Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-12

tioning it-then she began at the knee to
pull off her stockings. These articles, by
the way, were none of your ordinary bal
brigan hose, but regular aesthetics Of fine
black silk, scattered with crimson cher
ries, with dextrous little piece of sleight-
Of hand they were tossed over her head
and landed on peg. Apair OF delicate
silk heliotropes were at hand, and, in less
time than one can write it, were secured
by side-straps run into the Spanish ties,
and she was on her feet. Away went her
calico sun bonnet: one string opened and
she parted with her Merimac pinafOre,
and while the writer was cogitating on the
fancy little Dolly Vardon frock, a pair of
white arms gesticulated in the air and
there stood the charming little kicker in
short white petticoat trimmed with Gre
tonne lace, and pair of cardinal cOrsets.
Under the coat of mail was q low
neckod, short sleeved, flesh colored meri-
no, edged with crotcheted, worsted lace,
and getting her arms out of the way she
pushed the whole thing down so as not
to hide the neck of q Pampadour. Three
SnOwy-white petticOatS were then put on,
all daintily trimmed with hair tucks and
darned netting. A funny little Kate
Greenaway dress of heIiotrope satinwas
donned, tied with broad sash of fancy
magenta Powered ribbon, and finished at
the throat with blonde lace and soft
Grape de Ilsse ruche. a pair Of lace mlts
were pulled up to the elbow, a pair Of di-
amends glistened in her ears, four rings
that would make the Park Institute girls
heartstrings contract, slipped over the
rosy digits, and as many bangled brace
late n Of 1a1;oof o1x cd
eled wrists After getting into Mother
scoop bonnet of heliotrope was perched
over her truly pretty face.
Just then Rogers popped in his head
and warned her against any engagement
for Sunday dinner.
III bring you sad news, Minnie" said
he, "Hooley's daughter died to-day, and
we will be the only English house on the
docket Tomorrow"
"Poor child !" said Minnie, with SYM
pathetic sigh, but her sympathy was cut
short by the call bell land she disappeared
stage-wards, leaving the reporter alone in
the dressing room.
At her temperance she was followed
by Graham in AM oscar Wilde costume,
perspiring from every pore and increasing
his temperature by the voracious manner
IN which he rhapsodized over the house.
The reporter had been llstlessly staring
into q large trunk that yawned near a
crazy little table draped with soiled
towel that formed back ground for a
hottie Of French dressings sucked lemon,
boxes Of powder, paint, paste, bismuth
and flesh pink, box of jewels, a
cup Of pins and an empty tum-
bier with two straws. A desire to further
investigate was just getting the better of
discretion when Minnie came in to search
for pinaf0re.
Choice being made of a fine polka dot
with dado Of Hamburg embroidery, her
almond wrap found a resting place on the
trunk, and as she tied the dainty apron
round her neck repudiated all resemblance
to Lolita. "But she will be in the box to-
morrow night, and if l don't do my lick
ing best, and keep my eye on her, too
"Minnie!"
"Here, sir" and silence reigned again
in the dressing room.
After a few minutes she again return
ed. and didn't she look-sweet. Off came
the pinafore, and replacing it on a peg for
a pair of sky blue stockings, the little an
gular stool made us writhe with envy, and
when the black kid sandal fell off ait
must be admitted-spindle leg crossed her
knee. 4 profane brother journalist
had affirmed that Minnie's toes
overlapped, and had tried to
demonstrate the affirmation by sketching
an alleged fac-simile pedal with chiropo-
distical accuracy. Here was chance to
vindicate the lady. The reporter looked
carefully at her feet. There were the pha-
langes, five In row, pink, soft and per-
ectlydefined. On came the blues, buckled
at the sides and slippered, the mits, brace
lets and rings were heaped on the table;
off came the sash, the lilac satin baby
dress; ditto one, two, three, four petit
coats, and the furniture of the mansard
roof became unstable. Still the scant
little skirts came off until the cardinal
Madame FOy was on the surface, and the
fair, sweet girl in her teens stood arrayed
in pair of dainty unmentionables, en-
bellished with frill of fine cream-col-
Ored lace four inches deep. A dainty
piece of dimity with narrow armiet fol-
lowed, clearing her knees, but was soon
covered with soft lemen- colored fan
mel skirt edged with lace. Another
Of gray and brown satin stripes
came next, and a trio of
white petticoats succeeded until the ro-
tundity was sufficient and the whole was
enveloped by bewitching dress Of fluffy
white organdy, trimmed with alternate
ruffies of white lace and knife pleats
She donned a rustic bonnet of rough-and
ready straw, with pink roses, white mits
and touch of jewelry, and spinning on
her left toe, darted through the crazy
door and left the reporter to solitude and
reflection.
Miss Palmer has demolished eleven
costumes since she commenced the pres
ent season. Though still in her teens,
she is as prim as a premature spinster.
She fashions and makes with her white
little left hand all her underclothes,
which are faultlessly sewed and profuse-
ly trimmed with embroidery, darned, net
and rick-rack. Her trunk contains fifty.
three pairs of stockings, which are never
worn on the stage after being laundried-
In removing them they are pulled off
wrong side out and hung up.
Abr0Gd.
Lolita is playing "Bob" at Chicago.