The Omaha Sunday Bee
SOCIKTY
KDITOKlAIi
AMUSEMENTS
FEATUKES'
VOL. 5I.NO. H.
TAUT TWO
HVK CKNTS
OMAHA, Sl'XPAY MOKXINU. AI'KII. 16, iw.
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Many Crimes
Committed
for Art
(Glamour Onlv
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Skin Deep
inChina
by UABUY DETAYLS.
Al.imll uuny rfiuif rc emu.
tinned id (Mine of art. Two
MV JM Will Illy ti lltiriL'
ln:i .H imuuy U'lUC HI l4Uny
rf'ti Iih.ill
I no ihiulu nuticii,, 1 1 1 rutty
wri.l 1 1 I .M .III dralrr'k 4lld UMC Ol
tli. ni 4keJ lor "Wliutlf r' Mother."
I In- ilnk promptly produced the
m i. Il beloved iu Hire tut. It lu
dunned three generation wnb iu
itpnte ot iiiattiix r ami gentle di-
miv.
"lUiil'l oil Mrfiit tlo nitliiutiioll-
itu-re to tint, iiu'am?" imiuiu'd the
i Iff k ihrrtttilil.
1 lie companion niece?' rilioed
tin ciiHiiiiiii-r, wih ,i .iihif ni4 that
"Yhit! r' l4il)-.lt " would In piO"
lilt cl.
"Yeah." ntnim-d the ot iKitlty
cli i k, the 'U liMlmg Hoy and the
iriu!iii('i thr rti:.il!y wrll known j
blue ilutl, slr.iw-h.iiud little figure
with mu ki'ii il 1'iis.
I he tv.ii uoiniii Ka'"l. and one
kuiilly mi'Si'itiH'k I" enlighten the
uiiMK iU pcrn.
"My i!t.ir, I think you are tnis
i.tkin. 'WhiMlir's Mother' is a pur-
t .tit of the ailit' iiitlit-r. he cx-
pk.iurd. " They have no eonneetioii."
Dawn riiiiM-cl to break.
"Ihey'ir companion puces ami 1
.tlv4 el 'rill together." tiiain-
t.t l the gill loftily. "This niie is
the 'Whistling Hoy' ami that is the
whistling hoy's mother."
AI'I.AlT tin- all things, anil
everything in its place might I
liae been the motto of the
l.iwshly dressed woman (iabhy over-
Heard in the art department of a
l.irwe store one ilay.
"I'd like to see sonic pictures." the
lavish one was saving; "something in
imde.v Von scr," she went on in
genial explanation, "we have just
built a new house and we are getting
the pictures tor it. We have them
tor evcrv room except the bath room.
and I thought nudes would he so j
appropriate for that.
TT certainly is hard lines to have
two ardent beaux. Downright j
- hard. Hut when one of them is
out of town part of the time you
might think matters were simplihcd.
"Not so." says one Omaha girl who
hasu t found that to bo the case. Mic
is a charming only daughter who has
M-veral brothers, and who is still in
school. She is often admired as the
true type of dark-haired Irish beauty.
And there are at least two young
men who heartily concur in the pre
ceding statement. Although both be
long to the well known Omaha
families, one of them has been work
ing out of town this winter and can
only come in for occasional week
inils. Not long ago the City Beau made
arrangements for a pleasant Saturday
evening witn the lady ot his atlec
tious wftcn, to her dismay, she re
ceived a special delivery letter an
nouncing that Out-of-Town Beau
would be in for the weekend, and
endless amounts of maneuvering had
to be gone through to get rid of the
entangling alliance, tor when a man
is only in town once in a while one
hasn't the heart to disappoint him.
So disengage herself the young lady
did to the rage of City Beau, and
she spent Saturday evening and most
of Sunday with his more fortunate
riyal. The story runs that she even
saw bun off on an evening train.
And now complications have set in
with the disappointed suitor. As
Gabby remarked, it is a hard life.
TTE'S an attractive Englishman
rt frankly in search of romance.
"But "no tender blondes
need apply," he specifies. "I like
brainv brunettes."
Who is he? Well, that -would be
telling. But he coms from Lunnon-
town, is blonde himself, despite his
aversion to sunny-haired beauties,
. and speaks an English that even
Margot could envy.
And where can he be found? At
the tea hour
Seventh Biennial
Convention of
Y.W.C.A,
The seventh biennial convention of
the Young Women's Christian asso
ciation at Hot Springs, Ark., April
2(W7, promises to be a notable
event. Besides delegates from every
state in the union and the foreign
field, noted speakers from' several
foreign countries are coming es
pecially to America to take part in
the program.
The Omaha delegates, together
with those from, Lincoln, Sioux
City, Council Bluffs and Minne
apolis will leave Wednesday a. m.
at 8:05 in special car, via Missouri
Pacific, "Rainbow Special." Omaha
women, representing the association,
are Mesdames Carrie Ada Campbell,
Edward Johnson, A. W. Bowman,
M. D. Cameron, Margaret Richard
son and Misses Eliza Camm, M.
Florence Dunlap, Joyce Barnes and
Beatrice Swanson.
Within the national convention are
three groups: The National Student
assembly, the. industrial assembly
and world service council which will
hold sectional meetings.
The day sessions of the conven
tion will deal with the main business
of the organization relative to its
national program, problems which
concern and the best ways to meet
thfse needs. The evening session
will be devoted to the subject of "In
ternationalism." The united convention will be for
mally opened the evening of April
20 bv Mrs. Frederick Mackay Paist
of Philadelphia, president of the
convention.
Hiking Party.
The Girls' Community Service
league will have a hiking party this
afternoon, starting from the club
rooms. 1712 Dodge street, at Z
o'clock. This is the first of a series
of walks planned for the summer
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Lovell-Smith Wedding
Party
Miss Helen Smith, whose wedding
to Philip Lovell will take place Tues
day afternoon at All Saints church,
has announced her attendants. Miss
Eleanor Burkley is to be maid of
honor, and there will be four brides
maids. Miss Esther Smith, sister of
the bride; Miss Mary Luke of New
York, Miss Virginia Wright of New
York, and Miss Dorothy Batchelder
of Boston, a cousin of the bride.
Miss Smith's brother, J. Huntington
Smith, will be best man. and the
ushers are to be Casper Of futt. Lewis
Burgess. Harry Burkley, jr.. Robert
Howe, Mor-e rainier, Move Smith,
jr., Fraucis Gaines and Ray Millard.
v'ai ir
Widely Feted
Mr. Lovell, accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. Wallace Lovell, arrived
this morning from the east. With
the exception of Miss Luke, the other
out-of-town members of the wedding
party arrive today.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Vernelle
Head entertained for Miss Smith at
the opening of the World theater and
at a tea rlance afterward at the Bur-gess-Nash
tea room. Last evening
Ray Millard, who came over from
Chicago Friday, entertained at din
ner for Miss Smith at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Barton Millard. Cov
ers were laid for Miss Smith, Miss
Mary Luke, Mrs. Lewis Burgess.
Mrs, Casper Offutt and the Misses
: : : 9 ; ;
Dorothy Belt, Eleanor Burkley,
Winifred Smith and the nine men of
the wedding party.
This afternoon Mrs. Ward Bur
gess will be hostess at an Easter
tea at her home for Miss Smith and
Mr. Lovell and the members of the
wedding party. Poujing will be the
Mesdames Arthur Smith, Edgar
Morsman. jr., Charles Kountze and
Moshier 1 Colpetzer.
Mon9ay Miss Emily Keller will be
hostess at luncheon for Miss Smith
and her bridesmaids, and in the even
ing Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hamilton
and Miss Marian Hamilton will en
tertain the bridal party at dinner.
R. B. Howell to Speak.
R. B. Howell will speak on "Di
rect Primaries" at the meeting of
the political and social science de
partment, Omaha Woman's club
Monday afternoon, 2.30 o'clock at
the Y."V. C. A.
Congregational
Annual Luncheon
Is Announced
April 25 has been chosen by the
women of the First Central Congre
gational church as the date for their
annual luncheon. Division four' of
the Ladies' society, headed by Mrs.
Nelson B. Updike, will have charge
cfvthe affair this year. Mrs. O. T.
Eastman will preside over the dining
room and Mrs. Robert Kloke will
take reservations. The Congrega
tional luncheons have been very
very beautiful and popular social
j events in the oast.
"The Lord Liveth"
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Than that which Eastertide presents amain
Today we need no other sign inscribed
To fix our faith beyond this vale of tears,
But Jesus risen, and the empty tomb:
Declaring we shall not have hoped in vain ;
That our existence is God ascribed ;
Our souls not bounded by the passing years;
Eternity in sleep is not our doom ;
But rather, immortality and life
Reward the just for patient, earthly strife.
Today then wave the palms again, and raise
Hosannas to the King, with prayerful praise
Because He knew our sins and suffered all
That we might perish not who hear his call.
Zane Thompson.
' Ml., llllihiml Il4 JU.t
lunirtl to OiiiuIm iiii twit )r in
I ha lir jt she m ill kiirnii
month here with ur twin n.lri,
' Mr. P. S Cu'K l'lip I4Hmk U'
4 iiiiuucr on the l'4cilic .v4t
"lliere u 4 hue l-ui U" oiirnl."
Mik Hiti hank a.hniiir.t, "I MipH
llt4t m time I will he i4y l go
luik. 4 rvrry one i. Iml he eir4t
ft tiling I r4riici llirir wat to p
prrmtr Anirrita. It i all ilinv
ht'ltiml the iftinriiir rtrriir, lie
iliiiute it (rightful, rtpt'cully in
Shanghai, tirre I prnt niol of the
time. I'khmI hotel .ui'l hoaiiling
hniise ff i'4ri' ami the ordinary
comfort of Ameriiaii lifa arf hard
1 K"'-" . .. ,
Mi llililuock landed hi Joko-
haina. after a aim my wUKe on the
Golden Stale. A typhoon threw
them two day off Ihe ourr. Mir
went by rail through laiwn. cioeil
to Korea, and travrled by rail over
much of China.
The native of IVkm wrtc dr
cidedly a belter ila tlun thoc m
other part of China. he 4id. In
Shanishai particnlaily. -h llioiiithi
them a thieving lot. who eonsidered
all American ,n riih. and legitimate
prey. "The Scpirer." as rxerriffd
by every hhoimian mid servant. i-
consiilerrd only their riuht. Th"
term refer to the difference in
change, and your house hoy pockct
if as a mailer of course. 1 1 amount
to plain graft in most ciscn."
Tounits Pay Two Price.
Tourist i are made to pay more
than two prices for filing they huy
in the shop. Miss Hitchcock, who
brought back all kinds of fascinating
ilks and embroideric and carvings
said she noon learned to tell the .
shopmen calmly in pidgin English.
"We no tourists, tell proper price."
at which they would promptly come
down.
Some of the oldest pagodas in
China are found in Soo Chow, and
it is a city of many waterway, often
called the Venice of China. Every
where, and particularly around Soo
Chow, she was impressed by th?
number of graves. For the mo.t
nart each family buries its own dead,
she said, and the land in which their
ancestors lie is sacred, which ac
counts for the peasant's reluctance
to leave the piece of ground on
whicl. he has been brought up. t i
I. ...I .rlnl . nin.t
I IclLl, IIUlilK IUI "IIHC I.- O.V.-.1
I .1 :..
compncaicu process, auu mere i--very
little for sale. It was quite a
common occurrence, she declared,
for the dead to he placed in coffins
in the garden of a Chinese home and
left unburied. and a a result, skele
tons were a common sight if one
cared to look for them.
Although Miss Hitchcock went to
China as a tourist, she became much
interested in the silk exporting bus
iness, and was with an American
firm in Shanghai for several month1!.
The business depression is just
reaching China, she said, and for
eigners in business there were pessi
mistic about the future.
Iri her estimation, American firms
A Business Error,
have made a mistake in sending to
China young men, who do not care
to stay permanently and "who are
inexperienced in business. England,
on the other hand, sends her ablest
men, and American firms suffer as
a result. Younj Americans, ' she
found, were too apt to succumb tc
the temptations of drinl and drugs
from sheer boredom.
"They can't find anything else to
do, and everybody drinks," she said.
"The universal system of signing
'chits" instead of paying for things
also leads them to live beyond their
means. The credit system is far '
too extensive.
"The movies whictf I saw over:
there," she continued, "were poor
stuff, films which looked as if they
had failed to pass the censors here.
They never began until 9 o'clock,
and the admission was about a dol
lar and a quarter. Everyone wore
full dress, and it made a gay ap
pearance." ' .
There are 2.000 Americans in
Shanghai, a city of 2,000.000 popu
lation. Russians, most of them pen
niless, were flocking in in large
numbers and were further upsetting
business conditions by their willing
ness to work for less than any other
foreigners. They are not-popular
with the Chinese, while the Ameri
cans were generally liked, in Miss
Hitchcock's experience.
"The Pacific pact seems to have
done little to help political condi
tions in China as yet," she said.
"Their political situation is ' little
short of chaos, for the provinces
cannot get together. They won't ac- '
cept the monev of one province in
another, and the foreign exchange
is fluctuating constantly. The Jap
anese are no -more popular than be
fore the disarmament conference."
Among the treasures the traveler
brought back with her are some
heavy antique book ends, carved
from soapstone with dragons and
dogs upon them. She also has sev
eral examples of Japanese paintings,
done on different materials, cotton
cloth of a coarse weave, satin" and
velvet. For the sky and water in
th background the nap of the velvet
is clipped off. but it is left on for the
trees in the foreground, which helps
produce the effect of perspective.
She has several specimens of the so
called "Pekin. work," which is em
broidery of an unbelievably fine
sort. Beautiful filet Jace is also
made, largely for the export trad,
and much of it is done by small
bovs. Miss Hitchcock said.
She also brought hack with her, in
a faintly sweet sandalwood box, the
popular game of Mah Jongg, a fav
orite game in China since the time of
Confucius. They resenlble dominoes,
being made by hand partly of bone
and partly of bamboo, while the
counters which take the place of
chips, are thin bone strips, also mad?
by hand, and not much bigger than
matches. The dice are tiny and the
men themselves are marked with
various Chinese symbols.
Mis Hitcheork nlans to motor
! with friends up the Facifir coast this
i summer a far as Smtt'e and will
: return in Omaha in th fa'l.
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