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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
Copyright, 1908.


n NUMBER of requests come to
IN the department for an i'm
Il IA mediate reply and some say,
"Please answer in next Sundays pa
per- This is impossible. Many cor
and self-addressed envelope, and some
do not sign their name. Where it is
practical Mile. Meri greatly prefers to
give suggestions and answer questions
thru the department, in this way Civ
ing all the readers the benefit Of in
quiries made. Correspondents who do
not receive Immediate replies must
kindly remember that the mail is
large, and if a personal reply is not
sent it will probably appear in the de-
partment. r.s
A request has come for games suit
able for a Sunday school class party
of twelve girls, ages from to 10. Also
an entertainment for a Christian En-
deavor society, the members ages av-
eraging about II.
Girls are not usually as fond Of
games as boys, so why not invite your
class to "Doll' party7 Provide a
dozen inexpensive dolls Cor let each
child bring her own dolly, then collect
a lot of pretty scraps, with scissors,
needles and thread, and for an hour
let the children sew they will thoroly
enjoy it. For refreshments serve ice
cream in cups covered by a dolly
dressed in Grape tissue paper; the full
skirt goes over the cup or glass and
the dolly stands upright; it does not
take long to dress the dolls. Give one
| to each child for souvenir.
Another thing to amuse is to have
cutting and FASTING party. Collect
pretty pictures with which to make
scrapbooks, and good pictures suit
able for cutting into odd pieces from
which to make "puzzles.o Make q
blank book from pieces Of plain
smooth paper, then let the children
illustrate the book from advertise
ments; nearly every article under the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
The Making of Perfumes Why They Are So Expensive

grease has absorbed all the fragrance
it will hold. This grease will hold the
scent almost indefinitely, and when as
much as possible has been removed from
it, it is still SO fragrant that it brings
a high price. It is used in the manu-
facture of the most expensive scented
toilet soaps. According to the second
process, the petals are infused in oil, a
long and tedious procedure. The third
method employs ether, in which the
petals are infused until all their frag-
rance has left them. This ether is then
distilled and the solid product which
is left is worth considerably more than
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

it's weight in gold. It commonly sells
for about 5000 an ounce, and it is worth
all it costs, for it is by far the best
of three processes.
Cheap perfumes are not derived from
the living flowers, but are compounded
OF chemicals which are supposed to be
identical with the chemicals found in
the flowers. The formula for any given
perfume is found by analyzing the solid
product of the other process. Yet the
resulting perfume is not the same. Just
where the difference lies no one can de-
termine. Nature has way of guarding
her secrets.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
Queen Alexandra -.
Has Sever, Wigs

II oNDoN, Dec. 2s.-Altho Alexan-
l.. dra, queen Of Great Britain and
- empress Of India, is in her sixty
second year, she permits no sign of ugly
old age to be seem AS the oldest
daughter of the king of Denmark, she
was famous as beauty, which beauty
lasted long years after her marriage.
The queen of England is the mother
Of six children and the grand-dame to
nine, and is besides, the co-ruler Of
hundreds of millions Of subjects. This,
with her age, is enough to whiten the
most youthful Of auburn locks, but to
the world at large her hair has the col
or and gloss of girl IS. ."~
The queen has seven wigs. Each one
is an exact reproduction Of the other,
and each is worn on but one day of the
week. One wig of the queen is always
on it's way to Paris to be redressed,
and crosses another on its way to Lon
don.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

no other excuse to give. We would
not wound or offend our neighbors for
the world. How may we explain9
-Matron.
i.
There Is no reason why you should
feel that you are intruding at the we'd
ding for you are probably oversensi-
tive in feeling that the invitation was
given to you only because you were
neighbors. People do not usually ask
even their neighbors to wedding I'M
less they want them to be present. The
wisest course for you to pursue would
be to attend, but if you feel that you
cannot then explain matters in the best
way you can to the bride and her
mother.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

perfume are by no means cheap, be-
cause Of the fact that so many flowers
are used in preparing the essential oil
or the essence in solid form.
4. !. 4.
The processes by which the petals are
robbed Of their sweetness are three.
Two Of these produce the essential oil
and the third produces the solid. In
the first, a broad sheet Of plate glass is
used. This is spread thickly with pure
grease and covered with freshly gath
cred petals. AS they wilt in the sun,
they are replaced by others until the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

fumes which she had never known be-
fore.
To begin with, the Persian orchid is
an exceedingly rare flower and when
grown in the eastern greenhouses read
lily brings price Of $40 a dozen. It
is not from these blossoms that the per-
fume is made, however. The gathering
of orchid flowers in their native haunts
is attended with considerable danger
and expense and it requires an astonish-
ing number of blooms to produce a very
little bit Of the essence from which
the commercial product. is made. Violet,
rose and other more common varieties Of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
Game Of Five Hundred.

- AN you tell me how the game of
a cards called five hundred is
80 played9 Also can you tell me
a pretty way to make pin cushion for
the dresser and the material to useF
Edith.
IF there are three players for five
hundred use all the cards above the
six spots; for two handed, cards above
the eight spots; four-handed, play part
ners and use all the cards above the
tours. The joker is always used. Deal
three cards to each player, three times
around, and then one to each player,
the remainder forming what is called
the widow. In two-handed leave. two
for each player as pickup and one
for the widow. Each player has one
bid, the highest makes the trump, takes
the widow, discards all but ten cards
and leads. The bids are as follows:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

Immediately Marriage Congressman Longort the
Daughter VIII Begin Housekeeping, the Wedding Journey Being Pos

IISS ALICE ROOSEVELT, fol-
~ lowing her marriage to Con-
= gresham Nicholas Long
worth in the White House in mid-Feb-
ruary, will repair directly to her hard
some future home, where she will be-
come housekeeper, the wedding jour-
ney being postponed until next sum
mer.
The beautiful house Of which the
young American princess will be-
come the mistress is situated only
/ few squares from the White House. It
was built by Mrs. John Davis. Jones,
formerly a wealthy Cincinnati woman,
and is designed expressly for enter
tanning. Tho it is not INTELLECTUALLY
attractive without, the interior pos
sesses sufficient elegance to. make up
for any exterior shortcomings. It is
imposing in size and ideally arranged.
It is constructed of red brick and has
little characterization, but the richest
woodwork and handsome furnishings
make it both beautiful and homelike.
+ !. +
On the first floor are spacious hall
and Representative Longworth s study
and library. On the second floor are
drawing and reception rooms, with
open freplaces and many quaint and
highly valuable pieces of furniture. A
dainty boudoir for the future Mrs.
Longworth has been fitted up on this
floor and the ideas Of both the bride
to-be and her fance are evident in
carved oak, large enough for the most
lavish hospitality, but not too barren
for a family dining room.
Tho the furnishings now installed are
complete and most beautiful, Miss
Alice is planning to add to them the
treasures presented to her during her
tour with the Taft party.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

a desideratum water bed (not to be
COMPOUNDED with the bed Of the ocean)
might perhaps serve the purpose.
These are recommended by the faculty,
and are used by invalids. Where the
water rate is low this idea is worth
consideration. Some doctors also rec
ommend hop pillows. This recommen-
dation is apt to be misunderstood and
consequently resented. 49,
Clothes are usually kept in bed
room, and it would be obviously incon-
venient to have them in heap upon
the floor, which is intended for other
purposes. Nor is the ceiling available,
for reasons connected with the law Of
gravity, discovered by Sir Isaac New
ton. The ingenuity of ages has there
fore brought to perfection various re-
ceptacles, of which the best known are
the wardrobe and the chest of drawers.
1t would be an impertinence to describe
either of these pieces Of furniture, and
impertinence is no part Of the design
Of these papers.
i. !. \
We now turn to the washstand. To
obviate the necessity of performing the
customary matutinal additions under a
tap in the kitchen or the stableyard, it
occurred to some ingenious inventor in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
Wedding Invitations.

7 wish to know, Miss Blair, if it is
breach Of etiquette to refuse we'd
ding invitation9 The daughter Of the
people who live in the fiat across the
hall is to be married. It is to be q
small wedding, only the relatives and
few very near friends, but my hus-
band and I have been invited, I am
sure, more because we are neighbors
than because we are really. wanted.
We do not wish to go for we feel that
wa will be intruders and yet we have
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

Try cornmeal to stuff your cushions.
1t makes a very hard, firm cushion
and one in which it is easy to stick the
pins. Be sure and thoroly heat the
cornmeal in the oven before you use it
SO as to kill any germs which may be
in the meal.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
Gasolene Odors.

Is there any way, Miss Blair, that the
disagreeable odor may be taken from
articles that have been cleaned in gaso-
lene9 have found SO many helpful
suggestions in this column that I ven
ture to ask you this question.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
Ask Betty BLair---She Knolvs
Her Latest &ns,uers

get rid Of the disagreeable odor Of the
gasolene. Be sure and do not hang
the clothes beside a fire as that is
dangerous even after they have been
thoroly aired.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

Use peroxide Of hydrogen on your
cold sores. There is nothing more heal
ing for any sore than the peroxide and
it will cure the sore much more quickly
than camphor and not make the un-
slightly crust you complain Of. If
crust does form 1t may be softened
with vaseline..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

The letters stand for the French
phrase "Pour prendre conge,'' which
means to take leave and they are writ
ten on the visiting card and sent to
your friends when you are about to
leave town for long time or are 60
ing to remove to another place and
have not time to make farewell calls
in person.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
Pin Cushion Shifting.

What makes a good stuffing for a
pin cushionq I don't like bran or
sand and I do not know what else to
use. Reader.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

If you will hang the articles which
have been cleaned in gasolene in the
open air for several hours and then
before a register, so that current Of
warm air may blow thru them you can
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
10 Cure g. Cold Sore,

I am frequently troubled during the
winter with cold sores on my lips and
face. Can you tell me of anything be-
sides camphor that will heal them9
Camphor makes such an unsightly
crust that I do not like to use it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
Meaning Of P. P. 9.

What do the letters P. P. G. mean
when written in the lower left hand
corner of calling cards Ignorant.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
New Ideas for Entertair,i1
@~@ Mile. Merits Suggestions

sun may be found in magazine adver-
tisements.
A number Of these books and puzzles
may be made, also paper dolls, and
sent to amuse sick children.
For the Endeavor society try lit
tie game called "Who Is Its" Have
photographs or cuts Of famous people
labeled with names that do not belong
to them. Pass them among the COM
pany to be correctly named. This
calls for considerable study and good
memory. Here are some good pictures
to use: Napoleon, Wagner, Paderewski,
Queen Victoria, President Roosevelt,
shakspere, the governor of your
home state, Mrs. Palmer, Frances Will
lard, the czar of Russia, etc. By
watching papers and magazines it will
not take long to get enough pictures
to use.
A new style "Auction Party" is a
lively way in which to entertain one s
guests. On the invitations write the
following jingle:
"No check nor money need you bring,
A draft might give you cold;
We're only doing this for fun,
The buyer here is sold.'
Give each guest little silk bag con-
tanning so beans, this being the limit
of the bidding, also provide a cata-
log of these articles for each one. They
represent the goods to be put on sale.
i. A Trilby Souvenir.
2. One cent.
8. A Souvenir of Greece.
4. A Pair of Kids.
5. The Fortune Teller.
| 6. The Latest Racket.
7. An Aid to Reflection.
| 8. The Missing Link.
| 8. A Bunch Of Dates.
| 10. Love VS.. Wealth.
IL. Aztec Pottery (rare).
-. A Pointer.
10. Rank and File.
IA. The Lost Chord.
IS. On Guard.
| 16. Measure for Measure.
! II. A Dainty Mouthpiece.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
Ash Wednesday

Rub the fur with alcohol.
The eagle is the emblem Of Germany.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

Will you please tell me how to clean
a beaver fur collar which has become
greasy Also what is the national
bird of Germany? Ct -..
An Old Subscriber.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
Spotted Book Covers.

I have two valuable books the COW
water leaving white spots. Can you
tell me if there is anything I can use
to dress over the spots so they will not
cloth cover. "A Reader.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
\ FTTIMEs the question is asked:
B Why are perfumes SO expendveY
Not long ago a well dressed wo-

man went INTO drug store anu asKeu
for Persian orchid, scent the delight
full fragrance Of which she had recently
discovered. The perfume was produced,
and she was somewhat astonished to find
her cashier s check for an ounce bottle
of it read Sc. For moment she was in
clined to think the clerk had made
mistake and when she asked for an ex-
PLANTATION of the cost she learned some
thing about the manufacture of per-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
Beaver Fur Collar.

I do not know of anything that will
remove the spots from the book covers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
TO Mend q Lamp.

Please tell me what kind of cement
I can use to mend lamps The part
that holds the chimney is loose and is
so wobbly that l am afraid to use the
lamp. A. K.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

A Backward" party viii give an
evening Of rare fun, but, ask only about
twenty thoroly congenial people. In
the invitations state that masks Of the
plainest possible description should be
worn over the face, just to allow see
ing and breathing, and very much
made-up face be put on the back Of
the head. The clothes are to be put
on so as to make the back the front,
etc.
The invitation must be written on
the back page of note paper and finish
on the first page. When the guests ar
rive they will be greeted by a large
placard requesting them to go to the
back door. They will 60 up the back
stairs and be received by the hostess
in the kitchen. The girls will wear
their dressskirts wrong side out and
the men their coats in the same 1udi-
| crous fashion. Ladies will ask the men
to supper and to dance. The menu will
begin with the dessert and end with
the soup. The whole affair will be as
backward as it is possible to make it,
and each guest is to be requested to
| look backward and relate some inter-
esting Renaissance. The house should
be lighted with lamps and candles.
| !. \ !.
| One of the most up-to-date methods
of entertaining is the cooperative
! dinner Two or more ladies get to-
gether and plan the menu, preparing
their very special dishes. The place
cards, favors and decorations are
worked out accordingly. The guests,
never more than ten, are invited. no
names being mentioned, it merely be.
ing stated that they are asked to at
tend cooperative dinner" at such
an hour and place. The expense is di-
vided between the hostesses. The Ia
dies who have tried this plan and the
guests who have participated in the
feast declare that the scheme is an ad-
mirable one.
ga Devoted Reader writes for
suggestions for a Poverty or Hard
Times Party. Such an affair appeared
quite recently in the department.. If
a self-addressed envelope is sent the
suggestions will be forthcoming.
!.
| Questions on any subject pertaining
to this department will cheerfully be
answered. A reply will be sent by
mail if stamped and addressed envel-
4 ope is enclosed; otherwise answers
will appear in this column. Address
! Mile. Merri, The Minneapolis Journal
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

Ash wednesday.
Can you tell me what day Ash
Wednesday falls on in 19069
Inquirer.
j. '--,- -.r
Ash Wednesday falls on Feb. 20 this
~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

Use plaster Of paris. There is moth
ing that is more useful to have about
the house than can Of the plaster for
by mixing a tablespoonful of it with
little water you can mend lamps,
cracks in the wall and even leaks in
the gas pipe. 49,,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

ga Devoted READER writes for
suggestions for a Poverty or Hard
Times Party. Such an affair appeared
quite recently in the department. If
a self addressed envelope is sent the
suggestions will be Forthcoming.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-23
NIECES q
KEEP The LANDS
A LONG DRAWN OUT SUIT ENDS
IN A COMPROMISE AND MUTUAL
CONGRATULATIONS.

LIHUE, Kauai, August pa long
winded fight over an estate worth S25,-
900 came to an end last Wednesday
when the parties contending for the
property left by the late l. H. Kahili-
ma compromised.
Three and a half year ago the Fifth
Circuit Court appointed an Admins
traitor of the Estate. The heirs We're
two nieces of the deceased, Mrs. Eliza
beth Kaeo and Mrs. Rose X. Desha.
No sooner had this matter been at
tended to, than Hannah Scott and Pua
Likeawe, who claimed to be equally
related to the deceased, entered a suit
for share in the estate.
This claim has been pushed along the
tortuous road to justice over the bould-
course a good deal of the valuable load
has been lost on the way,
Last Wednesday the case was to
come up before Judge Hardy and a
great array of legal wranglers were
announced to appear. The fight ended
abruptly, however, as the contestants
through their repres sentative, John F.
Colburn, announced that they had
come to an understanding with their
opponents.
This is not the only suit about this
property as the Supreme Court decided
another but a few months ago.
The land in question belonged origin
ally to Kahilina's wife. She decided 1t
to a certain Mika in Koloa who again
turned it over to Kahilina, The wife's
relation claimed that she had executed
this deed under duress and tried to
prove that this was the case, The Sr-
preme Court found, however, nothing
to uphold this contention and turned
the property over to Kahilina's nieces
And here is where the suit, now com
promised, began.
Both sides of the suit are elated at
the outcome as it leaves something OF
the estate for them.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-23
The FIGHT OF
THE FACTIONS
CONTINUED from page one1

port the trend of affairs. These are
bearing results now.
Supervisor Lucas is i'm the fight with
Johnson, and will work to throw the
Fourth district against Brown if the
latter doesn't throw over Lane. Lucas
in his usual vigorous language, pro-
poses to see Brown i'm the other place
before he helps to give the Fifth all
the Offices which it's leaders want
In the convention the Fourth dis
trict will have 1863 votes to 1875 for the
fifth. However, neither district is ex-
pected to come to the convention solid
ly lined up either way and so the re-
suit will be a mixed fight. The con-
vention will be so large that it will be
very difficult to control it,
Senator Crabbe is one of those who
are happy over the busting up of the
machine. Crabbes chances are ma
turally thought to have been improved
by the change in the situation, but he
has not the support of the Lucas and
johnson following. He is going It
comparatively alone with Achi helping
so much as he can. But since the last
primary they have not been very close
and Achi is ready to support someone
else.
One of the leaders in the various can
vases said this morning that the Lane
movement, with its Sunday school
meetings and its demands of spoils for
the Fifth, had for its ultimate object,
native control of the Republican party
THAT is the real object of the move
ment," he said "when you get really
close to these men you find that the
great sentiment that actuates them is
'aole haole' and if the party is going
to be dominated by them it simply
means that none but Hawaiians need
apply for office. They are trying to
teach the Hawaiians that their pre-
ponderence of votes should put them
in complete control. This is what
Home Rulers are teaching too"
Sheriff Brown said this morning that
he didn't want to talk for publication
on the reported machine split. II am
a candidate for the Republican nominal
ton for sheriff of Oahu county," he
said, land I hope to get the nominal
ton that means that the convention
votes me to retire to private life and
that is the end of it,"
Brown was asked if he had heard
the report that Lane was out for Sam
Johnsons scalp, and replied that he
had not heard that Lane had taken
any such attitude Brown appears
to be confident that he has enough sup
port to win, but he is not taking any
chances.