The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25

modelled, so there is no doubt that it
will be fine addition to the many
stately homes Of Clifton avenue. :,
The Clifford place will be finished
! early this summer, but as the plans for
furnishing the house and improving
the grounds are very pretentious good
many months will probably pass before
it is what one calls Greatly finished. -
The house, Of all the different styles
on Clifton avenue, is perhaps the most
quaint, Its low, slanting roofs sug-
gest the old English and Dutch homes,
typical Of comfort and cheer.
Karl De Laittre will leave next week
for Europe, where he will join the
David M. Littles and their daughter,
Miss Rosamond KimbaH Little, on
their return from trip to E gypt.
They will spend some time in Paris,
and will return to America together.
Mr.. De Laittre before returning home
will accompany the family on an auto
bile trip thru New England. Mr.. and
Mrs. Little reside. in Salem, Mass, and
the engagement of their daughter to
Mr.. De Laittre was announced early
this winter. l.. i
How many Minneapolis people will
contract the f'California habit'' as a
result Of their winter visits west9 1t
is really amazing the number of Min.
| neapolitans who look upon trip to
| California as "a part of their winter as
much as. the celebration of Christmas
and New Years, who have set up q
second set of household goods under
the palms. Mr. and Mrs E. G.. Potter
| Of Colfax avenue, who went west after
| the holidays, are, considering, a. winter
home in California and have been look.
| ing at lots at Hollywood. il, = Mr. and
Mrs. John w. See are also thinking Of
making a winter home, at. Hollywood
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Mcclellan ot
Kenwood have been recent Minneapolis
guests at Hollywood. Mr.. and Mrs
Richard G.. Fisher, nee Belden, who
have been spending their honeymoon
at Los Angeles, Pasadena and River
side, are now at Coronado. Mrs. Johr
Lind, who has been visiting her sister
Mrs. M B. Darlington at Berkeley, hal
| gone to Fresno for a week before re
turning home.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Charles III. johnson OF
Highland avenue have returned from
their trip to Cuba and hold now the
title for a home on that most delight
full island Hereafter there will be ar
exodus to Cuba from the Johnson house
hold on Highland avenue for. at least
a few months every winter. Mr.. John
son purchased a large tobacco ant
orange plantation near Havana The
name of the small town is Arteriesia
and the plantation is beautifully 10
Gated on the Ca1zada road, one Of the
beautiful roads which has been laid out
by the Cuban government. and which
on account Of its smoothness and layel
Of heavy white substance, is known a:
the marble road, It is one Of the popu
lar highways for travel and especially
for automobiles. The French chauffeur
Demoget made the run of III miles il
118 minutes over this road last winter
At present there is commodious plan
tation house or Mr.. and Mrs. johnson ,.
newest possession, but they are plan
ming considerable improvements for an
other winter
I One by one our travellers are coming
home from the east, west, south ane
Europe. It feels good to put foot ii
Minneapolis again, We hear, for while
travel has it's delights, it also has it,
drawbacks. For example group OF
Minneapolitans lived in Biloxi for
few months. The rainy season came OF
at an unexpected time, and everything
was under water, with lots Of frogponds
and nndd1ee riohf unf1nr fha bo4oj Al
night the love songs of the frogs KEEP