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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1920)
7 A Six-Year-Old New York Lad Facing Dangers Of Ocean Trip Alone S8BE TTTE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 13, 1920. - t il v if J !' : MEN AND WOMEN CULINARY TASTE INCOMPATIBLE Fair Sex Have. Unnatural ..Fondness for Highly Sea 'Ysoneff Dishes, Prominent :" - Investigator Finds. By HENRI DUVERNOIS " (Noted Freiu-h NovelloU Special to I'nlTrrnal Service. Paris, June 19. Men and women's . culinary tastes ase incompatible. , Women have an unnatural fondness for lobsters and highly seasoned dishes, for strange salads and indi gestible deserts. Man prefers sim ple home cooking, good meat and plain sweets, served in abundance. A woman's paper asked its read ers to make up the ideal menu. In looking over the answers I fail to rind one that would suit the palate of the average man. Lamb? Horrors, Not : .'Shell fish and green peas seem to be the most popular dishes with the women. Meat seems much neglected except for lamb. Barbey d'Aurevilly, tbe famoui French dandy, would . turn in his grave at the suggestion. "It was he who replied when his hostess offered him a lamb cutlet: , "I don't approve infanticide." Champagne . and Burgundy seem to be the wines favored by the fair sex, who also admit indulging in insipid liquers and tasteless creams ' of- rose, vanilla, and cacao. Harmony of Stomachs. The eternal misunderstanding be tween men and women is reflected in this frank confession of feminine likes and dislikes. Juicy steaks and cheeses are pushed aside for white meat and frilly desserts. Has man kind forgotten that real understand- . ing is based on a good digestion? Hunger drives peoples to revolu tion. Dyspeptic men make grouchy husbands. Man and wife begin by eating apart and end by. living apart. ' " " Lobster Versus Steak. - Woman was never brilliant ts a ,'jculinary light. Watch her hesitate ""when you stick a bill of fare into "her hand. Yet, restaurant food 'is adapted to her taste while home "food is suited to man's temperament. When she dines out woman wants , something different from what she gets at home. "No, thanks; I'd rather not eat at all," she sniffs if you suggest that sirloin steak would be preferable to 'lobster a la Newburg. The moral of all this is that women and men in order to live in better understanding, should study each other's taste and cater to it. Man' should not stuff himself with heavy foods, women should not peck at spicy entrees. Green Peas "Neutral." A neutral ground should be found, as it were. Green peas, which," judging from the.contest referred to, appal to women, might serve as a starting point, since men like them, too. I would suggest that "both sexes collaborate in making up sensible menus, with good meat, fresh vegetables, old-fashioned -stews and boiled beef. Both sexes would benefit by such an arrangement. It would prevent man from getting too fat and woman from remaining too thin. For as a rule men overeat and women eat too little. ' Therefore, let's have harmony, in everything, even and especially in our bills of farel Thus we will have happy homes and happy nations. Bataille, Dramatist, Makes Hit as Painter; , Spurns Rich 'Models By Universal Service. Paris, June 19. Henry Bataille, the famous dramatist, has proved himself one of the -most accom plished -p'otrait painters of the day. His pictures exhibited at the Salon ds Artistes Francais are daily sur rounded by a large crowd of visitors, while society women and ;;ctresses are vying with each other to poscor him. . But Henry Bataille so far has re mained obdurate. He has limited his efforts to glorifying the features of Mile. Yvenne de Bray, the star of several of his plays, among them the "Animator," which Ts now running in Paris, and to men and women of letters, among them Colette, better know as Colette Willy, and Tris tan Bernard. The ordinary actress and society woman have no chance whatever of being immortalized by the author. " Henry Bataille was an art student when he took to writing in order to make money. He tried his hand at the drama, and the success of the "Child of Love," "Maman Colobri," the "Wedding March," led him to abandon the. palette. Last spring he exhibited a picture of Mile. Yvonne de Bray as a "Study in Pink," and this aroused so much comment that the author now de votes all his spare time to art. Ba taille also is noted as a poet. Hunch-If Attacked by Snakes, Whistle; They'll Shake Selves to Death Portland. Ore., Jfne 19. The shimmie is fast becoi.ng the popu lar indoor sport of cockroaches; This fact was divulged at Reed col lege recently, when Dr. Helen Clark, head of the Reed psychology department, described the effect of . dance music upon the lower or ganisms. ' 1 ,' Miss Clark says soft, tuneful music will send a healthy cock roach into an emotional trance which finds expression - in a rhythmic dance. High strains pro duce an ecstatic response which has every semblance of the shimmie. Similar results have been ob served in the angle worm, which has wriggled and shivered in per- ;, feet cadence with a popular dance step. Experiments, carried on by a Reed junior student, shqwed similar I'xtspouse in a captive mouse, which , " danced a "fox trot" to a tune whis tled in its ear. : A. .'v':; ...-;' They" have put one over on little Eric Rainbird, 6-year-okl traveler, al though he does not know about it yet. Eric is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Rainbird of New York City, and has made seven trips across the Atlantic ocean. , Heretofore he has been accompanied by his parents, but this time he pooh-poohed the idea of being accompanied any more, announcing that he had escorted his parents across often enough and they could shift for themselves during his visit to his grandparents in'Dowling, England. But-what Eric does not know is that the purser of the big vessel has been tipped to keep an eye on him and see that Eric does not scatter himself overboard or climb on the mahogany fixings, or get lost when the ship docks. BOY SETS FIRE TO SCHOOL; DIS LIKES PROFESSOR ' ... . Throws Lighted Match , Into Teacher's Waste Basket as Reprisal for Alleged " Dislike. N By I niversal Service. New York, June 19. Because he and his tea4h.gr repelled one another like the two kinds of electricity which produce thunder and light ning, Raphael Rustici, an 11-ycar-old boy, pale of face and of im mature growth, set fire to the public school he attended, according to charges preferred against him and explanations a detective declared he made in his presence. Raphael, who lives at No. 319 West Sixty-ninth street, appeared not the least perturbed as he faced Justice Franklin C: Hoyt in -the children's court. He listened while ZFrederick Geskin, 'the janitor of public school No. 87, testified, al leging the following facts: Shortly before the ' discovery of the fire, which was in the evening. Gastrin stopped the boy as he was leaving the building. Hequestioned him as to why he was there at night, and was told his teacher. Miss Wil liams, had locked him in a room and he had just managed to escape. He had difficulty in inducing Raphael to reveal his name because, the boy said, "if there's .'a fire or anything, I might be blamed." Detective -Joseph Leonard said Jiaphael admitted throwing a lighted match in the teacher's waste basket before fleeing from the building. ' "I don't like ;the teacher and she don't like me," was the boy's only explanation, the detective, said. . justice xHoyt leaned forward. "How about this Raphael? Is it true?"- he asked. ( "Sure it's all true," replied- the youngster nonchalantly. Raphael is to undergo a clinical examination by the court's order be fore final disposition is made in the case. Laborers Strike, Students Complete Memorial Gate Providence, R. I.. June 19. Twelve Brown university students took the places' of striking laborers and thus prevented an interruption of work on the memorial gate being erected in honor, of Brown students who fought in the war. They were excused -from classes, and worked at the rate of 55 cents an hour, car dying concrete in hods and Borrows and mixing - cement. ? Woman Burned to Death. London, June 19. Mme. Roche, 70, was burned to death in her home in , Richmond. Her bedclothes caught fire when she put down her lighted pipe. SWIM IN THE POOL KRUGPARK Krug Park . it filled with the purest water of any Pool in the world filtered, ' sterilized and ozonated before entering ' the pool. Opens Sunday, 8 A. M. 1 Sellers Cabinet' Value Automatic Lowering Bin Absolutely Sanitary The Sellers cabinet is preferred amon oecauge it is more convenient Decause work easier in more ways and it has more modern improvements which an ticipate the needs of the present day housewife. You have only to see the beautKul improved Sellers cabinet to realize how fully this is true how wonderfully it meets every want. It is the best servant for you. Has au tomatic lowering flour bin, ant-proof casters, sanitary porcelain sliding top, -etc. Buy this oil the most gener ous Easy Terms at only. g other cabinets it makes kitchen $1 A Week Mahogany Bedroom The workmanship of this handsome suite is unsurpassed The material used and the finish on each piece is truly remarkable. The picture gives you only a fair idea of the design, but you must see it on our floor to really appreciate it. Each piece 4s generous in size and comes in highly finished mahogany. Roomy drawers are full size, neatly finished inside, and are dust-proof in con struction. Handsome bed bas bow foot end and is truly pleasing In appearance. Large mirror pn dresser and dressing table are thick, clear glass. Buy this hand some suite of four pieces on Easy Terms at the cash price 01 Suite Special iiiiiiim - vtj .... . " n (- All White Enamel i .We have greatly feduoed the selling price of this scien- tifically built' Rundall refrigerator. Is properly lnsu- 53 latedto insure steady circulation of cold dry air. An 3 article of this kind-pays for itself within a short time, as 3 it saves many dollars in . . . , . . . provisions, , etc. Large food chambers are abso lutely sanitary. Think of it white enamel out side as well as inside, with outer edges heavily nickeled. Large ioe chamber holds 100 lbs. and is ftlan easily kept 1 clean. Special sale price Complete Library Suite, Now You can make a cozy library or den with the handsome suite illustrated. Three generous size pieces are strongly built of selected mate : rial and guaranteed to give satisfactory serv ice. Large arm chair and rockr have full spring seats and wide arm rests" You'll like the handsome table with the wide, convenient book shelf. Three pieces are perfectly matched and can be had in the popular fumed oak finish for tomorrow only, at 28 Cretonne Upholstered Full Spring Seats JLf) Very Special $34 Words cannot describe tjie beauty of the handsome chair or rockar illustrated. A wonderful piece of furniture for sun par lor, living room or bedroom. The uphol stering used is of choice art cretonne. Scats are fitted with loose cushions over full set of steel springs. Choose between chair or rocker at, each 834.50 Consider This Big Bargain a It isn't necessary to tell you that this is an unusual bargain anyone can see that. It is a truly handsome suite of dining room furniture, designed after the popular Willifcci and Mary period. The suite consists of a largo 54-inch top table which extends to full six feet, a set of six sturdy chairs with broad full slip seats of genuihe leather. Each piece is matched perfectly and can be had in a rich mahogany finish at the special sale price of only 141 Spring Seat The comfortable chair illustrat ed has full spring seat uphol stered in genuine Spanish leath er. The ventilated back makes this a .comfortable rocker in the s u m m e r time. Has wide arm rests and comes in fumed oak finish. Special at IC lUllVCI 1. $23 50 For Comfort Everyone looks for comfort in the summer-time. This can be had in the rocker pictured. Is strongly huilt of twisted fibre reed, finished baronial Drown. The high roll AAflr back terminates StllXS into wide com- VlJUv for table arm f; rata. Price LI Wash. R&ii Easy Way Why struggle over a hot tub of washing when the machine illustrated does all the work for you? Simply .connect the hose to the city faucet and in a few moments the w a s h i n V will be ready to hang up on the line. Price. $28 Big folding Sulky Von't go on a tour with baby Without taking along this comfortable sulky. You will enjoy your trip a great deal more. Sulky folds A 'n . easily and com- CflDC pact. Is built to ylLtV give satisfactory J service Special, at.. ' Fine Table Very strongly built and can be had in gold en finish. Is exactly as illustrated. Has large stationery drawer and wide book shelf beneath. Huy this bargain at il9 $3250 -, Special Chairs and Table Kitchens should be sanitary. Make yours so with this hand some set illustrated. The strong, rigid chairs A . are heavily white enameled and the large table fCaCf while they last, at only. has full porcelain top. Leers of table are se curely bolted, assuring rigidity at all times. e . f m Come Monday for These Bargains Velour Upholstering Cool and Inviting SpeciallPriced Ever notice how cool and inviting a cane suite is in the summer time? You will find the suite pictured above ever so pleasing in comfort and design. The massive pieces have full steel spring seats, fitted with thick spring-filled loose cushions. 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