Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-25
THE SOCIAL WORLD.

AS it requires an endless variety Of
creatures to make up species, so the
peculiarities of circle or class are de-
tected by certain signs or habits, the
presence or absence of which are denoted
by long continued or repeated modes of
conduct or action. Having in previous
issues of the SUNDAY GLOBE dedicated
the prologue of this column to few re
Elections on several phases of society, the
attention of the reader is now
directed to certain familiar peculiar
tiles of the social crank.
Strange as it may seem, the inroads of
this shockingly disrgreeable creature into
the ranks of the haut tom have been such
that not even the most select gatherings
have the power to withstand its baleful
influence. The worst of it is that the
social crank is not accepted as neces-
sarily vulgar, On the contrary, he or
she is generally accompanied by letters
patent of gentility. They wear good
clothing, mingle in polite society, and
have the outward appearance of refine.
ment and culture. Of all the breed,
the young gentleman crank, as he ap-
pears in company, is the most odious.
He is generally possessed with an alb
sorbing ambition to shine and no matter
what the requirements may be he ALWAYS
obtrudes his job lot of small wares to meet
the emergency. This creature cherishes
an idea that he can sing or perform on
any instrument from church organ to
I'll
seize upon any opportunity to manifest
his varied line and he is as impervious to
rebuke as Salamander. He is also a
great ladies man, and cannot understand
why such an agreeable person as himself
never catches on. Among gentlemen he
is a great mouther, and never tires of re-
lating how he downed Tompkins at bill
lizards, or paralyzed Snodgrass with cider
champagne. There IS one thing this
crank never does, viz: Take a tumble to
himself.
Opposed to this fellow is the crank fem
mime. She is generally young, some
times pretty, and invariably overcome
with sense of her own modesty and
beauty. This lovely exotic thrives best
in the parlor or drawing room. Should
she be found in company and called upon
to play or sing she instantly throws out
ramparts of resistance and blushingly re-
plies that she "can't" This generally
settles it, for no matter how much
time and money has been lavished
upon her early education she
stubbornly refuses to do anything
that could make herself agreeable
This gentle creature generally learns of
her fate when it is too late. No matter
how rich she may be, her society will not
be courted by those who contemplate a
life long engagement. She is wanting in
sweetness and amlability of nature and
temper, in the absence of which all other
ornaments of the female mind fade into
insignifcance.
Gentlemen of serious turn of mind
will not daily with the crank femme,
Judging Alright if that she have view only
to her own comfort and caprlce before
marriage how much more will the sell
fishness be intensified after her lot is
made. There are other cranks who will
be taken up in turn.
Plymouth Sunday school will picnic at
Elmo next Friday.
Mrs Gustav Fuchs, of Chicago, IS the
guest of her brother, Mr.. Nathan Lyon.
The Great Western band will enjoy a
picnic jaunt to Lake Minnetonka to-
day.
Mrs. S. II. Murlin, of Brooklyn, New
York, is visiting her daughter Mrs. VIM.
Rhodes.
The ninth annual distribution Of prizes
at the Visitation convent will take place
on the 2sth inst.
Mr.. Julius A. Heuser, music clerk
with Dyer s. Howard, leaves for the
East on the 10Th inst.
B. Presley and bride, nee Mrs. A. Wing
field, arrived home last week, having
made tour of the East.
Mrs. Beaupre, of Ninth street, enter
tanned a number of friends in elegant
manner last Tuesday evening.
The ladies of the German M. E. church
will give a strawberry festival in the
church parlors next Thursday evening.
Mr.. Chas. P. Marvin, one of the real
estate boomers of the golden northwest,
located at Valley City, is visiting his old
st. Paul friends.
Mr.. F. Knauft and daughter left for
Europe last Wednesday. They will
make tour of France, Italy, Germany
and Switzerland.
The members of the Great Union band
have arranged for an excursion to-day to
the rustic shades of Jordan. A good
time is the foregone conclusion.
Mr.. Julius We'll, formerly with Mr..
Ullman, of jackson street, and now with
Leopold We'll, importer, New York, is
visiting his friends in this city.
Hiss Mary Darlington, of Saltwater
street, celebrated her fifteenth birthday
anniversary on Friday evening by hand
somely entertaining large company Of
young friends.
Miss Lizzie Myer, sister Of Mrs. Geo.
Farwell, of this city, in attendance at the
New York school of design, recently
captured the first two prizes for unique
and handsome carpet designs.
The Congregational club will be the
guests of the First church Of East Mime
apolis tomorrow evening. A fine sup
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