St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-05
NOTES OF THE DAY.
NOVEMBER AIRS.

NOTES OF THE DAY.
NOVEMBER AIRS.
No warmth, no eheerfulness, no healthy case,
No comfortable feel in any members
No shade, shine, no butterflies, no Dees,
November
More welcome than voluptuous gales
This keen, crisp air conscience clear;
November breathes no hatterlng tale,
The plain truth-teller Of the year.
Who wins her heart and he alone
Knows she has sweetness all her own.
although winter howleth at the gate
Ia our hearts tits summer still"
go thou by winds Of grief DER blown,
Beside some SUNNI er's golden bier,
Take heartl thy birds are only flown,
Thy blossoms sleeping, fearful sown,
To greet thee in the immortal year"
HOLIDAY SWEETS.
Small barrels of confectionery stand in
ihe windows of the candy stores and max e
a new attraction by their homeIy resemblance
60 fonr or potatoe barrels. But if you want
something Ia the vegetable line there are
cabbages, potatoes, carrots, beets, all the
perfection of art in the way of resemblance
and with trap door which opens to admit
the sweets. Old shoes, dozens Of gloves in
packages, with natural wrists, and wrapped
IN paper so artistically that even the femin-
Inc eye is deceived. and bon-bon boxes Of
satin, fancifully decorated, adorn the win
dows. Small hampers, baskets with cloth
covers, in imitation of the summer fruit
baskets, feathered owls whose heads come
off, and other novelties attract the eye
searching for candy comfts.
TAILoR-MADE DIRE ssEs.
The tailor-made dress has been a remark
able success and ladies who own one declare
they could Give in it," it is so neat and
comfortable. But there is a great departure
from the extreme simplicity ard elegance of
the first appearance. Panels of velvet, fur
and even lace are now added, giving it a
dressy but inharmonious style. The true
tailor-made dress is as severely plain as a
mans coat. Its only decoration is a simple
braid binding, few rows of vest buttons
and narrow bands Of machine stitching. 1t
is glove fitting with long, plain overskirt
with unwrinkled front. If there are side
panels they are Of the dress cloth and distin-
guished by rows of the plain buttons. A
small bonnet md walking jacket Of the same
COIu pleleS IllS SbOSlOie costume.
TABLE TALK.
Frogs legs'' are to be the fashionable
dish for lunch this season, instead Of oysters.
They will be cooked in punches and served
up tied with ribbon.
No two dishes alike is still popular meth
cd of setting the lining table. Very particu-
lar hostesses have lunch cloths of appropri-
ate subjects. worked by their own hands. In
inviting a lunch or dinner company, special
care must be taken to avoid the fateful num-
Der thirteen. Much china and bric-a-brac,
and as little food as possible, is to be the
rule Of elegant spreads.
FIRE-PICTUREs.
The newest society wrinkle is a twilight
party at which the only light is from the
crate fire. All the company gather about the
glowing Goals, and each one tells a story or
recites poem. These novel entertain ments
originated in the East last season, among the
cultured and refined people who enjoy So
cial, intellectual entertainment. At one Of
these, in home of wealth and refinement,
John Mccullough was present Naturally he
was called on first, being the guest Of the
occasion. With that Glow voice and listless
began with ngiellow:
Between the dark and the dayl light,
When night is beginning to lower
Comes pause in the days occupation
That is known as the children's hour
When Mr.. Mccullough had reached the
last verse almost without a pause or inhec-
ton ofvoice in the same pathetic monotone
with which he used to recite "The Stowaway''
everybody was in tears, and when he closed
with the last verse sobs went freely round.
It'll the walls shall crumbe to ruin
Was sad enough to have been prophesy
The charm of the twilight party is an un.
broken attention, the story-teller alone speak
ing. Pictures in the fire can be extempor-
lied to suit the company.
GRACE BEFORE MEAT.
One of the old customs that is gradually dy-
ing out is that of asking blessing on food. w
can all remember the indstinct but solemn
remarks that accom- panied each meal in on
youthful days, when none of the children =
not even the baby in the high chair-dare,
to smile. Leaving out the emotions of thank
fulness and gratitude the custom was sup
posed to represent, it was good discipline 70
giddypated youth. The irreverent youngste
of to-day could hardly be made to compre
bend the necessity of sitting absolutely sti
and preserving decorous silence over hi
plate. Apropos of which comes a good stor
from family circle in Louisville, where th
habit is still observed, each small boy in lo
of six being required to say the blessing i
rotation. One of these recently fell into dis
grace. 1t was his turn to say grace, but
was transferred to his younger brother, VIII
devoutly said:
''Lord bless the food prepared for us (al
except Sterling) and receive our thanks "a
except Sterling). Amen"
MARRIED AT IS.