PART TWO; , -SOCIETY
SECTION
, VOL. XLIX N6. : 14. ,
The Omaha ' Sunday Bee
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PART TWO
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SOCIETY SECTION
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1919.
SINGLE COPY FIVE ' CENTS
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Gabby Detay Is Serves Mental
: '.Refreshments in Her
Sunday Column
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(Anna Held's Jewels "Honest" Friends Tempera
: ; mental Hat Designs They Walk in the Walkers
t Club All Served With the Spice You Like. .
V A NNA HELP'S jewels, the last
- "A luminous reminders of that
. beautiful actress, are for sale.
The gorgedus stones which she
loved so dearly will be given to the
highest bidder, , all her diamonds,
emerals, sapphires and rubies in
their superb mountings will be
ihown in glittering array to tempt
the horde of buyers. According to
a clause in the will of the late star
thev will be disposed of at the Wal
dorf Astoria by Charles Hanlon, ex
. ecutor of the Held estate, ' ,.
Also in that sale there will be the
greater parf of the personal and
stage belongings of Anna Held, in
cluding hoi exquisite laces, gowns,
chiffons, shoes, lingerie and her
most famous stage costumes. Among
V the latter is her sensational "pea-
' cock dress." . It is an interesting ex
, hibition. this collection of the earth'
ly remains of the past glory of the
woman who rose from the position
of a child singer on the Paris streets
to one oi international rcnwwo,
whose life was 'surrounded always
with a- dazzling hue, partly to 'clever
. press agenting and partly due to her
own . piquant, daring personality.
Her, death "a year ago from myelo
ma, ; one of the strangest diseases
In medical history, was as dramatic
an exit from me as even ner own
keen sense of, the dramatic , could
.have desired. '": ' ' J, '
Anna Held's favorites were pearls,
und she loved these milky stones
more than any ; other. Diamonds
were a good investment, but pearls
were her rare delight, and she cared
not what price she paid for them.
Her favorite piece was a pearl neck
lace, composed of 43 matched stones.
fiwas maae lor ner oy janesicn or
Iris at a cost of $79,000. This cel-
Irated jeweler worked for five
pnflis assembling the pearls, and
ie iaie comeaienne worKca wim
im. Each . stone was . examined
ithrouarh a class and rejected if the
' mncrmiitiif. tiau, wa tntmn a npr.
feet string was "finally assembled
nd the key pearl is known all over
: the world, for it is absolutely per-
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. jewels as 'she did in everything else
, hi her, life and she was constantly
Jiayng , her ; stones reset. u This
ttring of : .pearls she never had
changed, however,' and she wore
them .almost" constantly. The dia
mond stomacher or corsage piece is
probably the most famous of her
jewels, r Thii is a combination con
taining" earrings and lavaliere. Two
,:gfreat stones of eight caratsare de-
ta'chable, for the earrings and the
platinum bow. knot is studded with
35 rose-cut" and full-cut diamonds.
1 he priceWs only $30,000, a mere tri
lie to tome TOiey king.
i.4 Ml Intlffrr will tflf nrirplpce iran.
ilies reflect the -rays from glittering
footlights, for finis has been written
' lo I fascinating life, and these last
remnants "of a career of brilliancy
will soon be' scattered to the four
-i winds. ., -'vv .,-,..'. ;-p-V
, TN YE olden time milady's claim
; to beaaty lay in the arch of her
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iiujr,. iuul, an uic clearness OI
her limpid eyes or in the flawless-
ness-'of her peachblow complexion.
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vn .iv ,3 an iciiipci aiiiciiu 41
you have. A temperament that is fas
.cinating," elusive, indefinable, then
your fortune is made, even though
your nose be snub and your fee"t
aren't mates. Your gowns must
match your personality, the fiang-
v even your friends must harmonize.
And now there comes an artist
from the far east who is truly up to
the Iminute, for he designs your hat
I to "match. Baron Robin Derlaneer
, has evolved this clever scheme. You
select your chapeau and he paints
it according to his ideas of your per-
, sonality and you may have a hat for
every mood just as you have one to
Illall.ll cvciy gUWIl. 11 WUU 1U1I9
may read and theTassingxpublie-may
know at a glance just what particu
lar idiosyncracies make up your
:emperamtnt v
" No young Beau Brummel will
intake a mistake in this wise, for he
has merely to glance at her hat to
determine whether he is selecting
the right disposition to match his
own "for better, for worse." ' v
TT1 LATTERY is a sinister weap-
p on Uke a stilleto it pierces- the;
heart and does, its deadly
n work clean and quietly. And it was
with this weapon that a woman
sailed forth to meet busy matrons.
She was selling books nature
studies and no woman with . chil
Iren could afford to be without 4hem.
: . Her luck had been bad one day.
When she reached -a certain house
m Thirty-eighth avenue she decid
ed to use her wits "as well as a
weapon. A very busy woman an-
- wered her, own door because she
was fnsidless but not helpless. ;
The usual flow of talk began and
finally she was invited inside
". needless to say the Thirty-eighth
' street mother-of-three hat a passion
for nature studies, books of knowl
i edge and everything that is ' enter-
taining and tends to keep the minds
v of her children clean ari$ wliole-
" some.
The backdoor bell rang.
, "Excuse me while I answer the
bell," said the matron.
' When she returned, the book
lady remarked:
"My, oh myl you are so artistic
such beautiful selection of pictures!
I 'see Rembrant's "Old Mill" and
v,'and Cotot's "Dance of the Wood
Njuiphs' auj hat lovely thing by
Wallace Nutting and ' Bethoven's
Sonota ." . . t
"Mercy, -don't I I am not artistic,
and that is one regret of my life.
Mandel's in Chicago had V.sale and
I enlisted the co-operatifi of a
saleswoman - who knows her wares.
She selected them because I wanted
something to decorate the walls
and the Nutting picture belongs toj
my sister, but I just "appropriated"
it just because I knew it must be
good a girl of artistic taste bought
it and gave it to sister for Christmas.
I wouldn't admit this for the world,
but suppose .you should go on and
on like the brook and ask me ques
tions which would knock over my
house of sham." - -
The book-lady gasped at such
honesty, y. When she caught her
breath,, she smiled:-,1 took a few
lessons in "interiors, "dispositions"
and methods of approach before
startinsr out on this trio. ' I try to
Jind the soft spot in people and play
on that so they will buy my dooks,
but isn't it tirecomel Isn't it just
terrible, hoV-: we sham aur life
away though the world I"
Thereupon the two women,- un
masked everything, talked books,
bought books and sold books, each
was happy and satished.
AHA! Mr. , Lester - Heyn, there
is at least one woman who has
your number. Too bad, your
wife didn't attend the performance
at the Brandeis Monday evening
with you. If only she knew what
Mr. Alexander said. We'll wager
you didn't tell her.
"Let your wifjs have all she wants
without any argument from you.
You always give in to her whimst
and you always will" were the
words of'the oracle. t is the "al
ways will" phrase which tells the
tale. - , i
AndMiss' Pat "McCoy, stop your
speculation in oil .wells; you are
sure to lose a neat little ,sum if you
don't. Do you remember how every
one laughed when your name was
called and the verdict given? , A
Yes, among other things, Alex
ander disclosed a romance which is
budding out in the Field club dis
trict We understand "the man is
prominent in the -Wholesale business
and the girl is one of our popular
young women. She is wearing a
beautiful engagement ring (we
noticed) and how she blushed when
she was advised by the actor to
haste the happy day and become"
a matron. We areonly too sorry
that we do not know their names.
F you were the only woman play
wright who had produded a play
without, the aid , (Jf , man, 'just
at would you do to qeiiet your
jangling nerves On the eve of j its
opening? Cant, you imagine the
ghosts that would stalk, through the
midnight hours ariti the doubts that
would assail Somrf women would
resort to hysterics,' but not 'Mrs.
Chauncey Olcott, who recently pro-
A Welcome Newcomer Is Mrs Andrew
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iNesbit, who was Miss iNiorma
Thompson of Lincoln
r this season poets sing of the
charm of the golden rod, of
the "asters like a smoke upon
the hills," but without even a glass
or a botanical notebook we have
found such a lovely specimen not
of autumn beauty butttf piquant
womanhood, viz. Mrs. Andrew E.
Nesbit Mrs. Nesbit has but; re
cently lifted our knocker, but she
has made a nice, cozy, little' nook
for herself in our hearts, for her
charm and originalitvare quijte en
trancing. . -,
-Ifyou will turn back the leaves
of memory you will find her, minus
the plain, gold band, for as Norma
Thompson she visited often in the
Gate City. She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Thompson of
Lincoln, her ' father a prominent
figure in Nebraska, as he held the
position of attorney general andH
also solicitor of the United States
treasury at Washington. The state
University where so many men and
maids play and study together and
where Dan Cupid often dons the
black robe and learned air of the
professor, claimed this attractive
young woman for several years.
Mr. Nesbit . was also enrolled at
this famous school and whether, the,
wily god of love . had a hand in
choosing two courses of study, we
will leave to your own imagination.
Mr. Nesbit Is a member of the
Delta Tau Delta fraternity.
yjust here we will divulge a secret.
lhis pretty younsr matron loves the
fluffy things of life ad it's so nice'
and comfortable to talk with her.
after . a series of low-heele(f, tor
toise rimmed uplifters! She Is a
designer of her own lovely gowns
and with a wisp of chiffon and a
bead or two she can make a frock
that will delight your soul and be'
a feast for your eyes when . she
dons it Her dresses are . always
just the right shade, they either
match the harebells in her eyes, or
the golden glints in her hair so that
the most artistic one must admire
her Jatiltless taste.
N When Mars thundered so many
pretty girls were wed under crossed
swords and waving flags and aH in
a miniHe Miss Norma Thompson
became- Mrs. Lieutenant-in-the-In-fantry
Nesbit and found herself
whisked into that great camp at
Deming, , N. M. She enjoyed the
army life immensely with all its kha
ki and glittering insignia and spent
a twelvemonth in the shadow. of the
Stars ' and Stripes. A huge gray
transport carried the warrior hus
band to foreign battlefields and the,
brave war wife went to Washing
ton to do her share on this side.
Mrs. -Nesbit was- a tireless Red
Cross worker. : French knots . and
frilly : things were . forgotten while
her busy hands stitched on endltsi?
surgical dressings and the canteens
claimed the remainder of her time.
- But even bloody conflicts must
have an end and the young lieuten
ant is now a blue serge civilian, and
he and his harming wife have
chosen Omaha'for their home. Mrs.
Nesbit expects to be very happy anA
busy under her own vine and fig
tree with her music and housewifery.
The violin is her chosen instrument
and she plays very artistically for
her friends. In this era, of "new
women" who will 'soon cast their
stiff, black sailors into the political
arena, Mrs. Nesbit is" a delight. Sne
is . upto-the-rmnu'te, but to us that
sesses . those charming feminine
qualities which prove , to us that
we' may still be womanly even
though we firmly graspour ballot
and sally forth to bring light to
the dark places. ( .
IX charm of the stolden rod. of army life immensely with all its kha- 1 XV.vi,iV i
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I wright who bad produced a play V ,v . ., 3 . - 1 I .
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duced 'Lusmcre." Mrs. Olcott is
extremely feminine, but very sen
sible, so she vetoed the hysterics
and canned a bushel of peaches in
stead. '''; v .-
There is .no a mannish touch
about the production of "Lusmore"
at the Henry Miller theater. With
woman stage manager, i woman
producer and a woman press 'agent,
j-ruaiiiv, is tfuiLc a tciiiuiiuc aiidii.
Mrs. Grace Hayer, who wrote "Lus
more" in collaboration with . Mrs.
OlcotW. is the stage mlnager. Not
the one who moves the canvas
houses and trees between acts, of
course, but the genius who' re
hearsed the cast and managed the
stage. ''
It is as impossible to reproduce
the whimsical vivacity of Mrs. Ol
cott as it is to capture the perfume
of wild flowers and a "moonlight
evening on canvas. When she wants
anything she just "makes believe,"
and what do yon think it comes
true!
In the first place. Mrs. Olcott
made believe that she was a play-
wright and producer when' she was
only 9 years old, and then when she
wai-15 she made believe- that .'she
was married to a popular actor, and
did nothing but travel around and
receive messages of admiration and
flowers. X f
And that rosy dream is now a
bona fide reality, t
Mrs. Olcott predicts that soon
women will be producing and man
aging plays al a great rate. Why
not? she demands, since they have
the necessary quota of brains and
executive ability. j
Although it tool; six years, off and
on, to write "Lusmore, the produc
tion of it was completed in three
weeks. It took only 21 days to get
the scenery, costumes, company and
music, and what is more, the two
women accomplished the feat alone.
Mrs. Olcott is planning to produce
a play written by Marie, queen of
Roumania, and she intends to keep
very busy writing and producing,
for, she decides, there isu't room in
the world now for an idle woman or
man not the tiniest niche And
still, this attractive matron , con
tends that woman's place is still in
ithe home, for she was sa very
proud of those canned peaches, that
her play almost took second place in
her' affections. - , ... ,
THAT eager i band of out
door enthusiasts known as the
Omaha Walking club " must
have consistency as t their stogan.
They believe in' becoming fast
friends with Dame Nature, and they
also endeavor keep even ' their
literature as woodsy as possible.
The club has recently issued a
bulletin of their activities, and very
appropriate- is the little verse en
titled "Freedom," which appears on
the back page. Everything in this
moving pen picture, from the trees
to the brook, seems to be on a mad
chase, and Olive Runner is the ar
tist. We have heard of the crimson
ramblers., but never any olive run-t
ners, ,-Bugologists, please step for
ward ' i
Drama League
to Have Fine
Program
the .Drama
.A.
The fourth year of
league promises a very intlresting
outlook". ' - i
An invitation has been extended
to Stuart Walker to open the season
of the league by an informal talk to
its members, some afternoon dur
ing hrs engagement at the Brandeis
theater in October.
"Miss KatC McHugh will give two
lectures, the first an J illustrative
reading of "Can Grande Castle;
Polyphonic Prose," by Amy Lowell;
the second a discussion on dramatic
monologues.
,t Lord Dunsany will lecture before
the league November IS, and Edith
Wynue Matthisou will give a read
ing . from , Maeterlinck'i "Sister Be
atrice," later on. "
'Mrs. Lucien Stephens, colonial
chairman of the membership com
mittee, is receiving new members
daily. A tea will be tendered Stuart
Walker at the Blackstone hotel- if
he .accepts, the .league's invitation,
and f ate arrangements will, fee
made to enroll new members at
that time. .
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Fashion D ispatch
For a perfect salad all ingredients
sliold be fresh, crisp and" cool.
Use only the delicate white stalks
of celery, the most tender leaves of
cabbage and the small heart leaves
of lettuce. The salad should not be
mixed until ready to " be -.served.
For chicken or fish saladuse may
onnaise dressing. Vegetable sal
ads are best with' French dressing.'
After emptying the greasy dish
water into the sink is is well to put
a piece of washing soda over the
sink drain and pour scalding water
over it. This will prevent the "pipes
from clpggiug. , ".- A i
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(Special Cable to. The Bee.)
: Paris, Sept. 2Q. Bags, , so finely
beaded that they resemble tapestry
are among the most costly and con
sequently most favored bags today.
' Antique patterns, some of them
copies from tapestries in the Louvre
or at Versailles, are among the best
liked. Bags are larger, . inclining
more especially to an increasing
depth, .Many are mounted on an
tique silver, frames, while others are
of the draw-string type.
Neck chains measuring 72 inches
and novelty hat pins are interesting
novelty buyers at this time. Baroque
pearls and rhinestones are a favor
ite hat pin combination.
If you scorch a garment in iron
ing rub dry starch over the stain,
then sponge it off. Repeat as often
as necessary
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Loveliness
Unseen Is
Fashion
Within Pajamas Survives
Contentedly the Same
Eve Dainty "and : '
' Feminine.
, By ELEANOR GUNN. ,
Among the prejudices that have
been cast into the discard, is one that
women should not wear a bifuricated
skirt. Those who have tried them
and know the freedom thereof, have
been loath to giving - them up,
although willing to restrict their
use. . " - .
There , is 'certainly nothing about '
such pajamas as these dainty ones
shownA Hardly a more convincing
argument could be found against the
theory that whenv a woman dons
trousers she discards all feminine "'
charm. - Such garments as theSe are
doubtless too distractingly pretty
and feminine. But that's no argu
ment for renouncing V fashion. .
Pajamas are sensible, sometimes. I
They are warmer fer winter than
robes, and infinitely better for trav
eling. Delightfully festive pajamas
like these may be used or idling in
one's boudoir and are quite proper
ly classed as negligees.
One would never make any such
charge as "sensible" against these,
of primrose crepe de chine, the jack
et and trouser cuffs embroidered in
old blue .and orchid. i '
. It is untold relief to one's ' pent
up feeljngs to discard the drab, color- .
less garb of the workaday world and
burst forth into color. Iiun fortu
nately is not always possible' to be
as colorful and comfortable as one
might desire in outer apparel, but
the fascinating world of under
things gives a woman a chance to
rove at least to herself how prettv'
a role to dress is the boudoirseli.
There are many quietly - dressed-
women who revel v in - dainty lin- -gerie
and spend most of their
clothes allowance on things that are
no seen than for the prosaic . gar-
ments of visible wardrobe. 1
If you are a mother, preparing
your daughter for her first year afV
school, do' not insist up her lin
gerie, being of - the durable- type
alone. Do not frown upon het sug
gestion of silk for after all it is not
an extravagance. Cultivate a pride
-in her personal belongins by letting ;
her have some pleasure and voice in '
. 1 . . 1 . . e a -1 , ,
inc seiecuon oi ner tning ana- give
her just a little rein in the choice ofk
. I. .n.MM.MA . L-. .' 1 1 n M in I...
IHV SalIlcIIL9 BUS Will TV W . Ill MCI
own room.' ' Pajamas, are not
irowned upon in - boarding school,
but - rather encouraged, - although
they should be made on r simpler
lines. - - , -
Negligees ' that are fashioned on
harem lines and have full Turkish
trousers are very comfortable. Since -,the
over blouse may be any length
one fancies there should be no feel
ing oi unconventional , attire. De
signers evidently find richer sug- ,
gestions in the Orient than in
other parts of the globe for negli
gees. The inspiration is clearly
seen. Chinese coats and trousers
are not only artistic ' to a ". degree '
but exceedingly 'convenient. They
are the artistic, choice for the s
slim young creature who bobsher .
hair and only succeeds in making -herself
the more alluringlyj feminine "
in spite of the boyish cut. " v
; But the "biped" garment is not to
be-iept in privacyof one's room.
ForNsome time it has been replac
ing the petticoat and nobody is a bit
the wisfcr as far as appearances areW
concerned. There are all sorts' of
interesting bloomers , of various
lengths in the shops, some of glove
silk that do not -add anything to
one's girth and are. also desirable in
other ways. These solve the prob
lem of windy weather and keep one
decently clad in 4 gale. And bev
sides they, are not unsightly; they
are distinctly attractive. - .-' -j
i The more intimate garments mod
eled after those widely advertised
and worn ' by men during hot
whether are the severely tailored
one-piece union suits that end '
above the knee and have elastic at,
the back of the waist to allow free
dom of motion. The athletic girl has
long looked with envy at her broth- 4
ers simplified under-clothing and
wondered why it would not be teas-'
ible fo her as well. The urgent
need of thousands of girls for the
same thing was an incentive and
soon such garments were ready. .
made of daint flesh color, and also J
white materials, edged with narrow
lace as a concession to feminine
notion of such -personal things.
These models are a suhstitut fnr
the envelope chemise or whatever
form, of Combination or .separate '
garments one may wear instead.
It is, perhaps, the simple, comfort-
able - example of the modern
woman's new designs in under
things, that has tabght her how
dainty an outfit may . be, , though
quite unberuffled and unbedecked?
The never and more active occu
pation tor women and girls , have
made ingenuity work overtime.
The need to avoid bulkiness,' all
extra care, and too-parishable selecf
tion of materials may have anarp-
ened the wits and the taste tn - a
wonderful efficiency but none-the-less,
within survives contentedly .
the same Eve; daintyand ever '
feminine.
(Copyright, Fairchild, 1919.)-
White silk gloves and stockings
will not turn yellow if they are care-N
fully washed in warm water, not
hot water and dried in the house.
Before hanginflhem up to dry press "
them out smoothly with the hands. " "
Do not iron. ' V
GlaxedN tiles can be beautifully A-
cleaned by rubbing them with atut
lemon. Then after IS minutes, .
liolish them with a soft cloth.