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THE BEE: OMAHA. SUNDAY. APRIL 17. 1921.
What Is Your
Id ea of
Charm?
By ANTOINETTE DONNELLY.
What is charm? Is it a physical
quality that may be cultivated as
may a lovely voire, p glorious head
of hair, a beautiful ligure? Or is it
an indefinable otething allied with
things spiritual? A quality that has
iis root in kindness, in thotiglitful
ness, in genuine sweetness of charac
ter? .How closely is it related to beauty?
How could you, 'lelinc it?
I allied the question of a number
of folks who 1 thought might help
Its solve the answer of the lovely as
set, Tind found that in many cases it
was more easily defined by the quali
ties one should not have rather than
those a charming person has.
Those Out of the Running.
"A slangy person could hardly
qualify as a charming one," said one.
"An overdressed and highly rouged
and artificial woman would eliminate
herself from the charm school," said
another.
"An unkempt, untidy person would
be out of the running," said a third.
"Immediately a woman is spoken
of as charming, I see in my mind's
eye one who i the quintessence of
femininity," said one of the other sex.
"In your maddest moments you could
not call a masculine type charming."
"I think of a low, sweetly modu
lated voice, a quietness of manner,
and a person who is not afraid to put
herself out to be pleasant, who does
it in a way one is not made con
scious of," was a further analysis of
charm.
"It is an ease and grace of manner
plus a winning smile. This morning
I saw an illustration of it on the car
coming downtown. The unaffected
but genuine 'thank you when a man
rose to give his seat to a girl. She
made him feel he had received a pret-
, ty compliment totally devoid of any
attempt at flirtation," was still anoth
er striving to put inio words the elu
sive quality.
"It is not beauty. Because one of
the homeliest persons I know is by
far and away the most charming.
But she is such a sympathetic, kind
ly dear, with a good word for every
body and with an ever ready helping
hand for anyone in distress."
, "It isn't clothes. That's a sure
thing," said another. "A woman can
be Poiret modeled, from tip to toe,
and her commonness will kill her. I
think it is mentality and understand
ing in the older woman and girlish
ness sans sophistication, sans rouge,
sans flippancy in the young maid."
'Arnold Bennett's View.
Arnold Bennett, in his essays on
women, says: "I do not wish to
wear out a word which everybody
understands, but which nobody has
successfully definwj, charm. I sim-
ply mention it an Anoint out tnat
sides the division of charm into
physical and moral, there is a sub
division of moral charm into the
; charm which aygmian exercises un
consciously arid anot help exercis
ing, and the charra which she exer
cises consciously ... a natural
. gift for soothing, ior lubrication of
the wheels of existence. . . . True,
helplessness has harm; defenseless
ness has charm; particularly for the
strong and overbearing,
"Men are acoutomed to this
charm, and professional women have
assuredly shed mush of it. But they
were thoroughly entitled to shed it,
for it should belbng properly only
to the young. ; . . . But do what
ihey (professional women) will and
leave undone what they will, they
cannot lose the essential charm of
their sex. And, further, they pos
sess a moral and mental equipment
of experience and knowledge which
infallibly adds to the range of their
charms and which-renders their at
tractiveness permanent.
"For example, their conversation,
other things being'equal, must have
an interesting piquancy. They have
general ideas. With them, more
conversational material presents it
self." . "M - ' . .
He speaks further of the lack of
charm in the woman whose conver
sation is insipid. : If her class of
charm failures is the one who "hogs"
the atmosphere with a never ending
flow, of pointless tales of personal
happenings. On her departure one
hears instead of "Is she not charm
ing?" "Isn't she a deadly bore."
" Getting to the Point.
Mental indolence never inspires the
complimentary phrase. A person of a
pessimistic frarae "of mind, one who
repeats unpleasant things, and a gos
sipy creature would never be dec
orated with a charm medal.
So, that, as nearly as you can boil
down the numerous attempts at an
alysis of the things, you have lov
ableness of character and a certain
degree of mentality.
And these are qualities which, if
not possessed, may be acquired and
that without such great difficulty.
The former, to be. sure, is the more
difficult to gain if in one's childhood
the principles of thoughtfulness of
others were not instilled. Respect
fulness toward an older person,
which is but a branch, of thoughtful
ness, will create the impression oi
charm in an observer.
As a simple instance: In a crowd
ed bus recently aft elderly woman ad
dressed a little girl occupying a seat
with a request that she let her sit
down and she "Jvould hold the
youngster on her - lap. The small
child shook her head and clung to
the seat with pi word of command
from her mother seated next her to
arise.- Now you could not in a most
indulgent mood say that either'child.
or motner was cnarming.
But when a child does act on im
pulse to a kindly act . there flits
stress your mental register, "A
charming child, isn't she?"
Here's the Formula. V
The formula is made up of the
same ingredients of kindliness and
thoughtfulness of others for grown
ups. Ths mentality is simply exercising
the brain on every possible occasion,
acquiring new interests, and thereby
getting away front the petty irrita
tions of life, which, by the way. is
the best recipe known for keeping
young.
In either case, not hard medicine
to swallow, if corrective measures
. are necessary
And is it not the nicest compli
ment of all to be described as charm
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i In the famine districts of China
parents are selling their daughters
lot $100 each.
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Mrs. G. A. Rooney leaves Tuesday
for a visit of two weeks with friends
in Chicago. She will be accom
panied by her husband. During their
stay in Chicago they will stop at
the Drake hotel. Mr. and Mrs.
Old-Time Fashion Plates
As Gifts
Dainty gifts, charming ornaments
for your room, or salable articles for
shops may be made from the fashion
plates found in old Godey's Ladies'
Books or Peterson's Magazines. The
(juaint ladies, dressed in the cos
tumes of a by-gone era, make inter
esting pictures when framed in ma
hogany, black walnut, or dull gilt.
If you can find one of the ancient
mirrors which had a picture in the
upper part, and a looking-glass in the
lower section, insert a fashion plate
in the place of the picture; if not,
have a walnut frame made, with a
print and a mirror, separated by a
strip of the wood, placed in it. You
can make a very attractive tray by
framing a fashion plate under glass
Comforting
Assurance
The satisfaction and com
fort. in knowing that loved j
ones are tenderly cared for j
with the same respectful
regard that you yourself,
would give, comes to you
when you place in our hands
the responsibility for the last
sad rites.
Ttyiitntitl Funer.alTarhrs
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, John H. Hopkins is the only'candidate for City Commissioner
who served asa soldier in the'World War.
Hopkins had the support of ex-service men in the primary
and has it now.
ELECTION TUESDAY.
Rooney are newcomers ' to Omaha,
having resided here only two
months. During the past two years
California has been their home.
Their eastern trip may possibly in
clude a short stay in New York
City.
with passe partout paper, pasting
gilt braid or braided raffia over the
binding, and glueing a piece of velvet
or felt on the back ot. the glass. To
make receptacles' for jewelry, stain
small wooden boxes,; paste heads,
cut from the print, on the covers, and
apply a coating of white shellac to
each box. You will need two ovals
of cardboard covered with a delicate
shade of satin for a pin holder.
Paste a head which has been re
tinted -with water colors on one,
cover both with white chiffon or
sheer organdie, sew them together
and stick white pins around the edge.
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The Higher Educatioji
Is your boy learning anything at
school?"
"He's lcaring how little I know
about arithmetic."
(ole-WKavG)
VOTE FOR
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For City
Commissioner
Previous PublicService
. State Legislator,' One Term
Attorney, Federal Land Bank
(Resigned to enter army)
Supervisor of Tederal Census, Omaha District
Treat Maid
Tenderly
Do not cut down on the maid's
gasoline allowance.
Continue to flatter her, cajole her,
fete her. Give her the best room in
the house, and take your own friends
to a movie while the corner police
man woos her in your parlor.
In other words, do everything in
your poor power to make her happy
and contented, for she is stilLmorc
precious man rtinies, etc.
Housewives who were beginning
to take hope for something like a re
vival of the old prewar days, when
help could be induced to work for
$30 a month, may as well "forget it."
Despite the recent rumor of a plen
tiful supply of servants at reasonable
wages, employment experts insist
that every domestic worker has three
employers from which to choose.
Before the war every employer could
cljoose from three workers
Still Has the "Edge."
"There is no doubt that the domes
tic still has the 'edge' on the em
ployer," said Miss Henrietta Roth
stein, superintendent of the women's
division of the New York state bu
reau of employment.
"Undoubtedly the servant problem
is easing - up but gradually. It is
possible to get a general house
worker at a wage varying between
$50 and $60 a month, although some
are still demanding the old wartime
salaries, which ran as high as $80.
"A green girl came to me the other
day. She said she would work for
nothing less than $75.
'"Are you a good cook?' I asked
her. ,
"T do plain cooking.' she replied.
" 'Do you understand how to make
tasty, dainty desserts.'
'"I understand perfectly the mak
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as a rule cannot ipare much time
" for lunch. He won't have to if he ?
j. " lunches here. We have number of a
: Special Dishes :
s ready to be'eerved at once without "
waiting;.
I Stop in and try one of these Z
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T thoroughly enjoyable in every way, ?
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To Clean Carpets
A sanitary method of sweping car
pets if one does not possess a
vacuum cleaner is to go over the
carpet with a carpet sweeper before
using the broom. In this way much
rf til 1rn rlnct is rmniel Ri.fnt.
using the broom scatter pieces
of1
dampened newspaper over the car.
pet nd practically no dust will arise.
Last Season's
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should be just as good as new,
especially if you have used our
serviceNto keep it so.
Proper cleaning at regular in
tervals means added wear
much more than usual and
many times more than the
cleaning expense.
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should have their fit, srhap?
and appearance preserved. WeJ
do all this for you by means
of complete modern equip-
ment and skilled workmen.
t The Pantorium
"Good Cleaners
and Dyers'....
ISIS Jones St. Phone Doug. 0963.
South Side, 4708 South 24tli
Phone South 1283.
GUY LIGGETT, President 24 Years
Know that your cleaner is a cleaner.
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Selected
List of
Victor
Records
That You Will Enjoy
10-Inch Double Face
85c each .
17767
Drowsy Waters
Hawaiian Guitars
18029
Cohen at the Telephone
Barney Bernard
18385
Smiles and Chuckles
Six Brown Brothers
18430
Liberty Loan March
Sousa's Band
18721
Honolulu Eyes
Whiteman Orchestra
18726
Louisiana
Sterling Trio
' ; . - 18734
Do You Ever Think
of Me
Whiteman Orchestra
18710
Broadway Rose
Peerless Quartet
18730
My Mammy
Peerless Quartet
1 18737
Humming
' Whiteman Orchestra
Com in Tomorrow or
Phono D. 1973
MICKEDS
. 15th and Harney
Constipation Is the fore
runner or c7oOiau
human ms. it Dnngs
ftn rnniv suftmncr.
mim RlipnlssnftSfi.
mnrK ill.tomnor than
any other single cause.
But YOU CAN GET'
RID of constitution.
Nor do you have to take
w any nauseating, griping
Ua medicines to do it Take
RIC H-LAX
RICH-LAX U a new treatment It cleans
the yitem, removes the poisons from the
body, aod puts you in shape to accompliih
things. And RICH-LAX does this without
leavinf you weak and half-sick, as you
alayi feet after taking ordinary laxatives.
GmrantMd at Out Store. W ir ao tor thK
Kkb-Las will pium you that wt want you to
com to our iter and mtt a bottl and try k en
tirely at our liak. It It oocan't auit vau. U it isn't
Um bast laxatira nadiclna you arar uaad. aimplr
tall us ao and w will prompUy Ittuad Um (uU
purchata price,
Sherman A McCennall 5 Drug Store.
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Seam lei! 50
Tapestry AA
RuSt
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Colonial Buffet of solid
quartered oak with
large top and French
plate mirror and com-
TT. $39.50
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A Week Puts a Time and Labor
Saving 'HOOSIER in Your Home
Kroehler Dcofold In
solid fumed oak uphol
stered in imitation leath
er; opens into lull size
bed,
at ...
$48.50
BIG DEMONSTRATION SALE
Howard Ranges
White Enameled
Kitchen Table
FREE
with sanitary, shiny alu
minumoid top and large
drawer given away with
every Howard Range sold
during demonstration.
Howard Range Given
Away Next Friday !
with
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Sid Icing Refrigerator Of 60-
lb. cpacity, with two white enam
eled food chambers and many
walls of insulation that save your
ice while maintaining a frigid
temperature, do fZi
special P3 OU
Refrigerator at $14.50 Up
S. E. COR. ISth A JACKSON STSEZ
ON
. ing display
terms.
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Dining Table A hand
some William and Mary
model in rich, Jacobean
quartered oak with 48
in. exten- d A o C A
sion top. . tylriDJ
This Electrical
Phonograph With
$25 Worth of Records
$110
Colonial Dreater in imi
tation oak with a largo
size mirror and plenty
of drawer
space . ... vvwv
Better Baking on Less
Fuel
Come to this interesting demon
stration and let a Stove Expert
show you how to get better bak
ing results with LESS fuel, LESS
work, LESStime and worry.
For PERFECT Baking
and LONG Service
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the "Howard" Range is supreme,
because of its air-tight construc
tion it cooks better and bakes
better on a THIRD LESS fuel. It
works equally well with any kind
of coal.
Aunt Jemima Is Here
Serving , Pancakes
FREE to Visitors!
You can hava a utack ot
delicloua brown Aur.t Je
mima Pftneakea fried in
mi r-m Ma vnla flit nnu.MiJ
Nucoa, the original 5i
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tion to a atenminfr eup of
hot fragrant, Ceorfe Waah
lnfton Proparcd Coffeo and
rich David Colo Cream.
4-Hourf Sales
8:30 to 12:30 Monday
Wood Plank Boxes Deep, 36
in. long boxes, strongly put to
gether and painted green; will
fast for years; special QQ
for FOUR hours, only. OC
Vacuum Sweeper $4.98
Has
Strong
Bellowt.
Will
Clean
Rum
Thoroughly.
JaWIMMtaaWIISSM
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All Prices Reduced to the
Prevailing Market
As we have reduced all our Rup;
Prices to the" prevailing market,
you can buy now with full nssur
ance that every rug is marked at ao.
tual rock bottom. You will find a plea?-
of Spring Rugs on easy
The Home of
HOME OUTFITS
For over 33 years we have specialized in the fur
nishing of homo and you make your own terms.
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From a standpoint of VALUE and pleasure giving
this is the Phonograph sensation of the year.
You' simply press the buttom no more bother
some winding; no more running down in the mid
dle of a record no needles to change, and $25.00
worth of Pathe Records FREE. Sold on easy terms.
Large Reed Steepen, a beautiful
model is this artistically woven
baby .carriage with rubber-tired
wheels, easy springs and deep
upholstering, 97 Cfi
special, Monday.. . P" aiJU
Sulkies at $6.95, $8.50 Up
Go-Carts $10.50, $12.50 Up
Four
Post
Mah.
Bed
This is a full size, mahogany
finished bed in a handsome Colo
nial design with artistically,
carved posts and panel head.
TPIE BEDSPRING LUXURIOUS
Do Luxe arc the most luxuriously
comfortable bed springs made.
"They will give you a lifetime of
satisfactory service and more
healthful repose than you ordi
narily expect.
It will be a pleasure to demon
strate the many deslrabla "D
Luxe" features. Sold on easy
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