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Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24
Enthusiasm and Fat.

These two, like oil and water. mix
poorly, This does not imply fat men and
women never get enthusiastic. They do
down deep inside. But what does 1t
amount to? Their fat doesn't get ex-
cited They amt transmute their ell
thusiasm into energetic action, so they
might as we'll keep calm.
Thus II is that fat people generate much
steam for life's work, only to find the load
TOO much for the horsepower, and as a
result thousands Of both sexes get Just so
far and no further, Much they care"
says the uninitiated slim one. But they
90 care They care keenly for financial.
mental, social, business, fall hunting
straieht-front and comfort reasons. ana
that Is why MaTmola Prescription Tablets
nave been SO heartily welcomed by the
overweight classes. The reason is not far
TO seek. MarmOla Prescription Tablets a
OH about a pound a day, in most cases
Wlthout interfering in any way with the
taker s table tendencies or his love Of
ease TO some, possibly, their absolute eco
homy appeals. Thus one large case costing
seNehty-tlVe cents at any drug store or Of
the makers, The MarmOla Company, De-
troitr Mich, direct, is said in itself alone TO
contain enough tablets TO make a decided
change in any one.
But these are merely surface reasons.
Marmola checks the formation of fat by
curing the fat-forming tendency. The
rat Just slips away, as il were, without a
sign OF a wrinkle. Thus the work these
tablets do is not injurious. II is natural
That is the real reason these tablets are
80 much appreciated. They are safe.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24
Activities and Views of Progressive Women in Various Walks of Lift

has such a good time as the American
woman, and that she is envied by the
people of all other parts of the world.
American cooking, he says, is deplor-
able, because the women do not look
after It.
An effective combination of color seen
this season is a dull grayish purple and a
dark heliotrope. A handsome costume OF
recent production wal in velvet in these
shades, ornamented with buttons OF quartz
trimmed in duh gold and aluminium.
Few women of SIS, 1t may safely be
asserted. celebrated New Years day as
did Mrs. John Higgins of Great Barring
ton, Mass, by sliding down hill on d
sled along with her son and grandson.
With another grandson she last summer
took her first automobile ride and, far
from being frightened, enjoyed II i'm
monsely.
There is TO be an agricultural society
convention on February 16 in Manitoba,
Canada. of which a feature will be the
meetings for wives and daughters. There
will be a special room set aside, in
which will be exhibited things in con-
\nection with the home, and lectures Will
be given there on the subject of home
economies.
Only three sisters remained at the
breaking up OF the Shaker village in
Shirley last week, that was founded in
1t will be remembered that the
state has bought the property, and the
three who were left, Josephine Jilson,
Laura Beal and Annie Belle futile, have
become members Of the settlement of
Shakers in Harvard.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

l was greatly troubled with dandruff and
falling hair. l tried many advertised hair
preparations ana various prescriptions, but
they all signally failed; many OF them
made my hair greasy so It was impossible
10 comb it or do 1t up properly. l think
tina, many OF the things l tried were posi-
tive.y Injurious and from my own eXper-
fence l cannot too strongly caution you
against using preparations containing wood
alcohol and other poisonous substances. l
believe they impure the roots of the hair.
After my long list of failures l finally
found a simple prescription which l used
with most remarkable results and l can
unhesitatingly state that it is beyond doubt
the most wonderful thing for the hair |
have ever seen. Many OF my friends have
also used 1t and obtained wonderful effects
thereform 1t not only is a powerful slim
ulant TO the growth of the hair and for re-
storing gray hair to its natural color, but II
is equally good for removing dandruff, CIV
ing the hair life and brilliancy, etc, and
for the purpose OF keeping the scalp in
first-class condition. 1t also makes the
hair much easier to comb and arrange In
nice form. l have a friend who used II
two months and during that time 1t not
only stopped the falling of his hair ant
wonderfully Increased its growth, but II
practically restored all OF his gray hair tc
its natural color. You can obtain the In
gradients for making this wonderful prep
aration from almost any druggist The
prescription is as follows:
Bay rum, 6 o.; Menthol crystal, one
half drachm; Lavona de Compose. 2 OK.
To-Kalon perfume, l to 2 teaspoonfuls.
Apply night and morning.; rub thor
oughly into the scalp.
Go to your druggists and ask for IN
e~ight-ounce bottle containing six ounces o.
Bay Rum, also one-half drachm OF Mentho
crystal. and for a twO-ounce bottle OF La
yona de Compose. Mix the Ingredient
yourself at your own home. Add the Men
thol crystal to the Bay Rum and then pou
IN the Lavona de Compose, and add tn
To-kalon perfume. Let Il stand for one
bali hour and Il IL ready 70 use.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

A new Gibson girl-bow low to her!
Charles Dana Gibson has heard the call
of the American girl again, reports the
New York World. He has forsaken his
atelier in Paris and has come back to New
York to draw her all over again in her
frank attractiveness.
Oils have been laid aside-they were once
the ambition Of the artists life. He has
gone back to black and white.
But perhaps Mr.. Gibson's experiences
abroad have made him look at the Amer
lean girl from a different point of view.
She is still the tall, stately classic beauty,
but she is cast in a different mold.
Like St. Gaudens he has turned to the
Irish type. An Irish girl posed for the
great sculptor when he designed the new
coins for Uncle sam An Irish girl, Miss
Camille L~anghorne, is posing, for Mr.. Glib
son today-the twentieth century Gibson
girl.
Miss Langhorne comes from Dublin. She
is a pronounced type of Irish beauty
regular features, blue-gray eyes, clear com
plexion with just the faintest suspicion of
roses, a wealth of glorious red-brown hair
and a slender girlish figure,
Miss Langhorne came to his country
only four years ago. She had been a
model abroad, both at the South Kensing-
Rotunda, two of the best art schools in
the metropolis of Erin's isle. She came to
America to stay but a year, and returned
home. Two years ago she came here again
to make it her home.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

but the mayor usually owes his place to
him, and so they are quits. The investi-
gator thus describes the situation:
Here would seem to be an ideal con-
dition for the exercise of woman's nobler
and purer effort. But 1t is not used. Many
visits to Denver on election days and at
other times have shown me but few women
at the polls and never in sufficient num-
bers to excite comment except in one putrid
spot, where women are always In evidence,
day and night.
They are the real arbiters of Denver's
elections. Directly or indirectly they are
through the influences they control and by
which, paradoxical as it may seem, they
are themselves controlled, a compact voting
strength of from 5000 to 10000. This is suf-
ficient to weight the balance in any city
or county election.
MANY blocks in one section of one OF
the most beautiful cities on the continent is
given over to them and their companions,
none of whom adds to the city's financial
revenue and all of whom owe no allegiance
save to the city's chief of police. II he
Wills it, they remain; If he wills It, they
cave. There is no one to question him or
his authority and these miserable women
dare not. If they vote right, they stay; If
they vote wrong, they CO."
One Of the chief victories to which the
~suffragists lay claim is the reelection Of
Judge Ben Lindsay of the Denver children's
court on an independent ticket. The judge
himself did not acknowledge the debt, but
explained his success by the statement:
1.-THE kids elected me- The investigation
Of the National League for the Civic Edu-
cation of Women showed that he has been
~ - A. -
~squabbles with the mayor of Denver when
they were both in Chicago laid him open
to severe criticism from the Denver press
for absenteeism.
Summing up the results of his researches
the investigator says:
I'm the recent Colorado election three
women were elected to office. One be-
/ came a legislator. one state superintendent
I Of schools and another became superin-
tendent of schools for Denver county. This
much-and Judge Lndsay-the women of
Colorado obtained after fifteen years OPP
portunity at the polls.
They obtain a small country office now
and again, but this is no more than they
do in Kansas. Nebraska, Oklahoma, North
Dakota and Ohio, where equal suffrage for
women does not exist. In all the history
Of women suffrage in the West no great
reform bears a woman's name because of
her suffrage, that would not and could
not have borne IT had the franchise been
denied her.
Women as well as men are subjected
to the evil temptations in politics. Like
men, they become negligent and indiffer-
ent to the exercise OF their civic duties.
Like men, they leave the burden to those
who make OF politics a business. and sor.
didize II for base ends and indecent profit. -
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

row and effective borders and these Dor
dure challies make up into extremely eff
fective n~egligee robes and sacks.
We have seen one such sack of a challic
whose surface was white, sprinkled with
small black dots. Along the selvage ran an
inch band of plain cerise and above this
were three narrow bands of black, set
close together. This border ran down and
up the partially opened underarm seams.
1t bordered the loose open sleeves too,
and the squar neck, inside Of which was
a tucker of net drawn up or a narrow
cerise ribbon. Perky little black satin bows
fastened the fronts and ornamented the
sleeve, and the garment had a consum-
mately chic air, although it was made by
a home seamstress and cost only a little
over IS.
Albatross is another good and i~nexpen-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

Rev. Anna owa Shaw and Mrs. Char
lotte Perkins Gilman had a debate the
other day in New York, the question being,
DO husbands support their wtves?" Rev,
Anna Shaw said they do not. but that in
this semicivilized country in thirty-eight Of
the states the title to the children rests,
not in the mother, but in the father.
Women can not legally possess their own
children nor own their clothes. The more
work a woman does the less her husband
gives her. Mrs. Gilman said that II a ste
nographer earning $5 a week married an
invalid and he stayed home and did the
work while she made the money. people
would say she supported him. and logically
the wife doing the same thing was sup
ported. The audience. however. voted in
favor of the proposition Of Dr.. Shaw.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24
Novelty in wedding Presents.

A novelty in wedding incidentals marked
the recent marriage Of Miss Mills and the
earl of Granard. This pleasing event took
place in the Louis XIV ballroom In the
New York home OF the brides parents last
Thursday, the ballroom being decorated
and furnished in semblance OF a chapel.
As were expected the wedding gifts were
profuse as well as elegant and valuable.
Among them were the gifts OF the bride
groom to the bride. These consisted Of a
collar, tiara and corsage Of
diamonds. The novelty of this extremely
handsome selection is found in the fact
that the Jewels we're not shown in the
flesh, as il were, their substance being
merely indicated by photographs-the earl
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

four nations in undauntedness in a high
sea or in net handling. Mentally she is
quite up to the times.
Llangwm women were the first to APP
ply for small holdings. Llangwm women
have banished the beer saloon and there
are many Llangwm women awaiting old
age pensions.
In politics these women are Liberals,
Their lives are sevre and Spartan. Their
religion is of the same breed as that of
Cromwelrs Ironsides.
The Llangwm man is somewhere in
the background. He is a domestic animal.
He has not even a claim to his own name.
He is Mary m man. or Bessie
Llewellin's SON." There is no eXasperat-
ingly offhand talk Of the 'missus' or the
wife" as among the Englishmen of the
same position in life. The lot of Llangwm
men is not altogether happy, though he is
a well domesticated animal.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

these days of remnant sales, the wise
woman picks up many short lengths of
cashmere and alhatross to be supple
mented by some OF these, effective silken
trimmings and wide borders of silk, the
upper edge outlined in white silk SOU
taChe.
A dinner gown in lemon-colored chiffon
cloth, with one Of the new border designs
In burnt orange done on a satin that is
woven with the cloth, shows many of
the latest details in its construction. The
empire skirt is very long and slashed at
the side where the satin border evidently
prearraEged extends highest up and is
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

daintlness MlhOh
makes dimity such
an admirable mat
inee material.
For an expensive
material warmer
than cotton, n a
lie is an excellent
choice, and right
here let II be noted
that the French
challies, W h 1 C h
have been improv-
ing in color, text
ure a d design
each year have
this spring attain
ed a beauty which
should win them
recognition m o T e
respectful t h a n
that which custom
has accorded to
them.
The new challies
al pear in delicate
colorings a n d a
host of most at
tractive small de-
signs. Many OF
I h e m have mar
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

not having brought them to this country
Here would appear to be a suggestion that
persons contemplating matrimony might
we'll pause to consider. Why cannot the
more valuable wedding gifts be photo
graphed and then be displayed in photo
graphic form? The photograph Of a Swiss
watch from Uncle Silas or a pearl locket
from Aunt Hannah or a silver salad spoon
from the McCorkles would do away with
a great deal Of anxiety that is felt by the
caretakers during the time that the more
valuable gifts are being inspected by a
crowding and cruious mob of guests. The
photograph of a, certified check from the
brides father would look well, too, and this
is also true of the photograph of the plat
of the valuable vacant lot-a gift from
the proud papa Of the bride-on which the
bridegroom may decide to build.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

long one, and many have no visible fas-
Jennings. But no fashionable vest fits In
at the waist. Old brocades are used, but
there is an oriental character in most OF
the stGffs.
One of the novelties of the season is
the working out of the designs Of ChaiI
tilly lace in both gold and silver. Goiu
guipure Of late. Some lovely sleeves anu
bodice drapings have been evolved from
these gold and silver Chantilly laces'
Organizes. dainty ribbed, striped and fig
ured dimities, lawns in soft, pretty col
orings, and a multitude of quaint designs,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

silk mousselines, batistes and filmy mulls,
all of these will have a place in the void
left by the relegation Of the tailored suit
to an Occasional"
Big buttons covered with silk anl set in
large simulated buttonholes of white SOU
tache formed the inexpensive but effective
trimming seen on a pale blue albatross
gown. the silk showing big blurred flow
ers of brown and amber on pale blue
ground.
Pompadour silk and all the host of
lovely Persian ribbons are especially
adapted for the trimming of the Compar-
atively inexpensive boudoir robe, and In
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

lifted ever so slightly and caught by a
sash which. hanging straight from the
side back, is run through a double buckle.
There is an embroidered guimpe of satin
and shoulder pieces Of the cloth made
very narrow at the shoulders. and widen
Ing till at the waist 1t equals II, and
meeting the skirt all the way. This is
outlined with embroidered banding, and
there are slashes in the shoulder pieces TO
disclose some embroidery beneath. Bands
of the embroidery are attached to the
shoulders, and, encircling the arm side
In q wide swath. add another touch hat
is distinctly novel.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24
Turkish Women Forget Wells.

A correspondent describing the ceremon-
les attending the opening Of the New Turk
ish parliament, December II, says: ION
the opening OF parliament the ladies Of the
harem were conveyed to ST. Sophia in half
a dozen sumptuous closed carriages sur
rounded by a troop OF white and black
eunuchs on horseback, but as their equip
ages, like those Of many less exalted per-
sons, including the present writer, we're
sometimes stationary for twenty minutes
at a time, being tossed buffeted by the
mighty crowd like ships in a stormy sea,
and as the royal ladies did not all remain
as closely veied as usual, the public OF
STEAMBOAT gazed for the first time on
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

haps the best Of the flower cotton stuffs,
coming as It does in delicious little de-
signs OF dainty colored sprigs and flower
cites on barred or checked or striped white
grounds.
Valencinnes, cluny or fine swiss en-
b~roidery will do for trimming and we have
seen some attractive sacks In which a
crochet Insertion or the coarse open Irish
beading OF veining was used.
There are pretty lowered and cross
barred lawns, too, but their designs are
usually large and do not have the quaint
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

of course, there are delictable things In
India silk, crepe, soft satin-the washable
wool back Liberty satin is particularly
practical-and the mousseline and satin
striped materials. These last are greatly
liked for dressy sacks, the wide stripe,
one tone pinks, blues and lavenders being
used and they give much better service
than one would imagine.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

slve matinee material and with satin
binding. feather stitching and a little lace
may be made very pretty; but the most
attractive albatross sacks which We have
seen this season have been made, like
babies sacks and wrappers, of white alba
tross lined with pink or blue silk. All the
deep hens are feather stitched or herring
bones in the color Of the lining, and rib
bons Of the same color are used, while a
little lace or fine plated net softens the
neck and fronts.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24
caves from Fashions Notebooks.

Redingotes and opera wraps are shown
i'm ottoman silk, velvet and the finest
broadcloth in ivory white, rose and verIous
violet shades, and a lovely trimming seen
termingled with turquoise.
Very wonderful stuffs nave been made
of late for vests mostly with a bullion
thread run through them. Short double
breasted vests are slowly replacing the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

Cigarettes, coffee and sweetmeats are
handed around. says the Travel Magazine,
and while these things are being discussed
the women are bound to pay one another
compliments about their respective dresses,
which are sure to be most sumptuous, and
indeed are sometimes worth a fortune.
The evening costume of a Turkish woman
consists of a long tuniC with open sleeves.
and a wide pair Of trousers, and when
these articles are of costly stuffs, embrold-
cred, laced and covered with jewels, they
produce n rare effect.
After the coffee dancing girls are intro
duced, and at this stage of the proceedings
the elderly women generally settle down to
cards and backgammon. In some houses
whore Christian manners have penetrated
a woman pianist rattlcs off waltzes and
operate music to amuse the company; but
this does not exclude the performances of
the native dancing girls. whose gyrations
and fantastic music with tamborines and
castanets are much appreciated. These
almees are seldom older than IA, and in
any case no married woman ever joins in
a dance.
When the evening has been more or less
agreeably spent amid these pastimes and
conversation, it is the lady of the house
who gives the signal for the guests to re-
tire. This she does by c~lapping her hands
and exclaiming, "Chalva ye!' Bring in the
cake!' AT once the maidscrvants hurry off
to fetch the dellcacy, and soon a very aro-
matte, creamy and spongy pudding is pro-
duced, the which having been honored as It
deserves, silver basins full of are
carried in for the guests to wash their
hands withal, and then the party is at an
end.
A very quaint form of saIutation speeds
the parting guest. As each woman comes
up to express her thanks for the hospital
iy she has enjoyed, the hostess answers,
sweetly: How happy l am that it is all
oVer!' which ambiguous utterance only
means: How happy | am that no accident
has bofallen any of us during this de-
lightful evening
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

those fair, forbidden faces. only a few of
which could be said, however, to be worthy
of their reputation for unparalleled beauty.
1.-THE ladies of the harem were not the
only ones, however, whose feminine Curl
osity led them to forget their wells on this
occasion. All along the route and even
from the roof of st. Sophia, women and
girls looked fearlessy upon the vast
crowds"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24
what Women Are Doing.

Miss Ellen NJ. Bigelow Of Athol, Mass,
has entered upon her fifty-sixth year as
a teacher in the public schools. She is
said to be the oldest school teacher in
point of service in the state.
Henri c. Sienkiewicz, author of quo
Vadis." says that no woman in the world
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24
%
WOman's ItoDia.

There is a small village IT, Wales which
is the Utopia Of the suffragsttes and which
figures largely in their at the
present time. 1t is Llangwm, a little
oyster town on an estuary of the great
harbor of Milford Haven.
When you speak Of Llanwm you mean
the Llangwm woman. 1t is she who goes
out oyster fishing. 1t is she who, quaintly
dressed I'm short homespun skirt, felt hat
and red shawl and with a donkey pannier
goes about the country side selling fish and
oysters, and il is she who holds the purse
and dresses the family.
She holds her superior position by physi.
cal force, She is a match for a college
oarsman in points, a waterman in strength
and any fisherman around the coasts OF
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

VIW" OIhFn MIX Too Muchf
are talking too much and
doing too little" This was the message
delivered by Mrs. Orville T Bright to the
homo department Of the Chicago Womnn's
club In her address on "The Home and the
School Mrs. Bright was discussing the
necessity of closer relations between the
home and the public schools, and the part
that clubwomcn, especially the mothers
might take In bringing this about, by es,
tablishing parents clubs in school neigh.
borhoods, to work in conjunction with prin.
cipals and teachers. "'Women's clubs are
all right said Mrs. Bright, "and they
could do much toward solving some Of our
school problems, but The clubwomen Of
today are listening to so many talks and
are filling up with information on such a
variety Of subjects that their capacity for
practical work is seriously handicap ped "
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24
HOW MADE
MY HAIR GROW

Woman with Marvelously Beautiful Hair
Gives Simple Home Prescription Which
She Used With Most Remarkable Re
suits.