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PART TWO
SOCIETY SECTION
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"PART TWO
AMUSEMENTS
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PICNIC season in Washington
this summer is the gayest and
the busiest in many years. It
!as probably the' French officers,
. $nnected with the French High
- commission and the French War
commission, who revived the pretty
and delightful entertainment. A pic-
' pic round about Washington is really
worth while, too, for there is almost
every kind of country to choose from,
in which to stop and enjoy a basket
lunch, the kind to suit every imagina
ble taste; hills, mountains, water and
the straight wooded country.
The French visitors, the majority
of them officers, always more than
keen to return their social obligations,
and having only Sundays from their
arduous amies connected wuu uic
missons, spend that day in the enter
tainment of those who have enter
' tained them, and the favorite mode is
the out-of-doors picnic They order
their own luncheons, with special
menus especially prepared by French
cooks, and packed in a really French
fashion, daintiness predominating,
with the hot things in a thermos
' basket and the cold things in a basket
refrigerator, and the cool drinks in
thermos bottles, so that when the ta
ble is laid al fresco everything is
terved as it should be.
The Frenchmen are teaching our
hostesses new tricks in al fresco
parties. Last Sunday four automo
biles full of young people, with sev
eral chaperor.es, went a few miles up
the river and camped upon a lovely
wooded bank of the Potomac, where
they had the most delicious supper
"a la Paree." These foreign visitors
could teach the American young men
much in the way of entertaining those
who entertain them. As a rule the
.Washington bachelors, particularly
(the young ones, apparently see no
necessity for entertaining anyone.
They take all the social attentions as
a matter of course, their mothers
probably having omitted the training
in the idea of reciprocity.
' Frenchmen and Friends.
It is most interesting that .the
French officers find so many congen
ial friends in society here, and are
seldom at a loss to be able to converse
fluently in their own tongue. The
, .women and girls who speak French
are quite in the majority, but it has
seemed to take the war to bring it
out. Scores of the girls out of the
most fashionable circles havei either
, gone to France, where they can be
very useful with their knowledge of
" the languages, or have accepted
trusty positions here under the gov
'ernment, and in the many different
commissions now here as translators.
The Wilsons.
The president and Mrs. Wilson,
too, have a taste for picnic parties,
" and one of their favorite outings is a
long motor ride, supplied with ham
pers of good things (the packing of
which is always personally overseen
by Mrs. Wilson) and a stop .vherever
it suits their fancy, usually by the
side of a trickling stream in an iso
lated spot, where they have their
evening meal and ride home in the
twilight ,They usually have one or
two members of the family with' them
and are amply protected by the car
full o the president's bodyguard,
which is always close beside the pres
ident's machine.
' Nebraskans.
Judge and Mrs. Constantine J.
Smyth, who have spent the last six
weeks in Nebraska, visiting in Omaha
and other cities, returned early this
week to their Washington home.
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Gurley of
Omaha are visiting Mrs. Gurley's
family here, on their way to Atlantic
City, where they will spend some
weeks.
Mrs. Lobeck, wife of Representative
Lobeck of Omaha, and their family
have returned to their home there for
the remainder of the summer.'
One of the ew arrivals from Oma
ha, here for war work, is Miss Rola
Anderson, who has gone into the
bureau of information in the Trans
portation department She has joined
. the little house party of former Rep
resentative and Mrs. William E. An
drews of Hastings, Neb. Mrs. An
drews is doing the really philanthroV
pic Work in having a little colony of
these girls around her. She is prob
ably the busiest woman in Washing
ton, for she has in no wise given up
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GLITTERING star in Ne
braska's service flag is Joy
Montgomery Higgins, who,
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like the wise men of old, went into a
strange land to bring tidings of great
joy, and to the war-weary peoples of
the allied countries .this young stand
ard bearer has brought a ray of hope
and a word of cheer from us who
dwell under the starry banner in
peace and safety. This daughter of
Nebraska and of Omaha has been
honored by the highest and the low
est since she waved a smiling goodby
and set sail on her mission- Now
she is returning, and this week will
find Jier once more i her home city.
Miss Higgins has served her country
faithfully and well, and the reception
accorded her will be much the same
as that of our returned heroes from
the battle front Proud, indeed, is
the little silver-haired mother, Mrs.
A. O. Higgins, of this charming
daughter, who, as ex-President Taft
said, "has put Omaha on the map of
the world."
Miss Higgins sailed with the mem
bers of the Gomper's labor commis
sion, who went abroad to study war
conditions and to reassure our broth
ers across the sea of our flatty and
our stern determination to win at all
costs. The party, either as a whole
or la groups, visited nearly ait parts
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of England, several cities in Scotland
and both the north and south of Ire
land. Miss Higgins, as one of the
chief speakers, won an enviable place
in the hearts of all ber hearers. In
the huge munition factories the
grimy-faced workers straightened
their aching shoulders and paused in
their work of making deadly shells,
to listen to the message brought from
America by this clear-eyed young
woman. And as she finished three
cheers for England and Miss Higgins
were aKvays given with rousing good
wilL Then these soldiers behind the
lines turned back to their dangerous
and arduous task, a new light in their
eyes and a new hope in their hearts.
Wherever she went, from one end
of the British Isles to the other, this
Omaha woman was royally welcomed,
and as a climax at the luncheon given
by the mayor of Dublin she gave a
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"It has been said that England is our mother, France our inspiration, but Ireland
is our sweetheart. Being Irish is not nationality; it is a state of being. It was in this
beautful isle that my ancestors lived. I ask my lords and gentlemen to lift their glasses
to Ireland, the world's sweetheart, gem of the ocean and love of God."-
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toast to Ireland that was echoed from
one corner to the other of the Emer
ald Isle, for it was not only the sil
ver eloquence of her words, but the
knowledge that her forebears claimed
Ireland as their home that filled the
hearts of the Irish patriots with love
and admiration for Miss Higgins.
This little gerrf of sentiment has ap
peared in numberless papers in Amer
ica, from New York to the far west.
Even though their errand was a seri
ous one, the members of the com
mission managed to find a good many
silver linings, and Miss Higgins tells
a number of amusing little tales. She
was the cause of much good-natured
bantering on account of her "Bucking
ham palace air," as they called it.
This young woman from the west had
so much of the "grande dame" about
her that it would seem that she had
been mingling with kings and queens
THE TOAST
28, . 1918.
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all her life. On the day of their pre
sentation at Buckingham palace Miss
Higgins was not ruffled in the least,
and Charles Belmont Davis, brother
to the late Richard Harding Davis,
amused himself by trying to break
down Miss Higgins' "air." She was
conversing with King George, when
Mr. Davis handed her a card on
which was written, "Why is he called
George the Fifth?" Miss Higgins
glanced at it, shook her head and
went on with her conversation unper
turbed. But Mr. Davis was not sub
dued. As if it was the official busi
ness of the commission, he handed
her another card on which was writ
ten, "Because Mary is four-fifths."
And all this right under 'royalty's
nose, as it were.
Just to follow the commission for
a day would have been quite a task, for
every minute was filled to the brim.
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Especially in London they were sur
feited with engagements. The com
mittee received by Lloyd George vis
ited Winston Churchill at the Minis
try of Munitions and Lord Beaver
brook of the Ministry of Information,
and were entertained at luncheon at
the House of Commons when Hon.
George N. Barnes, member of the war
cabinet, presided. Mr. Balfot&r and
Lord Bryce spoke, and most of the
chief figures of the British public life
were present The party was re
ceived by Ambassador and Mrs. Page
and by Admiral Sims. Mrs. Hum
phrey Ward entertained them at tea
and a delightful week-end was spent
at WarWick Castle as the guests of
Mrs. Henry. Marsh.
Through the courtesy of the French
government the delegation visited
France, spending a week there. Re
ceptions at Paris were given them by
the president, by Marshal Joffre and
many 'other dignitaries. They visited
the ill-fated church, in which, on
Good Friday, nearly a hundred wor
shipers were killed by the long-range
German gun. Traveling in swift mo
tor cars, they saw the fighting fronts
of France, America and Britain. The
ruins of the stately cathedral at
Rheims was visited and a tour of the
shell-swept villages near by was made.
A midnight dinner was served in the
underground citadel at Verdun and
the next morning ' an early sun
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1 Vacation Tim
1 For Workapfl I
This is the Season for
Drying Vegetables and
Fruts for Winter
Consumption. .
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'HILC the instruction classes
will close for the month of
August, the work of conserva-
tion will go on in the home of every.,
I patriotic woman. Practical demon-.
strations will be given daily, working
out the suggestions for the use of sub
stitutes. To those who think thev must give
up ice tea because of the sugar short
age comes the experience of Mrs. H.
L. Grace of Mason district She sub
stitutes whi corn syrup for sugar,,
heating it to the boiling point, 'when
it will blend readily with the tea. This
provides the necessary sweetness and
is most satisfactory.
Patriotic jelly is made without
sugar, using equal parts of corn syrup
and fruit juice. This makes a good
jelly in texture as well as in flavor.
Help in canning and home drying
will be given by Mrs. Paul Rivett
through August and September. Send
requests to Tyler 1322. Miss Provas-
nik of the University of Nebraska will
be in the oihee mornings to schedule
any demonstrations requested and an
swer any questions , concerning the
work of conservation. i .
Mrs. R. E. Winkelman. Harney
5717, chairman of the Conservation
council, will attend to any special
problems and explain the nature of
the work to be carried on next fall to
anyone interested.
Miss Farns worth Leaves. : "
Miss Farnswortb, federal home
demonstration agent, will be away'
through the month of August, spend
ing her vacation in Fargo, N. D. She
wilt also visit St. Paul, Minneapolis
and other cities investigating the
' work of conservation. ;.
Interesting plans for the work' in
Omaha are already under way and
with the large army of faithful work
ers enlisted in the cause, great isults
may De expected. r ,
This is the season for drying veg
etables and fruits and the govern- ;,
ment recommends the best way . to ;
get the best results.
Dry Cabbage. , ' . ,
Select solid, well matured heads of '
cabbage, trim off all discolored outer
leaves and injured portions,1 cut the
heads in half and remove the central
stalks. Cut into slices one-third to
five-eighths-inch thick by means of .
a kraut cutter or a rotary sheer, sep-i
arating any large, compact pieces with
a knife or by passing them a second
time through the sheer. Blanch, three '
minutes in steam in k wire basket made
to fit into a wash boiler over boiling '
water, or by dipping for two minutes
into boiling water. Spread as evenly
as possible, about three-quarter-inch -deep,
breaking up compact masses,
and go over the trays occasionally
during the first few hours of drying
to separate thick clumps. .
Peas and Beans. '
Pick garden peas for drying when
the pods have attained their full size, -but
have not begun to turn yellow.'
Give the shelled peas a short dip into
boiling water one minute is sufficient
for most varieties, and the time should
never exceed two minutes allow
them to drain for a moment, then
spread on trays as uniformly as pos
sible to a depth of about three-quarter-inch.
When artificial heat is used
start the drying at 115 to 120 degrees
and increase this to 135 to 140 de
grees as the peas become almost dry.
Don't make the mistake of thinking
that pea., or beans can be dried in a
few hours; the thick -outer covering
of the seed allows water to escape
slowly, and many hours are required
to bring the interior of the seed down
to such a degree of dryness i will
insure keeping. Properly dried peas
for beans will be uniformly hard and
dry throughout, showing no moisture
when crushed to bits with a hammer.
Cauliflower. ,,
To dry cauliflower, trim out all dis
colored portions and cut into cubea '
or oblong pieces not larger than three-quarter-inch
in thickness. Blanch
five to six minutes in' steam, as di
rected for cabbage, or four miputes in
boiling water. Spread the pieces in a "
single layer on the trays and dry at
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pcabbage until no moisture can be
pressed from crushed pieces. The
discoloration which appears as tire .
material dries will largely or wholly
disappear when the product is soaked .
preparatory to cooking.
touched with gold the desolate waste
where one of the battles of the world
was fought, this body of men and
women were given their first glimpse
of the battlefield of famous Verdun.
But through the submarine-swept
seas Miss Higgins has returned safely,
her work on the other side of the sea
completed, but her labors on this side
just beginning. For everyone is so
eager to hear her, and she will no
doubt speak in many cities, bringing
her audiences closer . to the great
struggle overseas, of which we are so ,
large a part
n. Miss Higgins gives in a few words
the message that she is bringing home
with her, "American labor has gone
on record as being against any con
ferences .with the enemy, and we
members of the mission have come '
back filled with the determinaion of
France and England to win the war
so well that it will never need to be .
fought again."
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