The Omaha
Sunday Bee
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PART TWO
WOMEN'S SECTION
PART TWO
SOCIETY
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 25, 1920.
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By GABBY DETAYLS.
MAHA has ever been consid
ered quite up to the minute,
but Gabbv would make one
0
suggestion. Why not announce the
breaking of an engagement when
such is the case as well as announc
ing the making of it? This is quite
the customary thing in eastern cities
and no doubt saves many an em
barrassing situation.
Gabby heard, a short time ago, of
a couple who had broken their en
gagement and shortly after were in
vited to attend a dinner party. Their
hostess, unaware of the latest de
velopments in their romance, put
them together at the table and the
affair was so arranged that the
young man was forced to escort his
ex-fiancee home. Immediately there
after the couple took care to explain
that the betrothal was absolutely a
thing of the past and that they
wished every one to know it.
(( T rflAT is that woman star
YY ing at me for?" wondered
one of our prettiest sub
debs as she hurried toward the
nearest street car line. i
"Dear me, I am sure to be late,
and M (an eastern ac
quaintance), wired he would be in
Omaha for only about an hour."
And on she hurried until after re
peated stares from those whom she
met. the excited girl stopped long
enough to "take stock" of herself,
Ats it were. She began with her feet
land we knov that chargin replaced
fcd when she discovered that on
her right foot w?s a tan walking
boot, while on the left was a French
heeled shoe of black suede. Need
less to say she was late at the depot.
ffT'IND it so hard to get ac
I quainted," complained a
young easterner, wh,o came to
Omaha several months ago. Now
Gabby knew that this young man
, had met several nice girls who en
joyed his society. He admitted that
he found them congenial, but Gabby
could see that all was not as it should
be. Enlightenmcnr came a few days
ago, however, when our eastern
friend accosted Gabby and with face
wreathed in smiles he announced
that he was on his way to the
home of a girl WITH A CAR and
he added "her father has all kinds
of money."
rpiE LEOPARD shall not
I change its spots," but Gabby
tears of one elderly widow
who is about to change her religion.
She has been an ardent member of
one church in this city for manv
years and was a relative of its late
pastor. Since his death, however,
r-he has been heard to remark that
she thought she might join such and
s,uch a church as a very dear friend
is, prominent in it. Perhaps in her
girlhood she played "Follow the
Leader."
"The Ill-time truth we might have kept
Who knows how sharp it pit-rced ami
stuns?
Thfl word wp had not pns" to s-y
Who knows how grandly It had rung?".
WHAT a philosophy is to be
fdlind in that short stanza
from Edward C. Sill's "The
Fool's Prayer!" Gabby only wishes
-.. that everyone might read it, for she
Vnows of more tjian one instance
J. here it might well have been ap
Iplied. ! ' A recent divorcee confessed in her
ff p-esence that friends had been too
en?er to be of service and she sighed
when she said, "You know, what I
did not know about my husband
never hurt me, and I would prob
ably have remained happv if thev
had not tattle-taled endlessly to me.
And how I wish they hadn't!" It is
.evident this matron believes "Where
Aignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be
'wise."
v And then, too, Gabby heard of a
miss who played "sour grapes" re
cently. At one time she had been
engaged to a prominent young man,
but the betrothal had been broken
by mutual consent. Not long ago
she discovered that a girl friend was
about to marry this same young man
and she promptly set about to pre
vent the "match."
She argued that this alliance would
spoil the friendship of the two girls,
that the groom-to-be was no doubi
fickle and changeable, ard though she
said not.a word against him, she ef
fectually turned his fiancee from the
bridal path. But Gabby will wager
that she ne'er will be thanked for
her kindly endeavors.
' The word we had not senile to say.
Let us forget Mrs. Grundy and let
it not be.
(TENY, meany, miny, mo."
H. Which of two sisters is one
young man to marry? He
likes one ever so much better than
the other and he intends to marry
her in September. Bv.t which one?
No one seems to know; least of all
does this medical student who will
receive his degree next June. The
girls are twins, really ones, and look
and act exactly alike. It's a very
1 puzzling situation and he seldom is
certain whether or not he is speak
ing to his fiancee or to her sister.
Will the student go to the altar
with the right one?
OOK before you leap" might
apply "to a. well known
Omaha musician who in
vited "his wife to the mcvies not
long ago. Gabby dare not describe
this man, because he has such a
large circle of friends and acquaint
ances, and is beloved by all.
However, he tells this joke on
himself, so we feel free to repeat it.
All went well until they started to
leave the street car. The dignified
. professor stepped off, assisted his
wife to afght and escorted her ssfely
to the s dcwalk. ".Where shall we
Omahans Prepare
For Hunting
Season
The clear, cool days of Septem
ber, when the leaves are turning to
the flamboyant shades of autumn,
when a tang of smoke fills the air,
and when a fine haze deepens the
blue of the sky, then will Omahans,
who are followers of Robin Hood,
list to the baying of the hounds, and
with gun and knapsack roam far
from the city.
Among these are M,r. and Mrs.
George Kedick, who are now in the
cast Each fall finds them prepar
ing to go to Fremont, Wyo., an ex
cellent hunting ground, which is 135
miles from a railroad. The last 10
miles of the journey must be made
by boat. A comfortable log cabin
is being constructed at '. e
present time for the accommodation
of .the hunters and the discfiples of
Walton, who also seek this faraway
spot. Mr., and Mrs. Redick are
planning to go there immediately
upon their return home.
Others who usually spend some
time each September duck hunting
are Mr. and Mrs. Luther Kountze
and Miss Gertrude Kountze. The
J. C. Carson ranch in . Cherry
county, Nebraska, is the scene of
their exploits with the rifle.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Hamil
ton, jr., will also go to Cherry
county this coming season to hunt.
Last year they were members of a
party which included Dr. and Mrs.
Felix Despecher, Mrs. Karl A. Lin
inger and George Hamilton of
Washington, D. C
A number of Omaha men favor
localities in the western part of the
state, and included in this group
may be George Brandeis, Dr. Paul
Ellis, C. Will Hamilton and H. A.
Cameron.
Mrs. Fred Hamilton, Mrs. W. A.
Pixley and daughter, Virginia Pix
lev. and Mrs. Fred Daugherty are
among the feminine followers of the
hounds.
The Metz ranch at Cody, Wyo.,
is also a favorite spot for hunters.
William Marsh, Robert Downs and
Ellison Vinsonhaler usually go
there. Each year John Kuhn comes
from his home in California to hunt
with his Omaha friends.
Sam Miller of Chicago, a former
Omahan, is another who joins this
group.
Elmer Redick and Arthur Keeline
go to a hunting lodge at Valley,
Neb., and other places are found
a'cng the Missouri, Platte and Elk
lio' .1 rivers.
go?" he inquired, and turning toward
her he discovered not his wife, but a
strange woman. Amazement and
confusion registered upon his
countenance as he looked about
hurriedly for his better half, only to
find her and the stranger's escort
greatly enjoying his predicament
Among Omaha's attractive sisters are the Misses Marguerite and
Mildred Walker, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Walker.
Miss Marguerite Walker left Thursday evening for River Forest, 111.,
where she will visit her sister, Mrs. Harry T. Ballamy. Miss Walker
Miss Frances Earenfight will
ing, July 28, at theVCouncil Bluffs
the Pavley Oukrainky ballet and
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Walker Sisters Will Make Visits to' .Chicago
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Recital To Be Given
give a dance recital Wednesday even
Strand. theater. She has been with
will be their premier dancer next
was graduated from the national Kindergarten school in Chicago.
Miss Mildred Walker will visit in Columbus, Neb., about the middle
of August, later going to River Forest to join her sisters. She will enter
the University of Nebraska in September for her freshman year.
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By Beautiful Dancers
season. In the recital she is to be assisted - by l'ss; vera, EIisius of
Chicago, her guest, who is also a number of the ballet.
Miss Earenfight will spend twoytnonths in London next year.
The Paths of Many
Cross in Realm
of Books
Not the stuff that dreams are
made of, but plots teeming with
vitality exist in an odd nook in our
city. Where? In the reading
room of the public library. There?
Impossible! is the average exclama
tion at this thought. But neverthe
less on a drowsy summer day when
the bees are humming in the
meadows and when all the city is
sweltering in the heat, or through
the long winter months in that quiet
west room might be found many a
tale of interest.
Seated at one of the tables may
very often be seen a white haired
man with spectacles carefully ad
justed as he pores over the pages of
a Boston newspaper. True, he left
Boston some 50 years ago but Bos
tonian he is yet to the very core.
Several days each week he is there
and the smiles that quiver on his
lips betray his evident enjoyment of
news from "The Hub."
At yet another place almost any
afternoon might be noticed a stal
wart, clean cut young chap, who
diligently reads the editorials of the
better known papers. A bit of con
versation with this happy student
discloses the fact that he is prepar
ing to write a lengthy essay and he
has just found some of the "snap
pies? peppiest" material and he grins
with enthusiasm.
A; pretty little miss, probably of
foreign birth, is peering at the want
ads with her sad brown eyes. Yes'm
she, just lost her place ma'am and
she must find work right away
ma'am so's to help her mother.
During the school year, teachers
'.re regular visitors in the reading
room and usually they come on. cer
tain days eager to read the current
magazines.
Very often callers in the room
ask for rural papers and these,
hungry for a bit of home town gos
sip, are sorely disappointed to find
that the scope of the library will not
permit the handling of the very
small journals.
Yes, in that still room Fannie
Hurst. Edna Ferber, O. Henry and
Jack London could discover much
worthy of their pen but the ordinary
mortal passes by unheeding nor
realizes that there the cross cur
rents of life daily meet in swirling
eddies.
Petunias
The little white petunias climb up
the garden wall,
Climb merrily, climb cheerily,
And never fear to fall;
Slim fragile stems go creeping high,
Each blossom nods and swings,
And every passing July breeze
A faint sweet perfume brings.
, , Christian Science Monitor.
Bureau of The Bee.
Washington, July 24.,.-
Washington settled back ;nto mid
summer lethargy again after the fly
ing visit of Governor Cox. It was
much of a disappointment to many
that Mrs. Cox did not accompany
him. Judge and Mrs. Timothy T.
Ansberry, with whom the governor
spent the week-end, will remain in
their charming surburban home here
until the end of next week when
they will go to their summer home
at Bethlehem, N. H., Governor and
Mrs. Cox and small daughter wilt
join Judge and Mrs. Ansberry for
a short stay there.
Ihe President and Mrs. Wilson
will probably spend the week-end on
the Potomac aboard the Mayflower
which stands in readiness from week
to week for the chief executive and
his party to board at an hour's no
tice, as soon as the president is
thought to be b!c for a sail. It is
expected, too, that till later on he
and Mrs. Wilson will go iiri to Blue
Ridge summit for a month's stay,
where the Admiral Graysons have
leased a cottage. This, however,
cannot be verified, as no one will
take the responsibility to state what
definite plans have been mad?.
House parties round about Wash
ington, in the hills and mountains,
and down the river in Virginia, and
in the hills of Maryland, where there
are no more picturesque spots in the
country, are keeping the younger
people busy.
The Crosbys, family of former
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Oscar T. Crosby, in the Warrenton
district of Virginia; the Dulanys,
near Upperville; former Represen
tative W. A. Jones down in Vir
ginia, near the Coan river and about
50 miles from a railroad; the Robert
Crains of Baltimore, with whom
Postmaster General and Mrs. Bur
leson and their family spent the last
week-end in their georgecus place
on the Maryland side of the Po
tomac river, are among these hosts.
They are in the district settled some
thing like 300 years ago by the first
white people who came up the Po
tomac. Senator and Mrs. Hitchcock have
been at the. Ambassador, Atlantic
City, for a week- where Mrs. Hitch
cock has greatly improved. They
were joined there this week by Miss
(Continued on Page Three B.)
By the River
By MARY LEARNED.
Carefully concealed in a sheltered
nook on the bank of the Missouri
(Smoky W'ater) is a lfttle house
boat, put up on .stilts; two people,
originally from New England, live
in it, and they landed in their pres
ent location after a winding 1,200
mile trip from Dakota, which took
them four months to accomplish.
The adventures they have to tell
would interest Lewis and Clarke if
they were here. To sit on a huge
log fished out of the water, with the
river flowing by like a mill race, and
listen to their story makes a body
feel as if the days of romance were
net quite over. Nowhere can one
pet the sense of distance from home
and familiar things that comes after
a picnic on the shore of the river.
There are lots of little benches, with
good places to build fires, and the
trees that floated down in the flood
are lying about, making comforta
blf seats.
The "Doris" is one of those
dreams that doesn't quite get over
the top; a 30-foot boat, with cabin
accommodations for four or six, peo
ple to sleep, it was destined for a
trip down the Mississippi; the owner
sickened and with his house, the
boat, which was built in his yard,
was sold also; the only trip it has
ever made is from a Florence hill
top to the river. It is anchored, a
potential source of adventure, mak
ing all the small boys green with
envy, and even stirring the vision of
many grownups. Who will start it
on its seaward way?
The bird songs are waning. The
wrens still sing with unabated zeal.
Ihe cardinals are whistling in the
woods and the purple martins are
as cheery and blithesome as ever,
Hying like little soaring kites in the
hours between daylight and dark,
but there is a certain stillness in the
air.
Purple martins are interesting
birds, they are'gregarious creatures.
Our first house put up on a strong
pole 50 feet from trees or shrubbery,
contained 26 rooms. Three-pairs
came at first, from this beginning
two houses full to the porches have
resulted. We now need another for
the place is overcrowded we will
cither have to build a third apart
ment or raise the rent. The birds
are invaluable about an orchard,
they catch all their food in the air,
on the wing. Tbey sing a most en
chanting, bubbling, spontaneous
song as they fly, and at evening the
air and sky seems swirlingly full of
them. One misses them very much
when they leave. This year the mar
tins came on April 10, in the morn
ing. They rested in their houses
till sundown and then began their
summer life. Last season they left
about August 30.
The mulberry trees are full of ripe
fruit,- and if you wish to entice the
birds plant one near a good bird
bath and you will have plenty to
watch. Keep the bath scrubbed out
and full of clean, fresh, cold water.
The lazy little gold finches are
just getting to their summer house
keeping, but as they are seed eaters
mavbe they wait till seeds are plen
tiful. The woods "are cool and green,
with the many .rains, aj'l midi
summer wandereti find much of in
terest, i
