The Omaha Bund ay Bee
PART TWO
SOCIETY
PART TWO
WOMEN'S SECTION
TEN CENTS
VOL. L NO. 50.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 29, 1921.
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By GABBY DETAYLS.
IF YOU want to get cooled off
this hot weather, just follow the
example of brown-eyed Delia
May Byers and Frances Loughton
of the Princess Players, now appear
ing at the Brandeis theater.
These girls, who are ingenue
types, appear as 35-year-old twins in
"Thirty-nine East," this week. The
parts rail for dresses alike and out-of-date.
"Th chilly stares we got," ex
claimed Miss Byers, "when we walk
ed into the shop and asked for
'something not smart, something
passe.' "
"J am very sorry, madam," the
proprietor said, in an injured tone.
"I could not find anything in my
shop which could be called 'not
smart.'" ,
"Well, perhaps, you have some
thing from last year's stock," the
girls timidly persisted.
The proprietor called a clerk and
told her what was wanted.
"Mon Dieu," exclaimed the tem
peramental assistant, "it is impossi
ble" (im-poss-ee-bl, just like
French.)
Shp after shop they tramped to
and everywhere received the same
frigid reply.
No, we never carry anything
over," the clerks would say, turn
ing away indifferently.
"Why don't you try a second
hand store?" suggested one amiable
looking feminine.
"Shall we let her live?" the dainty
actresses muttered to each other,
"or is she really trying to help us
out?"
Finally they found two dresses
which they thought would do.
"They are advanced styles," pro
claimed the indignant clerk.
The girls eyed each other. For
fear a giggle on their part would
rob them of their find, they sweet
ly assured the clerk that doubtless
the styles were so advanced as to
look old-fashioned.
"Mother has always told me," Miss
Byers hastily chattered, "that it is
Just as bad to be ultra smart as.
somewhat antiquated Yes, we will
take the two no, not a delivery, we
will take them."
(We couldn't afford to slip up
on the purchases," Miss Byers told
Gabby.)
And they didn't. They have the
necessary costumes and are all
ready to appear as spinstry spin
sters in the outest of date frocks to
-bo found in this up and coming town,
AVERY charming Omaha
woman, more or less a new
comer and not so Jong since a
bride, recently attended a tea at one
of the most artistic homes in the
city. -,'
She revelled in the beauty and at
mosphere of the place. She looked
around covertlv trying not to be
"caught." She strolled through the
garden. Then she rushed home to
tell her husband about the "beautiful
place," "the lovely things!" sh; had
seen. ,
"Here, here, calm down, dearie.
What did she have that was so fine?"
husband asked.
And all the little darling could
think of Ivas "two oil-cloth pillows."
She named them and stopped ab
ruptly. "Well, we could have those our
selves," the big man said consolingly.
Lady newcomer was squelched.
She is still trying to remember what
it was she saw.
FUTURE mother-in-law and
bride-elect were, busily discus
sing plans for the forthcoming
wedding. But like many another, the
mother-in-law to be, began to remi
nisce. "B always wears so many
holes in his socks. He has ever
since he was a little boy. Why, the
work basket used to be just filled
with stockings to be mended for
him. Oh-h-h-h, I'll never get to-o-o
darn any of his stockings a-a-again."
"Don't worry," cheerfully rejoined
the clever miss, "just as long as you
are willing to do the mending for
him, I'll be tickled to death to let
you."
OUR debonair young traveler
went east and when he returned
home he was confiding to
Gabby his - numerous adventures.
The Atlantic City girl, however, was
the one who proved a bit too much
for him. In fact, he almost came
home in an oblong shaped black box.
This is his story:
"Of course, you know everybody,
men and boys, older women and
youngsters of girls, smoke there.
The girl whom I was escorting to
dinner proved a most entertaining
companion and was really very good
looking. At the close of the m:al
suddenly from somewhere she ex
tracted a cute little cigaret case and
offered its contents to me. I took
one and then she did. And she
lighted it and smoked every bit of itl
What do you think of that?"
"Did you smoke yours?" Gabby
questioned. '
"Half of it," was the sad answer,
and then we chuckled, for one single
"drag" always makes him deathly
sick.
THIS promises t be a colorful
summer. Women are using
curtain goods for frocks. They
are capturing much of the chintz
and printed linen draperies intended
for house decoration for their own
costumes this season, according to
New York modistes.
Bright carmine drapery linens with
blue stripes and yellow dots, scenic
chintzes of huge patterns and vivid
hues and futuristic designs showing
languorous figures in eccentric
poses, are among the favorites not
only for sports skirts; but for cntirs
toituiucs, hats and bags.
Young Matron to Make Eastern Trip
Mercury at 76
In Island
"In most places the earth dropped
sharply away from the road on one
side and rose to unlimited heights
on the other. At one point six road
ways could be seen below us by
looking over the side of the narrow
winding thoroughfare," writes Miss
Ruth McDonald of this city to her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Mc
Donald, in describing her journey
from Manila to the' mountains, of
the Philippine islands. . ''.' " '
Miss - McDonald has been' in' the
Philippines since last 'November,
where she is the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Butler. The middle of
April Mrs.' Butler and Miss McDon
ald "with, a party of friends left
Manila for the mountains-owing to
the extremely warm weather in that
city. They plan to remain until the
middle of June at the Baguia Coun
try club at Baguio. . ,
This traveler from our own state
tells of the "delightful climate" which
she is now enjoying and of the
thermometer, which hugs the mark of
76 degrees. ' 4 .
In regard to her trip to the moun
tains, Miss McDonald says "the cars
on the trains are so small and so dif
ferent. The aisles are not in the cen
ter, but on one side, and each section
is enclosed. One feels as though in
a drawing room instead of on a train.
There are no Pullmans or diners.
"The end of the railroad is at Da
mortis where we were met by a car
and taken - up the , mountain. The
roads are so narrow that cars cannot
pass each other except where there
are gateways. At these places there
are keepers who "telephone -ahead so
that no autos will start down the
mountain side until the one ascend
ing has reached the next gate. In
some localities . it is impossible to
travel in cars and all journeys must
be made on foot. Of course, that
condition exists only in the most re
mote districts. . .
"Bridge, hiking, swimming and an
occasional week-end dance are our
only diversions here."
"We have taken several hikes to
Trinidad Village, where the United
States bureau of education conducts
a summer college for teachers. . It
takes about an hour to walk over,
but it is well worth the time spent as
the scenery is beautiful. On. one of
our tramps we walked 16 kilometers
(about 10 miles) in four hours.
"One of our most interesting
jaunts was to Pua where a native
school is held for girls. The girls
are marvelous weavers and make
beautiful bags, luncheon sets, etc."
Miss McDonald has sent one of the
bags to her mother. It is woven of
native twine in two shades of blue
combined with white.
It is probable that Miss McDonald
will make a trip to China late this
summer. Her star in the oriental
countries is indefinite.
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er set-is Mrs. Ralph Load; who has
resided in this city since her mar
riage to Mr. Coad a year ago. She
was formerly Laura Littleton Calla
han of New York City- Mr. and
Mrs. Coad make their home at the
Blackstonc hotel.
. A trip east to her former home is
planned by .Mrs. Coad for the late
summer or early fall. It will be
her first visit with her family since
her marriage.
Business Women
Omaha Business Woman's '"club
will have dinner at Camp Brewster
Tuesday evening. May 31, at which
guests of the club will be welcome.
Registrations must be made as us
ual by Mondav evening at central
Y. W. C. A. building.
Cottage at ; Camp
Camp Brewster is to have a new
cottage on its grounds through the
generosity of Mrs. Edgar Allen, well
known club woman and social wel
fare worker, who made this splendid
donation Wednesday afternoon when
the Omaha Woman's club met for
luncheon at the camp.
The cottage will cost between $250
and $300.
At the suggestion of Mrs. C. H.
Townsend $7 was donated by club
members for the purchase of ham-
i mocks for the mmo,
Chautauqua Notes
Reservations for the. Chautauqua
lurlchcon to be held at the Prettiest'
Mile club Saturday,' 1 o'clock, pre
ceding the graduating exercises
should be made before Friday, with
Mrs. E: R. Redding, Walnut 1431.
'Certificates will be awarded the
following: Mesdames W. L. Brayton,
R. V. Roach, A. D. Nunn, Columbia
Brown, ' Willard E. . Powell, J. T.
Morey, A." D. Cloyd, E..W. Kolter
man, Helen - K. ' Morton . and the
Misses. Herman Dentmyer, Amanda
Sasstrom, Mae Hayes, Elva Douglas,
Beulah Hall, Edith Kinsman, Carrie
Nelson, Myrta Schneider, Anna Ols
son and' Amy Johnson.
Prettiest Mile Women
T.nwp rnw Tf a riorVif ? Mm.
dames William Flinn, C. J. Parrott,
W. H. Campen, H. Christensen, W.
J. Claire, J. P. Hallisey, Albert
Schantz, E. L, Platner, W. E. Davis,
The opening of the Ladies' Golf
association of the Prettiest Mile club
Friday morning was one of the big
events of the club season among the
women members. The association
which has a membership of 28 will
meet Tuesday morning of each week
during the summer months.
Mrs. J. W. .Skojrlund is chairman
of lh lii'lH rnmmiltrr : Mrs. A. L.
Miss Cowell
Writes of
Europe
How close the old world is. The
rebuilding of. Belgium, labor condi
tions in England, the gayety found
in Germany, have a significance in
America which could not have been
felt before the great war.
Miss Mona Cowell, who is travel
ing abroad -with her parents, has evi
dently been pricking beneath the sur
face of things. The following ex
'cerpts are taken from a letter written
by her to Mrs. Halleck Rose on
May 6:
"We found Switzerland sheer de
light with its wonderful mountains
and lakes; the intense cleanliness of
its cities and inhabitants and the gen
eral air ot thrift and intelligent com
munal government. Even the most
wonderful art galleries and cathe
drals, if taken too strenuously, are
liable to render one dead to ' any
aesthetic reactions. -
"From there we went to Paris. It
is dearer and-more chic than the
Paris I left two years ago. We
made various trips to the battle areas,
and found Rheims badly shattered
and the sections' beyond, especially
the Chemin des Dames, just a series
of dugouts and shell holes, etc. The
great forts around Verdun are terri
bly battered, but the citadel was
never taken. To me by far the worst
areas are in Flanders.
"But it is remarkable the way the
Belgians have gone ahead with the
reconstruction. Our driver said
that Ypres will be completely re
built in five years if they continue
as they have during the past two.
They have had so many wars in
Belgium that the problem of re
building with 'worn out tools' does
not seem to appall them. And there
seems more of a disposition to work
than in France.
"We had an interesting stay in
Belgium. Brussels was as gay as
ever and just charming. It is a
very beautiful city, somewhat like
Paris, and being smaller ' is more
easily known. There are broad ave
nues and boulevards, many parked
and double lined with great chestnut
trees now in a mass of white
blooms.
"The people all seem cheery and
well clothed and one scf s almost no
poverty. Belgium is a small coun
try and its people arc thrifty it ap
pears, so they have recovered re
markably from the war. One sees
infinitely more poverty in England.
There labor conditions are frightful
and the powers that be do not seem
to be able to mend matters.
"An Englishman refuses to
work under an unfair condition.
And he hates to see a dead future
of nothing but toil while others en
joy life. The continentals seem
readier to accept less comforts, less
wage and then getting work to save
more for a little ease later, and less
contents them.
"Any way there is too much talk
in England as elsewhere. And this
applies especially to Germany. Some
returned Americans tell us of opera
in Berlin, champagne flowing free
ly. Say cafes. It's a wicked shame
when they refuse to pay their debts.
Usually I am more in sympathy
with England than France but I
think Briand is absolutely right this
time. Personally I should like to
see the allies support France in the
Ruhr no matter what Germany
promises. Governments were willing
enough to send the best youth of
their countries as cannon fodder for
Germans; now they should be alert
to see that sacrifice was not made
in vain.
"I do pot think any one who has
seen the havoc, wrought in northern
France and Belgium, the hundreds
of pathetic little groups of crosses
Golfers Open
T W Skmrlitnil and C V. Mnnrr &
Top row, left to right: Mesdames
George Adweri, C. M. Mortensen, H.
R. Welch, Cyrus Tyson, Ed Knapp,
C. L. Thiessen and C. S. Rainbolt.
Schantz, president, and Mrs. C. L.
Thiessen is secretary-treasurer. Mes
dames William Flinn, Joe Skoglund,
E. L. Platner and Cyrus Tyson are
also on this committee.
Many of the members expect to
enter the state tournament to be held
a the Omaha Country club, June 20,
A flag contest, two flights, will be
held June 7, and a qualifying round,
mrrial nlav. on lime 14.
Society. Parade Entrant
Mrs. Albert Sibbernsen will be one
of the fair riders in the society parade
on the opening day of the Ak-Sar-Ben
running races next Thursday.
Mrs. Sibbernsen and small son. Al
bert Allison, olan to leave the latter
part of August for Lake Placid, where
they will spend several wccks.
that mark the spot where all that
is left of a man who fought for his
country against the Huns lies, who
has heard the tales of atrocities suf
fered from the lips of the civilians
who lived in the occupied areas, can
forget Germany must be made to
suffer, too.
'It is not enough for statesmen to
say that to collect is difficult. It is
not as difficult as to die defending a
thankless country against the Ger
mans. " Golden promises were made
in days of danger. Now is the time
to fulfill them. The youth of the
nations did its part now let the
statesmen not be found wanting or
let them resign their task to abler
hands.
"Did Germany permit any such
silly parlies with France in 1870 '
And would she today were she the
Icreditor? Foch said, 'We won the
war but we have lost the peace.' Un
fortunately he seems to have been
right. ,
"But I could, go on forever and
not help matters. Every day the
arrogant Germans one meets act as
a constant irritant. It makes one
auite blood-thirsty. And I was so
content to see Seebrugge wnere tne
British were "too smart for them.
Ostend is just recovering from their
octupancy the vandals.
"Holland is quaint and nice as
much as we've seen. 'What a mood
to be in here at the peaceful Hague!
Rockford College.
Rockford College association will
meet Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. Hale Bixby, 3566 Woplworth
avenue.
Season
Get Acquainted
The Get Acquainted club meets
Sunday evening at 7 o'clock at the
First Unitarian church, Turner boule
vard and Harney street. Mr. and
Mrs. Fred J. Schneider will receive
the guests.
Mr. Harold Thorn will give vocal
solos, Mrs. Janet Munroe Curtis," a
reading and Fred Miner, violin solo.
Games and community singing will
be followed by refreshments. All
strangers and lonesome folks wel
come. The mcetines- arc non-
i sectarian.
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Washington
Society
Bureau of The Bee,
Washington, May 28.
A brilliant company was enter
tained by the' University club on
Tuesday in honor of Vice Presi
dent and Mrs. Coolidge and Speaker
of the House of Representatives
and Mrs. . Gillett. Had there
been a garden to the club, the ban-i
cuet and reception would have been
in the form of a garden party, but
there being no garden, it was a roof
party. The roof parties so populai
here are . in many cases more de
lightful than the garden party, as
they get more brisk air and more
beautiful views. The roof ball room
of the Hotel Washington, where the
Colonial Dames held their biennial
council, was a delight to the Dames,
for "they had the inspiration of a
beautiful picture ever .before , their
eyes, of the Washington monument,
the. Lincoln memorial, the broad, .sil
very river and Arlington and the
Virginia hills opposite. It was a rear
colonial view and the Dames appre
ciated, it. They had a beautiful re
ception in this same ball ropm on
the opening night of the council,
when the president, Mrs. Joseph
Rucker Lamar of Georgia, received
the delegates, alternates and all oth
er Colonial Dames who were within
reach. Then throughout the wetk
there were luncheons, tea parties a.;d
dinner parties, to which the ladies
rushed between sessions.
Mrs. Lowrie Childs of Nebraska
was the delegate of the Dames and
the alternates were Mrs. Alexander
Troup of Lincoln and Mrs. Sidney
D. Barkalow, the latter now living
in Washington. ' .
General Pershing will go to Ches
ter, Pa., to be the guest of the Penn
sylvania , Military, college for its
comme"ement on Tune 15. Thev will
cpnfer ' upon General Pershing an
honorary degree. George B. Chris
tian, jr., secretary to the president,
will accompany Genral Pershing and
will have a degree conferred upon
him also. Mr.'Christian is a graduate
of that college.'
Mrs. . Russell B. Harrison was
among the guests of Mrs. Harding
at her garden party on Thursday aft
ernoon. Mrs. Harrison was lovely in
a costume ot wistaria.
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Winship, who
spent the winter in New York and
who were the guests recently in
Washington of Representative and
Mrs. Robert Evans of Dakota City,
have arrived in their Nebraska home
for the summer.
One of the most interesting, pro
grams given during the season at
the Arts club of Washington was
one given this week when an his
torical setting in verse of a "Spirit
of Time," written by Mrs. Watson,
formerly Miss Dorothy dc Muth
Snyder, formerly of Omaha, and
read by Mrs. E. A. Lyon. Miss
Snyder and Mr. Watson were mar
ried in Omaha several years ago
and have a wide circle of friends and
acquaintances there. She is the pres
ident ot the Rho Beta chapter ol the
Mu Phi Epsilon musical sororitv
and has been for some years.
Representative C. Frank Reavis it
in Nebraska and will return here in
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Society Plans
Big Charity
Affair ,
By MRS. F. L. DEVEREUX.
Last Tuesday at the home of Mr
Howard Baldrige, a committee meet
ing was held after a luncheon given
by Mrs. Baldrige and Mrs, Georga
Doane for the chairmen of the var
ious committees of the recent tag;
day drive for the Associated Chari
ties. Every woman at the meeting
pledged her support for Mrs. Bal
drige's next money-making enter
prise for the Associated Charities.
On Monday night before Ak-Sar-Ben
in October the beautiful new
Italian renaissance dining room on
top. of the Brandeis store is to be
opened with a dinner-dance. Georga
Brandeis has given the opening o
the Associated Charities, and plant
are under way to make this opening
one of the biggest, most beautiful
and entertaining affairs ever held in
Omaha. The setting is suited for
such an undertaking. The dining
room extends the length of the
building, large windows and glt
doors open out to a balcony. The
hand painted walls are a warm gray,
relieved by soft pastel colori and
brighter gold leaf. The ceiling and
columns are frescoed in gold.
The adjoining grill is a large comi
fortable room in English Tudor style,
and there Mrs. F. P. Kirkendall it
planning to reign with her beautiful
"troupe" of brides, fiancees and
debutantes.
A long balcony, just wide enough"
for miniature trees, window boxes
and tete-a-tete tables, runs along two
sides of the room. Omaha will be
reminded of the Hotel Pennsylvania
in New York City with, its Italian
dining room, its narrow cozy baU ;
cony, small tables and ivy vine. The
view, too, is similar. Here, way np
above the city, looking across the
roofs to the Missouri river and the
Iowa bluffs, you will remember the
view from the other roof in New
York, where the diners look miles up
Broadway and across the Hudson to
the distant Palisades.
The center of the room has been
arranged for dancing, and on the
opening night between the dances
by the guests a midnight revue will
be held.
Every church organization , in'
Omaha will be called upon to supply
food for the luncheons, and so every
cent made on Monday night and
Tuesday and Wednesday noon will
be clear of expense. Every dollar
will go to charity as it id two
weeks ago in the tag day4 drive.
Business men's luncheons will be
a specialty Tuesday and Wednesday
noons.
League to Present
Program Varied
And Excellent
A program packed full of inter
esting topics is the' one offered June
7, 8, 9 at the Nebraska State League
of Women Voters' convention in
Lincoln. ; ,
Aside from the routine business of !
the league to be transacted, there
will be national league speakers in
cluding Mrs. Nancy M. Schoon-
maker nf Nmw York Citv an1 ..
Olive Belden Lewis' of lndittfji
Kepresentauves trom the leading
women's organizations in the. state,
including the Women's clubs, tho
W. C. T. U. and the D. A. R. will "
appear on the program. Prominent
legislators will speak. University
professors in history and political '
and social science will present sub- ;
jects in their respective fields.
Some, pleasant social, musical and '
dramatic features are planned and '
arrangements have been-made to
visit state institutions. Representa
tives from many state departments
are on the program. i
It is doubtful if there has been in
the past in Nebraska a better op
portunity for women to inform
themselves on the vital issues of the
day. Mrs. Charles Dietrich o Hast
ings is state president. Mrs. E. F.
Penis' of Lincoln is president of the
hostess league. .
Mrs. C. T. Kountze
Entertains Noted
Scholar
Within the week Omaha will re
ceive one of the world's authorities
on history, Dr. J. Holland Rose of
Cambridge university, England
Mrs. C. T. Kountze has extended
the hospitality of her home to this
distinguished visitor, who will ar
rive Monday to remain several days,
during which time he will give two
lectures.
The Omaha Sch'ool Forum will
present Dr. J. Holland Rose at 4
P m. Tuesday, May 31, in the
Central High school auditorium and
on Thursday at a place and on a
subject to be announced later. V-
Dr. Rose is considered by many
the most noted European scholar in
America today, being second to none
iti the possession of authentic in
formation on the World war. He ia
conceded to be an authority on the
Napoleonic era. Dr. Fred Marrow
Fling of Lincoln, says he is one of
the greatest scholars of history in
the world.
Dr. Rose will lecture at the Uni
versity of Nebraska during the
summer.
The public is invited to hear bit
lecture Tuesday at a small charge,
Members of the Forum will be
mittcd' without charce.
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