Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-12

mems eyes are fixed upon the sweet vision
until II fades from sight. Since multitudes
Of women now wear the enchanting waist
it can be imagined how destructive to the
commerce Of the city it has become. 1t is
said that the bank clearngs have fallen off
some so per cent since the hot weather made
the peek-a-boo frequent and conspicuous
on the street. Something had to be done to
stay It's devastating course, and the
Womans Christian Temperance union has
CALAMITY plunged into the breach.
THE ukase against the peek-a-boo waist
is designed therefore, not so much for the
benefit OF the souls of the wearers as for
the pocketbooks Of their male admirers It
will not do to have a whole city pausing
some thousand times a day to watch women
make Misunderstanding transits across the
field of vision. The society Of brave and
self-denying matrons will do we'll to put a
stop to this by their mandate. But how
shall the law-defying creature who persists
henceforth in wearing the mathematical
peek-a-boo be punished? Shall she be inn
prisoned or let off with a mere finer We
rather incline to the side of mercy, but in
this as in all other such matters we shall
submit our own judgment to the superior
wisdom of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union. If they say imprisonment.
then Imprisonment 1t shall be-
o
Must leave FriIIs at Home.
Jean Mitchell offers a few words of ad-
vice TO working women through the
columns OF the Chicago Tribune Of particu-
lar interest TO those unprepared for the
hard knocks of the workaday world. In
part. she says:
"A few days ago a business man said to
me: Yes, Miss Blank is a fine woman
has better ideas on business matters than
anyone l know-exceptonally bright-but
she can't forget for a minute that she Is a
woman. And she never let's the other
fellow forget II. either. That Is why had
TO sever her, connection with our Arm.
Hated to do 1t. She had brains. and we
need them IN our business but we can't
spare the time required TO keep her good
natured and to see that her feelings are
not hurt, nor her feminine toes trod upon.
Simply had 10 let her go. Too much senti-
ment for us. Good and admirable in its
place. but too expensive in our line of busi-
ness"
Certainly left there" said Miss Blank.
wouldn't you resent It IL a man came and
smoked cigar right under your nose all
day in a close, little, stuffy ofice7 No, II
wasn't anybody from the firm, and I don't
suppose they were altogether to blame In
the matter. 1t was a country customer
who came and spent two whole Gays right
there. and Just told Mr. Dean that unless
he spoke TO the man about it he would have
to close the contract himself-I couldn't
stand such treatment any longer"
The contract amounted to several thou
sand dollars Mr. Dean closed 1t. and Mis-
Blank is looking for a position where
country customers are better hammered.
The woman who goes into business should
take careful inventory before she starts
and make a study OF the fitness OF things
II she intends to open a store she hardl,
would think Of using her parlor furnitur
| TO furnish It. II she happened to under
take the management OF a restaurant sh
would pass by the delicate Haviland chin
with which her own family table has beef
set and employ instead some far les
psrishable but equally attractive and NOR
suitable kind. In matters OF dress sh
would be just particular 10 select some
thing appropriate. The evening gown ma
be effective and becoming, but the ONO
or place OF business is not the place I
wear II, And just as that gown would b
conspicuous and inappropriate for down
town uses so is the display OF these es
sentially femme sentiments and feelings ou
OF place in business life.
OF sentiment In its higher sense-ths
4 broad and noble sentiment which belong