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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

collar of ermine was one of the most
successful wraps made by a certain IA
nous tailor for a highbred patron who
loves touch of brightness in every
thing she wears. To go with the coat
toque of velvet of the same shade was
ordered, and this was trimmed with au-
tumn leaves in several shades of red
and brown
Velvet flowers look so rich and yet
are SO exquisitely dainty in color that
they are rapidly taking the place of al
grets and feathers. Jeweled ornaments
of all sorts are used with the flowers,
and the artistic effect of such MILL
merry is very fine
The materials most fashionable for
winter gowns are not such as recon-
mend themselves to the economical wo-
man. The ma jority of the fabrics are
quite loosely woven, and their rather
furry surfaces. covered with loose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

Wedding cake boxes are in any de-
sign which the bride is pleased to or
der, if she gives the instructions long
enough in advance. At present, how
ever, there is a tasteful preference for
severe shapes, with dependence upon
the best materials for distinction.
Heavy white water color papers
are the proper sort for the covering of
boxes. on the tops or sides of which
the monograms, usually of both bride
and bridegroom, are blended in relief,
either in white or in gold and silver.
Ribbons for tying the boxes are of
moire taffeta or SATIN
The brides cake is exclusively the
brides. Whatever the amount of cake
previously stored in boxes for the
guests to carry away as they pass out.
there is always an especially decorated
cake among the good things served to
the guests. 1t is intended frequently
that the bride herself shall cut this
cake in the presence of the guests, es-
pecially her maids. who expect to fno
in it a gold ring or some other article
portending the marriage within year
of the finder.
A bride lately took high handed hold
of tradition and substituted heart for
the ring of our foremothers' supersti-
ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

Fur and lace, lace and fur and fur
and lace and velvet make a chorus
that never fails to captivate our au-
tumn and winter fancy, a chorus, more
over, that asks the aid of the needle.
Stitchery, stitchery, all the time, and
never a stitch too much Applications
are to be the ruling bent in this year
of grace. The craze for applying one
material over another amounts almost
to disease, for it is irresistible. The
cut out cretonne motifs and trails con-
tinue to declare themselves, while the
mystery lent to this decoration by a
yelling of transparency, preferably the
very finest aerophane, is a vast improve
ment. Shaded SO discreetly, all hard
ness is lost, and there is substituted a
certain shadowy suggestiveness which
is the very essence of artistic feeling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

A notion that bears the impress OF
elegant motif is soft black gown of
cashmere Pinde, eolienne Grape or mus
lin cloth trimmed with coarse ocher
colored lace, the lace carried in long
lines from throat to feet and down the
back of sleeves, slightly pulled at the
wrist. Behind the lace is placed lin
ing of white taffeta. The best beloved
lace in this deep tint is composed of a
sort of drawn thread embroidery.
There is perfect rage for this on the
continent, where entire gowns are Gre
ated of it mounted over white taffeta
slips What supreme heights of dam
tiness cannot the needle attain nova
daysi Truly it is a craft of most cum
ming capabilities, one that enables us
to individualize, specialize and general
w excel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

the Thanksgiving bill of fare. If baked
in an earthen dish, it will present a bet
ter appearance at the table if served
directly in this dish inclosed in an or
namental silver platter. Bits of aspar-
agus green scattered over the surface
of the pie contrast with the deep golden
brown of the crust and the pumpkin.
Mashed potatoes are necessary part
of the menu. Shaped into a pyramid
upon handsome platter, they may be
given very appetizing appearance, es-
pecially if dressed with sprigs of celery
and small cubes cut from a cold potato
or raw turnip-
No Thanksgiving feast is well round
ed out without the appearance on the
table of the little red berry that grows
in the marshes, otherwise known as the
succulent cranberry. Cranberry tarts
are more toothsome than the ordinary
cranberry sauce. Patty shells may be
bought at the confectioner's and filed
with the stewed and sweetened berries.
This will relieve the housekeeper of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

auxiliary to the Bonapartist club, de-
clared that the wearing of empire ap-
parel should be frowned down, and by
mutual understanding their clique or
ders only gowns suggestive of the mon
archial periods.
The nouveau art ornaments are utiliz-
ed for hair ornaments, clasps for the
hair, bracelets and pins. Imitation
gems are now SO skillfully manufac-
tured that they cannot be distinguished
from the real ones except by the eyes
of trained lapidary.
The use of flowers of chiffon, both as
ornaments for the couture and for mil
linery, is one of the prettiest features
of the seasons fashions. There are a
lightness and an airiness about the
flowers manufactured of this fabric
that give touch of daintiness and of
quaintness to the most commonplace
face.
Persian trimmings in broad bands
and shaped embroideries trim winter
frocks of cloth, giving oriental rich
ness to the dark grays, browns, blacks
and blues that is both pleasing and
novel. The application of gold to the
embroideries places many of them be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

curve, and the deep revers, faced with
fur, must have formed an excellent
chest protector
Old fashioned damasks and brocades
are de rigueur for evening wear. This
means that empire evening gowns
hold second place. The great ladies of
the old regime in Partisan society have
dore all they could to discountenance
empire fashions, and they have to some
extent succeeded. Long pointed bod
ices and skirts draped upon the hips
suggest the revival of panniers and are
distinctly Louis XVI. in style. The
story goes that the great ladies of the
Orleans faction. jealous of the assump-
ton of social leadership implied by the
resolution recently passed by the ladies'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

flowers of silk and of chiffon, which
look like crushed specimens of the gem
uine blossoms. The latter enrich cost
~ evening gowns
ChrysanthemumS fashioned from
baby ribbon trimmed a dinner gown of
delicate pink silk. The flowers were
built of pink ribbon in tint a little
deeper than that of the frock. Leaves
were made of shot glace silk, with
stems embroidered in baby ribbon. A
rose gown, with flowers in all shades
from the deep red Jack to the palest
La France was made up over white
gauze, the extreme delicacy in tint ap-
pearing in the wreath of pale pink
roses about the neck
Caracal is the most exploited cloth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23
Individuality I'm Hairdressine.

So far as clothes go, there is infinite
variety, which heightens the mystery
of the fact that when you have seen
one modish woman you have seen ALL
Coiffures are large factor in this de-
plorable reiteration. And. not content
with having during the past few years
worked the high note to the point of
WEAKNESS, we are now preparing our
selves to patiently and vigorously re-
peat the operation with the recently re-
suscitated low dressing. Now, a little
bit of both would be so much more
pleasing and really only reasonable, since
different shapes of heads and contours
demand different coiffures. Or there is
a midway dressing, a more or less
classical arrangement eminently be-
coming to certain type of woman
possessed OF a pretty, rounded head
and hair preferably with a natural
wave in it and worn with a parting.
Now, that is how nature has con-
structed many of us who during the
past half decade have deliberately vio-
lated all these good intentions by a
ruthless scraping up of our hair to the
summit of our heads and so deliberate
ly courted failure.
Inevitably, and rightly so, is there
much weeping and Wailing and gnash-
ing of white teeth among those some
what short of stature over the pre-
scrjbed knot in the nape of the neck.
There is no denying that a high knot
adds several cubits to curtailed
height and at the same time imparts an
importance and presence perhaps other
wise lacking. Indeed, this is a case in
point in reference to more choice and
freedom in these toilet details and less
abject submission to the DEGREES of la
mode, ever lenient before a present.
ment that is becoming.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

for the three-quarter coats to which
fur trimming is superadded. The latest
trick of the smart woman is to have her
afternoon hat garnished with bands Of
the caracal
Instead of buttons, I noticed on a
handsome coat of the latest mode the
use of embroidered ornaments with two
silken tassels depending from their CEN
ters- The sleeves, trimmed with bands
of sable, were SO wide that they made
the carrying of a muff superf1uous,
since the hands could be snugly tucked
away inside the sleeves. The high col
lar had very pronounced De- Medici
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23
ODD TREATMENT OF
WINTER HAT BRlM.

A striking winter hat is a lovely
soft flop of fine felt with undulating
brim and denied crown threaded with
delicate vieux rose velvet, the brim
raised off the head at the left side by
trails of shaded red clematis.
The round. fiat shape carried out In
gray camePs hair, caught up with tur-
quoise blue velvet and fancy wings, the
brim lightly trimmed with lace, the ex-
treme edge with mink, is a handsome
model.
A black velvet hat dips well toward
the face and has a couple of fancy
wings at the side. the brim being bor-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

lily shaped in the soft, open meshed
Woolens.
Browns and reds are popular colors
at the present time. They are not ex-
plotted in aggressive shades. but in
what is known as damask rose, cardi-
nal pink or vieux rose. Brown in the
tint peculiar to autumn leaves or banks
is usually enriched with a touch of or
ange or emerald or red in trimming.
What is known as rosewood brown
may be trimmed with rose to good ad-
vantage.
Flowers of velvet make handsome
decorations for street gowns: so do
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

There is an ever increasing tendency
on the part of ladies to adopt plain
blouses and skirts during the earlier
part of the day, but for afternoon and
evening wear everything in the way
of dress is very elaborate. Real lace
and good quality sequin trimmings are
very much used for the decoration of
dinner gowns and theater blouses. Jew
eIed passementerie is also coming into
favor again, but at present it is only
being employed in the ornamentation
of breakfast Jackets and tea sacks
made of good quality crepe de chine or
white Japanese silk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

dered with shaped frillings of white
glace covered with black chiffon. These
and the cloth volants on the same plan
are distinctive novelties of the seasons
millinery, and another feature in milli-
merry modes is exemplified in fawn
cloth toque with a double brim, the ap-
-erture filled in with china silk. the up
per brim edged with ecru insertion. In
a mink nat the new fat shape is sim
ply draped with cream lace spotted
with black, caught up with paste
buckle, for fur and lace are to be great
ly worn all the season through
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

A HE American public has two
great feast days. Thanks
giving and Christmas, and
u Of these the former is cele-
brated with the greater
pomp and ceremony in the majority of
homes. Differences of race and reE-
gion are forgotten in the observance of
the harvest feast which the Puritans.
who had EngIishmen's love of good eat
ing. preceded with prayers that only
serves to whet their appetites for the
good things which the pilgrim mothers
stayed at home from meeting to bake
and brew.
The quality of a feast is no longer
judged by the abundance of the viands.
With all the inherited love of good
food, the American is becoming refined
and wishes his victuals served with a
certain touch of aesthetic completeness.
While handsome table embroideries
and 1aces. beautiful china, glass, silver
and tasteful floral decorations are aux
iliaries to the main consideration, they
are important. since food should be
served so that it will please the eye as
wen as crafty the taste
So great an advance has been made
in culinary art in the last twenty-five
years thanks to cooking schools and
kindred advantages, that the average
housekeeper can serve as well garnish-
ed dish as the professional chef
If for ordinary meals no attempt is
made to decorate the dishes, the grand
feasts of the year. Thanksgiving and
Christmas. afford an excellent oppor-
tunity for making all those special
touches that characterize the highest
culinary art. For the banquet the ia
blecloth and all the linen must be of
the most spotless quality. A vase of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

pieces, a teaspoonful of powdered
thyme and some pepper and salt are
mixed thoroughly. Rub the fowl well
inside and out with pepper and salt
and then stuff the crumbs inside the
turkey, after which few oysters are
added. Oyster juice is used for basting
the roast, the turkey being allowed to
brown for three hours. Sauce is made
of giblets chopped and fried. Oysters
are laid about the turkey when it is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

liver is then inserted underneath one
wing and the gizzard underneath the
other.
The dressing for the turkey depends
upon the taste of the family. Some
choose a forcemeat seasoned with sage
others like the chestnut dressing, while
there are those who prefer oysters. To
make oyster dressing for a ten pound
turkey two pints of bread crumbs, a
cupful of butter chopped into small
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

yond the means of ordinary folks, but
the limitations, although they will tar
Hish sooner or later, are quite durable
enough for seasons wear. Vests of
Persian embroideries are added to the
short coats, and a touch of the trim
ming is being used on smart toques.
After ALL it should not seem odd that
the dressmakers, having exhausted the
possibilities of occidental fashion, have
gone to the orient for suggestions.
CATHERINE TALBOT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23
pumpkin Pie.

making crust. The shells bought at
the confectioner's are handsomer in APP
pearance than homemade ones are like
ly to be.
Corn is so important a feature OF the
autumn harvest for which the feast of
THANKSGIVING was celebrated by the
pilgrim fathers that the grain should
appear in some form at the UP to date
banquet Croquettes of corn made in
tiny rolls and arranged in q pyramid
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

A smart gown is of brown panne
cloth, with trimmings of perforated
and embroidered cloth in a deep fawn
tint laid over turquoise blue. The vest
is of turquoise faille. with floral inser-
ton lace and the belt of the deepest
brown velvet. This model can be cop
led in other colorings or if in black can
be trimmed with coarse black lace or
guipure laid over turquoise blue SILK.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

Mix one wfneglassful of fresh strain
ed lemon juice, ten drops of rosewater
and half a pint of distilled or elder
flower water. Keep it well corked and
apply every night after washing. Let
the wash dry and, if using it for your
face. rub in a little cold cream after
applying.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23
Late Fashions From Paris

hairs, are veritable dragnets for dust or
SCOT. The frocks made with these ex-
tremely pliable fabrics are graceful, for
the stuffs drape admira bly,. and the
stitched plaits, without which few
frocks are considered complete, are cas-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

the taffeta boleros that had so. great a
vogue last year. The velvet COATS are
sometimes plain, ornamented with
bands of stitching or in other cases
richly garnished with fur. A velvet
coat in warm, rich red trimmed with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23
4Ss fas.ns Thanksgiving Feast !


embroidered or lace trimmed mat laid
between the table and the vessels hold
ing the viands. The plates on which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23
Strawberry SkeFbet .

such things as bread, cake, etc, are
placed should be covered with an en-
broidered dolly of the finest quality
The turkey is the principal feature of
the Thanksgiving feast. In selecting
the fowl a moderate sized one is likely
to be the tenderest If bird has long
spurs upon the legs and these are pale
ana rough, be sure it is an old gobbler
Fowls that have been killed for some
time are characterized by sunken eyes
and dry feet.
After having been thoroughly singed
and cleaned the turkey may be roasted
for about three hours. The process of
cleaning includes the removal of the
head close to the back and the removal
of the entrails, taking care not to break
the gall bag, whose fluid will impart
bitter. taste to everything it touches.
The gizzard and the liver are laid to
one side, and when the fowl has been
washed inside and out each wing is
pinioned to the sides. the legs are bro
ken below the knees, and the skin about
the neck Is drawn up and fastened. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

ARTS. Nov. 9.-Ermine is in
high favor this winter. 1t
is used in small pieces as a
trimming for coats and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

roses from the florists, late Towering
asters or autumn leaves will give a
touch of color to the center of the Ia
BILE. The prettiest dishes should be
ohosen Tor displaying the food. and an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23

served to give it an ornamental APP
pearance.
After the turkey, the pumpkin pie
| occupies the most important place on
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-15
Sold Beer to Schoolboys.

Clyde Grindle of South Haven was
recently charged before Justice Cady of
the same place with having violated the
local option law. The specific charge was
that he furnished beer to some of the
school boys who, evidently, had imbibed
not only the beer, but the idea too that
drinking it was the manly thing to do.
The evidence adduced on the eXamina-
ton was sufficient to send Mr.. Grindle to
prison for life, had the charge been
murder. The magistrate held Mr.
Grindle for trial at the circuit court and
very leniently fixed his bail at the moder-
ate sum of $500, and gave him until the
next morning to procure it. Mr.. Grindle
went out to hunt for bondsmen and has
continued to hunt ever since; it is not
known just where he expects to find
them; possibly in Chicago; may be il
Canada or Manitoba,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-15
County House Heating Plant
Insufficient.

Last week Commissioner T. A. Hilton,
member of the state board of corrections
and charities, made an official visit to the
institution and regrets to find the inmates
therein suffering for the necessary warm
air to keep their bodies comfortable,
especially in cold weather. The plant
for heating the large space is very ancient,
poorly equipped and totally inadequate
for its purpose.
1t is poor economy to attempt to run
a plant of this kind with its very unwise
construction, as much more satisfaction
could be had with less trouble and fuel
with something more modern and prop
erly placed. 1t is to be hoped before
another winter appears that the officials
of the county will look after this partic.
ular feature, as there are always the
feeble and aged whose vitality is low that
require more warmth than the more
vigorous person.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-15
Probate Court.

Following is synopsis OF the proceed
ings in Judge Johpsons court:
Estate of Levi NJ Coins, deceased; ad-
ministrator discharged.
Estate of Katherine p. Achilles, in
competent; guardian appointed.
Estate of George Irwin, deceased; let
ters of administration issued to Rose
Irwin.
Estate of Margaret A. Brooks, de-
ceased; will admitted to probate.
Estate of Delphine Morgan, deceased
sale of real estate, confirmed.
Estate of Malcolm McGregor, de-
ceased; claims allowed; estate closed tc
creditors.
Estate of Charles III. Hitchcock, de-
ceased; will admitted to probate; letters
issued to f.. NJ. Stanton.
Estate of Solomon f. Kingsley, de
ceased; order determining lawful heirs.
In the matter of Emily Wright, insane
order for admission to asylum.
Estate of John f. Gould, deceased
claims allowed; estate closed to cred
itors.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-15
Prospect Valley.

Mr.. Stoltz will move onto Mrs. Browns
farm in the spring.
Andrew Hodge has $4,000 feet of logs
in his mill-yard to saw out this spring.
Mr.. McHenry of Almena has rented
d. S. Herrick's farm and is moving onto
it.
Robins appeared in the Valley, Wed
nesday morning This is no pipe dream,
as there are several witnesses.
Ed Duflield is the fourth one this
winter to move to that great mecca of
the valleyites, Paw Paw; and there are
more to follow.
Last week Thursday there was on Sha-
fer's hill at one time two loads of stone,
one load of wood and one load of logs up
set, one load of sand stuck, all within the
space of few rods,
Thursday evening the young people
by invitation met with Charlie and Ada
Hawley, where an exceedingly pleasant
evening was spent. Not in years have
the young people of the Valley been SO
socially inclined as this winter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-15
Paw Paw School Notes.

Arthur Brown of Mattawan was absent
from school this week on account OF
illness.
Prof. and Mrs. j. A. O'Leary entertained
the senior class Tuesd.y evening at IA
library party.
A basket ball game will be played at the
rink to morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock;
admission 10 cents.
Among the visitors present Friday
afternoon were Stella Hutchins, Charles
Holt, Hugh Hurd, Ii. ID. Spicer, Jerome
Warner and Mrs. Beeman.
A large audience witnessed the basket
ball game at the rink Saturday afternoon,
between the Paw Paw and Gobleville
high school teams. The score was ii to
l in favor of Gobleville.
A mock trial was held in the high
school Friday afternoon, wherein Ward
Bartram was tried for the crime of arson.
O. w. Rowland acted as Judge. The
plaintiff in the case was Clyde Bassett.
Glenn Warner and Fred Stevens acted
as attorneys for the defense, and Edwin
iced and Harry Pepper for the prosecu-
ton. After the jury was sworn, two
witnesses for the prosecution were
examined, and court was adjourned at
4:3O o'clock to convene this afternoon at
230.