Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-30
Male .Chaperons Becoming
Popular In
Europe
One Thanksgiving Feast Came to an Abrupt End-If
You Brske a Vial of Oil Valued at SO,
Would You Pay?
BY GABBY DETAILS.

co ENTLEMAN, demobilized,
T of good social standing, is
open to act as guide to
ladies visiting London. Dancing
partner. River parties and enter
tainments organized"
That advertisement appeared in
a London daily not long ago. and in
case you may think it is something
exceptional, let me say right away
that It is only one example from a
little pile Of similar notices, all of
which go to. show that if postwar
women are being venturesome in
taking up mems work." some post
war men are putting things round
the reverse way.
Just now there are numerous men,
well-bred and of good social push
ton in varying degrees, who are
ready to play the part of chaperon in
various ways-for a consideration.
Such chaperoning covers multitude
OF things. 1t may merely mean
acting as guide to couple of
lonely ladies who wish to do a
weeks sightseeing in the city and
who have no man friend to take
them about, or. it may mean intro
ducing a whole family into high So
Getty" and running all their social
affairs for a lengthy period.
Again. the proprietors of social
agency in the east has lately been
compelled to start a special list Of
men who are ready to act as dane
ing partners" since the present
craze has led to a big demand for
men who dance we'll and who will
chaperon ladies to dance clubs and
tea dansants. Many members whose
daughters are "dance mad" are
only too glad to pay we'll for the
services of an irreproachable dance
partner and chaperon for them.
Much, has been said lately regard
ing "the passing of the chaperon,"
but while it is true that girls are
much more free than formerly to
go about without the shepherding
care of their mother or married
woman, it is becoming more and
more not the thing for women TO
go about without a man escort.
Fathers and brothers are increas-
ingly in demand to play the chap
eron at evening and daytinIe' fes-
tivities. and there is not the remot-
est doubt that the man social chap
eron, professional and otherwise, has
come to stay in our, midst-for a
long time, anyway.
Since the male chaperon has found
favor in the east it is not only pos
sible but probable that he will soon
make his debut in our own city.
What lucrative and enjoyable en-
ployment it would be for some of
Omaha's young menl
A T least one child in New
n, York 1--WE don't know how
many grown-ups) was disap-
pointed in the prince who wore
lust good clothes" iThis is the
story as it comes from New York:
IF the prince of Wales could
have heard the childish cry of disap-
pointment that went forth yester-
day at the Madison Square Garden
horse show he would have patted
the 4-year-olds' head, no doubt.
From every corner of the huge
garden eyes were leveled on the
prince as he entered the place. Not
the least of these belonged to tot
of 4. For half an hour he had
been kept quiet with the prince
will soon be here-now be good
Walking between the double row
of Salvation Army girls and officers
the heir TO the English throne, &C
companied by Commander Eva
Booth, and his bodyguard, took his
place in the festooned box. A mo-
ment later the 4-year-old cried:
That isn't prince-you said I'd
see prince
There was just one regal feature
connected with that hour of the
princes visit to the horse show, and
that was what everyone forgot as
the boyisll visitor held the concern
trated gaze The thoroughbreds
with their arched necks and high
steps might just as well have been
old street car nags, so far as the
people who attended the show were
Standing side by side, holding
red satin ribbon to form an. aisle,
iemure faced Army lassies received
the thrill Of staring into the eyes Of
the prince. What the public thought
Of him was Expressed throughout
the assembly, but what was the
Prince thinking abouts
Suddenly quiet, sweet-faced lit
tie woman in the Army bonnet
seemed to answer that very ques-
ton.
"My, how tired he looksl I bet
he wishes he could see America
ncog. If he were mine, I'd take
him away from all this, see that he
mad a good hot bath and put him to
oed!" There was familiar look
n the eyes of the speaker, and sud-
ienly the story of two Army girls
who worked for the boys in the
midst of flying she'll suggested the !,
deatity of the speaker. II
"'You are the mother of the Mc-1
[ntyre girls, aren't you? she was
asked. "Yes,. l am" she answered.
ind the look of motherly pride on !
her face told volumes.
"This is a wonderful day for u.s. Z
,he said, and that was how every
,ne felt who saw the prince.
TITS a shame said one fatherly ]
ooking man as he left the Garden {
n the wake of the prince, that that +
,oung chap can't see America and I
what we've got without paying for c
he sees. He's worn out c
lis right hand, the left won't last i
ong at the rate he's being compelled
o use it, and all the while he's just a
| how" r