The Omaha Sunday Bee
PART TWO
WOMEN'S SECTION
PART TWO
SOCIETY
' VOL. L NO.' 27.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1, 1920.
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!i The second of the season's' debutantes will'be Miss' Vcriicllc Head, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter W., Head. She will be formally introduced to society, Wednesday jevening, December 22, at a dancing
party. given by her parents at the Hotel Fontenelle. Miss Head has attended Bryn Mawr and this year
;' has been studying voice in NewtYork City. She returned fronrthe east last Monday. At. the coronation
. ball of . 1920 she was orje of the princesses of the court. " ' -
! Mr. and Mrs. Head are entertaihirtg at a house party preceding their daughter's debut. Their guests
will be Miss Janavence Kerens of New York Cjty. Miss Sarah Spencer of Chicago Byron Spencer of
Kansas City, Elliott Marshall,' 3d; Htfydcn Campbell and Harry Carder, jr., all Of St Joseph, Mo.,
the former home of the Head family, v . f ,
C A number of people will come from St. Joseph to attend the debut party. 'They include Mr. and
L.Mrs. Walter Barttett, Mr. and MrS. John BroaddusMr. and Mrs. W. E. Thompson, Miss Dorothy Reed,
nd DK Hiland vWallace. ' s ' : ',' '"" "- " y "'
Smith,; Vassar, Wellesley,
Each College Saidto
VSmith college turns out the doer;
Wellesjcy, the student;' Vassar, the
adventurer; Bryn Mawr, the, social
philosopher: Mt. Holyoke, the con
servative; University of Chicago, the
enterprising,, and the state universi-
Vi'is in general, ' t the practical girl"
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111 feldKUlg I'dldgldlJU illftdiu
in an article oit.collegegirl xha'rac
teristics by Helen ' Bennett" in
the Woman's Horns Companion for
November. " : '
,"If you give a piece, of work' to
graduates of . the women's colleges,
th'e Vassar girl will sit-down and
, talk about it, the Bryn Mawr girl
' will philosophize over it, Mt. Hol-
'yoke will pray; ' over it, Wellesley
will go down into the library and
read all about it,-and Smith .will go
out and do it.!! i
At first blush,- Smith seems to
have the best of it, but ure there
y i 4iot some things A&'hich should be
v., talked over, prayed over or read
about before one strikes?
Omaha has sent girls to all these
Schools and has many attending
now. . Many of them are coming
home, for the Christmas holidays.
Who are they and what may be ex
v pected from them in the wisdom cf
- Miss Bennett?
Attending Smith college are Mis
ses Ruth McCoy, Ann Axtell, On
nolee Mann, Frieda Haas. I Ida Lang
. don, Marion Booth, Edith Howe, ana
Emily Holdrege. According to Miss
Bennett, "If your girl goes to Smith
. what kind of a young person, ac
cording to the law of averages, may
you expect the college to send back
to you upon her graduation? Of one
thing you may be practically confi
dent, and that is that she will be ef
ficient, interested in taking part in
the affairs of the community, and
able to do whatever work comes to
her in creditable fashion. She will
have excellent executive ability, arid
will probably be active upon boards
of directors, or as the head of some
kind of organization woj-k."
Great responsibility weighs upon
Debutante . of
r Certain Characteristics
Misses Fcggy'Reed, Emily Burke
and Gertrude Koenig if they are to
live up to the reputation '.pinned on
to them.' This group must be the
envy of all the others, for, what girl,
be she ever so conservative, but
hrills at the thought of being "a
young adventurer." "Pin-, your hat
splidly ; to your head when she re
turns," warns Miss Bennett, in
speaking of. the college girf, "for
from Vassar come the young ad-enturers,-
the pioneers vji curious
fields, the radicals. The Vassar girls
check the highest interest of any of
the groups in social conditions and
woman suffrage, a combination
which indicates pioneer or radical
tendencies. Further, this is prpved
by the, girls themselves. It was 'a
Vassar girl who, year? ago, threw a
fiurry into' academic rinks by join
ing the Sanation Army. It was a
Vassar girl who went on the stage
at a time when it was supposed that
no women with a college degree
could take, such a fep."
At Wellesley are Misses Frances
Patton, CatherinqDenny, Josephine
Plattner, Dorothy' After, IrenT Simp
son, Virginia- Leussler arid. Catherine
Goss. From there, we are toid,
comes "the idealist and student.
"In that lovely spot. .on a campus
that is the envy of all other colleges,
is developed the idealist and ', the
student. There is nothing utilitarian
about Wellesley. The attitude of the
college itself, while distinctly con
servative, still is most liberal in re
gard to individual convictions, with
the result thai its students become
independent thinkers. If your girl
goes to Wellesley she may. develop
most original ideas on all sorts of
subjects, but if she conforms to the
Wellesley type she will often hesi
tate to act upon them it they go
farafield conventionally. There is
undoubtedly no bther college which
has so distinctly the Boston point of
view the tendency to take an idea
or a fact, view it J impartially, con
sider it impersonally, tear it to pieces,
put it together tfgain, and then lay
it by in silence and m peace. The
Smith girl may act upon a fact
Season
Bryn Mawr
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without due consideration, but the
Wellesley girl will not fail to con
sider thoroughly, and though she
'herself may fail to act, yet her study
and consideration of the subject will
be of real value to others."
Jean Kennedy and Helen Bradley
may be among toscv who pray at
Mt. Holyyokc, but from enthusiastic
reports received from that college of
financial, athletic and other activity,
their faith at lea.-.f is not without
works. ' . . (
Miss Mary Morsman is holding up
honors for Omaha at Bryn Mawr
and under the 'rules, is responsible
for developing into the social philo
sopher. Omaha people like to claim
Miss Jean Palmer cf New York, for
merly of Omaha, who also, is attend
ing Bryn Mawr.
Too numerous to mention are the
scores of beautiful girl students from
Omaha attending ihe University of
Nebraska at Lincoln. Associated with
men will they come back masculine
in style and manner? Read and
know: . '
"One of the 'first questions that
coijies to the mind of the present
day mother about to send her daugh
ter to college is 'Shall I send her to
a coeducational school or to a wom
an's college, and what is the differ
ence in type between the girl who
gets her education with men, and the
one who pursue i't in the beguiling
seclusion of a woman's college?' '
"The most noticeable and unex
pected difference between the coed
ucational schcols .and the women's
colleges is that the latter, and not the
former, produce the larger number
of so-called masculine women. Have
no fear that studying and working
with men will nake your daughter
"mannish" or ftverly self-assertive.
The "co-ed" as 'a group is feminine
in type. . She has not ihe initiative
or the independence of her sister in
the woman's college, where every
undertaking must be carried through
by women alone and where the
senior president and the editor-in-chief
of the college annual must of
necessity be women. The "co-ed" is
also less interested in suffrage, less
keen concerning the welfare of
American Woman's-Club;
In Chin&
a Birthday
All the way from China comes a
report of the celebration of its
twenty-second birthday by the
American Woman's club there on
November 16. Mrs. C. S. Lobin
gier, still claimed by Nebraska de
spite her years of residence in the
orient with her "judicious" husband,
is president of the club. "Three hun
dred members and guests partici
pated in the party held at the Carl
ton ca," says the China Press, all
of which sounds most American.
In her address of greeting, Mrs.
Lobingicr stated the aim of the or
ganization as being "to stand for
what is fine and helpful in the com
munity life of this cosmopolitan
city, ever eager to aid, so fat as
possible, all worthy causes."' ,
"Wearing picturesque Chinese
costumes of various periods," the
Yuletide
Widows are in great demand ieven among the-poor, according
to Mrs. George Doane, general secretary of the1 Associated Chari
ties for Omaha. Many people calling her 'up at" Douglas 2287 state
specifically that they wish to help a widow. "I sometimes feel
sorry for poor old dad," said Mrs. Doane, "If he has been a good
father he deserves to be remembered at Christmas time."
, "Sickness and unemployment are the two great causes of
emergency. We often help a family for the sake of the children. If
the parents are doing all the can to keep their children in school
we try to help them when they real! need it," explained this offi
cer of one of Omaha's greatest charities.v
"God sent-his good weather," she continued with conviction,
looking out the Vindow and upward at the rays of sunlight. "What
docs the Associated Charities society want for the poor of our city,
to brighten Christmas day for them? Anything, anything,"- she ex
clained. "Old clothing, furniture, food, fuel, money, Christmas bas
kets, anything anyone is willing to give. We will find the place for
yt!" Are you helping in these Yuletide charities?
women as women; sue is less inter
ested in business and more interested
iu education. Working with her
brother does not seem to make her
unduly anxious to emulate them in
their larger fields."
There you have it! H it is all so,
isn't it splendid. We need all kinds
of educated people in this life, so it
is indeed fortunate if the colleges are
not working in a ready-to-wear fash
ion. And, if the specifications of
Miss Bennett do not fit, what mat
ter? Generalizations never do fit
all cases -anyway, that we know. At
any rate, Omaha is very proud of the
girls who represent her away from
home, and will rejoice when they re
turn to her permanently, ready to
add their varying excellent qualities
to our beloved Gate City of the
West.
It Came Upon the
It came upon the midnight clear.
That glorious ong of old.
From angels bending near the earth,
To touch their Jiarpn of gold;
"Peaco on the earth, good will to men
From heaven's-U gracioun King;"
The world In solemn stillness lay
To hear the angels sing.
SUN through the cloven skies they
come.
With peaceful winun unfurled:
And Htlll their heavenly music floats
O'er all the weary world;
Above Ita sad and lowly plains
They bend on hovering wing.
And ever o'er Us BabeL sounds
The blessed angels sing.
Celebrates
China Pres's continues, "the women
presented a pageant portraying the
beauty of Chinese art.
"The story was very true to life
and dealt Vvith the tourist who
comes to the' orient rind purchases
whatever appeals to his fancy. The
chagrin of the visitor when he dis
covers he has secured the imitation
rather than the real was cleverly
brought out and in closing a plea
was made to the members of th
club to join the literary department
and really study Chinese art..
The music department was repre
sented and the club library was pre
sented with a numbej: ot splendm
books of travel, history and art, as
well as many volumes of late fiction
and, according to Mrs. J. H. Snoke,
librarian, many more books are
promised. .
Charities
Blossoms From wBuds"
Omaha hospitals will be bowers
of beauty during the holiday sea-'f-on,
for they will be filled and over
Hewing with flowers, and more flow
ers. It vwill be a case of blossoms
from the "buds." Miss ) Marian
Hamilton, a Nojvcinber- debutante,
sent nearly all tfhe lovely flowers
givei her tOythe various hospitals of
the city. It' is qu'te probable that
the girls who make their debuts dur
ing the coining fortnight will fol
low the beautiful example of Mis:
Hamilton. There will be two debuts
before Christmas, those of Vernelle
Head, December 22, and Dorothy
Judson, December 24. Mary Gil
ford will make, her bow the Monday
after Christmas and Dorothy Belt
will be a debutante of December 2&
Midnight Clear
O ye, benajath life's crushing load,
Whose forms are bending low.
Who toll along the' climbing vit.j.
With painful stepa and slow!
Look now, for glad and golden hours
Come swiftly on the wing:
O rest beside the weary road,
And hear the angels sing. .
For In, the days are hastening on,
Hy prophets Keen of old.
When with tire ovw-clrcllng yean
Shall come the ' time foretold,
Whiu tho new heaven and earth shall
own
The Prince of Peace their King.
And the whole world sVnd back the
"ong y
Which now the angels slnr.
v E. H. Bears.
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Omaha a
Monday, December 20.
Mrs. .Joseph Byrne, luncheon for
Miss Kachel Dierks of NeW' York,
holiday guest ot Mrs. Dana C.
bratltord.
Dancing party at Blackstone by
lirownell Hall students.
. Dorothy B.ijbach land Elizabeth
Kobertson, Urpheum narty and suo
per at Athletic club for. Frances Bil
lings of Venice, Cal., the guest of the
former. ' . .
Tuesday, December 21.
Mrs.' Adolph Storz luncheon for
Kachel Dierks of New York Cm-
Mildred Weston, luncheon at Ath
letic club for Frances Billings.
Mrs. E. L. Burke, luncheon at the
Omaha club for. Miss Emily Burke
and Miss Adeline h.enU
: Mrs. Charles C. Allison, theater
partv for Rachel Dierks.
Mrs. R. L. Carter, tea for daughter,
Kuth Carter.
Mrs. Dana C. Bradford, tea for
her guest, Miss- Dierks.
Mrs. .H. H. Baldrige. luncheon for
her guest Kathryn , Gardiner of
flew York. ,
; McCracken-Jensen wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Wylic Middletoii.
golden wedding anniversary celebra
tion. - '
Wednesday, December 22.
Ellen Creighton. luncheon for
Rachel Dierks.
Marga.retha i Grimmell and Dor
othy Balbach, tea at Grimmel home
for Prances Billings, a visitor.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Headformal
dancing party at the Fontenelle for
debut of their daughter, Miss Ver
nelle Head.
Mr. .and Mrs. Arthur Crittenden
Smith, dinner at the Fontenelle, in
honor of Miss Marion Hamilton, a
debutante of November.
Marjorie Cavers, dinner party.
J Thursday, December 23. ."'-"
Mrs. George" Brandeis. luncheon at
her home for debutantes, and visi
ors. ' '
Omaha . Club ' holiday tea dances
begin.
Browell
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Hartncc Mmturn is a. Brownell Hall gi
will take part in a beautiful Christmas pageant giv
cember 19, 8 o'clock, at All Saints church.
A choir of 75 girls will sing the Christmas an
mimes.
i nose taxing part in tnc pantomimes are: Ma
Magi: Lenore Weighton, Helen Cox, Dorothy
shepherds: Marjorie Adair, Marcele rolda, .Vir
McGinty, Catherine Speice, Meryl Grace, Mildred
. Angels: Eleanor Lowman,
erts, Winona Runyon, Gertrude Welch, Annis Ash
Adams, Margaret Higgins, Ruth Mick, Sibvl. Tu
Anderson who is in charge of the
of the. pageant.
Maze of Holiday Mirth
Mrs. J. M. Daughcrty, dinner for
Rachel Dierks.
Mrs. E. A. 'Pegau, tea for her
daughter, Josephine Schurinan.
Mrs. J. F. Coad, jr., tea at her
home for her daughters, Marion and
Pauline.
Mr. anfl Mrs. F. L. Devereux,
dinner at their home.
Kappa I'si Delta, evening party lor
alumnae and active members and in
itiation of pledges at the home oi
Olga Jorgenson.
Friday, December 24.
Mr. and Mrs. II. S. Clarke, jr.,
dinner party at their home fpr their
daughter, Louise.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Judsoi:,
debut party for their daughter,
Dorothy, at the Blackstone.
Phi Delta fraternity dance at the
fontenelle'.
Satwday, December 25.
Mrs. F. P. Kfrkendall and son,
Burdette Kirkendall, tea dance at
their home for memberj of Prince
ton Triangle club.
Princton University . Triangle
cJub performance at the Brandeis
t.be folloVed by a ball at the Fon
tenelle given by the Omaha Prince
ton club in honor ot the periormcrs.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Pixley and
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Morsman, jr.,
theater' party at the ' Brandeis for
their dauehters. Virginia and Row-
ena Pixley and Mary Morsman. The
guests will attend the Princeton ball
following.
Mr. and ,Mrs. Will Hoagland.
dinher at their home followed by
theater nartV at Brandeis. for their
daughters, Emma and Helen. ' The
guests will also attend the Prince
ton ball.
Les Hibbux club of Central High
school, dance at' Blackstone.
Sunday, December 26.
Miss Helen Walker, tea from 4 to
6'p. nr., at .the St. Regis apartments.
'Mr. and Mrs. C M. Wilhclm. tea
at ' their home for their daughter,
Mrs.' ' Samuel Cooper, formerly
Hall Christmas
rl. She is'one of the many lovely school girls who
en by Brownell Hall students, Sunday evening, De-
thems and carols; others will participate in the panto-
ry, Velva Betts; Joseph, Margaret Hess.
Flanders.
ginia Fonda, Margaret
Grace; Doris Delaplaiic.
Margaret Lee Rur
gess, Helen Meistcr, Leola Jensen, Elizabeth Rob
by, Marjorie Burnes, Frances weitzer, Nadine
bbs, Maxine Hoskins,. Blanche Rarnes. Miss Luella
music will render
a violin solo. Mrs.
Esther Wilhelm, and Mr. Cooper of
Sewickley, Pa.
Monday, December 27.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Davidson, din
ner party.
Graham-Coulter, wedding.
Sigma Chi Omicron sorority dance
at' Prettiest Mile club.
Dr. and Mrs. Harold Gifiord, for
mal dancing parly at the Fontenelle,
for debut of their daughter. Mary.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hess of Coun
cil Bluffs, dinner of SO-covers at the
Blackstone for their duugters, Ger
aldine and Gretchen.
Mr. and Mrs. J." II. Conrad and
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Arter, dinner
at the Athletic cJub for their daugh
ters, De Weenta Conrad and Dor
othey Arter.
O.'T. club of Centra! High school,
dancing party at the Blackstone.
Tuesday, December 28.
Mrs; William Marsh, luncheon at
the Athletic club for her daughter,
-Flora Marsh.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Crittenden
Smith, dance at Blackstone for their
daughter, Esther, and their niece, i
Eleanor Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. T. Belt, din
ner, dance at the Hotel Fontenelle
tor their debutante daughter, Dor
othy. A. K. club of Central High school,
dance at Strehlow Terrace club.
, Wednesday, December 29.
Reception and dance at Fort
Crook Service club given by officers
of the post for the Palimpsest club
and other Omahans.' i :
Mrs. George Howell, and Misses
Dorothy and Marian Weller, tea at
the Weller home.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Metz, danc
ing party at their home for their
daughter,. Olga; r and . Atheir son,
Louis. ' ;
Mrs. H. H. Baldrige, luncheon for
two holiday guests, Mrs. Samuel
Cooper tif Sewickley,- Pa., formerly
Esther .Wilhelm, and Mrs. Sherman
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