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The Personal

Scrapbook of: Beatrice Tonnesen


Chicago Photographer and Artist, with Studios in Chicago Illinois from 1896 to 1930

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Chicago Photographer and Artist 1871-1958

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THE DECLARATION COMMITTEE at work upon the immo'rtal document which was to ch~ge the whole course of world affairs~ Left t.o right, t he·s e
I ~n~ortals were, identified by the ar~ist, as Thomas Jefferson, ~oger Sher,man, BenjamiI?- Franklin, Robert R, Livingston. t alild John Adams, Ptep~f}~ b~.. .jef-
fel'~n, the chaIrman, the Declaration of Independence was . reported with few alteratIOns to cong'r ess 0 n June ?R , 776. This study and the qne abe ve Kre
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reprb duced, by permission; from iold.pry in the collection' ot the Chicago Historical society. . ~ _.~ ..

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- .,.\~ ,. ...
;/' . ' ....
I SJIOUID ~~I~W, l'r: ,
~~~
'V ffS::' '-',;' 'd:HE'PEBFEOT ~i4:i;
',~ Fr011i a New York 'pap'r. ,-:,<: , ~~,:~I ::ft ~ i ~ ,~ .'. ~ ..( (' .
"" ir.t;iere' bUM, and 'tlli:nj sh{)uldst" .}ilte~ ,-<" " ~...e~"J>:t" ~Il'. H:!,r~ie~, Cecil Ma~l!e , ~n ,
E'er so ~oftly m tl'ld room, ' , , '(i Mem"rY:o t;B"nnie ,Helen ·,Goss. " ,
~ I should know it.
I-should feel it,
'
" '
'/l'he"<f oilowiilg POem by: :&t'iss H~r- i

Jmething sub~le !Vould reveal,ft', :, ,~ie(C~cff,Mt\g!le/was real1 at':the me; ,


" And, a glors round" hee centllr ' lllol!i:8iI" ,seJ ,yiced n the Firsf B1).ptist
I Tbat would l.ght,en up tae" gloom,< \ " chur,ch Inl memory of the n ate Miss
And ms beart WQuld I&UIP]y-gu1C,te me\ 'Bon'n hl Heleb';Goss;' It' was entitled.
,WjOh Love'S second-slit4~ .,roVlde me,"
Jne amid the crowd to find, 'I," 0' " :!' "':THE PEiJrECT DAY.'~
• ItI)VerebliLdl , 'c" y': 'Atired child\ vith a broken d'ol1 '
Wel1rily siglied I1S t eardrops fall, '
IIf.I we·e deaf, and thou badst spoko\i ~ JJnconsciously wQn.dering,wby?
+
Ere thy ,presence had );noWn( ,. ,
I 'RbouId know it, \'
A dreamini/idtli~ the :t~ight gray,
, '1 should feelH; , '' Lpngsfon tbe ,dawn of a perfect day;
'S omett'ing subtle would revl1 al1tt ,7 ' And longs for its dawn in vain.
And.tb}3 se ,I ,at' onQ ~ be broken
By LpYe' s I1qUld undertone. _ , , A mai~en'a{:pra;~r.wi~h t~a~ient face,
Deaf to other, str IOger VOICes" • An!;l, hear,t ' that still seelrS'the , nameless'
And ibe world '~ discordantnoi es,,- ' . - grace oil 1,. - ' l.: '
Whisper,' wheresoe 'er wou art~
".rwul ,reach mil heart I ""
),~hinkS that ";.iil 'come; , it:yet
.l,., , \. A snow-w.hite corse lies ~tilr and fail:,
, II! l'were dead, and tbou sbo\lldst tVenture, All sunlElss',now the, golden hair" "
' Near~the coffin waere -I lay, , ~ And linllS wh~ r.e, ,dimple~play,ed;
I . hou d know it,
T 8boUId feel it" , , , ' But, iShut to e_ar~hly sun,:'for aye, '>:
Something subtle would reveal'1t; , Her eyes b.eqold ihe perfect day
And no look of m ldest cemu~ ,'. , She never here could find.
Rest upon that .face of ,,1 ,y , C ' . '-'\ . :;.' . ...
" ~~ )

Shouldst thou kiss m e, consciou~ !la, h,e!!" , ;Ay, ~nly inMeaven:tne angels say,'
0r Love's tl'e th ough Death's li'o'ld ,ashel( iWhere with God a thousanrl y"anr rs.~ day,
,Wnu,'o g~ve bucl< tlie cbeelt" ,, ~d, '
,;rt jt w~rE: d~h\lJc
l,\ A nd a day i ~ a,thousa~ulyel!:rs: ' '\' "
J, ' .. " • OY, -, ,
". ' !.:::--'-
~- ', " f ~_.,rv'E'S VICTORY.
She walks the ,streets -yrith stat~lY grac e,
And wea.J's' t¥-~ latr,st styles , ' " ',' • 'Wh~n I 'am dead; dear love, if thou ' should'st
A s'ree~ co;n,t!,1J.~ ,t\P:onher face- , feel. , '" ,., . <

Or fasoinating smiles. ' j Thy loneline~8 too h'-'rd' a 'load to be ...r,


,Like'some proud queen she speaks her mind, .A:il:t+ that 1iIiother could, thy wpund 11,n'n\lal
:And uttei:s it with vim- With gentIe "t enc1,erness a nd loving care,
,Her wish is law, :\IOU soon will find, My spirit hovering near thee ,w ould not @hide,
Because:-she's" :in the swim. ' ), E'en should'st 'thou smile on a beloved,bride-
, When I am d ~ad! '
She gi'ves a part)' and invites
The bn!l,~ ~y oil '<lleast ex pect"; , " I oilly ask she be not likii-to me-
Ignoring illl indebtedness , ", : As I was dar k, let her be fresh and fair;
S)le gives the sli ght , direct. , Instead of brown 'locks waving wild arid free,
, 'The cup' of so~iai pleasant ry Close to h er head coil round the golden hair;
She filleth to the brim: And may sbe tower stately, grand and tall;
'Well pleased are the'y who get a sip, I shall not' mind tha t I was frail and small-
Because, she's "in the swim. " 'When I all) dead! '
'Tod"y sbe 3weetly cla, ps your lland, ~ ~ So that she come not n estling to thy side,
Aild:smiles iuto your eye" : v lr' Nor climb up to the level of thy heart,
'Tomorr. w, otherwise engaged ::'A nd lavish kisses witbout stint 01' pride,
She',m eets you with surprise. , Or beg sweep pi ty for some pain or smart,
III "(ain you vow ,you'll be revengefl ASI was wont-nor Love's expression crave
Byacting'glum and gnm, ' . To 'be, as I, Love's' gladl,y fettered slave-
.'One word fram her will ,c hange you 'Yhen I ain deadl
Bccause-sl;le's Ujn tq.~ swun." · .
\ '

Nay, love her as thou wilt, and as she will,


Se 'day by day 's be smiles and bows , With fullest meed, and' with ',a cc;>nscience
Upon tbe crowded 'street, . clet r ..· < • ".• ~.," •

,:With 'deferential words' and loo i.s E'en, though thy memory hold fuy memory
•. 'F'or every one she m eets: sti,n , :, , ' " :'
.(Jr, if see ob,)Ose'to cut one dead In quiet corner ga;:nered, close and dear. '
'Through freak, c'aprice or WblID, If a true jfeart should give thee of its best,
NOll,e e' ~r complains and none resent, .lui, I.did o,'-ce, I shall the happier, rest-0 ':

:Qecau§e-she's"'in she 1swim," , , When I am dead!


-Anhe Patchett Martin in Temple Bar,
S~me daytlds pro~d ~nd ba.ughty dame I· .~ . '

;Willl'ue her changeful fate'


Some, other '11 b.e the faovorit, ;
."' 'i'liislot come soon' or .late, "
And she Jiel'Self ma.y feel the C1l.m;
Of slights, jii every lim h , , '" .'
"TO WINNECONNE"
Because, w11,e1\, re.a pin. g whl\t :~e's sow. in Wisconsin
She'll npt be "i~ the swim'l l.: . ~ ,
'T w:ere bett'er, far to Idly drift'~. • .Jr, By BESSIE SEVERSON RUSSELL
, ,... tb6social w~,ve; , ' ." .J?' \
,;'1J:, ngjng in hs vorto 'x deep,
~' a
. ~iIig social grave. .') LOVE to live in my little town"
,~'. " BUreS pall, and',fanotes tad
:ADa'~ven' stars gr:lw dim; ,
'Bitter t~'anohor near the sliere ,f,J{
I Where ,the trees reach 'cross the
' Than sink beneath " .he swim."
street.
' \'~.
A nd you wave your hand,
And you say, "hello,"
To everyone you meet.
.I I love the friendly gossip
-n Outside Jhe g,r.oc_ery· s(ore; ..
The cut of a dress,
The trim of a hat,
The baby who c~me next door.

Let me aJways live in m1! little town,


Where there's never, a turret nor
, dome.
But birds and flowers, -
And a song in the heart - "
,- To the tune ot"Home SWl;!et Home,"
·J'f_
I '

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Johannes Brahms, Master of Music

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[Root P hoto,)

LORADO TAFT TAKEN BY DEATH - The Iamous .


sculptor, who died yesterday at age of 76 years, as he
appe,a red recently working on pl(j.que of Douglas· for Lincoln-
. which was unveiled at Ill.

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Chicago Photographer and Artist 1871-1958

6 THE INDICATOR

achieve a business career. She has an attra~tive


personality, young and beautiful as her portrait
herewith shows. She is but 22 years of age, but
has the determination to succeed of one of greater
age and more extended experience. The INDI-
CATOR welcomes Miss Tonnesen to Chicago and
wishes her the most abundant success and pros-
perity in her great business undertaking.
The INDICATOR expects to publish reproduc-
tion s in the near future of some beautiful photo-
graphs, the work of Miss Tonnesen and feel s ure
that our readers will. take pleasure in looking
I them over.

The above portra it is a reproduction of a


Platino Photograph of Miss Beatrice Tonnesen a
young lady who attained an envia ble reputation
and considerable wealth in the photogtaph busi-
ness at Menominee, Mich., where sh e conducted
a studio for some years But realizin g that she
had brou g ht h~r business there up to the high-
est point, and that the future only held a certain
amount of success for her in a narrow fi eld, she
began look ing around for a larger and broader
field , for her artistic talents and business ability.
About that time the famous and only "Stein"
decided to close out his Chicago business. Miss
Tonnesen heard of it, and quickl y decided that
was the chance for her. She immediately began
negotiations with Mr. Stein which resulted in
her purchasing his elegant s tudio at 1301 Mich-
igan Avenue. Not satisfied with merely buyin g
an already well equipped studio she immediately
upon taking possession of the s tudio, completel y
overhauled the same, a nd as a result she has one
of the finest studios in the country, thoroughly
equipped and furnished .
Miss Tonnesen loves her art. She h as entered
a large field for its employmtnt ; first that she
may enhance her talent , second that she may

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13,:7-
'" ~ Wed" Sept, 29" 1954, , Oshkosh Dai ly NortnwesJe-m $
• H., . ~

eo"trice onnesen Introauce'


New Trend in 7890 ·Advertising
Photographer,
Oshkosh-Trained,
Wins World Renown
First woman photographer in the
United States at the turn of the
century, Miss Beatrice Tonnesen,
lfow a resident of St. Mary'S'
Home, '77 Boyd St" was"' also the
first in the country to pioneer in
the field of live models for adver-
t ising, according to a recent book
" Tqe Shocking History of Adver-
tising," 'by E, S, Turner,
AU,t hor Turner says th at in the
pages ' of " Advertising Experi-
e nce," published in Chicago in
1899, "There were captivating ad-
vertis.ements by , Beatrice Tonne-
sen of Chic ago who pioneered the
,u se of live models in advertising,
She offered for photographic pur-
pos~ ; ~' unlimited range of 'beauti-
ful', .~d fascinating women, hand-
some.,'m en and' pretty, bewitching
children.' " ' Th,e ' aut~lOr ,POints out
tiiat.:We of her fascmatmg women
Vf_~ spown, dressed only in a skin-
clinging union suit, tugging at the
grips of an exerciser. But, he says ,
"More conventional were Beatrice
TOnnesen's pictures of dining cars
on< the Chicago; Burlington and
Quincy Railroad, in which all the
tables were occupied by TonneS'en
m odels, looking no less poised and - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
well-bred than the young women making people beautiful that fol- tographer," appeared in b j,g gold
;Who are photographed in strato- lowed her all through her photo- letters across the large plate glass
today," graphic career, ' window of the S'tudio, it pid the
age (If 83, Miss Tonneson A year later, Miss Tonnesen was trick," says Miss Tonnesen. Re-
capable of giving her own offered the studio of a well-known porters from all the Chicago pa-
of how she began using photographer on Michiga'n Ave., in pers came almost daily and col-
models for advertising pur- Chicago, and She and her wid- umns were written about her pho-
poses. owed sister, Clar a, packed up and tographic art. Among the wealthy
Born in Winneconne, Jan. 24, moved to the big city. They were and prominent families who pa-
1571, Beatrice TonneS'en moved like "Innocents Aboard," Miss Ton- tronized her studio were the Ar-
wi,t h her ' family to Oshkosh when nesen says" with Clara running the mours, Pullmans, Bartletts, Potter
she was 5 years old. " The family business part arid she takirig the Palmers and Selfridges. Mrs.
soon recognized that art was to pictures. Palmer was instrumental in hav-
be my career, so I was given all ','When Beatrice Tonnesen, 'Pho- ing MiS's Tonnesen appointed to ,
'.tl:le art opportunities Oshkosh of- represent American photography
fer ed," she says. It was her sister, at the World's Fair in Paris. " This
Clq,ra, who said one morning was of course a great honor,"
" Why couldn't Beatrice learn pho- Miss Tonnesen says, " but I was
tog'r aphy and make real pictureS' not capable to undertake such a
with the ' camera?" Beatrice says stunt a s that, the great handicap
the idea took her by storm and of my defective hearing making it
that her mother made ' arrange- impossible. ~ '
m ents that same day with the While specializing in portraits,
leading photographer, Cook Ely, to MiS's Tonnesen recalls that "One
teach her for $100. day we thought up~ a fin~ scheme.
Miss Tonnesen set up h er first We would make advertising pic-
business in Menominee: Mich. , tures using live models, which had
where she 'won the reputatioa '!'o f never been done bef~e.h ~imE!'
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F A M E D PHOTOGRAPHY
- Miss Beatrice Tonnesen
made advertising history at
the turn of the century as the
first person to use live models
in ads. The photographer, as
she appeared at that time, is
pictured in the inset above in
the upper left hand corner of
her Chicago studio in the late
7800'5. "The Hayseed" at the
left, is one of her more fa-
mous pictu'res' and the oVfl
picture of mother arid child
was sold by Miss Tonnesen to
the Osborne Calendar Com-
pa(ly for $1,000.

'. .. '." artJ.stic ana ta~mg a(fvertiS'~~~nt'l,' T~IDiesen 'she ha 1ittIe ::::Im> :%l
Illag~ine, .m ref~r"",g to the epo~h for,; you have caught Miss BeahCe j ~hInk about .the money that, rolled
makI!lg epIsode m:~, September IS- Tonnesen, Chicago's woman P?o- jIn, along ":'Ith the .orders. "One '
s,ue for 1949,. says: .•• then des-, tographer, in the act of securmg i ye,a r I des,Igned and 'sold $20,000
tmy struck m ChIca~o; a photog~one of the famous 'Tonnesen mod- j:north' of pIctures and paid $l .}OO
rapher. named BeatrIce. ,To~nesel'lo. els' that 'are in' demand the coun': ,mcome tax," she remembers. '\
used pictur~s of live gIrlS' In ads try over." The article also says, When her studio lease ran 0
for the first time." . __
A Chicago newspaper wrote the "These pictures are taking the in 1930 Miss Tonnesen retired to
following about Miss Tonnes~n's ' place of the old-fashioned adver - her sister's 'home in "Tinneconne.
innovatidn in 1893: " .•• A clever tisements in 'the magazines and ' She was destined, however, for
young w.oman who has fallen. in other publications. Miss Tonne- still one more "first," in her
'with the popular trend in art m'at- ' sen's scheme is to supply 'i pic, 1 ~.:;Mars Ware." Thill she created
:t ers •• takes pictures which are ture that will suggest, at a ,gllmce, from clinkex:s and 'her ' pieces were
SOUght .• fter by ;art hou~es a ~d ~ all the merits '<If the article in a suc:lfl unusua,l and o!,igiJUll. works
artists 't1\emselves for she 11 fertile ! convincing manner." ,- of ,iJ,rt thaJ Paramount i'Ictuz:es
In idea~" as well as' clever in execu- Buyers from large calendar I as~~d-, h¢t ~.,~l1ow ~e• .tp: lJlak~
tion." .' firm s came to the Tonnesen studio a ,shorr , ~bV'le on M,ars Ware.
Another Chicago newspaper de- to purchase designs. They would I The r:nCfl/~·.wa8 shown throughout
scribing her activities .late!. HI 1898 buy her pictures by the, dozen and the w.orld"'\ind. :brought many let-
'said, "If you should see a good- all were competitors so it - kept tel's to the artist.
(looking, stylishly dressed, b(J ~;;· Miss Tonnesen busy creating to Although her 1!4th birthda.y is ap-
'lle~e young womani''cally avoid the least similarity' betweE!Xl proaching, Miss Tonnesen still
Istudyin g the face an<L..tl of a any of them. "1 made hundreds of plies her art ill her room ' at St.
pretty working girl in', jU;, or them; each and everyone entirely Mary's Home, 77 Boyd St., by cre-,
chasing after her on . street, different in subject matter and ar-ating original designs for brooches
you may be pretty sure you will r angement." So busy was Miss and ear rings from sea S'hells. ,
see that girl before long in some -, -L.....I.l_ _ __

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Tl
winter, grew out of the excessive slender-
NEWEST FADS IN n ess of several beautiful Chicago WOJIlen. A
de~ollette portrs:1t w as desired, but the too
obtrusive collar bones r ende r ed a front view

PHOTOGRAPHY. inartis tic. A profile portrait, howeve r, a l-


lowed the lovely lin e of s h ould ers and throat
to be en evid ence without showing up the
, \

troubl esom e thinness of the throat. Now-


adays the popuiar profile portrait shows a
perfectly flat profile, not even so much as an
eyelash being allowed to show frem the "off"
Idear and Naturaristic SCflOOrS Eacn side of the f ace. Wh'e n the h a ir Is artistical -
ly ,a rranged, the should er draperies well
Have Viaorous Cnampions- p laced and the li ghting godd, the woman
with a goo d profile is invari ably delighted
wah a picture taken in this manner. The
Odd Fancies and Por- votaries of th e profile style insist also that
m or e r Eal c h aract er is shown in and by a
traits. prorll e stuo,y than by any oth e r means.
Seral)lts and IUadonnas'.
'fOTOGRAPHERS declare that the The "upra ised chin" or " seraph" Hlea so

P wom'an who doesn't delight In having


her picture taken dcesn't exist. Wh en-
ev~r there is a new photographic fad every
wp.ll, b eloved by young wom en of gentle ex-
pression an d wide eyes was invented by a
clever Ghicago photog raph er to do away
with th e doubie chin which made a favorite
woman Immediately makes for the photog- sit t er's portrait look h eavy and too old for
the r es t of her face, 'The "Madonna" pose,
:rapher, and as just now there are a good with down-bent head .and eyeg, originally '
~any the camera artists are k epfbusy. hid th e sCruint which disfigured an other-
Two of the strongest and ·most powerful wise beautifu i Chicago girl. The "Rem-
brandt" pictures compei the heavy s h a dows
iOf the n ew fads are at swords' pOints con - suggested by their v('ry name to soften,
tinually and actively engaged in making ameliorate or banish appar ent defects in out-
energetic war upon each other. li ne or feature. and th e "Reynolds" portraits
I' "Portraits which are portraits, and not 'often serve to 'r ender exceedingly lovely th e
picture of a woman wllo, in r eality, is simply
fancy pictures," is the motto of one fac tion of passable comeliness.
of the photographic world in thi s day of ""'J.'hese pictures, by the way, together with
gre.ce and camera worship. '
"Portraits which are b ea utiful pictures as
I the "picture ha t studies" and those portraits
which are technically designateQ. as "backs,"
3.re among th e photographic fad s most fa-
weiJ'" Is the watchword of the extremists vored of Chicago wom en just now, an d the
ranged on the other side of the battle. woman whose portrait cannot b e made Co. '
"No retouching" would seem to b e the one thing, of beauty by the a id of one or more of
supreme and Indispensable article of faIth them is 'beyo nd the r each of photographic
glorificatior~ and had, better have r ecourse
to the "naturalistic" photographers. "Ue-
to the "na turalistic" plptures, whic h know
touching means loss of all characteristic ex- neither th e retouche r'S assistance nor any
pression," th ey declare. So the llghts are smallest s uggestion of unrealis tic loveliness.
skillfully arranged In ,the manner best cal-
cula ted to soften hArd lines, wrinkles and Advice to the Pllotograplletl.
similar d efec ts, the sitter is carefully po sed As to the ways anu m eans by whi c h a lmost
at preclseiy the correct distance from the every woman can be made to look b eautiful
l ens, a~d the pict~r'es sent home exactly as -in a photograph-here is the "say so" of
Miss Beatrice T onneso n, the Chicago woman
they came from tthe fixing bath and. the photographer.
Iprinting frame. 1111113 u., "The individUality of the woma n who
. " "iDol 'd
All ,v,al't ,11;0 Look Well. wants a fine por trait of h er self should b e
studied as carefully as though she w e r e t o
"It is the nahfra! !desire of a ll human be- sit for an cil painting," says Miss 'l'onn e -
ings to be beautifu,l,'" cry the "artistic" m en son, "The old-time id eas abou t fashion s In
ar;d women of the camera, so picture hats , portraits, the sys t em unde r which th er e was
veivet draperies and countless other ad- a periodical temporary ..-age for a certain
jUllcts of this order are calied in to s e'r vice, pose or effEct, have b een completely super-
;and th e n egative touched and retouc hed to seded. NowadayS we strive to brin g out the
the highest point of artistic excelle nc e. Por- b est points of every silter, man or woman,
and we ' make special s t~dle s toward this
traits of a single person, photographed after end. For ttis r eason it is hard ' to generalize
t!lese two m ethods, frequently iook like pic- concerning the b es t way to t a ke a beautiful
tures of two v e ry different peo pl e. portrait, but a few little hints m ay be of
"Which kind Of a picture do you want?" a service,
prominent Chicago photographer is reported "When you go to have yo ur portrait mad e
to have asked a sitter recently, "the picture t a k e a lon g your pretti est b elongings, light ,
of an ideally beautifu l woman, or a picture and dark, ,f or day and evening wea r. Som e ;
:which looks like you?" ma y be admirabl e, others a bominabie for
"Both!" the prospective sitter exclaim ed, your purpose. Choose a d ay when you f ee l
• eagerly. But the resultant portrait, in which phYSically well, in good spirit s (but not
the too-tompiaisant artist eagerly endeav- boisterously so, u"less you are the happy
ored to satisfy h er desires, f ell woefully wide possessor of a f aC'e fairly 'su nning over' with
of the mark. The "ideal b eauty ," which a dimples and rog'ulsh m p.rrim e nt) and whell
c~rtain Engli s h photograph er is said to guar- you have plenty of time, The worr: ed,
Iltntee all his Sitte rs, is rarely compatible hunted, careworn expression which disfigures
.with a really correct and exact likeness of th e faces of so many pretty Chicago women
the average man or woman. But it Is nearly will surely 'come ou t' In th e picture if the
always possible to produce a photo- ideas of tra iIf:time or: a similar anxiety Is
graph which, while preserving the tra- h aunti ng you. If yo u w a nt a pretty picture
dition o,f photographic truthfulness observe a ll th ese rul es, think of anything
to some extent, at least, still sh ows . rather than tt a t ¥ou are sitting for your
forth a degree of personal beauty and portra it, and leave the rest to the photogra-
comeliness not always discernible by the pher. Th e r esult, in nine cases out of tell,
ordinary observe r. ,It Is for the purpose of will be a beautiful picture, which is at least
bringing out, accenting, and sometimes abso- sufficiently like you to be recognizable, and
lutely creating this. beauty th a t most of the in the occasionai case it will be one of these
recent fads in portrait photography have two things at least. And, a bove all, don' t
been called Into being, . try to assume an expression which is not
,The fancy for the ",'p(ofile studies," which. natural to you. Such an attempt is worse
originating in Chlca,.gq, has achieved great than ruinous to all efforts a fter a good anu
popularity in New York and other cities this beautiful picture." , .
,- ..

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." - ;f:J':~ )
~ '" ~Ei TUESDAY,
' SHE WA,NTS 100 BABIES.
MISS LONNESON'S INFANT F_.t.D SETS
PROUD PARENTS WONDERING.

Mother. Hasten to See the Female


IconoclaJ!lt ,\Vho Doell Not Believe
In' the Old Woman- Wlto Lived In a
Slloe-Flnd Yo~ng"terll Needed for
Photographing and Hurry Hon",
to Get" the Prettiest" Ready _to Be
Taken.

Many thousands of men and women won-


dered when they read the following in THE
SUNDAY TRIBUNE:
W ANTED-0NE HUNDRED BABIE-s.. CALL
Call between 10 a . m. and u v. m . Tues.u <1Y .
MISS BEATRIC E r.,ON-! 'I5:SO':>_
Some thought the woman who wanted so
many babies might be wealthy and philan~
'thropic and a trifle given to fads, according
to one of which she was preparing to start
all orphan asylum. - Others took -it ali for a
-hu ge joke.
A latge number of TRIBUNE readers who
h aye ba.bies called at the address in Michigan
avenue yesterday to satisfy their curiosity.
V.'hEm they learned Miss Lonneson Is an
artist, who-ts a lso a photographer, a nd that
the babies were to be taken with a camera
-, and given straight back to their mothers,
the mothers breather! more easily and went
home to send baby's -best white dress to
the laundry with a , " hurry-up" _or'!er.
'l'he infants , are not limited as to color or
n ationality. But they must a ll be pretty. -
V.'hen the oth<:>r occupants of the building
In which the studio Is situated read this last
proviso, they msde preparations to t ake
the early boat to ,s pend the day at South
Haven. It is also rumored the Ohief of Po-
lice _h as been asked to detail a detachment
of bluecoats to keep that portion of Michigan
avenue clear . For that mother n ever did
exist whose baby was not pretty. _
The Yuung artist herself, h aving ,had only
a- limited experience with babies, has laid
In a supply of trained nurses, baby jumpers,
rubber rings, rattle boxes, bread and jam,
and stick candy.
The firm out West which sent In the ol'der
for 100 negatives of babies h as -asked that
one-half of them ' be cx<ying babies and the
other half laughing ones. Miss Lonneson
thinks babies cry mo,e easily than th&y
laugh. Anyway, she has planned to take
the lauS"hin5 Olles first. .
Then,if the other fifty aren't crying by that
tim e, she win call upon a smalf boy a round
tho corner, who makes - .. faces" that are
the terror of any ordinary infant.
I

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has long ago ce;:~~ ane"peri~

!ALWAYS LOOKING' Her · la test success is the clever sch em e of


photogra.phlc a dvertisi ng whi ch b ear s hoc
name. Sh Is the only photogra pher In thi s
rick. Mrs . Kirkpa trick Is one of those born
managers who occasionally give a doubt-
'flg world a glimpse of the business capab}lI-

FOR PRETTY GIRLS Hue of work In the United Sta t e€.


Mi ss Tonnesen becam e int er es t ed in pho-
tography a t her home in Os hkos h, Wis.,
three y e ars ago. She had studied art in a
· ties of the sex. When h er husba nd dieq: s he
took hotd of hi s grain commission business
ansi carried It on as successfully as ever.
She li stened to Miss T onnesen's plans" saw
!;en era l way f or several years, possessed a the possibilities in the C hicago studio and
k een appreciation of an effective pose, and sold out h er busin ess. The sisters came to
was conti n ual1y searchir.g the faces of those • Chicago, secured a two-stor y and b'a se-
How Beatrice Tonne&en, Orioinator about h er for a view that would bring out
th e bes t th a t was in them. Suddenly the
m ent house In Mi chiga n avenue and trans-
form ed it into a perfectly a ppoint ed stl'dio.
desire to photograph these f aces possessed
of aNew Apprication of PflO- h er, an d s h e applied to a lo cal photographer
for ins truction. He taught her a li h e knew
H er e Mi ss T onn esen takes th e pictures and
Mrs. Kirkpatrick runs th e business end of
the establishment,
toorapnu in Aaverti&ino, and gave h er fre e access to his studio. She
th en gained experience by photographing Pltotogruplrs -None but Beauty.'
. every fri end who would s it to h er. A study of the ph otogr a phs in th e studio
Hunt& for Moder&. The f ascination of th e work p ossessed h er
and s h e was eager to set up an est a blJ s hment
discover s th e · secr et of Mi ss Tonnesen's s u c-
c ess with portra its. Apparently ev er yon e
of h er own. She w ent to Menominee, Mich .. of h er sitter s Is either h a ndsome or of dis-
I!' YOU s hould see a good-looking, stylish- arranged a studio, hun g out h er s hingle and

I
tingui shed appearance. Here is wher e h er
ly dressed, bus in esslike young woma n ·crit- comm en ced work as a professional photogra- a rt co m es in . 'l'her e is always a good lin c
ical1y studying th e f a ce and figure of a pher . . Before the end of the first year her somewher e in eVE)rybody's f ace, and s h <,
pretty working girl in a car, or chasing a fter ambitlon h ad outgrown h er s urroun d ings. m a k es a specia lty of finding it and photo-
ht r on the street, you m ay be pretty s ure you The little studio in Menominee did no t half graphing it. An int eresting feature of h er
will see that girl be fc r e long in some a rti s tic satisfy h er. Sh e yearned for C hicago and work is the m a king of art pictures-artis ti c
find· t a king a dv erti Sem ent. For you h a v e a la rger est ablishment. groupings, c leverly executed. There is a
_ caught Mi ss Beatrice Tonn esen, Chicago's At this junc ture she laid h er pla ns b efore great demand for th ese from the engra v ers,
w oman photographer, in the act of secu ring h er Sister, Mrs. Clara Tonn esen Kirkpat- who put them on th e m ark et in the form of
engr avings. They are often also r e produ ced
· in the form of water colors. A process for
MISS BEATRICE TONNESEN. photogra phing portraits on porcela in h as
aiso proved s ucce ssful and r emunerative.
Miss Tonn esen h as a lon g list of models.
and when a n advert ising picture is ordered
she first creates a n Idea and then selec t s a
m odel b est su ited for its expression. In case
she is n ot satisfied with th e m ateria l at
h a nd and r equires a different style alto-
g eth er s h e goes in search of a n ew f ace and
figure, a nd doesn ' t stop until s h e finds just
the one s h e wants.
Th e m odels of t h is adverti sing feature
are not e xclusively of th e fair sex, however.
She t as just finish ed a series of pi ctures
which a r e especia lly t aking, but they will
not be in circul a tion until th e holidays, and
her con tract with the m anufacturers is of
such a n Ironclad n a ture th a t a r eproduction
of th em is out of the question.
Th e pretty g ir ls who pose for Miss Ton-
nesen are particularl y pl eased with th e op-
pOl·tunity to see th em selves in print, a nd en-
thu sias ti cally ent er into the spirit of th o
work.
one of the famou s " Tonn esen mod els " that
a r e in dem a nd the cou ntry over.
Th e " Tonn esen mod el" is th e latest thing/
r ~n the w orld of n egatives and prints, a nct
this yeung Ch ica.go woman photographer Is
its originator. It I S a li Ving pi cture schem e
adapted to th e u se of the m a nu fac turer who
wi s h es to adverti se his w a r es in th e most
artistic a nd taking m a nner. For proo f of
its popularity you have but to noti ce h ow
r a pidl y th ese pictures a r e taking th e place
of th e old-fashion ed adverti sem en t s in th e
m aga zin es and other publica tion s ad mitting
ot ha lf -tone r e productions.
Mi ss Tonn ese n' s schem e is to s upply a
picture th a t will sugges t at a glance a ll the
m erits of th e a r ticle in a convincin g way.
She aims to produ ce a n Impression that will
be la sting. T he. m a nufacturer t ~ lls h e r wha t
h e wish es th e advertisem ent to show, and
she g e ts up a picture that will express hi s
idea . Often thi s Is f a r from easy, bu t In
th e en d Sh '3 s ucceed s a.nd th e pi cture not onl y
I t ells its s~ o ry but a ttracts the eye by its
a rti stic m erit.
. Considering the eage rn ess and d et ermin a -
pon that wom en h ave s hown to break Into
nea rly a ll of th e professions and occl'pa-
tion s, It Is surprising th at they h ave been
~o slow t o a pprecia t e the possibHHi es of
professiona l photogra phy. Muc h of the work
th ey und ertake Is better suited to the capa-
biliti es of the stronger sex, but photogr aphy
seem s especially adap t ed to WOm en. It is
full of inter est. 'I'h ere a re po ssibiliti es of
importa nt di scoveri es in It. It Is qui et and
r dignified. It ca lls for a rti st ic tas t e a n d deft
fin ge r s . And it gives a woman a chance, if
she chooses, to combine h er business and
• home life-<> ft en an important con siueration.
And this n e gl ~c t of professiona l pho t ogr a -
phy is a ll the m o r e astonis hing in view of
~ . h e f ac t tha t th ere a r e a ny number of
women amateurs dabbling In th e m ysteri es
ef camer a a nd dark room. The explana tion
s ee ms to b e, howev e r , tha t comparatively
few of th ese a m ateurs get beyond the stage
where th ey a r e content to "press th e but-
ton" and allow .th e professional to "do the
rest."
Only Pbotogrupllic Advertising.
Of the professional women photographers
of Chicago Miss Tonnesen is the only one to
de part to a ny g r eat ext ent from the b eaten
p a th. She h1is shown originality.in s everal
directions~ and 1\\ each case t )1e .departure

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ag(} :n:r-1"~ r. M:iss Morton started friends, who are


out with very good letters. She is a most anxious for her
connecti on of the Baldw in fa mily, of success. Soon after
t his city, and a d augh t er Of Mrs. Was h- her father's death
ington Mor ton, of Ne,v B righton, S. I., she realized the ne- .
who wl)-s a Miss Baldw in before h er cesslty of doing
m arria.ge . . Miss Morton h as been mos t some thing for a live-
successfu l in h er career, a nd devotes lihood, so she began
all of her tim e when not giving lectures prepa ring at once
or r eadings t o s tud y and r esearch . She for her new venture.
h c,s b een a grea t traveller , and is now Judging from her
giving a course of lTIorning lectures on first attempt, she
" Mexico" a t the Wald-orf H otel. Th e resslon. She has made a wonderful suc- ' will be most successful.
- lecture is the r esu lt of a m ost inter est- cess of it, and is particularly happy)n Miss Roberts has not been heard in
Ing t rip s h e made t hroJ1gh tha t country th e posing of children. Some of her New York -this season. She is also a
n ot long since. - Some of the sU'bjects groups are exq uisit ely artistic. lecturer, and has been very well known
she h~_s been t a lking about a re "An- Miss Mary Field, the daughter of for some years pas t in Newport, Tuxedo
cient Mexico," "Vice Hegal Rule, ' the late ' Eugene Field, like ' Miss Mor- and all along the Hudson River, where
"Th," Conquest," " Str u ggles for _Inde- ton, has entered on the literary field, she has given mO!lt delightful and en-
pendence," a nd "The Republic and Re- a nd only made her debut recently ilJi t ertaining drawilJg room ta)ks d e-
cent lIist..ory." some charmi ng reci.tations at a privat~ scriptive of her tmvels. Mrs . . Fred eric
Miss -Beatrice T onn esen, of Chicago, house. She was Hstened to with th, Vanderbilt has been a good friend to
h as. adopted photography as h er pro- deep est interest, as she has scores a! M.iss Robert.s. Mrs. Vanderpilt. was ane
~~~~--~~----~--~~--~----------~ of the many. ladies who headed the
long list of fashionable patronesses for
the young lecturer.
Miss Henriette Spencer Porter is an
amateur harpist of rare ability. She
plays most charmingly, but has never
as yet been prevailed upon to appear in
public. She Is a pupil of Alphonse
Hasselman, of Paris, an<! is passionate-
ly fond of her art. The few privileged
friends and their guests wHo have had
the pleasure of hearing her in their
drawing rooms have been enchanted
with the purity of h er touch.
Mrs. James Clinch Smith' is a v ery
clever woman. She is an amateur a ls o '
and she is a wonderful mimic. Sh~
plays on several instru ments, but likes
the guitar, mandqUn and piano , the
best. She accompanies herself charm-
ingly while singing English, French or
German songs. She was a Miss Barnes
of Chicag", •

The accompanyi ng photogra ph of


Miss Bell is an exquisite lik e n ess and
one which she considers h er b es t . J is
artistic finish is proof of the beautiful
work done in the studio of lleatri ee
Tonnescan, where mallY ant! va ri ed
pictures of Miss Be ll may b e fuund.

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EW fAR'fH~ AOV~RTISEHS,
,Miss, Beatrice To~nesen Uses Pho-
tograp,hy ' to 'Attract Attention
tp ·Her 'Sa.lable Wares .
. ,'
HER SYSTEM IS A BlG SUCCESS.
Gets Mo~els Wher.ever Possib!e and Displays
Their Li k~hesses in' 'Connection with
. '. Articles Offered to the Public,

Advertisers who are al ways seek ing nllw


. m fOthods t o . se t fo rth t h e m cr1ts of tilei !'
va r es h a !l t he a dvent of at. least one new MRS . GLAR:A T ON .KJRKP.A'l'IU CK , ,
w oman \with unmi staRable ,d eligh t. Thi s is
'Miss Beatrice T onnesen. a Chi cago g irl , h er-
in the art of ·photography. ..!MISS Tonnes!ln s
sister , 'Mrs . Clata T qnnesen KIrkpatrick, a
self a b'latlty, who .utili zes beau ty wh er eve r widow , joi ned fortu nes \~ ith h er and now
she Gan fmd it fo r . t he benefit of her cu s- manages the bu,,; ness a ffaIrs of the concern.
tomeI's. ." . . After. she had secnred a knowledge , of pho-

! . P is:tures 'and",desigris drawn by ar.tl sts a~'~


out of ilate, Miss T onnesen thmks, and m
their place lias com~ th e outpu!. of the cam ..
tography sufficien t t o a ns wer herr requlre-
ments Miss Tonnesen ca me ' to Chlca~o .and
with 1\11's. Kirkpatri ck open ed her MlChlgan
era. By photogrdphing certai~ com;Ji avenue st.ullio. . I '

.maidens, .shapely infants ar quaint charac- " While Mrs. K ir kpatri ck s t arted out to se-
t ers, s1J.e supp lies 'something to at once a t- c'u re a marl,et for t h e des'igns, Miss Tonn~sen
tract and entrl\nce Hie . eye of 'the prospect- ransacked. the' city for models. She would
~ve , buyer a nd set the wheels of his brain , ~atch the crowds 1n .
a-buzzing in h a rmony with .the idea the ad- to a ttractive per sons that they pose for Iier,
vertiser seeks to .impr$ s. a nd seon sh e had a list of models r eady t.o
Most m.anufactur ~ rs or dealers i1lll@rticies pose at ~hort notice, from \vh !ch could be
of ' ev'ery..{Iay use have found that the old- drawn sui t able oneS for almos t any charl\c-
fashione d metPod of 'extolling the virtues of t el'. /
'their goods by "iIes criptions' has become an- E qua lly success fu l was Mrs . Kirl, pat rick.
tlquated. . -To catch the public'S eye their Bu sy hou sewives were stopped long enough
space' must be ma:de so attractive as to retain t o look a t t he artistic photograpbs sbe
the glance once rested upon it. For this showed t hem , wer e tak en with t h e idea a nd
purpose illustrations: introduced by sonie un- gave her orders. The engraving com~all1es,
known genius, came into vogue. The hand- ha ving found it expensive and a,nnoymg ,to
dra·w n designs as gotten up , by the engrav- a rra nge fo,r tald ng phetogra pht! ~f hastlly
ers were long considered just the thing for selected m odels t o be r eproduced III adver-
the purpose untl! one wide ~a:wake advertiser t isements , wer.e caught with the ' n ew idea
ailed his space in a monthly magazine by a a lso, a nd 'soon t h e s ister s found tlieD?-s elves
swamped wi t h ord er~ . These are filled a s
fast a s possible, a1J.d yet Mi ss Tonnes.e n finds
t he t ime to do a gr eat' deal of port r a lt work.
H er pat ron s say they find' it h ard t o s i ~ for
her as sh e is so exa cting in ever y detaIl of
dre~s, pos iHon an.d eXP1'essjon; t h at fre -

I
quently she spends an h our in a rra ng!1lg
t hem , and t ha t they are not a llowed to' ta ke
the postures which t hey theI?selves. would
h ave selected. But all a gr ee after seCl'ng t h e !
fini shed photographs that the res ul t war -
r an ted the labor of production .
Mi ss T onnesen ha d th.is · to ",ay abou t h er
business:
"We try t o make ~ur 'ads ' catchy and con,
vi qci ng. The picture of a child u sing some
a rticle, for instan ce, will a lwa ys secure the
r eaders' attention for that article and the.
better the picture the more readily will it be
noticed. Most of ou;: customers t ell us what
, thei make or wi~h to advertise and leave to
us the working : 1,1p of the picture. Some ~
times I use many different models in difter-
. ent positions, send.lng all of the pict ures to
\ he customer for' him to look over and some -
times I hit what I thInk will be satisfact 01'Y
at the first trial. ' , .. . : , .
The busy Christmas seasoii. has given the '
young woman designer much to dD-"and the
i result. ot' her work has been a large number
of desigIlj representing all manner of per-
Bonsuslng all maimer of articles from pianos
to toothbrushes .
• " MIS' ~ BEATRI CE TONN ES E N.
:reproduction ' cif a ' photQgFaph, showing his
particlilar wares( in . use.' Since then "high-
ar~" a..dvertisements . have been fouUd to be
-mp~t effective. . Especially in thIJ magazines

ihi,s Tonnesen,
iI!! 'l\llss true. '. . J,bout·
.... two
. . years ago, while r~~~~~~~~d~~~2~~i~~:;]~~==~=:=~~~~r~:::::;;;;;;;-:=~;:;;;~~-':·.-"""--:
studying art at h er Ilome fn Oshkosh, Wis.,
Pondered one day upon hQw e}{penslve It was
tar a praI!Pective advertiser to get up his
o~n designs, ,a nd 'have them reproduced}n a
88,tlsfactory !nanne r . She concluded . that
,w ith the' artistic talent of which ~he knew she
.was possessed 'she ;could, successfully carry •.,-,~ "'''
out her plans. · '.; .. ,.. "
Tb4lse .!,{er~ to get up advertising .illustra-
tions from 'lIfe and tQ btilfd up a business in
~ new ' ~llld. .. ,
, '1;'0 this end she opened a studio In l\le-
MiCh., .wher" she perfected herself

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WHEATON'S SONTOW ED (lf~- ~ . . ., iii . ,

.".."" " '. 1 _ f~ Y1 / iAGLAIA.


CAROlINE Q. WILTI THE. BRIO·E. On Ithe elevenlth of September Mrs.
George Bent was the cordial hostese
C_eIBODT Will Take Place , To.Nlaht
alt the ti'l'SIt meeting of the Agla:ia, for
at 80 St. :.J'am_ Plaee-A.t.t e-Dd.nt. the present club year. ,
'MlI\s. Gi'dieon, tine new ,p,l"€1Sidelllt,
aDd CO~IB_ - Othe~ Note.
on Chlcaao Socle-t,... greetEid the membeI's in 'a few well
chosen words, uTing !them to a broader
, activityantd a oontinued loyalty. He r
·remlarkis were ,gII'-ee'ted by an entJhus.
Mias' c.rolln~ G. Wilt, daughter of Mr.
and Mr,. C. T. Wilt, will be mlhrled to- i3Jsm that bespoke for her tJhe oo-oper.
night toDr: (C. L . Wheaton, the orily .lion pf 3Jtion of tlie membem in 'her efforlt to
· ~n. Lloyd Wheaton, now fighting.in the take Itlie club tlirough a successful
, Phlllppine.s. The ceremony will ta.ke place ye3Jr.
at her home, 30 St. James place. Mh!. The regular progI13Jmme Wi3JS car'
Wheaton, wife of· Gen. W-heaton, in company
with' her son-in-law, Capt. John C. Dent, ried .out in the study of the RQssettis.
Mrs. J. C. Dent and Misses Edith and Luelle Mrs. Hea'I'SIt',s re3Jdii-ng of Dreamland
D~nt, ~arrlved trom Fort Worth yeaterd/ty to , amd Aft€'!' Death WialS' followed by Mm.
attend the ceremony. The Rev. n.IM. Ran· Kelley's ex,cellent paper on Tlie Two
kin of New York, who has aiways been a Poets. Tne s ubject selected for tlfe
clO8& friend of both tammsB, wlll otftclats.
The ceremony w111 be performed at T o'clock firstJ mootilng 'W3JS an unilamlHiar one
and at 8 o'cloCk a reception will be giv~n to thQse preseDit until 'M<ns. Kelley
the llrtde and bridegroom. At 11 o'clock the had i(jJiscussed ,tlhe life anld work of
couple wiU leave on their' bridal tour for thts notedi brlother and silster, aDid
the east, where lthey wlll ' remain several made of them f,amilioaJr ch'a racters.
wee!ts. After July 1 ,they will' be at, home at A selection ' from ,{ he Pri'lloe's Bro·
96 Evanston avenue. , Dr. Oscar Kratt will
act &II .best man ,and Miss Lucl,le Dent wlp gress, read by Mms. N. H. Ives, and a
be the mild of honor. Mrs. Wheaton I review of 'Dba KLng's 'Drag.edy by Mrs.
'granddaughter, Edith Dent, and Jane Hun· : Gordon, 'Closed the regular ,pro~e.
tel' ,Villl be flower girls, and Charles, T. Wilt, I The afternoon wals· made espeCially
Jr., and Collin D. Wilt, dres!led In white rich by the presence of Mil'S". Sny,der,
serge suits! 11'111 be the pages. There will
po bri1iesmallls, but In tpolr .. pl~8 ~twelh
be an thonorary member, ranJd MiS's Beat-
young ladles will alll18t the bride, M·r. and rioe Ton'lleson, of Chlcag.o, and tlielr
Mrs. Wilt, Mrs. J. C. Dent and Mrs . .Wheaton paI1i;lcipa,itjon in the programme. Mm.
In receiving gues~ They are: Harriet SnY'<l~ .congrlaJtulated ilhe club upon its
Mont80!p.jlry, Beatrloe TO'llneeen. Nettle growth and the iruterest :tDIaJnifested,
NI,xon, Flor.encll .Jolin.son, Carrie 'SheJdlng of
petron, Mlcb., Sarah Wiley, Helen Ball,
Jennie .Armstrtng, Anua Fa1Pbairn, Mrs. E. i 3JS wen as upon the faot that in its
E . 'YUt, Mn. ,C. T. Wilt, Jr., and Florenc'e members'h!p, tt counts th~ honored
' Ball. The usllel'll wlll be Dr. CrosDy ' Davlll,
1, W; Hunter, George steer, 'C~pt. C. 1'.
Wilt, Elmer E. Wilt and' Race N. Wilt. The
I preside nt of Itlhe Stave Federation of
'Vomen's clubs. Mli.ss T'o nnes'o n gave
tlhe ladies t.he pl'OO,'SllIl'e 'Of a few ' mom-
brfde will be dresBE\d In white satlJ!. duchesse
trimmea,., with Swiss, point la.ce. She wUl men't 's &tudy of oome of ther ant pro.
wear no ornament, of any kind" but ,carry a I ductioIlJ33Jnd ·a dd ed. an enthu'Silastic
bauquet ,of white rolell and lilies of the val- outline of her 'method of work.' Mi,s s
ley. . . . TOll'llJeooon isolie .of the nlOted TOllJneson
si'Sitel's ,whose ",York is a faV'Ore<1 one in
I, all of th!'l 'a rt w1ndows of O/;'den as in
, m1a;uy tnt-les of tlhe United St:3Jtes. She
was . ,the ~.g.uest of M~,s. B$n't flOr sev-
I eml . wee1Gs. Mrs. FIetCher was also
a gllJ€St of the club.
ftefreshmentswere served by Mrs.
Bent and ~er little dJaug1hter, Win-
t
I[ ifred, after wh.iCh the dub adjoUJrned'
to meet on September IUhe twenty-fifth'
: with ,Mrs. Metcalf alt ~lm Statoe I'nstitu-
I tlot! for the Deaf and Blind.

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_~'~
H R"--=--'
N'- - - - ~~~=-:=-~ y 1 nr.iltt
AMERICAN WOMAN'S HOME JOURNAL,

~
OT all the clever wo. m en who are
beginning t o shine in' trade a nd
the professions are b eing fur-
~- . '
ITEL1iNT: -~~
nished by ' the middle classes.
The drawing ro oms on the swHl ave-
,/
.lUes are furnishing their share of
clever w omen who are going jus t as
.: tctively into trade a nd the profes-
" s ions as their p oorer sisters on the s ide II
1
. I

"' treets. Some of them are d oing it for I'


Fun, some for g lory and some for the t!
plain dollars a nd cents, b ecause they,
-1:00, have lost their money a nd 'they
'm ust ge t out a nd strugg le with the
{(
multitude for a living.
Mrs . L eslie Cotton is a n artist of un-
I usu a l merit. She waf' 'M"", Marriette
Benedict before h e r marriage, and
whe n quite a youn g girl developed a
d ecided taste for art. She studied with
,some of the Desemaste r s, both in Eu-
rop e and at home, and h er p or traits,
which were on exhibition at Knoedle r 's
' gallery, cprner of Thirty-fourt h street
and Fifth avenue, drew crowds of fash -
ionable people to see th em. 'Among
the mos t n o table p'o rtrai:s -;vere those
of Mr. Cha uncey Dep ew, Mr. J ames L.
Breese, th e photographer and artist,
and a beautiful full-l ength portrait o'f
h e rself.
. Mrs. Cornellus' Stevenson is quite an-
othe r t ype of clever woman. She has
gone deeply Into scie ntific w rk, and
h as attain el ·the g r eat honor of being
m ade a m ember of the Univer si ty of
P en nsylvania. She w as Miss yorke be-
fore h er m arria.ge and, although a.
Philadelphian by birth, had . th e advan-
t age of a thorou g h edu cation in Paris
She lived a lso for some years with h er
pare nts in Mexico. · When a very young
woma n Mrs . Stev enson translated, in
con junction w)th, h er cou sin, the late
Admira l Ed,wa rd T. McCauley, U. S.
, N ., a comp let e . dictiona ry of Egyp tian"
hieroglyphicS into English. It was an
enormous piece of work. She gives
lectures in Philadelph ia n ow, which a r e'

e.ttended by some of the most promi-


1nent scientists of the day. .
, Miss Lalla Bald win Morton came be-
fore the public SOlue three or four years

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J
I.. TOlmeson,'. ' Studii. ' ~or
Ji,e~Jmble. . . ' Kindergarten While
a ' 'Vhlie

" r the:, Yo&ng ' Artist Says "bon ~i ,to


l}'lftY': ~f l ChiClago's Pretty' Infnnt"_
, BeRut;' Only.' the Crlterion,-Tin'y
, J\lodels from Black to 'Whlte-SceD.~.
in the "'ral.:ing-."

The classic noses of Raphael's cherubs


were figuratively out of joint yesterday,
wjlen fifty Chicago ba91es were professlQnal-
Iy sq1J.lnted at through the lens of Beatrice
Tonneson's camera, and their In~antile Uke-
nessesl trinsferre<l; to glass, , It was ba,bles'
day a~ that fashlOnable Michigan 'a venue
,studio, ' ,.
The profession~1 beaiI~ies who came to pose

Western Arm1wiitt
:', 'd,u~~~.;~11:~z: ~Ti~"
. • ,
t ,;Jhe: Li,kenesses
> '. ~
c:if
" f~~~:~~~a~~!r.c~;::~~t~~~i?~:~~::~~~~
erton operative to guide him through the
raft of baby cabs which, under the care of
, , the Little'
.' .
ore, '"
't:/s-e.J n ,Adver-
',. ' :.tisingt ID~~~docts.
a tired looking porter, stood in the halls and
out on the stairs, Then he' was met at the

,
' ,"," ,:
't-
'
,l i ,
"' ,, , ,'-l -"
:

j1:i:~b1~S!jhrge':.a~~ s.· air, f~t little ,young-


"
", "
door by a girl with a worried look, anQ. asked
to cOme In next week, - ' ,
Inside·, there was an ,assortment of babies
' which would have thrown 'a member of
the Gerry society Into nervous prostra-
.

s,ters wlth:d_anbini'Je~.s and ',dimpled cheeks ' tlon," The pretty studio had 'assumed the
and pale, ' SiCkiY~I~iiM!g . irifants with appearan,c e " of . a , ul)iversity settlement
piitful, plncher -teaot,ul'es. crowed and cr~che, 'l'he blue eyed young phofographer,
" "" "" , " h er business manager, and her bookkeeper
laughed andi;gtu~led .-.a n(l ': ctled' 'ln', (young women), donned white aprons with
, th-e , , pretty/, ,l>h9t'~-Phlc" stu,ili~ --- ofi capaQious pocl{ets f1Il~d with ' rattIeboxes
: :MJss :t;3eatrice TOl!!l~!i~Jl" ~t laO,! Mlchlgall' and transformed themselves Into temporary
' av o e"nue, from. , 1,0 d'CII''k. this morning until nu,sery mai?-s. " ,
: f~ !Jl~O " ti'j~ ¥i~Eirn '.' ,' It was Indeed' Gathering of Baby Clans.
; bable~~'d.ai; t:
. ~.&II · ;tBi ~? \ll&nt.ile
~ ~ , .:
.bbub was caused by
• Ear~y I,n . the morning the Infant" Trll-'
bys" , began to arrive. Their ages ranged
.; ihi,, !ri,~~~fln/;fi ad~e ,sement, w~lch Miss from 6 montqs ' to '24. There were nO ' Ilm-
,'I.'onnesen caused to. 'e printed l.J\ a Sun- Itations as to nationaIl~y, sex, ,or colot:~ I
' day :-rfewspapei, s't 1n-g that 100 plump was' down !n ' th-e, iadvertlsement that they
:a,.n,d ,p ,retty· ba:bI~s:-: }'Y~e wa nted at h er ad- must, all be pretty, a nd ,- judged by maternal
: dress. 'I1i'iil mothers? \:lime In drQves to- opinion; they ,aU filled the bilI In that (ll-
(day, each fond worrr'li-' bearing h.e r treas- ,ection: "
lured little ope and Ilpne knowing for what There were 100 baby 'ne'g atives to be made.
;pufPo.se ,the'" c)Jlldre;i!: l¥ere-, wanted. An order had come fl'om a Western adver-
,. ' ' STUDIO RUtBY· WOMEN. ' Using firm , for pictures o,f "flf,t y laughing
. : ~ut · they soon fo.u .' Qut:. Miss ;ronnesen:, babies and as many crying ones. Not having
,has ' a rather rem klIbl~ stOOlO. One access to an Infant orphan asylum , MIss
,g-lance at Jts"''gozy ' ~}l:S and co.rners, Its Tonnesen appealed to the public through,
dainty.--uecorations a nll' .its : e'asy grace of ,THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE to , supply the baby I
: arrangement, suffloefl J;tO In't orm the new-' subjects. AIjd the reading, pubIlc did not'
comer that mel}' are' 'a.:~, unknown quantity faU her-. ' More than half the number asked
-In the workings 0.'-. t,·~t, :p11Qt!)graphl"" es" for 'had been brought to her door before
" ' noon:
,tabIishl?ent,.: T,h er~/h! . "e. ~!llan manag~r" ,The enthusiastIc young woman artist had ,
a woma·n bookkt:e~~ .gIrls , to develop,; aljd
'finish ,a nd r.eto.\i~j(';'t'h 'e __ 'l lictures, .and Miss / dnlya slender knowledge of child life, but
l'tonnesen :: hersel~, " I!:"'" blue-eyed, sUI1ny-: she,'had ideas" to' burn," She hudsuppUed'
;halred . girl In .the ' ~rly -twen,tles to pose her studio with e"erythln~ likely ' to amlIse ,
,the custom ~rs and ' ; to '~ actually ,take ,the the youthful appli<;anj:s, from toy Noah's
'~Icture. . . ,h . .- · _ i Arks t~, gl~gerbread .
. ' A wes'te,n',, busl¥:i(Ii\ h,o use , needed th~ Says" Boo" to. the Babies.
, pictures of fifty l~~\ng cables' and fifty Early. In the daY~l?he shut the accompany-
'crying 'babies for i\.htertlslng purposEls, an~ I,n g mothers and nurses in the reception- ,
Ethey wrote ,to. Mlii)! ,-Tonnesen ·to, P, rocure, iooln, :atid 'atfe'mpted--to do the whole thing' ,'
-the' ph(')togr~phs ,qor .them, : ,So : the he,l!-d herself. i She tried all m ethods employed by .
'of this: wQm~n's ei;l,t dtijltibinent sent in 'the " f\pln~t;ers to , amuse other people's babies,
;adv~it!sem~rit wh~E ~W~:~:;.the_ meet-!ng ·pf She said .. boo" unt!! she had forgotten
,}mothers a'Pd,ithelr' \~amts. today. ·' ,:' . . . ' all the other words In het vocajmlary, and,
, _ MB'ST 'hlj] P.L¥~:~XND PRE< • .•~..: ': after vainly waving her , arms, and chuck-
'- Nearly sixty ;babl'~; took cool·; ' 'it( ,Ung, and wlilstling 'for two successive hours,
lot the studlo ' today, 'n d'-il, do.iefi~ 'e ' she contented h-erself wlth .presslng the but-
':Scltted, 'o ut· 1ie,cause ~ heY~.'Y-e're ';~~irelY ~i ton, I Uld, allOWing --the mothers and n\lrses
'Iworse yet, .- tnln, !J' t " 'ca u's ed much hard ' to ' do the rest.,
,fe~Uljf 'o n tIie :pa);' '~ifi': tli~ ',' r ejected one~' The first baby to arrive' at the studlG was
:mo..tliers: spme of ~ , ba.bfes cr.led and had a 'rolypoly; 1-year-old plckanlnny, from the
:to b,e w. heedled l r i"'£l!l-Ukhlngtl ' w. ith "can?y Bethel. The mulatto mother, two" aunties,"
land tQYs; ~other pe -ttitently laughed anti the artist! and two sticks of reil 'and white
lwould . not cry. T - "· t\i.e- pretty studio, ,candy ' formed; a , combin'a,tlon _which ;made
, wIth fts. force Qf _gf~~e'. :W~meh, resolved 111m smile ,d'nd \j:ept him quiet for the dne
'iltself : Into ..a . ,chamllf-ili'. l!;t' ·'>i.ortur~ ,for the seCI,>nd neM~d\tp' squeeze ,t he camera .bulb,
:tlme , ' " W:,. , :~_ ' The I;le'xt subject could not wall<:, and just

l ; . Bable,s ~ere Plnc~ ~' :1JDd ,poKed and


... (t'
jl'lunk~d', an ; slapp
, . pa:nk~?- :tlll: final
'
.d, 'BOm~ '"soundly
,,8u!lshlny smiles
as evw~hin'~ w'as all ready he sUpped. down
from 'tl;u~ chair, and toddled across the
room to,-a, t a1Jle with a doll on It, Quick as
a flash,',Mlss Tonneson wheele" the camera
-"Were' 4rtven ' from mooth llttle f aces ' ...
t~, rid t!>..it~?'d$r, . ',:Jtft ' 'r,:'~ips commenced ' a,nd caug}1t· the baby as It grasped the lioll.
' ~'bl ' . d . i " Sl'11!Ie ,;No, 2. , " '
~t ~· ~~~ ""e }ill, ,.,Je ' O¥.'lt~)ls.of ..the Jnno-
pe!1tP~te~:.a~D~, ,
' one of:, hed ot;[:was
lin sml(' '--.,
.?,\!l)e o~ened. ' ,:j!lvery
d and ' photographed
'F, T}\ll moth-ers :were
,
1:
• Smile. or 'rears All Count.
'"
would exclaim ,' ... Laugh, ~aby, laugh," and
' '
I t had to, be ,a smile or. I!- tear.• The artist
l
l'cresent
;, shed
- ...
' ",Qrd, ';rs f. 0",1' , two.
'~:b!l-bJe's !lnd told to
,fln- ' 1(,,; oU\ , of sheer pervetslt'y, the baby 'cried
, the 'picture was taken just th'e same. '"
The ' sceries. w'il1 be repeated today; arid as
j:I!end '
:' .
.,Q~~.w. . ,
' ~
,many m:ore"' negath~e~, made. 'o, ",
EacH: mo.ther wlII be given two finished
, . ,

~9 ''' ' ~~ ' ' p~ctures other baby: model ,' and' Chicago's
:. ~ ~~ i. :.~
.______~________________ tire_~_w,~'d_~_~_n_,_p_,h_P_(_o_g~_~a_p_h_e_r_'_W_J_ll_h_a_v_e
en'
~ a~~~:
,y__
ou_, n_..
l'e.co~d for ,the ma,I,ting of ba!JY p~qt?-.l~
~'"'t ~
\ ,~
...." ' . I ,rI,
\ • 1 lJ' . __:b_
L!_ k _~ ____
.6_ I ~~ ________________ ~

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, 'I

TAKES SNI'f ' SHOTS OF lCAGO ,'BABIEs IN SMILES AND TEARS.:


,

.'

,.

,
,;
I
I

,j l= " "
;'~ , . :' 0 'T-- ' ",
haye called at the e.ddr.ess In Ml"n,12':a,..
' S~E '
0

j WANTS 100 ,BABIES. avenue yesterday to' satisfy -their curiQslty.


'' ''hen , they learned ' Mis's HQJ;lJ;lesQn Is an
artist, who. Is also. a phQtQgrjl.pher" and that
r '~ISS L~~NEJSON'S ' INFAN'l'FAD' SETS
the babies were to. be takeri-wlth a camera
and given straight back , tQ ~ their' mQthers,
I, R(tU~ ' PA.RENTS WONDERIXG.
,. ile mQthers breat,hed ,mQre easily and went
, home to. send baby's best 'white dress to.
the , laundry with a .. hurry-up" order,
' The Infants are not limited , as to color or
, ,Haatea to See the " ~emale nationality. , But they must all'be pretty.
"'hen the othE'r Qccupants Qf the' building
Icoaocla",t 'Vho 'D~ell ' ~ot' BeUeve In which the stUdio Is situated read this last
In th~ , OJ..d. womaa",W ho L.lv~d In. , prQYiso, they m a de preparatlo.ns to t a ke
, the early boat to. spend the day at South
Sho~Flnd' Yonngat'er" Needed for Haven. ' It Is also ru'm Qred the Chief Qf Po-
Photograpf.1Dg 'aad' '~nrry nome' lice 'has bee n asked ,to. 'detaU, a detachment
~o Get· "': th~ Pr~ttleat .. Ready to Be , of blilecoats to keep that PQrtlQn of Michigan
avenue clear. For that mother never did
'~dl Taken. . , ~xlst whose baby was not pretty.
, ; l
,
l '£he Y0ung artist herself, having h~d only
a limited experience with babies; has laid
' Maiiy "thousiuids of m~n and WQmen won- in a supply Qf trained nurses, baby jumpers,
der-tld wh~n they read the following ,In THill " rubber rings, rattiEP boxe's, bread and jam,
, f3UND-AY~~BUNIll : ., "
and stick candy. ' " "
'IV.A.NTEn:->ONE HUNDRED BABIES.. c' CALL The firmQut 'W est' \V.hich sent IIf the Qrder
, <fall betwe n 10 a, m, and 11 p, 'm, TUeSday.
, f QlUSIS BEATRIG,E LONNtESO'N
C for 100 negatives ' of' ballies has ' asked that
'-SQme 1Jiought the , woman who wanted ~o C one-half of them be crying baoles and the
many babies might be wealthy and ,ph,l la'n -' , other , ,hatt laughing Qne~. MIs s LonnesQn
thrQPlq and a trifle glven 'to" fads, \ accordln~ ' thlnkll, babies , cr.YIllPre eaSily than ,
tu one, Qf Wlllc,h she was preparing to 'start laugh. Any;way, she has plan,ned to. "
an ,orphan asylum. Others took 'ft all for a .the' la ughing Qnes'first. '
hug~ jQke. - , {' , - Then,l,f the pther fifty a ren't crying nv' u,a,: ,,,
, time " Sl,h e wm call upon a small boy
the corner, who.

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Chicago Photographer and Artist 1871-1958

The Tonne.on Sis ......·. ;


The "Tonn,es.on Sister$::'·l.fisa Bea.j.rice
T.onnes~n ;~~ :Mrs." Cl~\'i'KiiriPatf'iCk,
b.oth .ot ,wham, are, Oshkoah: wOmen, but
have been 'engaged in art Ph.ot.ogI:\~'''1hY
in' ChiClJ,g.o f.or jJ.. number of ye;t])s, 'hjJve
:" .. ~~~. d·rst'!'ricti.oneif being !orerr{ost
.i ell' Pl',.ot,(!S!li.on and their w.otk.. fs
'¢'!1Jl d p.rtltltic t.o a ?egree that h as
, ;,tii~m ' fam.ous. Their n·aomes .on
,a r.o4.&U.ons in ph.ot.ography stamp
the • a:.s,;;out of the o rdiI!ary:0 and a
numbett 'ol(:,;the n ewspapers '.of the e.ou,n-
try ,are ·' turning · .outT.onnes.on phvf.os
as 'ar,t ,i~Pleme.nts. Among the latest
pictures Xr.om their studi.o, which, by
,the, ~aY.~;ls fitted With , artjs'Uc p ara-
phernal~' estimated L.o b" w.orth $450"
, ooo~ ~' eo' fw.o c.omP.l7!lI.on s, ":Vide
Aw , ~ jl,nd "Fast AsM~p," and a Min-
ne oils ·"aper which Is giving them as
a sUppljlment t ei the Sunday 'e dition r e-
o ' fe rs ' to" tb,e Oshk.osh y.oung w.omen in
the f.oll.owing complimentary terms:
"The fam.ous T .onnes.on Sisters h ave
pr.oduced am.ong hundreds .of art gems
two :G.ompani.on pictures, 'Fast Asleep,
a nd 'Wide A wake,' The f.ormer was
Interesting. The sec.ond is charming.
The T.onnes.on Sisters ha'le taken h.old
,.of the re.a lity in their art. with su ch
a str.ong grasp that their pictures will
Jive as Icing as m.others and babies
are in the w.orld. Wherever' these ladi es
are, they ,are sure t.o 'b e' studying the
manner In which lIfe expresses itself,
and wherever they chance t.o see a
pretty and adaptable child .or woman,
they n.ot Infrequently f.oll.ow her h .ome,
request "an interv iew and "gracl.ously
ask f.or a sItting. Their -life m9dels
are taken just as frequently fr.om the
h.ome .of the milll.ona:Ire I and ' ~6cla l
leader as fr.om the m.ore humble *'alks
.0; ;ife." A~ a nte6iurft .of art expri€s-
sl.on th e ph.ot.ographer.is fully as mtich
31 sina qua n.on as the artist behind
the paintirtg, the .only ' difference ' 1~ 'In
the ' c.ommand .of the I~ns; ,which is In
the case .of .t he ,' Tl)nn~on . Sis ters -as
plastic as thecoior1! OIl' the palett~ 'of '
the painter .or. ..Cl'll:y in . the hands .of
the potter. ' MOdern ph.ot.o,?raphy ' at
its best, like all excenimt ' tl)ings In ,

I a rt, is t.oucl)ed in s.ome subtle way with


th{: power and ':'inctivic'·'a.lity of the be-
f j'l'lg b ehind the ·camera. ' 'i'h·ese pictures
,.'of ' the Tonneson Sisters appe;!.l t.o ev-
ery' hurna)! ,being, irrespectil'e of p osi-
~!.ori " or elas's , for they a're thtl "expi'es,

I si.on .Pf hear t ' 'stories tha~ ~ake all


, the w.orld akin. They ·are the c.om-
I
binatl.on .of art' 'and heart which is the ,.
secret .of the phe'n omenal success .of
the T.onnes.on Sisters. The most :tnter-I
~ting feat~re .of the T~nnes.ons' ~.o~k
IS the, makmg .of a~. t pIctures, artIstIc I'
gr.oupmgs cleverly - executed. They
have ' .been r epr.oduced in the form .of
etchings, water c61.ors and many other

.,

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E =R
=-.~C
::-:O
:;;.:':L
:-o
=n=-.-T" ~rmll;rrru.....a~natroruj] and In ternation,, !
.of
tlade. After r-:.rmlng- a mental conceptio '"t-l
I

the picture, she poses people in th"


proper attitude and photographs them. .
John Good Mrs J F Brow Mrs 0 E The. two necessities for the picture ax ~
Le Fevre, ,Mrs.
1 •WIlUam
.. E. !'J ..
Hughes, .
Mrs. thatd M It must be 'beautiful alld convlncl' n 0
o "'
G. C. Bartels. Mrs. J . C. Montgomery. i a ~ Iss Tonnesen says the great rea son
~rs. Jacob Fill1us and Mrs. Edward Eddy. I w . y the manufacture rs prefer a photo.
g ~ ap'h to a drawing IS that , being ca ugh t
+ + +
Miss Beatrice Tonnesen, who has been
l u om the actual tlgure, occupied ' In [h (l
i ac,tual work, it is more convincing than
visiting Mrs. K athryn R. West, Is an ex- the conception of the artist' s brain. Man,
ample of the successful young American - of the famous soap and chocolate "ad:'
business woman of to-day, and o,f the pIctures, and other s which are f amiliar'
careel' which she may carve out for her- t ? every~dy, found their origin in Mls~
s elf. It is true -that Miss Tonnesen is more 'Ionllesen s s·tudlo. All the rea lly big man-
of an al'tist than a -b usiness ;woman, bu'! ufactu~lng firms in the countr y pa[roniz(>
she b as applied bel' arUstlc talents to MISS "lonnesen now, as well as many in '
practical and m oney malting uses, and the England and other coun tries. She ha ~
result is a growing ·f ame and fortune. even ha d orde r s from India . ,
.M iss Tonnesen is to-day one of tbe best I I Anot her branch o f her worlt is her f a - '
known photographers In tbe w orld. Slle
bought a stud!o in C hicago in the s umme r
of 18ll3, just when everything was flat In
I mous "al't m odels," w hich was absolu t e-
Iy bel' own inven tion. '1'his is a class or
work allied to t'he advertising models, and
1Ihe p a n\c. It paid ·from the start, and of. photographed from figure .. posing In th"
late has become very profitable. The rea).. same way.
son of t his Is tha t sh e h as br a n c hed ou t The cuts accom pa nyi ng this article ex-
In ·two unusual lines 'b eyond the ordinal'." hlblt some beautiful examples of her work
·custom work. In this line. Her "Hayseed G irl, " which
The first of t h eSE> Is her advertlsln ~ formed the cover of One of .t h ema li:.azlne~
work, In which she conceives picturel' last s ummer , has proved th e most popular
s uitable for the adveI'tlslng of w ares of of any o f her mod els, but the one entitled
great manuf~cturing firms, Whose goods i ".Mo t he r alld Child," will be more plea s-
.;,~ Ing to many. These a rt models are pur-
.~+<>+<>+OV" c hased as pain t ings would be, for decora
" . <tlve purpos es. They are all copyrighted.
+ + +

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~E' is '.A CLEVEf ' SWINDLER. The. Oshkosh Northwestern publisbes


the foflowing news ite~ regarding a young
P'ollce After It oiie..~~g' SollCltor (or .
:~. Pb;atogral.h ~nUer1~l!I.
lady who was bcrn in this village and resi-
WOMEN TO GO TO PA.RIS. There ·is ' a:c lever sWindler dodglIjg. about " ded here d~ring her early life, in which
., Chica go wlth" a scl1ilme 'the Armor~' police was shadowed the talents she has .since de-
THOSE WHO WILL SPEAK AT CON- would like to have him "'9>Jain to them. He , velo'p ed:
, Is very wej) , dres~e d . a;nd makes what-the i
GRESSES OF EXPOSITION.
police c1"lJ : a "go0l! frol!t" while' on his I "Miss Beatrice Tonnesen, formerly of
this city, but now of Chicago, 'where' she
'J ~1f l'f GO I'OUhds. H~ went Inoto t~e To~nese n photo- ! 'bas s ucceeded in gaining a place among
. :I;;-:-fspeclalists Chollen all pelea-atell
graph studio at Thlrteen ~h . street and Mich- J the foremost photogr~phersof th~ country, '
Igan avenue last Saturday and represented _has been honored WIth an appolDtnient to
) from the United States, as ,Reported
\ , by ltlra. C"'arl~s Henrotin to M1·S • .
hi'm self as 'a sollcltO;F' f(lf .p~to'!,raph w,or.jt.; ,
He' made' ail l'uTan~mekt .'$lfh tJie proprie-
t f represent _ the_ American photographers al
tors, andS"elec'ted a l>uJ1d1'e ot ·sampie photo-
Potter Palmer, Regarded by ~ormer
as Indicating Small Attendance of
graphs. Some w ere oorsful' reproductlons of
ch'issic figures, while ()Uiers were portra its
I the Paris exposition . Miss Tonnesen . as
accepted the appointment and intends 0
of regular pa.tron ~ ·of MisB TonneBcn, the . sail in June . ~iss TQnnese.n 's work ~
That Cla8l!l-Two of , Those Named 1 art:st. ' photography has brought her into promin-
Are Chlcaa-oans. ' 'l'hen he went Qut a.n'd solicited or!lers for ence in tbe western metropolis and her
. . a c':1ea pej;" gallery, rooe\vlng a cas:h deposIt
. The rep~rt of Mrs. Charles' E;enrotin . to
Mrs. Potter Palmer of the names of women
wherever that was P<>~Sibl€' and .{jlsposing
of .hJs aft ·copies when'}ver he could find a
cash buyer. His plan. worl<ed very' well un-
I
. productions are considered as bein~ works
I of art. To be cbosen as a representative
,. of the photographers of America is an hon-
specialists appointed as delegates fr<;>m the . tJl h ~ s(rllcited Qne of he r egula,r. patrons J)f or of whicb she may j ustlr feel proud . " ·
United States to the congresses vf the Paris the Tvnn'e sen gallny, wtm protested against
exposition indicates, according to Mrs. Hen- I)e r plctyl'es being used , as inuuce\nents to
rotin's statemeht, that the number of such swen. the business bf a less aristocratic ~Mi";;D' Beatrice '~onneso~ ,a~dM~~ CIa
!io,u6~ . .Mis3 Tonnese.n n( once reported the Tonneson Kirkpatrick gave ·a dinner at th
women in attenda n Fe at th e expo'sit~on will mattCl:'to the ·poHce, hut the'smooth solici tor IHotel Metropole on Friday evening tor Mr.
be smaller than was expected .. tiits' managed to eIude.tQ'e m up to the present. and Mrs. George Pl.lliman Sanger, whose
Two Chicago women are among those who wej;lciIng took plac~'efI Nov. 21 In Denver.
have ' accepted the invitation to address the ' Mr: and Mt;:s. San!!':e.rt;j,re spending their
congresses. They 'are Miss B eatrice Ton~ honeymoon at " Mrs. George M. Pullman's
MISS TONNESON.
neson, who ,will be a dele-gate to the photo"
graphic congress, and Miss Amalie Hofer,
who w!ll represent the Kindergarten asso-
J 8 Still Before the
Chicago,
Public In !
I
l home. Mrs. PUllman has not yet r eturned l
(0 tha.cltv - ' -

ciation at the congress 'on primary educa-


Hon. Thre·e other Chicago women ~ ay b e A young woman has bought out one
o f the leading photographers on the ,
I O.r/f/(cSfr' 'm;fTtrWESTE.'?tt':!.
J:-t-,v: & .J-=/f'dJ- ~ -c .) ,
delegates to the congresses, the .condition I
being their appointment as jurors at the [, outh side and is now in business for I The repTesentativ-e Of a large advert1 s- ,
exposition. They are Miss Jane Addams, herself . She is artistic, graceful to a I ing agency of Chicagb, ' in' a busin ess let- I
Miss Julia C. Lathrop, and Mrs. Florence d egree with apparently a natural apti- I ter to a party in this city, says, inciden t - I
Kelley, the latter now being in New York.
The women who have accepted invItations
tude for posing, to which portio'n of h er l
art she d evotes much time, and shows I a lly: "Os hkosh certa inly ought to be
proud of the represe nta tion being mada I
I
to speak and the congresses they w!ll addrers .
are: ' . \ . . ! r ather a leaning toward the quaint and by t h e TOl}nesen sist_\ rs in Chicago."
MI"" Annl .. S. P eck, Providence. Alpinists. anything 1I1(e a miniature effect. Her
Mrs. Da.nlel Lothrop, Concord, Mass., Authors. n a m e is Beatrice Tonneson, and she
Mrs. Lucien HQ.lve, BufCalo, Higher EducatIOn. pulls a bout the room her great camera,
Mrs. Jean D. !.Mder, Washington, Higher Ed -
cation. . arranges the light and shade and sel- Under tlhe ,title "A /Woman Artis~ or r
Mm. Mary E. :Wooley, Wellesley Coll'ege, Higher dom calls upon her assistant for h elp. t'he Camera," ·the iN'Ovember num'ber or{ .
E~~:t~~i.n Sohaeys, Wellesley COlle-g:, Higher She was born in Oshkosh, her home be- The Puritan publislhed by Munsey in
ing near that of Senator Sawyer. She New !ork, 'has a beau. ifu'! portl'ai! and
E~I::t!~ali" Hot.l~, Chicago, PrlnU..ry Educa- is related to the real John Brown whose sketc·h of Miss B eatrice Tonne·sen, 't he
tI~~s: Fr..:nk Bailey, Alb~ny, Mothers. . "ljoul goes marching on," and to Charles OSlhk'Osih girl wh:o is becoming famous in
Miss Anna T. SmIth, Bureau of Educabon. Sumner. Miss Tonneson has been fond Clhicago as an arHs·t. Six specimens of
Vl(ashln/rton, Women's Work and Instltutions. at art always and studied it early in h er wO'rk are also giv·en . _'_ _ _ __
Mrs. Rebecca Cahut, New York, Legislature
and Morallty. life, afterward studying photography.
Miss Paulin<! Lelpzlnger, Pj:>l1adelphla. IJb t a - Finally her father established h er in
r iau.s. . bUSiness in Menominee, Mich. There -~---=~=--~- ~I-
~i~~-~~==~4
Mrs. ,Helen Cam,pbeU, DEmver., Social Economics.
M;rs. Johnson .. 'WashlngtoIl) Photograpby . . li he first superintended the building of The '; u ~ees'sor to Stein in his Chicago
Miss Beatrlce Tonneson, Chicago, Photography. her own studio, and afterward was very. 'photograph gallery is a woman, and she
Mrs. Linda H. Larnoo. President 'of the National successful. Miss Tonneson came to Ch!- is fas t taking her place at t~e head .of
Rousehold Economic aSsociation, Women's Work
and Institutions. cago in July and was in her n,ew studio Chica r' o photographers. She IS BeatrIce
Miss Agnes lrwyn, Dean of Radcliffe Colleg.., the month following. Her home is with Lonl':son, a W isconsin girl, who says
Higher Educatjon . . Mrs. J. Ellsworth Gross at 3600 Michi- she discover ed several ye~rs ago th~t
Mra. GUbert McClure, archreologist, Amerlcan-
gan avenue. -Chicago Post. while she had . sufficient SkIll to make It
ls~rs. Frank R. Fuller, a.rcbitect, Women's Work
nd Irultitut!ons. ,
Miss Julia King, ' Emerson School of Oratory,
\ -
prnctical to her, she had not enough
- -- -
Physical training. ,
Dr. Lucy Hall-Brown, Brooklyn, Medicine. What Is Talked Abou t Among People in
Mrs. Thomas Roberts. , Riverton, N. J., Social
Econom1c8. Towll au cl Out.
Dean Clark, University of West Vlr~nla, High- , ~e Nort'hwes t ern i s in r ecei pt of .
er Education. ' ' copy of 'Dhe N ew Y ork Sunday Vlo~ld
Mi88 Mal'garet Evans, Dean of w{)men, Carleton
,CoIJego, Northfield, Minn., Hlgber Education; 'Containing three or ·f our beautI ful PIC -
Mrs. Emily WeliB Footer"Amelioration ad: the tures fr om protographs taken by ,:Mi ss
Blind. !Beatrice 'T onnes on , iCI:ticago, in cluding a
Mrs. · Mary Wheeler, Providence, Secondary Ed-
'lca.t1on. . portrait of ~ e rs e l f. A COpy . of " Adver -
Mr •. Roger Wolcott. Musachusetts, Charity and tising \Experien ce," a ChIcago . m aga -
Correctlon.
Mr•. Ruth Wa.rd Kahn, Newark, N. J., Amerl- tine, is also at hand ·contai ning I~ o l:e
canlste. tfll!an t wo pages of n ew .a nd y ery artIstIC
. Miss Mary Plummer, Libra.rian of Pratt lnst!- I
tute, Brooklyn, .Llbrarlans. . 'pictures mad.e from pho t ographs by t~e
Mlu M. Carey Thomas, ;Dean of Bryn Ma.wr
College, Higher Educatton.
same y.oung lady. 'Miss T onneson
meeting with wonderful success in 'her
lSJ
Miss Annie Laws, Cincinna.tI, Education.
Miss Al~ce lo'ietcher, fellow ot Harvard Univer- '\York as -a'll art istic p'hotograpt~ e r. ~
sity, Washlneton. Amerlcanlsts.
Mrs. Christine Ladd Franklin, Baltimore, Pay- •
chology.
Mrs. Morru J .... tron. Philadelphia, Social Eooll-
omlc:e. . The Oak Park Ciuh 'ga~e an entertainment
last night under the direc tion of Mr. and Mrs.
.. The smal~ number of women specialists J ohn Farson. Mis's Beatrice Tonnesen gave
who wlll attend the exposition from .A.mer- a talk on _'~rt Photography," with stere-
Ica Is Burprlsing," said Mrs. Henrotin. .. In opticon views, whJch was much enjoyed, and
selecting the names I have endeavored to se- the musical numbers, "Bel Raggio," Rossini,
cure wpmen from a.1l parts of the country. and "Spring," Henschel, sung by Mrs. Otto
The number may be Increased by subsequent Bartholf, and the r eading of Mrs. Lucia Gale
accepta.nce.s. " Barber added much to the programme.
J

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. r Tbat tile new 'Womla n with her ke~n 'd eligbt


In athletic sports, still ' has an eye to ous:-
ne,S8 fa. evidenced 'by the venture ' oLM .
Beatrice Ton,nesen. This young .Iady
eqnlpped a photographic studio in this
This, It Is believed, is the' first , venture
its kind undertake~ on anextenslv~
by a woman In Chicago. But Miss To
.." ha-d· experien ce anm so the move is' not
a.s vehturesome for her as ,it would be for
othE'T.s.
' Her experl'ence In the schools had taught
her that she possessed' the faculty of posing
the modeLA,pplying this In a , large way
through amateur photography , she found: her-
f a:bla to make {be'most satisfactory nega-
tive!!.' ot fa.ce, figure, or groups. Reason ing ,
'that" sucees,s in 'a rt would best be-ac'hleveJ
througn following the bent 'o~ her tai-ent ~ ./.,
rather than forcing it In' anotber direction, IA\~/I '~-- ,,\~
she opened; ,a pho~ogra.ph st'udio . ln . Menom- 'I' • 111\" \1/ ' \\l
inee, Wis. Thl's was ,h er first fliggt, prepara-
MISS BEATRICE TONNESEN;
tory to the' greater ,field ilf Chlcag~
Miss 'fonn.esen loves bel' art ~' S,he , , s ~ ret of commercial ~uccess~ That tbe
opened a large field for its employment, achievem en·t is n ot a simple matter Is shown
that she ma y enbance bel' lalent, br tb e non-success of man y pbotograpibers.
t1!at sb'e ,may acb leve a b~in.ess All in early Urnes tbe po'rtrait painter found
i'r n ecessa ry, not pel'baps to jlatter, bu t ccr-
/ i'tainly to compllm ent his s ubj ect 'o n the can-
' v a &, 8(} (,1oe$ the photographer,, 1f successful,
<make !pc'1Ilosl of his sitter. This ,h e can
only do by, ,p roper posing, for , tbe camera is
true to whatever Is vi-ew.ed t brougb it.
Miss Tonnesen's studio is equipped wltih aIr
the appl,i ances for making t,h e various kinds
of, pbo.tograp·hs that are now popular. H er-
artistic taste shows in every detail of th~' r
decorations. To see her at work is a revela-
tlon.- ,': It is no task that confronts b el', but
an · artistic possibility t6 be realized. In-
s-tinpt i,ve'l y she gras.ps tbe ~P'Po~S u,Illty con-
tained In the subject, ,and· brings about tbe
most s uitable pose. The great bsautl e , , ~/en
r In plain faces, found, at times , in tbe play of
i expression, are caugbt and, fix ed. Access~- '
I rie s, suoh as draperies and, furniture . are arr'
ranged to the best effect. ,The 'art vaiue o'f
the subject, in brief, Is brougbt for ward, and
. tb e true "composition" made .
. 'Miss Tonn esen evidently ha's grasped all
, tbe d'e talls' of ber busin'ess. Wi-th th e fri ends
tq,at, b el' winning per sonality wi ll make for
ben: and with the merit of I!er work, it cer-.
talnly l ook s as if large success were beforJ
Mi.. ' J

~.
r. .STUDIO Ol'· .A CHlCA~O
!bas tn, attractive personality, YOlln~ and f'ii_ ....=iiiiiii...............____iiiiiiiiiiiiii======~
uflful, as he r portrait herewith shows.
She '~ but 22 l"ears of age, bu t has the a( -
term ination to suoceed of on e of grealer al/E,
Her 89cia l 'POSition at h om e is of the bes!.
wbiJ.e bel' Chicago connections are s ucb tllut
Eba' cap not but b:ecome PO'Pular b ~ re.
As sbe',sat in a corner ot her studio a few
day,s ago chatting to a report.er for Tb e In ter
Ocsan it was evident that she unde r st ood her
busin ess thorou gb ly. A portfolio of pho to-
graphs', tbe originals for which bad' been posed
~y her, revealed consummate , excellence In
this IUost Ililffl-cult featur e of the art. She saId
with a ·naive smile: "You will obser v'e my
si tters are all beautifuL I have stud,ieiL tlJc
of presentln,g tbe most altracli ve sid~
e's aranc-e."

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Chicago Photographer and Artist 1871-1958

"7iwo Clever Sisters. ~~, .t:.~ ,. ,


'T 'Q ::M:iSS BEATRicE Tcn.iN'EsoN a:r/lJ":, .
H her sis ter., Clara Tonneso'll JClrk.p~f~: "I

.ri~K; 'l:f~lPdgs i i!e h d;;or of'h;;'~ing o~iglnti:t,ed:
' " '. ..' ,¢'~
•.
.
' a unique and s ucce~.sful m.E)thod o. f produ,~ ng 'l
~
..... l, '. .' ( ' a dvertisem ents. ,W ,h en Miss Tonnesoh; :
,. ' Pr?pri~:t(,r qf . who~e.. w~rk .as ' a ' portrait phoi:og~aph;;;t, 'IS:'
.:.:r.ar.e~~", p~.:otOg·tu,phlc , ",allerie<\ Tn ' alrea dy :Weli ' k~own all ove~ the ' :UMte'd .
", t1i~' ¢nY ; ~d ' :an: ';En't:hu8'la''"tiil '' , . States, decided to come to Chicago in seju ;c,Ii:
of a wicfer care,e" her sister, Mrs. KiJ;,kp,at~ "
WO~'k':';D'e~oted .'to 'Artfl'JmEa..riy i'ic k , furth er ed ' the project in num1:im:le~.s:.': .
"~:€b.idh6, ~di..IS:, l.: Mas.e'r ' otPosi-ftg helpful way's. ;· A year later she· came. 'to> i.
" " ", : .' .:'-' , , _f ''' , ' ,' )' ,I . . ,Chicago herself to take up to the bu!ilneslj : \ .'
,; \~n'd/ ~ i9.mstan~ . S~ektir ' for .:St~~.\iC_ , m,anagement of her sister's stUdio, slie 'helng'" ,

, 'i~g E~0~it::: .,:::,'~::~~::!~::,;:,'~.~,:;~ '


on e 'of the "born managers" predestinea:-to ' ''1''
sllcce~s In alI their undertakings,ap'(l"fj(~e'r T '
busy brain, it Is\sa,id, 'the "Tonneson m:Od e\'s;':'
A' n ew name. has beerii'-dded to the list ot now atta ining to fame and fortune 't he World'"
. ," ',.' " . " ,'O f 'a ' toling ' WoMan; over, w ere first born. Many of the ei.ev er 'aci~ -
';,'i"", I'"~ .,,:, "and ' 'a ·,:preHY ;" YO,Ung vertislng 'Idea s , of which Miss To'hn eson,
·.woman at thai ' " rn.akes , a speCialty a lso owe their {orig'i n' to'
" I~ ' ];',' ,,o1't~fA'~
. Mrs. ' KirkPatrick.
The Idea once understood, however dinily,
' . , O'l'l"ner . the two . ,clever s isters work them out to- '
gether, the s'uccess of their efforts being
of r P.r'l~!etor proved by th e, fact that orders come to the .
the , largest ph'o.tCli- Chicago woma n photographers from .a lmost
gral?h 'e staplishrn,en!l's every l arge City In the world, The adver-
, " In the"'~!ty. '" s tising' work," according to these two bright
.; M'.lss ,Tomesen ' \S3>+ ' exponents of it, o~rs the widest possible
''i\sconSln girl, { ,be scope ofdpj:lOrtunily and variety Of labor;
. YolingesUlaughter I)f in the' making of the beautiful pictures-
Gi Tom:es'e n, . wretir<rd , sometimes caJlin.g for the use of as mAny
',cmerchant of Oshk6sB. models 'arid. "properties" as would be needed
,Sl,le '\S "2:2 y,t1ars' O'ip." for the production of an ordinary play-both
• ·and has' the 'l arge,bl]l8 Miss Tonn es.on and ,her sister find the great-
TOME- eyes .. 'a nd" ftaxen., hlllir est delight. Th e · stUdio work ts all done by
, which proclaim he,Jl]a the 'p rettY - young photographer herself ; to
Vikings.' " ,r Mrs. Kirkpa trick belongs the 'credit due to
terlQe,ncl!,s Were ~xh!bl~ed " tii the . successful engineering of the compli-
ealHy' \itll!ClhiJ,o:d~ her 'pldym,ates <l}l- cated preliminaries which make a "Tonne-
to',n'\jakllI]g Pies out of W)~~ son picture" so valuable' in the opinion of a d-
vertising mana gers.
: In i -!- ~ -t-

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Chicago Photographer and Artist 1871-1958

sex will ruin 'ber p'o wer succee,


Some Aspects of the Businecs Wo- Sbe must expect nothing in the way of
man's Life.
favors but gain her own ,place by goOd r;l::;;('Cl;:::;;;=,!;;~~~:;;~~~='~;Z::=:;:;:~~~
If Solomo~ were living today, he commoD sense '(which is in reality UD' ,
would repeat his ancient truisim that common seDse) Jl.nd ability. When she
there was nothiDg new ,u nder tbe sun. I Iestablishes this reputation for be~self ,
However old ideas take on new 1 sbe will r eceive equal consideration in
' aril put to new uses, un.l
shapes"8nd · '1I
the busineBS world with men . There
to the thoughtless mind, they Beem an I is no poet~y in business, only justice-
iDnovation. ' \1 aDd justice is all a well balanced busi-
Woman's fundamenta l position in \ ness woman will ex pect. ;
! ~,e worl~ toda,y is unc!l~nged since I Another thiDg, look cheerful, aDd t
the creatIOn. t n ot only look it, but be it. I~ is just as, I
Sbe is the wife, mother.homekeepe.r, t easy to be brigbtand sunshiDY as to I Pot.ter P a,hner, Reg 'a rded by Forme
the great' uplifting power for good m i be glum and morose, and besides all a~ I n dicating Sma ll A~i~nd'1'nlle 0
' the world. The conservator of the I the indi rect good to be got out of it,
'I, :::~h~~:;:':~" of T~p~e 'Naj~'d
grace, purity and dignity of life. This it pays in dollars and_ cents. ' These
is the ideal conception of wbat woman
w as meant to be and to attain to it she
has struggled through m any false and
foregoiDg bints will 'help, but tbere is
no royal road to success in bUSineSS!
more than in any otber work of life.
J • T h e r epo r t of Mrs. Charles ~e~rotin ~
Mr/>. P ot ter Palmer of t h e nam es of womB
I
specialls'ts appointed f!-s ,aelega:t es fro m t e
sen timental positions. It is work, and work, aDd work. l U~ited States ,to the co n ~resses of t he Patis
She undergoes no chaDge when she Ther e sbould be some play with all ; , , exposition indicates. accor ding to Mrs. H~n
enters active business life, she simply ' tbis work. No' one needs social life ' r otln's statement. that' t he n u m ber of s~c
puts her powers to work in a new . more tbau the busigess womaD, unless , wom en in attendan ce a t t h e exposit ion ''WHl
direction. 'be s m all ~r- tha n w a s eXPBcted. '",' .'Ii-"'~
t it is the business man. . Two Ch icago wom en ' a r e' a m ong thos'e~hi>
The world, and woman in particular, 1'0 be able to , rest in activity and
1 h ave ,accep t/ed the inv ita tion.to ad!lress th~
has at last awakened to the fact that fiDd pleasure in alltliiDgs is .the re- congr esses. . T hey are , Miss Beatrice T on .
sbe has a life of her own to live, an in· '~ ' sq,lt of Iteuius, but we caD all work ".n~p".JV,h O ~ill be a delega~a 0 €I P ,O','\-7
dividuality of ber own to develope, phlc' ..congress, and Miss Ama lie Hof er,
i toward that eild. , ,who wlll r ept'asent the Klnder ga"teh asso-
which ex.p erience has proved makes l ' CLARA TONNESEN-KIRKPATRICK . ciation 'a t t he corigre~s on p r ima r y ed.uci!--
her more able to sssume . successfully
the duties and responsibilities of llie I,
I . ..=;::::;:;::;;;::.::::::::::._ J tlbn, T h r ee oth er Chlcag? '\Vom en may Qe
d elegates to t h e cOIfgresses " the co.ndiUo~
being t h e'ir app~ lntm ent, as : juror s at t~ ~
as they come to ber. " . ~ , ~x p os ltlon . They a r e Miss J ame Addam s) ,
The old Latin proverb, Work IS Mis's J u lia: :0 . L athrop, and Mrs: F lor ehce j
't Ke lley, th e latte r now being in N ew Yo~k. '
Worsbip" is very true and sweet, and. The wom en' whG have accep,t ed invitation s !
should become one of the principles of ',to speak 'a nd the cong r esi;es t h ey w ill address !
every earnest life. ' L abor is in itself , 'ar.e: \ \. "0\ I, I , :~ !
Ml ~:s Annie S} Peck , ,Providence, ALpinists. I

an end-not a means to an end. By it Mrs. 'Daniel L othrop . ' C'o ncord." ;M:ass.• Au thors, :
)oks. L ucien Howe. Buffalo. H i gher Ed u c~tt Q.n ~
j Ddividuality is developed, and the
:possibiliLies of one's nature are express-
Mrs. J ean D., Lander. Wash lngto'n •• Hlgher Ep.u ~
·catlon . '" I· > ,
-Mm. Ma r y E . Wooley. W elle;.ley CoHl'ge, H Ig b,er
,\ I
ed which is the end of life. ,E ducation. ' i', k cJ' ~r-~~
The joy of life and the truth of it . Mls~ Helen SClhaeys, Wellesley ' Coll~ge, ' ~Iglier:
Edu cation. J I' " '. \ \ . I
can only be found in the work of tbe , ,)!dISB A m alie Hofe,. C1)lcapo; Prl~ary Educs.- ,
world. Every day is a voyage of dis- f
tlo". - "
. Mrs. F rank Bailey, Albany ,' Mothers.
, 'x ..
j
I ',
covery with new views an~ a clearer I Mills Ann a ' T . Smith. B u reau of Educa:~lon. '
Wash l ng't~n l Women 's Work 1"nd ' I'\&tl t!ltton~. ..i
vision. Semi·invalidism is no longer ,Mrs. R 'e becca Cohut. New Yor k , .\Leg ls lature
arid Morali ty. ' ,'" '''''I'
cODsidered a mark of higb breeding, M iss ,'Pa.u llne L ~IPZ lnger, P hll a delph la, ( LIlJ ~-,
but 'the absence of health and mU8cle nan s. , ~ ~,I 'I
, Mr$. H elen CarrwbeH. Denver. Social E conomiCS. ,
a sure indication of ig:lOrance, E very ;. :Mrs. , J ohnson, v\~ashi ngton , P,hotograph y. I . '':

' avenue of acti'vity is today open to I \ ~ 1~"1!.~lttPll, •.T,9.!l..!!eso!,.~9h'l cag6; .'Photo'gr aph .
( i'drs, Lind;>. H. La.rned, PreS!'tl1!'llh'f''11f~ ~ona '
: woman, and she labors by the 8id~ of t Hous ehold EC0IJ.0mic &S;SoclaUon, Women's !Workl
t a n d ,institu tions. '
I her brother as an equal....:.n ot by cour,
I
, Miss Agne's 'I r wyn. Dean of R adell!):e Colle'g ..,
J, !Hlg her ',E<lllcatiOn. ' . '. ,,' '
tesy but because she is able to meet I Mira: G!lper,t McQ ur&,. a.rch.re ololl'is t, :tI.~erica:n­
,him on equal ground. " isis.- \.," ' ' \ ,)
j Mr s, Frank R ; ·Fliller. a.rd\llteet, Women' s W or k
_ The principles necessary to the 8UC' and Institu tions. , J ~\, •

M -iss J U ~H1,. K ing, ~ me rs on / Sch oo~ of Or a.t ory,


ceBS of a woman in business are the i Physical training, ., ~ !

same as apply to a man. The common i ' l;>r. LUCYl Hall-B r own , 'Brooklyn, Med1clne . ~
Mrs. T homas Roberts, R iverton, N. J ., ~'Soct'aJ ;'
principles are tr~iDed abili,t y, honesty i Economics. "',,
and concentration of ' mind to · the I D ..a,n ' Clark . Unlverslt:r of West Vfr8inia, H lgh- ',
er Education.,.... '''V'-!'
, MIsS Margaret
~. _ - - ~~
"!In of wo~en . Ci\.rl~<?n
work. In other words, a singleness of I CoIJege,'\ Nor t'\lfi:e ,H igh er E duca,t1on . ,
purpose. , Ipml'!:r ~ ,Ame11 0r~tlo oof l t~. '
To a ireat success, must ,be added B 'It ",":,r,\\" ' I
'; , ~~ '(hee~er' l ' ,r ovidence; Sepondar y 1OO~,:
tha t far.sighted saltacity which is n ot , ""on . " 1. \ 1

'~.•' " ·r.:', 'R..,oger W olcott, M..... ach use tts. Cha r ity a n d
t aught or learned but born in a bus~. ~9Jil"~ct·1 0P. \ _
, M: rs,. R.l'th W'!-rd Kahn. N~wl'rk, N , .J ., .Amer l- ,
ness person 8!ld developed by experl- \ cal,11sts. ., ~ " Ji t.""-
'!lDce. / M;lss, ¥a.ry P.I~mmer," L ibraria n of ~ ~l'att Ins~ ~ ,
)tu t e:, .B r ook1Yp., Librarians . . 'f ' ... y,
For a woman I wouid add, womanli- ', M)ss M', Carey 'Th0I"8B. D ean of Bryn Mawr,
,Col1elie. Higner Edu cation, '> '
ness which includes good breeding and , Mis" ' Annie L aws. CinCinnati. E du cation. , '
a quiet dignity. It is a great mistake , , , Mis . Allce F letcher.' fel10w of Ha.rvavd Univer- ,
.tty,!, v\rash ingt on, A m ericahts t s. , I, j

for a woman t') assume mannish habits " Mr~ .' p;lristi~,? : La~4 F ranl<l\n, Balt imor e, PSY,- ,
ch,olpgy.. ' " , . . ,.'
or marmers. She must bring to her , , I II",,: Morrl. J astron, Phllade1phla, Socla.l E con -,;
work all the cardinal virtues of her , om l"". ,' •
,,) ' Tiie:.·~mall n umber of w om en sp eclal\.!lts
womanhood combined with' all the ac- ;)'ll:\o , wlll at~end the' ~xpositlop , fr o m' , 4m!lr::
quirements of a business man . , Then "Ip,a. i~, \; u~prl Sl ng:: \, sa!l;l Mr!;', H enr9tln;l, "I~'\
\ ~e)ectlpg the n ames :L h a,v e \'I n qeavored to se-,
sbe must forget she is a woman and !l\jre w omen fr om a ll pa,ts ,of tpe countny; '
• bring her mind to bear on the busi· T he humber m ay b ll increa se(fb y sabsequ en t' '
ness in hand. Any consciousness of ,j , Qcept hce~'''I\ ' .' ':" 1 "

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It has not been the qualf y oiner worK


alone that bas placed Miss Johnston high in attracted widespread attrotlon. A famou's
her profession, altbough that has th'e reputa- I
tlon of satisfYing e.ver'y one concerne,d'except I psychologist has asked pel'misslon to repro:
duel' them on magic lantern slides to, ilIUB"
trate his lectures on "Child Study,'; and 11
the young artist herself. That has been aug-
,Snap-Shot Artists Who Represent m ented ,by her exceptional ability to secure well- known PI1 blisher has pet! tioned tlrell'
use in illustrating a book on, the theory of
excluslve . photographs of famous subjects.
Their Siaters Itt Paris. \Vashlngton is full of them-men of national modern pedagogy. The work of Hampdeq.
Importance, scenes of international signit- institute has be~m lIIustrated by her In a like
'i eance, men and women 'bf literary orsocial m,anner.
renown. A foreign consulate is not more dir- Amollg the successful women professional
ficult to obtain than the privllege of photo- photographers, examples of whOSe> best worIk
iONE IS FROM OHIOAGO graphing either individuals or groups. ' So ' Miss John&ton wlll use to Illustrate he '
claim the camera artists who work for it, , paper, are: , Mrs. Gertrude Kaesbi€'l' and Miss
scheme for it, pray for it. The reqUirements Ben Yusu! of New York, Miss Farnsworth ,of
include, M they say, first, ability to secure Albany, Miss Watson and Miss Well of Phil
in the briefest possible t.lme a likeness, the adeiphia, and Miss Van Buren of Detroit.
fi3eatrice Tonneson Made Famous reproduction of which will be an artistic The programme ot the work to be carried
success; second, unlimited tact, or an offended out in the sessions of the congress oonsists
by Advertising Vjews. sitter ml}y forbid the publication of his pic- of five sections. They are: 1. Phy&ical ques >
II ture; third, inevitable promptness to the
Infinitesimal fraction of a second of bis ap-
pointment, and a patience beyond that of the
tions relating to photography. 2, Photc;>- ,
I:raphlc materials. 3. Ph.otogra.phlc chemis
try. 4. Terminology and bibllogrephy. ' 5
?-"The OtliCIO Is Frances Benjontin John- I Biblical precedent of the boils, with whli!h Legal and professional ques.tions.
aton, W 'ho 'rook First' Plates of to meet the oft-repeated message, trans-
' Dewey Bud the 'Olympia. mitted through a Une of confidential secre:
taries and colored messengers: "Too busy to-
fay. Appointment postponed."
"" Miss Johnston's success-in obtaining these
Miss BOOtF.tce Tonneson of Chicago ' fs one <pictures of difficult subjects has given her an
of the delegates' who will represent the women :enviable ' standing with publishers. Para-
;>hotographers of America at the International ,mount among her achievements in this line
00ngres's of Photography to be held in Paris is the famous group picture of . the peace
, in connection with the exposition Crom .July jprotocol. ·The photograph was exclusive,
23 to 28, Inclusive. I 'a nd th,e negative was sold tor $200. Prior to
this' was the widely reproduced photograp4'
The other delegate is Miss Frances Benja- ,of the Cabinet ladi es of the first Clevelan,l
min Johnston of Washington, D. C. :aaministration, and a recent success was th~ :
The appointment of these women is one of
strong significance, scot free ot the slightest
' suspIcion of political pull, and bears with It
t'he mark of a national reward of merit. The
vsalection of the professional' women upon
;whom, the government wished to bestow pub-
11'c -recognition was intrusted to Mrs. Ellen
tIcnroUn, whose recommendations, made
"from intimate knowledge of the progressive
'work of American women, were immediately
ratified by the commission. '
, ,"" For , the subject of the papers which arc 1'
, ;tp be presented In French, Miss Johnston has
:chosen, . "The Work of American Women' in

I
f ' j;'hotography," while Miss Tonneson will tell
,pf "PhotograVhic Art in Advertising," The
;J,a tter subj ect sounds Ilke the keynote of the
~rlt'er's professional success, and is Indicative
,o f Iier, particular.llne of work. , For this young
S Vestern girl 'heads the field of skillful cater- I
.,Ills , to the demand for artistic photographs
~lor use In, popular magazine advertising.
'';<Wlth ' ali army of self-discovered models at
:,<her beck and call and an unlimited' fund of
;orlginal Ideas as to posing and compOSition,
)Uss ' Tonneson turns out an astonishing
rnumber of negatives, which become the prop-
, ~~!'ty, ordered In advance, of heavy adver-
;~Isers, at a pretty stiff price. . '
.. ,. Aside from her 'specialty Miss Tonneson,
,who mad'e her initial, tentative experiments
.: ;In photography as a busilless that a woman
,might handle, in her native state of WiscQn-
"sin, has ,established, herself as a maker of I FRANCES BENJ. JOHNSTON, BEATRICE ,TONNJi:SON. ' ,I
.photographic portraits' of a standard appre- J
elated to such an extent that Chicago society ~~~~--~i~~~==========~~~~~~'J
lI'0up of 1111'. MyKlnley and the members of
,keeps her engagement book continually filled, :the present Cal:iinet- ,)
'to the I1mit of its capacity, Miss TOllOeson's
, originality wa~ demonstrated by her Inven- Got Picture of Uewe:r.
"What of the Night?" -Thorn
Uon a few years ago of a process which she has To Miss JohI',ston a New Yorl~ syndicate in-
i"CQPyrighted of making photographiC sll- Edward Tunnison, Tenor.
trusted the dellcllte- and difficult commissl9n "What of the night,, 9 watchman? Turn t" , h "
,houettes in black and white; with. theillnes of photographing Dewey, and the Olympia, East thine eyes and, say is there any token of
ot 'likeness as sharply d,efined by means of an ~nding her abroad to intercept the Admiral,
'Ingenious arrang,ement of screens, as though then on bis wa:j home, at ORe of the 'Euro- ~ t~, e dawning ,in.:the skie~~
4.~ do the shadows
' they had been cut from paper in the old-time pean ports. The offer was made and accepted, linger; :£ij lips" aretfi ' d ·and dumb with
method. by telegraph. With only a few days' prepara-
tion, and no' assurance, /Save that Of past
I never a word of ' gla II
morn is come?
;tHat the tart; :ng
. t· 11'lr8t of ,W om.'n Kodakers.
.!e Iii iooking over the data carefully gathere<l
experien ce, that she would even be aHowed Then answered the patient watchman from the
,to? statistical use In her paper, Miss ·Joh!l- to board tue Olympia, the plucky yotlngwom7 , mountain's lonely height, to the waiting souls
~ iI~Tiea ror the other Side, reaohed Naples
' aton" ''Who 'm'a de her firat kGdak snap shot in
c1889" found herself, to her o,w n surprise, the "'" (\ay the iia,shlp did, and sent back photo- • in the valley, I can see the breaking light!
There's a glow on the far horizon that is
'onginar woman photographer, antedated in ': Jraphs which were reprcduced in I;learly growing more wid,e and clear, and soon shall
h'e r professiol). by no oile of her sex in Amerl- ,very 'Sunday supplement in the country.
I 'O ne of them, the print of which Dewey said,
the sun be flinging his splendours both far
>. ca: The -character and quail ty of her work , "It is the best portrait I ey.er had," was used, and near!
tras made her name widely known among all ,'] .n repousre, on the immense loving ,cup, now
pub-Ilshers of ,photographiC portraits and iJ- What of the night, a watchman, rises to thee
",juatration ~ / but that, it: belongs to woman,
In the National museum, for which countless our cry. .Prophet divine of Nazareth, make
; modest unassumIng, ye~ businesslike, antI , 11Irnes weN contributed by the nation's little to our hearts reply. Over ·the earth's wild
fairly 'b/lmmhig' ' 0, 'er , wtt,h talent, is not so '. ones. ' warfare comes not a time' more, fair; swords
'i: Some examples of Miss JOhnston's
-u niver ",jOll.Y,.kIt,Q, "'
. jamLlf; Johnst(j~:'
t,h,~ 13ignature, "F. Ben-
'. h 'apipears on her neg- ;j lustrative ' work with her camera form a
:,\1JIique feature of the educational exhibit of
into ploughshares beaten, pe'ace throned
everywhere?
ative :'oj,s not ' ln ca:tfYs,'of the sex of the Wait, said the Heavenly Watchman,
aJ:tist:' '" > "
, the United '. States, at the exposition. This I
thy spirit quail; strife shall not be eternal,
exniblt: conlljsts ;of a 6cries of ' photographs I
_ lliustrating the, e'Volutionary system, ot edu: harmony shall prevail. Battle clouds all shall
'~ ~tlon ,emp'loyed by the pubUc sChqols of the scatter, hatred shal I be outcast, love's ever
.1 ' plstrlct ot-, Columbla. These pictures, 'In broadening glory break on t~e world at last!"
~i .... hleh the maker has departed "with Btlii'tllng
- originality,.', fr9m · tl;le ' conv6ntlona'l method
• of makin, ~u '.. hotosrnphs. hay. alr.ead~

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Chicago Photographer and Artist 1871-1958

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'pllies to-a chlVer_pliDtDgrapher t<111:8s18t I\lm., ~ ,W,~a~", Bec'l'~~. of th,e N e'&-...~h>:.;~-o ' ,. 1
Then the Iatter. tak~s a plpture fDr the pur- Plct\lt,~~ ~ofJl:~I'j' \l. .., by buslness~h&H8es- ar~'
pDse In' view; w~U~ . the artl~t'. l;uPJllles, t11~ " ~ usually turned Into half-to.tJ.!t ..engra.Vjggs ~,
. cDlor and lettering' ready fDr the lIthDgraph- 'ttfi'di Olil'ilieaY ' tis ' iil V:Ci-ilslng mEltter ShOl't!y '
ers, Usuall.y it is nDt so much f ,QI'm a~ , ide,a$ , . ,,,,U~r,Wal:~S .. al~?s t.: !!xactl! 1'! , lb~~Orjg,!ti'a] ,.'
~roSTLY COME NOWADAYSFRCHI T:a: E" :the artist wanrts. " '.:! "" " ' - ~hil.pe~ - ' Wh ~,fe art' engraV)ng" compa,ny 'ir)~'
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERIE~, Or' sl1Ppose "the desired pi c,ture is :t por- tervenes, all kind s 'of ~ffects- are' produced'
,. \ tralt -' sketch :' 01" 'study' in water \!oI<l'rs or',· by, means of enlargem'e nt, reducHpni color- '
Is
Qils.,, '.If tb.e~~rt,lst pDpular , ~n{}j1gb.. tD "be , lng, and. the add.ltlon oflettering andJscenic
Dverw,orked ,<;Ir i.f he Is defiCIent In )d~a~'l 'a ccessories. Postel' artiMS' use but the out-
M:UC~ of tb,e Recent. Art Hu Its orl&'i~
i agalq' lhe si{lllOf the Photogra , pher Is c~J).ed
in ' tD ' help out.' '''A nttle"lde'alizlng, allttl'e '
Unes, putting on their color ,schem &s tD suit
themselves, and addJng the lettering and
in the Negatives of Skillful Picture- \ freedom ,of · execution, and, ' a ' cle\oer': ~ahdc decorative work to fil the particular case.
Takers-Users of the Camera Have I ling of color' and the picture Is finIShed. , OccaslDnally a specially beautiful piece Of ,
But the credit for what'!n It Is o\,lgllf!l-I and work will be the original ,of a ,s'ketch In
TheiT Studios and Their List of Pro- • Ideal is, largely due to the unknqw\1 man- l water colors 'Dr oils, which will hang In an
fesslonal 'Iodels - TracIe Secrets
. Ipul:ator' of the' camer!L. ' '" " \ exhl,blt ,of recent art works. , .'
DDwn 'on the , Squt):l Si<:I.e "of the :qlt,y, IS ~ )!, But the mDre ImpDrtan.t ' an& frequent . 1.
~evealed by One of Them. c l ev~r young woman ,w ho has fall-en I~ wit!} ! destination 'o f ,a ' 'n egative Is the ope l eas~t
the po,pular trend! ln ,art matte,s, and, Is d,~~ , gen.erally -known-·the attcomPitnies. " There '
voting a eonslderab\<l portion of her time, as are several large concerns in this ' country
, w " U ,a s that of ,h,er plcture-ta,k lng e~w.l?; w,hich dleal In pl)Pu.lar art works, Th~se
T Isgetting extrem&ly unsafe nowad,ays

I
,!lshment tD ,photography for art pUrpeses. companles'/ h ave their agents thrqughout
, tD Inquire tDO cl'o.seIy Into the history ot She has h~r list of models-and It Is l!, 'l ong , the principal cities on the lookout for es-
• . the various wDrks ,of fl.rt which are ex- one-her special pieces ' of scenery' for back- pecially attractive plect's In their Une.Wh en
grounds, every !,-ppllance whlc,h the w9.rk d~ - ) one o,f these buyers se<l a phDtograph ,t.hat·
hibltted fDr sale' In Chi<lago show wln- , mands,:'and ahDve all 'an art eaucatlol1: She ' appeals< to him as a Ilkely ,original f or a "
dDWS. Whether they are photDgravures, ' ,- takes pictur.es whIch are sought after l)y th" commercial picture he Immediately proceeds
, etchings, 'IIthDgraphs , water-color sketches', :
,01'- even.. el~borate o.j~ _ ~aI!,ltingS signed by ! art h ouses and,the <trtlsts themse.lves, for she
is fertile In Ideas as well as clever In ex-.
' ecutlon. This Is some of th e Ins ide history ,
of much of the a, rt work or the cty, as ShOW, n I
to make :v,lgorous ,effDrts to secure,.ft, ', If 'he'
succ'e eds, the negative Is .sent ,tD the gen-
'er-a l works ot the company, anll then the
grand tD!lns.fo,r matf,on proc&ss begins.
s'ome ris,i ng artist's name, the stDry ,of how by the ·output 'ot her studlD. , When t he picture In question, appears ,to ,
, TIl'e younli\' woman 'ls Miss Beatrice Ton"- I pub11c 'gaze It may be In anyone Dr al.1 of
. they cam& to be 1s nkely tD show somethJ.ng 'neson. She"has'" a bOOk In which ·she. keeps ' six 'Dr ,\1, dO<l:e'n different s,h apes.. It mey all!o
c'f ia digression from the'stralght and na~row th~ ' name'$ Qf her ' models WhD , are WilUnli\' , .. be e{tlarged and redue'e d Into half a d"Q.zen
" ;0 Po,se' for my ney. 'l1he ~Ist contains memo-
path alo,n g which examples Q.f the tru€ light dlfr.C!rent llizea. H may appear as an 'art
randa. ofOthe 'particular excellencies of ,face
Dr genlus are expected 'tD arrive. FDr, If the ' Dr form , whlc,h ' , each sup:ject :~ po,ssesses. Aotograph, a carbon r&,produ<lt\on; or, a ,
whble truth were known , It Is more thai} pJ:l,otognavure. '0.1' It may slmvly b e an 0'1'-
To .Jhl~ .r,!?,C 9nt s,he Is' constantJ~, ad,ding, in djnary photDgraph co.Jored ,by hand so as to
' probable that the great ' majority of these ' ilie following manner: . ",,' ,,/ . j represeTht ' na.turat tints. But m'Q,r e lIl~ely
re'c en t ,pr,oductiDn.s have had lhei>' origin In ': W:h~.;' 1_' l!,m , ~alk.ing alDng the street, " ' t:~n' anythijlgelse it will probably appear
photographs. she says, "or alll In a stDre and see a ' per ; 1 j ill 'a Utboograph;' 'reprpduced by one of th.e
. 8',0 gren t are the Inro ads whlcli tile 'p hDto-
son wh6 ' strikes' 'me as particularly des\I'-, , . n:umerou s color p ro cesses Int,;. :a pic ture of
graplj is making !I~to the r ealm previously able "for a ' model I u suallY s.top h, e~ , rlglJt I gre~t s'e lling a.,bUity amOUlg the , middl e.
on the ., spot and, tell ,h er what I want. Of ! classe's, Other po~slbilltles Include copIes In .
ruled by the brush It Is scarcely an exng- ' CDurse, I have to use a little discretion, bU~' 1 I craYQ-n; p'a.st€l; water colo,r s, or oils--In ,fact ,
geration to ' sky the photograpli g~llEl ries i am almost never refused: People working i about all th€ specialties of the pepc!1 and
i are getting to be;1 the centers of pDpular art .In shops and stDres often strike my fan,cy, brush. But, a picture which grows IntD all ,
I in ,the :co'm munlty Instead. of th e old-time_ 'l.nd as a rule they are a.1I w!l1lng to pose. of these man.y ramifications' Is in fact a real
n Is this kln'd of 'people I 'Use largely, with
t painter's s,tud,l os. " ;
hi S seems to be growing If cnly a few models who make their entire work of !,-rt. _' _",;...
the mDre true on account of Hie inc!easlng , livln~ by posing for artist~. ' .;;d'====~===::::.....:::::=..::l
" "The great difficulty Is In finding sub-
tendency of business-men to u se the prod- jects who are beautiful enough of face or
ucts of th e work of artists for adlVertlslng to I'm tD serve the purposes required. I have
_purposes. Given an artist WhD has an ,order I 'nDw several orders requiring a. conslderabl<;
fDr a pDster expected to d.isp)ay a particular fd'isplay of fig,1,lre, which are wanted as soon
br'a nd of soap" a new Idea in bonnets, Dr a as possible, ' but for whIch It Is, hard to I'et ,
special kind of coal, this Is how he Is Ilkely as good subjects as I d'e slre. This difficulty
s more true ,of forms than faces i" and ;whei'e
boPh M'e required to be beautiful the task '
.1\\ conSiderable." , .. ' .
Photographing Professional lUodebo
, When' these' rriod€ls arrive fDr llo, sitting
they are paid .in ' advance a.nd: requ ired .tD
Sign, a statem.mt to the effect that they
give the photographer the entire Tight tD dls~
pDse of their' 'pic tures as h "'" may s<?e fit:
This .,procedure 'Is t'ak&n to avo'ld ,,' thetm~
ple~sa.nt consequences which might ari s~
In case a relative or frIend, recognlzlngp he
of the pictures In an-'aav€rtls!",ment ' Qr, ~lo,w \
window has sePi,o u's ,objootions. ' ,t"
,.o,I)ge rti!e prellmlnarles are over with; the '
model Is , give!] the ~Dstume appr9Pr.latll, tQ,
" th'e plct1,lj:e, w:anted.and retires to,pf'frpare -for ' ,
the camera. ' In the matter ,of gown",,·and
dres,s es 'the studio ·Is well provided, and th.e
cDllection ,of acce's sorle,9 Is larger than that'
J o ~ many prolllin"nt ,artists, Necess'a r!1y.the.,
,range ,of wDrk- Is extendea, and 'th e varIe ty
of subjects handled is Immense. For sOme
\ effects perhap~, merely a box of shoe-black-
Ing is wan ted, 'for Dthe'I's an elaborate French
peasant costume or the gown <;If a Princess
Is requi,r ed, . " .
When costumes and accesoorles are all
provided, next comes the work of posing, _
TQ ..this, ', I\.S well as to the handling ,QLih,e
lights and camera, Mis,S ':!.'onneson attel'lQ;;: ,
hei;'se!f, III ,It lies p,racth!allY" lloll the dU,Ij,;;';
culty 'of'prDduclng ah artistic plctw'e. ~ W'lien"
th e model is In pos'! tlon th& corre'c.t prout'.of , ,
vlew..ls selected, the curt ains and, scr!iens'i;Lr" "
.J'anged sci as ,to produce the most beauiI'fuk
effec't,s lil' face or fDrm , and , the scenic /l-c J
cDmpanlrnents fixed eX<tct.ly as they;;jhDuld
. be In the real p8,lnilng, tlien the rest Is mere"'
ly the technlque' of the photographer'. , - .
'l'he d estinatlQns D,f the art and commercial
pictures takenln'lhis manner a're ,mapy ... nd
varied. SDme ,of the negatives-have been.or- '
W1LL MAKE A , STUDY IN . OILS. :'
dered beforehand by , business hDuses, en-
'graving companies, ,a nd artists, Others ar,a
tD go ,about his; work: First, he prQbably " .. osoi·b ed by the art firms and IIthQgrapherg . .
tr~e,S Ij.n.. art company and s~rches' through , 'S oma are shOwn to 'the pub)lc jn 'a .lmost 't\:leir
Its coll,ectlon ,of' photographs' for a sulta~lt original state; others dlsapPl!ar from view
-picture to serve as a s ugge,s Uon, If he d forever, and Instead a much chQ.pged piece; '
notdlnd' either there or at the larger , suggested by them, appe30rs. That is
&,ra;ving companies what ,he w,s,nts, fie;" why ' the prevalence of the photographic
I
originals, In art work are nDt more w!deJy
known. _____'

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I a Ihung out' a. sign" Photographs." The

NEW FAD OF'CAMERA


'Yo ng women finally reaped reward for'their
'e nterpris,e and industry. Then came the
sllhbuettes. r '
. Aftere months of trials and fallure!\, , o~
hopes and fea.rs, the satisfaction of success
was attained. In an · art store window ',in
Wabash av=ue this mo·r ning is an exhibit
Silhouettes the Latest Di,s ~ ~n which art critics are interested ·because
of its novelty. It Is a. collection of the 811-)
1 houettes. They are an improvement Qn the
covery in Ph otography. old method, for the camera catches expres-
sions which were never outlln·ed with scis- '

WORK " OF A WOMAN. .. l


sors.
Ninety-nine out of every hundred of the
passersby r ecognize the likenesses, and the
hundredth man falls only becaus'e h e h as
not seen the originals. There is 'the kindly
face of Ingersoll, and the features of Le
Gallienne, and the familiar visages of many
Young Professional on the South another well-known personage. The effect
of the outline Is heightened and Intens lfi ~d
Side the'Patentee. by a mat of dull black cardboard.
The process of making the photograph
s1lhouettes, according to the innventor, is

'.
simple enough when you know how it is .
RESULT OF ARDUOUS STUDY. done. The proflle must be a1justed at exact-
ly the correot angle between the camera and
a pane of frosted window glass. Then the
camera, Is placed at the correct distance
Examples (In Exhibition in a, Wabash from lthe sitteri then the young w()man sur-
rounds hel1 subject's head with a few white
Avenue St9re. screens and some black o'nes shaped like
fans ·and mounted on adjustable frames,
takes a 1lew professional squints, presses the
button, and there you are. You can't deny
HOW THE OUTLINE IS SECURED. your Identity, for it is down in black and
white.

When Solomon declared there was nothing


new under the sun silhouettes had not been
made with a . camera. That Invention h a~
gone on the patent office records as the latest
achievement of a m odern wonlan, and the
faa·hlon . for the silhouettes of our grand.
mothers' , time, touched up with a few nln.e .
teenth century Improvements, has exper-

TIlE rO~N~
Ienced a sudden and viole·n t revival.
, The invention is the r esult of months of
, p,a tient working and experi m enting on an
idea which origl.nated in the brain of a South

I Side young woman. She came from Osh-


kosh with her sister two or three years ag'o,
bought out a studIO In Michigan boulevard ,'
WOMAN
!
WHO /1AKE5
I

,'
THE '
~llHOUtTTEJ
QOBT.
HALL
MR5. WllE.b
CHAS.
1ENR.OTll'f WMO
LOOKb
J
(@ . AFTE~
'rHE.
t ' t-: PATErtT. "

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Chicago Photographer and Artist 1871-1958

FOIlJII. It OS'....08B.1jI~U ... ;-:i,i."J.


. , ,,", ~8 ~~~~L_J:.' .l!PNq..~f1.
Miss Beatrice '''Tonne8e,,' /~o ' :kepreiliD~
l A~e"l~an PhotOf!' ;·MT.rh~~g ~ in -·, Pa.1-(M· . \ ' ;,
, !MiSr. : ,Be~!riCe · Tonn.e~e~. fo~ni'er~y, ~'r '
tllis city, but .now of C'h lcago, whe're shf?" 'f ---
..... t_ -', ... . ,

hasJ succeeded .itIga,iniu'g ll- place among Unique !,nd P':?f1t ....ble , O<;cup~tlon of TW!J
the ·forern0.st· i>hotographets 'of the .coun" , , Chlcago '~o.~en. \.... ';,;.'.
try, . has ':b'~eiI-. honored Wi.t h a n . app~int-' To Miss ' Beatrice Tonneson and her ·
._'- . -. --~,- ' sist'er, Cla;ra Tonneson Kirkpatrick, be-
.... i6ng~ the honor ofllav.Ing originated'
a l,lN~iiean4 sUcce~Sifti~ ~et~qd o~ pro~ ,
duc~Iig; .·adveI'Usements. When. Miss '
TQ~ft~SdjJ; whose ' work as a ,pdttl!alt
ph6i~g'rapper
I -~. '<"If
is already wellkIiown
. _
all . I

over5tJw T$pite4 'St,a tes, decid~d to , co~e


to' Chicago in 's earch' of' a wide); car,ller,
he~ sist'e~, ' Mrs.:;'Kirkpatrick, furth~re~ ',
" .the .ilrhJ~ct.iri' -nuinberleSs helpful' wIlYS. "
A year : lateFshe cake .to Chicagoher~
~'Self to take .b.p the business manage-

I
'm'~ilt :of her ( iI'is,t er's studi6/ she being '
·.one dfthe "uob.@rn managers" pre(les-
ttiii~d ttr;'"succesS j°ina;ll~ tP.eir' und~rtak­
Il;\g;S;' I!.nd in he~, bUsy , brain, it is said,
tlie "Tonn'esoh' inod€ls," , now ,a ttaiJling
to r;'me ahd fortune :, the' world oyer ~
wer ' I~,~r.st , b.Orn, '.'/Ma~~ :OfOoth~ '~c,i'e, x,~~
" ertismg', lde!l,s ;of, whWh ,. Ml:SS '•.'~o~;;.~.
, ne~oii!'m a,kes" a I1pecialty a;~so 0:'ly.5 ,tl,(~i:f
'1 iIir to Mrs. )'KirkpatricIDv'''NJ;:'i'k:':'~:~
e . dea once' :1;iid~l\$tdod;i,li6' \re'~:
'Y, the two 'cfe't~i ~i, st'e~ijwork' thfl;ll :>

, ,
toge t'her: , th; ~ucces~ :of' fueir :ef'- :
1\11.& Beatrlee . TOnne."D. S ~e~~ ~'p ~~ved';. bY ,:th:~: ffi<lt.tha;ti6~- '
, .cgme ! he Chicago wc;map" p~q,-, to
,> ~Q ;'raplYers from a-lmost every ( l'arge
'ment to repre{lent the A1,I1erican photo,g- i'Cl . in the \. wo'rld. The !l,dvertising
'nphers at the ' PariS exposition, 'Miss ; ~ilk ~ . accordrng these two bright to
.Tonnesen . lias' -accepted the apPointment 1~,e:X;Pbhe'nts of it, olLers the wide~t pos-
1~a:n.d -inn;' ends to sail in Jun'e:'[ ' ',:c ;~-::-. I 7il.JIb. le scope of o':n::ortunity and. variety
' !Mi~ T!l. illlesen '~, WOTK i;J... ,,pMto~r~p,h Y' •
1 ~as' ,broug,
... . .. ' ,
h,' h er
l oJ;" " i nto p rommen c_e 1n.". the
" 0 dabor; In th e m :d{ ;ng of the beautiful
j\\iestern ,. me~r.opooJis and her productIons pwtures- some ti mes c a lliI\g for the
it,W. {)(in.s idered as lp eing works of art. Tt) ~ 11rse of m a n y models and "proper- as
:be chosen a:s ~ i epresen rative of the pho- hes'" would b'e need'e d for· the pro- as,
· {';gr(lPhers ,e'f ·oAm.eric~ is 'all hOllor ,of " d,~ction, cif an ord:nal'Y. play-both Miss
'VI;i.:ich she ,may justly feel proud. . T1>n-ne's on and h er sister Hc; d the gre'at-
'-., , .' .~'iH ' ; ,oj. ' : ; ' "
! ·Themarrlage O«l"OJqt A'·d89tl~erd,._da;Ughte r.·
est delight. The studio wOl'k is all done Il
b<'" the ·prett' .. YOU E:?: p.hotographer her-
, of Mr. .and,Mrs. JoFd~Xnofleia , 3337Ca;.ume 'J , ~ ~
I' a V,enu~, . to Max' ~age:l).!a.!llK:::~lll ·i:\ dte .p'ace ~ I£@lf; t6 Mrs. K irkpatrick belongs the
e

l t~IS eveni!l8' at the,= e oJ-the bl:ide. On ty j' c"l)dit due to the s uccessful en,o:;ineeri ng
I';, e Im~ed~ate ~~)~!~~i: !!1r~e p_~~Een-t: the complicated, prelimin aries which I0:
:~. ,Mr. ' and, Mrs . .~l;YeIt ~~oSpal~ !ng are In : n'tftke a "Tonne8on picture" so valuable
;Paris. ." .' .;;-ro::.... .:!J ~ " " I in the opinion of advertiSing managers. '

MIss B~terlce To:;;~~~;:a~'I;ot'eri\letropoie, ~tU.....:~--~=::====~~:....----JJ


\'1s spcendln,,_ the 'mo~h"'O'(lo~ugUst' In C0io- ' ,
rado, MIEs Tonne~ o,n , \t:'8S officially _ap- .

I pOinted to r ~ pre sent!I!!Ie wihl1~n photograph-


ers of America at t~ P:!'f.ti> eXposition, but '
v::a'8' kept at home bY.cllr b;$lth. From Col.L
Grado she Wi~1 ~ro~~tr;S-$ft~~U~ _
"Ladles' mght~' wUh,:p.<;1 oobserved at the
:Kenwood Club th·ls ~y~ .I".[V: .:~ ,
, . ~ + -'·~ ·~ 7 "-..;: .-- .
.' Mrs. E . F. Rowland;! 7,001 ' Stewart bo;nle~
vard .. is sp.~n1:ling t'h'e"inonth ·of :August ' at
. t~eDelis, W;:scori~l n, " .:, ..(." -~',: :-
. . -+ + , ~ 1'" '.( :
; 'Mlss Ethel Page" ,4747 RJl'l'b.a'rk !lvepue, Is
·n (e gil~st,'Of Mr~. ::W\!J!!un' Ne'lson Pag,~ . af
Oconomo~c... ~ ..t,; ':.tl ,;,..~ .'. ,.T ) '",;- -.--r,

, 'l4rs, Arthur Cat~n :Js ~~t- '6ari~!}ad fi~ a


-month'. . .'. - : _ . 7 , · ,,' ,.

Mrs:, ~d~a~'d '~N~:.Jt~;.h~;; ,~e&fned to


,Ch'jl,rle,:volx:. ,S he: ItBos as ·'hel' :guest Mr's ,Ed:
ward ·S. Elllcott: ·' :.' , ' .:.' e, >.. '.-
..J..o ..!- ..!... • ~

'- .Mr. antl,Ml's. F:' M, i:~W~Od; A'-nd daugMel"s,


44ro Mlch1gan, avenue: =e at Mackinac. .
• oj. -:-- ".: -+: -:;:'v. .",. ., . "
Mr. and' Mrs .. R. R. Ca'b le and Mrs. Ber-
nJlrQ, R ogers ar'Ei;at ·(loJor.a.do .S prings. · .,. ,
" '+ + "<: -+-; --- ". .
· , Mrs-. :)charles ):>fC'\t!nson' 'Or .tll'e ··. WaJ ton',
M : ssLouis~ Boyd ;lind Gordon' !Boyd,. will

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Chicago Photographer and Artist 1871-1958

,MOOE,F(N PHOTOCRAP~y. -t V' jabSOCbed by ~)'~art firms: and 'lltb~hers


S',~me are ~bown to the',publ!.;! in a!mos~itheir
An OrniiOllh Glrf Make!O ~ • Specialty of original ~tate, OJ::hers' disa,ppear from view
P.~ot~gt"aphtnr; Artis!s' Mo,-tels .. "" ~rever, and instea'd' a.' lllIuch ,chang:ed p~ecp.,
iDown on the sou th side o,f the, city is 6>, ljuggested .'by them appears. '. Thab ,Is-l rwhy ,
cteve.r yOUDtg! woman who, ihas,fallen in wIth the IPr&VaWn{le ' of the photo,ira.ph!c orig-
t'lie popular trend in art m(l!Lters, .and ',i s de- inals in art 'W>orrk are 'llIot more , :wIdelY:,
voUng, a consiMr'a:ble portion of her 'time, as kooswn. ~ctu~es ordered 'by bus;ines~- hous'es
weill ' as tha'b olf fier 'Pi· c>bu~-·tek:Jl·g · esta,b . , are uSUJally turned Into halif-tone engravings
.' \ishment !O lIh(}t~FalPhY. for art. pUI'l!lcY/les, ama ap:poor as ad"ertising mat-t,er .Shortly
IShe !h~.s· hel! l:Lj;.t of !Mde,j.s-and it ,is a .Iong, '• a1'terwarO!s, almost! sxactly'
.
in the OI'iginC3!l
I .
, om'El-'h€1I' special 'Pieces. of scenery ·f or back- sihape. W.h·ere,an engraving COIJIlpany inter;.
; grounds, every a~pliance 'whicb ,the work ven;,s, all k inds 0:1' effect~ are p1'9duqea:· by,
' demandg, and abo~e al\ an art educ'afl?p\ Imeans o-f eillargement, reduc'lion, coloring, '4
'She; takes ,p lctu-res -Wh.:clh are sougM after arid' the addition bif . ~eherll'lg' · an'dSfeniil" ac.,.
by !!he art houses and the arti~ts thems~l,veil. c~ssorles. !roster aFtl.st~u~~ b\,l't the ,?~tl~neS;
,f ar siha'is ,fertile In id·ee.slas well as ele-ver in: puttin€l OnJ .t'heir coaor schemes to smt mem-,
execu,tloll!. ,\ Thi8 ~ s .som,e of the insi&,.; 111s- selves, and a,dding th;e leHering anC\- decor-
'oory' of mUlCh olf -the 90Ft wOirk of Ih.Ei city, ·atlve work to fit the part!c,u·l al' case. Oc-
: as ' 9h0iwll! .b y the out:put' of her stud,lo; '" ~he casionally a speCiaUy 'breut!fUI piece of 'Wor/!:
I young _marl Is iMiss :Beat,tce" TOll1n,esen.·
rStle :has a ~k . ,i n which she keeps' ·th~
·wnl be the original oIt a s:ketch' In , wat~r '
CGI1)fS oc 611s, w1hich' wUl hang; in an ~eJC:hibl(J
\ na,ln€.s pof Ihe-r models- who are willing ,to ()If' recen't arl war<ks.,
I>O(se . !fO! 1)Joney. The list epntai~' , m~­
o,r anda of the particular exoeUenc:es-6f face !Bu't the iffiOOt !mporta~~ and frequen1. d:es-
, or form' whkh each subjoot possesses>-- '1'0 tinatiOlll of a nega tive Is th~ 'one tea3'e 'g ener'- '
"tilts Y€cOl!d she .I~ coMtan>tlY· adding lrt the ally- known~the art coinpanies. " There are,
IfbUo>wing manner:' "Whe·iJJ 1!' am wal,kin.g several large concerns in. this couniry- 'w·h ich:
"alo>ng the sheet,'" She sa:ys, ,"or am tn a deal 'in lPo-pular art ·,w mk,. Th ~se compa;nl~fI'
' store; and See 'a 'lpeFso>n wh,o sh"Ul:es me as have their agf}l1Its \:IIr.oughout i bp~ 'Pt,ii'lCipa;l,
partiou!.arly desi'rat;le ·fOl' ,6. m{)d:el 1 u!ruaUY' citIeS on ~tJhe ' lookout ' to,r -esp etiia li'Y O!trritc t-:'
s'bOP Iher rig-ht em tlhl:'t spot a~d tell iller 'w hat Iv 1P'~ces ill thei'rlini'!. 'Wlhen. ,QUeI. 9rf these
I want. Of COUll'se, I Ihave to> use a IHHe tiuy€.rs ·s ees a photpgraph <nat) ~p:peals to,
discretion, ' but 1 am ~lmQ~t never re'fu~~d. j1im as a likely original for a cOIJIlrp.erc\al plc-
People wo·r klng to' 'Il'ild:ps , and stores OIflen · ture he inlmediattl~ proce'l,lds ,to make vlg.
strike'm:y fancy, and as .3 . rul.e. they a'~ arous ,efforts to secure it. If lIe succeeds,
the negative. Is lre~t to. t'he general l'0rks of

I
willing to .pose. It is' this kind O'i' p,eople I
use lal'g,elr, ,with only' a ,few , clodels ,w ho the com-pa.riy, and iJheri the grlt,n d 'tpiJsf,or::n-
make their / ewtire living _ by Ijl.osing: ;for aiion p.rocess begins. When the p:ctuve tn,
'a l'tists. . · quest";pn a'Ppearsfe: ,p uboo ~ze It ~ay , be in,
\ any' (}ne or aJl o!f ' six: or' .a dozen d.jffe,eg,t
"The. great difficulty is in, fi·nding sub- , shalP6s. I:b lI"ay- also be en\~rged and. re-
, jects , ,w ho . are bea~~i1'uij eno:ugh Oif face or a.
dUced int~ Iltalf ,aozen dlrf~re;tt. size's • .'It
'f.orIU to serve the ' purposes r.e quired. I may aQ:lpear as an art P'hot:orgra;ph, a; carboo
,have. no>}V sevell'al 'ordel\S 'requirfng a con- ;eproduclion oi a 'Pho>oogm,vure, ,' 'Or I<t
siderable displiiy 1:>f figure,wh:ch are, wQnted mruy s:m'Ply be ani ordinary photograph, col-
as ,soon. a,s ,p ossible, but rior ,whielh it is , ored by hand ' so, as to r e;present na<ti'i'ral
hard too get as good subjects as 'I d-esire. iints. .'But m<;>re likely· 'than anything else'
'\ Th'.s diffi()uHy is !!pore true oi, furms than it w!ll probably ap,pear as, a 'l ithograph, F~
! fac~s, iand where bot~ arl' . requii'ed to be produced by one of the nmnel'OuS color pro-
I b€a,u~lful ,the tas'k is considem:ble." Willen' cesses ihto a plc ture of grea.t .sell!ng ab:lity
', ohese mo,dels arrive ;foc a sittmg they are among the middie .ci~s~~, O:$e1; pos~ibih
'Paid in ad,vance ' and, required to sign a itles in{l\ude COlP!es in crayon, ,p aStel, we..te.l'
sta'tement to the effect that they give ' the colors 011' oHs-1n fact abou t 'a ll the $;pec.la!J
photographer vhe entli'e tigHt to !'Ii'1'Pose of ' ties of the Q:lencil"e.nd bruS'q.~ut I~ Picture
their piptures as he may see 'fit. I Th:s pro- wh i,cIh grorws !nrto.all ot t'hese ma,ny' ram!fi~
c.e d:u,,\, is ta;ken ,to a:void the unpIeasa'nt ,ca.tio'nS1 iSlip !faol a reai 'wad~;Orf ' ~r.t.,:-C'hic.a"
consequen'e€s which mlgiht ar)se in case a go Tribune. , ' '., ·f ,~ , .

relat!ve I O>F ririend, recognizing o.ne- orf ,ilia


'p I>p.t ures in; a·n advertisement 'o,r shO~ , win- ,
do.\v,y.lhas serious object:O>ns. Once the .pre-
liminaries are over 'With, tqe model Is g:ven
~he 'c ostume ap\propriate · to the 'picture
,wallJted and r etires to IPre'pall'e ' ·f or · the
caml!ra. lrl! the matte~ of gQwns and dresses
the studio> I$.... w~a ,p rovided, and the col,~
lection of accessories lSI larger t'han (lmol at
' many ,p rominent a:il' t~sts. · Necessa,rilY >the
ranie ,O'f 'Work , is extended, anq the V!lr.iet y .

I
. of subjects 'h flndlcd is Immense . . For spme l
effecbs lPerhalls: merely a box of shoe-black-
ing I-s wanted, .fbr ' o~hers an elaborate
,~j.€l'l'dli peasant c,?stume or the &,ow'n ' ~ a
prlllJcess is requjr~d. , ' ,,' ~

I \ ,
Whe? co~tumes
- - \, .'
'rOd ' acces~ries are aU
p~ov;lded, next com;es theV(o>rk 60{ ,po~ng,
I To this, a!f well , as '-to ·l'he hag:d.ling $Iff the
lights and camera, MisS "Tennesen' et;tend;!,

I 'hery,el.f, In 'i~ Hes 'Practica'liy a:1i ·t,b: .~;f'!i- ·


'culJy·o'f 'Pl'oducing an art!~ti{l prc ture. When .
the ~Oder is 'in pos:·lion. t:li,e corr~t' point 61\ '
view i~ , select{ld, the curtains and,.'scref d
.arranged so as to prodUce ' the mOl3!t ' b~u'l­
. !~) effeots In rface or riorm, and the":>{)enil::
a{lcom,pandlJJ€llJJts ' fixed exaetlY as \ th~y
·~ould be ,in >the r~l painting, then ;be rest.
,J,l>marel'1 the ~edhniCJ,ue of the. p.b;ot~,'ipfier.
' 'fhe de~t!,l)i(I<ti0rs or the art and cO!inm~rcia!'
,pl~tl\lres tilke.n.In.; this::mal):mef are. many ~
v.ar:ed. Some of· tihe .,n egativeS have been or~'
, ~-ed befaren\IIJoo .by business 'hol,lses; , en- ,
;g'fu:viog OOGnpanies and" ~rtll;jts. Qthers a~e.

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THE HERALD notices with plea8u~e \f1~iW.g and Reception.


SURPJ,tISED THE PRESIDENT the fine 'cuts of Miss Beatrice Tonneljen and Ijlth of December
~nd her studio b Sunday's number of Ton.nesen, of this city,
A. A. Carpenter Introduced to. Hb~ _
t he ' Chicago inter Ocean, , The sub iwl;JVl,.I"'A an artistic opening and re-
Successor (1) at the Weekly Meet-
ject furnishes the double head for the IIC'Emt:lon at her studio and residence on
ing of ,t he Lumbermen's National ,
woman's "orners of that ex('ellent pap- Main street, on which occa8ion a large
Ba.~k Directors, Held Last Even-
er, and the reporter says many pretty attendance of both ladles and ge~tle.
ing'.
things about her. She is the first lady men is i-equested. SinCe taking up her'
, to make,a veture of the kind in Chica residence here, Miss Tonnesen _has
Last ev.enlng's weekly meeting of the go. Her principal forte in t he photo, made many friends on both sides of
Lumbermen's\Nationalbank directors the river, and · it may ' be cQnfidently
graphic line is the perfection wbich
was. a highly interesting one, in many predicted they will be, out in full force
Ishe has attained of posing bel' sub- upon the days specified. There will be
reJipects. Notwithstanding the usual
jects. The little lady who W,OD so a fine exhibition of everythfng in her
,business formalities ' were observed"
! many friends in Menominee is not on- , and those desiring to purchase
In order, each member of the board, /.ptctures or fancy needlQ;.work should
ly an artist of the first wa ~ er, but a
with the exception of one, had, wrap· not miss this o,pportunity. Ably 8S'
most remarkable business woman, and llisted by Mr. Johnson in her llcture
ped within himself a deep secret which TIm HERALD with a host of other Me,
hey were' inwardly moved to divulge gallery, Miss Tonnesen ranks No.1
t -coul,d scarcely withold its revelation. :
nominee admirers, wish her unparal-
leled success in bel' new bome.
in photollraphy, and many have al-
ready availed themselves of her skill
At last the time came, when the cat in this direction. No more acceptable
should be let out of the bag, so to Christmas present to a distant, friend
speak, and this is. the substance of the can be tl1ought.of than a good photo·
The young people vf the Epworth graph, therefore this, is a, most ,excel·
matter. Director Somerville arose League 'served l'efrel! ments before and lent time to leave your order for the
and, a,d dressing the venerable presi- after the lecture, making 'it a mos,t semblance of yourself, that will seem
dent, Mr. A. -A. ,Oarpenter, said, that ' pleasant social as well as literary . oC-, like your actualpresence' to the abRent
owing to that"'gen tleman's-Gontinuec'l friend. ' Miss' Tonnesen is also a cuI·
I Gasion. 'l'be M. ' E. church had been tured artist, an.d is .ready to receive
absence during the past winter, the ' very handsomely decorated in ' whIte orders for oil and water color paint-
other members of 'the board, including and scarlet bunting, the colors (ilf the ings. Not deeming ourself a discrim-
himself had aS9umed the responsibili- league, and with potted and cut fidwers. inating art critic, we refrain from pass
ty oC selecting a sueceSBor-one whom .~ white satiIi banner, presented to ~he l Ing opInions upon this _branch except
to remark that nothing adds to ~he' reo
they were sure would be ever present. society, deserves special m!'ntion. It IS finement and beauty of ' a bom,,, more
They had also been careful to select entirely hand ptiinted and of - original i than exquisite paintings, etc. Go in
lIuch a one as would serve to keep- design, aad a very beautiful and artistic : during the opening and reception, and ,
green the memory of their president, wdrk, done entirely by Miss B. A.. TOlln· : examine her display for yourself, and
, esen, of this , city. All present speak we opine you will be satisfied.
with ,all his faults. He now had the Miss Tonnesen wUl have her home
plea9ure 'of introducing Mr. Oar- mo~t highly of the entertalDment .v·hich neatly and attractively' decorated for
penrer to ,his successor, at the same was!a.t tended b,v over two hundred. t his occasion, and will be assisted by
time pulling aside the heavy portiere several of Menominee's lovely young
ladies, mention of whom will appear
'of the' double side window, rev6'aling latel", in these columns. Music will
a IIfe·size pastel portrait of that gen· a e I I also' be present. and Messrs. Farrand
tIeman, so true tg nature that the THE HIGHEST POINT. ! and Moulton will fur nish the same.
'Remember thei dates ' set for the re'
----~
veteran lumber;nan and bank presi·
, dent was fairly started at,his own im· I That's What M~non:in~'s Most J,1n. j
!
ceptions. Do not p)lrchase your Ohrist~
mas presents un til you have seen her ,
I
aite, though he recover\ld his usua1 I . terprising La.dy Photogra.pher Has attractions, and do not above all missj
composure long enough to heartily Rea.ched in the Line of Her Chosen tile golden opportunity for. a delight I
thank the members of the board for Art. ful 'hour a t her art studio the
dates herein mentioned.
the interest manifested in his behalf, Il\usic, art and beauty, what more
, nd trusted that the portrait would , Miss Beatrice Tonnesen has return(ld ! needed ,to contribute to a pleasant
serve i,ts p~rpose, and in a, measure from Chlcago- where she has been a 'i \tElrnloo,n or evemng? Go!,
make up for any shortcomings on his Dupii of Steffens, the , npted carbon , and
part. Then followed a gerieral scrut- specialist, over -whose work all Ci}.icago evening is the appointed time for Miss
inyof the handsome picture, and ex· has gone wild, and is now a master of Tonnesen's reception. "Are you 20'-
preoeions of good will and long life for the art. Miss Tonnesen is the onlYI ing?" said a young lady to a gentle·
its subject. It was a very pleasant person who was ever sgccessfulln re-I man friend the other day. "Of course!"
meeting, and one which will 'long be ceiving instructions from the great young man replied, and they' t?oth
remembered. artist, and naturally feelR highlyerat·, walked together and talked the'.matter
The portrait which will hereafter ed. This work is done on porcelain over. Everybody should gp and view
adorn the north wall of the president and ivorine-' or other similar materiai, the,'nice things on exhibi~J on at _her
and cashier's 'prIvate office, is from the also can be etched on paper, and iii
brush of Brown, the famous Chicago something exquisl~e, far excelling-ear-
paStel artist whom it will be- reme'm ber- bonette or other like photography.
ed exhibited several of his finest pic. Different colors may be used. Miss ' Beatrice 'Tonnesen of Oshko-sli
tu,rej! at Miss Tonneson's art expos~tion To~nersen has just completed a fine i has rented the Ingalls residence on MaIn
St_ a nd wilIopen in ashort ti~e an Art
a 'short time since, and the order for line of thls style of photograph which I
t~e: sa~e was filled through thatlady., she will place on exhibition in Sawyer's I Studio_ Miss Tonnesen IS an artist
drug store in a few days. The work sculptor a,nd ph~tographer, and will '
To say that it is a perfect likeness
. of Mr. ,Carpenter is but telling the is certainly the acme of photographic doubt be quite a,n addition to Menoml'
perfection and should be seen to be ap- nee's attractions. ,
truth, as all who have seen it will
testl(y. ' preciated. , 'l'be reporter was _favored wit!! :it pri·
Menominee has reason to feel proud vate view of a numher of her par
of her progressive and highly arti!ltic~ in oil and _watel' colors, some of
being rexceptjo~ally fine, ,a mong
lady photographer.
being "The Vikings daughter." ,"lVlerli
"Spring," '!Lydia " and others. 'M
T q,nnesen's -opening will be announced
in due time, a nd w~ '.will assure those
\ who' attEll).d much pleas ~lJ'e " ,Miss '
- will' as~ist lier'::in \ he " st,ueii'o
--~----------------~~_ _~~~~ogra

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, . ~ , 'We'l' 'c'oi:nll ,t o,·)fenomlIi.e~. "


~ ., .' ,
" 'J "

. / !tIn 0: A. I #i~kpa~ri~~' ,~ll;~: MrE\: B. " "~', ',,,- ,I · ~ i;·


. A..Ton',n ,esEm ' hl1-ve \ loca~ea liere and , " .. ',><

ta:entuI> their 'residehce at ; ~tW Main ¥,illS\~*le


, "~ 4· 'I,i,Il:\l': ten. returned from
street. ',M.'rs. Kirk,patricl,t eXpec~!! to Chi~~ ~~4n.~y ;~~h, e she purch~sed
~rri,<' on,' a commis'sion ' bueines!! in tlle,.: St~19 p~otogra~h;"p;~ ler), OIl MJJlhlgan ,
aV~iluii,l\:nd' InftJt.n·s Ti e Herald. that slle '
"flou'r, leed, etc;, whil~ Mrs, Tonnesen w~rfeii1dv;;to: tl'iai qIty _nd take Charg'Ei o(
will open 'a photegraphgallery. Tile the same on August'lSt. ' ~::;he expect1( to sell,
foi'1ner ,l ady is from Escanaba and the out her gallery in this city to au outside
'late'r 'froi:n Oshkosh. They will prob· gentleman whl> wHl ~. be here this week to ', '
ably bave sometbing to say in regaJ:q lopk over tter pre~li'~ p~ace of busil,le§.S with:
to~tbeir business in THE HERA~D \m , tli;~;9,~~!l!y;ieW;o ; 'J :' ,~ ,) ,, ;": i ; . ): :
t 'h e' near ' fut ure. We welcome them Miss Toimesen 18 a very fine artist, and a:
Iio§\lr:,' ·~.I ..J.
Cit y.
.
" young lady much admired by a large circle ,
of friends here, all of whom will join with':
\
,
ANew Departure.
'
:rhe Herald in ~:tJ?,re~~I~n~ ~ ?t~~~r~t;~~. ~~r
intended removal. ', "

I
Miss Tonnesen is now the possessor of t,he '
Miss Beatrice , Tonneson has refitted finest gallery in Chlcalto; wltli the exception
her photograph parlors in elegant of ,one.-Menomlnee . llerllold.. ,,', . '
style. The entire place has been re- Miss Tonnesen, it will be remembered"
modled; it being necessary on account visited her sieter in Hanoook, 'Mrs. Allen
of the great demand for high grade Kirkp~t~ibIt,i~,i'893: '~ Stili 'iJ ~ 'y6,hl g lady
work being done there. The carbon ot m"rk~d ability, .I~lld by her pleasing ways
work executed by Miss Tonneson is } ' " ,,' . d
•;P.l:t~~1!1i.~1t~~1~~ fr,ien .~_ J~'
second to none in the United States;
there being only a few other places
where such high art in this line has
been attained . .. Miss Tonneson can be
A 'Beautiful Yllocht.
The new steam yacht owned by Mr.
I
safely classed as one of the leading M. J. Steffens, the great c'hicago pho·
artists in the state. '
tographer, will arrive here during the
, .~.~ I: _
sePte~r regatta, and will remain
for a few days. The yacht cost $40"
Relnember Saturday afternoon and

I
000, and has all of the modern improve·
evening is the appointed time for Miss !
ments. Among tbe conveniences is a I'
Tonnesen's 'reCllption. "Are you '!to. I regular studio and oriental room. Mr.
ing 1" said a young lady to a gentle' j Steffens is a personal friend of Miss
~an friend the other day. "Of coursel" T9nnesen, the artist.
, tile young man l'eplied, and they both
walked together and talk-ed the matter I
over. Everybody should go and vie-w
t,he?ice things on exhibition at her I ,', A"letter ;,ffP~ ~s- Bea~~ioe , Tonn~"l
essor ' 1D SUen s· Portrait
st'ldlo.-~n the abo~e date. I son" sncc . ~ "
Studio; Chicago, ,s tates tha"t B~e , 8
i

much'pleased . \yjth h~r pew ~JlslUeSS ,


P Miss Beatrice Tonn6!'eo leaves todaYl veiltilte, I!on9 finds tbe- changtl ~e.nefl: J
for Chicago where she will remain ten oiai andpleaslj.ot. ' ~ ' H~- ~x- ,
dlloys studyi~g the latest sty'les in art, i tends~ oongra,tula.tions. "j' ~ '!
needlework and photography. Dur· f'...c:.":: ~_...'-'-.:......., '2. ' ' .

ing her absence Mr. D. L. Johnson, an


experienced photographer from OSh·
kosh, will have charge of the lady's
... .
studio. -

~--

Miss : . A. Tonnesen, who recently


~oved her photograph gallery from here
to.Chicago, is well received there. On
Sunday the Inter Ocean devoted two
I(lOiUmDS in describing her g~~lery and
'''ork;and gave tin excellent hKeDess of
Miss Tonnesen. All who knew her here
win be glad to hear o! her success, ,as
~b~ c;rtainly deserves it, her work bemg
of ,the finest q uali ty.
I
~ .... . ' . . 44 .

...

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miss i3eatrice ~onnesen


Announces the

~pentng
lReceptton d

of I)er Photographic and ~rt.

STUDIO,
----_.+._----
Frorl) 2 u n Ui 6, al)d f r orl) 7 until 9 P. M.
~ ~,.
"

920 ~atn Street;

Menorl)inee; MicQigal).

1Rcfreebmcnfs.

SPECIALTIES.

J)botograpbv.

"II J)alntlngs.

'WIater (tolors.

:art 'AccMc 'WIorh.

Special Care
'R",kel) with Chlldrel)'s Pictures. ,

. . . , "RI~;' ,~ ~ -~ p
/~~

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~ ( ! . \, . J ~ . ' '\

/ ih photbgraplly' makes
, 'h.~gh gra:d~ pictures: ;It
:'\,; is 'nbt ,g?Qd policy~ to
I

, " send a friend a ,poorly


, " finished pottraitQfyour-
, ' self. .A ( poor .
'J eads .to th~ '
'it is 'a ~~eap ,
ju ~t as easy to ' .
.\ , \ " r

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CHICAGO.
i _
1:1l~t h? ;new wo~,an, W'1th ,'her ,'keen. ~_ .- "'_ " 'AJ.~ _'··'·r.e~/, ~! ·:~ 7.,~- ~ ,, :-~_,~:' :Ir,r
"
'<

I!~M hi , ~thletlo !3pprts , stjlt has; a,n eyeHg.


She Baa ~pened a ' Larg,e
I J. 'r .
Photographic
"
l
',business Is evideMed 'bY . tl:ie v,e nture ' of
YOUNG
" .-~'
'~ WDMltlt
.. ; ~_ _
PIIOTO,GR"APRER.
:-~" ~ ......I',r ,)
:
r'

J " E~labll.hme"t ~"ere. , ' ' Mis9 Bea'trlce T ofll1esen. This young', lady ~iUI" Beatrice :To}'"e80Ji (;:on:dncts ~~'
has 'equipi!ieda photbgraphic 'studio in this " ,Leading Ch-iengo Studio. , , "
A ,new name has been added to the Jist of
'Chicago anti-sts-that of a young woman, city. ':j:'his) lt 'i sbeiieved, is the fil'st Vinture In :hese em ancipated dayso~e hllars 7nU'c~i'
and a pretty young won;>an at that. '£he ot its kind' unC\ertak en on an ex tensive scale of so,ciety ' women 'ai"d of high-born 'fa di,es: ,
name is Beatrice Tonnesen, and owner iti by a wOll1an ':In Chicago. But Miss Ton- :w ho "go in to trade>' as th.e s aying is. Milli....
nery seen;>s to be 'th eir fer te' none times out
nesen has ),a<lc ,experience and so the move
j
has become the proprietoI'of one of the largest ,
photograph establishments In the city., , Miss is ,n ot as venturesorru! for her as 'i t would oJ ten. ' Dressmak ing is also a ,paying k ind of'
Tonnesen Is 'a Wlsconsi'n girl, the youngest I be ,f or others. Her experience in the schoo~ work, whil e the n ew tearoom , in' New, Yorjr
daughter of a retired merchant of Oshkosh,; hadJ taught her that she poss'esSed Jthe fac- seems to have brought t oHs doors the pat~ori~
age of the " fo ur hundred." This dd , whim
,She' Is ' 21l 'y ears old and has the large blue ulty of posing th e model. Applying this 1nl or necessi:y, as the ,case may be, also extends'
, eyes and flaxen hair which proclaim h er a a large way through amateur ptlo1tography, -to Chicago. A young woman has 'bought out , '
, true de~cenelant of the Vikings. Her ' artist· she found herself able to make the most une of, the leading photographers" on the
ic tendem,cies , were eXhibite,d in early child- sat:sfact.ory negatives of face, ~gure, ' O'r S qu th' Side and is now in business ' for her:- '
I,hood, and when her playmates devoted their groups. Reasoning that success In art s,elL Sh e is artistiC, gr aceful to a degree
with apparently a fi'a tura.l aptitudie ,f pf
time-to mak:ng pies out of Wisconsin mud would best b~ achieved I:ly following the ' pOSing, LO whic h , portion -of ,her ar~
I she ~pent hers in fashioning wabbly-legged bent of her ta lent rather than forcing it in she dev otes " much time, -and , sho,wi! ,
, cows, a.nd wingless chickens. She was edu· anather direction, she opened a photograph rather a iean ing toward the quaint a nd any,.
' cated i~ a non;nal school in her natlve town, stUdio in. Menorriinee, Mich. This was her' thing like a m iniature effect. Her nam e. I~
and onl;v two years ago decided to turn her first tlight, preparatory to the greater field Beatrice' Tonn eson, a nd she pul:s about the
attention to photography. ' In Chicago. ro,om h er great , camera, arranges , the light '
, I
and shade and se!dom calls upon her assist::..
With a wisdom beyond her years, she 'ant for help, ' ,, ' :,~
willingly served a long 'and tedious appren- Mi.ss Tonnesen loves her art. She Ihas Sh e was born in Os hkosh, Wis., her -hom\!"
,ticesh!p, ,duri~g which she ' mastered thor- opened a large field for Us employment~ being near that of Senator 'S awyer. Sh e is'
first, that ,s he may, enhance her talent sec. , rela ted :0- the real John B rown whose. "sou,~
oughly ,every detail of the business. She , gees marchll!g on," and,e to Oharles Sumner,_
then purchased a gallery in Menominee,' and, that 'she may achieve' a busine;s ca:.
M,iss Tonn eso n has been"f;ond ,oJ art alWaYS ,
MIch., and rem ained there until July, with reel'. Sh e has .'In a !tractive personality, ' and studied it early: in life" afterward ~t uelY'·
, the exception of ' two months spent in stuely youn'g and beautiful, as ,her portrait ihere-" ing photography. Finally her father ,estab'-
with one of Chicago'S' best photographerd. w'ith shows. ' She is but twenty-two year~ : Us,hed h er in busfl1ess in Menom.inee, M:clY.
}I'he. opportunity presenting itself in July, of age, but has the determdhation' to sJc. ~
she became the owner of an establishment ceed of one o,f greater age. Her social po. '
'on Michigan avenue. "It, came about this silion at home is of the best" while h er
way," said the young artist. "I alwaYd Ch,i cago connections are sucll that she elm. . ·
wanted to be a business, woman, and I did- nJt but bccome popular h ere. As she sat '
I n: t care to give up my art. So I combintd I 'lh a corner of .her , stuaiO a f ew days agp, '1
the' t""d, and so{ far it has proved a success~ , chatting to (t, r eporter for The In ter Ocean, I
ful combination." This young woman has it was evident that she und erstood her
'made a special study of posipg and say! bUSiness thorou.ghly. A portfOlio ,d f pho- I
toiraphs, the orig'; nals of which had been
posed by , h~'t., rev ealed con-summate excel.
lence in ' the most difficulf featt\re of t~
art. 8-he said, wHh a naive smile: "Y.ou
iW i1l observe my sitters are all beautiful~' I
have studied the art of presenting the most
attrac tive side of people's appearappe." '

From this itis eVid entJhere 1s noques,t.\oni


bu t that Miss 'I'onn es'en has gz;aspcd the
s ec ret of comm ercial SllCCeSS. That the
acllievement is not a simple matter is shown
by the non-success afm'a ny photogmphers.
As in early times the por trait ' paInter found!
it necessary, not perhap s to flatter, but cer.
tainly to compliment his su'b jectoll the curt.!
vas, so does the photographer, If success-
ful, make the most of his sitter. TirS ~ he
can ?nl y do by propel' pO Sing, ~or the c~ m- '
era IS trllc to whatever is viewed through
it. Miss Tonnesen's studio !s equlp'ped with
al! the appliances , for making the various
kind s of pho tographs that are now pop-
ul r. Her artistic tas te ~:hows in every, de- BEATRICE TONNEISON.
tail of the decoraUons. It is no taslt that
co'nfrop ts\ lJer, 'but ' an al'tistic possibility Th ~re she first s uperintended the bUildJnl!'
to b e eeal:zed. Instlnctlvely sh e grasps the of ,her own studio, and Was 'aft,erward very
successflll. Miss Tonneson. came to Chicago I
oppor tunity , con.tained in the suhject, llnd! in 'iu;yahd was In he.r new'.studio 'themonth,
bring's about the most suitable pose'. The foll.owihg. Her h ome is"~ wi:h Mrs. J. Ells-
Miss 'Beatrice Tonnesen. great beauties, eve'n in pla~n ' faces, found worth Gross at' 3600 Mich:,g,an av,enu e.
at tImes ' in ' the play of expression, ' ar~ ,
fhero ,' Is !IlO r eas,on why a photographer caught and fix ed. Accessories, such' as
should , nbt make pictures as w ell as 1'01'- draper;es and fcir'Ifiture, are arranged to
,traits. "For thero is suah ,a dlfl'er~Doce," she the. best effect. The art value of the sub':
:declared enthusiastically. "A portrait is so ject, in' brief, is Ifroug)!t forward, and 't he '
apt to show , only tlie quaUies we do no~ true "ClomposHion" !pade. Miss T onnesen '
particularly admire in our ,f riends, while an, evldently has graspe'd all th€ details of h el'
'artistic picture should idealize, or at leas'V bUSiness . . With the f~ien ds 'that h er win- ,
sh..ow the. subjects at their b~st.
,\'1" ,,- '
I ning personality will mal,e for her, and
wit'h the merit o:f~ h er worlt, it certain ly
~ ·~l1a.t ' do I think of the new woman?"
' said , ~he l when" ' qJest!oned on the subjec t.
"I do ' hot lilte her '811)H. I suppose you w!lU
I looks as j.f large -success were b efo~
I Chicago I nter Qcean. ' I ,
1h;hlt ine dr~adfllllY old fashioned," she con~
t!ntil!d, ' ''WhCI~,I confess '\bat I 'w as never on,
~ bi9YC~e-,bu_tl price, and}hat was when somel
friendS coaxed me to mount the , front seat
,.of a .tandem~ ' "What :\tind of a picture do II
' lilt~" !:lest to: ,n;taIte,? Children's, I think.
,Although, after a ll," she ad,ded re!1ectiveiy,
"there Isn't;. iP1ich ch.olcq. T-Uere's a supreme
Satistae1ion;Y'ou khqw" jn,being able to make;
an artistio ph~togJ,'a;ph of anybo,dy, even , a)
ta,\J6l'~maste , mlln. "'--cC,hlcagO Tribune. ,

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transform 'Coal OSHKOSH DAILY NORTHWESTERNJ)


Clihkers
;. . 'into; .

A~t Object~ , ecklac~ Exhibit at ,Public Museum '/'


. ' -':" ~
PtIginator of Thisf Wtusual j
,·Id-ea Is Miss Beat~i ~ ·Tonne-
'Owes Its Existen,-c;e to Latest Hobby
"'son of Winne co ' ft:~ , '
",.. '" " ' ~,'
Of Versatile Miss BifQ,trice ~onn~,!_ ' _
Attractive objects '~~ rn '¢ fWm , Miss Beatrice ; Tonneson, for-
coal clinkers is her.~),hobbY no w, I' merly of Winneconne and now of
but the" ar, tis tic car~~t, . Q~ ' ¥iss
Beatrice Tonneson of ,WmneconIlle
dates ~ bacl} rna,ny ye,ars, according
to the talk she presented yester-
day afternoon at the,' meeting of
I Oshkosh, who has added the mak-
ing of necklaces to her art hob-
bies, currently has an ' interesting
exhibit of her newest of collec-
tions at the Oshkosh Public mu-
the Oshkosh Women's Museum ' seum. ' .
auxiliary. Her-.brier discussion W.r s Shown in the special case in
·unusually, w.eU' received and tGe, , the front hall on- the museum's
members insp.ected with interest i. first floor, the display contains 20 ,
samplesLot her"newest work. ,~ necklaces made from glass and
' :As a" child ~hen\.she lived at. cryst;:ll beads Which Miss Tonne-
Winlleconn~, Miss,:\c;mnesbn ear~iY son spe'n t considerable I time in
:{{riew that ';a life l1~t domesticIt:y cellecting. The necklaces' include I
was not hers and tnat her, amb!'" , crystal beads, pearls and colore d
!ions ran to artistic channels, she, beads of all shapes and hues,
t.old her Hsteners. She ' cam~ ' t.9 _ beautifully strung and made into I
Oshkosh and studied photography: ~ , il).teresti~g patterns. [,
under Cook Ely, who had one, bf ' Feminine viewers of the 'exhibit
the early studios here. After ~he wi!). admire one of the strands of
~ad learned the ways of caine~ r ' ci;Yslal and pink shown against a r
wrtraiture the ' Winneconne . girl gte~n stain background. Another,
~, pened and ~uccessful~y o, p" ra-t~d ' 0'1: pearls, emerald colored beads ,
her own studIO ' at Mannette.1ft and crystals, sparkles brightly un-
was 50 years 'ago; , ,:, ,' __ ~
-,- der the light thrown upon it, and
Miss ' _ Tonneson's ' g rea t e,s t still another of pare, ~ blue and
achievement came when she trajls- white is dainty and chMlm ing.
ferred her ' business to ChiCago I " 'V.---r
anc!' 'inaintained one of the' most , When Miss Tonneson w:~.nt into
her new hobby she alsQ made a
f a'"s'hionable ana popular stUdiOi
<:(?<,Michigai'l ,boulevard. She ~q.m ,"
study of the history 6f ,' beads, I
to: be known for her exceptlOn1'l ' ,w hich were among the earliest of
<1:ild models and for pictU:r~~'; ' .0 " 'r naments. Beads, she learned,
attractive women. Some of ~,~ were found tn the earl~ Egyptian
i'>! lOtographs exhibited ' at .~~ tombs, ,glass baubles ,:were used
meeting yest,e rday bore out,{ tij: by the~hoenicians for 'trade and
fli'ct that 'Miss TonnesoU;s work '; Jl1 i\re st~ll treasured by African
! photography was ( outstan~ing. r' chiefs and history reveals ' faSCI-
nating stories of kingdoms lost for '
::In 1930 Miss Tonn~son re~u~ . , ' a string of beads or countrie~ be-
to' Winnec'onne· ana has res.i~(;l ing ' mortgaged by some special
itiere sinc~t~lt ' was compara,tively necklace.
l,'~ cently t~~ she conceived, the' Stud"ying the , actual making of
. ielea ,of mak~g art objects from , glass beads, it is learned that a
4inkers with .the, aid Of clay,p,ai~t mass of glass drawn out into a
and enamel and "Elsa rellultof ,it long tube is cut into pieces about
&lie' has already received consider- a foot long as the first process. I
able ·publicity. Sh~ calls the work . These pieces are then annealed
'tMars ware," from the ,God of and cut into smaller sections to be
ar and many of the models !ijJg- placed in a rotary drum, with
~is.,t , mythil:!al fi, gyres-; -The c ~lor­ charcoal and plaster, and heated
~g and des,ign '-in tl;le cimdlehbld-
over a furnace. ' By rubbing to-
' ers ' flowerholder:s,} necklac~S i and get her in the drum ·the pieces of
o\her artiCles' she showed' Ye~ter- soft gla.ss receive a round· shape
dliy were exquisite. • ,' , ' and are prevented from sticking
: 'Before 'her 4alk,' ,a fter herjntro- I together by the charcoal and plas-
ductibn Sy Nile J.Behncke;: Miss ' J ter.
T~nneson extended her cOlPpli- . Miss Tonneson's first art hobby
Ii:ients to the Oshkosh museum and " Iwas photography, for which she
to th~ p~ople of the city for mak- I became . world known, and more,
l$g s.uch , ~p:, institution ' possible. recently sbe. , developed an un- I
"'She ,a~so ,spoke in praise ,Of the usual ' pOttery ,::"W'hich she caned
'\~.ork ' or :Mr. l3ehnck(l: as director I "Mars" ware;.:"An exhibit of the
."f'-the 'm: " : , . ,dj:::v
'.
latter was shown at the museum
!:,;Music. . ' ," fneeting ', yester- _~rme time ago.
'diiy; includ' , s~lections by three
voi~e stude-nts ' ofI~an Kortkpmp
a~ o.shkQsh High ,59-11:001: The ;'trio,
A"q:~s~qFM Jua ' n Vauer.:,,' a nd
l;?.atricia ' ~l.m~ . ng three
~l'lutar sel~ "Lamp of
Memory," " . ' , 't Moon," and
'~vetytiIlle,' ;. ... Say Goodbye."
'Pheir:, v6te~~ · blended beautifully.
'l'Hoste'Sseir for the social ' later
i!:e;~r~~~rank B(rtts, Mrs.,;E. S.
BJlral\O:~i ", Mrs. George Genal, ;
1\.'11's. "-Ge'orge' Olp, Mrs. W~!ter
l1aefs and Mrs. Hent y Johnston ,

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,- .. ,=
-TONITE!-- \' <!.,u~ 'it""'-~ Miss Tonneson .~
Come As Late ~~ 8:15 , W.L-·~ - ctle4-:Ib-(-f'lJ~ I
~ SEE- Will A.d.dress
, THE MAIN FEATURE
-PLU,Sl - Auxiliary
. A Much Req'uested ' Preview 4

. HAROl.D LLOYD in • Miss Tonnesen


..J
Artist · Will Demonstrate

"Movie Crazy" ..
It 'Guild Sp(!aker
.
Miss Bernice Tonnesen, former-
:;' Transformation of Lowly
Clinkers into Work 'of Art. ;
' ..s" • I

Miss Beatri .Tonneson, an ex-


ly of .Winneconne and now of Osh-
kosh, was the speaker last evening hibit of whose work 'walt shown at
t the meeting of Wesley guild the museum ' early last summer"
Qi Tenth Street Methodist church, wHl address and present a demon-
held. at that church. The sPElaker, stration before the Oshkosh Wom-
I \v!Wse photographs made her fa- en's Museum ~uxiliary Friday aft-
molls a number 'of year's ' ago ernoon of this week. Subject of
I
I Whenllhe' rnaintilitled , a studio in ' ::c her talk and , demonstration wiil
be her newest art project. of cer-
i Chicago" spoke on her work at that /
lind displayed interesting ex,.. - onics, .which involves the ' making
of some of ~er ph6tog- of coal clinkers into wha't she has
l,., • ,.
called "Mars ware." ,.
~onnesen also discussed With the use' of paint and 'clay
her newer hobbieS-that of Miss Tonneson makes the 'pecu-
articles from coal' clink- liarly shaped clinkers into' vases
~iOrrlbi:nihlg them with :clay flower and candle holders, artic.les
and other accessories to o~ jewel~y and othet>. ~lrjects with
.. V"V • .L .... 1 and attractive items. hIghly mteresting ~ults. She
some of that work, struck upon the idea' some nme
has called Mars ware; ago when she 110tice'd ~ the oddly
I.alllditl'lid hOw she beCame interest- shaped clinkers with th'eir crystal-
work. like texture in a bed of coals.
of the guild last In ' her 70-some . years Miss
'started with a 6:3() o'clock Ton~eson has delved into a variety ',
for which hostesses were . of fIelds but most outstanding in
Dougherty, Mrs. her past was her work in pho- '
Williams, ·Mrs. Lillian Da- tography. As proprietor of a
vies and Mrs. Hazel Gruse; fashionably furnished photog- I
The book review of the evening, raphy studio in Chicago, her
p'tlesented by Mrs. Ruth Grace, "Tonne son models," of beautiful
was of the book "Any~hing, Can women became widely known. In
Happen,"by Papashvily. the 90's she was appointed by the
Oshkosh's Own At the ' business meeting the United States government to rep-
Miss Beatrice Tonnesen . members 'voted; $10. toward . the J resent women photographers <if
with Her Beautiful. Array ' fuel fund. Committees America, at the Paris exposition.
- of- were appointed for the luncheon ' . The bUl1iness meeting Friday
.'CLINKER CRAFTS'. to be held in connection with the afternoon will begin at 2 o'clock
guild bazaar 'at the church Thurs- I. and th~ talk and ,social ' hour at
..,... in-
day, . Oct. 25. Devotions . were , iDt ' 2 :30. Mrs. Frank Butts will be
"FL YINQ DANCERS'! charge of Mrs. Emily Pokr~t. hostess chairman. '
There were 39 members ~d
present. '

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The Dream That Came True

As Mrs. Wilder ap-proache·d her liUle d'a ughte.r Jane's bed ;to
awaken .her one brig.ht June morning, she found her smiling in her
slee'p, but on opening ,h er eyes s'h e eagerly asked "O'h Mother, where
IS Mars? I've just be.en there an'd saw the strangest animals and
people. They were just awfully funny, but kind and good, .and said
that was where 'all anima ls started, ,and was t'he reason they were
so funny looking, but after t'h ey died there, their ' sp·i rits went into
new beautiful bodies and came on tlhis earth. I said I wanted to tell
you .a ll about it, but wa·s -a fraid I ,OJuld not, s·o one awfully funny
looking man wit,h !horns, .and legs ,a nd fe·e t like a goat, wh'o they
called Pan, gave me a candle holder roaue of 'AINIMALS FROM MARS
WARE' to show you."

"Now dear," says mother , "that was just a dream. It's time for
you tiJ' be dressing for sC'h.ool OII" you will be late." So wii th a gtood
morning kiss, was about to leave the room to prepare the breakfast,
when Janet sh'o uted "LOJ-k , Mother look! On the dresser! There IS
;:, the candle h'JIder t,h ey gave me for you."

.so that's the way "ANIMADS mROM MARS WAJR !l;." came i'uto
this world.

ANIMALS FROM MARS WARE


Is Originated and Made From Clinkers by
BEATRICE TONNESEN
In Her Studi.o at Maple Lodge in W,i nnecoune, Wis

While Animals fwm Mars Ware is durable, it should be handled with


the s'a me care g.iven Dresden Chin.a, and slhould 'always be li:fft,ed
from the ba·se.

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The Arion ore es 1"& was s a one


on the 'I anding on the secend floor and
" ,, ,..--- the strains/ of its music floatva
THE RECEPTlON FOR MISS PRATT througJa the rooms, jnst ,- audible
above the conversation arid laughter
Mr. and l\Ir8. George W. Pratt arid ..f the bappy company that thronged
MANY WERE THERE Mias Pratt Receive at their Home
the rooms. At times the music was
-drownea out entirely by' some burst
on Algoma Street - Social of merriment tliat seemed 't o sweep
GOULD P4BTY.4.T THE .4.THE.4.BN and Personal News. {lver the entire compauy, at once.
Later in the eyening the young peo-
R~ceptlon of Mr. antt Mro. Jamel P. ple made use of i he music and the
ARGE par, eanvassed .ficors, and tbe da~ce toak
. Gould ttl their Son and Bride- ties h a .v e the place of ,converssation.
A V,ery E_joyable Social been thefea- Elaborate an'd (l)ainty refreshments
Event. turesofOsh- were served in the dining r@om. This
kosh society room was no exception to the beauty
this season. thait prevailed in the remainder of
A lIlore ple'&sant event ~ould aot But t bey thehollse. The tab le was or nament"
have beeu choien to ina.ugura,~e the have bee n -od with chrysanthemums and with
s.~i&1 career of the Athearn th&n the almost en-' what is entirely new in this city,
reception by Mr. and Mr~. J&mel -P. tirely dane- dishes of green ribbon candy and
GoYld last eveDing. Their lon, James ing parties white drawn sugar. These with the
F. Gould ",a~ married a.t Highland until the re- 1l0wers carried out. the idet!.·, of green
PArk last month and to welcollle hilll and white even in the refreshments.
and his bride to Oshkosh, Mr. and Indeed tbe ice cream was in h.armollY
Mrsh GOllld gave a pa.r ty ,lhat will with the prevailing idea. white with
It.a.nd as one of the mOlt delightful evening 3 green layer. ' The caterer was Miss
social events of lhis seasou, brillia.nt by Mr. and Carrie Janllsh, while the refresh-
as a promises to be. ' _ _ _ ;M.;-.rs. Geo. ments were Rerved by Lueien Palmer,
Over five hundred invitatwns :wer8 . P' ratt from Conl"oy's, of Milwankee .
iisued alld tbe capacity of ,the largll and Mis s It was a charming reception in
apartments of the hotel Wlli taxed to Pratt. The every way. It was a ,reception at
Hs fullest extent to accommGdate the 'handsome home of Senator Pratt on which flvp.rything was correct. Tbe .
I&rge compZl.ny. ' It was a tboroughly Algoma street was thrown open ft!>r a host.s h , d arral'lged everytljing so
reprellintativo company thM tiLed large reception to formally ilitrGdtlce perfp.ctly that even to the smallest
the r.om~: Tho ilociety oC Oshkosh ', Miss Pratt to soa:iety. MISS Pratt ha.s detail not a thing could have' been
"'AS there ' In full force to gi1'9 tho ,by no means been a stranger in social -desired changed: A pleasing feature,
\lride Altd grOGm a hearty welcome, .circles bere, but her formal debtlt which is now bere. was that :flowers
and Mrs. Gould CAnnot fail to ha.ve,. 'was 'n ot made until the elegant recep- were sent to , Miss Pratt by friends.
good imprl:Isi&ln of tbe society which', .tion given, in her ponor this week. SHe received SOllle handsome flowers
is to be her~ in th'e future. It .was as Since society was last welcomed at from friends',in this city a~1i a great
brilliant a 'company as one oflleil sees the hespitable homeof Senator Pratt, many came from Milwaukee; Chicago
even in Osbkosh" noted as it is for its its has •undergo ,. e a changE> which an.d Rockford friends.
~oci:/'I l::atb.erings. The vTelcQllIing of makes it one of the most bad80mely Among ~he guests present trolll
a newcomer gave theeven~ a pllculiar ·decorated houses in the cUy. The abr.oad were: Judge and Mrs: ' .Johnl'-
c.ftl\rJ[l, and the spirii ot it seemed to decorations are marked by a riclltles~ ' ton, of Milwau'kee; Mr. and Mrs~ ' J.
prel'ade the entire gatheril!g. I .and an artistic tartl'l which shoWS W. Murphy, of Milwaukee; 'Mr,and
The Athearn looked its best. No them elaboratewith'o llt bein~ osten- Mrs .. L. W. Hahey and , Miss HalseY"
ell,borato attempts wllre '- made , at 'tatieus. The decorations of the 'H- of Milwaukee; Mrs. P. C. Darrow, 01
decoration as the tinish of tie r'o oml brary, directly on the right when en- Cnicago; MillS Williams. , of Appleton,
do net call fur much. Iu \ho . ladies' tering, are especially beautiful. Tll:is 3ml Miss Bal~h~. of Waukesha.
reception room on tll.e I\rst floor, handsome home needed no, additional .
wbere, the guests were recei~ved, tlle -ornamentation ' to make it ,fit to re- /f'"Iif 'JLNGS OF .; iWJCEK.
mantp.ls were banked with fer,us and cl'ive gHests. It needed no change
flowers. Tllis l'oom opened 111\0 the from its natural condit.ion to place it .£.~~"""f Interest, . SoooiaUy, PersMlally
dining room of the hotel wbich for in "compaqy t,rim." Yet, the rO@lllS and OUt_loe.
the time \vas an ideal ball room. A were livened, by a few choice flowers L~SIt Tuesday aflsernoorl ' at her
massive bank of flowel's ' ornamented and plants. Bealltiflll roses aud car- residoence on Algoma street, Mrs. M_' !
the fire plMe while potted planti. on .nations, ornamented mantles and c. PMllips gave a chl).rming recelJtion. I
tlie mantels and in other co'} vlllJlent potted ehrysanthemums were ar- Over,onl h'lndred ,j'nvitations were
uooles gne a pretty .:: effect to the ranged here and there. The tint of issU'ed for the even,t. and tbe lUl\ljori ty
elaborate decoratiens of tbe ·w alls. ' Iecorations was green and white of these were re~ponded to. The
The banq uet room of the hotel, where 'thI:Ollghollt. This was espec ially s]).acious home w:p;s daintily ,1.lecoc,
refreshlllcn is were !I11n'ed was als9 tru:e ;in the library,where white chrys- ated throughout. 'the refreshment
made attractil'e wit,h- potted pla.Rts ,anthemums showed on the back- roO'm being especially attractr.ve. A
and bandsome ferns in' oraameJlted , ground of'the gl'een,Jeaves and white wl[1eath of smila:K interwoven wito
t.bs. , h roses were set off by dainty sprigs ot ea1l'nations encirded tbe table :,i n the
~ Tb~ ,uests were esc~r,ed to t e ,greeu. I ,~ center of the room. wbile in the ce~'
'eception room by Me~srs. L. A., The g,uflStS , were received in , the, te;r of ,the table. 'to)Vering, aoove the
~IlUmaD, E. M. Crane, E. T. Cole; east parlor by :Mr. and Mrs. Pratt 1io'Wers, was a beautiful design of
Fred B&rklllan, Panl Janes a,nd Ar- nd 'M iss Pratt. Mrs. Pratt wove a sugar, emblematic of a running foun-

~
',in KlI<:'hmsted, the ulhers. Mr. CO$tume of_ green Bengaline with tain, the work ,of Madame Carrie
nd Mrs. James P. Gott'ld, Mr. a~d pgi'nt lace and diamonds. Miss Pratt. J ,8Jtlllusb. who presided over the re-
,~l'S. James ~'. G8111d, Miss Emma never looked more charming than she f.reshments in her usnal satis:fact0ry
fl ouJd , Mrs. E. ~: Smith, Mrs. G. ~~" did at her reception. She - worl~ the , , manner. Mrs. fPhi}lips and Mrs.
"Odridge at HU1:bll1.nd Park, MI,SS

~
r~gullltion white ,of the debll~itIite Lowell C. Smith .received the guests.
raclo! Goodridge of Highland Park, .alld her costnme, was a most bea~ti­ :a'S they arrived, a~sisted bV Miss
r. lind Mrs. l{, B. Farsons of ~hi­ ful ~oncept i en of embroidered 1'I1'6us- jilarri."t C. Magee. Mrs. A. H. Bart-,
'ago, Miss Lou McFarlane of High- ine de soie over 'white silk. She \,Vore lett, Miss Jackman, Mrs. C. H. For-
land Park, and Miss Grace Wakefield diamonds and carried flowers. , The w:ard and Mrs., !Phillips'
or Milwaukee, receiyed the guests. hosts were assisted in en~rtaining I'l'i eces, Mrs. Hope Leoll-
Among those fronlout et the Cit,}, by Mrs. Edgar P. Sawyer, Mrs. ard of ROYallton, :. Wis_, and
were Mr. and Mrs. G. M. W~kefield, Geerge M. Paine, Mrs, Helen Loper. Eva. Clark of IDayton!l, Fla.. The
and George Wakefield, of Mil'l'!'aukee; Mrs. C.' E. Harlow, Mrs. J. J. MQore, eostume-s of. the ladies were elegant
Miss Ma.r,y McClure, of Peona, III.; Mrs. Orville Be~ch, Mrs. C. C. Chase, and very tasty. The retrel1,bme,nts
the Milses Stai'l' of New York; '1'. J. ¥rs. Ellen Ford, Miss Schri,ber, Miss ,ere served kom , five U51til six
Ihubam ot ~agina.w, Mich.; Ja.mes Weisbred, Mi~s 'Susie Rumery, Miss ,olock. ~
Wright, James Kimberly. ' Llicius Bay, Miss Margaret Fraker, Miss Those present :from abroad were
Henry and Charles .Babcoek,- flf Nee- Grimmer, Miss Pec\t',Mlss Davis,M-iss 85 follows: MIlS. E; C. Eltstman,
na.h; E. D. Spencer and Mr. Shep- Russell and Miss Austin. M,I'!l. L. D. Ea9tman, Miss Kittle
pard, of C~ic~~~_._____ The' reception was:one of the largest , Follett, Mrs. Ma80n, Miss Mary
held in this city 101' sometime. Fuily ' WHlett, Mi,s Emma Willett, Ma~i­
500 enj~yed the hospitality ·of the uette; Mrs. 0:. StricklanC!. Mrs,
Pr'a tt mansion durinll the ;afternoon Andrae, Mrs. Sam! , Riehle, New Lon-
·a ud evening. but everything was so dMl;; Mrs. C. Richmen~. Mi~ses ~ot
perfectly planned and so well and L()n RlCbmolld, Mrs. Smith, MISS
carried out that there' , was ZeJ,ia Smltb, Appil ..~on; Mrs. L'e!lnard,
not the ' 'jam'' one expects Ml"8. PUilllps, Mrs. 'Cl'aig. Mrs.
:at large r eceptions. ,T he ~uests MQOFe., R~yalton; Mr". L. D. !larvey,
moved abput the p,andsollle rooms, Mrs, .J. C. Kleist, Milwaukee. '
entertaining and being Wltertaine(l;'

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EVENT.OF~JiE WE~~:
'j- ~ I - , . .• ,~ ";' ',:>' ' ,. " . "
T~E R~C~TION BY ~'it;.~\~;bilER
Hi1Y P ..i'RTJ? AT
) " .
THE ; 4crHlcAIlN
.'"'~ {'
" ,
., . "~'2' \ \
• ',-' , <i '
V ",The Ho~se Very B~autUulfy 'Trimmed •
1t.·w As a ~lost 'Briiliant A ·ff,:ir-;;.e arl y , .'~ ' "
A,:bOlit 40Q Guests ' Present-~aDy
I :"':\;

. 400 Guests Present-TI}e Casillo


Marl'lage~ ! he Past Week'.
Partv-Social Gather'jugs. /
Othel' Soci,ety News.
',News of People.

'Tb'e residence of Assemblym n G.


. Th n party given by Mr. S. M. Hay, 1
"S . .Luscber on Church street. ,",jfas tbe '
Miss Hay and Miss Mary Hay at tbe scene of a very pre!oty and delightful
AthEia.t n 'l'bursday evening was a event Wednesday afternoon an~
fittinG' event to close ,the pre-len te n evening. It was tbe occasion of tbll
fest.i;iti es. Society sublllits .to its 'r eception given py Mrs. Luscher to
,retirement during le nt more cheer- her ' ladv friends: Tbe ilitEl rior .~ of
fully if it bas been able to el(j~,~ .th e. the large residence .had be,en tr ans-
.first part of tbe season wi ~ h all nil- formed into a veritable bower of
usua.Jly brilliant fun ction, the mem- beauty, tbe decorations being ,~otb
ory ofwhicb' lasts until 'soc!e.t y is in uniqu e &nd elaborate. In tbe dr-a w-
s~ng again after Lent. 'Ihe party ing room the mantle ·was completely
Thurs,d ay evening certainly se.rved" covered wttb cut 1l.owers and potted /

·this ' purpose admirlj.ply. , It,. would plan ts, while cl usters of evergreen
have , been as enjoya'ble COlI1!1lg at and smilax-wElre hung on the walls .
.ani\' 'Oitte1' time,. but it seemedJo,peC1'I1- Tbe south sld.e of the east parlor was
iady pJeasan,t . becanse of tbe thuugbt Ihanked to tb e ceiling with evergreen ·
tba't it wOQ,ld' be tbe last for many \i. nd smi lax, decked here and thel7e
days. ,: . with cut fiowers. TbedecoratiQl'.!s in
Ii was one of the largest parties the dining roam were Wbo)- e residence of i " B. Med,br>rry 1
'ver given in this city. Nearly' 400 ly of white, even ~ ~n- ()n Wes,t Irving stregt was the ,scente :
u~st.S were entertained and yet fe w dI es being used to furnIsb ,of a ruost dainty and clia~millg a: ~
_appreciated tbat there. "Yerc so many, he ligbt. Around the r ,)Olll were fair yesterday afternoon. It was t4e
since such ample provISIOn bad been sprays of white roses, carnations"and occasion ofa large reception glv~nJ
made for entertaining a large co m- loveliest of all-easter lillies, wbich by Mrs:' A. B. Medberr),. Mrs. Henr}"'l
pan y. Tbe Athearn was at. tbe d~s- . ,gave the room a most bellutitul ap" Barber, ~nd Miss ','Medberry, from
posa l of tb e guest a;nd t,hey were diS- pearance / The two . waiting rooms 'two /to seven o'clock . . About 400 in- ]
tributed so tbat It dill not seem up stairs also presegted ,a pretty ,ap- vitations had been '. issued .l
crowded anywbere. Tbe main dining pearance, tbe decoraticf.ns · in the one ' for ·t he event, ,and 'ab ut ' half i
ro6J1'1"'6n the first floor was p e rbap~ being en tirely I'lf red.,draper.y,flowers" that lJumber responded, many Q'f l
the most popular place. Transformed iurnir.ure, etc., while tho~e of the those invited -being out of the ' city.",
into a ' tJaJl rpom it ·contained tbe The ' guests ' ~ere received in tbe ~

~
ther were completely of yellow. In
y,oung people and even muny ,of the
older ones who preferred ,W listen to
the library, ,to tbe , ~est' of the ~ast
parlor, the decorations were of blue
front parlor b y the ladies whl,l. gave j
tbe repeDtion. The de,coratiou'!/
the music 'and -to watch th a brilliant nd red. All tbrougb the house. the throughout the spaciou~ r.esidence I
-scene' wbich 'it inspired. adjoining easter liHies were distributed in ' pro- were most beautiful, ,In tbe parlor the 1
.this .th e rcception room form ed a cosy usion, :l.l)d. the dec,? rations being so prinCipal decor a tions we~ e li!ies o{ >1
retreat for a Quiflt chat wbil e cooling tastefully arranged, added greatly to the valley, wbile th e 'ball was bea~ti- ,1
, (ffi'between dances. ' , -:- the prevalent feeling of enjoymen ~,.' ied , by ' \fl eur-dc-lis a'bd ,t'ilipS.'
, 'rbe second floor contained pro· About 600 invitations bad been IS- The dining-room was trimDljlil
vision fer entertaining anotb er com- :Slled for the event, marry of them be- in pink and whUp,. On tbe tablil ,vas
panJ just as large. The par~ors in'" sen t abroad, aud the re- an imm 2nse bonquet 'o f c 1>r'n;l.tiou~,
formed a suite of. rooms larp:e enough g i-~ts . r.eceiY,e d were but - few. and sc(\t.t~ r ? d around tbe table were
'to ' hav e contained th e entire Mrs,'Lus'c}rer, assis.t ed by her lIIother;, clusters of uiaidl"ll hair iern~. The
company. Here easy cl?airs stood Mrs. "G. H : Gile, and ber sister, Miss fire-pla ee was banked with wqd c'ra/J-
about invitlllgly and carCi tables all enniti Gile, rflceived b'e r .friends in pple bloss oms and w; hi~e lilacs. Two
.arranged ()ffered entertainment to the drawing room. Seated in a CirCle ooms up stairs were dBCorate~ in
tbose who were .inclined to test their . around tbe, liostes@ aud her assistants red alld bl n1!~ dn \Hle Toom the lady
:'s kill. 'Ihere were no set gamesbut were tbe 'many gU!)sts from abreact. , Wa~hingt<?n blossom was the prev6.il-
leacb table w as left to choose its own 'rbe costumes,of the ladies who re- ing flower, ' wbil e in tbe 9th!!r mar-
JJorm of.. entertainm ent. , ceivc'd were very handsome. I Mrs. querites . . Seat6d in the upper' hall'
Tbe party did not depen d Oil decur- Lu~cher was !l.ttir~d ill a neat cream were six pieces of the Arions, and
,ations to make it brilliant. Pal~.s olored sa,tin dress" , trimmed with their severall selections, re nd?"r-e:s,-
and eXGtics banked bet,ween the mHo , Duchess lace, and j!lt', ,w it? 'brocadcd in an admirable mallner" aIded
ror at tb e en d of tbe ball roo m, ,were sleeves.. 'f:l.be wor e diau,l0I;l ds ,as orn,a- greatly in tbo e njoym ent of tlie occa-
th e onl y ornartlCotation of an y conse- xPents. Tbe costume worn ~y Miss sion. The rekeshments were sei'V'r>d
,quence. ·A fe w e ~oic e flow ers on the ' Gile was of.changeable red suk wltb in two courses and were ' under the
ta,bles in . the dllllllg room and a fe w lamonds a's ornaments. Mrs, Gil,1'S . directioT\ of Mada·me Carrie Jannush'.
morc abo'ut the parlors, we re all. But d-ress was of pearl gre y b ang aline silk, The first course,consisted of cb icken
, i.t 'w as enu ugh. Tbe Atb capl I)i:lv~r -and Le 01 nam'ents were diamond,s .~ . 'sandlvicbes. Rnssian tea and c.oliee,
Jooked better. The large mirrors III " Mrs. Luscher ,was cbarmingl'y as~ and the second of ice cr eam ,and eake.
tile . ball rooUl picked IIp t,he gay sis ted in enter,taining by Mrs. J., J. An attf'mpt . was - made to
'scene. and ' c:1rri ed it away into tbe Moore Mi·8. M. H. E a ton, M1's. 'E,. C. carry ,o ut tb e' pink / and '
distance', giving ap pearance 'to .tbe Gudd e~ ; Mjss F a nnie ,.. Crane, .Miss white effect' .in' reg ~rd tQ t'be ref.resb~
-fe eling of the guests tbat the enJoy- Flora Harmon, Mis, Itannle Cameron, mflnts; the ice" c ream and tbe cake
ment was bOllndless. Tbe parlors, Miss Jessie Holmes, all of whom were be:i ng of these two colors. The ladies
1;b:ou gh more quiet, were scarcely lf1sS , in full dress: Asgisting tbe ladi es to ,w er assisted in entertaining by Mrs.
bJ:iiliant: Here was a promenade tb e best of th eir allilit'y, wer e. Li,ttle George B.a uman, Mrs. D.· C. Buck-
throu"b a long swp.epof romu s among ulia L ilsch 9r, Margaret Cameron staff, Mrs. E : W,. Cole ,al)d Miss 'Nina
guest~buSY itt cards or enjoying cosy and Helen Holmes. , Miss Luscher Wilson. Tbe .Misses ,N elie Welch·
'visits with each other. was dressed' in an em ;.Ire suit of pink and Floren'c(J Bemis attended at the
. Mr.. HlIy, ' Miss Hay and Miss Mary , 'Crepe silk, wbil e the Misses Marg1>rl'L door. ' ,
Hay I'eceived their gnests' in t? e I ~amerou and Helen Holmes were at~ Among those present ' from abroad
largc, parlor on th e second, fI.oor. }.~ 18S tired' in wbi te wlJol ~ n dresse,s. were Mrs. Phton~ sistet' of Mrs, Gee,
Hay 'vas a t tired in black sllk tl'lm- ~ ' , Tbe ,refre~bm e IlLs V\'IHe, under th e H. Cameron on Algoma street", and
IP~~L 'W.i4h jet, and M:.i ~s ' ,Mary Hay tdirection of Miss,. Can:i'e. Jannusb, .tbree 'da'ughtim ' of Albany, N; Y.;
wore a -simple but handsome go wn of witli. a ' corosof ,,:assis tants. Mrs. Samuel ' Rhodes and daughter
white Cbina silk trimmed witb grena- Dnring the afternoon" and Sa!ah, of lien ver, .,CoJ.; Miss Gertrnde
dine," and carried red roses. T.oe part · - , of . tile evening; Jluncb Adam s of S[1\;ingfield.,...Mj!(s~.; Mb.
cOl;di aJ..gree t.ing to el}c~ guest ~e· 31)d ' cake , were " .se~ved HiIgbC's, form ~ l y!>, Miss Estber ·8te-
mov,ed.ooti l'ely that feelmg of stiff- 111 , t.h e ' , library. Tile ArlQD ' vens of this city; Mrs. J. W. Lafli~,
ness ·an d formality common t.o la:rg\l seated i!1 'the h all on ·t he upper,floc r, Milwa ukee; Mi'~s Minnie Knapp, Mrs.
parties;' and la unched e·a ch. one mto to sav the least, Were at :tW~il' C. J. Medberry" Mrs: ' 'F. M, ~ iv_ens j
the -spirit of , the occaSIOn imme- yery 'best, and , tbeir in usie ;\l,<l'd qd of Fond du I,ac~ and Miss ';ityat.t of
diateIYl..:·_ .,...·...",."';"',...._",,:,,--,_ _ _""';1 g.reatly· to the jpY6usness of the o,cca- Chicag ~. !, -, ~"',-:,.. , . '.

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,w:h\ c1iguests ~era - s~r~e4' tea'ii-I!~,'


lemonade, ' hy tb,il'" asslstlllg yqung
\ TNT! Sdff'YER il E.,CEPTIu'A-. il;;Y ladv fr'iends, of Mrs. Chase,
) I ' • , :I'~*" "" R efre'saments were 'served in the"
,A Pleasa'n t a Dd _W ell ApPoiDte,t l Soei~ dining room, a:nd consisted of oystl)r
Event Last Evening. , ,t pa tties, thm bread and b?tter, tea
The reception given by Mrs.E. i.' biscuit" salad, olives,coffee, Ice cream
Sawye r and Mrs. C. C. Cha ~e attt.t;lir a na ~ al(e , ami choice bon bons. The
hospitable aome on , Algoma street, receiving ladies were assisted by a.
, ~hile devoid of all ostentation, was 'a num er of fri ends aJUong whom were
,social affair of more 'than ordinary' tbe foilowing: Mad a mes, Moore,John
ele~ance. Fonr hundred invitations Ricks, George Buckstafi, W. T. ~lIs ~
h ~,d been issued,and judging from thel worth, LOl:lis Bauman,Edward Pame,
;~tlirong of iadies who responded, ,few Will Hay, Findeise r:, Bowen,
The r,e~idence' of John Kinsley, No. ',' ~;i4~~.ell t ,_ , EJ H. Smith, Nevitt, Ea ~ 1
52 Franklin aVo:lOlie, was t be scene of , The spacious r o'sid~a-s In.g" Mo r gan ; a nd J. R. 'Sturtflva ,.1t; and ,
a very pretty weddil)g on , V(ednesday "day attire, for in addition to th e Mi sses Wead, Je \veJl, Russell, Pa.ine,
,evening, th'e , occasion being the ' many artisti c adornments of the : S tur't evant, Hay, Morgan, Gris wold,
marriage ' of Miss Florence A!',ce rooms, was added the ,beauty of t al'd Ma.xwel !.
~ltarpe, youngest da:ughte rnf Capt. ' t!9wers-ehiefly chrysalltbe'm ums of -""
William Sharpe, to Mr. Williard S. many tare varietj es and gorgeous
rary, of Great Falls, .Mnntan-a. -:, A ,c oloring. Pictures, chandeli e rs and
argo D1HIIber of illv.ltati~ns, h'a d beep
issued , to fri ends here, arid to the
dodrways were garland,ed with srnl~
lax, while roses anq carnations lent
,TEAS ARE THE ,RULE ' ,
,friends aqd rela iiv ~s of ,the .famii!es fragrance and delicacy to the floral \

[abroad. The ho!]se was especially ,.decorations, and an occasional palm THE WlfJEK ":IN OSHKOSH, SOCnifTY
;and 'tastily decorat'ed for tbe ' orca-
,sion, cboice) low'ers and foli age plants
gr!!-ced shady corne , "~he rOOll;)S
h ad' been d,a rkened aod,ii'were pleas-
2J .a,:e 7 --.--- . ,, /,ltl
Mrs. Crawfor d Entertains at a Teb-ny_
befng conspicuous, whilll th e arch of antly illuminated, :, ' 'I / - ,
SOil Tea-The Pratt Party Next
~he:'bay' Vfindow i,n the r ear : I1ar'! ~r To a n artistic e ye the a rrangeQlent
"\\,as festooned , with ropes o ~ ever- ot th ~ t abl e in the' dining room was Week-Weddings and Churel.

~ "" Fairs-Social GOBSiPj l'fl


g'reen, from' the center\ gatliering , of, the crowning ,feature' of the decora- '
,which was susi>endeda. latge. flor aii. tions. ' Large and perfectly round, It
ben, o-f h ,yacint-hs\ and ' smilax an<t ' was ': coveret;i with " an exq uisi~e
calla lilies,., 'frailillg RlUilax : uniq ue-
iy,adorned odd (:orners and ,casin-'gs.,
I cloth; embellished with a brold' i
bord erinlr band of Mexi.can ,d rawn
Mrs . .Toh.n Flum e Crawford, goa ve
Bjnother , charming and delightful
'£}i'e -cerell;)ony took place - at', abol\t Nork; In the center of the t.able Tennyson tea ltt fi vo o'clock , MOQday
, rght o'clock, a'n'd -w,as performed by ' r,e s.t ing on a hll.ndsomely embNidered ~lVening. The elflgant house was
R ev: , J. ' W: Gree nw00d. l, rector ~' of center piece, nse a' pyramid of potteli tastily decora,t ed .fOI· the occasiou
Trlnity" Episcopal churCh ,- .iri" the , maide n hair 'tirns, and at one side lay with an array; of roses ltnd chrys-
presence of a ' large ' ~6muany , or a bunch of rare yellow chrysallthe 'a nthe m urns which added to the gel'leral
, friends a,nd reia,ti ves. , 'IVtne st.rain'~ , mum$, tied with broad yell in I' satin attractiveness of the surr~ unding~,
-Q~ ,Mendelssohn's waWing 'in'arch by , ribbtlll . eompleteiog thA sim Ie flora I'. -Mr •. Crawford's pleaSing ,hoslIitality
;1\penrch e Rtr~ stationed ip ,a n uf;lI1er , deco'ra tions. ' On "pposi t e , side of tbt\ , r endered ,the even t Ii, memoru bleone.
\l'oom, the bndal partydescende<H be- tab!!) stolOld ' ta ll silver cand-elT 'There were sixty-four ladies seated
In'lt preceded bv "E,d " cole aqd ' !;\Vill abra, the , calHI/e shades represellt~ .a~ the tables. Tennyson teas aI;e cbm-
Hill serving as ushers. Following ) he, _ ing yellow tinted cbrysanthemnllls. paratively new ill Oshkosh a hd ar,e I\'
\ls!ierscam p., the 'g r 00m, who 'took A number of IInique and exquisi>t most interesting as well as instruc- !
llis/station' in 'frontoi' 'the . offiCiatin ~­ devices in SilVII!", some of them , d~h!l , tive sonrce of. entertainment. Last I ,
TergY~an . '~ The bride ;'follow €jd. in the wendl!lrful ' Russian enam el, in Aiondayevening Miss Gertr,nde Alt - i
a~ning' ()!Jthe ~ ,arm a! ' he r ; Ia:~lier. I,he shape Ilf odd spoons an'! forks. :hou'se recited' ''Enoch Arden," and a5 j
The' ring.sed'ice was foll o wed i'iI ,toe:, wh()se utility til a noviCe must n,e ads ,she did so its various scenes were f
rcerElmony, according t 6 the' rlghts, of be guessed at, and several bonbon ilInstrated by 'twenty ' ste~eopti(!on
tire Episcopal church, thel5r1!ie ' b~fu g (ji ~ b.es r('sted at intervals about the views. Later on Miss Althouse re-
iffiven away by her father. ,,-, ,":" table. Doyleys of royal duchess lace 'clted' several other bright and attrae- ,
' " Il',he, bride was chltrmiilg ly atth'ed furth e r ador ned the board, whllo tive selections. '
1J!~ gown o'f crepe \lu cliin s.entraine ; several articl es .f cu't glass enricbe-d
, ,Ol'Sage. low with ost;:ich .trimmings; tbe w'bole. I n' fa " t the tabl e, \'fith ---.~- .!. ..-.- --

Ys kirt, draped. .and' looped, with , ~*ich its va ri ed, rich , and tn-steful ap-
GAVE A RECEP·:ION'
~
' lPs. She w,brebride's 1"pse~ in hcr pointme nt s; wai a £tud'r fllr an
h.,a ir and ', carried abl)l1q uet of , the ~ arti s t.
ame flowers ill,her 'hand. ,
I After the ceremony t.he 'usual har --
I ' I Stationed in the eleg!tntapartment
LA' HONOR OF MRS_ HOWARD WHITE
at the rear of the 'libra-r:', was the
.py c G,ng"ratlilatlon ~ followed. "" Later Arion orchestra. diseonrsing for 'three
l!t veh elegant .;.Weddipg ,supper ,was hours, during \vhicb time , the r ecep- 'The Lad; " E ntertained' by Mrs, Ells-
S~:rvEld. The cimter,.ta'hl ll ' intqe ~ip- , tion ex t ended, the 8weetes t music. worth a nd _~hs. Findelsen-The
iI)g' I:Obm 'w ail decorated with white Mrs. Sawye r and Mrs. 'Chase re-
t arnati,nl),:; all d a' p rofUSion of 'smilax, ceive<~their friends in the east pa\'~ '
You ug P e ople's ' Dancing
while-at diagonal ,corners - stood .tbe lor, who , after th e usual greetings, Club-Musical Notes.
gioom's ,and bride's , eakes, . cil:cled I scatter ed thr6ughoutthe rOOms ad-
Wttlh b'a nds-of wh\te ribbp'n. )., ,: ' . ~ mir.ing the bea,lItiflil f;1ow e r5, ali of Mrs. 'V.ilJi ~ m T. Ellewort h aua Mrs
.- Tb e presents i n' a side':-.'r oom l we're
ery '~ riumero (is;_ and hand so!Ile. , ,A,
niilli~;e.r ,<:! f , p:r~S:~ nts are:;a'1Sp' a,\t~ iti * g
I which were grown in Mrs. Sawyer's
QIVa green' h()use, and many of
William P. Findeisen ga ve a recep-
-tion Thursd a y afternoon at the home
, wb ich carried away t he pfMrs. Ellsworth 786 Algon:1a street
:the 'newly' ,wedd ed 'paill-at;; th'e ftrfiH.U'l·O I first prizes In the re-
, oyle 'tn '~reat:~ Ji aJls. '· The ' ,-gr~<:nh in hO,nor of Mrs. Howard G. White of
t cent hQrticultural exhibit. Addin a Wit~ hilJgton. The house was most
jn'};lse nt ~p ~h eJ)rjd~,;"v,as' an ,, ~~egabt '
'p in' <;)f -diamnn ds arid s'appj:lir!ls,-:~--', ':-
I greatly to the pleasure of g uests, tue , 'attractiv e. T he shades were drawn
I green house "las lighted and was so that t-he r ooms were filled with a
~, Du'ring\ti!e~ e¥lm4!g: tire foI~~.wif~ c'Ulstaotly tpronged by ladi es wlao
~~legri!>1J).s Vl:,e re ~el ved from fl;l'enlls
;In' , Gre ~t F alls:' -,
, ~. 'c' ""'- , .
,,-,
\ ...
i,
~ \
I I()ve aild /ldmire beautiful pl a nts and
fiower~. Here tbe skilful and scien-
subd ued li gh t, ' which prodnced ' a
,eharming effect ; The guests were
" received , by Mrs. EllRwortli, Mrs.
qIl-EAT' FALLS,lI!O,nt., Feb. l~Trust you- tific flori s t e~ployeQ by _Mrs. S&'IVyer
n.re-hawng gr,e at ,times wita ,tJ;le ,:OshkosH: -
ljoy,s ::, ;, CoDgratulations: " at.d <may: your
pa~hway be strew!) with.roS~ is, the wish
'Ofthe9rea:t'Falls~ boys. , , ,> '-' , '
I , ceurt~eusly ga,.~ any desire d illfor- I
maVion regarding the ,rara pl~n ts 'IVith I
wltich th e green Itelise is 111111,,1. III
Find eisen, Mrs. White and Mrs.
Ed gar P. Sa wyer, while Mrs. C. E.
Edward s, M rs . John W . Rume and
Mrs. C. C. Chase assisted in enter-
, (Sl~eq) :, J ; ', - ~
G~ltAT f.ALLS, Mont .. Feb. lO-AC4)ept
oilKlor.r!rB.
the ' library were statienod , two t aining the g uests. It was an ,Ull-
cong'ratulatlolls, 'Hope all . your , trouble. ~.om"'ly atHlel£lted tabla!' -k . . usually pretty r ece ption . Tile cos·
wtll be, little ones, -- /' .,:' " ,
J (Slgped) ' MAC,. , DOJ,PlI: CA.BT. and,ED.", tumes of th e ladies were remarkably
'. 1'li'i~hiilpy cb'uple" took " the , ~id. ,b rjlliant a nd t he charming malln er
nJ~ht:~l'~jn . .for , C.b,ic~g,o; ',aiid :jtfter , of th e hostesses ni n,de the r eception
xj ~A-tiif~'Aptb ~t ,<;it,Y , , ,St., P aul; , S~ ~t., one of th e most 'delightful held this
I:.alH~ J)~ ty ,and other "places will be a,t seaso,n . Among the gueRts from
abroad Ivcr e M rs . Morri~ PDlk iast)lJ,
,~~~.'~ ;qr~;t~ 'Fap~ !I!fMr' A ~riI 1. -of Brooklyn, ' N. Y.; Mr8. How a rd
Dlement, of Milwaukee : Mr s. (tood- I
l,nan"of Chica.,g o, and 'M n', ,iVced, 'of
'Weyauwega. };"

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:BEAUTY IN"A TEN~t

~r!: T, i'D. Grlmme~alui <. _ a:<b1'mlll • arvey, . ' oore -an An-
+." .E'ntertal\l . ~bel: ' ~la?,T FrienCls .. >
drew Jackson 'Won the head''- prizes,
and the foot prizes were giVen to '
.f J. ,Fine, lIInslc by the :Arions, Mr~ _ G. Vi'.Hurnell, Mrs. Sylvanus
I. > A Deli&,htful Time. Palmer. E . G Jacksoo}.,and Henry
' ~I.~i'; " .', , Mrs. John W. Hnme aud )Irs. A. n . Ide-
Harshaw. ,
! The COmlJany was a ' remarkably
.
, The,;" .rcle of incandescent" lights ,pleasant gatbering. All gf Osh,k osp ..
'i n !lrQ.. ~e . pavilion near t4e Grim- son Entertain at the Athearu.
was there and many from abroad, '
, ~et residence on Algoma. street last

~
A Jlr.l lliant Event - Miss ;Some from distant cities. E~e ry one
evel;ling.... iIluminated a veritable bou-. . Forbes'TeaYesterday. 7I was happy and everyone made the
: ~et 6f feminine l;leauty. ' The occa.-
sum wap the da.nemg party given by
Miss G'riminer. <1uest,g to the num-
bet of , abo It 200 whirled in the
waltz to the music of the Arions.
~
~•. 3. . ' , . t
,The socia! eV\lut of the week was
the party at th ' Athearn Thursday
evening. Mrs. ~John W. H'ime and
Imest of . th@ . bountiful .hospitaJit:(.·
The ladi es never looked bette'r and ,
their costumes sur!!lassed anything
ever seep at all Oshkosh company.
Some 0f the gowns were most 'elabgr-
Th~ ,bright colors of magnificent Mrs. A. B. Ideson ' ~oined for~es' in ate whil e others were just as artistic
party gowns, and \he. Dappy , faces ot <cntertaining their ·friends and they hough ,imple. ,There an unusual
pretty girls who. wore them constitut- . gave a' party which Jelt an im- number of strIking cosftlmeswhich I
ema. social picture of rare beauty, ~ preSSion on Oshkosh society. l't is \ nterestect the women as .!lluch as
wh(1se backgrol:lnd of floral decora- , no particular compliment to a party they pl eased tke men .
. tions-pink and white ' ole&n'ders~ to sa¥'f tha~ ev:ery one had a good
made the sceRe onll fit for au artist's tim.e;' that is e~pe<;ted, as it is what It was lil.te; when the las t guest had
brush. ' . parties are for. Nevertheless, there departed. So complete was the en-
'. Upon their arrival last eTening the are Part,ies where every detail ' seems joyment that the flight (ilf time was
. gue' ~tS:were welcomed in the north to ' be' so perfect and everyt,hing so llOt noticed, and it required lj. second
par\orby Mrs. Grimmer. Miss Grim- ,complete. w.o e,r(l the spira 'of genuine look at the clock to con vince one that
mer, Miss Marion Lake II.nd Miss hospitality is so general tha~ Gne It really was time ':to sa'y good night
' Hatch ;~the two latter b~i ng from could not hav e other than a good to the hosts. It was said wl$lt regret
Oconomo ....oc and Marinette respec- time If he woulll. This wail true of Ibecam<e it meant that a most enjoya-
tively. Mrs. Grimmer was attired In the Hume-Ideson 'barty iIi th e fullest ble evening was over and that one of
bla-eli , Lyons velvet trimmed ,.,itll 'deg:ree: Everything so thoroughly tile most delightful partiers ever gi ven
pOint ,lace. Her ornaments were dia- devoted to the'happiness of the guests In this city, was ended.
mond~. . ,. , t ,h at ,Lhe ve~y presence was enjoya- . Among "those from .ont of the cIty
'" Misil Grlmmer'l! dress was of but- , ble. were Mr. and Mrs.- Irving P. Lord, of
i~re!lp yello'w Henrietta. Natural . Tbe west wing of the Athearn wa·s Waupaca; , :M:r: and Mrs. WilI1am
·flowers . were her o~ly ornaments. alI'abljl.ze with light.' h shown out &;'is, of Neena'h:Mrs. Howard I
After .t he guests had cOlIlmenced to through the wind .driven rain-and fog lelllilllt, of Milw,aukee, the Misses
arrivll the paTilian soon filled and thll ' .as. If to emp~asize the .g>;ty Starjng,of New York.' ~Iss Hattie
dancing commenced. It continued time that was,Jp progress ' withil). Fisher, of Menasha; State Superin-
wlt,ho,qt ,interr,l!Iption, except lor re- The rain th<tt rattled against thll tel'lden.t Wells, of Madison; Assembly-
frllshmentg, until abon.t tlnee o'clock windows and the wind thai whistred man Neal Brown, of. Wausau;. Heury
this morning. around the comer was not Iloticed.' Rohrig, of Chicago; J ohn J. Amory,
T.be .house as well as the pavilion. 1n fact -it was not e-ven enough . to Ne1l': ., York cl$y; James · J:,eisen, of
was beautifully decorated and overy. keep invit,ed gnests away. ::;tormy cnoinince; Jam es Wright, ·of . Nee-
appoib,tment of the party was abso- as the night was th~re were rem ar k- nah, John Gittens, of Nllenah; Chas.
lutely perfect. The Ilvent lailt eve- ably lew regrets to. the sevllra.! ' hun- PeelLof ~enasha.
Ilillg, however, was no pleasanter . ,dJ:ed invitations sent out' and the
than the one which preceded it when .Iarge company made up one of the
. Mr,s. " Grimmer r eceived her lady ' 'most brilliant parties ever given in
1ritnds':::"fro'm five until seven. The . this city.
,refreshments at both reception and The interior of the Athearn pre- Hies Beatdce Tonnesen, who has
party were particularly fiRe; ~ er ved :sented a gay sce ne. The dining room returned from a viSit at Hancock:
in that ~' exquisite style for which on the first flcor needed (!mly a fCiW . bIIC~ . , has interested herself in a very
Miss Jannll.sh has ' attained such a ' ~ -choice plants and flowers on ,the ' cha.r!table object, in which she
wjde reputation. Willis Fitcn offici- mantels to make it an ilhial ball deSires the co-operation of her Osu.
a.tee at the door with his \lsual sua,v- room', and when it was filled with the kosh frlcn.d3 and there is np dOUbt
'ity. The party; will lon'g be remem- - throug of gay and graceftll daneers it ~hat the same will be extended cord
bered as an 'exceptionally happy ORe. was a scene that caused one to stop IQI.1Y. ~ Wh.i le visiting at Hancock,
'Among those present with their .and admire from the threshold. 'I'h(j, MISS ~Ilatllco became acqllainted wi t,h
wives were: Mellen E. Rounds, Ben large mirrors at the ends 'aIld on the- two httle A.rabian chilu..-t;n who had
HOQper" Charles R. Boardman, R . B. ,sides never reflected a more b'c autiful come to this country from 'Palestine
. Eva-ns, Oliver Ellsworth, C. C. Chase, plctu.re. , and who ale now fatherless in a
,Elmer Leach, Will McIntyre, and W. . On the floor were the dan cers 8tran~e . land wit~out '. money" save
J. Hay . . 'm~villg in time with the mp8i c of
that wiuch they gqn from· the sale of
' Among the young ladies present the full Arion ol:chestra placed. at thll !1.~~yg.ood~.. . 'fheir:"qa8~ i~ II ,!leoul-

·
flWl.Y }~aa Jl'@~e. ~tGey ' came to'"1lie
were: The Misses Ella Austin, Mary ..end of L the room. 'I'he Arious United .States,about:"" ;r,ear and a half
' Billlnfls, . Mary Forbes, Bessie Dag- nev Jr played . I bette'r' , n.nd alto! inco~,pany,. ;wi;t.\i- ~ir father,
gelt, Anna and Lealie Paige, Kittie JDany a , guest sta.rtiug who SOo.n..dled. HIs tWo htUe children
Pra.tt, Lilian Felker, Mae Medberr y., to bid his hosts gocd night, returned ,-a boy alJd girl iIi the neighborhood '

I ~·Mary Hooper, Caroline Lawson, Mary


, D6rby, Mildred Curr&n, Elizabeth
Nevitt, Juli& Bi'ass, Lilllil and He len
Peck, , Jessie P&ine, Mary Powers,
\Mary and Margaret Weed, .Jessie
CQok, Berth& Ideson, Mary McClure,
'Daisy and Ida Radford, Matle Mun-
for anonlter , n.ct yet another dallce
when the orchettra' began to play.
, .on th e sides in comfortable chairs ,
were some of the older guests, who,
looked on the pretty scene wttli as
much enjoyment as those that com-
of flfteel} years, were lett to shift for
themselves. They hav,e "tr inee drifted
to a:a~eocJ;., where t~eirsad story of
home.8l-Ck:·nes~ and grief has aroused
the Pity of c~lIrj{able ,persons, who '
,p ropose to raise a fund fltifilclenUv
large to pay t'h e. children's pa-9sa~e '
., Ilosed it. '. ", .
ger, Dollie Radfgrd, Lutie and June 'I'h e reception room, adjoining the back to PaleBtme. Belonging evi.
S,tlekney, Beatrice Tonnesen, Maud ,ball room" was furnished with cha'i rs ~tly to .t hepoorer class of their
WashburJII, Lillian Guenther, Msie and settees. ·It was ptettily decOl'at- . tlve country, 'he boy and his
IJipde:,' Addil'l Gilman, Birdie Davis,' ed ill yellow and white. "It was a sister. are unable to writtl Ar8.!bie or I
,Jennie and Anna Radford, Nelli'l charming retreat for a mQment's I'est read that l~Dg'llage and ' ,thcsame is I
'Noyes, Mary Hughes, Alice Jewell, from tile life of the ball rooni or for a true of their mother. In conse,q uence
,Jessie ,Decker, ~amie Har~ow. eo!y tete-a-tete with an entertlj.iIiing . the latter has never heard , of her I
". Among the gentlemen present were: partnpr. The banquet · room. t,oo, , husband's death. Miss Tonnesen
. ~red ,B'8.rkmall' Henry~ Bass, L. A. where refresliments were sel,'ve.d, was whose h~ar' wa.B deeply 'oueh~ !
B*uJlian, wm Brand, Will Cook, D.
ti D. · .curtis, ·Jr., Frf>d ' Felker. CuI
vflry pretty. . The decorations wero"
delicate Yh',ll<iw drapillgs and ,yellow f
ed With .plty tor
little Arab~anB. ;p roposes to ask her 1
t~e

~' ~Iker; Frank Fel'l; Ed Finch, Arm!r: 1l0wers 011 the. autell< and the tables> Oshkosh friends to contribute what '
ever the~ . may feel able \oward the .
;1{jleJilDsted, James Gould.' H&rry . he second floor was 801 as att.rac- tun.d deSIred. The ' personal inveJ!ti- f
','GGuld, (Morge Fril;ker, ·WIIl Hill,' A. ,tlve. III ~he largo parh,lrs t~guel!ts ~atlon ~hat she has given the matter
¥-jb~d~II, -Carl Jackson '.Tanl Jayne,
~n Hooper, Richard B, Pi'Mt, Ben j Iwere reGel,ved by M'l'. and Mr . Hume
and Mr. and Mrs, Ides"n. E>n ' to~
IS cert~lDly a tlll,tficient guarantee that I
the obJect is a "Vorthy one, and it
,~R'jI,d, Fraak ,Gates, ' George Rock- bles were prepared for games gOes without saying that she wiH 'b e r
'w.n, Tom Rockwell, Ben Soper, t Pf progr:~ssive ~hist and pro- rewarded with Ii.eral subscriptions '
Stepaen Radford, Dale Campbell, E' I , gres~lve clDch. -W h11 ~.~.some were ' toward . the $200 desired to
14; Crane, Ted Frentz, Frank Joss- ' da~clDg below, others , ~re finding aeI;1d the little, ·ones back to thelr '
IJ'n; , Will Qampbell, Carl J'loney, ,Pleasure ~~ound ,- rd tabl es mother. I '
~lital" ',Snell,' Ose&r..,~rary" , John ' above, titnvlng~o rizes fGr --~~~=-~--~~
_Ha.J , ~&.. Vitfl,,9 ~ skill and the P:t: II the foot
prizes. <Mrs. J a.rk. Mrs.
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Jd not be!!lta e to en anger ,p"rsonal '


fl'iendships in behalf of 'the journal-
istic demands C)f' legitimate new;;get-
ting. ,News ', to , him was news that
the, ,public I wanted, no matter w'p om
it concerne<1 and no matter where it '.
, He Expires at 5',30 Satnrday Evening. hit. , He possessed a high ~ \
Brief Reference to llis Illnesli ( ly discriminating sense of the ,
and' Sketch of His Life. , relative impo,r tance of news,
A Born Jonrnalist. arid had a keen appreciatiol) ,of tha"t
wbich an eager public would most
~' ravenously devour. To supply that
I demand and to satiate , tbe public
, ' On Saturday evening about 5:30 curiosity in matters of news, and to
, o'clock; Dale Campbell, for several,
, years past a member of THE NORT~-
l satisfy the pnblic taste for ' surprises ,
WESTERN editorial staff, breathed hIS ,I was his comtant aim: ' He was every
~ i llCh a llew~paper man. an!i in a
last. His death was not unexpected, , wider and more metre>politan fi eJd '
yet the a ~nouncement of it was not Iwould yet nav e gain ed a h igh rallk,iu
a, little sLartling to his many friends
I the professiou, bad be lived.
and acquaintances. Sinca the latter ~, In 1889 Mr. Campbell was prp-
part of September he had" been COll- , ,'moted to the ()I)sition of telegraph
filied to the bouse by an attack of edindr, with the Bociety ne ws as bis
quick cons'u mption, aud for four ~pecial wor~}or Saturdays.!!e filled
months past only relatives and a few tbl~ positio.ri 'with ' all the Vigor and
IntImate friend~, upon his request, enthusiasm with whieh he had served
had been permitted to see aim. His in the local news department. His
cotitinup.d weakness almost from the , ll!§t work 'was in reporting the Metho-
'be-ginning of his confinement, neces- 'dist ~r.nference in September, in help-
sitated a denial of ,isitors to his .i~~ t'be locaij departlBen~ . out during
• ' presence ,so far as possible. tbi¢lJusy time of fair week. But he
- Although, gJ.\ll!-~ly reduced by his ~~:{'s un well at the time. and it was
,1 growi~g weakness Mr. Campbell had :on lY by the most persistent insistence
Jtoe inost buoyant hope of recovery : that on Sept. 26 he was induced to
, a few, days bllfore his death. 'desist. and lay duwn his pen, with tbo "
Only the Sunday previous he bad report of the conference Uliflnished .
aSked to see a prominent mel;nber 'o~ Although eIitirel~ unanticipated at
the church to which the family be- the,time, it now transpires that when
longs, and in ea,rnest conversation he ' that day laid down his pen, he
told hun how, when he recovered, he laid it down forever. It was the most
was going tp dev~te himself actively 'rjilluctallt act he ever performed.
to c.hurch work. That large and In the private walks , of life ..Dale,
overpowpring eleme'n t of hope aiifI Camp'beV was a most exemplary
expectation for the fu~ure which w~s yoJng man. ' He wa.s a young inanof
a' conspicuous attnbute of hIS he highest, moral character and
nature kept , master·y of him trictest illtegr.ity. His a8so c iation~
to ' the last, and , death were invarir,bly good. Here'Volt~ \l
was but the victory ' of 'pb'ysical (lX- against all evil infil:Jences, and never
naustion over mental resolfltion al- "permitted t,o ~o , unch<l:lle,nged. or u, ~­
most abnormally strong. It was only expll1ined an ImputatIOn agamst hIS
on thc;l day he ex pired that he fully hOl)pr. His, good na , e fur upright-
yielded to the conviction that his end ness of character wag always dear to
was near ' and this was manifested hi.m, a'nd he, was scrup.qlouslyatten.
'by 11 simple incident. When his moth- tive to correct, conduct In a ll places
er offered him his medicine he wok and under all' ' circumstances. , 1'he
, it but shai{ing his head said resign- ,.llUmerOud i)Jqlii'fi~safter his wel,fl1re
;-' 'edI'y. "It is ef no use ::ow." He ,mnd condit\.on ;, and ' the geperaJ ex -
faihid perceptibly during the day and preSSIOnS of regret at his 8a4 and
with~ the words, "Mother I am go- nrntimely death testify to tl..e univer-
, ing," he sank to his eternal rest at sal respect 'in, \~' hicit he waS held by
.. 5:30 so quietly and peacefully th!l,t , all who kuew him.
, those around him hardly knew when Tbe tunerul willlJe beld tomorrow,
he pasBed away. j , ,
Tue~day aftern oon, at two ri' ~ lock.
Dale Campbell was born in this city frqm ,the re sid ence, corner of 'Wi gcon"
Feb. 14, 1867. He was a son of Ald· sin avenue and We~t ,Irvi ng street.
erman J. D. Campbcll, . tt.e well The servIces will.! be ' cooclucted by
known IUl,llber manufacturer. Al- Rev. L. C. Smith. pa,tor of the ~
though a student in the Normal First Presbyterian <:burcb. The pall
school up to 1885, when he became bearers have been chosen f rom repre·
connected with THE 'NORTHWESTERN, sentativ~s of the tw~ daily news- j
he was, to a great degree, a self-edu- papers, v,s follows: ' C. W. Bo~ron.
cated man. He was a great read,e r C. R. Boardman and Oliver Ellsworth
aud a thorough student in whatever of THE NORTHWESTERN; Frl,l,llk
branch or line of work he un<!ertook. - Bowen and Ed , F. Kennedy of The
By in stinct, by choice, by ac quired Time8, and W. ;M. Irvine, form erly of
taste-and by all those touches that The Times, but now of th e Madison
make' an art of any calling, he was Journat.
thoroughly and devotedly a journal- . Those desiring to vi e w the re mains
ist. With a zeal that,in his youth ang 'Will have an opportunit-y to do ' so to-
ambition. amounted. almost to an 1n- morrow afternoon between twelve
restrainable enthUSIasm, he CO 1lI- and two o'clock. '
passed whatever undertaking in
newspaper work that lay before him.
Defeat and failure of gllining his euds
J
in developing a pleee of news into its
most readiblQ and exhaustive presen-
tatio'n to .the public was Ii. thing un-
known to him. if anything, he fre-
quently went ' beyond the limits of
that ' tism which some
e for prudence' ill
iack keener abilities.
metropolitan models
ulatjolJs;" J followed
iii ' sbi
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Timoshenko---T ale 'of a Cat ,


(B; Beatrice :ronnes~~): Ito 'run, so I
I Winneconne,- " Wls.-;:-(SpecIal)- 1the .walk,~'nd Feturnmg
putt~~, ba.sin ~own on
mto the
ILooking out the window one of Ihouse, watched. '
o~r cold winter afternoons, I sa\'( !inally .the cat started for the
mIdway on our front walk ' a , mIlk, but It could not get through
I
'beautitul large tiger striped cat, the fence because the trap had
sitting there, looking in, As it , caught on the fence which h~ld
started to move I discovered its II him tight: Then I went again
paw . was caught in a wicked steel and carried the milk to him., As
I trap, ,as it dragged it across the he could not rim away; , he
walk. . 'Iscreamed with ' fear. I ",soon
I immediately went towar,d it, stroked him and held the mil!t up
but as I opened the door and took for him to drink .which he: did to
a few steps, it was so filled with the last drop, and he then', knew
fear, it ran nearly a block, way he had, a friend and was com-
around the house, scuttled under forted, But there hangiq.g . from ,
back iron gate over the stubble his big .toe was that awful trap
under the barn, dragging that clinched tight! I had no' idea how
thing attached to its paw! , to open it, and was fa.i!it' from
, While I never expected to see fear of tearing off his foot., How-
cat again my sleep was diS- 'Iever, with a little 'prayer for di-
thinking of its pain. rection, my hand slid to th'e .right
morning as I pushed I place, and wi th all iny strengtl1 I
des, there, just outside i pressed and it , opened aI?-Q
the front gate was lfoot" was released, The . cat did
its paw still in the l'riot r un, so' I gathered him 1,IP and
there, looking in for brought him into the wCjrmth
help!'. . where , he h as resi ded ever .s ince I
Q;his I warmed some milk the happiest and m ost
art:) sthted down the w alk, but and gentle cat you e ver '.
the;· stil,1, in great fear, motioned ~othat's the tale of my'.

, ,' r-o~n~~~4h.. :;"-('-11

.. &M!Mtl:t ·ll.n :tb'~ 'i !!U,e•• d

tbe time 1f~~~. 6onte ..~b8nthoU8ha1 t · litt· thine .'8S


" watch a .1.oDI-4r~_ _ att18 .::1n/.~he, 8,:fde., ··
While "aed pea._t8.to.o."·. .aZ'e4~ t ·o..' '.oria,
;_... attbe tlying feet or ,wondrous b1P4a.
{;~a.nd,8. lon, the mi~$".88 ottb., 80a.
~~l'ie wintls and ••ye~: GontfS8 her; 8'o,y eret,p t,.
i·>

lIer aneient triumpbs " et ,8hall bow on . '~P .


MId reign the sOT0l"el,n ot the con,~ered eq t ,

Thomas Gray ,
(eomp08ett i.n..{ 1".')

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't, :''"/'",",,'1"',','. . "


~""""'''''''''--~~r------~-~- -~- ~'f'~~VGe'~'

,
.,.,.....1(Mt,1UU'J~ ,
,.
,
,,-
, cC1aii1f'"'!Il."mW''''ifil't9f!m~,~,,~

- .
1/' ,
If ' t
" " ,:
.Vashti
,

theWom:an
igh,t s Q~' 'urge or :forcef6r:
illi ;,an ~he
infinltesi-
~al ~a11ptpv~~g ohward, gaining
lIttle )n ,m omentum or size,tQ,rough
;t lle centuriell; but always moving;
n
;;"l!t,'

• " ' W 'until, li~e ! a rolling - -s nowball it


gradually gathered as it rolled '
~hen ' 'finally', ~ere man stopPed:
looked and' listened: And then as '

G8EATEST WOM~N
},~e ball ~teadily grew in size,
dodged , th1s way and that with
their hats onaneside from scratch-
of ,AII Time: VASHTI , ing their heads in perplexity, until
they too started to grow along
with the growth of the ball when ,
(By ]3eatrice Tonnesen) presto appears the wondedui
At a famous dinner 'party in modern woman and the 'splendid
Chic,ago the conversation became mod,ern man , with hats off across
most ' animated in a discussion of · clapsed hands of' 'mutual respect
the great achievementS of ' mod- and admiration where they stand
ern times including woman's con- and walk side by side in further
tribution thereto, when the ' ques- growth and prl?gress. "
tion naturally arose, as to who was 'lIn appreciation of noble Vash:
the greatest woman of an ,time, -f ti," ~ontinued the voice, "I pr~~'
After a somewhat perpYexed si- pqse a club be formed and a com.,
lence a ,feminine voice near the m1ttee appointed for the purppse
end of the table declared that, the of raising :funds for tj:J.e ell,e ction i
greatest , woman of all time w~ s' ?f' a stat1,lte qf Vashti to pe placed'
she who , had been the ' greatest ", m one · of our public parks. as ' n
instigato'r for the de,v elopmetit a~d , · honoi' que to the greatest of ,w o '
progr:ess of womankind, "an!1,' ~: · an's benefactors and .therefo~e-thi
~ greatest woman of .all time." . , '
continued Ute voice boldly and
proudly, "this woman was Va$hti; ' "~ "
queen to ' Ahasuerus, historically
known as Xerxes, who' reigned i:J?
the 'Fifth century B. C. and waged;
the' well ' . known Persian war
against Greece; and none o·the~;,. .
than .he who, after a storm h~ "
injured his' bridge of boats whi ' ~ ~
he had built across the HellesP9 ,f
ordered: the sea to be beaten 'With
whips and fetters to be t~n
into it, to show that he w~ ~ tts
master.'! ' J:: f;;: ,
' Vashti: like all women ~QF:her'
time, lived in seclusion WIth her
women; only seeing her husband
when commanded to apMar in
his presence. Failure to , comply
with such a command, or tJ 'come
;t6 him through any initiatiye im':
pulse of her own, was riskIng the'
petlalty of a ,death senten~e by..
'hi~. ~ " f , ,
Ahasuerus was entertaining his
friends, princes of the realm , and
'of,ficers of high rank at al\ elabo;;'
rite , banqu'e t; and having c~m­
mi!teditp.ems'e lves to wine, wome!).
a~ sQ~g and with the revelry.
gail'lin( }.h <,momentum, AhiiSl,i erus
sent....~ \'Vp,rd commanding Queen \
,ash!i ! t~ , present herself. .
,Vashti, full, knowing the rea-
son he!! presence was desired, Was,
the fillst in all history to' assert-
woman's inalienable Hghts 'by,
proudly and scornfully refusing to
appear, much to the rage and
chagrin of Ahasue,r ns. ' Gatherin~.
his counsellors, they put their
heads of wisdom together, and,
declared that, such insubordina-
tion 'must be punished and Vashti
made 'an example "of, othex;,w ise
all wives of the land woUld do
likew:ise anQ- m.an would not -Hmg-:
er be lord .. and master: Therefore
Vashti ' lost., her ' queen-nood and
,wa,s .'
beau , '
t'. way an{ , th~ '",It!i!tle
ther , was cho.sen in
her p , ' aws were ma:de alid
promulthroughout the
l~hd
makiztg, !pan the siiprenl~ ' ruler 0,$
vvo~a~ : , f~ "':" ~'{",~f~ ,.I;;.:,~!,~ ,~""
~--

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t~ I -
ART STUDIo. 'Q;and Open1ng .and Reception. HIGH AUT IN PHOTOGRAPHY
On the 13th alfd 14th of December
be Opened by " a :Youitgo' Miss' Beatrice Tonnesen, of this cl~y, Mis" Beatrice Tonnesen Will · Ex-
Lady Photographer in the ' Ingalls will give an artistic opening and re-
hibit Some of Mr. R.E .. Brown' • •
Residence. ception at her st~dlo and residence on .
. Main street, on which occ88ion ~ large Fine Pictures on Friday of This .
VVeek. '
:Miss Beatrice A. Tonnesen formerly ' I attenqance of.both laliles and gentle- 1
of Ely's photographic studio,Oshkosh , "men is requested. Since taking up her !
will ,open her ne wart rooms at the .resldence here~ Miss Tonnesen hae I Th9 fin·de·s1ecle woman niust, It i~ '
made many Mends on both sIdes of i
Ingalls residence, 920 Main street, in the river, and It may be confidently )1 said, have her portrait pai nted. It is
about two weeks. A HERALD predicted they wUl be out In full force the correct tbing to (\0, and she is un·
sentative called on Miss Tonnesen upon the days specified. There will be bappy when her dearest friend has her
I a fine exhibition of everything: In her
. painted linamen!s hung on,the line at I
terday and found her residence
ments elaborately furnished with
llne, and those desiring to purchase I the spring exhibition, or the portrait
. pictul'es or fancy needle-work should I
work of her own produ:-tion. One not mlBB this opportunity. Ably as" show, and she 1::1 not in it. It matters ,
glance at the drawing room and sisted by Mr. Johnson ,in her picture I oot whether she be a "rosebud," all
library will con vince the most fastid- gallery, MIBB Tonnesen ranks A No. 11 , doubt and dimples, or a wblto·haired
In photollr&phy, and many have al- ,
ious · that the young lady is a true
artist, her "Viking Daughter" in oil
ready avaned themselves of her skill I , ~randmother, she must sit to the art'
ist most in demand and have bersclf
In this direction. No more acceptable
also the paintings on fire screen and Obrlstmas present to a distant friend I' reproduced on canvas. •
he;' portrayal of "Medid." being espe· can be thoug:ht of than a good photo· On Friday eveDing, Miss Beatrice A. '
graph, therefore this is a most excel-
cially fine. The handsomest piece , lent time to'leave your order for the Tonnesen, l\'1tnominee's fine artist,
art however, in the writer's estimation semblance of yourself, that will seem will throw open her Rtudlo to the pub . .
is the satin covered table upon which llke.your actualpresence to the absent lic for· tbe purpose of exhibiting somel '
is a love scene in water colors. The friend. MiBB Tonnesen 1s also a cuI· I !)ictures of rare excellence from the
tured. artist, and is ready to receive t
top of the table is edged in embroidery
·and covered with plate glass, while the
orders for oil and water color paint· I hand of Mr. R. E . Brown of Chicago,
, an artist of renown, who has done '
Ings. Not deeming: ourself a dlserim· f
design and construction is orL;inal lnating art critic, we refrain from pa~ , n.uch of her best "finishin't." . The Ii
witl;l the artist. Sbe also 'has some Ing opInions opon this branch except gentleman in question will be present,
to remark that nothing adds to the reo
very fine marine and other scenes on finement and beauty of a home more and point out to those Visiting the '
tapestry. In photography M.iss Tonn· than exquisite painting!!, etc. Go in parlors, the artistic featnres of the
esen exhibits BOme very fine work, es· doring. the opening and reception, and oortraits. It will be an art exhibit
pec,ially in platinoty pe or match sur· examine her display for yourself, and j sllch as .has. never been ' seen here be·
face. . .we opine you wlll be satisfied.
MIBB Tonnesen wlll have her home fore,lind THE HE~ALD would urge its
Ex terisive improvE;ments have been neatly and attractively decorated for readers to attend the same.
made which will enable tIle' artist to I this occ88ion, an~ will ~e assisted by ,- Among the prominent featureA of
gi"e the very best of satisfaction to
eu$tomers . 'rbe decor ators are now
several of Menominee's lovely young',
ladies, mention of whom wUl appear
lhe exl:ibit will be a 'group portrait ofI'
.,\ ie nominee's most· chiumh,g young '
at work on the reception room in the
nor th wing of the building which will
later in these columns. Music will ,
aiso be present, and Messrs. Farrand
and Moulton will furnish the same.
I I . , ladies in pastel and water colors,
framed espt;'c ially for the occasioJl,
be ready for use in a short time. Remember the dates set for the reoI which will be sure to aUract especial
Am ong oth er supplies we not iced a ceptions.. Do not purchase your Ohrist, i
m88 presentl\untll yon have seen her 1 attention. Mr. Brown is \,;ndoabtldly
very fine V:;<fiaty of · photograph attractions; and 'do not above all mies l one of· the fincst water' colof> artists of
moun ts, somethin g en tirely new. Miss ttle 'golden opportunity for a dellght· i the age, and those who attend the reo
TonneRen will be assisted \:>y Mrs. ~ ful hour at her art. stu~1io upon the i e'e ption will lJever regret it.
Kreamer, and the retouching will be dates herein mentIoned. Oolture, !
music, art and beauty, what more is ' American artists have progressed
done by a gentleman expert in Milwau· n~ded to contribute to a' pleasant af- amazingly in portraiture these lust few
kee. ,1 ternoon or evening'l . G!> ! . . I years, no one' ditl,t ancilig Sargent,
Miss Tonnesen comes to Menominee while Benjamin Porter Kets
highly recommended by some . of the $\0[1') for a tU ll length piduJ;:e. Daniel .
best people of Oshkosh, where she was . Art ~;~.~il0It .' Huntingtor, and Willium Chase are
a leader in society. Miss Beatrice "TOnneR~n'S ' receptio~ alst) in the fQremLst rank with .Mr.
Due notice will be given of the grand aDd ' opening last Saturday . was w~lj Brown a good secoud as pOPular '
opening of the new photographic par- attended, i'O: spiteonhe cold and rainy amon.: the feminine votariel! ()f the
lors. weather. A gr~at many of our best smart, sex, cOldloing himself almost I
people were present.during:tbedii~i and: en lirely to pastels. These exqlli sltel~'
evening, and tbe rooms ~ere crolVddd ' solean'd pure productions aree:ninent f
during most 0.1 t1!t;l hl>u;rsof the openin'g. Iy fitledtor portraying the delitate
'l'be liouSl! was 'v~ry tastefully decor~t-' beauty and t:xpression of the fair sex,
ed with flowers and plants, . mu,sic \viis! alld Mr. Browll is an enthusiast in hi"
Elegant Photographs. fu~riished bv Mr. Farrlit'1d and );:llfliclOus art. -
The display of photographic art by refreshments iu th~ ,~?S,t .de!ic,8,t..'!. 9f By all meaDS attend Miss Tonnesen's
Miss Tonnesen in Pengllly's show win·
dow is certain prO-of that she is a fine
artist and deserves the llberaJ patron-
II
:china was' served: The "i:lii!lplay ' <;>r'
p~tiJ'!gsin' oil, wat!lr~lldRas,telJ"~\;jlry
floe, ~ a.ls~ numerous sampfee ;Qf . ~iss
art eihiLit o'n Friday • .
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age she is now receiving. Miss Tonne· ~ Tonn~ll'~p's ~kill in' photoirraiph1-:L~re '
sen's gallery contains many choice I sho~ :"' T'1ie collection in fiueartneedle-
works of.art. both in photography and work was exceptionally good, surpass-
paintings. ing ,anything e. rer ':eiiown"'here befor~. ,
----~~,~--~--.~--~~~ l
MliiS Tt)oriesim received a large number
or'orders and will .. no doubt,' be very
sdcceesful tn' fJ'er'professioo'in this ' ci fj,.
l'be ~NTERPiU8E !,ishes her pro8perity. ;
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, rkpa rl~ , S ew .l'!a~er , tio contains 8 ~~~va s'room, DlQ81y ....


Tbe neW-residence of Mr. ~:" Klrkpat- -ished and furnisbed '\vit.h electric ..JigM. ,
. k in the' Qniucy additiou, lU8t ea~~ of , The tower here al,so ~ontaiu8 a desirable-
nc , . ' dl approacntng
Courtney's place, IS r~pl y . b' and large rOOlJl, from whl.Qh a fiDe vi~w
'completion. The interior fi~ISh
bouse with few if any exceptIon8 , 18 t.he
0:
t IS o~ the surrounding country may he ob-
Last Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. AI
len Kirkpatrick ente~tained alarge"num .
tained. ber of frieuds in quite a peculiar and ex-
finest'in tbe copper country~ and th~ ar- Every chamber in thtl house is SUl\l~ tensive manner. Takmg several large
rangement of rooms iu the bght of con- ,plied with a large closet, and in fact sleighs they went around and picked up
venieuce is par excellence .. 'l'be rooms 'everything is constructe~ and arranged, about twenty of their ' friends, ,a nd took
are all large aud supplied w~th plen~?, Qf in. modern sty Ie, with a view to tbe great- \ thein to St., Patrick's hall wheret4ey
light, and w4eu !?(lC!IWit::!l WI IlIlQll§tltute 'est convimience as well a~ beauty. The, treate~ them to the , opera, "Trial by
a home in be prondof. house is situated in a most desirllble lo- Jury." After the opera the party repair~
Tbe building is , of modern extAfior cality, aud when tbe grounds are clean- \ ed to' the -Kirkpatrick hoine where
· '2·2x44 feet on the g:rouod, , ed up and beautified the exterior apt>e~r- ' whist playing was indulged in, and .
8ty I e. all d 18" 8 f t
witba circular venulda io front ee imce win compare favorably with the' m- refre3hrnellts -sefvad, after which ' they '
wide, the pillars of "'hirh are supported terjor. were distributed to their feveral places
by huge redstone piers. At the south- I Mr. J. C. McCurdy had ihe oontract 'of reBidence~ Ali join in congratulating
e'st corner of tbe buildlUg is a roomy for the trame work, Wm. Karredge for Mr. and Mrs. I{irkpatnck, .upon their ex-
t~:wer, tbll glass iu' which, iustead. of be' the hllating aud - plumbing, McG1~nn traordin,ary ability to pleasantly enter
Bros. for tbe stone work, and the palDt-
ing st~:"'g'nr', ~s heut t.o conform with t.he tain~
lng 'i s being done by Weber & Washburn.
I' sb~pe of t.he tower. The foundation of
The interior wood finisb oame from the
the stru Jt,ure is of vangated brown st?ne, \ factory of Bice & Sons, Marquette, who
ma8~ive And beautiful. All in all the ex-
,are 'r~idly attaining an enviable reputn-
terior nf the bllildmv, presents a most
tio'nin this line. '
,/)'h (:, live lHtn {ls ~me ho)~ ses, ' i n :p1i'dst,
handsome appeal'ilnce. The eptire house is lighted from 'c eliar
The basemeut covers "I11e whole ground ' ~ attic by electricitx. The basemen t is of the Quincy addition to Hancock
spare, and is divi<1ed hlto nu~erous ?om-
.' partments, the dlv~ons belllg bllllt,of
dhided into laundri', drying room, cold , fire called "Tolley-tc,wll. " Makes one';
•~r~e room, wood" and coal bins. I~ I have the peritonitis.
-. .. " "
- brick. Iu one of t Jm.~ms is looat\lu a ~a-endry are stationery wash tub~, ,
I large Guruey hot wafer beater, wbich ill ~J,e6' a patent laundry stove, bought at
, counected with radiators in every ro;;m \PlttsbUirgh, Pa. In diniug room a?d Visit of a Chica go ArtiSt. \
whf're necessary. !,pll~lor are large French pl!lote glass WlD- Mr. and Mrs. Allan Kirkpatrick a.r-
. The first floor eout<lius several large i~Q~S' MsOO inches, aboJe eaCh. Bre cut rived home from Oshkosh last Sat-
and airy rooms, ali ,or 'which deserve es- Iws transoms of expen,SI lVtl quaht~. ~n
.!
· d urday. They were accompanied by
pecial mention. Fr~m the porch the ,
I t\:le'vestibule is a fine cut ~lass w~n ow,
Mrs. Kirkpatrick's ,sister, Miss Eea,
vest.iuule is entered, a!i.d then the rt>cep· L~nd; ou both sides of plate l.glasslD par-
tion hall, which is 23lt~6. . The ~owe~ rlo~ i~ ,a. nic~ cut glass. ~llldow. Tbe
trice TonnesoD, of Chicago, who bas ,
partis a parlor. T he m~m BtalrW~y t fi'optd09T,. slde door, dlDlDg room ttn~ gained cOl'lsiderable fame since ber ~
leatj lDg to the eecond floor Iii! heated I? main be& room upstairs, are connected removal to that city and is counted
the parlol;, aud is indeeu a most be,autl- w 'it n the kitchen by electric call bells: , al:l one of tbe best artists in the coun-
ful one, Like the finish of the vestlb'lle , Under main stairway in recepti on hall is try. Miss Tonneson wi1l remain un- '
and hall. H is of solid oak, and th,e w'D'iee toilet room, containipg !It ationery ,['til Thur.,day next~hen she ,wilileav~ ,
desigu of Lbe railin~ the offtlpring of a ' wash staud\ and liihted by electricity. for home wherashe owns a large art
practical brain, Tbe parlor is connecled 011 tbe veranda is also an eleotri~ light. ~ ablishment. -
with the receptivJ hall by an archway. In dining r00m is :I n ice oak silver

~~ .~
The parlor is 15-6x25, a~d, unlike the Icloset) containlDg beveled cnt glass
l othe,r rooUlS, is finished lD solla oherry.
" dOo~8; . -.- =~_--=~_ _~~=~~...... """,,
I This rOOm also contain!! ' flU copen g~ate
lor fire place, and the millitltl i.; of c~etry, I ,' ' Brlliiant l{eC~Ptl()P.' '
~ ~ ~r
II
hRnd carved and elaborate almost lD thj:l Mr. and .Mrs. A. Kirkpatri-ok held a
extr~me, '!tcannot be properly described, reception at their home II! thiS cH,y,
\
, but must be seen to be appreciated. Thursday evenlllgo, August 4, in honor of
'rhs dining room it! 19d6-6, and is en- Mrs. 'I'. Tonnesen and Miss 'fonueAen, of
tered through an archw!IY. 'l'his room Oshkosh, mother 811d sistet- ,of Mrs.
. also finished in oak, The butler's 'Kil'kpatrick, and Mr. Rnd Mrs~ W;cks,of
IS " ht
pantry and china closets are to the rig Chicago. The affair was probably the
of this, connected with it by ~ouble most brilliaut one of the seaiiloil, J50 in-,
sw 'nging Ilbors, and also a slidingwllldow vitations being issued and:, a.b<Jll-t; 125 of
through wbich the serving will be done. ;the society people of HancqQk: H. ,ugh: '
,"''1e pantrY and chiua closet!! are each ton aud Calumet being present. The
'}, '~ , . "t,c hen is 13x12 feet, and refresilments served were ~h ()i;ce nnd ex·
!iliO tellt, Tn!! ",•. penhiv.·, nnd were furnisbad-b,y 'F .' Hepp- ,
tram tbii tabID. Iin6~hH ~tifiHM.¥ 1~lld8, t8 ner, cat"!" ',r, or Marquette. ~' 'I'he rooms
the i eeouel fux:lf: If'Be l~(ji)6;;li6iJ.liali alaB were eJllb .. rc,t.ely dAcorated WIth ever-
contains a ~ place, with an . YO'rat.4 greens, etc" t,bA arcbes 'apd cnrtRi", s be-
,mantel. 'l'h'~ i1fo ' mautels were madeiri' ing HI mo"t COl .. pletel y covert;d, ['btl
B uff'iI la, at' tJ. c6lt~ of about $350. The' table waR also elega'IItly deco nLT,,' J with ,
, ilrchways ~111 be fme.d in with grill work. cut flowers and evergreens, ", JJich ~ere
I r.J:'he celiibgs and wlJlilf wil~ all be cal- , ,procnred from Mal'qnet,te, In tbe cpnter
~ cimClI in light ,and ha'nDOLI0U8 shades" was a large pyramid of fruit~ of 1111 kiuds.
I #J.1ih II 19 inch border ;!l'ollnd the walls The costnmes of tbe ladies wert> yaried

l
af;f~top. ' and elaborate, in full keepiug with the
"TJw, !leElond ' floor contAim. 8 gueete' s,urroundings, Tb .. glleAts thorU)lghly
chamb8£nl\15j another chaID'~r 13x14-6, 'enjoyed themselves until 12 o'clock, when
, another' '~J.i.2'> with a bay WlI'Jd&W, aud they retired to their homes feeling that
. still another' Bs16, IIlso a sewiDjJJoom royalty could hardly have been '
'12x9, 'a lineu c}OJilet 6x8, lind II cOBllbi»ll- ,l;'leasantly eutertained.
,tion closet andb&th room 6lt6~6, wi'b
modern uppJiauoe", This floor il!' 1I!1~
"- '~ " '.in oile!LNf>l'-W v Dln '.£he.8!Il-

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Chicago Photographer and Artist 1871-1958

. The Olel Se.t tlerlsclub eld its an-


nq~1 n iullioll and b 11 at tb~ north
.sid"Tur'nei~::hall l!tst evening, and
fora '· single' nig4,t at least, m@nie
mnsK, Virginilt reel; and all 1,he ' old
time dances were reviv ed. It was an
.anspicions occasion, The old settlers
]o@k forw ard for a; whoJe year to th e
event, they anticiplI,te a geod \ime,
~ nd th eir anticipatioris are al,ways
realized, It is not so IIi uch tbedance
tha.t ca].]s them to the reunion.; \Jut a
~ ~sire to mef't and t'a-lk 'o ver . th e old
'lays togeth er, and towatl!h their
,children , men and wom en grown, as
't hey wh irl about in th e intricaciesaf
the "light fanta.tic." Daneing was
not what it is now in th eir early days.
Then it was the old fasb ioned,~ . ',. , nd
,oUen sqllPaky "tiddJe" ,~!. .
furni shed t he music ' for · ~: the
''frolic and it w.as the old-time reel s,
:the hay mal~ e rs and kindred ffist'jye
.:figures, ·instead of the new-fangled
McGinty or the more recen t Oxf<3rd
I.of today. , ,. " " J~ .
I. There were knots of greyb~rds
'~Iustered about the hall' last evening
talking0ver t,he chanecs tha t the last
'two score, or . even toree score of
years, had wrought. Since the last
reunion 'was held fiv e conspicuous
members of the Old Settlers' ciu,b
ha.ve · qui etly dropped away into 'the
great unknown Itnd the absence of
their familiar figures brought many a
M r-drop , t q the eye,s of their .former
c,Gmi'ades as thei( ' llames were men. "
tioned last ,evenilig. K. M. Hutchin- I
son, Jam es L .. Wild9r, J. l'l. Osborn,
Henn' Edwards and Robert Campbell
,w ere all present a :year ,ago and at
that time Mr, Hutchinson; as presi-
d'e nt of the clti,b, presided 'at the re-
~lion. I .
The reunion last evening was in
every way a success. It was opened
early by a 'brief pro'g ram during
whIch Charles W. F elk er spoke. ,M r.'
Felker was intloduced 'by S. M. Hay
as h!l, woo, when a boy,-bad Ji"fiy~n
oxen at-the pl o,,", on 'Liberty I!1taiHe. '
It was there Mr. ~Hay said tlW.:t,"he
. knew ]\1r. F elker for the first· ~~e.. '
Then Mr. Ray told briefly ' of' i«r.
E'elker's career, hew he 'J;!ad bee1f.sent
to school and study had, matureir the
man' fI! today, who would addr~ss th e
gatherin g. ,
' Mr,. Fel ker's address, although brief
was a tOllching one that brought tears
to the eyes of mil;ny. ' The speaker
was visibly moved as he recollnted
, the e:1l'ly , trials of , the
~)ibn'eers fif the county, and
Ihe commanded the closest attention.
It 'was an interesting story th at he
old, oue that was v,aluable as a his-
tOl·ieah'.:;su me , o f the events of" "-
past. He sPQke at some length npon
the beauty and enjoyment of hol<!'ing
the anllllal re unions. .",
- Dancing was.iriaugurated ~ arl y ; ln
vening, only the Old Settl ers
tal; in c part. 'Ihe young people were
asked t remain in the gallery r ntil
iater .on. O:1e set in the first quadrille
;was pa,r . cularly netable,It was made
~ p ~';f Senator Sawyer and dau~hter,
Mrs. Wh,ite; Judge GMY and daugh ·
ter, Mrs. "Tichn@r; Wil,l iam I::>ha,'pe
a nd '. daughter, Mrs. Kinsley;and John
Chase anti Miss Sadie Budd. _
, , Q uadriJle.s were succeeded·by 'the
;old-tizpe dances and later on, when'
the young p eo pl~ were invited down,
the ·waltz W!\ i.n:aug~lfated. An ex-
cellent ' su.p .- to' all prese'ntwas
s'erve41 durin !?:£l~e,v!f,ling.

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Chicago Photographer and Artist 1871-1958

1 ~~~·lij[j[~~~::C=~~~~M~a~rg~a~r~e~t~F~r~·a~k~e~r~,~M
Nni~SS~iM~a~rg~a r~p'~,t~l'i7~-;::~:::::::;~~;;'~~~~~~lIl,reI
~-1----~
THE WOLFE-GlUMMER WEDPING Weed, Miss Marion Lake and Miss grcom, an t e bridesmaids, W I e
\ June Stickney. Th13 bride followed the ushers presented the guests. A
lalone 'and then came her parents, Mr. little dancing was indulged in until
At the First t!ongregaUonaI Church 'and Mrs. Thomas D. Grimmer. the bridal ' couple took tbe mldnigbt
Wednesd"y Evening-Description I ,T he bride WO~!) a handsome cos- train lor the sout " being accompa-
f..fthe Event-Summer Re- tume of white moire antique satiu, nied to tbe station by the bridal
sorts Open.in&:. striped. I,t was made princess, en I party.
traine, and it was trimmed at the I Tbe' prese:n ts wp.re not di~playp.d,
neck and sleeves with real lace. It Mr;· Grimo:ier's present was a hand '
Pretty, elegant and impres~ive was wlJ,s an exquisite costume, though some diamond pendant. , Mr. Grim-
the weclding of Miss Maud Grimmer very simpl e. She wore a long tulle I mer ' gave the bride a check for $1,-
to Frederiek Wolfe. at the First Con- veil fastened with a diamond butter- : 000 a,ad ' the gift. from the groom's
gregational church, in this city, on fly. A handsome diamond pendant , parents was a hand~ome dining room
Wedne;;day eve ning. It was an event and a diamond bracelet, the ,gift from se,t . 'I'he bride gave the 'm aids hand-
of unusual interest. The, prominence ,the groom, completed the costume. ~ome bow-knot pins as souvenirs.
and popularity of the bride in Osh- She carried a bouquet of bride roses In addition to the presents sent to
kosh social circles aroused interest in and wore no gloves . Oshkosh. a large n umber of handsome
the event as soon as it was an- Mrs. Grimmer wore a gown of gifts await their arrival in Canada.
nounced, and as the tim e drew near l 'lblaCk Lyons velvet, with train, and Among ,them is a handsome set of
and the elaborate appoiutments be- trimmed with lace. Sho carried Mare- , dining room furniture from the
came ,known, the expectation of Osh· chal Niel roses and wore diamonds. ! groom's parents. Among the hand-
kosh society rose. And the event The gowns of the bridesmaids were 1 ' some presen ts here were the gifts of
merited it. It , was a remarkablv remarkably protty. Three were in
"k d h . h't Th
I '
the bridesma,ids and usher~.
Among ~he 2'uests from abroad'
pretty wedding. The arrangements pm ,a n tree In w I e. " e gowns I were .' Mr. and Mrs. John Wolfe, of
were ehtbo.-ate, yet so complete that were all made with watteau bows.
the entire affair moved as smoothlv" The maid's wore :whi~e gloves and car- London, Canada; Miss Lillian Weber,
as the most simple hoin e \Vedding'~ I riej boquets of pink sweet peas and of Milwaukee; Mrs. McCormick, of
From the time tbe bridal party el}- maiden hair fern. Miss Pabe's London, Canada, and R. Henning, of
tered the church un~il the husband gown was of embroidered crepe with Petrolia, Canada. ,
and wife said farewell to' thell Osh- ' pink silk. It was cut round at the Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Wolfe are
lwsh friends ,there was ' nothing to neck. Miss Lawson wore pink silk, at present on their wedding trip.
mar the perfection of the event. Eve'" cut round, with pearl trlmming~. They will visit at Montreal for a. ,
the weather did , what it co uld . The' Miss 'Lake's costume was of pink time. Frem there they Will go to the
gathering clouds brought a hard crepe, with square neGk and V shapf:d ' White mountains. They will occupy
shower early in the eveuing, but be- back. Miss Weed wore crepe d,~ a cottago at Port Stanley :
fore the bridal puty started for the chien, with round neck. Miss Fra- OIl " Lake Erie until Septem- '
church the rain stopped and. as the' ker's gown was of ;'vhite cretJP. cnt bHr, when they Will be at hom e
ibride left her home to take the car- round, and Miss Stickney wor e at Petr0lia, Cana,da, where Mr. Wolfe
riage, the clOuds parted to, permit st.riped chiffon cut square with V I is in business.
the sun, before going down, to g~'eet ,back. "
the bride with its bright rays as she While the part,y was moving tow.u·d i DAYS OF SPBING,TIME.
was starting for the marriage "altar. the altar, . Mr. , Wilson played the I
The guetiLS began to assemble at Lohengrin wedding march on the 0('- A Little Movement in l\latte,rlof Ir.ter-
the church long before tbe time ap- gan. Meanwhile the groom advan ced est to lhe Ladies.
pointed for the ceremony. and when from the right with the be:,t man, his The gaities of the coming season '
eight o'clock came a large company brotlier, .Toseph Wolfe, of Chicago, were elegantly Inaugurated at the
had gathered. The church was and the bridal party arrangoed it;e lf I spacious residence of Moses H~lOpflr ,
hand somely t'r immed. The decom- around tbe altar,forming- a semi- on Thursday afternoon, the occasion
tion, were entirely_-in pink and white, eircle, with \.he ushn's 0[1 the ri!rht ' being a reception given by Mrs. BeQ
Indeed those colors predominated and ,themaids on the left. " ReI'. E d- I Hooper. Miss Hooper, Mr~. Swasey
throughout the wedding both 'in the ward R. Smith pronounced th ll im- j and Miss Swasey. The day was per-
decomtions an d the eostumcs. pi'essiv~ marriage ceremony of th~ fect and the four hundred and a ll
Another distinctive effect episcopal church. While th e their friends gladly accepted the
achieved in . the bride and groom were invitation to appear at " the
~ owns of the bridal party. were still' kneeling after the prayer, Hooper mansion from "two to
The chureh presented a handsome Miss Jessie Paine sang, "Deign This four." The receiving party stood In
appeara:l.ce. The aisles and the . Union to Approve." puring the cere- toe library and welcemed th~ir
platform were covered with white m'ony the Arion . orc'hestra played a guests with Itraceful hospitality.
eanvas. The desk and the altar soft strain and as soon as the core- The rooms were made heautiful and
were beautifully banked in pink and mony was over, the organ burst forth fragrant with flowers while garlands
white set off by green, with hydran- itl the Mendelssohn weddin~' march, of smilax intertwined and. trailed
geas, pink peonies ' and palms. The and the husband and wife led the from the chandeliers. Great bUllches
organ was drape'd with ropes of wood- march down the aisle. of noses. carnations and lilies of the
bine with which were entwined The home of Mr. and Mrs: Thomas ' valley fi,Jled vases on the mantles.
locu~t, syringas and pin k roses, and n;Grim'm er <iii ·' Algoma , street was I 'The scene was an animated one from
the same was artistically WOUIJJ ,beautifully decorated ' for the recep" :beginning to ("nd, as ladies'
around thll choir rail. The whele tion which' followed the ceremony. 'receptions usually are, and
combined to ' lJroduce a eharming The ornamentation ~as notelaborate. above the hum of many
efi',"ct in the front of the church, but throughout the house in con- voices sweet mnsic from the orches-
The wih.d ows ' ~.ere banked with venie'n t nooks were smilax and tra stole ' softly through the rooms.
bunches ill roses and woodbine. Catherine Mermet ,roses. A hand- ,Refreshments-the first conrse beIng
The front of the ehurch was reserved, ~ome horse hoe of'white flowers or:na- c\licken salad, tbin buttered bread,
sh ut off 'by' white ' "ribbons stretched wfC'ffl '
mented the table-tn- fron of "piti:kles and coffee, and thl'seeond, ' ~
across the -aisles. - The re~erved pews the bride ~tood while receiving. al;d ,dainty fru,lt mousse ' with confection;
were marked 'by d,a inty bunches of on a table in the back parlor wa~ a ~ ",e ry-were served in the banq uet room,
white roslls :and Q;ilthe others were Ibasket of exqui.ite pink roses. The ill the basement, where half a hundred ·
bunches of white)ocus~. . ' .. doorway between the parlors an d the , ·ladies were seated at once. The
Promptly at eight e'clock the wed- "dining room was draped WiLh curtains I tab le wasorllampnted. Simply with a
ding party mov ~'d ' down the aisle of illusion as was the large front win-I ¥rp.at cluster of Easter lilies in the
toward the altar;' I,First ca rne Emma dow of the parlor. The dining room, ::center, aud a few pretty bits of silver
Pratt an d Do); Edwards,~'.attractj.v!lly decorations were handsome. A large . ;t.Dd ' cut gla.ss. The l't'CCIVlDg
attired in long pink watteau go~.ns; Ibnnch of pink Toses ornamented ·t he . party \Vcre evening dress as
large white leghor'n hats- with 'pink center of the bride's taltl!l on which did seve'r al of those assIsti ng,
feathers and carrying large bouqp:ets . were also large pir,k candlesticks and the number of handsvme toilets
of white flowers. They paused to i with pink shades. White ribbons ex- worn signi'lies tha.t spring isat band.
If " ,ceming events cast their shadows
untie thiD'ibboils which "barred .. the tended from tbe chandelier to the
center aisle- and waited to allow '''the corners of the table, and the chande- before,'" arnd It this receptioJa fore '
bridal party to pass between them, lier was wound Ivitb smilax. shadows the futnre. Oshkosh will be
until the arrival of the bride, whom ' " The wedding supper was served to exceedingly social the cdmio'g ' sum-
tbey preceded to the altar. 'r~o the bridal party immediately on its mer.. Among those who assisted in
ushers ceaded the bridal par y arrival from the church. The party entertaining were the follow'in~ well
proper. They were Nathan Pall .>~ tJ umbered twenty-two. An elegant 1 knowH 'ladies: Mrs. Hi·rely,. Mr~.
Harry Birely, Fred Fe'l!<e~" P J !n ' menu of six courges was served. Sawyer., Mrs. Chase, Mr!!. Brown,
Janes. and Walter Grimmer of in, After the wedding supper of the Mrs. Snell, Mrs. Buck-staif and
waunee. ' Then , came the maid of bridal party the guests were received others:; also Misses Ford, ')'leek, Clark,
honor and the bridesmaids in pairs, in the parlors at the Grimmer home 11Htoll, Lawson and W-to'Oster. It
one in pink and one in white being by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Grim- was nelLcly sundown wh'eu, the last
together. Mias Jessie Paine was the mer, the bride an(l groom, Mr. and guest Cileparted and tl'i'l1·t the a1fa.ir .<
maid of honor and the bridesmaids Mrs. John Wolfe, parents' of the was a splendid social ~tlccess goes
were Miss Carolin -,L = a.;;
\V..::a~
o~n .!.".....::
M:;:;L=s...!".
s _____...:...______________ ___~_'"_____..... withoblt saying.

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.HITUMN: DA:J?S.
TopicS for Talk Amon.: MjOn and ·Women. "
SCRAPS OF SOCIETY
The beautiful home of Mrs. A • . H. OOIAL MATTERS IN GENER
Read au Algoma ·street was the seene of
a most agreeable gathering 9n Friday,
whfch, in point Qf numbers ," elegance of ~ Farewell Party at the lIaben lIome.
apPointment anll general good cheer and ·IUt:s~ T. \ n. 1\Iorgan Entertains.
hQspita.1ity, Is seldnm, If ever, ' excelled.
The QccasiQn was the ' rQse recfl.ption
. K 'G olden We.dding -- Other'
E y!:nts and Notes,
Ifiven by Mrs. A. H. Read, ' Mrs. T . J.
Vaughn, Mrs. E. G. J'acksnn
and Mrs. Ellen FQrd, aJld . ac- If Miss Regin&Haben had planned
cQmpa,nying the receivinll: party was tn give a nQve,l party she CQuid not
Mrs. L. W. Halsey Qf Milwaukee, whn have succeeded better than she did
, has been fnr some days past the iluest nf
Mrs. Pord. Daylight was excluded and last evening. When her paren'ts " de-
the rnoms brilliantly llIumina~ed, turned cldedtogQtn "Denver it was dete~:
the entire afternQnn Intn evening. The mined to speno the last evening at
flnral dl'corations ,were unique and beautf-. their JOlle with their friends.
ful, and consisted nf palms, ferns The furnitut;e and carpets were
and \'i'nes; rnses , and car" all remnved frQm . the hQuse.
nations nccupying conspfcuousplaces. The rQoms '\Vere absnlutely bare. 'B ut
Smilax wreathedthtJ chandeliers; vin.e s there was music and there were mer-
crep't , .up " and abnut the mantels In a
most graceful and natural 'way, and the ry peQple all trying tQ make the ' last.
sweet ptlrfume Qf flowers was every· evening In Oshkosh as happy as pog,.
where. The beauty Qf the decQratiQns sible for the Ha.ben family. . '
culminated IB the side tllLIl and caught It was a thQroughly enjoyable par-
··the " imIiledl!\te attentinn Qf In- ty. There was a feeling of sadness,
cnming guests, the . stairs being I hQwever; amnng ,the guests at . ilie
bauked f)'nm floor tn 'c eiling with , thought that the house which had
. palms, whilEi the banIs ters were wreathed entertained them SQ much, was about
\Vlth Engli$h Ivy-and the whole il· tQ IQse its inmates. Dancing was
lumlnated by the rOsdate glow of pink kept up until train time, and those.of
shaded lamps; seemed like a glimpse In ~he guests t~at rem ained, accQmpan-
fairyland , and carried Qut the' scheme 'nf led the family tQ the train. AmQng
rQse color to perfection. I thQse present during the evening
In the dining 'rnnDl "yards ot roses," were: The Misses Hattie Bras,Mabe ~
graced the walls, and dozens Qf the pink Viall, Anna Weisbrod, Mary HarlQw I
and : whiM blooms filled the epergne Lilian Felke~, Anna Radfnrd, Lillia~
,which occupied t.he center Qf Weber, Carrie Lawson, Beatrice
the elegantly appointed table, resting 'TQnnesen, LQuis'e Mears, TQny Eck-
.lip a center pieCe of exulsite Roman em· I stein, Nellie Mears, Ida Radford,
,broidery. Cut ,Ias~ disbes' beld dainty : May Schreiber, Winnifred HarmQn,
'plnk and white ' bonbnDs, 'and caDdied Bertha IdesQn, Mary Hughes, Clara
' rose leave~, and a " few pieces Qf rare Liude, Helen Peck, Lulu Peck '
china and fiDe 6iJver·ware' furth er adnrned Susie Rumery, Julia Bra,s. ' I
·the table. '-FQur tiundrectalld ' tifty Invi· The Messrli. Rnbert Evans, Arthllr
tations had be'e~ l~sued. , and in spite GQSS, Armin Kuehmsted, L. A. Bau :
at tbe unfavorable wjlll-ther were man, Winter Everett. Carl Felker, R.
quite generally responded to, judging B. Pratt, Edgar Finck, Ben S'P,lth,.
hQm the constant strep.m' of' ani vals and Will Hawthntne, Ja.cQb J. Schindler,
depal'ture~during ~\le fQur hours desig- IF. L. DQlbeare,James Jenkins, Fred.
nat~gin t\:le invitations. T.he refre~h­ Barkman, James Gould, Charles I
ments in <;haflle Qf Madame Jannush, DinsmQre, Will Campbell, GeQrge
were Qf .thi:l . most delicate cbaracter- Madison, Fred HQaglin, GeQrge
'the .ice cream being rnse colored, frozon HQaglin, Mnritz Weidner, Tbomas
in ., tbe furm ,of a fQse, and ' Gorman, Martin Battis Otto Welf>-
served with na~il'ral rase fQHar-o. brQd and Arthur Snell.
In the reception hall Misses MQrglJ,n and Among Qthe~s were: Will J . . Hay
GQuid presided over the pUQcb bowl, tbe and wife; Clayton" Quaw .and wife,
~on ~eQts 'oJ' wnich ' \\iere pa,latable' aud Charles P. Salisbury and wife, Charles
refresbing: -.and frQm 'l au upper raOUl the Oellerich and wife, and Charles W.
swee~ : strains ' .Ill' music '\Vhich floated Felker and wife and l\frs. Richard
dowD proclaimed' the preseuce Qf .our Guenther. .
OWn Arions. . The ladles assisting were, 'j
MeFdames. George W. Pratt·, ' .JQbn
afC),s, J. E~ Kennedy, W. J. Hay, J. H. I
Sturtevaut and .Misses Ha)" Crane, Cra-
ry,' Pratt. L3Ivson, Morlfan ' a nd ' Gould.
Among the . !iuests frQm q,brnad werll
Mrs. C. E . Edwards, Qf Stevens POint, 1tiis~ Gallinger and Jam es Morri~on
en~ertained a company , at cards
MI'S. Geo. Hatch Qf Marinette. Mrs.
Reeve of Fond du Lac, Mrs. p, V. TJaw- Thursday evening at Mr. MQrrisnn's
son nf Meqasha, Mrs. C. C. Chase of hnme Oil Otter street. The enter-
Li'n'+<lln, Nebraslm, " and Miss tainment was dQmino whist, and all
Eva Parrett . Qf, Indiana. the guests used luck and skill .tn win
Mar. y elellailt co@tumes were 'displayed th e golden !tars that wnuld make
nQticeabl), 'for the ,tirst time, and ·all in tbem ' champions, . provided they
al1 the altair was dellglitful. A magnifi- secured ennugh Qf tbem. It waH ' a
cent bouquet Qr ' American ' Beauty and ,mQst e n}oyable gathering in ,every ,
w,~y. 'Ihe company was just large
L.a ·France 1'08e9, sent with her regrets
by 0. prominent lady Qf · this city, at- enough to 'make it interesting and.,
ti'acted un, iver~aJ a.dmlratlon,. and w.a:8 .a yet not large enollgh to over-fill ·th e.
rooms.
speCially sqitable additlQn 'tQ thi-s rQse
re.cB tion. ' , , . D'aint'y refreshments were served
and the prizes were awarded. ; Miss
StrQud and George Fraker. won the
head prizes and the tQot prIzes came
tQ Miss TQnnesen and ».:6. Cbase .
:L)wenty bright· eyed young ladles Miss C~rran rendered a' sQln 'and H.
welfe entertained a·t a cinch party by W. ,Harper gave a number Qf selee:
i Miss Maud · Wa~hburn at two o'clock
ions .lin tbe banjn aJ;ld the- party
I.lin ]!'riday afternQnn. Tbtl prize Qf closed atter a few ,iIII prn'Yised danceil.
i the :.tfternoon , a ' silver spoou, was
wnn by Miss Calista Pratt. Tea was
served at five G'clock. The rnoms
were prettily decorated with cut
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' T h ings o-~'-:~~e~~stto nlell ' and Winneconne Garden .,Mapy;Anend Civic.
a chieved on Thu rsday, wh'en 'Mr~. J, G:
Anotper 8plendid social success was I ~Club Fl()~trr<S70biv,/ 1'; 1 \: .;.'':, U t e

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Birely and Mrs, C. 1\1, Conlee received , ,Is Marked Success" ,. -; Uee ·m,'Cl
Ilearl v half a thousand of t hei l' friend~ 0
at th ~ l'e,sidence of Mrs. 'Conlee on , I ir
' ",'Mone . -
than fulfilling the highest " .. I
I
Algoma street, The elegant 11tHl spaclOlls
r esidence was tx a ns f.Dl:med ' into a bower
of bea uty, by, the aid of palms, potted
I " .,
~ ~e?C,' p!'!f'tations, the Winnecqnqe (
j~ ~'a,rden' club flower S"llOW, : held
,
I About60 individuals attended the
dinner and program at 't he regular
chrysanthemums, Cllt flo we rs alldgar· , t' Wednesday at the :Winneconne ',m eeting of the Civic League, held
lands ,of s milax. , The honse was a blaze
of lig11t 's oftene'd . by ~ hades of pink ,
I city hall, w as unammously de-
1\ clared a decided success and one
I Mond~y eVening in the council room,
it
crape over all .tbe globes of the chande' l l of the outstanding shows that w.ill'. r at the 9 y Hall. .
h ers . . In ooe 'cornel" of the library I
under a caoopi' of pink crape with a back· I be held in the vicinlty this season. I,
There were 600 I?eople, from the
A committee , consisting of Mrs. G.
' Kahn, Mrs. Rud'o lph Hoger, Miss Mil- I
g round of 'la'rge,' mii'rors,h Missesh Paige
ar,d Rollins [H6sided at 't e pone ow.
b I IsurroUndl'ng ' communl'ty,
visited the exhibits, which were
that , d re d Severson an d i.dss , ', Beatrice
Vases filJ ed wi t h carnatjons a nd ro ses . , , Tonnesen, assisfed by Mrs. Lamont
wide in vartiet °d typed~' 10t,vel J nf
y f y
br,igh'tened, the, mantels and smilax : Miller, Mrs. Fred Bishop, Mrs. A. F.
trailed ' abo nt the chandeliers; while , arrangemen an III Ica lVe
Schroder, and M'TS. J. J . ~Grimes,
0 1
a bove the hum and buzz of voices th e I considerable originality. "
stra:ns of th e, Arion orchestra floated To set aside one division as served '\10 very delicious dinner." at
5weetJ.v down frOID an upper hall. As is outstanding would be difficult but 6:30. The table decorations were
usual the dining room was the apart· the objeCt of particularly en-
meot,whilrtlio the acme of decorative thusiastic comment were the especially lovely. Carried out in a
s'k ill was reached , the table being a gl.<ldioli and 4innia exhibits. The I color scheme of silver. b1ue and I,.
model of ' originality . antj.
and J;eceiviog the hIgh est compll-
rnellts ' , from those
beaut~,

accl\'s tomed
to eleg,ant table de~oratioos.: 1S'0 cI~th
I
rock 'gardens, arranged by ' Mrs.
A i L: Miller and Mrs. George
Gr oss an,d , the ir committee did
much to a-ug ment the setting and
whiter' the Easter theme was empha-
sized with nests of silvered Easter .
eggs, each guarded by a blue bunny,
-
was used . !:>u th e hl~hly p:>llshea tab,e. , interesting ' too were tl}e ' \vild tall white tapers in silver holders, a
The
mirtorcenterpiecp. was a11 ' large
011 whicil rested cireular
bea:utl:ul . c ut fl9 wers arranged -- by l\1iss Mild,€d horn of t>lenty held very natural-
la.ss : ro'~e bowl, 'surmounted b a tall
,
I Severson and CampFire .Girls.
Otlier noteworthy parts of the
looking artificial Easter lilies and
other white containers held more
cu t g as~ vase fill ed with La Il'rl1 nCe, \ show w,e re the six tables with
J rOl'es, reRcbill1! nearly to tile ehan. their attra-ctive appoiqtments,' the bouquets of lilies with which artis-
dt'l ie r ai)ov " , From ' th e pi nk ~ h a l1l!d: \ bird houses m.~ de by, Willis 'Diyall ti~ally curled sprays of white a.nd;
,dl't\\V1l f~urcorner~
c ll a nuelito" r tbe ga l lunch 'of ~m illt'!: w ore I I and boys, and the" shadow boxei>
of t he tabl e. U' ~ I I ' '''.LJ
~ bl ue ~e IIoph ane ,were arranged.. E)ach"'
ing oe2rly to t.be th or. '1<'ou!" i ,f, ': i prepared oy Mi~s Beatrice T~~""" ·c ontamer stood on a blue mirro~
Slllldpd cH".dLes , in brol,.e c a, ndle~ t i ; ".;~S neson
b ' assisted t ' by d Mr ' .. DivallI .. t ''fhe1 th a t a dd e d much to the effect. Blue
rfls lecJ on I.he tahle. whi le f'xquisite t ut 1 oxes ~o~ aI~e UIljlsu_a , ~r lC.~S '
gJal'S db hps h}~ld VU,rlOU8 pi nk cor-l iec' and dIstinctive flotal , 'a rrange- crepe paper combined with smaIIt
lI o n<. Buc h as spun suga r, cand ied ros e ments. In ~/the art ' group there' blUe candy easter egg~ and white
leavps. and pink but.tercu ps, wi1il Hhere- was a wide varietyo! lovely napkins completed the ' gecoratio'n s,
and there la y a. pink rose. "arelf>ssiy miniatures, silhouettes ,aqd man,-
droP~pd among" the array of glittering tel arrangements. "Ihe displays ,w~ich were made and arranged by
cut glass dis ne.s. aJl 'n'~ tin~ on em broid· bf the florists added much .' to the " Miss Beatrice Tonnesen. ~" .-'
cred dnyleys. , Th e refrf'shments were /ShOW'S beauty and ' eveq the The members of the cast of the
d plieioll~ , t~ e ~llh>' lalJtialsbei!Jg folJowea vegetable div ision was colorfu,lw. play, "Too Many Bosses," and theI'r l'
by pllIk and whi ' s ice crea.rn and woi te
Cake with pink fl'Jstillg. Before lea vllI!/: and artistically arranged,
'
: ~" , direct,o r, Mrs. W . D. Brownson, wei'e~
th? dining- room "each la.dy wa' s ,'Jre<eot,ed ' Judges M . for J P the C flower f show N ' ', guests o~-''""1: honor. ' i
witb a >' ouvenir Ja'cf\ pin of c ut silver, were . rs . . ' . anavan, 0 ee- ' , " '
littl e Mi"ses~ Anita. Ovin,tt a nd Lorna , nah, Mrs. R. B. Locke, of Omro, ' I Followi:iIg~ the dinner Miss Mildred
f1 o?per carrying pink basket (!Ilshioos, and E. H. Ristow, of Oshkosh. R.Severson, ~1Hi~l'man of the progra:m
ael.ln ll' a , sou van i)" girl s. Pa~8i'ng from , i B. Locke ,judged ~he v~~tables ~ committee anno, unced the various '
th,· dirring roorn through tbe ' ~ id e hall
picture appeared, \ Calkins and Miss Mary' 'C .' ~
and clerks were MISS BeatrIce M. . "'"'" ' ,
a llotber pretty numbers presented. The assembly :
III t he s tloirs banded with I' Grimes. " " sang , "Wearingof\ -il;l,e Green," and
palms and dr ape d in pink and craoe. and The executive comm , itt~ , o,Lthe ' A Id L . S " 'h
at the front ooor th p li ttle Mi sses Vo.o l b "" u ang yne, WIt Mrs. Bessie l
Ll e o.v actl'd as ush ers, dre~"ed i,ll pin k clu in charge , 'o f the ShbW , ha,ve Zager, pianist,' as accompanist; and
c ape. The costUllj(,~ of~., tbe host,es se" W::cp.ressed • 0 dIviduals and theirfmns
.. thanks that' toadded
the in- to Cl arence Mar t enI d", tree
p aye h ./
pOllUlar Il
w('re ' egant, Mrs, Conlee wearing a I ' " , .,' I t'
fawn a nd blue cbangeable ~llk gown; pe
success of ' the vent:ure. ' se ec IOns on , his piano-ac'c ordion.
an d M-rs. Birely ' a white brocaded silk r~c~~ _.;_:;;;~,~,~~,~~~~;~~;;;;~~ Miss Oranda Bangsberg, executive
witb pearl passamen,t erie and [Jointiace .f secretary of the Oshkosh Council of
, " , --" ' ,"::~<--- ' .:~' !
The assistinll' ladies were Me~dltmes Van
trimmill!!s, and di amond ornam en ts, C
PLANTS A GARDEN I amp Fire groups, was the speaker
Liew. J. E. Kennedy, .John R. Morgan, "V" F()'RVlCTO~~
'I: t , , of the evening and explained the
Battle Conlee, C. W, Oviatt, J, p , GO llld, , " ,. aims and accomplishments of camp
JTI. P. Sawyer, C. C. Cbase and Allgus IL' M" " " , " fire members. Instructive -games were
Bncks!-<tfl'; and Misse~ Doe, Weed, 'l'Oll' i< • ISS , aeatri,ce .,['onnesen has plan-
nesen, Carrie Rumery and Alice Wash. ted a ~giarden' in such a way that the 11 demonsVrated by girls of tHe Wawin~
burn. A prettlel: or m'O re enjoyable oc- Lettuce forms ,a large 'IV" an,d -the ahkan ,Camp Fire group, ''of which
casion
t'his pink can"Atfl
bardHome."
ly be im3,gillild t hao was '
other veg.etables are ,a rra,n ged to ; M'ISS M ildred Severson is: leader. ir-A
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. !.1 form an artisti,c accent f:or the Vic- I brief busIness m,ttefihg ' wa~ held ' in
tory sign . /1 , conclusion, tlie p~~sident,Mrs. J. J.
Mrs T To ; ,. f Grime~, presi' ding. --
, d ,. ' . nnesor , ': th her daughterl " ,
an son of O s hk C1~;,' visited l\1r d
M F i, ~'. an
rs. red Tonneson of north Oak'
this week. { . street

.'
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t e ron par or, t· ,e fo , oWIng elDg ran c lias gl1:1I1ed au envfalJ e reput-
ati.on as an arti~t, and her many
LINKED FOR-LIFE the rece ption CVllImlttee: Mr. an
Mrs. E. M. Crane, Mr. and Mrs. paintings have been admired in Chi-
cago and the · author hjghly compli-
Charles W. Felkar, ,Mr. and
m~nt~d. .She has also w()rlwd exten-
XHE CIIANE-FELIIER WEDDING Mrs: Allen Grane{ .M~ss ~an- sively in the Hne of literature. Mr.
nie Crane. ' Miss AnnIe FIeld,
Mr. Freq Felker. ,T .he guests were Crane has bee n' before the businessJ
Trinity Ch~rch the .Scene of a~ Impos- ushered into the pl',esenae .Qf tb e r e- men of this city for the past fift'een '
log Ceremony Thursday Evening. ceiving ' pa.rty l!ly ,t he " l1sber~. A years; and, for some time 'he has been
larae pavllion had been ,platCed ~n the superintendeut of the '.ThoQlPson
A Brilliant Reception.
yaid, where da ncin.g was carrl~d on Carriage cQmpany• . lJ-e is a w,e.qJ4er
Elegant Presents.
during the eve ni ng, to, the ~USIC of of various orders, ,/Lnd J:t,,-,R?e~,u presi-
the full Arion 'or.chestra, which was . cent of the Cre~ce.nt .cJ.uQ. iIis busi-
'certainly' at its ,Dest. Su~.pe,nded f.rom ness and 80cIal qUlj.I)~I~ have won
. The wedding of Miss Lilian Felker him :IJany~ frl!m9f1 A1f)PJig all classes
and Mr. Edward Miller Crane on the branctl~s of the trees 1ll va.rlOtlS
parts of tlil,e premises we.re ChInese C!)f~eo~_' -'~'" .
Wednesday evening was a rcc~er~he
and brilliant affair. For a, long tIme lanterns whieh ,finely .illuminated th~
the wedding of these two young peo- lawn. The re.f'veshment~ were served
ple had been look ed forward t.o with buffet. The 'fjrese nw were very nu-
unusual interest, and the wedding of merous and eostly., and ,&'cc.ording to OUT IN THE QUEEN.
two of the most popular young peo- the latest SG.cJal ~dea, ,the cards bear-
ple in the Sawdu~t City was undoubt- ing the names of ·the ,donors . were
\ ' .lng Party Yesterday.
edly the most complete and notab!e -removed, eaeh !pl'esent being kindlY !
acknowledged .ir: a note f rom the :Miss Ella AUitin entertained a
social affair which has taken place In yaehting partY·,-,o n the yacht Queen /
. the city for some time. Trinity bridal CO'Il,pJ.e, The 'maid .of honor ,
was Miss Anni-e iFleld of ,Ripon, and yesterday. The yacht sa.iled to Lin-
church, the scene of the marriage

I the' bridesmruid·s were MissJrathari'ne dElnwald, where dinner .wai served.


ceremony, presented a very pJ'et~y . Gold of Chica~o, Miss ' ClaudiaMc· After dinner tllflre was a delightful
appearance, so t:astefully . was .It Court of Den,v er,andthe Miss~s sail home by moonlight. Am0ng the
decorated with . palms and whIte Harriet E. ~t:as, Calista Pratt and guests were the Misses Anna. Paige,
roses. L~ng before the j,time ap- Lulu Peek ,of tbis ci.y. The \:lest Beatrice' Tonneson, Lizzie Hill, Mary
poi'nted fo~ the ceremtmrto be per· man wa's Fre.l!erick :Felker, brother Weed, Mary l; }'orbes; M:uy Powers,
formed the elite of the .CIty streamed of the bride, arnd the ush ers were ESt~er ' Weed, Calista Pratt, Mrs.
into tbe churcb, and the sweet breath .Tacob JohN :8ehlinoler o<OI MiJ.waukee, BirElly; , Will Hill, Mr. Cheney. of
of flowers, combined with ·the elegant and George Athearn, .Jr., .Benjamin Toledo, 0.; 8alfl Evans, George Mad-
costumes of the ladies served to in- !Read, Cad FeHwr and ,EClwin '1'. ison, Harry Birely, 'Mr. Waddell, of
crease the spirit a F the loveliness 'Cole of t!Ji,s cit,Y. Toronto; Charles Williams and Edwin J
which pervaded the immense audito- The costfi,mes of the ladies were Cole• .
rium. Precisely at eight o'clock,'. very elegant. T<he bride400ked cha rm-
Trinity vested choir proceeded il!.€: in a quad.llt~ simple ~ow'n of cr~ p e
from the rear of the cr:ystal Ben.ga,Une. tr,im med wI.tll
ch urch to the ' " altar, '. singin!; 'white point duebesse I.aoo, "',Ith W?lte \
"The Voice ' That , Breathed O'~r satin fQlds Oll the -sk irt. She w?re I
Eden." Hardly had the strains of di lll.LUo nds as (J,r nl1lnents, and CUrled I
the music died away when the brides- a white aitd gold .marr ia~-e ?ook;,. t? ~
maids aild ushers issued from eiti;ler, gift of the mai'd ,of 'hpI,wr. MI~S F I~ld,
side of the c;hli'ricel ,. and p~ece~ed by .the maid Jf hOi1'Q~~ wa& ,bea lltlfIJIIIl al
the maid of honor, marchetl ",·to, CQst\J.me~ Q.f I?itlk stllL ,~he .~ore. a
thll rear of the .cI;tufch" · '··ta.· large \Vhi~e' crepe h at, ttllllmfld vll,th
meet . the . bride. Then, to waite ostrich featner-s,acd r,vore w\nte
the sweet strains of the wedding ,glovefl and slipp.ers.. Sbe carri,ed a
marCh from Lohengrin, the bridal .buncn,of t,a.Franc \fooes. Mrs, E el};;er
I party proceeded very slowly u~ the 1 'was at.t ired in a, g,@.w'lit of ,pearl grey
main aisle, the ushers and brldes- !satin brocade, tc,i,m med wHh , pina
malUs taking the lead, foll dwed ,by, wearl ptissementrie ;8;00 • crepe. S~
the bride and maid of hOllar, and tJlll <.Wore a 601'0net at l'QSeg In .her hal(,
parents of the bride. _ At t'be chan- 'l!ind carnled a bUDc h o,f pink r6ses.
cel stood the groom and the best Q1,~Il, ',M rs. Graue voas e,owll!ecl in a ,C;Ostumll
who in the meantime had mar~:bed ()f light ~,re y · , cry~ta,il sUk, tr~ Ulmed
from one of the veHry reams. 'l'he wit,h black chantilly lace. BhG car-
nshers and bridesmaids then ~t.epped ried pink lioses: Miss Crane w.ore a
to the altar, standing in froiJ~{) f the dress of Peilrin striped. sUi\;;, witb pure
choir stQ,II~, and the betrotba;J ~e r,vice, white satla trimmings and l3<Olnt
very ~rief but bt'autiful, l1\\II. bel!\; appl\lJ.ue. Sbe carried white rotles.
The bridal couple, accomp;:tDled be' , Miss' Mollie .Felkel', sister of the
the maid of honor, ,t h en ··~tep ped Il: bride" was co<£tumed in cream. silk
th e altar rail, wh ere tlia marriag, " with pink chiffon trimmlllgs.
ceremony w~s perforlneq, the Epis- and carried pinlc roses. Miss Sadie
copa.l riog service beiug used. The . FAlker, ' Lhe YOllllge~ t sister of the
couple th en kneeled, a~iI. the bl essi n~ bride, wa., dressed in cream silk mull,
of the r ector, thll Jle'l. John W; I trirumed with satin ribbons, and
GreenWOOd, co[]cludeJ;1 the service. carri ed pink roses. , The brld.esma,l ds I
The pure white bri ~l veil was then wore gowns of whIte organdle, tnUl-
removed by tbe gro.olP and the maid
of nonor, the latter' taking it· and
med with Valenciennes lace, made
in 1830 style, They wore white silk
I
'carrying it on h ~~ !1F m. Tbl.l}, Jredding mull ' bats and carried shower bou-
march from Tann);la user ,wi1~ , .then
played, to tbe m.Qs·jc of whJ9,P? the
I
'gnets.

·, I
I I r"e. 'll. b ~ r of guests from
bridal party, consisting ·,of t.h.Il ~ ,bride I ab:oad we ~ present, . amol2 g , them.
and gr60m, brid.e~J.llaid~ and, ~~~hers, ' I beIng: Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Smltb, of
maid of bonar , And' best IQ~rl; : tbe ' Menasba; Miss Griswold, Appl eton;
'Parents of the b,rlde and the parents Miss Nina Galloway, Fond tiu Lac;
-of the groom,' pa,ssed slowly. dqwn the i Oliver - SOlith, Appleton; Miss Nes:
center aisle, "followed by~' the" b,oy bat, New Yot\{; Miss . Lot,tie Folds.
-chair, the chOir separatin-g " at th e Minneapolis; Miss Field, Ripon ; Miss
-(!hurch door and sJanding ~;(Jtil the
music ;ce s,e 'F ThAparty ~vas then I Patton, New York; Mrs. Frederlcl{
. Wolf, Petr~lia,Canada; Miss Howard,
·<lriven' to ·t he ' s.pacious residence of Neenab; Miss Harvey, Au'rora, Ill. ;
rthe bride;s :par~n t.s" ron W~Sihing~on Miss Claudia McCouH, Denver, CoL,
street, where an elaborate reception and J. J. Schindler, Milwaukee.
was held, beginning-:-at nin:e o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Crane left on the
'.rhe interior of the residence was midnight train for Chicago and east- j
made If'lost atti;,~st,iv'e br J.aT.re palms
and pink rqse~. '£be pInk effect was I ern PO~l~~~, they . intending t~ he ab- .
sent for a few weeks ailer whIch they
carried gut throughout thei'esidence,
the decorations in the dining roem
being entjrely of , t~at color. The
I WIll reside in this City. Perhaps no
couple is better k,nown not only in
the citv, but in the state, than are
various mantles thro'llg,hout the
house were banked with tropical Mr. and Mrs. Crane. ]'or many
plants and vin-es. The ·g>uests num- years they have been social favorites.
berim! about 400. wel'6 -receivAd 1n and the!r m~ny: fr.i ends show the hlghJ ,L_ _ _ _ _""'-_ _ _~_ _ _ _...l.._'_.......__'..:..JIl...;..._ _ _ _.....;.

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'1'he Rollin s-In eout ];arty wa~ cer- i1'---..,.-----"""'!.,===-~-


tainl y a complete SlIccnss and it has The quiet of e L enten season is
...."""-"""'--
made a brilliaI;lt openi ng of the sea- ,occaSiOn allY re le vp.d by a par ty Qr a
son i,n ' thi ~ 'cltY/ W::hich future enter- r eceptiou , a nd sllch events are al-
OPEN§:~~~If~l SEA.~ON· tainers will have some difficulty in
coming up to. .
,way s grer1tly to th e liking of those
whose re ligious scruples do 'not r etire
I ~ ;' .' ,. l
: THE lWLLINS-BTDKOUT PANTY A o;,Ong those present with theIr them to socj~l. exile for fort y days.
wIves. were: Messrs. Geo. W. 'Ath- L ento n fUh c.tlOn s are always more
earn, W. M. Johnson, E. H. Smith,J. pleasan t on t his .very acco un t, since
I The ,Reception at Odd Fellow.' Hall Earl Morgan, J . . R. Morgan, G. W. the ~ come at a t ime 'wh en t he op por-
Last Evening Was a Brilliant Gates, O. Coek, J~ N. Hoaglin, Alber.t' ~ulllty for socia l cnjoyment is limited:
Event--A Large Coml,any Morgan, M. E. ROLlnds, E. R. Jones, S.uch an event was t.h e rece pt ion
R. F. Kellogg,. G. F. Wright, Oliver glv e~ l by Mrs. Ste phen Rad fl:l rd an d
Pleasantly'Entertained. Ellsworth. E. C. Crandall, John th e. Misseq Radford at their home 0 1
'lVashburn, Stephen Radford, Dr. UI110.n st reet, .T h ursday a ft er noo n and
Society does not consider the social Gordon, J. H. Glass, L. H. Ea..t'On, J. e V~B1n g . T houg h indeed, it W i1S no t
season really open until thA first large C. Noyes, J. G. Clark, G. W. ~R0e, ,t.IIlS ~han ,m::-de .t his r eception pleas -
party of the season. If that is the , Bobert Brand, W. W. Wa.terhotIse, ant, Jt w ftS In Itself an e ven t that
case, this social season in Oshkosh C. W. Bowron, F, E. wo uld have bee n as enjoyabl e had it
was most brilliantly opened last Waitll, L. F. Thompson cO?J e at a Lim e fill ed wi t h social
.evening. ·Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Rol- W. Colyi9, W. H / Titus, Goo. H: galetY' f'
lins and Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Ride- Ca.meroli, Alton Ripley, G. C. Grimth T he Radford r esidcnce was ren-
out and Miss<RcJJi.ns gave not : only M. C. Phillips. Jas. Doughty, A. B: dered mor e attractive (,han usu al Ly
the IIrst large party of the sel!.son at Crans, J. H. Crawford, C. W. Rad- t ;t sty t houg h not elaborate decora- /
Odd Fellows hall last evening, but ford. F. W. Swasey, D. L. Libbey, tIOIl S. hl.lms , fern s, potted plauts,
one of the most brilliant eYent~ · H.W. Heath, E.E.Bemis,R.M~MilIen, I and c ut flow ers were arranged about
Oshkosh has seen fOlr a long time. Be n Hooper, W. T. Ellsworth, C. E. the r?Ulll S an d sprigs of smilax were
Odd FellQWi hall never looked bet- Edwards. W. P. Findeisen, J. F. W. ~ Iltw Jrl()d gracefull y about c handel-
ter than it· did lait evening. No at- Decker, G. M: PaiHe, Ed. Paille, E. S. l ~r ~ and looped ever pictnros. ~l'be 1
tempt was ml!.de at elaborate decC)ra- Richmond, F. K. Edwards, A. F. IdlfJln g room, whe re r efres hm ents
tions. A few !plants on the diat- in Baehr, r.t D. Daggett, A. B. Idesoli, :v ere served, was bea utifully trimmed
the front of the'Pall, nits of I g,J,:~cHul D. M. Ca.mpbell,E. G. Jackson, IU gree n a nd white, with pla.nts and
drapery, a fe;# dainty trifles here Sam Gulliford, Her""a.u Derk!;!en, Jay flower s. Gr ee n, foliage green, was
and there, combined with the rugs to Blnman, Fred Bllrgess, L. D,Barvey, t!] e prevai lin g color of the decora-
make the hall attrl!.ctive. The indl- F. B. Clag!,;ett, W. H. Smitb, it . S. tlOL1 ~ , a:J a ppropriate tribute to the
vidual 'p ieces were nsed SQ effectively Wilson, J. F. W. Schmidt, A. W. I'ltr-· I OJ] wbic h t he receptiQll was
day
that one was ~truck by the beautiful rand, J. L. Sterling, W •. a .Boyd Geo. jhelcl.
appearance of the .whole without no- Rudel. W. G. Maxey, C. B. Washburn,
Wr W. Dltgget~, E. R. ' Par~sh, F. B.
. T here _were in r eality two recep-
tI O l ~S. .J! or the aft ernoon from two
ticing that there were decorations.
The supper room, too, was deconted Barnes, E. H. Hough, ~. ~P; LS$~"ens, to fiv.e lil vitations were iss ued to the
with exql:lisite taste. Flow:e,!:s, M: H. Eaton, Wm. Dichili'arln ;',E. E.
FlUney.
j )marl'l ecl la.dies, whil e in the e vening
the youn g people, th e unmarri ed and
chrysan~hemllms, white and yellpw: >, . "
rOlies and smil¥ gave life and color Messdl!.mes O. Beach, E. Dae"Maiy.. th ~' YO IiIl7'~ r of th e ma rried, wc, re r e- I
to the room. ._ Glynn A. E. 'l'hompsop AI,> celved. lhe g ues ts were r eceived in
But the decora·tions or tile ' room.s fred Ford, llary DaviH. S. M. £erry, Ith e south p111"Ior by Mrs. t:ltephen
merely formed a background for the T. Tonneson, Helen Loper, H: E.Mun- " jR,tdford, Mr s. Willia m Radford, Mrs.
gay company that filled the hall. ,It ger, A. D. Buck, ·E. B. :Qa'fis"Ruth I
Paige, J. J. Moore, M. A. Paige,
/w. E: Chandler of Bea ver Da m, Miss
~e.nllle Radford, Miss Daisy Radford
was a gay and brilliant company that
stood in groups, con'l'ersing in the C. D. Cleveland, C. R. Boardman, W. MISS Ida Radford, Miss Anni e Rad:
early part of the evening and moved J. Dean. ' ford al,d Miss Cha ndl er of Bea ver
gracefully through the tigUl'~S af the The Misses Crane, Cnrra.n, Derby, Dam. .T he hos tesses were assis ted in
dance later. ':ehe ladies 10l1ked their
best; The handsome gowns were,
for the most part, making their tirst
I Felker, Forbes. ' Margaret Fl,'aker,
Griffith, Ma.yme Hay,
Munger, Paige;'
Hooper,
Powers, ' Mari:'
e nt e rt a \l~ lll g by Mrs. Caldwell, Mrs.
C. H. Comstock, Mrs. George M,
Br~~v.D, l\~ rs. S. H. Gulliford, Mrs.,
I
appearance in the ball room, and Powers, Lottie Powers. Lizzie' P aIlSIl. M ISS Sad ie Goe, Miss Lizzie
elal60rate costumes they wore: There
was a spirit and an animation 'laat
evening that made the first ' party
: Radicord, Jennie Radford, Rudel, Susie
i RUplery, Swasey,TiltoD, Mary Weed,
I Weisbrod, Wilson, Fanriie Wilson,
IR~~ forcl aDd Miss Srd lie Pinni ng.
1 l he young p eople h ad possession
,of the hense ill tIL e evening a nd from
I
thoroughly enjoyable. It.is the spirit MIliY Doughty, 'Matti@ Doughty, Liz~ le~l:IY ~ n ti l l~tte tb e large parlors we re I
that the hosts impart,that does more zie Doughty. Jackgon, : Clara ,Jame!,. t~lOn" ed WIth ~L me.rry company. '
to make .a com pany a success than Doe, Crowell, Noel,Haight, Farrand,' l'1he An o;] orchestra was stationed in
elaborllte decorations or handsome Eitzgerald ; Mears; ' Tonnesori," e06lr: Ith~ fro nt hall on th e second fl oor. and
. gowns. . '. ' .. 4 Mand WashbIlJ:n, <'f Mary Washburn," thlOlIg bo u.t th~ evening strain s of
~A plea: ant feature of the ga.theririg Witherall, Murray, Servis. sw.eet mu sIc llilngled with the hum of I
pas the number o~~?lder people pres- MessJ:~. George Athearn,·, Ba.ss, vOICes .a'l d t he lau ghter of the gues ts. !
into They did not /take part in the Bit:gsr, Bil.uman, Brand, Cook, ~a t;l: '. tile eveu!llg when t ho early
.dance, but they epjoyed the party Crane, L.· B. ClIrtis. Dr. ~olbeare, '" ue, t. a .J depart ed, the young peo-
D!)ne the less and their presence I ~Bert Finch, EdK~inob, Frank ple,enJ _ye d a few dan ces.
added somethiug often la.cking at Gates. Goss, Bill, A. . oop'e r, 'I~e gu es ts were re ceived by MIOi.
Oshkosh parties. Janes, Pratt. Steve ' Rltdfotd, 'Bell WlllIa m·R1td ford , Mrs. Curtis 'W'ri ght
'fhe guests were met at the door Read; Schindler, Bp.n Sopel1, Crowell, of Marl ne ttc, Mr s. W. D. Chandler ot .l
by the ushers who were LouisA.Bau- Fred Barkman, Armin ' Kuehmsted, B~:~e r. 1.1am, Miss J ennie Radford'l
man, Armin O. Kllehmsted, Edward Bunter, W. P. White. Lloyd, · Rlde- Ml,S D'~l ~ y Radford, MISS Ida Rad-
M. Qrane, Paul Janes, Ben. C. Read. out, W. H. Hay, R. C. Russell. ford , ~ I SS Anna' Radford a nd MiM
and Will G. Bip:ger. Mrs. Porter, of FrOID out of the city were: Miss Ch~. Il (jJ e~ of ilcavcr Dam. Those who
Merrill, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alt'h ouse, Appleton; Mrs. Masterton, a~slsted III the entert aining were Mrs.
Rideout, and Mrs. Masterton, of Con~ Concord, N. H.; Mrs. Porter, !der- J! •. E. Wo rden, Miss Stella Radford
cord,f . H., as!tistf3d Mr. and Mrs. ril.l; Mrs. and Miss Cross, New Lon- I MI~s. Dollie RadfQrd, Miss J e nni~
'o1.lI:ns; Mr. and Mrs. Rideou~, don; Mrs. Dyer, Chiea~o; Mr. Coe, I Gl'lffi,tb , Miss Debora h ·Soper. Miss
and Miss Rollins in receiving. Chicago; Mr, 'Wilner, Gl'een Bay; Dr. 'I Ma ttie.•Jac l< son, Miss Susie Rum ery f
,Over ''lqo illvitatlons had been issued. and Mrs. Har-daker, Horton'l'ille. and MISS Daisy Rume ry. Dain t y r e-.
I "Durin ~e early part of the evening ~ __ . ,I:. ._ fresh!Jl ents were served in th e dining
the brge company fairly tilled' the rO\J~ und cr the superviSion of Miss I
rqomy hall, but soon the company CarrIe Ja.nush. - I

gradually thinned. Mrs. Charle!! R. . Over 400 guests were received dur-
Bo&rclman and the Misses Fannie Ing ~h p. a f ~ernoon and eVenin g, ye t a t
Crane, Flora Doe, Anna Paige 'and no tllne dId thp. rO.OlDs hav e th e
Mary Haiflht ·assisted in elltertain, CrOWdCd appearanc e one would nat- i
ing the guests. As scon as the com- jmalJye xpel:t a t so large a r ecept iol: . I
pany thlnued out dancing w&S begup. Amo ng those from out of th e eity I
and it was kept up untfl lin early were t ~e Misses Briggs of A ppleton,
·hour. T he full Arion : orch estra 'Was and MISS J ennie Roberts 'o f Jj'ond du
Lac. VJA ,(.,"I •
in attendance.
Refre sh ments were served under ,_ _ _ /~"'I / ,? --./~ <tiL
the direction of Mi83 Carrie Janllsh.
The menu was dainty and elaborate
and in ' compl etn harmony with the
_Lll.maindeiof the pl),rty.

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T\
_ .' S'Er,r',TLERS. -r~~~"~~~~~~~~r-iU~~~~nr------------'~~---- \
lectlons were we re'i!elved: Miss ~liC~ Miss Calista Pratt gave a pleasant
.
THE OL _-"~___ .I:1:l. Washburn in the "Debatlng Seclety
preved herself capabl \l and cempeten!!,. of
card PILrty at her residence en Alg?
. rna street en Wedne~day afternoen In
i ' excelling ali the debaters whe ente!'ed hen I'll' of her guest, Mhifl Grace N.es-
the centest, and her Im- bitt ef New Yerk. )'regressive cinch
. THEIR A.NNUA.L. RIfiJJNLQN LA.IST NI(jHT.

,
I ,, ~ ~--:-
. ~l
lBear Storle8 of the' :Days"n"fo re the Will'
persenatiens ef . the
debaters created , much a~usement.
varieus I was played, there being e,lght tables .
Mrs. M. E. Rounds wen the head \
Wh e n Qshko.h , ,,,'as Ye t' ' Y"ang'.
' Just.ice J. H. Merrin; iu his address
and manner which neVel fail to tak.e
pri ze. Light refreshments . were
served during the afternoen. AmoD[I: ,

~
. Addre~! es by~ .ft1dge ·WaShbur".

J. H. lUel'rill a nd Olherl.
((,!If/. /J, - '---
' - ,
0Y
' It
with an audience, created such merrl-
ment that th e outburst of laughter and
applause that greeted the spea ker on his
arising , were quit~ rl1dicativ~ of the 13,9; .1
those presen t from abrolj:d were Miss ;
Folds, Minneapolis, Minn. , and lVIlss ~
Rhodes of Denver, Col.

' Happv' are we toni ght 'friends.


Happy, happy.ar,'f w J ; .
The hearts that we rJ ell . llt Ir1eO ('5.
joy.ment the audlenc~ exp"cted a~ ,
'w'bich it received. ':OnA year ago ~Q,.
nj ~ht," said~e, "I was calle~ on .tQ'::fd~
SI·iIl another wl J! st club h as made
itil appearan ce in tlJis c ity. It is
I
With u s may haPl'Y tie : . ' knewn as the Pallette a nd i~ is com-
dress an audIence gath ered In .th i'$\, h·all
Frienels s hould la ugh,vith thosa who laug h, for th e SaUle purpose )er which ·we are. posed of t,he pupils of Miss Ma.ry
Ana ~igh for those in pain , assembled......:to celebra.~o anetber r e- ~liss •. Th e club held its first meet-I
The Clost of us have m et before' union ef the ' Old 'Settler's club. But In g wlth ~r~. A. W. Snell. .
Now we meet a ga~'n .
·- Un known. talk abeut hard times, why , on e yellr
Well were th ew tour.hing lin es sub- ago or even forty ye ars age a dol1a~. \ya_s _L:::::::~~=::::===="=,,,"':'''':'';='''':''''''''~~'1
~ stantiafed wh en am id the jingling ' .ot net a.s sc:trce as a Deo:l·Qcl'at is teday. Tn Mrs. T. Tonnesen of Oshkosh, Wi~. ,
th e oiden times we haC. no medern im'~ a ccompanied llY her daughter, MISS
I sleigh belis.and t he blowilig 5Dow, Lhe eld provem.mts that you see around about . Beatrice, has arrived for an extended
I settlers 'of bo t h selte's so ug ht th e we ll us te'd ay. We h ad no e lect ric lights, no visit .. with her daughter. Mrs. Allen
wa.rm ed a nd s paci eus ,Turn e r ball iast turkish bath s, no ' ~f.1 lcehohc baths." Kirk)?atrick.
evening where the a(lnual reunton of: th e This one on Owen A. Well s was relished
Old Settlers c lnb \va~ h e ld. immen'sc lY :tud the audience had not
I Last, evening was a typical w!nter's fini s hed wiping away tho· tears before he MiSS"Beatriee T o;;;;;es;;-n has . re-
II ni"ht, and as t.he sno w ca me in sl{Urr ies launch ed another belt. He said: "Osh- ,
" , kesh has always bee u held in con- turn ed home from ,Chicage, where
I a nd gusts, and pelted t he belate d pedes· tempt; by ' the aristocratic , and I slle lias been fo!· ." the , p'a st . two l
c'llltu red denizens of the east, but a .~m~O~Jl~ th~~~"=;::=;:======::::=E=~
I tri1w who was hurrying to his home, til e
old felks of three s core, and e ven fo u r c1:1~nge has ce me over these 'lleople and ..
scere y'ears, renewed old and in sellle tod a y the whole ceuntry from Hesten '~'" SUN;HINEAN J) IH:10WERS.
, cases nearly. torgo l,ten friendship s, a ll to San F r a ncisco and frem St. 1'0101 to fi;
New Orleans i.E! talki ng about 'The M,a n Toplc8 fc;>r Talk Among the Ladies D\lr-
'I unmIndful o! th e sto rm witho ut. '" frem OshK osh:"- . Th e literary program .' lng the Week.
T urne r hall ha s baeil th e 5ce,o~ o f 'h un- wa s concluded with a recitatio p by Miss To rE'ntH of rain mingled with fitful
d reds of brilliant SQcial eve nt s , but neno Minn ie Warner. . gusts of wind prevailed on Thursday
I that can compue , in fellowsiJ i p llnd
geod fee ling~'that' e r:i!' ts at the reuI;lioDs.
The grand march led by Captain
Beoth was a marvel of w indi ngs and
afternoen from two until six, tho
hours when Mrs. W. H. Doe and her
or the Old Settler's; club. "These gath- twisting s and upen its co mpletion but daughter, Mi~s Flera, were "at
erings," as President Cho ate r e mark ed . very few of the origillal participants home" to their friend~. Despite the
were ill it. The you u g people cem-·· war of the elements, abotlt one hun-
"make th ~ older seem ,ounger, and the men ced to mak e t hei r appearance on the . dred and fifty ladies venturE'd forth,
yeun g youn ger. " . fleer afte r the first tw o q uadrilles which ' and all seemed to be more than com- '
. Thl' inaugural .,And cl6~ing, of the were for the old folks only, and the wee pen sated for their courage, as the,
'se:vcoth 'annual r ~uj)ipn ,will leng be r e- small heurs of the mornt ng found t,h ~.~ . reception was on e of the most enjoy-
"w embered as ohe ot the most enjeyable ~till tripping the li gh t f 1). nta~ tic . ..,,1\ able and cordial of the year.
\"of eV8Ii'ts: ind though some f a ces seen at White a nd green were th e decera-
I~We reuui9ri' (lnh fl pr e vieus yeal' were tions of the roems, lilacs and lilies of
~absent ' " ias~> ~' e n i ng, . y et t he th '~ valley, mingled with ferns. -Be-.
.'pe-rso naliti es' of . those whe tween the parlors, the fret wO.rk was
,wer e gone , never to return 211 d RRIED TI!.·N l ' E,l ,n,s. a mass of flew ers.:and fl e wers sur-
we re refe rred td tim e and agai n as seme ronnded the mirror in a m~ss ef floral
incident of th e past was recalled. Tin Wedding of DJr. an<l Mrs. W. W. Water· beauty. Miss Grace Jacksen at the
.Wh en Lead er Choate pre ~ident of th e hou s e Apvropnale ,y (J ... le ora Je<i . piano enlivened the eccas ion with .
organization greeted th e old settlers' One of t h e large st r ece pti en s of the so me' E'xcell en t mu sic. Th e ho stess
with the ir wives and dangh,t ers, with h.is·, season cem memor ated the I ten th an ni- and her d a ughter were assisted in reo
words o.f welcom e , hs teuched ,3, r'e - v'3rsary ef the marriage o f Mr. alid Mrs. , cf'ivlng by anether daughter, Mrs ..
sponsi've cherd in the h eart et everyone W. W. Waterhouse. I '.rhelr s pa ciou s Vanie Doe Sa ngston , of Denver, in
presl3 n t, when h'e prenoun ced th e simple residence on Eas t Irving s tr eet was wh.:Jse bonor the recpptlOn w a~ given,
yet sympathetic word s, " It makes tQe made more beautiful th a'n ever by fe rns and also by Mrs: Coffin, Mrs. Andrew ,
old Silem younger and the younp', anj flowers, and ' fer' seve ral qoul's last Jackson, Mrs. R. C. Brown, Mrs. J.
younger." He spoke brie!ly ef the QC- eve nin g gaiety reigned sup reme. In the M. Bray, Mrs. John Hick ~ , Miss
casion and ' how he had leok ed forward hall 'was a magnifi cen·t bewer of fern s, Davis, Miss Rumery and Miss Crane.
to the e v e nin~ 11S on e ef the most whilo the front parl or, whe re Mr ' " nd
pleasant of the year: . Mrs. Wa terhou se r ece iv ed, was .Be 'or- _____
I J udge Wa5hbllln ,i,n his addreRs,g av e a
I lucid account of the cendltlOn .of t he
ated with s milax. Directly back of th e
ceu'ple, in til) cbaracters, were the
Th e "at home," given by the
Misses Ru ssell an d Jewe ll at thll res-
I country at th e tim e be made hi s trip In figur e ~ , " 1884· 189!. "
1 1847 trom New England to Wiscensin.
On the ses:ond
floor were th e rece pti on rooms ) aq~ the I id ence of H. A. J ewe ll . on West AI-
gema street last Thursday afternoon
He spoke of the, rail : road facilities of
those d ay s as compared with t he present boe th., . in which the many hea,u tiful I
s mekin g room. In the third story was a t was a dainty affair. Th e large r es i-
dence had been elegantly decerated,
I time, and' how tl;i.!:i' ,;, pulling of stu~ps
;froo:l what is neW Main street consti-
tuted th e puti.!lc imprevements.
prese nts we re d isp lay ed. The.' card
tables wer.e also on thi s fleer. The full
I
reses a'bd. ca.rnations being the fltvcir-
Ee flow ers, while petted plants had '
Arion orchestra was staUol1.tl'l d in th e I been pla ce d in t.he variollS rooms. The
Theugh be did not mention Jose ph Jack- library e n thiol first tloer during he early decorat ions in the di o.ing room were
son's name, yet the reference was clear l part of the. e v~ni n g, and I> ,.er in t he of pink ' and . white, an'd pre-
whe ll he r eferred t o . ,the I large p av il ie n where dancing " 'Was car- sAnted ... ·a beautiful app earance.
widening of Main s tree t frem ried on!' Between 600 an d 700 guests I The guests were receivedJ il the front
fifty feet tq ., ei,! hl,y f e~ t, . WflTfJ ·pre~ellt. · During the e ve ning r e- r parlor by ~1is ~ es Russell ,li!l'.<d.' Jewell
as . being th e rehu t of" t he work I'
fre~ hm e nts wer e served,' in charge of ami a lth o ugh the weathe'r' was' ' &o me~
of ene man, who fer,t)saw the fu t nre pos- Mi ~s Carrie Janoush. I what inclement, about 150 of ,tho in-/
sibilities in store fer, ·Oshke sh. Tbe first Those presen t fr.orn out of the city j vitations were r es pend ed to . The
existen ce that the city of Oshl<osh had, were as follows: Mr. a nd Mrs. Mile ladl es were assisted in enterta inin<>
as a definite loca lit.y ·· wasil] th e year Buckstaff, Chicage; Mr. a nd Mrs. Charles by Mrs. Edgar P. Sawyer. Mrs. C. C~
1846 • . The estimated populatio n of the P . Salisbury, Chicage; Mr. and ,Mr,s. F. Chase, Mrs. J. J. Moore, Mrs. Dr.,
litt le hamlet was about 150 persens;- but yy. Harri,man, Appleton; Dr. ' il,nri Mr s. H St~el e , Mrs. E. L : Wickwire, and the
thi~" was as far in ex~es~ of thll true n~m­ verbe,tt, Weyauwega; W. H. Lerd. Wau- ! MIsses Wmllle Harmon an d M" r y
ber of inha6itallt~,: Jl.e ), honght as iS ,the,
guess of the evel' iia:n g uine Osb koshian in
regarci to the ' pre,gen.t, IJOpulatioll. , Alld '
paca; Mrs. B. R Waterhou se, Appleton; Hughes. The Misses Dollie RaMOI'd i
Mr,s. Young, Clinton, Ia.; A. A. Adams, a~d. Cal,ista Pratt .presided over the
ChIcago. dmmg 100m. DUring. th e afternoon
I
it noses ' were counted IlOt over 100' th~ Arion or chestra r ender ed se vel'l1~
dweller s' would h:l.ve bee n discovered . . ' of Its best selectiDlls, an d rdresh-
'l'he Euphonic quar te tte, .compes ed, of ments were served kom five uotii
Will 'McDenald, . Robert Camero]); six o'clpc k.
Homer Dale .and Job'n paswell. made!1
fa.vorable irnpression;;J.lld the vecal se- "------'-' ""--

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.pIUNfER PASSES AWAY.


{"
Tonne!! :r4nne!!en Succumbl!l to Pro-
)., '. ( .,'i,-' ."" ~.J'
L~~~~~~~~~~~~~'7d~~~lfl""l
I
.f! I
died about two ' 'y ears -ago. Raymond
;}ong!e d, I~I~~,,~;'fi~',w.~1!I i(tentlfted T'onnesen, a ' son, passed ,a way about '
.!. ~ \.'i, .... ~_~ / . .,-/' I,; 1...:; ' .. ~\
', :\"\'ltll " tlie' . 'E"'~J,Y" ' Htl!lto'r.y of tile three , yea\is ago, ~hqrt!y af~er: ret1,lrn-
,!, ::;- , . ~-,- .~•. ~"\';" . '.' , - -' . Ing from · the Spanish-American war, In
t~, onnt~~~~~~.i~~! ~.~~C;l~.eSday. wh fc h 'he served as a ' member 'of the
hospital corps of the Second Wisconsin ,
ronnes ~:' ~9n:nefleti":'_ Of "' 986 Algoma regiment. '../ I
_st!eet, one of the 'repl1esentatlve pioneer Tho,se surviving Mr . Tonnesen are a
! . b~siness men ' 'of 'Wib.nebago county, son and ,three daughters. They are
dlrd Sunda,y ' afternoon at. about 5:30 Frederick ' Tonnesen of Ishpeming,
o''?JoSk, a~ter ,8., serious illness of seven Mic.h., Mrs. ' Allen Kirkpatrick of this
w ~ek s duration. ,'- H ~ was primarily"at- city, Mrs. Clara Tonnesen Klrkpat-
ta~ ke¥with inflammatory rheuma tism rlck anef MI-ss Beatrice T<mnesen, both
which affeCted . his heart and caused ~ of Chicago.--
general ,b reaklng" down. that.- proved fa- Deceased was a ;nember of the Osh-
ta.). H e wa,s ;Seveilty-fOur y'ears ~ of age. kosh Union club and a member of the
·rv.rr. a'onries,'::to'n nes'eii was born in C-ongregational society of -the First
M~ndal, Norw.a,y on ' Sep,teinber 7, 1838. , Congr egational church. He -was known
Confident that he could make his way as a man of ,great business integrity
inl the world ;rnore successfully 'in' ·the and he had a k ee n sense 'of what was
Statei!,.l1e came to America In absolute right and justice In business
at the age of twenty-one years, tra nsactions.
came· directly to . Winnebago, coun- The funeral will be held Wednesday
where h'e was an esteemed resident aft.ernoon at 2:30 o'clOCk from the resi- ',
the past' flfty-three .years. H e ' dence. Rev. Edward H ~ Smith Of the
in the village of Bli tte des First Congregational church wl-ll offi-
he sUIncessfully eonducted a gen- ciate and Mrs. F . H. Josslyn and He-
m a n H. Powers w!ll sing.

,.... 0~TTJ.NG RELIGION


t••
J
T o ~he , ~orthwester:n: My fa- I.
ther, bprn ' fil. Norway :fiom a long i
lIne 0 " in:.p.orters and merchan ts, ~
came to:, thu; country when he ,w as
~l: years old, and established him-
self as a merchant in Wipneconne
Wis., about 1850. This part of
'Yiscon~in was very new ' at that f
b.me, sItuated on the wide Wolf I
r~ v er at its conflu ence with beau-
,hful Lake Winneconne, and sur-
rou,nded by wonderful farm l ands.
WhICh vyere . rapidly being taken
up by ImmI grants from variou s
countries of Europe, who, of
course, spok~ qu ite poor English' l
I
Great reVIva l meetings of dif-
ferent re:ljgjous sects were fr e-
quent and in tense. Oil one ~uc h
occasion' the.) flmily of Otto Gott-
lieb, "got religion" and the fol- i
10wl:tg day M r., Gottlieb came into !
the ' store and told father with I
gre~t : pride, that his sma'll son '
qUl~'kly n 9ticed the absence of the
'.~~ ~
I '
. " ' .
saYl~g of grace at the dinner table I
. . th~t day,. and Mr. Gottlieb said: I'
,' . '
He kIcked me mit his elbow
i ~~' .2<6 ' a nd said 'Bray, Bobba, Bray.''' ' ;
A t ru e story by Beatrice Tonne- j
J,
/1 0 2--
sen, 56% High street, Oshkosh '
,Wis. "

~, ~~Lc.~i
~ r---, ~ 'I
Tonnell
.,' :u 1'1't ~
etal provision store. After a short
r,eS'idence' in Butte des -Mo-rts he re-
I m;oved to Winneconne, -where he was
engaged In busin'ess for a period of for-
, t~ years, conducting stores and carry-
ing on other lines of trade. While a t
Winne ~onne Mr. · Tonnesen was . quite
prominently identified with Oshkosh
and his banking business was transact-
ed at the National bank of Oshkosh.
kosh'. , '
About twenty-five years ago ,M r. Ton-
nes.e n retired :from active business, hav-
ing, become fin a ncia lly succe~sful to the
extellt that he was cons·i dered 'vi;iry
w~l-to-do. He came to Oshk.osh to I\ye
and ever "since occupied the>homestead
at 986 Algoma, street. In 't heyear , 1&62
Mr.· Tonnesen made ,a visit. to, his,i lld
home in N.orway. \ This -was the only oc-
casion that he ever vIsited ' bis
I land ' after becoming , , ,
I zen.

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~~ -~~"'_I'OrJ
La.rge Concourse of Sorrowing Friends at
Last Rites.
I MMANU EL BAPTIST MESSEN
The funeral of t he late Mrs. Mary Sum-
ner Tonnesen, wife of Tonnes Tonnesen,
was held at three o'clock thls afternoon, ur p astor conducted, on
from the reSidence, on 'Algoma s·treet. of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Topnesen. Sbe '
T.h ere was a very large ·a ttendance of come from Osh kosh to visit h er daughter~'
fl'iends, as Mrs. Tonnesen was held In who reside a t the Metropole Hotel. A few
high estee~ by all Who ,knew. her. Rev.
E. H . Smifh :of ·t!he Firat Oongregational , weeks ago she was taken seriously ill , and had
ohurdh preached the funeral sermon. The continued to grow worse u ntil death came.
active , pallbearers were the . following: Mrs. Tonnesen was a lovely character and is
E. W. Paine, R. A. Hollister, F. H. Hull, one of the best k nown women of Oshkosh.
Oharles !Fel1, F. D. Topliff and William
·Hawthorne. The honorary prull bearers Her two daught ers are well known artist s in
were S. M. Hay, J·oseph Froehlich, ' B. H. Chicago. A few months ago, a broth er died. ''r-~------:--:------:o:--___ Jl
.....~_,..,.:,_....
Soper, D . C. Bent, Dr. Ira Kezertee, J.
H . Orawford. I'
·M rs. Tonnesen .f,:ossessell a beautJ.tul
character and 'h er dem~l;se will ·caus·e deep
sorrow 'rumong thOse -who enjoyed h1lr Miss TOD 'l.eSen's Brother Dead.
aClq.ualnte.nce. Her lI~e in tfuis city was
marked Jby I·ts sincerity a nd g·ood·neas. • RaJ' Tonnesop, a broth er of Miss J:leAtrir('
S he .always Showed greM devotion to her Tonnesoll unJ Mr". Kirkpatrick formerly of
famdly, and t he unthiH~l y dea ~h o·f the this city, died en Friday last at Chicago. aged
younger /l·on , the late Raymond Tonnesen, 21 years. The young man was well-knowll
about a year ago, .f ollowing his return ill MenoOlilice h.. ~i"g spent ~QII·siderabl.e -time
from ser vIce In tlle SpanIsh-American here wh!l e visiting with his sisters, .
war, caused 'her suoh sorrow that '. she
He was a member oJ the Firet Illinois Vol.
never 'f ully l'ecovered from the sh.ock,
and she often spoke of 4'he Ume when s'h c unteers, but did not reac)1 Cuba, having takelJ
would join .her son. Mi·s. Tonn'esen did sick in one of the 'Southern camps i:. HillS
Is
a gJ'eait de!lil of good' thai 'not kn own, country and sent back, lie never recovered I
·a s slle as8'lsted tho~~ in need in a quiet good health . The body was buriold on Sun: I
way and made n o displ-ay of her kind- day at Oshkosh, W. is., where his pa'rents, . ~'(I"' :
~esses: She ·a.lded ' those struggUng to and :'drs, M. K Tonnesen, reside.
'seaure an education :~nd' helped several to . , _ _ ~ 1
progressthrougn the courses at the Osh-
k·osh Normal s·chool. Beside the widow-
er, tlle following only su rviving children

todaYl Mrs. Clara Klrkopatr i.ck· and M iss


Berutrioo Tonnesen ot Chi·cago, Mr. Fred
t
are in .t!he city and a.tten ded the . f uneral ' HE ENL1S l 'ED • .
R y moud Tonnesen Joins H ospital C';rp8
Tonnesen of Is·hpeming, Mich., a nd 'Mrs . of Secon d Regi ment.
Allen K irkpatri ck of thJs cIty. RaY'mon d S' . T onnesen, ' a well-kn own
OSh'k~s~ :-oullig . man, wQ-Jo . 'has been
spendm ... h.e wInter in Texas, arrived
home last n lgJht from C:hicaJgo to F t I
't I
r.
'Mr. T~imnese n will at once J'ol'n t'll e~ IS .
e .. os - I
! ?I a corps of [h~ Second WisconS in reg_
Iment and go WIth the co m panies to the .
05ea.~ Of. ~ar. He is s tudYing to become
. ~ physlC'l an, a ~ d states iliac the train_
I Mrs. T. TGl\ln esen, of Oshkosh, wife of
mg tha t h e WIll r eceive .in t'he I/lospital
corps WI ll be m os; valuable.
a former prominent merchant of thi ~ vill-
age, arrived hllre Tuesday to 'Vlslt with
Mrs. Z. M . Sumner and other village rel-
at ives. She was accompa nied by her son· .
in-law an d da ughters, Mr . and Mrs. Allen'
Kirk patrick', of Hancock, Mich .: and Mrs.
Clara K irkpa trick a nd Miss Beatrice. Ton-
I nesen who own and conduct a large and
, fash ionable art studio in Chicago. They
all visited, Wedn'e sday, at the home of
Mr. Chas. Blake, a r elative residing west
of the village, where they were jOined by
rela ti ves from tbe village and elsewhere in
a picnic and family reunion. ' The e~ent
was of more than ordinary interest and en-
, joyment to the 'reunited rela tives, who
comprised, in addition to those mentioned :
Miss Mary A. Mills; of Middlebury, VI. ;
Dr, ana Mrs. Gustav\ls Kahn, Mr. and
Mrs. L . M. Suml!er and Mr. Arthur C.'
Snmner, of th i~ villa ge; Mr. Cha s. A.
Sum'n er, ' ·Mr. " ~nd . Mrs: ' Chas . · Blake
sr: and Mr. and 'M~'s . Ch,hf. Blake jr" who
reside a few mil ~s from the village .
. . ~~" '~;~F'~"" ,~'~ . , """;"","","""""",:;l

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\ Grandparents
of -Local Lady
(continued from page 1)
Wild beasts and Indians ' roamed
the forest . The Indians were friend- '
ly, often making visits to the white
I settlers begging for food 'Yhich they
gratefully gave them. It was mostly
the squaws that came, often having
I a cunning little papoose strapped on
I their ,backs'. One o.f the chief's sons
fell in love with Miry ',E lizabeth
and wanted' her for his squaw. He
' offered Mr. Sumner several ponies -
, for her, but he told him he couldn' t
spare her.
Though the Sumner family endur- ,
ed many hardships in the clearing i
of their land, m ::mey being ,s carce I
,and prices low, yet they never be- I'
came discouraged or discontented.
They found congenial friends and
neighbors who were always ready to
lend a, helping hand in a barn-rais-
Jylr. and Mrs. John R. Sumner ing, a logging bee, or a husking bee.
The latter was usually h eld in the
John R. Sumner was among the Iand
visited rel atives on the way. At evening a nd t he mothers and d'a ugh-.
early pioneer settlers of this vicin- Lake Michigan th ey took a R.teamer tel'S were ;a lso' invited. When the
ity, coming here from his native and crossed the lake, lan dlllg at corn w as husked they ~n joy e d a
state, Vermont, in the fall of 1848, Milwaukee. From ther'e they jo,ur- social hour, games were pla yed and.
With his wife and family of five neyed north to their cousin, And,rew refreshments served. The "JluCky',
children, four sons and one daughter, Ba,in's home, which is now owned chap who happened to run across a
\ Lawrence 19, Zenas 16 , Frederick by the Bowers' family. red ear of corn while huskin g h a,c};
,I
I ~~' Mary Elizabeth 12, and Charles Mr. Sumner lost no time in going ,the privilege of ki SSing the prettiest
to the land office and purchasing ,a girl in the room. ' ""'
Mr. Sumner was ,a direct desc end- half section o,f land '( 1,3 2 0 acres) They numb ered among tlieir
I a nt of the late William Sumner of from the government at ten shill- I friends a nd neighbors, the Frankli~
Bicester, England, ,who came to ings an a'c re ($1.25 per acre), 160 I Smith, Elijah Cheney, Charles Fof-:
New England in 16 36, a nd settled acres for himself and 160 for Law- .' lette, Samu el Smith, Lucius Dunning:-
at Dorchester, Massachusetts. rence and Zenas. Frederick was Stephen Bates, Cale,b Bi a,k e, Elija h'
Both Mr. a nd Mrs.- Sumner had never very rugged and didn't wish Cross, William Pingry, Levi Mortou", ',j
been thinking for so me time that to be a farmer . Later he learned th e I I
Ben H all, William Hall, C. CasteII?,'
there were better opportunities ,f or jeweler's tradfe at Oshkosh, became R Tailor Castello, George Blake, Tom.

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their family in the West. They had jeweler and settled at Sherman
received mia,ny interesting lett!l'~S , Texas. ' Par,ker, Leander Hough, John Muil:
IeI', Sr., William Leidenberg, Leona;~:
r
, from thei,r _ !!plfsins ~ • ;WiS OJ i2,fu,
II Ir-
T):l'~',-fiJ!"" } oOj'e;!tt i-.,,'e- ,n ow-''''t s ',t-c
giving them a glowing- ,a ccount \ ('),! build the log house. Trees were fell
the country and the advantages to ed, a pla,ce cleared and 10g!1 drawn
Korn, Sr., Jac DIJ Spiece, Joe l.{e is c h el' ,~
John Alyea, Andrew Grigno'n . Sr ... ,
Joe Revoir, Chauncey Cusick, Wil-
be had so they settled upon Wiscon- to the saw mill at Omro to be saw- liam Crou~e, Shepherdson, Murph:V
sin for their future home. cd up into lumber for the construc- a nd Gibbert families" later the'
It w,a s , hard for ' them to leave tion of the house. The house was F rank Steiner, Sr., Alfred Ham;'
their relatives and friends , to give about 18x24 feet and a story and 3 , Amos Strong, Norman Hawley, Silag.
up their comfortabfe home and make haU high, built of un peeled logs" Randall, Charles Blake, Sr., A. Locke';
a new home in the wilderness. But the chinks being filled with mortar. ! John C. Bronson, Samuel Avery and
no sacrIfice was too great for them The rafters were of smaller or split John Tucker, Sr., families.
to make for the best interest of their logs. The .flooring, roof-boa.rds and Lawrence and Zen as worked antI
children. gables were of boards,and the roof
Early in Sept. 1848, they bade was shingled. There were four 'Y1n-
ear ned enough to reimburse their I
I father for the sum h e la id out for I
good by to relatives and friends, dows down stairs and a north and ' their land . They built a log house
packed their household effects on a south window ~pstairs, a front and : modeled after t heir father's a~d
lar¥,e wagon, drawn by two ,horses back door. When the house was ,com- kept bachelors' h a.!l until Zenas I\~~
and left for the West. Mr, Sumner preted 'and the furni£:ure\ unpacked it married. One incident, ,howeveil;
confjlidered the 'load too heavy for had quite a home-like appeara.nce which they never forgot was bei ~~­
all of them to ride, . so acomfnrta,bole 'a n·d · they we'r e satisfied with it until chased by a pa nther that leaped frgm
Place;',;was 'made on ' the load for his ,they could, build a larger one, which ' tree to tree when they were carrYi
wife /lnd daughter, while he and the they did in 1859 61' 18 60. Then they J ing a basket of -chickens f rom theil"
boys 'walked ; ea,ch taking their turn built the house in which William
\"
in d,riving and walking.
'
Ginnow now lives, a,ITd it had abou , I father's home to their home, they
barely had time to put 'the chicken~ I

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T~ey went through Western Ver-- the same outsideilPpearance then as ' in the hen house and: get into their 1
mont, York state, dipping into Can- now. house before the panther leaped on
ada, through the state of Michigan (continued on page 8) the roof.
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Zenas was marrlelj New Year's !, John R. Sumner passed on Janu-. , ~

eve 1854 to Juliaett~Jordan, ,a. ary 5, 188~ , ' and his wife follo'Yed
school teacher, who taught the .fIr~t f,him three years la·t er. All of his ini'~'
school that was ever taught in the ' >mediate f.amily have passed to the
Poygan township. It was a little log' great beyond and there is none to
school house in the Scofield district carryon his name 'in his line except
now caUed the Heffron district the descendants' of his son, Frederick
where MiSlf Vera. Wentzel has ' be~~; oJ' Texas. Frederick had three sons,
teaching the past few years. After! (lh,a rles, Frederick and Rob'~rt.
teaching two terms Misfil Jordab: . Oha-tIes w;as the only one th'a t had
wished Jo resign, but Charles Wilk-' a<; family. He has one' son, ·L ynn.
inson, the clerk of the school board ' "Lynn lhas four 'sons, George, Charles,
told her if she would teachanothe; Bobby. ,and Tommy, who undoubtedly
term he would make her a Cloth~s' will carryon his name in his line
basjl:et when she get married. She from 'generation to generation.
reconsidered, taught the third terht CIlJ,ra Sumner Kahn
I a~d got the ' clothes baske,t afte~ ~r [The 81-year-old writer of the
fIrst baby was born and carr'fe!i the , above story is the daughter of Zenas
baby home in it. ~
Sumner. The engl'a.ving' at the head
of this a~ticle was made from pho-
~ov. 14, 1858, Mary Elizabeth I I
tographs taken in 1866 by Webster
was married to T. Tonnesen, 'a pio- '
neer mercha~t of the village of Wih- I
and Walker, Oshkosh.--'Editor] ,
neconne. The ,f ollowing year he bUilt \ r'J------~--.------------~----~
for their· home the house in which
, his daughter, Mrs. C. T. Lund, now
, lives and owns. The house had much 1\
t9-e same outward appearance then
as now. ' It was. just north of his
store which was on Main 'Street. f
Later Mr. Tonnesen, wishing to be
nearer the ·c enter of the town, which
was . prhicipally on the east ' side,
moved the store ,on his lot where
the Pigosch house now stands.
After the ' Sioux Indian Massacre
i~ Minnesota in 1862, great appre-
hension was felt here lest we suffer
a, similar fate, Mr. Sumner believed
in p r eparedness and took several
large files, which he had brought
with him from the E l\st, to the
blacksmith's shop and had them
g.round into butcher knives. When
.completed with handles they measur-
ed about a foot and a half long. It ,
was freque,n tly rumored tb,e " Injuns"
are coming and 'o n all such occasions I
~the Sumners gathered at the old
folks home and ;a w;a ited results. But
,/the ' !'InjUnS" never came. Afterwards
i,"
it w as learned that there was a
" J,oker " in the neighborhood who
, deligh ted in scaring people.
Cb,arles, the youngest 'son of Mr,
Sumner, was married to . Miss Mary ,'
Jane Clark of the village of Winne-
conne, Feb, 20 , 1865 . As Charles had I
lI.lwa ys lived at home, worked and I
h elped to clear the ' land and as his
rather was getting along in years,
I
he' .divided his farm , with him giv-
.iHg' ·hiin 80 ,acres a,n d a small house I
Vi,lis built on it. ,~ ~
, Lawrence, ' the oldest son, waf!
.m arried ,March 30, 1865, to Miss
';WeIthy Dewey Millso,f . New Havana,
'Vermont. Immediatel:!\, a.f ter their
. ;marrf.age they came West. and ltved
'at Zenas' home and looked ;a fter his
'family while he was in the army. ,
,Lat'Elr he built a house on his fand
iwhereEd Race now lives.
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~s YEARS GO ON AND

Oh I I thi.k it, my children, as Itm walking


here alone. ,I
How the years are passing om" ii, void of
e'er a glance or tone •
, From ta.e far blue fields of h'1:'-1- , "1, where
your spirits long have been,:
When you roam the plliin~ !uperiiiil;-safe
from eorrow, shame o'r sin.
Ne'er a word, or sigh, 01' whigper, though
the 1 ears go @n and on.
And tke busy world, unheeding. has for-
gotten you are gone. ' ,
Only with the lonely watcher, all whose
light has gone for aye,
Live~ the yearning for your pre8ence, ev'ry
night alld eV'ry day. '
'Was it. w~ll, oh, my beloved. :.:rae it well
that you should go.
Lea1'ing in your earthly dwelling, .othi.g
. bnt despairing woe?
Are the glens and glades of heaven, oh , .y,
childr!?n, EO complete, '
That yon wander on unconscious of my
weary. weary feet?
So I think (If it fl!lrever, as the ,Years still
on ward pa2S. ' .-
Oe"sele138. silent, comi1lg gOing, lilte a
shadow o'er the graes,
Think of how you leved me. de'a r oneil. hew
all love witllJ ou is gone,
And my soul ei.1<8 down i. an,ut8h,'-aad ,
the years go on and on.
Sinks in ag@ny. b e l.Y~1l.. thou,h I thaak OBr ,
gracious God ' -
That no sin . nO,1" ahoma. IUlT 5errow, cl""ded
here the way you trod. ',
OaB I leve on thus, mychildren? eaa1; bea.r,
oh , can I bear,
Thus rem I battle ,with my
deEolate

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ALLEN KIRKPATRICK
FORM'ER RESIDENT-
FORMER RESIDENT
CALLED BY DEATH
SF OSHKOSH,01£8,!
Mrs. Regina Haben ' Halter, 1-
, "
DIES IN MJN'NESOTA
}nAJttL'-~ If
Former Local Resident Passes
Away at His Home-Is
3,
Mrs. Allen Kirkpatrick, For- of Pioneer Local Family"
Buried at Minneapolis
merly Elizabeth Tonnesen,
, Passes Away in West '
, /
I
Dies in Minneapolis I nformation h as been received Funeral services were he ld
telling of the death and burial at Tuesday at Minneapolis, Minn., for
San Francisco, Calif., of Mrs. Re- Allen Kirkpatrick, about 80 ye ars
Mrs. Allen KirkpatF!ck, former- gina H aben H alter, for merly of old, formerly ' of Oshkosh , w ho
ly of Oshkosh, passed away Friday Oshkosh. She was the daughter passed away Sa turd ay at his home
at her home at Minneapolis after of the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew a t Minneapolis following an -ex-
a long illness; She is survived by H aben; old settlers in this locality. tende d illness.
her husband, a daughter, ~rs . The deceased was born here Oct. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick, the
John L. Hodgdon; a son, Pomeroy 3; 1867, and resided in Oshk osh latter the former Elizabeth Ton-
Kirkpatrick, and three grandchil- until the t ime of ~r m arriage. nese n of Oshkosh, moved to Min-
dren, all 9f Minneapolis, who were She passed away at S an Fran..; , rieapolis about 15 years ago, Mr.
all with her at the end. cisco, D ec. 29, and w as buried Kirkpatrick becoming prominent
Mrs. , Kirkpatrick, who was I t here, Dec. 31. She h ad lived in in the lumb~r business. His w ife
Miss Elizabeth Tonnesen, waS the west f or m any years. passed away several ye ars ago.
known in her young womanhood Mr. Kirkpatrick w as born at
as one of the most beautiful girls VISITED 10 YEARS ' AGO '
Palmer, Mich., where his family
in the Fox ,river valley. I Her last visit to Oshkosh w as I held iron m ining property, He
RESIDED QN ALGOMA 10 y ears ago, but she h ad , corre- came to Oshkosh as a young man.
She was a daughter of Mr. arid sponded with many f riends and ac- Following , their m arriage, Mr. and
Mrs. T. _Tomiesen and resided in quain tances h ere r egularly. ' 'Mr~ KiFk~trjcklived for a -period
the family home on upper Algoma Survivors ar e h er h usband, four o~ years a t Hancock~ Mich .""
boulevard from early girlhood un- children, Regis H alter, Mrs. Re-
gina Poor e, Mr s. Mollie Mundri~ " MElkHANT, SALESMAN "'
til her marriage to Mr. Kirkpat-
rick, Oct. 11, 1878. and Charles H alter, all of Cali- They returne d to Oshkosh a nd
Mrs. Kirkpatrick was born in fornia ; tw o brothers, Leo Haben ' Kirkpatrick w as a commission ,
1859 at Winneconne, in the old of Glendale, Calif., a nd Andrew and later ,,;1 traveling '
home now occupied ' by her ' H aben of Chicago; and four s?lesman . The couple were mem-
sisters, Mrs, Clara Ton- grandchildrel'\. J \ bers of the Fortnightly Da ncing
nesen Lund and, Miss 'Beatrice Mrs. H alter h ad b een ill for club a number of yea rs ago.'
Tonnesen. ' The funeral Will ,be more than a year prior to her' The survivors, include a daugh-
held Monday at Minneapolis and dea th. ter, Mrs. John L . (Gertrude)
burial will be- in Hillsdale ceme- Hodgson, and a son, Pomeroy, both
tery there. ' of Minneapolis, in addition to t4ree
DIed. grandchildren. A twin siste r, Mrs.
-This mornillg at the ",": re!lidl~nCle Ben P a tterson, m ember , of . the
Patterson paint' f amily. ' lives at
Mrs~
son.in-law, Rev. E. K. Strong,Mrs.Hannan
Chas. Blake! E. Dodge, in the 68th'year of her age~ A"
short funeral service will be held at the
Cleveland, O. "
Two sisters 'of Mrs. Kir kpatr ick

,Dies ,At Her Home" residence oil East Jefferson street at, seven are Mrs. Clara T. Lund arid Miss
'o'clock Saturday morning, the remains to ; Beatrice Tonnesen, both of Winne-
takeIi to Central New Y<,lrk- for burial.

Mrs_ -Chas_ Bla k e, 72 , pa ssed fl way O BI TUARY . Frien ds a nd l'l aYlllates Pay T h eir Last Re-
ednesday m or ning, July 6, a t 4: 3@ spects.
o'clock ,a t h er farm home ' o n the D eath of M r s. C l a r a L . ~I. s umner, 'I'he darke ned home of Mr. an d Mrs.
O~ro r oad, aft er a lingerin g illnes~' 0 1' this City . R. C. Brown was today the scene of
Mrs. Clara L. M. Sumne.l', of this heaviest mourn ing. Under a bed of
of several weeks. :~ l' o~es , BlJies, a nd the choicest of flowers
city, died Oct. 2{, 1886, at the Tesidence
Mrs _ Bla k e was' born in t h e tow a placed thel'e by loving hands, stood th~
of her ua,u ghter , MrS . Mary E. T on ne- casket tha t contai ned a ll t hat was mol'-
of W inn:econn e J\an u ary 29, 1 866.
son , ill the eity of Oshkosh, after tal of the late Willi e Doe B rown . ,
the da ughter of Ch arles A. and Mary Friends an d c l a~sJ:?atcs joir:ed with the
illlles» of onl y a few clays. The
J a n e Clark Sumner , a nd lived i n th is ber ea ved pa.rents III mourlll ng fo r him f
ed was born in New Hayen ;
vicinity practically all -'h er life_ Sh e who had so ~ udd e nly @een taken fr om I
count y ,VeJ'D'tO l~ t,.T une 6th , 1804c~ residetI t he wa lks of this earthl y li fe. L ong 1
was m arried ' in 18 84 to Cha rle& ill the state of Vermont U11tll ' October', before tbe hour set for ho ld.
Bl~ke of t he t own of 'Win necon ne. 1849 ",he1l- she remoYf;t{l ,· \\"itl1 - }ler ing the fun eral ser vi ces, pl aymates I
In 1 93 4 t h ey celebra t ed t.heir golden husl~an(l and five children:':""fo ur sO llS of t he d'lceased fi led into t he house to '
wedd ing a nniversary. take a last farewell look at t he feat ures I
I
ancl on e dilughter>--tu ' il)e ~ tow n ' of
I Mrs_ Bl ake is survived by her hu~-
ba nd ; ori e so n, Sumner Blake, ot
' Vil'lI1ecol1l1e. Dnriil g" the , pas t t e ll
they k ne w so \;V:.e)l. Tho fu neral services
were he ld at two o'clock. T hllre was a
years the uE'C"eH,sed has- r~si de d hi large at ten da nce of sy mpathising neigh . 'I'
Omro; fiv e grandchild ren , Mrs,_ War- vill age of ,VlllllI'COTllle, where she w bors an d fr iends. Rev. E. H . Smi t h an d
r en Turner, Milton a nd Alvin Blak e. Re \,. H . Sto ne R ichardson cond ucted t he I
w ~ll an{H:"fon\bly lmo\i-n . Three ser vices. 'rhe ' flo ra l offer ings were i
of Omro; Miss Margaret F ox of Osh- ~r!ccl O,l'e' (Iirllll'hter, l)emdes'a large ril'cl'e n umero us and exp ressi ve of t he, estee'!n I
kosh :a nd Miss Dorothy F ox of "Bos- OJ fri emls,; are left to J1J1'0l1l'11 lwi' loss. in which the deceased was he ld. At t he i
ton Mass. Ther e a r e also three .,reat- The SQns ,eslue ill the town of 'Wi nn e- head of the casket stood a pillow of lilacs I
gr:ndchildr~n, One daughter , Mrs. roses , and ' maiden halr- fern an d I
C0Jl11'e; ffiirl the da nghter , Mrs. Mary worked in ho ney s uck'les was I
E va Fox p assed a way i " >19 2 2. B. Torrneso'rl, in t he city of . Oslilwsh , the word , "Concoi'dia," tbe Qa,me of t he
Funera l ser vices w ill be h eld ,a t as ,b efore stated. The fune ral services Sunda,y ~hool class of wb1ch_Willie was
Omr o Sunda y aft ernoon with servic- 1]£](1.. H,t h er late , home 'were very a momber. T he pa ll bearer s we re Clyde
:M ul'ray, Frank Clark, Danip.I Jo h-hson,
es a t the Pl an sky f un eral h ome at ii'npressively rendered ].),Y Re~. El der Tho mas Cook, Harry , Kiel an d R a y
1: 3 0 o'clock a nd at the Fi-rst P resby- Knsser . assbted by R ev . E lder - . nese~l. , , '
t eri a n .churcl\ a t 2 o'clock of which 'i'h~ remains \\'e re intEm'ed' ill 'r he member s of t he Gra mmar depart. '
deceased w as ,a member. The com- cem etery on the eastside, oy . the ment 'o f t h ~ Nor ma l schOOl j oined the '
f uner a l co rtege in a body an d walked
mitment will be in the Omro ceme- of h er husband who pi'eeeded-ber as far - New Yor k avon uEl.
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SINKING RAPIDLY, ';'" 'I ' t Divia10n Hosp~tal c?rps ' at ~amp l

R aymond To nn ese n V e r y III i n ,Chicag o


W ith Pneumon ia, IIARRANGEMENTS GOMPLET~: ;;~~:~::i::i~~::~!: ;!::;~::.~ Ii ~~~
Mrs. T . T onnesen, 986 Algoma street Funeral of Raymond Tonne- I' di!>ease. He did not flincb from his
r eceived a dispat ch from Chicago thi~
aftern oon whi ch sta t ed th a t h er son
Raym ond S. Tonnesen is ver y low wi t h
prieumonia a nd la grippe and his ' r e-'
, duty .but, like the brave soldier he; was,
sen Tomorrow Afternoon. attended to the wants of his sufferin~
comrades and adminililtered to their
I
I l1
covery is doubtful. H e is a t t he home R~v . E, H. Smith Will Officiate and I comfort with the tenderness of a "
of h is sisters, Miss B eatrice Tonn esen
a nd Mrs. All ce Kirkp'a trick. They a r e Miss Daggett and Mr. Powers I
woman.
He was taken ill himself with ty-
a lso ill w ith la gr ippe. Mrs. T onnesen Will Furnish the Music.
left fo r Chicago immed!a t ely on r eceipt phoid fever and by the prompt action
of the t elegram. . • His War Record. of Chaplain Smith his mother was
notified. She came at once to the I

RAY 8. TONNE88EN DEAD: T h e f 'u uera l services o f t he late camp and nursed him. He was trans-
Ray m ond S . Tonnes en will be held a~ ferred to Fort McPherson, Ky., and as
t he hOllle of h is parents, Mr. and Mrs) soon as he was able was sent home on
T. 'l'o ri nellen. 986 Alg om a s treet, t~] a furlough to recuperate. He recovered
Pneurp.onia Proves to Be a morrow aft ernoon at 1:30 o'clock. ReV) and was apparently in good health,
Fatal Disease. E . H . Smith , assisted. by R e v. J. M . but 'did not return to the front as his
I'Greenwood, wi1.l have charg e of the comrades were ordered home. On
services and the music will be fur- 'Sept. 22 he was transferred back to
Sad News Tel~graphed to Oshkosh
.nis h ~d by Bes sie Lou Daggett and his company and on Nov. 4 was mus-
Yester day Afternoon --Funeral Hemall H. P o wers. tered out of the service.
Arrangements Are Not , As Ray Tonnesen was a 'member of ,He was a good soldier and a _youn,g
Yet Completed. I Company B , many of his former army man highly respected by all who
Icomrades will be p r es ent at the fun-I I" knew him.
Raymond S . Tonnessen died in Chi- e ral services and march i n a body' to
t he .g rav e.
===--=====;;:;;:::::;;;;==-- -..;;;;==1
cago yesterday of pneumon i,!-, s uper-
induced by la grippe, after an illness
When the news reached this city lr-~---......-
t hat the bright young life of Ray ~nner.. l of RAym oncl Tortnes on (Jocurs
-
'
of s e veral day~.
1Tonnesen had g one out
at 4 ' o'clock
'l'u eR(' aY Afte r uot.lll .
The fun eral of Raym ond S. Tonneson
This informatiorl will bring deep Friday afte r noon , his many frien4s will be h eld Tuesday aHernoon at 1 :30
regre t t o a large circle ot triend s of Ilj~ ' and acquaintances here felt a great o'clock from the residence, 986 Algoma
~{r emotion of sorrow that such a life stree t. Rev.' E. H. Smith, w ho was
the Toung man 10 this city. s hould be so quic kly ended 'ere Ray cha pla.in of the la te Second r egiment,
Ray TQnnessc'n wa s born and raised had reached ,his twenty-first year. Virisconsin voluntee rs ' of wh ic h the de-
ceased' was a m ember, will officia te at
in Oshkp sh and was not quite 20 S ince he came back from the war cam- the servi ces a nd IMlss BeSSie Lou Dag-
yeitrs of age at the time of his death. p aign , his health had not been good, ge tt and H ema n ' H. P owers will Sing.
When the r ece nt war broke out the and his system was not strong- after The r ema in.s drrived fr om Chicago
h is attack of typhoid fe ver during the Saturday even ing, . MI.' . Tonneson,
young man responded to the , call and ..ummer, and his heart act ion was lTIother of the decea sed, ' Mrs. Clara
f C Ki r kpa t r ick , Miss Beatrice Tonneson
went to t g e front as amembero om- g reati,y weakened. of Chicago -a nd Mrs. Kirkpatrick , of
pany B. H e w a s transferred to the The char acter of Ray Tonnesen was H oughto n, Mich., acompa,n ied the r e-
hospital corps and proved to be a I of an E'specially manly ' type, full of mains. A m eeting of t he m embers of
determination .and e n ergy. Yet h a ~p. the late Co mp a ny B, was held Su'nda y
good nurse. H e was s tricken with ered by ill-health. he worked faithful- aftern oon a t th e call of Capt. Marden
t b'4 f
yp 01 ev~r an
d f t' 't II
or a lme 1 w s Iyat. everything he undertook and
feared that he would never r ecover. was tIiaki~g \ a fine record 10 the
He was tran sferr ed to Fort McPher- American Trust and Savings bank, of cr ~--
, and later cam e home an d f u II Y Chicago, when disease mastered him.
----------.::-;=; ;. .
a nd the comra.des of t h e deceased will
attend the' fun eral in a body.
'F-""-'!:,....--...
.
Funera l of J:ru.y 'l'onn es.e n .' .
II

lion
recovere d h IS · h ea lth . L a t e r heW ent e IH was gent 1e aD'd Iovmg . . h'IS h ome'
In The funeral of R,as mo.ll d Tonnesen.was
'
to Ch lcago' to accept a POSI' t Ion ' . th e life, especially attentive to his m q~her I held, yesterday a ftern oon a t the paren tal
In
horne, in Oshk os h. Ray mond died of pneu-
Insurance Trus t bank, where he was and si"ters, and courteoul to al!. Ju s t
" mOOia," augmented by th e fever contmcted
employed when the fa t al disea se at- before he went to Chicago he' told his
tacked him. \ II I du,ring .ser vice in th e late war. 'The a e-
moth,er : 'He Wall not afraid ~o die," I' Ce31le~ had a host· (If friends in this city
The remains are expected to arrive and when the time came he quietly who r egret ,t he sad demi se. He was a
at 7:15 this e vening, but the arrange- and easily passed aw,a y. . bright young man of prQm isi ng futllre: He
ments for the fun e ral will not be made His s isters, Mn. Allen Kirkpat rick, had been employerl in the offi ce, of t he
until after they arrive. It is possible, ~ ' of Hancock, Mich.;, Mrs. Clara Kirk- Am erica n 'frust & Savings Ban k as cle rk"
h owever; th a t th e f unera I WI'11 occur ,.. . , a,n,d M,ISS, B el1 trice, of Chi-
'at r,u;k " a nd was a clever :lCcO,UDLant. T he r elatives
., have' the sympa t hy of many Menominee
. Monday afternoon. 'cago, a'n d . his brother, Fred Tonne- fd end s in their sad ber·e avemeut .
.....,---....,_....--:- I sen, of Ishpeming, Mich., have arri ved ~~~~::''''::---==::~::=~=~~~;- ...
r~~~:--:-::~~"-'-~--~~------l , to attend the fanera!. His aunt, Mrs. The ferua .~ ~ \ >Dnd S. Ton n~sen, 'I'
L L1.~l · :S A D E l l'E S . -- d. \l\ ~
Gust-avus. Kahn, of Winneconn~, and , who died ofl'G _~CI'm o n i a Friday in Chi-
Raymon d T on ries .. u L a i d to R.,; t Tod"y_ I Edward Nowack of Menominee a cago, will be broug h t t o thi s city on ~he
uthe r F U ll e r'als a nd Dea th s. Very particular friend of Ray's, 'I ' 7:15 Northwester n t rain thi s evening.
This aftern oon, at 1:30 O'clOCk, occurred . d' 0 hk h a so Mrs. T. T on n esen, m other of the de-
th e funeral of Raymond S. Tonnesen.' arnve 'tn s os . ceased a rid Miss Beat r l'ce T'o nn esen a nd
The r esidence at 986 Algoma street was HI. War Reeorcl Mrs. K irkpat rick, sis t ers of the de-
over-crowded with sorr owing friends 0 '[ On April 28, 1898, Mr. Tonnesen ceased w ill accompany t he r emains.
the young man, who' was highly esteemed l' d . . C B Funer al arr angem ent s h ave not yet
b II h en lste as a pnvate In ' ompany , , been made.
ya w 0 knew him. Rev. E. H. Smith Second Wisconsin Volunteerinfantry, ~~=--------~~-~.,...~~-':o,-!I
preac.hed th e funer al sermon and music
was rendere~ byMlss Daggett and H eman and went with the other O ~hk06h
P o,,:"ers. The members of the late Com- soldiers to fight' for the ,cause of
pames B a nd F . who wer e comrades of humanity and right. He did ' no~ see I
the deceased In t he r ecent war were
pr esent in a body and marched In the fu-
ne al t
I r cor ege. F OU owlng were the pall-
actua
on
1 fi h .
June
g hng serVice,
15, he ' was
. h
owever, ,as
transferred to the
I
b ea~e rs: Captain W. A. Mar den, Frank

ICallIes, Robert Repe, Asa Ray Hollister, "


F . H. Hull and E. W. Paine.

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I BIBLE CLASS ENTERTAINED


AT LAWN,pARTY TUESDA'Y:'

Garden Club Host Mis's Beatrice T on ,en and Miss ~


N~ra Olen very p'leasa ntly enter- ·
t.amed the ·Bi.b le Class of the Pres-..
to \,Omro Group byterfan Sunda y Scho\l l at a lawlli.
Party Tuesday evening, Aug. 20 a t -
the home of 'Mrs. C. T . Lunu . ' ..
The November meeting of the Gar-
.A unique feature of the, enter-..
den elub was held at the home of
Mrs. A. F. Schroder Friday afternoon
I talI\ment was the graT.li ma rch O lk
th.e spacious, lawn, winding in and out :
with members of the Omro garden through the .b eautiful flowers and I
'Club as guests. shrubbery led by th e hostesses, with~
The president, Mrs . B. H . Bock~n. ~ev .. ,a nd MTS. Griffi.th lea ding inc
presided during the business meeting smgmg "Onwa rd Christian Soldiers'"
and the program chairman, Mrs. O. ac:ompanied by O. G. Ansorge and :.
G. Ansorge, had charge of the pro- MISS Mildr-ed Severson on the cornet-:
gr.a m. Roll call was answered by each and. piano, to th e t a ble where a de--
member giving her favorite flower licious 6: 30 o'clock dinner was,:
during the pa st summer. '·'Tp.e Care served to a bout thirty guests . 'l' h ~
of House Plants," an instructive pa- table. decorla tions were very pretty"
I per pr~pared by Mrs.I"" Roy . Schermer- and m autumn shades.
horn, who was unable to attend, was Rev. Griffith .took ,first prize in:
r ead by \ Mrs. Bockin. Mrs. J. J. . the mimic contest by m imickin g :
Grimes read a n article on chrysan- \ Lawrence Tibbett in a ve!'Y am usin g.;
them urns. Mrs. Loper of Omro gave way; Miss Marga r et An der son WOD '
a very good talk on "Gourds." and . first priz'e in th e, peanut hunt. ..
brougnt a dozen or more spedmens At the close of t h e ga mes a n dt.
to illustrate it . Mrs. Richar~ Button contests on ' the we ll lighted la wn , .
Jr. gave an . entertaining account of ?J I wen t in t o th e h ouse wh el',e ' se~- ·
trees artd flowers in Denmark wher~ eral songs' wer e sun g by R ev. and:.
\ Mrs. Gr!ffith, and Mrs,. Eliza.beth'
she had spent a year. ,
Mrs. Fred Bishop and Miss Blla- Button a poem which wa s m uch':
\ trice Tonnesen presided .a t the table appreciat'e d. This, closed ' t h e even--
where tea, coffee and delicious. small ing's 't esti'1iiti es :arid ,all clepa.rtecl
\ cakes prepared by several me·roberS for their ho mes express i'n g t h e'ITI-
I j
were served. Beautiful bouquets of
Chrysanthemums decorated the rooms I
selves as having enjoyed a ver y-
pleas'ant evening.
from the Wood Nurseries of Oshkosh, I
who donated many extra blossoms in \
\I Mrs. Schroder's orders for flowers .
I The December meeting will be in
I the form of a Christmas party at the
I
home of Mrs. d. G. Ansorge. \
r

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lllnil~ Jt:llrsltiy
1933

J1111udlt Jr~shgf~.datt C!Ilturdt


C!Ilti:r:a!Jll

scan's ~CRAP BOOK By R. J. sCOT;


. ,1f{E.5E \loll>
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. B0'1"1LES MUS-(,
itA'IE. BEf1E.R. 801"10")
_ JoIEW FEDER.AJ...
RULlN({S D1SAPPRO'l
of ' 8o''l''''I''LES ""'I1A1'" I
SEEM 1'0 HO)"!:> MORl
MORE.1"'tlM -("11E.Y
REALLY PO

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Chicago Photographer and Artist 1871-1958

MME. EMMA CALVE, whose brillian'~ caree r as an ope ra


singer, especially in the role of Carmen , was in full flam e thirty
years ago. This is another portrait from the collection of t he
late Mrs. Katharine Medill McCormick.

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