Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 21, 1915, Page 10

. 1) P— Society By MELLIFICIA. M PROPOS of the present vogue for fur-top boots for milady, the following story is told: ! A sweet young thing was walking up, let's say West Flr-i nam, wearing new, fur-top shoes, of which she was justly proud, I | for, 1 assure you, they were things made an attack, divesting one of the shoes of trimming. The dog may have thought he rec the neighbor's eat. But even if he did give the fur-tops a wide path as milady i8 concerned Yuletie Tea Room. | Mrs Barton Miliard honored her mother, Mrs, Nathan Merriam, with a luncheon at the iletide tea room today, six guests being entertained Mrs. Low- rie Childs honored her mother, too, by entertaining at luncheon, Mre, C. H. Marple gives a luncheon for nine guests on Wednesday at the tea room. A coterle of charming young girls, debutantes of tish season and last, as- sisted In serving today at the tea room, headed by Miss Harrict Huntington Bmith. Among them were ’ Misses— Misses— Mary Megeath, Louise White, Stella Thummel, 1da Darlow, Lueile Bacon, Genle Patterson, Marion Towle, Helen Ingwersen, Helen Clarke, Allce Jaquith, | Marion Kuhn, Margaret Baum, Isabel Vonsonhaler, Eleanor Mackay. Anne Gifford, — | Whist Clubs Meet. The Paramount Whist club held its fourth party Friday evening. Prizes were won by Mrs. P. Mehrens, Mrs. Joseph Zipfell, Mrs. J. A. Freeland, Mr. | W. A. Smith, Mr. G. W. Reye and M. M Kline. The hostess at the next meeting will be Mrs. P. Mehrens. Misy May Rasmussen was hostess for & moeting of the Les Amies Whist club Saturday afternoon. Prizes for the card game were won by Mrs. F. J. Murphy and Miss Sophia Rauber. Miss Rauber will entertain the club in two weeks. For Bridal Couple. Mr, Howard Gates entertained a mati- nee party at the Orpheum theater today, complimentary to his sister, Miss Alice Maude Gates, and Mr. Roy Johnston of Gravette, Ark., who will be married Wed- nesday afternoon. Following the mati- nes, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gates give & Christmas dinner for the bridal couple, after which there will be wedding re- hearsal. The party includes: Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Conley of Fresno, o Cal esars, and_Mesdames— d 1}. You‘n:, W, H. Gates. inses— anen— Alice Maude Gates, Ada Riddelsbarger. o Messrs. — | | f Which 18 sufficient to assure lasting popularity for the boot, so nrg | Rush, Bdward Fuller, Erol Strickler and onday, December 20, 1915. of beauty. A dog saw the fur and ognized In that fur an o'd-time foe— , women may feel sure that mice will ter, Mra. L. B. Mann. Mra. Stevens is | active in suffrage affairs in the east. Mrs, | Charles Johannes and Mrs, Joseph Pol- | car of the Kqual Franchise soclety in charge of the arrangements for the | luncheon. Mrs. A. O. Morse gives a family dinner tonight for Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Agnes Harrison 18 entertaining informally for the same guest, who has many Omaha triends. are Program of Research Club. Father Thomas Connors, 8, J,, former | director of the Research club, addressed that organization Sunday afternoon on | “Lourder at St. Berchman's academy. Father Connore stated that the mirac- | ulous cures of Lordes was ol of the most stupendous facts of modern times. A male quartet, which included John John Gunn, sang “The Rosary’ and an Hawallan song | Entertain for Son. For their son, W, P. Craig of Mont- | gomery, Ala, who is coming home for | | | | Christmas, Mr. afng -Mrs, F. H. Cralg will give a dinner party Christmas day. Mr. Cralg stops in Chicago, Cincinnati and Muncle, Ind., where he has business | connections, en route here. Christmas Visitors. Mrs. Thomas Moonlight Murphy of Kansas City arrived Sunday to be the guekt of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Thompson, over the holidays, Everard Childs, who spent the last| year in South America, lands in New York on December 2i, and, If possibls, will arrive in Omaha to spend Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lowrie Childs, Miss Clara Bull arriveqa Sunday from Minneapolis to be the guest of the Isaac Congdons until after New Year's. Mr. and | Mrs., Herbert French of Loulaville, Ky., | and Mr. Robert Forgan of Chicago are | | expected Friday mornihg and Miss Jo- sephine Congdon will be home from Vas- sar also this week. Mra. Congdon's sister, Mrs, Ferguson of Sterling, I, who was expected for the holidays, has postponed her trip. For their guests Mr. and Mrs, easrs. 5 How tes. Roy Johnston, Sire. red Buck of Chicago. High School Dance. The senlor class of the Omaha High school gives a dancing party at Chambers' academy this winter. Wilbur Fullaway and Cariton Swiler are in char¢e of the affair. Celebrate Birthday. Mre. R. U. Powers chaperoned a party of young people to the Orpheum theater Saturday evening, in celebration of her daughter, Ethel's, birthday. In the party ‘were: Minsen— hy From, Irel Muller, aret Carlson, Billings, Mont.; el Powers. Losars. — Messrs.— Arthur Carlson. Edward Foye, Adolph Drabek, Edward Ferrea, Stewnrt Powers, Stork Special. A ‘son was born Sunday to Mr. and Mre. Willlam H. Wallace ‘of Lincoln, {-nhflr of Omsha. Temperance Meeting. Mrs. Edith Shinrock, a delegate to the last national temperance convention, will ‘the all-day meeting of the Women's Christian temporance | at a banguet at Ganson’s cafe Saturday union, which will be held Wednesday at|night. Mr, Niederst also Eave banquets the home of Mrs. Beecher Higby. Mre. ‘Shinrock will apeak at 11 ‘o'clock in the ‘morning. ‘The Cornell students will reach Omaha | Greeley T, Whitney Friday to spend the holidays with their | W' 1i Sraadock: friends. Among the Cornell contingent | R. H. Willson, . A. Ha are Horace Blake, Herbert Davis, Wayne | T, Cliford. | Lok Sexten, Selby, Morton Wakely and Clarence | James L. Barnum. D, M. Murtay, Darlow. i Douglas G. Cavers and Willarqa Millard De- Congdon will give a Christmas dinner, Persona] Mention. Mrs. Fred Buck arrived Sunday from Chicago to be a guest at the Johnston- Gates wedding, A. L. Slater of this city is spending a tew dayn in Los Angeles and is stopping | iey, who pushed the flashlight revolver | 'S88" and 18% cents for high test at the worth to $1.76, at a Puff, & Little st the Hotel Clark while there. + |under his nose and commanded him to|8Uto filing stations. Further advances #i§ $1.15 Powder, in & neat Miss Helen L. Hommer, daughter of|throw up his hands, Tha wnezré hpa a|M8Y be expected, the oil dealers declare. Smeking Jackets. eather case— Mr. and Mrs, Isidor Sommer, loft Satup- 1 $3.98, & $8.50. day evening for New York City to be Worth to $10. the guest of her cousins, Mr. and Mra. Max Rosenblum, during the holldays. Mrs. J. M. Metcalf will spend the week- end In Lincoln with Judge and Mrs. A. J. Cornish. Mrs. Metcalt plans to leave Friday morning and will return Sunday. Miss Margaret Reld has returned home after visiting friends in Sioux City. Employes of the Leslie-Judge Co. Givgg_g. Banquet Employes of the Omaha branch of the Leslie-Judge company were guests of John orst, manager of the branch, At Denver and Salt Lake City for the fleld men who work under his jurisdic- tion farther west. Those present at the Omaha dinner were: Allco Pri M saea— 008 Hiller, i or, Miller, Ellzabeth Hall, Al oeffler. 1da Frieden. re. and Mesdames— will come from Tome school, Port posit, Md. Mr. Millard was recently elected preaident of Harrison House, the L Wa BT e, dormitory in which he lives. i, Y H. Wiese, Mark Dunham and Clarke Davis are Saroesk. . Pavia Tuttle. expected home tonight from Swarthmore | ban' 4 & Peaoees college near Philadelphia, to remain for | A la ., A. D, 8 McArthur, several weeks. Charles B. ylor, Charles E. Recse Culver H. ook returned Thursray day vacation with his parents, Mr. aad ™ e 4102 . Municipal Tree at \To Honor Bride-Elect. i i Sow w7, vy snaiamea s ner | O@NE Auditorium eon at the University club today, com- } plimentary to Miss George Trimble, who | Plans are well in hand for the mu- will be a Yuletide bride. Covers were “Ib.“-': Thursday evening at the Auditorium, Misses— City Commissioner Butler and Eunice R g, Imber Janver. Ensor of the public achools annonnce % Harold Sobotker, that the program will be started at 7:30 yW. F. Milroy. 5 2 - l g i frer e it ! Wi - | f 1 it i Hoel, who has been i !EE & Friday. ‘Whitmore arrived home an extended eastern delightful stay in New and other eastern points months, is expected home o'clock. Green's band will play and H. W. Dunn and Charles Gardner will sing. Trimble Bros. will furnish the tr.e and the Omaha Riectric Light and Powyer company will provide speclal illumina- Luther Kountse, A. B. Me- esdames hitmore motored to y of t & Snd Connell, J,' T. Stewart and Charles Mets Chicago & few days, en- | oo distribute sacks of good things will assist. After the program Santa to children, " | Everybody is invited to the celebration, PLANNING BOARD WILL ASK FUNDS FOR ENGINEER i | meeting yesterday at the Commercial club rooms. Little was done at the meeting to talik over the matter of writing nicipal Christmas tree celebration ml‘ 1 | on the Chicago Great Western railroad, apprehended Ed Francls, 1660 North Six- | | teenth street, colored holdup, at the point of a flashlight made in the shape of -né GASOLINE PRICES TAKE i X automatic revolver, robbed Sam Freedman, 211 South Four- teenth street, of $25, and then shot his victim through the wrist. up an alley and as he was emersing on the next street was confronted by Brad- | MBER 21, 1915. THE BEE: TUESD OMAHA SUMMER CAPITAL TO BE SCENE OF HONEYMOON GAYETY-—Shadow Lawn, the summer White House at Elberon, N. J., will be the scene of many delightful enter- tainments during the coming summer. The picture of the president and his bride was taken during one of their recent visits to New York. The insert shows the coat of arms of % ;?i g i the Bolling family. OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS ONLY FOUR MO = RE SHOPPING DAYS SRS W N Extra Special From 7 to 8 || From 8109 O’clock Tuesday Night O’clock, Tuesday Night 1,009 Sik Pett coats, ea. 75¢ WOMEN’S FANCY CHRISTMAS APRONS Dozens of =t \ way for the small sum of 75c. yles, every color of the rainbow and hades as well as dark. black; Jight & Messaline, Liberty silk, all-silk Jertey tops with of styles; Messaline bottoms, e Perfect petticoats In a every way. Many mples. Just th of buying good, pra , perfect silk petticos in every In Our Great Enlarged Basement READY.TO-WEAR DEPARTMENT, Tuesday Night, from 7 to 8, possible as long as 1,000 last, at 75¢ cach. Values to 50c, At 10c Each Made of to 50¢. such a thing is With lace and embroidery trimmings. Dozens round aprons, square aprons, plain 1s and sewing aprons. made of nice white materials with dainty laces and embroidery trimminge and insertions. Not an apron worth less than 19¢; from that up Extra Special in Great Enlarged Basement READY-TO-WEAR SECTION From 8 to 9 O’clock, Tuesday Night, All pretty styles, at 10¢ each. — ring the Children to Toylanc 4 PRES.WILSON & MRS GALT. BELOW - SHADOW LAWN' THE SesIrmR WHITENOVSE., & THE SOLLING COAT OF ARMS. Good Rocking Horses, nice- Frict'on Locomotive, Tender and one Car uut’ns(anlill;fi i I l !' HL Head i Dolls, worth ) $1.50, at— Engine, 98¢ | dtstrict court Goorge Bradley, Clarfon, la., brakeman | 1n . If the citizens can capture holuups with a flashlight, what would they do | with real revolvers?”’ remarked an officer. 8aturday evening Francis held up and| ANOTHER JUMP UPWARD, Gasoline prices have resumed their up- ward march again, this time with an ad- vance of half a cent per gallen. Autolsis | now have to pay 16 cents for dry test Francls ran GIFTS FOR Beautiful large Silk Scarf: in large open-end four- signs. Regular $1.50 values, h and Street Gloves, | T 1 " v » 2 Solid Oak Bound |ly painted; hair, mane Holdup With Gun oo Sy g oo g ped Tool Chests, worth |and tail. Worth $1.50. nis digits, By this time Officers Holden $1.60, spe- 08 Special, OSC Iron Floor Trains, 19¢ Tra,pped by Man | Ea Whitne, Walb had Sndsed thes shotk, L T T E RN LA E e s R | Engine and Car.......... . o A | arrived on the seene and b - . " i A to headquarters. He pleaded guilty in ~ WIth Fla‘Shhght | police court and was bound over to the / MEN The cutest and , made most cunning n-hands. novelties of the Very latest patterns Loy e T g in Persians, self fig- ple with silk ured and neat de- -:;-ler- and caps— 18¢ Men’s Fine Dress | KEWPIE NOVELTIES Fancy Novelties— - A Purse, a Mirror. \pme=g R A This is a Jewelry Xmas WHEN you desire Gifts of quality, things that will be remembered for their in- ankle strap style, Special at, per Fooivinaines PETERRTT T Children’s Felt Slippers, Co- penhagen blue, prettily bound; PAIF. . .iiiiiaiaiinany 49C Felt Slippers for Women; all sizes, fur and ribbon trimmed. | 98¢ | Men’s Slippers, embroidered .| velvet and imitation alligator. Special Tuesday, all sizes Velvet Slippers for Women, carpet soles; all sizes. Special Tuesday, pair... 25C < Great Variety of’ Fine Slippers for Christmas Most Economically Priced Basement--Shoe Sec'ion Men's Fine House Slippers, tan and black colors; Everett style. All sizes. Sale price o "oy 750 Men's Fine Kid Slippers, Opera, Everett and Romeo styles; all sizes. Special, pair......... 5 l . 25 trinsic worth in the years to come, you will think of Jewelry. More- over, Jewelry carries a tender senti- ment which cannot be expressed so nicely in any other way. This is a Jewelry Christmas. View the many beautiful things presented for your consideration by the Omaha Jewelers and remember that they will be glad to help you seleet the most ap- propriate gift. wwi expectations. Dame Fashion has Decreed a Jewelry Christmas of three.... ahiea kerchiefs. six. ... Box of Women's Sheer Linen Em- broidered H an d k e r chiefs, special Tuesday, box, 59 c Women's Embroidered Shamrock Linenweave Hand- Christmas Handkerchiefs Every woman and man expects at least one Christmas box to yield handkerchiefs. this section, with its many delightful originations, is splendidly ready to help you fulfill such Women's and Men's Plain, all pure Irish linen Handkerchiefs, Men's New Cnr de Chine Handkerchlefs, white and 0 colors. Special, each..... 5 C Men's Fine Quality Hem- stitched Handkerchiefs worth 35c. Bpecial...... 10C And Ladles' Extra Fine Quality, Pure Linen Hemstitched Hand- kerchiefs, narrow hems. Worth 16¢; each......... IOC Fiber Silk Knit Neck Scarfs, in colors with fancy stripes. Worth $1.26...... 75¢ Silk Chiffon Veils, fancy floral spun scarfs. crepe and silk Worth to $2.00, at . Notice to Our Patrons: of good ideas 1509 Howard St. 'Douglas 605. We will be open evenings. Fot your convenience in completing your Christ- mas shopping our salesroom will be open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings until 9 o'clock. Our Christmas suggestion tables are full Look them over and make some selections from our excellent assertment. for practical gifts. Omaha Gas Company { 2