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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

"A 4HOUSEKEEPER who raises up
IN a cheerful voice in the midst
- IA Of the general woe of the
servant girl question is one who has
tried variation, the profit sharing
system for the reduction of her gas bills.
What was agreed upon as a fair limit
was decided upon after striking an aver
age of the bills of different months, and
the housemaid was to have the sum
saved if the bill fell any under that
amount. The result was a shining sue
cess in the bill never reaching to the
stipulated sum, much to the Joy Of the
employer, who considers it moderate as
compared to former excuses.
The sharing of profits negatively is
the only way that a system successful
In other Industries can be applied to
the domestic problem. 1t is believed by
leading students in domestic science to
hold the most hope Of anything that
has yet been tried for its betterment.
The arguments urged for it are that it
makes the interests Of mistress and
maid one instead Of their being antags
onistic, as they often are, and also that
they teach the value of materials.
A university graduate tried the plan
after she had been keeping house a
year and a half. It was in a little col
lege town, where provisions were classed
as tthigh.' There were three grown
up people in the family besides the
Irish maid, who was, a little beyond the
average perhaps in intelligence and am
bition. Forty dollars a month was al
lowed for living expenses, including
groceries, meats, fish, poultry, butter,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

milk, ice, light, fuel, and incidental ex-
penses, which included breakage and
the replacing of wornout kitchen uten-
sis. Good materials were purchased
and nothing was thrown away, with a
plain and simple scheme of cooking,
which always provided enough.
. The cooperation was managed clev-
erly by the mistress of the house plan
ming the menus, especially the ways in
which left.overs could be used. She
priced all the articles in the market
carefully each week before she decided
upon the bill Of fare, and made it out
accordingly. She also kept accurate
track and did the paying Of the weekly
accounts. The maid gave all the orders
for the supplies, handling everything
and carrying out the menus. Whatever
was over was to be divided equally be-
tween the mistress and maid.
Before trying this plan the expenses
had been running from 81 to So over
the $40. The first month they were re
duced to 1854 without any perceptible
falling off in the quality Of living. The
second month two labor saving appli-
ances were INDUCED in for the kitchen,
which cost $50, and this, with the
house. money, amounted to $43.75, show
ing saving of, $1.95. The maid had
the choice Of going without them OF
turning in the saving to help get them,
and she chose getting them. The third
month the inevitable happened in the
way Of company, and the expenses
reached $41.58. There were two guests
for two weeks. The fourth month the
amount was ,$36.28.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
~ NE in a Thousand among fancy
work ideas for a gift that does
not look homemade. is q set Of

~ NE in Thousand among fancy
work ideas for a gift that does
- not look homemade, is a set Of
blotter corners, which are done in cross
stitch embroidery. Make four squares
of red, green or brown linen, allowing
for the size you want your corners after
doubling it diagonally. Allow a third
inch extra around the edges for turn
ing in. Now over each square haste a
piece OF Penelope canvas. Get mer.
cerized cotton No. TO- in black and reds,
black and green's, or in all brown shades,
according as you have chosen red, green
or brown linen. Now choose some sim
pie sampler design for corner In cross
stitch and apply it to. the canvas, MAX
ing the work solid all around the out
side edges, and tightening it as it
reaches the center. OF course, you must
use the cross stitch lines to preserve
the perfect right angled triangle that,
is demanded by a blotter corner. IF
possible, vary the designs little, MAX
ing two and using them alike in OPP
posite corners. The diagonal edge will
finish in a surface Of little points and
the pattern will run up into the curves
in half diamond shape. When it is all
WOTkeu IL, DRAW OUT I'LL the canVaS
threads and you have your design in
the linen. Double it back, making the
unworked part line with that which is
worked. If the corners are to be made
adjustable to any blotter or are to be
sent unrnounted as a small souvenir,
the thing to do with these raw edges
now is to turn them in and overland
them, and to blind stitch on a third
piece, nicely turned under all around,
which shall serve as a back. A narrow
gold cord can be sewed around the edge
Of the top surface to conceal the stitch
ing. Made up in this way the little
corners are ready to slip over any blot
ting pad.
By mounting them into a blotter the
finishing is simpliied and the effect of
the work can be beautifully brought
out by getting the plotting paper in the
| art shades which can be gotter at Z
cents at the best stationery stores. It
is a good idea to match the linen of the
lblotter in buying. Either the red or
the green come in good colors, and the
golden brown comes in a lovely color,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
6AT N ANDS Across the Sea Pres
ents' was among the head

saT n ANDs Across the Sea Pres
ents was among the head
ri - a ~ ings which one woman put
on her Christmas list. It included not
only shut-ins,'' but all Of that inter-
ested habit Of mind to whom things
from other lands, are more potent in
what they suggest than in what they
are. Nine out of every ten of the things
to he found in shopland are already in
vested with this not inappropriate
Christmas sentiment in their hint Of
other ways and other civilizations.
{ : Thoughts Of France and of beauti-
full escritoire lady come at a dainty
containing the charming little time
Savers, envelopes not yet folded, which
answer as letter paper upon the inside.
Requiring only to be torn off the per-
forated inside margin, there is delight
in, the speed possibilities Of this little
accessory, having as it does the advan-
tages without the inelegancies of the
open door attributes of the postal card.
~ liz 4. 1. !.
Pottery always is itl1portive of ideas,
and as such the Newcomb ware from
New Orleans is not only lovely In color
but southern. in suggestion. Having a
thousand varieties Of decoration the mo-
tive in each is invariably some one or
more Of the fora of Louisiana. Cool
grays and creams, light yellows and
dark blues form the color note, and are
perhaps the best blenders with any and
every acceptable scheme of decoration
Of any combination in pottery. M
The practical is being reached in the
pottery output better this year than
ever, before in an abundance Of stems,
pitchers, jardinieres, tile, and wall
cornucopias. For instance, large beer
pitcher with a set Of mugs in the Louis
lana ware has upon every piece the
strangely conventionalized design Of a
different flower, making of each a sep
arate idea in color effect besides being
harmonious as a whole.
1907 !.
Poinsettia spells California wher it
is on the peculiar. dark brown carved
and burnt wood pieces with which the
shops are brilliant. These are mex.
pensive little things carved and colored
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in 1ifelike imitation Of the California
fruits and verdure. b
ii i. !.
From Sweden comes another realistic
little wooden, affair in the shape Of a
flower pot. It has a high, sarched fret
work raised on two posts and forming
a heavy grill above the plant, which is
set inside, all brilliantly colored in the
gay mixtures Familiarity seen on the
peasant S apron. It deserves to be
classed as a sshut-in.0 bit, which, vivid
anywhere, would have a particularly
brilliant effect against the white bed
backgrounds and bare spaces Of the hos
pital room. $50
\ A bit of Japan is seen in the little
flower holders, become almost indus
pensable, which this year come in the
more artistic form Of wonderful little
water dragons and lizards, which coil
themselves in and out as part; Of the
mechanism
The French middle class needle
woman of deft repute sends lovely little
desk sets made Of tapestry and strange
old world 'poplins and moires. They are
simply made and bound with tiny gold
furniture holdings, and ornamehted
sometimes with a queer little water
color set. in the center of a panel, and
fastened down with the tinsel Of gold
bordering daintily glued on. Inexpen-
sive desk furnishings have ink wells,
letter holders, and every possible desk
accessory that can be. made of metal
and glass, all made to enframe tiny
miniature Of the English fallow field
hunting scenes. esq., S
~ + i.
Fascinating effects are seen in the
scheme for showing a lovely new line
Of china ornaments called the Darling
Of the-gods pottery. These are the
daintiest and most fairylike Of small
Japanese women with trailing sleeves
and flower addresses, and all engaged
in playing at the fantastic, graceful
pastimes in which the happy little
women Of that country seem to indulge.
Beside. the little woman is a flower
holder, always so arranged that when
it is filed it will become the effective
background and set her off artistically.
For instance, one sings and plays on
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

Fraulein Bertha Krupp, owner of the
greatest gun works in the world, has
recently become interested in gardening
and will start a school in Essen, where
girls may learn the trade. Fraulein
Krupp lives in impenetrable retirement
in her great villa. Any servant who
discusses the affairs of the house is in
stantly dismissed. There is no longer
talk of her marriage, and it is thought
that the banker to whom she was be-
ieved to be engaged has been dis
missed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

The Minneapolis stores do atsmploy
models to show their millinery, Gowns
or cloaks and you would have to go to
New York or Chicago to secure such a
position. There are. always a hundred
applicants for every place in the large
cities and if you have pleasant work
here you would be far wiser to remain
at home than to go away on the pos
sibility Of finding something else.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
w = Hoover has time to groom
!" herself properly will not con-
= sent To the Iittla rasrain q

A " II iL011Y AuS UlluO W IOOlli
]" herself properly will not con-
sent to the little rasping
wrinkles which appear between the
eyes. There are two or three ways Of
getting them out, one of which is sim
ply to massage them with little skin
food, rubbing the finger up over the
forehead, thus massaging the lines away
as much as possible. A pad made Of
soft kid, lined with white silk and ven
tilated by punctures is also to be had
from beauty doctors, which is fastened
around the forehead by elastics, to wear
at night. One answering just as well
can be easily contrived with ordinary
ingenuity, and If put on after the mas
sage every night the wrinkles will dis
appear almost without trades. The treat
ment, Of course, has to be persisted in
unless the habit Of frowning can be
broken. A help is found in the little
triangular pieces Of gummed silk which
are sold and which are effective, not
only as reminders but will do execution
in pressing out wrinkles if they are
worn at night.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

flour enough to handle. Shape as finger,
rolls, and place together on buttered
sheet in parallel rows, two inches apart;
let rise again and bake twenty min
utes. When cold, cut diagonally in one
half inch slices, and brown evenly in
the oven.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

"a living-room to thrive. If it is not
well supplied with water the ends Of
the leaves will turn brown. The plant
will stand a good bit Of cold, but the
temperature Of the room should be kept
as even as possible. q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
Authority on Pronunciationi

Would you please tell me if the,
Standard dictionary is the best author
ity on pronunciation and what rank do
Webster and the Century take9
So AN Old Subscriber.
The Standard dictionary is regarded
as the most satisfactory authority and
the Century ranks next to 1t, with
Webster third.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
Position, as a Model

Is there any chance for a girl to get
a position as model for millinery,
gowns or cloaks in NJ polls : I under
stand such4a position pays large sal
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
Harden Lamp Chii,1,neys

Is there any way to treat lamp
chimneys to prevent them from crack
ing9 1t seems to me a chimney cracks
almost as soon as it is put on the lamp
in our housea Mrs. Il. o.
55esisQ
Put your lamp chimneys in wash
boiler, fill it with cold water and bring
the water gradnally to boil, lit from
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

the fire and let the chimneys cool in
the same water. This toughens the
glass and the chimneys are not near so
likely to break.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
Cotton and Linen

Some time ago you gave. simple
test by which cotton could be dis
.tinguished from linen. I have forgot
ten it and would be very much obliged.
if you would repeat it. Minnehaha. :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

You can very easily make the zwei-
bach at home. Dissolve two yeast cakes
in one-haf cupful scalded milk; when
add one-half teaspoonfnl salt,
and one cupful -four; cover, and lei
rise until very light; then add on1-
fourth cupful sugar, one-fourth cupful
melted butter, three unpeaten, eggs, and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
Addressing Invitations

is it all right to send one invitation
to an entire family? / mean to address
it Mr.. and Mrs. Smith and family, !"
or should each member receive sep
arate cardf Ignorant.
It is not good form to address card
to Mr.. and Mrs. Smith and family and
is only. done when it is necessary to
economic. Ii there are several daugh-7
ters you may send one invitation to-
the Misses Smith, one to Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith and separate card must go to-
each Of the sons.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

The simplest test when shopping is
to moisten the, tip M the finger and
press it on the fabric. Iff it vets thru
at once it is linen while i'll there is any
cotton in the material it will take sew
ieral seconds to show a. trace of ,mois-
tture thru the threads. The threads, in
linen are more uneven than in cotton.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
Peffernusse

Do you know a recipe for making
he German peppercakes, peppernuts, /
.hink they are called2 -Mollie.
i.
Here is a recipe for the German
,efernusse: One eupfuI of New Or
cans molasses, one cupful Of light
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

Another Of the maddening disfgure-
ments Is the attack Of bald spots, which
appear on the sides Of the head often
after continued effort at elaborate
coiffuring. The best way to do in these
cases is to stop all worrying Of the
hair, doing it simply and resting it en-
tirely for a time. 1t is this new idea
of resting the hair from overfxing
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
70 Make Zrueibach

q Can you tell me how to make zwei-
fbach9 I live in a small town and the
grocer does not keep it. OF coure I
could order it from the city, but if it
is possible to make it at home I would
like to try. Housewife.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
which is doing more than any other one
thing toward the revival Of the trans
formation formerly known as false

thing toward the revival Of the trans
formation formerly known as false
fronts.
Another fad which may be more than
a fad, is a restriction Of meat diet to
cure wrinkles. This is not confined to
the vegetarian cult, but is preached by
skin specialists, who declare that in
diligence in much meat by the non
exerciser always win result in the loose,
hanging condition Of the skin which
makes wrinkles.
New among beautiferss as a substi-
tute for the morning coffee is apple tea.
Attic name, appearance, and make sug-
.gest the southern apple teddy, the
beauty destroying Ingredient Of the
toddy is left out and the connections is
made by soaking small grains Of apple
over night and then letting 1t boil Eve
minutes, when it is ready to be taken.
Altho it is not a pretty drink, as the
apple turns to a brownish black mass,
a good flavor is claimed for it, said to
be equal to orange cider. It is pro-
nounced almost a specific for the com
eplexion and rheumatic troubles, il taken
the first thing in the morning, and is
especially inclined to work wonders
with the woman who postpones the first
meal Of the day until near noon, leav-
ing it to be digested entirely alone in
the way that all fruit juices are the
most beneficial.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
Hot. Dish Mats

What can / use under hot dishes to
keep the table from being marked9
~ oung Housekeeper.k
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

A widow, may have a maid Of honor
,rx natron of honor or both if she
wishes, but she should remove the ring
placed on her finger by her first hus-
oand before, the service. The bride
groom would not like to place his ring
,ver that Of another man.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
Candle Grease

Candle grease has been dropped on
my white wooden dress. Can you tell
me how to take it offs "A. K. R.
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Question of Precedence

Is there any rule about entering a
heater or public place? I mean should
man or woman follow the usherg
Kit.
"A woman always precedes a man in
,ntering a public place. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

You can get asbestos mats covered
with white canton flannel or plain white
cloth at any Of the department stores
and nothing will answer the purpose
better. sas 49, |
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a Mans Cards

Should a man have his full name en-
grayed on his cards? u ohm.
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more than ever before are people
looking for the exact conditions which
make for that ideal marriage in which
the wife identifies herself with her hus.
bands interests, both great and small,
and in which they pool all the questions
which come to him, particularly those
conscience. -. -
One place where just this arrange
ment exists is a house in the suburbs
which is run upon ten times as much a
year as the little fiat in which the
menage was started The couple had
come home and announced to the aston
ished families that they were engaged,
and three years later they were mar
ried, when the parents had to give over
treating the whole matter as joke and
give in to a steady and determined per-.
sistence. ~ :S..s.. s -. .@
Two different points Of view gave ex-.
preston the other day to concurring
opinions apropos of this
One, the pretty and comparatively
young wife of a middle-aged and set
in-his-way husband, told,how she had to
manage him to get her way. a.
"Of all my friends" she said, "the
really happy ones are those who, mar
ried when they were just boys and girls.
my bOh U cCSlli W llllhN giving up W
each other and they, easily learn each
others ways and unlearn their own :
The other was an authority on mat
ters matrimonial and sociological.
Just as long, he said, as it is the
fashion to marry late in life the old
ideal Of marriage in which the wife is
not troubled with her individuality and
in which there. is one identity will be
harder to achieves: When they wait
until one is over IS and the other is
over 25 they will have habits and opin-
ions which they are absolutely inca
pable of giving mp for each other, no
matter how much they want to. -
Everybody has known the absolutely
happy matches in which the wife is a
little girl in years and yet gifted with
that divine insight into the meaning Of
life which has held the lifelong devotion
of the husband who has developed with
ner. - -, st.. a 2, IS
The man who waits until he makes
success of life by himself has formed a
scale Of values which he finds it hard
20 change for wife, altho he may APP
pear to do so from outward Difference
20 her. If he chooses the finished girl
If the world Of the best type he will
lind that she has reached her pinnacle
oy an evolution which has cast her in a
mold. 4g 4. ,~.,s.-2, G. r. G..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

The umbrella plant only wants plenty
of water, light and the ordinary heat Of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
A Second Wedding.

n S 1T good form for a widow to have
maid of honor or a matron of
q honor at her weddings Should the
widow retain the ring of her first mar
iage on the marriage finger or not?
-WidoW
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The Umbrella Plant

Z have new umbrella plant and I
want to be sure TO take the right care
of it. Can you give me any hintsf
Mrs. III.
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which is especially good on mission fur
niture and which is the, fad shade in
blotters this year. Two sheets laid side
by side on one piece of backing make
a well proportioned large blotter, and
the pattern can be extended to make
the corners little larger or a coarser
canvas can be used with small pat
tern. In mounting the corners the linen
edges can be trimmed away underneath
and the upper ones turned under and
pasted down with the backing.
i She who can adapt dress ideas from
famous pictures is more likely to get
results which are artistic and at the
same time in line with the best in
fashion than if she pins her faith en-
tirely to fashion plates.
Famous London furriers are now
using the old historic models In strange
shaped muffs, in which there is every
possible combination of fur, fabric, and
embroidery, and which are strikingly
like the old Hellar models in the British
museum. Hellar was a costume furrier
of the seventeenth century, and his de-
signs run riot with the effects which
fashion is running after. Some Of them
have the fur divided in the middle by
broad bands Of raised embroidery in
gold on velvet or brocade, the band be-
ing wide at the top and tapering to a
point. A muf made on this design
would be/a beautiful addition to wins
ter toilet, as the groundwork of the
embroidery could be of the color Of the
dress it was to accompany. Others are
Of two different kinds of fur and are
made to give the idea Of big gauntlets
when the hands are plunged therein.
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The hats which are made by the great
milliners are also copied from the can
vases Of bygone painters In Paris the
canvases Of Lebrun, Natter and Davis
are drawn upon, and also the master
pieces of the English painters of the
eighteenth century have been models
for some of the best examples. A large
Reynolds hat Of black velvet was trim
med at one side with knot Of striped
green and black silk ribbon and two up
standing ostrich feathers, black and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

Place a thin piece Of b1otting paper
over the candle grease and press heavily
with moderately hot iron. The heat
will melt the grease which will be alb
sorbed by the blotting paper.
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