Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 9, 1916, Page 13

Personal Gossip : Society Notes : Woman's Work : Household Topi Making Pets of Birds December 8, 1916. to the subject of today's chat. (The| “mere man” happens to be my boss, | but, since it would not do to reveal his name, | have the melancholy pleasure 4 this once of Jlesignating him as mere man). Said the mere man: “Once my masculine wonderment was excited by learning of the custom in practice among mothers and daugh- “ters of laying away articles in the ‘bride chest.”” | It was a thrifty, pretty custom which good old housewives cherished. They laid away in their old rough-hewn wood chests heavy linens, sprinkled thick” with lavender and such clean smelling perfumes, in view of the time when the daughter would have a home of her own in which to use the | sheets and the table linen, the lace and the garments made with such pains. The presence of so many rare old laces, so many finely stitched garments, such priceless embroideries and such hahdsome old linen sheets among our treasured possessions to- day is due to the infinite care and skill with which our great-great- arandmothers wrought for their bride chests. Modern woman does not find mar- riage the only field open to her, she becomes bashful about admitting her ambitions in that respect and dis- guises her bride chest under the name of *hope box.” With equal thrift, but less painstaking care, the girl of to- day hides away in her cedar chest sil- ver, tatted and crocheted lace, dainty caps and many, many more things. Now, however, the “mere man” comes along and tells me the joke is on us, for what with all our interest in public affairs and business, and clubs and other out-of-the-home mat- ters, marriage is fleeing from us in mortal terror of our militancy and with glee the man tells me of the lat- est name for the bride chest, the “God knows when box,” he calls it. Alas! 1 Dinner for Sister. Mr, and Mrs- W. ]J. Aitchison en- tertained at dinner last evening in honor of Mrs. Aitchison’s sister, Mrs W. J. Gaskell of Kansas City, who has been with her for a week. Mrs. Gas- kell has been honor guest at a num- ber ' of informal affairs during her stay. She leaves for her home today. Stork Special. A daughter ‘was born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Coad. Mrs: Coad was formerly Miss Irene Mc- Connell and the little girl is the first grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. McConnell. Celebrate Anniversary. Last Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gille celebrated their forty-fifth wed- ding anniversary at their home. They were married in Omaha and have been residents of the city since the early '60s. A very enjoyable evening was spent. Among those present were: Messrs. and Mesdames— Charles N, Gille, J. W. Severns, DeLos S. Clark, L. Rassmussen, Jesse Mozingo, Otto Rassmussen, John Camenzind, Mesdames— Mesdames— 8. C. Seeds of Nels Jensen, Baker, Mont.: George Goodhart, R. Holllngsworth, Anna Kelley. J. Wahl, Misses— Misses— Margaret Jensen, Grace Gille, Katherine Camenzind. Helen Gllle, Messrs. — John Tritz, tz, Master H. J. Kelley. Kensington for Mrs. Bittenger. Complimentary to Mrs. Marie J. Bittenger of Des Moines, a promi- nent woman in the work of the Woman's Relief corps of lowa, Mrs. Charles G. Everson will entertain at a_kensington at her home Saturday afternoon. The guests will include: Mesdames— Mesdameas— Sarah Gardner, Elizabeth Pelronnet C. B. Mapes, J. H. Hale, Lou Bauer, P. E Gould Andrew Traynor, Press Club Dinner. The Omaha Woman's Press club met for dinner in the grill room of the Hotel Loyal last evening to an- nounce the results of its successful literary contest. The tables were ar- ranged in the form of a square U, and nine tall vases filled with pink Kil- larney roses, the gift of Mrs. Myron Learned, formed the decorations. The guests included the judges in the contest. Those present were: Messrs, and Mesdames— | W. A. Peters, H. G. Shedd, Martin Harris | George Bernhard land Mugee Paul Wickham Rutledge, Miles ¢ uf. James— Me: — Harriet MacMurphy, rtzlander, Jo Barton. McCullough, can Duffleld, e Misses— Misses— Faith Hoel, Lida Wilson, May Mahoney Mary Duffy, Margaret McShane, Henrfetta Rees, Irma Gross, NMEmma Rosicky, jennie L. Redfield, Kdith Tobitt, Amy Gilmore, Helen Gallagher Mary Gallaghor, Elizabeth Kern, Rose Rosicky Anne Johnston Engagement Announced. | Mr. and Mrs. Will W. McBride an- nounce the engagement of their daughter Grace to Mr. Harvey P.| [horsen of Chicago. Miss McBride is | ! a very popular young Omaha woman, a graduate of Central High school and a talented violinist. For three | vears she studied at the American ing and doing concert work, Last!| June she gave a delightful recital at the First Congregational church of this city. She will be at home to spend Christmas with her parents. Mr. Thorsen specialized at the Uni- versity of Chicago and is now circu- | lation manager of the wide-spread | business magazine system. Events of the Day. ~ Mrs. E. W. Gunther entertained at luncheon at the Blackstone today. Social Gossip. Monday for Brownville, Tex., to join | her husband, after spending five weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs Ernest Sweet Mrs. A. S. Sherman, N. icholsen and Miss Gracia Nichol- sen of Burlington. Ta., who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nichol- Mrs. B Conservatory in Chicago, under Her-| | hert Butler, and since has been teach- | by Weellificia A “mere man” called my attention| ENGAGEMENT OF POPULAR GIRL IS ANNOUNCED. {Tiss Grace MSPride RivEwarRT PHOXO sen since Thanksgiving left this morning for their home. Miss Eugenie Whitmore visiting in Chicago. is now Amateur Musical Club. The Amateur Musical club met to- day with Mrs. George Barker, jr. This is the first meeting of the club for the year and from this time regu- lar meetings will be held. A program of German music was given today. Club members include: Mesdamds— Gilbert Hitchcock George Mclntyre Harry Nicholsen Mesdames— T. J. Mahoney A. 1. Root Harry Steele George Barker, jr. E. A. Baird Misses— Gretchen McConnell Belle Von Mansfeld Club Luncheon. Mrs. D. J. Lahey entertained at a luncheon Wednesday at her home in Ikard Court, for the members and guests of the G. N. H. club. American Bcaut'y roses were used in the living and dining rooms and the same color was used throughout the luncheon. Covers were laid for: Mesdamese— Mesdames— Jacob Irasek, Fred C. Rogers James S. Loney, James W. Daniels, Walter P. Burkley, Howard A. Hoagland, Lester P. Westcott, J. W. Herron, Will C. Heinrichs, Earl L. Higgins. Wedding Announcement. Mr. Hans C. Molgard, jr., and Miss Grace Blagdon of Talmadge, Neb., were married Monday in Nebraska City. The bridal couple was accom- panied by Miss Minnie Beccard and Mr. Floyd Goldsby, also of Tal- madge. Mr. and Mrs. Molgard will make their home in Omaha, at 2412 St. Mary's avenue. On the Calendar. Mrs. Edward M. Syfert, president of the Omaha Woman’s club, will en- tertain the board of directors at luncheon at the Blackstone Saturday. The Original Cooking club met Wednesday with rs. Luther Kountze. Mrs. Moshier Colpetzer will be the hostess of 'the club in two weeks. Miss Loretto De.Lone will enter- tain at a studio breakfast Saturday complimentary to Rita Mario and the ten girls of her orchestra, who are playing at the Orpheum this week. Some of Miss De Lone’s harp pupils will also be present. The Saturday Evening Dinner club, which was |to have met Saturday evening of this week with Mr. and Mrs. Haui Hern, will not meet until the evening of New Year's day. At that time Mr. and Mrs. Hern will en- tertain the club. Talks for Children. Mr. Harry O. Palmer will talk to the children of the Junior Audubon society Saturday afternoon at o'clock in the assembly room of the public library on his experiences at ‘(amp Hale, in New Hampshire. Vivid Colors in Vogue. Vivid colors appear in some of the | French coats, always with the fur to| tone the coloring down. A coat of orange yellow showed a lining of a certain greenish blue, and though the thing sounds crude, so unerringly were the shades attuned that the effect was as harmonious as it was unusual. Brilliant linings are greatly liked even —or especially—when the coat is of a dark or neatral tint or of white, SHOES FOR THE LITTLE MAN 4 THE | | | By GARRETT P. SERVISS. I'he basis of the interest excited by pet animals is the exhibition of mind, or intelligence, which their as sociation with human beings calls forth. \We are everywhere looking for indications of the possession of mental power, and wherever the | slightest trace of it appears we fec! that we have met with something akin to ourselves. | The bird mind is in some ways the most interesting of all that we encounter below our own level, be- | cause of the peculiar physical struc ture and powers of its possessor | When a bird seems to have a dawn |ing comprehension of our wishes or ! intentions, and responds to our ad- vances, the impression that it pro- duces is somchow different from that made by similar indications of intel- ligence shown by four-foot creatures ‘confined like ourselves to terrestrial | locomotion. Some of the storics told of the in- telligence of birds are almost in- credible. Fer instance, Prof. George Romanes, in his book on “Animal In- telligence,” describes an automaton onee publicly exhibited in England which performed certain movements in any order that the spectators might demand. It turned out that the secret motive power was a canary bird con- | cealed in the appartaus which had | been taught to run in dofferent direc- tions in response to particular words of command, and its weight, acting through levers, set the mechanism in motion. There is a well-accredited story of a golden eagle which, having been caught in a fox-trap that mutilated its claw, submitted to a surgical op- eration, at the Paris Zoological gar- dens, in a manner which impressed all the observers with a conviction that the eagle comprchended the in- tentions of its surgical attendants. Ot course, in such accidental cases the onlookers are liable to ascribe to the animals concerned more intelligence than they may rcally possess, but long familiarity with pet an fords a' better ground of judgment. Linked with the example is a re- cent one of a golden eagle caught when very small by a British’soldier in the Balkans, and now as tame as a canary. Wilson, the ornithologist, related a remarkable story of a pet crow, in Delaware, which lived for years with its master, and performed many curiou$ tricks to the amusement of the family of visitors, but at last sud- denly, disappeared. It was believed to ha‘ve been shot, but nearly a year Tips on Winter Styles Blouses show Russian embroiderics and also designs carried out in che- nille. Mole and mink are the furs that travel together just now in fashion's estimation. The silver and gold tones so much in evidence this season are to be reck- oned with among evening coats ap- pearing not only in rich brocades but in the form of heavy laces, big tassels, etc. Japanese and other oriental trim- mings are much in vogue for the dec- oration of evening wraps and also for dinner frocks of satin or velvet. Evening wraps are frequently en- riched with ornaments of pearls and strasse. A beautiful coat in wine red velvet with bag collar of dark fur, shows the lower half of the -cape-like slceve made of heavy silver lace, tied aw the wrist with silver ribbon, the long ends floating down over the velvet to the coat hem. Big silver tassels dec- orate the fronts. Enchanting little restaurant hats in the new mushroom shape have rather high crowns made entirely of jet se- quins and brims of shirred black net— | several layers of the net shirred on light wires. The whole hat is light | and dainty in effect, for the jet crown is, made of net also, with wafer-thin | sequins sewed closely together. There are lovely new somber tinted velvets, with real Japanese or Chinese designs in the willow patterns. There are also white velvets with round discs with inset designs such as occur in real cashmere shawls, which will make up into delightful evening coats, ling fur that they may easily be taken for it. These materials are likely to be greatly in demand for edgings as BEE: OMAHA, | repeated for which, also, there are two other | new materials both so closely resemb- | | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1916. 13 1 cS Eagle Brought Up as a Pet by an English Officer. . later, as its master was standing with friends, one morning, on the of a river, a flock of crows passed and one of them, leaving its] companions, flew straight toward the men and alighted on the shoulder of its old master, “gabbling away with great volubility But it refused to let itseli be caught or detained, and after having, i were, made a passing call for the of old friendship, flew away in pur- suit of the flock, now far off in the sky, and was never scen again. The wonderful power of mimicry possessed by parrots is the chief cause of their popularity as pets, for no more striking evidence of quasi human intelligence could be given by a bird than the capacity to repeat words and sentences with an appcarance of com prehending their meaning. What could be.more amusing than the con- duct of the parrot belonging to the famous French naturalist, Buffon, which, after being taught to offer its claw to anyone who said: “Polly give me your claw,” at length acquired the habit of itself asking for its claw and thew holding up the claw in re sponse to its own demand! he description from Dr. Samuel Wilks, F. R. of the education of a parrot, must interest every person who is fond of animal pets, and be-| sides it throws some light on ithe| workings of the bird's brains. When | beginning to teach a sentence to a parrot, says Dr. Wilks, it must be re- peated many times, and all the while the bird listens attentively, putting the opening of its ear as near the speaker as possible. | After a few hours the bird is| heard trying to repeat the phrase that it ‘has listened to. The first at tempts are ‘“very poor and ludi- crous,” but eventually the words are | perfectly” in their proper & order. “If the sentence be composed | of a few words, the first two or three | are said over and over again, and then another and another word added, un- | til the sentence is complete, the pro-| nunciation being at first very imper- fect, and then becoming gradually more complete until the task is accomplished I'hus hour after hour will the bird be indefatigably working at the sen- tence, and not until some days have elapsed will it be perfect. Dr. Wilks {adds that the process pursued by the parrot seemed to be exactly what he had observed in a child learning a French phrase. duced Pprice. We expect bargains from the A Rack of Winter Coats Values $15 to $18.50. . . These are some of our special purchase. The lot includes wool I velours, mixtures, pebble and in all colors and sizes. for $10.00. Plush Coats A Big New S8tock That We Bought at Reduced Prices And You Get the Benefit. turban brim and shirred velvet in gunmetal gray or mole color for a crown. The band of fur is wired at the upper and lower cdges, and after attaching it to the velvet crown, the lower edge is bent into an elongated shape and the upper edge plaited, bent or fluted so that the turban adjusts itself to the shape of the head. An upstanding hedge of goura, sprouting $22.50 Plush Coats, $15.00 :::](;\: ;l\{(;crclwt crown, adds to the $30.00 Plush Coats, $22.50 ————— $35.00 Plush Coats, $26.00 $40.00 Plush Coats, $20.756 $50,00 Plush Coats, $37.50 Fur Trimmed. Boxes z . . More || Silk Waists popular || Crepe de Chine, Jap Silk than Lace Trimmed— ever. They are $ l . 75 made in very artistic designs; plain, en- 'graved or with gold stripe. Sterling Silver, $11 to $20 RYAN JEWELRY CO., Rose Bldg., 16th and Farnam. THE XMAS GI SHOP. Use the telephone for Bee Want Ads. Tyler 1000 1 Seven trunk lines. Intelligent ad-takers. One Cent Per Word. EVERY WOMAN IN OMAHA SHOULD SEE THIS NEW bands to Russian blouses and jackets, mings. mink, mole or beaver for a straight ;i\s HOOL & A used like galoons, and for skirt trim- A smart way to make a fur hat this year is with a wide band of fur— ! Mrs. G. W. Carlyle Whiting left | | Most every boy puts up a bigger howl about get- ting “just the kind of shoes” he wants than he does about any other article of his wearing apparel. That’s why so many boys insist on coming here. They’re sure of getting the style—and the parent is sure of getting the quality. Whatever the children’s needs, we have the right shoe for them. Prices range from $2.50 up, according to size. SHOE CQ 16™ & DOUGLAS. Twilight Grey WALK-OVER Kid-Buck Boot Thetines are beautiful. Has long, tapering vamp, full Louis covered | heel, high tops with blind eye- lets; in fact, we think that this shoe is about the class of 47 Omaha and very reasonably/ priced, at— 3750 to 31 0 Christmas Slippers for Men and Women We have a complete stock of splendid House Sligpers_for men and women, in the popular styles, and at prices that will surely suit you. Phoenix Hose Makes a Dandy Xmas Gift. WALKOVER BOOT SHOP 317 South 16th St., Between Harney and Farnam Sts. g | in coar: We Will Give You “Inside Information” Concern- ing Qur Sale for Today, Saturday, December, 9 We sent our ready-to-wear buyer to New York \last week and gave him two Instructions. First— e was to buy only “desirable” merchandise, from the standpoints of style, quality and make, ond—He was to buy this merchandise at a re- T hese Garments W ill Be Placed on Sale Saturday-—and You Will Be Given the Benefit of the Saving We Made cheviots striped plush coats in the season's adopted styles Coats worth to $18.50, Nuts Are Nourishing I'hie sharp winds of autumn arc “hutter,” which can then be spread p i their tram not only spark- on bread. The nut bow! should be ks and increased apoetites, | kept heaped on the side table, as an bata harvestat vich tood value How- 1 otherwise hasty, inadequate meal can cver ot drequently happens that we he made substantial by the addition of de not appreciate sufficiently the ! walnuts, almonds or filberts. The g that are close at hand and in- | protem of nuts is exactly what grow- cApensiv A seems 1o be trie | ing children should have o our native hickories, chest I'he old-fashioned method of crack- avts, butternnts walnuts, £l g nuts with the edge of g flatiron or rrts = which may be found i 4 ammer resulted not only in loos- voods and aioag the road cued kernels, but in bruised fingers, Until recently aiways vegarded as (it has always been consideted that a delicacy or u confection, nuts are cracking is an unpleasant, untidy at last taking thewr place as true food,| raceeding, better to be done at some nving us the highest food value, com-| 1her place than the family tabls. \V.IVJ\XV‘\‘ to meat, fat and Ilf('h‘ "“'rhi.\' criticism, Im\\m'(-r. does not e smallest condensed shape. 1t is| Sand hefore the up-to-date cracking ro longer a ioke that a handiul off jevices, which make it possible to do peanuts furnishes as much nutriment | (¢ work hoth etficiently and pleas- a pound of meat, or that a dozen| 440y at the table, One of these is almonds are sufficient for hali the| 3 jarge seissors-like gripper, which tood supply of a meal. Most nuts | |ay enough leverage to crack the nut consist of protein and oil. - The ex-| .5 that the meat comes out whole, ceptions are that group to which the | chestnut belongs, and which consist | clmost entirely of starch. The poorer | people of forcign countries have| handle,” which bears down on the shown us its possibilitics as a stuf- ¢ hus bursting it and allowing the fing, boiled as a vegetable or pre-|, meats to fall out whole, The served as those delicious “marrons " | device comes with a clamp, Nuts for Children. | +hich can be fastened to the edge Although nuts may have been con-| ' the table. For kitchen use the 1,'“ sidered indigestible, these unpleasant | ter is most practical and far superios Tesults have been duc generally not | 0 the old simple lever “cracker. to the nut itself, but to the manner| If the housewife who thinks that in which it was caten. Of course,| nuts are a Juxury or a sweetmeat will they will prove a tax if eaten on top| once try making nut dishes, she will of an otherwise heavy meal, or when | he surprised at their number and vare combined with rich sugar or if they When meat palls or when its are not thoroughly masticated. But| ! is soaring too high, try a nut children should have nuts, and plenty | roast. A nut hash is much more at~ of them, and they should be taught| ‘ractive than meat hash, Peanuts can { he combined in numberless ways and | to chew them thoroughly, and in d | case of some nuts, especially almonds, | & most delicious cream puree T:de'.'fl Use chestnuts \nother novelty is a bowl of polished wood with a permanent sheller, oper- wing by the pressure of a screwing the tough outer coating should be | using peanut butter. removed by blanching in boiling | tor fowl stuffing or a vegetable ac« water companiment to beefsteak and yow’ It is also an easy matter to grind nuts through the meat chopper, eithe: e particles or in the form of will be surprised at the delici novel piquancy of this inexp dish. 4 15TH AND DOUGLAS this time of year, the same as you expect bar- galns from us, He succeeded. We received something like 540 Coats, Suits and Dresses by express the first part of this week—all desirable garments, and every one bought at a discount from the regular whole- sale price. Sec- manufacturers at Silk or Serge Dresses Values $16.50 to $22.50. Including the popular long-line effect with pleats from the shoul- ‘12 der. Materials are serge, crepe de chine, crepe meteor and taffeta in navy, black, brown, green, and burgundy Women’s Suits Half and Less Velvet, Broadcloth, Gabardine, Poplin. '10 and fancy Women’s Furs / Fur Sets / Fur Muffs Fur Scarfs 13 off - - $20.00 Suits for ¢ $25.00 Suits for SEPARATE SKIRTS $:’{0.00 tfu!ts for Solid colors, Plaids, Stripes. :ig% im:fl ::0?‘ Any Skirt in stock— f40.00 Suits for 13 off SILK WAISTS ol : Choice of the, stock I Tailored or Fancy Any Lace or Silk Waist ’ } Values to $4.256— Up to $8.50 for | $2.95 $4.95 '8 9 Including the new shades Flame, Bisque, Chartreuse, 5 & DOUGLAS Gold, Beige, Ilesh, White. Get the Round Package Ask For and GET iz HORLICK CavTtion THE ORIGINAL MALTED MILK Made from clean, rich milk with the ex- tract of sclect malted grain, malted in our own Malt Houses under sanitary conditions. Infants and children thrive on it. Agrees with the weakest stomach of the invalid or the mf. Needs 70 cooking nor addition of milk. Nourishes and sustains more than tea, coffee, ett. Should be kept at home or when traveling. Anu- tritious food-drink may be prepared in a moment. A glassful hot before retiring ind freshi sleep. Also in lunch tablet f:r'm fomli':eu ln:l.' Substitutes Cost YOU Same Price Take a Package Home “WAIT™ On Sunday, when the family asks: “What's for dessert?” tell them to wait and see. You have q something nice for them in ! our Sunday special. | This week it’s PEACH MARMALADE i . by 3