tJNDAY.
PART TWO
SOCIETY SECTION
PART TWO
SOCIETY SECTION
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VOL. XLVIII NO. 33.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 1919.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CUNTS.
Three Omaha, Artists Whose Professional Ambitions
' Have Not Been Stilled by Children '
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Gabby" s Gossip Isn't "Green-eyed"
But Something for You to Smile
Over While You Read as You Run
By GABBY DEtAYLS.
WE MIGHT have known some
thing like this was corning.
' Well, v we actually heard
some of our "canteeners" hus
bands making their plans to organ
ize a man's canteen to welcome
home the pretty Yeomanettes.
The leaders, as we understand it.
are Messrs. VVilliard Hosford.
Luther Kountze, C. L. Blissard and
Sam Burns. At least we overheard
a conversation between husbands of
leading canteeners which revealed
many of their plans. The whole
thing is, as yet. a subject for debate,
but" as these dashing Beau Brum
mells continue to bring forth ideas
for 'the organization their enthusi
asm grows keeoier.
Uniforms seem to be the cause of
more debate than . any other one
feature. They must have attractive
uniforms. Indeed, how could pret
ty Yomanettes enjoy the company
of unattractive males? No, nol It
couldn't be done I They must be
dashing and sweet and entertaining.
One suggests a sky-blue pink
trousers with midnight blue coat
the trousera to fit snugly and the
coat to strike the knees in the back.
There must, of course, be brass
buttons and plenty of gold braid or I
the Yomanettes might be more at
tracted by members tf our police
force. It seems to be a known fact
that brass buttons and gold braid
"do fascinate the women," and, of
course, members of this man's can
teen ,must use every available wea
pon to accomplish as much good as
possible.
Another" of the prospective mem
bers suggests a "When Knighthood
Was in Flower" cape, fastened at
the throat by large gold brooch, in
which the prettiesf of the Yoman
ettes may 1e wrapped in case of
chill.
Mr. Sam Burns is looking for a
dancing teacher to ii.struct him in
the latest French dances. He has
a "hunch," he says, that some of
the French Yomanettes may come
back' with our girls and he wishes
to qualify in the Al class as enter
tainer and companion. While the
idea seems to have originated in
Mr. Burns' mind, the others' inter
ested are all with the ayes, however.
Suggestions for other forms ot
entertainment include theaters, ho
tel suppers, automobile rides, home
.to dinner, wine and dine at the
clubs, and the Cayety. They hope
to install shower baths, provide
cigarets. apples, cookies and cady.
There will be rules and regulations,
of course, but member expect to
break them whenever the occasion
requires the importance of the
break to be determined by each in
dividual, whose authority will be
based -on the appearance and per
sonality of the Yomaneite.
- The escort committee, or cprps
webelieve they shall be called, will
accompany the western Yomanettes
as far as Denver and farther if said
Yomanettes need escort beyond that
point. -
Wives of these prospective man
canteeners have paved the way so
say tne nusDanas wnicn win mane
the organizing and executing more
or less simple. Said husbands wish
to carry on the good work to the
"enth" degree, as they heartily en
dorse all their wives have done for
the "cause."
We expect a few "tigers" with us
this spring. Oh, net not more
blind tigers! Tigers with beautiful
eyes and. slinky figures. They have
already appeared in the east and
after a fashion or fad takes root in
Paris or New York, it comes by air
plane to Omaha. Therefore, we
predict the tiger on our streets ere
long.
The "tiger" isn't really a wild
animal, but style of hair dress
called the tiger style and wnen
properly done it does, indeed, give
a tigerish silhouette to the head.
The hair is drawn smoothly and
flatly back from the" forehead, re
vealing the contour of the brow and
top of the head; then it is rolled
over a long cylindrical cushion
placed across the crown at the
back. The flattened top and pro
tuberances high at .the back are sup
posed to sufrgest tigers flat head
and projecting ears and sometimes
the eifect is really tigerish in sug
gestion. It is not a becoming coif
fure; nor a pretty one, but it is the
fad of the hour and is considered
extremely smart. There are special
spring hats for wear with the new
'"tiger", hair-dressing low-crowned
turbans that project at the sides
and which usually have wings shoot
ing off at either side to emphasize
the side-to-side elongated effect.
We could almost tell you who
will be the first "tigers" on Far
nam street but we shan't.
We are all going to British
Guiana I And we invite all the wo
men who have been troubled by the
servant problem, to join, us on the
"housewife's special," which will
probably depart - soon for the
jungles. William Beebe, curator of
birds in the Bronx zoo. and, inci
dentally, writer of the day on sub
jects nearest hfs heart nature at
her wildest, birds and' animals, gives
us a few intensely Interesting facts
well worth considering.-
In the jungles of British Guiana,
it seems they do not live in the
crude way at all and far from camp
ing as we understand it in the
sta es. There are bungalows equip
ped with all the modern conveni
ens. Native Indians bring game for
the table and river boats stop at the
various landings three times a week
with fresh vegetables, fruits, ice and
other necessities. ' . .
Mr. Beetie assures us that it is
quite a cosmopolitan place, the in
habitants being British, Hindu.
West Indians, Javanese, Africans
and quite a sprinkling of Mongol-
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ians. The universal language is
English and well spoken. The Brit,
ish-taught negro use long syno
nyms as might Lord Byron himself.
The ladies drive around in low-
decked cabs and make a pretense of
marketing by allowing the cook to
follow them.
Best of all, it is the place where
cooks and maids abound and really
thrive and are content on $7 a
month or less, for they believe the
highest aim in life is to do Well what
one best knows how to do.
No, honestl this, isn't a dream or a
fairy story, but an honest-to-good-ness
fact improbable and impossi
ble as it may seem.
Now that it has been settled as to
the $8,005,000 which little John Ja
cob Astor will inherit von his 21st
birthday, we are keeping our ear
and eyes alert for the first signs of
fond mothers who are ambitious for
their daughters' future. Some of
these little daughters are already
here but we imagine this news wilf
be quite an inducement for certain
ladies to increase the size of their
families. '
Despite the fact that Paris has
been valiantly keeping up business
and turning out new styles our dis
tinguishes president, just before
leaving France, wore a gray sweater
jacket under his coat and appeared
before a large crowd of enthusiastic
admirers, hatless. When someone
suggested that he would catch cold
he smilingly replied: "I will get my
student's cap," and disappeared, re
turning with a cap of dark blue,
turned up at the side with a purple
cockade of ribbon.
And this disregard of the hour.
the proper head dress, the fact.that
he was in P.aris, n'everything!
Then Princess Pat comes along
and takes first place in the most bril
liant social week in years in Lon
doi. She marries a mere man with
out title r'anything. Despite the
great gathering of royalty in the
Westminster Abbey, including the
king and queen, Princess Pat says.
"No court dresses shall be worn"
and no court dresses were worn. The
women appeared in the brightest and
smartest of spring toilets.
With the president and Princess
Pat back df us, who says we may
or may not wear, or wear not, any
thing we please more or less,
short or long, low or high t
Now then ladies! What shall you
do when you park too near the fire
plug or breaksome other traffic
rule or regulation? The Nebraska
seriaTe"has passed a bill making it a
misdemeanor for any person
charged with violation of any law
to giva an assumed name. This" is
aggravating, indeed, but if the state
senate should pass a law (and en
force it) prohibiting court loafers,
who label themselves "judge," etc.,
from attending to these little mat
ters for the ladies (and then asking
a few dollars in the name of charity)
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Once and Not Again
Faith comes the once and not again,
And confidence; the heart is vain
To nurse to life the trust once slain.
Honor comes once1 and not again,
Sin-sported now, all Time is vain
To cleanse and wipe away the stain.
Love comes the once and not again,
Word-wounded now. the heart is vain
To heal the scar or dull the pain.
Pure hearts come once and not again,
Tears, sighs, regrets, to cleanse are vain
The soul that in the slime has Iain.
All flawless jewels, lightly tossed
Aside, yet, ah, the bitter cost
Of tears, once any jewel lost
it "would be worse! As we see it
there is but one consolation the law
will affect a certain crowc' of men
more than the women. For, indeed,
does it not say: "persons arrested in
raids," etc.? Now draw your own
conclusions, my dears.
A la, la I Here it comes right back
from Excelsior Springs! There is a
gossip club composed of Omaha
beauties and its members meet in
the "sheet room" or hot room,, or
some other place where they are
wrapped in sheets when they enter
with only the head exposed. Nobody
recognizes anybody else at first but,
of course, these one-piete garments
are rather difficult to keep in place,
and. one by one, they are recognized
by their friends (?). We feel sure
that it is not wise to spend much
time at a resort where your towns
people also "resort," for now we
know all about the obesity, the rags,
the bone and the hanks of hair. We
know all abourthe perfectly "awful"
figures of many of our most attrac
tive women; we know who really
take honors for physical beauty
(her friends say she isn't so BAD)
but we know so much that isn't
printable. My, oh my! We shall
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find out where the crowd is going
next season so that we can go
somewhere else.
American and Foreign
Mothers' - Clubs Learn
to Sew at Settlement
The Foreign and American Moth
ers' clubs meeting on Thursday at
the South Side Social Settlement
house are taking a couise in dress
making under the supervision of
Miss Elizabeth Chambcrlin home
demonstration agent.
Several nationalities are rep
resentedPolish, Russian and Lith
uanian. Many of the women do
not speak English, but u.iderst; nd
the directions and ask their 'ques
tions and express themselven to the
instructor through an interprets.
Intense interest is exhibited by
every woman, and cl.ildren'3 drjss
es and suits, aprons, etc., were cut
and basted at the last meeting. At
f i close of the sewing class each
week Mrs. Hanna, a member of the
Social Settlement board, serves tea
and sandwiches, and an entertain
ment is provided for the mothers.
Talented Musicians Give
Auditorium Which Brings Credit to the City andLarge
" 4 Crowds to the Concerts
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MAHA women never take sec
ond place in the world of art,
music or the professions. But
because of our intimacy with them
and their charming personalities,
.ve are often blind to their talents.
It ij with much pride that a few of
the facts are therewith recorded.
Mrs. Louise Jansen Wwlie has
continued her professional activities
:ince her marriage. Motherhood
las not interfered and Baby Louise
Roberts, as vjeen in her mother's
arms, is proof that she has not been
neglected.
This talented singer came to
America at the age of 9. After six
years' of vocal study she returned
to Europe and studied in Milan,
Italy, Dresden and Berlin under
Lamperti (Sembric's teacher), Lib
Lehman and others. She sang
with great success in Europe and
received the Golden Lauren wreath
from the American consul with
compliments for her tinging. Mrs.
Wylie has done recital work in Illi
nois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and
was soloist at a musical given by
Mrs. William Jennings Bryan -at
Lincoln.
Her American debut was made at
the Waldorf-Astoria, New York, be
.fore a large audience. She was de
termined to not be ignored by the
. critics of the great New York dail
ies and laughingly tells tHc story
of how a great feat was accom
plished. "New singers in New York are
not, as a rule, honored by tne pres
ence of the critics," she says. "I
was determined, however, to be
recognized, even if they chronicled
my defeat. 1 went fronv one to an
other until I finally . reached the
managing editors themselves and
explained how no singer could get
anywhere by being ignored, and
begged them to send their critics
to 'roast' me. The result was that
my recital found space in six big
" dailies, and 1 wish to tell the world
that those New York ; newspaper
editors are regular fellows."
Mrs. Wylie is soloist at the First
Baptist church and her musical teas
are events of each month.
COMBINE a charming personali
ty., with a beautiful contralto
voice and you have a musician
oeloved by all who meet her. Mrs.
Alanson I. Root is such an artist
and she gives of he' talent unstint
mgly for charitable and civic pur-
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a Series of Entertainments at Y. W. C. A.'
poses. This attractive matron re
ceived her early training in Omaha
later studying in Chicago, where she
received a scholarship at the Chicago
Musical college. Since Her first ap
pearance in concert work she has
sung before the various musical or
ganizations of Omaha and Lincoln.
Mrs. Root devotes a great deal of
time to her chosen art but she is an
ideal mother and playmate to her
two little sons. Frank and Chester
These little lads, who look as if they
had stepped out of the frame of a
study by Rembrandt, Ve very vigor
ousrrtventieth century kiddies, and
their pretty mother is deeply in
terested intheir work and play. One
sees her very oftem drjving her
beautiful car with her small sons by
her side all of them so deeply inter
ested in each other that they make a
beautiful picture.
WE may be
ists, but I
briskie is
E may boast of good violin-
Louise shadduck-Za
one of whom Oma
ha may be justly proud., Mrs. Za
briskie began the study of violin
at an early age under Omaha teach
ers. When she had leached a point
in her music where more expert
training was required she went
abroad and studied violin tinder
Hartman and organ under Gross
Kopp. K
Last summer Mrs. Zabriskie spent
the season in New York specializing
in organ tyork and appeared in sev
eral concerts with great success. The
program, with Edith L. ' Wagoner,
of sonatas for violin and piano, is
one of the musical events of each
year and the series of organ con
certs at the First Presbyterian
church brought additional funds to
the Red Cross during the 1918 sea
son. Mrs. Zabriskie's two lovely kid
dies. Helen and Bettv. are the tiridt
of their musical mother's heart and
their presence had not hindered, but
rather enhanced, her artistic talent.
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RS. WYLIE. Mrs. Root and
Mrs. Zabriskie are among
the .local artists who are
f giving a series of concerts under the
auspices of the women s department,
Woman's club. The concert given
Friday in the auditorium of the Y.
W. C. A, was one of the season's
besr Mrs. Wylie and Mrs. V Za
briskie were, perhaps, never better
than in their soprano and violin
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Ma Ionise JiaJiucl Idriskier
and eJuIJrei
Jfelert and 3dljC-
numbers. The critic says of the
concert:
"The program opened with a con
certed mimber of 'The Nile' bj
Xavier t.eroux. This French com
poser has recently passed away, just
as his operas were being introduced
to American audiences, and enlarg
ing his fame. 'The Nile' is a song
with much beauty and melody in
both the voice part and the oblictt
for violin. T'icre is a calm ad re
pose about it which well suyg'sts
the placid flow of a broad rivtr.
"Mrs. Wylie always charms her
hearers both by the luscious quality
of her voice and by. the art of her
en'H(?. I here is a vibrant note in
her voice which finds a ready re
sponse m her audience, and she al
ways interprets with a grace of ljne,
and genuine taste that well flpple
ments her fully warm tones, making
the fine points of her song pre
eminent. Her enunciation was un
usually good. In her two groups of
last evening, the songs were es
sentially lyric. There was no big
aria nor other special pieces de
resistance, yet all of the songs were
well chosen and added a bit of
atmosphere or a touch of sentiment
to the program. Especially at
tractive among them were ,'The
Song of Sunshine,' 'Tin Quiet of
the Woods,' The Little Winding
Road." and the more brilliant clos
ing number, 'Where Blossoms
Grow."
"Mrs. Louise Shadduck Zabriskie.
who has made a name for herself
with her organ recitals, again prov
ed that she also holds a high" rank
in musical circles as a violinist. She
knows the technic ot. instruments
instead of one and both of them
well. Brilliancy and life were to be
found in her dramatic presentation
of. the 'Carman Fantaisie' by Hu
bay, which was her first number.
Scintillating passage work woven
about the melodies of this well
known opera were clearly portrayed.
ana tne Dig climax at tne close was
broad and thrilling. A second group
gave her other opportunities. The
andante from the Spanish sym
phonic by Lalo brought a'Uepth of
feeling in -her broad singing tone.
This was followed by three Eddy
I'own transcriptions, in which the
'Rondina,' a mere musical breath,
and a dillieult and spirited Paganini
caprice were especially effective."
