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THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31. 1917. Society By MELLIFICIA-Oct. 30. By Thpir Sleeves Ye Shall Know! "Oh, see the leather leggings, he is ' an officer!" Time was when we could determine whether a man was just a private or whether he had a "com mish" by his leg covering, but now the humblest private can wear the leather trannincrc if ht Uie l a nria The only sure way to tell, the rank of the nufa in khaki is by the orna ments on his shoulders or his sleeve. When two stripes are seen on the sleeve it means that the wearer is a corporal. Three stripes on the sleeve denotes one office higher, that of sergeant. When we say "Lieutenant So-and-So" we are addressing a 5'oung chap with one silver bar on each shoulder, anrkjucky is the girl who is seen with a man in uniform with two bars, for he is a captain. Gold lace on the shoulder is worn by a major and the colonels wear a spread eagle, Brigadier generals (which are a scarce variety) are known by the gleaming star on their shoulders, while their superior offi cers, the major generals, wear two gold stars. Thus, by their sleeves ye shall know them. , ' Luncheons )or Visitors. Mrs. N. P. Feil and Mrs. Hubert Sloman entertained one of the largest luncheon parties of the week at the x Blackstone, honoring Mrs. Harold Feil of Cleveland, nee Nellie Elgut ter, and the house guests of Mrs. Vic tor Rosewater, her sisters, Mrs. Es ther Sackennan, and the Misses So phie and Rebecca Katz of Baltimore. The luncheon was served in the Oriental room, the guests being , seated at small tables decorated with button chrysanthemums. Covers were laid for 66 quests. The afternoon was spent in knitting. Honors Bride Elect. Miss Nan Barrett entertained at a miscellaneous shower, followed by tea, at her home this afternoon in honor of Miss Ruth Slabaugh, whose wedding to Mr. George Engler will take place in November. The guests were asked to write original verses to accompany their gifts for the bride-elect. Eighteen of Miss Sla baugh's friends, were present. Miss Carita O'Brien will entertain at dinner Monday, November 5, in 'honor of Miss Ruth'SIabaugh, whose marriage to Mr. George Engler will take place November 26. Mrs. Willard Slabaugh will also en tertain for this popular bride-to-be, the date having not been decided upon. Social Affairs Planned. .Miss Verna Kirschbraun will en tertain fourteen of the younger set at luncheon at the Blackstone Sat urday, followed by bridge at her home, honoring Miss Helene Rubel of Min neapolis. Mrs. Julius Rosenfeld of Council duffs is entertaining at her home Saturday. Mrs. Charles Kirschbraun, Mrs. Morris Levy and Mrs. William L. Holzman will be hostesses at lunch eon at the Blackstone Tuesday of next week, honoring several out-of-town guests. Temple Israel sisterhood wilt give the first of a series of bridge parties alternating with its program meet ings, Monday at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Charles S. Elgutter. Dinner for Soldier. Mrs. Jay Katz, Mrs. Charles S. El gutter, Mrs. Herbert Arnstein and Mrs. Harry Rosenfeld will entertain two and three men each at their homes Sunday. . Eleven of Uncle Sam's men were invited to the Tem ple Israel supper last Sunday eve ning. War Relief Club. A new war relief club has been or ganized, which will meet today at the hntnp nf Mrs. Claire Baird to make 1 1 ' T1 L nlflr fJ Mesdames Fred Thomas, Harry Goodell, Harry Montgomery. Missps Grace Dooliltle. Alesdameg , llyles Standtsh, liee Kennarcl, Selwyn Doherty, Earl Klplinger, Misses Ida Smith. Lucy Updilif'i Knitting Parties. Mrs. Charles S. Elgutter and her mother. Mrs. Alexander Pollack, will Hive a knitting party Wednesday aft ernoon, at which the guests will be several visitors and their hostesses. There will be Mrs. Gold of Milwaukee, who is visiting Mrs. Harry Fell heimer; Mrs. Albert I Frank of San Francisco, mother of Mrs. Ervine Brandcir; Mrs. Vine Galer of Seattle, guest of the Misses Beulah and Ida Sharp; Mrs. Harold Feil of Cleveland and Miss Helene Rubel of Minne apolis. . Mrs. Isidor Ziegler will be hostess . at aninformal afternoon Friday, when the guests will bring their knitting. Club Doings. ' The North Side Progressive club ol the Holy Angels parish will en tertain at a card party at their hall at ' Twenty-eights and Fowler avenue this evening. The members of the Nurses club report a very successful sale of seats for the theater party given by them ,at the Brandeis this evening. As a great number o." people have bought tickets and given them to the soldiers the affairs will not only benefit the nurses, but will take on a patriotic air , as Well. . For Christ Child Society. The Research club entertained at a benefit card party at the home of Mrs. : Tom Quinlan Monday evening. The 'prbceeds of the affair will go to the Christ Child society. Those present ; "were: Meaaers. and Mesdames Dan Oalnea, H. Welch, Watts, . M lues Mary Cottor, Veronica O'Connor, Kate Robinson, . Odessa Duncan, Messrs. Karl Malone, E. Helser, Adams. McCarthy Misses Ella Brown. Nettle Watts, May ilulvlhilL Messrs. E. Dlneen. . Knepper-Vawter Wedding. Announcement is made of the mar riage of Miss Ethel Vawter, daughter of Mr. snd Mrs. George E. Vawter, of this city and Mr. A. Virgil Knep per of Grand Island, wnich took place at the home of the bride's parents Saturday evening. " Rev. B. R- Vpn der Lippe perform ed the ceremony. Miss Myrtle Vawter, sister of the Soliloquy of Modern Eve Temper in the human mind is, like electricity in the air; both essential, but a little of either is sufficient. :, : : : : : : : By ADELAIDE KENNERLY. The cause of death by lightning is the destruction of the nerves by the electric current, according to scientists. . One shock is usually sufficient to cause quick and painless death. Pity, isn't it, that we human beings suffer so many shocks to the nerves which cause only painful setbacks? The shocks (maybe electric) we call anger, .' . , , Anger produces debris in the body; it wrecks the nervous system; it plays havoc with digestion and it creates a chemical action which wreaks pain and disaster to the entire mental and physical system. Lightning in the body photographs itself on the face of its victim. It extends, or narrows, or widens, or contracts the eyes, according to the nerves it effects. ..... e .u Noise a volley of words, is only the thunder the concussion ot the air closing: after being parted, by the lightning flash the temper. But by the time we hear the thunder, or echo of the flash, most of the danger is over. Lightning that strikes an object, brings its thunder with it and gives us warning. Thunderous persons annoy, but they do not usually kill. They are seldom deep or profound; often waste energy through thunder which might be ised to better advantage. ' . . Temper, however, has its place. Without electricity m the air things would not hold up as they do. Without temper our aims would crumble. Without electricity there is a great power lacking, but that power must be harnessed, hitched and bridled to something lest it go wild in its course. So it is with temper. It must be controlled and used as a motive PWWhen the earth becomes foul nature provides a remedy. Lightning is a great sanitary agent; it produces nitric acid in the air which destroys putrid exhalations from the earth. So it is with temper. ' . . An occasional outbrust of temper clears the atmosphere of the brain where stagnant thoughts and inactive ideas are decaying the worthwnile- neSSTempSer to the human being is as essential as electricity to the air, but they must both be skillfully guided. A little or either goes a long, long way. . bride, was bridesmaid. Mr. Wayne Davis of Fremont was best man. The young, couple will make their home in Grand Island. About the Luncheon Table. Mrs. Stanley Green entertained at luncheon at the Prettiest Mile club: Mesdames Uobert Proudflt, J. T. Bertwell, I,. 1.. Swartz, K. P. Howe, W. L. Stiles, Sam Dewey of Fairmont, Is'tb. Mesdames J. H. Huston, F. W. Carpenter, K. T. Rector, Coin Yeoman, F. Shields, W Putt, O. W. Condon, F. G. Usher, Hailoween Party. Black cats, witches and jack o'lan tefns wiir hemuch in evidence at the Hallowe'en supper given by the Wom an's Golf club of the Prettiest Mile -lnh at- thp home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward F. Brailey this evening. The supper will be served in trie Diuiaru room of the Brailey home and Hal lowe'en stunts will follow. fERSONALS Mrs? Harold Feil of Cleveland, .nee Nellie Elgutter, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Feil while her husband, Dr. Feil, is on duty at , Camp Dodge. Mrs. Feil spent a week in Des Moines and will be joined here by Dr. Feil before their return home. Mrs. B. F. Weaver and Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Voss of Portland, Ore., will arrive Thursday evening to spend a few days in the city. Mrs. C. E. Moore of Denver, who has been the guest of Mrs. D. H. Hawk, leaves for her home tomorrow. Mrs. Paul Skinner left Monday for California, where she will spend tne winter. Mrs. E. R. Garske, who has been visting relatives in Omaha and Lin coln, returned to Kansas City Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Robirds and family motored to Omaha last week and are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Beatty and Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Grubbs of the South Side. Miss Zita Muldoon spent Sunday in Sioux City with friends. Ancients Believed That Pearls Were Drops of Dew For many centuries, even until com paratively recent times, it was the common belief that pearls were drops of dew that gained entrance into the shell of an oyster ad were there transformed into lustrous gems, says the Wilmington (N. C.) Star. Arab and Indian divers still believe that at certain seasons oysters come to the surface and suck in the rain drops that later become pearls. Science, how ever, has rudely shattered this poetic fancy and discovered the real origin to be a worm. Dr. H. M. Smith, the commissioner of fisheries, has gath ered some interesting information in this relation. According to him, almost any for eign body, a gn.in of sand, a bit of mud or shell, a piece of seaweed or a small animal may by its irritation cause the oyster to cover it with nacre and make it the nucleus of a pearl, but the largest part of the annual pearl crop of the world is due to para sites that normally pass a part of their life cycle within the shell of the pearl oyster. Minute spherical larvae of marine worms, known as cestodes, become imbedded in the soft tissues, as many as 40 having been found in one Ceylon oyster. As a result of irritation the oyster forms a protecting sac about the intruder, and then, if the larvae die, their bodies are gradually convert ed into carbonate of lime and the pear ly mass proceeds to grow with the shell. ; If the larvae live they may pass into the body of the strong-jawed trigger fish, which prey upon the pearl oyster, there undergoing further develop ment. Ultimately they reach the body of the great rays, which in turn eat the trigger fish. In the rays the worms attain full development and produce larvae that are cast into the sea and find lodgment in pearl oysters. Thus 'the cycle is begun all over again. Girls are rapidly taking the places of young men behind the soda fountains in nearly all the large east ern cities. Our Flying Men Live Like Gentlemen; and Die as Such This single combat olden days fash ion of fighting seems to have re vived, too, some of the olden days ideas of gallantry and chivalry. Even the Germans in some cases are said to have, been touched with this same idea. It is surely like a "tale from the middle ages to hear that story of how a famous German air fighter was buried. He was a man known throughout our air service as a proved and skillful flier; he was credited on authority with having shot down dozens of our airmen, he was rec ognized as a dangerous foe and a con stant menace to 'the work and lives of our flying men; and yet when he was at last shot down in combat there was none of the rejoicing among our flying men that might have been ex pected and almost excused. A Satisfaction. There was satisfaction certainly, but that again was the satisfaction of hav ing beaten a good man and having proved ourselves better than their best. . . By some means it came to be known to us when and where the German pilot was to be buried near the place where he had been shot down behind the German lines. As the German funeral party 6tood by the grave and lowered their hero into it, thev heard the sound of an engine droning overhead, looked up and saw a machine diving down upon them from the sky. It hardly needed the puffing smoke of the German aiti-aircraft shells breaking about the descending ma chine to tell that it was a hostile, for very quickly as it dropped the men SafeWlMc Infants aad Invalids HORLICK'S THE ORIGINAL . MALTED MILK Rich milk, malted pnin, iq powder form For infants, irrvsJidsadgrowinz children. Pun nutritkM, upbuilding tot whole body. Invigorate mining mothers ul the aged. More nutritious than tea, coffee, etc Instantly prepared. Requires no cooicirf .- r Cubtitute. Cc YOU Same Price on the ground could distinguish the circled markings of a British plane. Wreath of Flowers. The funeral party scattered; grouped as they were about the grave, they made an excellent target and expected nothing less than a storm of machine gun bullets or the crash of a bomb in their midst. The machine swooped down like a stooping hawk, and, at a few hundred feet from the ground flattened out and zooned sharply upward. As it did so an object fell away from it and straight toward the group. The party flung themselves hurriedly to earth, waited breathless for the crash. But no crash, no sound of an ex plosion followed the fall, and as the British airman, climbed and flew away with the, shells again flashing and puffing about him, the burial party cautiously rose and approached the grave, and found there the wreath that had been dropped, a wreath of flowers bearing an inscription which told of the tribute offered by the fly ing corps to the memory of a gallant foe. Truly the flying men live like gen tlemen and fight i like gentlemen. aflame & COTlOffiCb Sciencc LDefmrtment Central Jtiyh $cJtool. Save the Sugar. No amount of mere talking, or urg ing, or persuading could bring home to us the necessity for conservation of sugar as the present sugar shortage has done. We feel that it will only be a short while until the new beet sugar will relieve the situation; and such a thought is comforting; but, just the same the idea will come, suppose this isn't temporary, or, suppose this sit uation should return later with no re lief in sight? When you ask your gro cer for a dollar's Avorth of sugar, and he replies that 15 cents' worth is the limit, or 25 cents' worth, or even one pound as the limit, a housewife begins to wonder just how important sfgar is in the diet, and what can she do to limit its use, yet serve satisfying meals. The Place of Sugar in the Diet. If we turn to the food chemist for information about sugar, he 'will tell us that sugar and starch form one great class of foodstuffs, the function of which in the body is to1 furnish heat and energy. In other words, sugars and starches serve the body jus as coal serves the steam engine they keep the machine going. The food chemist calls sugars and starches fuel foods. Sugars and starches are put together in any discussion of food values because they are closely re lated chemically, and in the process of digestion starches are broken down into sugar before the body can use them. For the purposes of nutrition, then, starches and 6ugar are inter changeable, with the possible advant age to the starch that it is not so apt to cause disturbances in the di gestive tract. The advantage on the side of sugar is that is more quickly usuable to the body, because it is one step nearer assimilation. We are very apt to think of cane and beet sugar, granulated sugar as the only "sugar;" whereas, all fruits and some vegetables contain sugar. In conservation of sugar, we do not mean fruit sugar. For a long while the American peo ple, especially girls and women, have been urged to eat less sugar. The danger to the digestive tract has been mentioned as a possible result of over use of sugar. There is another evil result sugar performs only one func tion in the body, while it satisfies the appetite; hence a diet of sweets may result in actual lack of other foods which are very necessary to good health. Lessening the Use of Sugar. A very great saving of sugar can be effected through small personal sacrifice. We are urged to do with out sugar in tea and soffce, to use less on our morning cereal, to omit frost ings on cakes, to skimp on sugar wherever it is used merely for the sake of flavor. Last week when a student of mine left sugar outj of a recipe that could be prepared without itall of her own accord I felt that one girl at least had grasped the idea of sugar conservation. I am not a great believer in sensational changes; 1 think far more people would con serve sugar (or anything else) if tliry went about the change gradually. We are not all the stuff of which mar tyrs are made and very -few of us can cheerfully omit all sugar where we have been accustomed to lavish use. But very few people would feel abused in the least to cut down the amount of sugar on breakfast cereal, first one-fourth, then one-third and so on. The same principle applies to cake frosting. Instead of layer cake serve loaf cake or cup cakes iced, then serve them with a dab of icing, then finally without any icing. So in the matter of candy train yourself down gradually and you will miss the sweet far less. Most of us use too much sugar in preparing puddings. Two tablespoonfuls to one cup of milk is sufficient for custards, etc. Many of us use double that amount. Substitutes for Sugar. Substitutes for sugar are difficult to find, for so few things are sweet beside cane or beet sugar. One standby is fruit; for the family that enjoys fresh fruit as a dessert will not feel abused if the cakes and puddings are omitted more often than usual. Or a salad may well be substituted for a dessert; not the food value is identical, but the salad gives the finished feeling to a meal, a feeling that is lacking if a dinner stops with the main course. Honey is an expensive but de licious substitute for sugar that can be used in cooking; molasses and corn syrup are less expensive but also good. To be sure, molasses is a by-product of cane sugar, but there is so much less demand for molasses than for sugar that there is no special short age. Dried fruits, such as raisins and dates, can be added to cooked cereal, or introduced into biscuit, muffins, etc., to satisfy the natural craving for sweetness Ho,t Water Gingerbread. 1 e. molasses. U T. ginger, I T. fat, melted, ' 1 egg, 4 c. boiling water, 2 c. flour, Vi t. soda, Mi t. salt. Sift soda, ginger, salt and flour to gether. Mix-molasses and hot water. Pour onto flour mixture, then add egg lightly beaten and fat. Bake in a m Fry's Smart Footwear A woman's pride in dress is rudely shaken if her shoes p fail to show that winning grace and charm that all m women seek so eagerly to get. Cor- m rect vogue in footwear was never m so important a feature of stylish dress as right now, and as fash- M ion sways, it will be for a long time p to come. The range for obtaining jjl "grace and charm" in new footwear p here is certainly unexcelled. g H Specially Priced From $6.00 up SHO&CQ m an Rye Bread -s a Splendid Food Containing Excellent Nutritriemperties u ' with the Real Rye Flavor Is The Best SubstituteWhite Bread To Conserve Wheat-Eat Victor Rye Bread Your Grocer Will Supply You BIB i I'll I I' in &j$9,mnmimv 1 Tl w ""Coffee M. greased pan 40 minutes in a moderate oven. Parkin. ; c oatmeal, S t. salt, 8 T. fat. T. molaasfs, 1 t. Klnictr, 1 T. milk. Mix all dry ingredients. Rub in the fat. Mix molasses and milk and stir in. Work to a firm paste, then roll out and cut into biscuit. Bake in a slow oven. Like crackers. Sugarless Filling for Baked Apples. Corn syrup orirn: marmiiaoV. Honi-y. Jelly (hat Is not tart. Strawhrrry ,1am. T. tennpoon; T. tablrpoon; e. cup. All m4Hur,nn,nts level. Five Dollar Prize Offered by Every Child's Magazine For Best Christmas Letter Rules ! Ceatsst In November Is sue. Send for FREE Copy. 109-111 North 18th St. Telephone Harney 2687. Bee Want Ads 'I'roduce Results. Fashionable Coats to. the Fore. Stylish Suits Reduced. FUR coats, fur-trimmea coats, coats of silvertone, velours, broad cloth, pom-pom, kersey, coats for business women, motor, semi eveninp coats, coats of the "look twice" variety, coats which are bought and sold on a war basis $19.75 to $245.00. SUITS for business, afternoon or evening, some carry rich fur trimmingall are at your command at very attractive prices. $27.50 Suits $19.75 30.00 Suits 24.75 40.00 Suits 27.50 BLOUSES Always something: new to show you. Some new witchery in the garments or attraction in the price, $1.98 to $17.50. Sterling Tipped Swagger Sticks, B5 ALWAYS GLAD TO SEE YOU. Best attention, however, can be had in the morning hour. AT WELC0XX ABCIL 50.00 Suits 34.50 60.00 Suits 39.75 75.00 Suits 54.50 SERGE DRESSES I Navy dresses come and go with rapidity aome say its the prices others say ita the atylea and materiala. Pricea run $13.50 to $32.50 k? nr 1812 Farnam. i i . LI PHONE DOUG.2793 Mab Floor First Natl. Bank Building. Thousands of people in the Inst few dsys Have taken advantage of our blfh auallty and low priced trocerlos and meats. If you havs not already taken advantage of our quality merchandise and low prices we Invite you to do so at ones. Specials for tomorrow are listed below. ........ vr.. t an!aU fn Wednesday: Choice Pork Chopa, per lb 26V,9 . T,. 1. .... . C . Lr na, Ih ... lOl.e 0,"r " -pish Vinit the most ssnfUry fish market In th U.S Rfj.ee Rlrlntn Steak. ter Ih .ITViO Special Armour Star Hams. . .... ,2S fineelalal Fresh Croppies, per lb 15e Fresh Herrin, per lb 12Vie Fresh Pike, per lb -j.il .VM 12?. California Tokay arapes, 6 to t lb. baskets, per basket 30c Fancy Kiefer Pears, per bushel. . .ai.S Sweet California Oranies, per dox. .28c FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Freah White Fish, per lb 22c Fresh Black Bass, fresh froa legs, fresh salmon and fresh , pickerel and fresh halibut. 'Fancy Cauliflower, per. head ........ 10c Green Onions, per bunch ...Be Fresh Carrots, per bunch. ......... .Be GROCERIES Kamo Pancake Flour, per pk a 10c g for .' tZti&TZZ-ji!: I st" 4 Exceptional Values m Our Coffea Dept. Public Market Special, per lb 25c I Morning Hour-A pleasant, well-flavored Fancy Santos, per lb 23c I 1 coffee, per lb 20e BUTTER, EGGS AND CHEESE Fancy Elgin Batter, lb pkgs., per lb.. 44c Fancy Country Butter, per lb 4c Fresh Eggs, per dot.. 39c I Fancy Cream Cheese, per lb. . 28c I SEED DEPARTMENT , , I I I Special tor Wednesday Imported Hyacinth Bulbs, each 80 I Deliveries to AH Parts of the City. I 1 War Cook Book I m For every woman reader of The Omaha Bee The food that America saves will go far toward winning the war and saving civilization. And the women of America control nine-tenth of the consumption of its food. N Therefore, there is a solemn responsibility resting on every American home today. The woman who plans the meals and buys the food for the mouths that must be fed each day, when she makes those selections scientifically and econom ically, not only serves her country, but saves for her family. The War Cook Book for American Women, com piled from official sources by Frederic J. Haskin. and issued by the United States Food Administration, ' is just from the press and ready for free distribution. It is a digest of the Hoover doctrine of saving by proper selection and prevention of waste. Its thirty pages are packed with new recipes, orig inal formulas and suggestions showing every woman how to do her part in the great American campaign , to put the Golden Rule above the Iron Law. Write at once for your copy. Do not delay. Ask for the War Cook Book, enclose a two-cent stamp for return postage, and address The Omaha Bee Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haakin, Director, Washington, D. C. i