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arrangement of embroidered dots.

arrangement of embroidered dots.
A pretty child. slightly older than thos 9
whose headwear we have been discussing,
came into fashionable restaurant with
her modishly dressed mother on a recent
hot. day and attracted admiring attention,
not only by her charming face but also by
the fresh 'daintiness of her clothes Over a
one piece frock Of white French pique she
wore a simple little loose double breasted
GOAT of similar pique buttonholed around
the edges with delft blue and buttoning
with big pearl buttons.
Her bonnet was a cap with ears, such as
has been described, and was buttonholed
like the coat in d,lft blue. Its ties Of fine
lawn were also scalioped and buttonhoIc :
in blue at tho ends An expensive sill.
pllcity. probably for the work was hand
work and the mother did not look as If she
had done it; but at least the things we're
practical in that they would wear well and
launder easily and so might be kept looking
fresh and sweet
Going back to the smaller babies, the
pique coats with embroidered scallop
edges and as much or as little other hand
practical and smartest Of the wash coats that
may be worn for general utility, though
elaborate coats Of fine lingerie material and
lace over India silk are made up in elaborate
fashion and at eStravagant prices. Theee
last to be successful must be really fine and
dainty. which Of course means high prices,
and the sensible woman Of moderate means
will stick to pique for her small girls wash
coat,
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than a cap OF very fine lace straw. rather
close fitting, but fuiied little Into the mar
row edge around the face, and all around that
edge are wee pink button roses set closely
TO form a full little ruche, Over the left
ear is q knot Of pink liberty, and little
cluster OF roses with foliage heads the right
hand tie.
Anything primmer and quainter it would.
be hard to conceive, and yet, like so many
OF these new models. it had genuine baby
look. One can imagine baby face framed
by the rose ruohe. l..
Few Of the large haring bonnets worn
during recent seasons are shown, though
there are Topping hats Of embroidered
pique linen and muslin with generous brims
to shield the baby faces from the sun. The
hats Of linen or pique, with scalloped en-
broidered brims. and crowns also scalloped
and buttonholed around the edges and
buttoning down to the brim. are the most
practical little play hats imaginable. laun-
dering readily and universally becoming.
Some quantity pretty caps OF smbroid-
cred linen and pique are also turned out by
exclusive designers. These have rather
close fitting cap foundation. end from the
front two large pointed flaps or ears turn
back. one on each side. These faps-or
ears are scalloped and buttonholed and
have design embroidered on them. though
sometimes the design consists merely Of an
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BABY BoNNErS OF STRAW. PIoUE AND LAWN

Then with a second stroke she should drive
the flesh still further downward. II will
make great difference in the size Of her
neck If she will persist in this.
Then while the skin is still tlngling from
the treatment 1t should be dashed with cold
water. the colder the better It Is a great
preventive OF accumulating fat.
The hot water treatment Is advised
where the throat Is so heavy that there
is positively no neck. In beauty parlor
charging $40 for one treatment the neck is
boiled IN the most scientific way
Hot cloths are laid upon 1t and then there
comes a bag Of boiling water which is
pressed upon the cloths to keep them warm.
The patient is not allowed to blister her
neck, but she must endure the hot water
as long as possible.
Then the cloths are taken of and the
neck is ironed. In Germany the ironing
Is done with the warm palms Of the opera
tor, but real fatiron Is best.
Ironing the neck Is an old process, but
it has lately been improved upon. The
neck is covered with piece Of wet silk.
Then piece OF flannel Is laid over the silk
and finally strip Of muslin. The operator
now runs the fatiron lightly over the COM
press.
The electric iron is best for this per-
formance because it Keeps its heat and
Ia even in itstemperature. II can be passed
slowly over the double chins until the
patient feels that the flesh is perspiring
Now is the time for massage, which must
be swift and heavy.
Double chins can be treated by exer-
cisinR the lower Jaw. The mouth Ia opened
and the jaw Is dropped. This congresses
the fat under the chin. The exercise is
difficult but very effective.
A dark ribbon around the throat makes
the neck look smaller The old fashioned
band OF velvet had it's advantages II made
the neck look long and slender.
The Gibson girls usually have the neck
unclothed. This ID youthful, and the woman
who wants to look young will wear her neck
bare, without necklace or ornament. But
1t is trying, and II the neck is stout It is
fatal to beauty. The stout neck Ii really
prettiest with Its yoke Of chiffon just vei(-
ing the flesh. Y
Women whose throats are saiiow or dis
colored or disagreeable In texture can make
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cHINA,s sELF-WrI.L.Elypls I eIREs..
They're '"rz Yau Noi. BscauAo They Insist
On Selecting Thesr own Mttspands. ~ o.

They're '"rx Yan Nof. Because They Insist
ON Selecting Tneir own Muspands.,aJ st
The spirit OF reform which is making u
new China 10 affecting even the women,
which means much, for they have been
more secluded from the infi,ienoe Of Western
ideas than any other, class In the empire.
Naturally, 1t manifests Itself with the
women first In the matter OF marriage.
By the old rule Chinese girls are not al
lowed to make their own choice Of hus-
bands; they must submit to, their parents
choice, though ever 30 unwilling. This
custom has come down from time inn
memorial. but its end appears to be in sight,
for the young women Of China are declar-
ing their right to say the Anal word. More
over. they're acting upon that right.
So widespread has this new Independence
become that those who have asserted it
have been called sect and described as
"Tz Yau MOI" (self-willed daughters). The
conservatives OF China frown upon. the dis
obedient girls, but thoee who have been
educated in Western schools and colleges
have viewed the logic ot the new move
ment with impartiality. Many Of them. In.
deed have not only permitted but advised,
their daughters to be sty yau.' ar.'e
Those who cling TO the old custom do
nounce the new practice as corrupt. They
hold that boys and girls n The passion sd q
CHOICE, and point 10 the. unhapp q,
European and American marriages. ~ ~
warning examples. ~ ~ 4, ~ 9rs Y 4
Those foreigners who laFs aiacq lhtsd
with Chinese home life may believe tneae'
are sound but the unhappinees on many
Chinese matches is indicated by this ftofi
| Hongkong newspaper gfs
Tho young husband gets . wifo. not Of his
| choice, but Of his parents: aftsr time he
gets tired Of her. and. IL he has nAsans, saiis
forth, ,into the seq Of llbertinispa. hunting for
| another wife, or econcubine. while hts wifQ
pines away at homo; and II she ID blessed
| with offspring, ., weakly being Is launchsd
into the world lwholin lister years win turtI
| to opium as panacsa for assnagtne hie
| bodily and mental pains, The. e.women, on
! the other side, curse thelr fate and blame
Heaven for allowing them to- BE ever born.
| and united to such husbands: the more sensi-
tive among them find relief In suicide 4
The writer. Of the above asks how the
reformation Of China oan be expectedssH
| the germ Of conservatism is not destroyed
their own family oircles. We, cannot.
hesays. expect her to ameliorate her form
OF government until the governors ara
better in their propensities; and this only
can be brought about by their family broils
being iessened. IfChina's sons and daugh-
ters are allowed to make their own choice
| they will. II unhappy, suffer It with another
| sort Of resignation, and II they are Of the.
! official class they will turn to some form OF
doins good for the pleasure it will give
TO bolster his position the writer quoted
this from Confucius: @The olden people.
il they wished to govern well their country.
first regulated their families ~ -, :, g.
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the neck look prettier in tone by clasping q
pink velvet ribbon around II. Over the
ribbon Ia fastened tfie. Jog vr,sizss oss dc
monds or pearls. The pink lends color to-
the necklace and tone 70 the skin. ns y
A stringy Chi n-zand when woman be-
gins TO get old her chin shows stringiness
can be hardened by slapping II with
cologne water. The slappipg should take
place at night and the hand should be Allied
with the perfume and spatted on the neck.
1t whitens the throat and makes the fesh
firmer and the skin harder.
A chin that is held high does not look az
fat as the chin that is snuggled down In the
neck. : Lift your chin, twist your head,
throw II back until the couture rests upon
your shoulders and You will get some idea
OF neck and chin exercise.
Dancing is the best exercise for double
chin. The head is thrown to one side and
theneclS is made supple. The Spanish dances
and the so-called skirt dances are good for
the exercise Of the neck muscles.
An exercise practised by actresses is that
OF touching the ear to the shoulder. Each
day the ear Is rubbed upon the shoulder
half a dozen times in quick succession until
the neck Is supple.
You should be able to span your throat
with yoar thumbs and flrst fingers, Touch
your Npmbs together under your chin
and II your throat is in proportion to
your size your forefngers will just meet
at the back. 81 ),
To test your chin take a hand glass and
look at your profile. Lift your chin and
search your profile for. lines. II there is q
crease under your chin 1t means that a
double chin Is on the way. II there are two
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STRAW BONNETS FOR BABIES
NEW MODELS PRONOUNCE ID
REALLY BEWETCHING.

Some Of Them Frame the Baby's Face In
Rosebuds and All Are NaEked by
Daintiness Other Headgear for Little
Ones-PiGue Coats for General UtiIlty.
Fanciful hats and bonnets for wee chill
dren are very likely to run into freaxishness
rather than beauty. and recognizing this
fact fastidious mothers often favor the
simplest Of headwear for their tiny ohildr On,
but this season the designers have turned
out an unusual number Of charming models
among their millinery. for very small folk.
There are hats and bonnets that are
original, but succeed at the same time in
being really babyish. and that combination
s rare indeed, as all mothers will testify.
These new models are not all expensive.
either, The handmade caps of lingerie
or chiffon and lace. upon which milliners
have usually expended their skill and labor
when planning something out OF the or
dinary for the baby. are of necessity costly
little affairs but some OF the new little
models In fine straws, flower or ribbon
trimmed. cost only few dollars.
Straw, bonnets for very little folk2"
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says the woman Of taste, with fine disdain.
Yes, verify. madam. A year ago we too
would have been disdainful, but these new
models, which are being shown in some
Of the best houses, are really bewitching.
baby 10 past first cap age.
There, for instance, are those tiny fine
Leghorn hats. bowl crowned. with rather
narrow mushroom brim and no trimming
save a quilting OF white ribbon around
the crown and two short huttering ends.
Babyish to the last degree. and yet prac-
tical and sensible.
Sometimes the brim has not the mush-
room curve. is merely straight and soft
and hoppy, but still narrow enough for
babyishness. and the quilting around the
crown may be Of pink or blue or white
silk mousseline or silk tissue, with little
bunch Of small pink tipped English daisies
or forget-me-nots or rosebuds tucked In
among the frilling at the left side and falling
loosely out over the narrow brim.
And there are little bonnets Of Tuscan
hraids fine as lace, the crowns softly draped
and tho braids forming slightly frilled
hrtm around the face. This brim Is faced
with sheer, soft pink or blue or white net
or chiffon, and perhaps the same soft stun
is used in the other trimming, though satin
ribbon Of the supplest kind is the favorite
trimming, with sprays Of baby flower
TO help out the scheme
Surely some of the little pink rose sprays
and rosebuds were made with this use ex-
clusively In view, 30 perfectly adapted are
they to the designers purposes.
The faahion nf hpprhio0 the In a,
slightly over the ears where the bonnet
ties begin and leaving the top trimming
comparatively fiat still prevails, and the
simplest models have ribbon in soft little
loops across the top Of the bonnet and
knotted effectively at each side, with the
left side knot larger than the right. and a
cluster OF flowers tucked into it. Or only
a small cluster Of the tiny flowers may
head the ribbon tie on the right side, while
soft knot Of ribbon is set on the left side,
with few Of the blossoms thrust care
lessly through 1t.
One funny little model 10 nothing more
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MARGUERITE on THE WIRE.
Sick Man Puzzled by an Unknewn Voice
at the Telephone. & N


There ia one man in New York who has
reason to bless the telephone systems He
is an invalid; maybe II he had not been
sick he would have gonanon having I'M
printable thoughts about the hello busi-
ness, even as you and l." The story was
told in this way: rk ,-.
"The sick man had called up friend
and was giving an account OF his affiiction.
He was lamenting his condition. which shut
him out Of the sunlight and the bloom Of
the new spring, except as he saw the beauty
from his confinement. Tfstf
while lamenting the inevitable of the
wire occurred. In other words somebody
cut in. To put 1t another way. the wires
became crossed. 10y ~ -
"The sick man on the wire, however,
didn't yell Keep out as most of us do.
There was something in the voice of the
intruder that was like cadence. IL soothed
the sick man and he listened.
when his friend got q chance to renew
the connection he wanted him to keep out
He listened to the unknown and pleaded
that she might finish. ',4f'r
Then he talked to the unknown and the
unknown responded, She knew HE hum
ber. he didn't know hers, and with the per
versity Of her sex she kept him guessing.
THE next day a messenger left at the.
sick mans house book and some flowers.
the sort OF flowers she had heard him say
he liked, But the messenger was gone
before he could see him.,
That day he was called up on the wire
The voice was the same he had heard the
day before. 1t asked abpdt lhis condition.
The inquiry was sympatheticSthe kind
that takes hold of a sick man when he is,
alone. e-ai., ~ @t1,Ass q. ~.
4In response to his plea that he might:
know the name Of his unknown benefaptress
she replied: 1T sis MarguefiteE just that
and nothing more. ! shall never be moro
than O voice to you ef-.T ~ !
~. This inquiry and plea, and the same re-S
sponse TO the plea occurred day after day.
The sick man Is still receiving flowers and
books. He has exhausted his ingenuity In
trying to ascertain the name rwhereaboutn
of the mysterious woman whom he met on
the wire. Thus far she has the best Of
IF he RECEIVERS the romance may end
II he continues sick he wia be puzzled and
delighted by turns. q, &
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lines or creases it means that you will soon
have two double ohins.
Alcohol strengthens the muscles OF the
neck. Dash your throat with alcohol and
massage it downward. Another excellent
massage for removing the double chin is
the ice massage. Press the Ice securely
upon the flesh and massage down. A dozen
treatments will cure the worst case Of
double chin.
The throat Of the young girl is slim and
her head sits upon her neck as upon
pedestal, Her shoulders are sloping and
her whole appearance is a study in CURVES;
her neck is but stem which supports her
shapely head. But as the girl grows older
the throat thickens from neglect, the
curved chin becomes square and under
the chin there come rolls Of flesh, and this
stage marks the old woman.
The JAPANESE woman 5oss g ec-er, Ii
her hair so that 1t trails at one ear. This
makes her neck look simmer. The French
woman dresses her throat very high to
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the rind, the wiiibe plth undsrnsat6 6sinjg
bitter and liable, TO cause ourdling 81 rns0M I
with milk or cfsam. This white pitn paan'u y =
the siIxhteat Ssnspicion OF the real len0nf
flavor. and still tho average housekeeper
hasn't learned this and keeps on grating
right through the oily yellow rind down !,
into tho bitter pith. and then wonders wAH
on earth the milk curdlesl
a,The habit OF grating q lemon ccorFeotIy
is easily learned when once one's attentac9
begin at the end Of the lemon and as small o !.
surface of the crater should be used es
possible. This prpyents waste. ,.N < Il "a, ,t,
sThe lemon should be turned fn thB gaxng
while peeling. Grating q lemon properly q
a pretty little trick once It's learned. and u
often means success where before thsre haa !
been failure 't.'' 'NT
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BOILING, FREEZING THE CHIN
ALSO IRONING IT TO GET A
SLENDER NECK.
Treatment Of Importance when Furs Go
Out anil summer Gowns Come IN
Dancing and Other Exercises for
tho Neck Ornaments for the Throat.

1t Is at this season that the ugliness OF
the fat chin is most observable. In winter
il Is more or less hidden by furs, ohiffons
and laces, but in summer white gowns
with their low necks serve to display
the double chin cruelty.
Double chins are Of various kinds. There
is the chin which is simply too fat. Then
there is the double chin which is caused
by the shortness Of the neck and the habit
Of carrying the chin too low. And, third.
there is the chin which merely looks double
because Of faulty manner of dressing.
as by wearing collars too tight.
The necklace calls attention to the double
chin. Before putting on necklace the
woman with fat chin should massage
IL downward. She should take the palm
Of her hand and stroke the tip Of her chin
with vigorous stroke.
Then che should rub right down from
the end Of the chin to the dip in the throat.
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INTRODUCED TO FIRE DRILL.
New Girl Pupil Meets II for First Time
and Moves SLOWLY

young girl large for her age. who re-
Gently came here from Western city and
entered the graduating GLASS Of Brooklyn
grammar school. heard signal given the
other day and saw the other pupils rush
for the halls. The signal didn't mean any
thing to her but she followed the others
going at somewhat more leisurely gait.
By the time the new student reached the
ground floor she was surrounded by small
children and had been entirely outdis-
tenced by the members OF her own class
Then she heard q teacher CRY out:
Good gracious. look ut that big hnlk OF
a girl! Get q move on you, there; don Z
you knew this iaa fire drill Z, g 4, Y 4 =, !,
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make II look taller and moro slenaer. Tho
English woman wears her dog collar, and
..a.e Russian woman has her high fur COLLAR
to which she clinRs ell the year Ground !, S
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HUw 70 GR1TE a LEMON.
Hesst, ~. i5 * .-S---f--- f;if, n, as..; 5g,{t
pesng Et enc %rszsg way Cause SS Essn,
\. 49,. Culinary Failures. ~

x. Sa, Culinary Failures. N ,. gr
Z There's q right and wrong way to crate
a lenon. an 'thereiis 10 do everything else.
and according 70 q acooking teacher not ono
woman In q hundred knows the right way. :
Z Most Of the cases Of ourdled sauces and
icustards favored with lemon, arc due to
tho fact that the lemon isn't grated prop
erly, shs says. q A, properly grated lemon
would present just the same appearance.
10 far as, outline is concerned. ae before
the grating process was commenced. there
being no deep gouges into the pith as Ii
generally the case. e, At q ..4. 'lel "
I. 'The oil Of the lemon which is wanted
for hayoring 10 all In the yellow portion Of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-21
AGAINST COUNTY OPTION
Orqa mig alton Formed ct Mspleton
Wednesday Evening.

From Friday 8 DallV.
Mapleton Enterprise: A quite
largely attended meeting was held
at the city hall, Wednesday evening,
those present being there by invita-
ton. Mr.. Fred Busch, at one time
editor of the Mankato Post, but now
travelling on the road, addressed the
meeting. He stated that he was pres
ent as a representative of the German
American Central Union of Minnesota.
which had for its object the saving of
personal rights to all its citizens. The
present movement for county option
was destined ultimately to lead to
state prohibition and it was to fight
against such situation he desired to
form an organization in Mapleton.
A national society and state society
were already in existence and county
organization would be made at Man
kato OH Friday, Feb. 81. The anti
saloon league and the prohibitionists
were making a Jealous fight and it be-
hoved all in favor of personal rights
to resist the movement which would
in a few years, give us prohibition.
The society believes in law enforce
ment and would have saloons closed
on Sundays and was opposed to wine
: rooms.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Busch's
remarks an organization was perfected
to be known as the Mapleton branch
of the Blue Earth County Society OF
the German American Central Union
of Minnesota. III. G.. Borchard was
chosen president, Henry Pagel, secre-
tary and John Miller, treasurer. Some
thirty members were secured and
membership lists are to be circulated
to increase the membership of the So
ciety The main object is political
and while nearly all who have united
with the society are democrats, it
will not be allied to any political or
ganization, but will vote for men who
will carry out their wishes regardless
of party utilization.
The delegates to the Mankato meet
ing are H. G.. Borchard and John
Miller.
We are informed that Mr.. Busch
went to Good Thunder from here to
form an organization at that place.
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