The Omaha
Sunday
Bee
PART TWO
SOCIETY SECTION
PART TWO 1
SOCIETY SECTION
VOLif XLVIII- NO. 43.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL 6, 1919.
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Gabby Tells
On All Her
Friends
--
The Tale of a Paisley
. Shawl and a Bottle
of Rouge Is Out
at Last.
By GABBY DETAYLS
EDUCATION is a matter of
opinion. Some seek education
in one avenue and some in
another, hut one is, perhaps, no more
educated than another. Therefore,
education becomes a matter of
opinion, more or less, which elim
inated any possibility of offense in
this story.
- One of Omaha's brightest and
most successful business women
; was a member of a group who mo-
tored through the coast towns of
; California recently. They were all
charmed and filled with awe at the
j wonderful views of ocean boule
I vards, semi-tropical scenery and
I nature's wonders presented in rapid
panorama. A huge sign reading "De
Tour 10 miles," was one of the ob
jects which attracted their atten
tion. Said the successful and charm-
ing business woman from Omaha:
'Now I wonder, just what sort of a
town that is? Suppose we'd better
"have lunch there?"
THE new Dolmans are very fasci
nating and most becoming, we
admit.- One has such a Queen
Anne-ish feeling when wearing
thorn. But we hear on good author
ity that they are not so popular
with the sterner sex. Yes, really,
Hie horrid things object to them be
cause they have such difficulty in
locating the arm of their fair com
panion when they try to gallantly
assist her in crossing a street. It's
a distressing suuauoni
The poor man hunts about amid
a 'maze of satin and gaberdine for
an arm that lie may anchor himself,
""and the search is often fruitless. We
know of one little up-to-the-minute
maid who purchased one of the new
wraps Uist fall. Complaints were
immediately registered by her very
special man friend and he has watch-
cd the calendar anxiously for signs
of spring. He felt sure that with
, the first daffodil Miss Chic" would
purchase a new" spring coat with
regular sleeves.
Dark disappointment! Deep cha-
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grin i ror in;s is wnai sue sam me
other day. . "
IDU kiiuw,' x vc uccn wuiuuw-
sho'pping, and all the coats are just
like mine! Isn't that lucky? I can
just save my coppers, for I won't
need a new one.''
"It's all wrong, it's all wrong!"
Rroaned the mere man.
GRAY maids are the latest wrin
kle 1 No their hair is not sil
very nor their complexions,
but their gowns, my dear! In the
very smartest homes in the east the
housemaids are gowned in Quaker
gray and we understand that they
harmonize beautifully with the in
terior decorations. Can't you imag
ine a bronze-haired siren, attired in
this soft shade, wielding a duster or
talking your card at the door! Such
harmony, such a delight to the eye!
And the fad has reached our fair
city! Oh, yes, Omaha is never far
behind no matter if it be shaving the
eyebrows or wearing feminalls to a
tea dance. Mrs. Louis Clarke, one
of hur most charming hostesses, in
troduced, the gray maids, and at a
very exclusive little dinner at the
Country club, the gnests almost
forgot their soup in admiring the
eminine servitors in their uniforms
of the new shade. We are sure it
will take the town by storm, for the
provincial black dress and white
cap is reaHIy quite de trop. Bring
on the gray maids, we love any
thing new and different.
tO MATTER whether you ar'e
l among , the "fors"' or the
" "againsts" in this powder
and rouge question, we must all ad
mit there is a time, place, and should
be a girl's face, in he mixture. One
Omaha matron, however, believes
that rouge it rouge, and good for
any purpose. She declares she is a
firm believer in rouge, and plenty
of it. So when we tell you that at
a recent children's party the pink
frosted cakes were the subject of a
great deal of congratulation, and
everyone 'spoke of the delicious
. frosting, you will not wonder why
the hostess gave very sketchy re
plies. But after all the guests had
departed and the last flickering
lights of a finished feast had gone
out, Gabby imposea upon good na
ture and took advantage of friend
ship when she inquired into the
pink secret of the delicious frosting.
"Well, I'll tell you," said the host
ess. "When we were making those
cakes I found that I hadn't a bit of
pink coloring for the frosting, and
so I just poured a lot of that new
liquid rouge I bought in white frost
ing and put it on the,cakes. They
look all right and taste all right, but
I'm just praying that the rouge was
i harmless and that the children will
' survive."
DRESS-UP week brought many
a smile to brightly dressed
folks and to automobiles, even
to little "Tin Lizzies." When Mrs.
Franklin Shotwell was strolling
down Farnam street one of these
dress-up days she noticed a real
Paisley shawl draped over the hood
of "said Lizzie." Thereupon she was
struck with the germ of a bright
idea (she's full of these idea germs.)
A, note she pinned to the shawl
, which read thus: "If vou wish to
. sell this for $5, take it to the Allah
Shop and the money will be waiting
for you." The next day Mrs. Shot
, well's telephone rang. It was the
Allah Shop notifying her that the
haw! was there and the $5 gone.
War Over, Mother of Beautiful Kiddies
Finds Happiness and kove in Home
Every Maid and Matron Likes Her Cup of Tea and While "Tea" May
Never Again Reign Supreme Dainty Cups Are Being Resur
rected from China Cupboards and Serviettes Are
, 1 . ' vnev .
Home and fireside are calling the
women of the , land. "Co west,
young man," said Horace Greeley;
"Go home, young woman," com
mands the Angel of Peace. War
duties are done, motor corps are de
mobilized, surgical dressings are no
longer needed and the frilly house
gown supplants the uniform.
We like it. Every maid and ma
tron loves her cups of tea and her
bridge prizes, there is no doubt of
it. You remember the old legend of
the woman who searched the world
over in her quest of happiness, los
ing youth, beauty and friends in the
wearing journey, and finally, broken
and old, she returned to her home
and found the object of her quest at
her own fireside.
War work has proved a boon to
many women, but it may be that
even a deeper contentment may
come through the medium- of do
mestic duties and cares. With our
thoughts turned homeward and fam
ily life taking a deeper significance
the beautiful groups of Omaha
mothers and children claim our at
tention. Mrs. Chester C. Nicman
and her two lovely children, Robert
Three Famous Women
Film Directors Have
a Word to Say
June, as usual, will see thousands
of young women all over the coun
try graduated from high schools and
universities. In the ranks of the
sweet girl graduate there are, of
course also, as usual not a few
who are convinced that they are
possessed of the talent that will
some day carry them to stellar hon
ors, either on the stage or on the
screen. Not a few, however, hardly
less interested in stage or screen,
entertain no ambition to become
players. Still they seek work con
nected either with the footlights or
with the cinema's silver sheet.
For some of these, naturally
gifted, there is work to be had.
Especially is this true in the do
main of the '"screen. Women sce
nario writers are always in demand
provided, of course, they have sce
nario ideas worth while. Then there
is work for the intelligent young
woman in the film editing depart
ment, mire work as title writers
and still more work and more im
portant work, too as director of
production.
In famous Universal City, where
stars hold sway, there are three of
the most famous women directors
in the world engaged in making pic
tures. Lois Weber, Elsie Jane Wil
son and Ida May Tark have pro
duced some of the most remarkable
photoplay successes ever projected
on the screen and they are one and
all enthusiastic in advocating di
recting as a profession for able and
talented and ambitious young
women. ,
But, they say, if its rewards are
many, iu demands are numerous.
Being Laundered.
Sanford and Dorothy Ann com
prise one of the most charming of
these groups.
Although Mrs. Nieman is a Lin
coln woman, Omaha society has al
ways claimed her for pretty, dark
eyed Frances Sanford was a most
popular member of the younger set
and visited here at numerous times.
She was the guest of Mrs. Warren
Howard, nee Miss Ruth Gould, and
these attractive young women were
the center of a -gay little group of
friends.
Mrs. Nieman is a graduate of St.
Marys 6chool at Notre Dame,' and
it was not long after, the completion
of her school course until the orange
blossoms and tulle transformed the
school girl into a lovely bride. Mrs.
Xieman is just a "regular" person,
for she says so. She hasn't a single
hobby, but her two beautiful chil
drcji and she is their comrade and
playmate. We all rather expect a
woinm to say she is very athletic
and "loves" outdoor sports and so
it's a 'delicious treat when we -discover
Mrs. Nieman just enjoys a
game of cards and a little cozy din
ner party now and then.
Home hearts are tire happiest and
charming Mrs. Nieman, who enter-y
tains so beautifully m her pretty
home is numbered among the most
attractive young matrons in th
Gate city.
in Flanders
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By LT. COL. JOHN D. M'CRAE.
(Written during the second battle of Ypres, -April,
19 15. The author, Dr. John D. Mc
Crae of Montreal, Canada, was killed on
. duty in Flanders, January 28, 1918.)
T N FLANDERS fieldsN the poppies
JL blow
Between the crosses, row and row,
That mark our place ; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly,
Scarce heard amidst the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe !
To you from falling hand3 we throw
The torch. Be yours to hold it high!
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies
grow
In Flanders fields.
At the major's luncheon held Wednesday at
Flanders Fields" and "America's Answer."
The young woman who would suc
ceed at it, says Miss Park, must be
endowed with brains; she must be
possessed of good judgment, of pa
tience, of ingenuity, of resourceful
ness, of originality. And she must
have a keen appreciation for art. She
must be equipped with tenacity of
purpose.
Miss Weber and Miss Wilson add
that an aptitude for acting is desir
able aKleast the aptitude of deter
Fields America's Answer
, By R. W. LILLARD.
(Written after the death of Lt. Col. McCrae,
author of "In Flanders Fields," and printed
in the New York Evening Post.)
i f
REST ye in peace, ye Flanders dead.
The fight that ye so bravely led
We've taken up. And we will keep.
True faith with youVvho lie asleep
With each a cross to mark his bed,
And poppies blowing overhead,
Where once his own life blood ran
red.
So let your rest be sweet and deep
In Flanders fields.
Fear not that ye have died for naught.
The torch ye threw to us we caught.
Ten million hands will hold it high,
And Freedom's light shall never die!
We've learned the lesson that ye
taught
In Flanders fields.
the Athletic club, Miss LorenaLeeka gave readings of
mining, and quickly, whether a bit
of acting is effective. "The director,"
they say, "deals with effects. It is
the director's business to see that
the effects are obtained that they
'register.'" A fertile imagination,
too, they say, is necessary.
Naturally all these qualities are
rarely met within one director, man
or woman. But those directors are
most successful who are possessed!
J
1 & jcM rife'!
of them in the greatest degree.
"Study the screen," all these advise.
"See pictures see them often
thinkpictures. Keep asking your
self how you would have directed
the scene. Ask yourself always how
yju could improve the scene. That's
the process that develops ideas even
before you have ever stepped foot
in a studio '
m :;&S I
Stefens
Sheep on White House
Grounds Yield . Wool
and Amusement
It may now be definitely stated
that as a sheep-raiser Woodrow
Wilson also is a success. The White
House flock, after less than a yeas
of residence on the grounds of the
executive mansion, is not only in
the best of health and nearly r.ady
to surrender another good-sized
wool clip, but also is growing. Seven
tumbly black-legged, black-muzzled
lambs' have already taken their place
in the flock and more are expected.
Of course, President Wilson does
not personally shepherd the White
House sheep, but he has taken a live-.
Jy interest in their welfare. This
interest is shared by the rest of the
country, because the last wool clip
given up by the original flock of 18,
brought probably the highest price
of any ever sheared. It was donated
it will be remembered, by President
Wilson to the American Red Cross
and auctioned off in small lots
throughout the country, adding over
$30,000 to the war fund of the organ
ization. The rich grass of the VV'hite House
grounds, that is practically the onlv
fodder the sheep get, has made them
all "fat as butter" and now that they
are fully acclimated to Washington,
it is seen that sheep-raising in the
heart of a great city is easily possi
ble. The flock now numbers 26, and is
increasing
Don't Boast Or Folks May
Think Marriage Affects
Your Brain
x
Young Matrons Too Often Find Themselves Intoxicated
With the Importance of the Married
State and Become (
Nuisances.,
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
There's a little lesson in manners,
or perhaps it's a little lesson in wis
dom, that I wish all young married
women could be persuaded to learn.
Such young married women, I
mean, as find themselves intoxicated
by what they believe to be the im
portance of the married state.
To be able to call oneself a ma
tron is, they innocently - think,
achievement. And they are willing
to betray their consciousness of hav
ing achieved to a universe of on
lookers. I'm sure you know the .signs.
They are familiar to all of us.
A tendency to refer to "my hus
band" in every sentence that they
utter is one of them.
A habit of saying to girls older
than themselves, "Oh, but you must
let me chaperon you on such and
such an occasion. You know I can,
now," is another sign.
A belief, betrayed continually, that
there is a great gulf between mar
ried and unmarried women, and that
they now stand forever with the
elect, is still another. -
No sane person would blame a
young wife for being in love, or
even betraying X.6 outsiders her con
viction that she is life-partner to a
god, and that her existence is unin
terrupted nurture. An idyllic mar
riage is a charming thing to behold.
Complacent Matronhood.
But the thing that I am lament
ing is quite different. It is that
false sense of superiority, of im
portance in youthful matrons that
I should like to warn all girls to be
on their guard against.
Don't let this matter of being mar
ried "go to your head." There is no
reason why your whole attitude and
manner should change because you
have formed a partnership with a
pleasant, but probably, after.all, not
very important young man, or be
cause you have undertaken the re
sponsibilities of housekeeping, in
in which it may be that many of
your unmarried friends could excel
you.
It isn't anything, after all, that sets
Heart Beats
By A. K.
Woman'c love
Without diversion
Without other interests
Is overwhelming
It is all-consuming
And becomes a menace
Rather than a virtue.
From the press
We learn
Every few days
That women have
Become agonized with grief
And resorted to
Poison
Or gas
Or acid
Or a revolver
To end their
Miserable existence.
Why?
Because they feel
The loss of a
Husband's love
A love which flamed
A brilliant red
Then burnt like white-hot
Coals when the flickering
Flames of romance
Finally "one by one
Went out.
And there was nothing
To replace it
There were no substitutes
There was no backing
Nothing to lean on
For support through
The crisis.
A life deprived of
Love is never
Quite the same
But interesting work
Interest in people
Interest in philanthropic
Endeavors
Are balm to heal
The wound in the heart
Torn open and left
Bleeding by one of those
Jagged little darts
"Which cupid so recklessly
Shoots here and there ,
Without apparent
Rhyme or reason.
The world is so full
Of so many thirfgs
That every woman's
Life should embrace
Those nearest her heart.
Love is beautiful
But so elusive
That when one tries
To pin it down
Presto!
It's gone.
SELAHI
you apart from the race of women
this getting married. It's the com
mon lot a universal practice. More
over, you are not merely following
the example of countless grandnioth- '
ers, but you are doing a thing that is
of no public moment. It's your pri-
vate concern, only.
As you have doubtless noticed, the
type of young matron tht I have in
mind not only proclaims repeatedly .
to whomever will listen, that she has
a husband, but the details of her
housekeeping are advertised in her
conversation, as though they had an '
importance that mere unmarried
housekeeping never acquired. '
And her struggles with shopkeep-
vants, if she has any, are thrust upon '
the world's attentioil with an air
that she could never have summoned
before that ceremony for which she ,
so complacently robed herself, in
white satin.
There "is no mistaking tlje signifi
cance of her manner. It rheaiis not
only that she herself is aware of hav
ing triumphed, but that she is griev-
ously sorry for those who haven't
Pity for the "Old Maid."
No fate seems to be so deserving
of pity, and yet, at the same time,
so contemptible, as that of the spin
ster. It is as the "old maid" that she -thinks
of her and she doesn't hesi
tate to use the term. The unmarried "
woman is ior ner ineoinpreierreu,. -the
unloved, the unoccupied, the Use
less and negligible. Nor does she
hesitate to let an unmarried girl
know that she has this view.
It doesn't make her popular, of
course among the unmarried. But
even if she knew this, 'I think she
wouldn't care. The unmarried have
so little prestige in her mind that "
their good opinion is scarcely worth
having, just as their companionship
is not worth courting.
She perfers that her social life
shall be spent among women of her
own rank the high ranjc of the ma
trons. She desires that these, who
are her peers, should think well of -her.
But for the rest, it doesn't
reatlv matter.
rw i year or so one listens to
the continued narrative in which :
husband and housekeeping figure. ,
Then a baby comes and unsurps the
leading place in the mother's conver- -sation.
The bride T have been des
cribing becomes the mother who
always talks about her children., -Does
it seem to you that this is so
bad a habit that you would never
acquire it? I assure you that it is
T? - ' ... .
better to be on the safe side. Don't
begin by making you husband andv
versation, or you will end by being
a garrulous mother as well.
Is Marriage Achievement?
Doubtless it's agreeable to feel
oneself a person f importance, of '
recognized achievement. But young
girls must remember that this is
gained by intelligence, energy, work.
woman wno nas toliowed a pro
fession to some purpose, a woman '
who is a success in business, one
who is an artist or a worker for her
fellow men deserves consideration
on the strength of what she has ac
complished. She may be married or
single. According to any reatly
sensible standard, how can this pos- ''.
sibly matter?
It is true. I admit, that a woman
who has successfully brought up a
healthy and promising family of N
cnnaren is entitled to be regarded
seriously. But it takes years for U
woman to establish her right to
credit as a mother. There are moth
ersand mothers.
With all these points in mind,
many advanced women of the pres-
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wn uay nave dUVULdlCU U1C HUUllSn-
ment of the titles "Mrs." and "Miss"
on the grounds that they create an
artificial distinction. Does this seem
a radical, unnecessary departure?
in ,l u.vi aiiu ace it uic duvan-
tages of such a change don't be
come apparent. to you. ;,
A Youthful Bride.
A youthful bride whom nobody
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addressed as "Mrs. John Smith"
would perhaps have less temptation
to boast about her connection with '
the excellent but by no means unique
Mr. Smith.
' "People speak to me as though
I were no different from what I was
uwuic, sue imgiii renect. can it oe
that I reatly am no different? Can
it be that I really have no cause to
be airy and superior because I am
married?" '
Wait until you have shown that
you are different, in some particu
lar, from hundreds of thousands of
other women who have husband
and homes. Wait until you havt '
thought out some way of makinl
home life happier, more comfortable,
more complete, more beautiful.
Wait until you have some contribu
tion from your own experience to
the problems of marriage or mother
hood. Wait until you have found out
how to make housekeeping simpler
cal. - , ,
Th ,;ii k .
boast that you are married and a
housekeeper time enough to ex
pect consideration and precedence
and praise. You will deserve them
then.
But to exnect these th
you've married the man you loved,
while your neighbor hasn't, yet
is this reasonable, or is it just a lit- '
1 1 xr,,1rtr?
At all events, I'm sure veil won't
be guilty of it
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