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PART TWO .
yOMEJN'S SECTION
s PAR T TWO
SOCIETY
VOL. L NO. 40.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1921.
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Chesterton
' Stirs To
Depths '
By GABBY DETAYLS.
GABBY ha tried to discover
why it is people who did not
like Gilbert K. Chesterton were
so very angry about him. The fact
tht a lecturer was a disappointment
to many, would not be sufficient "in
itself to account for the depth of
feeling which has been displayed in
Omaha this past week; nor yef is
it reasonable to suppose that the
fat fee demanded by mis man, oth
erwise so modest about himself,
could have been the real cause of it'.
"Over Their Heads,"
The deep agitation seems to hav
sprung fjom a fear on the part of
intelligent, educated women that
they might have missed the fine
points of Chesterton's lecture; that
it was "over their heads." They
hr.ve spent their lives, many of them,
in. training their minds, and when
they were left at the close of the
'Chesterton lecture pitifully stranded
"somewhere in France," they-began
to lose confidence- in " themselves.
Were there subtleties, was there a
delicacy, a finesse, a delicious whim
sicality, a something rare, spar
kling and beautiful which they had
missed? No, there .wasn't; there
couldn't have been, they cry out
And yet the critics said
"Sq these women have been run
ning about, pouncing on everyone
they meet, asking, '"How did you like
Chesterton?'- What tney mean is,
' "Please, please, 'assure me I am not
a foot." ,
Clever if Not Clean.'
Those who did approve liis lecture
(upon investigation, Gabby finds the
plural number can be used) were,
in all three cases, friends in advance.
They had read his writings, had en
joyed them, and accepted him Some
'of his audience had . found him
clever, if not clean, 'at the luncheon
preceding the lecture; and were mor
al, if not mental allies.
It is doubtful if anyone would
have championed Chesterton's lec
ture all by its little 40-rhinutcj self,
had the man come here unwept, un
honorcd and unsung.
Betterment or Amusement.
Gabby is not one of those who
craved a "message." She sometimes
feels like a wireless receiving station
as it is, and is grateful enough when
she catifpull in her feelers or turn
the switches off the job. Failing to
get something of uplift or betterment
at a lecture, however, she insists up
on amusement. But the lecture by
G K. C. was hardly her ideaof a
wonderful time. He had nothing of
the stii.g of Mtncken. the .cutting
brilliance of Shaw or She buoyancy
of, and probably not more of avoir
dupois than our own Irvin Cobb. "
Nothing Original About Boston
Gabbv hasn't yet reached the point
where she can indulge a supposedly
original thinker who in speaking of
Boston savs facetiously: "I presume
ou have heard of the place. Nor
does she regard it as a side-sphtting
affair when one calls attention to
the fact tKat while excavating for
prehistoric man, we have never yet
unearthed sisns reading,. "Visitors
not 'allowed," or "Please do not
.. handle.", ' , ,
All Dressed Up to Laugh.
Man ntver had better chance to
"make good" with an audience. I All
marcels and smiles and modishly at
tired thev pared up at him, ready to
roll off their chairs, if need be, in
order to "render unto Caesar" all
that was due him by way of appre
ciation. J '"
- This attitude was apparent for
x about 10 minues. Then Mr. Ches
rattle around the
bones of prehistoric man. and wide
vcyed expectancy changed to. worried
attentiyeness. .'-""., ' J ,
Reputation Saved Him,
. Suddenly the speaker sat' down.
The audience was dazed. There was
sort of a "hush before the storm"
atmosphere, without the. storm. Un
certainty, unreality, emptiness were
there and not sign of enthusiasm.
His reputation alone saved him in
, that hour! " ' (
HIS reputation 'sustained him
And that reputation justified
the Omaha , Society of Fine
'Arts in presenting Jiiiyi. Not one, of
us going to New York .this season
buT would have scrambled for a
ticket to a Chesterton lecture. What
ever our opinion of him, we shofl'd
feel nothing but gratitude to the or
ganization which made it possible
for us to hear the man other folk-,
are hearing and talk about him
while the other tongues wag.
After all, it is more 'diverting to
find fault thanto accept. The se-i-
ous-minded are given something to
1 worry about and she wits have a bet
ter target-for their sharp words.
r
" N connection with Chesterto"
Gabbv is reminded of a little fel-
nvt with whom she walked a
short distance not many evenings
ago. The vmmgster had rcvetr.l
bu-ky bundles. Gabby offeted tD
share the burdens, but the gallant
lad stoutly refused assistance Whe.i
very short distance ( frcm hu
louse. Gabby again asked if she
touldn't carry one' or two of th:
packages.
"Oh, no." stud he, "you hardly
Xet your while ou: of it"
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A SOCIAL acquaintance bureau is
f the very newest thing out. A
1 young woman with entree into
well, " even - into most anyone s
' cellar, which is saying something.
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has estaoiisnea sucn a bureau.
T, unuM tint An at all tn let vnn
know who she is, because that would
spoil all the fun. She takes only a
v,rv four Mipntc rrtnrnf rafptt
on them and charges them' handsome
prices. 1
- For a certain sum of money which
y rJfe
r v. it jh
f msmmms&mmr x j
Admires Schumahn-Heink
' M rs. Carroll Bcfden is 'one of Ajie many ' Oma nans' whoare., greasy
interested inUhe concert to'be given-by the famous contralto, Schu-mann-Heink.
at the Auditorium, VVedncsday evening, March '30, un
der the auspices oMhe women of the First Central Congregational
church. Mrs. Belden is so fortunate as to have attended a reception for
the singer in 1911 at Madison, Wis., when she conversed' with Madame
Heink. -
At the time-Mrs Belde'n was a student at the University of Wis
consin. The reception. was given by members of the Wisconsin chapter
of Sigma Chi fraternity of "which organization two of madame's
sons' are mcmbers'n It is the" custom of the chapter at Wisconsin to
entertain in honor of Madame Heink whenever she is stopping in
their- city - . '
'Mrs. Bel,de1i says of the "singer that she talks very little herself, but
succeeds in making others speak freely and unaffectedly. She was very
much interested in the affairs of thco-ed students of the university at
the-time of her visit there and thoroughly enjoyed her chats with the
nrtrlc ' f rc flfiMnn nl'jne ,r atlpnil . nmin tr . rrtlK-pr nf ttiic nprQntl.
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age, who, according to those who know her, is "unusually interesting!
and charming, 'with a most, magnetic perspnality." ' I
is anything ; but paltry, she. agrees
to secure certain "intrcductHJns and
certain engagements for her clients.
She is quick-witted pi TOurse and
turns -every little opportunity" into
social advantage for them. Said
clients have ample funds, of course.
Gabby sees thfs little "social
bureau" from tiihVto time at fash
ionable affairs and . selcctV clubs.
Often, but not too often, two of her
clients are with heft. " And reallv
the clients do seem to be "getting
on. , ,-''.. '
"It's tnorf fun than a regular
job," this petite maid confided to
Gabby. "And it appeals to my sense
of humor. '.- .
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GABBY ; ha .,' friepd who. is a
newspaper womau. Being that,
naturallyvshe Ts very busy. It
is difficult to find time to continue
Correspondence- with dear friends -of
college days. She is'fesourc.e.ful.how
ever, and this is the wayshe,man
ages with one. friend. sAe "will let
her tell her own storjS. ' .'. '
"I do so love to lveaf from'kate.
She was such an irresistible, brilliant
creature.' She is married now andt
lives in a little town in New York
State, yes, and has a baby. About
every second or thir4- mohth, she
sends me a snapshot, herself and
baby and "dad" or perhaps just wee
"Billy", himself. There, may be only
a half dozen lines on the back of
the picture, but they are always cap
tivating and bring a vivid message
from theonetiine chum.
"Not having a baby, Whos picture
I may send lier, I do the next best
thinir. I send her mv writings, uiv
child, you know. Sometimes no per:
, sonal word accompanies, but at least
she has glimpsed my interests, and
I have hers, much more pleasantly
be it said, than though slid were to
write me pages saying, that a baby
requires great-attentjpn, that his food
is, agreeing with him, that she is
canning fruit (in August) .and doing
Christmas shopping in December."
WE have afl . heard the story
many timesif the man who
stepped into-a restaurant and
asked fof the proprietor, only to be
told that the proprietor had "gone
out to get something to'cat.'J
Wehave all heard tfte story, yes.
But we haven't all really sensed the
experiences did a Lincoln woman
this past week.
She was driving to Omaha last
Thursday in her dashing yellow car.
It was lunch time.' She had an en
gagement in Omaha, so it wasnot
lunch -she wished, but for reasons
not revealed to Gabby, she' stopped
at restaurant in a small town, en
rdute and asked for the proprietor."
"He s gone . out for "lunch," a
young waiter fniormed her. X
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YOUNG college man, matrimony
or money' first? Your answer
is-4he money first, htfgirl aft
erwards 'Gabby knows a -little boy
in grammar school who has his own
ideas on the subject ,
. "D-don' y'wish y-y-you ( was' all
Hi-through -college?" he ! stytter
ingly questioned a playmate; -
"Um-lrunh' the other pnswered
deintcrestdly. v .
' "Wwe-cll, a-as . s-s-soou as yuh
g-get "' all th-tlirough c-c--coIlegc,
fit-ir-st th-thing- yuh g-got t-to d-do
is-s f-find yourself a wi-wifc"v ,
Ball Follows
Concert
Choir
by
A confert and ball, arranged by
Dr. R. Mills Silby, will be given on
the evening of Saturday, APr'l 9, at
the Omaha -Auditorium at 8:15
o'clock. i - -
This entertainfnent is for the bene
fit "of the diocesiott music fund of
St. Cecilia's cathedral. This fund
sustains a free concert for the Omaha
public, given on the first Sunday of
every month. 1
" "To continue these concerts, which
in the. past have proved among the
most popular musical events of the
month, it is necessary to keep the
diocesiau music fund to full capac
ity," says Miss Ellen Creighton, pub
licity chairman for the affair. This
is the first time the, Omaha public,
for whose enjoyment these concerts
are given, has been solicited for sup
port. The following Omaha choirs will
take part in the event: Boys' choir
of St. Cecilia's cathedral, fegular
mixed choir of St. Cecilia's cathedral,
Mount St. Marys Glee club am choir
of the Daughters of Isabella.
Singer Is Ardent
Friend of Films
It may be due to the fact that
southern California is her official
residence and that the air iiv-tliat vi
cinity is laden with movie germs, or
it mav be something quite different,
fbut whatever the case, the fact re
mains that there is no more enthusK,
astic tu'ovie fan than Schumann
Heink. The great suiger seems
never to tiref them in fact,, it is
said that once in Atlantic City she
attended seven movjes in one day
and "came out smiling at the end."
Madam herself has been often
screened and frequently discovers
herself featured in one or anotherJ
weekly news service. On the occa
sion of her recent trip to Europe to
bring back her grandchildren
Madam was filmed on the steamship
Rotterdam and her picture exhibited
a: an me leading meaicrs.
Mine, Hcink will appear in' con
cert at the Auditorium Wednesday
evening, March 30, Minder auspiars
of the Ladies' society First Central
Congregational church.
Register Now
A citizenship school is in progress
in Omaha. Every lecture given at
that school, whether by Mrs. H.iH.
Wheeler, leader, or others, has
brought wut clearly the point that
the iidividual citizens are in the last
analysis' responsible for their own
government. Proper-use of the bal
lot is v one of the most important
duties, to perform'in discharging that
responsibility, according to the in
structors, t
Friday, March 25, is the last day
ui I cgiaii auim iui muse w uu wiaii
to vote in the spring primaries. ..Per
sons, who have registered previously
;..nd have -not changed their, address
need not re-register in order to vote.
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7 T' ? A r'-" ' 4 n r 1 1
r N Springtime; Holidays "
Easter time will have special charms thisvseason for the girls of the school'set now attending east
ern institutions of learning. Many of them, are planning interesting journeys for'the spring holidays.
Miss De Weenta Conrad, daughter of Mr J and-Mrs. J. H. Conrad, now a senior at Dana Hall, Wellesley,
Mass., will have a most delightful trip during her 10-day recess from school, March 24 to April 4. With
'her roommate, Nancy Leach of Minneapolis, and several class friends, she will go to Washington, D. C.
The party will be chaperoned by tlvc parents of Miss Helen McLaughlin of Minneapolis,- a student at
Pine Manor. ' . v
Miss Conrad is one of the more popular members of her class at Dana Hall. As well as being treas
urer of the French club and house captain of White Lodge where' she resides, she has one of the prom
inent roles'in the senior play. She is also a member of the honorary scholastic society of the school, Tau
Kappa Delta. Twelve of 45. eligible students were elected to the society this yeaK . .
Creighton OleelThe Long and the
U 'Club Will :
. Appear
Afte-r- an r absence of four years:
from the .concert stage in Omaha,
the' Creighton ' University Glee club i
will again be heard in formal con
cert at the Brandeis theater Thurs
day, April 14. The coming concert
will mark the ninth a"ppearance of
thi organization. Due to the loss
of many of the club's members to
the service in 1917 and 1918, the mu
sical activities m the university had
to be practically suspended. How
tvtr, in the fall of 1919, the Varsity
Glee club was reorganized uncjer the
direction of Henry Cox.
Arrangements have been made for
a. trip , through the state before the
concert here. Engagements have
been secured, at Columbus, GreVlcy,
Hastings, Grand Island and North
Platte. OriginaL plans "for the trip
"included a date in Denver, but the
refusal of the faculty to allow the
men '. to absent themselves for ' at
longer, period has . necessitated
abandoning that. ,
r.The program for the coming con:
cert includes a, number of features;
among them the Yersity Saxophone
Sextette. ; , '
Newcomer
Among the attractive .matrons
whd is a "recent addition to
Omaha circles . is ' Mrs. Amos
Kmgsley Meader. 1 his 'young
newcomer' before her marriage
a year ago was Miss Deborah
Marian , Simmons, daughter ol
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Sim
mons of Cedar Rapids, la. ; i
She was a member of Delta
Delta Delta sorority at Coc col
lege, in Cedar Rapids, where she
attended for two years and was
also a student at Smith college
for ; two years from which she
was arraduated ' in the class of
1 1917. Mrs. Meader is prominent
in a' number of organizations,
among them the Association of
Collegiate alumnae, Smith Col
legealumnae, Delta. Delfa Delta
alumnae and a number of others.
': Mr. and Mrs. Meader came here
last June from Chicago. At pres
ent they are residing at the Fair
yicw apartments.'
Short of a
.Question
To bob or fiot to bob ;
That is the question.
Whether !tis better to wear
Saucy flying locks
Or, having clipped them
unbecomingly,
To grow "shaggy" in an
effort
At reformation.
Someone please tell us: Is bobbed
hay comjng in or going out? Ine
mandates of fashion are sadly at var
riance this Season and the whimsical
old lady ' who has give them forth
must have been in a most change
able mood for the last several
months. ' Some girls have but re
cently shorn themselves of their
"crowning glory," while others who
did so some time ago are growing a
bit "shaggy" in an attempt to let
their hair grow long again."
According to 'he reports from
Paris, the "bob'' is passe there, but
from New York the rumor comes
that the charm pf short hair is rap
idly winning new devotees in that
eastern city. '
Inme Castle, the dancer, who
originated the "Castle bob," is threat
ening to' let her hair grow.
"But if I do," this young woman
is quoted as saying, "I shall cer
tainly go down into the country for
awhile until it is past the dread
fully awkward length."
Omaha j ha girls who represent
both the pro and con of, this impor
tant question. ..Miss 'Pleasant Holy
ok;c has worn her hair shtrt for some
time and declares slip likes it better
every day. Among the younger
school girls who affect this mode ate
Frances .Ellick, Janet Nolan, Gene
vieve Finney ana Martha Dox.
Miss Marion Hamilton, one of the
season's debutantes, ' thinks short
hair "so comfortable" she plans to
keep hers clipped Indefinitely.
Miss Blanche DeUel, when attend
ine Portia Swcett'ar Rocky Mountain
camp at Steamship Springs, Colo.,1
a year ago last summer cut her hair
but' later permitted it to grow out-t
and now wears vt in a demurely con
ventional coiflure.
: Art Lecture
Maurice Block, director of 'Art
for the Omaha Society of Fine Arts,
will frpeak on the "Henry Golden
Dearth Exhibition of Paintings," at
the Omaha public library Wednes
day morning at,10:30 o'clock:
The- exhibit is. now being shown
at the library, and ivopen to the
public '
First Lady to
Be Social-
Leader-
'(t.
, T Bureau of TTie Be, '
Washington, March 20, .
Holy week.iist approaching, wilt,
be a calm before one of the greatest
social hurricanes '' Washington has
seen jn many years. This Lenten
season has not been observed asthe--lenten
seasons in former limes. It
was then fashionable to observe
Lent. Indeed, it was not so very
long ago that women and young
girls actually wore more somber
clothes during the 40 days of peni
tence and fasting.
Easter week has a schedule almost
unprecedented for balls, ' wedding!
and dinners. The cabinet circle, a
little scattered just now, will be ali
most complete by that time. The
hostesses who had to return home to
.lose their -houses and those who re
mained at home to arrange their at
fairs for long absence will return
here by the first of April with one ,
or two exceptions, Mrs. Harding has
a spring calendar full to overflow
ing, with social festivities in tha
White House. She is arranging a
series of musicales, a series of SaN
urday receptions and Saturday aft
ernoon band concerts in the south'
grounds of -the mansion, a1 number
of dinner. parties and almost a con-'
tinuous performance of luncheons
and teas. J: ' v
Mrs. Harding has given up almost
all her time to seng people and en- .
tertaining since she entered the
White. House. She confines herself
to no particular hours for receiving
visitors, but is apt to keep at the re-:
ceiving all day long.
She and the president did not at
tend a church service the first Suni
day they were in the White House,
but last Sunday they went to Cal
vary Baptist, the largest Baptist.
vchurch id the city, but not the most '
fashionable one. ' J hey attended the
service there during the' president's
terms as senator. v
The customary crowd was in wait
ing to see them enter and to see them
depart, with photographers and
movie men in abundance. The church
was filled to its capacity with the (
curiously inclined rather than the de
votionally, for never before had a
president sat through- a church serv
ice in that edifice. ' President Hard
ing is the first Baptist president,
A number of the Harding relatives
are still in Washington and some r,f
then . will remain for the whole
spring season. A large party of them
went to Philadelphia for the week
end as the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
E." H. Mortimer,, who are very inti
mate old friends of the Hardings.' In
the partv were Dr. and Mrs. Georgj
T Harding, Mr. and MrjE. E.
Remsberg, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Votaw and Miss Abigail Harvey
"Daisy" Harvey as she is more fa
miliarly called A number of them
made the trip to Philadelphia in the
Mortimer machine and the ' others
went up Mt train. They spent several
days there and returned here by the
middle' of. the week. - ,
Miss Harvey will spend some time
at the Whitt Hous,e, in fact she will
spenA a large part of the time of the
next four years there,' She is a very
charming person afi(J will be a great
asset in the, circle in which she will
be identified. She is a college wom
an, charmingly cultivated, and has
a most attractive personality and
wears smart clothes in a smart way.
The secretary of state and Mrs., v
Hughes and the the secretary of the
navy and Mrs. Denby both have
houses to make ready and are busy"
in that work new. '
Representative and Mrs. G Trank
Reavis have had as their guest this
week Mr.. Reavis' nephew. Worth .
Faulkner, formerly of Nebraska now
a successful singer on the profes
sional stage. He was here this week
with "May time," and made a pro
nounced, hit. Mrs. Reavis enter
tained a number of small parties for
him during the week, but of course
he had little .time far social affairs.
Mrs. Stanley. Wife of I.t. Com
mander Emory D. Stanley, had a tea
party on Wednesday afternoon in
her pretty home. It was scarcely a
social festivity, -but was a very
charming affair, nevertheless. Mrs.
Stanley entertained the ladies of the
Missionary society of her church, the
Gunton Temple Memorial. She is
president of the organization. Her
house was prettily decorated with
spring flowers and she ,had a beaui
tiiully-appointed tea ahlc.
Mrs. Stanley had" a little visit with'
her old schoolmate, the wife of
Governor McKelvie, during the in
augural visit of the governor and his
party, Mrs. McKelvie was taken ill
during their short stay, which inter
fered considerably with their social
engagements. They were to have
taken lunch at Highwood. with Gen
eral Pershing, who asked some old
friends to meet them on Saturday,
March 5, but that was postpgped to
the next day, ' They had a charming
visit with the general who is an old
friend. Walter Head of Omaha was
with the general's party and had his
daughter, Miss Vernelle Head, come
down from lirr school in New York
and- meect hiui here for the week.
Mr. Head rehirttd to New York
with his daughter before returning
to Omaha. t
Mrs. Henrietta- Norton Cole--of
Syracuse, N. Y., has issued cards an
nouncing the marriage of her daugh
ter. Henrietta Wainwright Rurhank,
to Don Hill Foster on Thursday,
March 3, in Washington. D. C. The
ceremotvu-was performed by the Rev,
Earle Wilfley in the Rurlinglon in
the presence of a small company of
relatives and very close friends.
Mr. Foster served through the late
war with the rank of captain. He
spent his early life in South Dakota
and for some years was a resident of
Omaha until the United States on-v
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