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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13
HIGHEST SALARY PAID TO Il WOMAN

herself that puts her in the favored
class of agents.
Miss Amendt has NO time for vaca-
tons, and instead of slipping away to
Europe or California when tired out
with work, she goes on an "agencv
trip and meets the representatives Of
her company. More than once she has
addressed a gathering of local agents
in some large city, and she has earned
reputation as the only woman orator
in the insurance business.
Her life, however, is not all policies
and letters, and every Saturday after
noon she is seen in Central park
mounted on her saddle horse, Dark
Secret. The proudest moment in her
life, she declares, was not when her
salary was raised above that of every
other woman in the land, but when
Dark Secret won red ribbon at the
horse show in Madison Square Garden.
She believes in insurance as business
for women, and advises every girl
whose circumstances have compelled
her to be q breadwinner to grasp the
excellent opportunities presented by it,
pointing with pride to the number who
are already earning ample incomes.
She has a personal interest in the sue
cess of women in the field of insur.
ance, and is always ready to inspire
them with enthusiasm. Her own sue
cess has not spoiled her, even tho she
is the only woman in the country who
receives $3.50 or more every week In
the year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13
Once School Teacher on a Meager
Salary, Miss Anna Amendt, the First
Assistant to Gage E. Tarbell Of the
Equitable Life Assurance Company,
Earns Over $4,000 Year.

III HE highest salaried woman in the
United States is Miss Anna L.
Amendt, who is the first assistant
to Gage E. Tarbell and has taken her
share in the fight against James Hazen
Hyde in the Equitable Life. Assurance
battle. She has salary OF $4,000 4
year, and as every year she writes
$4,000 year in addition.
Miss Amendt was once school teach
er, and she disliked teaching so much
that, as she says, when she went TO
bed at night she hoped she. wouldn t
be. alive in the morning. When she
saved up $500 she left her school and
went to Chicago to study stenography.
She obtained her diploma and a position
in the Equitable office at the same
time. Then her salary was $15 week.
and she earned it.. Her interest in
ton, and he made her his secretary and
stenographer. When he was called to
New York as vice president he took
Miss Amendt with him, and now she
has three or four stenographers Of her
own and secretary as well.
HMolasses goes a good deal further
than vinegar is Miss Amendt's pet
saying, and it has become very familiar
in her office, where her smiles and cor
tangle. Whoever wants to see Mr..
Tarbell must first see Miss Amendt,
and not one in ten ever gets by her.
Mr.. Tarbell has charge of all the
agencies in the United States and Can
ada. which means that Miss Amendt
knows all about them, too. She an
swers much of Mr.. Tarbell's CORE
spondence without ever showing him
the letters, and in between she finds
time to write an amount of insurance
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13
HELM KILLERS TEACHER IS WE'D

was delighted. A new interest came
into her life and she threw herself into
the preparations for the simple wedding
with an ardor greater than that of the
bride.
e.. Mr.. Macy is ten years younger than
his bride. He met her when he was a
senior at Harvard, and his interest in
her wonderful pupil led him to spend
many an afternoon with them when
Helen was a Radcliffe student. He
went to st. Louis with them last sum-
mer and assisted in the demonstrations
the blind girl publicly made Of her
genius of touch. He also wrote the
introduction Of her book, "The Story
Of Ny Life.'
Miss Sullivan is Massachusetts
woman. When she was child it was
thought that she was blind. and she
was sent to the Perkins institute. An
operation saved her from total blind
ness but to this day she cannot SGD
clearly. When she was graduated she
was sent to Alabama to teach Helen
Keller and the two have been insep.
arabic ever since.
1t is Helen Keller's intention to de-
vote her life to literary work. She
left after the wedding to accompany
her mother to their southern home for
a month or so. Later she will join Mr..
and Mrs. Macy in their home at Wren
than and become a very important
third in their household.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13
FRIENDS FOR CHICAGO STRANGERS

tendance of perhaps so, but 200 men and
women came and demanded member
ship blanks. At that same meeting two
letters were received. Each offered a
gift Of $1,000 toward the establishing
of clubhouse, and since then several
more thousands have been offered.
Already eight nationalities are repre-
sented in the guild. There is an exiled
Russian count who lives in Chicago I'M
der an assumed name; a Rumanian
woman of rank, and representatives
from Sweden, Germany, England, France
and Poland.
Applicants for membership must pre-
sent letters Of guarantee from friends
in the town Of their original residence.
There is an annual fee, but if a men,
Der cannot pay it, arrangements will be
made by which he can give its equiva-
lent in work. It is expected that soon
the membership will be 5000 at least.
It will be divided into groups of per-
haps 20, and each will be under the
guidance of a chairman and two COM
mittee women. These officers will ar
range for social gatherings in their dis
trict and do all in their power to pro-
mote sociability among the young peo-
pie.
The plan is unique one, even for
Chicago, which is rather prone to start
ling things, but there is little doubt that
it will succeed, for primarily the object
of the whole guild is to cultivate a
feeling of love and enthusiasm for the
great city in the hearts of the new
corners, which would be impossible were
they to be left friendless and alone.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13
Mrs. Harriet King Davis Has Formed
Unique Organization, Thru Which
Newcomers Will Find Friends and
Social Pleasure-Members and Funds
Grow Rapidly = Applicants Must
Have References.

IND you ever find yourself stranger
II in strange city in which you
expected to make your home9 And
do you remember how friendless and
forlorn you felt not to have even one
person grasp your hand and make you
welcomed
Every city has any number of these
strangers, whose friendlessness is writ
ten on their faces, but Chicago is the
only city in which steps have been taken
to find. friends for the friendless. Less
than three months ago, Mrs. Harriet
King Davis Of Chicago woke to the
need of an organization that would ex-
tend a welcoming hand to strangers.
She had heard Of the Social Guild of
London, which was formed two years
ago, and now has thousands of members
and branches in nearly every large city
| in England Mrs. Davis has lived in
Chicago only four years herself, so she
knows the difficulty of making new and
congenial friends in large place.
She elaborated her plan from that Of
the London guild, interested others in il
and general meeting was held. It was
expected that there would be an at
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13
GRAND DUCHESS FLOUTS THE KAISER
Perversity Of the Grand Duchess
Cecile's Mother Has Exasperated the
German Emperor Until He Declares
He Will Look After the Wedding
Gown Himself, to Be Sure Tt Will
Be Suitable.

He Emperor Of Germany has met
that the kaiser has been sadly
tried by the perversity of the Grand
Duchess Anastasia, the mother Of the
Grand Duchess Cecile, who will be mar
ried to the German crown prince next
month. The Grand Duchess Anastasia
refused to have the wedding in Februa-
ry as the kaiser wished, because she
would not go to Germany in such ir-
clement weather. The wedding was then
fixed for May 5, but the bride s mother
again found fault with the date, be-
cause she always stays on the Riviera
until later, and saw no reason to short
en- her visit just because her daughter
was going to marry the heir to the Ger.
man throne. And as tho that were not
enough, she will not arrange for prop.
er trousseau, and the exasperated en-
peror has had to discuss gowns and chif.
ions.
She is, perhaps, the only person in
Europe who has let the emperor see how
knows very well that she would not
care two pins if the match was broken
off. She openly laughs at him and il
credited with saying:
| "The crown prince may be fool
but that is better than being prig ant
a bore like his father
The Grand Duchess Anastasia has lit
tie use for prigs or bores and she hal
been the heroine of more than one scan
dial. She is Russian Princess, thu
only sister of Grand Duke Michael, VIII,
frankly confesses that he can do moth
ing to influence her. She is a beauti
fui woman, youthful in appearance, AM
with an impulsive nature, which ha
! more than once taken her into trouble
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13

You do not say whether you want
your floor waxed and polishedor just re-
freshened. In the latter case, scrub
the floor well with sand and soap. Dip
a scrubbing brush in water, rub it on
the soap, sprinkle marble sand on the
floor, and with the soapy brush rub 1t
clean. Mop up the sand and water.
When the floor is dry give it q nice rich
color BY applying linseed oil in hot
water. Put little oil in the hot water
and put it on with q cloth as the floor
is being washed.
If you wish to wax the floor, clean it
thoroly with oxalic acid dissolved in
water in the proportion Of pound Of
the acid to gallon Of water. Be
careful to apply the mixture with q stick
and a cloth, and don It let your. hands
come in contact with It. It will bleach
the floor to the natural color of the
wood. Then give the floor two coats of
a mixture containing equal parts of lin.
seed oil and turpentine, combined with
a Japan drier. Allow the mixture to
dry over night, and then, one of the pre-
pared filters may be rubbed into the
wood, if. you want highly polished
floor. The filler is sometimes omitted
las all woods do not need it. When the
floor is thoroly dry melt one pound OF
yellow beeswax slowly. When melted
add one quarter OF pound of common
rosin and let it melt. Then add one
quarter Of a pound Of oil Of turpentine
stir the ingredients constantly until
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13
Miss Anna Sullivan, Who Has Won
Fame as the Companion Of the Won
derfM Blind Girl, Is Married to a
Youths Companion Editor-Miss
Keller's Part in the Romance.

4 BRIDE Of the week in whom the
n world is interested is Anna NJ.
Sullivan, who has won fame as
the teacher and friend of Helen Keller.
The marriage of Miss Sullivan and John
Albert Macy of the editorial staff lof
the Youth s Companion, took place
Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Edward
Everett Hale read the service and
Helen Keller was bridesmaid.
For eighteen years Miss Sullivan has
given her life to the famous blind girl
and when Mr.. Macy dared ask her tc
marry him she was amazed. =.
81 can never marry she said, and
when he pressed her for a reason
spoke of Helen.
'FBut you need not be separated from
Helen,' promised her lover. "Ou,
home will be hers. You may 20 OF
teaching her all your life."
AS a result Of his pleading Miss Sui
Ivan gave him permission to speak t.
Helen and if the blind girl consented
she would agree to an engagement.
Contrary to her expectations, Heller
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13
A GOLD BUST
Pretty Chicago Girls Novel Engage
ment Present.


A pretty blond young woman caused
considerable excitement at a Chicago
dinner party given recently by, show
ing S her gS NIT p a fa od
fashioned idea Of giving rings she
calmly announced, to the horror Of a
couple Of sentimental girls present, SO
each Of us had a gold bust Of our head
and shoulders made, which we presented
to each other. Harold wears his as a
watch charm, and / am wearing mine,
as you see, on the gold chain around my
neck: Would you like to look at it - !,
and the prospective bride passed around
the chiseled features Of Harold done
in gold.
There was something Of q thrill Of
disapproval at the sight Of the bust,
and some criticism at this bold display
Of the features of the lover.
we heard about wearing your heart
on your Sleeve said one old lady ina
lace cap, but 1t Is the first time I've
ever seen anyone bold enough to wear
her sweetheart's head around her
neck ~ ss 53yt
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13

~HE latest modes in Paris, where all
i the fashionable world seems to be
summing itself just now, show
some novelties that are delightfully."- at
kraotive, and some revivals from the
older times which, being buried for 50
water to the younger generation OF to-
Take, for instance, the matter Of col,
orinps. Our grandmothers knew and
sported many Of the very latest things;
only, Of course, they knew them under
far different names from what they bear
today. The tinting and standings Of the
crude, far less staring and glaring than
they were in the days Of long ago. and
there is a softness to the shading and an
appreciation of the artistic limitations
which hair, coloring and complexion OF
the possible wearer will impose.
New Blues and Reds. e..
What one sees most in Paris these
DAYS are the old blues as they are
known. Old linen, Sevres, Dresden
and Gobelin blue are much in view, and
these are delightfully."- trimmed with
white, a touch or two of silver, gold or
copper metallic threads, braids or
touch Of green daringly but delightfully."-
hyacinthine blue, too, that had. such a
furore in the chiffon mohairs and
siciliennes Of last season, is. still well
to the front; and all Of the modish
nuances of the moment are expressed
in these.
For those to whom blue is unbecom-
inp-and these be few, so wide is the
range of tints and in this delightful
coloring-the rose pinks and reds are
offered. These go better in the stuHs
that have not naturally very high
luster. The silk-warp henriettas take
those half tones exquisitely; and the
artistic celorings in these are really
more than half the secret of their ex-
treme popularity with the best houses
in Paris.
Those rose pinks and reds are de
cidedly becoming; and, altho one does
not always associate this somewhat sug-
gestively warm coloring with the sum-
lner days, the Overs art has been
are some delightfully."- and deiciously
Z looking cool reds and pinks among
them. Then, too, the materials are so
sheer and transparent that they In
themselves aid in the illusion of cool
ness.
Skimpiness q Crime.
And it takes yards upon yards Of
these same sheer materials to fashion
even the simplest gown. The waists
are shirred and plated, tucked and
shocked to the last degree. Sleeves,
no matter just what the mode of their
construction may be, require an aston
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13
THE USE OF SALT.

q little salt in water viii clean any bottle.
Put damp salt on burns. Il will XIII
the pain.
Dry salt and a brush will take dust OF
of velvet, plush and heavy embroidery
that cannot be washed.
B In making fruit pies. when they boil
over sprinkle some salt In the oven and
it will not smell.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13

ishing amount Of material to attain the
correct amount Of fulness; and as for
tskirts--well, one must simply make up
the mind to stand just whatever. the
dressmaker will demand. Skimpiness
in skirt Of today would be simply
petite girl can manage comfortably
with skirt that is but half dozen
yards on the hem, her taller sister must
make up her mind to pay for full
dozen. H.
Then, too, the way that the hens are
weighted with tucks, nuns folds and
the like, runs additionally into the
the only ones to be considered at all
in the making of the bouffant modes,
| and all of the most desirable stuffs now
| come in these wide weaves. The tailor
! made goods, of course, are extra wide,
but the best Of the seasons organdies;
Plr91metis, sTissses, printed nets ne and nd
| and a quarter width; while as for the
silken weaves-the taffetas-they come
in the yard-wide kinds, and the crepes
| de Chine come in the same double
! widths that are full yard and quar-
ter from the one selvedge to the other.
Heavy Linen Skirts.
The Parisienne is now ordering heavy
linen skirts to accompany her sheer lin
gerie blouses, the skirts cut after the
new bell patterns; while the blouses-
the latest Of them are fashioned with
little pockets in the armsize, into which
to Slip the inevitable dress shield-are
relied upon to be sufficiently thin for
warm weather without the coat, or
when it is cool then the coat is made
an integral part Of the costume.
| A distinctively French fashion that
is just coming into vogue here with
those smart people who take up a
French fad instantly is the wearing Of
a silk or satin blouse with cloth skirt,
the blouse some two or three shades
darker than the skirt. This reverses
the usual code in such things, and at
first sight seems rather a startling in
novation.
Two-Toned Costumes.
/ A delightfully."- chic model is after this
mode. The blouse is constructed upon
surpice lines of satin messaline II a
somewhat deep pinkish mauve. The
satin. part stops short just above the
Waistline, where it is !. a trifle baggy
The closely-swathed girdle-it points
i very high intthe back, ind deeds Of the
skirt material, a silk warp henrietta
some two or three tones lighter than
the satin. This skirt is laid in knife
Iplaits over the hips, the plaits stitched
down in Wavy lines, and then harine
Impressed to the foot. There is four
or six-inch deep bouillonne Of the silk
warp material on the hem, this with
4 featherbone cordings on either edge and
amounted upon a shaped band Of prin
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13
a Por-PouRRI SUBSTITUTE.

In place Of the pot-pourri it is now the
fashion in London to have Seville oranges
with cloves stuck over them. Two or
three are placed on an old china plate on
the piano or table. They are to be
bought In Bond street, and English wo-
men think them something quite new, al
tho it is but the revival of an old fashion.
The cloves are stuck so that one gets just
glimpse Of the yellow skin of the orange.
giving pretty effect Their scent is very
sweet and they are frequently used to
perfume lin
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13
A WOMAN POLICEMAN
Honolulu Heiress Sought Office to Give
Children Protection.

Another calling which has been
opened to women is that Of an officer Of
the law. tho it is doubtful if many Of
the gentler sex enter this new field. The
city Of Honolulu has a woman filling
this position, and she is not only young
and pretty but wealthy. She is Miss
Helen Willer, and her father is one Of
the great sugar kings Of the Pacific,
worth several millions. It was her love
Of children and animals which caused
this young woman Of "a to seek this ap-
pointment. She is mounted officer
and wears on her soft felt hat the silver
badge Of her calling. She carries a re-.
young woman found that the captain Of
q vessel which had lately put into port
had for some slight offense locked his
two little girls in q cabin and kept them
on bread and water for three days.
Alone she went aboard the vessel and
ordered the protesting ruffan ashore,
where he was duly punished.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13

She has spent much time in France, but
she has absorbed nothing republican,
and is as dictatorial as all the Russian
princesses.
The wedding of the Grand Duchess
Ceeile and the crown prince has. been
has announced that if her mother will
not look after her trousseau so that it
will be ready in time, he will see to it
himself: At any rate, he will provide
the wedding gown, SO that it will be of
a richness and beauty suitable for the
bride Of the heir to Germany's throne.
Even this slur has left Anastasia un-
moved, and she has told the emperor
J he likes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13

they are united. Take from the fire
and continue to stir until the mixture is
cold. Dip wooden cloth into the wax
and apply an even coat to the floor, rub
bling hard and thoroly to give the de-
sired luster. The prepared wax and
filler may be obtained from any worker
in hard woods.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13

cess haircloth so that it will not dip
or sag. The requisite touch Of costume
combination between the waist and
skirt is supplied in the soft quilting Of
the darker satin which edges this bouil-
Tonne band, and prevents the gown
fEGm lSSqhp fe sepsga eo ni hs ena
tune class
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13
PIECES FOR PATCHES.

Sew q piece Of the goods to the waist
band OF wash dresses that It may have the
same washing as the dress, and when
necessary, make q less noticeable patch
than the bright, new piece.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13
WHAT WOMEN
WANT TO KNOW

Refnishing a Maple Floor would
like to know how to treat a hard
maple floor that has been scrubbed
and scrubbed until all oil has been
washed off? Please tell me in your
department. how to make it nice, ex-
actly what to use, and how to use it,
as soon as possible and oblige.-Mrs.
g, Mon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13


bodice with
surpce with
dropping saggng gdl
cording harcloth insure swing
either
q Of The mesaline. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13
QUESTION FOR MONDAY.

Broderie Anglaise.-What Is meant by
the term "Broderie Anglaise" that 7
see in fashion letters and embroidery
advertisements SO much now?-Ignor-
ant
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13
Skilnp1ness q Crime.

And it takes yards upon yards Of
these same sheer materials to fashion
even the simplest gown. The waists
shocked to the last degree. Sleeves,
no matter just what the mode Of their
construction may be, require an aston
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-30
SPORTING NOTES.

Boston Journal: Bobby WalthOur,
who has only just returned from Eu-
rope, is anxious to enter the six days
cycle race at Madison Square Garden,
New York. next week. 1t doesn't look
as if he could get a good partner and
if that is SO he will take part in special
paced races during the week.
A strong effort will be made by the
Atlanta Athletic Club and other Or
CARNATIONS belonging to the Southern
Lawn Tennis Association to have the
executive committee of the National
Lawn Tennis Association arrange for
the transfer of the annual tournament
at which the championship of the
South is decided from Washington, D.
c., to Atlanta.
Philadelphia is quite favorite place
for the scrappers. Arthur Cote's victo-
ries over Jimmy Briggs-two in one
month-and Dave Deshler have doomed
his reputation and his manager, who
doesn't take much stock in the threat
that rival manager will steal the
Maine lad away from him, has matched
Arthur with INK Russell for the Ma
tlonal A. C. Cote and Hamilton left for
the Quaker City, last night. The bout
ill be held, tomorrow afternoon-Port-
land Express.