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Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

A poor but shspely Pittsburg girl has
found favor in the eyes OF Miss Helen
Frick, daughter Of the steel man, and she
has been placed beyond want for years to
come. Miss Anna O'Neil. one Of the fore
most dancers in the pirates OF Penzance"
ballet, which was given by the rich girls
Of Pittsburg for the benefit OF the poor,
has been engaged as companion to Miss
Frick at a salary Of $500 a month, with
saddle and driving horses and her own
maid. She has just taken up her duties
i'm the coast home Of the Tricks.
Miss O'Neil is Of the south and came TO
Pittsburg to reside with her sister. who
is the wife OF a rich banker. She prac-
tically has been dependent on the sister,
and when the now famous half-billion-
dollar chorus was being formed here In
the summer Of 1905. the contribution of
the bankers wife was her sister. VINO. she
said, could sing and dance d~iviuely. And
Miss !O'Neil could. The daughters OF
Pittsburg mlllionaires became enthusiastic
about the graceful southern girl, and
when Miss Lucille Roessing. who had been
engaged as leading woman for The Pr
rates Of Penzsnce." eloped In the course
Of rehearsals with Paul Griffey OF Denver.
Miss O'Neil was importuned by several
of the daughters of m~illionaircs to try for
the leading part.
She modestly tried it In rehearsal, and
took the rich Pittsburg girls by \storm.
She was prevented from making herself
famous only by the unexpected return
of Mrs. Griffey, who said she would not
break her engagement even for a bridal
trip. SO popular was the ~penniless south
ern girl with the rich young women Of
Plttsburg that she had the place OF honor
next the leading woman, and it was un-
d~erstood she was able and willing at all
times to take the part of the prlma donna
Miss Frick was much impressed with Miss
O'Neil, as was her mother, and several
weeks ago she came to Pittsburg and en-
gagged Miss O'Neil under a long engage
ment.
Il will give you $500 a month, your own
horses and provide you with a maid II you
will be my companion and teach me to
dance and sing like yourself said the
light haired little daughter Of a man
worth $7O,OOO,OO and Miss O'Neil said
"Yes."
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
Activities and Views of Progressive Womanhood

stamps win reach something like the sum
Of 100000. The first time stamps we9a
sold to make money for a charitable cause
was during the war, when a bazaar was
held for that purpose.
Mrs. ]. b. Greenhut of New York and
Denver is the first woman TO be elected
to the board Of directors of the lnterna-
tional Jewish Home for Conservatives.
The institution has been open ten years
and has its sanitaIium I'm Colorado. AFTER
her election to the board Mrs. Greenhut
was chosen third vice president.
Mrs. Ann Catharine Minich. who makes
her home with her son, DIR. D.. Il. Minich,
at Columbia, Pa. celebrated her slst olrtn-
day recently. Her grandfather, John Al
bright, published the first paper and first
almanac issued in Lancaster county. Mrs;
Minich Is very active for her age ana
possesses all her faculties.
Miss Gina Krog, who visited the United
states i'm the summer on her way to, the
meeting of the international Council OF
being nominated bv the radical party of
Norway for deputy in the parliamentary
election, now pending. 1t was more through
her influence. probably, h that OF any
otner person that women were given the
ba let in Norway.
Mrs. Joseph Bachman, the woman who
has recently been elected to the Board OF
ney in the office with her husband. they
having worked together for fifteen years.
They have one child, and he has never
had a nurse. his mother believing that
women should raise their own children.
When possible she has him at the OFFICE
her mother. She had no organized work
ers in her behalf and not a cent was
spent on the campaign. She, Keeps TIC
servant and does not board, either.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

with the wife always in her proper place,
he English husband is. like the fire en-
gine horse, always in the pink Of condi-
ton and ready at an instant's moral alarm
20 rush forth 10 the most distant part of
the world and kill a colored man. This
explains the British empire. and, per con-
ira. 1 may add, IT explains the imperial
shortcomings of the United States, for
here having once provided for the wife in
that station of life TO which 1t has pleased
her 20 call him, and having served without
offense as handy man about the house,
the American husband has not the time
left, still less the spirit. to be off shoot
ing Matabeles. Thus the question of en-
pire Is fought out in the home. and you
often meet a husband. now utterly do
mesticated, whose abilities might. If his
wife would only set them loose, make him
a colonial governor. We have the man
hood, could it but be ~disengaged.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

As in practically all strikes. that of the
ladies' shirt waist makers Of New York
has developed one figure, which stands
out picturesquely above the others I'm the
movement. This is Miss Clara Lemlich.
10 years old, whose enthusiasm was as the
pressing Of ar electric button that put
the machinery Of the strike in motion.
To look at the diminutive leader-for a
leader she really is, although she modestly
dlsclaims it-one would not suspect the
dynamic force that is contained in her
frail body.
Her brief biography Is a counterpart OF
hundreds, yes, thousands, of the inhabi-
tants Of the lower east side, relates the
New York World. She was born in KAN
enetz, in the state OF Podulsk, Eastern
Russia, a little more than nineteen years
ago. A sister came to the United states.
and, after being here a few years. sent for
for the rest OF her family.
And SO on Christmas day five years ago
Clara Lemlich, her mother and father and
four young brothers came to New York.
Simon Lemlich, the father, is in the
crockery business for himself, but Clara's
SIC a week, earned as a draper of shirt
waists, is a most welcome addition to the
family exchequer.
The girl had been here only a few DAVIS
o-g
when she Joined the Educational league,
at 1873 Madison street. She stayed there.
meanwhile working daily, for five months,
at the end of which period she could speak
English well and write it fairly. Today
she has an excellent vocabulary and is
deeply read in English literature. Since
then she has been a student nightly at Jo-
seph's preparatory school. fitting herself
for the ambition of her life.
And this ambition is to be a doctor. She
wants to learn the healing art, not for
gain, but to be Of use to her people 10
relieve some OF the suffering she sees
daily about her in the neighborhood of her
home at 29 East Third street.
In doing this Miss Lemlich will have 10
make still greater sacrifices than she has
hitherto. But this little Russian girl does
not finch. The courage that has inspired
her in obtaining the liberal education she
already possesses (sho speaks and writes
Latin, German, English, Russian and Poi.
ish) still stands by her, and her friends
are convinced that it will remain with he,
until and after she has obtained the GOV.
eted M. d. and can go about the mission
she has determined shall be hers.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
Rur AnHIenn Ten.

Il bought tea the other day at a Jap
anese store" said the young housekeeper,
quoted by the New York Sun. THE
proprietor saw that l had doubts about
the quality of tea that had been recon-
mended, so he darted back to the rear Of
the store. I expected him to return with
a cup of steaming drink, but he brought
a small ash tray and a match instead.
He threw a pinch of tea into the tray,
touched it with a lighted match and
watched it burn. Then he applied the
same test to another brand OF tea that had
claimed my half hearted allegiance. The
first sample of tea showed only a small
flake of ash the second three times as
much.
Which shows he said, that the first
tea is best That is an infallible test.
The better the tea the fewer the ashes.
l invite all my customers to test tea that
way before buying
II took the ashless tea, Of course. Since
then / have wondered what the average
American grocer would say II customers
should apply a lighted match to their tea
canisters before giving an order"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

women really do not know what IS be
coming, and ones own personal taste is
not always a safe guide.
Another point TO be emphasized Is the
simplicity to which we have already re-
ferred. A couture that is to endure year
after year must have nothing Of the bizarre
or freakish. must be natural and must
either be a testimonial to beautiful natural
hair or a concession TO a type of face and
figure.
This individuality OF coiffure demands
much OF a modish woman, for II not only
must be perfectly suited to the woman
but to the hats worn with 1t, and there
comes In the difficult problem OF adapting
changing millinery modes to an unchang-
ing coiffure, a problem which calls Tor
unerring taste in either milliner or Gus
toner.
So on tine whole It is a safer and simpleI
proposition to make some concession &c
the prevailing mode in c%oirfure, though
It is by no means necessary to subscribe
to al the vaEariss. and indeed sxaSgers'
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
Leader Of the suffraEIsts.

- n an article on Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, commander-in-
chief OF the woman suffrage
A army, I'm the December Human
EQe1S0k Life. Ada Patterson tells many
- facts which cannot fail to in
terest those who watch world
From president Of the National Woman
Suffrage association she has recently been
elevated TO the post OF commander-in-chief
OF the suffrage armies Of the world. Her
army, recruited from odd corners as well
rs centers OF the world. numbers. including
its masculine aids and sympathizers. mil
lions. Exactly how many, there IL no
absolute means OF learning.
What Mrs. Gait regards as an imam
swerablo argument for woman suffrage Is
taken from the Declaration of Independ-
ence. Thomas Jefferson wrote the words.
The argument is: Government derives
its just powers from the consent of the
governed" Translated into our easy speech
of today Il Is, THE government is un-
just that governs one-half it's people with
out their consent" Women are people.
Ask a suffragist 20 describe the COM
mander-in-chief, says the writer. and She
will answer. "she is so pretty.
Ask a %suffragette and she will answer.
"She has such good manners"
Ask anyone of any suffrage faith or
unfaith, who has had a glimpse of her
in any ~assemblase. and the answer viii. be.
"She is so we'll gowned."
OF deep-rooted convictions, she is never
irritatingly aggressive. Her weapon in
the fray for equal suffrage Is cool, in
e~scapable logic.
TIL litany Of her accomplishments, re-
cited by an enthusiastic friend. is: she
is an all-'round woman, a hard student
and a logical thinker, a good h-ousekeeper.
a fine cook. an enthusiastic gardener and
cultivator OF flowers, a tasteful miliner
ana dressmaker, and a most loyal friend,
possessing equally the housewifely gift
and the genius Of leadership"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
s~easOnabSe Advice.

The Consumers league of Chicago, which
as an organization was the first to urge
upon the public the humane necessity of
doing Its Christmas shopping early, con-
tinues to impress that necessity in various
striking ways. In a circular just issued 1t
makes the following excellent suggestions:
1. Buy early I'm the season and early in
the day.
2 Send packages two weeks ahead,
marked Not to be opened until Christ
mas"
8, Minister to actual needs. Civ chiefly
to children.
4. Choose presents having either useful
ness or beauty.
8. Demand articles which have been made
and sold under conditions fair and whole,
some TO the worker.
6. Remember that Christmas Is of EoblC
memory not an occasion for display.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

in the bureau drawer or being made over
at the hairdresser's.
For one blessing women may give thanks.
The exaggerated pompadour and the in
Vulnerable boldly false puffs which a
distorted the feminine head in recent sea-
IONS and rave been raised to the nth
degree OF awfulness by the type OF girl or
woman prone to extremes are likely TO
disappear from the horizon.
Maybe we shall have something worse
A general survey of the efforts toward
turban coiffures as displayed at any cur
rent matinee indicates that we shall; but
at least IL will be a change, and incl
dentally It should be easier for the matt
neegoer In the seat behind TO see around
the new c~oiffure than II was to dodge the
huge padded circumference Of the old one
For the new e~oiffure Is flattened at this
sides. Perhaps the inspired artists who
got together and Invented It are them
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
cave. from Fashions Notebook.

Louis Mi modes rub shoulders with the
quaint Moyenage and stately Renaissance
linked to the fairly modern styles OF the
eighties. quite complacently, and with but
little alteration from their original form.
Nearly every belt must have its large
buckle. This important part of the girdie
is sometimes four inches in width, Some
are highly polished, while others are made
as q concession to the liking for antique
and barbaric designs.
Belts are wide, and this, of course, is
joyful news to women who have strug-
gled for smartness with narrow bands
at thC4r waists. Under five inches of
shirred or folded silk a multitude of sins
against neatness can be hidden.
Clearness of coloring is one of the fan
cies in the world Of dress. Pure blue,
malachite green, steel gray and amethyst
have superseded the drab tones so much in
evidence In last season, although these
bright tones are seldom seen out of doors
except in millinery.
In the tea room of a fashionable hotel,
the other day, was seen a young girl wear
ing a frock of black charmeuse, with a
coat Of black velvet, and a big hat OF black
velvet around which swept a circle of blue
fox, caught with a stunning ornament of
oXydized silver and emeralds.
The plated frills in various widths jare
having an enormous sale for jabot pur-
poses. They are offered in batiste, in
fine net, in silk mOusseline and in hem
stitched lawn and null. The lingerie plait-
ing, II fine and carefully hemstitched, is
exceedingly smart without the lace trim
ming.
AS an extreme fancy a note of color is
sometimes introduced in the muff, the
latest idea in these being of rich Per
sian antique cachemire, the coloring re-
sembling toQe de Juoy. In her further
quest for novelty the Parisienne has hit
upon tiger skin as the latest lining for
coats, or, indeed, to form the coat itself,
with toque to match.
The long frilly jRbot is at the height OF
favor just now on account of the pre-
valence of the coat with the long lapel
Some of these JRbots are made with
stocks. and are OF the finest of batiste and
trimmed with Irish lace. others ave nc
stock. The wide frill is Attached at the
left side of a band OF Irish crochet. The
frill is usually trimmed with lace at tbs
edge. and some times an inset band of the
J Irish lace. 1917 4. Ssh
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
Why she THrned Pale.

Two ladies, who had known each other
in years gone by, net on the street. Both
OF them were married to musicians. The
one, a bride Of a year, was pushing a baby
carriage in which were three fine babies
triplets, all girls. The other lady had been
in the bonds Of matrimony a couple OF
weeks.
What beautiful childrenl" exclaimed the
newly married one with interest.
Yes replied the proud mother, 'let mi
tell you the funniest coincidence. At our
wedding supper the boys who played with
my husband In the orchestra serenaded
him and they played Three Little Maids
from The Mikado.' Isn't that queer?"
At this the newly married one turned
pale.
Mercy she gasped, AT our wedding
suppe Toms friends serenaded him. also
and they rendered Thu sextet' from Lu,
cia. Ladies' Home Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

England is the happy underground Of
husbands. the and where on moderate in
comes the men have Wallets and the women
hardly any clothes, according to a writer
in the BoOkman. For the great capacity
TO rule. to conquer and to coloniEe can. he
thinks. be traced directly to the male as
o~endancy in the English home Groomed.
ysl-fsd, exercised, never thWartsd, and
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

possibility of mistake that a certain sim
pie style of couture suits her perfectly
and emphasizes her individual charm, she
shows profound wisdom in holding to that
couture through all the changing fashions
1t lends her individuality and distinc-
ton, sets her apart from the crowd. But
we repeat, the absolute fitness Of this
couture must be beyond contention, Many
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
Room for Improvcnlent.

MANY others besides Mr.. Henry James
have remarked upon the absurd position
held in American society by young wo-
men," says the Century. 'The r%uinous
indulgence of children ought at least TO
be confined to the home circle, and not be
carried into a world where age. intelli-
gence and experience should have prece-
dence and shout form the standards.
The reversal of values, so as TO make the
debutante the point of interest in a social
season instead of the accomplished ma
iron, is as though society should have
foresworn its functions. This would be
true even were the manners of the debu-
tante all that they should be in Difference,
suavity and tact. The experience of
Washington, where society is fairly rep
resentative, goes to show that much is
still to be desired in these respects in
the general education of American girls.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

back ls would have confessed his inca
pacity by doing one Of two things. He
either would have made It an excuse FOR
FOSTERING all night or he would have called
In the police.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

of one to another. The story Of her rough
treatment at the hands Of her father got
into the country papers, and was read by
a sister Of Mrs. Maether living at Clay
City. Ill
She thought that the young woman mem
toned in the newspaper accounts might be
the daughter OF her sister, and went to see
her.
A few questions established the identity
of the girl, and her aunt Immediately laid
plans for a reunion of the daughter with
her mother.-Chicago Tribune.
.
Case Of n PrOdiRaI Daughter.
Every once i'm a a while the Prodigal
Daughter appears on the stage of the
world to show human justice and human
love aren't altogether lopsided and that
the erring brother, properly repentant,
hasn't a corner on the family veal and gold
rings.
This is the greeting that welcomed Mrs.
John Wright Hunt and here are the touch
ing words I'm which il was phrased: she Is
my little girl and | am going to take her
home where she can play with the Shet-
land ponies, She is never going away any
more"
SO spoke Adelbert Babcock of ~Brookficld,
n. ", soon after h had met his daughter,
when she arrived on the steamship Tour
aine. from Havre.
About two years or SO ago Miss BabcocS
married John Wright Hunt, the 'turpen-
tine king. He was an old, old man; she a
young girl. He had as many millions as
there were years between them. a little
while ago she eloped with Prince Alex
ander Tcherdiadieff. cousin of the czar Of
Russia, and when she awoke from her in
fatuation he had disappeared. and $50, 900
in jewelry was not to be found. Then she
came home to her ather.-Cleveland
Lender.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

Wy a woman Of decided char
acter or a woman of pronounced
indifference to personal APP
pearance ignores the changing
modes in hair dressing. II a
woman has discovered beyond
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
A Suffrage Calendar.

A suffrage calendar has been prepared
by Mrs. Clarence Mackay, Mrs. Alice Duer
Miller and Mrs. James Laidlaw of New
York, with appropriate quotationse for
each day. From George Eliot is quoted:
However, / am not denying that women
are foolish. God Almighty made em to
match the men"
From Frances Willard: The honorable
gentlemen think we want the earth. No;
we only want half of it"
One\ from BoswelTs Johnson is quite
appropriate: Though we cannot out
vote them, we can o~ut-argue them"
-
Cha About Women. b
Miss Mabel Boardman hopes that within
the next few weeks the sale OF Red Cross
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

ana with greater or
less success, a m
just at present she
is having much to
try her patience, for
a coiffure revolution
has been sweeping
over fashions world
and last years false
hair is languishing'
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

lions Of %coiffure are almost always a mis-
take.
OF the woman who is too Indifferent,
indolent or careless to pay any attention
to the change of couture modes there Is
little TO be said. We all know her. She
wears her hair In an old-fashioned way
not because it is becoming, but because
she doesn't want to be bothered with
changing 1t, and she will not go to the
trouble of making the best even Of her old
method.
In the course of recent years she has
probably adopted the pompadour, and the
chances are that her version of the POM
padour is an exaggerated and mussy one
with sa~usagelike puffs pinned on wherever
t is easiest to pin them Or, perhaps,
she brushes stringy hair back carelessly
and twists 1t In an ugly coil at an UNI
becoming angle and then assumes a SUI
perior, high minded air and wonders how
women can wear false hair.
But the average woman tries to follow
couture modes at a great or less distance
- "a - -
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-03-02
MATRIMONIAL.

John Hazlett, q, and Miss Jennie
Walls, Is, were made one last week.
VIM. II. Reynolds. "a. and Miss Geor-
gia Craveus, l6. we're married Thurs
day.
w. NJ. Hazlett. a widower OF IS, and
Miss Sallie boss, 81. were married last
week.
At the age of 80 years Juan Landets.
a Spanish mut-millionaire. married
Dolores Upbina, Is years old. in Mex
leo.
Theodore Harris and Miss Margaret
Harmon, Of Boyle. were united in mar
riage at the home Of the brides par
ents.
At Cincinnati last week Mr.. Patrick
W. Whip. OF this place. and Miss
Wayne Tlford. of Liberty. surprised
their many friends by marrying. Mr.,
Whip. until recently lived at Liberty.
but is now connected with the Stanford
Drug Co. He Is a most excellent gen
tleman and very popular with our peo-
pie. while his bride is a lovely and ac-
complished Young woman and is one of
Liberty's most charming ladies'. Their
many friends here extend congratula-
tons and wish for them all the joy that
can come to happily welded pair.
Mr.. William II. Reynolds and Miss
Georgia, the pretty daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Cravens were quietly
married at the brides home, Thursday
afternoon at 3 p. NJ. bv Rev. w. S
Willis. of Hustonville. They were &C
companied by Mr.. James Cravens, Mis-
Mary Reynolds. Mr.. Fred Cravens an
Miss Lora Reynolds. brothers and sis
tiers Of the bride and bridegroom. Mis-
Cravens was gowned in a travelling sui
Of blue and her beauty never shove
20 better advantage while the groom
a clever and Industrious young farme
Of the West End Immediately afte
the ceremony the bridal party drove I
his home. Saturday night the Misse
Reynolds will entertain in honor of MI
and Mrs. Reynolds. A FRIEND.