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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17
F00TGEAR OF MUCH MOMENT
Must Be Distinctive and Individual
and as Rich as the Wearer
Can Afford.

Some ingenious person has had the
idea that we may as we'll have our
feet in harmony with our faces, and so
our hose are being made to match our
wells in patterns of fine cobwehby
lace, which are not quite so distigur-
ing on our ext1emities as they are
when making the presumably de!tca:e
complexion of some fair lady!
Our lengtheing frocks for evening
wear do not give our shoes the prom
inence they merit, but Cinderella
would find it difficult to make any SEN
sation in a modern ballroom with moth
ing more remarkable than crystal slip
pers, for footgear is most dainty and
artistic and individual, no two pairs
being alike.
The distinctive extravaganza of the
season is the slipper of gold or silver
tissue discreetly yelled with real lace
brussels over gold, black Chantilly
over silver, the lace itself being fire.
quently embroidered with beads or
even with precious stones OF some con
siderable value.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17
APACHE SLANG PARIS FAD
Make Underworld Language
Popular.

Paris.-The slang Of the Paris
Apaches is the l.test fad taken up in
society circles here. Not only French
people, but also foreigners Of the fash
ionable set here, are now vying with
each other in picking up the largest
stock of words and phrases OF argot
spoken on Notifications and In the
outer slums.
Slang dictionaries are sold t. tour
lists at the boulevard hosks, s.ad 50
ciety women are taking lessons in ar.
got, for which, Of course. high fees are
charged by the instructors.
Several American women are among
those taking lessons. and it is be-
neved to be one Of them who original.
ed the idea. The fad in thought to
have arisen in consequence of the in.
tense interest taken in the Paris I'm.
derworld through the exploits of the
motor bandits.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17
YOKE COLLAR AN ECONOMY
FrIIis and Ruffles Add Much to Ap.
pearance Of Gown, In Addition
to Other Worth.

Most economical are the yoke COL
lars OF embroidered null and tucked
or plated point d'esprit and net, frill-
ed with lace. They are wide enough
to cover the shoulders and deep
enough to reach below The bust in
front and below the shoulder blades
in the back, SO that no other trimming
Ia necessary for the gown. Cuffs and
sleeve frills are made to match. F1ut.
ed white muslin frills give it crisp of
freshness that proclaims them the
trimming above all others for a sum-
mer morning gown. A simple gray
cotton ratine morning frock liz made
attractive by collar OF black taffeta
with an overlap of white null finished
with hemstitched ruftle. The belt
is of taffeta to match.
Rufles of lace or tulle are worn
with the collarless blouse in the
street. They are very smart and are
generally decorated at one side with
. knot Of tiny wild flowers. Toby
frills are made both plain and point
ed. One Of many points is made of
black tulle, with the neck encircled
with band of black velvet ribbon
tied at the side under tiny bunch of
many colored flowers. Another Toby
ruffle Ia, of white tulle with a neck
band Of mauve velvet slipped through
q posrl buckle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17
Nobleman and Bride Stop at Police
Station on Way to Marriage
49,. Supper.

Chicago.-John @Drashkovitch Orion,
who says he is a Russian count, pass
ed an anxious hour while friends were
hurrying to the home of municipal
court judge to obtain his release after
he had been arrested on q charge of
larceny. With him was his bride of a
few hours. The charge against Orloff
was made by w. B. Wenham, repre-
senting the Chicago Safe and Mer-
chandise company, 1892 West Lake
street, and he accused the count of
having failed to pay for a typewriter
which he is said to have purchased
December 10 last
Detectives with Wenham served the
papers On Orloff a few moments be-
fore he and his bride, with a party of
friends, were about to leave the home
of the bride, 1927 West Adams street,
for the Chicago Beach hotel, where
they were to have a wedding supper.
The marriage was performed at
p. m. in st. Paul's Reformed Episco-
pal church, South Winchester avenue
and West Adams street. The marriage
ceremony was read by Bishop Samuel
Fallows.
The arrest Of Orloff resulted in the
%nstpOnement Of the counts honey
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17

ened with pieces of cardboard cut to
fit, and sewn In between the cover
and the lining. The material can then
be folded at the point indicated by
the lower dotted line and sewn togeth-
er at the edges. No fastening Is nee.
essary with this case, as the handles
are arranged in such a manner that
the follower Is securely held down
while the case is being carried, the
one handle being drawn through the
other. A glance at the sketch will ex-
plain this. These handles should be
made of leather, and in an old narrow
strap plenty of material will be found
for this purpose.
Diagram D shows the back of the
case and here the word Music" with,
perhaps, the initials of the owner un.
derneath it, might we'll be worked.
If the case is required for carrying
a large quantity of music, then it will
be necessary to let in pieces of mate.
rial at either side, but this can be
done without difficulty.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17
MODERN ARMS IN THE SUDAN
eomebody Supplying Trlbesmen With
Up-to-Date Weapons-Formerly
Used Spears.

London.-News has been received
from Abyssinia suggesting the pres.
ence In the Sudan of some adventur-
ers who are arming and drilling tribes
hitherto savage and unprovided with
any weapons but the bow and spear.
Large quantities of rifles and am
munition have reached these tribes.
The region chiefly affected is that be-
tween northern Uganda, the western
border of Abyssinia and the south
eastern corner of Anglo-Egyptian Su-
dan.
The rifles are of French manu-
facture and stamped with the date
1879, but it is declared that many of
them are In reality quite new.
During the recent British opera
tons under Major Leveson against
the Anuaks In the Sudan, wild and
practically naked tribes were all
found to be armed with similar rifles,
which had replaced their traditional
spears and shields.
The savages had evidently been
trained. They were clothed only In
beads plus new bandeliers of cart
ridges, and it was remarkable that
words of command were heard to be
given by Calais and Arabs to savages
who had never before shown any
signs of dicipline or training.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17
OLD PILOT IS DEAD

Jones about 1856, when Samuel Glen.
ems became his pupil. Clemens then
gathered material later used for his
Life on the Mississippi" Years
later, after he won literary fame, he
made a trip from St. Louis to New
Orleans with Captain Bixby, and only
a few years ago was his guest in St.
Louis.
Captain Bixby was Of small physi-
que, nervous and wiry. He had q
tremendous energy. Throughout his
river service he kept a diary, record.
ing daily the events and the shifting
Of the river current. This record the
United States government is anxious
to get and it probably will be EN-.
bodied in book which will further
perpetuate Captain Bixby's fame.
Mark Twain in his writing made
Captain Bixby out a profane man.
This was incorrect, his other friends
say. He was, by reputation, gentle
In speech and courteous to all men
he met.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17
Hero of "Life on the Mississippi
on Duty to End.
Famous Character Resented Notorl-
e&y-Dlsliked Use Of HIS Name
by Mark Twain, Who Was
Under His Tutelaqe.

St. Louis, Mo.-Horace E. Bixby
the best known Of tho Mississippi
river pilots, who taught the art tc
Mark Twain, Is dead. Captain Bixby
died suddenly at his home.
Or. Rolla Bracy, coroner of St
Louis county, who held an inquest,
said death vas caused by apoplexy
Captain Bixby was eighty-six years
old, and was still in the river service
at the time OF his death. He daily ex
pected a call to take out the govern
ment tow5oat Nokomis. He arose
early and dressed. A little later his
wife went to his room and found him
lying dead on his bed. He died as he
often had said he wished to die, I'm
the harness"
Captain Bixby's fame rests upon
the writing of cub pilot, one of the
many youths he taught-Samuel
Clemens mark Twain. He made an
epic Of the days he spent with Bixby
and the pilots name was known
throughout the world. Captain Bixby
received hundreds of letters from
strangers who knew him solely
through Mark Twain's books. This
became distasteful to him, and dur
Ing late years he had avoided all men
ton Of Mark Twain's name.
The sixty-six years Captain Bixby
spent in the pilot house marked the
growth and gradual decline of steam
boat days on the Mississippi and Ohio
rivers. While pilot on the Missouri
river in 1868 his boat would be
stopped by buffalo herds crossing the
river one day and by Sioux warriors
the next.
In the Civil war he was chief pilot
for the Union fleet besieging Vicks
burg and Memphis. He always held
the Union victory at Memphis due tc
the information he gave Commodore
Foote. Later, as a principal stock
holder and commander of the finest
steamboats, in the Anchor service
Captain Bixby was known the length
Of the Mississippi. He ran the City
Of Alton when it made the single
trip record of $4,000 clear.
On the decline of river commerce
he entered government service.
Captain Bixby was pilot Of the Pau!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17
HOUSEHOLD
XQyESTIohs

Fine gingham and percales will
emerge from the tub with the gloss
and dressing Of new material II dipped
TN sweet milk instead Of starch.
To keep towels with colored Dor.
ders pretty, do not allow them to be.
come badly soiled. Rub gently with
a white soap. Rinse In warm water
and then in cold water. Wash quick
ly and never soak or boil them.
When counting the wash make out
two lists, one for the washerwoman
and one for yourself. A book may be
purchased with carbon paper in Il
such as clerks use in the stores.
Write the list once and the other will
be traced.
Carpets If we'll sprinkled with salt
and then wiped with cloth squeezed
out of warm water containing a spoon.
full of spirits of turpentine to every
quart will look bright and new and
will not be troubled with moths and
buffalo bugs.
II you wish to have your table
linen look nicely do not put it
through the wringer, as it makes
creases that will not come out even
II the cloth is ironed when very damp.
BY rinsing very thoroughly it looks
better even II not wrung very dry.
Just try 1t and see. In fact, any
clothes that you wish to look very
nicely when ironed you will find come
out q great deal better IL wrung by
hand.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17
FOR SUMMER SLEEPING ROOM


japanese crinker crppe IL AMONG
the attractive inexpensive curtainmgs
for the summer sleeping room. No
matter what is the color scheme Of the
chamber. something to harmon;xes
with it may be found In this material.
which comes in innumerabls shades
and combinations. Another attractive
curtaining in cotton has an arts and
crafts design on white or tan, II.
striped with narrow. brightly tinted.
broche pattern. go
All linen crash which is 48 inches
vide may be had in q variety Of tones.
and needs only coarse lace or q
machine hemstitched finishing to
make q substantial and refined look
Ing curtaining. Most attractive are
the imported marquisettes Of soft fin.
fsh and strong weave, the white
piqnes with colored stripe borderings
In tan. blue, rose, maize or violet; the
silk and cotton foulard patterned ba'
ussss and the hand woven chiffon ba-
tistes.
Charming looking summer bedroom
curtains are Of Swiss muslin, machine
embroidered with white on color O,
with color on white.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17
COUNT WEDS;lS ARRESTED

moon trip to an eastern city. The &C
cused count was saved from a cell by
Detective yelling, who stood in front
of the Clark street police station with
him while his friends were signing
the bonds. IN front Of the station al
SO was an automobile in which were
the bride and Mrs. L. M. Car and
Miss Violet s. Hallc:well, who had
acted as bridesmaids at the wedding.
Countess Orion, who before her mar
riage was Miss Mary Henrietta Spar
row, was nervous during the wait at
the police station and at drst was I'm.
willing to talk about her husbands
arrest. Finally she was persuaded to
talk about a woman who her husband
had intimated was responsible.
my wife has been receiving numer
GUS letters from this woman, who has
told her l am not real count" said
Orion. Il cannot reveal her name at
the present time"
He admitted having obtained the
typewriter, but said he had given the
machine to a friend, who had agreed
to pay for it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17
Vanilla PUDDING.

One and half heaping tablespoon
fuls Of powdered gelatine, two cupfuls
Of milk, half cupful Of sugar, one
cupful Of whipped cream, three eggs
and one and a half teaspoonfuls of va.
nilla extract. Put the gelatine into
a saucepan, add the milk and sugar.
then dissolve.
Beat up the eggs, then add the milk,
stirring all the time, return to the pan,
and stir over a slow fire till it thick.
ems. Strain into a basin, add the va
nilla extract, and when cool fold in
the whipped cream. Pour into a wet
mold, and when solid serve with any
kind of stewed fruit.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17
The Kitchen Floor.

A cork floor.covering Is easily clean
ed and is serviceable. Linoleum 10
used in many kitchens. An uncovered
and unfinished floor Of hard maple
or birch is durable and reasonable In
cost, but has the disadvantage of be-
ing difficult to keep clean. Tiles of
brick are both durable and pictur-
esque, but are comparatively expen-
sive. A cement floor Is more reason.
able In cost, and If a few rugs are
used to mitigate its hardness, it will
be great Joy. With a cement dado
going up two or three feet around
the walls and a sanitary drain In one
corner. this floor might be cleaned
with the hose every day.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17
MATURE" RESCUES WOMAN
Fire Destroys a House That Was
Moved by Flood Into
Canal Path.

Louisville.-That English poet who
wrote mature never did betray the
heart that loved her''-and Mrs. Ellen
Clark-were INDICATED when fire Of
mysterious origin destroyed the Tom.
ans house here recently.
Several years ago Mrs. Clark's cot
tage was hoated off its lot and deposit.
ed squarely on the route through
which the government subsequently
decided to construct canal Then 1t
came time, few weeks ago, to tell
her that she must move the house out
of Uncle Sans way, she replied:
Mature put it there: nature can re-
move it," and that was all they were
able to get out of her until they paid
her a cash consideration of $50 to
sign jump-claim papers.
And now Mrs. Clark IL poiating to
the ashes and haunting the fedela.
agents with II told you a."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17
MDAM@
- e %uxf2
&A7OXEz

The white specks or scars on the
finger nails may be removed by ap-
plying a mixture Of equal parts Of
pitch and myrrh melted together.
For a fresh cold in the head try
the old-fashioned remedy of salt and
water; hold a little in the hollow Of
the hand and SNUFF up the nostrils.
Oranges are exceedingly healthful
and have medicinal properties. In fe-
vers the juice will quench the thirst
and act seothingly on the stomach.
Glycerin and lemon juice applied
with a soft brush or rag will remove
freckles, but care must be taken that
the skin Is not exposed to the sun.
E. The tartar, that collects on the
teeth can be prevented by careful
brushing with . good toothbrush and
ooWder after each meal Equal parts
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17
WOULD LAND FISH ALIVE
Philadelphia Dealer Departs on 14,o00,-
Mile Fishing Trip to Prove
the Theory.

Philadelphia, Pa.-The experiment
OF transporting fish alive $4,000 miles
is to be tested by Thomas Keeper,
who left his home in this city on the
Hamburg-American liner Kaiser Au.
guste Victoria for Siam via Hamburg.
Mr.. Keeper believes that the fish can
be brought from Siam and landed
in this country without difficulty in
large fresh-water tanks, notwithstand-
ing the long distance which they have
to be carried.
Mr.. Keeper believes that in few
years all edible fish will be sold alive,
and that his experiment will bring
about means by which scientists will
enable dealers to cell fish alive at the
door of every householder, and by
this means eliminate great deal Of
sickness from ptomaine poisoning.
Chinese fishing steamers, it 10
claimed, carry fish to their markets
several hundred miles away with only
a minimum loss.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17

OF precipitated chalk and powdered
orris root make good tooth powder,
and. being free from any hard or grit.
ty substance, will not injure the
enamel.
For tired and swollen feet a hot
foot bath at night Is probably the
best healer; let the feet remain in
the water for some time; after drying
they may be rubbed with a little
sweet oil and by morning the swelling
and soreness will be found greatly
reduced.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17
HolloWs Under EYES,

One of the worst enemies to beauty
is the hollow under the eye. This,
however, can be femedied by correct
massage, and the cure will be much
speedier If the patient remembers that
this is generally caused by sluggish
circulation, general malnutrition of
the body, worry, loss Of sleep, and q
run down constitution, and that these
may be cured by i rational diet, rest
exercise out Of doors every day, and re-
freshing bath taken every morning.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17
To Make Good Coffee.

French cooks are famous for the
excellence of their coffee, which they
make so strong that one part Of the
liquor requires the addition Of two
parts to reduce 1t to the proper
strength.
This addition is made with hot
milk. The large proportion Of hot
milk, In place of so much warm
water. gives the coffee a richnesn like
that made by the addition of cream In
the ordinary way. BY this means any
housekeeper DESTROYS of making good
coffee. can have 1t without cream.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17
HANDY TYPE OF MUSIC CASE
Especially Appropriate for That Serv'
Ice, but Might Be Used for Many
Other Purposes.

This is very handy type of case.
and might be used for other purposes,
as well as that of carrying music. It
can be made with almost any kind of
strong material, of dark shade of
color for preference, bound at the
edges with narrow, ribbon, and lined
inside with sateen. The materials can
each be cut entirely in one piece of
the shape shown in the diagram on
the right hand side at the top of the
sketch, A forming the follower flap.
B the back and c the front of the
case. Portions G and G should be stir.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17
New Neck Scarf.

In these days cf Dutch-neck gowns
scarfs are in constant requisition. and
consequently are shown in great va
riety. One of the newest is of fine
white band-embroidered batiste.
which has an inset piece of colored
material at either end. -
These have good deal Of warmth.
and present the advantage of a wash.
able article, which, in summer, when
one is far from the cleaners shop, Is
an item not to be disregarded. Scarfs
are also Of plain null. In AL colors,
hemstitched So -.....:--..:sz>. 49, ...ss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17
.S0F GINGER COOKIES.
Old RECIPE WORTH RETAINING
IN THE MEMORY.
Cleveland Claims It 10 lts Own, but
Rightly Il Should Belong to
...s:ssss All the World. So -.
90 r.. Here It IL. z.n.a. r.

Years ago Cleveland had WON
ans exchange where the good cooks
Of the city brought doughnuts and
bread and baked beans and other
good things that they excelled In
making. The ginger cookies they
sold have left Z. fragrant, lasting mem
DRY behind them; no one ever speaks
Of the Repository" as it was called.
without saying do you remember the
ginger cookies we used to buy there?"
A Euclid avenue store still sells GIN
ger cakes made over the old recipe:
little cakes that are moist and soft
and dark with spice and syrup and
rich with butter, but sells them at a
price that Is prohibttive to even Eu-
cid avenue residents.
A stroke Of good luck has sent the
original recipe to me, and now we can
all have.a feast of Cleveland's ginger
cakes:
Two cups Of dark New Orleans mo-
:asses, one cup of white sugar, one
half cup of melted butter or butter
and dripping melted together. (The
dripping is superior to butter In GIN
ger cales, most persons think) One
cup Of sour milk or bnttermilk, two
eggs, two level teaspoons of soda, one
level teaspoonful of salt, one rounded
teaspoon of ginger and one of CHINA
mon.
Beat the shortening with the sugar,
add the spices and the molasses,
then the beaten eggs. Put the soda in
the sour milk and add it with enough
sifted -four to make cake batter.
Bake in gem pans or in muffin tins
In a moderate oven about fifteen min
utes. AS these are very rich they
must be baked as carefully as a layer
or pound cake.
Beside the ginger cakes there used
to be ginger snaps that really snap
ped and melted in ones mouth in
stead Of tasting like bill-sticker's
PASTE" says my informant, and she
kindly includes directions for making
them
Boil pint Of good New Orleans
molasses, one cup of light brown
sugar, two-thirds of a cup of lard or
drippings and one tablespoon of dark
ground ginger into deep granite
saucepan and boil until the mixture
thcikens considerably. Remove from
the stove and cool slightly. then add
a heaping teaspoon Of soda dissolved
In half cup of tepid water. Cover
until cool, then mix in enough sifted
flour to make a soft dough. Roll
very thin, cut and bake in q mod
crate oven."
Bakers Of ginger cakes and cookies
will find that there Is a great differ
ence in molasses; 1t used to be that
one could send for black" molasses,
or~New Orleans syrup and use what
the grocer sent with best results: now
1t is difficult to buy a good cooking
syrup. 1t Is either thin and light and
without flavor or It is really black,
strong and heavy. The proper syrup
for use in ginger bread and with 9TH
er concoctions containing soda is
dark brown in color but bright and
clear and thick. 1t is difficult to buy
molasses in bulk in Cleveland, as 1t
is packed In cans under dealers la
bells, and 1t is impossible to always
find the same uniform quality under
the same label as the product fluct.
yates with each seasons crop Of cane.
Cleveland Leader
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17

To Mend Thin White Dress Goods.
Take powdered starch. moisten with
cold water so as to form a ball Lay
cloth on the ironing board smoothly,
hatten the ball Of starch. to cover the
hole, then rub hot hatiron quickly
and firmly over the starch. This
makes an Invisible mend, but must
be repeated every time the garment ID
Numbered.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-17
Apple Cake.

Cream together one cup sugar, but
ter size of egg, yolks of two eggs,
white of one egg, one-half cup milk,
one-half teaspoon soda, two even cups
-four, one teaspoon cream of tartar.
pinch of salt. Bake In three washing
ton pie plates.
Apple fllling-two grated sour ap-
pies, one cup powdered sugar, white of
ono egg, we'll beaten, one-half tea
spoon lemon extract.