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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

wrinkle up her chest and bend over, her
shoulders, and expect her new waist to-
have smart effect. She must hold her
self as she should, with her chest well up
and her shoulders back, to have the waist
look at it's best. So much for the health
culture idea embodied in the new sloping
shoulder bodice. 6:
AS for the new Materials there Is a
tempting array of them. Paris has sane
toned as a leader mohair Sicilian and the
choice is indeed a good one. The fabric
is a happy compromise between the too
heavy cloths and the too crisp taffetas,
1t has a rich, silky luster and it's dust
shedding qualities are. unequaled. Then
every woman knows that mohair will wear
even longer, perhaps, than she may want
it to. There are all sorts of new effects
in mohair this spring. There are the
plain mohairs in the pastel colors, and
there are others in darker shades which
/ are striped, dotted; tucked and plated.
And mohair will be trimmed as it never
has been trimmed before. 1t will be
braided, richly embroidered, and adorned
with lace appliques It will be used for
jaunty walking costumes and for fanciful
evening gowns as well. There is really no
end to it's usefulness. 80
Here is the description Of mohair Co.'S
tune which carries out the new ideas. It
is a Scotch plaid mohair, the plaid car
ried out in red yellow and navy blue
The skirt hangs full and straight, clinging
| closely about the hips, and finished at the
bottom with three stitched folds. In
length the skirt just escapes the ground
all the way round The jacket is Of a
deep bolero type: worn over blouse .of
white pique. The collar gives a rich
touch to, the costume. It is g. fiat,
turned-over collar, made entirely of ex-
quisite green and gold Persian en-
broidery with just a bit of white here and
! there. This same beautiful embroidery
IS used to form the cuff Of the sleeve
Another mohair gown which will be the
height of fashion through the spring and
summer. is a black and white checked mo-
hair Sicilian. This gown is very artis-
ticallys trimmed with white silk braid
decorated here and there with little white
silk tassels. The skirt is plain%n cling
ing: over the hips, showing two fiat box
P1aits on either side of the front breadth,
these plaits opening near the bottom Of
the gown to aid in producing the required
fullness. The bodice Is blouse with a
box-plait on. either side Of an elaborate
little vest. The vest is made of blac ok
| velvet, dotted in white and fancifully
trimmed with the white silk braid and
tassels. The belt is girdle Of the black
velvet trimmed with the braid
| It is rather wide and trif1e deeper
and more pointed in front than in back.
But the exaggerated dip effect is missing
The sleeve is a copy, with slight modifica-
tons of sleeves that were the vogue
many, many centuries ago. The upper
portion Is small and inconspicuous, the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

To hear about the new French gowns
for spring and summer even before Paris
herself has had glimpse of them is the
rare privilege of the women readers of
this paper to-day. All the best surprises
Of fashion for the months to come are
here revealed
Do you want to know the new ma
terials which Paris will favor for, the
spring and summer of 1908? "
Are you anxious to hear Of the Won
ders of the new sleeves?
Does the cut of the latest skirts, of the
new shoulder effect, and the most ad-
vanced ideas in trimmings and color COM
binations interest you?
If so, read this article carefully.
Many quaint, picturesque ideas Of long,
long ago will be introduced in the new
fashions, yet it Is only the best that will
be culled from the past. Though the out
line of the new gowns will be artistic, yet
it will be sensible, and a certain simple
ity Of style, will dominate in many of the
sn1artest Paris frocks. It is to be a sea-
son of light, almost transparent, fabrics
and wondrous trimmings.
Skirts to be fuller ana more ~elab-
crate than for many seasons past. In the
| sheer fabrics many Of them will show
a plated, shirred or gathered yoke, below
which the material falls straight and full.
Flounced skirts are to be in favor and
triple. f1ounces much the vogue When
| the heavier materials are used the plain,
| clinging tendency over the hips Is as pro-
nounced as ever. All the skirts are made
with a drop-skirt and changeable taffeta
! is the material most favored for this un-
der petticoat. - .. ~'e
| Sleeves have all sorts Of new airs and
graces. Some are exact copies Of the
| remarkable sleeves worn as long ago as
! the twelfth and fourteenth centuries, with
| their deep cuffs and curious outstanding
| puffs below the elbow. Other fashionable
sleeves quite reverse the idea of the sleeve
| of the moment, with it's exaggerated full
ness below the elbow and it's smaller up
per portion. A very new sleeve. which
will be seen in many of the summer gowns
! is. known as the mitten sleeve. It is a
| very long shirred affair with a slight puff
! at the shoulder ending above the elbow,
the reEna lining portion of the sleeve be
| ing shirred and clinging close to the arm.
| Cuffs are to be a feature of the new
| sleeves. They are to be curious in shape,
| very deep, and much trimmed.
The old. old fashion of the long, round
| shoulder is here again. A number of
! the best Paris gowns show the bodice
made with no seam at all at the shoulder,
! the sleeve cap coming down well toward
| the elbow. This dropping shoulder effect
but, like the straight-front corset, it is
more than a fashion Of the hour. The
bodice or jacket cut in this way almost
cornpels the woman who wears it to
| hold herself correctly. She cannot
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31
MNAT AnDALARSON SAYS:

things? says I. catchn' the sled rope.
Great Scott! + forgot EN-, says he,
jumpin' in his wagon.
II put Tommie on the sled an I got
into the kitchen jes' in time to hear Mrs.
Tryon tell the man It if he wasn't more
prompt in d'liverin' she'd trade some
where else. She gave him quite talkin'
to, but he jes' listened.
you've got to pay for your pleasures
an you can't even slide down small hill
TIL the children 'thout fin'in a bill for it
when you get through, seems it,
Seems like spring to see strawberries
In the market again. I'd be Willn' to
bet more money n I'll earn to-day t I
know who'll buy EN- It's as Mrs. Neal
said one day when she was complainin'
bout the money they ate up three times
a day.
Its the poor t have the luXures
nowadays, says she; it isn't the rich
who can buy cucunbers an tomatoes
outen season. If they could they never
would have been rich. When you've
saved for twenty years you can't learn
how to spen' in that many minutes
says she. 1t takes as much time to
break yourself Of habit to learn it
in the beginin', seems IT,
II dunno as she's right or not, but /
do know t see more lettuce an radishes
where the men are workin on salaries N
where they don't have much to do but
count up their int'res's. Mr.. Schultz an
L were talkin' about it the other night
when 1 stopped in to see how his lum-
bago was.
1.-The rich haven't the stomachs if they
have got the money says he.
Things aren't divided square, seems If,
for one man to have the appetite an an
IA
good 'thout the other. It's the law OF
compensation. Mr.. Schultz says, an he
says it as If he knew, an I amt well
nough informed to contradict him.
"There s. at least one millionaire In
Minneapolis who buys strawberries at a
dollar q thimbleful from a sense Of duty
an to encourage the growers an by the
time we get homegrown berries, sweet
'th Minnesota sun an air, he's SO upset
from eatin' SAN for duty It he can't ca t
berries for pleasure. l min one day t
he said to me says he, Miss Larson, says
he, the duties of rich man overbaiance
his pleasure five times outen six an the
sixth time he's sure to have dyspepsia.
Il understood what he meant Sunday
when was at Soren's for dinner. The
Soreness are fromsNew Englan an they
think a boiled dinner Of beef, an cab
bages, an turnips an potatoes Is better n
course meal t begins TIL oysters an
ENDS with crop OF coHee. MIS-. Soieu
| makes a point Of havin' me over for din
ner OCCASIONALLY, and it nearly al'ys hap
pens to be boiled dinner day. like my
vegetables cooked separate, so YOU know
what you're eatin' but notice Tn not SC
| particular away from home ST am at
| home.
well, as was sayin', they had boiled
| dinner at Soreness Sunday an there
wasn't anybody in the neighborhood who
| didn't know it. Mr.. Sorens' an the boys
| ate as If they weren't goin to see anythin'
to eat again for thirty days. Mr.. Soren
drives a wagon for Mr. Graves, who has
! a mill up north. Mr.. Graves can't look
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

cuff deep, and outlined with the white silk
braid From the top Of the cuff, which
is about halfway between the wrist and
the elbow, the puff starts. It is a very
pronounced, a very full puff and its shape
is defined with a band Of the silk braid.
Wherever they can be used artistically,
little silk tassels of the old-fashioned sort
will be introduced on the spring and sum-
mer gowns. Jabot effects in dotted and
striped silk and also in lace trimmed
mousseline are the vogue. Very much
widths, will be used this spring. Many
skirts will be trimmed with bands of some
transparent fabric, artistically braided,
but not so closely but that the change
able silk Of the drop-skirt beneath can
velvet will add to the charm of many of
the new gowns. It will be used in clus-
tiers of six and eight bands, to give a
striped effect to many Of the triple
hounced skirts and also as a trimming
formed in an intricate design alsl then
tied up to make an odd little tassel.
Among the very elaborate costumes
which Paris sanctions as correct are those
Of that soft. graceful material, Lans-
downe. They are trimmed with silk braid
and chenille fringe.
The lingerie idea will be prominent in
many Of the summer costumes and ex-
euisitely dainty dresses will be made up
Which are a mass OF fine needlework.
These gowns will show shirred bands,
much fine tucking, and many rows Of
fancy stitches. Elaborate sashes of soft
silk with lace trimmings will be a feature
Of these delicate gowns.
Etanine will continue to be fabric in
fashionable favor and in the new mohafr
weave It will prove a most useful ma
terial. The taffeta silks are on display
in much better qualities than heretofore
and will be used for shirt-waist suits and
for Jacket and skirt travelling costumes.
Peau de sole Is another silk high In favor
for gowns for general wear.
Very charming effects will be seen this
spring and summer by having the trans
parent fabrics made up over changeable
taffeta Innings. Perforated taffeta en-
broidery will be among the popular trim
niings for not only the taffeta gowns, but
| those of cloth. 1t will be used for collars
and cuffs and for the stoles which are so
much in favor.
This season 1t will be woman's privi-
lege to carry out much Of her own in
dfviduaItty in her dress If she will Just
bear in mind the general fashionable out
tine Of the gowns of the spring and sum-
mer she may introduce her own original
ideas, If she chooses in the trimmings and
yet be fashionably gowned. Variety Is
the keynote Of the seasons styles, and 50
varied are the designs that almost every
type Of woman is sure to find something
peculiarly suited to her-something in fact
to accentuate the best points Of her figure.
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at boiled beef 'thout sufferin', and it
happened he stopped in on his way home
from church to see Mr.. Soren' bout some
thin. He watched 'em eatin, an knew
from his face he was feelin' what couldn't
be put in words.
= 'Soren he says, says he, forgettin'
Mrs Graves waitin' in the carriage out
side, 'Soren, says hes I'd give a thou
sand dollars for that appetite of yourn.'
Mr.. soren swallowed half a cabbage
fore he could answer.
If could, says he, I'D let you have
it for half the money. but seem can't
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( ~ GEMS IL IL IIldRe5 one WALL u De
young again. ies' to watch the
children slidin' They can get
more fun outen of a sled an
a patch a snow II a grown man
can outen q nautymCbile painted red,
with a. voice t scares everythin' it meets.
mind the frs sled ever had. 1t was
painted red an was named The Reindeer
There wasn't anythn' i'll our town''t the
Reindeer couldn't beat an a boy stole 1t
out of our shed one night. I haven't ever
been able to forgive that boy, though it's
nearly thirty years since he climbed our
back fence. There's things You can over
look an things you can't, an hurt to a
chirs feelin' can't heal as quick as break
in their bones. You remember your
troubles jes' as much as you do your
pleasures. seems If.
IT was thinkin' Of this when I was
over at Tryon's day fore yesterday. Mrs.
Tryon was goin to have company Tor
do two things at once 'thOut Settln nerv-
GUS. Tommie, that's her little boy,
wanted to know why she did everythln
an what she was goin' to do mex every
time she turned roun. She answered his
questions for. nearly half hour an
then she asted me would I take him out
for a. while 1t didn't take me very long
TO answer up, for when 1T comes to pleas
urin' outdoors or Workin' in l can tell IN
a minute which I'd rather do. Iommle
wanted to take his sled an 1 bundled him
on it an we started. There's little hill
hack of Tryon's It Tommie kept tellin' me
about
Its awful Steep, he says. says he, I
don't believe you's dare slide down It,
Miss Larson Some Of the big boys don t.
II didn't think there was mill In Min
neapolis It d scare me- an when-l saw
this one. that was so big in Tommles
eyes, I jes' kept my mouth shut: Ihlnss
:ecSx, of N a Z
expec' 'em to- There wouldn't be much
use in CROWN if you didn't change your
point Of view. SO says !. to him, says l:
Tt is a big hill, Tommie Shall we slide
down.? ,-,.
He may be noisy, but he's been we'll
brought up and minis his manner as often
~ put him on in front an told him to
hold on. There wasn't much room lef'
for me, but made the mos of what there
was. We were at the foot Of the hill as
soon as we left the top, seems If, an we
hadn't any time to think how we were
likin' it before it was over +
) : Think you're slidin' down HILL called
+he grocer man, a-grining' all over his
face.
get says 1 to him. says /, an better
folks N We found pleasure dom that
same thing.
"'That s So says he, ! dunno as I'd
min havin' a try if the horse d stan.
- He looks as if he could stan easier
N he could co. says I. an he did.
1.-THE grocery man. threw the relns over
! !, post an went on slidin. One Of us had
to res every time, but I saw@to it t
utommie had his share. 1t wasn't till I
saw Mrs. Smith from the mex door, go
in, by It + reelected t Mrs. Tryon had
ordered eggs an sugar to be sent over
right away.
!. Have you ,d'livered Mrs. Tryon's
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31
SUCCESSFUL TRAINER OF DOGS
MRS. r. WOODRUFF NOT ONT RAISES COCKER sPANIELs
BULL TERRIERS AND co LIES, BUT CARES FOR
PEOPLES HOUSEHOLD PETS

La Hacienda dog kennels in st. Louis
Park are owned and managed by woman.
It Is just about g. year since Mrs. r. r.
Woodruff determined to make her love and
knowledge OF dogs produce an
income, and her success has been
greater than she ever expected. Not only
are her own dogs eagerly sought, but her
services as trainer are in frequent demand,
and dogs are sent to her from Duluth,
Chicago and other cities to be put in con-
dition fop exhibition or to find home
while their masters are travelling.
Mrs. Woodruff has an ideal place for her
dogs, and ten acres Of ground gives them
ample breathing space. The puppies have
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

why don't you get one of your own? Drive
my wagon week an save your money
I'd like to- says Mr. Graves, says he,
an I knew for one t he meant it, But
Mrs. Graves d never give her consent.
When you've got wife, Soren, you don't
do what y please, but what she tells "
" That's So says Mr.. Soren, a-winkin'
at his wife.
I've noticed before. when a man wants
to get out of sometllin, an can't sec
clear way he's alys uses his wife. That's
why bachelors al'ys in hot water, seems
r.,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31
A COMPOUNDED VERB.

A clergyman Of philadelphia, widower with
seven grown-up daughters. left for phoenixvilie
ais native town, nd wrote back that he had
some news which would surprise them. He had
lust married widow with. six children, The
seven grown-up daughters had an awful time
until he returned-alone.
One Of them mustered up courage to ask:
"Where Is our mother 2"
.In heaven, hope.
s.But mean the widow with six children that
aoh / married her to another man.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

If they are sick, Mrs. Woodruff is well
qualified to act as their physician. She
was In the nurses training schools of To-
ronto and Detroit for seven years and
her knowledge Of human ills enables her
to cope with any illness among her
charges. She has learned to use COM
mon sense in the daily routine, and the
treatment Of animals and human beings
in sickness is not SO unlike as one would
think.
Mrs. woodruff is enthusiastic over her
work and thinks that raising dogs Is an
ideal and profitable employment. Dogs
are such noble animals, so faithful and
true, that one cannot be petty and mean
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31
LONG COATS STILL POPULAR.

For visiting, receptions and all functions at
tended in carriages, long coats Of delicately col
ored cloths are correct and will be much seen.
They are loose, ample, with big sleeves that al
low OF slipping on and on with ease. and III
every way satisfactory both to the wearer and
the locker on. Their long. graceful, sweeping
lines are fascinating to look upon, while their
form ma kes them ideally comfortable at the
same tine As rule. they are lined with white
SIX, although pale, harmonizing tints are used
Later The same designs in white will serve for
wrOps worn TO opera and balls, and 1t is ru-
mored that with them will be seen ermine and
other white fura
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a kennel yard Of their own, and SO do the
middle sized and the older dogs while the
cookers, bull terriers and collies all have
their own districts. The winter has been
so mild that the dogs have been out Of
doors a large share of the time, and are
harder and stronger in consequence. One
Of the cocker puppies has never "smelled
fire" and has no idea of what artificial
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

L ~ EEMS If it makes one want to be
young again, ies' to watch the
children slidin.' They can get
4 more fun outen of a sled an
a patch snow n a grown man
The Newtown bee., 1903-12-04
FIGHT WILL BE BITTER.

Those who will persist in closing their ears against the continual recom- mendation of Dr Kings New Discov- cry for Consumption, will have long and bitter fight with their troubles, if not ended earlier by fatal termination. Read what T. R. Beall of Beall, Miss, has to say: "Last fall my wife had every symptom of consumption. She took Dr Kings New Discovery after everything else had failed. Improve ment came at once and four bottles en- tirely cured her." Guaranteed by R. H. Beers & Co.,, New town; w. B. Hawley, Sherman; Fay Tor Curtis & Co.,, Sandy Hook; A. w.. Twiss, Bethel; w. N. Noble and Albert Evitts, New Milford; Connery Bros., Georgetown; Allen Joyce, Roxbury Station; George D. O'Dell, Cornwall Bridge; R. F. Smith, West Cornwall, druggists. Price soc and s1. Trial bottles free.
The Newtown bee., 1903-12-04
REVOLUTION IMMINENT.

A sure sign of approaching revolt and serious trouble in your system is nervousness, sleeplessness, or stomach upsetS. Electric BitterS will quickly dismember the troublesome causes. It never fails to tone the stomach, regu- late the kidneys and bowels, stimulate the liver, and clarify the blood. Run down systems benefit particularly and all the usual attending aches vanish under its searching and thorough ef- fectiveness. Electric Bitters is only soc, and that is returned if it don't give perfect satisfaction. Guaran- teed by R. H. Beers & Co.,, Newtown: Taylor, Curtis S Co.,, Sandy Hook; B. Hawley, Sherman; A. w. Twiss, Bethel; W. N. Noble and Albert Evitts, New Milford; Connery Bros., George town; Allen Joyce, Roxbury Station, George D. O'Dell, Cornwall Bridge; R. F. Smith, West Cornwall, drug giStS.
The Newtown bee., 1903-12-04
WHAT OUR REPORTER WRITES.


 MT and Mrs Edward Barry returned from their wedding trip, Saturday, and are now keeping house like an old married couple in J. A. Peters tenant house. The boys are all smoking N ed s cigars and pronounce them fine.
 A party of Bridgeport gentlemen, Ex-Mayor Clark, F. A. Whitney and A. G. SOuthey, spent Saturday with dog and guns in the woods in this vii cinity, with good bag of game for their days sport.
 Joseph Wathley, Jr., spent Thanks giving out of town. Joe is one of the most respected and worthy young men of Kent and we trust his frequent trips out of town will bring their due reward.
 From the breezy top of Skiff Mount ain we hear of two hogs owned by Will. liam H. GOodsell which dressed be- tween 300 and 400 pounds each. Billy is the man who understands making the porkers grow.
 Your reporter was shown some fine bed quilts pieced by Mrs Louis Cribley and were of handsome design and we'll made. Mrs Cribley is we'll along in years and the quilts do credit to the busy fingers that put them together. c. B. Riddiford has in employ one of the best watchmakers that was ever in New Milford.
 Peabody, the scientific optician will | be at M. w. Hills jewelry store, De i cember to Il inclusive.
The Newtown bee., 1903-12-04
PERSONAL,

Mrs Clara A. Wilson of Easton is spending several days the guest of Mrs E. B. MiddlebrOOk.
 B. F. Merwin and family of Weston spent Thanksgiving day with his faith. CT, Arthur Merwin.
 George Wilson entertertained friends from Bridgeport, Sunday.
 Master Everett Bulkley, the little son of Samuel T. Bulkley, is seriously ill and threatened with pneumonia. Dr HetZil of Southport is in daily at- tendance.
 Mrs Abram Banks is visiting her daughter, Mrs Henry c. Raymond of Black Rock, and will spend the winter in that place. Henry M. Smith, the wide-awake BEE representative, was through the village, Wednesday, looking the ov CT interests of his paper. Mrs Frank Edwards and family, who have been passing several days with her parents, MT and Mrs Harry Hull, returned to their home in Plattsville, Sunday.
 The Academys.closedW Wednesday, for the Thanksgiving holiday and reopen ed, Monday.
 Mir and Mrs George B. Gorham were Sunday visitors at George H. Mer- wins.
 MT and Mrs John Sammis spent Thanksgiving with his father, John SammiS of EaStOn.
 M. l.. Wilson has the contract for building large barn for John c. Lob | dell and will begin work this week. The last regular meeting of the Country club for November was held | Monday evening. It was pie night and all the ladies were requested tC bring pies. A large and varied collec, tion of these products of culinary art was served to which all did ample jus tice.
 Miss Lura Banks, who has beer home in Norwalk, Sunday.