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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19
JOHN OLIVER HOBBIES
AND HER WORKSHOP
The American Writer Has Found a
Home in an Old Castle on the Isle
of Wight and Will Divide Her Time
Between steephin Bay and Her
Bachelor Apartments in London.

John Oliver Hobbies as the world knows
her-Mrs. Craigie, as she is called by her
friends-has at last found the workshop"
for which she has been looking. work
shop Is the literary term for Steephill
Castle, one Of the most desirable country
houses in the Isle Of Wight. 1t has recent
ly been purchased by the father Of the
American author, John Morgan Richards,
and is not far from Ventnor.
Mrs. Craigie takes great interest In the
early history Of the place and she tells
you with pride that it belonged originally
to the Earls of Desert and later passed
into the hands of the governor Of the is
land. It was restored by Sanderson, the
Henry VII. In Westminster Abbey, but
dates back only a hundred years. -
The interior Of the castle has been mod
ernized by the Introduction Of proper
heating, lighting and sanitation. A wide
hall runs thru the center of the old Gothic
building and the drawing and reception
rooms have great arching rafters Of solid
oak. The estate includes just under 100
acres and eucircles steephill Bay. The
most distinguished person who has occu-
pied the castle before Mrs. Craigie, was
the empress of Austria.
A retreat was absolutely necessary to
the busy novelist whose town house in
Hyde Park was overrun with visitors. AS
it will be necessary for Mrs. Craigie to
be much in town has in some mysteri-
Gus manner, persuaded the powers to per-
NIT her to have a den" in the Albany.
so famous as a bachelor apartment house,
Between her den in London and her work
shop In the Isle of Wight, the author OF
"Some Emotions and a Moral" should be
able to turn out many a tale.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19
MISS DUNCAN TO
DANCE AT BAYREUTH
The Young Americans Revival of the
Ancient Greek Dances Pleases Frau
Wagner, Who Invites Her to Lead
the Venusberg Dance-NIiss Dun
can Adopts the Greek Costume.

Miss Isadora Duncan, the eccentric
American dancer, will lead the Venusberg
dance In "Tannhauser" at Bayreuth this
summer. Frau Cosima Wagner went to
Berlin recently to see Miss Duncan dance
and at the close Of the performance she
her to take part in the performance in the
Wagner theater.
Miss Duncan has been in Athens where
she studied the Greek character with a
view to revive the ancient Greek dances,
especially the choral dances Of the old
tragedies She gave several exhibitions
which were very successful and King
George and other members OF the royal
family attended them.
1t was whim of Miss Duncan to don
the old costume Of Greek maidens and
she attracted considerable attention as
she strolled thru the streets in her classic
Rarb. Perhaps it was by putting herself
so wholly in sympathy with her object
that Miss Duncan was able to catch the
spirit of the graceful and picturesque
dances which We're in vogue when Greece
led the world Of civilization, altho there
are those who claim that the desire for
advertising induced the dancer to discard
her Paris frills. However that may be,
she has pursued the same method in
usually seen in Greek costume, at home
or abroad.
AS she cannot sing, she has with her a
number Of boys from Athens who sing
the choruses of the tragedies while she
illustrates them with the rhythmic move
ments Of the dance.
Just at present Miss Duncan is dancing
to Beethoven's music and unkind critics
say she uses it as tho it was a ragtime
two-step. Before she appears in Bayreutt
she will dance in Vienna and Paris, where
she Is already favorite.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19

Miss Minola Hurst has patented several
mechanical devices which she now pro-
poses to turn to account. Miss Hurst who
is a small, pretty girl. has charming
voice Of power, which has been carefully
cultivated.
In order to get stage experience she be-
came one Of the tea girls In the original
Chinese Honeymoon production at the
Casino and remained there all during Its
New York season. In her idle moments
she turned her inventive mind to practical
use and has succeeded in having patented
several devices which aid. In giving her
pin money.
Her latest invention is an Indian club
with prisrnatio glass bulbs, thru which
various colored electric lights shine and
revolve by q mere pressing OF various lit
tie buttons in the handles OF the clubs. In
order to accomplish this she invented a
storage battery. which is small, yet
powerful. She has SO far perfected
the Indian clubs that they weigh
less than six pounds, even when fitted UP
with glass and electrical attachments, and
she hopes to get them reduced to not
much more than half that, so as to mako
them practical for ANEW svaude Yille> sketch
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19

Burns. 1t is a pity that the Marlboroughs
cannot call their new place Marlborough
house, but that title belongs to the resi-
dence Of the Prince Of Wales, and the
American duchess has had to adopt the
name Of her husbands ancestor, the Earl
Of Sunderland.
The house is huge affair, raw and
cold looking on the outside, but within
the workmen are rapidly Transforming
bare walls into some semblance of a.
great home. The furnishings will be en-
tirely in eighteenth century style. and
chairs and tables have all been copied
from the best French examples. Some
splendid Gobelin tapestries have been hung
in the ballroom, and pictures by Wat
teau, Boucher, Pater and Lancret have
been brought from B1enheim as appropri-
ate to the atmosphere of the place.
The duchess, in a short tweed walking
suit, spends considerable time directing
the workmen, and both she and the duke
are giving their new home their personal
supervision.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19
PICTURES THAT SPEAK
Chronophone, an Interesting Combination
Of Bloscope and Photograph.
Phila dalnhia Record

Philadelphia Record
An apparatus which combines the cine
matograph and photograph, SO that q
moving picture of the human figure seems
to talk, has been perfected in France. TO
accomplish the desired effect it was neces-
sary to connect the two systems by
combined transmission absolutely auto
matte. Of the two system the cinemato-
graph requires the greater power, the
monograph being actuated by a minute
force in comparison. Therefore, while the
vibration of the figure movement may
vary considerably without notice, a slight
change in the speed Of the photograph
reproduction. The inventors appealed to
electricity for a solution Of the problem,
with ready and perfect success.
The motor which controls the cinematO-
graph is composed Of a stationary induct-
or, Of the Gramme ring form, divided into
a number Of sections; the other member
is Siemens COLL When a current from
an electric source is sent successfully thru
the different sections Of the inductor the
Siemens bobbin presents it's poles, sue
cessively, in front of each Of the sections
receiving the current and rotates under
it's influence. But the current is sent to
the inductor by distributor, which may
be some distance apart from the other ap-
paratus. The distributor is formed Of
SAAS
monograph Which successfully touch the
fixed brushes. each Of which is connected
to one Of the sections Of the inductor.
Necessarily, the motor Of the cfnemato-
graph is absolutely dependent on the
movement of the photograph axle. and
perfect synchronism must be had, posi-
tive, and absolutely automatic, in order
to render the illusion as perfectly nfelike
as possible and make the sounds from the
monograph appear to come from the lips
Of the image on the OPAQUE screen. The
monograph should be concealed behind
the representation The connecting cable
connecting cable between the two instru-
ments has not proved detrimental to the
perfect success of the combination.
The next step in advance is already in
the dreams Of inventors, and we shall not
be surprised at any time If some one OF
the color schemes should be attached,
contributing to the screen representation
a stiu further nfelike character.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19
A SAFE DIET RULE
Eat the Smallest Amount OF Food f11nG
Will Preserve Good Health.


Roger s. Tracy's How to Live Long
in the February Century.
How shall one determine, then how
much food to eat? Too much mys-
terry has been thrown about this sub
ject. Let your sensations decide. It
must be kept in mind that the entire
function Of digestion and assimilation
is carried on without conscious SUI
pervison or concurrence. It should be
entirely unfelt and unknown, except
ing by the feeling Of bien-etre which
accompanies and follows its normal
accom- lishment. Safety is bad. It
implies sensation OF fu1ness In the
region Of the stomach, and that means
that too much food has been taken.
The exact correspondence, In healthy
animal, between the appetite and the
amount Of food required is extraor-
binary. AS rule, the meal. unless
eaten very slowly, should cease before
the appetite is entirely satisfied, be-
cause a little time is required for the
outlying organs and tissues to feel
the effects Of the food that has been
ingested. If too little has been taken,
It is easy enough to make 1t up at
the next meal and the appetite will
be only the better and the food more
grateful.
| No one was ever sorry for having
voluntarily eaten too little, while mill
lions every day repent having eaten
too much. It has been said that the
great lesson homeopathy taught the
world was this: that, whereas, ply
sicians had been in the habit OF giv-
Ing the patient the largest dose he
could stand, they have been led to
| see that their purpose was better sub
served by giving him the smallest dose
that would produce the desired effect.
And so it is with food. Instead Of eat
ing, as most people unfortunately do.
as much as they can, they should eat
the smallest amount that will keep
them in good health.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19
MIME. UCHIDA LEADS
JAPANESE WOMEN
Is Taking a Practical Interest in the
War, and Is at the Head of q Move
ment to Raise Funds.

Nine. Sadazuchf Uchida, the wife Of the
Japanese consul in New York, is at the
head Of the movement of the Japanese
women to raise funds to help their coun-
trymen in their struggle against Russia.
Contributions pour in from all sorts Of
sources, and the other day a small girl
of IL brought a dollar which she had saved
from money given her to buy toys and
which she wanted sent at once to the
Japanese soldiers. ~
Altho Nine. Uchida has adopted Amer
lean customs and clothes, she speaks
rather regretfully Of the pretty kimonos
Of former days. .
II adopted your style Of Dress" she
explained, because T found that it was
better fitted to your homes, where you
use chairs. The kimonoN is more appro-
pirate to Japan, where we sit on clean
mating before little low tables. Anything
stiff in the way Of dress would be I'M
comfortable there, but here it is diff
ferent.
''You see, dress my hair in the Amer
lean fashion also. The Japanese way is
more becoming and more beautiful but
it is so intricate. In Japan hair Is dressed
but once week. It is stuck together
with quantities Of grease of various kinds
! and pinned with hundreds of pins. Not
hair is out Of place and not hair will
come out of place. owing to the grease,
until it is time to dress it again. It would
be impossible to wear your hair in this
fashion and sleep on American pillows.
We use a wooden pillow, which may not
be comfortable, but it preserves the beauty
of the head dress, and that is more i'm
portant.'
Nine. Uchida also disapproves of our
umbrellas, in contrast to the neat affairs
of oiled paper in use in the flowery king
| dom, which never get soaking wet like
our ugly black camps.
The Japanese women are trained tc
show no emotion. It would spoil their
beauty, and they look calmly on life and
what it brings them. There is never any
outward display, no matter how much
anxiety for the men with the army, but
at heart they are as much interested as
any hysterical American.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19
Correspondence of The Journal.


New York, March 1e.-"Get into
your furs and your feathers and we
will go for walk" That was the
masculine speech which gave me food
for reflection recently There is a bar
barrie suggestiveness about the order
of our outdoor wear. and altogether
we seem to have many tastes in COM
mon with our progenitors, for be-
sides decorating themselves with 'tthe
skins Of other beasts (observe the
quotation marks here) and 'the
plumage of other peacocks," we take
much pleasure In the possession Of
beads and stones. and we hang these
strung on to chains and ornaments
about our necks and bodies, says a
young writer in the Queen.
Blue stones and green stones,
opaque and translucent, are set in
gold and worked in various devices,
and used as clasps to cloaks, buckles
for belts, and as mere decoration
across the decolletage. Excellent re-
suits, too, are arrived at with these,
excellent as they are unusual and adj
vantageous In permitting the original
woman to assert herself in their Sc
lection and management. Take, for
example, an evening dress, which
met but recently, Of a dull green chif-
fon, and bearing for its principal
adornment rows upon rows of gaug-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19
JAPANESE WOMEN DOMESTIC
Women Of All Glasses Know How 70 9oAv
and to Manage Their Houss-
koIde

No matter what the station q Japansso
woman occupies she is brought up to be
able to sew, cook and attend to every de-
tail Of work about her home. In the land
Of the chrysa1themum the highest olass
Of women never go to market. The mar
ket comes to thern-that is, tho dealers
call and offer their wares for sale at thedr
customers doors. The fish merchant
brings his stock and, If any Is sold, pre-
pares 1t for cooking. The greengrooer, the
cake dealer, and, nowadays the meatman,
all go to their patrons houses.
Nearly all Japanese women make their
own clothes; at all events. even tho very
richest embroider their garments them
selves. Dinner is served at or little be-
fore dusk the year around. A small table
about one foot square and eight inches
high is set before each person. On this =
a lacquer tray with space for four o. hva
dishes, each four or five inches In dia-
meter.
There are definite plates for each nft1s
bowl and dish. The rice bowl - on the
left, the soup bowl in the middle.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19

Of his complexion gave place to- a dull
gray, and he laughed feebly and left the
house.
The dukes motives really should not
be misunderstood, and there is no rea-
son for Mr.. Burns to suppose that an
English peer cannot find anything to love
in an American girl but money. There
is lack of gallantry in the supposition
that must grieve the friends of Mr.. Burns.
AS for the friends ofSthe Marlborough,
they are so interested in the stories Of
Sunderland house, the new town resi-
dence, that they have no ears for Mr..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19

way, was known to his schoolmates as
Pip" Morgan. She was married to Junius
Spencer Morgan in 1886. She it was who
had most to do with designing the mansion
on what is now Pennington avenue, Hart
ford, Conn, where John Pierpont Morgan
was born. Many changes and additions
have been made to the house, but the orig
inal structure stands just as it was
planned by Mrs. Morgan, under whose per-
sonal supervision 1t was completed in the
early forties. It is now owned by another
member Of the Morgan family.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19
A SLUR AT THE
DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH
English Peers Who Marry American,
Heiresses Classed with Savage Afri-
cans by the Labor Leader OF the
House of Commons - Sunderland
House to Be In the French Eigh-
teenth Century Style.

It was not kind Of John Burns. the
labor leader of the house OF commons,
to say, apropos Of the practice among
the Africans of getting wives to support
them: "It is far worse for impeounious
English peers to marry Americans purely
for their money"
The Duke Of Marlborough, who was
leaning on the gallery rail, grew purple
to the roots of his hair, and as everybody
turned and looked at him the brilliancy
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19
AN EARLY BEGINNING.

The 9Rridegroom-Wo uld you mind If I
went into a smoking compartment, dear?
The Bride-What, to smoke?
The Bridegroom-Oh, dear, no. L want
to experience the agony of being away
from you, SO that the joy Of my return
will be all the more intensified.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19
AaATEFoR JUNE.

Sam Dat Pete Green am de closest man
All ebbeh met.
81 Remus-How so?
II sam-Why, he glib up a pretty gal dat
was bohn in April fer a homely one dat
was boln in June. 80
Remus--Why was dat?
Sam-Kase de birthstone OBJ April is
diamond en- dat oh June Is only agate.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19
J. P. MORGAN'S MOTHER
Thru Her the financial Colossus Inherited
Some Of the Family Poetic
Temperament

There is a tradition that John Pierpont
Morgan wrote poetry when he was youth,
long before he ever even dreamed of
coming to be regarded as the master mind
in the realm of finance. 1t Is reasonably
fair to presume that the tradition Is based
on fact, for his maternal grandfather was
a poet of some distinction, Rev. John Pier
pont, who died in Medford, Mass, in 1866.
Juliet Pierpont, the clergyman's daughter,
and mother Of the financial colossus of the
present day, inherited good deal of her
fathers poetic temperament and doubtless
communicated it to her son, who, by the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19
FUTILE.
Puck

What did Pope mean by saying, What
ever is is right 2
ooh. that was merely poetical effort to
stop the kickers.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19
NO pELUsIoNs.

Detroit Free PreSs.
'Do you think she loves you for your
self alone ?n asked the romantic person.
Certainly not, answered the titled for
eigner. 'sShe loves me for my ancestors"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19
SHE KNEW BETTER.

She Cat the races for the first time why
what's the matter? Where's our horse?
He-Scratched at the post.
She-Dont be silly. Horses don't do that
only cats scratch at post
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19

in front Of a black velvet curtain. Miss
Hurst proposes to wear an electrically IL
Illuminated dress, having also perfected a
little storage battery which can be fast
ened to the waist Of her gown without
appearing conspicuous or attracting any
attention. ss#sss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19
Couture. All rights renewed.
Tho Considerable Nelghbor

any observation-disclosures concerning your
family affairs. and which give rise to gos-
sip and future neighborhood quaTels.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19
AS INDICATED.

Bifkins-Who is that seedy looking chap
you just recognized?
Mifkins oh, that's DeAuber, the artist.
They say he is welded to his art.
Bifkins-Well, judging from appear
alces. I should, say he didn't marry for
money. q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19

ing round the waist, round the top OF
the bodice, heading the hounces; there
were gaugings, gaugings, all the way.
The low cut bodice showed no white
lace, but from one side to the other,
straight across, were narrow gold
chains festooned and held at inter
walls with green stones. The head
dress worn with this was a gourah
shaded from blue to green. Round
the shoulders, carefully held to slip
off at discretion, was scarf Of shaded
green gauze, embroidered with gold
on the hem. and the costume was
most admirably accompanied by a.
shaded feather fan. The result was
entirely good and becoming to boot
Chiffon dresses Of all sorts Of weird
and dull colors are much in evidence,
brown and moleskin tones sharing
favor with gray, while invariably
gauging forms the principal trimming,
and sometimes Valenciennes lace
tucker threaded with white ribbon
has the privilege Of peeping above the
bodice, and again a deep COLLAR OF
eAAA eau AoS0 A4Aeay Ne 4Ou11u SilSuO4u8 lLS
influence to the waist.
There Is yellow chiffon dress
trimmed with lines Of sable co1ored
mirror velvet arranged between ruot-
1ngs OF chiffon. It has a deep lace
train at the back. and in the front Is
ohemisette Of lace with an edgtng Of
sable fur, while quaint comb OF gold
set with cats eyes holds the couture
high up on the head. and 1ewelled
buttons decorate the waist belt, over
which the bodice slightly pouches,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-12

Jobbers, Attention.!
Lowest prices on millwork
BARKER'S, $40 N Y ave
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-12
nThe Gondolier.N

Romance of a Poor American Boy
He Received So 600 for Piece OF MUSIC
That Has Captivated the Hearts or Mu-
sicians Throughout the Country
w. 9. Powell, composer of one of the most
delightful two-steps ever published, now
known as THE Gondolier," was a student
In Heidelberg, Germany, and finished ms
musical education in Dresden. He spent
his vacations at Venice, where he engaged
as a gondoIier to pay his way through col
lege. On a beautiful evening while pro-
polling his gondola he heard strains from
a violin played by a young lady passen-
ger. To his artistic ear the music seemed
original, melodious and fascinating. rms,
together with the delightful Venetian night.
gave him an inspiration to write piece
of music, which is now looked upon by the
musical profession as the most beautlIul
internezzo two-step ever written. Inc
Whitney-Warner Publishing Co of Detroit
have again scored another great hit with
this composition, for which they paid
$500 The piece was named The Condo
Her" 1t has already captivated the hearts
of musicians throughout the country, ana
Is now being played by the principal Or
ohestras in all the large cities The popu-
Iarity of 1.-The Gondoler'' promises to
eclipse "Hiawatha," "Bedelia," In Zanzi-
bar" Dixie Girl" Creole Bellies and
other favorite compositions.