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THE BEE: OMAHA;" TUESDAY; JUNE i, 1918.
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By MELLIFICIA
Bride Meets Obstacles
In Finding Sabers'for
Military Wedding
If you don't believe that the pano
plies of war have changed, then just
try to get four swords 1 Surely, that
should be easy, when we are at war
and two forts at our very doors, but
if you are a bride-to-be and you have
decided that your uniformed ushers
must have swords, then your troubles
have just begun.
Mrs. Irving Benolken, who was
Miss Lenore Williams just last week,
was a very busy girl for a week, or 10
days before the wedding. Was she
having her trousseau fitted? Or was
she deciding whether the bridal bou
quet should be white roses or pink?
These are the usual things that worry
a bride, but in this instance her mind
was full of gleaming blades and even
in her dreams she could hear clanking
" tabers. . , '
Of course, bur youthful warriors in
-blue whose training camp is in the
High school eamputf are the proud
possessors of these necessary weap
ons,, but they had buckled them on
several days before and left for inten
sive training at Valley. Colonel
Grant was approached and after
much hurrying hither and yon and
looking diligently, one sword was dis
covered, tucked away with some
relics of civil war days. Major Frith
also contributed one blade to the
wedding, but there were two more to
find. .
. Balloons have completely sup
planted swords at Fort Omaha and
no one could be found from the
.farthest boundary of Florence field to
the' last tent at the fort. Colonel
Pickering, at Fort Crook, shook his
bead sodly. Shades of Napoleon Bonr
parte 1 The colonel hadn't seen a
word for,, lo, these many years. Had
ihe bride wanted a machine gun or
'wo he could accommodate her nicely,
Sut to ask a modern commandant for
, .nvthing as medieval as swords!
, Major Maher came to the rescue,
lowever, and had you seen the lovely
white satin bride on Saturday when
.'ihe stood with her soldier husband
mder the bower of sabers you would
not have dreamed that she scoured
the town, that hers might be the very
- first military wedding in Omaha.
Creche Bridge Prize Winners.
The committee which worked so
diligently for the benefit card party
given Saturday at the Fontenelle for
the Creche feels that the affair was a
great success. Up to date the receipts
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f H, if only I could fly!" sighed
;V Princess Peggy, stretching
back comfortably on a warm sand hil
lock and gazing up dreamily into the
bfud' summer sky. There, high above
thf dunes, a swallow was gracefully
sailing-back and forth in long, un
dulating loops that sometimes carried
him out over Lake Michigan and then
far. back inland. Flying seemed so
easy for him, and such airy fun far
better , fun for i. hot June afternoon
than chasing a toy airplane up and
down the sandy slopes.
'Perhaps," mused Peggy, "if I were
a real, princess instead of just a prin
cess of dreams, as father calls me, I
might have a truly airplane that wou'
carry me high, high, high up there.
Or, if I had a fairy godmother she
might give me a pair of wings and
I'd Ay, fly, fly-"
"If-you want to fly, 111 help you,"
tinkled a sweet, tiny voice behind her.
Peggy sat up straight and whirled
around in surprise. Not a person was
in sight The hillock wasbare save
for her little airplane resting at her
feet and a pretty rosebush growing
against the bank. . . A
"Am I so beneath notice that you.
cannot see me?" went on the tinkling
voice with a merry little laugh. It
seemed to come straight from the
rosebush. Amazed, Peggy leaned for
ward. Yes; a rose, the most beauti
ful she had ever seen, with a bud
like the face of a blushing girl, was
nodding brightly at her and shaking
its long stem gayly over her bewilder
ment. - "Why, who are you?" gasped Peggy
In astonishment . " ; ,
' "Mel Why, I'm the Wishing Rose.
I bloom every June and if, while I am
fit bloom, a little girl comes along on
her birthday and makes a wish, I can
grant it provided she has some time
done a favor for me. This is your
birthday, isn't' it?"
1 "Yes. I'm 9 years old today," re-
uucu luc wuiiuerinv ullir uiti. . . .
"Then I'll give you a wish."
a "But what favor have I done for
you?" asked Peggy,
t "You saved my life!" was the sur
prising answer of the rose. "Last
week, before I bloomed, you kept your
brother Tom from tearing my bush up
by the roots. For that I give you four
wishes. There are four leaves on my
stem. Each is a wish. Pick them off.
When you want a wish, just eat one
of the leaves. But be sure that you
make, the last wish before , sundown
today, for at that, hour the power of
the leaves comes to an end.
, Half in doubt, Peggy picked the
leaves from the stem. Three of them
she stored away in the knitting bag
.in which she carried her lunch. The
fourth she held in her hand, looking
uncertainly at it
"You said you wanted to fly," spoke
up the Rose. "Eat the leaf, then wish
that you were tiny and that your air
plane would carry you where you
want to go."
' "Oh, thank youl Thank you!" cried
Peggy. She popped the leaf into her
mouth and , chewed it. It tasted like
perfumed candy. The effects came at
once. Peggy grew dizzy. The ground
seemed to rush up as if she were going
down in a swift elevator. Everything
around her suddenly grew to huge
size." The hillock was now as big as a
dune f the dune looked like a moun
tain; blades of grass were like stalks
of corn; the rosebush shot up to the
height of a tree; the airplane was as
large and powerful appearing as a
battleplane Peggy had seen at an
army training camp the week before.
are $384 and money is still coming in.
Mrs. O. M. Smith won first prize,
a beautiful picnic hamper; Mrs. Pet
tinger was" given the mahogany mir
ror, holding the second highest score.
Other, prize winners included Mrs.
Howard Goodrich, a $20 order from
Rinehart-Steffens; Mrs. . F. R.
Straight, silk umbrella; Mrs. Herbert
French, war savings stamps; Mrs. T.
M. Orr.'a mahogany housewife; Mrs.
Charles Marple, black silk hose; Mrs.
H. M. McClanahan, silk flag; Mrs. M.
D. Cameron, card tray; Mrs. 0. H.
Biehle, white silk hose; Mrs. H. Bese
lin, set of "American Wit and
Humor;" Miss Beulah Sharpe, pink
satin camisole; Mrs. Henry Hiller,
candy jar; Mrs. Earl Burket, hand
carved picture frame; Mrs. E. H.
Howland, cretonne knitting bag; Mrs.
C E. Hutchins, Tiffany vase; Mrs. B.
F. Crummer, sewing machine bag;
Mrs. Carlisle Whiting, pottery vase. .
First Wedding at Club. '
The first wedding ever held at the
picturesque Prettiest Mile club took
place Saturday evening. Miss Clara
Flinn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam H. Flinn, was the June bride, and
Mr. Nicholas Edgar Fain was the
bridegroom. The fireplace in the liv
ing room was banked with palms and
before this improvised altar the cere
mony took place. Rev. Titus Lowe
read the marriage lines.
The bride wore her traveling suit
and a wedding supper was served fol
lowing the ceremony, when covers
were laid for 12.
After a short wedding trio the
young couple will be at home on the
Florence boulevard.
Stice-Merrill Wedding.
June flowers, pink and white peon
ies, formed the setting for a pretty
home wedding Saturday evening,
when the marriage of Miss Margaret
Van Duyne Merrill, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George A. Merrill, to Mr.
Everett C. Stice, son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. J. Stice, took place at the home
of the bride's parents. Rev. C. E.
Cobbey read the marriage lines.
Preceding the ceremony Miss Beat
rice Walton played "At Dawning" and
then as the strains of the wedding
march floated through the rooms, the
little flower girl, Miss Helen Ericson,
came down the steps, looking a veri
table little fairy in her filmy gown of
organdy tied with bows of white tulle.
In her hand she carried a graceful
basket of marguerites, the handle tied
with a fluffy bow of white tulle.
The bride's sister, Mrs. G. LeRoy
Ericson, was next in the procession,
her gown of blue satin made on
By Daddy "The Giant of the Woods"
"Hurry, climb aboard!" twinkled
the Rose, smiling down at her. Peggy
obeyed, climbing into the seat of the
airplane. Instantly there was a loud
whir-r-r and the airplane shot for
ward. Before Peggy could say good
by to the Rose she found herself away
up in the air and climbing higher
every second.
Half frightened, Peggy grasped the
levers beside, the seat. The airplane
obeyed at once. Instead of going high
er it skimmed along in a straight line
Below was the town where Peggy
lived, looking now like a toy village.
Beyond it was a small lake and the
river winding down from the distant
hills. Peggy bent forward to get ' a
better look. Instantly tie airplane
dived toward the earth. In quick fear
she straightened back.. Promptly the
airplane righted hself and then soared
upward. She chanced to lean to one
side and the plane wheeled about She
leaned the Qther wav and the plane
circled back. Peggy quickly realized
that the machine was obeying her
every movement, riding easily, grace
fully and smoothly. At once full con
fidence came back to her.
"My goodness," she thought. "I
am really flying. I can make this- air
plane do anything I like."
With that she began to find the up-in-the-air
sensation delightful. Little
thrills of joy ran through her. She
felt aS light as thistledown, and in her
heart was an uncontrollable desire to
sing. Involuntarily she began to trill
a happy little song that she ma.de up
without thinking: . J
"Oh, what joy to be a bird;
If I should fall 'twould be absurd"
"I should say it would be absurd!"
Our New Puzzle Feature ;v
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Complete the letters of Simon's sign
composer. (Answer tomorrow)
simple lines and a corsage of pink
sweet peas completing her costume.
llie bride entered on the arm of
her father, who cave her in marriage.
she was charming in her wedding
gown of blue, the golden shades of
the Mrs. Ward rose, the ' predomm
ating color in her corsage bouauet.
An informal reception was given for
the wedding guests, who were the im
mediate relatives and a few close
friends. Miss Ethel Brown, Miss
Verna Sage and Mrs. E. P. Braden
assisted in the dining room.
After a short honeymoon Mr. and
Mrs. Stice will be at home at Lincoln,
Neb., where Mr. Stice is taking spe-
ciai worx at ine state university.
s .t c .. . i t . . r.
Mrs. Learned's Masque a Success.
Ihe production of Mrs. Myron
Learned s masque, "The Spirit of the
Dunes," Sunday, in the dunes on the
shore of Lake Michigan, outside Chi
cago, was a great success, according
to telegrams received by the author,
who was unable to attend.
Great regret was expressed that
Mrs., Learned was not there to wit
ness the production.
Miss Lillian Fitch, former Omaha
woman, directed the masque.
D. A. R. War Work.
Mrs. E. E. Stanfield was re-elected
regent of Major Isaac Sadler chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion, at the meeting Saturday in the
public library.
Almost all the other officers were
re-elected. Miss Ida M. Crowell is
vice regent; Miss Minnie Eldridge,
recording secretary; Miss Mildred
Foster, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
G. N. Mecham, registrar; Mrs. J. P.
Weir, chaplain; Miss Maude Roys,
treasurer; Mrs. E.' B. Gibbs, historian;
Mrs. William Archibald Smith, hon
orary member of the board.
A benefit dance to reimburse the
shrieked a shrill voice in her ear.
"Who ever heard of a bird falling?"
At the same instant a fierce-looking
feathery something darted up menac
ingly fr6m behind.
Peggy was so startled she jumped
forward in her seat. At once the air
plane gave a frightful dive down,
ward. Then it turned over and over
again in a series of terrifying somer
saults, plunging helplessly toward the
earth.
(Tomorrow tha atranga flylna- advantura
of Peggy will ba oontlnuad. In It will ba
told what It la aha nuti in tha air, and
how aha drat heart of tha Giant of tha
Wooda, with whom aha la daatlnad to hava
a daiparata ancountar.) I
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You can fairly feel it working. RELIEF COIIES QUICK You know you
are'helped. Tens o! UiottiancU use EATOmC and et this REfDrr.
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they will spell the name of a noted
treasury for war work will be given
at the Prettiest Mile club. 1 he tenta
tive date is set for June 11. Mrs.
Ralph Newell is chairman of arrange
ments. She will be assisted by Mes
dames J. P. WeirS. K. Hanford,
Joseph Lawrence and L. t. Uverpeck,
No refreshments will be served at
any meeting until after the war. The
money saved will be devoted to buy
ing Liberty bonds and war savings
stamps.
Military Wedding.
Under the crossed flags of our
country. Miss Ovilla Squires, daugh
ter -of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Squires,
became the bride of Lieutenant Her
bert Hoffman at the Sacred Heart
church, Monday morning. Father
Judge performed the ceremony.
A profusion of palms and ferns dec
orated the church, while baskets of
bride's roses added a bit of color with
the green.
Preceding the ceremony Mrs. Leo
Hoffman sang, accompanied by Miss
Winifred Traynor. '
The bride's only attendant was her
sister, Miss Regina Squires, who
looked like a rose herself, in her
soft pink gown and picture hat of
pink. She carried a shower of bou
quet of Killarney roses. .
The bride was, all in white, from
the band of pearls abou her tulle
veil to the tip of her "white satin
slippers. Her 'gown was iof- white
crepe de chine, imao" Wstflhtife. "lines,
and her bouquet, the typical" bride s
flower, white roses combined with
swansonia, tied with white satin rib
bons. This war-time bride had the
patriotic touch about her , costume,
though, for buried deep in the roses
of her bouquet were the tiny silk
Hags of the allies.
The bridegroom's attendant and
the ushers were all army officers,
their well fitting khaki .and silver
bars giving the final war-time touch
to this effective " wedding. ' Captain
Herbert Landolt of the Forty-first
infantry, now stationed at Fort
Crook, was best man, while the wed
ding guests were being escorted to
their seats by Captain Fred Freytag
of 352d regiment ot Camp Dodge
and Lieutenant Harris of-'the Forty
first infantry at Fort Crook. .
Following the ceremony a wedding
breakfast was served at the home of
the bride's, parents and at the rpse
laden table covers were, laid for forty
guests.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Hoffman will
make their home in De Moines for
the present, as the young officer is
stationed at Camp Dodge.
runs were made to nave Chaplain
F. M. Hoffman, brother of the bride
groom, perform the ceremony, but
as he is stationed at San Antonio,
Tex., the chaplain was unable to at
tend. Captain Martin Hoffman, an
other brother, of. the bridegroom,
now at Fort Sheridan, was also unable
to attend and. an ocean separated the
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bride's brother from her. wedding,
iur lieutenant rranK squires IS now
serving in r ranee.
The out-of-town guests at the
wedding were Mr. M. M. Hoffman,
father of the bridegroom; Miss Ann
Olasgow ot Iowa City, and Dr. Al
fred Hoffman of Waterloo. la.
Girls Furnish Room In Post Hut.
The dancing party given in the
Knights of Columbus hall at Fort
Omaha, Saturday evening, ; May 25,
by the Columbian club, was a most
enjoyable event There were 120
young, women present. This is a club
of fifty young women who have or
ganized for service as well as recrea
tion;' one of the requisites for mem
bership being that they devote some
time to Red Cross or other "war
work." They have assumed the re
sponsibility of furnishing the "moth
ers' room at the Knights of Colum
bus hut at rort Omaha. The chap
erons for the club were Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Fraser, Mr. and Mrs. T, P.
Redmond, Mr and Mrs Welch, Mr.
and Mrs. Knowles, Dr and Mrs. T. J.
Dwyer, Miss Mayme Riley, Mr.
T. Riley and Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Creedon. A number of the mothers
were also present.
Omahan to Wed . Boston Girl '
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hunting
of 47 West Cedar street, Boston, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Lillian Frances, to .Fred
Colburn Fernald, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur L. Fernald, of Omaha, Neb.
Miss Hunting is a graduate of Miss
Wheelock's Training school, class of
'16, and since graduating she has de
voted her time to teaching and to so
cial service work. Mr. Fernald is a
graduate of Harvard, class of 'IS,
and a member of this year's graduat
ing class of the Harvard Law school
He is in service at Camp Fremont,
Cal
For Miss Fleming.
Miss Eileen Fleming of Kansas City
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Art A,
Dailey. A number of affairs have
been planned for Miss Fleming. A
luncteon will be given Tuesday by
Mrs. W. a. Klausmiere in Miss
Fleming's honor.
Governor's Sister to Omaha. ,
Mr. and Mr. Charles McDonald
Reynolds of Maxwell, Neb., are plan
ning to move to Omaha very soon to
make their home. Mrs. Reynolds,
who was formerly Miss Irene Neville.
is a sister of Governor Keith Neville,
and the young couple will be a wel
come addition to Omaha society.
Mr. and Mrs. William Callahan,
who have been living in Cleveland for,
the past six months, have returned to
Omaha to make their home.
A son was born Friday to Mr. and
Mrs. R. E. Langdon in Jennie Ed-
mundson hospital in Council Bluffs.
Mrs. Clara A. Scott left Saturday
morning for an extended visit in
California. - En r,oute she will visit
with friends in Kansas City. , "'
Mr. and Mrs. Delvan P. Bceker and
small son of Mitchell. S. D.. are the
guests of Mrs. Becker's mother, Mrs.
ti. Kosenstock.
Mr. Harry 0. Palmer, who is now
at Chattanooga, Tenn., on govern
ment business, expects to be in At
lanta shortly, reaching Washington
June 8.
Mrs. C. L. Cory and small daugh
ter, Marion, of Berkeley, Cal, who
have been spending the past week
with Mrs. Cory's brother, Mr. H. R.
Frichard and Mrs. Pnchard, will leave
this evening for New York for six
weeks.
Corns!
cents, sufficient to rid your feet of
very hard corn, soft corn, or eorn
between the toes, and' calluses, without ;
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much talked of ether discovery of a
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Fashion
Your beads and your bag must
match your gown these days, and one
could linger for an hour or two in
the jeweler's shops looking at the
lovely new necklaces. Yellow seems
to be the. smart thing in beads, and,
combined with the smaller cut-steel
ones, one of these strands gives just
the finishing touch to milady's gown.
The war-time spirit has crept into our
jewelry, too, and service-rings of sil
ver settings with the red star on a
blue ground are being worn by many
proud sisters.
A feeling of sadness comes over
us as we see the stars of onyx to be
worn in honor of those who have sac
rificed their lives on the altar of free
dom, but even these little symbols
may bring some small bit of comfort.
Speaking of bags, they are very gay
just now. . In bright oriental colors,
with their fittings of gold and silver,
they are a handsome accessory, and
for those who like the quieter shades
the old blues, grays and browns make
beautiful bags, with their long silk
tassels.
Your serge dress will not be com
plete without one of the collars with
smart little colored flutings on the
edge. They come in cool-looking
pinks, blues and yellows and some of
them have bits of embroidery here
and there.
One of the most noticeable features
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. Think of it, Dear Reader. Why the extra $14.26 ?
$6.00 Gingham Frocks, $4.85
$10.00 Gingham Frocks, $8.75
$3.00 Was,h Skirts, at $2.45
$5.00 Wash Skirts, at $3.95
Through the entire year of 365 days you will find .
here merchandise of quality and style, at notably mod-'
erate prices.
$2.60 Washable Waists, pretty
voiles, organdies and ba
tiste, at .$1.98
$5.00 Georgette Blouses, $3.95
Our policy is at all times volume of business and
smaller profits. . '
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of the underwear world is the. grow
ing popularity of glove-silk garments.
Some of the new models of Philip
pine garments show unusually elabor
ate treatment, drawnwork and lace in
sertions being especially prominent
Valenciennes and narrow cushion lace
have already been introduced on this
style garment-.; .
Crepe de chine continues to be the
favorite material. A new garment ot
this material which recently made iti
appearance is called a "jupon-culotte."
This is a combination model which in
dudes a utility drawer, chemise and
petticoat
Over the Hill
By JAMES P. grXNOTT.
Ovar tha hill la happlncaa,
Ovar tha hill;
But tha way la atcap and I can but eraar
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I wondor If I'll rcaah tha foal.
And atlll tha craving of my aonl
.Ovar tha hllL . . .
Ovar tha hill tha flowara bloom.
Ovar tha hill;
Roaea fair for myv lady'a hair, , .
By brook and rtll. ' ' .
Hopafully 1 toll en tha duaty road.
With only my faith' to Ilghtan tba load ;
JToovjtha Mil,
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Substitute Coat YOU Sama Prlna
One young woman said:
"They charged me $39 for my
$8.50 Sport Skirts, lit $ 88
$12.00 Sport Skirts, at $9.7 S .
$15.00 Sport Skirts, at $11.75
$20.00 Sport Skirts, at $15.50
$6.50 GeorgetU Blouses, $5.00
$10.00 Georgette Blouses, $7.75
$15.00 Shetland Sweaters,
at .......... ......$12.75
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