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THE BEE: OMAHA. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 4. 192L
Short Skirt Was
Devised First as
Move for Reform
Originally Designed as Sani
tary Measure, Cowna Soar
Far Above Expectations
Of Introducer.
By LEO T.' HEATLEY.
New York. Dec. J. Tlie seem
h out. short skirts are a refornf
movement.
Hut the original refomieri now de
clare their idea was carried too far.
The 25th annivmary of the Rainy
Day club hat just been celebrated
here, and it disclosed that the
club wti organized in the. 90s to, do
away with the lonflr, trailing dresses
worn by women on the theory that
they were unsanitary. Five or six
business women wanted to abolish
the fashion (0 sweeping the streets
and dumping the dust on the parlor
ruRS at home. And so the sjjort skirt
movement was horn.
Mrs. A. M. l'ahner. president of
, the club for the last 24 years, paid
the little Rroup of serious thinkers
decided to wear nkirts four inches
above the ground. "Wherever we ap
peared we were jeered at and hoot
ed," she said. "Men would make
sly. remarks upon our appearance;
women in carriaRcs looked scorn
fully down on us and drew their own
draped, trailing bkirts more closely
about them. We were looked upon
as freaks. When we entered the
tenement districts on charitable mis
sions we were stoned by small toys.
It was a dangerous and humiliating
experience. Soon we had new mem
bers and a new club room.
Modistes Take Up Idea.
"I can't !ay just when the mo
distes started taking up the idea wc
had- launched, but it was about two
years after we had begun wearing
shorter skirts. Finally society wom
en," who had looked askance from
their- carriages, came down to the
ground and saw first-hand what our
movement was doing; a few of them
copied our style,' and then the mo
distes got busy.
"We had marshalled statistics
proving that the , sweeping skirts
worn by the women carried germs
ir.to the home.
"We were contented with the skirt
which just cleared the ground by
four inches. That meant comfort and
freedom for us. But when the mo
distes got busy it was different. First
came the six-inches-from-the-ground
skirt. Then they grew longer again.
Some years they were wide and
sometimes narrow. But try Las they
would they could not get the. trail
ing skirts, in style to stay again.
Woman once freed of an encum
"brance. like that will never revert
to it again of her own free will.
Skirts Grow Shorter.
"It was only in recent years that
the -movement got out of hand en
tirely, and with leans and bounds
theskirts began to gqVJ. .VP. up-,
ancf there's no knowing where they
will stop. I think the word modesty
should be eliminated from the dic
tionary as useless and meaning noth
ing to the giri; or, woman of Joday,,
1 a;n-; positive" "that short skirts' are
-here to, ;stay. - only, hope, in the in
tcrests of decency, that we can come
to a compromise on the length
which will at least partially cover
the exposures noW in vogue." - -
And in the meantime the latest
fashion edict from Paris is that the
short skirts will be worn no longer.
That is to say, that, while remaining
relatively short,-the "short skirt will
no longer be worn, or at least well,
anyway 1 --;:-,
Marilynn Miller Denies
She's to Marry Pickford
New York, Dec. 3. Marilynr Mil
ler,, star of "Sally," is so weary of
denying she is about to be married
that she stated positively!
"I don't intend to marry anyone."
. U all came in answer to persistent,
rumors floating east from Hollywood,-
Cal., that Miss Miller was
about to -become the bride of Jack
Pickford. Gossips eveu had set the'
date two weeks hence..
. "I don't know how such a rumor
started," the player added. "I've
been asked about it dozens of times
and each time I have denied it be
: cause there is not a word of truth
in it."
The report had gone so far that
Mary Tickford and Douglas Fair
banks were said to have prepared to
return to America from London for
the; wedding.
Uaundry Buys New Trucks Jack and Jill
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Three new delivery trucks, re
puted to be the finest in the west,
were recently delivered io the Sani
tary Wet Wash laundry by the
Nebraska White company. The
trucks are specially built for their
purpose .Andrew Murphy and Sons
designing and constructing them.
Fred Mathieson, manager of the
laundry, states that he anticipates
adding a good percentage to his busi
ness through being able to handle
bundles faster. .
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Change in Name, Crowfoot,
Regretted by Old-Timers
Edmonton, Aha., Dec. 3. Old
timers in the Canadian west regret
the recent change of the name of a
small town in Alberta from Crow
foot Crossing to Glcichcn. The Orig
inal name was a tribute to one of
the great Indian Jeadcrs pf the west,
Crowfoot, chief of the.lllackfcet and
head of the powerful confederacy of
Blackfoet Bloods, l'icgans, Sarcccs
and other allied tribes.
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"Helpl Murder! roliccr came
Jack's voice from the bath room.
Jill's blood fairly ran cold. She
ruihed to the door and knocked
on it.
"Dearest, what on earth lias 'hap
pened? Did you hurt yourself?" .
"No, dear, came milder tones,
"but I just stepped into a cold bath,
and gee, that water must have been
brought from the North Pole by old
Doctor Cook."
"I think you're very foolish to do
that on a sero morning like this."
"Not at all! It's fine now! I'm
used to it!"
In a few minutes he was back in
the bedroom.
"Hurrsyt" he said,, thumping his
chest. "I feel like a new man. That
doctor was right 1 I'm . 10 years
younger I" 1
"What doctor? And why should
ou be 10 years younger?" Jill de
manded. "You'll get pneumonia or
the flu or something if you don't
hurry and dress."
"Nothing of the sou. I read in
the paper that a famous doctor
claimed if a man could sit down in
a cold tub of water for five minutes
every morning in tlie year, and give
his heart something to keep it busy,
he would live to be 110 years old."
' Jill sniffed. .
"I'll take mine with a little tem
perature in it, thank you."
Jack dressed with unusual rapid-
ity, for it was deuced cold In the
j room. 1 '
All through breakfast Jack harped
on the wonderful ctfect of the cold
f've-minute soak.
Jill watched him with a curious
smile.
For three mornings Mr. Jack con
tinued his cold bath.
"Vou see I'm acclimatised to the
Arctic Circle now," he told Jill, as
he thumped his chest. "I dou't yell
any more. .It's all In getting used
to it." .
Jack Frost worked overtime
through the night, and the fourth
morning their bedroom was like a
refrigerator. Jack flung his bath
robe about him.
"Wait until I get that icy bath,
and you'll see my blood circulating
like a Ferris wheel or the Gulf
stream;" he told Jill.
There came wild cries from the
bathroom, but Jill covered her head
witl) the silken comforter and laugh
ed merrily. , '
"There's sometTiing wrong with
the furnace, dear!" cried Jack, rac
ing into the bedroom. "The pipes
must be frozen."
"Why, Jack, I heard the water
running into your tub!"
"I know . . ." and Jack sud
denly looked at her sharply, "But it
was cold. I mean."
"You mean that you couldn't get
any hot water for your icy batllr,
Jack stammered and Jill continued
mercilessly. '
"Now, I see your little game. Last
night I. turned off the heater attach
ment and the hot water is all cold.
That's how you took your icy bath
the !at three mornings, is il?"
Jack's setue of humor overcame
his shivers and cmbarratkmcnt.
.'Well, on second thought, I de
cided that, it wouldn't be right for
me to remain at exactly the a e
age for the next 50 years, through
thee. baths, and let you grow old.
because you took only warm ones."
. "I think it was very kind, and
very thoughtful, and a proof that
you really loved me," said Jill.
And Jack actually believed that he
had "put one o" after sill
Copyright, mi, Thoatpatn ratturt S.rvlc.
Insurance President, 80,
Weds Widow in New York
New York. Dec. 3. It's njver too
late to marry and a man is as young
as ho feels. That's why Elbridgc
Gerry Snow, 80, president of the
Home Insurance company, was wed
here to Mrs. Fanny Joyce Marsh, a
widow. from St. Augustine, Fla.
Mr. Snow has been preeminent in
insurance circles for more than half
a century and is a member of a
number of New York clubs, a pa
tron of the arts and director in a
large number of .. business enter
prises. His marriage is his second, hi
former wife whom he wed in 18(i3,
dying last iar, leaving her entire
fortune to him. Their son, Elhride
Gerry Snow, Jr., is prominent in
New York society,
Mr. Snow is a- direct descendant
of . Mayflower ancestors and began
work as a clerk in the Home Insur
ance office in Waterbury Conn. In
181 he started on an insurance ven
ture of his own, but he found rom-
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i'tiivii itjv"u. iic Mim re
turned to the Home company sin'
rose through the ranks until he be
c&inc president.
Cross-Eyes Are Insured by
Beu Turnin for $23,000
Los Angvlct, Dec. 3. llalie itutli
carries heavy iiuurance on his list-
tinir rm. Micha F.lman on his
liiiKers and i harlje Chaplin on Ms
feet.
Now comes Bin Turpin,' funny
cro-eyd man nf the screen, to take
tmt a policy for J-'S.OOO on his criss
cross orbs.
Dependable maids can be found
by uing a Bee Waut Ad.
Why Pdy $1.00 Per Mile
For Speeding? '
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When for a small cost you can have a Speed
ometer installed showing the correct speed of.
your car. ,
. DO NOT GUESS
but tell the judge how fast you
were traveling.
STEWART PRODUCTS
SERVICE STATION
- 2043-2045 Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb. '
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or'New Depar- 1
. ture Bearing 1
you require .is M
in stock here i
waiting for you. I
GmaUa Branch
, 1812 Haracy Street lO
.' Pbon Atlaatie 2844
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: Ahatrmtl oatt reaaira aVaaraul Wats tat ataks ttt tifat as tktr ktrt far
tat aut fw mtata aaj ytm caaatt fearrav casafk ta b'aa yta ew tat raefa alaca data's jatt
aat tfeiaf ta a. Sterifica jm rfU aaj tan 7 air itodt iato caaL That's jtit whit wt art
aeitf ia tUi BIG TEN DAT TIKE SALE. Ttt,wt'ra Ukdij a Untmi a aif oat, aat it's a cut
MAISE THE CASH aaj farftt tkt LOSS. ,
Aatat aisty aan f aaticiaattJ a aif 4tauai fraa tat taral altbieti. wt oriiria
tar factory to baiU saralai tUckaf tirci. Tkt raral aaaiaa1 that aid oa accaaat tf tkt tt
trtat area ia tkt arkt af eraaa. We wert lift "ktUUf tkt ktf
Now wt snt am Ikit Sarphs Stock. Ia araar to it it wa.anst aukt it wortk far
wkili ta kay. All right, Itak at tar aricaa, Caataara tkea with tkt artttat arictt af otkir StaaJ.
ara Caaraattaa Tint. Jiaft for yaarutf if tki is att tkt an it Drastic cat aver aaaa aa rtp-
ataMt, faaraataaj eirat. '.'. ;'" " ' - ;'
. . laJicatitat art tkat tin prictt will atfia to look anas! Jaaaary t. laatTatatllf tkt can
ahoat this tiaM of tkt year. If wt coaM koM r a to oar artitat itock for aaotkar two awitkt wo '
colli CLEAN UP-hat wt caa'L Wt aooi tkt CASH RIGHT NOW. It it roar aaportaairr, how
arar tkt biff ttt anaty-tariaf tpatrtaaity yoa'ra trtr kii oa tirtt. Toa caaaot afford ta
bus it aa, mm tieifi yoa io aot acoi tirtt aaw. ToaH atoi tkta atxt rpriai. Tkrrll kit.
Tktrafarc, wt toy, ACT QUICK.' Tea iayt U Jkt GaqL . -. .- .
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Stephens Iron-Clad Guarantee
To . those who may v feel skeptical about the values offered in this TEN .
DAT TIRE SALE we make this IRON-CIAD GUARANTEE. First That
every Tire and Tube sold during "this Sale is a guaranteed FIRST,; each tire
bearing the original Factory Serial number. V Seeond-4Th at every tire and .
tube is strictly fresh stock none; over sixty days 3om the -factory. Third- '
That all. Stephens Fabric Tires are 'ate;'to'!;deliyey 6,0Q0' :mils "of serr--ico
and Stephens Cord Tires 8,000 miles. Fourth That ; Uie STEPHENS
- GUARANTEE of mileage service will be given in writing to any customer who
desires it, and that should any adjustments be necessary .at any time we
..guarantee to make them so as to satisfy any fair-minded person.. "
No guarantee eould be any fairer than this. No tire buyer could ask for
more, binding protection. .''We' are glad to refefour patrons to any bank in
" the city -as to our financial standing and reputation of doing as we say. '
Here are the Sale Prices-10 Days Is the Umit
mm -.I.- i , lh 1-1 iisw mi 4 w mw m r-m. -mj - t
suf t,m nut Ctrl s" 1
' 6teptaM Stores are
operating; . In the fol
lowing cities: -
KansM City, Mo. . .
Lo Angeles, Calif.
Paysadena, Calif.
Omaha, Xebr.
Iiittle Rock, Ark.
Pine Bluff, Ark.
Birmingham, Ala. "
Knoxrlllc Tenn.
Tokcpa, Kana. -Lawrence,
Kans.
St. Joseph, Mo.
Sedalia, Mo.
Boonrille, Mo.
PhoeiUx, Ariz.
Stephens' 6,000 Mile Fabric Tires
, Not-" - .: - Takeo .
Siia. ' Skiiorltih mi Croy
30x3 $ 68 $m $146
30x3'i , 7.95 2.10 1.60
32x3 Y2 9.89 2X1. 1M
31x4 1U7 2.32 2.12
32x4 12.77 2.60 2.18
33x4 12.87 2.70 26
34x4 13.83 2.77 2.40
32x4 Vi 15.82 26 2.77
33x4'2 165 3.36 2.80
34x4 Yz 16.84 3.42 2.90
35x4 Vi 17.58 3.56 2.95
36x4 Y2- 19J57 3.72 3.10
35x5 22.62 425 3.56
37x5 247 442 3.71
WE
PAY
THE
WAR
TAX
Stephens' 8,000 Mile Cord Tires
Siaa. ' ' ' yrica.
30x32 $16.86
, 32x32 220
32x4 '.. 28.50
. 33x4 ' 29.40 v
34x4 . 30.00 ' '
32x4 2 36.00
33x42 36.74
. 34x4'2 37.50
35x4 '2 38.61
- 36x4 2 39-74
. 33x5-, . 440
35x5 450
. 37x5 46.75
We . overate oar
factories and aoll
Stephens 'products
throisgh onr own chain
of retail stores. In
. this way we eliminate
, the heavy profits of
broker,' jobber,- etc..
We have no expensive
salesmen. No I o s e s
through' bad credit
risks and belong to no
organization to main
tain high prices. All
these saWngs are.,
passed" on' to yon in
the form' of lower
prices. .
m . . ra- sW M. -m-,-m Von do BOt hTe to ,en! T money. Merely order yonr aiae. ITe'll sliip C. O. I. by
M.J KJUl. KJS 1UWH VUSlOlIlvrs .xpreB ana aitow yoa nui pnTiiege Of examinaUon. If yon are not satisfied simply
torn goods and yon are out nothing. We giro you the same privilege as though you
came u onr a lore in person, ion laae no risk.
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Harry F. Trumble, Mgr. 2048-50 Farnam St., Omaha, Keb.
11 Big Tire Stores.
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