Evening star., 1915-01-24

but in any event you rest. You may not
be ready for that yet The season is not
sufficiently far advanced for all of you
to be tired.
ITO knit. tat or sew. or not to knit.
tat or sew" Is a question that is now
agitating club women
Neither Liked of Omaha aud Dun
dee.
! Fancy Work. Recently a we'll
known professional man said most en-
, phatically that never again would he
appear before the Omaha Woman's Club.
/ When asked his reason for so sweeping
! statement ne replied: well. l like
| to look into the eyes of my auditors
when I am talking. If instead of that
| you have to talk to lot of crowns OF
hats it is most disconcerting. When
| 1 had the honor of speaking before the
Omaha Woman'S Club a number or them
brought their fancy work to the meet
| ing. The shuttle of the latter flew
| with startling rapidity. the bright ana
shining crochet hook went back and
forth with fascinating regularity, while
the elbows of those who sewed made
! rhythmic motion that certainly had a
| tendency to get on ones nerves. II IS
presumed that the members Of a club
/ are interested in subject that is to
| be discussed. or they would not ask an
| outsider to talk to them. And it is also
! presumed that the invited speaker Is
something of an expert along that GER
| tain line or he would not be asked, and
| that he will have something to say that
| is worth while"
i The Dundee Woman's Club has also
! had to meet this same condition. The
| industrious wave has also struck Dun
dee women with great violence. They.
too take with them their knitting, tat
| ting and sewing when they go to a
| club meeting. Recently a we'll known
woman was asked for an address. Some
of the members requested that she talk.
instead of give paper. She knew some
thing of the fancy work. of the women,
so she went to the president and told
her she was willing to give a talk If
the women would promise to leave their
+, fancy work" at home. for when she
saw them so busy with their knitting,
tatting or sewing she straightway for
| got her theme, and could think of moth
| ing but the knitters. tatters and sewers.
| The bridal robe worn by Mrs. Robert
Joseph Banigan Sullivan, who was Marie
Louise Cahill,
Finery Worn at a and and, whose wed
| st. Louis Wedding. the St. Louis
Cathedral last week, is described as one
of the most costly and artistic creations
ever worn by st. Louis bride. the shim-
+, mering yards of the court train being
| weighted by a nine-inch border OF royal
ernine. bands of which also fastened it
at the shoulders. The triple draperies of
the skirt were each bordered with royal
ermine, and the full skirts girdled high
with a thick plated rope Of seed pearls
falling to the hem of the gown, where
it terminated in tassels of seed pearls
The bridal bouquet was Of white lilacs
| and lilies of the valley.
/ Mrs. Cahill, mother of the bride, who
! assisted In receiving at the reception, wore
a handsome toilet of two tones of violet
liberty velvet. combined with the same
shade Of chiffon. worn with a stunning
hat. also Of two tones Of violet
! Mrs. Joseph Adrian. an aunt, was
gowned in a three-piece creation of WOOL
! back black satin, embroidered In peon
/ blue and silver, the full skirt finished
with a deep band Of silver embroidered
| in peon blue. She wore a large satin pic
| ture hat ornanented with a paradise
plume, and ernine furs.
| The house was decorated with quantities
| of spring blossoms. a different motif being
| used in each room. The bridal table
for the luncheon was decorated in white
lilacs and lilies Of the valley. with great
bows and streamers Of bridal tulle.
After a honeymoon tour the couple will
be at home to friends after March / at
$50 Wayland avenue. Providence, R. l.,
the handsome home which Sullivan has
just built and fitted up for his bride.
While society In town is spinning like
a top. its rural prototype is by no
means Idle. There
The Tanned Wilds is this difference
of Illinois. town and COUNT
| joys. Whereas the former leave you
jaded and pallid. the latter make your
eyes bright. your cheeks red and your
hair curl. Skating. snowshoeing. skiing
Cbe sure to pronounce it she-ing). coast
ing. bobsledding. tobogganing are all pop
ular pursuits in the communities
stretching from Chicago Heights to
Lake Bluff. via La Grange and Wheaton
1t Is an exquisite experience to go out
to country house or club for a day OF
I winter an0ftQ altar kQ nf oil