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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30
ETIQUETTE OF AN ENGAGEMENT
just How TO Announce the Happy
News and the Conduct
Thereafter,

When a man has received the answer
which is conventionally supposed to have
made him the happiest creature in the
world his first step must be to secure the
reality of that suppOsitiOn by asking the
consent of his future brides parents or
guardians.
1t is correct to see the parents. not write
to them, unless the latter course is the
only one possible to take. When consent
is given the engagement is looked upon as
a settled thing, and the next thing is to
make it known.
This should be done in the very first in
stance by the bridegroom expectant, who
announces it to his family. They should.
without delay, call upon his fancee, ex-
pressing their pleasure at the news and
assuring her of a welcome among them.
These calls should be returned. or the
letters answered, with promptitude; and
now the general public is informed of the
event. This may be done by writing to
OF mouth. II is usual TO send a notice of
the engagement to certain papers, where it
is likely to be widely seen.
The bridegrOOm-eleCtS TirSt care should
be to provide the engagement ring, the out
ward sign and symbol of the promise eX-
changed. 1t is usual to let the brides taste
select it, and he may either ascertain her
preferences before buying il. or send a tray
from the jewelers. for her to select from.
Friends and acquaintance. on hearing
of the engagement. should at once send
their congratulations and good wishes.
This may either be done by calling in per-
son TO deliver them, or by writing. Calls
of congratulatiOn should be returned and
letters answered. A few words of cordial
thanks are all that are required.
During an engagement some Of the
striCter rules of chaperOnage are relaxed.
Engaged people are allowed to ride. cycle
and walk together unattended. though not.
of course, so publicly rs neCessitates a
chaperon as well.
Considerable people. where they dine out.
will often try to. send them in to dinner
together; but this is a point which can
never be locked upon as a right, since
precedence and convenience have to be
considered.
When an engagement is broken off the
outside public shOuld at once be informed
of the fact. If there has been n newspaper
announcement, another should now init
mate that the marriage previously ar
ranged will not take place.
All wedding presents which may have
been received must be sent back: any pres
ents or letters received by one of the
hances from the other must be returned,
and the engagement ring should always
be returned without delay.
Any hesitation about these matters would
be in the worst possible taste.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30
WORN AT HOUSE PARTIES.
Gowns in Which a Woman Is Always
at Her Best.

In not a few suburban homes the house
party is now in full swing, city folks be-
ing eager to enjoy the sweet air, heavy
with the fragrance of apple blossoms, not
to speak Of the Old-fashiOned gardens rich
with blossoms of every sort. Surely there
is no season in all the year when the coun-
try is in better form than when nature
seems just springing into life and every
thing is glad and gay. Even wien il rains
there are COmpensatiOnS-One can smell the
earth, the new grass and the lilacS even
stronger than before, and when at last the
sun does shine it seems to smile right into
the heart of everyone who is watching for
1t. When one is a member of a house party
one soon finds out that no portion of the
dress is SO important as pretty house
gowns. A woman is always at her best in
these gowns, or at least she should be, for
there is TO other form of garment which
so sets of the feminine form. A pretty
gown for such wear is made of cerise pink
cashmere, very soft and fine. over gray
taffeta. which gives a beautiful rustic at
every step. There is an odd yoke, covering
the entire upper portion of the waist, form
ing collar and all, made of heavy cream
COlOred cashmere, embroidered in rich ORR
entail colors. From this yoke depends the
rOse-tinted body of the gowns, with its
slightly full front and Watteau back. The
sleeves are big puffs to the elbow. where
they are finished by deep frills Of black
mOusseline de sole, accordion plated. A
ruching of the same thin black stuff bor-
ders the Medici collar.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30
THE SUMMER CORSET.
Ii Has to he Made With an Eye to
Outdoor sports and
Exercises.

a little zone of silk or satin with the few
est possible bones is the new corset. For
this decrease in the size and strength OF
! stays. says an amiablc French COrSttiere.
who boasts that she imports and makes
only for ladies OF very hlSh degree, your
new American passion for the sport is dl-
rectly responsible, madame. and the same
thing Is becoming the case in Paris. Why.
| should say the wheel and the golf club
ought to bear what We might call the
blame. for let me tell YOU a secret. The
ladies who come into my shop for fitting
and measures demand less and less whale
bone. fewer steels than ever before. and
some Of them wish they needed to wear no
corset at all.
For example. look here. if YOU please.
and here, and the plump little woman laid
two pair Of stays side by side. The first
from top TO bottom OF the front steel. COM
pounded of the S~tiffeSt CUutil and 30 choice
whalebones. six side steels and 10 bust
braces three strips OF satin ribbon and 10
whalebones about six inches long composed
the second.
This" Indicated the Frenchwoman," was
the approved corset. according to the pat
tern of which We made thousands two years
go, and this is what We are making for
"a. Let me tell you. it is sad, but the old
corset Is done for. Your wretChCd sport in
which you American women find 50 much
pleasure Is running our trade. There are
just half the number of stout women to
make for that We used 10 have. With golf
ana bicycling they are reducing themselves,
and you see what they now demand. The
perfect corset LOT TINS SllllS must De cool
and short, very light, ave few bones, and.
above all, give freedom to the waist.
Here Is what We make. For the golf
course, a perfect baby OF Il corset. in which
count just twelve bones, and the length
nine inches, instead of cOutil. silk or satin
a cotton net doubled is the material We
use. You would hardly call that a hand OF
StCe' IN Il glove of velvet, would you. sSpe-
cially as there are Only two SteclS instead
OF Sin, any longer used in our best COTSCtS.
ana those must be very thin and very titX-
lblc. The idea Of this mere belt. as you can
see. is but to give the figure slight support.
and leave hips. waist and arm free for the
grand swing ami the great twist necessary
in using the clubs.
Sometimes instead of net We employ a
kipu of fiat basket work. made OF narrow
bOhbin. and again We build the same sort
OF little corset out Of strips Of ribbon half
an inch wide and running round and round
the waist. Such stays are considered by
ladies of experience quite as nice for the
wheel, for tennis and for riding as the golf
BE. yet We have patrons who catch cold
cOrsets. They have no laCeS in the back.
one piece. that measures only twelve inch
es across the waist line. That twelve
inches. through the elasticity of the wool.
is easily drawn out to fold close about a -
or 25-inch waist. and this wooden girdle
hooks up in front in a perfectly orthodox
fashion.
The women like them because they are
so easily put off and on. When off they
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30

spring back into the smallest compass, and
they really do keep one cooler, as wooden
underwear always does on a warm day.
Besides. for delicate persons. of course they
are safer than the upenwork ones. All the
corSetS I've been showing you here, how
ever. are meant for stout women. Just
come over here and I'll show you what the
slender girls and matrOnS use.
Here is a satin dress corset, eight inches
long. cut in a deep V in front and so sliced
away on the hips that just a handful of
hOTcs and satin remains. There are one or
two hooks in front. and If you Will kindly
observe the big hook We faSten low down
in front. under which the belts Of petticoatS
catch. you will see it is made of gold. with
tiny jewels set in it. Now for evening wear
W. have still another stay. II opens but
once in the back. and there 1t laCes, you
SEQ. like the bodice of a ball dress. Only
the long pointed front is bOned. and that
heavily. while on the hips. by slaShing what
we call the skirts of the corset. no Confn-
ing pressure is made there. BY means Of
the laCcS behind this corset can be made to
fl every curve of the figure. and they have
been introduced in behalf Of the summer
bail gowns that are cut on the early Vic
tOTian models
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30

Evangelist Dwight l.. Moody writes of
hope to his Bible class in the June La
dies Home Journal. and lucidly and inter-
estinsly presents the distinction between
faith and hope. Although very closely
connected faith and hope should be clearly
distinguished. Faith has work to perform
to-day; hope cheers faith on the way, and
points to rewards of service. The former
comes by hearing. the Apostle Paul tells
us. while the latter comes BY experience.
Faith accepts the gift of promise. and hope
guards the sacred treasure. Hope onfi-
IDENTIFY expects the fulfllment of promises
i'm the future.
The Bible has much to say about hope.
but never does Il use the term to mean
uncertainty or doubt. II is always en-
plOyed in the sense of implicit confidence
in the fultillment of the promise Upon
which II rests. 1t is a wrong use of the
ScriptuTal term for anyone to hope that
he is a Christian. even as it would he alb
surd for me to hope that l am an Ameri-
can. That Is a fact. | do not hope to be
something ! know | am. | may hope to
ever be a loyal citizen of my COUNTRY, and.
in the sense of truly believing tina my
patriotism will keep me such. | am hoping
rightly. And thus, while we know that we
are Christians. We may hope, through faith,
to he kept from the temptations which sur
round us through Him who has redeemed
us from sim
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30
Cooking hy Scientific Methods.

Give me Il spoon Of cleo. ma,
And the udium alkali.
For I'm going to bake a pie. mamma,
I'm going to bake q pie.
For John will he hungry and tired. ma,
And his tissues will docompuSc,
So give ms a grammc of phosphate
And the carbon and Cellulose.
Now give me a chunk Of CaSein. ma,
To shorten the thermic fat.
And hand me the oxygen bottle, ma,
And look at the theTmOStat,
And IL the electric ovens cold.
just turn it on half an ohm.
For / want to have supper ready
As soon as John comes home.
Now pass me the neutral dope. mamma.
And rotate the mixing machine.
But give me the SteTiliZed water first,
And the oleOmargarinc.
And the phosphate. too. for now I think
The new typewriter's quit.
And John will need more phosphate food
To help his brain a hit.
New England Magazine.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30

Somebody. writing i'm London Woman. de-
clares that women are becoming more mar
riageable. The writer declares that they
are not so ready to rush into matrimony.
certainly. for their lives are no longer
Stunted and empty and they are perhaps
inclined to subject SuitOrs to a little mental
criticism. Moreover. men are. happily. not
so eager to marry young. Il think We shall
find. as the world goes on. says the writer
referred to. more happy marriages to re-
jOiCe our quality of beneyolence. for the
reasons that | have just stated are deep
and powerful incentives to happiness. IL
only each sex would more fully realize the
honor done to il at the altar by the other,
The incest. most ChivalrouS hearted men
sometimes say that half their pleasure i'm
a wife consists in taking care OF her. vet
one cannot help agreeing with the saying
of some writer that "A woman. in order to
give her hand with dignity. must be able
to stand alone The gift is then complete.
open hearted and generous. a meet return
for the honor. grace and reverence which
have been freely paid to her"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30
Rumcs for summer Gowns.

From Woman's Home Companion.
Much as We all admire elegant ~pIaiuueSs
i'm style Of dIeSs. there is a certain on
siStcuCy in the fluffy, airily trimmed sum
mer garments that appeal to the fem
mime heart. ard are always worn by vom-
en- who have plenty OF changes. Rufies
will rule this summer. and will be the most
favored trimming on this gowns. made on
the bias when the garment is net intended
20 be Numbered. and straight on washable
goods. As the season advances the pret-
UisSt feature of the Victorian fashions
which is lace-Cdged rufies from the waiSt
TO the hem-will no doubt flourish in all
quaint f~uffiness, so We can make IN
our minds not TO spare material, labor or
time in the making of rufies If we would
be in quite the correct style. They may be
plainly hemmed. edged with ribbon or lace;
and If the material is silk. pink ID or
frayed-edge rufles are new and stylish.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30

From the Washington Star.
I'VE are in an era of rcStlesSness and
doubt :" exclaimed the man who gives
himself much uneasinesS about remote
Are WEI" rejoined his wife. apprehen-
sively.
+ided In connection with matters which
once appeared simple. And almost invaria-
bIv. when Il problem is solved. We find
that we have got back to some Old familiar
principle
this very afternoon
I'm what way
81 spent twenty minutes i'm front Of a
soda fountain studying over the nCw-faSh-
toned fiaVorS they are advertising. and
then, in sheer desperation, took vanilla"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30

'Droch" in Ladies Home Journal
HumOr is one of those pervasive quail
ties that take possession of your senses
like the smell of the woods in summer aft
er a rain. You are trudEing along through
a book. interested, perhaps, in the course
of the story. and impatient for the end Of
it all. II is an ordinary book, You think.
like a hundred others. but "A turn of the
page and you are in another atmosphere.
There is a growing warmth about your
heart and q lift to the corners Of your
mouth. You do not break into a laugh.
but you chuCkle to yourself and forget
about the end of the tale. You want TO
linger over the pages and turn back ana
go over the trail again. In a twinking
the characters" of the story have become
human beings like yourself.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30

Etamine and canvas lave lost none Of
their popularity, and some of the smartest
walking gowns are made of these mater
ialS. The blu etamine. taken from Har-
peT'S Bazaar, is one design that is partiCu-
larry smart. 1t is trimmed with points Of
Java lace in white on transparent green
gauZe. The skirt. made in gOdetS, is
trimmed around the bottom with two
bands of green velvet, one quite wide and
one narrow. Two wide bands of points of
Java lace and green figured taffeta are
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30

put on above the velvet. and down the
front breadths are also bands of the same.
The waist is tight-ftting, trimmed back
and front with the bands put on to cross
each other. YOke-cOliar and sleeves are
made of the taffeta striped with black
velvet ribbon. At the back of the waist
is q bright black velvet bow. the ends Of
which extend TO the hem of the skirt.
Hat in tOque shape trimmed with taffeta.
black velvet ribbon. and an aigrette OF
flowers. ParasOl of white taffeta.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30

The stalks should never be broken of. but
Cut with Il sharp knife just below the sur
face. then there will be no ~unsightly stubs
to mar the beauty of the bed. The heads
should be full and stalks green. If the
heads are Imperfect and the talks white.
they will likely be bitter. When the hard,
tough part of the stalk Is reached, II
peeled. the remainder will be sweet and
tender.
BlanCh the stalks five minutes in boil
ing sailed water, pour off and add boiling
water to cover. Cook ten or fifteen
minutes. season with butter. salt and
pepper and pour over, thin slices of
buttered toasted bread: or boil as above.
slices of toast in the water in which
the asparagus was cooked. place in "A hot
dish. lay two or three stalks on eacn slice
with bits of butter between and dust each
with salt and pepper,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30

was fastened down the middle and around
the head from ear to ear. and twisted into
a funny little coil at the back. or arranged
i'm hoops. with short cUTls falling at the
back. CurIs were arranged at either side
of the face, above the ears. and the COTo-
nets worn for full dress were so far in
front that they rested ON the forehead.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30
COURT ~HAIRDRESSING.
Victorian Modes of Fifty Years Ago
Revived ut the Recent Drawing
Rooms.

The influence of the early Victorian modes
is conspicuously in evidence in the hair
dressing seen at the recent drawing rooms,
SAWS an English paper. MANY innovations
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30
The DIAMOND JUBILEE.
AN OCCASION UNIQUE IN THE HISTO-
RY OF THRONES.
4 Paper On the Subject by a Member
of the Pierian Club. Read Before
That SOciety-The Jubilee
in kansas city.

In view Of the innumerable articles ap-
peaTing in magazines and newspapers on
this wonderful cvent-an event unique IN
the history of nations. where, for sixty
Cupst cutiVe years one monarch has rul,u
for the welfare OF an almost countless
number OF human beings. / have Vtnturod
to dtViate from the beaten tracks and
bring to your minds eye a different aspect
OF her majeSty'S reign. Otherwise all /
could say would be Federation on subjects
which nave been far more ably worked
out by others. TIT records of the beginning
of the reign of Queen Victoria are being
eagerly OugHt after. one which has
lately come 10 light is a London news
paper named the Sun, published on the
u|N OF Iht tpTYiittloh- NJ "hoie GI inc
pgpei is printed in gold, which to-day II
still as bright as the day II appeared. That
the accession was hailed with JOY and en-
thusiasm the following few verses of a
poem contained in the number Will show:
All hail Queen Victoria! All hail 10 this
So teeming with promise, we welcome it
here.
As the bright stream of glory pursues its
And the blessings Of thousands ascend
in that cheer,
But if thousands on thousands are happy
saluting thy favors n catching thy
oh. think of the millions Of hearts that
adore thee,
For this is a jubilee over the isles"
The concluding lines run thus:
"Ncr can chiyalry boast III the roles of
TeuOwu,
A scene such as this for old June stands
apart,
While the crown of her people Victoria
puts on.
All radiant with beauty, and pure as her
heart.
Then fiji up a bumped to honor the queen
Our hands and our hearts in devotion We
give
And our children. while weeping with joy
DER this scene.
Shall pray. God bless Victoria, and long
may she live
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30

suggested by the style of fifty years ago
have crept into this speciality of dress.
Three has been the regulation number of
feathers worn. but now the number Is in
creased at will, making some variety in
this elaborate headdress. The illustrations
show one variety of the modern court hair
dressing and the old fashion of feathers
surmounting a triple bow of hair. "a jew
eled comb and a line of jewels dropping
on the forehead. The hair in those days
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30
THE MANSIONS,

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Under New Largest and most desirably located
u,na,an,,, hotel at Manitou. zine cuisine. reg
ular orchestra, Amusement room
etc. Foot OF Fixes Peak. Grand scenery. wonder
full springs, glorious climate. Terms reasonable.
Handsome illustrated booklet mailed on appltcAtiop-
W. NJ. =. DOUGHTY,
Formerly Manager PhiladeIphia's Leading
Hotel Walton"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30
4 Drawing Card.

The damsel Of even a wee. small voice"
IL it have no really Objectionable features
about II. will find that il adds greatly TO
her summer attraCtivCness to know two or
three taking little songs, with mandolin or
guitar accompaniment, and now is the
to learn them.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30

The fondeSt hopes of that multitude
who witnessed that scene, most of whom
have long ere now joined the great ma
jOTity. haye been more than realized. but.
in spite of all the rejoicing, all the homage,
how pathetic must the occasion of this
jubilee be for the aged queen. Bereft Of
her husband, suffering the loss, one by one,
of members of her immediate family, see
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-27
Jewish New Year.

Yesterday the Jewish residents of this
city commenced celebrating the New
Year, which lasts period of 10 days. The
observance of this holiday has been
handed down from father to son ever
since the Jews went out of Jerusalem.
The programme for tho two days an
niversary consists Of sermons, praying
and reading the Bible at certain specified
times during the two days meeting. At
other times they read Jewish history and
various other things which, twill recall
to mind more vividly that they are sooner
or later to be called face to face with
their Creator and receive the just judge
ment that will be meted out to all.
: Under theocracy tho members of the
tribe were known as Hebrews, under the
monarchy as Israelites and during the
foreign domination as Jews. The modern
call themselves Hebrews
in race and Israelites IN religion, but
Jews in both senses.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-27
she steamed up to her old moorings

she steamed up to her old moorings
off Commercial wharf.
. 1t is reported on the water front that
the revenue cutter Dallas is coming to
Portland very soon and will take up her
station here. A new iron cutter for SER
vice at Boston has been built, the Wood
bury is to be transferred to the Eastport
station and the Dallas will make Port
land her headquarters.
The tow boats Belknap, Demerest and
Plymouth went outside Saturday after
noon to make an attempt to raise the
wreck of the schooner Howard Middleton
which went ashore on the reef off Rich
mond's island some weeks ago. On Fri
day the Plymouth was out to the wreck
and got her pumps to work on her and
at low tide succeeded in floating the
wreck but not having any other tow boat
to pull the wreck off the reef she was
obliged to leave it until Saturday. Ac-
companied by two tow boats the Ply
mouth went outside again and made an
other attempt at the wreck. At
q bout six O'Clock the three tow boats
came back into the harbor. They met
with no success in trying to pump the
water out of the wreck to raise it and
have abandoned the attem pt
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-27
HARBoR DRIFT.
Items of Interest Picked Up AloDgshore
YESTERDAY.

There was little to record on the water
front Sunday. The harbor was smooth as
glass. ~
A large number of coasters came in to
await wind.
The four master Alicia B. Crosby from
Newport News, came in with coal and
also the J. D. La,nphrey, a three master.
The Fairy Forest brought in good fare
of fish
Capt. Whitman, large powerful man,
weighing some $50 pounds, made mis-.
step and fell down the hold of the schoon-
er Horizon lying at Portland Pier yester
day. He didn't break any bones but was
terribly bruised and shaken up.
The harbor was as smooth as mirror
Saturday afternoon and one after another
the vessels which had been laying at an
chor here waiting for favorable breeze
and for the withdrawal Of the storm in
dications, got sails up and slowly crept
out of the harbor. Before night great
many Of the weather bound vessels had
sailed.
The John Englis and the State of
Maine were among the early arrivals in
the steamboat line. The revenue cutter
Woodbury. arrived about 4 O'Clock and
was very beautiful picture indeed as