THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE : MARCH 21, 1920.
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WAGES MAY BE
DEMANDED BY
ENGLISH WIVES
London Writer Sees Humor
ous Possibilities In Plan Pro
posed to Pay Stipulated
Eatery to Brides.
London. March 20. Barristers
ttt receutly have been debating the
uestion of how much a wife is
merth in money. The discussion
must have made quite an impression
on some wives, for it is reported
they are now claiming the right to
be paid regular wages.
The situation has provoked the
following comment from Myron Par
tot, a writer in the London Daily
Express: -v
Life is rather dull and common
place just now, and I am for lighten
ing it tip in every way possible.
Vagei for wives will do a lot to
ward coloring the drab monotony of
existence.
The luckless bridegroom will have
to guarantee something more ma
terial than love in his marriage vow.
MI take this woman for my lawful
wife," he will probably be called
iifuin tn av "at a salary of five
pounds five a week." And the bride
will then promise to love, honor and
obey for and in consideration of the
weekly five-guinea emolument.
Announce Bride's Stipend.
The girl who marries well will
find immense satisfaction in the
newspaper announcement of her
matrimonial achievement. "The en
gagement is announced," it will read,
between Capt Coiney Gotrox of
Golden court, Mayfair, and Con
stance, only daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Slimpurse of Brixton.
The bride's stipend will be 4,000 a
year."
It will afford many a wife a smug
and satisfying sense of superiority
to learn that the pretty girl with the
big eyes is only a thrce-pound-a-werk
wife. When a young man pro
poses the lady will no longer have
to give the classic reply, "See papa,"
or HThls is so jolly sudden." She
will say simply and more to the
point: "flow much can you pay?"
Then there is the problem of de
termining just what remuneration a
wife is really worth. Should the
wife who stays at home and cooks re
ceive more than, the butterfly wife
whose flutter inr society: advertises
her husband's prosperity and impor
tance? Is she worth more when
young and ornamental, or when old
and experienced?
Many Advertise for Wives.
Perhaps we shall read in the classi
fied columns of the daily papers
advertisements such as the follow
ing: "Wanted, wife, young, industri
ous, and good looking," or perhaps
the advertiser, with Tony Weller
in mind, will request the applicant
to "state previous matrimonial ex
perience, and salary required."
The lounge-lizard type of gallant,
with an unlined pocketbook and an
honest abhorrence for work will, of
course, scarcely be expected to pay
his wife a salary. He will very
likely advertise his willingness "to
take ah inexperienced young , wife ,
as apprentice; premium, required."
Wives naturally as wage earners
will form unions. It would be un
reasonable to ask all husbands to
pay the same salaries, so there will
have to be separate unions, classi
fied according to the sizes of the
husbands' incomes.
I have no doubt that the "wages
for wives" system will meet with
popular approval. Our 1,000,000 sur
plus women, I imagine, will be es
pecially anxious to see the scheme
adopted. When the National Feder
ation of Wives' union goes out on
strike the ntillion-too-many ,will at
last have their opportunity. And
when such an eventuality does come
about, I shall want to hear the ar
gument between the strike-breakers
and the pickets.
Nearly Million Men ,
Placed In Positions
By Welfare Agencies
The magnitude of the task which
confronted the country in reabsorb
ing its fighting men into peace time
industry is shown by a government
report covering the employment of
service men during the past year.
During that period, according to
the report, 1,299,365 men have ap
plied for employment at the various
bureaus maintained by government
al and welfare agencies. Of this
number 919,754 have been placed,
or 71 per cent of all seeking em
ployment. The figures for the state of Ne
braska show that 17,076 registerei
asking for employment and that
14,657 of this number were given
jobs.
The statistics for the central
states follow: Colorado, registered.
15,574, placed 12,134; Iowa reg
istered 17,873, placed 10,183; Kansas,
registered 12,707, placed, 8,400; Il
linois, registered 90,962, placed
63,813; Indiana, registered 23,541,
placed 17,118; Michigan, registered
47,278, placed 36,387; Kentucky,
registered 14,669, placed 10,744;
Missouri registered 57,265, placed
42,125; Minnesota registered 18,652,
placed 15,231; North Dakota reg
istered 4,617, placed 2,636; Ohio
egistered 59,216, placed 43,460;
iklahoma registered 18,054, placed
,258; South Dakota registered 425,
placed 205; Tennessee registered
jr.785; pbced 11,013; Texaa reg
itered 26,185, placed 18,978; West
Virginia registered 6,682, placed
A260; Wisconsin registered 17,582.
Jfaced 12,571.
It is estimated that about 75 per
cent of the more than 4,000,000 de
mobilized men went back to their
-former positions, or found employ
ment without asking assistance.
Dodge Grading Cause for
Eight New Store Buildings
Effect of the Dodge street grad
ing is given an inspiration for
Oliver Erwin's decision to erect
eight modern one-story store build
ings at Twenty-fourth, aud Dodge
streets at once. George L. Fishor,
architect, is drawing np the plans.
a A French scientist claims to have
invented an instrument that meas
ures the susceptibility of persons to
suggestions from oth ,
Man Held as One of
Allison Highjackers
Is Found Guilty
Frank O'Neill was found guilty by
a jury in, District Judge Troup'e
y
sion of burglar tool. He was one
of a gang of five men suspected of
having entered the home or w.
C C Allison, 410 South Thirty
ninth ttreet last December. David
Gillinsky, another of the five, will
be tried March 29. The penalty for
the crime ia one to five years in the
penitentiary.
Omaha Justices In .
Record Class Into
Elks Friday Night
A record class was initiated into
the Omaha lodge of B. P. O. Elks
Friday night, even surpassing the
record class of May 8, 1896.
Chief Justice Andrew M. Morris
sey of the Nebraska supreme court,
was the honor guest of the lodge.
He' briefly addressed the newly
made Elks.
Among those initiated were these:
Judge George A. Day, District
Judges W i lliam A. Redick and
Charles A. Gosj, and Col. G. S.
Bingham, U. S 'A. Three sons of
Judge A. G Troup were also initi
ated. A lunch was served after the
initiation. v.
Auto Men and Officials of
C. of C. Talk Custer Highway
Representatives of the Omaha
Automobile ciub met with the good
roads committee of the Chamber of
Commerce yesterday for a discus
sion of the Custer Battlefield high
way, . W. D. Fisher, secretary of the
highway, explained the plans for
marking the highway and circulating
information concerning the histori
cal places and .scenic attractions
reached by it. (According to Mr.
Fisher, tourists taking this route;
will pass through Omaha, as this
city is the eastern terminus of ,th
highway. ' ' '
Correct ArrangenantS of On
mental PUntloxt Kor personal call
anfl advice phona 19S. We have no
agents. Meneray Nursery and Seed
Stor, 8341 Weat Broadway, Council
Blufts, la. Adv.
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. Novelty Spot Nets
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auu mi-silk unn iicuj, v iukuu iu j vi vj.- -
tiful designs in coin, square and round dots in black, navy, brown and
many other wanted colors. Priced, per yard, at 82.98 to 84.98
Brandeis Stores Main Floor Center-
The Season's Fabrics and Colors
Spring Suitings
and Coatings
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Special Sale of 1,200 Yards of
Wool Dress Goods at 1.95
The season's most wanted fabrics; plain and
novelty weaves, French serges, basket weaves,
tweeds, stripes and hbmespuns, in grays, tans,
browns and many other wanted colors. It is
just the- correct weight for Spring suits, coats
and skirts; all wool, 50 to 56 inches wide; have
been selling from 8.00 to 5.00 per yard. On sale
Monday on the bargain square, at, yard, 1.95
Popular Tricotines '
Monday,, Yard, J.95 to 7.95
Are here in many qualities small and medium sized
twills, beautiful, soft finish; 50 to 56 inches wide; all
wool; in the popular shade of navy. Priced Monday at,
Per yard 4.95 to 7.95
Wool Plaids and Checks.
Special, Yard, 5.95 to 6.95
For skirts , and suits, in a host of designs and the latest
color combinations, in serge, weaves and Velours; 54
inches wide. Special, per yard, at 5.95 and 6.95
Men's Wear Serge
Monday, Yard, 3.95 to 6.95
This is a fine twill serge, suitableforwomen's coats,
suits or dresses; in navy, midnight blue or black; 54
inches wide; priced for Monday, at, yard, 3.95 to 6.95
Brandeis Stores Main Floor Center
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POet CROWING OMAH
. French and English Val Laces
At 5c and 106
Edges, insertions and headings: all widths; suitable for trimming
fine lingerie or children's wear. In two lots, for Monday, at, per
yard, 5$ and lOtt
Brandeis Stores Main Floor Renter
A Sale for the Economical Woman
Silk Novelty Remnants
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At Just Half Price
Newest Weaves
Dress Lengths
See the Prlces-
Daintiest Colorings
Skirt Lengths Waist Lengths
We've ransacked
our entire silk stock
for this sale. No
remnants reserved.
All go at just half
price. All are short
lengths and odd lots
from our entire silk
stock, consisting of
newest weaves and
coloi'ings of the season.
There will be dress lengths,
skirt lengths, and the waist
lengths plain and novelty
Georgette Crepes, Crepe de
Chine, Satins, Charmeuse,
Foulards, Radium, Voiles,
and Shirting Silks all at
exactly one-half price. A
few of the attractive prices
are listed below:
Novelty Silks
Regular 1.50
and 5.50 Values
per yard
at
095
Without doubt, a most wonderful collection
of high-class novelties! It consists of 36 and
40-inch Poult de Soie, Swiss Taffeta, Chantilly
Satin, Gro de Loudre, Suede Silk, Cassimere
Silk, Crepes, Tussah, and many other new and
beautiful weaves in the newest borders, plaids,"
stripes, checks, floral and garden party prints.
In fact,' the lot includes silks for any occasion
you wish, at, per yard, 2.95
Striped Jersey Shirting
1.25 Silks, at,
1.69 Silks, at,
2.00 Silks, at,
2.50 Silks, at,
2.95 Silks, at,
3.50 Silks, .at,
3.95 Silks; at,
4.50 Silks, at,
5.95 Silks, at,
6.50 Silks, at,
yard,
yard,
yard,
yard,
yard,
yard,
yard,
yard,
yard,
yard,
63$
85$
1.00
1.25
1.48
1.75
1.98
2.25
2.98
3.25
Regular J.50
Values Special
per yard
at
095
We have been planning and looking forward
to this great event, and at last we are able to
offer to you this much-wanted 32-inch all-silk
stripe Jersey Shirting. We have a good range
of patterns; worth regularly 4.50 per yard, very
special, at 2.95
Brandeis Stores Main Floor Center
Spring Is Incomplete Without a
; Beautiful Blouse
New Pattern Blouses
Are arriving every 'day. You must see them to
appreciate the styles.
One especially beautiful creation
is a Taffeta Overblouse, in Rose,
Navy, Copen or Black, reason
ably priced, at 23.50
Tricolette
"The Blouse of the Day"
The dressy and most popular blouse of the
day for all-around wear. It comes in the short
overblouse and the Ions: smock, embroidered in
contrasting colors of light and dark shades.
Priced from 16.50 P
Smart Tailored Blouses
For the Business Girl
Very smart for office wear. The materials
are Crepe de Chine, Striped Tub Silk and jon
gee. They are reasonably priced, at-
5.95 to 8.50
Brandeis StoresSecond Floor South
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Novel Hats
of Rare Style and Cleverness
IT IS an easy matter to find a becoming hat here,
for included are hats large and small, as well as
medium sized modes audaciously upturned.
Some are developed of maline, lace, visca, cello-
Elane, or rich fabrics. Others are smartly shaped of
rilliant straws; but all are irresistibly novel.
Sport Hats of Charm
FOR those who golf or enjoy outdoor life, it's
very essential that care in selection of one's
sports apparel be exercised. Perhaps the hat
, receives quite as much attention in its choosing
as any part of one's costuming. Such unusual
charm, such novel modes, and such vivid color
ings, we believe, were seldom depicted as in
these lovely Sport Hats.
16.50 to 25.00
Brandeis Stores Main Floor East
Clean Up!
New Wall Paper
In a large and at
tractive display at
prices which will
mean a big saving
to you.
Papers for any room in
the house, with bor
ders to match, special,
at, per roll, 7Vzti
Plain 30-inch Oatmeal
papers, in all colors,
sold with beautiful
cutout border to match
. at, per roll, 12
Extra heavy kitchen
block and granites, all
new; priced at,i per
roll,, 12
Bedroom Papers, in new
and pleasing colors and
designs ; shown with
attractive cutout bor
ders; in two lots, at,
roll, H and 14
Light and Dark Papers,
good for parlor, living
room, bedroom, dining
"room or hall, with cut
out border effects; in
two big lots, at per
roll, 12K4-16
Beautiful Tapestries, -two-toned
weaves and
i blends on display,
showing cutout bor
ders and bands to
match, special, at, per
roll, 42t
Brandeis Stores Bast'
ment West
Garden Needs
From the
Hardware Dep't
Garden Seeds
Nebraska Seeds, at, package, 5 and 10
Kentucky Blue Grass Seed, per lb., 35
White Clover, per pound, 79
Spading Forks
Four-tine malleable steel blades,
&t 98
Four-tine steel-strapped ferrule, an
gular tines; bronze finish; guar
anteed ; priced at 1.69
Five-tine, steel-strapped ferrule; an
gular tines; bronze finish; priced
at 2.29
Garden Rakes
Malleable iron, 12-tooth, at 49
Wrought steel bow rakes, 13-tooth,
at 1.29
Wrought steel bow rakes, 14-tooth,
at . i on
(Sg Wood tooth rake, 26 teeth, at 98
Iff! m
w ire lawn, rases, at 75
Shovels and Spades
fi
Round point shovel, D-handle,
1.98
each
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Spades, D-handle, at 1798
Hoes
Riveted shank, blue finish, at. 49
One-piece solid shank hoes, at 98
Ladies' hoe, solid shank, at 89
Brandeis Stores Basement West
Springtime Suggestions in
Wash Goods
IVORY WHITE VOILE
A genuine English fabric made of two-ply yarn;
exceptionally sheer and crisp; 44 inches wide; a
wonderful value, at, per yard 1.95
WHITE ORGANDIE
' A genuine imported fabric; permanent finish;
unusually sheer; 44 inches wide; specially priced,
at, per yard 1.50
WHITE VOILE
In a beautiful chiffon finish with tape edge;
soft and clingy; for confirmation and graduation
frocks; 40 inches wide; in two lots for Monday, at,
per yard ' 75$ and 1.00
MERCERIZED WHITE BATISTE
A beautiful silk finished, lustrous fabric for
dresses, waists, infants' wear or lingerie; 45 inches
wide; regular 1.00 per yard value, special, at 79$
WHITE FLAXON
Sheer and dainty; every yard stamped on selv
age; desirable for dresses or blouses; 40 inches
, wide; Monday, at, per yard 45$
NOVELTY WHITE GOODS
This lot includes embroidered styles, ajid, lace '
effects, openwork and cluster stripes and other new
Spring patterns; 36 and 38 inches wide; in two lots,
for Monday, at, per yard 1.00 and 1.50
COLORED ORGANDIE
In almost every wanted plain shade, including
white ; very popular this season for blouses or con
firmation dresses; 40 inches wide; a very good
quality, for Monday only, at, per yard 75
INDIA LINON
A sheer, crisp quality; suitable for aprons, bou
doir seta or uniforms; specially prieed, yard, 29$
WHITE LINEN FINISH SUITING
A splendid quality for middy blouses or sep
arate skirts; special, per yard, at 35
GENUINE WHITE RIPPLETTE
Very desirable for boys' or girls' school or play
suits, or rompers; easily laundered and requires no
ironing; priced, per yard, at 39$
WHITE SOISETTE
With a permanent, lustrous finish; highly mer
icerized; 32 inches wide; special, at, per yard, 65$
WHITE PIQUE y
A splendid quality for wash suits, skirts and
middies; 34 inches wide; unusual values, at, per
yard 75
BEACH SUITING )
I In all the popular Spring shades; one of the
' season's most popular materials for suits, skirts and
blouses; hundreds of pieces to choose from; 36
inches wide. Offered for Monday, at, per yard,
39$, 59f? and 75$,
' FRENCH CHIFFON VOILE
In plain shades or fancy styles all new Spring
. printings, a wonderful range of color combinations.
All in on big lot for Monday only, at, yard, 75$
Brandeis Stores Basement North
Luxurious Spring Wraps
Offerings of rare
, distinction and charm . .
A GRO WING fashion tendency Is to
ward wraps that may pass for coat
or cape. Gorgeous models are fea
tured in Duvetyn, Peachbloom, Fortuna,
and Satin and Tricolette combinations,
exquisitely lined and finished. Soft.
Spring shades of Pigskin, Cattail Brown,
Mushroom, Twilight and Grotto Blues, ,
Navy and Summer Taupe. Moroccan "
embroidery on Satin and Duvetyn forms
a departure from the regulation designs.
Exquisite models range from
79.00, 98.00
s and up
Brandeis SioresSecond Floor West
Smart Fur Pieces
To Complete New Costumes '
A LUXURIOUS Fur Scarf thrown over the shoulders or a trim
choker clasped tightly about the throat will be the making of
many a Sprmgtime costume. : ! !
In our Spring Opening displays one is assured not only of a rep
resentative assortment of styles, but of excellent workmanship and the
finest obtainable pelts a commendable achievement, we believe, as
good furs are so rare.
f .Brandeis Stores Second Floor Center Y . .
Gold Plated Rosary
at 59c
Guaranteed
for five jcars
Beautiful imitation cut stone
beads, on heavy gold-plated chain;
gold-plated scapular medal center,
fancy new design cross. Decade
beads capped with gold.
'Choice of amethyst, garnet,
topaz, sapphire, emerald, or em
erald and jet beads. Each rosary
in a box.
B'andeis Stores Bool( Section 1
Main Floor
Petticoats
for stout women
These petticoats are made extra
large around the hips, but shape
dewn to a narrow flounce at the
bottom, which gives the desired sil
houette. We have them in all Jersey and
Jersey tops with silk flounces,
others in beautiful satins. They are
all extra well made and of good ma
terials. Priced from
6.95 to 12.95
Brandeis Stores- .
Second Floor North