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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24
SHELVES IN DECORATION.
Artistic Effects That Are Possible in
Any Household.

Perhaps there is no other minor addi-
tion To n room that quite equals in deco
rative effect the judicious placing Of a
shelf here and there, and in this day OF
convenient tools and capable women one
often sees charming handiwork OF this
sort that IS the result of feminine taste
and skill
You may get boards Of any desired
width and thickness, having the front
edge finished in a grooved pattern or
beveled; any turning mill in the city will
sell them for a few cents a foot; and
then there are to be had at the hard
ware and department stores shelf rests or
brackets of 1iligree iron that are as easy
of adjustment as they are inexpensive.
All that remains to be done, then, is to
decide upon the size of your shelf or
group OF shelves; measure and saw them
off. screw up the brackets and you have
the basis OF your decorative scheme
Wood stain is best for coloring them
when desiring that they should match the
woodwork of the room if in oak, Georgia
pine, cherry or mahogany; but enamel
paint IS best If the woodwork is done In
white or colonial yellow, and, Of course,
the brackets must be painted the same
as the shelves.
There are many divergent ideas about
the arrangement of shelves over the man
tel. some decorators putting several and
graduating the length. but one simple and
harmonious style is a shelf. just single
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24
THE MISSES BOER.
Their Home Life and How They Arc
Brought Up.


Brought Up.
The modern Boer girl is q curious pro-
duction, blending in her muscular person
the arts and graces of typical up-to-
date woman, with many OF the achieve
ments that usually appertain solely to the
rough daughters Of the plow. She can
ride, she can drive a bullock team and
she can handle a rife. When she is old
enough to be useful she must tend the
cattle, do out door work for which her
strength is fitted and fill to the best of
her power her part as hand on the
parental acres.
Her life is divided into two parts. In
the dry season, when the family packs up
and betakes itself, for the sake of its
thirsty focks and herds, to fresh fields
in search of water, she accompanies the
nomadic band in the big family wagon.
No time has she for lessons then. Dur
ing the other months that are spent at
home in the queer farm house she pur-
sues her book-learning either under the
guidance of a gOVerness or her mothers
tuition Later, perhaps, she Is sent to
school, probably to q convent, where
great attention is paid to her manners,
and she is turned out thoroughly differ
ent specimen than she was on entering,
being, as a rule, gentle, ladylike and re-
fined
were taught to call their elders Sir or
madam" Boer youngsters are brought
up to address those whom they should
reverence as "oom," which means uncle,
or "tanta.' which means aunt. The I'M
Gle and aunt they most look up to are
Dom Paul, the president and "tanta,
Mrs. Kruger. and particularly is 'tanta'
the heroine par excellence among grow
ing Boer girls. Her portrait is in every
chrOniPlp1 from
mouth to mouth, her housewifely quail
ties are eNtolled as perfect, and her cof-
fee is quoted as a pattern Of what coffee
should be. A visit to Pretoria is to
Boer maiden a wilder dream than that
to London would be to a girl in remote
Highland or Irish home. for the Boer
daughter is usually a stdy-at-hame OF
a pronounced type.
Should she live far away from civiliZa-
ton there are two events in the course Of
a year that give her something glorious
to look forward to-something for which
to live, something to remember and dwell
upon during the dull months at home.
These occasions are the 'Nachtmaal."
Once or twice year the ''Nachtmaal,"
or communion service, is attended by all
adult Beers In the church nearest to their
settlement. Around every church a town,
more or less large always springs up.
Going to "Nachtmaal" therefore means a
combination Of events, the fulfillment of
a religious duty and privilege, and the
pursuance of whatever business or pleas
ure the township can offer. Some Of the
isolated Boer farms are so far from a
town that days or weeks must be spent
in the OK wagons, journeying to the town
1t is on these occasions that the Boer
girl really enjoys herself. She sees life;
she buys pretty things; often she becomes
acquainted with the lad who will soon
offer himself as sutton for her hand.
Above all, should 1t be her first appear
ance at the churchs holy service, she
realizes all the Importance of its meaning
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24
FEMININE FRILLS.

All the feminine world has run to hand
kerchiefs. They are to be seen chiefly in
waists but there are gowns Of them, para
soils, and hats In all sorts of pretty silks
and things that could never under any
circumstances have been used for hand
kerchiefs. 1t is on the order of the old
time crazy quilts, pretty things cut into
small pieces to be sewed together again.
1t Is not exactly the same, but manu-
facturers make up ALI sorts Of designs
into the form of squares, and then, with
some degree of calculation to utilize the
squares, they are made up
Some Of the prettiest and most effective
handherchiefs are fringed, a soft little
united fringe, and this forms the edges
of parasols, and is pretty in bolero fronts
to waists, the fringed corners Of the hand
kerchiefs tied in front with one knot
Tho paraSols are made OF a number of
small handkerchiefs, he borders showing
in the different divisions Of the parasols,
or there is one large handkerchief effect
with the border around the edge. A styI-
ish and striking handkerchief waist has a
solid front. the opening under the arm and
a striking striped border on delicate
ground forming the edge of deep yoke
straight both back and front.
Even the babies are out In handker-
chiefs, and a pretty light one with a
variegated striped border is made into
Il something like q sailor collar, the ends
tying once in front. The back of the
collar is formed of one side Of the hand
kerchief, which is reduced to the width
Of the childs shoulders by perpendicular
tuckS set inside the border at the side.
and stopping just above the border which
forms the lower edge. That makes a
deep, square collar in the back, above
which the handkerchief Is shaped to the
neck and turned away to leave the two
remaining corners OF the handkerchief in
the points which are tied They are worn
over little gowns or outer coats
Pretty cut steel, gilt and jeweled things
are worn with many of the pretty neck
arrangements as stock holders. They are
the shape of the upper or tied part of
mans four-inhand tie, some two inches
in length, not as wide as that at the top,
and tapering to the lower edge, and give
the four-in-hand effect to pretty thin
white neck arrangements or soft things
in colors. with which they are worn. They
are in fanciful designs.
The traditional shawl which can be
drawn through a wedding ring IS as moth
ing to the pretty hosiery of the pretty girl
this year. The Isle gauge stockings are
not much more than q mist or a cobweb,
they are SO delicate and transparent
70 make them to some degree practical.
they are double at the foot and heel.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24

responsibility of pretty daughter, and
1t Is certainly your duty not to allow
her to become friends with young man
about whom you know absolutely moth
ing So. after thinking over the situa-
ton in my own mind, decided to leave
the next morning for Vevay l walked
the maid and my daughter carly to ac-
quaint them with my purpose. But man
proposes and God dlsposes,' for our Eng
lishman, who apparently had not the
slightest idea Of attempting to continue
the acquaintance, had already decided
upon the same route, and we met again,
to our mutual surprise.
We are introduced by the fates" he
exclaimed gayly, as we found ourselves
in the same compartment again. L hope
you will allow me to give you my name,
and to tell you that l am respectable
gentleman" farmer from England
read on the card, Sir Roger Clinch'
After that matters progressed rapidly.
Sir Roger went everywhere we went and
it ended by my daughter becoming Lady
Clinch and the happiest Anglo American
In Great Britain
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24
ST. PAUL SOCIAL NEWS

Mrs Charles Lowering save a large
Auchre party yesterday afternoon at her
home on Holly avenue. The rooms were
decorated with roses, carnations palms
and ferns. The hostess was assisted by
Miss Bertha Sleeper and Miss Spencer.
y company of fifty women was entertain
ed.
The women of The Dayton Avenue
Presbyterian church gave a silver fork
social last evening in The church parlors.
Each guest brought her price of adj
mission, a silver fork The collection
viii be used at future church socials
given by the women. The guests were
received last evening by DR.. and Mrs.
Edwards and DR. and Mrs. f.. a. Hall.
There was a presentation of Gibson pic
lures on an improvised Stage arranged
at one end OF the larger parlor. The
young people posed for the pictures which
Were iii charge OF Mrs. H. Clapp, Mrs.
w A Iilghberger, Mrs. G. f.. Burch and
Miss Dunlap. With the exception of the
coffee, only refreshments that could be
eaten with Il fork We're served. Mrs.
Compton, Mrs. Humphrey, Mrs. West
lake. Mrs. Garnett. Miss Hill and Miss
Brawley had charge.
Mrs Walter Sanborn entertained the
women OF Park Congregational church
at silver tea yesterday afternoon at
her home OH Virginia avenue. Mrs. San,
born was assisted by Miss Grace San
born.
Invitations have been issued by Mr.. and
Mrs. John Copeland for the marriage Of
their daughter, Miss Helen Rennie Cope
land, to AchiIle p. Gretner. The wedding
will take place Wednesday, April 4, "a :Ss
o'clock at the residence of the brides
parents on Case street.
Mrs. r. S, White viii entertain the
Alert Euchre club Tuesday afternoon at
her home on Marshall avenue
The Jolly Six" club gave a trolley
party 10 Saltwater Wednesday, after
which supper was served at the home CT
Mrs. q. l.. Gaylord. 1913 Beech street.
Unity Hive No. IS. Ladies' of the Mac
cabees will give a progressive clnch
party this evening a $40 Robert street
Miss Proctor gave an informal last
evening at Seminary hall
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24
Chapter on Lobster.

Lobster prepared in various ways
makes an acceptable change i'll the Lent
en- menu. 1t can be served as the main
course or as an entree The fresh boiled
Holsters, except for broillng, are the best.
Avoid canned Holsters if possible. Lob
ster bisque is delicious and especially ac-
ceptable for luncheon soup. Put into
mortar equal parts of boiled lobster
meat and boiled rice, pound them to a
pulp, and then add enough cream or milk
TO dilute it; season with salt and paprica.
Pass through a sieve. Heat 1t without
boiling, and then add enough cream sauce
to make 1t the consistency of cream soup;
lastly add to each quart of soup 81 quarter
of pound OF butter. adding a little at
time and stirring until the butter Is
melted.
Lobster ChOwder-One pound OF lobster,
one quart of milk or cream, three crack
ers, one-fourth cup of butter, one scant
teaspoonful OF salt, one-haf saltspoonfuI
of white pepper, one-fourth tablespoonful
of cayenne. Boil the milk, roll the crack
ers fine; mix with them one-fourth of a
cup of butter and the green of the lobster.
Season. Pour the boiling milk gradually
over the paste. Put 1t back In the double
boiler, add the lobster meat cut into dice,
let 1t boil up once and serve Immediately.
SteWed lobster Is an excellent breakfast
Wand Take the meat of atwo and half
pound lobster. cut into dice; two table
spoonfuls of butter, two of -four one pint
OF cream, dash of cayenne, salt and
white pepper. Let the butter get hot
and add the dry -four Stir until per-
fectly smooth. when add the cream, stir.
ring all the While. Add the lobster; heat
thoroughly and serve.
Lobster Farce-Two cupfuls of boiled
lobster meat, one cupful of milk or cream.
two tablespoonfuls OF -four, the yol1s OF
three hard boiled eggs, two tablespoonfuls
of bread crumbs, one tablespoonful of
salt, one tablespoonful of chopped pars-
ley, dash of cayenne. Put into a sauce
pan one tablespoonful of butter; when II
bubbles add one tablespoonful of flour;
cook, but not brown; add one cupful of
milk slowly, and stir until smooth; then
remove 1t from the fire; add the salt, the
pepper. the parsley. the yolks, mashed
ine and lastly the lobster meat, cut into
pieces half an inch square. Carefully
wash and dry the shells. Put the meat
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24

silk fringes, will be much used to hold
down the tunes and jupons of the draped-
top effect shirts; their weight adding
grace and giving stability to the light
weight stuffs-sills, crepe de chine, etc
which they will adorn.
Appliques of cut-out taffeta, cloth, vel
vet or other stuffs are among the sea-.
sons latest, and most desirable dress dec4,
orations. Bands of these appliques are
much used as border or finish in connec-
ton with fringe or skirt garniture
Narrow jet fringes in very tasteful de-
signs are much more in evidence than
they were for the winter season. Chenille
fringe and the combination Of silk and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24

mixture into the shells. Cover the top
with the bread crumbs, which have been
moistened with one tablespoonful of but.
ter. Place 1t in the oven to brown
Serve in a bed of parsley.
Lobster Cutlets-A lobster Weighing
between two and half and three pounds,
three tablespoonfuls of butter half a
cup of cream, one heaping tablespoonful
of -four, q speck OF cayenne salt, two
eggs, a pint of bread crumbs Cut the
meat Of the lobster into fine dice and sea-
son with salt and pepper. Put the butter
ON to heat Add the flour, and when
smooth add the cream and one we'll beat
en- egg. Season. Boil up once, add the
lobster and take from the fire imme-
diately Now add a tablespoonful of
lemon Juice. Butter platter and pour
the mixture upon it to the thickness Of
about an inch. Make smooth with g.
knife and set away to cool. When cool
cut into chops. Dip in beaten egg and
then in bread crumbs, being careful to
have every part covered. Place In the
frying basket and plunge into boiling fat.
Cook till rich brown It viii take about
two minutes. Drain for a moment, then
arrange on a hot dish and put small
claw IN each one. Serve with a Becha-
mel sauce. The quantity given will make
six chops
Lobster la Newburg-One and a half
cupfuls of boiled lobster meat cut into
pieces about an inch square, one table
spoonful of butter, three-quarters of
cup of sherry, one cupful of cream, the
yolks Of two eggs. one-fourth of tea
spoonful of salt, a dash Of cayenne Put
the butter in q saucepan; when it has
melted add the lobster meat, salt and pep
per; cover and let simmer for five min
utes; then add the wine, and cook three
minutes longer. Have ready two yol6s
and one cupful of cream we'll beaten to-
gether; add this to the lobster, shake the
saucepan until the mixture Is thickened
and serve Immediately.
&cS&
Curried Lobster-Cut the lobster into
dice. Put tablespoonful of butter into
a saucepan When 1t bubbles add a tea
spoonful of onion Juice and q tablespoon
full of curry powder mixed with two ia
blespoonfuls Of -four let 1t cook a few
minutes and add slowly two cupfuls of
milk. Stir constantly.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24
PMGG FOR= The =MOWGN

introduction, until some one says, Mrs.
Smith, Mrs. Brown; Mrs. Brown. Mrs.
Smith, and then beam with smiles and
suavity. 1t really Is absurd when you
come to think of 1t.
when 1 travel I talk to every one,
and l have made delightful friends In
this way. and my daughter got one Of the
best husbands that ever lived. Did you
never hear about 1t? No wonder that
advocate friendly intercourse in travel
ing! Well, IT happened in this way: We
had taken the through train from Paris
to Switzerland, and in our compartment
there was young Englishman, who
during our long journey rendered us In
Vulnerable little services and proved
himself a. most entertaining companion.
| suppose II I had been a conventional
mamma 1 should never have permitted
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24
GLIMPSE OF POPE LEO.
At st. Peters I'm the Presence of
Sixteen Thousand.

Says Rome correspondent: The pope
still keeps well. He went down into ST.
Peters on the I'D, and was carried round
the church amongst the pilgrims, in a
smaller chair than usual He wore white
robes and g. red cloak, embroidered with
gold. He looked remarkably well. He
stayed nearly an hour In the church, and
then returned to his apartments amidst
the cheers Of all present. What with pill
grims, Roman religious societies, and 9TH
ers, there We're about $1,000 people in the
church
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24

my Molly to talk with him, but have
the courage of my convictions. one Of
which is that l am a Judge Of charac-
ter. So, although I did not know
whether our chance fellow traveller was
a shopkeeper or a lord. I decided he was
a good fellow, and allowed him to be-
come, in a way, our travelling compan-
ion-that is, we visited the buffet to-
gether, and on our arrival went to the
same hotel.
THAT night. however. 1 took myself
to task. Now. Maria I said to my
self, 1T is all very we'll for a woman
of your age to become intimate with
Tom, Dick or Harry, but You have the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24

stairway when ornamented with q rather
large bronze figure and a Japanese bowl,
or with the odd pottery made by our
clever Zuni Indians.
DeXterous amateurs can even put up
shelves for books to Ill in a corner of
the inglenook or wherever they would
prove convenient and decorative, but
most any woman who is interested in
beautifying Il room may find herself equal
TO beginning with the corners.
one way to treat corners is with a row
OF three shelves, the top one the largest,
the second smaller and the bottom one
quite small. They should be triangular in
form, the point fitting into the corner and
the ornaments graduated In size to suit
the shelves.
There should not, OF course, be an eN-
cessive number of shelves in any one
room, but discreetly placed they are very
effective.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24
The Mohanmetlnn New Year.

The Mohammedan New Year. which is
due on Tuesday May 1. is generally OBJ
served as a great festival in the world
Of Islam. On that day. says a London
exchange. the Lascars and other Mos!eln
sailors on the various Indian steamships
in the London docks organize q process
sion. They receive special pay for the
Of Oriental raiment. and march round the
quays in solemn procession, bearing del
icately constructed models of shrines.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24
FOR MIDDLE AGED WOMEN.

Two Letters from Women Helped Through
the Change of Life" by Lydia r.. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Z" DEAR Mrs. PLNKHAM When first
wrote to you was in very bad con-
dition. was passing through the
change of life, and the doctors said |
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suffered for nine years. Doctors failed
to do me any good. Since have taken
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
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much. l will gladly recommend your
medicine to others and am sure that it
will prove as great blessing to them
as it has to me. Mrs. GEO. Fl. JUNE,
9O1 DeKalb Ave, Brooklyn. n. Y.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24
Lamrs in sIeeping ROOMS.

A significant hint in behalf Of the use
of lamps. says the New York Evening
Post. is found in the fact that in florists
greenhouses they are used exclusively.
Gas in deadly to plant life, while burn
ing kerosene is not. Where one is board
ing and must sleep in the same room IN
which one sits during the evening, a
lamp should invariably be used.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24
GREAT vogue or WHITE.

Though Lovely Individually, White
Dresses Prove MonotOnous.
AS to co1ors there's a new choice.
1t is whitei as.
Time was when this eelor-or lack of 1T
was supposed to be the especial peroga-
tive of babies and brides, says the Pnila-
deiphia Record. Such Is no longer the
case. White has been declared ever so
proper and modish. which means that
everybody, From the debutante to your
grandmother, is thus arrayed
And It's rather pity, since all the
women n white and all the men In black
give assemblages rather dull appear
ance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24
Homeseekers, Excursion Ticket.

To nearly all points in the United States
on sale at all ticket offices of the Chi
cago Great Western Railway on the Ist
and Bird Tuesdays OF February, March
and April, at the very low homeseekers'
rate of one fair, plus $500. for the round
trip. Tickets good for return within Fl
days from date of sale. Persons contenn-
plating a trip will save money by calling
on J. p. Elmer, g. A. p. D.. Fifth and
Robert streets ST. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24
OPPOSES ExCLUsIyENEss.

Advantages That Come From MAX
ing Travelling Acquaintance.
They were discussing at luncheon Ia
pie the question whether, In travelling
II Is better to retire within the panoply
of ones dignity or to run the possible
risks involved in making chance ac-
quaintances.
one loses half the pleasure of travel
ing by shutting ones self up in ones
she'll said matron who was present.
What possible harm can there be In
knowing people, even if they are not in
your walk of life-and the chances are
that they are just as good as you are, If
not better. l think 1t is perfectly alb
surd, the way people stare coldly and
repellantly at each other, waiting for an
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some original touches of his own. Another
of the parrots for a hong time refused to
make any utterance whatever, until one
day doctor appeared on the scene to at
tend sore throat OF his mistress when
he exclaimed: "Oh, doctor, am so ill!'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24

which buttons over a square pillow Of
down or feathers. The effect is very
handsome. The sending of a biscuit pill
that the recipient takes the cake" Some
of the little silk-covered balls are deli
cetely tufted to resemble a biscuit
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24
biscuit Work Cushions.

Biscuit--work cushions are among the
latest things out in the way of fancy
work They are made of little balls Of
cotton covered with bright coIored silks
or ribbon. The balls are all stitched 20
gether and sewed on to the silk Or WOODEN
foundation which Is made into a case.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24
PRINCES STILL in FAVOR.

Some of the Handsome Varieties
Seen In the Shops.
Fringes have by no means been rele-
gated to obscurity this spring, and very
handsome ones are 'on view on exceeding
ly smart costumes as we'll as In the shops
These are the best liked in deep rich kinds
in contradistinction to the favored Tom
Thumb OF last fall.
Quite heavy matching or harmonizlng
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-24
Relief Came Promptly

DEAR MRS. PINKHAM Il had been
under treatment with the doctors for
four years, and seemed to get no better.
thought would try your medicine.
My trouble was change of life, and
must say that never had anything
help me so much as Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. Relief
came almost Immediately. l have
better health now than l ever had. I
feel like a new woman, perfectly
strong. l give Lydia E. Pinkham's
Compound all the credit, and would
not do without her medicine for any,
thing. 1 have recommended it to
several of my friends. There is no
need of women suffering SO much for
Mrs. Pinkham's remedies are a sure
cure" - MAHALA BUTLER, Bridge
water, Ill.
Another Woman Helped
'DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM II took lydia
z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
during change of life and derived great
benefit from its use. MARY L. JAMES,
1s6 Coydon St., Bradford, Pa.