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Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-27
NO CUT IN MEMBERSHIP
Senators Are Opposed to Move that
Will Reduce the Number Who
Shall Be Elected.
DEFENDER BILL RECoMMTTED
tFrom a staff correspondent

tFTOm n STAR correspondents
LINCOLN. Feb. -(Spccial)-Because
II needed three-nfths vote 20 carry,
Joint resolution for submission TO the
people change in the constitution failed
in the senate today
The bin was the sprk Joint res.Rson
providing for the election OF members OF
the legislature for a four-year term in
stead Of two years and calling for the
election Of one-half Of the membership
every two years This would give the
state the benefit OF having at least one
half Of its membership in the Legislature
men who had had experience in legis-
lative work.
In the vote taken the following demo-
Gratis voted against the measure
Brookley. thurman. England. Gates
Grace, Henry. Howell, Krumbsch, Mates,
Piler Wcesner. both Wilson's. and Wink.
whiio one republican, Lahnere. voted with
them. making fifteen votes against the
measure.
On the other hand Beal. Bedford Kohl
Quinby and Robertson. democrats voted
with Bushee. Dodge, Douthctt. Hoagland,
Kelchel, Mallory. Ruben. sandell saund-
ers. shumway, Spencer and splrk. repub-
llcans for the passage OF the bill Mar
shall was absent.
Required Votes Lacking.
With ono vote necessary practically to
make II certain that the bill would go
through II Marshall could be found and
one Of the no votes could be changed to
yes. call OF the house was made to
bring Marshall in but this was shown to
be useless when Howell. Krumbach and
one or two others who had at first voted
for the bill changed to no
Some OF the senator's. II is said, OPP
posed the bill because II carried pro-
vision for cutting down the senate from
twenty-five to eighteen members. and
they were afraid n that carried some OF
them might not be able to come back in
the redistricting OF the state which
would follow The same provision cut
down the house from 100 to fifty mem
bers. and while the house Is supposed to
be intensely progressive the progressive
part might not look good II 1t made II
possible that half OF the members were
not TO return. The bill was killed in its
Infancy.
Public Defender BilI.
Howells bill for n public defender for
Douglas county had to be sent back to
the committee. mostly because the little
Insignificant comma had been left out,
thus making the salary which the public
defender was supposed TO get, payable
to the prisoner instead Of to his lawyer.
There were other little things discovered
that needed fixing up. and the bill was
sent to the committee.
Ouinby wanted to amend the Marshall
bill making Lincoln's birthday n legal
holiday by adding the name of Thomas
Jefferson. but as Marshall was not pres
ont the bill was allowed to 60 through,
Quinby saying that he would try and get
the house 10 insert the amendment
Hoagiand moved that the senate flag
be placed at half-mast cut OF respect to
Dean Bessey OF the University OF Me-
braska. who died last night, and the
motion carried.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-27
Toilet Goods
Specials

Babcock's Talcum, 1870
Massatta Talcum 1870
Benzoin and Almond Lo-
tion, large bottle 19c
Powder de Riz, regular
price, SOC; Special, Sat-
urday 19c
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-27
Tomorrow, Saturday
In addition to the Large Showing of
Suits and Dresses for
$3.50 and $3.50
Thompson, Be1den g Co.

The suits are of ga
bardine, serge, whipcord
and silk poplin. The col
ors, Belgian blue, navy
blue, sand, putty, battle
ship gray, black, black
and white, and tan.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-27
DRUESE00W LIGHT RATE
BILL PASSED BY HOUSE

Prom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Neb.. Feb. 25.-(special Teie-
Gram.-H. r. 3Os. the Druesedow bill 10
compel electric light companies to file
schedules Of rates. passed tho house this
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
The New BIouses.

IT HE newest waists are made of chif-
fon velvet in combination with
sheer silk crepe or chiffon. The velvet
is used in the lower section of the
waist, with the diaphanous fabric for
the sleeves the collar and the yoke sec
ton. Some of the smartest of these
models are cut in jumper style. with
velvet for the jumper and the soft fab
ric for the under waist. Sometimes a
contrasting color is used for the soft
waist under the jumper.
Such combinations as mulberry and
beige, navy and Belgian blue, green
and tan, brown and maize, or brown
and blue, are used. These waists of
two colors are not extreme, because the
body of the waist matches the suit
skirt. thus making only two colors in
the costume.
Stylish silk waists are in broad
stripes and plaided effects. Although
the patterns are in various colors, the
shades are subdued. Combinations of
crepe and silk, silk and velvet. plain
and fancy silk, and other combinations
are used. Lace waists are in the heav-
Ter patterns, used in combination with
sheer silk crepe, crepe de chine and
taffeta.
There are many different kinds of col
lars used with the new waists, some
being low and fat. others high in the
back and sides andSopen at the throat.
and others in choker effect. Many tai
lored waists have high collars which
are made convertible so that they can
be worn either high or low.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
Coat Styles.

TT HE popular coat reaches to about
the hem of the dress. usually made
with considerable flare. which is often
trimmed at the bottom. Fur, velvet
or braid is used to edge the bottom
and form the collar and cuffs. The
fashional high collar is made of fur,
velvet, braid or self material. There
are also convertible and cape collars.
Many coats are cut in two sections
and joined together at the low waist
line. Others are joined at the normal:
waist line, and few at the slightly
heightened waist line. Sometimes the
upper section gives a more fitted APP.
pearance. Coats cut with a flare start
ing from the shoulder or from yoke
are also seen. go
Belts are used n great deal, espe-
cially for motor and practical wear
4 large number of new coats have
the raglan sleeve. Cuffs are of various
sorts. The gauntlet and the cavalier
and flare effect are much worn. .,,
Coats of panne velvet. plush, vel
veteen and corded velvet are used for
street and for evening wear. In evenS'
ing wraps light colors, as well as DARK;
rich colors, are seen, particularly rose.
gold, empire green, purple, sapphire,
blue and light shades of blue. White
fur is much used on evening coats. as
well as beaver, mole, seal, chinchilla
squirrel and skunk. j.
Motor coats are made of zibeline. &
wool velour, broadcloth and chin.
chilla Some smart-looking motor.
coats are in checks. stripes or plaids.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
Wells Much in Vogue.

VHEILS are used not only for wear as
v practical article, but also for the
decoration of the hat. The position
and Amazon types of hats are particu-
larly adapted to the wearing of the
flowing veil, both in the short and in
the long draped effects. and circular
wells are adapted to the sailors. new
idea Is the use of a six-inch velvet
ribbon border attached to a white mesh
veil.
Allover scrolls and single motifs con-
tinue in vogue. The beauty of many
smart styles is enhanced by the use of
chenille or velvet spots. Another new
idea is the use of a fur border outlined
with delicate thread of metal Cliff
fon wells are worn with small turbans
being attached in the back SO as to fall
in long, graceful folds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17

! styles from Paris. as we do everything
else in costumery, but. granting that.
we should have our coats and sklrts
made here, even if we adopt French
suggestions. We never suffer by com
parison with Paris in this field. Our
Workmanship here is perfect. The backs
are sufficiently broad, the sleeves long
the skirts admirably shaped, the sur
face not overturned. Probably Paris
will continue to lay down the funda-
coloring, the width of skirt, the length
of coat, for that is the established mis-
sion of those designers, but the new
movement over here to create tailored
suits at home, for this winter, has re-
suited in success.
The effort has been made before, but
lit was too experimental. 1t did not
succeed. Except in a few distin-
guished cases the results were com
monplace. The majority of women
who buy clothes for prudential rea-
sons might not offer any objection to
the suits that were offered, but they
were not even considered by the Wom-
an who knows that good street dress
was undertaken in earnest by those
who usually buy all their models in
Paris and faithfully copy. but never
create. They have worked out several
admirable designs for strictly Ameri-
can tailored suits which are really
more original than those brought over
from France
After all. there was no scarcity Of
tailored suits in various kinds of
cloths at the French openings, and the
shops are showing them along with
the homemade product. There is a
distinct difference between the two al
though they do not advocate different
silhouettes. Both have the more or
less wide skirt, the long sleeve, the
fronts fastened to the neck or the
chin; nearly all the coats have peplums
that extend somewhere between the
hips and the knees. But the American
suits are simpler They have little
ornament. if any. They require the
wash blouse beneath and the plain hat
above, II one is to be dressed in har-
mony throughout.
x !:
7 The most vital point of difference is
in the width of skirt. American de-
signers have accepted the American
womans statement that she finds her
self hampered in walking by the enor-
mously wide Russian skirt Of the
French suits. The French are not a
nation of walkers; they consider
stroll on the Avenue des Acacias in the
Bots, or a one-block promenade on the
Rue de la Paix in the late afternoon,
as sufficient exercise. The designers,
therefore, know little of the way our
women walk to and fro. on count
less errands, on country roads, to
church, wearing coat suit all through
the day, depending on it for continuous
service.
Two of the New York houses ia
nous for their coat suits have def
nitely adhered to moderately narrow
skirts, the kind that do not hamper
movement yet do not swirl in the wind
like merry-go-round, showing the
legs half to the knees. as the French
skirts do. The American climate is
decidedly cold in winter. for one thing,
and these short, full skirts are no pro-
lection to the lower part of the body
Unless one wears the Russian boots
that reach nearly to the knees, and are
often edged with fur. one is far more
apt to catch pneumonia than in the
transparent blouse and open neck,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
Buttons Are Popular.

~ wear of all types, and par
ticularly on the suits. Ihey coih-
bine well with fur trimmings ana
are made to harmonic with all the
fashionable suit colors, including black,
rich deep blue, Russian green. African
brown (and odd shades of plum. Very
heavy ivory buttons in ball, half-ball
and barrel shapes are used on suits.
Sometimes one large ball drop consti-
tutes the sole ornamentation.
For dress decoration jet and steel
buttons are much used. They are ap-
propriate for use with rich dark vel
vets. Smart Scotch plaid buttons have
HACK or colored rims. Plain dome
shaped buttons and massive shapes
with high rolled edges. decorate separ-
ate coats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
Picked Oysters.

For 100 large oysters allow one pint
of white wine vinegar. one large red
pepper. broken into small bits two
dozen each whole cloves and black pep
pers and a dozen blades of mace. Put
the oysters with their liquor into a
porcelain lined kettle and bring slowly
TO the scaldipg point. but do not allow
them to boil. Remove the oysters when
at their pIumpest, just before the edges
begin TO cookie. and set aside to cool
Strain the liquor, return to the kettle.
add the vinegar and spices. bring to a
good scald and pour over the oysters
when almost cold. Cover the jar that
contains the oysters and set In a cool
place until the next day, then put In
glass cans. seal and set in a cool, dark
nl1ce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
HOMEMADE GRAPE JUICE

~ RAPE juice is wholesome, re-
IL = freshing and nutritious, and
W helps to make meal attractive.
The wise housekeeper should plan to
make it just as she does her canned
fruits and vegetables. 1t is saving
to put up your own grape juice. me
same expenditure of money viii pro-
vide a far larger quantity of the home
bottled than of the commercial prod
uct.
Delaware, Concord, Catawba. Isabella
and Salem grapes are all excellent for
this purpose. The choice of the KIND OF
grapes is less important than the
quality and the degree of ripeness. AID
solute soundness is essential. as in all
kinds of canning, and making grape
Juice is merely canning the Juice IN
stead of the fruit. The grapes should
be thoroughly ripe, but not overripe.
Pick from the stems, wash and
crush If light-colored juice is de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
The Seasons Furs.

THERE are particularly stylish fur
coats for youthful figures. They
have short ripple skirts just covering
the hips, with easy-fitting tops finished
off with high muller collars and wide
cuffs of contrasting fur. The use OF
contrasting fur gives a youthful APP
pearance For instance. Hudson seal
with beaver. raccoon, kolinsky' oppos-
SUM or fox.
Since everything must have an animal
appearance to be really smart, the
scarf, collar or tie has a head and
brush and paw finish. Such furs as
skunk, mink, kolinsky. raccoon and
lynx are made up in this way. Small
ripple cape collars are also worn.
Extra muffs match the neck trimming
of fur coats rather than the separate
neckpiece. The most popular munS are
of beaver, skunk, fox, fitch, kolinsky or
raccoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17

which have been abandoned for the
open
1t has never been satisfa ctorily prov
ID that these features of fashion
heightened the death rate among wom-
on, regardless of all the hystera on
is different, according to the recent
statement of a Japanese doctor, who
says the mortality among japanese
women has materially increased
clothes If these tiny little peach bios
SONS had only waited until this winter
to adopt our fashions such a terrible
statement would not have been posi-
BILE, for they would, probably, have been
kept so warm they would have rebelled
and gone back to their open-necked
kimono. We. ourselves. are likely to
resemble Eskmos between October and
April.
The effort made by the American de-
sgnerS is to cater to the desires of our
women by providing them with skirts
that reach almost to the ankles and are
not over two and a half yards wide.
They put sufficient fullness in the long
coat, below the waistline, to obviate the
lack of it in the skirt. There is already
an objection to this fullness. for it adds
to the weight of the garment and
thereby contributes to fatigue when
walking, something that the American
woman has avoided with energy dur
ing the last decade since she was eman-
cipated from swathing clothes.
Such coats are all very well for the
stage. where they have been exploited
actresses. and they serve for velvets
and silks, heaped with peltry, worn in
the motor, but they will not serve for
the woman who walks. And she is
in the majority. Some compromise Will
have to be made for her. Along with
great mass of Americans will have to
come a coat that clings to the figure,
even if it is not narrow in it's skirts,
and is appreciably less in weight than
the present one.
The motor woman has been well ac-
counted for. Now let's have something
equally good for the walking woman
who cannot be annoyed by weight, by
fullness, by over ornamentation.
One of the. best looking of these
suits is of Garibaldi red velvet. 1t is
the one worn on the stage. The skirt
is suitably long. although wrinkled
Russian boots are worn beneath 1t,
looking SO fetching that all the wom-
en- in the audience want to go out and
buy "A pair; the coat has a long waist
line and it's peplum is unusually long
at the sides and cut quite short back
and front. This peplum is pleated, and
its voluminous hem is edged with
kolinsky There is an immense collar
of the fur that smothers the chin, and
cuffs that can serve as muff, as they
are intended to do. This Is the only
touch of economy advanced in the use
of fur this season.
Everywhere among the best of the
American tailored suits is shown the
tendency to elongate the sides of the
coat and place the fullness there. There
is no material in the front. and in the
back the circular part is smoothed out
so that the line is graceful and not
bunglesome. The French coats, on the
contrary, carry the full peplum around
the figure on a straight line, and the
only irregular line is placed at the
hem Of the skirt. The latter idea was
started by the house of Premet among
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17

sired, put the crushed fruit into a cloth
sack, have one person hold each end
of it, and twist it until the greater
part of the juice is squeezed out.
Place in double boiler and heat
! gradually until it begins to steam, but
not boil.
Let the juice stand in a glass or eni
ameled vessel for twenty-four hours,
then drain off the clear juice, hitter IT
through a drip bag and pour into clean
bottles. Now, place thin board in the
bottom of a wash boiler and on this
arrange the filled bottles. Pour water
up to the necks and heat gradually
again up to the steaming pc Mt, then
tightly cork with new corks which
have been soaked in hot water.
If red juice is preferred to light COL,
ored the crushed grapes should be
heated to the temperature above de-
scribed and then strained through a,
drip bag without pressing or squeez-
ing. From this point on the process is,
the same as for light-colored juice
Pints and quarts are the best sizes to
use. FL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
A Good Hint.

NHUCH is gained if, instead of max
xvi ing Innings or pads for the bureau
drawers, the drawers themselves are
made dainty and ready for the recep-
tacles of articles. First give the IN
side as many coats of white paint as is
necessary to give a clear white tone,
and then a coat of white enamel This
gives perfectly smooth surface
which is fresher than any other lining
could be- The drawers look neat and
attractive, >and when cleaning is de-
sired a simple wiping with a damp
cloth produces perfect cleanliness.
The same idea could be carried out
with all shelves, eupboards and draw
ers in the house, whether for linen,
china or kitchen utensils. They are
more easily cared for than when ar
ranged with other covers. This process
makes good substitute for the highly
recommended glass Shelves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
Protection for Skirts.

q KIRT braid is used much as ever.
~ to protect hens of cloth dresses.
which get hard wear. To put on, bastepe
the braid as near the edge of the skirt
as possible, then rip the hem for ~
short distance and insert. a piece OF.
cardboard or celluloid, pushing it along
:. G .o,, bap, IDt
You will find that you can put orr
braid in less than half the usual times'
If you find it difficult to match colored .
fabrics, use the selvedge of the ma ..
terial for the binding. On a closely,
woven cloth fabric it is admirable for
this purpose when the finished edge Is
uaS" ioi 'iiS io"SA eueS VI INV o'''~'e ;...
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17

NEW YORK, October 16, 1915.
110T is passing strange that Amer
COlI lean women buy tailor suits in
III Paris when they can produce
= the best in the world in their
own country" said a French countess,
who wore remarkably smart clothes.
She was coming down from st. MoritZ
and was observing the many American
women on the train. some wearing
French coats and skirts. others in the
unmistakable habiliments Of the states.
Even the greatest of French design
ers have always wondered why they
had such success with their definitely
Parisienne conception of the street suit,
which England invented and America
perfected. They are always frank in
their praise of the admirable cutting
and fitting of our nannish uniform in
heavy materials. But" they argue,
If the buyers come to US for sugges-
tions and pay good prices for what We
offer. and we comprehend that we have,
by their courtesy. entered the American
field as arbiters. then 1t is human ma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17

but the woman who has a wardrobe
full of clothes; purple suits only few
skins, dark blue is not urged by those
who make fashionable suits but it is
in excellent taste and nearly always
becoming. OF course, it is a spring
color and not winter one, but this
should not deter any one from choos-
ing it, if it is what she wants.
Black is the smart thing in Europe,
naturally, and the leading tailors adj
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17

I vocate it for everyday suits here; but
! it has its drawbacks. 1t is often un.
becoming; it is old-looking. especially
in a long coat and full skirt. and 1t
shows every spot more quickly than
do the other colors.
Probably the American woman could
do no better than to choose one of
those rough, but soft, gray worsteds
that go through the sun and the SHOWS
without being affected by either.