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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1919)
THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY IS, 1919. Anrar'a my tl I aop upon mytalf. And ahall atara with fdln. -Sbakaapaart. Swtti era tha utef of advrtlty, Which, Ilk tha toad, ufly aad vanomoua, , Waara jrtt s-raclous Jawal la tha haad. Shakaapeare, 'J. SOCIETY Silver Medal Given by the French Government to Omaha Girl There is i Croix de Guerre in our midst! Not really, but almost! Miss Eugenie Whitmore very proudly wears a silver medal presented by me rrencn government, it you picase, bearing the inscription "For Service to French Soldiers." ou immediately have a mental picture of a white veiled nurse dashing out amid shot and shell into No Man's land that some dying soiuier may give her a last fond look, remembering at the crucial moment that she SDurned him in Cedar Rapids, just the way they do it in the movies. But that is not the case ths time at all. Miss Whitmore gave of her talents and her time while in California this summer to further all war enter prises. She had the distinction of selling the most tickets to an elab orate benefit affair and for her serv ices was presented with this beau tiful medal. Justly proud is this attractive young woman of her decoration and you may spy it on her street suit or her evening gown tied with fluttering red, white and' blue rib bons. Isaacs-Doolittle Wedding. " Profusions of Killarney roses, in termingled with the delicate green of the smilax, formed a most effec tive setting for the wedding of Miss race , uoouttie ana Dr. JJaviU Isaacs, whichtook place at the home f f the bride's parents, Mn and Mrs. Frank Terciva! Doolittle. Tuesday evening. Rev. Edward Hart Jenks read the marriage lines. The bride was most attractive in a beautiful gown of embroidered St. Ga!. organdy. She carried a show er bouquet of bride's roses. The young couple were unattended and only the members of the two fami lies were present at the ceremony. A reception was held for a few In timate friends when Mrs. E. H. Doo little of Council Bluffs, Mrs. George Updike, Miss Ida Smith and Miss Liny Updike assisted. Dr. Isaacs and his bride will spend some time in the east, returning to riake their home in Dundee- ; Informal Tea. A'tea will be given Thursday from 4 to 6 at the home .of Mrs. Louis Nash for the members of the Christ Child society. Archbishop Harty will be an honor guest and will prob ably give a short rulk. Card Party. A card party will be given Thurs day evening by the women of St. Patrick's Altar society at their hall at Fourteenth and Castellar streets. Sixteen prizes will be given. Joan of Arc Club. The Joan of Arc club will give an entertainment Friday evening at the Metropolitan club for the benefit of the 'Soldiers who have returned from overseas. For the Future. Mrs. Tom Duray, who is appear ing at the Orpheum this week, will be honor guest at a dinner party given by Mr. and Mrs. Lharles H Cady at their home, Thursday eve ning. A number of Omahans are stop ping at the Hotel Llark in Los An geles, including Mr. and Mrs. Ev erett Burke, Mr. F. J. Fitzgerald, Mrs. J. A. Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Allen, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Beavers. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bulla, Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Huntley and Mrs C. B. Shackleford. Ma, and Mrs. Nye Morehouse, who are now at Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C, will probably re turn to Omaha about March 1. The mannikins On the Pages Of the Twelve Most authoritative Fashion magazines , Will come To life x Under the direction of SJ. Ora Cue At the showing Of Spring And Summer fashions In the Blackstone Hotel Ballroom Thursday Afternoon and evening Presented by -The House Of Menagh 1813 Farnam Street Where tickets may Be obtained For the Showing. Working Girls and Boys Need Some Playtime as By BEATRICE FAIRFAX. There's a girl worker whom I want to intercede for. She has written to me under many names. Her cry of protest has a hundred variations. But at the bottom of it all there's an un varying something that, 'goes to one's heart and one's sense of jus tice. It's the plight of the young girl wage-earner who is treated as a child at home. But she is a child! her parents will answer me, with a good deal of emphasis. And it's true for it's the girl of IS or 16 whom I'm speaking of. The girl who ought to be at school, and who isn't. The girl who oughtn't to have to bend her youthful mind and body to long hours of daily drudgery, but who does do this. The girl who is willing to be made use of to help out the family support, but who does rebel at having no individual freedom. Ever so many things are wrong about this situation," of course. It goes a great deal deeper than any 15-year-old can understand. With out trying to go to the bottom of things, let s look at it a little. In the tirst place, I suppose we would all admit that a 15-year-old girl ought to be in school. If she isn t, it means she s had a pretty scant preparation for life. "If she's just an average girl, it isn't likely that she 11 take her own education in hand and continue it. So she'll suffer from the disadvantage al ways. In the next place, she oughtn't to be kept at steady work, whether it's n a factory or in a shop or at a typewriter. You see, she's only about three-quarters grown.' It's distinctly cruel not on the part of her .parents, who probably cant help, themselves, but on the part of the rest of us, who look on and allow it not to let her finish her growing. I hen, shes too young to have any physical stability. Her health, won't have a realty solid founda tion for a few years more. And to tamper with her health is the worst wrong of all. But who can save her? She's one of a big family, perhaps. Her father's out of work, or earns small wages, and the younger cni.uren have large appetites, and pro visions have to be paid for in cash. It's quite plain that somebody must help out. And, the 16-year-old doesn't de mur. A hat isn t what she s pro testing about. She's abundantlv willing to do her share, and a great deal more tha'n her share, to keep the family alive. It's a sacrifice to break away from her schoolmates. to spend all her young strength in an impersonal treadmill. But she accepts this sacrifice as a matter of course. Those young brothers and sisters need her help. There's nothing more to be said about it So she starts in. And when the first pay day comes around she brings home her waees with great deal of pride and satisfaction and turns them over to her mother Its rather a critical moment. Per haps she hasn't expected that mother will accept those precious dollars in quite the cool, .matter-of-fact way that she does. Perhaps she has taken it for granted that mother will say, How much are you going to need for yourself, now that you are self-supporting?" or something ot that sort. Has No Spending Money. But nothing of this kind happens. So, a little teary and disappointed ana tonorn, she starts in on the sec ond week's drudcerv. And before many days hive passed her new associates invite her to join them in some form of recreation. Perhaps it's a party at one of their nouses. Perhaps its an expedition to a moving-picture theater. She reports this invitation, timidly but hopefully, when she gets home. And it s just as she feared. Her oar ents firmly tell her that she's too young for evening amusements, that they can't let her go out of the house at night except in the company of an oiaer person, and that she needs to go to bed early anyway. And when Sunday comes it's trie same story, bhe must m:nd the younger children. And she has no clothes except her working ones, poor little Cinderella. And she's safer at home, they tell her, than with boys and girls, whom nobody knows anything about, v Now, I agree with these parents that a 16-year-old girl ought not to be out late at night. I agree that fhe must be carefully guarded. But I. do feel when she has joined the working army, her situation becomes different. Some compromises must be made. And discreet parents will make these compromises before the girl finds herself driver to actual revolt. Every worker needs recreation. And which one of them needs it more than the girl who hasn't yet reached a safe and reasonable work ins age? It's her parents' duty to see that such a girl does have some playtime. I don't mean that they should let her go to dance halls. But let her join an innocent group of young people now and then. Let her have her friends at the house. See that she goes outdoors on Saturday afternoons and Sundays. Don't drink up her life energy without seeing that she gets some reinforcement. Is It a Square Deal? Then there is the money question. She must clothe herself. She must meet incidental expenses. She must have spending money. Why should these sums be given to her grudg ingly, in driblets, when she gives you her total earnings without a ques tion? Is it fair? Are you treating her as a free individual with rights and preferences, or are- you trying to keep her in a condition of slavery? I am 16 years old, a girl wrote me the other day, "and make a sal ary of $12 a week. I give my mother every cent I make, and she never givfj me any spending money. Don't you think Ij should receive a little spending money? Also, after work- ing in a stuffy office all day, my j mother very seldom allows me to go cut at night. Sometimes I am really tempted to stay out forever when, Well as Rest after a stiff argument, I am allowed to stay out until 9 o clock." And another writes: "I am 17 and work in a factory, earning $11 a week. Out of this money I only get sue. & ow, you know, Miss Fair fax, what SO cents is worth nowa days. Then, if I ask my mother for a aime or ntcicei aunng tne week, I've got to cry mv eves out. And when I need something to wear, I've got to cry week atter week continu ally. Honest, Miss Fairfax, I am en tirely disgusted with this life." Don't vou think, mothers and fa thers, that there is reasonableness in these appeals? Don't you think it should be your business to see that these young burden-bearers have some actual, positive happiness in their lives? Remember how bad for young people excessive repres sion is. To be treated with respect and to be allowed an occasional innocent "good time" is all that they asking lor. can t you grant them this? Blue Serge in a Smart Model By GERTRUDE BERESFORD, It takes more than one swallow to make a summer, but one bine serge gown may make a woman s spring, An attractive example of a blue serge street dress for spring wear is tound in this model. Deep revers of serge are trimmed with closely set lines of black silk braid. This braid again appears on the skirt in the shape of an apron. A vest of henna broadcloth is set between the revers and reaches down onto the skirt, into which it is set witli tail ored stitching. A broad belt of serge breaks the line of this vest at. the waist. Both vest and belt are trim med with black bone buttons.. A fold of white georgette crepe, gives a becoming neck line. A turban of henna straw is trimmed with blue velvet flowers and makes an effect ive bit of color in spring millinery. The United States employment service is co-operating with the children's bureau of the Department of Labor in helping to find jobs for children from 14 to 18 who '.have been employed in war industries for a year or more and who cannot be induced to return to school. Re ports show that about one-third of the many hundreds are girls, with the majority over 16.' From experience and observation acquired as a professional nurse be- lore ner marriage, jvirs. Mary t. Hatfield of Lancaster. Pa., has de vised the bulk of her quarter-niillion dollar estate for the erection and maintenance of a convalescents' home. The Isle of Pines nromisen tn come afi important producer of iron, copper and other ores, as elvn mines have been located. Thursday, February 13, at all our Omaha and Council Bluffs Stores we will sell Ccrn $28 thi Brand, pgr can, 12c Cass 24 cans $2.80 This is Standard Iowa Corn and sure to please you. - Also - j . Lsrd, y2 iz-izi psil - ' - 49 C This is "Simon Pure," Armour's finest made. The above items are for Thursday only and the supply at each store is limited. U. S. License No. G-28403, Heart Beats By A. K. I see a lot "' Of women are Asking Beatrice How to test Their husband's Love And their lover's Love n' everything And of course Miss Fairfax gives A lot of good Advice She tells them "This" and she tells ' Them "That" i And gives a 1 Special recipe To fit each case And I saw a stack Of letters On her desk From women who " Were tired of Their husbands And I thought I'd just give them A bit of unasked for Advice. Some Just naturally don't Love their husbands. To these I say Don't live with them For what's the use Where there is no Love There is no home It's only a house Which isn'ti Worth much. But beware that There is not .Another man making jRash promises Which he may not Fulfill. , But these other -Women who wish to know ' How to. find out If their husbands ' Love Them or if some Other man loves ' Them Take my advice And pin your faith And all your hope On the man who Gives you his money For he's the man Who loves you And you can ask Beatrice if This isn't so. SELAH! Personals Mr.a nd Mrs. Frank Simnon re turned Tuesday evenincr frnm Pali. fornia. A daughter was born tn Mr anJ Mrs. Georee W. Rerfffti Fch marv j -a. .a . . , ai me xuetnoaist hospital. Lt. John R. Bushnell nf T nas oeen visiting his brother, Mr. n. m. Busnneii, jr., tor a few days. Miss Marearet Swift amt nir Mary Clare hwift. hav .rfi,rnH from their ranch in Montana and will visit, in Omaha for a .few months. In the Wild By A. D. WHITNEY. Up in the wild, where no one eomes to look There lives and sings a little lonely orooK, , Uveth r and singeth in the dreary pines. . . Yet creepeth on to 'where the day- ngnr-gnines. ".. . I catch the murmur" of its undertone That T sigheth ceaselessly,: . ;atone, 'alonel ' . :' .;; And hear afar the rivers' Viorinuslv vvi vi, Mitti pallia, aown lowara the shining sea- " ' " ,:-. The vqiceful rivers, chanting to; the sun, , ..- .. . - And wearing names of honor, every one; v Outreaching wide, and-joimng hand in nana s. . To pour great gifts along the asking iana., , . . , Ah, lonely brook! Creep onward tnrougn tne pines; m Press through the gloom to where the daylight shines!. Sing on among the stones and se cretly . - ' - Feel how the floods are all akin to thee. . ., ... "Mi U 56 Headquarters, Omaha, Neb Advice to Heart Problems Are Welcomed, But Miss Fairfax Wishes ' That Her Readers and Friends Would Not Ask About . '" : $ Pimples. She Doesn't Deal in Pimples. i By BEATRICE FAIRFAX rracucal Joker. Dear JMIss Fairfax. Omaha Bee: What would, you think of one that would write to your column and sign the full name of another? It Is rather embarrassing for one wffo Is leading a very quiet life to be thrown into the limelight In a love lorn column.., Tours for the suceeBs of all young people. N. E. W. S. . One of the biggest jobs in a news paper office ia to watch for the un principled, unscrupulous, practical Joker. They are contemptible, to say the least Suits Me. Dear Miss Fairfax, Omaha Bee: With due respect to your wonderful Judgment, I don't agree with you In your advice to F. W. Pie acknowl edged that he conversed with the girl whom he knew "fairly well" during most of the game and had his "back to Jjer," for which rude ness he failed to apologize. The girl (M) Blmply went home with the other boy, as a Just rebuke, and F. W. got what was coming to him. It Is his place to apologize, In my opinion. Respectfully, B. C. Perhaps you are right you may be In possession of more Informa tion than I am, and, therefore, a better Judge. Soml-Invalld. Dear Miss Fairfax, Omaha Bee: Being a reader of your columns, which I enjoy very much, I would like to ask for some advice upon my nieais or seir-supporting. I am a spinster, well educated, at have been teaching school a few years, and as my health was gradually failing I had to give lt up. Now I am what probably would be called a semt-ln-valid. AVhat would you suggest for me to do In order to be able to make enough money to at least procure plain clothes? I am tired of life, as I have no thing that would cheer me up. Hop ing to see this In print soon, and thanking you very kindly In ad vance, I remain, yours truly, DISCOURAGED. I hardly know what to suggest Perhaps our friends and readers can give us a good idea. We hope to hear from' them on the subject. Live Apart Dear Miss Fairfax, Omaha Bee: I Wish you would tell me what to do. I am not happy for the simple rea son that I married without love. - I don't think any more of my husband than I do of a stranger. I knew before we were married I didn't love him. Why did I do it? I've asked myself a thousand times. We have been married three years, which has seemed like 10 to 'me.. He loves me, I know he floes. Never have I told him I loved him. Oftentimes he has asked me if 1 love him. When I tell him no, he don't think I mean lt. He says, "You are only Joking." I don't believe I can stand lt much longer. Must I tell him Just how I feel and leave or make the best of it now that I have made the mistake myself? Please give me your best advice. UNHAPPY WIFE. Live apart, but do not ask for ali mony. No woman should live with a man she does not love. Young Girls. Dear Miss Fairfax, Omaha Bee: We are two girls about the same age. We are also readers of the Lovelorn in The Omaha Bee. We have come to you for a few bits of. advice. How long should a girl of 15 wear her dresses? How should we comb bur hair? One of us has light complexion and light hair, blue eyes, and the other of us has dark complexion, brown hair and brown eyes. We have been corresponding with two young- men. They are brothers and are very, nice young men. They nave cars and are well-to-do with, Dut what we want to know is this: Our other girl friends are Jealous of i:l!rnTii!)i;itT Whynot Drink the Best? IECA1 - s Whynot? the Lovelorn us and we want to know what we can do to please -them, as we want to keep their friendship. We love these ycung men very much, and they ap pear to love us. We have been go ing with them for over two. years. " What is the latest style for dresses hd shoes this summer? Whatcolor do you think would look the newest on us? We don't want you to think we are girls that paint and powder, as "C. O. A." calls the painted dollss. We use a little powder. What is the best powder made. Answer in Mon day's paper. Thanking you in ad vance. BLUE AND BROWN EYES. P. S. How la our writing? The length 'of your skirt should be Why Swift k Company Poultry, Eggs, Butter and Swift & Company went into the produce business because they saw a crying need for the kind of service they were equipped to perform. ' The produce business was in chaos. Collecting, transporta tion, preparation and distribution was hit-or-miss, with delay, deterioration and los3 on every hand. The fanner was at the mercy of an uncertain, localized market. He had no way of reaching through to the people who needed what he was raising for them; There was no premium upon improving his stocks, for grading was lax or lacking. The consumer had to accept produce that, as a rule, had no known responsible name behind it He had no way of knowing how long the eggs or the butter he was buying had been lying ' around in miscellaneous lots in the back room of a country store. . ", Much of the poultry was not properly refrigerated before ship ment or properly protected by refrigeration in transit. : Swift & Company'A. initiative brought system to this chaos. Theh organization, equipment and eier able food products were already adjusted to tha task. Their . refrigerator cars, branch housed central points, far-reaching con . ..nsctkffis, trained sales force, supplied just what was demanded. Now the farqaer has a ddly cash merket ia touch with the nation's needs with'.bettsr prices. : : Stasiardizatioa makes better - - produce more profitable. - - More consumers are served with ' better, fresher.' finer' foodstufla.-. ? ' v i, . Nothing suffers from this save inefficiency, which has no claim upon public support ' . '. ' " V ' -V- . ' ' ' .- ' &. Company, U. S.A.' - , Omaha Local Branch, 13th & Leavenworth Streets ' F. J. Souders, Manager- rrr ii-'iO.rl ..Mineral Water and nlUPlWC Bath Resort 7 NOT SanlttriMV Maiew. Tht Unltju Hot f 110 acrta of btwntlful frtmndf. Run on tha nlu of Groat Country Muuton. Steun, Vapof, Kj trle and Pack Baton, Maaaaita TrumH for Boeumatiam and Htomarh Trouble. jburopMn Flan, rate ii.no pr flay mp. fiMiiibla tniMrl Cafe arrtoa. tfedac Faraonal Management of Build and Owner. ivma Tor rvniK. Hotel Colfax and Mineral Spring. Colfax. Iowa. Persistant Coughs ra Uni UPerotU. Get nrvmin PUo, Stop irritation; lootlurf. Effocura and afa for jouog; and old. No epiataa in (JuticuraSoap ana vnumem ior - Skin Troubles AD iranfmp 8oa Otntremt Tifnm S T-L" 'h f"it "Catieiir., Dpt I, itoa." governed by your height You are too young to be riding with boy friends unchaperoned.' Henna, jay blue and cherry red are new colors. I. cannot tell you tha nam of the beat face powder, for the texture of your skin determines that Your writing Is poor. .. Styles ot Spring. Dear Miss Fairfax, Omaha Bee: We are two chums, and have come to you for a little advice. . What length are the dresses to be worn this spring and summer? (We are 19 and 17.) Are the rolls over the ears to be fashionable in hair dressing this summer? We have a country home. How eould we entertain our boy and girl friends? Should we allow boys to put their arms around us when tak ing us home, if they are good friends? Are second cousins counted as very close relations? Thanking you for advice, IN "WONDER." M. E. and A. Skirts should not be worn shorter than five inches above the floor this b a. ? t- w r - AMERICANS MAKING GOOD AT SIXTY-FIVE I6h't worry about old age. A sound pan is food at any age. Keep your : voaj in gooa condition and you can be e bale and hearty and able to "do your bit" as fhen you were a young fellow. Affection cf the kidneys and bladder are among the lending causes cf early or helpless age. Keep them cleaa and the other organs in working condition, and you will have nothing to fear. Drive the poinonous wastes from the system and avoid uric acid acrumula- 7 , 7, " vjujuu uaarieni Oil Capsules periodically and you will find that you axe as good as the next fellow. lour spirits will be rejuve "oted, your muscles etrong end your mind keen enough for any task. COLD MEDAL Caarlem Oil Capsulea " w nvi aa -aw U VTJ RULKTT IAF K the original teported COT.D MEDAL uanneo uu spsuies. .lacy are re. liable and should help you, or your most druggUU, ia aeftlfd packages NOTICE. Please confine your letters to not more than 200 words if you wish to see them in print. This becomes necessary because of the great number of letters arriving; on every mail. year. They are very tight at the bottom. If you can walk with ease and without danger you are not fashionable. Rolls are all right. You should not permit the boys to put their arms around you. Second cousins are not very close relatives. Falling Hair. Dear Miss Fairfax, Omaha Bee: My hair Is coming out terribly, anil by the roots. I have tried seveml remedies, but none seems to help. Can you toll me something to use for it? Thanking you, I nm. IS. E. A. Ask your physician or a beaut)! specialist. I've never had an trouble that way myself. Handle Cheese AaJ-r-' -.afam.fe-y SIM UPSET? i Get at the Real Cause Take Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets ' That's what thousands of stomach offerers are doing now. Instead el ' taking tonics, or trying to patch up a ; poor digestion, they are attacking the real cause of the ailment doed liver and disordered bowels. : Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets arouse trie liver in a soothing, healing way. , When the liver and bowels are per- forming their natural functions, away ', goes indigestion and stomach troubles. If you have a bad taste in your " mouth, tongue coated, appetite poor, '. lazy, don't-care feeling, no ambition or -energy, troubled with undigested foods, yon should take Olive Tablets, tha substitute for calomel. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets are a purely vegetable compound mixed wit'i ' olive oil. You will know them by their olive color. They do the work without ' griping, cramps or pain. Take one or two at beddmeforc.-ikk relief, so you can eat what you hka. kt 10c and 25c per bos. 411 (L-u;, - J&rseeijsjt - -