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I' PART TWO - . f .SOCIETY SECTION The Omaha so, . 1919; , y: :;;,;bi ;;.; . ; -Y - - :v . PART TWO SOCIETY SECTION TOL. XLIX NO. x24. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, ' NOVEMBER SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. M ale Chaperons ;v Becoming Popular In . Europe : ; 'j .. ; One Thanksgiving Feast Came to an Abrupt End If You Brcke a- Vial of Oil Valued at $9, J Would You Pay? . , . " . ' By CABBY DETAYLS. a Tl VERYTHING was- going nice p. ly .thanksgiving day. at feast -where Gabby was one of the guests, ,when through the front door came two husky fellows with huskier voices shouting where is he." Turkey and pie were forgot : ten for the moment when all the guests left the table in their excite ment to learn who these plain clothes men were aftT. One guest thought they were detectives after someone who had disappeared in one of the Thirty-eighth avenue nornes. Another thought they were alter- spirits and there was noth ing stronger than coffee in the place, The?e, and many other thoughts were revealed after the young men were chased through the front door and out Into " the street. Finally their crimson faces and mustache de militaire' were turned to the man standing in the door. i "We must be mistaken. We thought M, A. Halls lived here and we are looking for Charlie who just returned from Russia this morning. Pardon us. C-c-could you tell us where they do live?" And there before thVman in the door (C. S. Connor) stood Harold McConnell and Clarefice Peters, not bandits or culprits or detectives or anything like that just good friends of Charlie Hall.' The boys were di rected to the Hall home on Thirty ninth street ' MANY a shod'dy character hides , behind a sable coat. We have always known' this, but fresh evidences are thrust before us oc casionally. One day last week Gab by was purchasing some gifts in The Allah Shop. A' richly gowned matron swooped through the bric- a-brac, nipping' the little animal tails, filling . the whole place with her presence. Carelessly she reached for something which suited her fancy " and. knocked over a small vial of 'oil' of roses-'-nat perfume, but the extract, concentrated and pure. , . . "My, oh my 1". she blurted out, "my furs are so extensive. I'll pay for that. How much?'? ' . ' "Nine dollars, meekly came the voice of the saleswoman. "Indeed 1" sneered , the befured matron. .- , .'.'.. - Sht turned and strutted out of the shop without paying one cent. The Allah Shop paid for her clumsiness. There fs always a silver lining to every dark cloud, however, so let us bring forth the lining. Several cus tomers who watched the proceeds i'lgs drew forth , handkerchiefs, mopped the shelf on which the oil was spilled and have cut the hand kerchiefs Hito bite that they may be placodin fhe drawers with blouses and lingerie. . " -.' "G Heart ; Beats By A. K. "The power of the press ..' Is a mighty weapon" ' So cries the world '. '. At large. To this you may smile . Or acquiesce Or shake your head In unfriendliness - Then play to its favor - Or fight its power. Scoundrels and knaves ' Both great and -small , See their vile deeds - Feadl"eit in M-ck Fraudulent deals , Recorded in print , That' the world may read t . And judge. , From'London ' 1 From Paris V From Italy ' . AndCuba .." "' v '. " From Germany--! From Switzerland ' ; And gay Hindustan Comes world news by eablo Timely and good A few hours after it happens. The Press! - A great educator , Promoter of thought - A vast motive power ' Behind progress . . It boosts and it slays And presents to the public The good ' The bad . ' And indifferent. In one hand it wields : A Scimitar , that pierces Unscrupulous tricksters And dishonest knaves. The other hand carries Alms--love and good wishes So Some blame . t Some fear . Some hate its strength. But I know, the babies I It clothes and feeds , Old people- it comforts The debutantes launched -. ' ; I know its generous heart And its courage . . . I know the charities It keeps in the foreground I know the labor , w Given by writers . : - Labors of love ;' . , ,o And sympathy. I know a thousand 4 Good turns it does daily ' That its .heart . ' . Is as big as creation. .It saves the country From hopeless blindness, , So let 4hose who will Cry "Power of the Press" . For I shall sing ' AOf it. kindness. . SELAIL. ' ENTLEMAN; demobilized, of good social, standing, is open to act . as cruide to ladles visiting London. .! .Dancing partner. River parties and enter tainments organized." ; That advertisement , appeared in a London daily not long ago, and in case you may think it is something exceptional, let me say right away that It is only one example from a little pi'le ofj similar notices, all of which go to. show that jf post-war women ; are being ' venturesome in taking up "men's work." some post war men are putting things round the reverse way, " Just now there are numerous men, well-bred and of good social oust tion in varying degrees, who are ready to play the part of chapero"n" in various ways for a consideration Such chaperoning cojvers a multitude of things. It may merely mean acting as guide to a couple of lonely ladies who wish to do week's sight-seeing in the city and who have no man friend to take them about, or- it may mean- intro ducing, whole tamily into high so cety' and running all their social affairs for a lengthy period, i Again, the proprietors of a social agency in the east has lately been compelled to start a special list 6f men who are ready to act as danc ing partners, . since the present craze has led to a big demand for men who dance well ' and who will chaperon ladies to dance clubs and tea dansants. Many, members whose daughters' "are . "dance mad" are only too glad to pay well for the services of an irreproachable dance partner and chaperon for them. . Much, has been said lately regard ing "the passing of the chaperon. but while it is true that girls are much more free than formerly to go about without the shepherding care of their mother or a married woman, it is becoming more and more , not the thing for women to go about without a man escort. ratners ana Drotners are . increas ingly in demand to play the chap eron at evening and davtvnrr fes tivities, and there is not the remot est doubt that the man social chap eron, professional and otherwise, has come to stay in ourf midst for a long time; anyway. Since the male chaperon has found favor in the east it is not only pos sible but probable that he will soon make his debut in our own city. What a lucrative and enjoyable em ployment it would be for some of Omaha's young . men 1 AT least one child in ' New jYork (we don't know how , many grown-ups) was disap ponited in the prince who wore just good clothes." This is the story as it comes from New York: If the prince of Wales could have heard the childish cry of disap pointment - that went forth yester day at the Madison. Square Garden horse show he would have patted the 4-year-olds' head, no doubt. rrom every corner of the huee garden eyes were leveled on the prince as he entered the place. Not the ISast of these belonged to a tot of 4. For half an hour he had been kept quiet with 'the prince will -soon be here now be good.' WalkuiK between the double row of Salvation Armv srirls and offifen the heir to the English throne, ac-'j companied by Commander tva Booth, and his bodyguard, took his place in the festooned box. A mo ment later the 4-year-old cried: That isn't a prince you said I'd see a prince. : "There was just one regal feature connected with that hour of the prince's visit to the horse show, and that was what everyone forgot as the boyish visitor held the concen trated gaze. The thoroughbreds with their arched necks and high steps might just as well have been ojd street car nags so far as the people who attended the show were concerned. ""- "Standing side by side, holding a "red satin ribbon to form an. aisle, demure faced Army lassies received the thrjjl of staring into the eyes of the prince. VUhat the public thought of htm' was yi: the assembly., but what was the xpressed throughout Prince thinking about? "Suddenly a 'quiet, sweet-faced lit tle woman in the Army bonnet seemed to. answer that very ques tion. ' ' , "My, how tired he looks! I bet he wishes he could see America incog. If he were mine, I'd take him away front all this, see that he had a good hot bath and put htm to bed!" There was a familiar look in the eyes of the speaker, and sud denly the story of two Army girls who worked for 'the boys' in. the midst of flying shell suggested the identity of the sneaker. "'You are the mother of the Mc-h Intyre girls, aren't you?" she was asked. "Yes, I am," she answered, and the look of motherly pride on her face told volumes. " 'This is a wonderful day for us,' she said, and that was how every one felt who saw the prince. . " 'It's a shame,' said one fatherly looking man as he left the Garden in the wake of the prince, 'that that young chap can't see America and what we've got without paying for everything he sees. "He's worn out his right hand, the left won't last long at the rate he's being compelled to use it, and all the while he's just a boy.'". , - . l. , w'-:: -Jv A", . V : - " f .'.-., ' ' ' . ''' "' ' '''mrmmmrM ibh nmr . ' Omaha to Lose Miss Davis for a Season I ; 1 ; -- ' Washington Folks S ee . Big Game v The Penfields Have a Baby DaughterNebraskans Spent an Enjoyable. Thanksgiving. ' ' . Bee Bureau, .' ' J Washington, Nov, 29. i - A 1 Almost al of Washington society of Various classes is in New. York ', today for the army and navy game. The great crowds included the buds i of this year vand next; the buds of last year and other years", almost" every army officer, navy and marine officer, and some member or meat bcrs of their families, and every member of residentX society yhp'h: could procure a ticket so that one wonders if there was lny seat left'? for any; one from' Philadelphia, New xoric or Boston The gfWs began ro go over early in the we ic uuus 10 anena tne omtnc out ball of Harry H. Rogers' dWh;, ler, Mir MtlIiC(?nt Rogers on Mon- aay evening, which was one important affairs of the earlv seas. and was closely linked with Wasl tngton as the Rogers family hAre spent, two winters here during the" war and expect to return here for . the'Toming season. Miss Rogert was one of the-belles of the little circle which surrounded the prince of Wales on his visit to Washington, to the. White Sulphur Springs ndV then in New York. Mrs. Rogers gave a. party for the prince t the White Sulphur and one - in New York in his honor, ' Miss Margaret Simonds, Miss Mildred Bromwell and Miss Margaret Harding were other girlg. who partook of the prince's parties in all three places. The' first bud of the year was' Miss Myra Morgan, daughter"of Dr. ' and Mrs. William Gerry Morgan ' of this city,' prominent in the old residential society, and- Mrs. Mor gan, whose father, Col.-John C. Boyd, was ' closely . associated for many years with Colis P. Hunting- ton. Miss Morgan is one of the beauties of the season. She had a large reception and dance on .Mon-' day evening which was one of the : most elaborate coming-out parties . Washington . has had "since the be ginning of the great war.- The sec- " ond bud was presented on Tuesday, at' the marine barracks,' when the major general , commandant of 'the" , marine corps and Mrs. George Bar- ' nett presented-the latter'g daughter. Miss Anne Hamilton Gordon, at a ; beautiful and spectacular tea-dance, in the band room of the barracks. It was transformed into a garden scene, with slenderfir trees skirting! the walls; and forming a partition in the middle of the room, separate - ing the reception room from the ball room. Tiny electric lights of ' various colors were strung across the rOom, and the trees were all v studded with the - same, making a- , soft glow which was 'most becom ing to the girls and 'matrons. All " the buds of the season and all the attending beaux, married and other-; wise. -were there, and danced until ' the very last minute before scurry-. - ing on lor , ainncr engacmenis. - ,. Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Penfield t nee Bacon of Omaha, are rejoicing; this week in the arrival of their first; child, a daughter, who is Virginia Bacon Penfield. She was. born on ! Wednesday afternoon. j j ""Mr. and Mrs. Denise Barkalow, ' i formerly of , Omaha but now, of ! Colorado, are established in Wash ington for the winter and are re- , ; newing old acquaintances. Mr. Barkalow came here ag secretary. . a- . f . T - - Til. ' - 10 oenaior L,e wis 1 nipps 01 vuio r'ado. and is now clerk of the com I mittee on expenditure of the State . department. . . ' i- .--v ! Among the guests at the Barnett ilea dance Tuesday afternoon were ' Mrs. Russell B. Harrison and her daughter. Mrs. Harry A. Williams, jr., of . Norfolk, two of the most ' i beautiful women in the. ball room, j and Mrs. Clarence Day, all of whom I are takincr nrnminnt narts ?n the social affairs of this season here. , Mrs. Williams was joined here by Mr. Williams for Thanksgiving day and then went on to New York for ' the foot ball game today and were guests of friends at Governor's ft-' land. They will return here today , and return to their pretty home in Norfolk, Monday. , , Famous Women A leader in all social activities of Omaha is Miss Meliora Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Davis. To have . this charming bit pf femininity' at the head of any movement is to insure its success. Balls, dances, clubs and dinners are certain'to be bright spots on the so cial calendar provided Meliora Davis is to be present. She is an expert player of bridge and with her sjster, Miss Elizabeth, organized - the Tuesday Afternoon ' ) Bridge club, which was one of the most exclusive groups in the city. Several other organizations of the same nature have been sponsored by her and each has been a decided suc cess. A charming hostess is she and when playing the hole no one could do so with more grace and perfec tion. Her guests always eagerly an ticipate affairs to be given by this Omaha maid who has proved sych a delightful entertainer. Miss Davis has also been honored Iby the board of governorsof Ak aar-ben, who made her a princess of the court during one year. With Miss Daphne Peters she re cently formed a class of the younger matrons and "buds" for the purpose of .providing teachers fos shutins. Each Monday and Thursday the pu pils and their two enthusiastic lead ers meet at the R. C Peters home to learn basket weaving, toy making and modeling. The class is .under the auspices of the Omaha Junior ieasue, one of the most powerful or- ganizations of the girls of the city. Miss Davis ' attended Browneil hall when taking' her preparatory course and then went to Rosemary hall at Greenwich, Conn. She was 'graduated from . Mrs. Sommer's school and is now a member of the Sommers club, organized here a short time ago. . . Countries of Europe are quite familiar to this clear-eyed maiden, a self reliant traveler, who cherishes in her memory treasures of the old world. With her sister, Elizabeth, she h33 traversed the greater part of the North American continent but still she has' the spirit of the explorer. After tbje New Year bells have pealed forth their glad tidings and adios has been said to depart ing 1919, "Menie," as she is called by her intimate friends, will leave for the east to delight in the won ders of the great metropolis and the nearby cities of the Atlantic coast. Friends she has in every one, who will welcome her with all enthus iasm. .. -4. Madame Hanska. : A great love story is the "great est stcry in , the world. .But was there ever such a story as that of . Mme.- Hanska and' Balzac? sBalzac and the Hanska corresponded 17 . years before their lips met, before they married. The genius fell in love with her through her letters to him. She was the wife of a Pol- ish nobleman- and enormously ric'v From her first note to him Balzac was in a frenzy of love. His letters to her are a literature. Balzac loved; Madame ' was prudent. She had rank; he -had debts and the divine--: fire. They met once in Switzerland, in 1833. Husband Hanska died. Balzac charged upon St.- Petersburg, where Hanska was living. But for seven years madame fell back and 1 back before the blaze of Balzac's love. At last she consented to mar- riage. Two months after marriage Balzac died. Madame outlived him 32 years. Do you understand- her?; )
