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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
Enqaqement Luncheon.

A recent engagement luncheon was
arranged in this manner: A loving
cup was placed in the center of the
table and was filed with tiny boxes
OF bonbons. Ferns and roses were ar
ranged in the cup. Ribbons were
drawn from each gift to the plate
and one little box, when opened, held
a tiny card with the engagement an
nouncement Another method is to
write the announcement on a placard
that has heart and silver dart run
through it. This may be placed in
conspicuous place on the mantel.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
Slippers Of Net,

A shoemaker. in his search for
something new, has invented an even.
ing slipper of Russian net over col.
ored satin Innings. The heels are
colored to match. There is a jeweled
buckle at the toe In any appropriate
stones.
Cloth of gold slippers are in fashion
for all gowns trimmed with gold lace,
and some bronze slippers embroidered
with beads cost as much as gown.
There is also a fashion to have the
top of boots made Of bengaline and
cravenette to match the gown.
The shoe absurdities will soon be.
come as famous as the millinery ones.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20

could to help the beauty-waves by
keeping her nose we'll vaselined and
by massaging it with the fiat of her
thumb to render it soft and sympa-
thetic. At the eighth treatment, how
ever, she gave this up, for she was
startled to find that, as she supposed,
the massaging was gradually pushing
her nose into her face. But when, aft
er two more treatments, she found
that her nose would no longer hold
her eyeglasses, she knew the beauty
doctor was really having some effect.
At first Aunt Rhinocolura was sur
prised to find her nose lessening in
this way, and it was quite an annoy
ance not to be able to wear her nose
glasses, but she got pair Of lorg-
nettes, which she could hold in her
hand, and got along very we'll. AS
for her nose retreating little, she
looked at it logically. She knew she
had very stubborn case of nose, and
that it would be quite feat to turn
it into an aristocratic nose, with a
bee-line profile, and she knew that
when jumper is going to make an
extraordinarily hard jump he usually
steps back a few feet to get a good
start, and she thought that probably
her nose was just backing up a little
to get a good ready for big squirt.
So Aunt Rhinocolura rested peace.
fully, and every Thursday at 10 a. m.
she would turn her nose toward Phil
adelphia and assume quiescent state
of mind, and the beauty waves would
come hurting along and impinge on
her nose. So many citizens wanted to
be present at the occasions when the
waves arrived that she had to issue
admission cards, and it was indeed
affecting to see our best society sit
ting around Aunt Rhinocolura waiting
for her nose to wiggle. It affected her
nose that way. Exactly at 10 q. m.
the waves would arrive, and for Is
minutes, while they continued, Aunt
Rhinocolura's nose would tremble like
a rabbits, and then all our best so
ciety would rush up to see how much
Aunt Rhinocolura's nose had grown.
The most sanguine always claimed to
be able to see considerable improve.
ment each time, but at last even they
had to admit that Aunt Rhinocolura's
nose had worn down to q nubbin the
size Of push button, and presently it
did not look like anything but dried
pea-a little, wrinkled, yellow dried
pea And it was still shrinking!
Just then was when her cousin Gill;
dad Betz came for 4 short visit, and
the moment he saw Aunt Rhjnoco-
lura's nose he remarked that all was
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
Convenient.

If you will take a strip of burlap.
ticking or any stout goods, and tack
it in the closet you will find it most
convenient for pinning skirts to. A
piece yard and a half long will be
heavy enough to pin half-dozen
skirts to. Florists pins are useful
In attaching dresses to the strip or
safety pins can be used.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
Bottled Feather.

The best way to keep plumes. en-.
pecially nice ones. from one season TO
another is to place them in glass 1ars.
fastening the cover securely. If white
ones are put away in this manner
sprinkle them with magnesia and
when removed for use they will be
light, clean and as fluffy as when
new.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
ON FOOD
Tho Right Foundation Of Health.

Proper food is the foundation Of
health. People can eat improper food
for time until there is a sudden COL
lapse Of the digestive organs, then all
kinds Of trouble follows.
The proper way out of the difficulty
is to shift to the pure, scientific food,
Grape-Nuts, for it rebuilds from the
foundation up. A New Hampshire
woman says:
Last summer was suddenly taken
with indigestion and severe stomach
trouble and could not eat food with
out great pain, my stomach was so
sore I could hardly move about. This
kept up until I was so miserable life
was not worth living.
Then a friend finally, after much
argument, induced me to quit my for
mer diet and try Grape-Nuts.
Although I had but little faith I
commenced to use it, and great was
my surprise to find that I could eat
1t without the usual pain and distress
In my stomach.
$50 kept on using Grape.Nuts md
soon q marked improvement vas
shown, for my stomach was perform
ing it's regular work in a normal way
without pain or distress.
VERY soon the yellow coating disap-
peared from my tongue, the dull,
heavy feeling in my head disappeared,
and my mind felt light and clear: tho
languid, tired feeling left, and alto
gether I felt as II had been rebuilt
Strength and weight came back rapid
~ and I went back to my work with
renewed ambition.
To-day I am new woman in mind
as well as body, and I owe it all to
this natural feod, Grape-Nuts."
There's = Reason"
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, ''The Road to Wellville.''
Ever read The abevo. lsttef1 4 new
enc appears from tlmo to ti1lo. They
are 9e0ulna, tx0os an1 tim u A1DaD
B.. 49,.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
Died In Good Company.

A clergyman. who was not averse
to an occasional glass. hired an Irish
man to clean out his cellar. The Irish
man began his work. He brought
forth lot OF empty whisky bottles.
and as he lifted each one looked
through it at the sun. The preacher.
who was walking on the lawn, saw
him and said: "They are all dead
ones, Pat" They are?" said Pat.
We'll. there is one good thing about
lt-they all had the minister with
them when they were dying."-Tid-
Bits.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
Branch as Ornament.

A branch of the most ordinary tree
In your back yard will ornament the
center of your dining room table in
the absence of flowers and sometimes
this easily obtained foliage is a pleas.
ant relief from the expensive BIOS
somes which are more often seen.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
Glove Mendinu,

To mend gloves properly, never
use silk, as it cuts the kid. Select
instead cotton the exact shade of the
gloves and with a very fine needle
buttonhole around the rip or tear;
then catch together on the wrong
side, taking one stitch at time from
one loop of the buttonhole stitch to
another. When the rent is joined in
this way it Is scarcely perceptiblc
and wears longer than If sewed
through the glove.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20

ERGE costume useful and smart in navybue
and trimmed with black ohair braid Of
butons collar
the each side trimmed with silk
Materials required Eight yards 4s inches
silk
wide braid, % buttons.
LinenDessThe
SKIRT IN shape with panel front back
up deep tabs that are butoned to the
with The and tucked the high collar wrists
hat OF brown coarse straw trimmed with shaded ostrich feathers
Materials required
wide, 13 $1,000
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
Most Powerful Searchliaht.

The worlds most powerful search
light is now part Of the equipment of
the Connecticut Of the United States
navy. The great mirror is five feet
in diameter and was made for the
government in Germany. The search
light will throw such a powerful beam
of light that it will be able to detect
a submarine or torpedo boat at a dis
lance of ten miles.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
Tired Of Il.

Small Kenneth was celebrating the
anniversary of his birth. "How old
are you?" asked a neighbor.
II am four" replied Kenneth. and
am glad Of it. was getting awfully
tired of being three all the time
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
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FINGERS HANDY CALENDAR.
Unique Method Of Recalling tho Mum
Der Of Days in Each Month by
Aid of knuckles.

Thirty days hath September, April,
June and November" etc., and many
other rhymes and devices are used
to aid the memory to decide how
many days are in each month of the
year, says writer in Popular Me-
chanics. Herewith is illustrated a
very simple method to determine the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
Too 1rustina.

The early robin freely acknowl.
edged that as harbinger of spring
it had been a failure this time.
II was fooled by the boys playing
marbles in the Streets" pleaded the
bird, in extenuation.
For there are times, as Solomon or
some other wise man has remarked.
when all signs fail.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20

The Retort UnkInd.
Gerald-A gentleman is defined as
one who never gives pain.
Geraldine-Then you're no gentle
man; you give me pain every time
you call.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
Care Of the Skin,

When the skin is delicate and in.
clined to chafe from heat talcum DOW
der may be used profusely. For this
a big, soft puff is the best for the
body and the dust should be thick
enough to form 2 layer over the flesh.
Several times day and always after
bathing, it must be put on. Any kind
of powder answers the purpose-mag.
nesia, French chalk, arrow root, etc.
The point is to use enough Cream of
tartar water is ,as cooling as soda and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
Foxey.

Papa Is pretty good poker play.
er, isn't hep
"Yes-he isn't"
why, he says he wins from you
every time you play together"
"Of course he does, but wait xptil
you see what do to papa when you
and me are safely married."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
Gold Finder Dies In Poverty.

oo'o rtnuer 01eS III Poverty.
The discoverer of the famous Wei.
come nugget has died in the Ballarat
(Australia) Benevolent asylum. AGED
"a. He returned to Ballarat three
years ago poor and in ill health and
had to seek, shelter in the asylum.
The Welcome nugget, one of the
largest pieces of natural. gold in the
world, was taken from Bakery hill,
Ballarat, in 1858. It was found at a
depth of $50 feet. It weighed APT
ounces Is wdt: and was sold for s1o;
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20

Doan's Kidney Pills.
H. Mayne, Market
st., Paris, Tenn.
says: Weak kid
neys made my back
stir and lame. The
urine was cloudy and
irregular and I had to
get up many times
at night. I lost en-
ergy, became weak
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
Office Repartee.

0"5C0 UoPdT1ees
"The blonde typewriter over there
carries her own headlight" remarked
the humorous bookkeeper.
Eyes," rejoined the bill clerk, "and
you have your own private entry
way"
And the Office boy stared at them in
establishment, for he had his own
stare-way.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
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AN EASY way.
~ = = ~ - Sc; 8. IS, a~s 49,
How 70 Cure Kidney Troubles Easily

It is needless to suffer the tortures'
Of an aching back. the misery of back.
aches, rheumatic pains, urinary disor.
ders, or risk the danger Of diabetes or
Bright's disease. The cure is easy.
Treat the scause-the .kidneys-with
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
METHOD OF SECURING Level
How It Can Be Done by Aid
Of Square.

The drawing shows how to get a
level by aid of simple square that
every farmer usually has in his tool
house. Saw a notch in one end of a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
A Trying Time.

Judge Why did you strike this
man?
Prisoner What would you do,
Judge, II you kept a grocery store
and a man came in and asked If he
could take a moving picture of your
cheese?-Harper's Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20

and could not work. Doan's Kidney
Pills removed all tho trouble and re-
stored my health and strength"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents q box. For
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. 7.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20

Hat of silver gray chip lined with
black satin, long wreath of delicate
silver roses shaded by silver gray
aigrette mixed with marabou.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
And Seaweed,

ana Sea"GeO.
Cigars can be. made out of alfalfa
leaves, no doubt: the important oues-
ton is. are they1 -. ....
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
Using a Square.

board, driving the opposite end into
the soil. Put the square as seen in
the figure, and by using a piece of
string, having a light weight attached.
the level is obtained.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20

i A zigzag course takes longer, be-
sides it. doesn't look % well.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-19
THE ART OF BREATHING

1--WE forgotten to breathe in for
he almighty dollar
II So declares Mrs. Emily Noble india
1ecidentals the art of breathing.
Since we have stood for lecurng other conceivable
b5ec possible quite
m patiently listen to the Hindu ideas rhythmic respiration
thing
that period when life
ovng into something higher breathing
ef occupation.
countless the
tic and had ond believed off his mind for good
But the lecturng just back from India brings
awakening Our breathing must be constantly looked after
carefully only
e the breathing controlled while
|Es asleep we'll
olfactory
lie with diaphragms.
"a What must do bluff the
into imagining the of orchid HAVANA perfecto
fayore gasoline and nhale enjoyed the
l.|he. That is the when awake.
Then when lie think beautiful
III
that will the breathing right until
rhythmic respiration
Ala declares. will the
G& healthy, the ndoent active will youthful
it, emotions the and form youthful their lines.
The theory has the merit of costing anything trial.
Whether other merit
#bQy sufficiently interested in it to try it,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-19

"Notice any silver threads
among my raven treses this
morning?" asked Hair Oil Harry,
as he entered the pharmacy and
slipped into his white jacket.
Hardly any," replied the Pre-
scription Clerk, making a look.
Nothing but dandruff. Better
TRY DR.. Scalpum's Follicle Exter-
minator. Sold by All Druggists,
Recommended by None.
Jaw. this is on the level" pro-
tested the Soda Dispenser. 81 had
the scare of my life last evening,
and I'm wondering If 1t sticks out
on me-"
"Been to a seance where they
materialiZed a salary loan shark"
The Pill Founder was mildly sar-
castle.
"Worsen't that" said Hair Oil
Harry seriously. 81 was on one
of those joy riders with a chauffer
friend of mine. I'm here because
I'm alive, not because I feel I'm
alive. OF all the .bughouse per-
formances, the joy ride thing is
the most insectiferous."
The Prescription Clerk gasped
and made note of the word on
his cuff.
This chatter Is guy that
looks like a caramel wouldn't melt
in his mouth when he is driving
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-19

ty cure. No one save the expert
photographer can detect manner
isms of facial expression that are
marring In effect, and to him de-
fects in carriage or mistakes in
hair dressing are at once appar-
ent. The correction of these err
rors can frequently be traced to
his credit alone.
The effectiveness of the camera
method of beauty culture is plain
ly set forth in the accompanying
illustrations.
The first picture shows the SUBJ
ject as she appeared at the time of
her initial visit to the studio. The
head Is thrust awkwardly for
ward on the neck. The lips are
too thick for beauty and the lines
about the mouth sag toward the
chin. All these drawbacks to
beauty are but the indications of
bad habits of facial expression and
laxity of carriage. As such they
are not beyond remedy.
Photograph No. shows the
subject greatly improved in APP
pearance as a result of her own
efforts guided by the photograph
er's suggestions. In the interval
between the time of the first sit
ting and that of the second she
has paid special attention to i'm
proving the carriage of her head.
She has acquired the habit Of hold
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-19
BY Priscilla Prim.

When she's in the midst of her
labors, the factory girl may not
seem so attractive as some of her
sisters who work in stores and
offices. Her hands may not be as
clean nor her nails as well mani
cured. But she usually has one
satisfaction, her
purse is generally fatter.
The nature of her work doesn't
require the factory girl to dress
almost as we'll as a gentlewoman
should, and her little weekly wage
consequently goes farther in other
directions.
Then she usually associates
with people of her own means
and social condition, and is not so
often dissatisfied with her lot in
life.
The beginner who starts in on
piece work might earn more
money doing Homework, but she
knows that she has greater free
dom and Independence in the fac
tory than in the kitchen.
81 have my Sundays and even
ings off anyway" she reasons,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-19
BY Priscilla Prim.

1EAStIllo
Is the photographer a beauty
doctor as well?
He doesn't dabble with face
bleach and freckle cream, but
doesn't he accomplish wonders just
the same?
The woman bent on improving
her looks must first of all learn to
known herself as other see her. To
do this, she must appeal to the
photographer.
It's easy enough to sit before
the camera and obtain a photo
graph-anyone can put a plate in
to the camera, snap the shutter
and make print. But what
woman will be satisfied with the
result?
When one Is hard up In beauty
points or wrong in general make
up, or has some prominent fea-
ture, like the nose, that insists in
spreading It's image over a large
section of the plate, then the op-
orator must be tactful, suave and
prompted by his art sense. And
he must train his subjects in, the
ways of graceful carriage and re-
pose of face and manner.
That is why specialists in beau
ty culture lay particular stress on
the Importance of frequent seances
before the camera and advise their
patients to take this certain beau
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-19
NO. 4-THE FACTORY GIRL.

"and that's more than 1 get as a
housemaid."
She knows that when she does
extra work in the factory she
gets extra pay, and that's seldom
the rule in homework.
The factory girl generally lives
at home, and comes and goes as
she likes. She has her own
friends and social interests. She
entertains her gentleman friends
in the femily parlor, and not in
somebody's kitchen.
The girl who works in factory
is generally able to take care of
herself. Sometimes her fists are
quite as lively as her tongue.
Washers beware!
Matrimony generally cuts short
the factory girls employment pc
Rod. Old maids are rarity in
her set.
But, should adversely come to
her little home and the husbands
earning capacity be lost to her,
she is in a position to cheerfully
take up the burden she dropped
at the marriage fount and go out
among the .toilers to make her
way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-19
HAIR OIL HARRY DOESN'T SEE
WHERE THE "JOY RIDE" IS so MERR
For You See,H With Those Auto Fends
Know sJustW Speaks.

Old Muttonchops, his boss" wert
on Harry, "but once in a while
he cuts loose, steals the touring
tumbrel, and, with party Of
picked pals, gives an imitation Of
a daredevil gone dippy. I'm hoard
ing up a penny to buy an extra
when he skids off a bridge some
sad and somber morning.
"You never know how alecky a
chatter can get until he has him
self hypnotized into the idea that
he's a genial host. He starts off
on the high gear and don't slack
up for anything less than con-
crete abutment. There was six
of us in the crowd. OF course,
half of them were skirts, and the
cheerful chatter succeeded in get
ting a yelp out of them twice to a
block. The male contingent was
supposed to be game, and their
prayers were silent ones. What
they said SO you could hear them
was not from the Psalms. We
sideswiped street car, outsprint.
ed three bicycle cops, endorsed q
milk wagon, went through the
gates of a railroad crossing, ant
wilted the radiator against a lamI
post. We ran out of gasoline Ions
before our friend ran out of glad
ness. When we climbed out VIZ
found an apple woman's shaw
festooned on the front axle, anf
we're wondering. One of tht
CELLS had to be sent home in {
keb and Mysteries. The chaffel
was very much peeved at such {
quick finish to the joy jaunt. Blu
we told him not to mind, he'd havs
another chance"
You're not keen for more o
the same, are your" asked thu
Prescription Clerk, passing tn,
spiritus frumenti to his colleague
and fishing in the eardamon SEED
jar for a breath killer.
mot muh," said Hair Oil Har
ry. I'VE meant he'd have anothe
chance with new material. Whel
/ croak / want to have a larg'
funeral. It's hard to drum. III
mourners when you're killed on {
| Joy ride"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-19
MARY'S TIPS.

If the alcohol lamp under the
chatting dish comes to grief and
sets the table cover on fire, as so
frequently happens, suffocate the
flames by covering them with
flour. This is better than water
or blankets or any of the other
means seized upon to extinguish
a sudden fire, and not only quick
er but less injurious than water.
y
Polish your toilet silver a little
every day with a soft, dry cloth
and-i 1t will not need to be polished
once a week.
For acute quinsy the following
Is an excellent remedy. Chlorate
of potash, 80 grains; tincture OF
chloride of iron, drains; glycer-
inc, drains, and distilled water
enough to make ounces. Dose
one teaspoonful every hour until
relieved.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-19
NO PRIZE FIGHTS HERE

Iaconla after a
oolles.
Chief Duleys that permit the
refreshing will
rnendation Of the people of this CITY,
There nothing analogous notice chief
declared plainly that aiding abeng the pulling
a. fight boxing in will be arrested and
d>aH with according
When the term of Prosecutor Rowland drew toward close
that the lid" be tilted
Mr. McMurra the prosecutor had given any
whether
not he agreeable 1t is going to happen.
sensblities the people this
elod boxing match" just be starter. Other
N1ttles would folow-al1 'boxing matches"
These third class boxing matches usually fakes
they always of "undesr
ahle most easily converted into burglars and hodup thugs
Tacoma people, believes them.
reputation culture refinement, good
children build
advertising
rdevous Chief Duley intend SHALL