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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24
Gives Away $1,000,0oQ Year
New York. June FL

NEW
T>HIRTY:FoUR years ago Mrs Thomas F. Ryan
h was the wife Of a clerk; today the husband is
of the greatest Of the Wall street barons,
the man who to the rescue of big life insur
company when it in dire trouble, who merged
all of the street railway lines Of the metropolis into
the greatest and richest corporation of it's kind in the
deals Of magnitude. But Mrs Ryan lives in the
simplicity that she did years ago. and knitting Is her
pastime as it was then. In the big public subscrip-
tions where donors names are advertised for what
gives away million dollars every year. She has built
churches, helped hospitals and given aid very many
other Worthy enterprises and spends her spare time
making baby clothes for the poor.
Not very long ago Cardinal Gibbons called upon
Mrs, Ryan. lis emlnence was shown to the sitting
calls, knitting babys pink and white sacque After
formal salutaton to the churchman her fine white
gam to P the yarn aan n th9 h.
smiled Mrs Ryan, $ but if I worked only when alone
some babies wouldn't be as warm as like them
to be-
"And whose baby you working hard to
clothe9" asked the cardinal.
ssOh, a poor dear little girl who will appreciate
it, and then the subject was changed, but not the
thoughts Of Mrs. Ryan.
Here is a list Of some Of the things Mrs. Ryan
has done;
Built the Cathedral Of St. Peters at Richmond,
va the building and furnishing Of which cost nearly
million dollars.
School Of the Sacred Heart and wing to the hos.
pital Of the Sisters Of Charity, Richmond Va.
st. Thomas church, Plymouth, Va.
st. Michael's church, Danvle, Va.
st. Agnes church, Falls Church, Va
Convent and chapel Of the Perpetual Alteration,
Washington, D. O., where Mrs. Ryan established this
order in the United States In this there
five French nuns, who devote their lives to prayer.
One Of the number is always kneeling every hour Of
the day and night before the chapel altar This chapel
cost 100000 Under the altar Mrs. Ryan has crypt
built for the burial Of the members Of her family
A church for the Jesuit Fathers at ST. Andrews
on-Hudson.
Hospital for the Sisters Of Charity, sufern, n Z,
near which is her country estate, Montahela Farm.
Church Of the Sacred Heart Suffern, N, Y; cost
$15o,ooo. sfs das.S
Three rooms at st. Vincent's hospital for the use
Of sick telephone girls and trained nurses
Chapel at Tucson, Ariz., aand other chapels and
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A New Musical Game.

This contest will doubtless be to many of our
readers is easy to arrange almost preparation
is required Give the guests paper and pencils, with
the request describe in musical terms the following
articles as they read off by the hostess:
support the trousers-brace twenty-score;
story an apartment house-fat not artifcia-natura
the beginning and the end Of of shasperes plays
Enthusiastically material that deaes-ptch twine-
chord; the name Of M1lton's poems-alegro; a
cane-saf; the with hour glass and siclxletime;
warke defense the letter most in use-forte; to
observs-note army offieer-major necessary cond-
three days after due-grace note three times much
treble; Strengthening medicne-tonic CULVER Of the
zarch-key; vegetabe-boet beaf> table in shop
counter; topic-theme; the Of loud-solo;
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these not very brilliant stories read, suddenly said
to my husbands Now look at these people who have
been outside their little circle, they
write Stories and presumably sometimes get them pub
lished, so why shouldnt I, who have been all over
Europe and have known 50 many people that are
worth knowing, why shoudn It write stories, toof'
why shouldn't youG' my husband g simple COM
ment. And that was the beginning Of my literary
career. Less than six years ago had taken up
pen for any other purpose than to write my letters
Fired by the example Of some smpleminded strangers,
began to write short stories. The first few ever
wrote were at accepted by Pearson's Magazine.
This was encouraging.
Then day travelling the top Of an omnibus
just beyond Westbourne Park station Of the
squaf bridges that the canal at that miserable
corner Of London looked down Of the most DESC
late streets know, the that skirts the canal at
that point; dark wretched lonely; and it struck me
what a number Of mysterious and forgotten crimes
must have been perpetrated down the illit squalid
portions Of mighty London. That brief thoughts
was mere FASH led me to conceive and evolve those
detective stories told by THE Old Man in the Cor
ner.' - So II sS~ ).
Now the baroness has dozen good-selling and
highly praised books and few plays to her credit.
She is charming little woman frank and unaffected
in and not bit spoiled either by her
or extraordinary good luck. " z..,s
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A June Luncheon.

Light green and white the colors to be used at
this dainty luncheon to be given this month There
are to be eight guests ideal number for luncheon
party. The centerpiece is cut-gass bowl filed with
sticks Of glass with green shades. large fern ball
suspended over the table is effective decoration.
The place cards white, painted with watercoors
which looks like embossing. Here is an appetizing
which is not difficult to prepare puree made
Of peas and spinach, served in cups with spoonful
ramkns Quitting sprg of parsley on the top before
sending to the able sweebread salad in green sweet
peppers icecolored green with spinach Juice, small
m 81 aps ao a.
Iced coffee may be served the porch if the day is
warm as it should be in June -. #
with lace viii be worn BY the hostess and green fans
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uncle Of the baroness who recently died ntestate and
niece. In the great rambling old house which he
resided, the early years of her grlhood had been
passed. But the lawyers did not know her address
ever, gave the address of her London publishers,
Messrs Greening & Co. To them the lawyers wrote
enclosing letter for the baroness She found it await
ing here her return from theater late night
and thus learned that big estate had been added
her title She is in Hungary looking over her
property. - H.
1T meant to be artist,'' said she to me re-
Gently. cit less than six years ago that first
discovered quite by accident-that I had any talent
for writing The story of how this happened is
monplace, that it becomes quaint from it's very SIM
plicity My husband and myself were house hunting
at that tme and in the interval staying pay
ing guests with family whose chief recreation
sisted in writing short stores which they would read
out aloud to another to such Of their guests
would care to hear One evening having heard Of
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dence was famous She is now looking out for house
in London. At time she visited good deal at
''The Isand,' her son-in-law's weknown place out
side Waterford in Ireland He comes Of the historic
Geraldines and is of the branch the Duke Of
Leinster. His marriage with an American heiress
which took place about ten years ago. the talk Of
society at the time When the bride arrived she stag
gered every at ball at Dublin castle by the mag
nifcence Of her jewels, which estimated to be
worth 100000. Today there Is nothing in Anglo
American society to approach in beauty her blue dia
mond collar and all-round crown to match.
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Mrs. Fitzgerald's Son Blind.

There is something peculiarly pathetic in the
which Purcell Fitzgerald brought home last week to
the effect that his little who is years old, will be
blind for life Mrs. Fitzgerald is one Of the most
beautiful Americans in British society, and is
mousy rich, but her life is overshadowed by the aic
tlon which has befallen her little boy. He has been
taken to every great ocuist in the world the very
last to prescribe for him being Pagensecker Of Wies
baden, who pronounces the hopeless
Mrs Nichols, Mrs. Purcell Fitzgerald s mother will
not return again to America and has brought with
her many of the beautiful things for which her resi-
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pays diplomatic understrappers, and enjoys II In
breezy healthy outdoor fashion, hunting IN winter and
polo playing and steeplechasing in That type
Of appeals strongly to English folk. Hs Is one Of
tho bestliked men in society. -Es
Mrs. Adair has leased her Ourzon street estabNIh-
ment to the Ogden Mlses Of New York for the
She hopes to be able to get 1t of her hands atogeths
In that event she will take fat In town and spend
most Of her time except for the London season. al h7
country home, Adair Place EngleAsld Green.
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blue satin and of the ribbon, other trimming being
necessary the skirt while the bodice is decorated
in soft and becoming way with chiffon lace and
tiny velvet bowknots The color of the flowers in the
ribbon is to blend exquisitey with the rows Of
plain satin; that is, if the edge Of the ribbon per-
fectly matched. 4< $&%I
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Carrying out this same idea are the gowns COM
posed Of long brocade taeta COATS with skirts of
lace or chiffon. This style is popular for evening
well afternoon for the low-cut bodice with folds
of lace about the neck looks quite appropriate for
jacket In models the coat reaches the end
the skirt but in others there lace to be seen as
the jacket is only mediumength three quarter The
tightftting coat is unquestionaby handsomest altho
there some rather effective Empire models made
with silk coat and lace skirts.
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For theater costume the gown Of brocade and
lace is at present extremely fashionable In this the
jacket opens vest in yoke of lace embroidered
perhaps in old gold and in different tones Of silk.
Below the embroidered yoke is vest formed probably
Of ruchngs Of Valencennes lace between shrred bands
of chiffon, and this design is the same as that on the
pettcoat white skirt for the jacket does fasen
over at the belt.
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To Remove Wrinkles.

Will you please let me know possible how
to remove wrinkles in the forehead9 Mine are quite
deep altho young girl. Please gi i've me recipe
for wrinkle lotion cream something of that
sort.-Anxious -
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The first thing to do you want to get rid Of your
wrinkles is to stop frowning wrinklng your fore
head No matter how we'll you rub them out if you
keep putting them in again you will get rid of
them Young girls have sad habit of twisting their
faces when they talk and every frown and squint
leaves it's traces. skin food that may be used to
feed the wrinkled skin is made Of half an ounce Of
spermaceti and white wax, ounce Of cocoanut OIL
and one Of lanoline with of oil of sweet almonds
Melt these in water bath, that is in dish set over
pan Of hot WATER take from the fire and while warm
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all society knows, but 1t
was not until the Royal
Academy exhibition opened
this year, that the discovery
was made that she has also
been lowered with a large
measure Of her mothers
artistic talents. Her water
color study Of yew-trees,
with which she has made
her public debut as a paint
er, has been warmly praised
by the critics. The March
ioness Of CRANKY has two
pictures in black and white
at the exhibition; one of
them a portrait Of the new
secretary of war, R. B.
Haldane. She has two other
daughters, both Of them
exceedingly pretty girls,
but so far, only LADY Mar
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To Darken a Switch.

Is there anything that can darken or dys brown
switch with9 It is about two shades lighter than ny
hair which constantly grows darker and oanno4 A.
ford to buy switches to keep up with 1t. VIII sage
tea darken the hair is it used to thcken tho growhf
"A Reader.
Sage tea will darlen the hair and . good prepsra.
ton is made Of tablespoonful Of alcohol to pint OF
strong sage tea that has been strained thru cloth
get it the same color your hair Be that the
switch is clean before you attempt to color it.
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to be the inevitable pre-
liminaries to literary and
dramatic triumphs, she has
just inherited q large estate
in Hungary, her native
land. It was one Of the
most popular Of her books,
IA Son of the People, /"
now in its tenth edition
here, which was the means
Of bringing her the first
tidings of her good fortune.
That book has been trans
lated into the Hungarian
tongue. It depicts the lives
Of the peasantry and the
landed seigneurs Of Hun
gary, who rule over their
vast estates much in the
same fashion as did feudal
lords in England centuries
CT
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A Baroness Luck.

If the stars count for anything in human affairs 1t
have been particularly lucky that in the
ascendancy when the Baroness Orczy born. After
achieving, in few years, phenomenal success
author and playwright with of those heart break
ing struggles and sappointments which are supposed
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Car Grease.
Kindergarten Materials.

Will you please tell me thru your valuable column
where could get kindergarten supplies and also what
would be best to start boy Of with live In tho
country and would like to give him some kindergarten
work9-B. s. P.
You can purchase tho kindergarten materials at
any educational school and If you send . stamped
envelope for reply I can send you the nams Of
Minneapolis dealer, but business addresses never
given in this department. You will find the daisy
chain paper the parquetry, straws beads and paper
cutting very useful as we'll as simple sewing cards.
The third and fourth gifts would also help, but you
could not do much with the others
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missions which she supports in Arizona, Indian Ter
ritory and New Mexico.
Aided in reestablishment of the Consumptives'
hospital, outside of Phoenix, Arz, and aids in the
support of the Maricopa settlement
Founded private at Stony Wold sanitarium.
Subsidized two at Seton hospital and two at
the Cancer hospital.
colleges.
Erected monuments to mark all of Virginia bat
tlefelds.
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his aunt Mrs Adair, in her big mansion In Curzon
street. has taken Winston Churchill IS old fat in Mount
street. He will move in soon as the decorators

uu1Sn uXluS IL uP W euAs
his somewhat luxurious
tastes. It is probable that
there will then be far
nvelier times In the pleas
ant rooms than during their
occupancy by his studious
and strenuous semi-Ameri-
can predecessor, who Is now
the under secretary for the
colonies.
Mr.. Wadsworth may 60
far in the diplomatic ssrv.
ice, but it will not be by
scorning delights and living
laborious days. Let 1t not
be inferred by that that I
intend in any way to cast
reflections on Mr. Wads-
worth g character. He has
money enough 70 make him
Independent Of the niggard-
ly salary which Uncle Sam
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About Weddings.

There is decided trend toward marked sim
pliciy in weddings, among the people who could
afford all the adjuncts. It is quite the thing to
write personal notes to those whom wishes to be
present at the ceremony, and to send cards for
reception afterwards, or merely to send announce
ments giving the BRIDES ''at home'' DAYS and the
address, ~
There are still a number Of "showers" j" and pre-
nuptal AFFAIRS but they confined exclusively to the
very intimate friends of the brde and given in
most informal Many of these affairs are held
In the evening, the may participate in the fun,
and the lucky is allowed to feel as if he was in
it, too.
Questions any subject pertaining to this depart
ment will cheerfully be answered. reply will be sent
by mail if stamped,and addressed envelope is encosed
otherwise answers will appear in this column Ad-
dress Mile. Merri, The Minneapolis Journal.
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BY Lady Mary.

Special CoIrespondence Of The Journal.
r ONDON, June 14.-Lady Marjory Manners, whose
l. portrait is here shown, may be numbered among
A those favored of the gods. That she has in
herted the ethereal beauty of her clever and charm
ing mother, the Marchoness Of CRANKY, is something
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LADY MARY'S GOSSIP ABOUT FAMOU
Pretty Lady Maoy Manners Tho Yet Child Has Pictures in the Royal
Orczy Popular Writer nheas Fortune

Leeds, the Countess Of Warwick and host Of other
lesser stars in the social armament but there is
gesion Of the spoiled favorte of fortune about her
She gives herself airs and INDUCES sentimental
rawlings about cart for art 3 sake.'
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of Japanese manufacture will be the souvenirs, upon
each Of which the hostess is to write quotation per
tanning to June am quite that one of them
will be Lowell's 'And what is so rare as day in
June9' also "Thon if ever come nerfect daya y =.
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Kiss the Bride.

Is It still considered proper for the bridegroom -
kiss tho bride as soon the wedding ceremony 10
overt Who congratulates the bridal couple frsts
What does the bride do with her bouquet when she
should have her hand ready for the wedding rinss
Bride Elect.
It is no longer customary for the bridegroom to kiss
the bride after the ceremony, altho it is frequently
done and always will be. Use your own Judgment.
In church wedding the minister usually shakes hands
the bridal couple congratulates them first and
then the parents of the couple present their good
wishes and congratulations. The bride should hand
her bouquet the maid Of honor when she pghts her
troth
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Betty Blair, in Reply, Says:

add half each Of alcohol and ederower water
and four drops Of tncture Of benzoin Perfume with
ten drops Of violet rose extract and beat with
wire eggbeater until smooth and creamy. Take
little Of the skin food the finger and rub ACROSS
the wrinkles: Rub with gentle firm pressure, hus
you will have to have patience.
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Here are/my good wishes,
Love speed them on their ways,
And trust that this will be to you
The happiest of wedding days.
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A Prickly Heat Sufferer.

Will you kindly give remedy for pricky heat7
1t annoys me greatly on the back Of my hands and
forehead.-A Subscriber
The irritation may be the result Of Indigestion
overheated blood. Do not eat any rich foods, such
pork pastry but choose rather lettuce and other
gresns Salads vegetables and fruits Dust the affected
parts with talcum powder.
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At the Austrian court perishable articles never
appear twice on the imperial table, Thus there are
large perquisites for the various attendants To
falls all the uncorked bottles, to another the wine
left in the glasses, to another the joints, and TO
other the game or the sweets,
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Berry Picking.

q INCE the arrival Of strawberries in the city I
, have been looking for advertisement in your
paper concerning berrying out at Minnetonka In
the course Of the summer. But have not seen such
an advertisement When will berrying begin7 Will
you please let know the length Of time and paya
Several young in the city excited about the
berrying and SO I-Your Silent Reader.
There will not be much Of demand for berry
pckers at Minnetonka this the wet weather
has injured the fruit. The picking of Strawberries
began last week and the pckers will receive cents
quart. The raspberry picking will begin about the
5th of July and last about month. The pickers are
paid cent and half pint for the raspberries
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Expressions of Sympathy.

Will you tell me- please, Miss Blair, whether notes
Of sympathy and floral remembrances that have been
sent for funeral should be acknowledged M. G.
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It is always courteous to acknowledge remem.
brances at all times IF you do not feel that you
write little note of thanks nclose your visiting card
in an envelope and mail it to your friend.
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Satin Furniture.

Il Is there any way of cleaning satin furnituref
have several gold chairs that upholstered with
fowered stain in delicate colors The satin is
what soiled and should like to freshen it. Can you
tell me howl Inquirer.
Satin furniture coverings often be cleaned with
bread crumbs. The bread should be day old and
only the soft part should be used II this does not
try wipng off the satin with cloth dipped In
gasoene. Use the gasolene out Of doors that tho
covering will dry quickly.
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UNIQUE WAYS OF ENTERTAINING YOUR GUESTS

faint-syncope; what children do in winter-sde
remedy for fatigue-rest; person not Of age-minor
Some Wedding Toasts.
There are many requests for toasts suitable for a
wedding breakfast dinner. Those given here all
good and may be given seated standing, the
casion demands:
What shall wish you?
That you drink today
A draught divine
OF longed-for joy,
L1fes choicest wine
To the days Of Aud Lang syne,
TO the things you'll know more
May '1fes coudless sunshine tighten
All your coming days.
And contentment bless and brighten
All your future ways.
May flowers deck your way,
And friends hold close and fast.
May the future be so bright,
You may never think Of the past
Blessings be about you. dear. wherever you may co.
IT'S a lucky day, boy.
Oh! lovely day, refuse to
Hang IN the heavens forever
The heart Of her husband doth safely in her.
We wear face Of JOY.
Love speed them on their ways
And trust that this will be to you
The happiest Of wedding days.
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Oh! lovely day, refuse to go;
Hang in the heavens forever so.
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"A Popular Secretary.

Craig Wadsworth, the popular second secretary of
the American embassy who until now has lived with
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May 'ife's cloudless sunshine tighten
All your coming days,
And contentment bless and brighten
All your future ways.
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We wear g. face OF Joy.

The heart Of her husband doth safely trust in he
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Flies and Ants.

VIII you please state thru your columns q method
Of keeping ants out Of the houses and away from
sweetsa Also to keep flies out Of the dining rooms-
A reader.
Oil Of pennyroyal sprnkled about viii drive ants
away. II you sponge the dining room windows daily
with weak solution Of carboc acid and water you
keep the flies away, but the spongng must be at
tended TO faithfully.
Car Grease.
Please tell me how T can remove car grease from
white skirt It is the grease from the cartracks.
Il T.,
i
Soften the grease with lard, rubbing the lard well
into the spot and then wash in the ordinary way with
soap and water. IF the skirt is Of wool little
aqua ammonia in the water and white SOAP
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Some Wedding Toasts

To the days Of Aud Lang Syne,
To the things you'll know no more.
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May flowers deck your way,
And friends hold close and fast.
May the future be so bright,
You may never think Of the past.
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faint-syncope; what children do in winter-side
remedy for fatgue-rest; person not Of age-minor.