V j PART TWO
SOCIETY SECTION
The Omaha
Sunday Bee
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"'"'.PART TWO '
SOClfeTY SECTION
VOL. XLIX NO. 22.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 16, 1919. " '
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Propagandists are Growing
Unpopular---Lecturers
are Criticized
No More Lizards, for Lounge Lizards Some .Queer
) Publicity Sent to the Press . Brought a Good
Laugh to the Society Editors.
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, NE teacher wishes she hadn't.
She is nursing a black eye
and greatly enlarged jaw.
plus a ton of experience. It all hap
pened when the school children n
'some of the advanced grades de
cided to have a mask party. Plans
were-discussed at every convenient
moment, but none ot these discus
sions included one teacher, who de
cided to remain unknown at the
party. When the guests assembled
' most everyone knew everyone else,
but one queer person dressed in
two gunny sacks for trouser legs,
another sack for a jurnber and some
queer contraption for a hatwho en-
- tered into the fun of the evening,
but would not speak. The party de
cided to make the rounds of the
home of a few friends. Once on the
street the "boy's curiosity got the bet-
ter of them. The person in gunny
sacking was asked to reveal
the name but refused. A fist battle
followed. The boys discovered
fconi they were beating, but they
Sow enter the school room shame
facedly as they must gaze upon the
wreck of their own 'violence who
suffers through' her days as a noble
teacher should.
SOME publicity sent in probably
by Lord Dunsany's press
agent, for use prior to his com
irg to Omaha, November IS, in
v eluded the following paragraph:,
"Since the days of William Mor
th, there has been no such charm
a that set forth in the works of
' Lord Dunsany. It is at once the
wonderland despair of his contem
poraries. His clarity, his briefness
are traceable to' his early training,
for in his youth he was never per
mitted to see a' newspaper and his
t reading was confined to the Bible
, and the tales of Anderson and
l Grimm. He was not allowed to
ubecome contaminated by the filth
Y:irculated in the daily press." x
) j Gabby is wondering if the press
wigent was trying to stoop to the
J newspaper level, or it he assumes
I that the newspaper staff does not
,'i ead publicity before running it, or
f the Amencaix press has not given
his master sufficient - compliment-
, I ary mention, or it tie reters only to
(.Ihf press abroad,, which was avail-
' T i aki.1 tf T tA riiMlsanv 'in hie rhi14
t ( j Iwod, or but just to prove that the
V; ( press agent was right after all, we
t publish his own paragraph, forsooth.
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AT ' a gathering of (men and
women, recently, the subject of
. lectures and lecturers was dis
cussed at some length. Said one
women whose intelligence is recog
, nized by Omaha's leaders:-"I have
grown positively skeptical since
hearing so much propaganda. Every
where .you g6 some propagandist or
politician is shouting his views. Of
course, his views may.oj may not be
all right, but we are surfeited with
war subjects and the country is
flooded with post-war speakers. It
.keeps me in a combative mood try
ing to form my own opinions with
out prejudice."
Said another: I have .quit going
to lectures. K& more, this year. I'll
v tell you why. When I go to a lecture
under the auspices of the Drama
league I expect to hear drama, want
' to hear-urama and am disappointed
if I do not hear drama. When I go
to a lecture under the anspices of
the Fine Arts society I expect and
want to hear pbout art, not what
somebody thought .of the French or
the Germans or the Belgians. When
I go to a lecture sponsored by
some political party or thcAmerican
Legion, then I am willing to hear
about war and its causes and preven
tive s." '
Many others expressed their
views on this subject, one woman
s - laughingly vouched for the Tues
day Musical club, saying that they
invariably brought musicians of the
highest type to our city.
- 'Jabbv understands that the Oma
ha Woman's Press clubhas under
consideration some project But if
this body of women bring a lecturer,
he or she will undoubtedly take
"The Press" for a subject, since
several women of the ' press over
heard the discussion.
By GABBY DETAYLS.
THERE is to be a ban put on
lizards for lounge lizards. The
south has decided to take
strategic action to prevent the cap
' ture of the chameleon. - It is a das
tardly and insidious plot of north
ern plutocrats says one "indignant
southerner. Never shall the kindly
little lizard be hunted and captured
relentlessly by the northerners to
be worn as a pet or an ornament by
some belle in a cooler clime.
In the south the lizard is per
mitted to spend his life happily and
naturally in the pursuit of elusive
' bugs. The bug eats the flowers and
the chameleon eats the bug. No
lizards, plenty bugs, no flowers;
plenty lizards, no bugs, plenty flow
ers. Ergo, the exportation of the
chameleon must cease.
The north is to be notified. that
it must not lay violent hands onthe
chameleons or the south will sick
... the game laws c'k
""lUPID ever pursues the fair
f young maiden," says one
old Greek when speaking of
that wily trickster. That the fact is
quite true may be seen in one Oma-
ha family where two sisters are flee
ing from too ardent lovers. Both
girls are blondes and live in the
Field club district. They and their
, parents have but recently returned
from California where they had a
most enjoyable time. - Their ClHs-
example, Opal (neither of them,
however, has this particular name.)
One of the sisters returned home
several weeks before her parents
because an unusually persevering
young man was determined to make
her answer "yes." The other sister
has given her answer, but is yet un
decided as to whether she wishes a
winter or spring wedding. Just watch
the columns and soon you will read
an announcement. ,
OR maty months discussions,
, pro and con, have been car
ried on concerning the ritual
of the marriage ceremony in many
churches. Some oppose, some up
hold, the clause, "love, honor and
obey." It remained for one man to
definitely settle the matter for him
self. He is Dr. William Windsor,
weH known phrenologist, of 'Pitts
burg. Hexleft out of his marriage
ceremony the clause which has
caused so much debating.
The only thing in common with
other marriages was that an or
dained minister "tied the knot." The
ritual of the wedding omitted all
the promises and leaned toward
compliments. It was a double ring
ceremony, the bride first presenting
the groom with a ring, at the same
time praising his "courage, truthful
ness and grace." In return the
groom credited his bride with four
virtues "naturalness, purity, just
ice and, beauty."
T LAST the society editor has
met a girl after her own heart.
The average girl of today who
has any connection whatsoever with
the social life 61 the city seems to
have lost for the time being, part
of her Brains and intelligence, for
her statements' are vague and her
answers to Questions most indefinite.
She spends an hour in tetling what
could easily be told in five minutes.
She does not know what or what
not she wises, to tell.
It was only within .the last week
that the editor hadoccasion to meet
one of the city's most attractive and
lovely young girls. An appointment
had been made and Miss Omaha
was on time, to the exact miuute.
There is no neq to state that it was
a delightful surprise. She entered
the office quietly, stated her story in
a direct manner and then answered
concisely all questions asked of her.
In less than 10 minutes she was
gone.
What a rosebud slie is among the
sun flowers. A charm of manner, a
poise and grace which can not ba
eaualed by any of her associates is
her greatest gift. Her intelligence
is not a detriment to her ' social
status, but is her greatest asset:
Would that thre were' more girls
in the world like her! !
6 iT WONDER what it is the vint
I ners buy that is one-half so
" (precious as the. stuff they
sell," quoted one Omaha ' man but
a few days ago. It is evident that
he reads Omar Khayyam and that
he is anti-prohibition. And then he
quoted several other stanzas from
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The Little Rills
By Richard Le Gallienne
The little rills
That from the hills
Came trickling down to feed the
river,
That sing unheard
Save by poet and bird
Each little giver
To the great river.
The Seine and the Thames '
Have lordly fames,
And the Rhine and the Po
'Neath laurels flow;
But the little streams,
With their whispered- drear
May sing forever,
And no one know.
Would I could make
A song for their sake!
But I myself go singing unheard,
Save once in a while by poet and
Heart Beats
By A. K.
the well known "Rubaiyat," each of
which reflected the same general
thought.' One young woman; who
is prominent in many activities here,
was listening to him. Perhaps she
had found it advisable to drink
black coffee that morning, for she
replied, "I'll be glad when the coun
try goes dry, then I won't have to
take any more drinks.
MRS. SHAJI OSATO is greatly
concerned over the disappear
ance of a beautiful blue em
broidered crepe de chine coat, a
gift from Sessue Hayakawa to baby
Sono. Mrs. Osato has thought long
and talked rapidly about the re
moval of this coat from the baby's
room and is suspicious of a former
laundress but cannot fasten the
blame definitely, she says, since
Gabby and others have had the run
of the house. . y
EVERAL Omaha girls, who at-
ded the Helen Stanley and
Thibaud concert for the State
Teacers' association November 7,
were much amused at the remark of
one young lad of about 14 years
who was ther. Perhaps some
friends, knowing his love for music,
had smuggled him into' the Auditor
ium. At any rate, there he' was
freckled, red-headed and smilijfg.
I' pon his coat he boldly displayed
the lit lie red. white and blue ribbon,
tain names are those of gems, tor j which proclaimed him . teacher.
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P i pro and con, have been car- tM iiff" l- A'&ii - , - i
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Mn met a girl after her ; own heart. tf "JFka 'TOV
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O Wanton Wind!
That blw me
Into this! -1 "
Thi4 flower" gardetr
Of the earth ' v ;.
Where I must pick' s
And choose my lot ' '
From all ,'thesebeauties.
Charts ana guides .
Assist me not
Though they' are present ,
At each turning point!
Cold Experience . .
Sits back and smiles t
.Viewing my whims
And moods " - (
And escapades. ' , .
O Wanton Wind!"' ;
You blew me near
The Lily White-
Symbol of Truth .
And Purity, y
But you were too moody
And l too weak
To refuse- . .
Or try to resist you. ,
So you fanned me away
Hither and thither .
I t'ode on your sails
To the queen , ;
Of God's garden ' . !
The red red Rose ' : '
For Love ,
She bowed to me sweetly
And smiled
But I was fickle
You O wind
WTere too fleet ' 1
To abide with
Affectionate Rose. ,
Off to the Thistle , . '
Whose aim in War
We blew1 and blustered , '
And stormed. .
Our 'course was jagged
We w ere headed wrongJ
Excitement and battle '
Were on. '
. Rignt there stood-Narcissus
,Symbqlizing Self-love
She poured out her egoism
I took my fill.
And close were the Daisies
Exhaling an ether (
Storming my heart
With Jealousy ...
Though the-Laurel
Was near me 1
With "Glory and Honor"
These were her wares
Which I could not reach.
But sweet, little Pansy
(Beckoned to me j
Sent out her signals;
tO Pansv for thoutrhO .
My head was so -addled
I could not think. ' . . ;
The melancholy moods Z. '..a
From -Hyacinth
Caused me to weep
My eves to droop. v
The flowers T had chosen
On Wanton Wind's wina
Steered me from Roses f
Tufips and "Love .
So I paused
'Neath the Poppy
Whose breath gave me Sleep
I woke with a start ,
And realized . . .
That my garden affinities
Were the wiley envoys
Of Satan
Arch" enemy!
Prince of Sin and Sorrow.
In one last reckless dash
T7. On... r.A T
I clutch the Champa
The- Passion flower. -
She lured me- on
To Datura's blooms .
Datura blossoms mean death.
Such was my trip
With Wanton Wind i
The life '
Too many OTiust i live
For flowers Tn the"Garden
Are the symbols of Forces
And the Fickle Wind
Is Desire. SELAH.
SEVE
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Fashion Dispatch
Ry Fatrcblld Fashion gtrrlcc.
Paris (Special td The Bee.)
The fall collection of Renee shows
no extreme styles. There are pan
iers and loose bands and slightly
dropped waist lines with smoothly
fitted bodices. Afternoon frocks
are still short and many are draped,
while tailored models have much
longer and straighter skirts.
Evening gowns by this creator
are almost entirely backless. Oc
casionally a single layer of , tulle is
added but the effect is about the
same as without it. Many evening
'dresses have the harem skirt or a
skirt gathered into a band at the
ankles.
Among the interesting embroid
eries are those that are done in
stripes. There are also handsome
cashmere designs.
-Spangles and lace are used ex
tensively at this, as well as other
houses. Metal brocades are used
Gazing with much - interest on the
posters concerning the Vatican
choirs he said to a woman nearby,
"Do we have to take our rosaries
when we go to that, just like we
wore the ribbons tonight?"
Miss Baum Enthusiastic Worker
MISS . MARGARET ' GREER
BAUM is one of Omaha's at
tractive girls who will spend
the winter at home instead 'of other
climes. Although chill winds and
icy blasts have already touched Ne
braska Miss Baum but ' welcomes
them and invites Jack Frost to visit
us bringing with him a winter filled
to ths brim with all the sports of
snow-time.
The eharms of golden Italy and
sunny France no longer lure, for
this maiden spent an entire year in
each when she was attending school
abroad. 5 Browxiell hall and St.
Mary's school in Garden City? 111.,
are those where she studied in the
United States..,, Italian and French
have no terrors for her in conversa
tion as in Florence and in Paris she
completely mastered both.
Miss Baum also-traveled extens
ively in England, spending two
summers there, and in Wales and
Scotland. At the time of the coro
nation of King George V she was in
London and witnessed, the many
festivities of that-occasion.
She was also in Europe just pre
vious to the outbreak of the war, re
turning four months before the be
ginning of hostilities.
As' is nearly every Omaha girl of
prominence, Miss Baum was a maid
of Ak-Sar-Ben in the reign of Eliz
abeth Pir.ksen, now Mrs. Kenneth
Paterson. v
At the present time she is treas
urer of the Junior league, an organ
ization of ;the younger girls of the
city which is ".pledged to aid all
charities. Her interests ,are 'not all
confined, however, to the officer
ship. Each Saturday finds her at
the City' Mission where she teaches
sewing to a. large class of children.
especially for evening wraps. Capes
are full around the lower edge, the
fullness resulting from the use of
godets. Considerable fur is em
ployed for evening wraps both as
trimming and for the entire wrap.
Duvetyn is also used, and for less
dressy wraps there are some smart
models in woolen plaids.
Two furs used together are a
trimming feature. Monkey and
black poney skin are one . of the
combinations noted.
.'In Greenland it is an accepted
fact that in social philosophy that a
woman's "no" means "yes." The
priest calls upon the young woman
and pleads the cause of her lover,
assuring her that he is a, good man;
that he ca'tches many seals, etc. It
is the custom of the women to re
ject all proposals at first, but to
yield at last an unwilling assent. If
she remains obdurate, however, the
priest mentions that it is'a matter of
no Consequence, as there are nu
merous other youg women who
would be glad of the chance, which
remark seldom fails to bring an ac
ceptance of the marriage proposal.
Among the non-Burmese tribes
that live in Burma women are not
thought much of. The Banyak, or
Banyuags, for instance, will not
marry unless they are ordered to do
so. and the prospective bridegroom
oftei has to be dragged to the
bride's house.
Farnous Women
Itamar. ' '
She was "famous" not for what
she did, but" for" what she had. She
was-the'owner in the 14th century of
the priceless pigeon-blood ruby that
is set in the front. of the English
Oown'today. The "story is of com
pelling interest. Itamar was1 the
favorite odalisque Af the Red King
of Granada in Spain. You may Judge
of her beauty, the Oriental star,
when her lord gave her such a jewel
as tha ruby! At that epoch Pedro
"the Cruel," the Christian (?) king
reigned in Castile and Andalusia
His palace was the superb Alcazar
whiclf tourists visit with breathless
wonder today, in Seville. Pedro in
vited the Red King of the English
crown today. The banquet held in
the Red King's honor, it was noticed
that Pedro kept his eye fastened
upon the ruby which the Red King
wore in his turban Itamar's jewel.
That night, a band of cut-throats,
hired by Pedro; assassinated the Red
King in his sleeping apartments in
the Alcazar. -They obtained the
ruby 'for Pedro. Some months
afterwards, when Pedro went north
to bfseech the assistance, of Edward
the Black Prince who was tarrying
in Spain, he" carried, as a present
to the prince, the priceless ruby.
fEdward, gallant English gentleman,'.
knew nothing of the fearful history
of the gem. He promised to aid
Don" Pedro against hi enemies, de
ceived by his showy promises. The
ruby was. carried to England. It rests
today in the Crown of Sovereignty.
, Cecily, JDuchess of York
It would seem that, to be, a duch- '
ess is the sure way to invite disaster.'
Peace of heart is better than the
Strawberry Leaf. Cecily, duchess
of York, who died in 1495, had more
appjlling, calamities in her iamily
than are to be found in the history
ot any otner inarviauai in tne worio.
The list is so dreadful that yol
burst out laughing from sheer
nervousness. She was of the great
family of the Warwjcks, and con
sort of Richard Plantagent. duke of
York. She was the mother, of Ricu
art III, king of England, the sinis
ter nuncnoack and clever murderer, '
slain at Bosworth Field. Her son
Clarence" was drowned in the Tower
by order of Richard III. Her hus
band was slain at the battle of
Wakefield. Her brother was nut to
death after the battle. Her nephews .
fell on the same field. Her pre
cious son of 20 years was caught
fleeing from the scene arid murdered
in cold blood. Her eldest son, Ed
ward, king of England (Edward "
IV) died of his passions in the
prime of manhood. And Cecily
lived to a good old age. ' She H
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