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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-21
The Public Library.

The public library is an institution
not yet fully understood, even in this
country. where it is almost a part OF
our national foundation, in its actual
relation to the public which it seeks
to serve. A little reflection upon the
work which 1t actually does cannot fail
to excite admiration. The public at
large has never recognized its own re-
spOnsibility toward the library, and yet
the servant in this case has not been
like the master. Probably no other
class of public servantS-pot even
school teachers-have had so little real
encouragement from those they serve
to be faithful in business, not Slothful
in spirit. yet no other sort of public
service has made such advancement in
actual business and moral efficiency, In
the past few years, as the public Ii
brary. The custody of books has be
come one of the trained professions.
Moreover. the custodian of books has
come to look upon himself as a con-
serVatOr of the public moral and intel
lectual good as we'll 1t is not going too
far to say that the sense of responsible
ity has been developed in librarians
by neglect of responsibility on the part
of those in whom it would seem natur-
ally to be vested. The adult public
itself has been so inattentive To the
trend of its own reading. and that of
young people. that librarians have been
forced to give the matter profound at
tention. All over the country. for the
past twenty years, librarians have
been propounding to one another the
question: How shall we induce the
people to read good books rather than
those which are bad or indifferent
The Household
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-21
Fashions in Shoes and Stockings.


White shoes. ties or slippers Of
glazed kid are to be worn by the fash
5ionable woman.
Canvas ties are in great demand for
country wear. The glazed kid will be
better than suede in the pure white
dress shoe, though suede will be chosen
In the champagne color. Black patent
leather will still be worn by many
For walking shoes the military heel
is higher than ever. In fact, there is
a strong tendency to get away as far
as possible from what has been known
as the common-sense heel, which ne
eesSltateS shape of shoe which gives
few wearers the proper support under
the instep, and has brought into being
the iron support to be worn inside the
shoe.
The military heel for the spring is
high, but the Louis XIV. heel has reach
ed height that is absurd, some of
the models shown being quite 3 y
inches high. A reaction is bound to
follow from such a style, except in the
case Of the class of women who at
tract by their eccentricities in dress.
Where the gown is one of the deli
cate pastel or ecru shades the slipper
or ties is frequently made TO match,
unless the black shoe and stocking are
used. White stockings in both silk and
tiSle are Selling well WITH the pTOull-
pent retailers. Black open-Work stock
ings are a well-established fashion.
At Palm Beach this season the ia
vorite was for stockings of decidedly
brilliant hue. with shoes to match.
Some of the extreme set were known
by the stockings they wore. One wom-
an showed a fondness for bright green
hose, another for those of purple hue,
another for brilliant red. and so
through the whole gamut of color
This fad had its beginning at a
French watering place last summer.
when one woman appeared in red hose
[ and shoes with a white costume. But
IL is hardly a fad that will reach the
dignity of a fashion. For, after all is
said and done, there is nothing that is
quite so appropriate and becoming and
suitable for the majority of women as
the black open work stocking with
slipper or tie of the same hue.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-21
Power Behind the Throne.

Mrs. RooSevelt's social secretary oc-
cupies a peculiar position in Wash
ington and. in a certain way. is an
enormous power socially. She has Mrs.
RooSevelts unbounded confidence and
attends to so many duties, such as
making out invitation lists and ar
ranging dinners. that she is looked
on as the power behind the throne"
Miss Hagners position is in no sense
mental. and at every White House din
ner she is at the board The White
House carriages are at her disposal and
the servants respect her commands as
they do those Of Mrs. Roosevelt her
self. When Mrs. Roosevelt is not In
the city Miss Hagner drives about
and leaves cards for her mistress.
Even the greatest women in the dip
lomatic set pay court to her. However.
she is attractive and much of her pop
ularity may be for her own sake.
Miss Hagner is a target for aspir-
ants. and as she superintends public
receptions many unknown women have
an opportunity of meeting her.
Through her influence an outsider may
come into notice. and for young men
she Is most useful friend. The
young diplomats. true to their teach
Jngs, treat her with the utmost Do-
likeness. Many successful man in
Washington society may point to Miss
Hagner's good offices as the cause of
his rise. She has young brother to
whom she is devoted 81
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-21
SHE'LL Be A PICTURE
BUT THE SUMMER GIRL OF 1903
WILL NOT BE ATHLETIC
At Least Such Is the Conclusion to Be
Drawn From the Styles of Feminine
Gear Displayed in ST. Paul Shop
Windows-What of the 1903 Man?

Have you noticed the new shoes for
women in the shoe store windows?
They-the Shoes-are the most frivo-
lous things imaginable. The lowest
heel is two and a half inches high.
The small boys begloved glass al
ley might be rolled under the lowest
instep and a toothpick comes to the
mind the instant you glance at the
pointed toes. And have you noticed
the gowns in the department store
windows? If you are a woman, you
have, and If you are a man it's no use
pretending that you haven't. SO you
know, of course, that they are the air
lest. faiTieSt things fashioned out of
Sprigged muslin, if you please. and
suggestive of nothing so much as one
of the Duchess heroines on very
festive occasion. And have you seen
the hats in the milliners' windows?
But, of course, you have for Easter is
past and 1t is after Easter that mil
liners windows provide the most food
for reflection. SO you know that these
hats are very foolish creations. as
foolish as the Quaker maiden's giddy
bonnet that had some ribbon and
some flowers and bit of lace upon it,"
Now having seen all these windows
can't you cOnjure the summer girl of
1903? Will she play golf? One does
not play golf in Louis Seize shoes
VIII she delight in sailing a boat. in
pulling an oar, in climbing mountains?
The sprigged muslin gown kills such
suppOsitiOn. Will she go in for COM
mon sense and philosophy? With an
eye on the milliner's window, one is
forced to acknowledge regretfully she
will not. Common sense and picture
hats seldom combine and never grace
fully. No! If Mr.. Carlyle was right
and there is something in the philoso-
ply of clothes. then the summer girl Of
1903 will slip back a century or so.
She viii shipper, blush. scream at a
mouse and nibble chocolates. She Will
charmingly embody the sentimental
mans conception Of the 'clinging
vine" And the men? They have been
proposing with their hands in their
pockets, between pipe puffs. while they
reached for a match. in fact. any old
way. This viii be altered. To preserve
from an anachronism picture that is
early nineteenth century" the sum-
mer man of 1903 will have to go down
on his knees. Nothing Is left for him
and the sooner he begins to practice
the feat, the more hopes will he have
Of finally rising from them happy
man. sz
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so it is of the utmost Importance that
there be a full attendance.
is VANDERBILT ITO WE'D?
He Says Not. Yet Gets a Court Order
Permitting Him to Do So.

PARIS. April 20.-It is reported that
William K. Vanderbilt is to be married
here on Wednesday to a young Ameri-
can widow to whom he has recently
been paying attention.
The name of the bride-to-be, who is
living in Paris, is kept secret. She is
reported to have visited New York a
year ago, where she was entertained
by her sister, an unmarried woman,
who is in the secret of the approach
ing marriage to the exclusion of Mr.
Vanderbilt's relatives il New York.
Mr.. Vanderbilt declares the report is
untrue.
NEW YORK. April 2O-Justice
Giergerich today, in the supreme court.
signed an order permitting William K.
Vanderbilt to marry again. The order
modifies the decree obtained by Mrs
Alva Vanderbilt in 1895, by which Mr.
Vanderbilt was forbidden to marry
within the life of his divorced wife.
The application for the order was
supported by affidavits made by Senator
Depew and E. V. w. Rossiter. and sets
forth the fact that Mr.. Vanderbilt is
now in Paris. France. and that he Is
DESTROYS of forthwith contracting an
other marriage.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-21
CULTURE OF PINEAPPLEs.
Plants Are Found in What Appears to
Be Almost Pure Sand.

No one in the North ever knows
what pineapple really is until he
goes to Florida and tastes a pineapple
that has been thoroughly ripened in the
plant. The pineapples of the Northern
markets are practically all one variety.
the chief merit of which is that you can
ship anywhere. What the Ben Davis is
to the apple, the Red Spanish is to the
pineapple. Both are good to sell, but
not to eat. Even Red Spanish. how
ever, is good when you taste it in the
tropics.
The Northern visitor to Florida ex-
poets to find all the tropical fruits of
better flavor than anything that he has
been used to. but in the case of pine
apples, the added sweetness is out of all
proportion to the others In fact. a
ripe pineapple in Florida is delicious
beyond all expression. The Northerner
in Florida discovers" the pineapple
and becomes enthusiastic at once. He
must go right off and see how they are
grown, and when he sees the first plan
tation he usually wants to invest I'm
pineapples growing without waiting
another minute.
Our Northern friend is now in ex-
cellent condition to be done" There
are real estate spectators everywhere.
If the Northerner buys land that looks
to be and really Is good for ordinary
garden crops, the chances are that he
Will lose his money. The selection OF
the soil is the most important prob
lem connected with pineapple growing.
and the kind of soil that is actually
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-21
ITS GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION.
An Important Factor in the Naval
STRENGTH of America.

In estimating the naval strength of
nation it is customary to reckon the
number of its ships and the guns they
carry and the strength and thickness
of their armOr. Admiral George w
Melville, engineer in-chief of the Unit
ed States navy, however, contributes
an article to the North American Re
view, entitled Our Actual Naval
Strength in which he shows that
these are only a few of the factors that
constitute actual naval strength for
defensive power. At the present mo-
ment it is impossible TO say what the
practical value of the modern WarShip
is in actual warfare, so that the num-
Der of WarShips that a country pos
sesses cannot be taken with confidence
as conclusive indication of strength.
Among the great factors that go to
make the United States, as a defensive
power, one Of the strongest in the
world, are their geographical position,
the VastnesS of their coal resources and
their unrivaled facilities for carrying
coal from the mines to the seaDoard;
their practically ineXhaustible food
supply; their we'll equipped shipbuild-
ing yards. which are constantly in
creasing in number the intelligence
and skill of American citizens which
would tend to secure the very highest
practicable efficiency in the use of the
ton given to thousands of our young
men by our multitude of archaeological
schools; the habit of the sea which
our people take on so readily; our great
material wealth, and our military
strength, which can be measured only
by our population. Admiral Melville
says:
The fact that the -battIeship In IT
self does not constitute naval strength
may be evidenced by significant civ
cumstances. In maintaing dominion Of
the sea Great Britain has invested
from three to four times as much mon
ely IN naval auXiliaries as in battleships.
these auXiliaries include training
shlps. torpedo boats, supply vessels,
cruisers, arSenalS, docks and naval sta
lions as We'll as countless incidentaIs
mat are necessary to supplement or to
support the vessels of the battle line.
1t IS the strength of the support back
or the battleships that causes the ex-
perts Oh England at the present time
10 be very Indifferent as to any pro-
Jected alliance of naval continental now
ers.
A Torclble illuStra ton of the Indirect
expense involved in maintaing a mill
tary establishment was afforded in the
case of the Egyptian campaign of
twenty years ago, when a high official
or the British war office declared if
cost guinea a day to keep each of
the soldiers of Sir Garnet Wolseley in
the field, though the pay of each nri-
Nate was only guinea a month. The
man on the firing line on that march
up the Nile was an important person.
age, but it took men and money to
keep him there and to maintain for
him communication with the base Of
operations"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-21

with suspicion of yellow. here and
there-white wall papett dark green
mating, curtains of whitAs nalslin, white
epameled furniture, and bedspread and
dressing table cover of swFlite-Brus-
sells net over the palest leIgreen. The
woodwork is a delicate green. and the
cefling and frieze a delicate yellow.
The flower bedroom is just now a
young girls. Often the most impossible
carpets, woodwork and furniture can be
made to lend themselves 5toLartistic eff
fects, with a little money and the
'.know how" Apple BLOSSOMS forget
me- nots, pink roses, yellow roses, car
dinal flowers, cowslips, -heliotrope-all
these and a hundred other floral favor
ties may be symbolized with enchant-
ing results. These flower bedrooms"
never fail to please the originator and
her friends, because there are never
two alike, and invention is given a free
rein Ingenuity is never put to better
uses than when making the greatest
possible amount of beauty out of I'M
lovely properties and a meager purse.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-21
Daisy Letter and,a Prince.

With the English weeklies reporting
LADY Curzon's sister as affianced to
Prince Francis of Teck, America is
waiting to see Miss Letter again. Al
though she went away as Miss Daisy
Letter, she returned with her first name
spelt @paisie.' The man in question is
and debt-ridden. The English papers
say she and Prince Francis are riding
IN Rotten Row together every day. and
the gossips see significance in this.
Lady Curzon is said to beteager for this
alliance, and it is doubtful if any Of
the princes family would object seri-
ously. Miss Letter. although not in her
.nrst bloom, has been a great success
since she returned from India. The
Letters and Lady Curzon viii be in
Newport this season.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-21
SOCIAL.

quiet home affair was the we'd
ding of Miss Jennie Sternberg. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Stern
berg. and Louis L. Metzger, which took
place last night at the home of the
bri les parents on Dayton avenue. Dr.
RypinS performed the ceremony which
was witnessed by only few of the
brides and grOom's relatives and in
innate friends. The wedding was at
o'clock and was 6Olemnized amid a
bower Of Easter lilies, palms and aza-
leas. Mr.. and Mrs. Metzger left on an
evening train for a brief wedding trip
after which they Will live in st Paul.
Mrs. H. T. Quinlan. of Ashland ave-
nue., entertained informally at cards
yesterday afternoon
Mrs. ]. R. Hastings. Of the Marlbor-
Ough, viii give a luncheon Friday in
honor Of Mrs, S. r. Van SAINT. There
will be ten plates.
Miss Clara 'Kifb6urne, of Dayton ave-
nue., Will give an informal tea tomor-
row afternoon.
Mrs. S. 7. Williams, of Minneapolis,
will give a musicale this evening, as
sisted by Miss Minnie Ekman, of ST.
Paul. as soloist, with Miss Anna Peter
son, of st. Peter, accompanist.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-21
Suggestions for the Country Home.

In a country cottage fitted up re-
Gently by a woman of artistic tastes is
charming living room and an ideally
cool, and airy morning room. The two
apartments are great contrasts. one be-
ing dark, sombre and dignified and full
OF, comfort; the other frivolously pretty,
delicate In color and daintily bright.
10 The living room is paneled seven feet
high with Weathered oak-the soft. sill
very tone between gray and brown
and shelf runs around the room at the
top of the paneling. on which are rang
ed pieces of china, pewter and pottery,
which show off we'll against their back
ground of one of Walter Cranes most
effective designs of boldly graceful
flowers and fantastic peacockS of dull
blue on a ground of lettuce green. The
floor is covered with Persian rugs in
tones of soft red and blue. The furni-
ture is on the mission order and has
cushions Of sealing-wax red which are
pleasing contrast to the frames of
Weathered oak
The fireplace Is deep and high and a
squat clock Of art nouveau style ticks
solemnly between two candelabra on
the high mantelpiece. The sides of the
( fireplace are fitted with pipe racks and
other things that men like to have in an
easy get-able place.
. The low bookcases-four and a half
feet high-which are placed on either
Side of the fireplace and between the
windows are of weathered oak. and
have, glass doors with small loaded
panes. On the top of each bookcase is
q pot of f1OWers-geraniums, aZaleaS.
primroses or tulips. One plant is placed
in a hammered brass bowl and another
is in a terra Gotta jardiniere
The windows of this room are quaint
easements with latticed panes, and
|. there Is a recess with a cushioned seat
and five square easements about IT..
Which gives an odd and delightful air
to this lovely and livable apartment.
The morning room is a poem in pale
tints with sunshine for gliding. One
whole end of the room is given up to a
| window which reaches from floor to
| ceiling and opens on the piazza, as
| French windows open on balconies. The
| paneS are divided into small squares by
| white lattice work and draped lightly
| with white lace.
| The walls have dado of white wood
| to a height of about five feet, and at
7 the joining line of wall and paneling is
, a narrow shelf, where are bits of china
! and pottery in blue and white. The
walls are hung with paper In two
| shades of pink in wide stripes. The pic
! lures are small French prints and etch-
| ings in narrow gold frames On the
white mantel shelf is a dainty clock OF
| crystal and gold and a pair of gilt can
| delabra with crystal lusters and pink
! shades.
| The white enameled furniture has
| loosecushions Of palest green damask
! and there are curtains of the same
fabric to be drawn across the windows
| and doors
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-21
PERSONAL.

Mrs. R. G. Meyers has gone on a visit
to friends in Kentucky and Missouri
DR.. ]. NJ. Walls is building a cottage
at White Bear which he expects to &C.
cupy early in May.
Mrs. C. E. Burch of Holly avenue.
has returned from her trip to the
south.
Miss Eleanor Ware, of Laurel ave-
nue., is visiting in the east.
Miss Elizabeth Lewis has returned
from the south.
Mrs. A. l. Mairs, and family, of Holly
avenue, who have been spending the
winter in California, VIII return about
May l.
Miss Elliott, of Crocus place, has re-
turned from trip to the coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Casper have re-
turned from California.
Walter Beals, of Seattle, is visiting
his mother. Mrs. j. c. Beals, of West
ern avenue.
Mrs. f. w. Peterson and Miss Kip.
OF Dayton avenue, are visiting in LIE
Sueur.
Miss Wright, of Portland avenue. has
returned from a visit in Milwaukee,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Doolittle, of Good
rich avenue, have returned from Cali
forlia.
: Pr~f Fisher has returned from Chi
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-21

of Miss Helen Gould in lending to the
hotel a collection of fifty-five paintings
and seven pieces of statuary.
Miss Gould is redecorating her house,
and before going away for the sum-
mer it occurred to her that the women
of the Martha Washington Hotel would
enjoy an opportunity to see the pict-
ures- The collection is one made by
her father and mother. She has had
catalogues printed, and will have two
secretaries at the hotel to care for the
collection while it remains there. Miss
Gould went herself to superintend its
arrangement.
The pictures, which include can
vases by Rosa Bonheur. Bouguereau,
Benjamin Constant. Cabanel, Munkac-
sy, Meissonier, Rousseau, Daubigny
and .Gerome, are hung mostly in the
drawing room on the second floor.
though few are hung in the dining
room.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-21
For Making a False Entry.

LONDON, April 20.-WiIliam Brown.
footman, was remanded today at
Portsmouth on the charge of making a
false entry at the registry office there
in December last, when under the name
of Prince Athrobald Stuart de Mo-
dena," he married Countess Russell,
who obtained a divorce from her hus-
band. Earl Russell. on the ground of
the earPs bigamy in marrying Mrs
Somerville in the United States
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-21
Annual Meeting of Church.

'f'I''"G' THSCtFFIS OF OTlUFCn.-
The annual meeting Of the members
or Dayton Avenue Presbyterian church
for the purpose of electing elders and
deacons will be held Wednesday even
Ing, May 6, in the chapel.
The elders whose terms of office ex-
pre- are MesSrs. B. c. Baldwin, E. G.
Strlnger and Andrew Rankin The
term of office of Mr.. Vanderwarker of
the board of deacons also expires
Inc annual meeting of the congre-
cation for the purpose of eIecting trus-
tees and other business, will be held
IN the church Monday evening, May H.
at O'Clock. Brief reports are to be
presented by every society or organi-
zatlon OF the church as well as by the
church treasurer and the session.
There will probably be other important
matters to come before the meeting,
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Her Opportunity.

Maud never saw Birdie Flyppe enjoy
a church service as much as she did last
Sunday night
Irene-I didn't know that she cared for
church at all.
Maud-She doesn't But when the
preacher asked all the ladies present il
they wouldn't kindly remove their hats.
as was the custom in that church, she
was the only one that didn't do it. and
of course everybody stared at her new
] hat.-ChiCago Tribune.
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utes before they go OF. duty. He eats
little, but drinks enormous quantities
pers; after the Armenian r1assacres he
distributed 81 100000 to those which de-
Tended him. In 1886 he conceived the
idea of establishing great national
newspaper, but was frightened off by
the expense
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-21
The Much Married Sultan.

Abdul Hamid II. is sixty years old
and has between 800 and 400 wives He
is victim of neurasthenia. chronic in
sofnnia and preservation mono
mania. He sleeps for three or four
hours in twenty-four in a chamber
surrounded on all sides by corridors
patroled by four or five sentinels and
watched by an officer at each corner of
the corridor. To prevent cons piracy
the guard is drawn by lot few min
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-21
Artistic Flower Bedroom.

A delightful flower bedroom" whose
mistress is young girl of artistic
tastes and considerable aesthetic Gull
ture, has been modelled on the water
lily. Could anything be more charming
unless it be a forget-me- not or wild
rose room? The furnishings of this wa
ter lily room are all in green and white.
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used is not simply absurd, e is pre-
posterous. 1t looks like pure sand. As
matter of fact, some of it contains
nearly 993 per cent of substances
which are quite insoluble. even in
strong acids. Fancy raising a crop OF
fruit from soil only one two hundredth
part of which is soluble in water!-
Country Life.