Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 17, 1916, Page 12

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12—A ROYAL GOVERNESS WOMAN OF MYSTERY Miss Margaret Brown Brings English Influence to Italian Court. ANTECEDENTS SHROUDED (Correspondence of The Associated Press) Rome, Dec. 6.—The least known and yet one of the most influential women in Italy at present is Miss Margaret Brown. the English gov crness of three of the girls of the roval family. Since the publication of the ar- ¢ rangement of a marriage between Edward Albert, prince of Wales, heir apparent to the English throne, and Princess Yolanda, eldest daughter of the king and queen of Italy, the po- sition of this humble governess as the domestic power behind the throne | him, Those persons of the court life |+ who dislike Miss Brown because of | her confidential position, because of her power to hold her tongue, and her custom of standing “beside the queen’s chair during receptions, have tried in vain to discover exactly who sie is. To date all they have learncd is that she is a strong-minded per- son of some 45 years who appearcd on the scene at the birth of Yolanda, the first child, and who has been in charge of the children ever sinde. It appears that the king and queen wanted their children brought up aft- +¢ the English fashion and that Miss Brown was recommended by some member of the English royalty. Brings Outdoor Life. The influence of Miss Brown in modernizing the education of Italian children of the noble families has been remarkable, and far wider than that of the more popularly known sys- tem of Dr. Maria Montessori. Miss Bri has introduced into, Italy the English customs with the respect to the education of girls, in particular, | Her example with the royal children, | who have been-taught to lead an out- door life; to swim and ride and play vigorous games, has been followed by the noble and wealthy families, who formerly brought u strictest indoor nun-like seclusion, Quite a stir was caused some gime girls in the lMuch 0ld Gold STUDENT BOARD OF CONTROL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OMAHA—Young men and women who will act as governing body for the students for the next year, handling all cases of reported misconduct. f'unm WoosLEY presioanr [ is said to have been greatly strength- | cned. Should the marriage between voung Edward and the wealthiest royal heiress of Europe take place, as is expected, Miss Brown will receive due credit as the matchmaker, { Can Hold Her Tongue. The mystery that has grown up | around the personality of Miss Brown | is one of the sources of her influence. | Also, it is of the kind that pleases | the king, who has a horror of the pub- licity which his position forces upon | With tne tormal re-establishment of the student council at the Univer- sity of Omaha last Friday ended one !paixns ever witnessed at the school. Floyd Woosley was clected president of the council and TEsther Knapp secretary. The final step of a three weeks' delibera- tion. The plan as finally adopted is de- clared by Dr. Jenkins to be the most democratic and sound studént organ- !ization he has ever known. Half of the representatives are clected by the classes and half are chosen by the faculty. This was done to place some of the responsibility on the fac- ulty and at the same time respect their judgm epresi i [ e < rying out of the treaty was largely due to fresh differences that arose in the work of frontier delimitation, which it was in due course agreed to submit to arbitration. The permanent court of aribitration nominated M. Lardy, the Swiss minister in Paris, as arbitrator, and his decision fell in favor of the Netherlands, Is Turned Into the ago by the way Miss Brown let the tls run in athletic clothes about the / ch and woods of Castel Porziana, the summer home of the royal family. The objecting court ladies, when the: attempted to discuss the matter wit the king, were asked if strong bodies | were not to be preferred to showy ! clothing. The women of the royal nursery have also on several occa- sions discovered that this English woman’s will was law. Once it was the question of dolls. These play- v things were ruled out and have stayed gi ruled out of the nursery. & Boy Scouts in Favor. 3 Like the girls of the family, youngl Prince Humbert, the heir to the throne, is very fond of Miss Brown, | whose influence has been extended to his education in some measure. She exerted her influence in securing .the " introduction of the boy scout move- ment into Italy, the prince being its commander-in-chief and the king con- tributing $1,000,000 a year t0 its sup- port. 3 During the war, though with_her usual unobtrusiveness, Miss Brown has taught -the’ girls the English methods of helping in charities. While 7 the Italians are charitable as a peo- ple, their charities have not been or- e ganized on the large scale made K necessary by the war. 3 With the marriage of Yolanda, the work of the English governess will not be finished by any means, since there still remain Princess Mafalda, ‘who was 14 years of age November 19, and Princess Giovanna, who was 9 years of age November 13, Portugal ‘Smiles Again At Holland (Correspondence of The Assoclated Press.) The Hague, Netherlands, Dec, 3.— ion and arbitration, as the preferable alternative to a colonial war, have finally removed what was for many long years a source of fric- tion between These two small countties, so famous three or four centuries ago as colon- izing pioneers and who still hold im- portant colonial possessions, conclud- the year 1 execution by the transfer to Portu- sion of the Noimuti, Tahakay and! Tamiru Ailala districts to the Neth-| erlands East Indian government. of the Philippine islands, in the Malay archipelago, is owned, half by the the Portuguese. enclave of Moimuti, and of the Dutch semi-enclave of Mamatar, has at times led to armed collis etween the respective local | authorities. These anomalies are now done away with by the definite mutual transfer telegraphically reported b the governnor general of the Dutch | colony, The long delay in the car- S e ({] 7’, La Grippe, Influenza, Flowin, lland and Portugal. g ) g countries, so famous | Eyes and Nose, Coryza; Sneez ing, Cough ; Feverishness, Rest- lsssness,_ lfr’xijlt;ahility; Heat or ed a boundary treaty as long ago as|—IyNess 0 ':0“‘ Thirst; Pain £on e ,m],mflgfl of |and Soreness in Head, Back long-standing frontier disputes in the |and Chest, General Prostration island of Timor, but the terms of the |and Despondency. For Colds treaty have only just been put ""°,wl}’ich are obstinatp, that “hang guese hands of the district of Mau-|On” and do not yield to treat- catar and, on the other hand, the ces-| ment. lets fits the vest 3 Timor, which is situated due south | drug stores, 25605, ogo:;l;?red_A" Humpl Portuguese and half by the Dutch, | ham Street, New Yor and the existence of such features as T 3 | Collection Bureaus (Corréspondence of the Assoclated Press.) Berlin, Nov. 20.—~With the close of the racing season nearly everywhere in Germanit has been found that the gold pieces which were turned in at the “gates” during the summer, in return for reduced prices of admis- sion, total about 500,000 marks. Whereas the majority of the press at first greeted this news as “alto- gether satisfactory,” a portion of the papers, after thinking it over, have de- | cided that it is “altogether disgrace- ful” to discover that so large ‘a num- ber of people obviously had un- patriotically abstained from turning in their gold until®induced to do so in order to buy amusement a little more cheaply. Part of the press is thoroughly in- dignant that in these days of appeals from all sources to turn in gold, in these days of collecting bureaus for old gold and ornaments, there should still be so many persons in the em- rsre “who will not be moved by any essons to help bring our financial system into consonance with the enor- mous demands made upon it.” This portion of the press questions whether the Reichsbank is right in its policy of trying to collect all the gold in the empire by voluntary surrender, Humphreys’ Seventy-seven For Grip, Influenza COLDS | ‘Seventy-seven” is good for! » A small vial‘of pleasant pel- Humphreys’ Homeo. k}dtdiclne Co., 156 TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA GOLF Northern Cooking 3 Booklet Every Seuthern Sport G. P. BALDWIN, Mgr. of lovely woman. Especially such daffty, tasty adornments as are contained { our exhibit. The ring: lieres, etc., make ideal and lasting gif perpetual reminders of the giver's gen osity and good tas jewelry our prices DIAMONDS ENHANCE Open .Sv-he’:-—acmhy. December 186, * THE CHARMS bracelets, La Vi And for high class remarkably low. - 158 DODGE til Christmas. ESTHER KNAPP ~SECKETARY / 7zrn GuEEET FDWVAR of the most enthusiastic student cam-! election was the | HE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 17, & 7XOMPSON WILLIAM CAMPEN swootuwo proro SKooLUND PHOTO Ll W‘:o""n’zz::f ‘owore AUSTIN OWENS of men and women is equal as far as | Berger and Fern Gilbert; the juniors, possible. | Edward Elliot; the sophomores, A novel feature in the organization | Naomi Lowe; the freshmen, Austin | is the fact that the president of the| Owens. Those appointed by the fac- university ' has the deciding vote in[ulty are Floyd Woosley, senior; case of a tie. Such a case is possible | Esther Knapp, junior; William Cam- ‘hecausc' there are ten in the council, | pen, sophomore; Grace Thompson, | and each one has a vote. freshmen; Jean Roberts, preparatory. The council has absolute power | These representatives will hold office |over student deportment at the uni-|for one school year. The student | versity. It may pronounce any|council recognizes the superior wis- sentence upon fellow students, even|dom of the upper classmen and, as far as expulsion. The only excep-| therefore, the presidency was given | tion is found in the clause wherein a|to Floyd Woosley, a senior, and the student has the right of appeal to the | office of secretary to Esther Knapp, faculty as a final step in the trial.|a junior. Here again the faculty is considered. | === The representatives have been se- a‘ lected in 3ccordance with the consti- ! tution and the body has been organ- d. ¢ Th i elected Jean New York Buried fSeasonable Beneath Foot of* | Newly Fallen Snow, Medicine As Winter approaches it is New York, Dec. 16.—The first real | snow storm of the winter will cost | | New York City about $500000. A|advisable to help Nature ;(ool' of snow fell yeslelrday betwc{ll maintain the hizhest pos- 15 o'clock in the morning and 7 in o the evening. The street cleaning de- sible standard of health. partment will be busy two or three days carting it away. The fall was TRY . . ’ Traffic is blockaded today, owing to the shortage of men to ¢lear the . streets. Only 6,000 emergéncy men tween 2,000 and 3,000 students of When a safe tonic, appetizer local colleges, who went to work at|and stomach remedy is needed 11 o'clock and received 30 cents an the greatest here in any day since De- . are enrolled and only half of these| Stomach Bltters hour, = cember 26 and 27, 1890, when four- teen inches fell in twenty-four hours. answered the call for work last night. These laborers were assisted by be- o SCSLL 2t 7 T ) T IS A2 (] i Buy a Certificate For Slippers or Shoes These certificates can be redeemed the day after Xmas. For Men— Cavalier Slippers, in red, tan, black and “comfy” slip- pers, $1.50 to $5. PARCEL POST For Women— | We are uhofiring the largest line j of carriage boots in the west— $5.00 to $10.00. Also a complete line of fashion- 4 able tfinrty and dress slippers, and those “Comfy” house slip- pers. Drexel Shoemz'o. 1419 Farnam Street. Health Insured— i Take a Winter Holiday at Hot Springs —one you'll return from with ' and many other out-door better health and bigger en- | amusements available all thusiasm—one that will give | winter long. The clear, crisp real Test—a change— | mountain alr makes every bit of exe ki Ommo¥ Comermane” ™| Tha et Y are eague APttt | e, b -| here for train- ing. You ean of I of wateh ‘their the finest gol practice courses 'in the | here he soldiers ames. very attrac- tion of a big city—all the pleasures of 3 resort life or the quiet life horseback riding, | you love in a restful ecli- in climbing, motoring, | mate. SPECIAL:—Low round trip r effect on roads eatering Hot Sp: Ark., and -lu:-nmli-;‘ fines. Be r epect Y NOTE R specta wirs to ail mar- kets for thoee interested. 1 1916. American Sixty Years Old Fighting in German Trenches mer p. (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) Leipsic, Germany, Dec. 2.—One of | jissioned officer He oldest and most distinguished n the ranks of the German|teer and despite his advanced age armies is Prof. Dr. Gaspar Reno!was accepted. He has risen steadily Gregory, native of Philadeiphia, for- | in the ranks. He not only is mentally tor of the American chapel as fresh as anyone in the army, but in Leipsic, who, at the age of 60, is is a constant physical example to his serving in the trenches as a non-com- | younger comrades, = was born in Philadelphia in Prof. Gregory enlisted as a volun-| 1846, graduated from the University Zest! In the rythmic sweep of the skilled skater—or the spirited, smooth rush of a powerful annihilator of space Nearest wings—with the = And—drawing-room ele- strength of his muscles alone gance, favorite-chair comfort, —man comes when he glides joined to speed made safe. away on sharp skates over By a great motor always keen, clear ice. under control. By respon- Power floods him. Speed 5ive, sure brakes. By roomy —poise—control—the sen- bodies swung low on sensi- sation of free flight is his, tive, staunch springs. Kindred joy of motion— Such poise and quiet har-' the world’s long dream of mony that you lose all sense spanning space and time— of servant machinery—and realized again in the silent, share, in wifiter days, secure smooth flight of & Twin-six and in comfort, the fine zest motor carriage. of the on-sweeping skater. Ask the man who owns one Choice of twenty body styles. See the Orr Motor Sales Company, Fortieth and Farnam Streets, Omaha. Branch at Sioux City. lowa. Prices, open cars, $3050 and $3500, at Detroit . 1814-18 Farnam Street. Donce BrRoTHE CLOSED CAR A convertible Sedan such as you would expect from Dodge Broth- ers. A pleasing combination of smartness and comfort. De- signed and built complete in Dodge Brothers’ Works. - The price of the Sedan, complete, is $1185 (L. o. b. Detroit.) Canadian price, $1685—(Add freight from Detroit.) DODGE BROTHERS, DETROIT MURPHY-O’BRIEN AUTO CO. Phone Tyler 123. “e‘. 4 Omaha, Nebraska

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