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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-03
MAKERS OF FAMOUS SALADS
THE SALAD CLUB MEMBERS PROVIDE DIFFERENT CASTRO
NoMIc CREATION FOR EACH FORTN1GHrLY MEETING
PRIZES WILL BE AwARDE THE MOST PALATA-
BILE AND PRETT1EsT DISH OF THE SERIES.

how to make each new offering. This in
terchange of ideas in salad and sandwich
making and their attractive garniture has
a value that all hosteSses and hOusekeep-
ers will appreciate and especially those
Of limited experience. ills comparative
ly easy to learn q few choice receipts, but
it is quite another thing to be a re-
sourceful cook and hostess able to provide
an unwearying variety for ones family
and friends.
The Salad Club numbers sixteen mem
bers. Mrs. H. S. Dow Is president, and
Mrs. F. S. johnson, secretary. The other
members are Mines. W. l.. Presley, Luz
cretia Thompson. H. E.. Wilcox, H. r.
Loudon, John Stafford Noble barrow, J.
Hooper, E. NJ. Peterson, J. Kurtzmann.
Dennis, Charles Thompson. E. N. Dick
inson, F. A. Benjamin and G. A. Bach
man. With but few changes this group
of young women have met for several
years to play cards, but it was only this
fall that the salad feature became promin-
ent and gave a name to the club. Last
summer the club met mornings and fol-
lowed the games by luncheons.
The series Of salads began with chick
en- salad with mayonnaise served on let
tuce leaves, prepared by Mrs. Pressey.
Following, Mrs. Dow served a Waldorf
salad Of Pineapple, nuts, banana slices
and apple; a spoonful of whipped cream
was placed on top Of the yellow salad
mixture and the garniture was maras-
chino cherries with tiny red picked
crabapple at the side Of each plate. With
this were served olive sandwiches, Mrs.
Benjamin served a shrimp salad dressed
with mayonnaise In banana boats, with
| cucumber sandwiches. Mrs. Johnson s
potato salad was garnished with picked
beet cut in heart shapes and tiny Frank
| forter sausages. The sandwiches were OF
nut bread. Mrs. Kurtzmann had a lob
! etc Ia1 in hoclrof tho hoy
| tied with white ribbon with tiny pickles
for garniture. moulded aspic jelly with
meat was garnished with vegetables cut
| in fancy shapes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-03

In the way Of Jackets, too, some very
effective styles are being introduced. A
fur that has come up very much lately
Is baby lamb. In the early season gray
squirrel and ernine seemed to be tho
favorite& styles, but these have become
almost common, and the real stylish
woman, a'still clinging to furs, has turned
her attention to those of a different char
acter, and this has brought such gar
ments as those Of baby lamb into promi-
nence.s Baby lamb is mostly shown,
howevery in short coats. Basque effects
are considered very nnodish. The 22-inch
coat is another favorite, while some are
even as long as twenty-seven inches.
The, loose box coat. too, Is in evidence,
but this, like the rest. is made short. A
particularly attractive style is to adorn
| this baby lamb with a trimming Of some
brown fur. The collar and revers will be
sable and mink. The gray chinchil1a and
squirrel are also employed for this pur-
| pose. -~ ~ :. 1
One Of the prettiest little models we
have seen Is a short coat, almost q
basque. It is made absolutely plain, with
tight fitting sleeves, and shows a broad
collar of mink with revers and facing OF
the same fur. The attractive feature OF
this coat is that it is In. no way obtru-
sive. In fact, it is just one Of those
quiet but dressy garments that are cal
culated to appeal very strongly to tho
woman Of refined taste. n.. L.
The first Of the year the retail shops
begin to show off their spring lines. The
white goods are put on display very early
as are also parasols and separate waists
This is true with the separate waists
this year more than any other. -Thi:
garment is to-day one of the actual ne
cessities to miladis toilette, and is much
more popular than 1T ever has been be
fore. This year it is going to be the sill
waist prominently. *"'. II
|. Womankind is coming more and NOR
to realize the extreme beauty Of the sill
| waist and to gauge it at it's true value
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-03

The Salad club is an organization of
young married women whose name has
excited the curiosity of their friends and Of
all who have heard Of it. When inquirers
are informed that 1t is a card club they
are just as much in the dark as ever.
The name has nothing to do with the
main purpose of the club. at least the pur
pose that was chief at the beginning OF
the season. 1t was suggested by the dis
Cussion of the menu for the refreshments
that follow the afternoons playing. The
members are young housekeeprs who are
greatly interested in domestic affairs and
who pride themselves on their housewifely
accomplishments. At the various social
gatherings Of the congenial little clique
some notable culinary efforts had been
exhibited duly admired. and notes COM
pared upon them. Salads had received
much attention and several Of the mem
bsrs secretly prided themselves on their
skill in connecting toothsome and tempting
salads. This led to the decision that a
salad should be permitted for refreshments
and with this sandwiches and coffee.
Someone suggested that it would be great
fun to make the season a competitive one
on salads, each hostess providing a differ
ent one.
The idea was hailed with enthusiasm
and the plan was at once put into execu-
ton. Therefore, it Is prescribed that each
hostess shall serve a salad Of her own
making, with sandwiches and coffee. AT
the end of the season a vote will be taken
to determine which was the most palat-
able and which the most pleasing to the
eye; suitable prizes will be awarded tC
the winners
The interest in the competition threat
ems to eclipse that in the card playing and
nobody wants to miss the single meeting,
for not only do mouths water in antici-
patton Of tn delicious and novel combina-
tions sure to be forthcoming, but each
member wants to be able to pass an opin-
ion upon the entire series and to learn
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-03

Minneapolis women may not play bridge,
as their eastern sisters do, but they find
poker an effective method of doubling-or
losing-their pin money. The interest in
poker RACES furiously in certain neighbor-
hoods, and any morning, afternoon or eve
ming the casual visitor, who is not Of the
poker elect, is likely to interrupt a game.
There are neighborhood gatherings at
which the women are summoned by
blast Of a horn by one Of the devotees of
the chips whenever she wants to play, and
the sound sends the other women scurry
ing to the house to enter the game. Then.
there are the more deliberately planned
meetings, when the players are summoned
by telephone, and last, but by no means
least expensive, are the more formal af-
fairs, to which the poker crowd are hidden
by regular invitations. Every woman
who receives one knows what is meant
by the little word in the left-hand corner
Of her card.
II can't afford to accept invitations
where the name of the game to be played
is not plainly stated declared one wo-
man. ''I found out early in the season
| what it meant, when the hostess was a
member of a certain group, and after los
| ing $50 one afternoon and SIS in another
| at poker, I made up my mind not to play
anything but cinch or euchre the rest of
| the winter. They may lack excitement,
but they have the merit OF cheapness. I
can't afford to play poker, and l don't see
how the other women can. I know one of
/ the poker players who lost 81, 500 last win
| ter. and her winnings this year have all
been on the wrong side. She was afraid
| to tell her husband, and she persuaded her
dressmaker and milliner to add consider
able sums to her bills and let her have the
| extra money. She would have been
barred out Of the games. for a woman who
can't pay can't play, If she had not re-
/ ceived a small legacy which enabled her
l to begin with a clean slate, although she
has never satisfactorily Informed her hus-
band what she did with the money, and
when he questions her talks vaguely about
her investments as a man will
| AS a general rule, newcomers are not
admitted into the poker circle, and the
same women gather round the table day
after day. The other afternoon novice
was called in for the first time to fill {
vacancy, and though she knew little O.
cards and nothing of poker, she wen
home with $45 more than she had brought
/ while the older players were anything bu
I reconciled to having the winnings go on
Of their little circle.
| To outsiders who have heard something
Of the large sums lost or won the player
talk much of the rules of their gam
which call for "a penny ante and a ten
cent limit" but these rules are enforce
so seldom that the players are likely t
forget them unless reminded by some curl
Gus neighbor.
A rather amusing story is told of on
woman who had gathered her neighbo1
IN for poker game which was in fu
swing when the maid, who may hav
known better, ushered in the woman
minister There was a gasp from eac
player and an ineffectual effort to smuggl
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-03

It is a good many years since fur has
been as fashionable as it is this season.
1t is popular in so many different forms,
too-the fur hat, the fur trimmed chap.
eau, the fur stole, the short jacket, the
monte carlo coat, the full length gar
ment. even the opera clork, are all ex
tremely fashionable. The women who
does not know just what to get in the
way of a coat but wants something at
tractive and dressy need have no hest
fancy in selecting a fur garment, and in
the choice of one she may be sure that
she has hit the mark.
In the way of fur hats many pretty, new
styles are being introduced that are
rather out Of the ordinary. This is true
of the large as well as the small forms.
One very stylish mode Is rather large
hat with fiat crown and broad undulating
brim. In fact, in some cases the brim is
description may be of lace. The lace and
fur idea, however, although very attract
tive and absolutely correct, is getting
rather old. A far more modtsh form is tt
let the adornment be of a very simple
character and consists Of tails Of another
fur laid on the hat
One very pretty creation on this form
is of mink. The crown is fiat and broad
while the brim shows a decidedly undu
lat1ng tendency IN front, out is Stra1Sh
In the back With a slight fell. The onl!
trimming consists in a tail Of brown sabl'
laid on fiat on the back Of the hat in cres
cent shape: The combination is a de
cidedly pretty one. .
Another extremely stylish mode Of trim
ming fur hats is to employ light colore,
flowers. Small blossoms such as roses ar
particularly graceful for this purpose, tn
pink and white rose being the creates
70 ifo inc iC al
| stylish in light colored furs such as gra
squirrel in the new style toque effect wit
very high brim in front 1t is innocen
| of adornment save for double wreath q
small pink and white, roses that trim !
directly in the front.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-03

the cards and chips under the table. But
the hostess was equal to the occasion and
holding her cards In her left hand she
extended her right to her pastor with a
smile of apology.
Don't be shocked, Mr.. Blank" she said,
1--WE have been returning to the games Of
our childhood and are playing hearts. It's
the fault of the holiday season; 1t makes
children Of US ALL
Her manner was so convincing that the
good man has been declaring ever since
that she Is misunderstood and that ILL
natured gossip has in some way translated
hearts into poker.
Some Of the women are too lucky to lose
and others always go home with purse
lighter than 1t was when they came. The
former rather take advantage Of their luck
and add many pretty chiffons to their
wardrobes by means Of their winnings.
Whenever Mrs. Blank wants a new
silk waist or a petticoat she gets up a.
poker game" complained one of the play
ers who always loses, but who stays in
the game with a persistency worthy Of
better things. "She simply can't lose and
our money has just about kept her in clothes
| for the last year. I couldn't afford to
get the new fur collar wanted this fall
! but lost to her that $50 that would have
! bought it and she is wearing it now. It is
| all In the game, but 1t Is aggravat1ng just
the same.''
| There are many men in town who re-
fuse to play with these poker sharks
as they disrespectfully dub the women.
"They play too stiff a game for me-"
one Of them admitted land besides I
don't approve Of it. I'm old fashioned IN
a great many things and I don't like to
think Of my women friends spending
their days playing cards for the money
| they haven't got to lose or haven't any
business to lose if they do have it,
Men are inconsistent. however, and the
same man and his wife were invited to
an evening poker party. se-They really
did not know it was a poker affair until
they reached the house. and the man took
the first opportunity to whisper to his
wife and advise her to play. the game for
all that was in 1t and not let the rest
suspect that she did not handle a chip
once a year. She followed his advice,
and though it cost him some $50 he con-
soled himself with the old saying, which
: has been the downfall Of many. when
in Rome do as the Romans do -.
but you needn't go toz-Rome,". OBJ
/ jected his wife; "and-I have-a use for all
/ the money you can spare. had rather
spend 1t on other things than a game Of
3 cards. We will not go to any more poker
5 parties this winter ~ -
e It Is rather a question how much the
husbands really know of the games
/ played when they are down town, for the
0 women are very reticent and they frown
= on her who plays and tells. The losses
are made up from the personal allowances
Q and the housekeeping funds, and a man
s does not know that his dinner is often
II reduced from three courses to two to pay
e his wife's poker debts.
S what he doesn't know will not worry
h him." said one of the wives most I'M
e sympathetically.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-03

the Kitchen give yell. Drat that
blamed cat! He's a downright fool!'
The kid screamed at the top of his voice.
Such language may sound all right
for man Of forty, but it don't come
very we'll from child Of four saws Mrs.
ToWn, lookin' her husban' straight in
the face
-" He gets it from the milkman or the
girl. He's alys in the Kitchen saws Mr..
Town. in a feeble voice.
It's jes'E what you called the paper
boy las night, says she, for she's got
memory that's been Mr.TTown's worst
enemy ever since before they were mar
ried.
"Breakin' off habits s somethin' like
settlin' bills. Most folks fin it easier to
pay as they go n to settle a. runnin'
account, seems if.'
HoW many tons of coal have you
burned so Tar this winter? Over at Ma
son s Mr. Mason counts out 80 nanv
shovelfulls day an locks the door on
the rest of it, an carries the key himself
| so that the girl can't be extravaeant
She broke In one mornin' when Mrs.
Mason was complainin' an he subtracted
the two shovelfuls she managed to dig
out from the mex days allowance.
! It's the only way We'll get through,
the winter 'thout freezin',' says he As
it is cold half the time an Mrs. Mason's
l plannin goin' east for the rest NJ the
winter, an as the children are in schoo7
} an Mr.. Mason at his office, It won't
come hard on anybody but Olga. A hired
! girl has as many privations In a com
| Portable city kitchen as she would in q
prairie dugout, seems if. You'd thinl
the furnace was human bein' the way
} Mr.. Mason talks to it. she says to me
one day when I was in mex door
Mr.. Baxter an Mr.. Lane are f1avin' s
} contest over which II burn the least coal
t an Mrs. Baxter an Mrs Lane an TN
children aren't warm 'cept when the mel
are down town. When they come HON
: they shut all the drafts an get warm b,
( the thermometer. I'm not one to TAX
. much. comfort in a thermom' ter, an Tn
!, hot or col as feel an not as the mere r,
! says ought to be. Seems If. ought t
! know more about it n deaf an duml
$ glass tube 'th a drop merc'ry in it.
Mr.. Graves is one of the men who lav
t a sufferin' spell whenever the thermom' te
4 tells him to- He's warm blooded an
e thinks that sc IS warm 'nough for any
u body. P'raps it is If a body's bundled i.
n with clothes SO they can't move with an
comfort Mrs. Graves b'lieves that 20
] shouldn't wear SO much in the house bu
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-03

Il
troubles to bring Thanksgivin'
an Christmas an New Years
50 close together. Folks could
bear 'em better if they were
mixed through the year. I
s'pose It's too late to change now, an
perhaps there's 'vantages In lumpin' 'em.
You can fin 'vantages in mos things, if
you dig deep 'nough, seems if.
I'm not one to make much Of fuss
ever New Years I'm not denyin' it's a
good plan to start in year we'll, but it's
1es' as important to begin a new day or q
new week with good resolutions, an it
gives you more opportunity to make 'em
An break EN-, too seems if. P'rhaps
that's the reason so many folks wait for
January first.
Mrs. Towns that kim. You'd think the
sarth'd quake if she didn't plan to drop
all of her bad habits New Years eve an
forgets to put 'em on New Years mornin
to hear her talk. She don't worry me
much, for I jes' let folks sputter on if
they want to, an go on thinkin' my own
thoughts. Mrs. Lee tor me one day it
wasn't homes
Maybe says I to her, says I, but it's
more comfortable
"You don't gain much from folks by
contrarin' 'em an I'd rather have peace
N trouble any day
Mrs. Towns one of those women who
were born unable to keep their pinions to
themselves, an she could be burned at the
stake like the old martyrs you read about
easier n she could keep from givin' ad-
vice to everybody she meets She's been
at Mr.. Town for mos two weeks askin
him every night what he was goin' to give
UP on New Years Day, as if a man who
can take care of his family as we'll as Mr.
Town does needs any help bout maxim
UP his min.' He can d'cide what to dc
while Mrs. Towns hesitatin' over wha
not to do.
There's a lot Of things you nigh
begin with says she to him the day be-
fore New Years. You oughtn't to tall
the way you do before the baby, an thu
doctor says you smoke entirely too much
an there isn't a doubt in my min that
course in histr'y, d broaden your min
more'n the game Of cards you're ally
playin' with the neighbors.'
POOH says Mr.. Town, who WASH
any too well pleased to fin he wasn't en-
tirely satisfactory. I don't do any Of tn
three to hurt me, or anybody else. If yo1
can prove do why Til swear off of zen
for year.
AN jes' then they heard the baby IL
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-03

There certainly IS nothing more attractive
or dressy for spring or summer wear than
q prettily made silk waist. The styles Of
waists for the coming season are very di-
verse and many Of them are almost start
lingly original. ~ .-'
simple, or at least are SO artistically put
together that they give this impression
Tuckings, catch-stitching, stirring and
gathering are all employed in the making
of the new spring waists, and they are
then applied with rich bands of self
material in other shades, with handsome
lace galloons, with attractive embroideries
and with dazzling spangles and cute little
passementeries. @~..,
A very fetching model is Of liberty satin
in a light shade Of cream. The waist Is
deliberately tucked, the yoke being made
In one series, with latitudinal tucks below
this point. It is trimmed with self bands
in q pretty shade Of green as we'll as
with narrow lace galloons. The sleeves
Of this model are mediurnly full-a style
that is particularly graceful and fashion
able PEG - &c., ..
In these january days when walking is
apt to be bad and the weather disagree
able, miladf who spends much of her time
out Of doors must needs have some kind
Of a suit that Is warm and comfortable
that will not be spoiled by snow or slush
and that will serve as walking costume
The up to- dates girl wants something 8
little different from what she has had
How Is this for an idea? A plain walk
ing suit of heavy cord in light beigs
tone. The skirt is made plain and shu
for walking purposes and is entirely with
| out trimming. The jacket is double'
breasted with self-suspenders extending
| over each shoulder and half way down tn,
back. Just over the bust each suspende
shows a. little self-false pocket. The col
la and cuffs are of green velvet In regu
lar Erin hue, these being used with white
braid. The front of the waist, as well a.
the sleeves, are trimmed with green velve
| buttons.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-03

Lillian Whiting, in her delightful new
book, Boston Days." tells a funny story
Of James Russell Lowell. When Mr.. Low
ell was editor of the Atlantic, he declined
a poem by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. and
sent it back with letter saying that no
woman could write poetry, and that Eliza
beth Barrett Brownings attempts to do
50 merely emphasized the fact. It Is q
curious illustration of the odd streaks Of
prejudice that are sometimes found even
in very brilliant men.
Martha Day runs turtle farm of
twenty acres in New Jersey. An uncle
gave her piece Of sandy land and 5000,
after giving 100000 to male relatives.
She built small board shanty on her
farm Then, with pickaxe and spade, she
formed square beds that could be flooded
with water from neighboring stream
She inclcsed these beds SO that the turtles
could not escape; then she bought turtles
from all the boys in the neighborhood.
She worked two years before her farm
began to be profitable. Now she is said
to have an income Of $4,000 per year. She
sends her turtles to the New York and
Philadelphia markets, and gets an excel
lent price for them.
In Toledo, Ohio, the board Of aldermen
| has made rule that women shall be de-
barred from employment as clerks or
stenographers in the service of the city.
The places are wanted for voters
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-03

Another huge old anchor, much encrusted with
barnacles and seaweed, has been dredged up OF
Cromer. It weighs nearly. q ton.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-03

To try when cake is done, hold your ear
down and listen. II it has ceased sounding, 1t
is done.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-03
IN sMoorH rHREAn.

Iss9 a 6EOOTH- THREAD.
3 Make your knot on the end Of the thread that
first leaves the SPOOL and you Will sew with
smooth thread and an unruf1ed temper.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-03
Observation-Disclosures =
THE POKER-PLAYING CLIQUE

WOMEN RD-PLAYERS WHOSE HEAVY LOSSES SERIOUS
INRoADs ON THEIR PERSONAL ALLOWANCES AND HOUSE
KEEPING FUNDs-CAREFUL WOMEN DECLINE
..@4 DOUBTFUL INVITATIONS 20
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MAAT HlLDALA SAYS:

H. EEMS II it was crowdin'
troubles to bring Thanksgivin'
an Christmas an New Years
50 close together. Folks could
bear EN- better if they were
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-03

600, 900. She was accompanied on her
visit to New York by her husband and
grandsons 4 .-