The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-09

no, question about the fire burning,
such as. there always is when any one
but an expert attempts to build a fire
in the sanovar frepot. Having the
Goals thoroly on fire makes it the work
of q very few minutes to heat
"a whole pot of water, and one can
add fresh Goals at any time without
smoke or Inconvenience. Oh, there is
no doubt that CRATE is AN inestima-
BILE boon to samovar devotees, who
know this trick"
''There is good way of managing
without crate, however" said Melis-
sa, and one should do something of
the kind If they use a samoVar often.
That is to provide special f1ue, like
they do in Russia. That was the
way Burt Harwood, who introduced
the samovar fad in Minneapolis, man
aged. He had pipe made to fit into
the. top of the firepot. 1t was really
just a small stovepipe and had an
elbow like one. The short arm ran
| into a hole made in the chimney for
it.. AS we don't all have access to a
| chimney, the pipe can be carried out
of doors by passing it thru a sheet Of
tin replacing pane of glass in an
| inconspicuous window, or where that
is; not feasible a board a few inches
high and fitting into the, window
frame can be provided with a hole to
let the pipe pass. thru. The board
can then be put in place at the bot
tom Of the window and the samovar
set on the floor under the pipe
''There is no doubt after this sym
postum Of ways to do it that we shall
be able to continue in our enjoy
ment of our scalding- hot tea by the
light of a crate fire said Helena.
., There was one other inYalnable
/ idea that 7 got from my clever lady
that. may interest and profit Xou as
much as it has me- said Minerva, and
we were all attention at once ct saw
her one night on the street car. She
is quite able to afford a carriage, but
she is very democratic and prefers to
live very unostentatiously. I am quite
sure that except on the most formal
occasions she does not take a car
Rage; consequently she. has given
the problem of proper dress on the
cars much thought. had often no
! ticed her evening coat, a big warm
one of dark brown cloth, handsomely
made but very plain. Tt did not
come to the bottom Of the skirt, for
that length is exceedingly awkward,
and this evening she was gowned in a
white wool. I took pains to notice
the gown on other occasions, and it
was elegant, altho sim pie: It's dis
tinctive feature. was a band of brown
corduroy several inches deep finish
ing the bottom Of the skirt the up
per edge being cut in broad shallow
scallops, mere undu1ations in fact
"That is certainly a clever idea
Ursula put in, for Of course it would
protect her gown splendfdly, for we
all know the condition the hem OF a
white gown gets into in spite of the
greatest care. I think I Shall ; try
something Of the sort. How did ii
look?" = 2.
!, That was the really bright part
of the idea. Its utility is apparent
.. to all who have struggled to keeI
light dress hens clean. but I dom
think you have any idea of what ar
!, air of distinction this dark band gave
to the whole gown when you noticed
it at ALL for of course in crowded
company it would not be seen. It is
, really worth while to use ones brain:
: in these small things of life, for it Ger.
) tainly pays in satisfaction