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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
MLLINERs PROTECT TRADE SECRETS
THEY ARE OBLIGED TO STAND GUARD OVER THEIR EXCLU
sIvE MODELS TO PREVENT RIVALS STEALING
THE IDEAS THAT ARE THEIR CAPITAL
d. ETHICS OF THE BUSINESS

town who have the knack Of trimming a
hat If they once can obtain an idea. They
haunt the openings until they find hat
that suits them, and then study 1t until
they know it by heart. Sometimes 1t is
necessary to see the model several times
before the shape IS satisfactorily duplicat-
ed and the trimming adjusted It is sell
dom that the imitation bears much resem-
blance to the real, and the milllner has
more charity for the amateur than she
has with the professional who tries to
steal her models. $780,,
greeted cordially and allowed to browse
around as she pleases.
She couldn't copy our exclusive models
II she wanted to- declared a saleSlady,
'but she obtains ideas which she works
up In her own way and to the complete
satisfaction of her country customers"
There are some women in town to whom
no miliiner will send hats on approval, for
they know that they will be copied before
they are returned, and, though the custo-
mer may plead that she wouldn't think of
buying hat until her husband saw it, her
request to have 1t sent out to the house is
always politely refused
II had rather a funny experience this
week." said one Of the milliners, "a wo-
man came in Tuesday and wanted a hat
She seemed to be very hard to please an6
kept saying that it seemed so early tc
buy spring hat, but her husband dislikeC
her winter one 50 much that he had asked
her to get her new one as early as pos
sible. Finally she asked If would seno
out two on approval to see which he liked
I had my suspcians, but as I wasn't quite
sure took her address and the hats were
sent That evening I went to the the
alter and had hardly been ushered to my
seat when woman came down the aisle
and recognized my customer. She wore
one of the hats I had sent out and after
the play she turned and saw me. I knew
by the way she blushed and the hurried
manner in which she turned to the mar
who was with her, that she had never In
tended buying the hat but had had II
sent out to wear that evening. AS we
passed down the aisle smiled and bowed
and said: II am so glad you decided to
keep the hat. It is SO much more becom-
ing that the other one.' I received q
check for it Wednesday and I'm sure
deserved it. It Is not pleasant to regard
every one suspiciously until they prove
themselves innocent but unfortunately
these experiences are so common that one
has to protect oneself I often wonder
how it is with man and if he tries tc
get the better Of his halter and tailor as
a woman does Of her milliner and dress
maker What did she say, Nellie?'
Nellie smiled knowingly.
''She said that I was very much mis-.
taken, but that she didn't care to look al
hats in a place where she was likely tt
be insulted.''
II knew she was professional" and the
nailliner nodded her head knowingly
"She hasn't any bushes here and she
knows it. Why, wouldn't even think o.
stopping to look at the hats in the win
dow of another milliner," much less o
going into the store"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
A CLOSE CORPORATION.

I'm afraid" remarked to the fairest Of fair
THAT your heart is a Joint stock company'
Every man that you know h.. at least ou.
share" '~' S SNN9
Perhaps g." she answered, 'but have you
ferred?'' i
every true said, eagerly; 'still you forget
That I've not received any dividends yeti
stand back, "'she reported. Suppose should
TO retire your stock; don't you think you would
AZ lose ~ =
..Not at all; you are welcome to do that" said.
sIn such case you know, would get bonds In
stead 3
..But the others" she cried, they'll object be-
yond doubt.
.Let us haste. then. before they know what
we're about. 3 eS3 ss
So we held board meeting and froze them ali
out. William Hurd Hillyer. In Puck.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
MRS. WARDS MENFoLKs.

Mrs. Humphrey Ward, who Is much in
the public eye at present by reason Of the
interest melted by her Lady Roses
Daughter" has had an enviable expert
ence in life in the respect Of a continual
domestic association with brilliant men.
AS is very well known, she is a daughter
of Thomas Arnold, editor and author a
granddaughter of the famous Or. Arnold,
Of Rugby, and niece Of Matthew Arnold.
Her husband, Thomas Humphrey Ward, is
a man of unusual mental attainments and
culture. He is an Oxford man, best
known, perhaps, for his edition oA The
English Poets He has for years written
the brilliant art criticism In the London
Times. Furthermore, the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ward has been successful as a stu
dent both at Elton and Oxford, and is de-
scribed as a. young man Of promise.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28

The first thing Marion well of the
Castle Square Opera company did after
arriving in Minneapolis, was to make
round of the shops. Miss well can tell
you more in minute about the newest
things in spring coats and the most fetch
ing fad in shirtwaists than the most ar
dent matinee girl in her train.
Miss well knows how to dress and does
every bit Of her own shopping. She Is a
generous as well as a careful buyer, and
knows what is a bargain, as well as what
is passe.
Monday, Miss well decided that it was
high time to give a little attention to
her stirtwaist hats in order that the first
mild spring days might not ind her UNI
provided Accompanied by her sister,
who always travels with her, and whose
taste is scarcely behind her own In mat
ters, Of costume, she spent several hours
in Minneapolis leading dress and hat en-
poriums, and came away well satisfied
with the results.
You would like to hear what the dash
ing prina donna bought as her first pur-
chase in this city? Well, she did moth
ing by halves, can assure you, and
purchased literally along several lines.
First came spring coats. Being tall,
with a svelte figure and broad shoulders,
the new three-quarter coat is eminently
becoming One Of these boxed. and plait-
| ed as to back and front, with a loose belt
| caught in front with one Of those hand
| some nouveau art buckles in gilt, was
purchased, the whole in a stylish shade
| Of ecru.
stEcru and the tan tints are so useful, y
says the best Carmen yet seen upon the
Castle Square stage, 81 make 1t a rule tc
have always two and sometimes more tar
coats in my wardrobe, and they all come
in for a good share of work, you may be
| sure. 2
"Now, here Is my pet, rain-coat, as
Minneapolis shop-keepers call it; but
confess that it's much to smart for wear
on a very stormy day. I shall reverse il
for fine weather, and stick to my heavy
coats that accompany short skirts wher
real wet weather finds me out Of doors.
but this coat-it is long as you see
and full in the skirt. Cravenette is the
material, and it is really rain-proof. Nc
collar, to be worn with shirt waist stocks
the deep shoulder capes sloping way dowr
! on the shoulders, to give that desired 1885,
effect which, we shall all have to adopt
this summer, whether we like it or not
The front is very loose and double breast
ed, eight metal buttons and drops care
lessly in front. The collar I like very
much--a deep flat effect in rich claret
| colored velvet, which is the only touch o.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
A SINGERS MINNEAPOLIS SHOPPING TOUR
MISS MARION WELL DRESSES WELL. AND TO SHOP
KNOWLEDGE OF FASHIONS FoIBLES
ONE OF Err FADS.

gaiety about the mode eolored garment.
Those wing-like capes over the shoulders
are new, also, and rather smart, don't
you think?'
Now for the hats that are to accom-
pany these dashing coats. Miss well
bought four, all of the style known as
Shirt waist hats and all unique in some
particular. With the three-quarter coat,
she will wear a big, soft straw affair, in
all black, with not touch of any other
color about 1t, the trimming being fat
silk bows and long quill. The shape is
an especially becoming one to her-wide
brimmed, very rolling on one side and
dipping low on the, other to ~ afford
glimpses of her blue-black hair, which she
wears fetchingly coiled low in the new
style.
With a gray tailored coat and skirt,
quite severely plain and fitting her beau
tiful figure exquisitely, is to be worn this
hat real Partisan affair. but by no
means too dressy for the gown. The
straw, another soft, thick weave, and a
dead white this time, trimmed on the
outer side with two large, dull, black
wings laid perfectly fiat in a very FrenchN
manner, one big loose rosette Of black
loutsine holds the wings In place, while
another is tackled to the under brin. which
is lined throughout with flimy black lace.
Another simple effect, you see. but how
smart.
A third hat was white and black straw,
mixed and mingled rather indescribably,
with a long black velvet bow Of loops
and ends hanging from the back, where
the straw dipped" Touches Of deep yel-
low straw finished the under brin.
None Of these hats has any crown to
speak Of. The effects are decidedly fiat
and all In a soft straw but one, which
you shall now hear Of This hat accom-
panies her raincoat. It Is stiff, sum
burnt straw Of a close, fine weave, and
Of course large and haring. There Is not
the faintest suspicion Of crown to the
hat, but it is rolled up all round and tied
down in places with bright scarlet velvet
ribbon, two inches in width. On the out
side Of the hat is a perfectly charming
wreath Of barberries with their finely cut
green leaves, not, unlike the holly. This
almost, but not quite, encircles the hat
and affords a dash of color and an accent
that must be seen to be appreciated. Miss
Ivell considers this her best Of the hat
collection, and should the weather come
to be fine, Minneapolis may see the tall.
we'll proportioned prima donna swinging
along the boulevards any fine afternoon
when she Is not singing that night her
cheeks glowing with a color that exactly
matches the barberries on her new and
modish chapeau. IT,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28

"Just watch that woman. would
wager weeks pay she Is in the trade. -
TO the careless eye of q customer the
woman in question seemed a harmless
; creature who shared the interest in pretty
hats eyinced by the crowds Of other
women at the millinery opening. But to
the milliner there was something Of the
professional in the way the hat was lifted
and IN the intent gaze with which the
style and trimming were studied.
Milliners have code of etiquette of
their own and tt Is a sad breach of good
manners for a milliner from one shop to
attend the opening of another.
THE only way we know what the other
mllllners are showing is from the write
ups In the newspapers or from the stories
some OF our regular customers bring US, -
nourned one milliner. And We some
times find we have paid large prices for
exclusive models only to read in the paper
that our rival is showing the self-same
thing. One simply can not trust the
wholesale houses. But to go and see for
ourselves what any other mlliner has
would be very bad FORM
Whether some millners are ignorant or
wilfully rude, it is a fact that this spring
they sent representatives to the different
openings. They usually selected trim
mers unknown in the city for this task.
The trimmers donned their most unpro-
fessional gowns and. hats and drifted
into the opening with the rest of femin-
Unity, but the successful millner is also
something Of a detective and it was not
long before some one tapped the visitor
on the shoulder and a voice that showed
a lack Of cordially asked: you are In
the trader" Women have the reputa-
ton Of being able to tell all untruth with
an unblushing countenance, but it is one
thing to tell trivial social tarradiddles
and another to deliberately frame a lie.
Few trinlmers are quite equal to it. and
stammer and a flush stained cheek tell
the miliner that her supposition is cor
rect, and the unwecome visitor is told
that her presence is unwelcome.
I'VE cannot afford to buy expensive
models and let them be copied by every
milliner in town" complained the head
Of the department. "Our models are our
capital, they represent a large sum of
money, and II they are copied it Is just
90 much loss to US. OF course, we fire.
quently are taken in, for we don't like to
accuse a woman Of spying unless we are
sure Of 1t. Last fall we had an expert
ence with one trimmer who came in and
kept one OF our salesladies busy In the
small showroom for nearly an hour. She
sent the girl out Of the showroom on one
pretext or another several times, and
while she was gone made notes of the
styles and colors and also few sketches
The saleslady came back sooner than she
was expected and found the supposed
customer copying the arrangement OF
lace on a French model. She sent word
she staulmered and suffered and dropped
her notes. which were evidence enough
OF what she was there tor.
- But all the people who try to copy hat
without paying for them are not milliner':
trinmers. There are many women IL
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
WIKI HuDA ARSON SNS:

An there's oil Mrs. Maybee down mex to
Mrs. Schultz's-the Lord intended her for
a carriage lady an fate made a wash
woman out Of her. There isn't anythin'
like work. an, the trouble til the mos Of
Ns "a that We have 100 MetAe 100 much
Of It. Work'N bring money an dunno
but money brings work. never knew
Mrs. Knowles to be SO busy as she was
after Mr.. Knowles made more'n he could
spen. Seems if she never had time for
anythin' an the very air hurried through
the house. When I'd be washin' up the
floors I'd feel as though anythin' might
happen on 'em, an more things did N
in an ordinary house. Mrs. Knowles toll
me she never fell so rested, as she did the
day after Mr.. Knowles tot her he'd los:
his money. II
Now she says, says she, we can be-
gin to take things comfortable But they
didn't. You can get used to havin' things
considerable quicker n you can get used
to goin' 'thout an thinkin' about bein'
warm never made the coal pile bigger, t
ever heard Of. There may be folks who
can make meal by readin' bill Of fares
but never was one to be filed that way.
A beefsteak tween my teeth s more salts
fyin' n a whole roast before my eyes, an:
Tn like mos folks. seems if.
Mrs. Morris was telln me yesterday
she felt jes' the same way Mr.. Morris was
hayin' some business deal It he thought he
was goin' to make a thousan' dollars an
he was that pleased tn himself t he tor
Mrs, Morris II he did he'd give her half.
She thought t his promisin' it was as
good as her gettin' it, an she went down
town an bought ev'rythin' she'd been
wantin' for years an never had a chanst
to buy. She never had expected to run
bills figured up SO high, an her feelin's
was corresponding low when Mr.. Morris
toll her the deal had fallen through an
they'd have to 'conornize stead Of SPEND
in.
"'But you toll me could have It, says
she, am I've spent ev'ry cent Of it, An.
she showed him the bills.
IS Well, says he, when he'd looked 'ena
over-an' he hept his temper in way
no woman could ever 'ppreciate-ft didn't
take you as long to get rid OF it as II
took me to say you might have it. Talk
in seems to be expensive in this house,
says he, for that's one time when it cost
me about hundred dollars a word
sit pleases some women to grumbls
when their husbands won't tell 'em
about their business, but the reason men
keep their mouths shut is cause they
can't afford to open 'en1. It costs consid.
cradle more to talk n to keep still. seems
if.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
A WoMAN's VERSION OF THE VAN.
PRE-.

= Z
with Apologies to Kipling.)
A fool there was, and she lowered her pride
Even as you and y
To 4 bunch OF conceit in a masculine hide
1--WE saw the faults that could not be denied)
But the fool saw only his manly side
Given as you and ~.
oh, the love we laid on our own hearts grave
With the care OF our head and hand
Belongs to the man who did not know
lAnd now we know that he never could LnoW1
And did not understand.
A fool there was, and her best she gave
(Even as you and y
OF noble thoughts, Of gay and grave
(And all were accepted as due to the knave)
But q fool would never her folly save
Gwen as you and y
Oh, the stabs he hid, which, the Lori forbid
Had ever been really planned,
We took from the man who didn't know why
(And now we know he never knew why)
And did not understand.
The fool was loved while the game was new
Gwen as you and ~
And when 1t was played she took her cue
(P1odding along most of us do)
Trying to keep his faults from view
Gwen as you and Il.
And it isn't the ache Of the heart, or its breaf
That stings like white-hot brand
It Is the learning to know that abe raised q god
And bent her head to kiss the rod
For one who could not understand.
Frances B. Ross.
5s r
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28

Use q long handled brush to dust pic
lures and high places. a stiff paintbrush
for busting carved furniture, and a small,
round paintbrush for greasing bread and
cake tins. A new toothbrush is fine for
cleaning strainers and celery A scrub
bing- brush with rather stiff bristles may
be used TO clean pressed and cut glass
dishes and to wash all scanned tinWare. A
fiber brush will clean the lemon and horse
radish graters and remove the skin from
new potatoes Another useful article Is
a cheap whisk-broom, bought for the sole
purpose Of furnishing splints for irving
cakes It should be kept in q paper bag.
will last for years, and has the virtue
of cleanliness.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
MISS LONGFELLOW'S VISITORS
oJlbway Indian Players Of Hlawatha Re.
ceIved by Poets Daughter at
Cralqie House. Z

On recent afternoon, Miss Alice Long
fellow received a party of eight Ojibway
Indians, who are in Boston il, connection
with the production of the Indian musical
play, "Hiawatha," at the Mechanics
building. Miss Longfellow was recently
adopted by the Ojibway tribe, now set
tied on Canadian soil near Sault Ste Ma
RE, in recognition Of her fathers bringing
the tribe into its present literary promi-
hence in his celebrated poem Miss Long,
fellow had invited number of her Camb-
ridge friends to meet the Indians. The
Ojibways were driven out from Boston in
full war panoply, and with their feathered
head -dresses and war paint, and attracted
much attention. They keenly appreciated
the opportunity Of being received in the
old Craigie homestead.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
THINGS WORTH KNOWING
Bits Of Scrapbook Wisdom on Vari-
ous Household Tories. r..

The hotwater coil often supersedes the
hotwater bag, to great advantage in many
cases. The coil is composed OF two rub
Der tubes about an enighth OF an 1nch IN
diameter, which communicate with little
i1otwater reservoir under which burns an
alcohol lamp that can be moved from place
to place as occasion requires. After the
water is heated the lamp may be raised or
lowered to retain the heat at any desired
temperature For use in illness it's service
in doing away with the changing OF hot
applications is invaluable.
salpicon of Fruit-Pee1 tangerines or
small oranges and separate the pulp into
sections; slice two or three bananas;s peel
seed and cut in halves a lew malaga
grapes and set away to chill. Make a
syrup of two cupfuls OF sugar to one OF
water boiled together for five minutes.
Cool and flavor with lemon Juice. Arrange
the fruit iii champagne glasses and pour
the syrup over. When in season, cherries.
pineapple cut in small pieces, sliced peach
or strawberries may be substituted. Fruit
to be served in this way should never be
green, but ripe, yet not soft A salpicon
of fruit Is appropriate for the nrst course
Of luncheon. Instead OF the g1acelul
champagne glass, handsome sherbet cups
or CUPS made from halves OF oranges may
be substituted.
The most troublesome Of stains, in these
days of white, and light colOred waists, Is
ink, and salts Of lemon is one Of the best
preparations for graduating such. 1t can
be bought at a druggists, and busted on.
| renewing as it becomes darkened, until the
stain is faded out. It is also possible,
however, in the case OF white goods, to use
an acid directly. Oxalic acid, the sape
| solution as is used In cleaning copper, Is
good; so is lemon juice. The fingers
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
royalty WITH DEMOCRATIC ways.

All accounts agree that no royal family in
Europe gets so much simple, democratic fun
out OF life as the young king and queen Of Italy
and their two baby daughters. Their Oldest
child, Princess Yolanda, would be regarded as
a terror II she were OF humble birth. Being
princess, the worst ever said Of her is that she
is squite vivacious.'' Yolanda is nearly years
old and fears no one but her English goyerness.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
WOMAN AND HER AFFAIRS

Lady Mary Milbanke, Byron's great
granddaughter, is to make a first appear
enee as an author in book OF verses
called Fair Children"
The Countess de Spottiswood-M ack1n,
formerly Miss Britton, of st. Louis, has
-reeeived the Alphonse XIII. medal, which
was str11ck in commemoration OF the
roune kings coronation last May, and Is
the only American thus singled out.
Pundita Ramabal has recently sent to
the patrons Of her school for Hlndu
widows a circular stating that hereafter
the Bible must be the supreme book OF
her teaching and that the school Will be
placed upon distinctively religious basis.
Margaret E. Maltby, Phi. D., has just
been appointed adjunct professor OF phys
les in Barnard college. Although Barnard
Is the only woman professor at the 1nstl-
tuition at present, and is the second ever
appointed by the trustees.
= Miss Jessie McCubben, Of Alamo, Ore,
is the owner of valuable mining claim
In the Granite district, which she
dumped" precisely as the year 1903 came
IN Learning that the claim would be
vacant the first day of January. she drove
Through a binding snow storm on the
night Of Dec. 81, the mercury IA degrees
Ibeiow zero and waiting the advent of
HE new year, staked her claim. Miss
I McCubben is nineteen.
u The womar's Marine Cooks and Stew
ards Beneficial association is new and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28

II cream is boiled the day before it is
to be used it makes 1t richer for the morn
Ing cup Of coffee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28

course, 1t is loose and comfortable, as its
name implies, and is made up not only
in black, but other shades Of silk, intro
ducing many variations Of the flowing
kimono sleeve.
Kimono coats in pongee, deliberately
embroidered, will be worn all through the
spring and summer, and loose-ftting
three quarter length black silk coats coy
cred entirely with black lace.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28

Washing silver or brass in strong soap
sudes and ammonia will do away with the
necessity for frequent c1eanings and will
reach every portion of hlagree work and
engraving as polish cannot. The suds
put on houseplants will strengthen their
growth.
10 insure th perfect cleanliness Of irons
they should be washed and soaked in
clean dry place.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28

An American countess, di Brazza Saw
orgnan, who was q New Orleans girl, has
instituted an Italian lace school which
has grown in Importance during the last
few years, until now the work Of It is
more or less well known. Designs are
studied from old books and pictures, and
much thought is given to- the quality Of
the thread and its influence in the pat
terms. Silk Is sometimes used with the
linen threads, and for the openwork
embroidered linens. Effort is made to
obtain the same textile as the ancient
weavings. This work, which has drawn
into it large numbers Of peasant women.
is said to have had a high moral in
fiuence.s