Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-06

recipes iof our NtheE AaAs hScoS - VIII
as for our daily hresd" or other necessary
cooking.
PORTLAND. Nov. %. 1906.
Dear AWnt Madgs and MHssals;
II has been a Iona. time since | have writer,
but have enJoyed reading all yoar letters very
much. espociaify STAGE the eonyeution. I have
guessed s. no ABexlA aud Meh are. ard fancy
| noa IS a dressmaker, living not far from ny
home. 8 think yoa are right about Anonl
want to thans The sisters sbo responded 80
prOnspsiy to my rrquest for foam padding, aud
nov / isa some Que would tell me hos To make
nice indian padding. Am very fond OF It. but
can never make one half bioe as get away
from home.
hal a nice trip 10 M0ntreal a short time ago,
| and enjoyed every minute OF Il. The ride
through the White slou atasns, and The farming
eou try hes oat the border grand. also
eros ing the ~. Lswrenes river ever the famous
Victoria briage- ! went up to the top OF NJ
Royal on the iaciIned railsay. where one gets a
foe view of the city and river.
visised the great maskes On market day, the
pubisc squares and great a. psrtnens ssores also
| many pubic bnihiings and famous churches,
| among the most noted being Sotre Dame. which
| seats a0aao people and rs towers we reached by
| a stairway OF 20 steps. ALEC by elevator. The
| Western tower eoasAias one OF the nTe largest
| bells In the world In the eastern tower there
arr ten smaller bells. beautifully toned in such
! perfect harmony that varied musical airs can be
4 executed ~hile thsy peat
At.a vi-itsd ST. James cathedral whis h IL 4
| reproduction OF 81. fetes's at Rome BuE the
best thing Of ali a trolley ride OF nine miies
I cut 10 i-achine and back 20 Moatre3l By steamer
I through the Lschine rspids. A fieF the nrst
\ pitch Of the boat. the excitement increases
every minute, and though perfes ty safe. the
! suggestion of danger gives zest TO th- under
taking. IL was al experience | shAll never
/ forget-
| IL told you half the Interesting ihings saw
/ it woali take the whole column, 50 must stop.
| Hope TO so again soon and extend the trip to
\ Quebec KIND regards to all JOAN.
| A nice little glimpse OF Montreal you
/ have given US, and very interesting.
These descriptions so many of you have
kindly given us OF what you have seen ON
/ your trips away, are like so many win
/ dows for the NJ. B. sisters to look out of,
and get new views of places and see new
people.
Now follows Esther's letter which gives
us good illustration Of bargain counters
\ Dear AuHf Madgs and fAe CoIama:
| II am to redeem ny promise TO write oftener
I it is quite time began another letter | have
been much encouraged by the kindiy mention
my Hast letter by some of the sisters. Am very
glad IL IL made any one smile, for that was It's
sole mission.
NY Journey home was accomplished 10 Gns
\ weather, and l escaped seAsickness. Aunt
Madge asked me TO relate other adventures Of
! my visit ] cannot think of anything thai
| would come under the bead OF adventures, and
any account OF our visits 10 masesms. libraries
and other places of interest would be but rspe
tiilons, but might tell one or two Incidents Of
our shopping tours.
There were four sisters of a. abroad tsome
thing after,t manner OF Mark TwAln's limo
eeBts'') ard II your Aunt Maria had boen their
there would have been ave, and probably more .,
tell, for she is DO innocent. In all the store
the collar counters seemed most attractive 10 tn
feminine mind. and the scramble for the lAtes
bargain was sometimes very amusing
We came upon q counter Que day crowded
with. women. each elawing (no other wors
expresses tt) collars right and left in their verl
eagerness to get the very most for their money
Pausing mon ent TO watch them. one siste
said, Iaug biagly. not expecting TO be overheard
SHOULD think they would stand aside aud Civ
the state of Maine a chance"
tall woman with Ratchet like face psusea
long enough To snap over her shoulder; ''well
shaa't and resumed her elawing. while an
"staieef Naine' passed on, much amused bu
with no trophy from that particular collection
Another DAY in one Of the beautiful must,
rooms Of siegel's new store we CHANGED to b
quite alone except 3 solemn looking indiyidua
who for any apparent expression might have
been taken for an Egyptian mummy. AS w
passed out, one sister, and not the younges
either, inspired by lively waltz played o.
a grsphophone kept step with the music Ta'
transformation of the mummy was instan
taneous, ana we have laughed whenever III
incident has occurred TO US "Whatl" h
exclain ed, throwing up his hands and assani
ing the most comic look of smusement az.
appreciation Imaginable, bringing the quickstel
to an immediate elose-
These are not the only occasions when W
laughed during that vacation. but ! woaldn'
like 70 be obliged to tell al the times oull
hope those other sisters who have been awal
had as good time as we did.
Now we have long, cold winter before us
and with fewer cares, perhaps. than during IN
summer. let us see how entertaining we cal
make the NJ. b. c. What has become Of th
monthly study about somebody or oshers
thought thai good feature. Thank you, Janet
for yonr compliment. I have wondered often 4
We had Lost y0a from the coiumn. Ii would b
indeed loss. Let Us hear from all the member
Of the NJ. B. club, and let none think themselves
forgotten and drop cut
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things: tel ne saTnc GOOD thins sou have reas
OF healss, altd ifeaa hAsen't time, make some
Aunt Maria scolded sme very severely SOM