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The Omaha Sunday Bee PART TWO WOMEN'S SECTION TART TWO SOCIETY VOL. L NO. 16. OMAHA. SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 3, 1920. 1 B TEN CENTS ion lligijx7o S ct e "Sufficient Unto the -: Day-4 ' By GABBY DETAYLS. yfARRY in haste and repent lyl at leisure," runs the olt adage. "Marry in haste and you'll have some leisure," is the latest ren dition of the idea leisure from teas, parties, dressmakers and all those accessories to civilization which wear a girl and her family down to a whisper by the time of the cere mony itself. One Omaha miss has for some years been engaged to a prominent young man. With them it seemed to he a case of "on again, off again," for no one -was ever certain when they were and when they were not engaged. A few weeks ago they had a very, very, very severe quarrel the kind betrothed people are sup posed to have, and the affair came to " its end, forever and ever. Next morning, however, via the telephone (Gabby wonders iust how they hap pened to hold the line long enough) the hatchet was buried and the sil ver lining of the cloud appeared. Then, without warning, spoke Miss Omaha: "I'll marry you this afternoon at 3 o'clock if you wish otherwise," never." ' And what could the young man do? Being very much in love, he did the thing any other man would do tinder the circumstances. He hur ried to procure the marriage license, hastily found a elcrgyman, and at the appointed hour was on hand. But the , girl. At 2:30 she was calmly ironing some clothes to take on her trip. At 15 minutes of 3 she asked her younger sister to arouse her mother from an afternoon nap as she would be "married in just a quarter of an hour." At the same time she phoned her father, busily engaged in his work; also her broth er, and the pair came flying. And amidst the exclamation of a flabber gasted family, the knot was tied while the little birds outdoors twit tered, "Happy be the bridegroom and happy be the bride, and may not men, nor bird, nor beast the happy pair divide." The bride's mother somewh..t re covering from her shock, bethought herself that refreshments usually follow an afternoon wedding an asked the maid to serve tea and cake. But alas and alack, the household was not prepared for such emergen cies as surprise weddings, so the gurtts were given only tea and gingersilaps. Gabby thinks the latter very appropriate, for was it . not a "snappy'' affair? ' . j DID you all know that Mrs. X went to the Ak-Sar-Ben ball? It's a fact She went Every body in town knows she was there. You see. she had a "brand new" gown, just "brand new," like we called them when we, were young sters. And immediately after all ' were seated in their places and on edge to see the grand entree of the new king and queen of Quivera, the heroine of our tale, accompanied by one of our knights about town, rose from her place and swept across the den to speak to some fpends. Perhaps the incident was a mere N happen-so. If premeditated, it was clever for the gown was a sure enough peach." FASHION'S mandates must be obeyed, cry her fanatic devo tees, and follow them out to the nth degree. Gabby wonders if one of out; prominent young matrons ever viewed herself in a full length . mirror. Surely not otherwise ha skirts would be at least six inches longer. Another woman, we are certain, has no vision, else that bril liantly striped awning she wears as a sport suit would have gone into the discard before its purchase. And vet a third should, but does not, see that ruffles in profusion do not de crease her appearance of avoirdu pois. A slim young woman who r.-..u hpr wealth to gain a few pounds seems unaware tnats long, Cimguig w but emphasize her thinness. Mir rors have not helped in the least tor these and with Burns we cry for the gift to see ourselves as others see us. . i. A HOSTESS is someone who gives a party she doesn't want to a lot of people who don t want to come, runs a definition con cocted by some one trying to pose as blase. If you were to ask most any one of our Omaha hostesses for her definition of the word, this is propably what you would get: "A hostess is a woman who gives a party to lot of people who don t tell her whether or not they are go- 'ing to come. . . Hostess after hostess could tell Vou the same sad tale of woman s inhumanity to woman. One Omaha miss invited 16 girls for four tables at bridge recently. Hearing nothing from them, she assumed they would all be there. Five actually came! - tV .. h?v were eivme r emaps yvu ....- - - - . - their hostess an atrocious snub. Not vnn didn t mmd. my so dear it was sucn a warm aiiuv, or something about a "caller drop ping to.'.' or "I don't play a good lame, you know." and so on sweetly fame the most trivial explanations from her friends when she next me them. A casual matter! No thought cf having given ..their hostess the benefit of declination in so that substitutes could be found, or ether form of entertainment planned. No thought of creamed chicken enough tllast a week, or embarrass ment in the presence of an honor Kdest, or just a little hurt around the heart of a hostess who finds her in vitation has no value in the eyes of her friends. . . Surely, you say. Gabby is talking bout horrid, common people. Girls who amount to anything are too well bred to act so boorish. et, startling as It seems, it is most often among so-called well-bred people that .this toorishness is found. Two. well-known matrons, whose names are known to the length and breadth of our city, gave dancing parties for their debutante daugh ters we won't say when. One hun dred of the invited guests who sent no regrets, failed to come! An elaborate supper had been prepared for them. Bold indecency, says Gab by. Another incident dozens could be found and this is where the men share resonsibility for a fault. A man invited some of his frat brothers into his home for "a quiet little game a "smoker" they called it. He told his wife there would be from 20 to 30 guests. She had sandwiches and other refreshments prepared for that number, allowing generously for "tome backs" because they " were "boys." Less than 10 of the "boys" actually came, and that man still tells his friends how lie had to eat Swiss cheese sandwiches for a week. At a small and very delightful affair given recently, guests who had even sent acceptances, failed to ap pear. Ever invite someone to dinner and receive the reply: "Perfectly lovely of you. . I am not just sure this min ute what we can do. I'll talk to my husband and phone you. Must you know right now?" Of course you say no. No word from the dilatory friend, until it is too late in invite another to fill her lace, or select a "tout ensemble" which promises to be congenial. A folk theater rlay presented k.st winter, "Fourteen" was based on the unreliability of dinner guests and a hostess' consequent discomfort. Gabby wonders that anyone dare be a hostess under such trying condi tions, but despite complainants, de fendants and participants, the gay world of society wags merrily on. ((frHE ladies' man." God bless I his souL Not always, but usually, he wears a cute lit tle moustache, trimmed to a nicety, and he has smooth pink cheeks, a beardless chin and wavy hair. We know several such. The latest ex ploit of one is as follows: The event was a dancing party, and our blonde young friend was "beaiwng" a very pretty "sweet young thing." Perhaps it was his first date and he was attempting to make an impression, or again, it may have been that on previous occasions he had failed to properly awe the "deb" and was making a final effort. He had been appointed a kind of master of ceremonies for the eve ning, and it was his duty to attend to any indebtedness for the party. In a stout purse he was carrying all e money necessary, and others, glad that they had no financial re sponsibility, enjoyed themselves ac cordingly. As is the way of all parties, the affair broke up at the "witching hour" and the guests began to take their departure with slightly sleepy and laughing goodnights. Suddenly there was a cry of "The money! the money 1 Who has the mnnev?" But the bird had flown our friend had departed with his partner and the orchestra was yet unpaid. One man was penniless, another had a dollar, and yet a third volun teered to write a check for part of it. Somehow, after an exciting half hour, money had been garnered from the four corners of the earth and the resultant pool was sufficient. Bu one thing worries Gabby. Did 1 impress tne girl? IT IS time for the girls of the west to form some sort of protective association. Easterners are rec ommending that their unmarried wo men come here to find "husbands. "Go west, young man," said Hor ace Greeley. "Go west, young wo man" paraphrased Elizabeth Towne recently, "and live happily forever after." Mrs. Towne was discussing mar riage, something she believes every j Mother and Daughters xv-JpV di "If one short volume could comprise, all that is witty, learn'd and wise, how would it be esteemed and read?" But if it could only tell of one thing in such fashion its author would indeed be famous. ' But to tell of mother love is a task beyond comprehension. It is better to quote the words of another: "A mother's love how sweet the name! "What is a' mother's love? "A noble, pure and tender flame, , , "Enkindled from above . "To bless a heart of earthly mould; ', "The warmest love that can grow cold "This is a mother's love." Among the most devoted of Omaha's mother is Mrs.- McMartin, wife of Dr. Charles McMartin. - She has four- lovely aughtcfs Miriam T.ftrnn Winifrit sinH Harript. anH fine Krtn. trtsenK " ' two older girts, Miriam and Lorna, have completed their scl If and Miss Winfred is a senior at Central High school. Eight-yte.e(f Jr ft- old Harriet is attending Dundee school. 1 he girls have studied mu sic and Miss Miriam'possesses a voice of unusually pleasing quality The McMartin family is well known in the Happy Hollow club set and their home is ever the scene of true hospitality. Mrs. McMartin with Lorna and Harriet recently returned from a trip to Canada. ' man and woman should Ue interest ed in. She had quoted from statis tics that there are 76,000 more wo men than men in the state of Mas sachusetts, and then again that there are more men than women in the western states. So she sees mar riage opportunities beyond the Mis sissippi, even as Mr. Greeiev visual ized business opportunities along the golden trail. First of all she believes in adver tising for husbands, because she knows very well two cases where it proved, most successful. "I would have a government mat--imonial bureau," she continued, with state and local agencies at tached to it. I admire the mayor of one of the cities in the state of Washington who did just this sort of thing. He had the right idea. "And I am led or now to the con scription idea; not conscription for the military, though I favored that, but conscription for the g'reat agri cultural fields of the west. Not only the men should we jconscript, but some of the surplus woman power of the east, doomed now to old maid hood because there are not enough men for all of them. Let them go out into the great wheat fields, there to subdue nature. Let the women and the men mingle in their social hous that they may learn to know and love each other." Gabby suggests that our western girls heat the eastern girls to it. If the wheat field is the place where women and men "learn to know and love each other," why should not the old maids of our own state seek the farm? We think our home-grown Nebraska bachelors would prefer native product to a spinster high brow from "Bawston." Might it not be a little, trying if the New England lady should stop the threshing machine some dy with a speech like this: "I beg youah pawdon, gentlemen. I thought I heard a new bird note from the grove. Let us cease ouah labors for a moment and list to his cheery call. Perhaps one of vou can tell me whether that song comes from a bird of the family odonto phoridae or the 'suborder colvmbj.H "Shades of Plymouth Rock." the old farmer would probably reply, "Take the little lady to the house. This sun is too hot for her. It has . 1 I I TL.i 1 t (..'.- pone to ner nca. i r.ai s a onu wuucj she hears aver there on the fence." J -1 j! Omaha Junior League Crisp October air reminds of different things. To the college man, even though years have passed since he clutched the coveted sheepskin, there invariably comes a recollection of foot ball games played on the old familiar gridiron midst ringing cheers from a noisy, motley crowd. The housewife cVsts an appraising 'eye over her fruit and vegetable cellar, mak ing estimates on the sufficiency of her supply through a "long, hard yin ter." Friend husband views matters from his wife's level, i. e. the base ment, but he looks toward the coal bin and if it is filled, he gives a tri umphant laugh dedicated to the coal shortage jingoist.s. The belated vacationist, the society matron, the farmer, each one puts on new thoughts, as he puts on new clothes, with the change of season. And the transition from summer to fall seems to be the most marked and abrupt In the calendar. In cities, the coming of autumn is most strikingly noted by renewal of activity among the various organizations.' The Junior league is among the first of these to make its season's debut in Omaha. Thursday afternoon at the home of Miss Gladys Peters, president, the board of the Omaha Junior league met to plan definitely the year of work ahead. The first reg ular meeting of the society will be held next Thursday, October 7, and thereafter the first Thursday in each month. 1 he Junior league stands for con ftructive charity work and has earned for itself a most creditable reputation in that field. During the looming season it will devote itself particularly to the University of Ne braska hospital. An occupational therapy shop in charge of Miss Daphne Peter.?, office dispensary work under Mrs. Newman Benson, a sewing department for the hos pital with Mrs. Clarke Powell in charge and a motor corps division iindtr the direction of Mrs. Glenn Wharton, are some of the divisions planned. Mrs. Louis Clarke will head the beiiefit entertainment committee asi she did last year. Mrs. Robert Turner will provide monthly con certs for various institutions. Mrs. T. L. Davis wT collect jellies and preserves for the Child Saving insti tute. The league will continue the library work at the City Mission and 'ward Phelan, the Nebraska dinner; will also hold itself in readiness to, Mrs. H. J. Holmes, excerpts from J.l ! i. I J!ff . t. . t ...... undertake emergency charitable work. Each girl is required to give three hours of time each week to tne organization; many give con siderably mor v Omaha Woman s Club Reopen?! Monday With the return of another au tumn, interest is being aroused among Omaha women in the re newal of club activities for the coming 'season. The Omaha Woman'? club, with a membership of more than 500, will open its 27th season Monday after noon at 2:30 in the Y. W. C A: auflitorium, following the directory meeting at 1 :30 o'clock. The president, Mrs. C. L, Hem pel, will preside. Biennial reports will occupy the first part of the pro gram. Speakers and their subjects will be as follows: Mrs. Ward E. Shafer, music; Miss Katherine Wor lej of Lincoln, formerly of Omaha, Americanization; Mrs. John Haar man, literature and art; Mrs. E. M. Syfert, side lights of the biennial; Mrs. W. S. Knight, civics: Mrs. Ed- uiiiercni oieuniai speaKcrs. Miss Ruth Colby Bieber, con tralto, accompanied by Miss Ellen Anthes, will give three vocal num bers, "Far Across the Desert Interest In the Drama League The public is interested in the Drama league. The Drama league s more than democratic. If it were merely democratic it would invite the interested public of Omaha to join its body and share the respon sibilities and benefits thereof. But the Drama league docs more than this. It assumes the responsibilities and invites the public to participate In the ben'efitsj Thus it becomes phil anthropic. Without an organization ot this kind, noted lecturers who re quire substantial guarantees prob' ably would not reach our city. The Drtma league is one of the organiza tions in Omaha which assumes all the labor, expense and business risk ci splendid programs, allowing the public to attend upon payment of a nominal door fee. This is part of the mission of the Drama league and is the reason for public interest in its success. Officers of the Drama league for the coming season, 1920-21, are: Honorary president: Miss Kate A. McHugh; president, Mrs. Edward M. Syfert; vice presidents: Mrs. Ed gar M. Morseman. jr.. Mrs. Luther Drake, Miss Belle Dewey, Mrs. Ralph Peters, Mrs. Lucien Stephens; recording secretary: Miss Erna Reed; corresponding secretary: Miss Emily Kellar; treasurer: Mrs. Henry S. McDonald. Committees. Education: Mrs. Victor Rosewa- te chairman; publicity: Mrs. H. H. Baldridge, chairman; membership: Mrs. W. A. C. Johnson, chairman, and Mesdames A. V. Kinsler, A. D. Dunn, J. E. Davidson. Jack Webster, Martin Harris. Hester Bronson Cooper, E. -A. Wickham of Council Bluffs, John Melhop, jr. of Council Bluffs, Frank R. Judson, Lucien Stephens, W. G. Nicholson and Miss Gertrude Stout. Play and Bulletin: Mrs. Samuel Burns, chainn.ui, and Mesdames W. H Wheeler, T. L. Davis, S. S. Car lyle, Charles Blizzard, T. S. Ken nedy, Misses Ruth Mills, Marion Tcwle and Gladys Peters. Courtesies: Mrs. George R. Prihz, chairman; Mrs. Luther Kountze, Mrs Henry Luberger. Auditing: Mrs. H. T. Clarke, jr., chairman; Mrs. J. J. Sullivan, Mrs. Walter Preston. House: Mrs. Osgood T. Eastman, chairman; Mrs. J. L. Kennedy, Mrs. Warren Breckenridge, Mrs. Robert Garret, Mrs. A. L. Rfced, Miss Re gina Conr.ell, Miss Olga Metz, Miss Margaret Baum. Board of Managers: Messrs. Mar cus Curran, Rex Morehouse, Keene Abbott. T. W. McCullough, Rabbi Frederick Cohn; Mesdames Myron Learned, Martin Harris, Charles G. McDonald. E. P. Peck, Leonard Everett, T. R. Rutledge. E. C Twamley, E. M. Syfert, If. H. Bal c'.ridge, W. A. C. Johnson, George T. Frinz, Luther Drake. Edgar Morse man, Ralph Peters, Victor Rosewa ter, II. S. McDonald, Lucien Ste phens, O. T. Eastman, H. S. Clarke, jr.; Samuel Burns; Misses Jear.ette McDonald, Emily Keller, Kate A. McH-h. Belle Dewey, Mary Irene Wallace, Erna Reed. Persons desiring to become lnem be'S of the Drama league may do so by sending membership fee of $2 to Mrs W. A. C. Johnson or to Mrs. Henry S. McDonald. Sands." bv Amv Woodford Finder; "On the Shore," by W. H. Nied linger, and "The Sky Meadows," by Mary Turner Salter. A social hour will follow the meeting. Tea will be served by the house and home committee, of which Mrs. Bert Fowler is chairman. Mrs. L. F. Easterly has been ap pointed associate business manager of the Bulletin, the State Fed. "ration of Women's Cluh magazine, and win report all local club news. Personalities Of National Renown Bureau of The Bee, Washington, Oct 2. Official and diplomatic society has returned from its summer outing ' and ocial Washington has again come into its own. Recent seasons have been much af fected by the world conflict, but now "grim visaged war nath smoothed jts wrinkled front," and the gay throng will go at a merry pace. League or no league, peace has been declared and it's "on with the dance" for soci etv. The Vice President and Mrs. Mar shall will not return to Washington until the first of December. They are now in Missouri where the vice president is making a series of speeches. They have recently been at Petosky, Mich., after spending August in southern California with; Mrs. Thomas Walsh of this cit: Mrs. Walsh returned some time agt v and has opened her work rooms in her handsome home on Massachu setts avenue for the destitute orphans in Europe. The Secretary of State and Mrs. Colby returned Tuesday from East hampton, L. I., where Mrs. Colby and their daughters spent the sum mer. Mrs. Baker, wife of the secretary of war, returned the first of the week from Pottstown, Pa., accom panied by her father, Mr. Howard Leopold, who will probably 6pend the winter with the Secretary and, Mrs. Baker. , ' , The Attorney General and Mrs. Palmer and their daughter returned by motor the first, of the week from their home in Stroudsburg, Pa. Mrs. and Miss Palmer have spent the sum mer there, the attorney general joining them for short visits. The Postmaster General and Mrs. Burleson remained jn Washington through the summer, having their daughters, Mrs. Negley and Mrs. Grimes, with them most of the time. Miss Burleson returned last week from a visit with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Charles , Greene Grimes, at Dayton, O. ' The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Daniels are also in their home here after a busy summer. The sec retary took a trip through Alaska, accompanied by the secretary of the interior, Judge Payne, and Mrs. Daniels spent the early summer abroad, where she went as special delegate appointed by President Wil son, to the International Congress of Women at Geneva. Secretary and Mrs.. Daniels have made a number of short visits to their home 'in R4 leigh, where they are building a handsome new residence, which will be ready for occupancy next spring. The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Meredith returned the first of the week from New York, where thev spent several days. The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Alexander ha-e returned from their home in Gallatin, Mo., where they spent the summer. The .Secretary of Labor and Mrs. W'i'.son and their daughters re turned the end of last week from a summer at Blossburg, Pa. Miss Ag nes Hart Wilson, eldest daughter of the Secretary and Mrs. Wilson, is a candidate for congress from her district. She is particularly well fitted for the position, having been her father's confidential secretary when thev first came to Washington back in J913. She. has been very ac tive in community and. civic uplift along the lines which Mrs. Francis B. Sayre worked. Miss Agnes Hart Wilson was com pelled to give up her. secretarial Work owing to the ill-health of her mother, whose place as hostess she has filled for several years. s The 'members of the. supreme court will all be back by Monday, when as a body they will formally .-all tn the president at the Whito House. The members of the diptomatie corps have nearly all returned, with several exceptions where they are abroad and sailings for this country are uncertain and hard to get The l'rcnch ambassador hn c il.n r.i the corps,- and Madame Jusserand are still in their home in Paris and have as yet made no plans to return io mis country, this is their first real visij home since before August 1914. excent for ih flvinrr k made during the peace conference wnen me accompanied the presi dent and Mrs. Wilson. Madame LeBreton, wife of the Ar gentine ambassador, and her niece, Mile. Lloveras, are still in Paris, where they went early in the spring, and have made no definite plans to return. The Belgian Ambassador and Bar oness de ( artier will return before the first of November from their home in Belgium. They have made several visits .in Paris, where a little more than a year ago they were mar ried. TJie baroness was a New Yorker and iived in Paris. The Italian ambassador and Bar oness Romano and their daughter. iviiss oiar;ao Komano, will return the end of next week from Newport where their summer embassy has been established. Miss Romano will le the only diplomatic debutante of the coming season. She is a charming young girl and has made herself popular among the vounger circles of diplomatic and residential societv. J h baroness is a native of St. Louis. and spent much of hef girlhood lq Washington, where she met the baron, the signor, an attache of the ltn.'an embassy. Senora de Pezet. wife of the Peru vian ambassador, who went abroad earlv in Aucri'st. will not return un til the end of December. The Brazilian ambassador. Mr. Cochrane de Alenrar. is established in the new embassv at H03 H stre1 the hone of the he H"nry . fi A
