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PART TWO, EDITORIAL the Omaha Sunday Bee PART' TWO AM U S E M E N T S VOL. XLIX NO. 43. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 11, 1520. 1 B SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS VJ eniuses Spend Freely, Are You A Genius? By GABBY DETAYLS. ARE you a good guesser? Gabby thinks she has discovered the t identity of the mysterious young man who will dance with Miss Phyllis .Waterman at the Christ Child May day fete. He js the elder of two brothers and a popular mem ber of the younger set. He haslfig ured in many love affairs and at the present time is 'paying marked at tention to a well known Omaha girl. Gabby is try'g to figure out how it happens that this young man has been chosen for Miss Waterman's partner when his brother is one of her most ardent admirers. It has often been remarked that they make a stunning looking couple on the dance floor. Plans are often changed at the last moment, however, so Gabby will not be at all surprised if it is tlie younger of the two who appears on the program. ( i LADYS PETERS, why don't I tp you speak to me? and fohen did you become interested in this sort of work?;' The girl thus addressed ' turned' to view the speaker, who hurriedly exclaimed, "Oh, I beg' your pardon. I thought you were Gladys Peters." Many a friend has been offended at having been so ignored and has never dis covered her mistake. The double of Miss Peters is known to many of her friends and much confusion has been caused by this close re semblance. One matron said re cently, "When Gladys Peters does not speak to me I knovf that she rs not Gladys." GENIUSES are, maybe, not so different from other men un ' less you are married to them, says a current writer. "Genius is long pattence," says Flaubert,- to which the modern seer adds, It is undoubtedly on the part of the wife." Now there may be some amiable Keniuses Gabby cannot verify this fact in Omaha, however. But of ore thing a wife genius-ly married, may be sure; she will be eclipsed by her husband. Some women en joy sitting in the background, bask h reflected glory. But if you are the kind who likes to stand on her own two feet then don't marry a genius (even if you have the chance.) - Lady Dunsany is said to be large ly responsible for her gifted hus band's success as a poet and play wright and yet she remains very n .uch in the backgrounds She ac companied Lord Dunsany. when ha came to America lastiall, but did not come to Omaha with him when he lectured here. Lady. Dunsany acts as amanuensis for her husband in his business correspondence and sometimes when the playwright's hand is tired from wielding the quill pen with which Me wrjtes so illegi bly, she sets down his thoughts for him as they come steaming hot from the Parnassian griddle. It is doubtful if the young Mme. Maeterlinck will scintillate again ex cept as the wife of the famous Bel gian. She has gone to California and will be filmed perhaps in some of her husband's plays, but her chief attraction henceforth wilt be for the curious mind. She will have to overcome the fact that she is the wife of a genius before she can take her place once more as a star in her own right. Vicente Blasco Ibanez did not bring a wife with' him only an ar tistic temperament (the same thing snme will sav. All this and more might be said m warning to men against marry ing women who are geniuses, but the dear male creatures are so self sufficient they don't need Gabby's advice. N THE subject of geniuses,-the world is tolerant. The man of transcendent ability is ex cused and sometimes even admired for being "different." But Gabby warns you not to indulge -in the ways of a genius if you are an ordinary individual, for in the parr lance of today, you won't "get by." You will either be taken for crazy or laughed along as eccentric. There is a great difference be tween tre genius and the eccentric nan and Gabby thinks this is the test: A genius usually, has a total disregard for money. He cannot think in- terms of dollars at all. His realms are not material ones. The eccentric man can think in no other terms than money. r He does not breathe the higher air. Eccentricity most often runs to miserliness, with a hoarding of gold which is kept secret from the world. When a man is eccentric, people look around to find a woman in the case. A recent case which at tracted attention in Omaha was that cf A. J. Seaman who lived out his life as a miser because of a love quarrel and then died leaving a for tune of $500,000. For years-' Mr. Seaman was "the apostle 3f cheap living." He never saw a movie, never visited barber, walked to Denver on business some years ago, carrying two pairs of half-ioles for his shoes. He borrowed a hammer and tacks at a farm house and made his own repairs All this be cause or perhaps with the excuse that the day before his wedding ceremony was to have been per formed, the girl suggested that Sea man put his property in her name in order to protect it if anything happened to him. The proposal made him so angry that he broke the engagement, left the house and never returned. Moral: If you would pose as a genius, don't be a miser. Comment: How many germs of genius we can find in Omaha if free spending is the sign. THAT "PridTgoeth before a fall." was surely proven to one middle-aged matron here.. She is of very stunning appearance, an elab orate dresser, and very popular, Al- if ' ft 0 though she is thi rriSthir odaugh- ier now auenuing an . eastern. -college, she does not appear to be that age and has often been taken for the sister of this young woman'. She was awaiting friends one day in the lobby of a local hotel, when she be came aware of the fact that a young man, perhaps 20 ' years old, was beaming upon her in a most notice able manner. Thinking herself, the type of woman which is likely to attract attention in public places she was highly indignant. She decided to ignore him. hoping that the young upstart, as she called him, would take the hint (which he did not). Instead he smiled upon her and re marked that it was a nice day; a fact she neither denied nor affirmed. Nothing daunted by her haughty stare, he continued. ."Do you ob ject if I sit here and talk to 'you? I'm attending school here. My folks live in Wisconsin and I'm dreadfully homesick. I was so strongly at-, tracted to you that I couldn't resist speaking to you you reminded me so vividly of my grandmother." t: HERE is an interesting tale going the rounds of society which serves to illustrate the innocence of certain members -of the sterner sex that is in regard to feminine beauty. A certain elderly man who resides at a local club and who does-not mix much in social circles here was attending a dinner , a short t time ago. He is greatly interested in the relief of European, countries and was dwelling, at length upon the terrible atrocities practiced by the Turks. ' Upon one phase of torture he spoke with much vehemence and it was a ' most horrible' description he gave of how the .barbarians plucked ;the eyebrows of Armenians. He was amazed when the younger, guests began to giggle-and smile and he wondered at their seeming heartlessness. - ' - -. But how was this poor recluse, to know that each month the beauty parlors here are crowded ' with women who desire to appear with perfectly penciled- brows and that the Turks would reap a harvest m American dollars should they at tempt the trade of "eyebrow arch ing" in this country. - - A' HUGE armchair stood in , the center of the living room and the Newest Bride was regard ing it with tragic eyes. "Horsehair and black walnut!" she said mourn fully. "What am I going to do with it r Gabby looked at the mulberry chintz and painted furniture all gay and modern and harmonious. "Whatever made you buy it auc tion?" she asked, The Newest Bride stopped being tragic in order to be indignant. - "Of course notl It came from Jim's mother. It seems that he used to sit in it and read the Rollo books, when he was small, and she has sent it to us because she knew it would have' tender associations for me. Well, it has, in a way," she admitted softly. "But is there room in a five-room apartment for a me mento, of that size and ugliness? Why couldn't Jim have sat upon a footstool when he did his childish A "Beauty's a Woman's Glory' ' i .Among Omaha's beautiful women, and of widely contrasting type, are Mrs. D. C. Robertson and Mrs. George L. DeLacy. Mrs. DeLacy, who emulates Tennyson's description, "divinely tall -and most divinely fair," has that glint of gold in her hair whicli seems to suggest the rays of morning sun, while Mrs. Robertson's tresses are dark and her charm harmonizes with the thought of evening and the stars.; '-.--. , In her school days, Mrs.' DeLacy, then Miss Cora Faulkner, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A. O. Faulkner -of Lincoln,' attended Monticello seminary and later the University of Nebraska, -where she was a member of Alpha Phi sorority, and Mrs. Robertson, as Miss Rozeltha Skinner of Aurora, was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma when a student at the state university n Both are enthusiastic swimmers at the Athletic club and, though modest about their achievements, admit that swimming is a 'most enjoyable athletic diversion. Though .newcomers to the city, Mrs. Robertson, who has been here one year, and Mrs. DeLacy, two. have made deep entrenchments in the hearts of many friends, and are already valued as a happy addition to the social life of the city. reading? We need one cjf those." And there it was a young tragedy of its sort, one of those strange bits of thoughtlessness on the part of a woman of another generation. When Gabby left, the horsehair chair was being squeezed protestingly inio the Newest Bride's bedroom, pathetic in its utter discord Reside the cream colored dressing table. . - THERE is a very handsome woman in Omaha married to a man some years -her senior. They have well, more than three children, not to" be too exact. Re cently they gave a dinner to about 36 friends. The woman was attrac tively gowned in decollete a style of which her husband has never ap proved. Now it came to pass that at this affair were some women less handsome than the lovely matrdn we are talking about. Less hand some, more jealous, is the rule, and this is the way they gave vent to their ugly feelings: "Has she no shame' to wear a gown like that?" "Her husband ought to forbid it." '"What, do you suppose, is her idea?" All said in the hearing of the poor humiliated husband. 'Then we wonder why men call us "cats!" v. THAT Guiltiest Feeling" was ex perienced a few days ago by an Omaha woman. There had been a fire in the apartment house, noth ing serious, but enough to cause plenty of excitement and to call out the fire department. . Having been thus interrupted in . her morning's work, she was hurrying to finish it. Glancing out of the Window, she saw a neighbor coming up the steps, knitting bag under her arm. As this talkative soul is the type which never knows when to go, Gabby's friend felt justified in a little decep tion. Placing the front door ajar, she hastened to the telephone (which had been out of commission since the fire), and as the visitor entered finished an imaginary con versation thus: "Very, well,. I'll be ready to go in five minutes Thank you so much: it is a lovely day to drive." Just at that moment a man ap peared at the door and said: "I'm from the telephone company. I've come to replace those wires burned out this morning so you can use 3ur phones again in this here, building." Tuesday Musical Club Reviews Progress r With the retirejment of Mrs. R. B. Howell as president of the Tuesday Musical club, in which-office she has served for the past three years, it is but natural that those, interested in the organization should review the progress during that period. Members of the club say her leader ship has been both gracious and efficient, that the club has grown steadily in popularity and number despite war and postwar conditions, that eminent artists who might not otherwise have been heard have been brought to Omaha, and that alto gether the club has brought great pleasure to its members as well as having served as a definite factor in the musical life of the city at large. All remarks heard seem to be spontaneous and' sincere in their enthusiasm for Mrs- Howell's ad ministration. Mrs. A. V. Kinsler is the president-elect and every confi dence is expressed in her ability to continue the strong leadership of her predecessor. It is the plan of the Tuesday Musical club to bring to Omaha next year the very biggest and best attractions in the world of music. Membership ' of the club this year reached 1,083 and had to be closed at that number. The last attraction of this season will be the Bolm Ballet Intime and the Little Symphony, to be present ed Saturday evening, April 24, at the Brandeis theater. Of Adolphe Bolm, a New York critic, who saw him there, says: "The dancing of Adolphe Bolm was a revelation"- to us Americans. Among no other people has danc ing become such a high art, such a national expression, as in Rtissia. What singing is to the Italians. painting and sculpture to the French,-! and the science ot government to the Anglo-Saxons, dancing is to the Russians. Even the all-destroying bolsheviki have protected the cele brated corps de ballet at Moscow and decreed that not only should its members be safe from slaughter but that alt killing should cease during the hours when the ballet was performing." Women. Can Vote On Library Bonds April 20 ' What the voters want they get. In Omaha they seem to want a quar ter of a million dollars for library purposes, and it is reasonably safe to presume they will vote the neces sary bonds for that purpose on April 20, 1920. Women can vote on this proposition. I Contrary to custom, the people who are back of the plan, in this case the library board, are not the ones who are most eagerly pushing it. The people themselves are vol untarily offering their services, ask ing what they can do and where they will be rriost effective, in se curing the passage of the library bond proposition. Ministers are an nouncing the subject from their pul pits, citizens are writing, letters to the press, and women's organiza tions have .signified their intention of taking formal action of endorse ment, i How will the money be spent? That is a question which every pub lic spirited citizen is interested -in when voting for expenditure. An swer is given in some paragraphs of a letter sent out by the Omaha Public Library board, signed by W. C. Fraser,-vice president and chair man of the finance committee, . as follows: "We desire to rail your attntion to the fact that at the primary elec tion to be held on April 20, 1920, the proposition of issuing bonds of the city of Omaha in the sum of $250,- 1 : 000, the proceeds thereof to be used in erecting an addition to the present public library and the erection of branch libraries, will be submitted to the electors. 1 "The addition contemplated to the present library would be primarily to provide a room suitable for pub lic meetings and gatherings of peo ple up to 1,200 in number, such as meetings of D. A. R Audubon so ciety, Humane society, Art gild, Fine Arts society, Woman's club, Philo sophical society, Collegiate-Alumnae, Drama league, Engineering so cieties, lectures on educational, his torical or literary subjects and va rious other organizations. "The addition would also provide space for Story Tellers' leagues, citizenship classes, history classes, committee meetings, etc.- "Cities the size of Omaha are gen erally establishing branch libraries throughout the community, the ob ject being to bqng the library and its work closer to the people in stead of requiring all the people to travel to a central place. The sys tem is an established success and Omaha should keep abreast of progress being made elsewhere" They Call Us 'Wimmen' "When Eve brought woe to all man- 'kind . - . "Old Adam called her wo-man, "But when-she woed with love of kind "He then pronounced her woo-man. "But now. with folly and with pride "Her husband's- pockets trimming, "The women are so full of whims "That men pronounce' them wim . men." - : Politicianesses of Both Parties Like Frills Arid Furbelows. - By BEJtTHA LONG: Once upon a, time at a conven tion in Oswego, N. Y., held to pro mote tire cause of woman suffrage, Dr. Mary E. Walker, pioneer suf fi agist and dress reformer, made a scathing attack 'on Susan B. An thony, during which she is reported to have said: "No woman "is entitled to the vote as long as she wears skirts, and flowers on her hat" No such drastic change in female regalia has ever been proposed by any other suffragist. Dr. Walker stood alone to the day of her death. . And suffrage has Keen won by women in modish skirts and lovely, perishable flowers on their hats! But he fact remains, notwith standing their entire feminism in matters of attire, that leading Om aha women political workers they call 'em that now instead of suffra gist display more character and individuality per person than women with other, or no, aims. . Most of them don't like to talk "clothes." Mrs. H. C. Sumney declares she "never shops." "I have to have certain things I just go in and get them. 'Then run," she says'. .. Mrs. Draper Smith wears ,a tail- 1 r.":t of tricotine of a pai ored particu- ' mill S?y Iw3 " " -H-..-w..vre...J,.,.:.w.- , - m m vwr'a jp HIT ' flffl larly clear shade of deep blue. Some times she wears a vest and collar oi silk in shades of old blue and rose. Her spring bonnet is black straw very small with a high crown,, and adorned with a frill in old blua shade of velvet ribbon emphasized at intervals by padded flowers of purple, old blue and rose. Mrs. Sumney's hat is a sailor of black straw, the edge softened by a stiff, lacy braid and the narrow brim underfated with delft blue silk ribbon. The crown has masses of fruit and flowers in spring shades. She wears mostly dark blue clothes taffeta or tricotine with white, lacy collars and cuffs. She's very particular about her accessories gloves, veils, handkerchiefs al though she won't own to .he accusa tion. Mrs. H. J. Bailey, down at dry democratic headquarters, makes a specialty of while silk shirtwaists the kind that have-tiny little . frills around the neck and and sleeves. She wears a blue suit with a tiny white thread running through the material. Her small black sailor has car-. mine roses and two large variegated hatpins. Mrs. W. E. Bolin, secretary of the wet democrats, is fond of royal pur ple.' She wears a royal purple Milan straw sailor, without flowers or fruit, and her cream blouses have narrow stripes of the same material. Mrs. James Richardson, who is gen erally seen in cornpany with Mrs. H. C. Sumney, wears blue. Pale blue flowers on a .small black hat, and foulard dresses with small white figures in the goods. She told me in confidence that she had been ac cused of vowing to wear that par ticular hat until the federal suffrage amendment had been adopted by all the states. Miss Ethel Barker, executive sec retary of the republican women's committee, has a new. suit this year she swears it's the first time in seven years. It is wine-colored cloth and with it she wears a.wine colored blouse and a small black hat with a high, perky bow. And each and every one of these women wears shoes with low heelsl The one exception to the rule is Dr. Jennie Callfas of the democratic office she occasionally comes down in the morning with a pair of gay bronze, slippers but for regular ev ery day she. too, wears low heels. "Madame" Mary R. Kimball, that charming little woman who has the distinction of being the oldest wo man voter in Omaha, came down town last week to register a dainty picture'in purple silk dress, sealskin coat, flowing scarf of won derful fineness .and small bonnet with a gold lace frill not a bonnet like old women are accustomed to wear, but a real hat, bonnet shaped, and one that any young girl could wear. Mrs. Kimball adds to her delight ful individuality by her mode of hairdress, smooth and high exceot for the clusters of shining gray curls on each .fide. Mrs. Edwin S. Roo'd wears black and white, alone and in every im aginable combination. While she limits herself in the matter of shades she more than balances her attire by the quantity of her cos tumes. '. Mrs. John W. Welch loves frjjly things and wears an elaborate blaclr silk -gown with a heavy cloth wrap and small hat with curling feathers. Mrs. M. D. Cameron, of fame in organization, is chic to use thM much overworked little word in black tricollete that orms a perfect background for a diamond barpiu she is seldom seen without. She thought she had lost this pin at the republican rally in the Lyric building when Miss Nettie Bauer spoke, but that's another story. Mrs. Charjes Neal. who has re cently come but for Hoover, nearly always wears brown. Two prominent suffragists who have visited Omaha within the last few weeks' were well dressed women. Mrs. Peter Oleson, who spoke for the "drys" and who has been elected to represent her party in San Francisco since returning to her home in-XIoquet, Minn., wore a very charming quakerish frock of gray and rose georgette crepe at the luncheon held in her honor at the Hotel Fontenelle. Miss Nettie Bauer, organization worker, sent from the republican na tional committee to Nebraska, ap peared in severely tailored blue,, glorified by a smashing big corsage of Ophelja roses and maidenhair fern. Visitors at Biennial The biennial convention General Federation of Women's clubs, will be held in Des Moines, la., June 16 to 23. An exceptional opportunity is therefore offered women, on ac count of the proximity, to attend iMs "Golden Prairie" convention. There is question in the minds of some women regarding their eligibil ty to attend. The state and indi vidual clubs send delegates and in addition to these visitors are wel come. In a letter under date of March 27, sent out by Mrs. Addi son E. Sheldon, general federation state secretary, and ' N. F. W. C .transportation chairman, she says: "All N. F. W. C women who wish will be welcome. They will please send to me for application cards at their earliest convenience. These women may be assigned by hotels' committee to private homes if the hotel accommodations prove inadc-q,uaw"
