The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-17

daughter, MISS HaZel, from Mankdto,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Stauffer, and Mrs.
Walter Howe and daughter Hazel, and
son Glen, from Winnebago; and Rob-
ert Hall from Brewer, Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hill are too well known
to need particular mention here. They
have a good farm midway between Ma
pleton and Minnesota Lake, where by
hard work and careful management
they have made for. themselves a good
home. Two daughters and one son
constitute the family, though. the elder
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Stauffer, is mar
ried and manages a home of her own
near Winnebago. The second daugh-
ter, Miss Elsie, is a popular teacher,
and will soon take charge of school
southwest from Minnesota Lake for a
second term. The son, Dallas, goes to
school in the home district, and even
now is his fathers able assistant on
the farm. They are fine family,
and their home is. deservedly popular.
The many friends present, as well
as the many others who could not
be present, unite in wishing to Mr..
and Mrs. Hill many more years of hap
ply married life. May the sunshine of
harmony and prosperity nourish and
brighten their home until another
! twenty five years hence, host of
| friends shall be honored in extending
congratulations at their golden ami
lversary.
Style Influences Character.
Shop Talk: 1t is perhaps, an over
| looked fact that style influences char
acter, and the constant shifting and
changing of the modes is indicative
not always of the cupidity of mods
ties and merchants, which makes them
in haste to be off with the old and
on with the new for obvious reasons,
but is more often expressive of the
eternal restless search for the perfect
The effect upon woman to be clothed
| in the princess gown for instance, is
| to inspire her to a more dignified
bearing, and with this comes courage
to hold up her chin and carry her.
self to her fullest height for she real
ICES that loose jointed figure with
dropping head and fat round shoulders
in princess gown would be a ira
vesty upon the name.
Leaving the philosophical side of the
question, there is every reason for
desiring to be in the up-todate gown
this season because of its simplicity
and beauty.
The clothes question, which for the
past year has doomed up in a very
distracting and exaggerated manner, is
now assuming rather normal proper
lions. The new fabrics and models
are relief to behold joy to the
leverage woman because of their adapt
ability, grace, and above all their fit
ness. The daring lines of the last sea-
son have given place to dignified out
striking, the grotesque has disappeared
| The new colors are subdued and the
darker shades are the choice for street
wear. The vivid rose is little shown,
and in its place is the bloom O. grapes
or rasin shade, pure pink red. The
grass green is changed to the duller
leaf green, and wistaria is largely in
the quiet tones. But the ensemble is
not dull, however, for the gold and
Persian trimmings are the vogue, used
in moderation. The result is unity in
design and harmony in effect.
The early styles are subject to
change, but the trend of fashion seems
to be toward simplicity, rather than
over alteration.
Entertained at AmbOY.
Amboy Herald: Rev. and Mrs. Emery
entertained at dinner Monday evening
Mrs. O. C. Peterson, Misses Ethel Reed,
Ethel Henry, Margaret Woods and
Clark Woods. During the evening Mrs.
Gertrude Libby of Goodhue, an old
friend of the Emerys, arrived with a
brother and his wife. They were max
(, ing a trip from Lincoln, Neb., to Red
wing in an auto. Several other friend1
dropped in during the evening, among
whom were the Cross family from Red
wing and Earl Otterstein.
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Miss Anderson Entertained
Miss Frieda Anderson entertained
last evening at six o'clock dinner in
honor of Misses Frieda and Lottie
Peterson of Boone, Iowa. The decora-
| lions were an artistic arrangement of
pink and white asters. The guests of
honor, accompanied by Miss Anderson
leave tomorrow for the cities, to at
tend the state fair.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Devens are state
fair visitors.
J. H. Hennessey took trip to st.
James today.
c. o. Daley was business visitor
to New Ulm today.
Miss Grayce Dugan of Winnebago
was in the city last evening.
+. III. Behnke, a New Ulm business
man, was in Mankato today.
John McGrath went to st. Paul to-
day to attend the state fair.
Attorney Frank Clague of Lamber-
ton was in Mankato over night.
Mrs. Beecher H. Ward of Fairmont
took breakfast in the city today.
General James III. Baker returned
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