Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-04-19
INDIVIDUAIISNIS.

The charming wife of Il congressman
noted for his energetic labor in behalf
of his constituents and his general eff.
ticiency and unfailng good-nature, is
quite a noted cook When she Is to
entertain at duner she is fond of sur.
prising her guests with dainty dish
of her own preparing. II believe" she
said, when some one complimented
her on her accomplishment, that we
had sensitive digestion, and lid
cooking came near making a tiend of
him and maniac of me. | set myself
to correct this, ard l flatter myself !
have succeeded. Improperly prepared
food depreSses one, and will trans
form my husband into cynical pessi-
mist in less than an hour. l really
consider that his popularity In his dis.
trict and his return to congress de.
ponds upon the food l give him and
the manner in which it is prepared"
A New York Travelling Salesman
says: "Probably the best known wom-
an on the road is Miss Virginia Poole,
perfumery. She stays in a town some
times two or three weeks, and she does
a big business. There Is Miss Airline
Carson, who sells millinery in all the
large cities east of the Mississippi and
north of the Ohio. She sells over one
hundred thousand dollars worth Of
goods a year and gets a big salary,
Nfus, ID to. txrn L. yX,fO
woman-drummer. Her husband for
merly travelled for an underwear
house of New York. He died and left
her with several children to support.
She went to the firm and asked for his
route. They had never sent Il woman
out, but they gave it to her, and she
made such a success of 1t that she Is
now member Of the firm"
Queen Victoria's conservative fond
ness for the things she is used to Is
shown in the fact that the little ivory
paper-knife with which to this day
she cuts the pages of her new books
was in her possession when she was
a little princess The cabins Of the
royal yacht are still frightened with
the same old-fashioned rosebud chintz
which her dead husband liked. The
queen has a particular love for fresh
air. al sits in rooms so cold that no
American woman could endure them
A fortnight ago she had her summer
garden tent taken out of its winter
quarters, and sat in it in the garden
for two hours or more for several con.
secutive days, signing official docu-
ments.
Another story of the great strength
of the czar of Russia is told. While
on return journey to St Petersburg,
a few days ago, the train bearing the
car and cZarina stopped at n small
station to allow the imperial party &c
take luncheon. The daughter of the
mayor Of the village presented bou-
Duet Of flowers to the empress. but
forgot to dry the stems. The empress.
not wishing to soil her white gloves,
hesitated moment about taking the
flowers. and the situation became EN-
barrassing. The car, however, saw
heavy pewter plate on the table,
picked it up and twisted 1t into
holder.
Bishop Lawrence spoke in Boston nj
the annual reunion OF graduates of the
Lawrence grammar school. which
was named after his grandfather.
Amos Lawrence. He said that none OF
the hearty welcomes offered him since
his elevation to the episcopal Office had
given him more qualification. The
bishop recalled as one OF the memories
OF his boyhood the fact that 1t was his
yearly task to squeeze enough lemons
to make a barrel or two Of lemonade
for the boys OF the Lawrence school.
whom his father always made IL
point TO entertain at his home In
Brookline.