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Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

ths presidency has many valuable posses
sons. Gifts from the mighty onss q THE
Earth. kings. emperors and punccs but htr
nort cherished treasure is q Found IA
table. black with age and showing
da1y use. This table is usee b. ire TAFT
family wherever their household goods are
set I'd and has been ever since MrA TAFT
attained the dignity Of the married state
u Vas the able On which the wedding
breakfast Of william Howard Taft and
Helen Herron was served some cd years
ago.
Judge Heron and Mrs. Heron. parents
Of MrE Taft were lovers Of old mahogany
and they had many beautiful pieces in their
Cincinnati home After the Wedding Mrs
Heron believed tina the young couple
would appreciate having for their dining
table the same board on which they had
par1aken breakfast On the bridal day. So
Il vas sent 10 their modest home in Clif-
ton. Cincinnati and Il was set for the first
meal AFTER MI. Taft brought his bride home
from the wedding journey and even since
Il has been the medium Of the family fare
as vel as its most elaborate hospitality.
Mrs. Taft took the table to the PHILIPPINES
and again q came back 10 Washington.
Just Row n IL carefully swathed In soft
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

NuheE- she E& 50 compleley susl her IN
terest IN the young KenfRckiAn- enoe her
husband that she doesn't know. OF sppAr-
entity care. whether be is numbered among
the Quiek or the dad Her second hus-
hana 10 whom she was married by. Alder
man Boyer in the city hall New YORK. Is
Ramon Bsaus. a Cuban merchant Wien
they applied 70 the city clerk for a mar
uaEe hceuEe and the uEuN cuesuuns were
asked Mrs Wattersun promptly wrote her
replies 10 AL OF them until she came 20
the q that asked whether her former
husband Was alive After hinEng for sew
era moments she wrote: i don't know
Mrs Wattsnson said are was 80 years Old
and vas the daughter o. 5UAn J. Casanova
Of Cuba She and WAtterson. she sEia.
were divorced in March. lSs. IN LouisvTls.
il Vas toward The end o. the Spanish
American wGr thar young WEtters0n met
senort1a He had enlisted al
the ouihnsAk Of the war a. 4 private ans
accompanied his regiment 70 Puerto REQ.
Al The end q The war President Mckinley
commissioner him q lieutenant in the reg
ulaE army. but he resignsd less than two
years after his appointment Wafters0n
married Hiss Casanova IN P~hlAdelpkia in
1su- The bnde cane OF one Of the best
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30
Curious and Romantic Capers of Sir Dan Cupic

transformed into Mrs. Eekhoff through
the magic Of the Rev. ". J. Kowert OF
Egin. Now il Is given out that Mr..
Eekhoff has departed for parts unknown.
although the member Of The Central
Illinois Bachelors association strongly sus-
poet that their president Is = fugitive from
Justice.
They are planning for q creditors meet
Ing Al Nokomis as soon as Mr. Eeekhoff
Is curraued. when the erring president vii
be court-martiale6 and SENTENCED
Terrible is The punishment Of one who
breaks the laws Of the Central Illinois
Bachelors aEsociauOn-
he must eat an oyster. q dill pickle, and
a ~reEspoanfuI Of graduated sugar Al one
gulp and smile.
He must 50 TO church with q dirty face.
He must wear his hair in curl papers and
talk for twenry-four hours with q lisp.
He may not smoke anything save clbebs,
Use any profanity stronger than "~grscous'
or sugar" paTtake Of any liquid refresh
ment p than strawberry ice cream
so6A-
II IS expected that AFTER The Honeymoon.
MrE Eekh0ff vii rurl her husband over 10
TIE society - meet his punishment. TIE
affair Is s~c4eduled 20 VIZ Up with q grand
herbecas a. NOkumis, when Mr.. Eekhuff
VII pay for the spread and permit himself
10 be dressed in a white night gown and
ri5den through the streets Of Nok1mis IN
g hearss 70 TIE strains Of Chopin's fan
ersl march
The bachelors association, which Is 50
successfully captured and sealped By the
pretty Chicago girl wfl pay her is tribute
IN the shape Of a vsrV handsome set OF
fEruirure
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

49,
y upon accessories now
- adEys. and IL she has q taste
k4Ea@&H for pretty belts she may invest
- g surprising amount Of money
In that one item OF her wardrobe
For certain costumes OF severe tailored
type the plain leather belt IL the thing
most desirable. but even here, IL one de-
nands EnartneEs. one must pay fer Il,
and a plain belt Of fine quality, and with
a good buckle. is never cheap. The new
belts Of this class just placed on view
in the shops show great variety In width
color, buckle and shaping despite their lin
itauons, and particularly pretty effects are
obtained In the colored moroccoA
No ouher leather lends itself to the dysrH1
purposes 50 readily as does morocco, ana
in consequence it Is In this leather that
one can find belts OF almost every color-
plain rather narrow belts. with uupreten-
tious buckles Of FURNISHED sold
For the wider belts softer feathers are
usually CHOSEN or II least this is true OF
the VIDE belts which fold once in the mid
de, as most Of the chic models do. Here,
too, one finds a surprising variety Of color.
though the smooth. dun finish leather and
the suede OF ooEs leather. which ara gen
orally selected for 81 b belts. do not take
the c~olorings with Euch richness as does
the morocco.
For these wider crush belts large buckles
are used and often slides OF ornarnents OF
some sort at the back. but q certain sever
ity charactertzss even the large metal
buckles when they are associated with
leather. Buckles covered with soft leather
and studded or trimmed with steel or other
metal are used for some Of the wide
81 -
Light colors. but the very ornate buckles
are usually reserved for Six ribbon or
elastic belts.
Patent leather Is more used by the belt
designers than # has been in recent sea-
SONS. but Is more often combined with other
feathers than employed alone Very good
designs are shown in white leather and
black patent leather. these belts usually
being rather nzrroE by reason OF their
conEpicuoUsnssA-
A narrow white belt barred off crossViss
by bands Of black patent leather and fin
ished in the patent leather az the ends IL
attractive. and q broader belt Of white
with a ns-roE band Of black running along
the middle Of II Is another French fancy.
This last design is furnished too IN other
feathers than the black and white and Is
especially Eood in one tone colortag and
Two AeAAeT0Lhhl Is 3 DA40 OF paLsll
leather on 9 wider belt Of dun finished
leather matching the patent leather IN
color.
Another design has the patent leather
band running through Sits cut at intervals
IN the belt This 6esign is shown alto
gether In pigSkin, and another. with two
very narrow straps running around the
belt and passing through Sits IL pATricu-
larry good for a severe belt
In the elastic belts one finds considerable
variety. although almost all Of them are
Eteel-stpdded. and this implies a certain
similarity. Plain narrow belts Of strong
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

while a Photograph took Up his position
rear US The meal did not last very Ions,
and ended in the bride performing a jig
on the table, While the guests danced
around her. They then started gzmas.
hide and seek, etc. and while the brid
groom had his back turzed The brds threw
her arms round the neck Of a red haired
youth
This led to a fight between the two: the
melee became general The hide pulling
of her wreath and throwing II a. her
father-in-lsws head ny fneua looked or
In bresthlsss excitement, the guests
jumped over the tables and chairs bat
when the hid turned q somerssuiL alight-
ing or the -brdegroom'E shoulder. the Eood
lEdy's Indignation rose 10 q high pitch
and Il Vas only then that ] told her what
and the reader. no doubt. toO-guessei
long before. that they were 3 party Of aero
bats rshsErsiag II Scene for = cincmzto-
graph company.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

but straight coffees have nof been - easy
20 find. Grcund coffee has been the most
Eiulterated @ al the food supplies unless
t Vas ground mustard. and often the
roasted ne grains could Be easily seen
In one Eamrle o. coffes HnalFHed BY q
chemist there Vas less than y per sent q
real coffee In a sample OF ansred pure
pepper there was not 5 per cat q pep
per. But much q this sor1 q practice
is passed for under the existing laws al
foodstuffs which DO not conform strictly
70 TIE descripton On TIE label can be con
nscated By the fe3erRl government and
fine or Imprisonment be imposed upon per-
sons guilty q frsud
Al p-essr1 Il is safe to assume that All
foods the labels Of which show the words
Guaranteed Under Food and Drugs Act
Serial No. -" are pure and wholesome.
The serial numSer thus specified does not
mean that the United States government
guarantees The foods 50 labeled but Il does
mean that the manufacturers thereof have
filed their guarantee with the federal au-
thor3ues that the goods are exactly as
represented
Mrs. Tnft,s Bridal
Ire wife Of the republican candidate for
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

After All women are setting the pace
these days. reports the 81 Louis Tines
1t Was a woman Nellie BY, who made TIE
first real record in globe snoircling tours.
and IL is a woman who has made a new
record as q Transatlantic voTaEsr.
Miss Grace. who j. employed BY a Lon
don firm in a confidential capacity. Was
told by her principals that they wanted her
20 keep a busine engagement in New
York al noon. August 6 In order 70 %
this. she sailed from Southampton July -
on the new Adriauc she cleared the Gus
toms At II O'Clock August 6 and reached
her engagement, which vas in West Elev-
enth street New York before u,& O'Clock.
A quarter Of an hour was necessary 10 COM
plete the business IN hand, and shortly after
noon Miss Grace was al the White Star
line dock aboard the Baltic. for her return
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

trip shs rus O. Londcn a. 70 o'clock o.
the evening 81 Angus h. md was ~ her
desk 81 3 O'Clock ths next morning with q
report q ths Interview, cutie in time to
meet an snEarenent On connection VIII o.
WITH women 81 the helms % steamboats,.
a. the heads Of great ranches chief owners
% railroads and as winners q Alpine re
crds there is sman reason for ond be-
cause Of the activity of SISTER s~uffraEette
n London. The hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that moves TIRE word IN more
ways than che IN these days % the Tven-
usth Century.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

Some OF the wid soft leather belts have
q line q rather large steel nail heads set
h upper edge only. and buckles
covered with leather . ornsmentsd with
steel Others are fooled IN gold along the
upper edge, IN a Greek key or scroll design.
and have large, simple gold buckles curving
in TO fl the waist These belts are among
the fsvor1te models n an exclusive shop
md are offered In many shades, or are
made to order in almost any shade desired
When one comes to the subject OF fancy
buckles and ribbons OF silk belts description
fsltsrs. for the bockles Of the day are
legion and are Of AL grades Of beauty and
value. Many handsome designs are turned
ont in old-fAshi0Ded canoes and in coral.
and the seni-preoious stone and inits-
tons ef these stones are used in every
imaginable way.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30
A surprisInr weddinE.

N elderly American authoress asked ne
q few days ago 70 conduct her 70 = place
where she could see & Eo-Elsn'E wedding
as she required IL for her new novel writes
The Paris correspondent q the Gentle
woman To o5lEs The lady ] took her 20
the Las saint-FzrgeaL ard establishment
Al The top 4 the steep Rue de Benevlle.
u vas SIN early Eben ne reached the
place. znd no BRIGGS or bnseEr5oms we're
visible as Te- Al last the chsrA-bADes
drove W 70 the door. and 4 nuisy cumpEny
znghted All smoking cigarettes. Including
exceedingly
E15 Ne WElcksd them fTum q diEtEnos.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30
The woman and the statue.

The C1 de Paris tells a most amusing
Etory-lf true-aboUt Rodin and some IN
named rch American woman. who bad
selected him TO make q statue Of herself.
fun length and 50 far as possible 3 por-
trait she lad posed ten times in antique
costume. when Rodin told her that he did
not need her any more and that he would
finish the work AZ his leisure When the
American came again she found TO her
snAzenent that the head Of the statue
bore nc resemblance whatever TO her. She
complained bitterly that no one would even
recognize her. 1t is true" said the great
sculptor dreanily; your head aid not In
Erire me at all Al first 1 thought I
would not put any head on the statue. as
/ have been accustomed 70 do Of late.
but after ! had thought II over carefully.
In order not to offe1e you. ] put In place
Of your face that % Madame de p She
had ordered hers Of me. but never peid
for IL Al any rate. you VIII gain much
by this change"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

Cuban families. Her uncle General Casa
nova Was killed in the Cuban-Spanish war.
she and young Watterson did not 1--we hap
plly long. They quArrslsd and finally sep
ArA1ed The wife continued 10 1--we in
Louisville until she obtained her divorce.
when she went 10 New York City.
Gets HIs Bride ~ FEeIEht.
Only an inssnias destiny could have
brought GbOuf the second meeting between
IA Hanson and Olga PAulSsa. Eh0 were
married last month and now are living on
HRnsOn's farm = few nile from New
Clm. MIN
HGnsoz came 10 Chicago last spring with
q carload Of cattle n after be had CON-
pletsd his business Al the yards he came
down 70 the shopping center en- state street
relates tie Chicago Tribune He was gar
mig a. things. as g county fellow VIII
when he suddenly bumped INTO q young
woman who WAS just turning the corner
Of state and AdEmk
o. ! beg youE p4rdOa" Stznnered Han
s0n. He bseks6 Away and hooked down into
4 pair Of beautiful blDs-grSsn syes sci
II a thin, piguAat tEo&
Tbs SRI hlushss q tried 70 draw away.
but somehow Johns watch chain was
caught IN the LACY network o. the little
jacket she Hore and Il Was q momenI OF
two before they could become dissntznglsd
Then she passed on. SIN blushiug Il WAS Z
mere no-hing. one q those incidents that
happen . thousand times and that people
forget AZ nee But J0hn could not forget
He had be1a hsart and fancy free for al
his rWsnty-sx years and now lie EEs IN
love He had fallen In love with q strange
Erl whom he 1sver expected 70 See again
he hung around thai corner for hours
every day As long as be Es3d N Chicago.
bit he did not see her again He hsG No
means q knowing hoE he could find her.
and a. last ne went hack 10 him home
carrying 4 sweet BAT sorr0Eful memory.
Hanson went ~ WORK On his fSrn again.
bat after = few weeks he became 80 rest
less and dlsc0utezlea thai be dscidsd 70
buy q carload o. far cattle and coma back
70 Chicago and stay unl he found the Crl
whose face haunted him nighf ard day.
he ~telephuned 10 The sIalion EEsnt A.
NeE TIN 70 have a car sNitchd o. the
siding Of TIE little station bear his place
and On = certain day lie Grove his e4rgls
there 20 lad them The car WGs closed and
sealed
Hanson went 70 ths so2r q us car ana
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

Metal boekles Of great beauty without
stones are also made and Just now grace
ful shapes IN gold OF silver, simple Of lnea
but beautifully etched over their entire SUP
face. are much admired
The rise o. the scarf girdle and the direo-
toire waist line have. Of course. shut the
belt and buckle off from certain uses once
theirs. but beautiful buckles or
are being used in connection with some OF
the directoire girdlss. among them hand
some gold embroidered motifs set inv1sibly
IN metal Some Of these embroidered Or
nAmsnts CLEAN almost Ike jewels with
many rch oolors and with metal
thread.
Scarf Eirdles Of liberty. lace, embroid-
cred let. etc. weighted al the ends with
heavy tassels or ornaments are now 70 be
found In al the shops.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

pronounced Q
good taste
Some Of these
run mp TO very
high prices be-
cause Of intricate
studainE and elab-
q buckles. and
occasionally q de-
sign has original
ity without pre-
Righteousness One
belt sketehed here
is extremely sue
cessful IN design
and has been much
admired The elias
SIC half is sruG6ed
but lightly In very
small steel and
the large buckle.
almost square. has
q heavy curvtng
around Q center Of
dark blue OF black
velvet matching
the elastic
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30
Cooking Err.

Ny maid solved the problem of bringing
our Eggs to the table correctly boiled. writes
a housekeeper. First she marks with a lead
pencil On three eggs M. R." then two
Mrs r" and one John the baby.
Then she bons them four. three and two
minutes respectively, and they are exactly
as we al like them. The pencil marks Do
not boil of and the task IL simple.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

80 HANN- @AaAAAAaLM
huEtands encouuter In striving
20 act the part rightly Is 20
~ Determine Just what the wife
TtlkM desires Tor those husbanss
1 who are EropinE in the dark a
few suggestions VIII help some Dorothy
DIX tells in the St Louis Times. in
pointed s~sntences what constitutes a
woman's ideal Of q perfect husband. 80
that the striving lords Of the h-ousshold.
having the information handed 70 them.
may no longer plead Ignorance. and duck
The perfect husband according 20 the
authority. is a man
Who Is a romantic hero and an AMI
mated cash register a. the same time:
Who can make money band over fist all
day and quote soulful poetry All evening;
Who Is strong and forceful In character.
yet 50 weak she can wrap him around her
finger:
VIII ahjures all Of his own family and
old friends at the altar and takes hers
instead.
Who stfn looks upon her with awe as a
divinity. even when she has on q Mother
Hubbard and curl papers:
Who never finds cut that she is q silly
little creature. but always regards her as
a deep. inscrutable problem.
Who always notices what she has on.
but never locks at other women's clothes:
Who never notices another woman any
way
Who always remarks on the dinner
when IL fs good. but keeps silence when
things are burned Up OF overdune.
Who never complains about the bills. no
matter how unreasonable they are:
Who tells his wife every day how hand
some she Is and what a magnificent figure
she has:
Who prefers stout women. II his wife
is stout and thin women. II she IS
scrawny.
Who realizes that his wife must have
forty new dresses and hats and things.
but IS satisfied with one hand-me-aown
suit a season.
who sends his wife off to Europe for
her health. or the education OF the chill
dren. but stays At home and works hin-
self.
who builds his wife q house with
hook for his oVn use.
Who denies himself cigars 50 that his
wife can ride in tszicabs:
Who calls his wifefs temper nerves;
Who after a hard days work is willing
20 DO chores about the house. and hanE
pictures and PVT the baby 10 sleep and
such odd jobs.
Who believes that his wife is a great
f~naacier and that ali Of her bargains are
real bargains;
Who has not personal taste or whfm
that ANYBODY around the house feels
bound to consider:
Who is always loudly blessing Heaven
for having sent him such 8 treasure as
hia wife but does not expect her TO make
any return for his care
Who Is always congratulating himself
upon the privilege Of having . family 10
support
Who doesn't mind matching samples or
bringing home packages.
Who knows how TO make MONEY,
Ard mc1ey.
And mere money.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30
what women Ar. polnE.

Nile Marie Rutkowska. a popular bal
let dancer at an opera house IN warsaw.
has Just received her degree In Law. She
intends 70 take up the legal profession.
but viii continue 10 dance every evening
al the opera house
One hundred young women have been
employed 10 act as guides by the new
Anglo-Amsrican club in London They
are TO show club member through differ
make q speciality OF assisting women
~shoppers-
The University Of London grants few
medical degrees and when women study
medicine in that city they are obliged 10
60 across TO Dublin or 70 Edinburgh FOR
their diplomas. which is rightly considered
q hardship
Miss Ruby Abrams, who was recently
graduated al the head q the art class in
Cooper institute. IS deaf. and until = few
years ago was also dumb. she has been
an art student ever since she WAS gradu-
sted al the head Of her class six years
ago at the Institute for the Improved In
~strucLon OF DEAF Mutea she has ne
record Of having won four prizes during
her art course.
Margaret Anglin has q word to say in
favor Of the stage-strDck girl b gen
orally has the opposition Of her family TO
meet and IN many cases her efforts must
require more than the usual amount OF
ensrEy Necessary in TIE staining q
success after all. but IN the majority OF
cases the stAge-strack girl is most sincere
IN her confidence in herself and In her
determination 10 work
Miss Martha vsn Rensselaer,. who su-
pervises the reading course for farmers
wives In the agricultural department OF
Cornell university. thinks that women
judges shoul have charge Of juvenile
court cases; at least OF the EirlS cases.
She thinks that these girls VIII often tell
the truth TO women when they conceal II
from men. As the probation officers are
generally women. II would seem thai the
girls would have the opportunity anyhow.
The official returns from the Oregon
referendum bring slight comfort 10 woman
suffraEists. A greater number pafUci-
pated in the woman suffrage controversy
than in any other subject submitted 10 3
vote. This IS the third time the question
has been submitted and each time the
majority against u has grown In 1900
the majority against woman suffrage WIS
2l87. in 1906 II was lD.lT3 and in 1905 II
had risen TO the impressive majority OF
21.712 Fl a total vote OF $1,000
The singing premier" % Australia SIR
Thomas Bent lately made q speech az he
farewell concert q a young singer, Miss
Eileen ORrien- who Is coming 20 Paris 20
study with Nine. MarchesL He remem-
bered. he said. another young Melbourne
woman who SANG in the same hall and
be had heard some one say oh it's only
the girl from st Francis church That
Firl g. now Nine Melha- Miss o'Brien
has been taking the same rhurch position
and she IS now q protege Of Nine. Melha-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30
Glove

Use silk OF cotton thread as nearly as
possible the color Of glove. Sew all
around the torn place q buttonhole stitch
mot too fine), then put needle through
each stitch On opposite sides and draw to-
gether. The glove viii look well and tern
place viii last till glove is worn out
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

cotton vrarpiaEs and stored On ne com-
modious stuc % THE assistant secretary q
var. Nj. Oliver. awaiting So resurrecuon-
But whether its next appearance Dc IN TIE
White House or In the private bone q
william Howard Taft il vn be TIE dining
table o. the family. as Mrs Taft expresses
g. while the clan holds toEethsr.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30
An Important Accessory of the Modish Wardrobe

Amethyst topaz tourmaline and ehryso-
prase are particularly ksd by the design
ers. hut. o. course. q vast majority OF the
designs are turned out in cheap limitations
81 these stones.
Hand-vrouEht buckles. unique n design
and made BY artist craftsmen. have s1ld by
the jewelers.. but, Of course. bring high
prices. one worker in precious stones and
metsls-a New York woman-has made q
specially % designs in wrought copper and
Mexican opsls shading into the copper unts
ana has produced some extraordinary beau
tiful buckles. particularly certain ones OF
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

elastic. matching The dress skirt in color
and finished by q small clasp, 1T very
band q poIdly massed tiny steel beads
snugiy and are comfortable and incUn-
spic1ous. hut the more ornate designs.
While often very handsome, are usually too
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

'ANISH war romance for Henry
Wattersca 5r-. sen q the noIed
Kentucky sditcr. has ended
TIE Cuban bride. whom he
found when fighting for Uncle
sam IL now the Elte OF an