Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-02


tells and Restaurants-Opera Boufe at
the Opera House-BaIls at Turner Hall
and the eAthenaeum-A Few Incidents of
the Day.
In point of good fellowship, interchange
of friendly feeling, lavish hospitality and
general display of all the courtesies that
constitute the nicer side of social existence,
yesterday was gala day in st. Paul. The
New Years sun dawned brilliant and
beautiful; the atmosphere was clear, brac-
ing and as sparkling and invigorating as
wine, without, however, entailing the ener-
vating effec S of even the most famous
vintage. The compact snow glistened in
the sunbeams, and, in short, it was g typi-
cal Minnesota day; such day as is hardly
ever seen east of the Mississippi river.
The sleighing, too, was superb, and the
! very horses seemed to prance with a
ivelier sense of existence than on other
days of the year.
The paramount feature of the day con-
| sisted in the obseryances of that delightful
| interchange of friendliness which has be-
come SO charmingly associated with the
day; calling was the order of the day and
the pleasant custom was never more uni
versally observed.
1t would be interesting to compile list
of the numbers of calls made and received
in st. PAU yesterday, and if such scheme
were not impracticable great rivalry
might be ergendered among those mem
| bers of the social world who count their
friends by scores. Throughout the day
the male members of the fashionable
world might have been seen comparing
and examining their lists, fitting from
house to house and generally engaging in
obseryances peculiar to the day.
And the ladies, God bless them, where
on the face of the footstool are they hand
somer, brighter, wittier and endowed with
more beautiful and winsome virtues than
in st. Paul. They entertained them in a
manner that did infinite credit to their
qualities of both head and heart, and be
it said to their credit, that they abolished
the abominabie custom OF dealing out
wine.
TIE BANQUET BOARD.
The good old custom of keeping open
house On New Years day was observed
with more than usual magnifcence at the
several hotels of st. Paul yesterday: the
hospitalities of the occasion being dis
pensed in manner at once manifcent and
elegant. Amongs those who entertained
were Col Allen, Of the Merchants; Col
Belote, of the Metropolitan; Mr. and Mrs
G. w. Magee, of the Fulton market; the
Windsor and Clarendon hotels; Conrad
Schmidt and Grote.
THE MERCHANTS HOTEL LUNCH.
Prominent among the public caterers
who gave reception to their friends on
Yesterday, was mine hest Col. Allen, of the
Merchants hotel. When it is said that the
affair of yesterday eclipsed the efforts of
former years, of mine hospitable host, a
faint idea will be had of the royal bounty
of the feast, and more than the dainties,
which were served was the all preyading
presence of that courteous hospitality
which is as undesirable as it is glorious.
The reception was held in the ladies' or
dinary and lasted from 1870 to 1 o'clock
p. m. At 10 o'clock Col. Allen greeted the
advance line of callers, receiving each one
at the top of the stairs, where they where
invited to drink the health of the house
from a huge punch bowl. The appoint
ments of the reception room were superb
the ladies' ordinary was brilliantly illumin
ated with gas and the tables groaned witt
their weight of toothsome dainties
unique feature Of the feast was a
huge block of ice, lie Ger Ger of which
was cut out and fiL3i y'.n emon juice
then there was anoti 81 q, containing
many gallons of oy, ,31s lose uniqu ne
center pieces we're fs 'lef by pyramids
of kisses, turkey, CHI k5Jl, lobster and po
tato salad, and in fycs al manner of good
tifully served an. generously partaken Of
blythe host of callers.
THE METRoPILoTLN.
What is said above on the score of hos
FATALITIES may be applied with equal force
to the reception rendered by Col. Belot,
to his many friends and well-wishers. The
urbane and genial proprietor of the Met
ropolitan received his friends in person
ana all were invited to partake of daint,,
!
The appointments were exceedingly hand
| some, and great deal might be written o
the general good feeling, hospitality AM
interchange of courtesies and genera
, brilliancy of the affair. Also of the gsnia
Snyder and the royalswelcoms accorded
, all. Suffice it that the host of callers wer
accorded most hearty welcome and th
affair will survive as a delightful memer
in the minds of all.
T OoNRAD sOHkIDF.
Every good liver in st. Paul has hear
of mine host, Conrad Schmidt, Of Wes
Third street, and those whe have part.ske
of the splendid dinners that decorate tn
: menu of this establishment have abundan
reason for believing that better restaaran
does not exist in 81. Paul or Minneset 9
| From ancient and immemorial eut
, tom Hr. Schmidt has exercised a happ
facsltT Of making Kew Years day a 70
letter day in the annals of his rsssa1ran
On that day bis patrons are invited 10
feast which sE,5odlss the acme Of gee