THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 4.. 1920
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Keep a Little Change For
a Rainy Day---And
a Few Secrets
"Don't tel! alt you know," my
grandfather used to say.. "Keep a
few notions for a rainy day. They
may come in handy.
"It's always a gocd idea to have a
little small change in your pockets.
Don't parcel out all your nickels'
and dimes just because you have a
bank acconut to draw on. Keep a'
little conversational small change,
too. Don't hand out all your in
formation about what you had for
breakfast and what the wife said at
tinner ami how the children did at
school. Keep a few things to your
self." Grandfather's theory came back
to me strongly the other day when
1 happened to overhear a group ot
girls talking.
"She stops every one who goes by
'her -i -sk and tells 'tin all she knows,"
said one. "Never keeps a thing
to herself. I'll bet the office boy
knows how much she pays for her
shoes and the scrub woman is wise
to where she gtts her hats."
"Kinda chatty, I call her," re
marked another. "Not too stuck up
1" pass a pltasant word with folk.
And not too stingy to pass it along
when she finds a place wher? you
can still get blue serge dresses for
51.98."
"I like to do a little talking my
self," remarked the third. - "She
vbores me stiff."
Between over-chattiness and over
chariness there is a wide field of
conversational possibilities. But
folks are legion who never find that
out.
Each of the three viewpoints ex
. pressed about the over-communicative
girl has its points. Let's ac
quaint ourselves with them.
The girl who stop.s everyane who
goes by her desk in order to pour
out a conversational stream of in
formation anent herself is bound to
be a bore. A bore, you know, is
"the person who talks about him
self when I want to talk about my
self 1"
Of Little Value.
She is sure to sacrifice dignity to
volubility. Things which are flung
about broadcast never seem to have
any, value. And confidences given
to all and sundry bec6me public
property next in pathos to "public
charges."
Naturally enough, in a ceaseless
flow of conversation not everything
can be useless, however trivial.
Those who listen to the endless
chatterer may extract bits of actual
information. But these are given
more in pride at being able to im
part them than in generosity and
because of a desire to help.
Frequent letters come to me from
girls who want to know how tp
"entertain" the young men they de
sire to attract. And occasional ones
reach me from youths who say they
have so littlp to talk about that
they are afraid to seek the com
pany of girls. Really, they needn't
worry provided they have the gift
of listening.
Shyness and silence maj be dour
and gium, and so may repel. But
they may also be friendly and warm
and inviting. Nothing can be more
attractive than the radiant silence
which seems to hold out warm arms
begging" for confidences and revela
tions.
The gift of listening intelligently
and sympathetically is rare. So, as
long as human nature retains its
normal desire for self-expression
and its serene "egoeentricity," the
individual who wants you to talk
about yourself is going tq appeal
more than the one who wants to do
all the talking himself, and do it
all about himself.
Boring, tiresome,- selfish, even
silly, is the person who pours out a
constant stream of chatty confi
dences. fiut he or she may be some
thing worse. That "something" is
twofold.
The careless talker may be a dan
gerous person who betrays confi
dence, or a conscienceless person
who betrays truth.
No one can ramble and burble on
forever without falling into danger
of telling something that isn't so.
or revealing something that should
never have been said. There lies
the great, menace and danger of
failing to get the habit of "keeping
a little small change."
Don't Talk Too Much.
Whosoever gets into the unpleas
ant habit of "liking to hear himself
talk" is bound to lose his sense of
proportion. "He" I say generically
now though we started with "she"
but why not makes the men share
the blame?) "He" then presently
draws on his imagination to keep
his stream of chatter flowing, Truth
and a sense of proportion go. A
reputation for being a liar comes and
in - critical moments the chatterer
cannot convince those whose faith
he needs.
The i-py system and the secret
service alike know the aomunt of
reliance they can place on the hu
man habit of talking too much.. Na
tiens have tottered because some
rash individual couldn't hold his
tongue.
There really seems to be a great
deal in dear old "grandsir's" idea:
Keep a little small -change . Don't
talk incessantly. Don't tell all you
know and a lot you merely guess!
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The sun has brimmed it with pale gold
For all the vagabonds that pass.
A bird dips to it in its flight,
The small clouds hover for a share,
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Art and Life.
While all day long above it bem
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Hand-Wrought Furniture of An
tique'Design. '
THE H. P. Bowen Furniture com
pany, Sixteenth and Howard
streets, are rapidly filling the gaps
left by the holiday shoppers-with
period furniture of exceeding charm.
As you know we're getting away
from the massive, straight-lined fur
niture pieces oi bygone days and
are adopting in bedroom, living
room, and dining room, the subtly
fascinating period designs, replicas
of antique furniture of Italian and
Spanish origin and perfect reproduc
tion's of the delightful early Eng
lish styles. These fme specimens
Music in the Home.
It is in the home that good or bad
taste is formed. Musically speak
ing, homes may be divided into
three classes:
First is the musicless home, where
there is no musical instrument, no
sound of happy song. In such a
home musical instincts die for lack
oi food. No one would dream ot
starving a child's color sense by
forcing him to gaze all day at utterly
blank, white walls. The home with
out color and devoid, of pictures is
unknown, but the home without mu
sic still persists among us.
Then there is the musically un
educated home. Here there may be
several instruments, but the music
played i usually trashy and the
singing is of the sort popular in
vaudeville. A child- reared in such
; home will grow up with no real
knowledge or love of music. Popular
imisic need not be totally forsworn,
1 ut see to it that your children hear
in their home at least some really
tine, noble music to refine 'and, en
volile their spirits.
Last, and hitherto, unfortunately,
least numerous in America, is the
trtilv musical home, where good mu
sic is ecognized to be not merely a
luxury, but a necessity,, where the
child's spirit is fed with good music
as his body is nourished with good
food and lus mina wun goou uwm. j
Music benefits not merely tne in
dividual; it also strengthens and
beautifies the home life. Gather
votir children and their friends about
the piano in the evening for a good
"sing." Perhaps some, more music
ally gifted, can form a string quartet
or band. But whether the perform
ance is, artistically considered, a suc
cess or not, it cannot fail to draw
the family together, to make the
home a center of youthful Happiness
and to destroy the lure of cheap
music halls and dance resorts.
If we wilt try, with thought and
care, to cultivate this environment
our efforts will soon be -rewarded
v.jth signs of success. Gradually the
ytun.g people will progress step by
. step in their appreciation of music
of a higher order, until the best
largely, perhaps entirely, replaces
that which hasjittle value. Music
and Childhood.
Corot An Idealist.
Before all things Corot. was an
idealist a painter of ideas rather
than of actualities; which, of course,
does not in any way discount his
simple sincerity. His landscapes give
the idea of a place or an effect rath
er than its exterior appearance. The
rendering of a beautiful passage of
color, of a gracious form, or a deli
cate play of light and shade, was
never hetd to be sufficient Within
the body of phenomena he saw the
throbbing heart and luminous soul
of nature revealed; and it was the
very heart and soul of his subject
that he strove to prison in his pig
ments. At the same time, dreamer
as he was, there was always in him
a healthiness and sanity rare indeed
amongst those who are given to see
ing visions. . ' . 1
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which Corot was discussed. I wish
the master, who always loved to be
praised by those who could under
stand and wete sincere, could have
heard, what was said of him. At
length some one said, "'Corot was a
preat artist. It is true that he also
happened to be a great painter." The
words seemed to me to have mean
ings. A painter is a man who does some
' thing; an artist one who is some
thing. The statement may not be
Beautiful English Woman
to Accompany Husband
to Panama Post
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AY DEARS: Four years of tbe
iV most sinful 'ocaust ever
known to man has again established
in the minds of thinking people the
indispensability, yes the' very great
privilege of saving. The economic
conditions of today are grave and rt
quirc ever-increasing study to the
end that we may tvail ourselves of
the many opportunities for retrench
itient after the drain on the Christ
mas purse.
The shops are now in the full tide
of sales in all departments and I'm
wondering if perhaps besides buying
for our homes and wardrobes we're
remembering to "Do Christmas
Shopping Early," as early as a year
ahead, for there arc all kinds of ex
quisite gift offerings to be nad, and
after all a year passes very quickly..
"Cuddlesome" shawl scarfs are to
be had in sobetly conservative,
vividly gay colors, and very reason
able, indeed.
HV 3??.ray ej-vett
Mrs. Percy Bennett, wife of Mr.
Percy Bennett of the British diplo
matic service, who will shortly ac
company her husband to Panama,
where Mr. Bennett will represent
Great Britain as minister. Mrs.
Bennett is well known ia the. United
States and is exceedingly popular in
London, where she has many Amer
ican friends. - -
new, but it is true; and" what it in
volves is, I think, too often for
gotten. . .' .
From first to last Corot was as
independent as he was industrious
He strove always to see nature with
his own eyes, and to keep his vision
clear and simple. Whether Or not
other painters had a grander or
nobler vision was nothing to him. It
mattered only that he should be true
to the grace that was his own. "I
pray God every day," he said, "that
He will keep me as a child.'" That
prayer was surely answered, for
never did an artist look out upon
the world with a more direct sim
plicity, or with eyes more delicately
sensitive to the appeal of beauty.
Sidney Allnutt (Masterpieces in
Color Series)
Huge Sum Collected for
' Relief, of Storm Sufferers
Corpus Cliristi, Tex., Jan. 3.
Money received from all sources for
belief of sufferers in the September
tropical storm in Corpus Christi and
vicinity has reached a total of $446,
422. For emergency relief work
$231,525.50 has been used and the
balance turned over for administra
tion by the American Red Cross in
rehabilitation work.
Lightning Kills Soldier
Lenox, Mass., Jan. 3. StWck by
lightning last January while return
ing from Europe on a transport,
Charles J. Dady, jr., died at his
home here. He failed to recover
He was 26 years old.
Wherever the Exclusive in Dress Is
an Ideal
THIS sale news will carry partic
ular significance. The January
sale at Herzberg's, 1517 Douglas,
commencing January 2, embodies
their stock of garments, pleasing in
color harmonies, displaying new
touches of grace in each luring
fashion detail. Exceptional values,
exclusive styles, you'll find this a
sale after the dictates of your own
heart.
January Time Is Linen Time
AT the Brandeis stores, and I've
noted these excellent bargains
for the thriftily inclined housewives,
assuring you that they're true values.
An all linen damask table cloth at
$2.25 a yard.
Madeira doilies, six-inch size, sell
ing regularly for 50c, at 29c.
An English mercerized damask a
59c a yard.
An all linen table cloth, two yards
long, for $7.50. -
An exceptionally lovely satin bed
spread, $10 value, for $6.50.
Toweling in all linen, regular 79c
value, is 49c.
All linen napkins, six for $2.25.
All linen napkins, 18-inch size, for
$5.98.
Napkins exquisitely fine, $12 value,
for $7.50.
Huck towels, large size, 29c value,
for 23c.
Large-sized Turkish towels, gen
erally selling at 98c, for 69c.
One-fourth off on all linen banquet
cloths, lustrous hospitality in their
shining lengths, of double damask,
at prices ranging from $15 to $35.
Brandeis wash cloths, made from
15c quality of toweling, are 5c.
N. B. Enclose check to cover
order. '
The Lure of Lamps
T1HE Eldridge Importing Co.,
Fourteenth and Farnam, is a
shop with true feminine insight
an insight that, knows the lure of
lamps. They are offering at one
third off their extensive showing of
lamps, lamps gathered in art centers
the world over. A sae to delight
the heart of the home. In gray,
green and tan is a vase effect base
in wood with parchment shade to
harmonize. These for $8 each. Of
rich mahogany is the base of another
lamp offering whose shirred silk
shade may be either rose, blue or
mulberry. These complete are $12.
Junior - floor lamps, ideal lighting
for the davenport or easy chair, are
fo be had at the welcome reduction
of one-third off. Of exceeding
richness are the polychrome-tinted
metal wrought lamps with hand
painted vellum shades showing riot
ous massings of flowers. One
wjjich has been beyond one's reach"
at $97.50, may now appeal at this
nominal reduction.
Especially Appealing China Sets at
Sale Prices
ARE to be found at the Alia Shop,
South Eighteenth street There's
a breakfast set for $14.85, on whose
blue background are scattered cherry
blossoms in beauteous array. Black
traced designs of exceeding charm
are seen on a yellow mat-finish set
1.
Chapeaux Designed With Knowl
edge of New and Chic Fashion
Points
ARE' TUB new models at the
Nebraska Clothing company's
Millinery department, 15th and
Farnam. Of s the French im
ported Cellophone braid, glitter
ing black, taken by many for jet
beading, both round and outspread
in flat band effects, they're delight
fully acceptable additions to the
fashion world of Omaha, who truly
thank this clever, shop for . intro
ducing such a fascinating novelty.
Bewitchingly blended, will milady
find the duvetvne models in the
jade colors of blue and greens, no
less bewitching, the softly neutral
tans and browns.
possess the same characteristics of
admirable design, fine wood and ex
quisite finish that gave such distinc
tion to the work of the cabinet
makers of the early periods. You'll
find delightfully complete the show
ing on every floor and in every de
partment of this great furniture
store. Be sure to visit the new
French room" in the drapery depart
ment and to see on the same floor
the exceptionally splendid showing
of fine rugs.
.
Jaunty, indeed, is a navy' velvet
frock whose ripple-skirted bodice
has choseit for its fashioning a
Scotch plaid angora.
tea pot, cream, sugar and six cups
and saucers for but $8. At the same
price a set of the, same number of
pieces in bright-glowing luster gold.
Bamboo in blue on a white ground,
the same number of pieces in a set
is $4.25. A set of three pieces in
the blue-bird design tea pot, sugar
and creamer is $2.50. Seven-inch
plates of Howo in blue and white
are 30 cents each, cups and saucers
of the same are 30 cents, small
pitchers are 30 cents, the. large ones
50 cents. Bread and butter plates
are 20 cents. I'll be glad to send
any df these out on receipt of check
covering the prices quoted, together
with postage. I assure you that
they will be carefully packed.
It's "Inventory Time" in the Shops
- Have You Taken an Inventory of
Your Home?
T1HE thought occurred to me the
other day when I was in the
shop of John Henrickson, the Loyal
Jeweler, Sixteenth and Capitol
avenue that the "Polly People"
would find hundreds of things for
their homes if they'd ut make out
a -list of necessaries. There's .a
sparkling array of the beautiful Lib- -
"Buttons Never Better"
A VER the fashion mandates
and truly one sees an enormous
number of these chic little fashion
artistries. Every suit boasts from
eighty to two hundred if you please!
Mr. Ver Mehren of the Ideal But
ton & Pleating Co. tells me that he
has just ordered 20,000 gross of but
ton moulds and pearls, so you need
not hesitate to have any number
wished for made up to order from
the scattered scraps of material
which the modiste has left. Em
broidery was never better and this
sjiop will be happy to send you their
book" of suggestions for the new
season's embellishments, together
with a tangible sample of the work
done. Seems a bit early for the plan
ning of your Easter frock, but I've
just helped with suggestions for
several. ,
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"From the Delectable Christmas
Goodies to More Practical Tnings"
T S the word from the Sbmmer's
Specialty Shop, Seventeenth and
Douglas, with entrance in the Bran
deis theater. The . delicious Fred
Usinger meats from Milwaukee,
goose liver sausage, Morta Delia
sausage, Lach's ham (pork loin with
the bones removed, rolled and
smoked, for slicing), home baked
.ham, southern style; Cervalot, Pas
troka beef (spiced and peppered),
home cooked tongue, fine cheeses of
all kinds, suggest but one thing to
our minds delectable sandwiches
This shop is making a specialty of
sandwiches made up, too, and will
have them ready if you'll phone in
your order. They're agents for the
Milwaukee rye. bread, which is so
wholesomely delicious.
A Sale on Everything' in the Art
Department
AT Hospe'8,,1513 Douglas street.
Isn't that a welcome bit of
news? Specially if you've been see
ing the delightful line of bric-a-brac
they're showing this Christmas. All
standard frames, pictures, framed
and unframed, 'lamps, shaded, can
dles and candlesticks, artificial
flowers, everything in the depart
ment except frames made-to-order,
will be included in this 20 per cent
discount sale.,
"Andrew Geller New York."
A NAME significant in the shoe
market is responsible tor the
designing and fashioning of the beau
tiful new pumps at the F. & M. Boot
Shop, Sixteenth and Farnam. Soft
kid forms th; vamp of a satin-backed
pump creation, long of line and
graceful in every detail. Very nov
cily rut is the high front instep,
newest note of spring. In the same
lesign there's an all over alack Kid
model, also an all satin fashioning.
Of Paramount Importance
TS THE foundation of he spring
" gowns, milady's, corset, which
must needs be perfectly fitted. Doro
thy Hill, 205 Neville block. Six-
A Long Delayed Shipment of Blue
and White' Linen Table Cloths and
' Napkins
TTAS just arrived at the Nippon
Importing company,' 218 South
Eighteenth street. A cloth 48x48 is
$1.85,' the 60x60 size is $2.85, the
7-?x72 is $3.55, while the napkins are
55 cents for half a dozen. Daintily
desirable bits of linen these.
If You Find the Hat You'd Planned
Upon
IS somehow not up-to-the-minute
in style, just send it up to the
Kruger Hat Shop, third floor, Bar
ker block, Fifteenth and Farnam.
They'll reblock it into any shape.re
fashion or refresh your old feathers
and renew most fasnionabty your old
marabou set. Remember that this
shop closes at 2 on Saturdays.
'
Every Time I See a Big Sale Adver
tisement IT is humanly impossible for me to
resist the temptation to go
"snooping." This time it was the
big reduction sale at Orchard &
Wilhelm's and such delightful things
as I've seen. At reduced pricings of
from 25 per cent to 50 per cent,
there are furnishings for the whole
house, curtains and drapes., distinc
tive art offerings in the gift depart
ment, exquisite rugs of all kinds and
sizes. It will be truly delightful t
me to save money for you as well as
to choose beautifying ibits for your
home during this sale.
Satin anjl Feathers Add an Elusive
. Charm jto Sumijfcr's Straw.
THE chichewhats in the F. M.
Schatfell .Shop, 1522 Douglas
street, have combined with their
sparkling new straws quaintly curl
ing feathers of charming effect.'
These in brilliant scarlet, becoming
tan, smart black or .brown. A de
lightful little brown straw mqdel
whose brim is two soft turned-back
folds of satin, will wear most fetch
ingly its new slant hatpin of brilliants.
Startling Values
Goods Sales
FiUE to early
J-7 Kilpatrick &
fering unpreceden
iniiiuni nunc Bail
ing of the table li
Odd linen cloth
and extra oualitv
price from'$8.75 td
Mercerized tab
from 36-inch to 7
price from 79 ce
each.
Dama'sk. nr v,
$1.59; this from
wide.
All linen napki:
trom $5.Z5 to $V
Mercerized ni
to $4.95 a dozen.
Cotton huck
borders or all w
from 19 cents td
Bath towels, at
y cents each. Id
Union and all
59 cents each to .$
Exceptional va
are spreads at fr
excellent pillows
$11.25 pillow cas
.to 75. cents: she
$2.50; cotton blai
to $6.95; wool
from $8.75 to $22.
Comforters, to.
orate silk and saj
guest room, -nor
for everyday
values. .
Anions' the wl
priced, are longchj
varicus household
ou 11 find vi
throughout the er.
this January sale
for both erownn
laces and embroid!
special offering!
cresses and furs
I've Just Discove
"THAT in spite
A of Living"
Flower Shop, Ei'ij
nam, still make ud
at a nominal pne
flower arrangem
deed. '
An Advance Sho
son Models for
O MARTLY dig!
"bewitching hat
resistso attract!
'coming! These
buying trips mad
Blake Hat Shoo.
tween Seventeent
Small and large
French models,
line you'll find t
fcrent chapeau st
teet'th and Harney, has made cor
setry a scientific study for many
vearsi and is a corset specialist of
note. You'll find that after all the
fitting of a corset is the matter of
paramount importance in one's
spring wardrobe.
Decorative Head Dress
Dainty Dashing
bey and Hawkes cut glass, the artis
tically superior glass of the world,
exceptionally fine offerings in silver
plate as well as sterling, while they
have a line of docks without paral
lel in the chy, from frivolous little
ivory affairs to massive chime
clocks of mahogany
Taffeta, the Newest Fashion-Favored
Fabric.
T71EAY, the modiste, second floor,
Neville block, Sixteenth and
Harney, whispers in strictest con
fidence that the favored fabric for
spring fashionings is to be taffeta,
indeed she is even now draping on
their tight-lining gowns of witching
loveliness, bouffant, airily distinc
tive intheir hiding and revealing
artfulness, they're truly lovely crea
tions, these gowns of hers. You'll
find her suggestions clever indeed,
of a newues to delight. - .
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A fold of gold tissue forms the bandeau in this headdress,
and black aigrette are posed, in front. -
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Gold
Fashion's Latest Fur Style Pro
. .nouncements
"DEFLECTING in charming wise
the many and varied seasonal
functions for which they were .de
signed, are the" distinctive models
which the National Fur and Tan
ning company, Eighteenth and
Douglas, is offering at a 25 per cent
discount. Types of ultra-refinement,
the preference of inner circles of
fashion, luxuriously elaborate affairs
for the evening function, afterneen
theater matinee or every hour of the
busy day, ravishing creations to
charm a fastidious femininity,
you'll find this a price offering quite
irresistible. Mink models in both
natural and Japanese mink peltries,
skunk or brown marten in neck
pieces, stoles and capes, you're sure
to find a fur piece to meet your
needs here.
.
A Traveler Is Known by His Lug
gage, y "
QUALITY in travel accessories
is an index of "quality" in peo
ple. Aristocratic .appearance and
'careful grooming are inseparable
from good taste in luggage and
handbags, and indisputably smart
are the luggage pieces offered by
the Omaha Printing Co., Thirteenth
and Farnam. There's a 15-inch case
just arrived, correct in every detail,
it's a seal patent with delightful rose
lining, white ivory fittings, for
$40.28. Another, a bit less complete
in its vanity, fittings, is $37.50. An
envelope bag with rough silk lining
in purple, one of the new collapsi
ble affairs, at $44.20. while quite the
queen of these beauty bags is the
taupe-lined bag. gold fitted, whose
vanity accessories are of the new
shell composition in French period
cutting, exquisite indeed. This is
priced at $70.85. Newly -.arriving
pieces make this great leather dis
play satisfying indeed.
When You're Taking Kodak Pic
tures T"0 IT with the idea in mind af
f having there enlarged. The.
Kase Studio does most exquisite en
larging as well as dainty color wo'k
in oils. The finishing is exceedingly
prompt and efficient. Have you tried 1
ntic servicer
L
If You Want a
Overcoat
.VOU'LL find tl
them most sJ
Pantorium, Six.
streets. They
collars out of
cutting out th
piecing it toge
kinds- of alter
excellent . rek
send price qi
Kitty-Anne c
T S equally
1 summer'. -JfI
house or vfJ
fashioned ofrM
tan nr lav1 lm
loosc-hangii II
ice which ei II
tie-sash in HmfJJ
rouna tne"
white finery fit
collar. Thf U(
te had iof
Thompsof
shows t
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