Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 9, 1915, Page 8

1 ! : : p——— — ————— THE ,BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1915. By MELLIFICIA. A converted into a rink, Society Wednesday, December 8, 1915. T last Omaba has caught the ice skating fever, and rather late in the infection, some are thinking. There is a very credited rumor afloat that the old base ball diamond at the Field club will be With the windows of Omaha shops displaying such attractive skating costumes in such fetching caprices of modes, it is a great wonder that some hidden Influence has held back the skating impulse this long. has been raging in that hub of all enough, the while world knows. ing blow. the restaurants; and, where the light courses of luncheons and dinners, not Ing to skate, or dance on skates, It modes and fancles, New York, long It hag struck Chicago and struck a tell- The last Sunday’'s papers were filled with it, it had invaded hearted formerly danced between the to speak of suppers, they are now go- The Ice Tango and Jack Frost Hesitation are the steps of the moment, every one is learning them; but, above all, everybody is dressing for them. At the first Chicago indoor gambol on ice, a marked feature of the | frolic was the number of women who wore ice-dancing frocks that were fashioned for the ballroom; silks, laces, nets, , looking the part . change had come—the women danced, In a few more days, the It there is one thing under the sun that can make a woman more adorably fascinating than another, it certainly must be known to that specialist in such refinements, Mr. Florenz Ziegfeld of the Follies. Four years ago it is now since the skating girls of the Follies set New York and the world that goes to New York into a state of abject be- wilderment of admiration, and the girls were dressed .n far more clothing | costumes than th» ballroom demanded. Melba Ooncert Box Partis. At the Melba concert this evening at the Auditorium, the third of the charity concert course to be given under the suspices of the Associated Retailecs, the box holders will make a creditable show- ing for Omaha soclety. . In the box with Mr. and Mrs, Gurdon Wattles will be their guests, Mr and Mrs. Chatles Martin and Mrs. Georgs Barker, sr. Mr. and Mrs, Louls Nash will have for thelr guests Mr, and Mrs, B, 8, West- brook and Mr. and Mrs, Fdwin T. Swobe. .~ The Omnncu\u- will «ntertais the Karl and Misg Lillian Rogers of Chicago. Dean and Mrs. James A, Tancock, with Mr. and Mrts. Georgé Seabury, will oc- cupy the Bdgar Morsman box. In the box of Dr. B. B, Davis his niece, Miss Dorothy Myers, will enteitain o yarty of the pre-debutante set under the cbaperonage of Mrs. Frank H. Myers The guests of Mr. and Mrs, Howard H, Baldrige were the John A. MocShan Mrs. F. P. Kirkendall and Mrs, Edwai Crain of Springfield, O. Debutantes’ Luncheon. i In honor of Miss Margery McCord, the debutante of last week, Mrs. John 8. ‘wae hostess this aftérnoon at the given-in-honor affair for 'the buds. The guests of the occasion were the debutantes of this yesr and last, who ‘were seated at luncheon at five tables decorated with sweetheart roses. Those LAD HIT WITH GUN THAT SHOT RUDMAN Prokop Bynek, jr., Finds Weapon ‘Which Killed Austrian and Acoi- -dentally Shoots Brother. | THREFE ARRESTED BY POLICE With the same revolver that is be, lieved to have been the one that shot Carl A. Rudman, machinist appren- tice, at Thirteenth and William | streets yesterday morning, Prokop | Bynek, jr.; aged 14 years, shot his brother, Edward Synek, in the fore- head. ' The aceident occured in the Synek home, 1306 South Twelfth street, ‘when Prokop brought home a re- volver which he found near the curb- ing at Twelfth and Willam streets. He was showing the weapon, which pontained four empty and one loaded phell, to his brother, when the thing went off, and the bullet struck the elder lad directly in the center of the forehead. - X-Ray Picture Taken, Dr. Charles J. Nemec ‘was called and he made an X-ray examination. He discov- ered the lead had lodged in the frontal bone, and announced it probably would result In nothing serious. The, bullet -|&lanced slightly upward and considering r was hostess this e 1 b, 848 joh to the Ladies' Soctal club ot the 5°4 Wiliam with two bullet wounds tn _ Commercial Travelers' soclety. | ' guests were entertained at lunch- | i that the two boys, were only ten feet, or leas apart when the accldent occurred, Dr. Nemoc aswerts he is decidedly pus- sled at the result, Edward was taken to Bt. Josoph's hospital yesterday afternoon and the lead was removed. Ile was sitting up in & chalr fully dressed and reading a book at noon, and sald h would walk to ‘the hospital. Finds Gun fn We The younger boy was on his way home from communion service at. .St Wences- laus church, Fourteenth and Pine streets, and at Twelfth and Willlam caught the flash of the weapon In the weeds. A trail leads the police to belleve that Carl Rud- man'e murderer may have been wounded, ‘The father of the two boys, Prokop Sy- l;::h:h who is employed in'a South m‘ housd, notitied the police of ' the find, | Detecti¥es Dutin and' Kon- nelly are investigating. George Cipiran, 1411 South Thirteenth man, Austrian appentice, 27 years <ol {Who Waa found nearly dead at Tift was found lying in the street at Fifteenth M. B. Corey, 1406 South Thirteenth As he approached he saw & man Rudman lay without coneclous- " 3 \ Rudman boarded with Stephen Stanisle, Bouth h’lm street. He was un- \ 4 : George Ganovie and Nick Fuga have also ‘arfested and are being held for A |Contract M arriaée Succeedsj will Have Old-Fashioned Wedding Now & real old-fash oned weddinz, a ter her | two years’ experience’ with a “contract” } wedding. : Beveral years ago Miss Hassler married Carl G, Fisher of Inclanapolis | speedway fame. The marria.e turn.d out badly and she mued him for $0 ,m, and compromised for $26,000, Then she met Frederick A. Carpenter, & Chicago business man, who p:oposed marriaze to her. Miss Ha sler thought #he loved Carpenter and thought that he loved her, but with her d rous ex- perience fresh in her m'nd, bit wary, She wanted a legal cont . and she got it. This s what Carpenter sald: “I, Frederick Carpenter, by this con- tract take as my lawful wite Ge tr.ds ‘W, Hassler, and 1 solemnly promise and | agree to be true, faithful in words and thoughts and decds, 16 protect and love and devote my life to her, to bring her and contentment she so bling story that he and Rudman were held up by .a man and a woman at Thir- teenth and ‘Willam, and he ran. He further asserts that this was when Rud- man was shot. Three men answering the descriptions of the trio under arrest were #cen running up an alley near where Rud- man (was found, shiortly after the shots were heard. ASSOCIATED CHARITIES . NEEDS TWENTY THOUSAND Y No less than $20,000 {5 needeqd by the Asspclated Charities to carry on properly the charity work it has before it, me- cording to C. C. George, member of the executive commlittee, At a meeting of the committee at noon, the proposed budget system of ralsing in one fund all the money for all the Charities of the city was further dis- cussed. If this plan is finally adopted #t will probably not be before next year. The money is coming in in fairly good shape at present, it was reported, but much more *s needed. PROF. GRAHAM TALKS AT EDWARD ROSEWTER SCHOOL N. M. Graham, assistant superintendent of schools, will speak this evening at the Edward Rosewater sohool, ‘Where & muaical program will be given under the direction -of Eunice Ensor, super- visor of’ extension work In the achools. On the program will be Henry Cox., jr.; string quartet, Miss Grace Poole, Miss Hildred Churchill and Miss Grace Sla- baugh. These Thursday evening pro- grama at this school hive been successe tul, _All are invited, raised. in hardness to agate. Come prices they be gone through Miss Gertrude Hassler, formerly known regular judge in Kenosha, Wis, and no | as the “Velvet Slipper Oirl.” is to have | other ceremony was performed. Sinco then things have chanied. contract, now a regular ceremony.is to the old-fashion-d | way. A marriage license has been issued auto | at Elgin, Il { in The The Gift Problem Solved BUY A CERTIFICATE For Men— ‘We have the largest stock of Christmas Slippers we have ever shown. One of the most popular i{s the Cavaller. 'We have them in Tan Kid and Suede, Prices $3.50, $4.00 and $6.00. Patent Dress Shoes in Button and Lace and Dancing Pumps make a very acceptable gift. For Women— A pair of Nice Carriage Boots wifl please any wo- man. We have them in several styles. Prices $4 and $5.00, We are also showing a complete line of dainty house and party slippers. Parcel Post Paid DREXEL SHOE CO. 1419 Farnam Street f “Wedgewood” Art Cameos ' (Not genuine unless it is marked on the back of each Cameo.) The celebrated ‘“Wedgewood” goods, original trade mark since 1790, Wedgewood Cameos ecome in colors of Sage, Blue, Black and Royal Blue, with the Cameo parts What Is Wedgewood? ’ A fine white Terra Cotta of great beauty and delicacy which is just suitable for cameos and partraits, attacks of acids, a touch stone to copper, silver and gold, and equsl ‘We have a very beautifal assortment of these fine “Wedgewood" Cameos and have made arrangements to give you the benefit of a man- ufacturer's line. The Cameos are made up in— Brooches Pendants $2t0$10 $2 to $8 eariy—these goods are scarce, and at the above range of ‘will lead the season's sales, $2 to $7 It 1s very bard, resisting the Scarf Pins HOTEL CLERKS T0 TEND T0 BUSINESS Association Decides to Fire Officers| Who Fail -to Attend the Meeting. VISIT THE OMAHA HOTELS If an officer of the Nebraska-Towa Hotel Clerks’ association is absent from three successive meetings in the future, without a valid excuse, he is fired. That is one bit of ruling the clerks reasonable about determining wha constitutes reasonable excuses. The delegates took breakfast at the Paxton hotel. At 9 sck they bega their businees session at the Paxton. Shortly after 12 o'clock they started 1 | a body on thelr round of visiting the | varfous hotels in Omaha. In rapid suc n they were recelved at Hotel on, Hotel Plaza, Midwest hotel, Re- porter plant, Millard hotel, and then | they halted at the Loyal for lunch eon. Ladies were included at this lunch- | eon party. | Following luncheon they visited Hote! | Bdwards and' the Midland _hotel, after | which they repaired to the Loyal hotel | for the final business session. The ladles | quit them to go to the Empress theater at 2:15, . Keep Bowels Regular. Nothing better than Dr. King's New agreed upon at their morning session at the Paxton hotel. It was ex- plained that the members would be Lite Pills for constipation, indigestion | aha sour stomach, Get a bottle only e. | All druggists.—Advertisement. -jreclie Ball Pr—(;fit : Over Four Hundred A speclal meeting of the Creche board, reld this morning at the home of Mrs. Warren Rogers, was called to determine the profits of the charity ball Monday evening in the ball room of the Hotd Fontenelle. Mrs. Arthur Crittenden Smith presided in the absence of Mrs. T. L. Kimball. The reports of the heads of committees and the auditing of the aq- counts showed that more than $400 profit was netted from the ball. ENTICED INTO VACANT HOUSE AND IS ROBBED J. L. +*hotfield complains that “a colored pereon' enticed him into a vacant house at Eighteenth and Nicholas streets, Tuesday and robbed him of $85. Shot- field lives at 2217 North Twenty-first street. ) il Mg i have plenty of the Iimported dolls and toys—no scarcity here. Special values for Thursday from Santa Claus headquarters, Btoves, Oven opens and shuts; with reservolr. Spe- clal price with cooking utenss 49c Boards, top form desk; has large roll of animals, alpha- bet, house and pumbers for topying. Oak /tinish, and very durable. Sale price— C hildren's | Easel Black | lets down to || || Brass Boller Steam Engines, will | work very rapldly and | Thursday Ives' Celebrated Motors and Holsts, will Jift 30 pounds. Bpecial Thursday s I & Trunks, large enough hold all Dol- Strong Well ade Dol to ‘s clothes. P from— 98c | It 1 Strong Hard Wood |l || Coaster Wagons, roller bearings, steer easily, iron axle with brake— $2.49 Drums, Drums, Drums at— R A lplcdid assortment of canceled orders, back orders, odd lots, and sample lines from the best makers and importers, Men, women and children share the bargains. tialed .and some colored $ edgea. Imported from Ire- land. Holly boxes. IDEAL Women's Kerchiefs, | Women's Kerchiefs, Men's Kerchiefs at Pmumh. 16c. Fa Box, 260. A Llfl%o. nen hand-embroid- b re Linen Handker- ered, Some, colored foi. | . T 0et Guallty of Sbam: | © U0 ol size, With M box. A 39¢ value. Women's Handkerchiefs, of extra India Linon. Beautifully packed for gift purposes in fancy holiday boxes. One corner embroid- 45c ered, worth to 65c. Special at six for rock lawn. One corner em- broidered. Packed 8 in a GIFTS and % inch hems. Extra quality. In holly boxes if desired. At $3.69 Plaid Striped Blouses o Crepe de Chine Blouses Georgette Crepe Blouses {( SMART BLOUSES Most .| Appropriate Xmas Gifts Just 1,000 Sample Blouses At $5.00 New Dressy Lace Blouses New Crepe de Chine Blouses New Radium Taffeta Blouses All new colors—White, flesh, maize, peach and navy. |lin Crepe de Chine Blouses, Lace Blouses. Striped Tub Silk and Messa- e Blouses. f All new models and Christmas Boxes Given Upon wf,‘;";’,;‘,:”{,’,”fi!i?’;;{‘;_‘ c;‘;,z: shades. Request. 34 to 44. il 3 —_— —, VJ ewelr brush and mirror. Like illustratis Regular $5.00 values sale price. Popular Gifts | Quadruple Siiver Plated Toilet Sets, comb, Fine French Pearl Beads, Nl P ;|| Women’s W) clally priced, They are made "~ clasp style, sewn; dium weights. I $3.69 with solld gold clasp. $300 only, with heavy em- values, broidered black backs. | wweciai ....... $100 | | Wiie'ier’ g9 S5 | Nut Pick Sets in fine || | ;,";‘1' s Ll Maplewood box. 6 Picks and Am‘t:icb:l:;‘:bf;::!:llno e t; kL il ! lfi;‘;}:: 50c¢ || Your. than ‘we are: In shades saessany HH La Vallieres, solid gold || | pendants, beautiful designs. || || Sale | || to find satistaction Here. Price Neeesatonne $l.00 I il b inspires is only , sur- passed by the anticipa- tion of future enjoy- ment angd service it will bring. IT I8 A NOBLE GIFT—THAT WILL PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF THE GIVER FOR ALL TIME TO COME. BRANDEI The First Pleasure That the Gift of a HADDORFF PIANO or : (3 0o\ [ These gloves ar French kidskins, overseam light and me- Prices—$1.75, $2.00, $2.25 and $2.50. PLAYER PIANO Kid Gloves $1.25 are spe- | indeed. of real i two- | n white During the long win- ter evenings, after the day’s work is over, what else can take the place of a sice piano or player pianot Think this over and then come in and see ) g rp— T e