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ir- .... St ) z, PART . TWO 1 SOCIETY SECTION HE: U Vi AHA SUNDAY mE: , PART TWO SOCIETY; -:SECTJON-. . f VOL. XUX NO. 16. v : OMAHA, SWDY' M-ORfNG,; OCTOBER 5, 1919. B-l SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS They Failed to Brand 'Workers Society Matrons - Could Not Make Business Girls "Dress the Part'V No 'Wonder. , - v - V By ELEANOR GUNN. V ? , - JNot so very long ago a project . was under way to establish a shop for . business women's clothes. Women who were in the socfal . world only, thought it a perfectly splendid idea and were, ready to put capital in it.- Business Vopien were up in arms against it. And no wonder. ",.,-' Just because the fates, have de nied a woman the'chance of happi ness in what some men are still pleased to call her "proper sphere," . there is no reason why she should be branded before th.e world! Not that it is a disgrace to b,e in busi ness; not tha.t women of intelligence , fail to deem it a privilege tq asso ciate 'with men in the big interests of business life but they do object to being regarded as in a class dis tinct in human qualities from moth ers and wives. A shop dedicated to the dressing " business women would only have the short life it deserved. It is a woman's privilege as well as her duty to be as attractive in .business .as elsewhere. This does not mean that she should wear party clothes to her place of business, nor accen tuate her charms in a manner as offensive in an office as it is- any; where (else. One loses nothing in efficiency by being smartly dressed. In a general way one is quite within her rights to choose anything it pleases her to wear. Extremes are obviously out of , place in an office, but are they. not in questionable taste" anywhere? Over-elaboration is not more vulgar in the woman who earns her Own living than in ' the woman who spends but does not earn money. It is of course true that the busi ness woman has dress problems pe culiar to herself and beirife a busy person she welcomes help in solving them. But must . this necessarily mean that she wants 'to go into uni- i form or something which is akin to it? Or that she should accept the 'ilircc-or-four-costumes-in-one idea? Or that Judy O'GradyJs really any different from the colonel's lady in ' her love of frettyv . ' Intelligence and Clothes. The independent business woman frequently has" more " money to spend "on her back" than the. house wife and generally she shows m- tclligence in the purchase of gowns : good in material and cut, made in the mode but not in its exagger ated - form. She usually has sense enough to select dark colors and wit enough 'to vary any possible monotony of appearance by adding ..and subtracting collars and r'estees.. Another resource lies in novel ties." Unfortunately there are .women holding responsible positions in the . business world who are sp very careless of their appearance .1... 4 il.... A 'Mr.ce ttioir nart" but these are in the minority. '. 1 . The girl whose business activities arc confined to fou walls finds hef dress problems simplified. She has j me role to dress for, whereas the j y woman who must go out and cir- j ciflate in -the world has two. The j business girl should never make the i fatal error of wearing passej party i oiotnes to tne ouicc. n j v"- , her stock in trade to look as at tractive as possible and if she must choose she should be more con cerned in being properly dressed .for office hours than out of them Great Need, of, Designs. ' A well-stocked shop . cariying clothes for any discriminating - woman will answer the purposes of the business woman. Perhaps she needs more carefully chosen ctbtjies ' than womert in the ordinary walk of life. For instance, she must have a complete rainy day outfit' ' and enough changes of blouses and dresses to be neat under every try ing circumstance. She must wear clothes that are a happy, compro ' 'mise between indoor office work and street clothes. This is pecu liarly important if occasions demand 'v her to be in both places in the pur suit of her daily bread.. ; ' A fastidious business woman should have dresses that will en- able her to enjoy , a dinner with friends and maybe- the play, after " a busy dav without the burden of Koing all the way home to change: , a" dress in wliich she may accept - a luncheon engagement anywhere and not be stamped as out of the picturt. "S-, . Th "bahbv rented", has abso lutely no excuse for "being" today, j It is the enspty iresn, apprupnaic, and attractively-planned costuming of our prosperous business women that makes them what they "are everywhere today in America an intelligently dressed group, upon " whnm uniforms would, confer i A neither distinction nor taste. ,i .. ... i ; Supyvalata, the last of thequeenS of Upper Burmah, who . with her husband King f heebaw, surrendered to Sir H. Prendergast, V. C, an Eng lishman, afhird of a century ago i has since been residing in India, has ,,. been allowed to return to Rangoon. ' 1 She arrived there in April with her ' two, daughters and a -granddaughter. A suitably residence has been pro cured for her jn the. vicinity of the , "- pii.-i'-.-a-.ed Buctiihiit , .siirine,- Shrye ayow, ('agouti 1 ' .r tii:sband the cx.-King Theebaw, difd a year ago. My brain and I Had an. argument I called it a "Rotting sloth" , Accused it-of idleness--,' Indalcnce Y aste ' .'Reproacied it for being A sluggard A drone A lounger A loafer A parasite. My wrath grew intensely I lectured immensely ' On futility Of idling ; :A young life away My points were put ' vGearly That a brain acting. Queerly Should not, run at large In the world. .' 1 I if was takkig up space Oh good valuable space! Where real active- , Gr,ay matter should thrive. For speech-making And lecturing ' . -1 , ' No one could bat me " Not even Joe Bailey Or our president en tour. I spoke long on squareness Said much about truth . So. pleased with myself ' I really felt flattered: ' That rosy prospects Loomed large I forgot quite my sublet In oratorical spasms. . But ' ' ' . When I stopped . The brain started With much less excitement- Infinitely more calm Aiiffwiser: "I am true to you . Honest . I am never a cheater I give what I get And no more You are the lazy one. .Work with me Heart Beats . ;;-' ;;:; ;.y ... ':'-X'j ;'; '::C ; v;' .-. ' . . : And I'll wor-k with you- v ' 1 : i . J&S MV-' v' ''! , , ; . --'jT Brains give - . , ' ' - v ' ' ? . Jr In proportion to getting." " ' -T .JPvf'V'x t'-'v"-'.- vV f' ' Cavers 7 Oh-o ! Gabby Suppresses A Smile As She Writes ' "Of Folks and Things Wouldn't Omaha Be Dull Without the Variety of Much Good In the Worst of Us That Who ' Is Better Than Anyone Else? By GABBY DETAYLS. YOU wouldn't' go into a business of selling pies with a partner chosen sirriply because of love. Marriage is more serious than sell ing pies and. yet the only excuse some girls have for plunging head long in is, "I love him." "Oh, Gabby," you exclaim, "what a' wicked idea! No really nice girl -ould marry a man she doesn't love it .would be a life sentence of mis try." , . x That is your opinion, and it was the, opinion of your mother, and it is the opinion of V most women, though as time jogs along with its disjllusignments many women .add that it is of equal importance in mar ried happiness if a man is a "good provider," and some, at Whose doors a gaunt wolf has always crouched, come out quite shamelessly and say that love isn't all it is cracked up to be. The wolf, little dears,,, doesn't think so either. ' v The moment a girl falls in love with aman she loses her power of judgment. . He may be a rake; she doesn't see it, and doesn't believe it when given proof. Economically he is a failure, autl she deludes herself into thinking that once they are married she will so inspire him he will become'a financial success. Per haps, though he can't hold a job as a clerk in a peanut stand, she sees him, through the rose-colored glass of love, sitting in a high place in Wall street, put there solely by her love tor him and iaith in him. - . He lacks all the little courtesies that make the gentleman. Never mind, she will teach him. True, he doesn't get up to give his mother a chair now, but after she marries him he will get up to open the door for her. A boor is made into a Ches terfield; a dull-witted man becomes a' polished scholar; .Adonis and Rockefeller and all those others who specialized along certain lines are down and out when compared with what her hero will become after the preacher has mumbled a few words over his head! . , She thinks all this because she foves him. She defies cooler-headed parents and friends; shft labels jus tice "prejudice" and discovers for the first time in her life that the lit tle circle around her lacks discrimi nation and appreciation. Love is beautiful, but respect means a great deal more- Common sense also should be considered. I would have, a girl admire a man coolly and judiciously, respect him with reason for the sentiment, look dispassionately over his financial prospects, look well into his business ability and inquire closely into his manner of-treating hissijsters and his mother., . , , - ' The sentimentalists won't admit it, but Gabby is right and you know it. ' effect that isvmildly bizarre in the shadows of the dressing table about tea time that they saunter blithely into restaurants a few minutes liter, looking as if you could neatly peel off their expressions with a palette knife. . "And really," Miss Lee assures us solemnly, "1 Jb not think that wom en use rouge and powder for each ( ther even more thn for the effect tiiey visit to produce upon men. Nothing evfr irritates a girl quite so ; much as needing one of her women friends at say. 11 o'clock in the morning, on a day when she dressed hurriedly for an appointment. She is practically certain to be told: "'My Var, how tired you look. . You eight to ,get away and have "ood rest.' " ' , , , M' ISS FRANCES MAY is sleeping," purrs the maid over .the phone to a dis tracted society' editor at 9 a. m. An hour later the call. is repated and the same answer given. At 11 tbe sweet voung thing is dressing and may not be disturbed. At 12 the bird has flown' to a luncheon party. A mat inee follows and vainly does the edi tor strive to talk .three seconds with the butterfly of society. , Perbaps. she may reach the1 gay young thing at a tea party.' She calls Miss Frances May is busy. At 6 p. m. the dear child has returned home. A last chance to reach her! But hope speedily vanishes at the bored voice of the maidj wriich announces that the mistress is dressing for din net;. The day is done and the edi tor is in the depths of desoair. The following morning she again' calls, lhe voung brother answers thisftime. "To tell you the truth," says the friendly young chap, "I haven't seen Frances myself- for the last four days." If the girl's own family does not see her, what may a poor, insignifi cant. society editor expect? "I Miss Cavers One of Omaha's Most Charming "Buds" TO the modern girl, travel plays ! an important part in an education, and is as necessary as the three R's of school days. Miss- Marjorie Cavers is one 06 the mst attractive of Omaha's ''buds" who will spend the winter in jour neying over , the broad land. Both the casfand thewest are to be visit-' t by her, as her plans'tnclude trips' in each dl these directions. X -r Miss jCavers is very Hmall, the petite type of beauty, and has that shade of Titian hair so envied and admired. Her 'large eyes bespeak kindness and sincerity, which are the "most noticeable of her charac teristics. She is always Jjttractively dressed and'is known .for her style and smartness.. - ' -As one of the.' 12., maids to ;Miss Quivera, she was the - recipient of an honor which is conferred by the board, of governors of Ak-Sar-Ben only on the most favored few. This distinction is one much desired by each year's debutante!. This Omaha maiden attended Bcechwood school in,,Perinsylvania', where she specialized in domestic science, languages and literature. Helen Murphy, the 23th queen of J She . finished her course at this school last June. Though her plans for an eastern trip, are rather indefinite. Miss Cav-. ers will leave shortly, and will stop in' the larger' cities to visit her many friends. ; ' Upon her return she intends to accompany her- father, Mr. J. . A. Cavers, to Los Angeles, where they will remain for the winter. . Mr. Cavers has but - recently sold, his beautiful home, and is 1 yet unde cided as to where he and Miss Mar jorie will make their future home. 'At the annual institute of Mont gomery county teachers held at N'orristown, Pa., Dr. J. II. Puffer, a lecturer .from , New England, de nounced the dance hall, georgette and other : filmy, material waists, short and hobble skirts, high heels and cigartts. . SC. t .... KNOW that there is a beau tiful notion that young wom en get flushed cheeks if they walk. briskly every day, and that going to bed early, refraining frqm stimulants, and eating just what you know is ' harmless, are all the cos metics any girl . ever eeds. But who does it in this complicated age?" says Miss Kathryns Lee, a well known singer. Yes, we agree with. her. Which of us does the things which will give "a skin you love to touch?" The longest way round is not the shortest way home when it comes to seeking the fount ain of youth for a, lovely complexion. The powder and rouge puffs and the ever handy lipstick are much the quicker means to the beauty we de sire. According to Miss Lee. it is per fectly proper to use make-up, in fact she rather approves of its use. However, she advises the" girlies to start early if. they ever intend to lend nature any assistance. Practice makes perfect, so the sages say, and therefore learn the tricks of the paint 'box early in the game. Let us thank lieaven 'that the American girl does not improve 'herself as does the French maiden, who plasters her face a blank white and daubs her lips until she closely resembles some one's simile of a rose petal on an alabaster plate. "After all, the real trouble about all make-up is that quite young girls forget how to be discreet with it.- They get so excited over an A1 RE you jealous of 'your hus- band? .Are you suspicious of him Do you think that 6om pretty manicurist is "vamping hin;, Then be calm, is the advice of Mile. Lpuise, pretty New York manicur ist. The wife is entirely mistaken s" in her opinion.' She has found in ' heV experience that the average man . considers the care of his nails in the . ' I same manner he considers having his shoes shined. The girl who shines his pails is of no, more inter est to him than the bov who shines his boots. It is possible, but not at 3 1 1 L LI. iL.. i : . t ' i an piuDauic, uiai men aiscuss ineir wives' with Strangers. . "The only man who ever talks of his wife, and tha.t is not 99 times out of 100, is the man whows either be ingNdivorced or is getting a divorce. He is the man who is ready to flirt The introduction to a flirtation is. My wife doesnt understand me. II . she did-v-' Then the manicurist v knoWs just what line of conversa tion to expect and How to afiswer it. - "Now and then a man talks of his ; business, but rarely. Very often they -tell you of past successes or : failures, buts seldom of the things they are interested in today. i !'They' don't have to talk for in experienced manicurist to know how their business is. "The hundredth man who speak ofhis wife tell you what a won- ; der he's got. The single man has a sweetheart some place and usually has his manicuring done while he'a ' being shaved. He is the man who ' asks questions of the barber, that lead into a perfect avalanche of con- versation. He does that occasion-, ally for fear -he'll let his mind wan der -from the girl he's being dolled up to meet." . -; Therefore, wives, do not suspect your husbands. Take the word of a woman who should know. More over, as Mile. Louise is pretty and attractive, she. should know whether or not husbands talk to the mani cure girls. - She says most emphati- " caily, "No, indeed, they do not" ; ' Cheer up, ladies! v . .'.. G-'ABBY has had a terrible week. , with riots ancT carnivals and ; gowns and dinners she almost " succumbed. , - ' If the . Militaire,who-came from, afar had not had such a good time : changing; his jnind thfngs would ' have been so much easier. First he Stamped his big heavy foot on everything and then he lifted ft ; gently and many little things slipped under, such as the coronation ball and, carnival and then down it came again heavier, than before on -the beautiful and inoffensive automobile , flower parade we had all worked so hard over and looked forward to for , many weeks. What harm pray could ".' a flower parade do going -through the streets in broad day light. Don't you tninic ga2ing on flowers on a sunny day, passing languidly before all eyes, would calm the soul of the V wildest mob? I fear, our Militaire. J forgot his psychology; don't you? ' Gowns 1 Gowns Gowns! Where do y j they all come from? And diamonds' .! too. My word how Omaha women : did glitter Fridav nieht Doo'f suppose they sold their government ' i bonds and bought diamonds? best j little investment in the world yon J know. ' . . .' h And the gowns, why the floor was covered with them much mere on the floor than on the women. Gabbv never heard of sovroany bodices 'cut very low' and 'sleeveless in her life, Always when they were cut very ltfw they were sleeveless and en train. I 'have no doubt, that soms dear old fashioned man. who ati -1 weara a watch chain, would just !ot i to have gathered his wife Hp in the . ) train of her gown and torn madlv -home but. a man with a watch chain at the ball horrors such in., " . consistency does not reign at balls. J Dear old great grandmother would have pirouetted quickly, stubbing her toe in the act and gone right home. She who used to call "help" to gfeat grandfather when winding in and out the tedious long laces of her bodice and hoops, dear, they had them ' too, not where dear great grandmother wore them, bnt one lit tle one at the waistline. . ' If you can be led to increase the effectiveness of your work by break ing way,from the old methods and introducing new ideas and new -ys-tcms. then the assbciation has don you a pracucai good perhaps many uiucs me tui vi your meniDefsnin, tfemember the dd saying, "The o: omerence Detween a emv a rut is the. dimensions. One U about. as difficult to get out 'jir'-as the other. 1