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PART TWO. '
SOCIETYSECTION
- PART TWO. .
SOCIETY SECTION
VOL. XLVIII NO. 46.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 1919.
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A Girl Who Works--Plays --
Dances- -Swims and
Enjoy
After Keeping Books, Doing Philanthropic . Work,
Studying Music and Taking Proper Recreation ;
SKe Has Nothing To Do Until Morning.
SEE her? For she is a jive, love-work-and-be-haiSpy-every-
miu
, ute-of-the-day girl Miss Fran
ces Hiller whose peculiar gift is to
stretch theday into illimitable num
bered minutes to live, work and be
, happy in.
You lo whom life is a weaVisome
treadmill, whose hours are vacuums
save for sighs df "nothing-to-do I" to
whom work is a "joy-killer" scorn
fully coined by fate, and whose in
terests are a crystal of one look
you and heed you to one who
crowds work and pleasure in its
"steenth" degree and whose day is
as long as the interests thereof. .
"A story of ine?" she said, "why
I just work and love it, and have
fo? twelve years. There is no story
of me. but I have learned one thing
and some others and that is that
there is nothing more precious than
the friends, the wide horizon, the
breadth of view and the-tove of life
that can come from work that you
like, among friends that you love
and seasoned withrfun that is await-,
ing you."
'Tis true '.that 'from eight thirty
in the morning until five ihirty at
night she works with a magazine
publishing company in Omaha and
has for twelve years since she left
Lincoln, and came to live with her
sister in Omaha, Mrs. R. E Hitch
cock.' ' y . . '
AH save one little hour in between
and that very hour and thehours
after is my story.
It was during that hour that she
sold 1,000 tickets more tickets
than any other girl -for'the dance
given by Miss Robinna Kammerer
for the little St. james Omaha orphans.-
. "Pm not a catholic," she said, "but
"it was one of the things thqt.helped
to make happiness."
Beside giving of her time and in
terest she and Miss Kammerer
'bought 125 tickets and sent them,
as their gift, to soldiers at Fort
Omaha and Fort Crook.
And what else? For IZ.yms she
"June Bug Day Is Most
Important In All ,
Year for Some
By. TRUM A s KITCHEN
'((TUNE BUG T AY" it's al
J most here! And those who
keep the day of the June
hugs are now feeling its. spell.
You'll not find it circled in red on
printed calendars; you'll search in
vain for it in holiday lists; papers
will not announce its . arrival or
herald its departure. June Bug day
is the sunshine holiday of an Oma
ha woman Mrs. Franklin A. Shot
well;' her original and own day
that's celebrated in her eyes, her
hearand spreads into the eyes and
hearts of all her friends, who, with
her. bow tothe appearance of the
June bvg. Think just a minute
that June, the month of all months,
should be holiday-leSs! There's
monotonous year-in-and-year-out
holidays in dreary months and cold
months month of snow and months
of rain) but June, the princess month
"of the year, when the holiday spirit
is on, there is no ftoliday to cele
brate. ' " ' ' T. V
Mrs. Shotwell thought of thisUwo
vears ago and the result? She
coined a Tune Bue day. . i
You know him the fat, little,
shiny, puffy wiggly June bug! He
' comes with the first breath of June
and' he seeks the warmest of sun
shines, he kicks up his funny little
feet, and plays and . plays. He
spreads . his gauzy pretty wings,
shakes himself and awakes to life
with a glad-to-be-alive feeling. He
hurts no one in particular, but says
unto the winter-saturated world:
"Spring is over and summer's here,
the playtime of the year."
It's this first new bug that has a
day of its own. Jure 2 Mrs. Shot
well chose for his "cfay." For when
they-first come they're the spark
- that kindles happiness they haven't
; lived long enough to be stepped on,
and "squashed" and bruised and
hurt. Life is the present May is
- gone and July is of no cwisequence.
, What matters is that June and the
junshine are hre. ......
. Their little, wings are natural and
beautiful they haven't been
scratched and cut by the pessimists
s Life
has taken violin lessons. Twice
cry week during her hour "in
tween" is given to the lesson.
ev-
be-
one
But the practice r . some
asked.
"Every night, I do that," she ex
plained. "Usually I do it at the
studio or downtown for amateur
violinists in apartment houses are
not good company." .
But this is not all. '
"Theaters?" Of course I love
them, and I. have tried not to let a
good play or concert go by. I
cdtt't, for I do enjoy them," -
During the war, .in spite of work
and play and music and sleep, she
worked every week at .the Red
Cross shop, and besides that kepi
I" boys in cigarets, cigars "and all
soldiers' extras."
"They grew desperately extrava
cant at times, too," she admitted,
"but it was such fun that I was glad
that they were." k.
The frills of life? She adds them
unto herself, for in summer she
dances and swims and play tennis
and, last of all, she admitted with a
laugh that she once played, and still
lovcss, real base ball.
Can life te boresome to such as
these? Wise philosophy and real
ideas are in the keen little head un
der the big. droopy hat, for she says
with a smile,
"I'm just learning to marvel at
women, and so proud of what they
have done during the war. I think
that the happy woman is the one
who plays the big games in life,
works the tasks in life and loves
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ine irienas in ine, witn a aeiermina-x
tion to enjoy it. People have - all
learned that one's chosen work may
be the biggest step to happiness if
it is balanced with the right kind of
props. , , . ... .
Yet her day has but 24 hours!
Just the same as others I And after
work, play, music and friends the
night has come
. And isn't it the glorious feeling?
For just think! "She has nothing
to do until morning!"
who hate the little June bug, as they
are later in the month.'
So this is the reason for June Bug
day. And what does she who keeps
it do? . She asks her friends to play,
too. They forget the ones who
have "stepped onthem" during the
winter months; they forget that
likely there will be others who will
hurt them during the coming
months; they forget that even June
bugs cease to be, and that some
times when theirv wings have been
spread too far they have been hurt
and broken. They forgot' every
thing but this June is here; June
has no holidays unless you make
oVt r - k
Heart Beats
By A. K.
We wish and "Wish
, For. the best of things,
' And we long for that
Which we can not get.
When the day-clouds
Cover the shimmering sun
We worry and fuss
And we fume and fret.
We fully expect,
That our luck will change
And the walk of Life
Will be cleared by Time.
But' the wise man
Paused in passing.' '
To hear our foolish
Bit of raving.
A 'twinkling eye
A smile awry
An ambiguous "Ah!
We caught.
Youth's high hopes
Ran wild we know
As ofir castles
In air took form.
Weranted and bubble
All' over again
I ill our thought trains
Became wreck trains
Oil ill tlicrlnkav nf T ifp't
U- - ' "
Seamy road
Then the wise man winked
As he shook his head
In that kindly
Way he has
And.niurmered
These words ,' ' r.
Of wisdom: - - ' ;
"Blessed is he who
Never 'expects' for
He shall never 1e x"
Disappointed."
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pneji June. is the month of the year
to live and play and smile apd be
gay, and they do it 4 -
They have, every thing that every
one likes to eat; they put away all
wishes after bugs that are of dif
ferent type, that have different
wings and live in different climes or
longer years. They're glad in them
sclvesfso here's to Ae success and
A' -
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I t ',4- &' , N I
happine'ss of the new June Bug day
and . a hope and wish that we all
may adopt a wee bit of the light,
summery feeling of th-little ' June
bug, who avoids all gloom, ivho
puts away winter's-moodiness and
spring's uncertainty and ushers into
everyone's hearts the certainty that
summer sunshine is here! -Happy
little June bug, they 1
Four-Minute Girls Is Latest-
Instead of Men At Si
Jose, California.
"Four-Minute phis" is the latest
-rinstead of men. They were or
ganized red'ently .in San Jose, Cal.,
at the University df the Pacific, and
are speaking at the University Young
Women's Christian . Association
.meetings. '
The duties of the "Four-Minute
Girjs" is lo, keep their association
alive to all the latest work of the
national and international organiza
tion. If the Y. W. C. A; sends a
commission to Europe for industrial
research, as it recently has done,
then the four-minute girls tell- am
the news related to the mission that
they can gather. In this . way
university association is being kept
in touch with all the affairs of the
organization, at" large. Comments
from those who have heard their
reports are. to the effect that they
are not only informing, but enter
Taininfc . .-- -
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By DONALD LINDSEY. ; " '
She was playing Liszt in the twilight
The caressing phrases of his love song
Blinded by reasorf, torment and -
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' Soothed my senses like a heavy Wine
Deep-drunk beneath some huge hot
' v Southern moon. ,
With soft unsteady step;
In the darkness
,T felt my way to the piano, v
. And to her. ',
.She saw me. ' , ,.' '
Raising her enticing head,
1 She satd: . ' . .
',"."1 wish he wouldn't KSTso many
Double-sharps and flats ..
In all his stuff 1" - ' -
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Spring Style
Discovered
by Gabby
Wilson's Old" Silk tile Mad "
Lovely Spring Bonnet for
Pretty French Girl.
By GABBY DETAYLS
BEHOLD the Victory Bonnet of .
1919
It was bought by Mile. Mar
guerite Namara for $30. With it '
she wears 1 gowa of black Victory
satin dotted with rosebuds, cut rath
er full over the hips and falling in
graceful lines to the ankles.' Black
satin pumps with rhinestone buckelf ' "
accompany the gown, and another
accessory chosen by Mile. Namara 1
is a stick, six feet long, inlaid with j
Persian ivory and topped with '1 .
brilliantly colored tassel. . v,
Here is the secret about the bon
net. It can be made out of your
husband's old silk hat. Not only
can a charming chapeau be produced
no small consideration but you
will possess that feeling, almost
holy in its purity, which comes from
the act of practicing economy. Now y
made-over economies which are not '
beautiful, are not .economies at all,
for either one does, not wear the re
sult of her thrift, or finds that the
wear and tear on disposition make
the experience a costly one
But there is no question about the
beauty of this bonnet, else Mile.
Namara, now on her way to Mexico
to sing, would not be wearing the
original. (To be sure, her fetching
creation was made from President
Wilsons old silk tile, but that only
adds to its interest and not its
charm.) And neither is there a
question about the economy effect
ed, for your husband's old silk tile
of last season can do him little good
now. Blocks have changed with the -calendar,
and the latest word from
fashion centers is "moderately high. a
crowns with -father rolling brim."
And then -even if your husband is
not fastidious there are ..Still the
moths which might eat up his hat .
this summer anyway. Sox have no
scruples. Appropriate hisv hat for
your own high purpose high in the
sense of attitude rather than alti
tude. ,
This is how it was done by Mrs. -Thomas
Walsh of Washington, D.
C, creator of the original design
First she carefully steamed the hat
and proceeded to peel off the silk, ;
as if she were peeling an orange.
This silk was then ' cleaned and
pressed. Every inch was used.
As there was no practical method
for utilizing the stiffening in the
crown, a shape of crinoline was
fashioned and" the original silk was
sewn to it. The front was decor
ated with white satin and pink rose
buds. A poke here and a twitch
there caused the soft silk felt to
fall in folds, and then two streamers
were added.
Truth crushed to earth may rise
again, but no such ambition should
be cherished for John's crushed
headgear. Let it rest in peace above
your curls an epitaph more elo
quent than the departed for whom
it speaks.
KEEPING an eye on the wary
god of love is one of the joys
of a society editor, and wher.
she has a hint that the rotund in
fant, wfth the bow and arrow is at
tempting to hoodwinkjier she sur
mounts Nevery obstacle -until she
again catches sight of the tips of
his wings. . -
A warning of Dan Cupid's phil-
anderings was brought to the at
tention of the scribe by one . ol f '
those fatal slips, a telegram.
An indiviKual by the name ol '
Shaffer had not patronized Omaha
merchants in the way he'' should -and
had bought his marriage license
in Chicago. Calling the W. E,
Shafer company in search of a clue
of the benedict the editor encounter
ed a telephone girl with a sense of
humor, - ,
Explaining her mission, she asked
Miss Hello if there was a W. E. '
Shafer employed by the firm. ' No,
there was no such mJn, but there
was" W. A. Shafer, president of the
company. - - , ,
Visons of a front page story im
mediately filled the mind of the in--defatigable
news agent and she"
asked breathlessly: "Is he married?"
"Why, really, I don't know
laughed the girl at the switchboard,
"although it's nothing in my youn
life I'll find out for you."
A long wait. My dreams of V
runaway match, racing ' taxicabs,
irate fathers screaming headlines
click! V
"Helto," giggle, "the Mr. Shafer,
has been married Jforever and a day." -'
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Mrs. Nina Laree Duryea, organ
izer of the Duryea. war relief in
France, will be actively interested
oil her return ,to this country "in
the new shop opened in New York
for the purpose of raising funds for
this relief work. . f;
It is reported that conductorcttos' .
in Vienna are unable to collect fares
from riders on tire footboards and
buffers of the electric cars, thereby
entailing a daily loss of sometbjr'
near S'J.UJO
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