Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27

passenger was detained and after a brief
examination had to pay a good, round sum
In duty for the very gown on her back,
which was obviously new and was hall
marked with the label of a French house
whence come the most costly dresses to be
had. She did not follow the example Of
the wary who stand a chance Of running
through n new frock without detection by
removing the label and either bringing the
dress in untagged or tagged with the name
OF a New York maker. But II the fair
smuggler uses the latest subterfuge, she
takes the %precaution to have the gown
packed so that it will appear slightly
rumpled on its arrival.
Rings, pins and watches are most easily
brought in, and especially nowadays, when
women wear a number of rings from morn
ing till night and also adjust many parts
OF their gowns with pins of value. A
watch is different, but a thing easily
struggled, for the toe Of a boot, the lining
OF a hat or the back draperies of a skirt
make nesting places where one may be
secured. Necklaces and flexible chain
bracelets are generally dropped into a
pocket Of the coat TO be worn when going
off the steamer, and unless they are Jewels
of great value, the mere purchase Of which
mas TdlteQ COInNl0nI dDrOAQ IN In9 market
for precious stones and In the newspa-
pers. nine times out of ten they come
through without suspicion If the deceitful
one is calm in her bearing, The majority,
however, by some trick of eye or twitch
OF hand betray themselves from nervous
ness. Hollow boot-trees are used by some
danes Of high degree. and most successful
have they been. Many a pearl necklace
has arrived unstrung in a medicine case.
one-half OF the pearls tinted pink and the
other black. with harmless coloring mat
ter In their coatings Of wax. Still others
have been worn as coral, thank to a skill
full manipulation Of the same coating, n
have come through safely.
Jewels In H~eaddresses.
'Tn the days of crinorne bustles were
made the burying place for all ~valuables
to be brought through unseen. and now
the ~pompadour serves a like purpose. An
elaborate head dress can and has accom-
modated many unset gems successfully, al
though the records show many accounts
of amusing discoveries in the ~coiffure OF
rings and pins that hairpins had made Sc
cure beneath a puff or braid which TO the
uninitiated eye looked perfectly innocent
Mere man IS made the unwilling though
gallant medium by which many smuggled
goods strictly for feminine adornment are
brought ashore. and many are selected for
this purpose the moment they are sighted
at the first gathering in the dining saloon
OF the steamer. 1t Is an easy matter for
a fashionable woman to meet any mar
she chooses to approve OF for any purpose,
and by the time the trip Is nearly over he
will feel that tho very least he can do
is TO Aake SONS small extra package
ashore for her. so flattered is he by her
patronage. He has hopes. too. OF gaining
the entree to the exclusive set to which
she belongs should he ever visit the city
in which she lives, for It is not the native
born and bred New Yorker who allows
himself to be used in this way unless he
is a friend OF many years standing. After
Jewels, lace is most dear to woman's heart,
and this she easily brings I'm in extra pet
tiooat frills and under ruffles or in little
soft rolls that tuck away into various
corners. Also she frequently declares g
few yards. just a very few. And with
gloves It IL the same.
Commission for LAces-
skIanv a woman. too. who has Irish maid