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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1903-01-15
KODZ w Polsce. Flrmie Schej

KODZ w Polsce. Flrmie Schei
Der tax cze>to paotep:onej Lodi w,elo
~zawdziecza. N. p. dzieki lch te
o~farnosci stanie kaplica pogreeboe
wa ma cmentarzu katolickim l sw.
Krzyz najwjekszy koscid {6dzki, a
jak utrzYmuja n1ekt6rzy n%aj'iczniej
SEA paraia ca}ege sw,asa kotolic-I
kiego zbudowany jest czesci pie
niedzmi pochodzqcemi z tego same
go zr6d}a. Prey tym kosciele jest
opr6cz proboszcza IL wikaryuszy, a
wszyscy lyle maja piracy re tn >h~
rzty sluby ma pewne w~yznaczaja
godz'ny DO 1~naczej ME p%odo}aliby
piracy. Oryginalnie tez wyglada jak
TIL rxeczy take wychodza en- gros.
Soboty to zwykle dni slub6w
skromnleiszych warstw l6dzkich
warto tego dnia oko}o 6 tel wieczo-
rem p6jsG do koscio}a ably zobaczyc
ten szereg m}odych par wraz z nle~
licznymi orszakaml ustawionych
cd o{tarxa az do samych drzwi 20
przez cala d}ugosG wielkiego kos
ciola. Tych par bywa czasami dsa-
dziescia kilka i przyklekuj2 pc
try .naraz pred o]tarzem. Jezel,
kt6ra z Mich wiecej zap&aci ably Stub
odby} sic %solenniei, to gdy ia para,
bogatszq W mone:e zbliza sic do
OFT: RIA zapalaj2 zyrsndol gazowy j
odzywa sig spiew: Veoi Creator;
ale natycbmlast pc s%konczonej ce
fremont gasza gaz Choir milknie ma.
stepnie parry slubuja 0 zmroku mi
lose wyiernosG ETC., a slnzba kosciel-
ma uwaza kiedy zn6w wysunle sic
pred o}tarz taxa para ola kt6rej
trzeba dad haslo do 6wiatla j spiewu
Przyznaje 10 to opr6znianle bardzo
!. przykre zrobllo ma nnie wrazenie.
Kiedy zbllza sic naznaczona godzis
ma ma cztery to nj ulicy Przejazd
obok kosciola wida6 Gale szeregi
doDrr6zek spieszqcych jedna "a druga
aw kazdej wioza otulonego v futro
kandydata na y. 20
skon6ozonejj ceremonii literalnie tro-
dino przedosta6 ole przez ulloe2 tax
sa saswalone powoxami, slychad
tylko jsk ojcovie olhrzesslatnni biegaja
wywolnjac numlesry swoioh doroiek.
.by. % pred.ej dsiieeokiielm dosta6
I, g de .' dona. u
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1903-01-15

$500
POzNAN. Pred tuteissy,lmn
sadem kasr1nnym toczylEa siee spra
wa . tax 6miala kradsieezi jalk
zapewno rzadlksao sic I. zdalr rza starry
wiezien1 2 domu .ksrnego robotnilk
Derengowski wlamal sic " nocy ma
Q czerwca i. b. do skfadu Spaniera.
przy III. 5zewskiej " Poznaniiu.
Szcze6cie pos1uzy}a muD; 2. zn ialas & boz
niem " kantore lO5eO ~, sporo
papier6w warto5ciowychi kilka dy~
amant6w do kraiania szkfa. w kan
torze stafa take szafa re sazna kt6-
rel jednakze otworzyc RE m6gl Ia
wezwal w1ec sobie do pomocy kilku
linnych recommendations wsp6lnle wy
|nlesli iszafe ma ulice. w}ozyli ma re-
czny w6zek j powiezli ia przez kllka
ulic bez wszelkich przeszkod do
|lssku DO "a miastem. Tutai doplero
otworzyli szafe "a pomoca roznych
narzedzi sad skaza} D ma 5 lat
domu karnego {cuchthauzu) Wsp6l
nik6w D. wydaG ME chclaf dotych
czas ich tez ME ~wysledzono
STRZALKOWO. Pewnl 70
botn,cy z Polski. MAJ iona spree
dali swoje .dwoje dzieci chfopca os-
mletniegoi dz1ewcze s~zescioletnie
"a 80 NIX. tutejszemu mafzebstWu
bezdzietnemu Smutuyf to objaw.
Z RZYN. Ojciec sw. wyda} En-
cyklike do Biskup6w w{oskich W
K 6rej dale wskaz6wki co do kszta{-
cenia duchowiehstwa Klerycy po-
winni sic zaznajomiG sprawl SO
cyalpa wedle dawnie szych Encyklik
Papieza. - Ojciec sw. przyjaf ma
,%os}uchaniu h.. Leonar1a ~tarzen-
skiego radzce %ambasady austryac1ie:
rzy Watykanle 6wiezo mianowane
gn prey rzadaoh Peru Boliwii !
hill. .s&r ~#.
HANOVER. W Parenburgu
sxkole zeg1arskiej p. Tadeusz
winarski z Poznania z}o5y1 egza-
.,u ma sterpika jake jedyny PolskI
v tvm, zak}adz,e. Gdzieby has nj
by}o!
w KIJOWlE spalT}a sic ogro-
nna cukrownia z wszelklmi zapa- ami
~arto<ci przeszto million rubli: ! u
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1903-01-15
BERLIN. Morderca WIDOW

f., BERLIN. Morderca wdowy
Ludwig kt6ra %znaleziono zamordo-
waua W jej m1eszkanlu PREY Rosen~
thlerstr., Jest lax g}osza og6lnie
jej w}asny siostrzeniec kelner Adolf
Leszczyhski, urodzony W Koninie
W r. 1885. w Berlinie nosl}. on fa{
szywe imie nazwisko, Abrahama
Webera, Zdaje sic re zaraz Pc. NOR
derstwie ~wyjechal z Berlina. Ia
mordowana jest zyd6wka i mieszka,'
Ia dawniej W Poznaniu
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1903-01-15

..,.H .POCzDAM. Ksiaze pruski
Fryderyk Leopold zs}ama} sic ma To-
die W niedzie]e PREY bieganiu ma
}yzwach razem 2 sdjutantem.. Obu
wyratowano l W gospodzie HERNIA
una W Baumgartenbrueck opatrzo-
no W spchY ubi6r. .".
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1903-01-15
I'd 4 WAT
Il 49,
BYToN. Prokauratorya ogla-

W4E4I&GEg0 - WE@%EoSN&s
aszas list sgohdczysza davniejssym re-
daktorem 81 rnosslazaka p: H3off-
mannem, lkktt'ob1ry |. s,kaazzsalDny5 zostal dnia
9 listopada I. B "a totblr:aaizse ma 800
marek kary Tub 60 dni wiezienia.
Pana Hoffmana okuto sweggo czasu
w Bytom.u v kajdauy, ktdra TO
sprawl sta}a sic tax ggil,oDsssnrlas ze al
byla przedmtotem lnterpelacyi "
parlamencie.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-03-06
FEE. OWNERS VISIT CHISHOLM NINE.
A Property Once Condemned as Value
less Now Showing 10 Well.


The fee owners of the Chisholm
mine near Chisholm, and of other
lands on the iron formation known
as the Robson estate, were in the
city yesterday, says the News Trib-
une, on their way home from visit
to their properties. The party was
composed of n. p. Larrabee, of Chip
pewa Falls. Albert Barge, of Chica-
CO., and George Baumgartner, of
Winona. Mr.. Barge represents the
three daughters of the late John
Robson, Of Chicago, and Mr.. Baum
gartner represents the interest of H.
". Lamberton, of Winona. A. NJ.
Chisholm, of Duluth, who is CON
Quoting the explorations on lands
of the Robson estate on the Mesaba,
accompanied the visitors in their
tour OF observation. President w.
J: Olcott, Of the Duluth, Missabe &
Northern, placed a special car at the
disposal Of the party
They own lands in 25, $500, 81, 5s.
20, 3, 57-21 and 9, 5721. IN the last
named section a deposit of about
1000 coo tons has been proven, and
i is said that the property is now
controlled BY +. w. Hill.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-03-06
\ .klloIABLE. ! ltiPRo ytAiENI.;

The Oliver Iron Mining Company,
the Mesaba mines of which com.
parry are under the supervision of
NJ. s.: Hawkins, of Mt. Iron, erects
oneHof the finest machine shops at
the Mountain Iron property that
has ever been constructed on the
range.
The new building is located near
the mouth of the mine, and CON-
prises an erecting shop 30x10O feet,
with a machine shop annex 35x1OO
feet, the framework of the entire
building being of structural steel,
sheathed with pine, tar papered and
finished with galvanized corrugat-
ed metal sheathing.
The plant is 80 arranged that a
shovel, locomotive, car or any piece
of machinery demanding repair
work can be run into the erecting
shop, and by means of travelling
crane and tram cars transported to
any part of the machine shop for
the necessary repairs.
For the present the machinery In
the old shop will be removed to the
new building, additions to the plant
being made from time to time as
found necessary to handle the work.
The active mines of the Oliver
company where stripping is con-
tinued during the winter are the
Mountain Iron, where one shovel is
run double shift; the Sauntry, at
this point, where like work is being
done, and the Stephens, east of BIZ
wabik, where two shovels are en-
ployed, double shift, preparatory to
an active season.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-03-06
g fs-el,'Ee77ss&zsza a7ss-szS
Col. Rates Reflected.

At the recent election of field off,
GERS of the Third Regiment, Miehi-
gan National Guards, at Cheboygan>
Mich, Col. Robert J. Bates, Of the.
500, was unanimously reelected Ia
the colonelcy of the Regiment, l,av-
ing no opposition. Col. Bates is =.
brother of DR.. Stuart Bates, Of this
city, and during several visits to the
city since his return from the Cuban
campaign has made many frienda
who congratulate the Regiment
upon their wise action in retaininr.
80 efficient an officer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-03-06
! Will Increase R0llino Stock.

The Duluth, Missabe & Northern
and the Duluth & Iron Range rail-
roads will largely increase their
rolling stock the coming season.
Fifty box cars and $50 steel ore cars
are|expected to arrive by April 1st
for the former, while the Iron Range
will add 500 steel ore cars the com.
ing season. The Duluth, Missabe
q Northern will also add several
new locomotives, prior to the open
ing Of navigation. s5.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-03-06

The Chisholm mine, one Of the
large and swell-known properties 90
ti1esraug ,.I - considered 1. forlorn
hope when A. n. chisholm t,o,<oh
hold q 8 The land had beer, ex.s -.
plored sufficiently 10 satisfy others
thatit contained nothing Of value.
but MI Chisholm succteeded in
showing up large mine. II be-.
came shipper in 1901. forwardinR
that year 34,573 tons Of ore, and last
year 2O0,68 tons. Another shaft Is
now being snnk on the Chisholm.
and one of the best power houses in
the Lake Superior region .is being
erected. : sss.7.' s..s"sss' .. 7. 't e -
II bought 400 acres 81 land d. &
the Mesaba range in 1852, for Joha
Robson. H. w. Lamberton; and my
self" said Mr.. Larrabee. 1--WE se-.
cured it for the pine. and the pros
pect of finding iron ore in the
ground did not enter our heads. The
Of ore has, Of course. been
gratifying to us all, but at the time
We made the purchase we little sua-
pected the land was worth morn
than could be realized by the sale
OF the pine. Mr.. Chisholm is look
ing after our explorations, and il
the work very success
fully" y .,...
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-03-06
Commence Work On Ore craisher.

Work on the construction Of the
big new ore crusher at Two Harbors
commenced this week, and the work
will be pushed to an early compile
tion. The product of the hard ore
mines of the Vermilion will be treat
ed IS this point, concentrating the
work The new industry will be of
appreciable benefit to the CONNER
cial interestssof Two Harbors. 5
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-03-06
At the MINNESOTA NINE.
About GOO Men are Employed aaa
Much Ore Is Being Taken Out. y

About GOO Men are Employed asa
Much Ore IS Being Takea Out.
Work at the Minnesota mine in
going forward smoothly this win
ter, says the Tower News, and the
stock piles are beginning to show
the<effects of the many small cars
of ore that have been dumped over
them since early in November, when
shipping was discontinued. About
1900 tons Of ore is being mined
each month and this, together with
the probable $1,000 tons that will be
taken out between now and the op-
ening of navigation and the 75O0oe
tons that was left, over. from last
season, will make a total Of 2l8Doo
tons that will be ready for shipment
as soon tas navigation opens: The
total shipnnentsfrom:th the Minnesota
last season pas 81
= & r. Il5l 4 illIlli ~ N z
the ore possible 3 shipped, this rec
ord should be increased consider
ably the coming season. W.. --ss=
About 600 men are now steadily.
employed. For several months q
large crew has been at work in No
6 shaft driving new tunnel in to-
ward large body of ore that had.
been previously: located with drills
The tunnel was started from tho
18th level of No. 8 shaft and had
been put in a distance of 700 feet un
to Saturday night. when. the ore
body was: encountered.s The ore il
said to be of excellent quality and
the work of taking it out will be
commenced at once. "-~@'t -,
After laying idle for over twelve
years shaft No. 9 is again being
worked, and about 10 cars of ore ia
being taken therefrom every day.
The ore in this shaft was thought
to be entirely worked out. but anoth-
er vein was found a few weeks ago,
and the work of mining it will take;
considerable time. :" " -...z-;,. +"
A new pocket is nearly completed
at No. stockpile. The new pocket
is 48xN feet inside and contains four
compartments, from each of which
the ore can be loaded into cars for
shipment. . ............,...- -. ii: ..ss
Very little work is being done by
the Minnesota people this winter in.
the way of explorations, only three
drills being thusly employed. Two.
of these are working near Arm
strong lake and one near what ia@
known as Five Mile lake. sss>. ...=
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-03-06

MOVE 500, 900 YARDS.
Camps Now Beies Erected aad Work
viii Bes;a 1T oece. First Ssove,
Wt Arrive BY March l5th.

One of the most important events
in local mining circles for the. new
year is the awarding of the contract
for stripping new Steel corpora.
ton property, the Higgins, in{ Sec
ton 4, 58.17, adjoining the Lincoln
property on the north and the Mi
norca on the east, the contract be-
ing awarded to The Richards Lun-
deem Co., of Minneapolis.
The initial contract calls. for the
removal of not less than 10000 Gu.
bic yards, insuring continuous &C.
:tivity at the property for the ensu-
ing two years.
The first consignment OF material
tor the new work arrived here Tues.
day-a car of sectional camps-be.
ing unloaded the following day, and
under direction of W. C. Smith. sup
erintendent and engineer of the
company, the work of preparation
for activity will be pushed rapidly.
Mr.. Smith states that one shovel,
and perhaps two, will be worked
double shift on the property, fur.
nishing steady employment to at
least IS or 100 men, the fret shovel
being expected here: not later than
March 18th, by which time camps.
will be up and minor details com. .
pieted & The iirst voxks ON the prop..
aSs
TER Of the northwest quarter I 81 Z sec.
stion while the southeast of the
southeast Of the same sectioansa 8 viii sal
be used as dumping ground.
A visit to the property w ednesday
afternoon found a small force, un-
der direction of J. T. Sanders, FORE
man, clearing camp grounds, and
the work of erection of the sectional
camps, which come ready for erec..
ton by being bolted together, was
commenced yesterday. The camps
will comprise dining hall 16x48, a
cook camp 16x20, foreman's apart
ments 1924, sleeping lodge l8x4s,
and an Office building 16x32, aside
from commodious store house and
other necessary apartments.
The Richards-Lundeen Co. are
successors to Halverson, Richards
& Co., which firm did the first strip
ping at a Mesaba range property.
the Biwabik. Since then tho co,,,-
pany has doneconsiderable work at
range points, stripping the Croxton
near Chisholm, and the Morrow
near Hibbing, aside from consid.
erable amount of contract work on
range roads. In addition to the
contract at the Higgins the CON-
pany on Tuesday closed a big con.
tract for stripping at the LaRue
mine, sellwood property in the
Nashwauk district. -,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-03-06
THE cO-OPERArIvE.

|seasoa, when 35,499 tons were for.
warded. =.
/ THE COOPERATIVE. z
IAeCo- Operative Exploration Co.,
composed of prominent Virginlans,
on Saturday last secured an option
fronf Alice Mckinley and the Poca
1roHYo. on lands in "a, 50L18, terms
bein)gsame as on state leases, and
on anleighty adjoining these lands
on the north from the fee owner,
CarlgRosedal, of Duluth, on terms
and cpnditions which are very sat-
isfactpry. The former option COM
prisss lands just north Of the big
Mouutain Iron mine, a forty inter
veninf. The company does explor-
ing ~ the first mentioned lands on
the tesis of three-quarters inter
est, Hptting test-pit crews at work
thereon Tuesday.
n THE TEsORA.
TheTeeora, a new Fay & Yawkey
property on section 4, 58-l7, north
east m Lincoln, mention of which,
was made in The Enterprise short
timelsince, will be among the new
developments in the local group
this 9eason, and work on the prop
erty will commence very shortly
under direction of Capt. J. A. Pearce,
formerly Of the Chisholm. The new
minewill be an underground prop
osition, and a nice bunch of ore has
beenptoven by drill work during
the past several months. It is on
Yawkey lands.
.E ~ THE HIGGINS.
The Higgins, extended mention
of the work on which property finds
spacein this iesue, is a new devel-
oPme1t Of the steel corporation, and
in conjunction with other: active
mines|of the Virginia group augers
wellf{r the continued commercial
advantement of the city.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-03-06
MARCH 1905

a1nefca is the property where two
weIIiApown Virginians, Capt. N. L.
ray md Capt. J. H. Pearce, made
theirtlrst strike some three years
agosand 1t is a pleasing fact to their
many friends that fortune has since
continued q. to smile upon them. The
hrsttAhipment of ore was made last
!season, when 35,499 tons were for
:wardsd: g.. = ! -
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-16
FAMILY BOOKKEEPING.
ono Husband Who nscOurages His
Better Half I'm Trying to
Keep Accounts.

Most persons know so many competent
business women that it viii ne. do to take
90 seriously the popular SANDER that the
better half of the race cannot master the
principles of banking. Still there is occs-
sionally a joke of this kind good enough to
stand with apologies, and a recent one from
me Chicago Post will not be taken amiss.
MY account book" she said, proudly,
Showed that had eight dollars and fifteen
sents more than l really did have, 50 felt
1T liberty to spend the excess"
But there wasn't any excess!" he pro-
tested.
"Oh, yes, there was!" she replied. "The
book showed it."
IF you didn't have the money" he urged,
st was shortage"
Certainly not" she returned. at was
right there on the book-eight dollars and
fifteen cents more than I had, and when the
balance was so much bigger than it should
be, ] felt free to spend the money"
eff you had more money in your purse
than the book showed" he suggested, what
them"
81 should have spent it," she answered.
Either way, it's all the same"
Now he is trying to get her to give up
keeping accounts.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-16
MOST IMPORTANT PART.
First Duty of q NewIy-EIected Pres.
tdent of a Large and wealthy
Business Concern.

The newly elected president of the great
corporation hurried home, dashed into the
library and seized pen.
Don't let anybody disturb mel" he said
to his wife.
For several hours nothing broke the silence
save the scratching of the presidential pen
across the paper. Sheet after sheet was
filled with writing and laid aside. The per-
and ink was splattered all over his shirt
front. Finally he laid aside the pen, leaned
back and heaved great sigh of relief.
There! Finished at last" he exclaimed.
What on earth have you been doing,
dear?" asked his wife.
81 have been performing my first work
since being elected president of the Consoli-
dated and Amalgamated United States Pig
Iron company" said he.
"What is it!''
81 have been preparing for the press the
rules have followed and by which | have
worked my way from obscurity to my pres
emit high position. have noticed that this
is about the first thing the newspapers have
about the men who are selected to manage
big institutions"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-16
TRAVELLER AND INNKEEpER.
Tale with Moral Which Is Confirm.
atOry of a Certain HUI
man Failing.

One day as traveller was jOurneyiIe
along certain highway, relates the De
troit Free Press, rs came upon an inn
on which was conspicuously displayed
the sign:
"Only One Mile to the Next Inn
IT'S passing strange, my friend" he
said to the inn keeper after studying the
sign for time. art thou also the
owner of the next inn?"
Indeed, no." was the reply.
"Is the host thy brother, them"
HE is not"
Not even great friend for whom
thou wouldst sacrifice custom?"
mot even that"
81 will cen take dinner under thy ROOT
and think it over" unused the traveller
as he dismounted from his beast and en-
tered the place.
An hour later, when his dinner had
been eaten and he was ready to pursue
his journey, he said:
81 think l have solved the mystery
Your dinner was contemplate and your
charges extortionate, but it may be even
worse at the inn mile further on"
you've hit it, old man, and hence my
sign" replied the landlord as he waved
him adieu.
The traveller rode away, but great was
his surprise on reaching the other inn
to find sign of the same sort hanging at
the door.
"By my troth. but this is curious
thing" he said to the landlord who well
coined him. 'Is it that the other inn
keeper lied to me?"
"Oh, not at ALL was the ready reply
Had you come from the other direction
and reached my inn first I should have
told you about him just what he has had
to say about me- The fact is that both
our inns are so bad that he who halts at
one wishes that he had passed On to the
other"
Moral: When there is nothing to gain
we are cheerfully willing to divide with
the other fellow.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-16
NAIL or PASSENGER OFFICIALS.
In July Mr.. Townsend Received 36,4S8
Letters. Cards and kilograms.

In July Mr.. Townsend Received 36,4S8
Letters. Cards and kilograms.
1t is not generally known what heavy
amount of mail is received daily at the gem
eral passenger offices of the great railroad
systems. AS an illustration, H. G. Town
send, general passenger ageEt of the Mis-
souri, Pacific System, gives the following
interesting figures:
During the month of July there were re-
ceived at the ST. Louis offices under his
charge 36.43S letters, cards and kilograms.
The heaviest days mail was on July 9th,
when 2,4S1 pieces we're received, and the
lightest was the following day, when 74O
pieces were received. The other twenty-nne
days averaged from 500 to 1000. The daily
average for the month was ,40I pieces.
These figures, of course, represent the
amount of mail received only at the offices of
the general passenger department, and do
not include that of the freight, operating
and other departments
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-16

work without the greatest exhaustion.
This is a very common sight and is
almost always due to pelvic catarrh.
1t is worse than foolish for so many
women to suffer year after year with a
disease that can be permanently cured.
Peruna cures catarrh permanently. 1t
cures old chronic cases as wellas aslight
attack, the only difference being in the
length of time that it should be taken to
effect cure.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus.
Ohio.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-16
The First Corset.

The first corset-not counting an
cient notifications of the Grecian
zone or girdle-was introduced into
France by Catherine de Medici. 1t was
strange affair and fashioned after
the style of a knights cuirass. The
framework was entirely of iron and
the velvet, which decorated the ex-,
terror only, served to hide a fright
full and cumbersome article of torture
In the days that followed ladies of
the court laced themselves frightfully
and wore the dreadful prison night
and day in their efforts to obtain what
they considered a perfect figure.