Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-14

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But you agree IT'S hard on me,
For 1 am color blind.
Charming Pollock in New York Times
Brides and brides to be continue the cen
trail figures of local society. Never before
have there been so many notable weddings
punched so closely together, nor such pro-
fuse entertaining for the principal partici-
pants. The ANNOUNCEMENT by Mrs. Herman
KountEe Of the engagement of her daugh-
ter, Miss Ella Cotton, and Mr.. Fred A.
Nash, second. Will now be the topic of dis
eussion in exclusive circles. This engage
ment has been anticipated by the knowing
ones in their immediate set for some little
time and the standing Of the two families
thus to be allied viii lead people TO expect
a brilliant social event when the wedding
takes place.
Here is a set Of don'ts laid down by an
experienced writer in one of the illustrated
weeklies for the guidance of women who
may be wrestling with the problem How
to keep husbands home nights" OF course
such rules are entirely Irrelevant. and i'm
material SO far as. Omaha married men are
concerned-for who would even dare hin
that any of these double-harness angels
ever goes out o'nights without taking his
own wife ~along-but they may come In
handy to help start all these new June
brides out right on the roadway to matri-
monial happiness. Read them and cut them
out and paste them up in the pantry for
future references:
Don't make the evening repast a COMES
sional for household troubles. He has trJu-
bles Of his own. You may be one of them.
Don't be the last to acknowledge his
merits. Men love battery as women do
Don't put him on the fire escape to smoke.
Suppose the draperies do get full of fumes.
Some day you may hunger for the smell
Don't wear a chip on your shoulder. An
ounce Of forgiveness is worth a pound of
pride. Give In. You Elm have your way
when he is not looking.
Don't be ashamed to proclaim your love
response. 1t gives him something to think
about.
may be better than they look.
Don't travel wide apart or the chains. will
cut. The only way not to feel them is to
Don't cook unless you know how. When
his. digestion goes, reform administration
Don't ask him for money; make him
offer It. You know the way. II you do
Be prudent, and as thrifty as you can.
Men are attracted by ethereal means, but
held by material methods Wise economy,
economy In that course which leaves your
linens limp. your personality shoddy or your
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Don't listen to outside criticism. whether
Of friends or relatives-in-law.
Don't attach too much Importance to
those little tits which may be the result Of
S fSwaSs., worries Sor his Or 'Sei InaiF Ssman. aSse him IN,
the benefit Of every doubt. II you, put a
pint man in a quart measure. he will grow
Don't condemn these rules the first time
they fail. They are good. The only ques-
with them until we get results?
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People With discerning eyes say they see
a whole. npck of storks circling over the
homes of selected members OF omaha's
younger married set.
Much talk is in circulation about the
alleged disruption OF the engagement OF
an estimable, young man. with. a. society
record in Omaha now wearing Uncle Sans
uniform. and shoulderstraps, and a rich
young Chicago widow who also lived in
Omaha in her girlhood days and more re-
Gently has been attracting more than ordi-
nary attention among the titled nobility of
European courts. Everybody who ought
to know all about 1t insists that he or she
knows absolutely nothing about It, but the
fact remains that although the engage
ment was announced fully a year ago
there are as yet no signs OF approaching
nuptials. ....,..
The heroine of ono of our June weddings
was the recipient of eighteen pairs OF
stockings at a hosiery shower.
Evelyn Dear: After all these long months
It's such a comfort to write things to some
body. for there are things that one simply
can't keep 10 ones self. OF course, It
isn't nice to gossip about people one knows,
but there is nothing else to talk about
Just now, there is so much going on, we'd
dings and things, you know. Everybody is
getting married or engaged and there Is
something about weddings that inspires
one to notice. and recall things. And that's
the worst OF 1t, especially for one who has
been away as long as l have, for half the
engagements that were suspected or ex-
pected last fall didn't turn out at all and
it's awfully awkward to ask a person about
someone whom you have reason to suppose
she knows a Tot about and get a cold stare
in reply That's what happened me,
Evelyn. You see, we were at a linen
shower the other day and OF course every
body was talking about the brides and in
cidentally the men, when seeing a
new diamond ring on Margaret's
hand and remembering how dany
she and b. b, were about each
other last fall. I said to Harriet, How per.
stunning ring, when everybody knows that
he allowed Julia to keep the lovely en-
gagement solitaire he gave her." 1 had
half finished another comment. when l no.
ticed that she was glaring at me and be.
fore / really came to. she had gathered
up her napkins and hounced across the
room 20 another chair. II you will believe
me, Evelyn, the very next thing l heard
was that Harriet and b. b. are going &c
be married this very month. And that re.
minds me. Evelyn dear, there have beer
half a dozen slips. There are two