St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-01
By the Vanderbilts This Winter and
a Queer Rumor as to tho
Cause of it.
Woman Millionaire Who is an Adept
in the Art of Re-
trenchmenu.
Some of the Leading Social Attractions
of the Week-Success of
German Opera.
Especial Correspondence to the Globe. I

many other people rather got beyond his con-
troll, "'tis not 4 question Of meeting e1-
penses, but Of keeping them down that
bothers me-" Ones society engagement If
it is at all gay is very much the same. or
course 8 line can be drawn somewhere, but
even within limits It is wearing.
The season for public balls is almost over.
The patriarch's First Families Dancing
class" usually known as the -. c. D. c., -
inaugurated what is enphaticallv known as
''the season" to the ultra fashionabIes-the
inside track Of New York society. At these
balls are to be seen ali that is brightest aud
best OF the CRIME de IL ereme-the people who
summer mostly at Newport if not in Europe.
Testing aside, these D.lmouico balls are a
charming sight, the fair youny debutants
attired in exquisite taste with
wealth Of flowers, their principal adornment,
" an attractive LOOK Of eXclusiveness
aboIt them not generally noticed in more
public places. Their balls are not usually
reported, but a newspaper correspondent
once obtained an open sesame to see oue,and
from the door opening into the musicians
gallery was gazing placidly on the brilliant
scene, when a voice at her elbow exclaimed
(which is your lady: that's mine in the pink
tulle-' Turning. she beheid lady's maid
who had strayed to the same
"PoE;T OF VANTAGE"
and it is needless to say this was the first
aud last Delmonico ball the correspondent
ever attended 10 "lool on -
Its diG.reu, with the public balls, such as
the Charity AMI tie "O.I Guard" They
are not subscription tails, and especially in
the case Of the first named, the object is to
sell as many tickets as possible. The Old
Guard, Thursday night last, was without
doubt the most brilliant entertainment ever
held in the new Opera house. 1t was very
thing else II was an TX jcriment
IN the new place aud like all
innovations the disadvantages only were
seen. Slowly but surely the Metropolitan las
been gaining ground, aud never did it APP
pear 10 greater advantage than at the time Of
the grand march Of the GA Guard. Tne mill
tary element, always feature at this ball,
was largely represented. Tnc gray Of the
Seventh coutrastrd wiki the dark uniform Of
tine regular army and navy finely. The COS
tunes Of the ladies were far anead Of the
Charity and the decorations Of bunting,
gauze, Chinese, umbrellas and the SOD
Guard" in gas Jets all formed a magnificent
tout ensemble.
I'm private life there have been the usual
amount az balls, dances, a. swell evening
gatherings are now called, parties never
an appropriate word having become obsolete,
receptions, tras and At homes, OF course.
The Vanderbilt family alone, from some un-
known reason, have been very quiet this
winter. Some people say II the cs
claudrc talked about Mr. K Vanderbilt and
Lady Muudcvillc. Rumor goes 50 far 10 say
be offered the latter $2J.O 10 leave the
count rs last year. ani il may be retrcnci-
meut is thc order OF the day, thOugl Mr.. ii.
sold MItui s--last summer for a good
round sum, enough % cover some margins.
Speaking Of rctrcnchmcnt, one Of the gradu-
Btrs OF the art, one who would 20 up head
every time" IS Mrs. Z. II. Green. Both she
aud her husband are renowned for their sue
cessiul operations, siugiy and together, but
their getting of riches Is nothing to their
keeping H. But il WAS reserved Tor the Cisco
failure for Mrs. Green to distinguish herself
in fact 70 was her great act. She was al
WAYS peculiar even As Miss Robinson. OF New
Bedford. After
from scafariug relatives and scoring a sue
ccssiul lawsuit about that time, she married
j. u. Grccn, whose depreciation Of stocks
and bonds and his business relations with
Cisco * Co. embarrassed them. THeuty-siX
ont pl her Stn. OOO, 600 were IN their vaults
Smith Cleft after luduigiuS Il little too much
iu the '.,yt,sail cup al the Uuion League,
mJIe some unruIrlrd, irresponsible remarks
about ihc irn which became public property
I'm the Wall Street Ne,c, next dlv, aud Mrs.
Green hearing ~ IL demanded immediate
payment of $500 900. To comply with her
wishes AZ once was impossible unless her
husband paid the firm $500. 900 he owed
them. Tnat was also an impossibl!ity. Mrs.
Green vnllI listen - no cumpro.
mise, and the old firm which had
held it, own and wcaihered many
n Wall street storm Tor half century, stop
ped payment 10 save their other creditors.
Turrr Is always a woman in the case, aud
thi, was uorNcuptluu. hut il was an excep-
iiou 90 Che usual failures, being perfectly
honorable aud above board. There was no
Canada business In this. no living in luxury
iu Ludlow street. JAIL as Ward, of Grant &
Ward famc is doing. They say $3.50 a week
does not cover his expenses. His meals all
come from Dr'monico's, and he has a soft
thing ol il even II the way of the transgres-
sor is hard.
IT Is ASTONISHING
how German opera has succeeded. Perhaps
not. considering New York Is the third Ger
man ciiy i'm the world Berlin and Bremen
ouly rutriukinU her Bui DR.. Dharr,sch is
so artistic. SD single minded, SO earnest, he
could not help succeeding. Then PATHS
DAYS are ON the vsup. even II PATHS nights
were croadrd at the old Academy, and Col.
NapIcsou DOES Not seem 20 have the cond-
deucr Of the stockholders. Il is pity, for
thr academy. old and dlngy rs Il is, has no
equal iu i,s interior construction. Il was
hNr Heaven iu ore respect, the rich and poor
mot together, and one could write
book about fashion, style aud society
FROM the osn.un gatba7m Of one
ni-hi az the opera 10 the old Academy while
NJ tuc Metropolitan the eNclusiycucss of tn
boxes aud arrangements generally OF the
house, draws the dividing line very sharply,
and "vuvy, hatred. malice aud all uuchar-
i,abieucss" are apt to oil the breast OF
rur LESS FORTUNATE ONES
IN the orchestra stalls and the galleries as
they Cnzr up or down az the more fortunate
t1sscssurs ui the boxes.
10 Is rather early 80 touch upon the fash
iors. .tiI coming events cast their shadows
before" aud co,nrs aud designs for the
srriuE season are making themselves seen
t1a chosen few in the Frruyh importers for
the Wholesale trade. Shapes are % Je. for
bsuntts. mostly an small caDo,c. such as We
have worn the vcsr past. though slightly
varied iu form and huili u3 high over the
h-.ius For tais. rsoistsrss, IS they are called
Nil be- much used 10 rather a stu slope aud
literally covered with gold Or silver dust
s-5urIes or net Everything is gold. For
the last vcsr or 50 u has struggled for su-
rr~nscv ,nd 40 last has triumphrt, sud I'm
trimming rs 90 everything else gold is