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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

shelf that is polished the same as the
woodwork in the parlor9 Would you
please tell me what is good to kill the
little brown bugs on my fern7 Bugs
are all over the leaves and they will
kill the plant unless they are removed.
"A Constant Reader. r. ),
Il. Why not put the shelf over the, din
ingroom door if you want to use it for
chinaa It would be all right to put up
shelf in the parlor, but you want to
be sure and place it where it will look
well. It might be put up over couch
or table, but do not put any drapery on
it. The polished wood is decoration
enough in itself. '~s --N- -. B.
t Your fern is evidently covered with
scale. Use lemon or fir tree oil and
with soft rag or brush apply the oil
which has been made into wash &C
cording to the directions that will come
with it. The wash will soften the scale
so that it may be easily removed. Use
this treatment frequently, after you
have rid the fern Of the pest, to pre-.
vent a return. -, 80 =. -.
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The Fireside Sphinx

~ rNGORA and Persian cats are SO
~ hopelessly mixed nowadays
4 - that no attempt is made to
keep the breeds separate, and they are
classed together as9long- haired cats.
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Do, not give an overfed cat any fish
or any milk or milk pudding, but feed
it twice daily, giving at each meal
about two ounces of lean meat, raw or
cooked, but the former for preference.
If this does not seem to satisfy, you
may mix with the meat an equal
quantity Of brown bread or biscuit
crumbs. A dessertspoon Of olive oil
is beneficial occasionally.
+ I. +
In seeking to breed blues, an ounce
of caution is worth a ton Of haste. In
particular one should have nothing to
do with cats having green or pale vel.
low eyes, but insist that their orbs
shall be bright orange. Such cats are
very rare, but they do exist, and may
be found if one have patience.
5,s i +
/ Among the leading fashionable cats
are orange Persians, smokes, blues
tigers, tabbies and chinchillas. Blacks
and whites are always in favor, espe
ciallyin the long haired varieties. Gu,
Maine eats, big, black and bushy,, arc
features in catdom.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

from the growing girls shoulders The
burden Of ugliness. Fifty years ago,
novels were written around homely
girls who won against beauties by sheer
force Of their gentler, more ,womanly
natures. It is no longer fashionable
to be resigned to ugliness. The most
fascinating serial the girl Of today
reads is the course Of beauty articles
in the Sunday paper or the monthly
magazines for women.
+ T.
It Is said that the girl Of today il
lackingsin breeding and manners. That
is because two Classes Of daughters are
in the public eye: the daughters Of the
super-rich who have grown arrogant
and who imagine that wealth endows
them with the right to be rude; and the
daughters of the poor who faunt bad
manners In public because they know
no better. Between these two is that
great mass Of well-bred girls, some
daughters Of old families still well-to-
do, and others whose fathers may have
laid bricks or even carried them, but
who thru education, self-culture and
contact with the better class Of men
and women in the business world have
mastered the true art Of gentle woman
hood. The girl whose picture is printed
most often In the paper should not be
taken as q sample Of American daugh-
terhood, the composite result Of mod
ern womanhood. III r.,
Fifty or q. hundred years ago, girls
were taught to be useful according tc
the demands made upon them. They
could brew and bake and wash for huge
families Of children and hired men
They could weave the family linen o.
knit the family hosiery. They were
trained to make the output Of the arm
yield the greatest possible measure Of
returns in the family circle. ... =.
Today the average girl in the aver
age family would have nothing to d,
were she trained on these lines. Ma
chinery-made clothing is preferred b,
her farmer husband to the labor Of he
hand, which is pronounced bunglesome
Creamery machinery makes the butte
she once churned. Machinery gather
up the hay she once raked together
The farmers daughter makes lace o
embroiders doilies which she sends t.
the nearest woman's exchange, or sh
starts canning factory in her kitchen
building up reputation at fashionabl
grocery stores for her pickles and pre-
serves, which in time pay better tha
her husbands corn or hay.
In the modern house or fat, woma
finds herself too pushed for space t
wash or to cook in quantities. Lack o
space for supplies drives her to tn
delicatessen shop, the bakery and tn
caterer; the servant girl question drive
her to the apartment hotel or the ct
operative fat or apartment house.
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~ YSTERS in q loaf are very good
for supper or luncheon. Buy
~ stale loaf Of Vienna bread,
and after cutting off slice
from the top scoop out, the crumbs,
or most Of them. There should be a
good half inch Of bread left inside the
crusty shell. Drain quart Of oysters,
season with salt, a little tabasco or red
pepper, and tablespoonful of catsup.
Fill the loaf with the oysters and dot
well with bits Of butter. Replace the
slice cut from the top. Bake in a
rather quick oven for twenty five min
utes, basting frequently with the oyster
liquor. Better moisten the loaf with
the oyster liquor before placing 1t in
the oven. Serve with cream sauce.
Potatoes Chambery are q novelty.
Slice and crisp them precisely as for
Saratoga potatoes That is, slice them as
thin as possible, and drop them into ice
water, afterwards drying the slices be.
tween folds Of a towel. Arrange the
slices in well-buttered biscuit tin with
salt, pepper and bits Of butter between
| the layers. Bake until well Drowned.
Lines are icing substituted for
lemons to serve with oysters. The lines
have freshness which is delicious
and when o dash Of tabasco is added
! the result is very appetizing sauce.
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death. She was resigned to the wrong
thing. =
Matrimony played no part in her day
dreams. She had no future save that
beyond the grave. She spent her time
crocheting or, knitting shawls for other
invalids and innuemarble sacques and
bootees for the babies belonging to her,
girlhood friends, now risen to the es-
tate Of matrimony. And by and by she
died. It was the one thing she was,
given chance to do. The opportunity,
nay, the right to fight for better health,
was never given to her. -.
Then delicacy went out Of fashion.
Sane men and women were bored by
symptoms and remedies. Invalids were
neglected. , Mothers discovered that a
semi-invalid was not regarded as fash
ionable nor household treasure. The
girl who had once been termed tom
boy became desirable article on the
matrimonial market, and young woman
hood passed into the strenuous era Of
enthusiastic physical culture. And from
too Jealous physical culture sprang
rational methods of bringing up girls.
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| Today trained nurse presides over
| the nursery in every wealthy family.
Her mission is not to nurse invalids in
the circle of young people, but to nip
the first symptoms Of illness in the bud.
If a girl loses color, becomes anemic,
turns stoop-shouldered, loses interest in
life, she is not doped with cod-liver' oil
and cooped up in a steam-heated fat,
but she is taken promptly from school
and given course in outdoor life. You
can see the little daughters Of the rich,
bare-footed and hatless, playing on pri-
vate beaches in the summer. You can
find girls in their teens camping in the
Adirondacks and Catskills every sum-
mer, sleeping on pine boughs in the
open air and training like athletes
under young woman who has studied
for just such service. The average
American woman g waist is two inches
larger around in 1906 than it was in
1860, and her respiratory organs have
gained by the change. The belle Of
the first empire laced her stays unmer-
cifully and pinched her feet relent.
lessly. The well-brought-up girl Of to-
day, treats her body properly because
she knows the innermost workings of
this marvellous piece of divine mechan-
ism. When she is told to do certain
thing, she asks "why9" and receives
an answer. .t
+ !. +
Fifty years ago if girl was born
with some terrible defect of face or
figure, such as club-foot, a twisted
shoulder or a curved spine, she either
underwent q rare surgical operation
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
About New Dishes

a NEW Japanese ware is called
~ Sumida. This is decorated in
IL m animals, figures and flowers,
and is quite effective for odd pieces
such as pitchers, jardinieres, chocolate
pots. etc. The ware is covered with a
running glaze, such as is found on old
Chinese porcelains, and the colorings
are wholly Oriental, dark green and
rich red predominating. > -
!. !. r .. Z.
A so-called 'invalid's iar' is simply
our old friend the cracker jar, Of slight
ly smaller size and without the under
plate, to#take up the room on an in
valid's table. It is intended to hold
the crackers or other little -delicacies
that an invalid likes to have conven-
lent. They may be had in cut glass or
china, in delicate French or Dresden
designs: -. = >tt5,
: -. + + .. *
Specialties in chinadom have become
so much the accepted thing that even
special bowls Of cut glass, offered fo1
whipped cream, occasion no surprise
These are very attractive in shape, hav-
ing quite a wide-fared top, and are
elevated on base about three inches
high. The Colonial cutting, SO much
| favored now, and more elaborate de
sign called the "Fayette,' = are the two
patterns on view.
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(after the affection had been given am
pie time to get its grip upon her sup
pie young body, or she went thru
life resigned like her delicate"
sister. Today the mother prides her
self on her baby daughters sturdy fig
ure. If the slightest defect appears,
it is Immediately treated by skilful
manipulation while. bones are soft ant
tractable. There is: no waiting. to see
whether it develops into something Sc
rious. Anything that threatens her
health Or her beauty is taken in hand
promptly.
If her hair is thin and coarse, she is
sent to a hair-culturist for treatment.
Her great-aunt nursed. her hurt pride
until she was old enough to buy CHG
non or a switch. If her hands are not
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
y. A Roughened Skin.

I was advised to use powdered borax
in my bath. I did SO for the past two
weeks and I find that my skin burns
and smarts right after using and is
much rougher. have been using the
same toilet soap for five. years, SO I
do not think that it is the soap. What
shall I do, please7 Shall I continue
using the borax in the hope that my
skin may become used to ite shall
look for an. answer in next Sunday s
issue.-A Constant Reader.
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Know

English soldier, but never belonged to
real person. Many years ago the
English government issued little pock-
etbooks to the soldiers which they were
to fill out with their age, name, ETC.,
etc. The fictitious name which was
used to show how the form should be
filed was Tommy Atkins, and it was
not many days before tho soldier was
known everywhere as Tommy Atkins,
and the name has since chung to him.
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their college and every game won en-
titles the winning players to hang a
large tissue-paper heart ION their col
lege ribbon. The hearts are of all the
dainty colors and have q, wire hook
thru which the ribbons are strung SO
that decidedly picturesque effect is
obtained. ~ -: - 49,. ... ---
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a trump must be played if you hold one.
If the bid is for more than $50 and you
take all. Of the tricks you make the
amount that you bid. The score cards
differ in the bids of clubs and spades,
some making clubs low and, others
spades. The playing card companies
have issued cards with rules which are
regarded as authority.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

The danger in wearing tight, collars
lies in interfering with the circulation.
A tight band around the neck cannot
but restrict the natural flow Of blood
and may cause dizziness or headache.
A collar can be well-ftted without be.
ing snug. It is the 'ill-ftting collar
that is uncomfortable. to wear, not be:
cause it is loose, but because it does
not conform to the shape of the neck.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

just the right shape, she does not weep
over them in l6-year-old secrecy, but
is sent daily to "a manicurist. If her
complexion is muddy, her mother does
not trust to her outgrowing the Attic
ton. She calls in, not~a mistress Of
cosmetics, but a physician, who traces
the trouble to; it's cause and removes
the latter.
tE + 4. !.
s If daughter g little nose is crooked,
mother does not murmur, ism It it d
pity Helen must go thru life with a
nose like poor Aunt Myra $50 She
foreswears Aunt Myra g prenatal in
fuence, .heredity and other dead doc
trines, and trots daughter off to see a
specialist who, with delicate anas-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

try benzoine instead Of the borax. 1t
is very healing and softens the water
in most pleasing fashion. Bath bags
made of bran or oatmeal, orris root and
shavings of CASTLE soap are also excel
lent to use where the water is hard.
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=
Tight Collars.

Will you please tell me if it is dan
gerous to wear tight collarsa I know
my collars are sometimes too tight, but
I can It tolerate anything around my
neck unless it fits good and snug.-A
Young Lady. e, -+.-.. -; :
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A Mantel Shelf.

I have no suitable place in my din
ingroom for shelf. Would you kindly
tell me if it would be proper to put
one in the parlor, and would it be in
good taste to put a drapery on the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

of militia in 1881. Captain Deming IS
daughter married Captain Giddings and
they built the little home shown in the
picture at Herriek, susquehanna coun-
ty, Pa, in 1916. In this house the little
Marie Antoinette was born Feb. %,
1919. Mrs. zDeming made her home
with her daughter, and Mrs. Lyon has
very vivid recollections of the grand
mother who told such ainteresting tales
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

A man who is able to make calls is
quite strong enodgh to put on his over
coat without assistance. What does he
do when he is .alone7 There may be
occasions when it might be we'll to Of
fer a little assistance, but as a general
rule a man should not expect aid from
a girl. = ~ j.
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to the wee maid as she sat spinning at
her wheel.
Mrs. Lyon is 81 years Of age. This
picture was taken seven years ago. She
belongs to notable family On both
sides, for Joshua R. Giddings, a rela-
tive, was a famous abolitionist. Mrs.
Lyon makes her home with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. H. Johnson, ,2o05 Second av-
enue s. -. -, - '$.---.-.
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A Birthday Letter.

Is it proper for girl to write a
birthday letter to boyf think it is,
but my friend says girl should not
write letters to boys. Which Is right :
--Mollie. .,.s az ~
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Some Of the members Of this club
have white hair; some are matrons Of
q few years only. The comparisons in
stituted were interesting and illumi:
mating.
First as to health:
A hundred years ago girl was born
healthy or delicate, and she never
thought of fighting the fate which was
supposed to be hers, either because of
the influence Of heredity or the ignor-
ance of those to whose care she had
ben intrusted. A delicate girl was re-
garded as rather interesting. Callers
enjoyed hearing her detail symptoms.
Mothers reveled in the sympathy
showered upon them by friends whose
daughters were vulgarly heaelthy.
The delicate girl was guarded like a
dollhouse plant. No breath Of air ever
touched her. Screens were drawn
about her by day, and at night she
slept in a room whose windows were
packed all around with rags or strips
of newspapers, while a lamp smoked
and sputtered to add to the general
foulness of the atmosphere. If she
went out at all in winter, she was
swathed in wraps and thickly yelled
Above all things, she must not exercise,
lest she bring on hemorrhages from her
delicate lungs. Quite generally, her
shoulders dropped and so did the lines
of her mouth. Her face remained pa
thetically girlish, her complexion was
delicate and transparent, her eyes were
wlstful with watching for relief by
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
Gartlets are used to hold up the lo1

Gartlets are used to hole. up the long
street gloves that are now fashionable.
They are clasped about the arms just
above the elbows and must match the
gloves exactly. They are made of half
inch elastic covered with ribbons
shirred on: both edges and fastened un-
der a ribbon rosette OR a jeweled
buckle. ~,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

It is perfectly proper for you to
write little note Of congratulation and
good wishes to your boy friend on his
birthday anniversary.
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Pillow Sha,ns,

Are; pillow shams still used, Miss
Blair9sI want to get something, not too
expensive, to dress a bed and I do not
know whether sha1ns and white spread
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

How is the game Of college hearts
played9 Ny cousin writes me it is very
popular in the east and I would like to
know what it is.-College Girl.
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Holding a Mans overcoat.

Can you tell me. if it is considered
rude not to hold mans overcoat when
he is calling on youa I mean to hold
the coat when he is ready to go home9
-Mollie. ~ - -'H,,..>-@l. ~. - : :
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H% .r.s. - -. !
shams are not used very often now
and pillow slips, embroidered with a
scallop, or feathers stitched or inset
with some pretty insertion and the sheet
trimmed to match and turned back over
the spread makes fashionable and in
expensive trimming for a bed. A
cretonne or figured muslin cover with
deep ruffe falling to the floor on
either side and drawn up over the pill
lows is still popular with many women.
The bed cover must match the over.
Grapes to the window, if you have
them. r.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

~ NE of the most interesting women
Ia at the colonial assembly Of the
~ Minneapolis chapter, Daughters
Of the American Revolution, Friday
evening, was Mrs. Marie Antoinette
Lyon, who was busily spinning on the
old wheel that belonged to her grand
mother durings revolutionary days.
Mrs. Lyon is a granddaughter Of Cap
tain Jabez Deming, who was a captain
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
What Are Gartlets?

My cousin in the east said something
about gartlets in recent letter, and 1
would like to know what they are.
Can you tell me?-Ignorant. :.
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"Water, Water, Everywhere"

Will you please tell me where and
how the quotation or expression,
"Water, water everywhere, and not a
drop to drink" originatedR Also who
was Tommy Atkins7 I know he be-
longed to the colonial times.-A Read
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

I believe that the capitol commission
had small circular containing Informs
ton about the capitol printed and you
can obtain a copy by writing to the
custodian. Write to the bank as to any
other business corporation and address
your letter to the president or the
cashier. ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

Your skin is evidently very tender
and sensitive. It is possible that you
did not use enough borax to make the
water soft and that it was the combina-
ton of the. hard water and the soap
that caused the irritation, You might
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
Dry Cleaning at Home.

How can I clean a Persian lawn
waist without using gasolene or water9
It is not very badly soiled but water
would shrink it and do not like the
odor Of gasolene. I want to do it at
home ?-Subscriber
10 4
Place the waist on clean white
cloth and 60 over it very carefully with
fne-grained block magnesia. Rub the
magnesia well into the lawn until it will
hold no more and then shake out the
loose powder. Rub in a second supply
Of magnesia and put away in covered
box for two or three days and then
shake out carefully SO that all Of the
powder will be dislodged.
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Information About the oaptsol

VIII you kindly tell me where infor-
nation in regard to our new capitol
can be obtainedf Also what should
be the form Of superscription in writ
ing to a bank7-A Reader. r.
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A French Seam.

Will you kindly tell me what is
meant by a French seami hear the
phrase used SO often in connection with
fine sewing and I am not sure that 1
understand what is meant.-Mrs. z.
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A Girl of Seventeen.

How long should girl Of II wear
her skirts f-Junior. 49,. =
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College hearts is a game that is
played very much like military euchre.
Each table represents college and the
colors of the college are festooned
above it. The players are. sent out from
the different tables to make score FOR
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

In calling on friend at hotel how
is the proper way to reach herf Should
I ask the clerk Of the hotel to send my
card to her or should I 60 directly to
her roomi-1gnorant.
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The quotation "Water, water every
where, and not drop to drink" Is
from Coleridge's poem, "The Ancient
Mariner
Tommy Atkins is a nickname for the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
College Hearts.

. A girl Of II should wear her skirts
about four inches from the floor.
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Where to Place the Almonds.

Where should the sailed almonds be
placed at Idinners The other evening
half the people placed them on the
cloth and the other half on the DIES.
,sert plate. Which were rightS-Reader
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

A French seam is made by sewing the
seam up on the right side and then cut
ting close to the stitching and sewing
the seam up again, this time on the
wrong side. "
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Five Hundred,

VIII you please answer the following
questions: In 500 must the joker be
played If one holds no other trump
and trumps are ledf IF the joker is
led must trump be played or can one
play any cards If one takes all the
tricks does he make only $50 even tho
he bid eight on no trumpsa The score
cards issued with, 500 games sold by a
company differ from the one published
in your columns few weeks ago. Who
is authority in this game9-V. F. B. =.
The joker must be played if trump Is
led and you hold no other trump. If
The Joker is led It calls for q trump and