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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
Tabooed Thirteen.

One OF the department stores has
something like thirty elevators. II you
have any doubt that New York 10 su-
perstitious. 60 take look at the north
side of this great shop. where the first
group Of elevators is ranged. The
numbers go from l to II without 4
break. Then comes the jolt, for that
next number is something which must
be got over. with tact and delicacy.
The manager has solved the difficulty
by making it 100, which is decorousiy
followed by IA, just as IL nothing had
happened.
''N0body'd ride In 1t ii 1t bore its
own true number" said he. with a
grin. I'VE tried 1t. The women would
give a look up at the sign over tho
door and then sidestep to the next
car. But you never can find a person
who will admit he has superstition. =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
TO KEEP YOUR GOWNS CLEAN
Long Bags Of Soft Material Will Be
Found Useful PROTECTOR
of Dresses.

For the woman who does not care
10 do fancy work during the vacation
time, when leisure hours are many
md who expects to be entertained so
>ially next winter, good plan is to
,aake several long bags Of soft ma
terial for her closets.
These are of the greatest service
in keeping her evening gowns clean
and fresh during the winter cam
paign.
No matter how particular you are
to clean closets, the dust-laden atmos'
phere of the city is bound to filter
through cracks in the doors and set.
tie on the clothes therein.
Light-colored gowns, especially
white, after hanging in the closet for
two or three weeks, get slight gray
ish tinge that ruins their freshness.
Fine muslins, gauzes, satin. silk and
chiffon are bound to be affected In
this way If they are not protected
from the ravages dust i.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
NEW SKIRT DISPLAYS ANKLES
Ma, MiIIiner Of New York Tells Of
French style Which Permits
Of Easy Walking by Women.

New York.-Charles Kurzman, the
world famous Fifth avenue milliner,
who arrived the other day on the
Kaiser Wilhelm H., brought word of
new fashion set at Trouville to per.
NIT of more graceful walking and
showing the ankles. The new style,
set by the Baronne de Vaughan at the
French watering place, is the antithe.
sis Of the old hobble skirt, which re-
stricted and hampered walking In.
stead Of making 1t easy.
Mr.. Kurzman also declared that the
fashion of the season will be curves
in the making Of gowns and that the
Partisan couteriers have orders to
make curves. no matter how the fig.
ure, and that they had evolved some
startling effects.
Fur hats and large velvet hats will
be the rage this season and paradise
and ostrich feathers. as we'll as goura,
will be seen much in fashionable head.
gear.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
A Chjld'a Dress.

II your little daughter has reached
that age when her dresses which were
made early in the season have become
too short because she is running up
like a weed" you will find 1t neceB.
sary to let out the hens In the skirts.
Do this when the dress Is ready for
the tub and not after 1t has been
freshly laundered.
A good way to do Is to lower tho
hem half it's width, stitching the hem
in again where the crease OF the for
mer lower edge is marked. Then when
it is washed and ironed there will be
no unsightly dark mark on the hem,
for the present stitching will quite
conceal this
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
CAUSE OF TOOTHACHE
the wireless process, he asserts.
When the European physician a
v,1,,~41d .aSco@,,o,x -,l.>Io

tue wireless process, ne asserts
When the European physician an.
nounced the discovery of wireless
toothache he was scoffed at by other
doctors, who had not studied the ques.
ton as he had. The discovery, how.
ever. is being regarded seriously on
both sides of the Atlantic, and skilled
minds are seeking to discover what
other ailments may be caused by such
high tension currents being loose In
the air.
skin and tissues insidiously and often
disastrously. Nor is 1t any secret that
persons who are compelled to pass
long periods in rooms where big dyna-
mos are in operation frequently show
neurotic tendencies. Physicians who
use the ultraviolet, high tension and
other forms of electricity in treatment
often suffer neurotic affections. These
things indicate, It is suggested, that
disease producing qualities Turk in
electricity Of which little is known as
yet. Third rails, live trolley wires,
telephone and telegraph wire and
other agencies are discharging into
the air constantly currents Of cleo
tricity which pass through persons in
the streets and elsewhere. and there
are physicians who, fear, that as the
use Of electricity increases. wireless
telegraphy and telephony get In full
swing, wireless toothache will be
merely one OF long list OF nervous
diseases directly traceable to excess
of electricity in the atmosphere.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
SOME ADVICE ABOUT Wells
They Should Be Evenly Adjusted
Over the Hat, Fitting Clio ely
but No: Tightly.

In spite Of the example set by
smart women. the wearing Of small
rats with wells shows few signs Of
icing we'll established among u.s..
Many women are firmly convinced
that wells are not merely expensive,
difficult to keep in order and bad for
the complexion, but that they are also,
rs general rule. unbecoming.
However. there are some who con.
tend that there is nothing so becom-
lag as veil. thoughtfully selected
and we'll adjusted.
The girl who Is never seen without
q veil has only one grievance against
her pet fashion. the difficulty that
there so often is Of adjusting the veil
and making the same piece Of yelling
do duty with hats Of varying width.
At present there is being offered a
veil gathered on elastic which adjusts
itself round the hat brim, and Is Arm
~ fastened at the back by clasps.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
CHILD PREVENTS SPREE

"str. amt you going to the circus!"
ME-" she timidly answered. II
haven't got the money" Whereupon
Jack went back and bought a ticket
for the girl.
While the fire engine was running
to the clowns fire and Rescue Hose
No. l was doing antics saving people
and the whole tent was in an uproar,
he turned to the little girl and said:
isis, how do you like the circus?"
All she replied was: TITS just beau.
tiful."
This was repeated In answering his
questions a half dozen times, and
Jacks interest in the child became in
tensif1ed.
When the performance In the big
tent was over he seized her by the
hand and took her into the menagerie,
where she was mystifled and delight
ed and was loathe to leave. hanging
back and taking last lingering look
at the camels and elephants. When
Jack got her to the front door. CT
marque. he met the balloon boy and
~ - F. - - =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
SEA SERPENT INA CANAL

Albert Woodrow of Brookdale, who
had a good view of the thing az It
passed him In the water. says that it
was at least 10 feet long, had a round
greenish body and a head as big az
that Of bulldog, which It bobbed up
out OF the water at intervals. III It
was a water snake" declared Wood.
row, 1T was the biggest I ever saw,
and have seen hundreds of them"
Several men followed it down the
canal for short distance, but 1t wen.
so fast that they soon lost sight of II.
Word was sent to the lock tender al
the Bloomfield plane to keep a look
out for the fish, but so far it has not
been seen at that point The alarm
reached Bloomfield and the several
bathing resorts on the canal were
soon deserted.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22

This is no new thing. Our grand.
mothers Chantilly wells were draped
and hooked on the same plan, but it
has been found that all mechanical
contrivances have their drawbacks.
In arranging the veil let it be re-
membered that the middle of the veil
and the middle Of the hat should
come together. The fullness should
first be gathered round the trim and
fastened securely down by pins, until
the fullness has been gathered up for
the chin, quite unwrlnkled and
smooth, when the ends that are form.
ed lould be softly tied The veil
should fit closely. but it must never
be tightly dragged against the nose,
the eyelashes of any of the features.
Colored veillngs must be worn with
much discretion. A woman with a
good color will assume a complexion
Of purple under a blue veil, and white
wells are very trying to pale women
with dark hair. A broad-meshed veil
is the safest to wear, and often makes
very poor complexion more than
passable. The cobweb wells that are
so fashionable now more generally
have an opposite eifet, and make tho
skin appear wrinkled and disfigured.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22

wardrobe without doing damage to
them; but II a bar is fixed across the
upper part, the gowns may be hung
over it in the way shown, and are
easily accessible, and do not get
creased.
To fix a bar in such q position il
not a difficult matter, and an old
broom handle may be cut to the
required size, and fastened In its place
by screws run through the sides Of
the wardrobe, and into the ends OF
the broom handle, but where this may
be objected to, square block OF wood
can be fastened at either end OF the
BAR and the continuance made to fit
exactly across the cupboard, and then
nailed in its place. The bar shown In
the sketch is so fixed. and by this plan
also a bar may be easily fastened
across the recess in a wall, and after
the gowns have been hung over 1t they
may be covered up with piece OF
any kind OF light material to keep
them from dust.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
A Gift for the Editor,

The only way l purchase stamps
these days-and use a lot of them
Is In the little books which the gov
eminent charges you cent for" said
man who writes things for maya
zines now and then. 1T will be a
long time before I forget how the last
lot Of loose stamps got away from me.
I bought 81 worth and after holding
them 80 that the gummy sides wouldn't
meet I carefully placed them in an
envelope. It happened that envelope
contained a bit of verse that / had
prepared couple Of days before and
addressed to an editor. but had not
sealed, intending to glance over It
once more.
We'll, l did not look at the stuff
after all and, of course, forgot about
the stamps and sent the letter OF.
Shortly afterward the verse came back
with the usual regrets. A postscript
was attached which read like this:
p. 8. Don't bother to send stamps
with your next dozen manuscripts.
Your credit will be good"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
Cravat holders.

An acceptable gift for the man who
travels is one Of the new cravat hold
ers made of soft, flexible leather or
suede and lined with silk.
These are fashioned 50 the cravat"
will lie fiat, being folded only once In
the center, and there can be no danger
Of crumpled ties.
Two little pockets are stitched on
the inside Of the holder which have
flaps held in place with glove fasten-
ers. These are to hold the studs, collar
buttons, scarfpins and cufflinks.
The ties are simply placed 10 tho
holder smoothly; 1t Is then folded over
and laid in the suit case, trunk or bag
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22

The simplest bags to make are Of
unbleached cotton sheets. Get tho
size for double bed, fold it over once
and sew it across the bottom and up
one side, leaving the top open. Now
run tap, drawing-string through
the Lem and your bag Is ready for
use.
Stuff the bodice and sleeves OF your
gown with tissue paper, put it on a
coat hanger and slip It In the bag,
drawing the string up tight about the
handle of the hanger, and you need
have no fear of dust-spotted frock
One girl, whose room is done in blue
and white, has six bags of this de-
scription made of cheap blue-and-
white silkaline and tied with blue
tape.
They can be made of any soft cot
ton material that is closely woven and
light in weight.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
High Tension Electrical Currents
Responsible for Suffering.
Physicians Have Traced Many Other
Ailments to Observation-Disclosures
Ing Use Causes Much
Apprehension.

New York.-Wlreless toothache, due
to the high tension electrical currents
produced in sending wireless mes
sages, is the latest disease discovered
by New York physicians. and 1t Is
said hundreds OF wireless operators,
professional and amateur, in this city
and Its neighborhood are suffering
from 1t. Prediction is also made that
the heavy currents discharged by the
wireless telegraph will produce other
nervous diseases among those who ex.
pose themselves too much to such
Phenomena. There perhaps are thou.
sands OF amateur wireless operators in
New York city. Investigation dis.
closes that many of them have had
toothache since they began their wire
less studies and experiments. What
other diseases Of nervous sort have
followed in the wake o. the current
only Will be revealed by scientific In.
vestigation.
A prominent European physician
discovered the wireless toothache. and
the bad effect Of the high tension cur
rents on the nerves of his patients.
he predicts there will be general
increase Of nervous ailments, due to
that cause. That physician says the
neurotic elements are affected 80 by
the currents that low grade neuritis
10 produced which progresses accord
Ing to each patients general physical
condition, hygienic surroundings, &C.
cupation and habits. The Europeon
investigator points out that the elec-
tricity artiacially permeates the sur
rounding atmosphere and that a per-
son brought in contact with it., day
| after day, must have a good constitu.
ton to Withstand its effects. Weak
persons even may suffer from aggra-
! waited forms Of nervous disorder by
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
eather Who Fled Before It says Ito
Head Was Like a Dog's-FoI.
lowed by Several Men.

Richfield, N. J.-Several bathers in
the Morris canal made hasty retreat
from the water when the cry of devil
fish" was raised by Robert Thompson,
farm hand.
Thompson, who was some distance
from the other bathers. declares that
when he first saw the monster 1t was
following him with it's head out Of the
water. He at first thought 1t was a
small dog, but on looking at It more
closely he discovered, he says, that
its head was similar to that Of a por.
poise. The strange creature followed
him to the bank. aid he says he
climbed up the bank just In time to
escape It. The monster then turned
about and went down stream toward
the other bathers.
Not knowing what the thing waa
and wishing to warn the Others
Thompson called out: Look out fol-
the devil fish," This had the desired
result and the men left the water.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
PARTISAN POL Z 90 ING ON"
Ono American Autoist Found Tkens
Relentless, and Was at Last
#.@5 Glad to Settle.

Anyone who has ever attempted to-
fight the police of Paris has been woe
fully defeated, and an American auto
mobilist who has just made heroic
attempt to resist this powerful instt-
tuition has met his Waterloo like all
his predecessors. Returning from a
drive to the suburbs one day last
summer he made mistake of three
nters in the declaration of the amount
pay the penalty and was taken, hand
eufed. to the police depot. Proceed
ings were instituted against him and
the refractory automobilist was SEN
fenced to a fine of $40 and costs. AS
an alternative he might choose one
months imprisonment. 81 shall go to
prison." he said.
Some time passed and he was not
molested. He imagined that the po-
lice had forgotten all about him.
But one morning as he was coming
out OF his house two policemen laid
their hands on him and took him
second time to the depot, where he
was put in cell with common criDl--
inals. He spent the whole day here
and In the evening he was taken with
the rest OF the prisoners-one OF
them a notorious apache-to tho
Sante jail.
The following morning he was
offered the usual pittance In an old
prison can. the very sight Of which
disguised him, and he refused it. He
asked for some food to be sent to
him from the outside and offered to
pay. but this favor was refused, abe
cause, he was told. he was only
"transitory" at the prison and no &C.
count could be opened for him. He
did without the food the whole day
and the following morning the same
food was offered him and again, de-
cl1ned.
In the afternoon he was put in the
dark police omnibus and after hours
of jolting over the rough suburban
paved streets he was landed at the
general prison at Fresnes. Here. On
the third day, the common fare was
again offered to him. He was unable
to take 1t and, at last, after heroic
fast Of u hours he preferred to pay
the fine and costs and was released.
The police had it's way and it would
be good lesson to any foreigner who
might be tempted in similar case to
protest. Better pay any small pen
atty at once than to arouse the wrath
of the terrible institution that holds
Paris in it's grip.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22

bought the blue-eyed little girl In q
blue calico dress a blue balloon and
another bag of popcorn.
Little girl. how did you like the
circus?" he finally inquired, smilingly
and almost tenderly.
1t was just beautiful" she answer.
ed again, with tears running down her
cheeks. And Jack. putting his hand
to his eyes. found tears running down
there, also. A moment later he called
out. "Good-by, little GIRL" and, getting
on his horse, rode back to Paradise,
As miles away.
When he reached home his folks
asked him how he liked the show,
whereupon he answered somewhat
softly for him:
1T was bully! Saved me big
drunk, somehow"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
Camels for South Africa.

1t is not generally known that for
many years past the Cape Of Good
Hope government has utilized camels
as a means of postal and police COM
munication in the more remote and
arid districts of what is now the Cape
Province, stretching away north to the
area of Gordonia on the Orange river
The authorities at Cape Town have re-
Gently replenished their stock OF these
ships of the desert" by the purchase
of q dozen, which are now being
shipped from Suez, ii charge OF Be
douins who accompanied them from
the Sndan.-Westminster 0a1ett1.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
Short Skirts.

Advlces from Paris state that skirts
are not to be heightened. With tho
exception Of the trailing evening gown,
they are 20 be cut the same distance
from the ground that they have been
Ill the summer. This makes It nee
essary for women to wear the
smartest shoes and hosiery, for never
before have these articles Of the tot
let been allowed SO prominent a place.
never has the whole foot been exhibit
ed so conspicuousIy as by the present
roode.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
Name for Roosevelt 1abv

San Francisco.-The little daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt.
Jr., is to have a christening party
soon, but the precise date Is not def.
mite. The little girl is to be named
Grace Green Roosevelt, after her
grandmother, Mrs. H. Addison Alex.
ander, whose maiden name was Grace
Green. Mrs. Alexander Is here from
New York as the guest Of her daugh.
ter. The latter is in the best of health,
receiving her friends who come to see
the child. The baoy has received
gifts from all over the country.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
Biindfolded Dancer Makes Hit.

0'uudo'oeO OdHCcT wakes f1I.
London.-Mme. Melia, who is now
starring at the Palace theater In Lon.
don, made a great hit with her dane.
ing in Berlin. Hungarian by birth,
she was trained in the best OF all
schools now in existence, the Russian
ballet
The novelty Of her performance lies
in her ability to dance blindfold ed
among eggs placed at regular inter.
walls in rows on the stage without
breaking or even touching them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
Wants Husband Declared Dead.

Independence. Kan.-1v have her
husband. who disappeared June H..
1904, declared legally dead, and to
compel a fraternal order to pay her
$4,000 insurance on his life, is tho o.
ject OF a suit brought In the district
court BY Mrs. Aveline stetnakes q
Caney. z.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
TO KEEP GOWNS IN. SHAPE
Suggestion That viii DO The Work
and May Be Made to Fit
Almost Anywhere.

The suggestion contained In our
sketch may be carried out in any
wardrobe, cupboard. or even In the
recess In a wall. Now that gowns
made in one piece are so fashionable
there is a great diff Guilty In hanging
them up in the ordinary way In a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
A Devoted Constituent

THAT member of congress says you
have voted for him for the last Is
years."
That's right" replied Farmer Corn
tosgel.
You must think a lot Of him."
We'll, / dunno. You see, Is years
ago had couple O. boss trades with
him, an since then I've allus felt safer
with him spend1n' 70 much Of his dine
n Washington
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
His Location,

Lawyer-And you say your neigh.
boris dogs are vicious and dangerous!
Do you mean to say that you live In a
state of perturbation?
Witness-No. sir; ! live In the
suburba
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22

back 10 carry out the same style as
skirt. The collar and sleeves are also
strapped.
Hat Of gray fine straw, trimmed
with a fat cerise rosette and gray
quilts.
Materials required for the costume {:
yards 46 inches wide, yard silk
% inches wide for straps, 20 buttons,
~ yards satin for lining coat
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
Another Matter.

VVVVVVSV "0IHSTs
There goes man who would
charge to the lannon's mouth"
Maybe. 80. but would be face the
fire Of the rocking chair brigade at .
summer hotel7'
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
OPERATE ON VANDERBILT.
Physicians Say Young millionaire
Is Doing Well.

New York. Dec. 16.-Cornelius Wander
bilt was operated upon to-day in his
Fifth avenue home.
The operation, participated in by four
famous surgeons, and witnessed by 9TH
ers, was declared a success. Although
1t was admitted Mr.. Vanderbilt's all
ment was appendicitis. the Official bulle-
tin issued Immediately after the opera
ton failed to make any declaration on
this interesting point.
The bulletin issued by the Vanderbilt
family physician follows:
Saturday, Dec. Is. Mr.. Vanderbilt
was operated upon by DR.. Joseph Blake
at $50 this morning. The result of the
operation is entirely satisfactory. There
are no complications. and Mr.. Wander
bits condition is very good.
Csignedl AUSTIN FLINT
DR.. Flint said positively this after
noon the allment from which the pa
tient was suffering Is appendicitis.
For the next twenty-four hours at
least two doctors and two nurses will
be in constant attendance upon the
young millionaire. Immediately after
the operation Mr.. Farlow, private Sec
retary TO Mr.. Vanderbilt, set about can
ceiling all business engagements for the
next ten days.