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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

ables her to get good rear View, ought
to be necessity Of every well-dressed
woman, " and i should always be placed
make her groan as the years 20 by, but
II viii also make her careful. and what
the mirror tells her she will Be more ant
TO keep from other people. 5s.s
Then that side view is where most
women Observation-Disclosures. IfS they take
# they take only a careful view Of one
SIDE. Now every woman has one bad
attractive than the other. Usually It IL
the right, side. On that side the hair does
not fall so prettily, and the effect alto
gether is not as good. That side needs
Retting and coaxing and continual care.
The woman who cares for her appearan
ought to be careful of all these things.-.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
Unrewarti ed HeIrot,,sE, 81, santi,,, yo

Meantime ammunition had been accu-
mu!ating in q large pile of boxes. and "A
mule paektrain was doing ITS utmost,
with fair measure of success, to keel,
the troops supplied with hardtack and
bacon and coffee. The monthly wage Of
those packers was probably only few
dollars; mayhap, along with the CORE
spondents. they We're, even classed + as
"mere ships stores" by the commanding
general; but the accomplishments Of that
TRIM, only half the size it should have.
been, We're enormous. I saw nothing of
the kind to. equal It during the cam,
paign. | have never seen such extraordi-
nary efforts anywhere by men and mules.
Literally, the, army would have starved
but for the indefatigable labOrs Of those
the only reward I heard Of
their receiving was curses from head
quarters and fever from exposure and
Campaign. by Caspar Whitney, in Har-
par's Ma ga2ine.. a9.g 81 81 81 sss, tE-S55S s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
Ideal .WOman's Club,

The improvement and reform of it's
own members is the first consideration Of
the well-organized club, says a writer in
Self-Culture. To make enthusiastic
women out of those of languid and weary
mind, to help to- larger thoughts those
narrowed by long domestic toll, to, put to
practical use the accomplishments and
charms of those Of social grace or,especial
talent; is what the club does when it at
tains it's ideal.
The educated woman gives of her
knowledge to the ignorant one, the tai
ented lends to her of. poor Imagination,
and those who cannot give Of their abili-
ties give of their attention.
As appreciation is half of the success
OF any achievement it must be insisted
that the listening women have their dis
tinct value.
Some clubs are opposed to the admis-
sion of women who cannot Immediately
and brilliantly contribute to the enter
tainment of the members, and there is
no cause to quarrel with clubs of this
sort. If brilliant and witty women wish
to have an exclusive place of meeting,
they have as much right to their enjoy
ment. as brilliant and witty men, nor
are they under obligations any more than
are these men to surround themselves
with large number of quiet and unim-
aginative companions who would not un-
derstand the spirit nor the letter of their
ambrosial afternoons 49,.
But the work of the large club with
many departments is distinctively diff
ferent. and the woman unframed in
thought, inexperienced in study and in
social usages, ought to have place
there. -
The club should be her school, and the
beauty with which she would become
acquainted in the poetry, the musical.
and the art classes, the habits of sys-
tematic thought she would acquire in the
study classes, and the courtesies she
would meet with at the social gather
ings. the tea-drinkings and receptions.
would make up Il deficit in her life.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
What the Mirror Tells.

\ There is no other animal in creation SO
much like the ostrich as woman, said the
knows great deal upon the subject Of all
women's appearance. There is not one
woman in hundred who knows how
she looks from tip to toe, and consequent
" there are not many women who are
tip to toe. The average woman has one
looking-glasa the one on her bureau, and
from that she gets nm idea of her appear.
ance, md it is not much Of an idea.
there are ten chanses to one , that the
upon the woman who. is looking ii the
mirror, and she sees herself in it as d
beautiful creature without a blemish.s
She doesn't take q side view Or back.
view OF her head. and goes out in blissful
see her as she has seen herself. That Is
where the ostrich trait comes In. a lone
mirror and q large hand-g glass, which en-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
Sorrow and Beauty.

Observation has disproved for me the
theory that only the women devoid of
emotion and feeling can retain a youthful
appearance in maturity. I personally
know three women who have passed
through heart-tragedies and cyclones of
youth upon their cheeks, albeit their
birthdays have long ceased to be among
the years festivals for them They said,
like another before them, my youth AID
my happiness are gone, why should I
throw my beauty. after themY' And
they straightway began to battle with
time and grief. There was scientific mas
sage for the encroaching lines about the
mouth and eyes; there We're carefully
prepared baths for the complexion and
varying flood tonic' for the wasted
pores; there were outdoor exercises un-
limited resting and sleep-producing
Strong, great emotions, such as love aud
sorrow land they walk ever hand in
handl, may ravage beauty for a season,
but they intensity it eventually if the ex-
terror is we'll cared for.-Ella Wheeler
Wilcox in Woman's Home Companion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
Cards for the Baby.

The advent of small person into this
world is announced in various ways,
There are no especial rules Of etiquette
for making the announcement, 50 there is
liberty of choice. Sometimes engraved
cards bearing the baby's name and the
date of birth are sent by themselves in
small envelopes, into which they fit ex-
actly; sometimes. they go in an envelope
with the mothers visiting card, and are
written instead of engraved, and the last
announcement of this kind that received
was simply the mothers visiting card with
baby's name and the date of birth written
under the name of the mother, saws n
writer in Harper's Bazaar. In my opin-
ion, however, and think the most cor
rect conventions are iii accord, the uretti-
est: way Of announcing birth to Mi who
will be interested is to send small on
grayed cards-for a girl cards 11hx11I
inches, almost square. and for a boy TX.
inches in size, with the name in the CEN
ter, aud the = date of the birth in the
lower left corner. These cards should be
attached to the mothers visiting cards nv
a piece of white baby ribbon which is
passed through a hole made in the tons
of both cards and tied in tiny neat bow.
They should be gent out when baby and
mother are ready to receive visitors, gen,
orally about two weeks after baby's birth.
and for a while the senders are on exit.
bition, so to speak, for certain hours IN
the afternoon when people would be likes
" to cal. and must be dressed to receive
the mother III a pretty, dainty house
gown and the baby in fresh white robe.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
Good Manners Proclaim the Gentle.
man.

Good manners are social obligation.
a sadt ~ young tba man should th never make
worthy of notice. The extreme manners
of the fop are silly and unnecessary, but
the way a we'll bred man deports himself
is always worth a young mans closest
study. Good manners mean comfort for
others and the recognition of little social
rights, which to pass over is to degener-
ate. Etiquette books cannot instili good
manners. Ones department comes from
within. Few men are born without an
intuitive knowledge of what is wrong or
right in department. 1t is simply expe-
rience that develops the quality. To be
good-mannered generally means to have
consideration for women of every rank in
life, and that is quality which young
men cannot possess too strongly.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
Brussels Sprouts.

Brussels sprouts are a vegetable rarely
cooked in an appetizing way. They are
generally either boiled or saute There
is superior to the other two. Strip off
the loose outer leaves; drop them, a few
at time, into large pan of fast-boiling
water we'll sailed, so as to throw the wa
ter off the boil. Allow them to boil hard
for ten or fifteen minutes, then place them
in colandcr, and shake slightly SO as to
drain off the superfuous moisture. When
cool dip them in beaten yolk of egg, and
roll in bread crumbs. Put dozen at a
time in a frying basket, and plunge into
boiling oil until the sprouts assume a gold
en- color. Drain thoroughly, and serve
piled up in pyramid on very hot dish.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
, In Ironing Serviettes,

In ironing napkins, fold like table
cloths, with the selvedges together, then
iron straight up and down with the warp,
not across. Fold first wrong side out,
then fold back evenly to the edges. This
allows it to open readily. If there is
monogram, fold outside. Fancy folding
is a matter of choice, but most private
families prefer the ordinary plain fold.
Sherry allows but one way, the English
pocket to hold the roll.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
Pa1mistry Parties.

Palmistry parties are going to be mitch
in vogue this winter. A circle of young
girls 81, matrons club together, call upon
a well-known lady palmist, arranEe a
date, and then meet at the place selected
the home Of one Of their number-on the
ments are served during the afternoon,
but sweets or wines are absolutely inter
dicted, says an exchange.
Palmistry, when brought to science,
Is one of the most paying of professions.
EVERYONE, but more especially the young
girl, wants to know something about her
self: The young girl IS: intensely curious
as to the future. She does not care 50
much about an analysis of her character
as about whether she will marry, and. if
50, when; whether she is going to travel,
If she i going. to have plenty of money
above all, if she is going to be happy.
The older woman is more skeptical as
to the palmist's powers. She asks for a
delineation Of character and sometimes
needs a startling truth brought home to
her before she will place entire confidence
in the words of the prognosticator,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
Society as a Reformer.

".Swearing is growing less, decidedly
So" writes Edward Box in the November
Ladies' Home Journal. 'All students of
men agree in this view, just as excessive
The principal reason for the decline of
both excessive swearing and drinking is
that men are getting more and more care
full to refrain from any habit which places
their self-control in peril. Society is CON
stantly. growing more impatient with
man who lacks equipoise, while the keener
demands of business necessitate men be-
ing more moderate in all things. The ba-
SIS OF the change may be more material
place irrespective of the character of the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

s Sherry has captured the dog show
which made such a hit at the Waldorf !
Astoria last season.
May Kellard, she of Barbara Aub,
Door of Hope and various other brands
Of fame, isn't going to elevate the stage
after all. She viii make her debut at Rev.
Sam I. Jacks temple Of torridity Oh
Broadway next week.
The shrewd manager Of party travelling
with ''rhe COn-Curers' il following
Charles Frohman's company in 1.-THE Con-
querors' from city to city, but keeping q
week or two behind. 30 that audiences
may comprehend the points of the bur-
lesQue.$ II
The hotel thief has been making good
hauls lately. On the heels Of several sue
telrles comes the announcement of $1,000
diamond robbery at the swell Holland
house.
Secretary Alger has refused the of
fer made by Mrs. Russell Sage Of per
nlanent hospital, fully equipped. The
property consists of 200 acres In Virginia,
a fine hotel with detached cottages, every
accommodation, fine drawings and sui
pHuF %sVfiHS. he generous OHer was
declined because no railroad ran close to
the property.
The annual shooting match in Central
park eis now on, and the crack shots of
the police of the arsenal are peppcring
fiOcks of seagulls that persist in living in
the big reservoir. The present flock
| numbers about 800 SO far, and the police
have begun their usual war in an atfeWpt
to drive away these unWeIebiIt TszseDfs
that pollute the cty's drinking water.
The body of Croton is a tempting spot for
the seabirds as they pass over the city.
from sound to river. $50; - e. = 5s% .,57H
The last fad is to dine at an Italian
villa" near the rejuvenated Mulberry
bend, where after dinner you are treat
ed to- cafe concert and little operettas
in Italian. The place is shabby, stuffy
| and mean, but the spaghetti is excellent.
| and it is eaten in the orthodox Naples
style-with the fingers, without the aid of
fork or spoon. In the yard there is a
place where You can see the worm-Ii like
tubes being made, and it is not very ap-
petizing. But for all that, it is novelty,
| and the Italian wine is genuine. Super
| ANIMATED singers of the old Metropolitan
chorus appear on the little stage, and the
music is tuneful. About seven 1lighly-re-
| spectacle italian restaurants with cafe
cbantants can be found on Mulberry street
alone, but they are apt to offend the sense
IF SmoI1 f'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

The news that Boston society has taken
up the Christian Science fad will proba-
bly, lead to a similar movement in Goth
am: So far, the cult has not reached
Fifth avenue. 1t is much in evidence,
that one of it's leaders took kindly to
medical treatment a few days before she
expired.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
Autrlr,, n Cleauiuc

When the summer holidays are over and
the children have gone back to school, then
IS the time to set about autumn cleaning.
L KNOW great many households where
they do not consider this necessary, but
to my mind it is almost as important as
the annual spring cleaning.
10 begin with, then, must advise my
readers not to have more than one room
upset at a, time, because this makes it
perfectly miserable for the menfolk of the
Start at the top Of the house on a Mon
day. First of all turn out all things in
the wardrobe or chest of drawers. Take
each drawer or shelf out, thoroughly dust
it and the ledge on which it rests. Put
clean paper in the drawers, then rear
range all your things. The next thing to
do is to dust or wash all the furniture, u.s.
ing weak, vinegar and water, and then
cleaning the wooden parts with furniture
polish: All the furniture should be taken
out of the rooms and covered with dust
sheets. Then brush all the mattresses
thoroughly, especially under the pieces of
leather. The bedstead itself should be
first busted, then washed over with tur-
pentine. - ~ 49,
After this take all the curtains down.
The carpet need not come up in autumn
cleaning. Put dryish tea leaves down
and thoroughly sweep with carpet brush.
linen scatter salt over all the carpet and
leave off for half an hour, during which
time you can clean the wasll-hand stand
set and all the china ornaments belonging
5 to the room. After that sweep over the
salt. and You will find your carpet has.
freshened up wonderfully. HI IA s.
Allow the dust to settle while you are
cleaning the picture glasses. r. These
should be done with damp leather and
polished with soft cloth. The fireplace
should then be blackleaded, the hearth
cleaned and tho fender and fire irons done.
The blind, if it be a. Venetian one. should
be cleaned next. with "a damp leather
first and polished with q duster. Your
window must be cleaned next. OF course,
all the walls and cornices must be busted
down either with Turks head or an
ordinary soft broom with Il duster tied
over it. The paint of the room must also
be washed. Winter curtains should take
the place of lace ones. The furniture can
then be brought in and put in it's place,
and you will find that by about 4 o'clock
in the afternoon your room will be done
Take each room in rotation from the ton
of the house, leaving the Kitchen places
till the last. and, of course, the kitchen
chimney will require sweeping. For your
sitting rooms the furniture must be well
brushed and carpets beaten, care being
taken not to beat too hard. 81
81 Lace curtains must come down and be
sent to the cleaners and put away ready.
for next spring. .ssz .5s =, .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

The University Of El Ayhar, in Cairo;
Is the oldest ID the world, IT has records
dating back 1000 years.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
IN GAY NEW YORK.
wHICH?

WHICH?
/ like my club-the easy chair
And pipe, and boon companions there;
The toddy and the well served grub
like my club.
"a like home-the peaceful ways
OF married bliss to ease my days r.
TO settle down-aye, there s the rub
like my club.
= New York Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
If You Knew,

SSz IL You Knew. 81 S5f} r
All! II you knew what tears are shed
by lonely hearth In lonely home,
/ think that should hear your tread
That you would come, Il ~
II you could only know what Joy may lie
Within the sunshine Of u glance,
You would look up when passing by, .
As II by chance.
Or II you knew what comforts pour
Like balm from one soft, kindly smile,
You would stand near my open door
A little while. .. - ~ -.
Or II 1t might be that you knew
How all that's best Of dear and fair
You are to mel think that you
. Would enter there!
C. II. Meetkerke In the Argosy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

The colored 'sFour Hundred" has gone
in for golf. So far the arrangements in
island. Under the name pL'Hommedieu
Golf club the .c31ored brother and sister
will soon be killing time on the green,
and accommodating q Scotch burr on
their tongues that will some day strike
terror into the hearts of their caddy
boys
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

preparing to join in the uptown move
ment. This means that the valuable
Fifth avenue property now occupied by
the huge orphanage will soon he put on
the market. The tract contains sixty
seven lots, and it is appraised at over
$4,OOO,OOO.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

s Sherry has captured the dog show
which made such q hit at the Waldorf
Astoria last season.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

Besides putting an end to the: Saturday
night "masquerades, which last far into
Sunday morning, the police have decided
to put an end to the rag time dances,
which for the last two months have
formed one of the chief features in Bow
cry resorts and: east side dance halls.
The spread of the '.rag time" orgy
throughout that region has been remark
able. r.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

cape" Should this custom obtain gem
orally We shall soon have on our restaur-
ant tables watered champagne, unless we
insist on having each bottle opened and
emptied IN our presence.-New York
Press. ,.s ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

Cornelius Vanderbilt. Jr., who is en-
ployed as mechanical engineer in the Of
fec of the superintendent of motive pow
or and rolling stock Of The New York
Central system, has paternal interest
in a great, new freight locomotive, which
recently hauled a train of sixty loaded
grain cars distance of 40 miles in good
average time and with great ease. He
was built, and the practical test of his
mechanical theories gives him great salts.
faction. As DR.. Depew remarked a few
days ago, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., is
quite a mechanical genius
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

The appearance of two modnted police
men who were acting as truant officers
seriously interrupted golf tournament
ON the grounds of the Westchester club
on Thursday. At sight of the bluecoats
a small army of caddies who had re-
nounced school with it's round of study
25 cents a round in the service of the
golfers, took to the hills and made their
escape.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

4 Maj, Il. r. Pembertou, one of the i'll
fated Mohegan's passengers. was down.
ulations sc friends. II 4 popular cafe he
ordered champagne for party OF three,
instructing the, waiter at the same time
to fetchsa glass pitcher. To the surprise
of all he poured the wine into the pitcher
and allowed it to stand q few minutes be-
fore serving. This is the latest wrinkle
on the other side, he explained. Cham
5pit1hers instead sc from bottles. The OBJ
1ect is to rive the gases chauce to es-..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

Steps not seen on any local stage are
danced in the streets these beautiful days
by pairs of small girls who accompany
piano organ men on their rounds. The
girls are neatly dressed, usually pretty,
and exceedingly graceful dancers. They
attract many spectators, and the hurdy-
burdy man gathers in the pennies.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

May Kellard, she of Barbara Aub,
Door of Hope and various other brands
Of fame, isn't going to elevate the stage
after all. She will make her debut at Rev.
Sam 7. Jacks temple Of torridity Oh
Broadway next week.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

The Kemp mansion. 729 Fifth avenue,
has been leased by Edwin Gould for ten
years. It is said, that Mr.. and Mrs.
Gould will entertain there largely during
the season. = g.. +: ~ .5SEs ~ 81