The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-21
GRAPE PULLERs-A NEW BUSINESS.


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80 - GRAPE PULLERs-A NEW BUSINESS
stCRAPE pullers get 20 per cent commission said
~ the conservative florist. 'That commission comes
off the flowers though, he added, sneering.
''What is Grape puler?''
"a Grape puller is who, watching the death
notices in the newspapers calls all the bereaved families
and socs orders for flowers for the funeral We call
such Grape puller contemptuousy, pretending that
he gets indoors by yankng the which hangs from the
door bell. ~ @.S~*'-. - SO"
"A good many florists encourage Grape pulling-n fac
live on it. They have booklets illustrated with photographs
that tell ali about the various designs they make With
these Booklets the Grape puler solicit orders in
telligeht way " ' *.". r.
''We conservatives don't encourage Grape pulling We
consider it unseemy and ndecorous in the first place. and
in the second place. since the big commission the puler
out of the pocket of the florist but off the order Of
the purchaser consider it little dishonest But death
is always with Florists must live The new guild Of
the Grape pullers grows by hundreds weekly
WHY STAINED GLASS WORKERS WALK T1PToE.
THREE goodookng wormen passed down the long length
/ Of the art gallery on tiptoe. "
"Why do they walk on tiptoe9n said patron.
The proprietor, smiling; answered:
I tell you Why and the is strange that you
will hardly credit it. '- II ,<- = oz
Those stained glass workers, imported from
Paris stained glass department. and thew walk
ttoe because they have worked SO much in churches
and cathedra that the gait has become hatual with
Praccaly all their working hours have been spent in
the repairing of the magnificent old painted windows Of the
churches Of Europe Since these churches always
since services always going in them, work must be
conducted quietly and all walking must be done toes
Offence these three excellent artists whenever thew enter
spacious and quiet place like this gallery of mine rise up
their toes nvountary, from subconscious that
they are in church.
Ths odd but all European stained glass
workers.
TIGHT CLOTHES NOW THE FASHION,
ttCLIMNESs is the effect that fall and winter
ofashions aim att he said EtTight clothes for women
and tight clothes for prevail in sacklike
suit, in bags-when you such persons, be
that they are heckers, pikers, scads
Women must go well-corseted and their bodices
must fit like good wall paper Men must hold themselves
erect with the stomach in and their sngebreasted coats
must stick to them like plaster buttoning only but
ton the second and showing hghcut wastcoat of flannel
''Womens skirts must be plain, with long, lines.
Mems trousers must be tight enough almost
revival of the old joke about melting and pouring the
owner in
LETTER-BoXEs ON ToMBs
SMALL letterbox is attached to the gravestones
n many French cemeteries said Partisan.
f1What for?''
$50 that the family Of the may know who have
visited the tomb If you, for instance the grave
place bunch of flowers it. you drop your card in the
letterbox before you leave. The family, coming once
week So opens the box finds out what have been
there acknowledges the visit with few lines of graft
tude.
ut is comforting thing to be kept Informed of the
visits to the graves of dead
THE CosTLIEsT CIGARS
ts7HE cosies cigars in the world, said tobacconst
'are made for the Barons Rothschid. These cigars
cost $1.25 apiece
They called Henry Clay Sobranos' They are
wrapped in pure gold leaf and packed cabinets of cedar
inad with ivory black roughlooking cigar they smoke
with the most delicate that you imagine.
s'King Edwards cigars only cost a little more than
half what the Rothschlds' do.''