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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-12-05
Our Thanksgiving Day.

However those who enjoy freedom the year
round may regard the coming of the holidays.
behind the iron bars and stone walls look forward
to their coming with the hope of being able to
snatch little taste of liberty and the good things
that tickle the palate. And when the opportunity
is afforded, we enjoy such days with all the zest
of children let out of school to play.
The Thanksgiving day just past of the
most enjoyable holidays ever celebrated in this
prison. 1t was the first holiday under the present
administration, and there good deal of spec
uatiOn to what would be the extent of the op-
portunites given for enjoyment. 1t is enough
to say that the privileges and hospitality extended
far beyond our expectations; and wonderful
proof of the general satisfaction, not even the
most chronic grumblers found anything to kick
about.
For two three days previous to Thanksgivin
there were signs of unusual activity about the
culinary department and the cooks were looking
wise and saying nothing-all of which was re-
garded favorable harbinger, The getup bell
rang at six a. and everybody arose and began
preparations to take in all the chances for enjoy
ment that might come along. Each arrayed linn
self in the best apparel his scanty wardrobe could
afford. The morning was bright and crisp, and
the air of the cell room warm and fresh. The cor
ridors had been decorated with flags and bunting
the evening before and all ready and favor
able for a day of comparative freedom, and there
were $50 men ready with lungs. legs and appettes
awaiting the signal to begin. At $3.50 the gong
sounded, up went the bars, up went shout, out
jumped the boys and all was confused hubbub
of mingled greetings, twanging instruments, babbl
ing voices, hurryng hither and thither along the
galleries and Railways. After a while everybody
had found themselves and friends and it became
more quiet. Presently general movement to-
ward the lower end of the cell room noticeable,
which indicated that attraction had been
brought out in that locality. AS neared the
spot where the boys did most cOngregate strong
voice was heard announcing two for-fve," and a
box of cigars being passed around over the
heads of the nearer to customers afar off. This
was the Warden setting em up and on nearer
approach his several assistants came to view. 1t
was not long before the smoke from the fray
rolled along the corrugated ceiling like battle
cloud; and it was not bad smelling smoke by any
means. Well. smoked and talked shook hands, |
danced and had all-round go-as-you-please |
time. ring was formed in the upper end of the |
cell room and the talent of the prison was |
forced to the center, and banjo, bones and the |
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-12-05
LOCAL PECHkINGS.

-Mournful metal-The sad-iron.
Some poor relatives would contest a hogs
will.
Guard Goldsmith says, at is all water. sir, all
WATER
We saw engineer Johnny Skies in the yard
Tuesday.
Prisons bar criminals, and yet all prisons
are full of them.
1t would take large size garment to encirce
the waste of Time.
Charlie Carlgren spent Thanksgiving day in
the cell room with us.
Warden Randall was away several days of the
latter part of last week.
The board of Managers held their regular
monthly meeting yesterday
H. F. Pierson, of Grand Meadow and A. d.
Needs, city, called in Saturday.
Managers NJ O. Hall and Edwin Dunn honored
THE MIRROR Office with visit yesterday.
1t is decidedly bad taste for Chicago chors to
sing. There's Land That is Fairer than this
Mr.. Carl Randall has been suffering for several
days With large carbuncle the back of his
neck.
And now the poor turkeys sink into the
slough of zimmerman obscurity for another twelve
months.
An exchange asks, what has become OF all
the Roller rinks?" Probably the printers used
them up.
MIR. Butler. former guard, and his brother
spent time in the cell with last
Thursday.
Miss Emma G. Merrill, of Minneapolis was the
guest o f the Matron, Mrs. Walker a. few days of
last week.
DIR. J. NJ. Blaine. of Philadelphia, who is trav-
cling through the northwest visited this nstitu
ton Tuesday.
How to cook poker chips. Put them in a jack
pot. and let them swell until your antagonist has
drawn four aces.
Mrs. Robt. Warren, of Gagen, and Mrs. Ed
Donovan, of Saltwater, looked through the prison
day last week.
We take pleasure in adding the name of Chief
Detective J. J. O'Connor, of st. Paul, to our SUBJ
scription list this week.
1.-The way of the transgressor is hard" but
after he langushes in prison few years the weigh
of the transgressor is light.
MIRA. F. Sanftenberg, of Saltwater accompa-
MED by Freddie Mcdonald, of Lake City, we're
visitors in the prison this week.
One OF the messroom came very near
topping in the consomme last Friday while max
ing frantic dive in the vat for turkey leg.
Mrs. F. E. Powers. of ST. Paul; and Miss Stella
Mathews of Breckenridge. were among the visitors
on Thanksgiv ing as the guests of the Matron
Senator E. f. Comstock and wife, of Mime
apolis. and Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Gregory, of Still
water inspected this institution one day last
week.
Steward Benner and his corps of assistants
have the hearty thanks of all the boys for the
first-class manner in which the Thanksgiving din
ner prepared
Mrs. Emma Alexander, Mrs. ]. E. Covell,
Misses Annie and Carrie Covell and Myrtle
Fisher, of Minneapolis were escorted through the
prison one day last week by Guard Tom Alex
ander.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-12-05
Oh, WOnlan!

Who saves up for month for personal treat.
and then shares it with the whole family?
Woman
Who turns deadly ill at blood yet stands reck
lessly in its rain in time of accident?
Woman.
Who eats scraps for lunch that noble (O
may have tidbits for dinner?
Woman.
She is heroine in danger, coward when look
ing under bed. And yet there are persons"
who claim that women do not understand the
meaning of the word courageous" It's libel,
for true courage shows in the little things of life
Women are forced to deal with the smaller side
They have to marry men.-San Francisco Report
And now Mark Twain is accused of plagiarism,
it being alleged that he stole the plot and most of
the incidents of his latest book from Charles
Heder Clarke's 1.-THE Fortunate Island" written
in 1882 1t stands to reason that the charge isn't
true. Mark is too lazy to steal anythng.-Min-
neapos Journal
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-16
Hazing Fresh Girls.

Human nature is very much the
same in all institutions of learning,
and first-year students who venture to
be too presumptuous are usually dis
ciplined by their upper classmates. 1t
makes no difference whether they are
attending college for the develop
ment of football players and crack
oarsmen, or are cultivating the graces
of dancing, music and needlework in
an institution where the sterner sex is
admitted. The fresh girl is treated
very much the same as the freshman.
When a young miss enters the
boarding-school she generally thinks
she owns the half of the world which
does not belong to her strapping brother,
who is just matriculating at college.
He sports high hat and carries a bag
and cane, and the same spirit prompts
her to climb into high heeled shoes and
don a sealskin sack and wear hustle.
In such case the youth is put through
a course OF sprouts by the maturing
sophomore, and the same thing must
lie done to her of the hustle to mold
the giddy girl into something like
womanhood.
This is how it works The young lady
of fifteen determines to wear sealskin
coat, although such articles are pro-
hibitsd by the sophomore girls of the
college. A sealskin fight follows just
as naturally as a cane rush. 1t would
not do to tear up sealskins promiscu-
ously, so when the young lady wants to
appear defiant she dons an imitation
lei IN Of oh
cloth, and parades before her irate
elders. Then the fun commences.
Half hundred young Amazons pounce
upon her, screaming and shouting, and
the way that imitation sealskin is
ripped and torn would shame flock of
vultures Within two minutes the sack
has lost all resemblance to a neat-fit-
ting garment, and the victorious sophie
more girls go on parade, each decked
with sort of imitation sealskin in bOu-
Qltet de cOrSOqe.
High-heeled shoes meet with much
the same treatment But the glory of
the female college shines the brightest
in the hustle tight. 1t is bold, first
class girl that will wear hustle before
she has aged n year in college.
But now and then some warlike
Boadicea determines to take to herself
that article which has been likened to
manufactured to-back-her." She pur-
chases one of abnormal size, and once
arrayed in it stands forth to onset. The
bag fight, the hat fight, the cane fight,
are nothing to the slaughter that fol-
lows. She's torn by finger nails,
crushed, scratched and pinched
until the hustle yields and is made into
a football. As the girls draw off for
breathing spell there goes floating off
into the breeze tresses of hair shaded
all the way from Auburn to Science
tady.-Philadelphja Record.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-16

shrank from saying it had been a dreadful
night on the Sound. and that steamer
had collided with the New York boat.
Her husband Travelled by boat, had been
her conclusion.
Stella caught at her arm, the sound OF
her voice answering Freddy. and with a
cry she fell. Poor, tired, inexperienced
wife and motherl Was the ordeal SO or
dered? With the help of neighbor Mrs.
Wilson laid her on the bed.
run for the DOCTOR" she said to Miss
Williams.
But you don't know"
Il do" she interrupted. Mrs. Hen
shaw will have run of nervous fever, and
whether her husband is dead or alive.
can't say"
When Stella opened her eyes again it
was nearly night. She knew no one about
the bed, but talked to Clarence, and
Freddy, and sister Belle. She was going
to help her husband now. She could earn
money by teaching music or painting, "or
might have a few pupils in dancing" she
added. But forgive me for striking
and her arms were put up as If to clasp
something, when she dozed again.
Late that evening Clarence came In
sight of home. Contrary to Mrs. Wilson s
conjecture, he came by different route.
He had thought to telegraph, but Stella
won't worry, he said, IF L am late. The
light faded from his eyes and his face
turned ghostly white when he looked into
the rooms.
Both gone!" he groaned, walking from
the bed to the couch
NO, no, Mrs. Wilson said, comforting
ly. "Baby's better, and your wife will come
out of this All she needs is good nurs-
ing, and that she shall have, turning
aside her head and drying her eyes with
the corner of her apron.
What could we do if such as she were
not stationed all along the walks of life?
II was painful to listen to the wild talk.
IF / might endure it, Clarence said so
many times. When at last Stella awoke
from the terrible dreams her husband was
bending over her.
Clarence, she said very softly at first;
Clarence" she repeated. putting her arms
about his neck, IF you forgive me for
striking Freddy, I'll kiss you, o, so many
times"
Foolish fellow! he cried like baby.
Listen, Stella. he said, as soon as
he could command his voice. Listen! 1
did get the situation, and you can have
everything you want" touching his lips
to check and forehead; "and You are go
ing to have such pretty house IN Brook
lyn"
All want is your love" clasping him
close, and that Freddy get well. I'm
ready to be poor mans wife,"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-16

to tighten the hitherto darkoned path
ways OF their sex. BY no means is
mental culture to be placed second to
physical attractiveness; but lot Us, II
possible, endeavor to bring about the
desire in women to dress themselves SO
that they shall always lie agreeable to
the eye as we'll rs mentally attractive.
have great dislike for the costume
commonly affected by "strong.minded"
females, but 1 really think / would
rather see my sex both cultured and
tailor clad than only butterflies of
fashion, vain and empty-headed, the
merest toy of man. While discussing
questions relating to dress, l may take
the opportunity of referring to the re-
marks recently made by Ouida on the
subject. Most of her views 1 am pre-
pared to indorse. think, for instance,
that she is right in saying that women
should use white more frequently, and
that children should never be clad in
colors. 1t is more beautiful to the eye
and cleaner than somber shades. That
white is becoming to young girls hard
ly needs to be insisted upon, because
of its suggestiveness of innocence. One
of the best known authorities on
the subject of fashion has just been
defending the old-time cr;nollne, which
he thinks has been wrongfully abused
and considered as an unmitigated hor-
ror. The invention, he says, had it's
good points, and did much TO improve
the health of womanhood in general
by doing away with the immense weight
Of CO.. oil
dragging from the waist. / can agree
with this portion of the argument more
than with that where he asserts that
the crinoline gave opportunity for much
elegance in the way of ball toilets.
The eXpanse of the hoop, he says,
showed off to advantage the richness
of silks and velvets and the vaporous
beauty of lace hounces, and furnished
foundation for showing off garlands
and bouquets of artificial flowers. He
thinks that graceful woman never
looked more graceful than when float
ing, swan-like, through ballroom,
all methods of locomotion concealed,
and the slender waist and shapely bust
rising in sea-nymph fashion out of bill
lows of tulle or costly ripple of exuui-
site lace. To me the stifiy extended
outlines of crinoline, with their COM
ple,e concealment of all physical life
within, suggests a doll on wheels rather
than graceful, living figure.
But nothing seen in the dancing as
semblages of the season has struck the
writer more picturesquely than the
couplings of white-robed maidens and
black-garbed gentlemen. Some of the
seasons dances have great deal of
romp in them, with very rapid figures
and somewhat violent exercise. The
illustration shows the contrast of white
and black in single pair, but room
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-16

1t is gray felt hat, turned up ar
tistically here and there, and trimmed
with n scarf of feuille de rose silk
gauze and graceful bows of ribbon
spangled with large daisies. Were it
made of straw, it would require warm
sunshine but made of felt it will do
for cold weather. Such hats are in
the main after the order of those worn
by the Gainsbo:ough beauties, but
frequently the crowns, though apparent
" high, are really quite shallow, and
are only made to look high by the
trimming. Following the caprices in
gowning, golden-brown copper, led
terra Gotta, orange and green are COM
bined with black on stylish head-gear.
Folds, tufts and aigrettes of the color
ric form the trimmings. The new
tolues are pretty and very becoming.
They are long. brimless oval crowns,
smooth at the back and much trimmed
in front This shape is cross be-
tween bonnet and a round hat, and is
in high vogue just now. The halo
hat, the "Tosca,' and the Spanish
round hats worn last summer reappear
in felt and velvet.
The second picture shows two exam
pies of favorite model of hats that,
if provided with strings, would be
called bonnets. Indeed, the distinctive
differences between hats and bonnets
merge into each other, and that is
handy, because strictly modish woman
can thus really wear hat in places
where the best usage demands a bon,
ret. The hat at the left is in canary
yellow velvet, with black Jet bead
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-16
Winter STYLES for Women.

CANADIAN beaver is q favorite fur.
Blue fox and Siberian fox are also in
high favor.
FLOWERS are still much worn. In
previous seasons they have been dis
carded much earlier in the winter.
STRIPED cashmeres, imousines, and
fancy woolens are in vogue, and make
up into very effective costumes.
IL millinery green appears to be quite
rs popular as ever, and shades for win
ter wear are particularly rich and be-
coming.
R1cH brocades, heavy and thick. are
worn with soft, pliable fabrics that
drape effectively and modify the sever
ity of the Directoire models.
OLD fashion-makers say that never
in the history of the dressmaker,' art
have there been such abundance and
variety in the materials and designs
for evening dresses.
ONLY those cloaks designed for CIR
riage wear are entirely lined with fur.
They are too heavy for walking. The
redingote of cloth or velvet edged with
fur is the fashionable mantle for walk
ing or visiting.
POPULAR Empire wells are of black
net with lace edge or of real lace with
a deep border wrought in scallops.
They are worn with small bonnets.
The border should drop below the
chin, so as not to obscure the wearers
face.
SOME elegant brocades have plain
silk, matching the ground ia weave
and color. For example, brocade
with ground of silver gray and figured
design of old rose may be made up
with either the gray or the rose in
plain fabric.
The newest craze of fashionable
Paris women is the wearing of a broad
black MORE ribbon around the neck.
To the ribbon is attached small
hanging watch, on which are inscribed
the initials of the favorite hero of the
hour.
THERE is q rage for costumes in
white. Not only young girls but ladies
of mature age, Nine. Carnot giving the
example, wear chiefly white faille,
gros-grains, MORE, and Grape. Skirts
are made very scant and trimmed at
the foot only, either with an enormous
ruche or with series of narrow gath
cred founces, either pinked out or en-
broidered round the edge. The bodice
is no longer high upon the shoulders,
but quite low and round, with the
slightest soupcon of a sleeve, mere
strap to hold the back and front of the
bodice together. concealed under bow
of ribbon or spray of flowers, or else a
full putting of Grape. The latter style
is more suitable for young girls.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-16

trimming and torsade of black silk
gauze all round. Bows of black silk
gauze fastened with Jet buckles are
placed high on the top in front. The
other is pretty gold material, sur
rounded by torsade of white gauze
and trimmed with one bunch only of
dark violets.
BY the way, the prevailing flowers of
millinery merge into other decorative
things. There are exquisite floral
candle and lamp shades, which SINH
late single daffodils, chrysauthemums
roses and crocuses to perfection. Floral
fans are the very latest novelty. These,
like the shades and the bonnets, are
formed of one huge blossom, the center
of the fan being, of course, the center
of the flower. Each one is made of
silk crepe in the colors of the bloom it
is intended to represent, peoples and
daflodils and white roses being most
general, and it is impossible to imagine
IA more delicate and effective shade to
pretty face than those soft and nat
ural-looking blossom screens.
Preachers and others are wont to de-
plore the earliness and thoroughness Of
fashionable training given TO girls.
From the first that they hear, and the
soonest that they can talk, they almost
constantly have the subject of dress
forced upon them. We are frequently
warned against the folly of this course,
and are told that mental culture should
dominate, while mere adornments of
person should be subordinated. Now,
there are always plenty of idle, frivol-
Gus women whose dressmakers are
their fetch, and who are content to
spend their hours trying on new gowns,
while their thoughtful sisters are care
fully trimming the lamps of knowledge
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-16


Though the rain and sleet are falling.
Ana the roads arc awful muddy"
Though all men hard times" are bawling.
Though a fellows nose gets rudy,
Though the rivers may be frozen,
And tho frosts may blto and nip,
They can never stop the advent
OF tho drummer and his grip.
Though the trains may all be smashing.
Though the horses all 60 lame,
The drummer, like the bedbug,
Will get there just the same.
And when his time is over,
Will come smiling from his trip,
For Inc always makes connection.
Does the drummer with his grip.
All he teaches US a lesson,
With his energy and grit,
Things that "paraiyzo" most people
Don't astonish him a bit
And he's ever bright and cheerful,
And u smile is on his lip;
He's daisy from away back.
Is the drummer with his grip.
Give him kind word always,
He'll give you back the same;
For tho doings OF some black sheep
Don't give the whole tribe blame.
For down, clear down TO Hades,
Some so-called ~good men" slip,
While along the road TO heaven
Goes the drummer with his grip.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-16

One of the most conspicuous figures
on the American stage to-day is Fanny
Davenport, step-daughter of the cele-
brated tragedian, +. l.. Davenport.
She was born in England in 1S49 and
six years later was brought to America
She made her first appearance before
the footlights when mere infant, play
ing children's parts in manner denot-
ing the possession of unusual precocity,
if not genuine dramatic genius. Her
formal debut as an actress was made in
1862, in Faint Heart Meier Won Fair
Lady" Her career as star began
twelve years later, and was a brilliant
success from the start. A faithful por-
trait of Miss Davenport accompanies
this sketch
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-16

the fresh-looking matrons on Certain
occasions. They show off pretty faces
to good advantage, and there are ladies
to whom they are so becoming that
they adopt them for all times and
places. There is, however, a great
deal to be said in favor of large hats,
which are so extremely picturesque.
Hitherto summer and winter have had
radically different forms, but now
there are several summer shapes in
winter materials. Here is an example.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-16

about an inch from the fioor.
In rising allow the toes to be the
last part of the foot to leave the floor.
When descending let them be the
first to touch.
Endeavor to keep the feet at right
angle ut all times.
These can only be suggestions (;
gracefulness of motion must be learned
from example.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-16
Theater PrOnerties.

Jerseyman-I see you're goin' to play
piece called Midsummer Nights
Dream
Theater Manager-Yes. Wonld you
like to see it?
mo. Is'pose it's mostly moonlight
and thunderstorms, and SIGH. / know
all about theaters; but thought may
be you might want to buy some
chickens"
I'VE have no farm scene in it,
"Oh Well, they're young an lively.
an their wings amt clipped yet. You
might use 'em for mosquitoes. "-Ne,c
York Weekly