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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-20

CT most becoming Many a pretty arrange
ment of cotton crepe at a few cents per
yard or beautifully printed lawns at
nearly the same price casts a shadow
ever the ambitious satins, silks, brocades
and richly embroidered etamine fabrics
that fail to harmonic with their wear
ers. It is that same old qeustion, you
know, Of how" not what
The range of materials used varies from
the simplest to the most elaborate from
the plain, softwoven, printed cottons and
crinkled crepes to the most magnificent
hand embroidered silks and satins as we'll
as wool and cotton fabrics. Every pos
sible idea is to-day utilized to fittingly
establish its/wearer in that which is most
seemly.
new fad Is to wear ones tea gowns
morning dress, and other articles of that
nature devised in style to fit the furnish
ing of the apartment. The Louis XVI,
the Egyptian, the Greek, the Turkish the
Japanese and all the other artistic forms
upon which dress, as we'll as furnishings,
Is founded, are fittingly brought together
in this way. One can hardly imagine any
thing more eautiful than this dainty con-
sideration OF surroundings that is fast
developing the general good taste of the
world. The fashionable woman, the wom-
an of Intelligence, however moderate
her pocketbook may be and modest her in
| come, is enabled by the intelligent con-
sideratfon of these subjects to develop
most beautiful and attractiv sides of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-20

home existence that are completely lc<
to her less fortunate and less tasteful sis
ter
tasteful. artistic, beautiful and novel ideas
fer home wear, we feel that there is a lit
tie sermon for some woman in every pic
ture, and that not very many can afford to
ignore the strong appeal for better con-
dition which they Offer
But getting away from philosophy and
getting down to needlework, you will no
tice the use of lace appliques, of tueks
and folds and ribbons and nstitching.
and, beyond all else, the newcorning cord
sashes, the little frogs and braid orna-
mentS which are soon to displace the
older forms of trimming. There is one
thing which we would particularly have
you note, and that is that very warm
morning attire is little used to-day, for
the reason that even in winter our homes
are SO exceedingly well heated that thu
are those, however, who love to snuggle
into heavily quilted, blanket-like Japanese
attire, and there is a range of rich. heavy
camelS hair gowns in the usual delicate
tints that give opportunity for all the
perheatlng and guard against chills. 1t Is
a question, however, whether these too
warm fabrics do not invite colds and dam
gers from changing into lighter APPAREL
There are not so many who understand
how much Importance there is in guarding
against this very condition.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-20
Copyright, 1902, by The Economist Cam

copyright, 1902, by The Economist Cam
era.)
There is a French aphorism used by the
keen -witted of that nation that says, in
not SO many words, that Woman should
always appear at her best for her hus-
band.' It would be small wonder, in
deed, If less marital detection would re-
suit from a better understanding Of her
rome attire by the average woman. There
is nothing like pretty clothes and we'll
considered attire to strengthen any wo-
mans power of attraction. 1t doesn't take
money; it simply takes good taste, sense
and a proper view of fitness for fit oc-
Casions.
Whatever objection there may have ex-
listed to anything that saVored of the too
fancy in lingerie, nothing can be said
against the harmonious contrasts and
combinations of lace, mousseline, silk and
embroidery so delightfully."- wrought to-
gether in the rich needleworl1 and hand
effects of to-day; but there is everything
to be considered, Of course, in who wears
it and how and when it is worn.
The long, graceful, lace inserted crepe
de Chine morning wrappers SO arts
tically contrived have their founces of
plated chiffon, mousseline and lace, and
rival in magnifcence the evening gowns,
which they so much resemble in texture.
Here the fancy and ability to pay may
run riot. However, it is not always the
highest-priced that is either most artistic
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-20

make considerable, seems if. Martha
didn't tel! Mrs. Baker she was goin' till
the day she lef', an Mrs. Baker was
speechless. When she got her breath, Mar
tha's trunk was goin out Of the house
an she was lef to get luncheon an serve
it to company.
Mrs. Baker can't STAN responsibility
but she's got a frien' visitin' mex door
who can. Miss Waters is the kin who can
carry the troubles of a neighborhood on
Ter shoulders an enjoy it. Some women
are horn that way. They can't be made.
Miss Waters got Che luncheon an
waited on the table, spite of what Mrs.
Baker d say, an Mrs. Baker called her
Mary. In the evenin' the telephone rang
an Mrs. Baker answered it. IL
"Is this Mary?' says a womans voice.
This is Mrs. Greene. Are you satisfied at
Mrs. Baker's2 I'll give you SO cents more
a week an put the washin out if you'll
come to me-, says the voice.
Before Mrs. Baker could get into the
parlor the bell rang again an Mrs. Towne
wanted Mary to come to her. There
aren't many women who'd have the cour-
age to go to a from door to steal q girl,
but telephone makes it easy. F.
IT don't uphold 'em any more n I blame
Mrs. Towne A lady she didn't know
came to her house one day when she was
out an tried to get her girl away. Mex
day some !one asked her if Mrs. Cameron
called on her. .r j..
,"'No,' says Mrs. >Towle, in a frappe
voice, but she does on my cook
"I've heard the women complain that
furnish avery honorable pattern, seems
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-20
DANGER IN FLOWERS
Aroma of Various Blossoms Cause Dis.
comfort that Should Danish Them
from the Sickrocn

Aroma of Various Blossoms Cause DIs-
comfort that Should Danish Them
from the Sickroom.
Beware how you handle lovely f1owers
Or ,inhale their aroma. Queen Dame Ma
ture has provided a hidden sting in some
of the blossoms.
There is a particular variety of garden
flower known as obconica. If the finger
of the gardener is pricked by the plant,
there is sure to follow slight itching Of
the hands that is preliminary to the break
ing out of an almost incurable skin dis
ease This irritation Of the cuticle gen.
eraly7 dies away in the fall and apparently
has been got rid of by winter. But in
the spring it invariably shows itself again
and; in some cases, it has resisted every
effort to eliminate it from the system.
Because of the risk in touching this plant,
the gardener who knows his business in
variably handles it with gloves on.
Tulips are another flower in which there
is a hidden danger. If the odor of the tu-
lip is inhaled for time it produces light
headedness, which is followed by a feel
ing of deep depression. The poppy, on
account Of the great quantity of opium it
contains, has the effect of making any
one who passes through a field Of these
flowers feel very drowsy. In Asia Minor,
where they are grown in great quantities,
it is risky for one unaccuStomed to the
odor to pass through the neighborhood.
Two deaths among tourists were traced
directly to visits paid to a poppy planta-
ton.
= All flowers grown from bulbs should be
banished from the rooms of sick or in
valid person. It would be as much an act
of kindness to present sick person with
a dose of morphine as to send a patient
bunch of lilies of the valley, tuberoses
or hyacinths. The only place for these
flowers is the death chamber.
J. Be careful, too, how you pluck to pieces
such blossoms as begonias, rhododendrons
or, peonies. If there is g. slight scratch
on the fingers that handle these flowers
carelessly, it is probable that fostering will
follow, with a possible loss of the finger
nails.
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together with a chance congressman or
trust magnate opening wine,' and ali
looking for something which never hap
pens. The Parisians, the people who made
the life and created the atmosphere Of
the place have taken themselves else
where for their midnight frolics. and
MaXim's is now as thoroughly American
as the Arizona desert, and just about as
monotonous. True, there is a sprinkling
Of the fast set about, to give it the ap-
pearance of life, but they are all more
or less hangers on about the place, patrons
of other and better days. Women with a
past, present, but not much of a future.
and penniless boulevardiers reduced to
mere "stool pigeons" through the COM
bined efforts of slow horses and fast wo-
men. b OR
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A Mans View of
Partisan Fashions

round, besides sending their heads of de-
partments over in search of specialties,
even such comparatively unimportant
feature as buttons being represented on
the field, just like country delegate at
a state conventions
How much American money do they
leave behind thenP Here again accounts
differ, and it is 1nanifestly impossible to-
be more than reasonably accurate, but it
would seem quite within the limits of
possibility to strike an average Of IS, 900
''per person per year,' as they put it in
the Congressional Record. While one in
dividual buyer wpuld drop below that
figure, another would even it up, and the
big houses in New York and Chicago carry
it into the hundreds Of thousands, to say
nothing of steame' fares, hotel bills and
the many incidentlls of travel booked as
'sundries." So tie whole thing reduces
itself to simple Iarithmetical problem
100000 people a year spending on an aver
age of $4,000 each and you; have a total
of 5000, 600 spent i'm Paris everyzye
by the buyers altne; to say. nothing of
the money left behind them by tourists.
And yet the BUYERS have rather a hard
time: Of it, for the modish Partisan dress
maker, for instance, hesitates about show
ing new creation, fearing that the pros
pective customer comes in, to rubber
and not to buy. re is really d two-edged
sword and cuts both ways. The designer
Of these poems. ii color does not wish to
give others the beneft,:o her IDEAS, and
on the other hand one. can't be; expected to
buy without seeing the models In the
| matter of choice of shops, they change
from year to yea and a house that will
| be quite the vogte this season may: drop
a peg or two next. It all depends OH the
t combination of gpod luck and good taste
In the selection bf models. Though. as
a matter Of fact, buyers frequently have
to, purchase thing they don't like, and
know they can't sell. simply in order t.
have the entree another season. So, too
i things change merely in the matter OF
setting the STYLE It is said that for two
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-20

out of the store. Folks don't buy weddin'
presents for pleasure, am they aiys walt
till the las moment, as If they hoped to be
let off, an then, when they know there
isn't any 'scape, they go down town an
throw themselves on the mercy of the
storekeepap. I'd rather wash n keep store,
/ though there's temptation in all trades,
seems if.
/ Mrs. Lambs a Presbyterian an as she
was goin' to marry an Episcopalian, she
made up her min to have the ceremony
performed by an 'Episcopalian minister
They got lots of presents, silver an cut
glass an other necessities, but nobody
/ thought of giyin' EN- a ton of coal or
hundred pouns Of flour, things that really
count with young couple.
There was "a silver set with the other
things. Chocolate set, the bride called
1t though 1 never saw one jes' that shape
She was pleased as could be an kept re-
rnarkin' on the new style an pattern an
put it well in front of the other presens,
where folks couldn't help but see it less
Shey came in ba ckward. 1t was from rela-
tives down south, a secon' cousin, who'd
bought it himself, for his wife was away
visitin, an the bride talked considerable
about Cousin Toms exquisite taste
"Well, the weddin went off all right, as
weddin's do, an everybody went up stairs
to see the presents. The bride was with
the minister an she was adjectivin' over
the things till she came to Cousin Tom s
chocolate set
-. Isn't it unique says she, holdin' it
up so: he could see It.
81 He never contraried her a mite. Very,
says he, but don't know as I ever knew
a bride to receive a communion service
before
Z What! says she, more startled n if
he'd told her the silver plated.
It's communion service, says he
+ again.
z ..She didn't say anythin', but you could
tell by the angle of her head that she
didn't believe him, an he minister. She
foun' out he was right an so did Cousin
Toms wife an there's two men down
south who don't look pleasan when we'd
din presents are mentioned. There S
al VS. a risk in buyin' for other people but
the storekeeper might as well share the
danger, seems if.'' = -, =
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War H1LDA LApSON::SANS:

wages raised she never thought Of any
thin else. toll her what thought of
it an the lady. wasn't out O. hearin'
either.
IL hope says to the girl, that you'll
have to work all day Sundays an Thurs
day an never have an evenin' out I'd
like to know what you'd ha' said if Mrs.
Winter d brought in a new girl an toll
you to leave in half an hour, says l. But
she only giggled an thinks I to myself,
Mrs. Winter s we'll rid of you 9 Z
But as I was sayin' bout Mrs. Baker.
She had real good girl, but she lef' las
week when she foun' company was conn.,
in. Girls seem more 'fraid Of company
n Of the s!.:allpox, an a doctor who could
fin soiaethin' to vaccinate 'em with ID
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-20

seasons back Rejane cut out the pace
and anything and everything the famous
French actress wore became the mode
But this season an Aubrey Beardsley
woman from one Of those places where
they sell you sparkling cider with a, cham
payne label on it for IS francs a bottle, is
the recognized dictator of fashion.
Apropos, as this letter is bit like one
of Madame Yale's lectures, for women
only a famous French actress died, last
week leaving a legacy of unpaid bills in
Guiding a trifle of 100000 to her dress
maker. A Partisan newspaper inter-
viewed a celebrated dressmaker on the
subject of the gowns of Paris actresses
and after declaring there was nothing
very extraordinary in the amount of the
bill left behind by the dear departed, he
declared he had such constant difficulty
with actresses he-preferred the clientele
of the women of society to the women of
the stage, and besides maintained that
true elegance will never be on the stage,
which needs a special showiness, a special
cut.
+ 1T is for ladies of high society to give
the tone to the artistes," he continued.
AT the present moment it is the contrary
that takes place. This is a sign of deca-
dence. The lines, the color, have need of
the harmony of a well prepared drawing
room, and not the blaze OF the footlights,
in froat Of which the woman has the air
of saying to the spectators, Am I not
chic, Ell! in my new Dress?
There is only one way of wearing
handsome dress properly, and that is to
forget that one is wearing it,
Early IntImations In Dress.
But now that the summer season is at
an end, the women of fashion are coming
back to town, and the. Partisan dress
makers are beginning to show their au-
tumn models to their French clientele,
between whom there is great rivalry to see
who will strike the first piquant note Of
novelty. According to the latest fashion
articles in the Paris press, along general
lines, dress toilets will be worn long, but
not overtrimmed: Many of them will be
in pleats and some with founces. Many
Icorsages will be of the blouse model, and
the fulness of the sleeves, which will be
much reduced, will be placed above the
elbow and a little backward.
: The small sack .paletots which are so
convenient will be again in fashion, and
will be ornanented with a small cape just
l,encirclirg the shoulders.
The 3furriers are preparing marvels for
ltheir. customers. The great novelty will
:be miniYer and chevrette, a kind of fur
between the costly and unsubstantial
fbrOadtail and the caracul, which has be-
cone SO common.
r. Hats will be much trimmed at the back,
with, a falling line, and enveloped with
Lace there being already a display of
large felt hats, on the top of which are
Iperched enormous birds of paradise, with
aipping pIuines. Also, in the way of nov
eltys. toqnes are being made entirely OF
dragon: flies and of birds with a tiny POM
pom Of furs
t.: i : LOUIS XIV. ,JeweIry de RIgeur.
AS for jewels, it appears that the Louis
XIV. style is coming in again, the jewel
er's artists being at work day and night,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-20

CORRESPONDENCE Of The Journal.
Paris, Sept. .1.-Paris is a Woman's town
in more senses than one. The shops arc
fascinating, the city beautiful, ~and every
thing that goes to make up the life OF the
place is as dainty, airy and Huffy as a
fichu of lace or an omelet souffle. But
lace is ornamental rather. than useful,
and if YOU were compelled to eat onelet
souffle three times a day an occasional
pork chop would be palatable. Thus 1t is,
in a way with Paris. The first impress
sions as you drive down the brilliantly
lighted boulevards carry everything with
them for a time, but by and by after hav-
ing seen everything and done everything,
you take note of the hollow insincerity of
it ALL Women never tire of Paris; men
do And even the women admit"yoUe can
buy about as cheaply at home after paying
duty, as prices go up from year to year,
and everything is more expensive this
season than ever before, while there Is
little that is new in the smart shop Win
dows along the Rue de la Paix. just
now the town is filled with Americans and
BUYERS swept across the Atlantic by the
wave of prosperity. There are more
Americans here than ever before, and,
strange to say England is getting to be
more foreign than any country in Eu-
rome, as the conservative Brttons do not
assimilate our customs as they do on the
continent.
What "smartness" Costs.
AS for the American buyers, while
it is impossible to make an accurate esti-
mate it is claimed that at least 10000
come over twice a year, total OF AZ, 00O
annually. These figures are not extrava-
CANT when you consider that at least a
dozen buyers from Minneapolis alone
cross the Atlantic twice a year In search
of Partisan novelties in the way of gowns
millinery lingerie and the thousand an6
| one incidentals that go to make up g
wornan's toilette. It must also be borne
! in mind that many Of the large hops have
| their agents stationed here the yea
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her house., an she couldn't believe that
women were as unprincipled as I knew
they were. That was two weeks ago, but
An the fourteen days since she's learned
considerable an her education may cost
her two of her bes' friends-ies' Deepen s
on how she'll stan.
tIve read in the papers bout men
gholdin's up people on the street for money,
but there hasn't been word bout the
ladies who try to kidnap hired girls, for
that's jes' about what it is. It was only
Tuesday sthat,I was standin' on the corner
talkin' to Winters girl an lady. a
tfrien' of Mrs. Winter s,-you'd be s'prised
If you heard her name-came up an says,
says she, Haye you got a good placer
winters girl said she had, an the lady
asked how much wages she got, an then
promised to pay SO cents week more il
She come to her an come at once. Win
ter's girA 10s that pleased at gettin' her
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NE of the brides got
a presen' las week
she won't h a V e
much use for, less
her husban' goes into
the ministry, eX-
claimed Miss Larson
with generous sympa-
thy. There ought to
be a law to pertec'
people when they go
shoppin', for there's
some storekeepers IL
.n1J o~rtIir1 70 rat ~
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Parlor and Private Rooms

ObSerVation ParIOr and Private ROOMS
Are features Of the new Observation Com
partment Cars on the Pennsylvania Spe-
cial, 2O-hour train Chicago to New York
over Pennsylvania Short Lines. Leaves
Chicago daily at. IL noon, arrives New
York next morning at eight, Chicago
time. Tickets and space may be secured
through H. r. Dering, A. G. P. Agt., 24s
South Clark street, Chicago.
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That tired, languid feeling and dull
headache is very disagreeable. Take two
of Carriers Little Liver Pills before retir-
ing, and you will find relief. They never
fail to do good.
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I. may be = there's
honor oono. thjayaS

7. may be there's
honor 'mong thieves.
There's an OF sayin'
that says there is,
but there isn't much
.mong women who
keep hired girls"
Miss Larson spoke
gloomily. Il don't
go 'roun' with my
eyes shut. an I've
seen an heard things
in. the kitchen that'd
s'prise you of the
parlor.
I've been some
amused at Mrs. Ba-
ker. We We're talkin'
of this very thiilgsone
day when I was at
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-20

Somebody is going to win prizes; why
not you. Address Journal and find out
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Carey Roofing better than metal or
pitch and gravel. w: S. Mott Co.. Tel. 376.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-03-27
utA1nS

GETTZ--On March 25, 100! RebeccA widow
Of John Gettz. in her =! year.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invit.
el 10 Nttend the funeral services at the resi-
dence OF her son.in-1aw, Sam ucl lewis: Con.
cord Pike near sharpley schoCihouse Thurs.
day evening March =, at i.3O o'clock. Inter.
ment Lafayette cemetery, Phila., Pa, friday
Rt IL o'clock.
A mother dear. mother so kind
Has gone and left us ull behind,
Eut cease to weep for tears ure vain,
We hope TO meet with you agaia.
Gone to meet her husband.
MCCARTNEY In this city on March 23, 1892,
william Mccartney, aged 20 ycnrs
Relatives and friends arc invited to attend
the funeral services from hts late residence
llI4 lincoln street OIL Friday morning, March
2Sth at II o'clock. lnterment at Chester hu.
raj cemetery ut ] o'clock.
WOOD-On March ~. l8U2, Sallie A., widow
Of john Wood, aged ~ years
ltelatIves and friends arc invited to attend
the funeral services at her late residence, No.
6V4 West street Oh Friday morning, March
2s, at II o'clock lnterment private.
JAMIsoN--In this city on March 20. 1902.
Harry G. Jamlson, ngsd 70 years
Relatives. friends and members Of Diamond
Council M. 5 Jr, .. U. A. N. are invited to
attend the funeral services at lis late resi-
dence, No. 40j jefferson st; tet on Friday
evening, March 2Sth. at = o'clock. lnte rment
Mt Bethel, Md, Saturday March eth. without
further notice
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-03-27
To Dispose VI Fancy Bill.

Patrick Fahey, will be request
ed to meet Members of the Levy
Court on Tuesday April 8th to
talk over his bill for Seventh street
b-ilge. At this meeting it is ex-
pected the question will be. finally
disposed of in some way. At the
meeting of Levy Court this morn
ing President Willitts stated that
he thought the Court should meet
Mr.. Fahey, and dispose OF the
matter.
MI. .Ewart said that he thought
it was due the citizens of New Cas-
tie County, and also the Levy
Court, to dispose of the bill soon
as possible. Mr.. Chandler stated
that he did not think Mr.. Fahey,
should receive extra compensa-
ton for his alleged extra work.
President Willitts, said that for
certain reasons lie thought it
would be best to not discuss the
subject at present but suggested
that some time be set, for meeting
Mr.. Fahey,
On motion of Mr.. Chandler, it
was decided to meet the contrac-
tor on the date mentioned above.