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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-15

would be becomings Would be very
idea. y "A. B.
Minneapolis
So far from being ashamed Of your
height you should be very proud Of
your splendid proportions. Height is
so much more easily modified than
breadth is in the same degree. Make
your skirts in triple effect, or with
horizontal trimmings, as strappings or
tucks going around the hips and knees
or, in fact, any arrangement that will
break the straight line, no matter how
ever fluffy the effect. Then always
have full sleeves in your waists and
wide, deep berthas, corsage girdle and
frilly fichus, remembering that all ar
rangements suggesting breadth are an
aid to decreasing your height. Large
hats should be chosen and preferably
black. Dress your hair low and never
wear your hat faring back from the
face. Wear it straight or else slightly
tilted from the back. Have some kind
Of light trimming about the elbows,
and never wear black from choice.
Choose color. Red and brown are
large, dark colors, and pale blue, pale
pink and pale green in the lighter ones.
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form, the 1oosest NANTES are suspended
in full gathered skirts from novel yoke
empiecements of various sorts. These
coats cover the entire costume without
a. sign Of awkwardness. The sleeves
are unshaped breadths looped up to the
shoulder to leave the lower arm free,
and fad with the ultra fashionable is
to have the umbrella, which is no larger
than a good-sized sunshade, in the same
color.
In long coats for day wear, very ef-
fective results are obtained with black
tafeta and black velvet ribbon. A
model showing this combination was a
species Of redingote, three;quarter
length and tight fitting. On the skirt
Of the coat the velvet was in narrowing
widths. until at the top line, which was
high above the knees, the banding was
extremely narrow. Velvet in one width,
perhaps an inch and half, decked the
body Of the coat, shaping deep girdle
look above the waist and barring the
small gigot sleeves up to the shoulder
putting.
Unfortunately there is one drawback
to almost all Of these coats, which have
an enormous dressiness, and which are
wraps. This is the white satin lining
which doubles the price Of the majority
and which when soiled gives the gar
ment dowdy air. So If the silk coat
is to be for fairly hard use, see that the
lining is in the same color, or at least
in one which will not soil in breath.
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little trimming. I should make 1t prin-
cesse, gathered to fit the waist, and the
skirt in, three tiers, that gathered about
the waist, ending above :. the knees,
meeting a. deep founce gathered three
or four times on its upper edge, the
first with elf-heading. This reaches
founce depth where the third skirt is
added, similar In construction to the
one above. This model will become you,
or the same effect may be carried out
by hemming and tucking the lower edge
Of each skirt, gathering the top and
adding under the respective hens:
should have a very large cream lace
yoke, cut into tabs on the outer edge
and threaded with soft green ribbon
tied into fluffy bows on either shoulder,
topping the sleeves, or any preferred ar
rangement suggesting breadth, and very
full puff sleeves gathered to form deep
cuffs at the elbow, adding tabled lace
cuffs, turning back and tied with green
ribbons. The expense Of this will be
really small compared to the effect.
do not think black will be as becoming
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Maple Charlotte Russo

New maple sugar is In the market,
and while very little absolutely pure
sugar ever reaches the consumer, It is
possible to get it fairly good at times.
So many dainty dishes can be made
with maple sugar that one regrets the
adulteration even more than many 9TH
ers. Almost everyone has tried maple
sugar ice cream, but maple charlotte
russo 1s new. A Good Housekeeping
recipe calls for three -fourths of cupfu1
Of hot maple. syrup, poured over level
tablespoonful of soaked gelatine Stir
until the gelatine is dissolved, then
strain and cool. Before it commences
to thicken, whip a pint Of rich cream
until stiff and dry, then add to 1t the
gelatine and syrup, folding 1t in care
fully by the spoonful to keep it from
Jumping. Lastly add a few drops Of
mold rinsed with cold water. Chill
thoroly and serve with sponge or angel
cake. To make a very rich charlotte
the reader is advised to add to the mix
ture cupful Of mixed fruit and nuts
chopped fine. Raisins, candied fruits,
figs, pecans,, almonds or walnuts are
recommended.
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New York, April 10.

1T is always easier to devise wraps
for spring wear than for any other
season. Spring calls for lighter,
more buoyant effects than other periods,
and SO the coverings which as fashioned
at this time have always a specially CO.
quettish air. Those now seen as all
fashions are trending this way in the
samo direction, have, if anything, more
Of this butterfly quality than ever.
Silk is enormously used for both short
and long coats, which are to be worn
with skirts in the same color, but gen
orally in a different material. In fact.
silk coats hold prominently first place
In public favor, and the exquisite trim
ming methods now employed lend them
unnumbered beauties. From the long
coat for walking or rainy day wear to
the tiniest Elton or bolero, SOME special
~, distinctive cut or charming freak in
trimming is observed on all sides.
Merely from the point of their aston
ishing dressiness, the rain coats strike
the eye as singular hybrids in the world
OF dress: Coloring is exquisitely deli
cate or darkly rich, yet all these toned
and silky fabrics resist nature g tears
as effectively as their somber sister
stuffs. Indeed the new rain coat,
especially those of superior sort, are SO
attractive as to put a premium on bad
weather.
Some imported ones of dull red, blue
and violet shower proof silk take decid-
edly the lead in point of desirahilitv in
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to you as color, the former having a
tendency to reduce breadth. Why not
choose golden brown skirt and light
tan boxy-looking coat9 This would be
in better taste and infinitely more be-
coming. In regard to your hat. have
rather a fiat, medium size sailor, ar
ranged straight on your head, trimmed
around the crown with tulle ruching,
the hat brown straw, bound with brown
ers masses of wild hyacinths on the left
side, held with a knot of brown velvet.
Wear tan gloves and your toilet will be
as smart as possible. This hat may also
be worn with the green frock and the
white one. D,a
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inch in length and heat gradually in
some thick white sauce which has been
favored with a small quantity of vine
gar. Put one tablespoonful of butter
into saucepan and add five or six
cups Of sieved spinach. Pour in by de-
grees one cup of cream and season with
salt, pepper, a little sugar and some
grated nutmeg: =, Stir, the spinach until
it is fairly stiff and remove the pan
from the fire. Have ready a porcelain
dish which has been well buttered, line
thlcklv with half Of the spinach. Place
the seakale on top of this and cover
with what remains of the spinach.
Smooth the top with knife which has
been dipped into hot water, pour a lit
tie warm butter over, sprinkle with
breadcrumbs and place in quick oven
for ten or fifteen minutes. The seakale
may be omitted if desired.
Poached Eggs with Spinach-Cut
three or four small tomatoes into slices
and cook them in a saucepan containing
one tablespoonful Of warm butter, one
small onion sliced, and slice Of fat ba-
con. When the tomatoes are quite soft,
add one cup milk and half cup Of
hot water. Thicker with one table
spoonful Of butter and one tablespoon
full of flour rubbed together and season
with celery salt, pepper and grating
Of nutmeg. Pass the sauce thru a
sieve and when needed reheat. Butter
Individual china baking dishes and
make them very hot. Then put LAYER
of carefully prepared spinach into each
and make a hollow in the middle Fill
each with dessert spoonful of the heat
ed tomato sauce. Nowpoach enough eggs
to cover every dish, IN boiling water
seasoned with salt and one tablespoon
full Of vinegar. AS soon as the whites
Of the eggs set, take them carefully
from the pan with perforated spatula,
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tive and interesting to music lovers,
and even those who are not musicians
will enjoy refreshing their memory
along, these lines. Pass folders with
pencils; on one side write the num-
bered questions. The front may be
sketch Of st. Cecilia. It would add to
have a person at the piano to play
familiar selections from the operas, and
in this way aid the contestants. Only
few bars from each will be necessary.
The key to the questions is given below :;
!. Who were the bride and groomp
2. What was the bride called because
she eloped to be married7
8. At what sort Of a party did they
become acquainted?
4. He went as a minstrel; what was
he called?
s. She went as an Austrian peasant;
what was she called?
6. At the wedding what Spanish girl
Z. What noted Swiss was tho best
man?
8. What two ladies', friends Of Doni-
Zettf's, were the bridesmaids
9. What four Germans were the ush-
ers7
10. What NEUROLOGICAL person presided
over the music?
IL. VINO sang at tho ceremony?
IL. What noted person from Japan was
present?
10. What noted bells were rung in hon
or Of the event7
IA. What ship did they take for their
wedding journey?
Is. When on the voyage who captured
them?
16. What virtue sustained them in cap
tivity?
II. What gentleman Of dark complex
ion rescued them?
Is. What historical people entertained
them in France?
10. In northeast Italy what grand az
fair did they attend?
20. Who showed them the sights of
Venice?
Key.
/. Romeo and Juliet. 2. The Runaway
Girl. 8. Masked Ball. 4. Trovatore. 5. The
Bohemian Girl. 6. Carmen. Z. William
Tell. s. Lucia di Lammeromoor and Linda
di Chamouni. 9. Lohengrin, Faust, Tam
hauser and Siegfried. TO- Orpheus. IL. The
Meistersinger. IL. The Mikado. 13. The
Chimes Of Normandy. IA. H. NJ S. Pima
fore. Is. The Pirates Of Penzance. 16. Pa
thence. II. Othello. 10. The Huguenots.
10. The Carnival Of Venice. 20. The Con-
doliers.
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NI HITE kid fans are hand-paint;
wv ed in delicate colors, mounted
on mother-of-pearl and sus-
pended by a slender wrist chain. What
is more appropriate for wedding pres
ent9
A bracelet watch mounted in leather
is suitable when the bride expects to
make long tour.
There are many novelties in decora-
tive brassware, such as vases, bowls,
desk sets, umbrella stands, magazine
racks and plaques.
A colored linen parasol is untrimmed
save for large monogram embroi-
dered on one side in white linen thread.
same color as the linen and the whole
makes decided addition to somebody's
trousseau.
A handsome beadbag, with a jew
eled clasp, costs almost any price that
the buyer wishes to pay, according to
size and quality.
Quaint ornaments for the curio cabi-
net are found in silver, ivory and
bronze.
Fancy combs for the hair find favor
with many brides, altho a more personal
gift. The newest are inlaid with gold,
while in plain tortoise shell heavy knots
and scrolls are worn.
Clocks of all sorts are sure to be &C.
ceptable when there is house to fur.
nish.
A dozen handsome towels, with large
embroidered initials, was a useful gift
presented to a recent bride.
A good rug never comes amiss, while
sofa pillows and bureau covers and mi.
tailed handkerchief may all be dupli-
Gated.
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shoulders and fold tapering to the
waist line, taking out small
off the front edges. Trim all around
with a simple design Of braid and then
add q little frill Of taffeta matching
the goods. The shirred belt will also
be Of the taffeta.
Lay in narrow vest Of white broad
cloth or suede and trim with small gold
buttons The sleeves should be three
quarter leg Of mutton with pretty cuffs
Of the white trimmed with the taffets
frills and the buttons. Perhaps you
will like to write again telling me this
present condition Of the wolfe skirt,
when I shall be very happy to help you
if I can.
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H J
a IN the spring months by substi-
tuting green vegetables for
3 meat course as often as possible
1.-THE advice Of family physician who
,3vocates careful diet rather than un-
rtain drugs as the surest road to good
alth.
f4These do not necessarily have to be
H the form of salads to be appetizing,
her. Have them prepared with some
re and thought and you couldn It wish
more delicious Kind Of food. The
bubble is, the average cook never takes
Inc to thoroly clean and properly sea-
Ia green vegetables, and they are
ssed untouched by half the persons at
g3s table,
The last truth strikes home to more
Ean one housewife, who, tho she may
I've tried to convince her family of the
rative properties Of spinach and
/ her cooked green vegetables, still
Ids that they prefer the regular diet
Eieties served as they usually are in
Ephazard fashion. The new school of
Ibkery, however, gives many helpful
Rgestions with regard to this class of
sgetables, and here are a few CLEAN
-pf all the green vegetables, spinach
htains the largest amount Of medici-
qualities and can be offered in the
batest number of appetizing forms.
lie delicacy of all spinach dishes, how
Ter, depends first, last and always
Hon the care with which the leaves
III washed and boiled. Four kinds of
5snach can be obtained at this time
IL year, the regular crinkly leaf, thin
filling leaves like parsley, known as
Assens, dandelion tops, and, least ex-
isasive Of all, the long narrow leaves
saich are cut from beets.
ANY Of these four may be used for
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and after draining them well, trim the
white Of each egg with a knife. Lay
one of these eggs on each dish Of spin
ach, sprinkle with some grated cheese,
run in the oven for minute to make
thoroly hot and serve. A more deli
Stewed Chicory-Wash some heads Of
ehicory and trim off but do not divide
tablespoonful of vinegar has been
added. Drain and finish cooking them
in clear soup stock or in hot water flaw
ored with beef extract. When done,
drain the chicory and place it on hot
dish and cover with sauce made as
follows: Make a cup of white sauce
with one cup Of milk, one tablespoonful
Of -four and one tablespoonful of butter.
Add little CT cam if desired, and sea-
son well. Allow the sauce to boil up,
then draw to the side Of the stove and
stir in the yolk Of an egg which has
been beaten with two tablespoonful of
lemon juice. Serve at once.
Braised Lettuces-Select fresh let
tuce heads with firm white hearts. Wash
IN several waters, put into saucepan
Of boiling water and cool for five min
utes. Remove the 1ettuces with a
skinner and press as much Of the water
as possible with the hands. Place some
thin slices of bacon at the bottom Of
stewpan, fold the lettuce leaves togeth-
er and lay them on top Of the bacon.
Season well and cover with boiling
water and one tablespoonful of butter,
or with unskimmed broth. Place a
sheet OF creased paper over the pan and
braise for one hour and quarter over
moderate fire. When the mixture is
reduced to a glaze, drain the lettuce
leaves, place on hot dish and serve
with brown gravy poured over them.
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Elizabeth Lees Answers Questions Contain Many General Sugges
Which Will Help Debating

brown, pale pink, old rose and fawn.
Green should not be worn unless you
have a good color.
In regard to material panama Is ex-
cellent and SO is mohair. These come
in all the new shadow checks and color
ings, and certainly are most dust re.
sisting. The generally accepted model
is the circular or .pleated skirt, trimmed
on the bottom either with folds or
braid, and the short Elton or bolero.
These styles will become you, the
quartz quarter length as as p pre- u 'n''
The short taffeta coats, Elton and hip
length, the latter called the Harrow
coat, are extremely popular this season
as separate wraps, while if greater
protection is desired, then an empire or
box coat of natural pongee or the rajah
silks is the general choice.
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the foundation Of spinach recipes, but
they must all be prepared with the
same care. Wash the separate plants
carefully by dipping in and out of a
pan Of cold water. Then cut the leaves
apart and wash thoroly. Plunge in
cold water, again and shake dry. Then
draining the water from the leaves, do
not hold them in a bunch against the
and sand remains among the leaves.
thus completely spelling them for eat
ing, Now throw the spinach into a hot
KETTLE, add half a cup Of water and
sprinkle over one teaspoonful Of salt.
Shake over Ghe fire until the spinach
is thoroly melted, cover the saucepan
and cook slowly twenty minutes When
done, drain carefully, turn the spinach
into chopping bowl and chop very
fine. Instead Of chopping, the English
cook presses the boiled spinach thru
sieve.
Spinach Souffe.-Cook four quarts of
spinach in the above manner and after
draining off all the moisture, pass thru
a wire sieve. In case the cook has
leftover Of cooked celery, turnips or
carrots, add one teaspoonfuI Of each or
all after they have been pressed thru
sieve, to the spinach and CRATE in one
teaspoonful of onion. Mix with these
ingredients two tablespoonful of warm
butter. Season with salt, sugar, pepper
and grated nutmeg. Add the yolks
of two raw eggs and the whites Of three
which have. been whipped to a stiff
froth. Pour into buttered dish, smooth
the top and after pouring little warm
butter over it, scatter some bread
crumbs lightly over. the surface and
bake at once in a quick oven for about
twenty minutes.
seakale into small pieces about half an
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Becoming Colors.

Dear Madam-Will you please tell me
hat are my most successful colors and
hat design and material would you
sggest for serviceable summer
fesss I am 20 years old, brown hair
I'D eyes, clear complexion, quite a full
ice, weight l20 pounds, and height S
Jet 4 inches. Also what color and
yle Of coat shall I get for spring,
smething that can be worn with diff
rent dressesa Will the champagne
5lored coats be much worne Thank
fg you in advance. N. M. M.
North Crandon, Wis.
] i.
! You can wear cream, ivory, all the
Ids. and mostly all the blues, the royal
lily being, perhaps little trying, yell
Nv, orange, cardinal, tan, gray, golden
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Suggestion for g. Waist.

columns ! TbeE H are 50 p pGact Sai9 can
wear gray felt hat very much like tho
enclosed model only turned up moro
evenly on sides-with a. brown suit
| have dark hair, dark blue eyes, weigh
!2O pounds, have a pretty good color
in face, bust measure 81. The suit
skirt is trimmed with bands of brown
velvet set on from the bottom of skirt
in different lengths all around the
skirt. The cores are set over each
other about q quarter Of an inch and
stitched. It is a seven-gored skirt.
The bertha is made of brown taffeta
and trimmed with handmade Spanish
lace medallions. The peplin on bottom
OF Jacket has trimming of braid,
band OF brown and cream with green,
sample enclosed: The finishing at wrist
Is OF same braid. Please suggest waist
W vhi Wlll 60 nicely with suit, or some
thing dainty at the neck. Everything
nave crlshes up. e. r.
Minot, N. D.
COMB mee snaP snd Of thG hat viii surely be.
with the brown suit, one Of the mush.
room shades will be smarter because
matching the ecru in the trimming. IF
you, must; buy, I should get the ecru
shade and trim with brown and green.
put II you have the gray hat by YOU
then keep it all gray, trimming With
lliio oEe, tqlle, flowers or wings as fancy
dactaees,, but entirely in shades Of gray.
II the hat must be worn with other
suits than the brown, Of course the
gray will be the wiser choice. A waist
Of ecru batiste simply pintucked to
form yoke, then appliqued with a few
heavy, medallions, the lace collar lined
and pilped with green, the sleeves bishop
brought into cuffs matching collar.
would seem a good selection, if, as T
take it, the coat ends at the bertha.
These shades Of ecru will harmonize
with the brown suit better than viii
white, and, Of course, you can brine
INTO green belt if wished. T am GLAD
quite easy to suggest smart STYLES hit
entirely another matter to make them
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Asks for Ala.

., Dear Madam: Seeing your letters In
The Journal, I thought I wouli
write and ask your aid
am IT, going on 10 wears old
am s feet 91h inches tall
weight 14S pounds, am % waist meas.
ure, S5-ineL bust and 4O-inch hin.
have dark eyes, dark hair and q nnd5 y
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Her Own Searnstress.

Dear Miss Lee-Will you kindly ad-
wise me as to the making up of goods
dressmaker and I am a genuine bru-
nette, 80 years of age, height feet,
waist measure 26, bust Sc, hip 40 inches.
I had thought Of making skirt and lit
tie Elton. What trimmings would you
have9 was thinking Of making the
skirt four-piece circular with inverted
pleat at each seam. Should I trim a
skirt like that7 I also have g. black
wolfe skirt which I want to make over
and want to get q waist to wear with it..
can do all kinds Of hand embroidery.
Alice.
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For q Tall Girl.

Dear Madam: I'm 81 years Of age,
weigh 152 pounds, s feet II inches tall,
measure "a inches waist, 81 bust, IS
hip; would like to ask you about some
pretty way Of having a skirt made
and would like some way that won It
show my height so much, for m really
ashamed Of it. What kind Of a hat