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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1920)
i 4 P THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 26, 1920. II II u T 1 h 1 What Is the Christmas Spirit ? "i By BEATRICE FAIRFAX. "What's the Christmas spirit?" asked little Nancy. f It's giving every one presents and rating lots of turkey and plum pud ding and being sick next day," ex piHtnea kalph. "I didn't think 'twas that," pro . tested Nancy. "I thought it was bringing lights to stables or places where they didn't have them.'' "Isn't she- a silly?" ajked Ralph, turning to hid mother with a big brother's expausiveness. "She thinks that on account of the pictures she's seiv on the Three Wise Men at the Manger. But after she's as old as I am and has had as many turkeys and sleds ad things she'll know." Hut the children's mother, smiling at me and laying gentle bands on their beads, explained to them that the true Christmas spirit is just "bringing liglTts to places where they don't have them." "Can't we all remember that this year? Christinas list of 50 rich friends to be remembered because they're so likely to remember you doesn't .bring much to the spirit of the day. A hundred neatly engraved cards sent out lavishly to all who may ex pect .them isn't the Christmas Spirit , at all. The Christmas spirit lies fn send ing love and greetings ro those who never dream that you're going to lighten their darkness. It's bringing lights to places where they don't have them. None of ns is so poor in love or In worldly goods that we cannot bring light to sonic dark place. The world is full of poverty and suffer ing that we may lighten. Chiistmas has been called the "children's day" but are not all who lack strength and goods children in their weakness and need just as are the little ones we long to gladden and protect? Most of us make New 'Year's vows, which we're sadly likely to break. Can't we all make a Christ- mas vow and keep it? And how would it be if our Christmas vow went somethina like this: "On thisj beautiful Christmas day -1 vow to bring into the world a lit tle more oi sunshine and love and kindness than it would have if I were not here. ; ' "I prorate to find someone whose need is greater than my own and to try to bring happiness into that life. "My Christmas candle shall be lighted to guide someone else's fogt steps and my own. 1 "On Christmas day I shall remem ber that we are all the children of one Father and that in the large brotherhood of love there is no room for unkind words or bitter thoughts or selfish desires. I shall try to feel that all who are in need of any sort are children and that the gift of love and understanding is theirs by divine right and that I am a humble emis sary from God to show them good ness and the Christ-spirit of love. , "So on Christmas day, forgetting race and creed and riches' and all w man-made social barriers, I voar to Va-ry light into some place that might be dark and dreary if the spirit of Idve were not guided there by trie." Kindness for Christmas day. The spirit of love and giving.' The for getting of seli And the remem brance that when love and faith and charity were being adjudged by the Great Teacher for whom Christmas is named He said: , ' "And the greatest of these is charity." Problems That IJerplex Answered by BEATRICE FAIRFAX V Breaking a Friendship. Bear Miss Fairfax: Eight months ago I met a girl and w have been going about together since. Shortly after she 8UKgre.ed that I give up my girl friends. I consented, be cause I really care for her. Fre quently she confesses to love me. During the past week she has broken' several appointments to go ut with ether boys. I have no ob jection, even though I do care for her. I Intend ending our friendship, as I feel that I was double-crossed. Am I right? What is your version? !;... : . SENSITIVE. Matters between you. should have beren on more of a "fifty-fifty" basis. Of that there ia no doubt The girl has no right to demand of you an exaggerated loyalty in return for which she wouldn't even give the decent courtesy of Keeping her en gagements. . v R. I D.: If you have two children, .why do you sign yous name Miss? I liardly know what advice you want from me. It Is apparent you are jealoue of jthia man friend of yours. He professes to love, you and you seem to care for him.- If thfc man Is really good and true and sincere, you would know it better than I. If he ha all Uhcue excellent Qualities, I wouldn't advise you to be fault finding and to try to find evil in the mere fact that he notices a pretty girl. But if the man has wrong ideas - about women,' if he is false and in sincere (which I think you would have found out In the two years you have gop with him) the sooner you end your friendship with him the appier you will bp. CHAPPED FACES and HANDS f a" " Now comes the rival to the sum mer freckle crop the winter chaps. Always something to take the joy out of an otherwise perfectly good season, isn't there? But if it weren't chaps it would be something else, so- let's grab the old cold cream jar or the olive oil bottle and proceed to oil the skin to a smooth polish to offset the dry, cold, irritating winds of winter. Dr. William A. Eusey, authority on skin and hair troubles, says that the ordinary chapping of the hands and face in cold weather represents a familiar form of inflammation of the skin. "In this condition," he adds, fthe skin gets harsh, then reddened and tender, with some scaling; then de velops painful cracks or fissures. Tlfe reason for chapping is that the skin, because oj unnatural dryness, loses its usual power of resistance to external irritants. Like a piece of dry leather, it cracks and breaks under conditions that it endures without strain when lubricated." Fat Glanda Inactive in Winter. The reason hands do not chap in summer time is because in warm seasons the sweat and fat glands are active and keep the skin thor oughly oiled. Persons with .naturally greasy skins, unless inordinately careless about drying their hands and faces, or exposing them to the biting winds needlessly, do not suffer from chap ping. The fair, dry skinned woman H? the real sufferer. "The conditions that produce dry ness of the skin cause chapping," continues Dr. Pusey. "The dry, cold, irritating winds of winter; too f re orient washing, especially with strong soaps; failure to dry the parts thoroughly after washing so that the rapid evaporation of the water by the dry air of winter causes sudden dryness of the skin. Lubricate the Skin. "The prevention and relief consist in attention to the details necessary to avoid or oyercome these exciting causes. The dry air and winds of winter, Of course, cannot be escaped by ordinary mortals, but the de ficiency in the lubrication of the skin can easily be remedied and the excessive dryness that comes from too frequent washing can be avoided. Too frequent or too vigorous wash ing of the hands and face is the com monest cause of chapping. "A bland toilet soap, even an over fatty soap in extremely sensitive skins, should be used, and after bath ing the parts should be thoroughly dried, first by wiping and then, by aahbme them with a sott towel. ' "After a thorough drying grease the skin lightly with cold cream, olive oil or cream. The secret in prevent ing and curing chapped skin is to make up the deficiency of fat which the skin is failing to supply for it self." Preparation for Protection. A skin protection which I recom- mend for cold weather irritations is: Two parts lanoline, one nart boroi lyceride, six parts cold cream made with white vaseline. The excessive redness of the hands, which makes the winter season un bearable for many girls, may b treated successfully with equal parts of glycerine and camphor massaged thoroughly into the hands at night before retiring. The glycerine soft ens; the camphor whitens. The red nose and cold feet, sea son complements to the chapping troubles, have to be handled by im proved circulation. A shower as cold as you can stand it m the morn ing, followed by a vigorous rubbing with a Turkish towel, and some form of consistent daily exercise, will work the charm. What s What By HELEN DECIE It is one thing to be an epicure and another to be a glutton. The raven ous eater who "wolfs" his food at every meal as though he had had nothing to eat for a week is an ex treme case, seldom encountered jn polite circles; But there are other varieties of the genius glutton, who display their overfondness for "eats" in different ways. , For instance, there's the man or woman whose en joyment of the pleasures of the ta ble is made too evident in an eager attack upon certain favorite dishes, or in an .unseemly gloating over the deliciousness of the food. Gluttons of any type take no in terest in the other diners, nor in the current table talk.' Thpir 'manners verge upon grqssness, since, by their behavior they' proclaim, that hey have come to a social gathering solely for the purpose of appeasing their appetite. ' (Copyright. 120. by Public Ledger C.) .Borax in Rinsing' ! A teaspoonful of borax put into the last water in which clothe? are rinsed will whiten them surprisingly. Pound the borax so it will dissolve easily. . . WHAT'S YOURS ? Women's Ideas That Paid BigDividends By FRANCES L. GARSIDE. Mrs. Emma Brennan's Idea'Was ' Laughed At But She Laughed Last! Mrs. Emma Brerinan made a living with her needle but it was arduous and the returns were not lucrative. She had an idea! Wo men are the users of the flour men make; women are its jucjges. Then why shpuld not a woman be a flour salesman? She located in a mid-western city for this purpose, and when she made application for a job to the head of a large milling con cern she was laughed at. Sb . persisted; he took her on trial. :The result? For the last six years the second highest record in the amount of individual sales made by the traveling represent atives of the concern has been made by Mrs. Brennan. It is characteristic of her sex ,'" that she began with. the small order to the small dealer. She got acquainted with every miller, baker and grower iu the town who she thought might handle flour. She called on the women and interested them in the dealer who bought her goods. In a few days she sent in an order for a carload of flour, a large order for the very small town in which she began work. In this way she has gradually-established so large a patronage that her original ter ritory had to be divided. She is earning more than when she bent over a nqe'dle alt day; sue is growing larger in heart and nii! hrna'nf larger contact with the world She did not say, "I would like to do it, but I am afraid." There could be no more drastic change than from a sewn'ng machine to the job of traveling salesman she wWii because she knew it was a big ideaand he had faith. Hat s yours? Copyright, J?1, Thompson Frature Service.) for this ; Berry Stains. Pour boiling water thrcVigh the cloth immediately. "If very obsti nate, berry stains can also be re moved by sulphur, but usually it is sufficient to rub them simply with sulphur matches. If, any fruit stain is taken while the fruit juice is still moist, which, of course, can sel dom be done during a meal, the marks may be removed by placing the stain over a bowl and pouring over it boiling water. i ' Blankets in the Sale ! In the sale at prices that represent a shaving of the present market, If you want to know what a blanket ; is made of ask our experts, they'll tell you the truth. $4.00 60x76 Gray Blankets, pair $4.50, 66x80 Gray Blankets, pair $5.CK 70x84 Tan Blankets, pair $3.50 60x80 Plaid Blankets, pair $4.00 64x80 Plaid Blankets, pair $5.00 66x80 Plaid Blankets, pair, $7.50 66x80 Tartan Plaid Blaukets, pair $8.50 66x80 Wool Mixed Blankets, pair $10.00 68x80 Wool Mixed Blankets, pair $12.50 66x80 Wool Mixed' Blankets, pair $12.50 66x80 Wool Mixed Gray Blankets, pair $17.50 70x82 All Wool Plaid Blankets, pair $2.25 $3.25 83.95 82.50 $2.95 83.95 $5.95 $6.45 $7.75 $8.75 $8.75 $12.50 Underwear Clearance for Women and Children Garments' that pass the censorship and gain admis- , sipn to our regular lines leave you with no respon sibility for quality. These prices put them away below normal value. , , , WOMEN'S fleeced union suits. Reduced from $3 to $1.80 WOOL VESTS, drawers and tights. Reduced from $6 to $2.60 RICHELIEU mercerized and wool; Richelieu heavy, 60 pr cent wool; reduced from $6.00 to $3.89 STERLING mercerized and wool; Globe, 80 per cent wool; Carter silk and wool; Richelieu, fine all wool. Have been redured to $7.95, Winter wear sale, $5.80 STERLING, nearly all wool; Globe, strictly all wool. The acme of comfort in fit and finish. Sold from J9.50 to $11.00. Winter wear sale, " $6.98 CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR Well known lines and familiar qualities In Dalby, Globe, Duofold, etc., at tremendous price reduc tions. All sizes for boya and gins. for ii en Yes, we admit being experts on underwear. You'll find the quality as represented. The shape accurate and the finish what a gentleman should wear. MEDIUM and heavy cotton suits. . Reduced from $3 to $1.60 WOOL MIXED SUITS, reduced fiorq M 60 to $2.65 WOOL SUITS, with a thread of cotton, reduced from $G.30 to $3.75 WOOL SUITS, In heavyweight Reduced from $7.50 to $4,95 ALL WOOL SUITS, some silk mixed, Reduced from $11 to $5.98 Emphatic Reductions On AH Sterling and Duufold K umbers, Outing Flannel Nightwear 6.00 Pajamas $3.65 $2-50 Night Gowns, $1.65 $3.00 rajamas 92.05 l3.0 Nlgbt Gowns. $1.1)5 If GO Pajamas $2.65 Niftlit- Gowbs, $2.65 $3.50 Pajamas, $2.15 . . ' ' i ' An Annual Event Our Winter Wear Sale Starts Monday at 9 a, m. IT'S REAL SERVICE that brings to you the opportunity of buying Winter things just when winter is beginning at these Sale Prices. Neither profit nor loss is considered. Our purposfe is to liquidate our stock. Prices for Monday will banish hesitation. They are positively on the bottom. Cleaning Sale of Women's Ready-to-Wear COATS ' SUITS DRESSES Fur Coats and Coatees , at Half Prict .... COATS-rOf the finest grades in Hudson seal, French seal and pony, with collars and cuffs of contrasting eolor furs Skunk, Opossum, Beaver and Squirrel. COATEES-In Mink, Squirrel, Kolinsky, Hudson Seal,, Jap Mink and French Seal Both in self and contrasting fur trim mings. all at V2 regular prices You Till understand this means of what we have sold them ' for; not 4 of what they might be. ALSO all fur sets, scarfs, stoles, chokers and odd pieces at Greatly Reduced Prices. Dress Clearance Dresses for Daytime, Dinner and Evening wear and all of them from our regular and choice stocks. The styles are the wanted kind and come in Satin, Trifo tinet Poiret, Duvetyn, Kitten's Ear Crejje, Georgette, Crepe de Chine, Lace and Velveteen. All sizes, 16 to 52, in some of the groups: $29,50 $39.50 $49.50 Formerly priced Formerly priced Formerly priced . to 859.50 to 875.00 to S87.50 i $79.50 $98.50 Suit Clearanee Every one a modern model both tailored and fur' trimmed. Some of the materials are Silvertone, Va lour de Laine, Bolivia, Broadcloth, Veldyne and Check' Velour, while rnapy are wonderfully trimmed w ith Hole, Opossum, Squirrel am Nutrja. AJ1 si?es, (16 to 52), and colors to be had, $24.50 $39.50 $55.00 Formerly priced ( Formerly priced Formerly priced to 875.00 to 887.50 to 8125.00 $79.50 '$98.50 $149.50 Formerly priced Formerly priced ''Formerly priced to 8145.00 s to 8175.00 to 8295.00 Formerly priced to 8125.00 Formerly priced to 8175,00 Plaid Skirt Clearance In approved styles and superb color combinations. Formerly priced to $25.00, 1 O Sale Price, , tyXUtlD Goat Clearance ALL K1XDS, including wrappy and straight-line belted effects in Bolivia, Peachbloom, Vdoiiff, Plushes, Tweeds, Potn-Pora, Suede, etc., etc. A largf pcrcentage of these Coats are graced With luxurious collars or collars and etiffs of Squirrel, Beaver, Opos sum, gaccoon, Nutria and Sealine. $19.75 $39.50 .$49.50 Formerly priced Formerly priced Formerly priced to 849.50 to 867.50 to 889.50 $79.50 $98.50, ,$149.50 Formerly priced Formerly priced Formerly priced to 8125.00 to 8167.50 to 8250.00 Evening Wraps at V2 Price J Children's and Junior Section offer hundreds of seasonable gar ments at tremendous reductions CHILDREN'S COATS (2 to 12 years.) Warm heather mixtures, corduroy, broadcloth, chinchilla, -warmly lined and interlined. Many with fur collars. Reduced to . 87.50. 813.50. 816.50 to 834.50 JUNIOR COATS (14 to 17 years.) Smart coats with large wrappy collars and warmly interlined ' and lined. Some with fur collars. They come in suedine, vel our, ehinchilla and heather mixtures. Reduced to 812.50. 818.50. 826.50, 834.50 Others higher in price, and all "drastically reduced. CHILDREN'S DRESSES (6 to 12 years.) Clever little models of serge, jersey and knit wool dresses. Some. In Peter Thompson styles. Reduced 88.50. 812.50 CHILDREN'S AND JUNIOR DRESSES (6 to 16 years.) Charming models in stfks, tricotine, serge, georgette, velve teen, broadcloth and taffeta. Reduced to 816.50, 824.50. 834.50, 849.50 MIDDY BLOUSES of Jersey, Serge and Blue and Red Flan nel, trimmed in contrasting colors. Reduced to . x 86.75. 81075. 812.75 SWEATER SETS (2 to 10 years.) (a broken lots. Caps, leggings and sweaters, In red, grey and irhlte," Sold separately, 98. 82.98. $3.98 SWEATERS (2 to 1 years.) In slip over, Tuxedo and coat effects in attractive weaves and practically all the newer shades. Reduced to 84.95. 85.95 to $8.95 Women's Flannel Nightgowns and Billife Burkes At prices that are cruel in contrast to the prevailing value of years. Our own stock of carefully tailored, full cut, gen teel patterned garments with embellishment of 6titching braid, frogs, etc. Get your supply Monday or be content with gowna of. inferior workmanship which is all now aTilable in th market. Grouped at ' $1.39 $1.69 $2.75 A very special lot of English flannels, &U- $3.75 Wool Dress Goods Here is aa opportunity that wlj be eagerly welcomed. The character of Kilpatrlck fabrics makes the prices here quoted historic in value, No "jot or tittle" of quality has been sacrificed on this, our regular stock of cloths. Prices cut almost in two. Group 1- Wool taffetas, French serge?, fcal.H.iliu s, wool popiinsrstoim ' serge, Hair liue stripes, plaid, cresm an(J scarlet (Pi SC serge. iZ to 48-in. widths. Priced up to tS.50, yd., Jpl.QV Group Two 48 and 50-Id. French Serge. 46-in. Tricotine. In Staple Shades. Triced to J1.50, on sale at, yard, 46-in. Pojret Twill, 48-in. Ottoman. $2.25 Fur Sets TUB, SETS-(2 to 14 year For children and juniors !'.',L ' l3 off Group Three All Hats and Tarns For children and misses, in Beaver, cut velour, velveteen, leather and satins, at The highest grade fabrics, silvertoues, broadcloth, velours, plaids, trieotines, Glovers suede, Scotch tweeds aj qjj and fancy suitings. Priced to T.0, sale at, yard, to$t7) y2 off "niK-vT Included in the IVUllinery ' Great Price Offers HATS to be closed out at There is not a large 1st, not nearly enough for everybody, hut we'll do the best wc can for you. 1 FIATS OF FUR, combined wkli silver and gold brocade, the popular winter model. We will sell all we have Monday, at $7,95 Auto Rugs and Robes $7.93 Motor Weave Aytq Kobe $12.00 Motor Weave Heavy Aulo Robe A $12.50 Plush Auto Robe $15.00 Plush Auto Robe $17-50 Plusb Auto Robe $20.00 ((Plush Auto Rob $25.00 Plush Auto Rob The Floor fieplP $5.75 I $ 7.95 935 111.W $13.79 $tt 75 n $19,75 S