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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1919)
A blttar Mm 'tia to Im a kruta, frial. 4a mr tiru far n-laf Ma... tkaa ha miiIi & V Paraoaa. 1 5 . ff Tha hua af .a baauliful niatat Rtflact tha beatitudea. Babcack. Washington Debutantes Have Stage Christmas Spirit Fills Capital Wilsons to Have a Real Yuletide Reunion. Honoree New Year's Eve Be Bureau, Washington, Dec. 13. The Advent season has a new phase in the atmosphere of Wash ington society. The debutante and her circle is holding the center of the stage and shows no icns -f r- ' linquishing it until quite well into the new year. Washington "before the war" was strictly official in its social atmos phere by the end of December, and the outlook is not strong for offi cial affairs monopolizing society at any time this season. It is a new order of things all the way around. And resident society will come into its own. What with social functions off (he White Houja calendar; some of the cabinet hostesses abandoning their "days at home," and other cabinet hostesses omitting the returning of calls made upon them on their re ceiving days, there must necessar ily be a change of social atmos - pli-re. Mrs. Marshall, wife of the vice president, is doing her best (and her best is very good) to fill the gap. She is receiving on Wednesday af ternoon right along, except when she is ill or absent, but so far there has been no schedule of official din ner parties, except for small affairs where there are two td six guests usually preceding a theater party or a benefit ball or tete. ut fetes we are having a plenty. First, there was the Italian fete of Thursday, for the benht of tree Milk for Ital ian babies, now that French babies have had free milk for several years. A reproduction of street scenes in i. t - i Jiaiy, as we imagined mey were uc fore the war was given by debu , tantes and young and old married people. There were organ grinders with monkeys; fruits and nut vend ors; hokey-pokey carts, street danc ers and minstrels, male and female; tea gardens, milk booths and every thing in costume, so far as it was possible, the whole beginning in the early afternoon and ending with a ball which reached far into the early morning. Then there is the Vanity Fair ball and bazar for next Friday, for the benefit of two local charities, a pic turesque pageant of fashions, an cient and modern, and a series of booths representing different coun tries, where one may be served the particular viand beverage that coun try is famous for. The serving maids will an wear native costumes and will make a pic turesque scene on the ball room floor later, when the dance begins. Maids, matrons and beaux will ap pear in tableaux wearing the cos tumes of the different eras of his tory of the United States and. all of this year's buds will appear in these. Christmas Plans. Plans are beinar formulated for Christmas. . The president and Mr. Wilson hope to have a real Yuletide celebration with a reunion of his children and his young grandchil dren.' There are three little Sayre. one of whom has never made a visit to $he White House, and there is but one McAdoo, Ellen, who is a veritable little romp. The Sayre children are very serious youngsters, in keeping with the very serious and relferious tcmoeranient of their fa ther, who is strong in the work of One of the most populir of the holiday affairs is a dancing party to be given December 31, New Years Eve, by Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Crofoot at the home of Mrs. E. W. Nash. Miss Virginia Crofoot and Miss Catherine Cartan of San Francisco are to be tht honorees. Miss Car tan visited jiere during the summer and was ont of the most attractive cf the season's visitor. The date of her arrival is yet uncertain but a number of informal parties are to be given, for her. Miss Crofoot, who is one of the members of the younger set, will arrive home from Vassar, December 20. art 'tr-T-vvy:- .w.-.rJk'.w:- lfl P IT M -P" . the Y. M. C. A. and in the Presby terian church. They are being brought up in the old-fashioned Presbyterian style. They have beetv 101a no lies about banta Uaus and take little stock in fairy tales. The vice president and Mrs. Mar shall will go to their home in In dianapolis for the holidays, the first visit they have made there since last spring. Their last start there was but a start, for they had to run back to receive the king and queen of the Belgians and act as hosts to then:, owing to the illness of the presi dent. The Congressional club held a really brilliant reception last Friday afternoon in the snug and attractive little club house. It was the first function of this season and the guests of honor were the wives of the' new members of congress, both senators and representatives. Most of these women became new mem bers of the club and now the wives'! of the members of the Nebraska delegation in congress are repre sented in the membershin of the club, the wives of the new members being initiated on that - occasion. Mrs. Marshall, wife of the vice president; Mrs. Lansing, Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Carter Glass, Mrs. Daniels. Mrs. Houston and Miss Arties Wilson, were all there, rep- intuig the cabinet circle as well as the wife of the secretary of com merce-elect, Mrs. Joshua Alexander, who will step from the congressional circle to the cabinet circle. Mrs. C. Frank Reavis of Nebraska, the new treasurer of the club, assisted in re ceiving. The Ak-Sar-Ben club of girls, which was organized from the Ne braska Girls' Knitting class, ' met last week with Mrs. Andrews, wife of Representative William E. An drews, of. Hastings, Neb. she has a wonderfuuy attractive home, which since the early days of the war has been turned into almost a refuge for young war-working girls. She is strong' for the home influ ence for girls and her greatest philanthropy, outside of the day nursery for the babies and children of laboring women, is the making of a home atmosphere for the girls who are here without their families. They had a charming little party on that occasion, Miss Themes of Ne- The Very Best in Pianos E1ICHELS D. 1973. 15th Harney braska, tht present president, pre siding. They will have a Christmas party during the holidays, in the same place- Mrs. Andrews has something like 30 girls still at her table, all girls who came here to give their aid to the government tor the war period, and who are in their 20s, and with no family ties nearer than Ne braska. It is one of the most prac tical and broad-minded develop ments of the late war. Two of these girls, Miss Hazel Holmes and Miss Gertrude Crowley, of Hastings, Neb., are at home for tha holidays. Miss Holmes will return late this month and Miss Crowley will re turn in January. r ' Mrs. Andrews will begin her Tues day afternoons at home next month. Senator and Mrs. Norris will have their daughter, Gertrude, with them for her vacation period from the State University of Nebraska in Lincoln. She will arrive about the 22d and remain at least a fortnight. The Christmas atmosphere js wonderfully mixed with politics this year. The meeting of the repub lican committeemen here this week showed the twentieth century pro gression or woman, tor around the lobbies of the principal hotels where the conferences were held there were almost as many distinguished women as there were men. Mrs. Medill McCormick was chief among them, as chairman of the Woman's auxiliary of the national republican committee. - Jbanez to Come. The Omaha Society of Fine Arts, after cancelling the date for Ibanez next Tuesday, have re-engaged this celebrated novelist for he same date, since the fuel commission has decided to lift the ban. Therefore, the lecture will take place as sched uled, on Tuesday, December 16, at the Hotel Fontenelle, at 3:45 p. m. Lea Hiboux. The Les Hiboux club of Central High school will give a dancing party -at the Hotel Fontenelle Fri day evening. December 26. Crisp Days By ANNETTE WYNN When days are crisp and bright And flakes are downward hurled, O, to wake up in the light And find a white, white world 1 O, to look out all around On fence, and bush, and hill, And see the snow piled on ground And on the window sill I the It's hard to sit in school all day And work and study hard, 'T would be such fun to go and play At soldiers in the yard. And build a fort just like the one The picture has with flag unfurled; The summer's good, but, O, the fun "To have a white, 'white world! From "For Days and Days." Copyrighted Frederick A. Stokes Company. Interesting to Women At the Bucks county (Pa.) teach ers' institute autumn meeting Fran cis B. Pearson, superintendent of public instruction of Ohio, advoca ted the teaching in the schools of a single standard of sex morality. Two hundred and twenty women have thus far declared themselves as municipal candidates in the Novem ber elections throughout 29 London boroughs. The majority of these women have had executive training in war work. One of every five doctors complet ing their training in England this year was a woman and it is 'antici pated that the proportion will be even larper next year. Mrs. Emetine B. Wells, 93 years old, whom President Wilson called upon while in Salt Lake City, is credited with starting the movement that resulted in the children of plural wives receiving legitimacy. Miss Theresa Haley, appointed federal director for Michigan by the United States employment serv ice, is said. to be the first woman ever entrusted by the bureau with finding positions for men. How 1 would you lilto to go barefooted this weather 7 If you have wearable clothing that you can aparo, please aand it to the Y. M. C. A., and tho Society for the FriondloM will too that it it g Won to neady porsons. o-M D HARP E SCHOOL L Harp CFurnlahai Pupil. N 308 Lyrla Bla. Phona Deuf. (704 I J A Treasureland oi G itts i'NE has only to lake the elevators to our gift laden third floor to know that Christmas is very) near so eloquent of this happy season are the displays. Where there are ex cited whisperings about gifts for the home keeping hearts they arc destined to gladden and the most exacting preferences are finding delighlfullly apt expressions in these assort ments. . i I When you NATIONAL furs you buy direct from tho manu facturer at the man ufacturer'a price. Extreme Reductions of 25 to 40 On Our Entire Stock OUR ADVICE IS BUY YOUR FURS NOWDON'T WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAYS IN ANTICIPA TION OF LOWER PRICES. Whoa wo stato that all furs will g roatly Incroaao in cost ia tho soar fa turo, owing to tho scarcity and high prices of raw pelts, we aro tolling tho plain facts. Tho special inducement now' prevail ing here should be a double incentive to buy your furs aow. The high standard of quality, style and workmanship which always have been upheld aro in evidence more pronounced today than over before, and theeo standard are only possible through, ear long experience and expert knowledge of furs. A small deposit on any articles you select will hold them until you desire delivery. Salesroom 1 f t I 1710 Douglas St. : factory : , 1921-29 South 13th Street. - Athletic Club BIdg. Tyler 120. Pillows Satin Davfenport Pillows in beau tiful shades of gold, mulberry and blue, -$15.00 to $25.00. French Prints A select lot of French Prints suit ably framed, $5.00 to $15.00. Un framed, $2 and up. Special A few mahogany piano Jamps with shades of mulberry, gold and blue at $18.00, $20.00 and $22.50. These are an exception al value and will not last long. Gifts for the Smoker We have a full line of smokers' articles in nickel, brass and an tique finishings. - SMOKING STANDS IN WICK ER, convenient height and fitted with clear glass ash tray, finished in ivory, brown and gray, $7.50. JAPANESE LACQUER smok ing seta in black and white de signs, $8.85. Service trays also in Japanese Lacquer, $1.65 to $3,85. Picture Frames A large assortment of gold ana gray finished picture frames in styles of single and double, small and large, $1.00 up to $7.75. Something Different Thistles of all shades with natur al stems, very effective in vases, 35c each. Shades of Parchment and Silk They may be chosen in the most exquisite colorings and there's the best of modern art in their designing. Materials and work - manship of essentially high qual ity. They are priced from $3.85 to $100.00. Clocks Brass clocks encased in glass. Ever winding, $26.50. Candle Shades Beautiful Candle Shades in all colors and patterns, 65c to $4.25. Fans All shades. Beautiful ostrich fans, also frames for rare and treasured fans. Beautiful Venetian Glass This beautiful art glass looks as if it were encrusted fin-ice that lets the charming colorings through. Some pieces there are ' that are well content to be purely decorative and others are quite purposeful. Candle sticks, candy jars and cologne bottles. 1 i Italian pottery Most beautiful pieces they are Sherbet cups, vases, candle sticks and comports. .! I J 1