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what it is called, so long as gain my
point. -
I sighed as looked after her, for
saw breakers ahead. A girl brought
up on that plane would never learn the
value Of money, nor any responsibility
about it's management. If she married,
she would probably exceed her income,
involve her husband in debt, and have
more or less wretched home life.
Jean had not spoken after her first
| to say.
ri never had an allowance. Now
and then at holidays or birthdays papa
or Aunt Jane gives me bill or a gold
piece, but mother does not think I
need money. l ask for it when want
| to buy candy or note paper, and l have
car fare and luncheon money, of course,
hit I've never had an allowance.
envy you, Susan. -
Most girls would agree with Jean.
A girl who has definite allowance
promptly paid is a girl to be envied.
She is more independent than her
/ friend who receives little sums as it
1 may happen. one ledlHS uoW w oPoAu
money, how to save it, and how to give
it away, each lesson an all-important
one.
But she learns none Of these valuable
lessons if she has an easy going father
and mother, who permit her to be reck,
less and extravaganza. One may be
reckless ON small sum as well as on a
large. Whoever constantly exceeds hel
| income is extravagant, whether she be
16 or So, daughter or mother.
Every young girl should, if practlca
BILE, have an allowance. At first II
should be very small, just sufficient tt
, cover her little expenses. AS she grow:
: older, it should be annually Increased
i She should know what she is expected
1 to do with it, and she should be trained
n never to spend next months paymen
d before it is put in her hands.
d A schoolgirls allowance usually i
:, large enough to insure her a margll
p after she has bought her daily lunch
J, cons, paid her car fare, and purchase
pencils and paper, ribbons and pins, an
{. the little Injuries that she cares for.
= There is the temptation to spend to
IS much on sweets. Creams and caramel
< rum away with money to an alarmin
r extent. There are girls who neve
l. realize that ten dimes or twenty nickel
or 100 pennies make dollar. The
G. spend the little coins wastefully, an
,e then wonder where the dollars hay
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ately fond of studying the classics and
hence this trip, that they may see to
gether the ruins Of many of the world s
ancient cities. ~ .1
{ Many persons are wondering how
the king and the princess, opposites
in training, inherent ideas and religion,
came to make match Of it. There is
good reason to believe that the ex-
Empress Eugene has played no incon-
siderable part in the matter, even to
inducing the princess to become a con-
vert to Catholicism.
Before he was killed fighting Eng.
land's savage enemies in Zululand,
! Eugene nursed a strong desire to
marry her brilliant son to the Princess
Beatrice, the Princess Ena Is mother,
who was then unmarried. From that
day to this the ex-empress and Beatrice
have been close friends, one of the
things showing this to be SO being the
full name. Of Alfonso's future bride
| Victoria Eugene Julia Ena. This
young lady has been favorite of the
ex-empress since the day she was born
and common report has it that she viii
ultimately receive the larger part Of
the ex-empress fortune. But she vii
scarcely need it, since her fortune il
her own name is about 10000, OO(
francs, making her one of the riches
princesses ID Europe. The ex-empres
has always wanted the young princes
to make brilliant match; she saw til,
opportunity in Alfonso, and quietl,
and with consummate skill set to worl
to bring them together. So court gos
sip has it.
In this connection it is interesting t.
note that when Alfonso XII. was cor
fronted with the duty Of finding q sec
ond wife, that the throne might b
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provided with future occupant, his
first wife having died childless year
after marriage, gossip had it that the
Princess Beatrice was favorably looked
upon. But the king welded Maria
Christina of Austria, and Beatrice be-
came the wife of Prince Henry of Bat
tenberg, who died in January, 1896.
Now the son Of the one is to have for
his queen the daughter of the other.
~ i. + :.
Not little pretty sentiment is con-
nected with the wooing and the com
ing wedding of Prince Eitel Frederick
and the Oldenburg Duchess Sophie
Charlotte. The wedding is to take
place on the twenty-ffth wedding an
niversary Of kaiser and kaiserln, which
occurs on the 25th of February. At
the special request of the young PEG.
pie their engagement was announced at
the wedding Of Eitel g chum, the Duke
of Sake Coburg and Gotha. Eitel and
Sophie were attracted to each other
thru a common love of water sports.
Eitel, acknowledged one Of the hand
soonest princes in Europe, has secured
in the opinion Of many, the most beau
tiful Of all Europe's princesses. Many
royal women are described as being
| beautiful because of their position. So
phie would be acclaimed beauty were
she entitled only to peasant g dress. Sh'
is tall and slender, with somewha
narrow face and wealth Of blond
hair. The trace Of serious expression
to be noticed in her countenance is I'm
doubtedly due to the suffering that sh
experienced during the years that sh
was compelled to travel for her health
Happily she has fully recovered, to tn
great Joy Of the O1denburgers, who's
darling she is, just as her affianced j
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Novel Entertainments Described

with a lantern suspended from each rib.
In the dining room fish poles of bamboo
were used criss-cross up near the cell
ing, and from these lanterns were hung,
Just as closely as they could be used.
The candle shades were all TINY Japan
ese lanterns. Japanese shades or
"chicks," as they are called in Burma,
screened the large porches, and must
clans played there, thus saving room in
the house proper.
Several punches Of bananas hung In
the dining room and delicious rice
curry was served in addition to the
customary refreshments. In this
twinkling fairyland the hostess re-
ceived her guests. A number Of her
friends assisted her and they were all
gowned in oriental cotton robes, made
after an exact copy of Burmese WON
ans gown
They were adorned with quantities
Of beads and all sorts Of bazaar orna-
ments. Incense burned in quaint cop
per receptacles, and the man at the
door was attired in white with volum-
nous turban.
+ !.
Here is suggestion for a children Is
party that will prove welcome to the
mothers, for the party season is again
upon us and there seems to be an cpl
demic of birthdays, following close or
the holidays. Each child loves /" Mother
i Goose,' so ornament the invitations
;. for this party with pen and inl
sketches of the characters SO dear tt
every childish heart, or buy cheaI
copy Of the book and cut out the pic
: lures, FASTING one on each invitation
Saw that 'sMother Goose = will be a
home on such a day from to 5 or
: to 10 whichever hour is mos
, suitable), and requests all the. it'll
goslings to be present. As far as pos
sible The mothers should let the child
Isren choose their own characters, n
; matter if there are duplicates.
When all arrive form grand march
each child repeating his rhyme whe
his or her name is called.
When refreshments are served lit
! tie Jack Horner'' must be asked to pre-
: side over his famous pie, which is mad
as follows: Take the largest tin pa
z procurable or small wooden tub; Fl
i with bran or fine sawdust and put in
r souvenir for each guest. Thes
il should be small articles tied with ril
j. bon. Over the top stretch tissue p'
e per, thru which pull the ribbons
e / then nut piece of crepe paper neatl
d around the outside Of The PAN AZ
i given signal each child is to take z. hol
e of a ribbon and all together sing s u
IS tie Jack Horner, and when the wore
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thrown open, free of cost, to the pub
lie, the municipality of, Madrid footing
the bills. The festivities will end with
a state banquet, followed by a general
reception and, perhapsyya military dis
play. The latest word from Madrid
has It that the city fountains will run
wine ON the marriage day, and that, &C
cording to custom, the city will be pro-
fusely decorated with flowers brought
from the southern provinces
+ !.
IF the Princess Ena, as Alfonso 3
bride, fails to attend the bullfghts,
because Of innate British repugnance
to such brutal spor tss she will lose all
the good will Of, the Spanish people
that lis already hers, The Spaniard
loves his bullfght lat ALI times, and
especially when his king WEEDS. When
the kings mother, as a bride, endeav-
ored to i. have the bullfghts in her
honor done away with, she was speed
lily convinced that ifeshe hoped to gain
| the good will Of. the, people she must
not only give %up an idea of doing
away with the sport, but, must show
herself at the fights So, conquering
her disgust, she appeared at both
fights on the arm of her husband, and
from that day the Spanish people have
held this Austrian princess in high re
pute. The Princess Ena will undoubt
edly attend the buHfghts, possibly
remembering that a good start il
everything, altho the special British
/ envoy may absent himself as did Lore
Napier, the special envoy Of Victori;
to Alfonso XII g second wedding.
! It is said that the king of Spain AM
his bride will go on an extended honey
moon trip to the Canary islands AM
along the shores Of the Mediterranean
as far as Greece. Both are passion
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By MzLe.. Merri

Invitations for a wooden wedding, |
which is the fifth anniversary Of we'd
ded bliss, may be sent out on squares
Of birch bark, which takes ink or print
ing very we'll. Decorate with fresh,
curly shavings and boughs Of trees, if
they are procurable. The refreshment
table may be most unique. For the
centerpiece use large wooden chop
ping bowl, filled with fruit. Put olives,
bonbons and sailed nuts in the little
wooden dishes that grocers use for but
ter. - III
Pass wooden plates and wooden forks
and spoons.
At each place have birch-bark card
with guest 3 name and a suitable quota
ton. IT,. *. .-
Serve coffee, chicken patties with
| peas and mushrooms mixed with. the
| dressing, and charlotte russo. In the
| top of the charlotte stick little paper
ornamented stick such as caterers use
on lamb chops.
The game Of HAdjectives - is good to
fill in half hour. Select one Of the
party to 90 out of the room. Then
each person chooses an adjective, which
he or she will represent, while the one
outside comes in and asks questions,
trying to determine the adjective being
enacted. For instance, the interlocutor
may say, ttDid you have a merry
Christmas?o and the person who has
chosen the word "loquacious pours
forth a perfect torrent Of words, the
! joys Of his Christmas day. To another
person the question: may be ttDo you
like dancing?'' The reply should
come in fearful accents that parties al
ways make him so weary and life is
such bore, at which he begins tc
weep. Of course, the word is . sad. s
This may continue Indefinitely and il
the company is responsive one, it il
very amusing. After one person has
guessed several adjeetives have another
one go out.
i A lady who had lived in Burma
which is land of continual feastins
and festive times, devised this prett.
and unique evening for her guests:
AT the feast Of lights season Ian
terms are In evidence everywhere, witt
d airy, fairy decorations of tissue pape
J and Japanese parasols, fans and al
= shapes and sizes of Chinese lanterns
! All draperies were taken from tn
rooms and replaced by strips Of crep
+ paper, pink and white being used an
the effect in doorways and over wiz
n dows was beautiful. Large Japanes
umbrellas were hung from the ceiling
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emonial Of asking the king whether any
impeachment existed to his contracting
the alliance. Receiving negative re-
ply, he put the same question to the
Infanta, who kissed his hand before
replying. 49, .
The royal pair united hands, "and
in the solemn words of the ritual, the
Cardinal (Benavideo) took the Al
mighty to witness that they were
united in the holy sacrament Of matri-
mony." The cardinal gave the couple
his benediction, placed a ring on the
kings right hand and gave him the
other to place on the left hand Of the
queen. The king having done this, the
cardinal handed him the marriage coin,
and the king repeated after the cardl-
nal: .' 49,, " 4
"Wife, this coin and this ring I
give thee as token of marriage
The queen answered.: Gas such, I
receive them,'' after which the arch
bishop and the chapter led the king and
the queen to seats placed upon dais
erected to the right Of the altar.
Mass followed in all solemnity. Then
came the final benediction, and after
the last gospel had been read the cardi-
nal, turning toward the king and the
queen, cried in voice that carried thru
the church: .., .~.a ~.
"I give your majesty not slave
but a companion. Love her as Christ
loves his church. Go in peace"
X j. !. .
The organ began pealing forth the
wedding march, and, arm and arm
king and queen marched down the aisle
and out Of the church.
A stately procession from the church
to Royal Palace followed. Leading
were trumpeters Of the royal household
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with mounted servants in royal liveries,
three cornered hats and powdered wigs.
The kings-at-arms and heralds followed
in front of more servants leading horses
in ancient harness, from the great har-
ness room Of the Royal Palace. Horse
guards preceded the state coaches of
the special ENJOYS and the carriages OF
the grandees, whose gala equipages riv-
aled the lilies themselves.
The state coaches Of the household
had an escort Of horseguards and were
preceded by equeries. The various
members Of the kings and the bride 8
families rode in carriages with six
horses to carriage, and each horse
was led by servant in royal livery.
Four outriders and officers, with swords
in hands, preceded the royal carriage
drawn by eight Of the finest horses to
be secured in all Spain. The carriage
was escorted by the captain general OF
| Madrid and other general officers
while in the rear rode brilliantly uni
formed staff Of generals and a squadron
Of the. horse guards..ss As the roya
couple passed, the soldiers lining the
! streets, and keeping back the vast
crowds, presented arms.
| aN + 1. !.
This stately procession Is. but one 0:
the many festivities which the Spanisl
people insist on enjoying whenever I
monarch WEEDS, and it is the express de
sire of King Alfonso that all the ira
ditional> festivities be observed at hi
wedding. A state reception will b
held the day following the ceremony
and in the evening the royal famil..
will appear at the operahouse. Tw
bull fights will be given in honor 0
the king and queen, who will be pres
ent at each. The theaters will
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kkVv THAT has happened9' L
NJ asked Susan, who, had run

kANV 7HAI mas nappeneds
~ asked Susan, who had run
w in to see me on her way
home from school, looking prettier and
brighter than ever elias any great
good fortune come your wayf Have
you had present from your fairy god
mothers I know you have just had
a birthday, DEAR Nd
"Indeed 7 have. I am 16 and I feel
awfully old. No, haven't heard from
my fairy godmother, but father has In
creased my allowance, and mother says
that from this time onward am to buy
my own clothes, as we'll as pay my other
expenses"
| Jeanie and Julia, who happened to be
sitting with nae, lifted their hands in
| dismay.
| You poor Sue, you can never do it
| in the world, no matter how large your
allowance is
"Then I'll have to 60 in rags, - re-
! piled Susan, for father and mother
say that they have thought Of every
thing. IF [ spend all my money on the
first day Of the month shall have no
more until the next pay day. If waste
it am to be the sufferer. Mother says
so. And I know all about it. Last
February I bought my Angora cat
when my allowance came, and don It
you remember, / had to trudge thru the
snow without car fare the whole of that
month"; I am forbidden either to bor-
row or to complain. But really as
have liberal allowance / ought to
keep within it. am satisfied. How.
. ever, I'd much rather mother should
buy my clothes than leave it to me.
don't know the first thing about doing
it economically and ] hate the bother.
ssI am in debt the whole living
time said Julia, "but watch my op
portunity and when daddy is in a goot
humor I put my cheek against his AM
= with my arms around his neck tel
Y him my woes. He pretends to scol'
y and frown, but I kiss the frowl
! away, and it ends by his saying
! Run along, little girl. Your oil
Z dad will help you out, of course!
i. Then he, gives me plenty to pay u
it everything and begin all over again.
* Susie laughed.
nWell, my father isn't like thai
S He IS the dearest father, but his charat
n ter is like a rock, and he never yet ha
q given me anything for kisses and Goa,
e ing. / should hate to bride my fathe
A in that way. I beg your pardon, il
II lia!'
q HOh, never mind, Z said julia. dan
ing out of the room. don't cal
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With the present popularity Of Arts
and Crafts decoration, wrought iron
work has increased in demand as being
most appropriate for enhancing the
effect Of this style Of decoration. A
wrought iron hanging lamp and a pair
or artistic andirons lend a surprising
air Of grace to an apartment.
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Beauty Exercises
Nine Di O,Rourke.

BY Nine Di ORourke.
TO Induce Embonpoint lderly
ladies inclined to eorpulency
= will find this exercise peculiarly
beneficial. Stand on the hands, unsup-
ported, and let the head down grace
fully, as shown in the illustration, pick.
ing up the wine glass with the teeth
do this seventeen times. IN. B.-But
only ell the glass once.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-19
Celebrate Wedding Anniver ary.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Arnold cele-
brated the twentith anniversary of
their wedding Friday, December
2z, 1905. at their residence, 1904
Hawes avenue. University Park,
They are the parents of three child
ren-two sons, Stanley and Eucll,
and one daughter, Velma. The
house was beautifully decorated
with evergreens suitable to the
occasion. Whist, which with music
and singing, made the evening pass
more pleasantly. The prizes given
were flowers and the first prize,
carnation, was won by Mrs. NJ.
Brenner. The guests present were
Mr.. aud Mrs. Cochrane, Mr.. aud
Mrs. faulk, Mr.. and Mrs. lIink
stone. Mr.. and Mrs. Osborne, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. Brenner, Mr.. aud Mrs.
Slanderback: Misses Johnstone,
Reads, Vilona Anuld; Messrs Nate
Smith, Stanley Arnold and Euell
Arnold. The gifts were costly
chinaware and were numerous.
After partaking Of a sumptiocus
supper. served at a late hour, there
being refreshments during the
evening, the guests departed well
pleased with the hospitality Of their
host and hostess May they live
to celebrate their golden wedding.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-19
UNIVERSITY and PORTSMOUTH

Mrs. w. +. Matlock, of Pendel-
ton, Oregon, is guest of Mrs. NJ.
Brenner.
Mrs. w. L. Parthemer and son,
Robert, of Newport. Oregon, are
visiting here.
Mr.. Casteel won second, third
and fourth premiums at the poultry
show on his white Plymouth Rock
birds.
The shingle mill is again in good
shape. A new crew of men have
been put on and record cuts are
being made daily. Mr. Eastlake
has the good will and confidence of
his employees. Mr.. Cole is first
class filer.
Wednesday evening Rev. T.. A.
Leonard, of the Baptist church,
united in marriage John A. Bald
win and Miss Pearl Gibbs. The
ceremony was performed at the
home of the bride in University
Park.
Thomas Taylor and wife left the
Park reluctantly; for they had
never found such an easy lot of
merchants to bunko. No less than
nine firms catered to their wants
while Tom made cigaret money at
the shingle mill. Something like
$3.50 in bills was run up in about
two months. When Tom couldn't
get more credit, Mrs. Tom went
home to mamma.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-19
RESOLUTION
Notice Is h:reby given that at the
meeting Of the Council OF The
City OF ST. Johns. Oregon, held
on the Sth day of January, 4.
ID. 1900. the foil wing reso'u-
tion was ado ted:

RESOLVED: That the Council OF the
CITY of ST. Johns. Oregon, deems II ex-
pedient and proposes TO improve Salem
street from the northerly line OF CraY-
ford street 10 the westerly line Of Eur
lington street in tine following manner
to wit:
To establish the necessary grade iof
paving and to improve said Salem street.
lay side walks, grade, etc. Said I'M
movement to be made IN accordance
with the Charter and Ordinances OF the
City of St. Johns, and the plans, specih-
cations and estimates OF the CITY Engi-
neer. fled in the office OF the Recorder
of the City of St. Johns. The cost oi
said Improvement to be assessed as pro-
yided by the city charter upon the prop,
erty specially and peculiarly benentted
thereby and which is hereby declared 10
be all the lots, parts thereof, and parcels
of land within a line Ioo feet from the
outside line of each side OF said Salem
street.
The Engineers estimate of the prob
able total cost for the improvement oi
said street is f69e. 10.
The plans, specifications and estimates
of the City Engineer for the improve'
ment of said Salem street are hereby
adopted.
RESOLVED: That the City Recorder Of
the City Of St. Johns be, and is, heIeoy
directed to give notice OF the proposed
IMPROVEMENT OF said Salem street as
provided by the city charter.
Remoustrances against the above I'M
proyement may be filed in writing with
the undersigned within IS days from tns
date of the first publication OF this notiee
BY order of the council.
]. w. HANKS,
City Recorder.
Published in the St. Johns Review
January "a. I9 and 40, 1906
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Bon Ton Barber Shop
-
First class work aud clean hot towels for
patrons. Hair cutting
specially.
Agents Tor West Coas, Laundry,
Jersey street ST. Johns
RESOLUTION
Notice Is hereby given that AT the
meeting OF the Council oi the
City Of ST. Johns. Oregon, held
on the Sth day OF January, A,
ID. 1900. the following resolu-
ton was adopted:

RESOLVED: That the Council of the
City of 81. Johns, Oregon, deems Il ex-
pedient aud proposes Ia improve CTaw-
ford street from the westerly line of
Pittsburg street to the easterly line of
Salem street IN the following manner
10 wit:
To establish the necessary grade for
paving aud 10 improve said Crawford
street, lay side walks, grade, etc. Said
Improvement Ia be made in accordance
with the Charter aud Ordinances Of the
City OF 81. Johns, and the plans, speciii-
cations and estimates of the City kngi-
neer, filed in the office of the Recorder
OF the City OF 81. Johns. The cost OF
said improvement 10 De assessed as pro
yided by the city charter upon the
property specially aud peculiarly bene-
fitted thereby and which is hereby de
clared 10 be all the lots, parts thereof,
and parcels OF land within a line 100
feet from the outside line Of each side Of
said Crawford street.
The Engineers estimate OF the prob
able total cost for the improvement OF
said street is sS73.4s.
The plans, specifications aud estimates
Of the City Engineer for the improve
ment of said Crawford street are hereby
adopted.
RESOLVED: That the City Recorder OF
the City OF ST. Johns be, and is, hereby
directed TO give notice OF the proposed
improvement OF said Crawfort street as
provided by the city charter
Remonstrances against the above inn
provement may be filed in writing with
the undersigned within IS days from the
date OF the first publication OF thi,
notice.
BY order OF the council.
j. W. HANKS,
City Recorder.
Published in the 81. Johns Review Jan
uary II, I9 and 40, 1896.