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PART TWO :
PART TWO .
SOCIETY SECTION
SOCIETY SECTlOlf
VOL. XUX NO. 32.
OMAHA, StNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 25, 1920.
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An .jOut rof -Town Woman
Protests Against Term
"A Housewife"
, Gabby Is. Jlecipient of Magnanimous Gift Mr. G.
Clumsily Loses Favor With Young Matron
Man Ever Practiced Deception, Even
. . As Does Woman. .
By CABBY
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whose father is in the whole-.
sale mercantile business in Omaha,
was presented to a young married
woman who has recently moved to
this city from well, we will say,
Kansas City. "Kansas City, Kansas
City," said the introducee, "I used
to know two young women from
there, knew tlreni quite well, the
Misses D. . Did you ever knoy
them in your own, home town?"
"Ves," was the answer. "I used to
beau the elder sister around when
she visited here, very -charming girli
How is she now?" "I'm quite well,
thank you," Said the young married
woman who once was the elder Miss
D. . Mr. G. could have saved the
flag even at that late moment with
a' few gallant words such as "But
surely, not. You are more youth
ful than she was.'when I knew her
five years ago.". But he possessed
no finesse and le"ft the damsel won
dering if she had lost the beauty
with which she has always been
credited. She is hoping, however,
that since he himself has married a
charming woman, it merely means
he has lost his eyes for all others.
PEOPLE have "ever been gener
ous with Gabby generous with
flowers, candy, perfume but
now she it being offered money
money in vast sums. And people in
the crowded foyer of the Orpheum
can testify.to this fact.
At the box office Tuesday night
there was a grpat crowd. A clumsy
man dropped a piece of silver not
mere than 0 cents and several
persons peered into corners and un
der rubber, mats in an effort to lo
cate the wayward coin. Gabby spied
it. And without knowing or caring
who had lost it, said: "There is the
coin,' back of your heel." A man
picked it up and she turned to chat
' with her companion. But the inci
dent was not closed no, indeedy!
The man stood beside her, grinned
and mumbled something.
"Then! Lo. and behold! Great
things came to pass. From the
depths of the man's pocket, and
from the bottom of his heart, came
the gift money! As he handed 5
cents to. Gabby he blushed, smiled
nnd said: "Buy yourself a drink."
NTow Gabby is looking for a place
where they sell drinks for a nickel.
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IS THE song of the pretty actress
back of the foot lights more al
luring than the voice of that silver-tongued
orator and statesman,
' William Jennings Bryan? For the
frivolous and unthinking, you may
say, but not for the man of purpose
and Cjonviction. Gabby would agree
had she not attended the Orpheum
one recent Monday night. There in
the back of a box, in the back to be
sure, almost out of sight, but very
much there, sat a prominent leader
of the democratic party, Mr. W.
from the county seat of Polk. The
evening papers had heralded him as
one of the men whb would accom
pany Mr. Bryan to Omaha for the
Monday evening speech. He ac
companied him, yes, but evidently
.didn't "stick." Perhaps there was an
old friend on the Orpheum bill. Or
did he think the Auditorium would
. n , so .crowded that' he should be
ctiaritable and give his seat to some
one not already converted to demo
cratic principles? Or could it be,
let us perish the thought, that demo
cratic leaders rather than women are
dipping? Gabby is wondering what
K. A. V. said when he returned to
Osceola and the boys at the grocery
store asked him about W. J.'s
speech?
NOTHING he likes better than
to don golf clothes and tramp
the undulating green in pur
suit of a small white, and somewhat
edusive, sphere. In his bachelor
days. Gabby used to see him every
afternoon at his favorite course, driv
. ing, putting and hunting, with
greatest enthusiasm.
But times have changed. He's
married now and lives a life of
greater responsibility. In the spring
there is that thing for which the
season was invented, housecleaning.
i A garden, too, must be planted. All
summer there is the lawn to mow.
Baby is sometimes ill. Small repairs
are constantly needed around a
home "property. In the fall comes
the canning season, and the whole
world knows a man can screw down
a fruit jar top tighter than a woman.
So faded the season of 1919 and
.icldom indeed 'did the victim of this
It indulge m a game of golf. New
tars day, VicM, found him des
perately resolving that by hook or
crook, he would somehow manage
to play often during the coming
season. While he was casting about
for a deep, dark plan, Opportunity
herself appeared, and instead of
knocking at his door in her usual
modest fashion, simply kicked it
wide open for him. This is how
- it came about:
' During the recent fuel shortage
'.his business man, -who is a member
of the office staff for a large railroad,
with headquarters in Omaha, was
obliged to work early and late on
problems of distribution a.nd supply.
The strain tcld on his eyes, and after
consultation with his anxious wife
A he visited a. specialist and procured
some important-looking - tortoise
rimmed spectacles. Troubles don't
come singly, you know. Next, a vio
DETAVLS.
lent toothache seized him and after
sleepless nights he- resorted to a
dentist, with whom he "put up" many
hours for repairs. One night at
dinner he swallowed against union
rules and was attacked with a violent
tit of coughing. This was too much
for the wife, who had been uneasy
and perturbed for weeks over her
husband. "What Is the matter,
dear?" she said, growing pale. "Oh,
I guess I'm going to pieces," replied
her husband in a flippant mood. "Not
consumption, darling; no, no, not
that," she begged. He looked up
slowly to tease and reassure her,
when his eyes rested on a somewhat
neglected golf bag in the corner of
the room. "Probably not, probably
not," he said, gazing fixedly at the
canvas bag "but perhaps a little pre
caution would do no harm." For a
moment wife reflected. "I have it,
darling," she trilled, her face bright
ening, "you must playmore golf. As
soon as spring .comes you shall go
out every afternoon and all day
Sunday, too. Now don't say no."
He frowned thoughtfully, as though
weighing the matter. "No doubt
your pln is a wise one, and," with
an air of determination, "I'll adopt
it."
Now each time wife mentions any
renovating, furniture repair or fur
nace cleaning he casts his eyes to
ward the golf bag in the corner and
gives a little cough a dry, hacking
cough.
H
E is a family man with two
golden-topped boys and an
olive-complexioned, hazel-
eyed and .altogether captivating lit
tle girl of 4. When he returns
home from the day's rush of busi
ness and dinner is over and "bed
time comes for little boys," daddy
romps with the wee ones who climb
into his lap, tousle his hair, dive into
his pockets and soon have him as
totally in their power as was old
Gulliver in the hands of the pig
mies. He carries with him through
the day, the pleasant thoughts of
these happy hours and sometimes
but without his own knowledge
and consent he carries something
else.
One day last week, "father", was
lunching at his favorite club itrcom
pany with two dignified friends with
whom he was discussing a "deal."
They had just come down to fig
ures. One of the friends had ad
justed ' his glasses, and drawn a
jewelled pencil from his pocket pre
paratory to making notes in a
soft, leather-bound, loose-leaf book,
when "dad" felt moved to reach for
his handkerchief. He drew it forth
absent-mindedly, making the cus
tomary use of it, his mind centered
on the conversation and the glitter
ing pencil in the delicate white hand
of his friend. Suddenly the pencil
stopped. The dignified gentlemen
coughed. A few heads turned and
Gabby, at the next table, smiled.
Something was ' wrong andv dad
knew it Back info his v coat
pocket he whisked the limp thing
which seemed to be the cause of the
disturbance. He bore down on it
with his knuckles as , though he
feared it might yet jump out from
cover. . .
The gentlemen were closing their
notebooks. They ah must be
getting back to their offices. They
h would decide the njatter later,
and off they went.
Father sat with a puzzled expres
sion on his face. He glanced sheep
ishly around to see if anyone was
looking. No one was, but Gabby,
and she wouldn't tell. He peeked
down to learn what manner of thing
this, was which had caused his
friends to flee.- Gabby knows - that
Heart Beats
By A. K.
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They called her
A circumspect -Little
prude
At heart
She was Romance
And Folly combined
But the people . ; .
. Of Earth
Know not the worth ,
Or witchery-
Of each other's dreams.
The maid demure
In vivacious girlhood
Met her Prince Charming
In a May-blooming wood
Up the green aisle
(Where budding trees met
To the marriage altar
His captive was led.
But soon fickle Romance
Became weary and wan-
Her heart grew sick
t And love grew tired.
Each wandered far
From the trysting place
Sans storms
Sans quarrels
Sans public disgrace.
' An artist was she
In her fancy
Painting rough blacksmith
And Madonnas fair
On floating clouds
And in the air-
Till .all the world
Lay at her feet -
With homage-
And wealth
And praise.
From this pale dawn
Of a pink career
She leaped to footlights
In characters queer
And each time she entered
'Upon the stage
The house went wild,
- Threw flowers and kisses.
And in the role
Of a vampire bold
She stormed the world
In her movie scenes.
Women envied
And men desired
By whims and passions
She was inspired
To act
The Flame to Emotions
- And flare her name
From Broadway east
To the' breakers
Of Frisco's west.
Whatever she tried
-Was a brilliant success.
Demure is she?
Ah, no. -But
against the background
Of reality
Pleasures are gross
And fall inert
On her mind and heart
Of fantasy.
(Sins of the flesh
Are such puny things)
And no one may talk
For nobody knows
Where she dissipates
And indulges.
Though they call her tame
Her Creator knows
That her spirit soars
And she's tameless.
SELAH.
what he saw was a tiny black stock
ing! The pained look on his face
changed to a smile. "Got a family,
George," he said to the waiter who
stood at attention nearby. "Yes, sir."
"Here, said dad, slipping (a green
paper into his hand, "buy yourself
a smoking jacket and be sure and
wear it when you play'.'with the
kids."
THE following letter was received
from a reader who evidently
resides in Plattsmouth, but
who, among the women, would fail
to enjoy its contents:
Dear Gabby: Having lived all
my life in a small country town, I
am not supposed to knov or hear
much, however I am a daily reader
of The Bee. I have read and di-
gtfsted your article in the "woman's
lection of last Sunday's Bee 1
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. Who is there who "hath no music in his soul or is not moved by
concord of sweet sounds?" One of Omaha's loveliest musicians is
Miss(NinaE. Garrett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Garrett. She
!;as been a student of piano for a number of years and is considered
by her friends as one of the city's younger artists. No matter what
other interests .she -has had, music ever held first place with'her and
her efforts have been well rewarded. She has appeared in a'number
of recitals here and has been presented in several other cities.
If her plans do not go awry, she hopes to be in New York within
the next two years, where she will receive instruction from a concert
artist. -
"Pigs is Pigs," and I agree with the
woman who lives in the red brick
house, about being called a "house
wife" by the census taker, i not
i onlv "shv" at the word, but I am
1 going to. jump right onto it, and
Talented Omaha -Musician
trample it to death.
imple it to death. "Housewife,"
unds like "house cat," and from
the word implies, I judge the
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all-
uuues are anout me same iie tne r.v:uy (i am :u-,i asftsrr.cd ot my ii. ' "lady of his choice" a "house
house cat, she scratches to get out, years), and my occupation as wit'e." Oh, no! perish the thought!
scratches to get in, lays bythe fire i "home-maker," "mother," x. . po-l ' Sincerely; A FOOL READER,
Miss Garrett attended Central High school, where she specialized
in the study or" u ;iijestic art. 'i litre f.he developed one of her most -remarkable
talents, that of making flowers. With the aid of her
needle, skilled and nimble fingers quickly transform a bit of velvet or
ribbon into blooming buds, a gay boutonniere, ready to brighten a
somber frock, or add a bit of color to a drab costume. Or perhaps
"he desires a new' gown. Her mind works quickly, a design is soon ,
made and then her training in sewing aids' the maker in completing
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Those same deft hands, which glide so surely over an ivory key
board, have many talents but none is so pronounced as that of mak
ing melody. ,
i and cries for what she gets to eat.
; When 'the 'census taker" comes to
;ur house, I shall give my age cor -
sibly "lion tamer," "snake charmer,"
j or "bear killer," as the occasion may
! demand, but never can a man call
Finance and
Frivolity at
Capital
Arts Club at Washington
Plans Great Carillon
For 'the U.S.
Bee Bureau, '
Washington, Jan. 24.
FINANCE and frivolity have gone -;
at a merry clip throughout the
week; debated all day at the
Pan-American Financial congress
and frolicked nights at one brilliant
function after another. The con
gress has brought to Washington
many men of mark from many coun
tries, Costa Rica being the only one
of the 20 countries of South and
Central America not represented,
this exception being due1 to our not;
having recognized the preseni gov
ernment there.
The receplioir for the delegates in
the new Cu'an legation on Thuri--day
was most brilliant, an added in
ttrcst being that this was the first
affair given in the new official home ,
in Washington of . the sunshine
island republic off our southern
coast. Dr. and Mine. Cospedes, in
the half dozen years they have rep
resented Cuba here, have won for
themselves a distinguishea following,
without as well as within the diplo
matic circle. The Peruvian ambas
sador and Mme. Pizet, the minister
from Uruguay and Mme. Varela and
many others entertained for the
delegates, with trips to Mount Ver
non and a day inAnnapolis to make
the week memorable and complete.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing had a reception in their
honor on Thursday and Mrs. Lan
s'ng gave a luncheon for the women
on Friday.
Miss Margaret Wilson is always
up and doing and in the doing is a
most useful, progressive and at
tractive personality. She has had
a very busy week and one of the
most encouraging signs of the pres-,
lident's gradual improvement was
evidenced by the afternoon tea Miss
! Margaret gave in the White House
' on Tuesday. It was for the presi
j dents of the civic centers ! the
district, a work in which Mils Wil
; son has been of much service nd
a distinct success.... It was through
her efforts that the public school
; buildings of Washington were
placed at the disposal of the big
; community chorus and similar, or
ganizations. The tea was the first
; affair to which guests have been In
vited to the White House since the
'' president was first taken ill. .Mrs..
j'Wilson, too, has been able lo get
out in the afternoons, during the
; week, to the matinee, and for a
j breath of fresh air, further gratify-)
mg proof that the president is at
least on the improve. , -
Arts Club.
The Arts club, the members of
which are musicians, painters, .
sculptors and writers, and whose
president is Henry K. Bush-Brown,
has sent forth a letter to the musi-,
cal people of the country, and oth
ers, to interest them in establishing
a national peace carillon in the city .
of Washington. Each state is to
have its own bell and it is hoped
thus to give the memorial the truly
national character it should have.
In Ghent, a fine carillon of 92 bells
rang out on Christmas eve 1814,
when the, treaty of peace between
Great Britain and the United States
was signed and, but for the outbreak
of the great war1, these same bells
Avould, in 1914, have celebrated the
completion of 100 years of unbroken
peace between the two great Eng
lish speaking nations. .
In the Low countries, bordering
oil the North sea, especially in Bel
gium and Holland, tower music has
reached its highest development
Here, the carillon, composed of 30.
40 or more bells, takes the place of
chimes, with a marvelous improve
ment in the quality of the music.
Chimes are composed of a.few
bclls, rung by swinging and have a
narrow musical range, so that not
many tunes , can be played upon
them. The bells of carillon are
chromatic, are tuned fo harmonize,
have a range of four octaves ' or
more, and, consequently, have al-
most as many tones and half tones
as a piano. Carilion playing in the
Low countries is an honored pro
fession,, having its Bauers and Pad
erewskis, irtuster bell players, known
everywhere and able to sway a mul
titude with concord of sweet
sounds. I ' :
Those who have heard the music
ofthe bells of Antwerp or Bruges,
of Ghent or Ternionds or Louvain,
filling the air with its sweet tremor,
drifting ovtr a wholecity and far1
into the rquiet countryside, do not :
need to be told how wonderful it
is, when a master player is at "the
keyboard.
For centuries, the bell towers of
Belgium and Holland have stood
for the communal "life and serviced
civil and religious liberty, individual,
and national freedom. ,'
In the old days they rang out the ;
duke of Alva and his minions, in
Napoleonic days' they were rally
ing points of civic liberty, and in.
every great national festivity or .
crisis, they have cheered and heart-,
ened thousands.
As a result of the great war many
of the Belgian be'l towers are1 now.
sorrowful ruins, but they called a
brave people to the defense of their t
land, and some of the master bell
men played sweet, defiant musk until
the Germans were at the very Kates'.
The stolen bells will be returned.
and the towers rebuilt let us hope,.
Dut meanwnue there is a silence in?
the land. In our own country, vet
have never had anything corre-"
sponding to the Belgian and Dutch
carillons. At the best our towers"
have had only fine chimes composed ')
of a few bells. . ; I
As a tribute to the . heroic rfr ''
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