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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
DINING ROOM CENTER
OF HOUSEHOLD CHEER
Every Appointment of Construction and Furnishing Should
Point to Hospitality and Creature Comfort Decora
ton Outside of China and Furniture Is Unnecessary
but Good Taste Is ALI Important #..

other purposes in household decorations,
such as table covers, bedspreads, etc.
Square table cover is formed of three
handkerchiefs. The one in the center
is uncut, and lace insertion is sewed
around the hemstitched edge. The 9th
er two handkerchiefs are cut diagonal
~ thru the center from one corner to
the other These four pieces are placed
at the outer edge of the insertion and
form a complete square, and the super
tluous material is cut away; on the un-
der side. Lace edging is placed around
the outer edge. The pwork will be found
to be more quickly accomplished if all
the lace is attached by simply placing
it upon the upper edges Of the hand
kerchiefs and attaching it in running
stitch, not too fine, than to overland it
in place. It will require two yards and
a half of insertion and four yards Of
lace to complete this cover.
A scarf or dresser cover is exceeding
ly simple in construction. Three hand
kerchiefs are also required, and it will
take ten yards Of lace insertion and
three yards Of lace edging. Each hand
kerchief is cut in four square pieces and
the insertion is attached between them,
permitting it to cross in the centers to
avoid jennings. Insertion is also placed
around the outer edge Of each handker-
chief, and the three are then Joined
lengthwise together and bordered with
matching edge lace.
An attractive darning bag may be
made, by following the directions given
Tor the table cover, and when finished
arrange the four corners over an en-
broidery hoop and place matching rib
bon on, either side by which to hang the
bag in any desirable place.
handkerchief or top collar case
may be- made by securing a piece of
cardboard a little smaller than half
the size of a handkerchief. Cover it
with scented cotton wadding and then,
with cheap lawn. Sew lace around the
edge Of a handkerchief and fold it over
the, stiff foundation, decorating in any
pleasing manner with ribbon
Pads may be made for the dresser
drawers ara in quite the same; manner as.
a lining of the lawn with sachet scented
cotton waddings between. the whole
tufted thru with tiny bows of baby
ribbon. -
If a little more elaboration is desired
a pair of pillow shams and a bedspread
may be made: The shams could be du:-
plicates of the, table covers and the
spread arranged in like manner, build
ing out the corners Until the desired
size is attained. The two lower cor
ners may be left open to fit around
the, lower posts of the "bed, held to-:
gether with ribbon bows
window curtains may also be made.
cover, making each curtain twice the,
width of the directions given and de-
termining the length by the size of the
window. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19

This design has a colonial exterior,
simple yet effective. The artistic
grouping Of the windows adds mater
tally to the general effect: I here give
you one of the large living rooms,
which is becoming so popular. This ar
rangement is particularly. advantageous
if one has large pieces Of furniture. AS
most Of the time is spent in the living
room it is wise to have 1t the most in
viting and attractive.
A closet off the hall between the liv-
ing room and the dining-room is a con-
venient feature. There is high loaded
glass window in the dining-room with
room underneath for buffet.
The feature Of the large room across
the entire front is also carried out in
the second story with an attractive bay
in the front. All chambers have abund-
ance of closet space.
This house would look pretty with a
green roof and the body of the house
painted ivory white. There is also a
full basement with a grade door, size
26x30 feet. First story feet, second
story feet. The principal rooms in
the first story are finished in birch, Sec
oolnd story pine to paint, birch floors
turnout.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
DRAPERIEs ARE BEAUTIFUL,
q. E.Ls.L Cuc ~ III
New Designs Show Possibilities ih1
Home Decorations. e

The season has brought a, wonderful
lot Of beautiful and novel things in
the way of draperies and furniture
coverings: It is always a fascinating
employment, that Of buying new hang
ings,. and it bids fair" to 7Asoon even
be more so,' for never before have
the materials and designs been more
alluring. AS to the colors, they are
rich and vivid, never gaudy, and many
of the most popular chintzes and ere
tonnes are exact copies of famous old
English and French hangings, and
tho the tendency is to more pronounced
effects a very dainty pompadour pat
tern is still much seen. :,
No matter how striking or how sim
pie style one may choose, harmony
must be considered in all things.
In treating bedroom there is moth
ing more beautiful than French crete,
a material just a Bit heavier than
madras and seen in quite exclusive
patterns. The colors in this are dyed
in the thread and woven in, as in an
old-fashioned paisley shawl, and are
said to be absolutely "fast.' =
Cretonne and chintz rule downstairs
as well: as in the upper regions the
country house; the difference lies in
coloring and design.
For the 1lall-and library nothing gives
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
Sash Windows.

Have the disadvantages of not more
than, half way, serious draw back in
summer weather. It is often said that
French windows cannot be opened wide
without interfering with the curtains;
but this difficulty is easily met by the
leys, in the sensible old-fashioned man
ner. - -, ~" -: -. =. :.T5< ~
The real purpose Of the window eur
tain is to regulate the amount of light
admitted to the room, and a curtain so
arranged that it cannot be drawn back
ward and forward at will is but a mean
ingless accessory. It was not until the
beginning Of the present century that
curtains; were used without regard to
their practical purpose. <,..,.-',
: The window .hangings Of the middle
ages and Of the renaissance simply were
straight pieces of cloth or tapestry
hung across the. window without any
attempt at, drapery, and regarded. not
but as a necessary protection against
drafts . ~ = -. :.
! It probably is for this reason that in
old prints and pictures representing the
rooms of wealthy people curtains are so
seldom seen. The better the house the
less need there was for curtains; In
the engravings Of Abraham Bosse
which so faithfully represent the in
terror decoration Of every class of
French house during the reign Of Louis
Kill, it will be noticed that in the rich
est apartments there are no window our
tains. In all the finest rooms of the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
the inside shutters and embrasures of
the windows were decorated with care
which proves that they were not meant
to be concealed by curtains. In fact
it would be more difficult to cite 4
room Of any Importance in which the
windows were not 80 treated than to
enumerate examples Of what really was
a universal custom until the beginning
OF the nineteenth century. q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19

pliqued for the flower motif. A rich
note Of brown tasI Intro duced in; the
c9rding= whic rs + held0the applique 81 in
place. 7. !: In. %SaS
a, 9ss + fot ths + sssss
used use as the agp aSa fasten It Sc e.
f GMrely With drawing pins on table:
face downward upon the linen or mus
lin or whatever material you are going
to use. Place. your design upon this,
gping over the lines firmly with blunt
instrument. After removing the paper,
if the design is not sufficiently indi-
Gated, 60. over it With a lead pencil.
Then, cut out the shapes and paste them
lightly on the groundwork. It is best
to sew them at once, before the ma
terial begins to fray, using cotton or
silk exactly the" color Of the ground.
These. stitches are safterward. covered
by a cord or couc:lhed silks. When an
especially net finish is wanted the
edges are. done in art OF satin stitch.
Thus much for the porch fancy worker.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
Handy Devices for the Kitchen,


"A A kitchen which is paradise of =
domestic, workshop has for it's chief
attraction a number of shelves. They
are not shelves in the, ordinary accepta-
.tion Of the term; but shelves like the
leaves Of old-fashioned tables, which
can be put up and held in position by
a swinging bracket, or dropped fat
against the wall when not in use, Just
as the table leaf is put down.
:. Neatly covered with white oilcloth
they form an indispensable adjunct to
many small tables for holding extra
dishes, and on ordinary occasions. one.
beside the pantry door, is. devoted to
bread and cake cutting, removing
these daily necessities from contact
with any moist substance which NAV
be in progress Of preparation on the
table proper.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
New Patterns In Chintzes.

The. patterns and colorings Of all the
new chintzes, which are regarded ideal
for country homes, ARE exceedingly
beautiful.
For "a lilac-no .layender is
one Of punches of azaleas in lilac color
with green leaves that tone down and
soften the effect. This azalea, like the
blue poppy: quite contrary ito nature,
has been chosen for its good design, and
lis color is really immaterial With this
gay chintz, and to. be used with it if
one wishes, is a plain linen taffeta in
the tone of the flower. "
a. daring chintz has a dark blue back
ii shades Of deep piinks,. lighter. pinks,
and in white. Of course green leaves.
This c1intz for q wall hanging ii d
large bedroom filled with sunshine
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
House .Furnish ings.

] The standard Of a really fine article
is its lastingness. The home should ex-
press in its arrangement, decoration and
fprnish hi the character and taste Of
mistake Of svercrowding room or Of
using too many colors in decking It,
and keep in mind that one good orna-
ment is more to be desired than ten
II ediocre ones. Simplicity Of arrange
ment is so bound up with ordel and the
absence of the superfuous that it can
not well be separated. Color in it's ar
rangement and tone quality has great
effect on the mind, and should have
careful consideration from the entrance
Of the house on turnout. Furniture
built on simple lines and upholstery
sparingly used is an accepted law Of
artistic decoration.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19

p, BY special arrangement with Glenn
L. saxton. architect, 242-244 Security
Bank building, a complete set OF plans
and Specifications Of this house. In
Guiding one set OF blue prints, will be
furnished at Mr.. saxton's OFFICE for
$25. These will be furnished III every
detail. Mr.. saxton will also furnish
to T e Journal readers for 81
a Beautiful, practical and helpful
book Of plans. entitled "AmerIcan
Dwellings,, Of houses ranging from
$500 up. Portfolio No. 2, Of resi-
dences costing from $4,000 to $4,000,
soc; portfolio No. 8. Of stores banks
and churches. SOC. A church port
folio will also be given free to any
reader OF T h e ourn a | upon ap-
pIlcatIon to the architect.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
Bulgarian Embroideries.

: In line with the popular demand for
linens and cottons is the revival of the
fad For Bulgarian embroideries in the
way of table. covers, centerpieces, bu-
reau scarfs and pillow covers. These
embroideries, the best of which are
the work Of Bulgarian peasant women,
tho many are but: machine-made imi-
tations, are wrought in red and blue
Or brown linen crash: The designs,
sive and striking. All Of these articles
are Inexpensive, and as they are WORKED
in fast colored cottons, and SO can be
easily. Numbered, they form a very de.
sirable addition to the store Of fancy
household linens. -. 80.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
Making "a Bedspread.

!. OF yellow linen used IN yellow and
brown bedroom, was made in five strips.
All the seams.fwere concealed by 3
stitching Of heavy brown embroidery.
which also hid sthe. hem line, while Il
tiny tick ornament in outline appeared
above the hem at the base Of the val
!anee. The same motif was repeated IN
the window; curtains. S 33 g
Another decorative bit Of needlework
was shown. in a. table square made for
a IRA stBmAnss Mining room .sof white
linen, on which cornfower linen was ap.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
Extensive Wall Paper.

The, wallpaper most in demand is the
old-fashioned colonial picture paper.
These old scenes Of country Or sporting
life are SO much coveted that. they are
even taken of the walls Of old houses
and high prices paid for them. The
process Of removing them is costly. For
in an old Deerfeld house $500 was paid,
and that did not include the cost Of
removal. I$rs@a5..e,t ~ YAK /.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
A. STAIRWAY Hint.

One Of the fine features of new
house just completed, as we'll as
pretty piece OF Workmanship, is, the
ing to the second floor. 49,. !. .
At the base Of the stairs there are
three circular steps, which lead to the
main stairsteps, and extending upward
from. the floor on the north side Of the
steps, is a piece Of latticework, which
practically encloses the stairway on
that side.e ~ - - >
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
Work for Busy Hands,

Darned net has reappeared among
other oldfashioned need1ework. It IS
now known as Gittertyl work, which is
it's name in Scandinavia. It is very
easy, and used discreetly, quite deco
rative. Patterns are for sale at all the
fancy work shops, and the veriest
bands and insets for various uses, and,
above all, curtains for the bedroom or
for the country cottaqas s. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19

would be good to live with and is most
comfortable looking and inviting. It
needs white woodwork, as do most Of
these colorful stuffs, to show them to
best advantage. 49, So ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
New Uses for Handkerchiefs

For some time sofa pillows, bags AMI
kimonas have been made of the gaily-
colored handkerchiefs, but this season
clever women are utilizing them for
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
fkt ONE BUILDING AND HONE MAKING As A,
ARE YOU PLANNING TO BUILD?
HERE is A HOUSE TO STUDY

A GOOD COLONIAL DESIGN
Cost to Build, s2,1oo, Exclusive OF PIun,b-
Ing and Heating, by Glenn L. saxton,
Architect Studio 242 and 244 Security
Bank Building. Minneapolis. MINI.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-23
LATE NEWS NOTES
FROM COAST FILES

The new battleship Rhode Island has
been accepted by government.
The Western Pacific has begun suit
for rights OF way into Sacramento.
Jamaicans expect to see the West In
dies turned over to the United States.
Archbishop Keane of Dubuque, Ia,
calls trade unionism a school of THEW
cry.
DIR. Hyde, the leader Of the Gaelic
movement has arrived in San Fran
cisco.
The Senate is certain to act upon
the Smoot case at this session of Con-
gress.
John d. Rockefeller disappeared be-
fore being served to attend the oil trust
investigation.
Kaiser Wilhelm is believed in Paris
to be seeking pretext to bring about
war with France.
The Royal Astronomical Society will
give Whitelaw Reid a gold medal for
spectroscopical research
VIM. j. Bryan has been accused OF
melting continuance of the Chinese
boycott against Americans.
Depauw University, an old Methodist
College, will no longer require Bible
study as part of it's curriculum
The War Department bars out I'M
married women from appointments as
school teachers In the Philippines.
European diplomats think that
France Will finally gain her point by
being permitted to police Morocco. All
the nations Will be given trade rights.
An item OF $4,000 is carried I'm the
military AnnrOnria
exchange for the Preside, San Fran
cisco.
The battleship division of the Amer
lean South Atlantic fleet has gone to
Trinidad to be close to the coast of
Venezuela.
The California delegation In Wash-
ington, Southern cotton men, Western
congressman and labor union leaders
have combined to fight the Foster bill,
modifying Chinese exclusion.
The war department plans the i'm
provement of the military quarters at
Fort Mason, securing five blocks of
submerged lands on North Beach.
The consolidation of the Northern
Pacific and Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul, and the Great Northern and
Burlington into two transcontinentaI
lines by Jim Hill is disclosed.
The White Star liner Adriatic, under
construction at Belfast, will have a
tonnage OF $4,000, a length of no IL
feet, depth of so feet she viii be
the largest ship In the world.
With one rein dragging on the
ground, which the driver, woman,
was trying to regain with the butt end
OF the whip, a horse trotted a buggy
two blocks through the thlckest traffic
on Fort street yesterday afternoon.
The horse carefully kept himself and
the rig out OF collisions until caught
by a pedestrian and held until the
relns were carefully knotted together.
Dr. Charles II. Cooper received a ca
blegram yesterday announcing the
death OF his mother, Mrs C, 10. Cooper.
nj Middletown, n. Y, on February rs.
The deceased was tho wife OF the late
Rev @. W. Cooper, ana sister OF Prof.
= w, Hunt OF Princeton College. She
was ~ years OF age and was born In
Memchen, N. j. She visited with DIR.
Cooper In Honolulu during 1896, re-
naming here about a year.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-23

orr battle cry.
And so the much heralded Oregon
girls, selected through newspaper
voting contest, announced their arrival,
and they were glad to set foot on Ha-
waiian soil, for the voyage had been
rough all the way down and few of
them had been in attendance at the
dining tables.
Chaperoned by Mrs. w. T. Weather
red, a newspaper woman, and member
of many of the Northwest Press As
sociations, the young women are travel
ing under a skillful mentor. The press
work of the party's travels is being
looked after by Miss M. Proebstel of
LIE Grande, who is to send back to the
mainland interesting stories of the par
tvs tours. The nine young ladies who
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-23

We're successful in the battle of ballots
are Miss B. Brown of Salem, Miss T..
Crosson of The Dalles, Miss b. Courte-
manche of McMinneville. Miss f. Heav-
rem of Vancouver (Washington), Miss
E. M. King of Ontario, Miss Sadie Mad
digan of Portland, Miss X. Nash of lie
Grande, Miss +. Parsley of Roseberg,
Miss M. S. Philips of Portland. ~,
The Webfooters were met outside the
harbor by a delegation of Portlanders,
including Mr.. Common and Ed. Dekum
and presented with leis. On landing AT
the dock they were taken to the Ha-
waiian hotel where they will be guests
during their stay, and then to the Cap.
itol grounds. Here they posed for their
pictures on the front steps and be,
meath the palms in the grounds
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-23
HILo PUBLIC BUILDING BILL.

Copies of the Hilo Public Building
bill were received in the China s mail.
The bill provides that the building shall
cost not more than fifty thousand dol
lars, and that it may be erected on
any public site in the town of Hilo,
provided the government is the owner
of such site, in that event, the entire
amount appropriated is to be put into
the building. II no public ground is
available, then the government will con
denim and buy a site, the purchase price
to come out of the whole amount appro.
priated.
The Secretary Of the Treasury is en-
powered in his discretion to appoint a
commission 10 have charge Of the mat
ter Of selecting site, the commission
ers to receive not more than six dol
lars day for their work, and TO report
to the secretary.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-23
KING OF ALL COUGH MEDICINES

Mr. r.. @, Case. a mail carrier OF
Canton Center Connecticut U. s. A.,
who has been in the United States Ser
vice FOR about sixteen years, says;
I'VE have tried many cough medicines
FOR Group, but Chamberlnin's Cough
Remedy IN king ~ all ana ono to be
relied upon every time. We also find
II the hest remedy for coughs and
colds Piving certain result Rni leav.
lng no had after erect vo are never
without n IN tho hopse, Fnr sale by
MI dealers ana druggists, Renson,
smith A Co, Ltd, agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-23
Advertiser Photo.

After that there was little shop
ping to do and then much-needed rest.
The program for today contemplates
the presence of the ladies in the Floral
Parade, a tally-ho having been engag-
ed especially for their benefit by W. A.
Wann. In the evening they win attend
the ball at the Hawaiian hotel.
The Oregon girls are sensible lot
of young women who are glad of the
opportunity to visit Hawaii. They are
apprecintive of the trip and intend to
make the most of il and already regret
that their stay here is to last only two
weeks.
The Ellis Quintet Club serenaded
the Oregon girls at midnight last night
at the Hawaiian hotel, playing and
singing MANY Hawaiian airs.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-23

hands of territorial authorities the ex-
penditure of moneys for such purposes
when it is the function of Congress to
make appropriations direct for public
improvements in the states. Give then,
the appropriation they ask and you will
find they will simply make their islands
paradise in municipal improvements
as well as in federal improvements.
That does not seem to me iustifable.
MAKE GOOD CASE.
81 know they argue that the terri.
tory is paying much more into the fed
eral Treasury than it is receiving our
of the federal Treasury. Well 30 is
New York city. But what would hap.
pen to New York city if it should
come here asking Congress to put ap.
preparations into the hands Of their
authorities to be spent in this wayi
Perhaps Missouri is paying more
money into the federal Treasury than
is being paid out of the federal Treas
ury, but i couldn' u come here to Con-
gress and make that an argument for
authorizing an expenditure of federal
moneys directly by the Missourians. -
While this was an opposition argu-
ment from Democratic sources, Rep.
resentative Webb, of North Carolina,
another Democratic member of tho
committee, said today that he favored
making the appropriation as requested.
II have been much impressed by the
arguments of the delegation before
our committee said Mr.. Webb. 81
think they have made out an excellent
case and i am in favor of reporting the
bill to the House with recommends.
tion that it pass. Mr.. Lloyd is against
it, but Representative Moon of Tennes-
see, another Democratic member, is in
favor of the bill.'
Ex-Gov. Powers, of Maine, an inhu.
entail Republican member of the com.
mittee is understood to be against the
legislation. His questions have all
along indicated that attitude. The
statement that Representative Payne
of New York made on the floor of the
House some weeks ago, which was sent
to the Advertiser, undoubtedly hurt.
1t also prejudiced some members of
the House committee against the legis-
lation. ERNEST G. WALKER.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-23
o. u u ID ID % a a % % s u
u q u d u n y ~ n u % b u I'm u

(From Thursdays Advertiser.)
The nine Oregon girls sent to Hawaii
by the Portland Daily Journal arrived
yesterday afternoon on the s. s. Sono-
ma and as soon as they neared the
Oceanic dock they gave their new ira
vel yell much to the delight of the as
sembly there. At the same instant the
New Zealand football players gave
vent to their terrific, awe-inspiring Ma
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-23

Captain Bessie Ship arrived yester-
day on the Sonoma from San Francis
co, and will assist Adjutant and Mrs.
Bamberry in the Salvation Army work
In Honolulu. The local corps will give
her a welcome meeting tonight, 10
which all are invited. Ensign Bessie
Haynes, who has been in charge Of the
corps for over two years, Will say
goodbye to her soldiers and friends on
Sunday night next. She is going on a
well-deserved furlough for a couple of
months