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Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-28

Two Opinions on American women.
Baroness Won Hansen, wife OF one OF
the undersecretaries Of war OF Germany,
is IN this country to attend the worlds
Woman's Christian Temperance union
meeting In Boston on October II. ana was
recently asked her opinion OF American
women. She had shid previously that the
German is more thrifty than the Ameri-
can, that he pays for what he gets and
consequently does not drink as much nor
get drunk as often as his American cousin.
In regard to the women OF the country
she thought the same principle OF ex-
travagance affected them to a great ex-
tent. you are very rich over here" she
said, much richer than we are in Ger
many and think this leads to a little.
a very little extravaganza.
''The women wear beautiful clothes;
they must cost great deal OF money.
Everybody spends money here, This very
little extravagnnce leads 70 some OF the
trouble with which our organization has
TO contend. Excess in everything always
leads to trouble, you know" from which
rather tentative opinion one. may Judge
that the baroness thinks our women ex-
travagant, and, perhaps overdressed.
Sir Thomas Upton, who was also asked
fined himself TO the American girl. she
has such splendid independence" he said
land Is so intellectual She speaks out
her mind in a frank, fearless manner that
is a delightful contrast to her English
sister. i like her wit, her resourcefulness
her candor. and those are the qualities I
would have in my wife when / catch her.
The American girl knows how to Dress
too, and she has style and figure, and
wears her clothes so well. Your women
are the best dressed women on the gloOe,
They don't marry so young as the English
girls, but they make tremendously good
matches when they do. A girl is hopelessly
old at q or 80 In England II she is single,
while in America your girls are Just at the
most interesting age at 80; they are most
attractive and interesting then. An Amerl-
can girl makes pals of a lot Of men before
she makes up her mind to marry. In that
way she becomes better Judge of men,
and when she marries she marries worth
while"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-28

status Of Married Women in England.
The history Of the favored position which
married women occupy in our legal system
IS not without interest, says the London
Spectator. Until comparatively recent
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-28


ANA king, has decided 70 establish
with her great fortune q monthly
- maeazine for the blind. the hrst
Of the kind IN the United States and the
second periodical Of It's class IN the world
IL 10 the purpose OF the founder TO have
the magazine distributed free to all blind
persons IN the United States.
The limited number Of books that have
been printed with raised characters are %
expensive as TO be beyond the reach Of
thousands Of poor folk, whose poverty y
made the more unbearable by lack Of
sight.
Ben Hur." for instance. which sells IN
department stores for 81 OF less, in type
for the blind sells for $3.50. other books
that have been put into raised type are
proportionately as expensive. The blind
shut out from the Thousands Of pleasures
that come through the sense Of eight, en-
soy intensely the reading OF books. SO far
little has been done to provide literature
for the 1000 blind persons Of this country,
The magazine viii, contain news OF the
day, short stories reprinted by permission
from leading periodicals and contributions
from blind readers themselves. Letters
from Inmates Of state blind schools all over
the country, telling Of the work being done
by them, will be one Of the features
Mrs. Ziegler became interested in this new
charity through p letter which Walter q.
Holmes wrote TO a newspaper complain
ing that the blind were neglected. AT hrst
che preferred that her name be not made
public, but finally she was prevailed on
to let It be known in the hope that other
persons Of wealth might aid in softening
the lot of the sightless
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-28
For and About the Women Folks

man, and the man IN moderate circum-
stances will be as much dissatisfied with
the home OF the poor as with the home
OF the rich. But the abiding place Of
each is a home. Each fails when measured
BY the standard Of the others This es-
sential fact Is apt to be overlooked by
those who find it their duty to enlarge on
the homelise qualities Of certain humes
and their absence from others II Is a
serious mistake to deny homeiike quail
ties TO expensive dwellings.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-28

There is now in Paris a distinct rage
for painted gowns and trihes. The iucep.
ton of this fashion may have been with
several art students in the Latin quarter
who during the summer holidays have
turned honest pennies by painting fabrics
at the dressmakers orders. Indeed, this
painting Of chiffon and gauzes for gowns
is interesting work and quickly done. The
average woman with the decorative in
stinct should regard it in the light of
play
AS a rule the painting is done with water
colors, and in delicate, transparent way,
no Opaque colors being used. The plain
white of the chiffon or other material is
left for the high lights of the painting. A
few women there are, however, sufficiently
skillful in the use of tapestry dyes to use
them in the place of water colors. They
are a less costly medium for painting
gowns and have. moreover, the advantage
of appearing to sink into the stun and be-
coming a part of it. Another desirable
point in connection with the use OF tapes
try dyes is that they in no way shrink
from being Numbered. A white chiffon
gown covered with long painted sprays Of
lilacs can be tubbed almost as reck1essly
as can a linen handkerchief
Those, however, who use the water col
ors declare that they blend together bet
ter than the dyes and that their shades
are infinitely less harsh.
Null, organdy and mousseline de sole are
all Stunts which suggest delightful oppor-
tunities for painting as gowns Chiffon,
the ethereal rag, is always, however, the
Frenchwoman's first choice Of materials
Fashions FrilIs Seen I'm shops.
Long wells of cream colored net with
inch wide border, dotted with black.
beautiful brooch OF japanese silver;
rim had a large setting Of pink stone.
Very handsome gold filled jeweled collars
set with baroque pearls In fine gold chains,
A tall vase of brown wood was decorated
with ivory figures I'm relief on three sides.
A beautiful frame OF white ivory, ex-
auisitely carved, holding small photo
graph.
Dinner sets Of Hayiland. Limoges china,
decorated with sprays Of pink roses and
FURNISHED gold
A small lamp OF cut Russian brass, hung
pendant from two long chains. was quite
reasonable IN price.
A lovely down quilt, had covering OF silk,
with huge red roses and green leaves and
wide border Of red satin.
For flowers, three china fishes fastened
together, with their mouths open, guile
natural looking, 70 hang by cord.
new notified sreenish leather made Of
Japanese frogslIin. 1t Is used for chatelaine
bags and purses The head Of the frog Is
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-28
remptation ef &c piscuased.

Temptation OF Ivy DAbcHASEus
Agnes Repplier, speaking before the club
women in Philadelphia, discussed The
Temptation Of Eve"
some time ago." she said. Il saw in
a French comic journal cut entitled
The True Temptation Of Eve Eve, with
out clothes and without care sat under
the fatal apple tree, with the unbitten
apple in her hand, while, coiled in front
Of her, was the serpent holding in his
mouth a fashion plate. depicting one OF
those marvellous creations with which we
are all familiar in such works OF art. Poor
little naked Eve, beholding this triumph Of
millinery, must Of necessity lift the apple
TO her lips The temptation was too great
to be resisted. The price of sin was too
splendid to be refused. Ever since this one
dominant impulse has held good. that while
men have replaced beauty Of dress by gar
ments of stern utilitarianism. women have
never, in the long centuries, abated one jot
of their encentrated and anxious interest
in clothes. They dare not II they would;
too much is at stake, and they play into
natures hands by following instinctively
or intelligently the great principles Of self
adornment"
Miss Repplier told the story delightfully."-
Of the late marquis Of Aylesbury, who
wore a hat that fit his head. and no one
else had one like it, One day he was
waiting for his hat when near-sghted
bishop came in. and, taking him for a
shopman. asked him II he had a hat like
the one he took off his head and showed
for inspection. The eccentric marquis then
told him in language more foreible .han
eloquent that he had no such hat and would
be condemned if he would wear 1t il he
had it.
The question OF dress is one. Miss Rep
plier thinks, that a woman is born to, and
she can no more help indulging in II than
she can help the original sin to which she
was born through the temptation OF Eve.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-28
Cabinet wives GOOD Cooks.

Women Of the cabinet are naturally
proud Of their housewifely accomplish
ments. and, II is not unusual for them to
send samples Of their skill to Mrs. Roose-
welt and others. Mrs. Cortelyou holds the
record for the best custard pie. and happy
is the hostess who can obtain one Of these
unbuysble creations for her informal
luneheons, The cortelyou pies figure often
on The White House board, and frequently
the president entices his postmaster gem
eral to remain for luncheon by saying
that they are going TO have one OF Mrs.
Cortelyou's pies. Mrs Shaw is one of the
few women OF the cabinet who can make
good bread. Indeed Mrs. Shaw would
feel that her days OF usefulness were
over II bakers bread were served In her
house. Mrs. Root Is fine housekeeper,
and is noted for her practical knowledge
on all subjects, culinary, economic and
sanitary. Mrs. Taft. as becomes daugh-
ter Of the home-loving city Of Cincinnati,
is fine cook. Should her cook serve her
as Senator Clarlk's did him last year, that
Is. desert at 5, with a dinner party on
at 8, she could cook full course dinner
herself.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-28
pefore -the HInhest oourt.

The limited ranks Of women lawyers OF
Pennsylvania have received a notable ac-
QUESTION in the admission Of Miss Frances
Zerbey to practice ia the supreme court
Aiiss Zerbey. through her own wide per-
sonal acquaintanceship, as well as the
prominence Of her family connections, is
one Of the most generally known young
women Of this broad commonwealth.
The new woman lawyer is about % years
OF age and is the daughter Of Joseph H.
Zerbey, editor and proprietor Of the Potts
VILE Daily Republican. Her active pre-
ceptor has been W. M. Fausset, United
States referee in bankruptcy, who is con-
sidered one OF the best equipped attorneys
OF Pennsylvania, so that it Is conceded by
her acquaintances generally that the new
woman lawyer is unusually well versed in
legal knowledge, particularly in Blackstone
and the rudiments. In the preliminary ex-
animation Miss zerbey's general average
was six points ahead Of her nearest male
competitor.
She has not yet made up her mind
whether she win actively practice her new
profession or not. II is said she took up
the study Of law because she believes that
girls should cultivate their faculties, even
II there is no need OF their winning a live
lihood.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-28

what do you think was her keenest nitcipa-
ton in getting back to oivilzatong What
DO you think was the first thing she was
going to DOT Book7 Pictures7 Symphony
concerts7 Not she. She was going TO set a
set OF false teeth"
woman Rnnk President.
Mrs J.. A. Batcheller Of Fiugai, N. r.,
was the only woman bank president at
tending the convention Of the bankers as
ISOLATION at st. Louis. She Is president of
the First National bank Of Fingai and
her husband, c. r. Batchelier. is cashier
OF her bank.
Mrs Batcheller attributes her success as
a banker to her capability and experience
in teaching school prior TO her banking
experience. She says a person must have
ability and character to succeed in the
banking business, Devotion 70 ones busi-
ness is also one Of Mrs. Batohellers mot
toes ~
Seven years ago entered the banking
business at Fiugai as a clerk and becoming
financially interested in the bank was coon
made vice president" che said, "A year
ago / was elected president NY expert
ence teaching school had a great deal to
do with my success. A person must have
ability and must be honest to become
banker.
The country bank furnishes the oppor-
tunity for the young man or woman. There
you can begin at the bottom and be at the
head Of the bank in a very short time
In city it requires years to get on the
top floor. young man who was in my
bank as booklSeeper three months ago Is
now cashier of a, new bank just started
near FingaL His experience was only
three months. He was experienced in
school teaching ana had some knowledge
Of bookkeeping, however
The banker In a small town has the
opportunity OF investing In farming lands
or real estate and soon acquires a small
fortune In the city he is tied down to
his desk and never has an opportunity OF
making outside investments"
Mrs. BatchelIer is only IS years old and
her husband is a few years her senior.
Besides being president OF the bank Mrs.
Batcheller is president of the Fingal Land
and Loan company, and with her husband
has a farm Of LOCO acres that they person
ally supervise. Fingal is a town OF about
1000 inhabitants Mrs. Batcheler says she
Intends to attend every business session
OF the American Bankers association.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-28
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Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-28

times a married woman was considered in
the eye Of the law as no more capable Of
owning or dealing with property than an
infant OF a lunatic. All she possessed
when she married became her husbands.
An she acquired during her marriage
passed into his control and he had the
sole right OF dealing with T. She could
not make a valid contract. She could not
sue or be- sued alone. she was, In fact
legal nonentity. mere shadow Of her
husbands personality.
As the result Of series OF acts OF Par
nament passed during the last seventy
years married women have gradually
emerged from this position Of legal dis
ability. Now married woman may pos
sess separate property OF her own and
deal with It quite independently Of her hus-
band. She may make contracts She may
sue and be sued in her own name; In fact
she now enjoys all the rights OF an I'M
married woman
But, for some understandable reason, the
legislature in comforting upon her increased
powers and privileges has not enlarged her
responsibilities in proportion Regarded from
the standpoint Of legal liability, her POSI-
ton still remains in many respects quite
exceptional and anomalous. For example.
the wife Is entirely exempt from liability
to pay for articles which fall within the
category Of ''necessaries." and in the case
Of women in society "necessaries" Is a
very elastic term and may include ex-
pensive articles Of dress or jewelgy.
Ia g recent case a married woman was
sued by large West End firm OF milllners
and dressmakers for the price Of goods
supplied. rho manager, before opening the
account, had made the usual inquiries as
to the woman's means, and receiving sat
isfactory information, allowed her to have
the goods on credit On that footing she
dealt with the firm and became a regular
customer. The articles which she ordered
were charged to her account. The bills
were sent in to her and for while she
paid regularly by her own checks. Shortly
afterward the woman's husband, who had
been living with q vast show Of wealth,
was found to be utterly insolvent. He alb
seconded and the firm sued the woman for
the unpaid balance of her account. She
refused to pay on the pretext that she had
bought the dresses as her husbands agent
and that she had his authority to do 50.
But the firm knew nothing Of this. This
only indication they had received Of her
having a husband at all was the fact that
she gave her married name--a fact which,
as was pointed out by one OF the judges,
was entirely consistent with her being a
widow. The case went to the House OF
Lords and eventually 1t was held that the
woman was not legally liable.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-28

what do you think was her keenest an'tcipa-
ton in getting back to oivilization2 What
DO you think was the first thing she was
going to DOT Book7 Piotures7 Symphony
concerts7 Not she She was going 70 set
set OF false teeth"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-28
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Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-28

GIT, 1906, By Herbert kautman.)
lUR girls-matinee girls-watching
their idol. This - q picture which
needs no explanation. Other pic
lures OF this series have aroused
endless discussion; one man
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-28

a SKIN Of Beauty Is a Joy Forever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-22
For the Father,

Good books. Morris chairs. easy slip
pers, easy rockers. warm gloves. canes.
umbrellas. warm sox, muffiers. dressing
gowns. bath robes, house coats smoking
jackets suits of clothes, raincoats. fancy
vests. smoking sets, shirts. night shirts
pajamas. neckwear, handkerchiefs. ale
mugs and tankards. brandy TASKS. biscuit
jars. brush and comb sets bookcases
bathroom slippers, card cases, clarct de-.
canters, closet sets, clothes brushes club
bags. collar and cuff boxes, collar and cuff
buttons, collars. cuffs. corkscrews, desks
dressing cases, gloves, hair brushes mill
tary brushes, hat boxes, hat racks hose
supporters, inkstands desk furnishings key
GAINS, Key rings, match boxes. lounSir.
robes. medicine cabinets memorandum
books, mustache combs. mustache cups and
saucers, playing cards, euchre sets, card
boxes. pocket knives, pocket rules. shaving
sets, safety raZors. scarf holders scarf
pins. shoe backing SETS shoe hangers
stamp boxes. suit hangers, suspenders
sweaters. toilet sets. automobile lunch bas-
kets. desk electroliers. electric reading
lamps trunks whisks, whist counters wine
sets, diaries. candies, etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-22
For the Mother.

Fur capes collarettes, cloth capes.
shawls, coats. suits, wrappers, tea gowns,
shirt waists. silk waists, slippers. outdoor
shoes. hose, handherchiefs. rugs, CENTER
pieces, dolies. tray covers, buffet scarfs,
bureau sets, toilet sets. work baskets PIN
cushions. shopping bags table covers.
handkerchief and glove boxes, sofa pill
lows, mantel lambrequins. lace curtains,
porteres. Morris chairs. footstools, dress
ing tables, blankets, bed sets. brass and
iron beds, ice boxes, refrigerators. ham,
mered brass coal hods and wood boxes
parior or reading lamps, Kitchen cabinets
dress patterns, hats and bonnets, triplcate
mirrors, silver china hair receivers
underwear, silk petticoats, corset SETS
aprons, dressing sacques. sewing machines,
scissor sets, touches. chiffoniers. pictures.
table SETS laundry bags, furniture scarfs,
sets of dishes. cut glass, slverware, chatting
dishes 8 O'Clock tea kettles gas and oil
stoves, sewing tables, tea sets, pudding
sets, turkey sets. Welsh rarebit sets. real
Dresden china fruit bowls, COMFORTS and
plates. Austrian god glassware, plate rails.
ice cream freeZers, brass Jardinieres. carpet
sweepers, cake dishes, spoons. knives and
forks. carving sets, turkey roasters, silver
mounted Or jeweled hair combs. comb and
brush trays, thimbles. opera bags china
closets, books, gilt chairs, candies, etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-22
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM.
Fifteenth Street Christian Sunday
School Entertains Friends.

The Sunday school of the Fifteenth
Street Christian Church. 10Th and ID streets
southeast, gave its Christmas entertain
ment last evening. The church was crowded
to the doors. There was the usual distribu-
ton of candy and the delivery of presents
To- the scholars, teachers, officers of the
Sunday school and to the Rev. j. T.. Stuart.
pastor OF the church. A pleasing program
was carried out under the direction of Mr..
W. c. Tompkins. superintendent of the
Sunday school, and Mrs. j. h. Stuart, Mrs.
A l.. Garrett and Miss Emily Brewood
The church was beautifully decorated for
the occasion by the committee, consisting
of Mrs. Adah Sauer. Mrs. G.. c. Kelly and
X T.. kinsell and W. Ii. Dunn.
Following is the program: Song, Joy to
the World" responsive reading, w. G..
Tompkins, superintendent of the Sunday
school: prayer by Rev. J. e. Stuart, pastor;
recitalions, Margaret Little and Alfred
Johnson; Star of Bethlehem Fanny
Ferneyhough; star points. Gladys kuhns,
Edith MARYLAND. Claudia Owens. Lucy Hop
kins and Cecil Sniffin; recitation. Ethel Lit
tie; "holly emblems,' by Celeste Whitaker,
Yeager and Jennie Oliver: recitation, Flor
ence Little; ''Santa's Surprise Party by
Blanche Stuart, Amy Little, Ruth Dunning-
ION, Celeste Whitaker. Marble Kelly. Myr-
tie Barstow, Lloyd Gaines, Samuel Little;
elfius. Elma Hopkins, Ivan Johnson, John
Kelly. Frank Maitland.
A silver tea set was presented To Rev.
j. T.. Stuart and wife a silver and cut
glass fruit dish TO the superintendent. w.
G. TompFins, and jewel box TO Miss
Emily Brewood. the organist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-22
For a Friend.

Inkstands and other desk furnishings.
pocket knives shaving sets. pictures, art
pottery, Vienna bronze vases, marble and
bronze ornaments. clocks decorated lamps.
neckwear. gloves. silk suspenders. silk or
linen handkerchiefs, muffiers, dress suit
cases. club bags, trunks, travelling sets. UNI
brellas, house coats, fancy vests. dressing
gowns, bath robes, fancy hosiery. shirts,
hose supporters, slippers, smokers sets.
card cases, pocketbooks or wallets. collar
and cuff boxes, watch fobs, scarf pins,
fountain pens, gold pens and pencils. cufr
and collar buttons, studs, whfsk brooms,
Saver key rings and chains. silver sets
(chain, pencil, cigar cutter. knife and match
safe), good books, Morris chairs. footstools
shoe backing sets, manicure sets, shoe
horns, shoe hangers, ,Iothes hangers,
Ideal coat hangers, shaving SETS e
screws, tie holders, night clocks. travelling
clocks. wine sets. umbrella jars. rain coats.
bathroom slippers, brush and comb sets
biscuit jars. ale mugs and tankards. fancy
stems. card sets, full dress Shields memo
randum books, diaries, hat boxes hat
racks, suit cases. candies, etc.