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Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23
scientiftc NTotherhood;

Scientific babteB't are not necessarily
prodigies. neither are college women, as
many writer's have averred,- not qualified
to be good mothers. The experience of
Mrs. William Noyes, a college graduate.
with her son, Leonard, now 2 years old, as
related in the Van Norden Magazine by
Frances Maule Bjorkman, %disproves both
these theories and furnishes a new line of
thought In the raising Of children for
mothers of all classes. 1t proves. too, that
science is casting out and uprooting super
stltious methods and is leading the mother
to forego her selfish pride for the Infants
sake and that intimately means a better
end stronger citizenship.
Leonard Noyes was not clad, to begin
with. in the fiimy draperies with which
mothers delight to clothe their children.
He was never rocked or sung to sleep; ne
was never cuddled or shown off to an
admitting company; and kissing was left
entirely out OF his scheme of life. His
mother had all the maternal instincts, but
science declares that these manifestation
OF affection are harmful to an infants
nervous organization and she banished
them all-fdr the child's sake.
TO begin with, Mrs. Eoyes. before Leon
ards birth, made a layette so different
from the ordinary one as to be revolutions
airy, being composed OF loose. knitted cotton
garments which would not interfere with
either his circulation or his freedom Of
movement. His crib-not q cradie-wax A
plain wicker basket. light enough TO- be
carried from ono place 70 another ana
small enough TO be placed on a window sill.
Soon after the child's birth the mother
began 20 keep a record, similar TO those
kept by nurses. OF his treatment and his
ehavior undeT H. h registered zach of
the natural funotIons and every rash or
pimple, each cold or fever. each nap or
spell OF crying went down into her book.
At regular intervals she entered his weight
and measurements and made observations
on is muscular and mental development
Convinced that too htIle. rather than too
much. food would be OF most benefit. she
reduced his meals to SIX a day. Just
enough and not too much was her motto.
AT two months Leonard weighed twelve
povnds-a pound and'a half above the aver
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23
Gosaip About women.

The city council Of Easton, Md, voted by
a large majority to ask the legislature 10
amend the city charter so as 10 give the
municipal suffrage TO women owning $JOJ
worth of property.
Miss Ethel Wood has been appointed in
struetor In the art of story telling by the
Massachusetts State Board OF Education.
story teller while teaching In Brookllhe.
Mrs. Susan Lincoln Mills, surviving
founder of Mills college, In Ca isornia, and
for twenty-five years Its president, re-
signed recently, and Mrs. Luella Clay Car
son was formally inaugurated president IN
her place, addresses being made by presi-
dents OF several universities, among them
David Starr Jordan OF Leland Stanford,
Lady Affeek has taken a situation in a
shop in London, and the fact has caused
a great deal OF comment among her fris nds.
She says that she examined her talents,
when she found the necessity for going
into business, ana decided that her best
chance for success was as a saieswoman.
one Of the pleasantest new year sur
prises imaginable came 10 Miss Anna Drey-
fus, French teacher. who resides at judi
House., Chicago. A cablegram from an old
friend in Paris informed her that the
French government had conferred upOn her
the decoration OF officer d'Academie.
Mrs. o. H. p. Belmont Of New York gave
away 1000 dolls TO poor children during
the Christmas holidays just passed. Each
doll wore a Votes for Women" sash. IL
is reported tina several suffrage clubs
were formed BY the little girls who re-
ceiYed these dolls without suggestion from
older people.
The women OF Chicago nave won a vic
tory In the highest court In the state. The
supreme court OF Illinois has decided that
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23

LOOKING over the sentimental to
II to the practical side Of married
life. a woman writer in the st.
- Louis Times affirms the con-
N{ltSN.I coded superiority OF the busi-
- ness girl over the stay-at-home.
Jas manager of a household. The reason she
gives deserves consideration.
Whatever makes a woman more capable,
whatever gives her a better outlook on life,
makes her a better wife, she writes. From
the smallest details TO tremendously big
problems, at least half of the homes happi-
mess depends upon her; sometimes nearly
all OF II. Whatever makes her capable OF
handling these things to the best advantage
fits her better for the matrimonial partner
ship.
This, business certainly does. II trains
her in many OF the small details that helm
the domestic machinery to run smoothly.
IL gives her such a wide outlook on life
that she is able TO grasp the big problems
with a sure hand.
A business girl learns to Me punetuaL
This means when she is the mistress Of a
home that meals will be on time, engage
ments promptly kept.
She learns IN the world of work. the
value Of system. order. neatness. All these
are invaluable TO the home manager. II
means there win be system In the house.
hold work, neatness in the home. Part
% the fruit OF these is economy. The
home that is managed systematlcally and
which Is orderly is not so expensive a
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23
What the Women Folks Are Doing

household to run as the one where bad
management and disorder reign.
The business girl who earns her own
money and provides for her own needs
learns the value OF money and becomes
experienced in spending 1t ~judiciously. This
Is one of the greatest gains OF a business
experience. The average girl knows little
about money until she has some such train
ing. She is usually given a little pocket
money, but as her clothing and other es-
sentials are provided by her parents she
spends this generally as she pleases.
BY going into business a girl learns some
Of the hardships Of life. and II Is Just as
we'll to realize that life is not all beer
and skittles." She is better fitted to train
her children for what is ahead OF them
In the battle of ifes~ She is prepared to
point out to them the sort of armor they
win need and to help them put It on.
She learns, too self-control. She is no
longer at the mercy OF her whims and
'caprices. There is no place In business for
these things, and they are gradually
eliminated from her character.
Best of all, a few years spent in the
business world teach her better than any
thing else what sort OF home the business
person needs and what a home means to
the one who works. Nothing else can give
her just this insight. She knows what IT
is to come to a CHEEKY. comfortable home
at night. where a n%ourishing and appetiz-
ing meal awaits her, where everything
possible has been thought of to rest and
refresh her. She realizes to the fun just
what this means to the tired worker. She
is ready to give 1t to the man she loves.
The business girl is certainly a broader
minded. more alert. more capable woman
and. therefore,, a better wife than the girl
who has no training to develop her along
these lines.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23

no more inflated, short weight loayes OF
bread may be sold In Chicago. This de-
cision uphOlds a Chicago ordinance reqvS-
inv that the weight Of a loaf OF bread pc
plainly marked thereon and that all loaves
shall weigh one pound or multiples or frac-
tions thereof.
Miss Theodora j. Franksen OF Chicago.
has been totally blind since she was
s years old, has been elected TO the Phi
Beta Kappa society In the University OF
Chicago. This Is an honor conferred for
high scholarship. The title OF associate
In literature was awarded miss tranksen
at the same time. Since entering the uni
versity three years ago Miss Fransen has
won a scholarship each year. 50 far as
Is known she Is the first blind girl TO be
elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Mrs; Dlnah Z. sprague, who celebrated
her Tooth birthday last May, Is the Oldest
member OF the Woman's Relief corps.
Though born Ia New York, Mrs. Sprague
was among the early settlers OF Cleveland.
During the civil war a large number OF
soldiers camped on the heights above
Cleveland and Mrs. Sprague was untirina
In her efforts to better the condition OF
the sick and wounded in this camp. At the
age OF 30 Mrs. Sprague claimed her right
to the ballot by voting for university trus-
tee.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23
Swanson Piano Stock Sale Now Full Swing
A. Hospe Co. Stores, 1513-1515 Douglas Street
Crowded With Buyers.
Opportunity Knocks once at Every Mans Door, But
Seldom Breaks Down the Door.
This Your Opportunity to Secure one of the Swanson
Pianos>at Less Than Wholesale Cost.

Shakespeare, the great Eng
lish poet, once remarked that the
person whose soul contained no
music or could not be moved by
concord of sweet sounds was
only fit for treasons, strategies
and other bad medicine.
While every rule has its excep-
tions, the above saying will be
found true in nine cases out of
ten. The moral is this; No home
is complete without a musical in
strument, and parents who bring
up their children in ignorance of
the refining and elevating mflu-
ence of music are making a very
great mistake.
Some years ago when~pianos
and organs were sold only upon
a cash basis, it was impossible
for a great many families to own
one of these instruments, but our
terms, during this sale, are such
that any family in good standing
can easily afford to buy either a
piano or organ.
AS stated in our opening
"ad,'' we purchased the Swan
son Music Co. stock at Council
Bluffs, for spot cash at a big dis
count andwe are giving the pub
lie the full benefit of this dis
count and then some, and a call
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23
Chicago's PEcttiest Girl.


Miss Genevieve Lyons. a 17-year-old
pupil of Englewood High school,. possessed
of wonderful brown eyes, undulating
brown hair, the nose of a Greek goddess
and the mouth of a smiling baby. has
been proclaimed the prettiest school girl
in Chicago. \
Her Image, in marble, is tO/be craven as
a monument to the quintessence of Adde'S
cent Chicago beauty in the keystone of
the new Hotel Sherman. She begins a
series of sittings before Josef Korbel. the
brilliant young sculptor, who has just
been awarded the John c. Shaffer prize
at the Chicago Art institute for his IDEAL
lied head in marble "The Inspiration
Miss Lyon, together with several hum
bred other young women, competed for
the honor of the beauty prize and the i'm
mortality of a statued reproduction where
it would look into the faces of a million
people daily from the corner of Clark and
Randolph streets. Her photograph was
the very last to be submitted. The judges
selected 1t unanimously, sent for her and
found that the photograph had not de-
ceived them. They faced the prettlest
girl they had ever seen.
Together with the glory. Miss Lyon wins
a prize of 800 and a scholarship at the
Art institute. awarded by Joseph Beifeld,
president of the Sherman Hotel company.
Mr.. Korbel, the sculptor, expressed him
self as ~enrapthred with her beauty.
She has the localized type of the Ameri-
can perfection of face" he said. Hers
does not follow any of the classic types,
but. is a fusion and amalgamation of the
beauties of all the old races commlngled
in a modern perfection which can be seen
only in America-the melting pot 1
nave never seen a more lovely face"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23

at our warerooms will absolutely
confirm our statement.
We have been engaged in the
piano business for SO years and
our reputation for honesty and
square dealing is unquestioned.
We are offering over twelve
different makes in this sale,
ranging from the medium priced
instrument to those Of the very
highest grade. Our only regret
is that we have not more of them
left to offer.
The number of pianos sold
during the first few days Of this
sale has surprised our utmost ex-
pectations and a few more days
will clean up every instrument
included in this great money
saving sale.
We have been issuing constant
warning to the effect that this
sale would not last forever and
again state that if you are de-
sireus of owning a good reliable
instrument at a saving of any
where from 800 to $155, you
will be making just this much
money by calling at our store
either during the day or evening
at once.
Our terms to any reliable fam
are: Nothing down and>from
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23
Won Her way.

Miss Evalyn B. Longman, whose figure
of Victory surmounted the dome of Fes-
tival hall at the louisiana Purchase ex-
hibition, was the youngest of six children
of an Ohio family. She worked as aelerk
for several years in a Chicago wholesale
house. and, having saved $685. went to
olivet college. in Michigan, to study art
When that was gone she went back TO
work in Chicago. but finally after two
more years OF drudgery, resolved to go to
New York. arriving there with but $40 In
her pocket. She finally got into the studio
Of Daniel C. French. and from that time
her rise was rapid. She was awarded the
bronze doors for the Naval academy me-
mortal chapel.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23

~ Iedl IIAollI ldCG III
the marrow insertions and narrowed edges
still remains a favorite in the realm of lin
gerie neckwear. but It is often softensd by
combining it with valenciennes, and valen-
ciennes and cluny are much used without
the Irish.
i. Handsome Venise is also used for some
Of the expensive neckwear, but is salts
factory My when of quality so good as
to be exceedingly expenslve; and even then
is so heavy that it does not give effects as
charming as those obtained with more
pliable laces.
Trim. snugly fitted stocks or collars with
out attached frills are in great demand
and are made in many attractive designs.
These may be worn with various fCills or
merely with silk orNsatin cravats as a be-
coming finish to a blouse otherwise dark.
Plated collars Of very fine lawn, button
ing straight up the front and turning down
at the top, with a narrow hem Of plain or
figured color, are made up with turnover
cuffs to match and are exceedingly at
t~ractive, as are frills of the fine white
lawn batiste, with narrow hens of plain
color or of some fancy little stfipe in white
and color.
Collar and cuff coat sets are appearing
in great variety for spring and summer
purposes and are OF all grades of elabora-
ton, some of them being marvels OF ex-
quisIte hand embroidery. Some dainty sets
which win present laundering problems are
double and finely plated, with narrow lace
edging the frills and little embroidered
dots scattered over the fine lawn.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23
Leave. from Fashions Notebook.

Leaves from Fashions Notebook.
Buckles of oxidized silver, set with Jade,
form clasps for belts of green ooze or
suede leather.
Carrot is the name applied to the vivid
tone that II suggests and which combines
eXceIenuy with gold and pearl trimmings.
A vogue is quietly making itself felt for
black evening p~etticoats. shoes and stock
lngs worn beneath pale colored satin gowns.
Chameleon marquisette is one of the
sheer. fabrics much In demand this season.
~ makes up charmingly over a slip, of
plain color, dark or light. as preferred.
The waist belt is coming to It's own
again, and noticeable among the seasons
productions is one of black patent leather
that shows to advantage with Russian
coats, especially in velveteen.
Green in olive and the paler tones is
worn TOT evening. Combined with chiffon
TO match and silver, crystal or opalescent
spangied trimmings, a frock of charmpuse
or sort satin in green is very becoming,
especially to a blonde. ~
With skating as one of the diversions
of the hour becoming costumes naturally
suggest themselves. A very effective shade
for q Skating frock is a deep rose worn
with black furs. Sapphire blue, with gray
fox or chinchilla fur is another attractive
combination.
TIT Japanese influence upon present
fashions is very evident. II Is Indicated
Of the newest models for evening wear, in
the sleeve cut In ont with the decolletaEe
and in the rest gown OF the kiIpona type.
TIL latest idea in fans is worth noting.
Everything In the way of point de Venise
on ivory sticks has been ~relegated to the
show cases or museums; one wears in
stead an unpretentious little fan made of
paper or paEehment, and adorned with a
verse, a sonnet, an epigram, by some re-
nowned pen.
The newest, smartest coats for evening
wear, whether of fur. silk or other suit
able material, resemble a. straight backed
narrow kimono with Japanese sleeves cut
In one with the shoulders and trimmed
round the base with fur and a big shawl
collar OF fur to match. These coats are
said TO be as comfortable as they are mod
ish.
So closely do some Off the evening gowns
adhere to the feminine form that theN are
known as the mummy drapery, being
swathed much as were the egyptian danes
OF high degree in their death garments.
Many OF the underskirts are now some
two and one-half yards wide, and over
this is a soft, d%iaphanous o-ver-ansss. which
shows every curve, but softened by over
drapery which descends in classic fashion
from the shoulders.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23
Kitchen INDEPENDENTLY.

Not long ago. at a show Of electrical
devices in New York, l stood before an
exhibit labeled 1.-The modern kitchen" re-
lates a writer in Van Norden's. Not the
kitchen Of the future" mind you, but the
modem Kitchen" In this spotless Enclosure
there wns no coal and no coal hod, no wood
and no wood box, no kerosene, no matches
mo gas even. All these devices for making
fire were as obsolete as the flint and steel
and finder box. A turn Of a switch pro-
ducsd the heat required, regulated 1t with
laboratory exactness. and turned II off
when II was no longer wanted.
No hot, flushed. tired and disheyeled
housewife here. The temperature. even inn
mediatoly over the stove, was no higher
than in any other part Of the building. No
%scrubbing OF black kettle bottoms. The
cooking utensils came away from the. stove
as clean and bright as they went on II.
No toilsome kneading OF bread. beating OF
batters. ohopping OF meats. squeezing OF
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23

What is a husband without his whisksrsY
Sonia Merzow, recently arrived from Rus
STA, declared that she wanted no smooth
faced husband. Abraham. the husband, ex-
hibited receipts for money orders which
he had sent to Mrs. MerEow. but she In
diEnantly denied that he was her husband.
She expressed herself plainly. in this man
nsr:
had a broad, tawny beard. parted in the
middle, and splendid, yellOw-topped boots.
My husband never wore such clothes as
yours. I have heard that this Is a bad
country. Go awayl"
And Abraham went away to- find his alp
ter-in-law. who he said, would be able "
IDENTIFY him.
Mrs. MerzOw symbOlizes quite a large
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23

press them" This has developed into a dis
course on laundry rather than on neckwear,
but every woman will realize that the two
themes are vitality associated. and after all
the sketches speak FOR themselves.
The plated frlll running down only one
side of a central band has come into popu-
larity this season, another version of the
same general idea being the frlll which
slips under the central front plat of a
blouse opening in front. The best of these
latter frilIs button in with the same but
tons which fasten the blouse and so are
easily adjusted.
Plain frills of fine lawn or frfls with
narrow colored hens or very narrow lace
edge are used in this fashion or the plain
tailored blouses of soft sheer stuff which
have invaded the province once dominated
by the tailored waist of madras or linen,
and the removable frill launders much
more easily and satisfactorily than a. frill
permanently attached to the blouse.
The double frill is of course still used in
many forms, but is hardly so modish as the
side frill or the variations upon the rabat
and jabot ideas-frills attached to the col
lar and not running down each sids~of a
central band.
Several pretty Developments Of this last
idea are illustrated here, and the number
might be multiplied indefinitely. A very
simple and practical model Is the flat
double tab. which may be as exquisitely
embroidered as one wishes to nave it. This
opensN out perfectly fiat In string fashion.
with widening rounded ends deliberately
embroidered and narrowing toward the
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23

universities and other coeducational institu-
lions have modelled their life after that Of
the men. Inexperienced girls in sorority
houses have not been competent to select
the right sort of patronesses. State uni
should provide houses for girls,
she says, where nice personal graces may
be f~ostered and the creation of the lean
of women she calls a step in the right
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23

class of her sex, observes the Wa shington
Post. How many women know their own
husbands? How many regard them as any
thing more than a bunch of whiskers and
a suit of clothes. coming home to meals
automatically? How many men, on the
other hand, know their own wives? How
many would recognize each other If GER
tain earmarks were lost?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23
Coeduoation DifnouIties.

Miss Ellen c. Hinsdale Of Mount Hoiyoke
seminary says that coeducation has not
as successful In the colleges as could
be desired. s. calls schools In which only
girls are students as the twentieth century
converts" and declares that II coeduestiOn
Is to succeed more attention must be paid
to the housing and social life Of the young
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23

g established by pr. L. Emmett Holt. the
famous child specialist. At three months
he was 81 pounds above the average.
From the first month, he was systemati.
cally exercised, first by massage. Later,
holding him by the feet, his mother began
by letting him bend himself backward on
her knee till his head hung down to the
floor and he supported his body by the
muscles of his feet and legs. When he
began to take notice Mrs. Noyes fastened
a wooden rod across his basket and he
entertained himself by pulling himself up
to a sitting position by It's aid.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23

A tab Of this sort Is merely plated up a
little in the middle and held by one OF the
long pins or by a little flat black bow and
pin, the two tabs falling below. one longer
than the other. OF course this arrangement
offers no difficulties at all to the laundress,
but II has none Of the becoming fluffiness
Of the full plated frills.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23

Many women MAX
their plated frills
themselves, copying
thel less complicated
designs, such as
those sketched here.
Unless one goes in
for fine laces tie ex-
,peRse of the material
is not great, and UNI
less one goes in for
hand embroidery the
b required Is not
appalling, but Tn
frilis may be accom-
plished at an exr
pehse. in money,
much less than that
OF anything equally
dainty and hand
made that can BE-
bought in the shops.
This requires taste
and skillful needle
work, however, and
the ordinary home
made article lacks
the cachet of the
really chic neckwear.
Daa1 Trfgh. Lane IN
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23
TOO Fan for Utterance.

II finds YOU" said Brother Dlckey 10
one OF the lay members. II say, / finds
you settln' down befo' one err dc biggest
dinners / ever seen. an I wants ter asks
you, plain an simple. ala you come by IL
honest?"
Der. dis IL one TINE In my life dat I -
too full for Recommendations ConstitU-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23
Free Fire Insurance
Free Death Certificate.

HldJcll your luSITuIueuL
Free Fire Insurance
Free Death Certificate,
Right here we are offering our
customers two certificates Of the
utmost Importance to them and
something never before given by
any piano concern in the state of
Nebraska. In case your piano is
destroyed by fire, your fire GER
tificate calls for a new instru-
ment to take its place, free of
cost to you. If the head Of the
family should die before your
piano is paid for, we present the
family with the balance due on
the piano, free Think what this
means to you.
Don't forget that every single
piano included in sale Swanson
stock is brand newIand many of
the instruments fresh from the
factory.
Think of buying a new $475
piano for 1920; a $3.50 instru-
ment for 1905; a $500 piano for
$285; a 1915 piano for $3.50; a
$3.50 piano for $245; a 5000 pi-
ano for $205; a 1915 piano for
$3.50; $3.50 pianos for $155; 1925
pianos for $40; 5000 pianos for
We also offer $500 player