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THE bfcfl; OMAHA, FK1DAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1917. gggBSW f 35&fr-3flKi& kUW.W wj.li,ilLuiu.ifWi mh.iu.ln. nn,, . u, - . , , ,.,. ,.' Adelaide Kcnnerly i $y Ella Fleishman, KB ASS'T EDITOR. ; ' i ' ; y i By MELLIFICIANov. 22 Why Don't Men Knit, Too? On the street cars, on the trains, at dances, bridge parties, even at church, they are knitting, knitting, but it's only the fair sex who are plying their fingers to keep the champions of democracy warm. Now, why don t the men knit? Many of the , business men musi make long trips on the street cars or in their machines to their offices. Mr. Everett Buckingham makes the journey from his home to the "South Side" (some of the low brows still insist on calling it South Omaha) :very day. I am very sure that in a short ame Mr. Buckingham could make enough sweaters to keep several huskv Sammies warm. Mr. Gurdon W. Wattles must needs ravel a good deal in performing his duties a fuel dictator of Nebraska and I feel confident that the time spent in travel would pass more quickly for him if he but understood the mysterious "knit one and purl two." , I am not alone in my opinions. Mrs E. M. Syfert while on a trip to Lincoln last week notea the in dustry of all the women in the par lor car while the men sat oy engaged idly in conversation about the war or playing a desultory game of cards. Mrs. Syfert felt that in these days of 100 per cent efficiency a great deal of valuable time was being wasted. May the day come when the men will be drafted into the army whose insignia is the amber knitting needle! Dinner Dance for Soldiers. A dinner dance to be given Thurs day evening, December 6, by the B'nai B'rith at the Rome hotel for Jewish soldiers stationed at Fort Crook and Fort Omaha is now being planned. A department of this lodge known as the "Soldiers' and Sailors' Welfare league ' has the entertain ment in charge and the committee is endeavoring to arrange some cabaret features which will include actors from the Orpheum, the Empress and the Brandeis. Arthur Rosenblum is chairman of the commititee. - Luncheon for Miss Grout. Mrs. W. T. Robinson entertained at luncheon at' her home Thursday in honor of Miss Myra Urout ot De- den, Utah, who is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. b. a. Hocnstetier. Dancing Parties. The Week-end Dancing dub an nounces that the regular party will not be given Saturday evening at the Fontenelle, but that the next affair will be a dinner-dance at me ciacit stone, Wednesday evening, Novem ber28. Mrs. Merrill's Lectures. Mrs. Anthony French Merrill lec tured on the topic, "Russia," Thurs day at the Sacred Heart academy in Park Place for the benefit of the Knights of Columbus war camp fund, VrlAv at th RlarWstrtne Mrs. Mer. Sriirwill arlve the third lecture irf the 'course. The topic will be, "Humor 'and Poetry of the War.", (Mrs. Swansea's Party. . Mrs. John A- Swaoson entertained at .one of the large luncheons of the week at her home Wednesday., The guests were seated at small tables 'decorated with chrysanthemums and roseS and covers were laid tor oo. I he afternoon was spent, in knitting for the Red Cross.. . . . iTo Honor Bride. Mrs. John Miller entertained at an .informal afternoon Thursday in honor of her daughter, Miss Olive Miller, "whose marriage, to Mr. Wesley A. Ramsdell of Haverhill, Mass., will take , place ' hv December. Twelve guests were present. Fashions at Charity Ball. Miss Elizabeth Reed, the reigning queen of A-SarBen, who will be one of the manikins at the charity ball stvle show.' Friday evening at the FontanelK will not only exhibit her. i? i i 1 ...ill I fiA royai roues uui win yuoc m uu lin ing habit as well. Miss Reed, who is an ardent horsewoman looks especial ly attractive in her extremely tailor ed riding habit. Miss Reglna Connell will wear her Goddess of Liberty costume and will also appear in a stunning afternoon dress with a large picture hat to, match. Mrs. W. N. Chambers will appear in an afternoon gown of taupe color ed georgette, the skirt made very full and the tight fitting bodice embroid ered in silver thread. A large hat of taupe georgette will be worn with the costume,' also taupe colored silk hose and patent leather pumps'. Mrs. Chambers will also wear , a street suit of blue twill. Small mole col ored hat, silver fox furs and brown walking shoes will complete this cos tume. Mrs. Fred Hamilton will wear a street costume of blue serge. A small hat and beaver furs will be worn with the dress. Miss Emily Keller and Miss Mary Megeath will not be among the mani kins, as formerly announced. Card Party. ... The South Side Progressive club will entertain at a card party Friday evening at its club rooms, Four teenth and Castelaf- streets. Soliloquy of Modern Eve Do not complain of your menfolks, wompn, for their manners arereflections of your own! : : ,: : : : : : By ADELAIDE KENNERLY. It's the truth t And you wil agree that women are responsible for many a lapse in the conduct of men. ' t In the south a man is almost never seen sitting in a public conveyance street car or motor bus while a woman stands. In the east it depends on the local attitude of the people. New York combines many local ,attitudes, but men usually stand' if the trains are crowded that is, most men except negroes who'always sit. From Chicago west it matters1 not, in most cases, whether you are a man or woman, so long as you enter a street car in time to get a seat you keep it Why? Are western men less gallant than southern and eastern men? Perhaps. And yet they are equally as good if not better. Woman's Attitude. Note the attitude of the southern woman toward the southern man polite, courteous and human. Notice particularly the attitude of th women on the New York Bronx subways as tompared with the attitude of the women who ride on the Broadway train, for example. Then come on west to Omaha anfl observe the acknowledgment given to a man who voluntarily stands to give his place to a woman it is hardly noticeable. , In every instance it comes down to the question of how much women expect of men, how women train men and their general behavior. If you were a man would you be "crazy" about giving your seat to a woman who hardly acknowledged it who took it for granted? No! You would be sorry you did not keep your place and read the paper in comfort. Show Them the Way. Men usually do about as women want them to in their social contact; they do as they are encouraged and expected to do. They take the initi ative in business, but follow-the-leader in politeness. Show them that you expect, appreciate, certain courtesies, and they are more than willing to please you. When mother? teach their little boys and girls to be selfish even piggish about seats and everything else, the children cannot be ex pected to develop into generous men and women, although sometimes they dp. But the mother who teaches her little boy to stand when the cars are crowded, to remove his hat in elevators and numerous other niceties, is doing him a great kindness. Do not complain of your menfolks, women, for their manners are reflections of your own. "Gas Mask?' Outfit Can Be Used in Many Ways Out of Trenches r PERSONAL S Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Robb and son, dwin, will leave in a few days for Ioline, 111., where they will make their future home. Mr. Robb is con lectcd with the Moline Plow :ompany. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Waller of San Francisco, who are enroute to New York will stop off Friday to spend i few days with relatives in the city. j " Mrs. L. F. Crofoot is expected home rom New York City next Tuesday. Mrs. E, B. Ransom, who has been ieriously ill for the 'ast eight weeks, s greatly improved. Miss Abby P. Morrison of New i'ork city is the first woman wireless 0 iperator in the navy. ' V Because of the shortage of male labor the school authorities of Wash ington, D. C. have found it nev?essary to employ women janitors. f f - if -) y. - & 1 1 ,A iv y - I f' v' I ' 1 AsWs v. I 3 - HISS There are many odd ways or mak ing a living in a great city. Here is a photograph of a young woman who is engaged in one of the oddest. She is Miss Kose Murray, who is book doctor for the New York public library. She mends all the old books. Some of them are -so old and the dust so thick that she has to use. the "gas mask" outfit in which she was photographed. Are Our Soldiers And Sailors Overfed? That our soldiers and sailors are getting too much to eat, especially too much lean meat, is the contention of Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, food expert, and associate editor of Good House keeping. He voices his opinions in the current issue as follows: "I am fully convinced that our sol diers and ssilors would be better off if One-third of the food issued to them were' cut out. The overfed soldier will " not endure so much fatigue, march so far, carry such heavy bur dens, or react so well under wounds and surgical operations as the one that is ted on a normal amount of food. I believe, of course, very strongly that if any error is commit ted in regard to the quantity of food, it should be on the side of excess rather than insufficiency, but there is no need of going to either extreme. Fortunately, the soldier and sailor are not required to eat all their ration. They are allowed a money compensa tion for the part of the ration that they-do not draw. This hapnilyieads iot only to thrift and economy, but also to better health. If tht soldier does not like any particular part of his ration, he can in favorable cir cumstances take its money value add purchase what he does like. For these reasons we need not have any great fear that the soldier and -sailor are likely to be injure by, ' qverreating, "But they do . eat too much' lean meat. All the, evidence - of modern nutritional investigations shows that cereal toods are better.suited to sus tain ohvsicai vicor than animal foods. and for that reason I would not favor a reduction, to any noted degree, of the cereal foods now used by our army and navy. On the other hand, meat is the most expensive and most difficult food product .which we have to supply to our fortes m the field'. If the quantity of lean meat now given to our soldiers should be cut in half, it would be a distinct advantage." PRETTY SORORITY GIRL BRIDE THIS WEEK "Cheaper Living11 Clubs Are Being Organized Abroad An admirable scheme for increasing the use of th. tireless cooker has been put into operation in Dunkerque, where the pupils of the manual train ing schools have been making cookers as part ot their school work and putting them on sale at the municipal stores at 40 cents apiece. This is an excellent idea. Manual training class es might do such work everywhere. Td educate the public further to their value, Henri Terquem, mayor ot Dunkerque, has posted on the city walls the following notice: Not to be cold next winter, save your coal this siimmer. How? By using for your cooking the fireless cooker." ' British papers contain many items about the "hay box," as the fireless cooker is called in England. The name oneinated in Norway wheTe women first discovered the method of insulat-J mg a hot vessel by packing hay around it. An organization called "cheaper liv ing has been tounded in Pans, this society, a sort of "national school of economy and thrift," has instituted a series of lectures. At the close of each series, examinations are held. Dele gates chosen from those who pass, properly accredited by the minister of the interior and the minister of public instruction, are then sent out into Pans and the suburbs to hold 15 lec tures a month followed by questions. By their personal contact no less than by their public addresses, they get1 in touch with .various groups ot people and wilt fill the position of extensions professors. The work so far has been financed by benevolence. The first group of delegates his gone out and their influence is already being felt in France as shown by the newspapers. SiiflCAnoiii For example, a recent case of poison ing in a school canteen where the fireless cooker was used impels the papers to publish warnings that it will be necessary to put the pot on1 the stove and heat it thoroughly before serving to sterilize the contents. Cuwerine Cotte The Nebraska university set is in terested in the marriage of two of its most popular members, Miss Cather ine Elizabeth, Cone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Cone. oPAshland. ahd Robert "Mac" Parkinson of Davton. O., iormerly of Omaha. Miss Cone a tri-Delta sorority eirl and Mr. Parkinson a Siirma Nu. He edited the Central High school Register in 1911 and was active in all school affairs. fhe wedding will be a verv ouiet ceremony Friday afternoon at the home of the bride s sister, Mrs. Harry S. Nixon on the South Side, Rev. Frederick Clar! of the First-Congre gational church officiatirfg. Immedi ately after the ceremony the young couple will leave tor Dayton, where they will make their home. ine nriae win wear her go-away suit or orown velvet trimmed with seal. She has been teaching in the Hawthorr.s and West Side schools the last year ana served the reigning si. .oar. A1. C T5 - I . . , honor at this year s ball. Insects That Weave The arts of weaving and rope and net-making are practiced by some of the lower forms of life, notably amongj f Ai-r,i1l.0 n J .... TL. birds of Africa and India, which are a species of finch, construct wonder ful nests out of leaves, by sewing them together. Advice to Lovelorn By BEATRICE FAIRFAX. rrotait of Loyalty. Dear Ml Fairfax: I am enga&ed to a youns lady with whom I hav been going about for two years, seeing- her almost every day. . I love nor very much, so that some things ahe says hurt me exceedingly. Here ia a case In point. An older sister said to her that she feared the younger -woman would not be true to the man she married If temp, tatlon were rown her way. I asked her if sh thour. ' she could be Untrue, as the older woman had feared. Her reply was: "Maybe I would." Was I wrong In feeling very much shocked 7 I expressed my deep hurt and parted. What do you think of It? How ought I to treat the matter? I want some -third party's opinion that both of us can be guided by, and I will greatly appreciate your quick response In The Bee. Thanking you In advance, ART Havo you aver read "King Lear" ?' If you hav not, I augges that you acquaint your self with It at once. If you have, let us reca)l together that the two daughters who protested their love and devotion for their father, not only failed him but abused him; while ' Cordelia, the daughter who weighed her words' and made no great claim of lovlngi proved an utter and unfail ing devotion. The girl you love was soberly recognising the araglo fact that human na ture is weak and that many ot us fall to meet temptation bravely, Just because She recognized his fault ot humanity, I think she would know enough to avoid temptatloir' and value loyally properly. Dear Miss Fairfax: I am a young lady and engaged to k- soldier boy who is now In a training ramp.' I wish to send him a birthday gift. What would be an appropriate ' and useful gift to send him. ANXIOUS. ,iow about a radio wrist watch or a good looking tobacco pouch? Omaha Woman Author Of Book Published By Boston Concern If Nebraska continues the cood work of sending literary persons in to ujre lime light we will soon rani with such soil as Indiana. Anne C. Newbicciim's latest book "A Cry of the Soul," published by snerman, I'rench & Lo. ot lios- ton, is attracting considerable at tention. It is a story that holds the interest of the reader to the end, with not a dull page mir a lagging chap ter. It is a grippiuK talc, of a stniK gle between ardent love and zealous faith. It presents a faithful picture ot the privations that attended party of Morrnon emigrants across the continent, with a vivid description of the dangers of crossing the plains heset by Indians. Une chapter, I wo Surprised at Otnaha and More," is particularly interesting to Oiuahans jvirs. wewDigging was reared in Bellevuc and Omaha and has sprul most of her Itfe in this section of the state. She now resides at Wisner, Neb. The Store for Fine Millinery The House of Menagh 1613 Farnam Street Wonderful Sale of Exquisite Trimnjed Hats Friday if Irf Saturday J I JV Hats worth I I ) iPrHU Hats worth . 7 V $23 W $38, for ,kM nrlS Three hundred vMw new and up-to-date Celebrities and Sleep The gift of slee.p has been an asset of many great 'soldiers. Napoleon likened his own mind to a scries of compartments, each the receptacle of a certain project. One after another he closed them, and at night he shut down the last and instantly slept. Gladstone declared ability to sleep well his one notable faculty, hut he had to cease thinking at 10 o clock at night, "otherwise I should go mad," he added. Wellington could sleep anywhere even in the face of the enemy. With his foes advancing he would say, "Call me when they reach such and such a point," then, rolling himself in his cloak, would forthwith snooze. Han nibal is said to have been similarly blest., He could abstain for days and nights at need from rest, but in a moment of leisure could curl up on a rock and sleep like a dormouse. Romances of Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott was born 146 years ago and his works always will charm the interest of lovers of ro mance in proseor poetry.' Scott be came involved in a $600,000 failure and in liquidating this debt which he could haye compromised his health broke down. His historical novels stand without a peer today. Hear the Quartet from Rigoletto on Tig NEW" EDISON This, alone, will be enough to convince vou that the New Edison is incom parably superior to all other sound- reprcducinginstru- mehts.,5 Come to our store and enjoy this musical treat. Let us Introduce you to the New Edi son and Edison's new art the art of Music's Re-Creatlon. In every edul there Is a music hunger. The New Edison la the answer to the muslo hunger In yotir soul. Rouse's Phonograph . Parlors Corner 20Lh and Farnam Streets. Omaha Women Boost Sun Theater's Spud Campaign Omaha women interested in the Old People's home S're boosting the potato campaign of the Sun theater for Friday and Saturday in hope of storing the institution with enough potatoes to last throughout the win ter. The theater management will duplicate the number of potatoes de posited by each person who accom panies his theater ticket with one po tato. There will be coin' boxes in the lobby for those who do not bring spuds. Nine bushels of potatoes have al ready beer, donated. Donald A. Tracy of Tracycroft farm, Benson, gave five bushels and Dr. Griffen, R. E. Mc Eachron, N. E. Adams and H. J. Hobbs one each. Patronesses for the two davs will be: Mradsmes c. n. niti. Edward Johnson, ( Charles Tracy, B. O. Lmta, Frank Martin, R. K. McEachron. Bch, Miss Ethel Barker. Mtidams Oeorge A. Joslyn. C. H. Aull. Archls Catpontcr, E. R. Hunt, H. I. Adams, Henry Ilarknr, C, C. Boldsn. A Watch Fob That Lasts And one who his worn grosgraia ribbop in a watch fob knows how short-lived it is. Try using military braid for the purpose. It lasts about two years? and its coarse weaves il very attractive. From Good House keeping. Mrs. Mary Dill, a 65-year-old widow of Columbus, Ind., earned $4 a day this season cutting corn. More than 7,000,000 cans of food were put up this summer by the wom en's canning clubs in North Carolina. The Last 1 I7n douolas1 rai 311 BAMVB ' tUIUMNO Big Values in talis lllilLmiWjtudio lil'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKm Oed fopm ZEEDA THE MODER BROOM If vm wart help amnilht ham 7 hen lou have nttJ of mr Foraqu tu aim I gladlu toon t w us mm auu-jrt 1 Suitip " Beds, in walnut, 1 mahogany ancl oak, $10.50, $12.75, $14.50, $17.75, $21.50, $22.50, $27.50. Bed, above illustrated, black walnut or mahog any, $24.75. . Dressing Tables, $10.50, $12.75, $15.75, $18.50. Triple Mirror Dressing Table,, here shown, in walnut. $17.75. WE SrWE YOU MONEY., THERE ARC REASONS J.UlvV ' Howard Street, between 15th and 16th. Fresh Fish: For Friday Fresh Fish ' W havs Just rscsivsd a carload ot as sort. d fresh Pish, dlrset from ths coast, which w will place on sals In our sanitary frssb fish department. Fresh Whit 8teamsr Halibut lb...t4e h Fresh Whits Fish, lb .....tOc Fresh Salmon, lb..,,. tie II Fresh Pike, lb ...84c Fresh Herring-, lb lto Fresh Lake Trout, lb... '.tJVio , Fresh Oysters, per quart 4uo Also a large stock of Blank Bass, Croppies, fresh Eel, fresh Cod, fresh Haddock, fresh Hmelts, boiled Lobsters and Hard Shelled Crabs. Our lino of Smoked Fish is cotnplets and Includes Smoked Whit Fish, 'Kip pered Balmon, Smoked Eel and srenulne Smoked Sturgeon. Fat Alaska Herring, put up In ten pound pnlls at, per pall. 4..' fl.ll Don't fail to road our ad In Friday's New. It will offer wonderful bargalne. J mm Mil r J'lllfMi It, , HI lit ,M aahAsslXW f Note the pia- leetiTa jibre hi eld sa We Insure Your Broom B ZED A, TA Modem Broom, doem't gna you the Lad of senrice yoa here a right to apeet, lalta it bwlt to your dealer sod get your moocy back. 1 hel'i oar guatanttt. Next bne you so In the rtore. silt your dealer to ehow you ZEDA. The Modem Broom, See far yoonelf the patented (eaten ihet acta e!!y m-kt k outlut two, three and eomrtimee four wdiaary broomt. If your dealer can' tutptu peu. wriit our Lincoln factory. Lartnt and kigW-rated independent braom aisBecuiiiog etubluhmeiit ia the eniene. LEE BROOM & DUSTER COMPANY ,Mue. Lincoln. Neb. O.rtl pert, loir 'TO 1 ' . ) Rswl Zmt 1 Jovwrmrtmm Price off FRESH MILK Is Soaring Do you use canned milk? Don't fail to see the demonstration of the pat ent milk container at ths GROCERY DEPT. OF THE PUBLIC MARKET. Demonstration Going en Now. BED cxmr PHONE DOUG.2793 Mab Floor First Net'l. Bank BuIUlnf. I "t6 Home Falks" Know Best HERE'S A LETTER from "home folks telling of an experience with a Charter Oak Stove that had teen service for sixty-four years and expressing their continued fidelity to this tried and true brand. V MAPLEWOOD, ST. I.OUIS COUNTY. MO., July 1, HIT. 7311 Barak Street , CHARTER OAK STOVE a RANGE CO. St Look, Ha Centime.- My parents bought a Chatter Oak Store In ISO. . Mr mother wed It constantly every day miU lu when It tuned Mto my wit e'e MeaeM.on, and she used It without aeealna eny nprnure, np to February 8Hh. 116, tixtytour y art sue. In Wt it n deetroyeu by a dynamiM explosion which wrecked our hone. Of course we have remained loyal to the Charter Oak. Signed ' Tours truly. . CBAS. A. VUUHARDT. your dealer fries fe talk you into baying another make, writ to at. Charter Oak Stove & Range Co., , ST. LOUIS, MO.