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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
Mary Meyer, a German Working Girl,
Who Earns SIS Month, Has Refused
to, Accept Legacy of Many Millions,
and VIII Marry Her Masters Gar
dener, Who Makes So Week.

Would you believe that any girl
would refuse legacy Of million dol
lars9 1t sounds incredible, and yet
Mary Meyer, a servant, In southern
Germany, has refused to accept an IN
heritance Of some millions and prefers
to remain a servant.
The story is a romantic one and runs
back twenty five years to the time when
Mary IS father secretly married his sis
ter IS governess. The couple soon found
that the small allowance given him by
his father would not support them, and
he appealed to the elder Meyer. The
father, stern and unsympathetic, took
the ground that the ex-governess was
an adventures, refused any aid and
were not obtained. The young man,
in danger Of arrest for debt, deserted
his wife, who was given 81 800 to agree
to divorce. f.. ]. Il - y
The divorced wife, embittered and
having strong dislike for her baby
daughter, on account Of the. father g
desertion, placed the little one in charge
paid for the care Of the baby, but soon
the payments ceased, the mother dis
appeared and the child was turned over
to an orphan asylum. Mary was
brought up as domestic, and for the
last few years has been living a quiet,
contented life with a comfortable,
well.to-do old couple on small estate
on the Rhine. -
Meyer married wealthy woman who
died childless. AS he saw his own end
approac ching, his conscience smote him
with the thoughts Of his deserted baby
daughter. He instituted a search for
her, but it was not successful. When
he died, he made her his sole heiress,
subject to an allow he to his first
wife, and left instructions that both
should be sought for; :.
married a man Of wealth, Her hus.
band died, leaving her childless,. and
she, too, remembered the deserted babe,
and began to seek her. She soon en-
countered the trustees OF the Meyer
fortune, and finally their united efforts
We're successful.
But the sight of the bashful, uncul-
tured serving girl chilled the mothers
romantic enthusiasm and the meetlng
strained The smart woman of the
world offered to make the girl her heir
ess if she would live.sw her, and sub
nit to- the necessary tutoring to give
her polish and education. s N%
q, Mary thought it all over, lawyers
came and impressed upon her the folly
of refusing the fortune. Her! master
and mistress emphasized the gravity OF
her choice. She thought of this and
mother. Of her comfortable, happy life
With With Tie good old couple and Of her
love for the gardener: She could never
marry him if she passed the golden por
tells. thrown open for her. And so to
her mother and the. executors of her
fathers will she said eNNo." She
signed a document rejecting the mil
lions and will remain a domestic SER
want with a monthly wage Of SIS until
gardener earns SIS a week and will find
a home FOR his bride in a four-room
cottage, but Mary Meyer was wise
enough to know that there is more
chance for happiness in cottage than
castle.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
DUCHESS
Her Wedding Clothes Will Include a
Gown from Every Capital in Europe
and America Will Contribute Hats
and shirtwaists Dressmakers Are
Already at Work on the Royal Outfit.

America will contribute to the trous-
seau Of the Duchess Cecilia, the BRIDE
elect Of the crown prince Of Germany,
and the sailor hats, washable shirt
waists and shoes will all be sent from
the United States. Orders have been
given, the Workpeople are already busy
and the first spring order filled will
go to Germany.
All the world will aid in the trous-
seau. London will send tailor gowns
Paris will furnish hats, embroid eries
will come from Japan, linens from In
eia, laces from Ireland and gowns from
everywhere. It was the duchess
mother who conceived the novel idea Of
having one gown made in every capital
in Europe. The duchess, who is very
young, will wear her first trained
gowns after her marriage.
\ Out Of compliment to The kaiser,
whose fondness for blue is we'll known
at court, the duchess has chosen blue
as the redominating color for her we'd
ding clothes Most Of her gowns will
have q touch of scarlet, her own color.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26

It. may be used in buttons, facings or
pipings, perhaps in the Innings visible
only when the skirt is lifted, but the
scarlet note will be found in everything.
The duchess will not have as many
evening gowns as an American belle,
for life at the German palace will be
quiet, but there will be more street and
house gowns and pretty negligees than
smart ball frocks.
The Russian mother Of the duchess
has written to request the car to send
her the laces which are hers by inher-
itance and which have been locked in
the vaults Of the Kremlin. They are
almost priceless, old and heavy with
wonderful stitches, showing interwoven
coats Of arms, landscapes and animals.
- All Europe is at work on the trous-
seau, declared world-famous maker
of gowns, but it is not every day a
future empress is married, and we must
make the most Of it,
II IT takes many modistes to prepare q
royal bride and division of the work
will not only simplify it, but also Sc
cure trousseau that will be distinc-
tive, for it will include the specially
Of each country.
There is a story whispered about that
the kaiser, anxious to secure a hand
some soutfit for his future daughter-in-
law, offered to set aside a sum for her
trousseau. But this was firmly tho
kindly refused by the Duchess Of Meek
MISUNDERSTANDING, mother of the prin-
cess, on the ground that it was wholly
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.sI've got 40 ideas for Christmas, -
gleefully exclaimed Betty Brown and
She waved a handful Of cards that
looked like collection OF miniature
stockings, variegated as to color ana , eX,
E seedingly stiff as to STYLE above my
II don t pretend to, be one Of the
with great modesty, "But I do think
can walk in the middle Of the. process.
sion without an undue expenditure OF
mental effort. 1t has occurred to me
annually that I torture my brain to,
wasteful extent in an endeayor to de-
4 eide what l can give people for Christ
mas. There ism t much time for rest IN
this world is thereR We have scarcely
key and here Christmas stares us in the
face, I IN glad it does. 1t serves as
spice to the humdrum monotony OF
! Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays
! that are sure to come around every
tim not one of those methodical
people who keep a book for every hap.
gening, and # I were | would never
any record Of stray ideas and sugges.
tions that have come to me during the
year to draw on, and the last Of Novem-
with pretty PRETTY heavy as bills bill coming in. In.
SEPARATION came to me the other day
when I was going out on a ,Washburn
Park car. I am sorry I didn It take
the number Of the car, but suppose in
SEPARATION is like lightning, and doesn y
strike twice in the same place. l had
been forced to listen to the converse
tion. Of the man behind me, because he
would talk in generous tones that gave
his views to everybody who. had ears.
His theme was the benefit Of co-opera-
ton and he gave lively series Of rag gg:
As poor rule that won't work both
q You get lots of ideas in the street
car and y 92p hear lot Of e gossip, whet beth
attention to chatter unless have to,
any idea. find straying around with
out collar and chain to it. So when
I heard Mr.. Man talking about letting
other people do your work for you I
Just ciaapped my two gloves .G j., together
5is. That is why I had a luncheon to.
day. It wasn't a very large or very
formal affair, but it was productive Of
much good. I invited the girls by tele-
,fphone, and in my loudest capitals and
Heaviest italics told them it was to be
la pro- Christmas affair and that each Of
Christmas presents. :. I invited eleven
of them, and if each did as she was told
II would be the richer by 10 ideas. Oh,
there are great advantages in co-opera-
ton!
81 got several tiny evergreen trees
in the woods and set them in the CEN
ter of the table to look like a miniature
grove and put cotton batting around the
box they stood in and sprinkled dia-
mond dust on it to serve as an under
study for snow, but there WASH It a
blessed thing on one Of the trees, for
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be played. There is no percentage.
they say, in favor Of either the player
or the banker.
The countess introduced her game at
her beautiful country place, which was
once the home Of the famous Madam dc
Sevigne, just outside Of Paris, and Il
quickly, won favor. Every evening
after dinner the guests gather in the
big drawingroom and make their
wagers.
'7Attendez, shouts tho croupier,
when the wagers are made. Then
with a small wand he touches the bug
hips itself into the air. When 1t falls
on one of the squares somebody has won
and a great many other bodies have
lost.
The invention Of this amusement has
added greatly to the popularity Of the
countess in Paris. for the Parisians,
more than any other people, like to be
diverted, and they make much Of any
one who is clever enough to amuse them.
The countess, as everybody remembers,
was formerly Miss Anna Gould Of New
York.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26

Street dress, and. by that we mean
costumes actually worn in the street
when madame or mademoiselle goes
forth afoot, shows a. very marked ten
dency toward simplicity. And, as tho
to preserve asproper balance, all other
costumes are allowing; if possible, even
greater elaboration as the season ad:
vances. ~
tion follow close on one Of almost Pu-
ritan simplicity, but, 1904.5 gives us
both IN one season, and madame
changes from one extreme to the other
in the hour. There is, plenty Of good
taste and no small bit Of philosophy
in this present mode. But who since
Carlyle has been interested in the phi
losophy of clothesa Woman, the. per-
But to return. Tie street costume
par excellence is Of mannish tweed or
Gems, the skirt laid in wide but shall
low plaits that are stitched well down
to hold the skirt trinity fitted about
the hips. The skirt is invariably the
TTasterre or swingg-clear length, and may
be lightly fared with a thin haircloth
lines, with perhaps, neat little fancy
waistcoat to give the color note to the
whole. A blouse of: 5light-weight fan
mel or silk is worn under the coat, it's
fulness plated into a. prettily scalloped
yoke, and velvet-coYered buttons for
With This suit is worn a fur set, the
paddle.wheel scarf, loosely knotted and
muf very big and soft. Both in color
and outline the suit is inconspicuous,
made in effect.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
A Former American Woman, Countess
Anna de Castellane, Has Originated
New Gambling Game Which Has Set
All Paris Wild, and Is Played Night
~ In Her Drawingroom.

Countess de Castellane has invented a
new gambling game which is setting all
Paris wild. The English name for the
players gather around table which is
marked In numbered squares after the
fashion Of roulette table. There is
small hollow in the center and in this
is placed Mexican beetle. Bets are
then made by the players as to which
square the beetle will fall on when it
has been made to flip in the air. The
bug is placed on its back and when it is
touched, it snaps itself together and
flies distance Of foot or more. It
is sure to fall on some square and ex.
perts on games Of chance assert that
the bug is the fairest game that can
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
A PAGE FOR FEVITNNE" FANCY
mOVER !. At THE BROWNS"
Cearing Honse for Christmas ldeas-Betp Broan Gaze
Luncheon From the Thanksgiving Dinner LefOOers
and hyited a Group Of Girls to Bring SMgges-
tions for Holiday GIFTS and Celebrations.

the girls were to tell me how to trim
them. For place cards I cut these
stockings out of red and green card
board and fastened half Q dozen of
them with program pencil on red
cord so that each of the girls could
make her own notes and list:
bags and they bulged out in the most
promising way. You know sometimes
people don It enter into the spirit Of
party and everybody has a horrid time
and the hostess has Mysteries, but these
girls were darlings. They confessed
they were just as much at sea as had
been and they regarded the Christmas
Clearinghouse, as =, they dupb a1a Ill the
"What did I have for luncheon9
H-sh! Thanksgiving left-overs; but
don It tell The soup that followed the
cocktail was made from the turkey
bones which had been boiled with Gel,
cry tops and an onion and SKINNED
and seasoned until even the most sus-
picions guest would not connect It with
lemon went in each bouillon cup and
bread sticks were served with it,. Be
fore the bones were boiled all of the
meat was cut away and made into cut
let's. How did I make thema just as
I would make croquettes, mixing a
white sauce with the, chopped meat,
in which, after they were fried, bit
Of macaroni was slipped to serve as
bone. The outlets were arranged
around drift Of mashed potatoes that
had been Drowned in the oven, and
parsley and lemon slices were the gar
nish. Cranberry ice, which was Thanks,
and frozen, and green peas, went with
the outlets, and after that there was
cheese salad made by mixing chopped
olives with cream cheese and moldlng
it into little balls placed on lettuce
leaf and topped with French dressing
and a whole olive. For a sweet cut
rounds Of angel cake and spgead them
a spoonful Of vanilla .icecream with a
strawberry sauce over it all: Crisp little
cookies were passed with it and then
we had coffee, candies, marshmallows
dipped in red fondant, and sailed Pc
cans. ... .
"We exchanged Christmas thoughts
al thru luncheon and all aftern ;Saa,s and
what to give and how to give it, be-
sides games and menus. We're going
to have thimble bee and meet every
week, so as to grasp anything new that
comes up. I IN generous and I IL share
my knowledge with you;, only it would
be better it you would nave Christ
mas clearinghouse yourself. 1T you
don It want to bother with a. luncheon,
why, just have little thimble bee, to
which some of your friends can bring
their Christmas work and all the ideas
they can carry. I wish I could find that
man who sat behind me in the Wash
burn Park car and tell him how thor
oily T indorse his views on cooperation.
When you are bubbling over with graft
tude it is almost painful not to be able
to express it, isn't itq'
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her wardrobe the Parisienne never neg
lects. She instills subtle charm into
the various little sacks and gowns re-
served for the privacy of her Aboudoir.
and she is also supplied with other
gowns trie more conventional fo WHICH
family dinner on occasion.
The Parisienne's favorite for winter,
for the penetrating gray days when one
hugs the fire, is a long, graceful robe
Of Swiss elder, chiffon weight elder
down. One such was in q delicate soft
blue shade-the Parisienne avoids
harsh colors-the foot set with four
inch band Of blue satin, above which
was Persian trimming, showing pink.
blue, green and gold. The robe falls
very full. from the shoulders, where
it was shirred into q shallow yoke. A
belt confined the fullness at the side,
skilfully defining the figure, passing un-
der the box plat in the back and again
under the front fullness. The special
point Of elegance in this robe was it's
silken lining "a soft pink silk family
printed in greens and blues. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
WHAT WOMEN
WANT TO KNOW

Middle-aged Habits.-How can I over
come the tendency to settle into mid
dle-aged habits? To be sure am 45.
years old, but don't look my age
and don't want to, altho feel my
self growing indolent and careless.
Spinster.
Many women become middle-aged
from the simple reason that they allow
middle aged habits to steal upon them,
and relapse into q state Of physical in;
fight against this tendency to give up
exercise. The best personalities Of
growing middle-aged, are cheerfulness,
a strict determination not, to worry over
trifes, and sense Of humor that saves
one from depression. A cold tub every
morning, walk every day in rain and
sunshine, face massage with cold cream
at night, ten minutes physical exercise
Immediately on rising, friction Of the
hair to stimulate it's growth, will keep
any woman free from wrinkles, and will
preserve the contour Of her figure.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26

It Is rumored that the Rothschilds pro-.
pose to spend 10000, 900 francs In the set
earners, in which the rentals shall be ex-
tremely moderate and out Of which the
owners do not intend to make any profits.
Similar work has been done In the Pea
body buildings in London and In various
extensive enterprises Of the sort in "a,
number Of leading cities.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26

:. Visitors in Colorado next summer will
have an opportunity to ride to the top of
Pixies peak in electric cars, contracts
having been made for changing the cog
road equipment from steam to electricity
Each passenger coach will be supplied
with a gasolene motor, which will gem
crate enough power to propel the car.
ture Of about $3.50. 900. q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
The Demi-Tailleur Gown.

The intermediate step between the
severely simple costume and the elab.
crate, formal toilette is the demi- tail:
leur. Here the fancy may have full
sway. All fabrics, from wolfe to broad.
cloth and velvet, are. made to- do duty
nowadays in the mi-tailleur. The
little bolero is often chosen as the coat
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26

A GOOD EXAMPLE BODICE. -
The defined
has decided that this bodice would
The oldme fitted waist ngh impossible in thin fabrics besides
little fear Of the de and waist coming back This
bottom Of the that little the fs together
ribbon little
The the waist stirring in the
they shaped tiny
pleasure
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purposes, are getting heavier, and fast
en- with single button, as like the
men s as two peas.
!. White. and pearl and mode are the
three most popular colors. Suede is
good, but suede gloves must be pique
suede. ~. -.
Marabout boas and muffs in the pal
est of evening shades are stunning for
theater wear.
A white evening coat has bit Of
color in its collar, which is Of sky blue
velvet. Another goes step further
and, uses strong royal blue, in the pref
tiest of ways.
!, a new, silk petticoat has a deep en-
broidered founce put on with row after
row Of shirring. Green, brown, and
hlue silk Pstticoats as highest in favor
Chameleon b6ss S% TOT tEss wed from
changeabIe, because they re woven of Of
more than two colors-are stunning.
Some. Of the lingerie petticoats have
hounces and ruffles cut out in deep seal
1ops, tiny ruffles of narrow lace set on
the under ruffle, and showing in the
fan-shaped spaces.
Here g the dearest little new collar
just out-meant for light silk blouse.
It g not more than two or three inches
deep and fits just around the turn of the
throat. But the way it IS made refuses
to be set down in cold black and white
letters. 1t is frills and fluff and tiny
hints of roses and bits Of the sheerest
laces Joined together like fairy work.
There are new scarfs, Of soft, crepev
stuffs, fringed, and printed with great
shadow flowers, or with tiny groups se.
dately ranged along the border.
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to whether the regular troops or the
citizens began tho firing at Lexington,
it was William Draper $ testimony that
established the fact that the regulars
fred first. John Draper was at Bunker
Hill, and his descendants treasure his
old musket-a memento Of his valor.
Richard Draper, a merchant Of Boston,
and member Of the Old South church,
furnished the lumber from which Fan
eull Hall, the Cradle of Liberty, was
built.
The arms reproduced, those Of James
Draper, pioneer, are argent, on a Jesse
engraved, between three annulets gules,
gules, as many covered cups or Crest, a
stag's head, gules, attired, or, charged
on neck, with a Jesse between three
annulets or. Motto Vicit Perpecit, =
she conquered. he spared.'' The annu.
let. or finger ring, was an emblem Of
fidelity. The Romans wore rings as
signs Of knighthood, and one is usually
given now at the institution of knight
hood, and always at coronations Of SOW
| ereigns.
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announced the demise 20" Of the iittle lie boz 0.
lero last fall9 He Cor was it she9)
reckoned without his host, for this
smart little coat shape is still with us,
and bids fair long to remain. It fuor-
ishes especially in the demi-tailleur
style. Even the seveEest weather can
to slip on her heavy overcoat or redin-
cote or cape right over this little coat
when out Of doors, and its removal
leaves her fttingly clad for luncheon
or reception or tea.
Soft Fabrics Demand Elaboration.
Soft, flmy materials play so impor-
tant a part in this season g fashions
that elaboration must needs be a fea-
ture of the. modes. Chiffons, gauzes,
crepes, veilings and nets are all in high
favor. One Of the fancies Of the mo-
It IS, is the skirt Of chiffon or net with WITH
endless tiny tucks and ruffles, and the
bodice of silk in a contrasting color.
The sleeves oftentimes match the net
skirt, while long tabs or sash ends from
the waist reach almost to the end of
the customary round train.
in high favor, and these are often oddly
combined with heavier materials. For
instance, a white chiffon covered well
with dull-pink roses and their foliage
had a deep shirred founce Of soft tat
feta silk in changeable dull rose and
green. The bodice was Of the chiffon,
with short puff sleeves Of the taffeta.
The effect was delicate and harmonious,
strange as the combination may seem
to us. There was certain practical
side to it, too, tho we doubt if the de-
signer thought of that, namely, that the
.silken founce would prove far more
seryiceable than one Of the delicate
chiffon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26

In one unbroken nocturnal flight the Eu-
ropean bird known as the northern blue
throat has been proved to travel from
central Africa to the German ocean. a
distance Of 1880 miles. making the io,,r.
ney in nine hours.
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QUESTION FOR MONDAY. 0
Keeping Flowers Fresh.-What is the
best way to keep flowers fresh7 I
never can wear my violets as long as
other people, and would like to learn
& how they manage.-Dollie.
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unnecessary. The duchess, by the way,
is one Of the handsomest women in
Europe and by far the best dresser in
royal circles AS Russian grand
duchess she was known for the magnif-
Icence of her wardrobe.
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Some Smart Trifles.

j There % sharp dividing line between
gloves for evening and for street wear.
Evening gloves have come out-like
laces-in the daintiest of colors, In,
which were the rule last winter int Even
pale sea-greens-so soft and clear AS to
suggest the green just under white sea
foam-are found to match the sheer
green laces and nets that whole party
frocks are made Of.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26

The ink plant Of New Granada is a Gu
riosity. The juice of it can be used as ink
without any preparation. At first the
writing is red, but after a few hours 1T
changes to black.
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CORNER Nv ANCESTORS
DRAPER FAMILY.

Name Suggests French ORIGIN Aho Yorkshire Vas the Cradle
ofe DrabersA Youthful Bnccaneer and HIS Spanish Bride
Lofty Patriotism Distinguished the Symbols
Bet0ken Fidelity. = a&$S#xs s. <