PART TWO
SOCIETY SECTION
THE.OMAHA
PART TWO
SOCIETY SECTION
VOL. XLIX NO. 18.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 19, 1919.
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When All the World Is
Serious Laugh With
Gabby and Forget
Caste and Class Are All . Jumbled In "Detayls"
Column and Milady's Disposition Has the Same
V Chance as the Temperamental
t "Singing Stars."
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By GABBY
GUPID seems to delight in shoot
ing his arrows not only singly,
but in twos and threes. One
instance of this came to lisrht just
recently when two handsome young
brothers were discovered to be
"rushing"-two sisters. The affairs
begain when the four were in high
school and are blossoming out into
full bloom. ' .
The older brother is one of the
"daredevil" type and was in the avi
ation corps during the war. How
ever, he lias abandoned the "flying
game", to become an attorney. The
younger or tne two will soon begin
his studies preparatory to becoming
a surgeon.
The girls are very attractive and
clever, one especially talented in dra
matics and the other in dancing.
Friends have been watching this
group with the greatest of interest
and wagers of candy and flowers
against anything and . everything
have been, made.
Whether these are really, truly ro
mances or just "cases" which will
soon vanish only time and time alone
will be able to prove. Gabby, how
ever, is putting her bets on the ro
mance part of it.
fallen 1"
TJ0W art the mighty fal
ii iime was wneu tne clever,
attractive woman devoted
much of her time to welfare, reli
gious and educational work. That
was before the days of acute H. C.
L. One of Omaha's most charming
young matrons, smart, cheery and
fairly crackling with energy a
woman one would expect to find
amongthe leaders was approached
by Gabby this week.
"No doubt you will be doing a
great deal this winter," said Gabby.
"No, no, dear, I have sunk low,"
came the rejoinder. "My mind is
in the depths. I have time only for
scraps -with my grocer, butcher and
other tradespeople.. This would give
me an hour or two off a day, how
ever, were it not for the fact that
we are building. . (Confidentially,
we expect to land in the 4oor
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everything is so high that I respect
Anyone who has even running" wa
ter in the house"
Was she witty or wise? Both,
we thinK
Heart : Beats
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Our world is growing
' Westward
Time and Tide
Move swift and free
Thrre's a breastwork
Sagging' :
Breaking
In the overcrowded East
Restless hearts -
Are beating Westward
Like a-drum- - 1 '
To "Up and Doing "
' The Cosmic force
J s now commanding y
: Spirit forces .
Of the earth." , .
Bright and smiling . :
Each new morning
The gorgeous sun
' Comes back to us
Coaxing
Pleading
As he. wanders
Slowly homeward
With his harvest
Of thf rfav.
Vest .
Man to man they meet you ,
. (Ancestral trees are dead)
There's a happy smile
.Of freedom
To greet you everywhere.
.. There's a pleasure ." '
In Love's giving
That makes living
Worth the while. ,
West
.Eternity has schemed things
And you know it ; .
At a zlance.
There is value
In Man's honor-
A sacred word
' Is sejdom sold.
West ' ,
The Cosmic laws '
Seem truer .
Than the man-made
Jumbled code
Old 'skeletons" discarded
Man looks
To what yoa are. '
West x . -
The buds
Of oun wonderful Fifth Race
. Are blooming
To of antiful flowers
Thev 1ia1I form -
For the first ' '
Of our Sixth Race
A more perfect
Celestial bower.
Wen-
Then hall be discovered
A link ' -i--
To complete the chain
Of Love '
To amte all people
For a life
On a higher plane.
The East and West
Shall ht one then .
Out ib-re the
"Twain shall meet
On .that golden
Floral border
"God's great Judgment teat."
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DETAYLS.
THE odor of sweet-scented flow
ers, the silvery light of . 'the
moon, the shadows of the gen
tly swavine trees, and soft words
are generally supposed to be the
component parts of a proposal, ihe
knight tensely tells the lady fair
of his love and when he dares to
ask the question, she shyly answers
"Yes." Novels, both best sellers
and the old favorites, have conveyed
this impression, and girls are rudely
awakened from their dreams when
they receive their first proposal.
How is it done in this age, then,
you askf ihere is nothing at all
picturesque about the way the young
men of today go.. about the serious
business of becoming engaged. Be
fore they commit themselves to
words, they carefully investigate the
girl's ability as a cook. In some
manner they sample her pies, cakes?
cookies, and the like. If these ar
ticles are found to be satisfactory,
the cavalier makes all haste to say
the word. Does romance enter into
it in the least? No, no, indeed.
What kind of scene does he choose
for the dramatic . moment? A
crowded street, under a brilliant arc
light, or surrounded by a group of
chattering friends whose ears are
eager to catch each word, are the
usual places.
What awful disadvantages, you
exclaim! Yes, but there is one de
cided advantage. Should the young
man grow dull and seek a new love,
the girl may remember that she has
witnesses for a breach of promise
suit
GABBY is just chock full of
things she could tell you
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UUUl, , UUI 11 win uc one
thing at a time. s . ,
Did vou know that one of our
most , attractive . matrons has re
cently changed her title of war
widow, to grass widow? This is
not a surprise to her friends; they
have . heen expecting such a hap
pening for some time. She is a
member of an old-time family of
Omaha, and spent her school days
here and was very popular with
the younger set of her day. Re
cently she has lived Tsouth. When
th,e .war broke out, friend husband
went off to France and she came
home to mother. Took a short
course in. typewriting with the in
tention of joining husband in
France, Then came conversations
such , as "Husband , did not wish
her in France at the time, the dis
comforts were" so great" Paris was
still on the map and but a short
ride from husband The result
she has now requested her name to
be written, Mrs. Mary instead of
Mrs. John. Of course these are
not the names. (This for yoa who
cannot dissect). The man in the
case, we hear, is a prominent grass
wiuower, wno lives at tne Umaha
club, and whose family lives east;
however, a popular widower, who
has been sought after by many, in
terested hfr fnr 9 tim K, tVii.
widower is immune and devoted to
nis children. The beautiful
memory he holds of his wife and
his three children are sufficient for
111s happiness. .How many a good
laugh in his sleeve he must have II
GABBY'S friends have always
known that she is far, far
from dumb, but it is evident
that there are people who believe
she is deaf. It is indeed bad for
them that she does not need an ear
trumpet as her ears are very keen
and she can scent gossip from afar.
It was oniy a few days ago that she
was having her luncheon in a little
candy shop when entered therein
two prominent Omaha women,
mother and newly-married daughter.
They hied themselves to Gabby's
table and calmly sat down for a
pleasant bit of gossip. Immediately
Gabby's luncheon became a matter
of secondary importance and she
found food for her column in the
remarks of her two helpers just
across that table more interesting
than food for herself.
The mother is a very striking
woman, tall, and has hair just
sprinklsd with frost. She wore an
extremely tailored suit and hat and
would give the expression of a most
successful business woman were it
not for her rings, which are unusu
ally beautiful. The daughter, who
has been married only a little more
than a year, is petite and dark, with
lustrous nrown eyes. She wore a
small purple hat and stunning tan
cape. Her .rings were even more
lovely than those of her mother.
One little topic recurred again
and again throughout the conversa
tion between them. Little Mrs.
Daughter persisted in allowing her
shoulders to droop forward which
very much annoyed mother, who
has such a soldierly-bearing. It is
probable that one of her ons was
in the service as she wore a bronze
insismia pin upon her tie. .
The wedding of Jayne Clarke ana
Jack Summers, which will occur
October 28, was a subject much dis
cussed. Daughter, says that it is to
be a very beautiful affair and she
intends to wear a rose color panne
velvet evening gown to the recep
tion which will" follow the ceremony.
Gifts whyfch daughter and others
will give to a number of fall brides
were discussed. They said that
Miss Clarke is to receive several
unusual pieces of furniture, ' among
them a couch and three chairs
which come from very exrlnsive
eastern shop, and which are fash-
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Miss Kiplinger
At Home for
Semester
ffXTONE knew him but to love
hirn, none named him but
to praise," might well be
said of Miss Dorothy Kiplinger, one
of Omaha's most . beloved girls.
Sunshine" is the name her father,
O. D. Kiplinger, has given to her
since childhood. ,
Miss Kiplinger has attended St
Mary's college at Notre Dame, Ind.,
for the past three years and pursued
a classical course, including lan
guages, literature and sciences.
Owingto the fact that her mother
suffered a severe injury last year,
Miss Dorothy decided to remain at
home during , this first semester.
She will probably return to school
in February, preparatory to receiv
ing the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
She was one of the 12 Omaha
girls who attended Miss Helen
Murphy, the 25th queen of Ak-Sar-Ben,
on the evening of the Corona
tion ball. Each year's debutantes
seek eagerly for this honor, which j
is conferred only upon Omaha's
most beautiful and lovely young
girls.
As to what this attractive maiden
will do when she is graduated from
school is as yet undecided. Future
events will shape her plans.
As a member of the younger set
during the coining season she will
take part in all their activities. She
is especially interested in such or
ganizations . as the Junior league
and works 'faithfully for the cause.
She is also a member of other clubs
which are prominent in: various
lines of endeavor. ,
There is an elusive, will-o'-the-wisp
characteristic in her person
ality which persistently defies de
scription. The trite phrases.
"charming and sweet," do not appty.
A new term must be coined before
her character may be portrayed.
Tall and fair, she seems the re
incarnation of a Grecian goddess. . .
Mrs. Ellen Soencer Mussev. hon
orary dean of the Washington Col
lege of Law and one of the most
prominent women in the legal pro
fession, has been elected to the
local council" of the Amerjran, ' Bat
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toned from the most expensive ma
terials.
Clara Hart was another bride who
wa mentioned, and - a number . of
very complimentary remarks were
made concerning this attractive
Council Bluffs girL Among her
gifts will be an Oriental rug which
will easily rival anything ever seen
in Omaha. The fact that she is to
wear the bridal veil of her mother,
Mrs. E. E Hart, is very interesting.
Mrs. Hart's former attendants will
be among the honor euests at the
wedding, and a number of unique
reaiures are scneauiea to take place.
Upon Miss Clara's wedding cake
will be the same candied roses
which adorned her mother' wed.
ding cake 30 years ago, in the month
ot uctober. -
, Oh. yes, Gabby's' luncheon visi
tors told her many other things, but
she is keeping just a few of them
for the dull days.
Thanks, many times, dear ladies,
for your kindness. Without your
information Gabby would have in
deed beea "scooped" on many occa
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Washington
Society Is
Restless
Mrs. Wilson Careworn
Miss Lane "Coming
Out" and Nebras
kans Active.
From the Heart of the Fashion World
By ELEANOR GUNN.,
One of he most impressive things
about the present season is the
beauty of the materials used in mak
ing everything worn by woman. It
is a discouragement for the woman
who has limited means unless she
happens to be gifted with the talent
for. combining materials in her
mind's eye which later may be com
bined in reality.
One, has gone a long way toward
achieving what at first glance may
have seemed the impossible, after
a day spent in shopping; going from
one store to another, taking in all
there is to be seen in the depart
ments where the new models are
displayed; -another day of reading
and digesting the" information con
tained in fashion reports; some
time spent in studying one's re
quirements and environment and
last 1)ut not least, in taking stock of
what one has on hand.
For all this investigation is going
to lead to one ., sweetly welcome
thought that-small pieces of ex
pensive materia! may be picked up
in the shops and combined with
other materials less expensive with
results that will be wholly satisfac
tory, i
Remnant counters are piled high
with lovely stuffs which at the end
of the season are within the reach
of everyone. They are not all ma
terials that breathe essentially of
summer. There are odd bits of
chiffon brocades, embossed silks
and velvets, metallic chiffons and
silks that are wonderful in com
bination -with duvetyn, velour de
faine and broadcloth.
Many dresses are made with the
upper part from the hip or even
from the knee of one material, the
lower portion and the sleeves of
another. Other dresses have a
casaque blouse in a contrasting ma
terial and sleeves that, cut in one
with the blouse, end almost before
they begin. It takes absurdly lit
tle for such a blouse. But the hip
length designs require more mate
rial. The price-saving one may accom
plish in watching remnants and
buying such materials as one feels
sure may be used to advantage be
fore the season is over, makes an
economy worth considering. Women
have' been criticized for buying
bargains that were not for im
mediate use. Such purchases may
be carried to extremes, but in mod
eration there is no better practice
and certainly no better way of re
ducing expenses.
Of , course, for the woman who
never has a seamstress at home, or
whose time is too valuable to give
any of it to sewing herself, the bar
gain counter, with its manifold
temptations, should be avoided. But
the woman at home who does much
sewing for herself and her family is
employing her time to good advant
age when she is haunting the bar
gain sales.
Certainly ready-made clothes are
a tremendous time-saver, and, be
sides, in them one has the advantage
of expert designing and clothes
sense.
If materials are accumulated a
little at a time, and if one plans
cleverly, the convenient intervals
for having the seamstress come In
the home sewing and the rich re
sources of the remnant counters
will combine to work miracles.
One significant point is well to
accept; exclusive designs may be
very charming, but to accomplish
this coveted success they must be in
good taste.
FAIRCHILD SERVICE.
Bee Bureau, ,
Washington, Oct 18.
W ASHINGTON society which
has been torn with various
emotions during the past six
weeks, is about to settle down and
accept the conditions of sudden
changes, fhose who rushed home
from their summer amusements to
be here" for the royal festivities,
even though they were not to par
ticipate in them, have, mny of
them, gone on to seek other pleas
ures in the autumn resorts, as the
king and queen of the Belgians are
not coming for at least a week yet
tr make tlnir visit in tlio Whif
House.
The plans may yet be changed,
but they are expected here now on
October 24 or 25. And as for the
crown prince of England, unless the
president" condition changes to
very much worse, he will come on
November 1 for a week-end visit, al
so at the White House. The offi
cial hostesses have been very much
up in the air over their autumn
clothes. It is a serious matter to
orr a wardrobe fit for the recep
tion of royalty, and then have to
order all over again and make it a .
winter wardrobe. So diplomatic
and official society has spent several
anxious weeks. Now that the sea
son is really near at hand, it is not
quite so distressing, for there will
be festivities and many of them,
even though the president is obliged
to keep somewhat in retirement
throughout the winter, which it is
generally believed here that he will
not.
Mrs. Wilson goes out now every
afternoon for a motor ride, usually
accompanied by her mother and
sister or sisters. But she shows the
days of anxiety and care in the sick
room. She looks worried and she
looks care-worn. Miss Margaret
Wilson has practically given up her
time to her father since he returned
here, and while she goes about a
little every day among her personal
friends, she does not stay away long
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stiiaii. Willi silent a irw navs in innriii.
Carolina this week, returned to tjwr
apartment Thursday. They are re
turning to the more convenient
down town location which the Wil
lard hotel affords, and will next
week be established in their old
suite there for the winter. Extra
social duties will, no doubt, fall
upon Mrs. Marshall, at least for
some time, if not the whole winter.
fdiss Lane's Debut
Mrs. Lansing, wife of the seere-,
tary of state, inaugurated on Wed- .
nesday, t series of autumn informal
afternoons at home. She realized
there were many visitors, newly at
tached members of diplomatic corps,,
and new officials even, who have not
yet had. opportunity to make their
calls (for, in Washington, be it re
membered, strangers must make the
first call) so she is remaining at
home every Wednesday afternoon
to receive anyone who calls.
The secretary opened their-social
season really, on Tuesday evening,
when he had a company of dis
tinguished men at dinner, to meet
the new British ambassador, Vis
count Grey. Mrs. Lansing, who re
ceived the guests sat at the table
with the party, but there were no
other women there. Secretary and
Mrs. Lane had a dinner party and
reception on the same evening for
the members of the labor confer
ence. They had their party in the
great hall of the new interior de
partment, an excellent place for en
tertaining. Their daughter, Mis
Nancy Lane, the only cabinet bud
of this season, returned to Washing
ton Thursday and joined her pa
rents in their new apartment on
Wyoming avenue. This is their
first experience in apartmenting.
The secretary was bitterly opposed
to it, until Mrs. Lane's health seem-
live in a hotel. Now that they are
settled in their handsome roomy
apartment, he declares it is "the on
ly comfortable way to live."
Miss Lane is to have a very small
and exclusive coming-out party. The
secretary does not beleive in debut
teas, or balls for girls. He regards
it a good deal as a sort of launch
ing them on the market the marry
ing market. Therefore he would
have none of it for his only daugh
ter. So they compromised on a
small reception for both grownups
and young people, more in fact, of
the former than a the latter. And
it will be in their own apartment
and the company will consist of the
distinguished, people of their own .
official circle and a few personal
friends outside that set. The date
will be around the middle of De
cember. -
Miss Lane has been her mother's
first aid in the splendid and invalu
able work she did for the convales
cents at the Walter Reed hospital
and for the very sick, in establishing
the diet " kitchen at that hospital
where the necessary diet dishes, and
dainty, tempting foods for the very
ill soldiers, were prepared. Mra.
Lane worked herself almost into ft
nervous break-down. For two years
she spent from four to 10 hours a
dav at the hospital.
Mrs. Redfield, wife of the retiring
secretary of commerce, had informal
at homes" on, the Wednesdays in
this month, to give her friends and
acquaintances here, an opportunity
to bid them goodhy. They are re
tiring to private life, and their home
in Brooklyn at the end of this
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