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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1921)
i2 THE BUtt: OMAHA, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 'Shoetop Skirt' Is Flat Failure At French Debut Designers Show New Fall Styles, While Society Wom en's Gowns Increase in Daringness. I ! Paris, Junt 13. The long-heralded debut of the "shoetop skirt" which Doucet, Faquin and other dressmak ; eis are endeavoring to introduce, was a flat failure at the Chantilly 1 ' race course. Big designers, however, ' seized upon the occasion of the -French derby to launch a flood of manikins wearing the advance fall styles. Just as in the case of the "monkey fur," which the biggest Rue de La Paix houses declared dead at Christ mas time but which is now more popular than ever, the "nothing be low the knee" girl is determined to ; hang onto the coolness and freedom of the short skirt. In fact, many of the leading socie- ty women appeared in the paddock wearing gowns mostly of organdie or white crepe de chine which, in point of shortness, simply took the breath away. ; The most daring dress of all was 'i in the new "scarabee" color green- ish blue with a sheen like the wings 5 fef a dragon fly. It was worn by Mrs. Smyth Wilkinson, who is rivalling Helen Victor for the title of the most extravagant woman 'in Europe. - Mrs. Wilkinson, who is well on ! the autumnal side of fifty, wore a poiret gown barely reaching to the , knees, without sleeves and with a ; row of "beauty windows" around the corsage. Her shoes were cobra skin fringed with ermine and onlookers gasped when they saw that she had completed the string of birds of par ' adise around her $10,000 toque. Cecile Sorel appeared in another roiret creation, an . extremely low cut, sleeveless gown of purest white with panniers Hged with ; orange lace and an orange scarf trailing for nve teet on the ground. Mrs. Peter Cooper II., who was seen chatting amicably with Baron . Erlanger, jr., in the neighborhood of the thousand franc booth, wore an other new color "orchidee' which is a pale yellow with a white sheen. Still another color, "cedrat" about the shade of a half ripe lemon was . launched by Gladys Thompson, who as usual, nobly lived up to her repu tation as the best-dressed American : woman in France. More Truth Than Poetry By JAMES J. MONTAGUE" OUR GEORGE When 'Arriet and 'Arry go A walking down the Strand , Her handsome bowler-hatted beau A holding of her hand, They see a sight that makes him ti And sets her mouth a-jar, And that is Colonel Harvey in His new Ford car. W hen 'Arriet and 'Arry sit Of evenings in Hyde park, By way of having just a bit Of what they call a lark, They see a flivver past them spin And she says, "Wot is that?" And he says, "Colonel Harvey in 'Is 'igh silk 'at!" We may not have Ambassadors With whiskers two feet long, Long-winded, tedious, pompous bores That isn't where we're strong. But we've the lads who've made us win And put us where we are. And one is Colonel Harvey in His new Ford car. , i We may not have persuasive gents To talk in foreign courts, Who wield tremendous influence And wear the pants called "shorts," But though we lack in clothes and "ch.;i We have one diplomat, And that is Colonel Harvey in His high silk 'at! NO CHANCE AT HOME. Nebraska has either to drive out her republican majority or lose William J. Bryan, and she shows no signs of driving out her republican majority. ' EASIER IN THOSE DAYS. . The old-time bartender had a cinch. He didn't have to get a cer- uiitaic 10 practice medicine. high. Yap is only a telegraph pole in the Pacific, but . telegraph poles corie . AND WE MUST HAVE- 'EM. CoPTTinht. 3021. fcy The Bell Syndicate. Inc. Do You Know the Bible? American Policy Toward ' r - Mexico-Given to Minister i "V . Washington, June 13. On instruc " tions of Secretary Hughes, George X Summerlin, American charge ' uunaircs ai jviexico -ity nas nanaea Ila Alberto Pani. Mexican foreien ........31N. , IVI.M1I CTtlWllVll b V L hill. .American policy toward Mexico, is sued by the State department. It is understood that Mt.-Hughes ex 'pects President Obregon to con sider this statement as the only re joinder contemplated to Obregon's , recent communication to the State Jdcpartment dealing with the treaty ki( amity and commerce proposed by jthe United States. . Recent reports from Mr. Siimmer- ilui arc said to have contaancd no m (tlieation that Obregon will yield to 'the pressure brought upon him to Vgree to such a treaty as a condition to the recognition of his administra tion by the United States. Dog Hill Paragrah . By George Bingham - Little ' Fidity Flinders is begin ning to . be seen at church right often, he being old enough to pay (Cover ud the answers, read the mic tions and aee If you can answer them. Then look at the answers to see If you are right.) , Follow These Questions and Ans wers As Arranged by J. WILLSON ROY. 1. Who was King of Tudah at the time Nebuchadnezzar besiesred Jerusalem? 2. How long did the siege of Teru- salcm by Nebuchadnezzar continue? 3. What was the punishment meted out to Zedekiah? 4. Who was Nebuzaradan? 5. What were the names of Dan iel's"' companions who protested against eating the portion of the king's meat? 6. What new names were given Daniel and his companions at the Babylonian court? Answers. 1. Zedekiah. 2. Eighteen months. 3. His sons were slain in his pres ence, and his own eyes were put out. See 2 Kings xxv. 7. 4. Captain of the guard under Nebuchadnezzar. 5. Hananiah, Michael, and Azariah. 6. Daniel was called Belteshazzar, Hanniah was called Shadrach, Mich ael was called Meshach, and Azariah was called Abcdnego. (Copyrlg-ht. HC1, by Wheeler Syndicate.) Jewel, Flower. Color Symbols for Today By MILDRED MARSHALL. Today's talismanic gem is the ruby which is potent as a protector against danger. The ancients be lieved that one who wore it would pass through fire and flood unharm ed, and be the victor in any conflict. However, in order to receive these blessings, the stone is to be worn on the left arm. The natal stone for today is the cats eye, which also has the power to dispell misfortune. It should only be worn by those whose birthday stone it is, however, or it ' will cause the loss of valued friends. Today's flower is the mignonette. Copyright. 1921. Wheeler Syndicate. Inc. PHOTOPLAYS. Common Sense attention to the preacher instead of ..the more attractive things outside the window. ' ,"..' . The Tin Peddler has departed from our midst after . having con summated a deal where he sold to Jefferson Fotlocks a wash-pan and Cake of soap, and as soon as Jeff gets his cistern dug his family is going to look like different persons. , " Poke Eazley has had two more nfw spokes put in his buggy and hids fair to become one of our com munity's most widely traveled citi zens. " Copyright. lt:i, George Matt tew Adams. Where It Started Bandanna Handkerchiefs. ' ; The word "bandanna" comes from the Spanish "Bandano, a neckcloth tr. neckerchief. When the West In dies were first colonized, the ne groes used to dye their neckcloths by tying knots in the material and dip ping them into red dye, which form ed fantastic patterns when the knots 'were untied. These "bandanos" be "c!.me popular, and the name was anglicised into "bandanna." tCepyright, ltSl, by The Wheeler Syodl- - , cats, Inc.) By J. J. MUNDY. Ever Make a Speech? i More than likely you have attended a great many banquets . or gather ings where the thought that you might be called upon for a few re marks has completely eclipsed your evening's enjoyment. You will not like the assertion, but it is because you are so self-conscious that you get nervous when. standing before a company of persons. You feel that you will make a poor showing and compare unfavorably with the other speakers, hence your trepidation. You'have an acute impression of your inability to speak and your brain, refuses to function and you flounder and talk in' a disconnected way which further annoys you. If you were conversing with sev eral friends, even six or seven per sons together, you would speak un hesitatingly, and in an interesting way. You would be talking about things which are familiar to you. Then why don't you speak about things which you really know well when you are asked to speak in public? You may be able to carry your talk along to the familiar subject and then you will be at ease. Remember this and try it. ' Of course, you could commit a little speech to memory, but the best speakers only outline their subjects and talk offhand from the simple sub-topics. Copyright, 1151, International Feature Service. Inc. AMTSEMESTS. Now Play- tag Mat. Wed. THE BRAT Mats. 25-50 Princess PlayersE7vsV Base Ball Today i Omaha vi. TuUa JUNE 14, 15, 16 Game Called at 3:30 P. M. Box Seat at Barkalow Bros. TWO SHOWS IN ONE EMPRESS, PAYNE CHILDREN, A Dlver.l.a of Youth; TOZART A Co.. the Vagabond Artists; DENNY SIMMONS, The Raw Recruit; POWELL TROUPE. Photo play Attraction; "The Mother's Hearth," featuring Shirley Mason. TODAY ALL WEEK Mm JESSE l. LAS KV Pr$$ent$ THOMAS ME IGH AM in The City of SiltxttMen Truly one of the year's greatest picture. I BLIZZARD COOLING SYSTEM COOLS. ELSIE FERGUSON "Sacred and Proline Love" HAROLD LLOYD u "flow or llever" RIALTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Harry Brader, Director JULIUS K. JOHNSON at the organ Romance in Origin Of Superstitions One Shoe On and One Shoe Off. In some sections of the country they say that it is "bad luck" when putting on your shoes and stockings to completely dress one foot before beginning on the other. But. in most places the superstition is that bad luck is brought on by having the left foot shod and the right foot bare; though there is a feeling among the superstitious that having one foot shod and one not, should without reference to right or left, be avoided on general principles, even though right bare and left shod is the most orthodox form of the superstition. The custom of having one foot bare and one shod at solemn or critical times existed from the dawn of history and many learned men have disputed over its significance. lhe fighting races of antiquity went. many of them, thus to battle. The oracle warned Pclias, king of Ioclus, to beware of the man with his left foot shod- and his right foot bare and when Jason appeared thus at tired Ioclus knew that the "jig was up." On an ancient Greek vase is a picture of a man with his bare right foot on a sacrificial victim, his left foot shod and on the ground. When Dido was deserted by Aeneas and prepared her funeral pyre she ap pealed "to the gods and the stars" with her dress and hair loosened, one foot bare and one shod. Professor Frazer of Cambridge thinks the explanation is to be sought ii the belief in the magic virtue of knots, which tied sandals as they now tie shoes to the feet; and the learned Roman, Servius, in his commentary on Virgil, says that Dido went with one shoe off and one on in order that Aeneas might be entangled and herself released. But whatever the explanation of the cus tom it will be noted that it was prac ticed only at times of peril or dis tress and it is that fact which has brought it down to our own day as bad luck omen. Copyright, 1921, by The McCluro News paper syndicate. ISLEEP Y-TIMC TALCS ffastii Banjita4t THE TALE OF DICKIE EER-r BAILEE CHAPTER H. Hunting a Home. Warm weather was at hand. And Dickie Deer Mouse gave up frolick ing with his friends for a time, be- PHOTOI'LAYS. iTHEA' NOW AND ALL f' ' WEEK M Brown's L : Saxophone t Six ft il Appear at 1:30, 3:30, B 7:30 and 9:30 I tf PHOTOPLAY fj f ,3 Curwood's "Kazan" f ' NOW AND ALL WEEK VIOLA DANA i .1 In one of her best pictures n "The Little Pirate" LAST TIMES g "The Bait" Tomorrow W Wanialawley J Dance at PEONY PARK The best and most beautiful Dance Pavilion in the Country. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday . Evenings G. Rohan's Orchestra Bus service from 49th and Dodge after 8 p. m. Take Dundee car to 49th and Dodge. Call. Walnut 6102. Malee Bros.. Prons. Lakeview Park DANCING. Lenord Jacob's Orchestra With Boyd Senter the Saxophone King Other Attractions EATTY'S Co-Operative Cafeterias We Appreciate Your Patronage. 2 :;. 'nun Dickia had nver hefors been 50 close to Mi. Crow's old home.-' cause he needed to find a pleasant place in which to spend the summer. He had his eye on a nest high in the top of a tall elm, where a certain black rascal known as old Mr. Crow had lived for a long while. Now, Dickie had heard a bit of gossip, to the effect that the old gen tleman had moved to another tree nearer to Farmer Green's cornfield. So Dickie wanted to lose no time. He was afraid that if he waited, some brisk member of the Squirrel family would settle himself in Mr. Crow's old home. Without telling anybody what was in his head, Dickie Deer Mouse set forth one pleasant, warm night in the direction of the creat elm. where he hoped t pass a number of de lightful months. It was some distance to the tall tree. But the night was fine, and Dickie enjoyed his journey, though once he stopped and shivered when he heard the wailing whistle of a screech owl. "That's Simon Scrcecher!" Dickie Deer Mouse exclaimed under his breath. "I know his voice. And I hope he won't come this wayl" Dickie halted for a few minutes near an old voak with spreading roots, under which he intended to hide in case Simon Screecher should suddenly appear. But he soon decided that Simon was headed for another part of the woods, for his quavering cry grew fainter and fainter. Ho Dickie promptly forgot his fright and scam pered on again faster than before to make up the time he had lost. Though he traveled through the flickering shadows like a brown and white 1 streak, he did not pant the least bit when he reached old Mr. Crow's elm. He did not need to pause; at the foot of the tree to get his breath, but scurried up it as if climbing was one of -Hh easiest things he did. Mr. Crow s big nest was so far from the ground that many people would not have cared to visit it ex cept with the help of an elevator. But Dickie Deer Mouse never stopped to think of such a thing. Of course it would have done him no good, anyway, to wish for an ele vator, for there was none in all Pleasant Valley. In fact, even ifohnnie Green himself had only teard of and never seen one. It took Dickie Deer Mouse only a few moments to reach the top of the tall elm, where Mr. Crow's bulky nest, built of sticks and lined with grass and moss, rested in a crotch formed by three branches. Dickie had never before been so close to Mr. Crow's old home. And now he stood still and looked at it with great interest. It was ever so much bigger than he had supposed, and exactly the sort of dwelling cool and airy that he had hoped to find for his summer home. "I don't see what sort of house the old gentleman can want that would be better than this," Dickie Deer Mouse remarked to himself. "But it is a long way from the cornfield, to be sure." And then he climbed quickly up the side of the nest and whisked down inside it. The next moment a great commo tion frightened him nearly out of his wits. A deafening squawking smote Dickie Deer Mouse's big ears. And Something struck him a number of blows that knocked his breath quite out of him. (Copyright Orosset Dunlap.) Parents' Problems Should two children of a family who have allowances be permitted to borrow money of each other? In a case of this kind the father and mother should encourage lend ing, and at the same time discourage borrowing. In other words, the children should be taught not to bor row of each other as a habit, but only as an exception; and not to refuse to lend to each other whenever request ed, if able to do so. Constant vigil ance should be exercised to make sure that the children learn on the one hand, not to impose upon each other and, on the other hand, to be generous to one another. I WHY 1 1 f - ie-x nd I in nd Is Today Celebrated as "Flag Day The first recognition of a snecia ilsv in tinnnr nf the American flaCT occurred on June 14, 1898, the 112th gmiivmirv nf the arlnnlion of tbft j 1 r . I Stars ana stripes uy uic ununniui - . congress in 1777 when Trofessor George Bolch, head of a free kinder garten for poor children, established the custom which was destined tq spread over the entire United States. Prof. Bolch felt that not only did his charges know comparatively; little about the flag of their country, but that they did not have for it the) reverence which they should feel Accordingly, in 1889, he started tho ceremony of "explaining me nag tcllincr w hat it reorcsented, how i acauired the various stars an ctrinae mA Hetailiiw the manner in which it should be displayed and handled. Little by little the custom spread throughout the schools of New York City until it was finally taken up by the board of education, first of the city and then of the state. The idea was so well designed to foster patriotism and a love of the flag that other states soon adopted it and the movement launched in an obscure kindergarten has now spread over the entire country practically every school holding ap propriate ceremonies and the flag being displayed by business build ings and private dwellings from ocean to ocean and from the Gulf to the St. Lawrence. (Copyright. 121. Wheeler Syndicate, Ine.l Bury Ansley Hero Ansley. Neb., June 13. (Special.)' Funeral services for Sergt. Ora Amsberry, w ho was killed in France,, were held here yesterdav. Chaplain V I Wi,UMI nT Imiversitv Place officiated. The American Legion was n charge. HELP YOURSEL F CLUE SECOND PAYMENTS Examples of How Members Benefit by Them v - . The ambitious member is going to utilize the larger part of this last week of the Extra Vote Offer in securing SECOND PAYMENTS. As an indication of how this works to your ad vantage m the way of more votes for the amount of money, we have prepared a few examples showing the difference in the vote values of first and second payments. It must be understood that these are all presumed to be new subscriptions by mail. Old subscriptions, or renewals, will count for one-half the amounts given. Any subscriber who was considered a new subscriber when making the first payment is still considered a new subscriber when making a SECOND PAYMENT. 142,500 Votes EXAMPLE NO. 1 First Payment, 6 mo., D. and S. . . . $ 4.00 22,000 Second Payment, 6 mo., D. and S. . . 3.50 40,000 Total Payment, 1 jr., D. and S; . $ 7.50 62,000 Five Second Payments as above . . . $17.50 200,000 With extra Votes under present offer 52,500 Total . .V. ..... .... . . ' 252,500 Five First Payments as above . . . . $20.00 410.000 Five Seeond Payments earn additional EXAMPLE NO. 2 First Payment, 6 mo., D. and S. . . . $ 4.00 22,000 Second Payment, V2 y. D. and S. . 11.00 114,000 Total Payment, 2 yrs., D. and S. . $15.00 136,000 Five Second Payments as above . . . $44.00 456,000 With Extra Votes under present offer 88,000 Total .... ...... . . ... 544,000 Eleven First Payments as above ... $44.00 242,000 Five Second Payments earn additional 302,000 Regular Votes Regular Votes Regular Votes Regular Votes Extra Votes Total Votes Regular Votes Regular Votes Regular Votes Regular Votes Regular Votes Extra Votes Total Votes Regular Votes Votes From these examples members will see that the Second Pay ment plan is one that means a lot of votes at this critical time, Furthermore, the Second Payment is much more easily secured, as the prospect is already a subscriber to The Bee and is simply extending the present subscription. Our advice to members who want to make sure of awards is to concentrate on Second payments. 1