The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-04-13


Oranges, Bananas. Nuts Rasins,
| Cheese.
| Coffee. Tea.
I Toasts and Music.
Miss Clara Anderson as toastmistress
opened the exercises of the evening
with beautifully worded tribute TO
woman in general, and throughout the
evening filled her trying position with
great credit.
1he following toasts were responded
to and each response was creditable:
Mrs. j. +. Packer, "Our Uncrowned
Queens" The speaker spoke briefly of
the ancient queens and said that they
are not the ones suggested by the toast.
The world has had queens worthy
in every respect. Some have been cruel,
but not more SO than man; but of course
no reference is made to any one here
present. Our uncrowned queens chew
gun, but do not, like men, quote Revala-
tions to justify themselves. The response
was closed with an earnest tribute to
the truly uncrowned queens-the
American mothers.
Mrs w. X. SellIck then rendered in
fine style a piano solo. Her execution
and technique show mastery of her
favorite instrument.
to the toast THE man with the Presi-
dental Bee," and paid high tribute to
Gen. Alger. The production was keen
and witty and we wish we could give it
IN full II was replete with local hits.
"The Spirit that Animates the present
age" called forth many ideas from the
fertile mind of G.. w. Young. Mr.
Young said | have had the regulation
notice to make an impromptu speech
and | rue the day accepted. / have
tried To learn it but find now that |
have got here / don't know anything
about it, The present congress could
not exhaust this subject. There are no
limits To the possibilities of the present
age. 1t would have been considered
unacy few years ago for one to say
that our river would be harnessed to
| light our streets. That is only one of
many examples of the progress of the
age. The Coterie was praised and Mr..
Young closed with tribute to woman
and her influences and said he believed
1t would be good idea To extend the
right OF suffrage To women.
Mrs. A. III. Smith spoke of "Womans'
Clubs as Educators" People hardly
realize the number and influence of
womans clubs. They have come to
stay, for there is need of them. The
admiration Of all has been excited by
the improvements accomplished by
them. The COterie has furnished "a fine
library and looks forward to- the time
when we shall have home of our own.
WOmans admission To the universities
and colleges is the result of agitation.
All honor to womans' clubs in general,
and the Coterie i'm particular
Mrs. NJ ID. Buskirk was called upon
to respond to Our guests of the Even
ing. The best looking, the best men.
Our wayward husbands" Oh, what Joy
To know he is all our own Who could
wish for better than he? Could | have
induced the .toastmistress To say MY
Hayward Husband" the toast would be
much easier to respond to. Must speak
of the average husband. He weighs
about 145 lbs when fat. He has CON
cluded that long hair is not IA mark of
beauty. His nose looks as if it had been
hit with flat iron. His heart is in his
stomach, at least il is most easily
that the neighbOrs tin roof rattles He
is generous to a fault with himself) and .
tells his wife if Grover only would go
fishing and give the country a chance,
she could have new bonnet. But who
is not glad TO own even a wayward hus-
band when times are hard and troubles
thick? Mrs. Buskirk's remarks caused
much merriment and M. ID. seemed to
enjoy them as much as any one.
Mrs. w. l.. Miller rected i'm au inn
pressive manner the Last Hymn.
Geo. +. Breck told all he knew about
dress reform and more to, at least he
said So Said he felt as if he had dropped
into fairy land. Nothing at Worlds
Fair from dromedaries to forty beauties
that reminded him SO much of fairy
land. Said this spread made him feel
he would like banquet every week.
like the word reform" When man
wants change he cries for a reform.
Have got To have reform in dress or re-
form the ladies. Dress reform means
divided skirts and then woman can ride
astrde the prancing steed and not be
compelled to hang on sidewise like
tree toad in distress. Dress reform is
to leave of the stays and stay at hone
and give nature chance to develop
woman SO she will resemble the crown
ing act of creation-mdn. When she
adopts dress reform she can throw
stone and use broomstick with some
certainty. The speaker urged the adop-
tion OF dress reform, for then, he said,
women could do their own work by
putting out the washing and ironing
and keeping hired girl to do the bal
ance. He hoped there would be re-
form in bonnets, as the bills made Il
man feel like swearing.
"Our Revels" called forth from MRS.
Ida Hudson many "reminiscences. "All
work and no play makes Jack n dull
boy" We revel in the new spring goods
displayed by our merchants and they
almost convince us that fourteen yards
will make n new dress. Some of our