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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.
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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
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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
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Extra Votes
Total Votes
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Extra Votes
Total Votes
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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.
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