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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-01-17
A Literary EveninU.

In certain New England town a
Round Robin club fiourishes, and each
fortnight party is given by it's mem
bers, who pledge themselves to get up
an entertainment really original, at
tractive and "booky." During the sea-
son IA parties have been given. the last
OF which was the least conventional.
The guests assembled in the library,
the largest room in the old-fashioned
house, which was lit by curious lanterns
devised by an artistic hostess. They
were fashioned from parchment and fine
wire, and strung upon long brass rods.
Each one was shaped like a book and
with few touches of paint and brush
the designer had obtained excellent
copies of the outside of 80 well-known
books. There was the tan cover OF
David Harum." with the scroll work
in green and white, the beautiful me-
dallion of Janice Meredith" the mag
nolia decorated cover of '"To Have and
to Hold" the medieval towers Of
when Knighthood Was in Flower
and a long line Of other designs perfect
~ familiar to book lovers.
Before the guests adjourned to the
dining room, they picked cards from
silver trays, which assigned to each the
name of a hero or heroine of famous
novel. Richard Carvel searched for
Dorothy Manners, Captain Percy for
Joeelyn Leigh; Charles Brandon for
Mary Tudor, and Hugh Scarlet for
Rachel West. There were personagcs
from older books than any of these.
The entertainment of the evening cul-
original guessing contest, which tested
wit as we'll as memory. To each guest
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-01-17
Needed Training for the Boys.

There is no reason in the nature Of
things why men should not be as order
ly as women. AS a rule, they are not
simply from the mistaken home train
ing by which girl is taught to keep her
drawers, her closet, and her room in
order, to put away her clothes carefully,
and to make her bed properly, while the
boy has all these things done for him,
and, consequently, never learns orderly
habits, unless they come to him by ma
ture. There is no SENSE in this dis
tinction between the Boy and the girl.
Neatness and orderliness, in regard to
ones room and surroundings, are as es-
sential to well-bred man as neatness
OF person, and the boy is at disadvant-
age in whose home training these points
have been neglected.
Mothers know that their sons are
liable, after they are grown, to be away
fishing homes of their own. 1t is posi-
tive unkindness, therefore, to allow
them to grow up with slovenly habits,
which will cause them TO be regarded as
ill-bred by persons Of refinement, and
which will be source of discomfort to
themselves
The boy should be as carefully taught
as the girl everything that pertains to
the care of his room. He should be
made to put his clothes in the proper
places, instead of scattering articles CT
wearing apparel everywhere, for other
people to pick up. He should be train
ed to strip his bed in the morning. open
ing the windows to air his room. No
servant will ever do that for him when
he is away from home. 1t will be an ex-
tremely useful requirement for him to
know how to make his bed. He should
be taught to dispose of WORKOUT shoes
and clothing, and soiled clothes for the
laundry, otherwise than by throwing
them all together in a pile on a closet
floor, until the unwholesome accumula-
ton becomes offensive, as have known
to happen in the apartments of college
boys. He should be provided with a
dust-cloth. and expected to use it.
1t is becoming much more common
than formerly for men to have knowl-
edge of domestic affairs. Many men
would feel it as much Of disgrace to
live in the midst of dirt and confusion,
when thrown upon their own resources.
as a woman would under similar cir
cumstances. 1t is not unusual to find
professional and business men who take
pride in being good cooks, and are per
fectly competent to prepare meal and
wash the dishes afterward. A knowl
edge of these details is most convenient
to any man, for in every household
emergencies come in which his own
comfort, and that of others, will depend
upon his ability to do the necessary
things, in the right way; but If sucn
proficiency, as this Is too much to expect
from every man, mothers should see to
it, at least, that their sons, equally with
their daughters, are taught to take the
care of their rooms, and personal be-
longings that the requirements Of
wholesome and refined living demand
Household :I:Il
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-01-17
OUR FORUr1
Minnesota.
CLYDE. Mimi. Dec. II. 10,

Clyde, Mimi, Dec II, 1900.
Editor Missouri World:-Election is
over and l, for one, am glad that the fu-
sion traitors are defeated; and be
damned to them. They are a greater
disgrace to republic than a horde of
pirates would be to the kingdom of heav-
en-. l voted the Peoples party ticket
SO far as we had one, writing in three
names Of our electors, my own name one,
but as there was hardly room for the
three names l told others to only write
two, leaving my name out The world
knows we were not elected, but the fault
twas not in our party name or in the prin-
ciples We advocated. Was Jesus crucifed
because he was advocating an injustice?
The answer would certainly be no. Theu
the money spectators out of the tenn
tple tc stop them from robbing those
that had to pay taxes and tribute in
money. Now that is just what the
Peoples party would do If they were IN
power as Christ was. Now we are in
the war Christ commenced just 1000
years ago. and am one Of the recruiting
officers for the army of truth and justice,
and l call on all the good people in
America to enlist in my army and carry
on the war of Jesus Christ and win a
victory for our Father in heaven.
December 1S:-Since writing the above
I have seen Paul Dixon's letter to 10
Parker, and that suits me; add another
name to it. Also those South Dakota
men are on the right track. Let US raise
an army before we ask for a victory.
Our platform is all right-direct legisla-
ton, finance land and transportation
This means a'government by the people;
honest money; every man home; rail-
road men have less hours and better
pay; equal rights for all. Men that can
not stand on platform like this are not
refOrmers; leave them alone, they would
not be satisfied if you took them on
your back and carried them; don't do It,
No more Bryan, Butler, Allen, Wash
burn or Altgeld. if you please, and even
Pingree; don't trust them. 1t is always
those off friends that do the big dirty
work Yours for victory,
JOHN R. CAMPBELL.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-01-17
HINTS ny NAY MANTON.
Wenan's Fancy Blouse waist. Ne.
37O0.

87OSs
The blouse with the waistcoat effect
Is favorite among the best dressed wo-
men Of the season. The very pretty ex-
ample shown is made of satin AiglOn
In pastel pink, with collar Of cream
lace. simulated vest, and sleeve trim
ming of stitched velvet in q slightly
deeper shade. full front and UNDER
sleeves of white chiffon, but countless
combinations can be made and a long
list of materials might be suggested.
Taffeta is always desirable for waists,
panne has great vogue, crepe de chine
is favorite. and the list might be con-
tinued to include a dozen or more suit
able stuffs.
The foundation is a fitted lining that
requires to be carefully boned The
waist proper includes a seamless back
and full fronts that are joined by
shoulder and under-arm seams. The
back fits smoothly across the shoulders
and is drawn down at the waist line
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-01-17

WOmnn's Shirt Waist, No. 37O7, With
Feited Lining which May he Omit
ted.
The plain shirt waist has advantages
which every woman recognizes and &C
cepts. The stylish model illustrated is
made on the simplest possible lines, and
is thoroughly practical and comfortable,
as well as essentially smart for morn
ing wear The material chosen for the
original was pale blue Henrietta, with
embroidered dots in white silk, but
French flannel, taffeta, lansdowne,
striped albatross and all the seasons
materials are equally appropriate. With
the model are worn a belt and stock Of
dark blue velvet, but those accessories
can be varied to suit the taste and the
occasion.
The waist, which is especially adapted
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-01-17

The fronts are arranged in soft folds,
over which the deep collar falls. The
full front. or plastron, it attached to the
lining, and the simulated vest portions
to the waist beneath the collar. Tho
full under-sleeve is attached to the
sleeve lining, the outer sleeve being
made separate and drawn over to allow
the finished edge to fall over the cuff
To make this waist for a woman of
medium size 31a yards of material II
inches wide, or 1 u yards A inches wide,
will be required, with II yard of velvet
for simulated vest and sleeve trimming;
3-S of a yard of chiffon for full front,
and y yard of lace % inches wide for
collar and stock; or l 7-8 yard A inches
wide, or 81 yards q inches wide, when
the collar is made from the material
The patterns No. 37OS. is cut in sizes
for a 81. "a, 36, 80 and 4O-inch bust
measure.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-01-17

Thirty names had alto be guessed.
They were picked from the following
list, which had been compiled by the
hostess. The tallest author was Long
fellow; the busiest. Rhodes: the hun
griest, Wolfe; the keenest, Smart; the
most soldierly, Garrison; the most UNI
tidy. Trollope; the most elusive, Dodge;
the most verdant, Green; the best pre-
served. Hale: the most rural, Hay the
fishiest, Roe; the most severe, Sterne;
the fastest, Swift; the most distressed,
Akenside; the most amusing, Tickell;
the mildest, Lamb; the gamiest, Part
ridge; the most aristocratic, King; the
lamest, Bunyan; the most hopeful,
Hope; most double, Twain; the coolest,
Winter; the greatest. Scott; the most
doubtful, Mabie; most rugged. Hardy;
most masculine, Hemans; most cheerful,
Smiles; noiseiest, Howells; most flow
cry, Hawthorne; hottest, Pope; fieriest,
Burns; most laxative, Chatterton;
most faded, Wither; most stable,
Barnes; grandest, Grand; most MUIR
derous, Caine; most "Christmassy,,"
Eolley; stoniest, Flynt: the gauntest.
Haggard; the most muscular, Arm
strong; most Juvenile, Child; most hid
eous, Grimm; most summary, June; the
silliest. Silliman; grittiest, Sand; most
sentimental, Lover; most hoggish.
Hogg; most British, English.
The prizes, of course were books, but
there were none too easily won. Every
contestant found an hours study of the
suggestive names task that entailed
some hard studying.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-01-17
CHAPTER ".

THE BANK FHE0fOENT.
Sprague's dinner party was over,
and among tina first to take, their
leave, shortly after midnight, were
Dunlap, Sturgis and DR.. Thurston.
The reporter did not often spend
an evening in worldly dissipation. He
was q man Of action, a hard worker
snd An enthusiastic student. Almost
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-01-17

Women UMRer u Repab1tcan FOrm Of
GOverMm ent.
The advocates of complete enfran-
chisement of women base their demand
upon the principles underlying all suf-
frage. II manhood suffrage is q mis-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-01-17

to wear beneath jackets of cloth, is
made over lining fitted with single
darts and cut with fronts and back por-
tions only. The back proper is smooth
across the shoulders and is drawn down
at the waist line. The fronts are ar
ranged in four narrow forward-turning
plaits at each side of the center box
plat, and are gathered at the waist line
The sleeves are in bishop style, and are
finished with slightly flaring cuffs at
the wrists.
To cut this waist for a woman OF
medium size 3 So yards of material q
inches wide, 8 3-8 yards q inches wide,
25-8 yards 30 inches wide, or 7-8 yards
Al inches wide will be required.
The pattern, No. 37O7, is cut in sizes
for a 80, "a, sc, 80, 40 and 42-inch bust
measure.
Readers of the Representative may obtain
this pattern by clipping the above illustra-
ton including the pattern number below it,
and forwarding 1t. accompanied by 10 cents
to the Representative, Boston block, Min
neapolis MINI.
The patterns will be ordered by mail from
New York city, and purchasers should make
allowance for the time required for transit
by mail to and from New York before COM
plant of non-receipt of patterns.
In ordering please observe the following
directions:
/. Give your name and address in full.
? state clearly the size desired. For
waist patterns give bust measurement; for
skirt patterns give waist measurement: for
give age.
3. Wha0 two numbers are given, 20 cents
must b6s8nefosed II both patterns are de-
sired
/. Do not send money loose in the en-
yelope. Send coin sproperly- wrapped in pa
DER. or send postage stamps
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-01-17

was handed = tid5 book with haif
dozen leaves, holding Z list Of questions
and line for ANSWERS. Here is fac,
smile of the first tzge.in the miniature
hO0I. ST
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-09

A blind man picked out his dead wifi.
in the New York morgue few days age
by his delicate sense Of touch, says an
exchange. Two women, both Of the
same name and both Of whom died in
Bellevue, We're taken to the dcadhouse
at about the same time When the
morgue keeper caught the blind man :
right hand and guided it TO IN upturned
face. he said, mo, no; that's not my
Mary" The drawer was closed, and the
next one was pulled out. The sightless
man laid down his stick this time and
used both hands. His face was transfig
ured as the tips Of his fingers rested on
the sharp set, cold features MARY, )"
he whispered, II have found you, dear ,
How thin your face has grown, How
cold you are, Mary-how cold"' The
blind man had made no mistake. The
dead woman had been his wife.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-09
NINE IN SUCCESSION.
Young WOman's Orders That STAR
tied a Hotel Clerk.

A young woman from the Pacific was q
recent guest at n well known up town ho-
tel She had Innocent blue eyes, fluffy
brown hair and much independence. She
had come to New York alone and I'M
chapcroned and spent her time indus
trionsly shopping. Nothing in the least
remarkable happened until several days
after her arrival, when coming in late in
the afternoon she rang the bell and order
ed "A Manhattan cocktail. 1t was brought
her. Five minutes later she rang again
and ordered another Scarcely had the boy
rctrcatcd when an order for third cock
tail startled the Office. Within the next
half hour she had four more. The office
was thoroughly excited by this time and
when the ninth cocktail went up to the
young woman authority went too, and
politely conveyed the information that
her room was needed for another guest.
, The girl turned pale, and her innocent
eyes widened with surprise.
why, what is the NATTER" she falter-
ed. Have done anything"
Authority murmured something ciyilly
vague.
But l insist upon an explanation,
cried the girl, with rising spirit. II won c
be turned out like this. -
Then she was told frankly tat the
Blank hotel did not care to entertain
young women who disSpated to the extent
Of nine cocktails in rapid succession. The
young woman burst into tears,
"Oh, dear!' she sobbed. II dldn t
| think how it would look down stairs or 1
wouldn't have done it. OF course l didn t
want all those horrid things to drink
You might have known that" And she
made dramatic gesture toward a row Of
untasted cocktails on the mantel
"You didn't want them to drink? Then
what did you want them for?''
''Why-why-l just wanted to eat the
| lovely branded cherries that they put in
the bottom of the glass!' wept the gentle
young thing.
She didn't leave the hotel-New York
| Sun.
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A Story of Patti.

Patti once went ON an excursion with
q party Of Americans, among whom was
a young chap who could play on ban
10 and sing "coon" and rag time"
songs like professional. He did not
intend that the great singer should
judge of the quality Of his art, but by
accident she had chance, and to the
young mans joy she fell hilariously in
love with every rag time" melody he
sang. This was a secret between the
two until one evening Patti consented
to sing for the company. Several listen
ers went mildly insane when the great
artist, after a little preparatory pat
ting" sang" Mamie, Come Kiss Your
Honey Boy. I"
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Economics

Frantz Posing could not understand
why he should not be allowed to leave
the barge office. His card bore the in
scription, mot money enough" but he
thought he had something as good as
money besides the cash he had shown.
He was a healthy young German, his
accent fresh from Inter den Linden,
his suit and his boots spick and span,
his manner full Of dignity and method.
"They say l have not money enough. "
he argued, ''but l have brand new
suit in my trunk, for which / paid GA
marks. and l have not worn it more
than four or five times. You wish Ia
see it? Well, anyhow, it is worth al
least So marks now / assure you it il
as good as new. Then have lot OF
new books, for which l paid 90 marks.
They are all about business, and one is
entitled The Merchant on the Height
Of His Success, and How to Follow
Him l bought all these books before
leaving because I had made up my
mind to 60 into business i'll this coun-
try and l wanted to prepare for it. So
you see, have 90 marks worth OF
books and suit Of clothes worth 81
marks. This makes together 105 marks
and yet they say I have not money
enough. New York Commercial Ad-
vertiSer,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-09
ORIGIN OF NONSENSE.
A. an Art 1t Is of Comparatively Re-
cent Date.

As literary form, manufactured or in
territorial, nonsense is o comparatively re
cent art in English. The French in the
seventeenth century began the cultivation
of a form of verse which they called am
phigouri and which in the eighteenth grew
into extraordinary popularity. An am
phigouri was q bit of rhyme without rea-
son, meaningless rigmarole in verse. 1t
was not until our own age, however, that
nonsense literature was brought to perfec-
ton by Lewis Carroll and Edmund Lear
who still hold their ground against all
imitators. 1t was in 1916 that Edmund
Lear commenced the publication Of those
famous little five line nonsense verses
which made his first fame.
The form was not original with him
Mr.. Lear himself, in the preface of his
third book, where he laughs at the per
sistently absurd report" that the Earl Of
Derby was the author of the first ! Book
Of Nonsense. is careful to acknowledge
his Indebtedness to certain nursery rhymes
beginning, There was an old man of To
bago, which We're suggested TO him by
a valued friend as n form of verse lending
itself 10 limitlcss variety for rhymes and
pictures The Old Man Of Tobago' is
in the "Arundines Cami. which was
published in the year 1871 and is said there
to be taken from "Gammer Gurton.
"Gammer Gurton's Garland" appeared
first III 1884 and afterward, with add
tions, in 1910 The lines, There was an
old woman Of Ealing, who jumped till her
head touched the ceiling. appeared in the
"HistOry Of Sixteen Wonderful Ola Wom-
en-, Illustrated by Many Engravings Ex-
hibiting Their Principal Eccentricities and
Adjustments, which was printed in Lon
don in 1921
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Qneer Hiding Place.

The fancy for secret drawers and out Of
the way hiding places is a curious trait
with many L.ople. A Chicago electrician
tells that while following up the wire Of
an electric bell in a North Side house his
search led him behind door kneeling
down, he rested his hand on the wooden
knob fastened in the wall to prevent the
door handle from touching the plaster and
was surprised to find it yield to his grasp
A slight pull disclosed the fact that it was
the handle Of secret drawer which was
almost filled with jewels, watches and
money.
Hearing an exclamation behind him, he
looked up to find the lady Of the house
bending over him, apparently horror
stricken. Without speaking he closed the
drawer and resumed his search for the
wire, and, though neither mentioned the
incident, the lady kept her eyes on him
until he finished his work and left the
hnuSn
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MONEY AND MUSIC.



In preparing list Of American coh-
cert singers it was curious to note th'.'
the number OF tenors Just exactly eqiai-
ed the combined number Of barltones
and BASES 1t is probably true tiia'
there are just about two cultivated Ten
ors to each baritone or bass. There arc
similarly about twice as many sopranos
Is there are mezZo sopranos or cohtl'li
tos, and there are probably two tralheu
sopranos to every tenor.
The reasons for these ratios are prop
ably these: A higher voice, being inc
more unusual, attracts to its owner the
more attention. The natural tenor ana
soprano are accordingly encouraged 70
cultivate what may, after all, be ohly
II mediocre ability The mezzo soprano
or baritone, however, is thought OF as
only an ordinary mortal, and voice 81
the utmost possibilities may be Ielt 70
waste ITS fragrance in the dark, unlath
omed caves OF its owners thoraX.
A village church is the epitome OF
the world i'll this respect. The women
'sing alto" or keep quiet, or strain and
squeal at the top notes; the men drohe
out bagpipish bass The good voices
are lost Ill the lugubrious average, but
If there is girl who takes the high
notes tiutily or boy who can lnterpo-
late the tenor part without danger OF
scarlet fever these voices sing out above
the grounding chorus. Every one pricks
A Ii stnn and hn word D:lSStd
that Sukey Smith or Jakey Jones has
voice" 1t may be that that voice
ought to be cultivated, it may be that 1t
ought to be confiscated, but 70 the teach
er it must 90. The steps from this first
discovery to u career Of public veal or
woe are easy.
So much for the disproportion Of high
and low professional singing The fact
that more women than men study song
is doubtless to be accounted for ly the
superstition that tlourishcs i'll many dis
tricts that selling dry goods or keeping
books Is Il more manly career than sing
ing. This public creed keeps many q
man from developing the gold mine in
his larynx. Besides there j. especially
in America, sentiment that man
should not depend On his father after
he has reached his majority.
1t is Il wholesome sentiment on some
accounts, Il pcruicious sentiment On 9TH
crs, but many a father Will 81 his son
up III business with sum IF money
which if devoted 70 paying his artistic
tuition few Years On Ill his twentics
might give him capital of unlimited
possibilities. -Godey's Magazine.