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' PART TWO
SOCIETY SECTION
Tni' Omaha Sunday
PART TWO
SOCIETY SECTION
VOL. XLIX NO. 25.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER k, 1919.
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Omaha Boy In the Toils of
"Cupid Again A Tip
to the Brides
Organizations Growing Strict and Doorkeepers Im
pertinentNo More Cooking, Washing, Etc., In
One Fashionable Hotel Maids Grow
Temperamental With Increase.
Mary Munchhoff
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By GABBY DETAYLS
T is amazing liow many times
one young Omaha man has
been in the toils of Cunid. But
although the winged god of love has
labored long, he has never been able
to carry the young man to the altar
of Hymen. First, one then another
of Omaha girls has angled to catch
his Igve but "only passing fancy has
he given to them. Not such a short
time ago he was engaged to a for
mer Omaha girl who lived in the
west. Suddenly, without any warn
ing, an announcement of the young
woman's marriage to a rival came
to our city. There was much spec
ulation and gossip concerning the
whole affair but no real explanation
was ever heard. Perhaps he did not
care. He gave no sign of being a
heart-broken lover as he once more
took up the pursuit of pretty maid
en. . He has been seen a number of
times escorting a petite and Titian
haired, girl and one of the younger
matrons confided to Gabby that he
asked her,, "What sort of a wife do
you .think she, would make?"
THE way of a maid with her mis
tress! It is something no one
, will ever " be able to under
stand. The servant problem has be
come well nigh impossible in these
days of H. C. L. and the high cost
of labor. No longer does tempera
ment belong to the opera singer;
any maid will have it and temper,
too, provided she is paid enough.
"Nerves" will never again be the
heritage of the emotional actress for
milady of the kitchen is more sensi
tive and more easily hurt as regards
her precious feelings. .
At a recent informal gathering
prominent women were discussing
maids. Said one, "Mary was a pleas-asked t0 purchase the same thing
ant girl and had very taking ways
She took my furs and forgot to re
turn." Another , matron who finds it
necessary to employ several helpers
told why her maid left her.
"Louise had a weakness for trying
on things. One day I discovered
her wearing a necklace of mine.
Needless to say, I decided it was
time to part with her."
;Katy was full of 'pep,'" said a
third -woman. ' "The tickle-toe and
the shimmy were too great an at
traction to her and my husband
loathed her. One morning there was
no breakfast and upon investigating
we found that she had not come in
the night before. When she re
turned Mr. ' told her to dance
her way out just as fast as she could
go. ' .
One cook left because the master
of the house reproved her for spill
ing soup on the head of a valuable
business acquaintance.
"I lost one good servant because
I laughed when I discovered herself
and the chauffeur in each others
arms," admitted one woman in the
group, and added that she had had a
negro mammy in the house for a
time. "But 1 lost her, too, because
the children teased her about smok
ing a pipe."
"Hulda was a beautiful girl and
was both efficient and charming.
Every one liked her. There never
was but one Hulda, but she has mar
ried a millionaire, or at least he is
rapidly becoming one." This, was
the story of yet another.
Yes, "Men may come and men
my go," but the servaut problem
goes on forever.
PLAIN folks would be less plain
. and less poor if we followed
the lead of some of our more
fashionable, more pretentious and
more monied acquaintances. A
secret is out which is causing a
smile to creep over the otherwise
droll faces of strugglers-with-the-H.
C. L.
A daughter of' a certain family
of wealth and pretention was mar
ried recently and some of the gifts
were considered gorgeous and ex
pensive. After the wedding these
gifts were sorted some were kept
and others wrapped for return.
But when they were presented at
the various shops,- this family did
not ask for an exchange of wares
but for CASH, actual cash the
amount of the purchase credited to
the account. Where there was no
account a credit slip was sought.
There was evidently a mixup some
where along the line of high fi
nancing and one giver missed her
gift so the matron of the family in
question called up the merchant
who had very considerately made
the exchange (gut tor cash) and
Heart Beats
By A. K.
Soft white flakes
Are falling -'
Silently
Soothingly
Coming to earth
To quiet our tangled nerves.
Some dance in mid-air
Nonchalantly (
Indifferent
To the hurly burly world.
So smiling they seem
I wonder if they :
Are inviting me
Tt join their careless
Carefree dance
Led by some invisible
Dancing master.
Around a blustry corner
Comes a regiment
Of snow flakes
Under the command
Of wilful Wind.
Rushing madly
Fighting Pushing
Lighting
Where the Wind directs v
Some on' housetops--Some
in cracks. ,
Warring
With the elements
Clinging to
The colder climates
Where their life is strongest.
But the peaceful
Soft white snow flakes
Beckon me ,
To join their dance. ' , I 1
Out I go into the open '
Unconcerned their attitude
Till they see fne
Then they greet me
Rush toward me "
Kiss my cheeks.
Kiss my nose
My lips
My lashes
And I seek
To hold them fast. !
But I cannot
Keep one snow flake
It melts
And is forever gone.
What are tfiese
Elusive
Phantom ghosties
Monopolizing . ,
The "Everywhere?'
Spirit dreams
I think
From Heaven
Coming here
To pay a call
Jus to bid us
. All be nappy
Ere we reach
The Great Beyond.
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over again to cover her tracks,
which were becoming obvious. But
the merchant refused the thing
was sold r'something.
Gabby is merely passing this in-,
formation along that the lesser
lights who expect to become brides
may have at least one lesson in
the methods of the mighty. High
financing is becoming an art, a
science, but only the caMcnsed' few
are yet able to put it over. ' -
ROWDED, crowded have been
the rooms ot a certain tashion
able hotelbut the cafe? Oh
me, oh myl Lots of room there at
all times. And the breakfast hour'
would see such a straggly few
guests in the dining room, that it
was hardly worth while to "perk"
the coffee. "
A new manager arrived there a
couple of weeks ago. Just the mid
dle of this past week each guest
received a registered missive. The
missive conveyed the fact to them
that the rooms of his hottl were to
live in, not to cook in. The letter
was plain. No loop-hole was left
for misinterpretation. Electricity
was placed in the hotel for light
ing purposes. To many it filled
sundry needs. . These certainly con
fused its purpose.
tThe morning following the edict,
the dining room was well filled. It
presented such a hospitable look.
It was the first time many of the
rTl EACH1NG is a bitter lot,"
J wrote the maestro, Madame
Mathilde Marchesi, to her
beloved pupil, Mary - Munchhoff.
Little did she dream that this same
young concert artist would follow in
her own pathway and become a
teaelier of that God-created instru
ment, the Human voice. "The mov
ing finger writes, and having writ
moves on." And in so dotr.g it has
brought back to Omaha, the city of
her girlhood, the celebrated colora
tura oprano who won for herself
the hearts of all European peoples
"by magic, numbers and persuasive
sound." Today Miss Munchhoff is
one of our leading teachers of voice
and one who . finds her greatest
pleasure1 in her work. She is
acknowledged as a celebrity in
all the large cities of this country as
well as being held in the highest re
gard and admiration by her many
friends and pupils.
Her career has been a most bril
liant and varied one. In the famous
cities of- Russia, Switzerland, Aus
tria, England, Germany, Scotland,
Denmark, Belgium and Holland the
mightiest of the mighty and again
the most lowly have listened to her
voice. She has also tourifcd the
United States, but her greatest suc
cess and triumph was attained
abroad. She has sung with the most
renowned symphony orchestras both
of her own country and of Europe.
On a neat little program dated
Middlesborough, England, Febru
ary 3, 1909, appear the names of
John McCormack and Mary Munch
hoff; he, the almost unknown Irish
tenor at that time; she, the famed
coloratura. Others who have ap
peared with Omaha's own celebrity
are Josef Hoffman, the pianist,, who
is to be in concert here late in the
season, and the violinist, Fritz
Kreisler.
Emma Calve, Nellie fMelba and
Emma Eames, who wie pupils of
Marchesi, are numbered among
Mary Munchhoff's dearest friends.
Their autographed portraits, with
those of Marchesi, Galli Curci,
Schumann Heink, and others, are
highly cherished by her.
The winter preceding Madame
Heink's last appearance in 'Omaha
our soprano sang with the wonder
ful contralto in Chicago. These two
friends had -planned a tour of the
. ..... . i " utiii(s iu un
foreseen circurrfstances. it was aban
doned.
Among the most treasured of
Miss Munchhoff's possessions is a
s,mall -White card on which is written
in fine French handwriting, "Mary,
you are perfect. Math'.lde Mar
chesi." Indeed, she must, have been.
Unless it were a' truth the stern,
but loved teacher, would never have
written that all-encompassing sen
tence. ' ' N
When Miss Munchhoff and
Madame Marche"si parted lor the lastj
time, the latter took into her hands
a small sketch of Garcia, Marchesl's
own instructor, saying, "Mary, the
master gave it to me; I give it to
you." ;
To her, who asks,
1'What shall I do to be forever
known
And make the age to come ray
own?"
The answer may be given, "O, sing.
'Such, notes as, warbled to the
string, ,
Drew iron tearrs deAVn Pluto's
cheek.' "
Those of Miss Munchhoff's pupils,
who have attained success in the
world of music, point with pride
to tljeir teacher and each exclaims,
"My greatest hope is to become
such as she!"
nmMKr-rtAxsD&i photo
guests had seen the interior of this
most attractive dining hall.
- What a blow!! With the new
management the secret of .many
lives is out.
THERE is something "real horrid"
about our Omaha societies. The
Fine Arts, for iristance, and the
Drama league. There was a time
when the doorkeepers took mem
bers, patrons, et. al., for granted at
their face value, as it were. But the
new rules require every man and
woman, member or merely patron,
to show their tickets. And here is
the mean part of it unless a ticket
to that particular performance, or
lecture, of that particular date,' and
under the auspices of that particu
lar society, is forthcoming, one docs
not enter.
Mrs. John L. Kennedy, was door
keeper at a recent lecture Forbes
Robertson, to be exact under the
auspices of the Fine Arts. She is
a sweet little woman and many were
pained and grieved to see her stand
there and quietly insist on seeing
their tickets.
Said one befurred matron: "My
ticket is way in the bottom of mv
bag. Must I dig for it?"
"Yes," sighed the doorkeeper,
"tickets are the only Dasswords
there." And the, matron drew forth
a ticket to Katcha-Koo, a play given
some time ago at the Brandeis
under the auspices of the First Con
gregational church. Indignantlyshe
left the Fontenelle vowing never to
attend another lecture g'iven by the
Fine Arts.
Another woman, when asked to
show her ticket, produced a Drama
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Washington
Society Is ,
: Gay -
Speculation Is Rife Over
the Prospects of Mrs.
Lowden Becoming '
First Lady of
the Land. ,
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league check, out of date. "You
know," smiled the doorkeeper, "I
went to the Boyd theater the other
night and asked them if a ticket fo
the Orpheum would be al! right. The
horrid things refused me. They
positively wouldn't take anything
but a ticket to their own show. And
when I attended the Orpheum a few
nights later I could find nothing but
a Brandeis ticket. They, too, re
fused to accept it and I had topend
my good money to get in to their
old vaudeville. It was good bill,
though, so I did not feel quite so
abused."
And now all these societies have
taken on the 1920 spirit and every
member, patron or plain clod, who
wishes to attend their lectures or
entertainments, will have to present
the right ticket, for the right day
and the right lecture.. Fine Arts,
Drama league and all of them have
grown so cold and mercenary.
THE prospect of having to wait
for another generation before
the present imniodesty xt wom
en's dress can be adjusted is a subject
that caused nearly "1,200. cminine
hands to rise in horror when the
New York City Federation of
Women's Clubs met to discuss it. By
that time, one speaker pointed out,
women will not be wearing clothes
at all. She did not say what they
would be wearing, cither. She left
it to the imagination. '
And for all this the problem is no
nearer solution and the short skirt,
the low bodice and the gauzy shirt
waist still reign supreme. It is not
because this league of women docs
not feel strongly on the subject of
Timmodest dress. It is simply be
cause ..they don't know what to do
about it. Being in that, frame of
mind there was only one tiling to
do at the session. -ThaC was for
someone to start a resolution. It
was "promptly started and almost as
promptly tabled. Therefore im
modest clothing is "status quo ante
helium."
The first person to throw a bomb
shell into the resolution was Mme.
Katlierine von Klenner, who de
clared that education began at home
and that that was the place to be
Kin to drive out indecent dress. The
designers cannot be blamed, she
said, for they are merely trying to
give the wearers what they wish.
Violent objections to this philo
sophical hit from Mme. von Klenner
came from a front seat. Mrs. Nellie
Van Slingerland was the person
from whence it came.
"If we have got to wait for
another generation to . begin the
work d'f getting women to dress
decently," she said, "I don't know
where we shall end. The way things
are going now, women won't be
wearing anything, they won't be
merely barebacked, they will be
naked!" -
It took the Professional Woman's
league to settle the argument. Mrs.
Florence Abrahall of that organiza
tion did it. "Ieonsider that things
are getting better," she said, "and
I move that we lay the resolution on
the table."
And that was what happened, in
spite of. the protestations of Mrs.
Van Slingerland,
Omaha Bee Bureau,
Washington, Dtc. 6.
WASHINGTON society is al
most as busy as though there
waran incentive from the
White House which there is not. It
is much in the same state as last
season, when the chief executive and
the highest officials were overseas.
It looks now as though there would
be no official affairs except outside
of the White House, and the state
entertainments which were to have
begun next Thursday with the din- .
ncr at the White House, in honor
of the cabinet, are indefinitely .can
celled. That was the announcement'
which came from the White House
last Saturday. Some of the dinners
may be given later on, for the word
each day from the White House is '
that the president is steadily, im
proving Mrs. Frank O. Lowden, wife of the
governor of Illinois, who is a pos-'
siblc next mistress of the White '
House, has the gift 'of entertaining
to a pronounced extent,. And she
has had some years of cultivation of
it, leading up to a pre'sidental cam
paign. The present mistress , was
thrown into the most conspicuous ,
position in the land without any ex
perience or training for it and just
from the quiestest sort of private '
and secluded churchly life. Mrs.
Wilson was one of the leaders of:
the Episcopal church circles of the .
city, from the time she came here as
a bride. , '
Miss Florence Lowden Was 'jk
debutante of last winter in the gov
ernor's mansion. Her sister. Miss
Harriet Lowden, will probably be
a gubernatorial bud of this seatn,
ana their young ister will be ab
ready to come as a White Hoi
bud should all signs point in 1!
i ik ii i uacwiion. ' ii is atways
interesting to have young peo;
the historic old mansion. The
ent chief executive came with th.
young ladv daughters, onlv one
whom is still with him. The hivi
added much to -the social activity
of his administration. ,
Mrs. Marshall, wife of the vice
president, will resume her Wednes
day afternoons at home next week.
She was obliged to discontinue them
because of her serious illness for a
few weeks, and then her absence i
from Washington. She returned
with the vice president last Satur
day, with health restored,1 and ready
to assume extra social duties be
cause of Mrs. Wilson's dropping
out of everything. ,
The only recreation Mrs. Wilson
allows herself is her daily motor
fide with members of her family.
She has eschewed the concerts she"
has always taken such a keert inter
est in, and enjoyed so thoroughly.
Miss Margaret Wilson is in no'
hurry to resume, her professional
engagements as a concert singer, but .
has remained closely by her father '
ever since he returned here ill, and
she came from her studies in sing
ing in New York, to greet him.
Nebraskans. ' 1 4. -
Representative ;and Mrs. 'aI-.W
Jefferis, who have been on Wyoming
avenue since the -latter's arrival iu.
Washington, have taken an apart
ment at Beverly Courts, where-they
are already established. Miss Janei
Jefferis, who is still feeling 'the" ef
fects of the removal of her tonsils,
is in the Central High school, which,
is conveniently located with refer
ence to their new apartment. .John
Shanahan of Omaha, private secre-
tary to Mr. Jefferis, will have a three
weeks' vacation for the holidays. He
will go first to New York, thence
to Chicago, visiting friends in each
city, and will get to Omaha for
Christmas and spend the remainder
of his time with his family the re. i "
Following closely upon the joyful
news of the birth of a beautiful
daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Penfield nee Bacon, came the news
of the tragedy of the fatal automo
bile accident to her father and
mother who were hurrying to Wash
ington to see their new , grand
daughter. '
Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Williams,
jr.. of Norfolk, returned here early'
this week from Governor's' Island
where they spent the week-end and
witnessed the army and navy game
in New York. After spending a few
days with Mrs. Williams' mother.
Mrs. Russell Harrison, they and
their three little girls returned to
their nrettv home in Vrf'rf1V Ti,-
children have been with their grand
mother and great grandmother.
Mrs. Saunders, for about seven
weeks. ; ,
Air engagement interesting in
Omaha and announced here last
week was that of Miss Lorraine
Ehtwisle Holder, daughter of ' Mr.
and Mrs. Willis Berryman Holder. V
to Lt. (junior grade) Joseph Sctn- ;
mes Ives, United States navy, now s
attached to the United States ship
Utah. Miss Holder is one of the,
beauties of the younger set in
Washington and a smear with" a
charming soprano voice. Lieutenant
tves mother was formerly Miss
Mildred Megath of Omaha. His fa- V
ther is James Francis J. Ives and
their home is at Warrrnton, Va. The U
wedding will take place , in : the
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