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New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
NANNY COLUMBIA
Nancy Columbia an E,squfr''au Gfrf'

sav Several families generally live together
in the snow houses and during the evenings tiey
they have many games too. both for indoors
and outdoors They coast downhill. using
block of ice for sled, or simply the seat OF
-hoi- daerskin trousers and the little girls have
dolls and playhouses One Of the outdoor games
is much like football They use the pladder oI
a walrus for a ball. and young ana oo' ooH"
I'd eirIs men and women. Join in the sport
Jf Nancy Columbia had been born among tiless
,,or+hern Cousins OF hers, she might sometimes
- no, haar t,rnhled naked into the snow out OF
tba hood on her mothers back IN the excite
rnent of football But she would propapiy aTS naHS
been none the worse. and her motner "ou.u o.
simply have picked her up put her back INTO
the hood ard Joined in the game again.
But in spite Of the fcotbaH ana tne ;i c0astils
anu az IN ali tar North. Nancy Columbia probably
v-o,,Id not want to live among them Sne nlehI
want TO have a bath occaslonaliE; ana paths pa.ns
r not ,o he had in the Arctic regions Water
1s too nrecious The Esquirnaus never NaSl 'iiet ~
faces and those OF them VINO IlVe IN IN tie -ir N-
- ace are several shades darker than Nancy
-oIn,obia and her mother, their skins oeing
darkened by accumulated dirt. ..,,s man,
II is not likely either, that Nancy would Want
aa,, n .he raw food idea The name EsGuimau
;s eeid to have come from an Indian one mean mean
Ing ~eater OF raw flesh" and thougn InS I Esaui e @
mans prefer their meat cooked, Wien ny ~
H-so P.hayI are nerfectIv willing TO eat IL raw
which is no doubt a good thihe, ioi -, - 80 tbis
do much cooking over q pupoel lamp p ~ bo,ses
s IN tho FIRE they have in their snow mousse
l,,ii ~ is not pleasant to think of An Esqula" qi.
Seaet must be a grewsome sleht. IL :. =; "a
when a seal or a reindeer IL eap Iii are invited
.rar3ed as common property. ana an are i ~ :,
e. tho lodge OF the fortunate hunter ~ ~ co e ,ha
The raw carcass is dragged TO the hlldaie :, % .he
room. and after the host has shinnee ln,,,es This
u,oet- ara invited 10 help themselves; -. -.
- 10 vyith such good effect that oy tiie rIa
the party is there is not oJ nS 9I some ne of the
left bu, The skin and the bones, a!io annr for an
lelt @ pIl - ba wing helpless on the fioor ioi f'i
s',,rsa never stops eating so long as there @
is any foodn sight Once ~nen ne ola Woman ate
80. @ - that she became UNCONSCIOUS, CO ~.
her friends. thinking she was dead ,o1h & her ar two
and buried her in the snow. after ana aa yet,,rned
she came TO- kicked OF the sho" anu
10 her astonished family, ,a mn. like
s - ,bfs kind: neither is II likely that s,e M
,s iess,s " ;a.. chewing the boots of the faniiiy
eynrv morning This is done to soften them, % ana
is mart Of the regular duties OF the women. Ihs.
also soften skins for many otneT 0u1'ossA -
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Hosu TO HGjlr1 q Prize.

Contest No. l C3oo-Hoo Puzzle)-Choice Of a
bows Tribune watch a Tribune fountain pen,
box of watercolor paints. embroidery set or
an interesting book for the neatest and best three
answers.
Contest No. (Things to Think About,-Choice
of box of watercolor paints an embroidery set.
= bovs Tribune watch an interesting book. a
leather card case or a Tribune fountain pen for
the neatest and best solutions
Contest No. christmas Gifts).-One dollar viii
he given for every description published of
Christmas gift that any boy or girl can make A
rougt dra wing may be sent with the description.
but this is not absolutely necessary If the direc-
tIons are clearly stated. This department will be
a weekly feature until December l. These letters
must be written on one side OF the paper only.
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The little girl in the picture. who g dressed
20 much Ike a little boy. belongs 10 the Esqui-
-nau race but she never the land Of the
Midnight sun, for she was born at the Worlc
Columbian Exposition and has since been
regular exhibit at worlds fairs and similar e2-
hbitions. Her name is Nancy Columbia, and
probably good many Of the little men ana
wornen have seen her Nancy's mother used TO
be guide for the Hudson's Bay Company, ano.
although she belongs to a race that we often
think Of scarcely human, she Is very IN
ieiligent and handsome woman: Nancys reia-
tires. too, in the far North are very pleasant
people, though they are not usually handsonle
Ike Nancy's mother. We would not consider
them civilized. but in some ways they are more
civilized than we are They simple and
harmless people, and the horrible deeds so COM
mon among the Indians ara unknown among
them In fact. they shudder when they hear
these things and regard the Indians with much
dread Esquiulaus do not even quarrel. as a rule.
and one may spend whole day in their homes
without hearing a single angry or hasty word
when they do have any differences OF opinion
'hey save them up for general day Of reckon
ing Then the PAIRS who have grudses against
each other tight il OFT in the most deliberate and
osnifed way until one OF the combatants cries
enough
during the winter season, when life is pretty
hsrd in tie frozen North. the Esquinlaus nave
vi fheir food In common. No one sits down 10
good dinner and lets his neighbor go hungry
nfAIe there is food for there Is FOOD Tor
gu must be admitted, however, that they
yidoWs
EsquifnaG children have trefnel aclsly COCO
une. To be sure, they are all thrown naked
,n.o @ tfe snow when they arc fe~ DAYS olo.
plf probably they do not mind IL so much as
olher babies would, and the Esoulmaus thlnK
= necessary 10 harder their little folks IN
.iis way. They DO not do IL 10 be unkind, for
.hey are very fond of their children An Esqui-
.'laa mother Is never cross to her child, ana
.rrser refuses IL anything she can get Tor ~
me children in their turn, are gentle anu
sen-rr, and never make any trouble. Ihey
70 BOT even cry when they hurt themselves Sc
se7sis. >&nd sucf1 fun as they have, There are
70 BOILER people in the world than the Esqui-
@saA I'sAx ara siRayE Laughing. explorers
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the cardboard you had better get three eighths OF
yard Of silk instead OF one-quarter)
First at the top of the silk make hem ABOUT
half or three-quarters OF an inch wide In this al
even distances apart make .wo buttonholes. These
are for your double draw string
Now make tiny hem at the bottom and then
fold the silk from the bottom about three inches
Divide this of evenly into eight pockets, and stitch
each up three inches. (See Fig. II
Now seam your bag together. and you Will be all
ready 10 gather it on your cardboard Then cover
your cardboard with silk 10 match the top har-
rouiously. BE sure TO have your cardboard quite
thick Now cut your ribbon in two evenly and run
IL in, and your bag il finished. Gig. p
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a LITTLE BOY IN WASHINGTON.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: The ne"
union station for all railroads that enter WASH
ington is now in use. It is an immense rnarple
b,,ildnr near the Capitol It cost millions OF dol
lars 1t is not yet finished. The Pullman uchet
seller told me it was the largest station IN the
world.
Tha two office buildings for Members OF Con-
gress are about half done
Day before yesterday my mamma ana sd"
President Roosevelt coming out or tho "ilite
House with of his boys. lie isn't as oo 's
my papa. Ny but he walks quick!
We are beginning to think of Christmas. IL VIII
soon be here My papa told me last night that
the reason why all give gifts then Is because
or that day ne received from heaven the GIT OF
a Saviour.
7 don't ike 10 see little girls have bears as play
,tinss do Won? Ia sooner them with dolls
have Maltese cat that likes flsh' canoy' Gaze
,oasa and olives. She goes out and hunts Tor
r,ov,e She will not let dog come on our
.xo matter how big he is she viii jump at
,,,,, and scratch him until he runs away
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Hotv TO Make Christmas Gifts.

But here is moro II you desire II: Cut six little
pieces OF thin cardboard two inches long and one
inch wide on wind white thread. on
another black thread. still another white silk.
and so until you have black and white darning
cotton. black and white silk and black and white
thread. In each OF these stick needle. Slip each
OF these Il L pocket In the seventh pocket
slip small strip of black hooks and eyes and
strip OF white ones. In the eighth pocket slip a
bodkin, some safety pins and small roll of tape
Now put tiny pair of scissors and an aluminium
thimbe in the bag. Around the bottom OF the bag
the outside stick co;nmo1 pins black and white
alternating. Your bag is fully equipped.
HELEN b MLEAN (aged 1s).
No go Church street. Poughkeepse. n. Y.
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NOTES OF CLUBS AND CHARITIES.

The West End Exchange and Industrial Union
invites friends and patrons TO series of teas on
the afternoons OF December 10, Il and II take
place in the Exchange Buildings. Nos 167 and J69
West 18th street There will be a sale OF Christ
mas novelties specaltes in fancy work. dolls
workbags. jeliies jams and pastries. candles and
cakes.
A sale and tea will be held at the home Of Mrs
Robert n. Kenyon. No. "a West sd street on
Tuesday afternoon and evening. December g. under
the auspices Of the ladies' board Of managers of
the Manhattan Working Girls Society. of No. 40
East 57th street. During the last seventeen years
the club has been centre where many of the
working girls of the neghborhood spend their
evenings with classes in millinery. cooking dress
making typewriting and stenoEraphy. AT the sale
there will be fancy articles and aprons. home
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Contest No. ! (Our Letter Boxl.-A prize of 81
will he given for every letter printed under this
heading The letters may contain incidents in your
life. anecdotes of pets, strange accidents. novel
school experiences or things seen in travel These
stories must be original and must be written on
one side Of the paper only
Be to state your age.
BE give your choice of prizes.
Be sure give your and address. Some
of our Little Men and Little Women neglect to do
this and therefore lose the chance of winning
prize.
Contest closes on December 6. Age is considered
in awarding prizes. Address your answers and
letters to Little Men and Little Women. The New
York Tribune, New York.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01

Paris. November q.
II is not news that for several seasons those who
have affected the Empire robes have dispensed
with petIicoats- But this season. with the advent
n. the sc-caled Paquin skirt. which-launched as
ere al! modes. at a venture-irnmediately found
friends. Il is more than ever necessary that the
dessous should fit like the skin itself This new
skirt hung three inches or so above the natural
waist line is drawn SO tightly about the figure.
point g little below the hips that il forms into
wrinkles These are then adjusted hy a few
sf-oug stitches to satin sheath that reaches to
little below the knees. and is heightened 10 the
edge Of the skirt by peated founce Of mousse
rne de sole; this is not intended To sustain the
weight of the skirt itself but only tn acCentuate
its olingns qualities as il swirls about the feet.
dragging TIE focr in front and on the sides.
The Paquin skirt IS the skirt Of the moment-the
skirt that the nodsh world has gone mad ever. II
IS seen in the lobby of the theatres frs: nights
s-d on the stage Itself. 1t is wonderfully grace
ful and fetching OF a good figure But TO insure
its success in addition to 4 good isgure. a corset.
built tnpeccehle lines. is required. a corset that
clasps the hips SO closely that they measure not
much mere than the waist itself
Instead Of pe1ticoat with this skirt are worn
culottes OF rose or black satin Absolutely adjust
ed Ct the TOP without a particle Of fulness they
ft the leg closely and are held at tie knees ~
little garter hidden under a fril Of Valencien1es
lace four or five inches wide: second frill is
placed little higher. The pretty fulness formed
by the lace frills falls st the sides not OF
narrow ribbons exactly seen in cid pictures.
When the culottes are black the lace is OF black
Chentilly. and the ribbons are of black velvet.
L is needless TO say that the price OF these
dainty accessories places them far above the reach
Of those OF moderate dress allowance. and naTu-
rally they are sold only 70 the private clients OF
the most exclusive houses But surely. from q de-
eprtp1on Of this aided by a picture of the
t:dfes Of Louis XIIT. Il should be easy for clever
.nre-s 10 achieve the making OF them II is a fact
frsk the new skirt cannot be successfully
except over 8 garment OF this sort.
ODD DINNER GOWN
~ recent Repetition Generate favorite ac-
tress was charming in toilet showing OF
these skirts drawn into the correc- FUCKERS about
the figure It was OF prune coiored cloth. and was
mounted 70 high belt made entirely OF the tini-
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reception committee. Mrs. Walter NJ Phillips will
be head usher. Miss Ella Louise Henderson.
sisted by number of patronesses is looking af<er
the sale of tickets Among the box holders will
be Mrs. Harry Walleratein. Mrs II. c. Haenbeck
Mrs William r. Chapman. Mrs. Sherman b. Town
send, Mrs Robert Cartwright, Mrs William II.
H Amerman and Miss Florence 1. Gildersleeve
The Chicago Wornan's Club will meet on Satur-
day afternoon. December Z. at it's clubrooms. No
Is East 2sth street. at 2:5o p. The day is in
charge of the home department. Mrs H. R Saun-
ders. chairman. Miss Helen Varick Boswell will
speak on Homes In Panama and Miss Ger
trude Beeks, a member of the club. who sent
Panama by the government TO investigate con-
ditions there. will be present and may tell some
thing about the women and children at the 18TH
mus. Miss Helen, Hunt. who studied handicraft
in Sweden will have for her subject Home Craft
N Sweden The other speaker is the daughter
OF the weY known DR.. Kittredge. formerly pastor
of the Third Presbyterian Church in Chicago Miss
Mabel Kittredge will tell of Practical Housekeep-
ing Centres"
The board Of managers of the Little Mothers
Aid Association will give the bazaar chairmen and
their committees a reception at Happy Day house
No. 236 Second avenue. Friday There Will be a
musical programme and tea will he served from
to ! The bazaar promises be a great sue
cess It will be held in the grand ballroom OF
the waldorf-Astorfa oc December H. afternoon
and evening.
Many boxes have been sold. ana various at'rdc-
tons will be presented.
Among the chairnen Mrs. Charles Sprague
I'm charge of the fancy table; Mrs. Henry FORBES
Kiddle Mrs. T. NJ Avery. Mrs. Joseph Greenleaf
Mrs O. NJ Farrand and Mrs. Alex McNaIgEton,
of the Little Mothers Table: Mrs Cornelius Sui
livan flower table; Mrs. Barlow s. Weeks, Mrs
Cecil Mitchell and Mrs Marion Faversham. en-
terprfse table, and Mrs. Arthur Wilson, French
shop.
The tea room is being looked after by Mrs. Floyd
Crane and Mrs. E Benjamin Ramsdel; the cake
table by Mrs Clifford Wiley; the sentlemens
table by Mrs Robert Cartwright; the cider table
by Mrs. c. S. Robinson. and the wheel of for
tune by Mrs. Robert Treupel
For the sake OF charity about thirty young women
Oranges will appear in burnt cork as the
East Orange BIackbirds at the Orange Theatre
next Thursday and Friday evenings. The enter
tafnment will under the auspices of the Young
Women's Auxiliary of the Homeopathic Hospita.
and for the benefit OF that institution There will
be songs dances, vaudeville specialtes and a lie
story in song and words by Jessca Heart-to-let
Davis
The young women who will take part are Miss
Edith Napier Miss Olive Schoch Miss Elsie Nor
riIl Miss Edna Wright. Miss Elsie Dunn. Miss
Alice Mason Miss Louise Rodman Miss Susan
FlugeI Miss Edna Bovine Miss Armstrong. Miss
Eliza beth MacLehose Miss Bessie Volckmann.
Miss Dorothy Gibson Miss Elsie Jewett. Miss Ruth
Howe. Miss Fanny jacques. Miss Dorothy Bright.
Miss Edith Groves, Mrs. William H. Underhill
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while simple. is of the highest value. A narrow
cluster of the tucks followed the edge of the low
covered With It The open front of the corsage
fd b p s1 OF Ma son the 5ae e Ts
undersiesVes which completely covered the a arms ms
guinpe.
TWO ROYAL TROCSsEAUs
It is odd coincidence that at the same time
two young and beautiful descendants of
the kings of France, should have been preparing
F @ in @ have o Dsn 6n the Rue d
Ia Paix from shop to couturiere during the tea
whose marriage has already taken place. was seen
one morning in swagger little ''trotter' of dark
The skirt short and cut to flare well above the
ngh d & eeed dis shoes OF %Gn n sSe
buckles TIE half long coat had the the tnness @ sa se5
low the sides. ending there. The fronts rounded
far back. in the new way. to show good deal of
white velvet. Above the neck of the coat cut low
in front. showed also a line Of velvet Rather
novel and decidedly pleasing were the sleeves
Short and wide open. they stood out well over big
The exhibition of the marvellous trcrsseau of the
rooms, of the great house where it was designed
and executed-alw-ays under the supervision of the
the world of chfons To his private clients the
safe to assert that not one card was ignored It
was wonderful exhibition; and clearly showed
last for the next few months. All the skirts-with
the exception of the walking skirts-were on cling
ing closely fitted lines, roughly Stimulating drapery
the sign. doubtless. of real draperes for next
season. Besides these hints at draperies there We're
severa tunic skirts. arranged in graceful points
or each side and trimmed with heavy silk fringe
Save on evening gowns. there short sleeves
without the accompanying long lace undersleeves
One could scarcely count the long garments for
evening and afternoon reception weari OF varied
materials. velvet. lace cloth and embroidered flet
with Innings rich and lovely the rest, they
were dazzling in their beauty.
The making Of the trousseaus employed small
army of work and men. and the great
artist at the head OF house tried to make each
garment individual.
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HONOR LIST.

/ Lucy Aram; .. Charles Blancke; 5. Marion
Bloom; 4, Mary Budd. ). Media Burgdorn; 6, Ethel
NJ Bergstresser; !, Walter Bluh; s. Raymond Col
Inns: g. Anna Cooper; 10. NJ. Louise Doran; II.
Fabian 6 Dunphy. r. Ida Ehand: IS. John c.
Eber: IA. Mary Edmiston; Is. Ernst Franck: 10, h
D. Franklin; II, James Fontaine: 1s. Annie
FIeischman; 10. Mabel B. Gardner; co. Louis Haz-
ard: o. Alfred N. Ickrath: %. Rebecca Kern; g.
Dorothy d. Keyser: q. Helen Kerr; %. Arthur
Iahr: &C. Walter Large. q. Saul Livingston; 2s
Charlotte Louis; 2s Raymond S. Launder: So
Zeda Lasky; 81, Viola Lyons; 32, Joe Levering;
ss Louis Myers: a. Milton Miller: 50. Harold
Marshall; S. Marguerite Martindale. 81. Mary
Macmillan; 49, Jack O'Connor; &c. Earle Peterson:
40 Lillian Roeser. Il. Alison Smith; A. Rudoiph
Schroeder; 49, Elizabeth Stafford: A. Edgar Tooe;
A. Florence Taylor; 49, Alice Tinsley; A.. Hitler
Van Saun: 4s. Vara a. Virden; 4s, Alexander H.
Waterman; So Walter L. We'll
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ROMEO AND POLLY.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: This IS
really true story. One summer our grandma hao
a parrot and a little puppy named Romeo phe
morning after breakfast Polly was eating CAKE
out on the back porch Romeo came up 10 PONY
aud took the cake right away from her. he sat
down TO enjoy it in peace, but Polly walked over
and took tight hold of the puppys ear with her
hoax II must have hurt. for he ran away as
fas, as he could crying loud as he could
rt Mic polIv sat down in peace and quiet to
enjoy her breakfast Wasn't she a wise parrot!
KATHARINE L. WILCOX tagsd ..
Deposit \. Y
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01

When the words in this puzzle have been cor
rectIy guessed and placed according TO the numpers
the base and sides of the pyramid VIII De iorneo
by the word
IL A country of Asia Its first three letters
spell one of the limbs of the body; the third
fourth and fifth letters spell human beings; the
sixth letter is a pronoun and the seventh an ar
tice.
of books
SIS A courteous form of address used in speak
ing TO a woman.
IS Freedom from anything that pains or trou-
bles
community
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LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

Thanks giving Turkey Puzze.-No- was the path
the turkey took reach safety" and the letters
In this path when correctly arranged. spelled
Cranberry sauce" The three prize winners and
their prizes Annette B. Moran. eight years old.
No. 1s3 East s4th street. embroidery set. Lillian
Fanslow twelve years old. No Is Salem ssreef.
New Haven. a box Of watercoIor paints. and
James o. vedder. fifteen years old No A East
18TH street New York boys Tribune watch
Things to Think About--rhe two prize winners
and their prizes in this contest are Hannah Elsas-
SER twelve years old. No. a2 West iesth strees.
New York Tribune fountain pen. and Bessie
Gray sixteen years old. No. 312S U street, " W.
Washington a Tribune fountain pen
Christmas Gifts.-See letters by prize winners On
this page
our Letter Box-See letters published this
page.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR FOR CRIPpLEs.

A Christmas bazaar for the benefit OF the Dars
rach Home for Crippled Children will be held In
the East Room of the Waldorf-Astoria during tne
day and evening OF Wednesday, December
The special features which have made this o.
zaar such a success In former years VIII pe TO-
tanned and in many cases will be under the drec-
ton of the chairrnen of previous seasons TnS
chairrnen for the entire bazaar are Miss s. q.
shielding Miss Mary May, Mrs Franklyn II. Fy-
der and Mrs 3 z. Martin The ever popular Tea
room will be presided by Mrs Thomas II.
Willard and Mrs " A Sherman. At the various
tables for the ssIe OF seasonable articles will %
Mrs w l.. Baner. Mrs. Frank Dempster Sherman.
Mrs r. Fl Keays. Miss Elizabeth Gregory, Mrs J.
F. Raymond. Mrs Perry Pentz. Mrs Harold Ja-
coby Mrs A II. w. Johnson Mrs. George he
CASTOR Mrs John II. Griesc, Mrs. o. 4 Rsirnee
and many others