THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 10, 1919.
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Still aaama h atranga, that thou ahouldat liva for avar,
la t laaa atrug, that thou ahauldat liv at allT
Thla la a miracle, and that no mora.
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Ba good, aweat maid, and lat who will ba elararj
Do nobl thing, not dream tham, all day long!
And so maka Ufa, daath, and that vat foravar
Ona grand, aweat long. Kingiley.
A Boomerang that
Must Be
Met
Investigations Only Cost
Money and Reduce Food
Prices Not At All.
Pearls Are Now the Favorite Society Jewel
The Enormous Increase in Their Sale in This Country Reflects
the Preference of American Women
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
"Girls will be girls," a United
States senator said to me the other
iay with an amused chortle. At the
anie time he handed me a letter
rom a lady demanding a congres
sional inquiry into the high cost of
living.
The letter stated that the writer
had been recently enfranchised and
as a voter she wished to have the
impossible prices of the necessaries
of life investigated.
I read the letter, which seemed
reasonable enough to have escaped
the senator's fliiiR at the sex. Then
the signature caught my eye, and
I joined him in the chortle.
The letter was from a lady who
had worked early and late to de
feat woman suffrage. While con
scientiously repeating the parrot
formula of the disgruntled sister
hood that "suffrage would take
woman from the home and cause
her children to be neglected," this
anti-suffrage Mrs. Jellyby was sel
dom to be found at her own hearth
stone. Stoutly maintaining that she re
mained away from her own sacred
precincts only to compel other
women to keep to theirs the habit
seemed to grow upon her, and it
was a red-letter morning indeed
when Mr. Jellyby drank his break
fast coffee opposite Mrs. Jellyby.
Many is the time I have seen this
good lady in the senate gallery re
served for anti-suffragists a pink
rose pinned to her bosom gazing
down admiringly on the junior sen
ator from New York, who was sim
ilarly garnished. But that is all over
now, and the pale pink dog-in-the-manger
rose is not as popular as it
used to be. And behold the first to
leave the sinking anti-suffrage ship
is the lady who demands an investi
gation of the high cost of living, now
that the new order is practically es
tablished. Well, as the senator said, "Girls
will be girls."
In the meantime, we women have
been promised a congressional in
vestigation into the high cost of
living. A good many of us are feel
ing "fed up" on this kind of tea
party. We recall so many investiga
tions that began with the beating of
tom-toms, and the boom and crash
of oratory, and concluded with a
little futurist whitewashing of all
parties concerned, that we are not
losing any sleep over the pending
investigation.
Women feel, however, that at last
they hold the medicine in their own
hands; they are able to vote, and
common sense indicates that they
will not vote for men who are indif
ferent to their interests. Women
are more difficult to deceive than
men in regard to the high cost of
living.
Most women spend their lives in
petty economies; they don't at all
mind walking a block or two to save
a couple of coppers. And in the way
of making over clothes, economic
camouflage is second nature to them
they won't stand too much "bunk
um" about the cost of production,
etc.
Easier to Fool All the Men.
It may be comparatively easy to
fool all the men all the time about'
the cost of food. Men, as shoppers,
have always helped to fill the joke
column. But it's different with
women; they have been trained in
too hard a school; you can't fool all
the women all the time about the
cost of food and the other neces
saries of life.
It will be highly interesting to
watch what this latest of investi
gations will develop. Eood produc
ers describe the beggarly margin
of their profits, their bare living
wage, their struggle with labor;
the martyrdom of selling round
steak at 55 and 60 cents a pound,
cheese at 45 cents a pound and but
ter at 70. But one never hears of
any of the big packers quitting.
Them seem to scrape along, earning
a beggarly profit of a score of mill
ions or so annually, and continue to
complain of the ingratitude of the
public.
It will be interesting to see if
the recently acquired political
power of women will produce an
investigation that will really in
vestigate. In the meantime, whether
the investigation is productive of
actual results, or only futurist
whitewashing, the food producer
has been unwittingly hurling boom
erangs at his business, along with
his high prices.
The cost of meat has been so tre
mendous that many people have
learned to do without it, or are
eating it in ever lessening quanti
ties. Furthermore, they find they
are just as well off without meat,
and there is ample medical author
ity to back them up in their econ
omy. Diabetes, Bright's disease,
rheumatism and high blood pres
sure are less prevalent among the
spare meat eaters than among those
in the habit of eating it two or
three times a dav.
The Value of Meat Substitutes
When round steak soared to 50
and 60 cents a pound, and even the
humble frankfurter commanded 35
and 40, women throughout the conn
try turned their attention to meat
substitutes. As a nation we have
never been very skilful in preparing
these dishes, until the tremendous
in
American women have set the stamp of
approval on the pearl as the jewel de luxe.
Dealers in precious stones report a tremen
dous increase in their importation, and in
some cases $100,000 has been offered for
one perfect specimen.
War-stricken Europe has been forced
to send many of its choice pearls to this
country to obtain much needed cash for
the stern necessities of life, and the wives
of rich Americans are taking advantage of
the opportunity.
Perhaps the pearl owes some of its
popularity to the fact that it must be worn
to preserve its lustre. Strange to say, if
laid away for a long time it loses its won
derful sheen.
In Europe the queen of Roumania has
long been envied for her pearls, and among
American women the pearls of Mrs. Wil
liam B. Leeds rank among the finest known.
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Flowers of the States
Nearly all the states have adopted
an official flower, and in those that
have not the question is up for dis
cussion. The flowers by states fol
low. Cut this out and paste it in
your scrapbook.
Arizona, Giant Cactus.
Arkansas, Apple Blossom.
California, Golden Poppy.
Colorado, Blue Columbine.
Connecticut, Mountain Laurel.
Delaware, Teach Blossom.
Florida, Orange Blossom.
Georgia, Cherokee Rose.
Idaho, Syringa.
Illinois, Violet.
Indiana, Carnation.
Iowa, Wild Rose.
Kansas, Sunflower.
Kentucky, Trumpet Vine.
Louisiana, Magnolia.
Maine; Pine Cone and Tassel.
Massachusetts. Mayflower.
Michigan, Apple Blossom.
Montana, Bitter Root.
Nebraska, Golden Rod.
Nevada, Sage Brush.
New Mexico, Cactus.
New York, Rose.
North Carolina, Daisy.
North Dakota. Wild Prairie Rose.
Ohio, Scarlet Carnation.
Oklahoma, Mistletoe.
Oregon, Oregon Grape.
Rhode Island, Violet.
South Dakota. Pasque Flower.
Texas, Blue Bonnet.
Utah, Sego Lily.
Washington, Rhododendron.
West Virginia, Indian Paint
Brush.
Wisconsin, Violet.
Wyoming, Indian Paint Brush.
The president says that he is a
bit alarmed at the number of
speeches he has in his system,
undelivered. ,LTsually the alarm
begins after the speeches are out.
The prince of Wales is going to
improve housing conditions on his
ducal estates. It appears .l.at he
tried to rent a house a few months
ago and now knows how it is himself.
Either a child or a nation that is
bribed to be good will want a bigger
bribe next time..,
Reduced
His Weight
A President' Experience
Ovaritout man and woman who hava
tried varioui mathodi (or raduelng walght
without auecaaa will ba Intarantad In tha
diseovary maria by Mr. C. D. Etavana, Praa-
ident of Mukgon Bolltr Work.
Thla gentleman found that hia walght
wan becoming hurdenaome. It wa aerloualy
interfering with hia health and buiineaa,
efficiency.
Happening to learn of a certain oil. ha
obtained eoma at a drug atora and bagan
uiiing it while following simple rulea. To
hia surpriae and delicht, hia weight began
to reduce pradually until in lata than thraa
monthf ha had loat 86 pound.
Mr. Stavenn felt better avery day and
now he expreiaea great eatlafaction at hav
ing gotten rid of the auperfluoua flein.
Many otheri, men and women, ara following;
the korein syttem. which haa aavan aimpla
rules and include oil of korein, a aafa,
wholesome treatment. No thyroida, no aalta
or calomel, no tedioua exerciaee, no atarv
lng rulen : a truly pleasant and elTectiva
home self-trratment tor overtoutne.
The oil of korein I now obtained at
busy drug stores everywhere. Each pkg.
Has a Kiinrnntee that weiuht will be re
duced 10 to 60 lbs., or more, or money re
funded after fair teat A brochure will I b
mailed free if you write to Korein Co..
NI.-60. Station F. New York. Show oth
er this advertisement. Adv.
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Mrs. William
B. Leeds and
'.he queen of
Roumania,
whose pearls
are among the
finest.
cost of meat forced us to learn. We
have never understood the culinary
value of cheese, rice, milk, eggs, to
matoes and other vegetables the way
that the Latin countries have under
stood them.
But the war gave us a shove in
the right direction; we rolled up our
sleeves and learned to make maca
roni with the skill of Italians and
yellow rice with the understanding
of Spaniards, lhe women s maga
zines and the women's pages of our
better dailies took things in hand
and taught women how to prepare
palatable and nutritious food with
out meat.
The Agricultural department did
valiant work, too, with their pam
phlets dealing with "The One Dish
Dinner, even when housewives did
not strictly adhere to the one dish,
but helped out ' their soup and a
salad or a dessert.
And now, in the words of belliger
ent school children, many house
wives find themselves saying to the
packers: "We can do without your
old meat." This is the boomerang
that will still confront the producer,
whichever way the cat of investiga
tion jumps.
The New Blouses.
The shops are really alluring in
their display of the new over
blouses in fabrics and styles suit
able for summer wear. It is per
haps an interesting thing that wash
fabrics have been made to serve so
admirably for these blouses for
there was a time when it seemed
that only chiffon and georgette and
soft crepe would do for them.
But now linen, organdie, batiste,
ratine lots of ratine, too, which is
another of those interesting evi
dences of a return to favor of a
fabric or style that has seemingly
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gone Dy an tnese aim oiner sum-ii
mer fabrics, heavy, homespuni
crashlike looking things, are used
for the over-blouse.
One thing that marks many of
the blouses is little tassels and
hanging buttons and fringe. There
are all sorts of these pendant deco
rations, from sleeve ends and hems
and just hanging down from any
other part of the blouse itself.
The custom of throwing an old
shoe after a bride is quite misap
plied when it is done by her com
panions for luck. According to
ihi spirit of the ceremony, which is
of very ancient orgin, it should be
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done by the parent or guardain of
the bride as indicating a renuncia
tion of all authority over her.
Pins were first used in England
in 1543, before which time the wo
men used "skewers."
To Give Harp Concert
The Meal One
Eats Alone
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Fire Proof Building.
Mercantile Storage & Warehouse Co.
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An artist of the harp, Miss Lydia
Ball will give a concert Thursday
afternoon at the studio of Miss Lo
retta De Lone, who is her instruc
tor. Miss Ball has been studying
six months but her exceptional tal
ent has won immediate recognition
in musical circles.
This pretty young brunette will
be one of the fall brides, for her en
gagement to Mr. Kinley Hogrefe
roT-nt'v anoimced bv her par-ents,-
Mr. and Mrs. U. S. BalL
The solitary meal that is taken in
a public eating place must be eaten
in the conventional way, and because
there are almost always others eat
ing, if not with one, at the same time
at least and in visible company, is
perhaps not quite so lonely as the
meal eaten alone in one's 4partment
or little housekeeping rooms.
But the solitary meal, eaten in the
place one calls home even if tem
porary needs all the pleasant
touches to make it an enjoyable one.
Because one is alone is no reason
why one should content one's self
with odds and ends of food, cold or
unappetizing. Indeed, if such a
course, if regularly pursued, will
mean ill-health as well as a little de
pression. On the other hand, the solitary
meal is the place where one can in
dulge one's self in any fad or fancy,
no matter how unconventional. One
can make a supper of cereal and
milk, or can eat vegetables for
breakfast, if one pleases. A meal
alone is certainly the time to choose
food experiments, or diet, it one
fancies such a course.
However, if a little planning is
done say a week ahead hot meals
of palatable nourishing food can be
managed without a great deal of
trouble if the meal has to come at
the end of a long, busv days work.
Hot soups, that aid the digestion of
a meal so much if taken first, come
in cans ready to heat in five minutes.
By adding milk, rice, maccaroni or
vegetables, these can be varied and
made almost a meal in themselves.
hggs, which are so substantial a
food, are easy to cook quickly in half
a dozei different ways and every
delicatessen nearlv can supply hot
as well as cold cooked foods.
But the chief thing to manage at
any meal for one is a pleasant at
mosphere. Clean, dainty linen, pret
ty china and something green or gay
in a vase to look at, are just as im
portant for one person as a dozen
people.
Some social folk feel so lonely
when eating by themselves that the;
read to forget it. Reading while eat
ing is quite an art, but if it enable
one to eat slowly in an agreeabl
frame of mind it may be an aid rath
er than a hindrance to digestion, fo
lonely eating causes some people t
"bolt their food to get the mer
oyer with. Needless to say, an ex
citing book is better read some othe
place. The pleasant or funny bit o
reading is the best choice for read
ing undertaken at a meal. There
are some people, too, who enjoy
music at a home meal as much as
they do in a restaurant, and they like
to play over their favorites on a
phonograph while they eat.
But. after all, the solitary meal is
the time when one can relax and eat
what one wants to, where one wants
to iq the way one wauts to
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