River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-01-21
Women will get Ideas here.

Every woman has natural curiosity
to see how other women furnish their
homes. To satisfy this The Ladies'
Home Journal will publish during the
year interior Photographic views of a
hundred of the most artistic, cheerful
and comfortable homes in America.
These will show in detail the
construction, fitting and furnishing
of parlOrs, drawing-rooms, halls,
reception, music, sitting, dining, bed
and bath rooms, kitchens, porches,
piaZZaS, etc. This unique series will
be full of excellent ideas for every
houSekeeper or home-maker. 1t will
present views of the interiors of
houses of moderate cost, which are
fitted and furnished with conspicuous
good taste, and at comparatively
small expense.
A neatly bound copy of Bulletin No.
10 of the Wisconsin Farmers Insti
tutes has just been sent us by Supt.
Geo. McKerrow. The book is system
atically arranged, well printed and il
Illustrated with numerous half-tone
pictures, diagrams and ornamental
vignettes. The matter in its go
pages is of live interest to all persons
concerned with agriculture, dairying
and the like and shows conclusively
the admirable condition Of our Insti-
tute work.
The theory of the trainers Of the
Wilson tariff law was that free wool
would stop the importation Of shoddy.
The result shows in an aggravated
way the difference between theory
and practice. Under the Mckinley
law with tariff on wool the annual
importation of shOddy was 100000
pounds. Under one year of Wilson
law with wool on the free list POTTS.
600 pounds of shoddy were imported
into the United States. The ex-
PLANTATION of this excessive increase of
shoddy is that for American manu-
facturers to compete with the cheap
clothing imported from Europe they
must use shoddy. Shoddy is product
that has been used in manufactured
goods, if wool. Shoddy-'A fibrous
material obtained by deviling or
tearing into fibers refuse wooden
goods, old stockings, rags, druggets,
etc"
Mrs. Ruth McEnery Stuart, the
well-known author, and one of the
editors of the Harper periodicals,
furnished the programme in the
second of the Normal Literary Enter
| tainments, which occurred Monday
evening, by reading selections from
her published writings. The pro-
gramme, which was very informal,
comprised dramatic recital from her
Plantation Stories" a chapter from
the ever-refreshing sonny" and two
lyrics from her plantation Verses"
A full house greeted the reader
when she was introduced by Prof.
Brier, who prefaced his introduction
by the announcement that hereafter
| applicants for reserved seats will be
allowed to present no more than five
| tickets to be charted. AS soon as
Mrs. Stuart began speaking. it was
| observed that she was suffering from
a severe cold, which gave her voice an
unwonted shrillness and made it
/ difficult for her to express the various
| moods which the rich theme Of her
story seemed to call for The reader
herself was so conscious Of this defec t
that it added to her Embarrassment,
and checked the spontanelty Of her
delivery. 1t is doubtful, indeed,
whether by he. voice and her personal
presence she accom- plished the end
usually sought by an author who
taxes the platform: namely, to
interpret and give added charm to his
writings. The lovers of Mrs. Stuarts'
delightful stories OF Southern life, so
replete with a quiet humor and in
wrought with wit and intuitiye
caresses, must have made liberal
allowances for her temporary dis
ability, not to find their hearts triae
disenchanted.
Even in her unhappy plight, how
ever, the bright turns in her stories
did not escape her hearers, who re-
| sponded now and then with a brisk
round of applause. Nor were her own
cheerfulness and modest dignity In
carrying out the program under dis
advantages, without their warm
admirers, although it was very appar-
ent that her resources were inadequate
to the task required of her.
Mrs. Stuart was entertained at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Brier
She left Tuesday morning for Chicago,
and will read in several cities Of Iowa
and Kentucky before returning to
New York.