to accept the position, the lady of the
house escorted her back to the front
of the apartment and glanced osten
tatiously out of the window.
"Where is your machine?" she
asked. . .
."Machine? I haveno machine,' re
plied the wondering cook.
"No automobile? Why. I'm sur
prised I couldi't dream of employ
ing a maid who did not own her own
cars," came with elaborate Sarcasm
from the lady of the house.
The last word was most effective in
this case, she reports; v
Mrs. Calkins Honor Guest.
Mrs. John F. Letton entertained at
Juncheon at the Blackstone in honor
of her mother, Mrs. Henry Calkins
of Fort Scott, Kan. Russell roses
were used as a centerpiece and covers
were laid for 16 guests.
MrsT Howard Entertained.
Mrs. "Warren Howard entertained
the Dundee Knitting club at luncheon
at her home today. Miss Mildred
Marr of Kansas City was the guest of
the club. ' i
Miss Sharpe Hostess.
Miss.Beulah Sharpe was hostess at
the meeting of the Monday War Re
lief club at her home this afternoon.
Engagement Announcement.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M, Fogleson of
Lincoln, Neb., announce the engage
ment of their daughter, MisS Matilda
J. Fogleson, to Mr. David Kenneth
Bergman. The date las not been set
for the wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Fogleson will receive
in honor of their daughter and Mr.
Bergman Sunday, November 4, at
their home in Lincoln.
About the Luncheon Tables. .
Miss .Elsie Storz was hostess it a
luncheon party at the Blackstone. : At
the table, which was decorated with
baskets : of chrysanthemums, covers
were laid for 17 guests.
Mrs. Brandon Howell entertained
at the Blackstone at a farewell lunch
ebn in honor of her cousin, Miss Mar
jorie Mcintosh, who leaves tomorrow
for New York. The centerpiece was
of Ophelia roses and covers were laid
for 10 guests. .
Children's Party.
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Bowen will en
tertain at a Halloween supper at their
home this evening in honor or tneir
small son, Harry Raymond Bowen, jr.
At the table, decorated with Hal
loween favors, covers will e laid for
30 boys.
'
Hallowe'en Party. .'.
N George Crook Woman's Relief
corps, No. 88, will give a Hallowe'en
party at the home of Mrs. Fanny
Farrell, 1911 North Twenty-fifth
street, Wednesday evening. Members
of both corps and post have been in
vited. Afternoon Bridge.
Miss Helen Murphy entertained at
an afternoon bridge at her home today
in honor of Miss Marion Towle, who
leaves soon for Philadelphia to spend
the winter. Three tables were placed
for the game.
Wedding Announced.
Miss Lucile Byrum of this city, for
merly of Springfield, 111., and, Mr. Fred
Clarke . of Paducah, were mar
ried Saturday at Lincoln, Neb., the
Rev. E. J. Knock performing the cere
mony. The young couple will make
their home in Omaha.
PERSON ALS
These Women Are Packing Christmas
Boxes for Sammies in the Trenches
Left to right:
Walter Roberts.
Mrs. D, C. Bradford, Mrs. Alvin Johnson, Mr. Edwin T. Swobe and Mrs.
Money, candy, tobacco, writing
paper, notions, chewing gum, pocket
knives, etc., are pouring into room
606, First National Bank building,
where our Sammies' Red Cross Christ
mas' packets are being packed by a
committee of prominent women,
headed by Mrs. T. L. Davis. Two
thousand packets must be shipped
from Omaha before November 9, the
first installment to be ready Novem
ber 1.
If you plan to do your bit for the
Sammies' Christmas fund, do'it now!
There is no time to lose.
Money raising schemes are much in
demand by Mrs. Davis' committee, in
order to buy the supplies which are
not donated. Mrs. E. T. Swobe is
sponsor for the "gum day" in the pub
lic schools. Each child is to bring
S-cent package of chewing gum for a
Sammy. Superintendent Beveridge'a
approval for this plan was asked.
Mrs. John L. Kennedy will open net
home for a lr.rge tea for the cause.
Mrs. Alvin Johnson will solicit re
tail tobacco men for tobacco and
cigars. .
Two thousand one-half-p onnd
boxes of candy are needed.
The following contributions have
been made: D. C. Bradford, $25; E.
S. Westbrook, $25; J. E. Davidson,
$15; T. L. Davis, $10; Frank W. Jud
son, $10; Mrs. Gould Dietz, $10; Mrs.
C. C. Allison, $5, and Mrs. F. A.
Nash, $5. Checks should be made
payable to Mrs. T. L. Davis.
The first two contributions to ar
rive were carefully packed boxes of
cigars, chewing gum, writing paper
and candy from Eleanor and Sarah
Pickard. 5115 Irarp street, 13 and 8-year-old
Campfire girls.
"I wish you luck and hope it won't
be Ions until all our boys are back
ain safe in the United States of
America," wrote the 8-year-old on het
Christmas card. The women need
volunteers to help pack the Christmas
packages.
Children of All Saints Sunday
school will have a chewing gum party
at the parish house Friday night.
f ach child will bring gum -for the
ammies' Christmas packets. Mrs.
Franklin W. Shotwell, leader of circle
10, has the party in charge.
Chewing gum is commended by all
officers of men in the trenches. It
gives the men a sweet taste and is
said to be good for teeth and digestion.
rabbit.
Pickles.
Dr. F. J. Wearne has returned from
fl .1.- - ' ' 1 J .U . A.
wiicago wnere ne auenucu iut
ing of the Clinical Congress of Sur
geons. Miss Mildred Marr of Kansas City
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Louis
Loring.
Mrs. Millie Ryan, Miss Zara Tro
villo and Miss Ruth Gordon have re
turned from New York City, Miss
Trovillo going on to her home in
North Platte. Miss Gordon has com
pleted the scholarship study tendered
her through Mrs. Ryan by the Mil
ton Aborn Grand Opera school and
may return to sing with the English
grand opera.
Mrs. Henry Calkins of Fort Scott,
Kan., who is the guest of her daugh
ter, Mrs. John F. Letton, will return
to her home on Saturday. Mr. .and
Mrs. Letton will accompany Mrs. Cal
kins as far as Kansas City, going on
east from there for an extended trip.
Miss Marjorie Mcintosh, of New
York, who has baen the guest of her
grandmother, Mrs. C. B. Rustin, for
several weeks past, leaves tomorrow
for her home. .
Mrs. Franklin A. Shotwell has re
turned from a three weeks' stay in
Indianapolis, where she was tailed
by the death of an uncle.
Mrs. Grant Williams returned yes
terday from a six weeks trip in the
east.
Mrs. Frank Goodale and small
daughter, Ivadelle, who have been
with Captain Goodale at Fort Crook,
: have gone to New York for the winter-
' '
Hoove a Week on
These Mentis
Mr. Hoover wants us hot to eat
much beef and pork. Mr. Hoover
wants us to spare the wheat and sugar.
What does Mr. Hoover expect us to
eat? This is the question that is dis
turing the housewife who loves her
country and her family, too. Follow
ing is as' ample bill of fare for a
week, which may (help her solve her
problem:
Monday.
BREAKFAST".
Puffed rlca with diced banana.
Salt mackerel. Creamed potatoes
Coffee.
LUNCH. . .
Waffles with syrup or honey.
Tea. i Sliced pineapple. . .
Toasted crackers.
DINNER.
Tomato Boup. Stewed
Cabbage. Boiled pMaoea.
Grape snerbet.
Tuesday. ,
BREAKFACT.
Cornmeal mush. Rye biscuit.
Smoked salmon. . Coffee.
1.UNCH.
Baked beans. Boston brown bread.
Pickles. Tea. Apple souffle.
DINNER,
Pea soup.
Picked codfish with egg sauce.
Beets. Spinach. Imon pie.
Wednesday.
BREAKFAST.
Hominy. Stuffed peppers.
Fried mush. Coffee.
LUNCH.
i Milk toast made with brown bread.
Sardines. Pimento cheese. Tea.
Peaches and cream.
DINNER. I
Fried chicken. Rice croquettes.
Peas. Celery. Fruit gelatine.
Thursday.
BREAKFAST. ,
Oatmeal. Bacon.
Corn muffins. O Coffee.
LUNCH. v
Sliced Tongue. Toasted brown bread.
Hot chocolate. Sliced oranges.
DINNER.
Cream of celery soup. Baked Yblte fish.
Corn. Baked potatoes. Tomato salad.
Rlca pudding with raisins.
Friday. '
BREAKFAST.
Grape nuts. Poached eggs.
French-fried potatoes,
t Coffee.
LUNCH.
Broiled codfish. Graham gems.
Hot chocolate. Baked apples.
DINNER.
Barley soup. Pried oysters.
Sweet potatoes. Parsnips.
. Pineapple salad.
Coffes gelatine with whipped cream.
Saturday.
BREAKFAST.
Cornflakes.- Sausages.
Mashed potatoes. Coffee.
LUNCH.
Corn cakes with maple syrup.
Tea. Stewed pears.
', DINNER.
Vegetable soup. Scalloped salmon.
Macaroni and cheese.
Apple and celery salad. Custard pie.
Sunday.
BREAKFAST
Rolled oats. Codfish balls.
Graham biscuit. ' - Coffee.
DINNER.
Roaat duck. Boiled onions.
Scalloped potatoes.
Stewed tomatoes. Ice cream.
SUPPER.
Scrambled eggs Graham bread.
Hot chocolate. Apple sauca.
Cheese sticks.
A Novel Use ior Ferns.
Some years ago it was. discovered
that the leaves of the common fern
form an excellent preservation for
packing food, fruit and even meat.
On the Isle of Man fresh herrings are
packed in, ferns and arrive at market
as fresh as when shipped.
When Milady Goes Shopping
Men know what they want, buy it women
don't know what they want so they' buy it ,
anyway, and return it. Result: Men's
prices minimum women's maximum. , J
By ADELAIDE KENNKBLT.
Men's wearing; apparel does not
soar in price in proportion with
women's, and I determined to learn
the reason.
A visit to the men's ready-to-wear
house availed me nothing.
A trip through a women's ready-to-wear
department taught me little
more.
With the patience of a Quaker
mother, I hunted high and higher
for the man or woman who could,
and would, impart the well guarded
secret for prices soaring more rap
idly on women's clothes than on
men's clothes; and found out.
He is an advertising man in a
little office all by himself where he
studies values, conditions and
psychology. I am sure he also
knows a lot abofat neuropathology
and theology. To be so thoroughly
acquainted with the material, psy
chical and physical sides of life, he
must have included, in his course of
education, a little theosophy and a
bit of domestic science.
Women 1 Take Notice!
"Men," he said, "know what they
want to buy and buy it, thouj?h not
always without assistance. We try
to have intelligent salesmen who
can measure accurately when a cus
tomer does not know his size. Not
one man in 500 ever returns an ar
ticle after it has been purchased. It
takes as much time to .exchange a
Gould Dietz h Good
Angel in, This Story
Gould Dietz is the good angel in
this story. ,
. It has to do with a pair of old
scissors 69 years old, and Mrs. Sarah
Duffy, 86 years young, at the House
of Hope. .
Mrs. Duffy is the best knitter at
the'Old People's home. She is so ex
pert that she has knitted ever So many
pairs of bedroom slippers from yarn
that less thrifty knitter discard.
All of this she does without eye
glasses. When Mrs. Duffy was a slim, grace
ful slip of a girl, bnly 17, someone
presented her with a pair of scissors.
Year in and year out, through ma
turity, middle age and down the slope
of years, her trusty scissors did duty.
Then one day last week a near
tragedy took place. The scissors
dropped and broke.
Mrs. Duffy was disconsolate. Of
fers of new scissors were made, but
no, none but her own old scissors
which had served her so long would
do.
Then Gould Dietz came. "I'll have
fhe scissors fixed," he offered.
And today he took the repaired
scissors, now as good as new, to the
little old lady at the House of Hope.
Is she happy? Well, I guess.
garment as it does to sell it, which
means the cpst of a salesman's time
both ways. Men are easy to please
a salesman can, as a rule, serve six
men while one woman is being
served. - .
"Well meaning, -fair minded
women sometimes, do not realize
that they cause untold trouble by
returning, exchanging, taking goods
home on approval, and a hundred
other little irregularities. It never
has occurred to them that the cost
of all this trouble must be paid .for
by someone. When' women double
and treble this overhead expense
they pay it and then wonder why
prices climb so much more rapidly
than their incomes.
"The overhead expense in our
men's department is at the mini
mum. The overhead expense in our
women's department is maximum
and nobody can correct it hut the
women themselves."
When he had concluded (he said
a great deal more) I felt like the
little boy who said that he had been
"cracked over the head" when a re
mark of his teacher struck home.
Knowing women to be of the very
finest material, it was apparent that
something was wrong. It comes
back to the same fork in the road
of everyday life misunderstanding.
This is the day of economy. It
is no longer considered good taste
to spend money foolishly. We must
make the dollars work. The wealth
iest women in our community are
often the best business women and
get the most for their money, al
though some of them, of course,
are misguided.'
Cut down the overhead expense
by shopping intelligently, by over
coming the return habit and put the
dollars into your own pockets. .
These excessive prices are not in
tentionally courted. They are the
cause of much discussion and what
all the women of today want to
know is how to strike them down.
Give women the weapon and they
will cut high cost of living down.
Note This is one of a" series of
articles being published in which
both merrhanr and customer will
not only be interested, but profit.
For out-of-town readers The Bee
maintains a free shopping service.
Just address "Polly, the Shopper,
care The Bee, Omaha." Polly will
buy for you with the samer-tare that
you would buy for yourself.
Tiny Movie Star
Collects Tidy Sum'
For Boys ip France
little Barbara Sabin, 3-year-old
movie actress, succeeded in collecting
the sum of $87.80 in her efforts to
help the Sammies in France by selling
Bee's at the Brandeis theater and
other places.
The little star, who is traveling
.a 1
over the country masing similar
efforts in ail cities, was very much
delighted at the result of her work,
as was her mother, Mrs. B. Sabin. In
a letter written to The Bee Mrs.
Sabin says:
I must ask you to tnanK the people
who were so kind as to aid Barbara
in her efforts to help the Sammies and
also to thank The Omaha Bee for
your very considerate courtesy." ,
In Again Out 4fifain,
Gone Again Experience
Of ?t!ur Mary Iloders
The stenographer and the floor
walker that meet during vacation in
summer and pass themselves off re
spectively for Guinevere Astorbilt
and de Granville Goeselin, and get
engaged on that understanding, have
a great prototype, whose fame has
survived two and a half centuries,
says the New York Evening Mail.
The girl was named Mary Hoders,
and she was a lady's maid, but a lit
tle of that work and a little travel
ing on the continent were enough to
set her up as a grande dame., So she
came back to London and took up
quarters at the Exchange Inn, and
confided privately to her landlady
that she was Henrietta Marie de
Wolway, daughter of the earl of Ros
as, in Colonia, Germany.
The landlady, Mrs. King, was very
anxious to mingle in'high society her
self, so she introduced her brother
a John Carleton of the Middle Tem
pleto the fair patrician as a young
nobleman. They were no pikers, the
King family, and he played his part
with great spirit and success. .
The lady's maiu married her dis
tinguished peer, and the, humble law
clerk married his artistocratic heiress,
and it was not until he had given her
fortune a very fair, amount of time
to materialize that he began to dis
trust her.
A sensational divorce suit ensued,
in which Mary Hoders was tried for
bigamy, but acquitted. Her little
farce played out, she turned her nim
ble wits "to thieving in a small way.
She was found out, tried and sen
tenced to be transported to Jamaica.
Onthe way there she discovered a
plot against the captain's life, and he
set her free for revealing it to him.
Then she returned to England, and
seeing the error of her ways, took up
thieving on a much larger scale. Her
sharp sayings and doing? were the
talk of London.
Stewed Prunes de Luxe.
Wash the prunes and soak in fresh
water several hours, -then cook in
same water and simmer till tender.
Drain and place in a dish. Add a bit
of lemon peel to water and one-fourth
as much sugar as water. Simmer IS
minutes, remove peel, add a teaspoon
ful of orange or lemon juice and pour
over the prunes. Cover when cool. I
- ' .
Mrs. Charles Hayes; left Friday for
Camp Cody, Deming, N. M., to visit
her husband.
Nebraska Women's Clubs
Asked to Confine Year's
Study to War Conditions
The educational department of the
woman's committee of the Council of
National Defense, of which Mrs. Car
rie Chapman Catt is chairman, is re
questing the wonien"s clubs M the
country to study the causes of the
war. In a bulletin to be sent to the
women's clubs by the woman's com
mittee of the Nebraska State Council
of Defnse and signed by Prof. Sarka i;
nrbkova, chairman, ana Aliss Alice,
Florer, head of the education depart
ment for this state, tne women are
asked to confine their program this
coming year to such topics as:
Causes of war. .. .
Conditions in Europe preceding the
war. ' ' .
Meaning of the war for American
and necessity for AM-sacrifice..
Food conservation, marketing,' pro
duction, distribution, etc. " '
Emphasize child welfare and' other"
departments in the work of the wo
man's committee. '
Study of ways and means of better
community life, etc.
What peace terms should include h
order to secure permanent peace. " i
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Over 2,000
ElectricWashers
In Use in Omaha Homes
WHY?
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600 Eltctrlc CKsansra la Us
In Omaha Hamas.
WHY?
Hundreds of Othtr
pliancas In Us in
Household Ap
Omaha Homes.
WHY?
Alt Hava Been Beufht From
E. B. Williams.
WHY?
Because you get the article yoa want
and everything; sold is backed br
a service department that naa made
food. . .
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ASK FOR and GET
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The 'Original
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Substitutes Cost YOU Sama Pries.
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A Winter Smile Beats Tropk Isle
It must be fine for Iblks to live in some bright tropic land, where na
ture spreads herself to give whatever they demand. It must be great to
saunter forth and pluck three meals a day, from five to seven dollars'
worth, and have no bills to pay. I envy him who gathers food from bush
or tree or vine, while I must deal with tradesmen rude and pay spot cash
for mine. -The luscious date and cocoanut are mighty good to eat They're
just as good as choicest cut of Magic City meat. I'd like to have a bread
fruit tree within my little yard, and get my rolls and biscuits free, and use
no flour nor lard. But since I cannot have these things I'll do the best I
may. IH take the stuff my garden brings and lay it well away. This
garden cost a lot of work, with spade and rake and hoe. It kept me
sweating like a Turk to make the darned thing grow. But now I've got
it, Jet me say, my work was not in vain. I'm going to make my labors
pay a mighty handsome gain. I'm going to can whate'er I can; I'm going
to dry and store; and when I've followed out this plan I'll stow away some
more. Thus, when I face a wintry spell 111 sit around and smile, and
envy not the folks who dwell upon their tropic isle.
Complete detailed instructions for preparing vegetables, and fruits for
winter needs are given in the Home Canning Manual, the Home Drying
Manual and the Home Storage Manual issued by the National Emergency
Food Garden Commission, 210-220' Maryland Building, Washington, D. C.
A copy of either manual may be had upon request, enclosing 2 cents for
postage. v . i "
The experience cf
the other woman
is the cheapest
you get--
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sincere tribal:
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1-1917
1 1853
64 Years Service
I QUALITY SurviveB
as Thii tht Smvntitth Year of
5 Chart tr Oak Stooto. Rmnf
and Fun
OfKctof M. . O'Donrwll
Contractor & Builder
AVOlf. ILLS. , July 17, 1317. I
Charter 0k Stove 4 Raite Co.,
. 2t. Louis, Mo j
Sirs: I as using a Charter
Oak Cook Stove, nanufaotured .
in 1852. It was bought by
father in '53, and has been in g
constant use ever since. "It
s In perfect condition, nav-
ing the eaae top, back ana 5
doors; all are good. The top se
is as level as any ne stove
ever aade, so is the lining in a
the back, and not even craoked. g
4 ' Respectfully. . s
Mrs. M. J. 0'Donneli. g
Avon, Ills., BOX 223.'
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into baying another mam;
writ to me.
Charter Oak Stove 5 Range Co.,
ST. Louis, no.
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when outdoor
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comfortable a .
Bradley Sweater,
fits in everywhere,
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looks and staunch
wearing qualities.
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Foods are as
important as Fire
Arms in war times.'
A soldier or sailor can't do his
rlutv orooerlv unless properly fed. His health
and strength must bt protected.
tw Armw and Naw use foods baking ingredients
.that have been selected with exacting care. Only the best have
been allowed to "pass muster.
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POWDER
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could only be accepted because ot its excellence, : and
because of its purity and wholesomeness and the ab
solute protection it gives against bake-day tauures.
Uncle Sam chooses from all. His se
lection should sflbw you ymn orana
of baking powder is best tor your
individual use.
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