St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-17
THE END APPROACHING
The Close of the Social Season Near at
Hand-General Subsistence of
Gayety.
Society Preparing for an Exodus to the
Lakes-Sons of Veterans
Reunite.
Weddings in Minneapolis all the Rage
Southern Citizens Beginning
to Move North.
The Lady Rambler's Muse Attacked
With Observation-Disclosures Stamp
Photographs.
LADY RAMBLER.
Talk About Rhea, Spring Colds and
Plaid Hats.

LADY RAMBLER.
Talk About Rhea, Spring Colds and
Plaid Hats.
School children are always making col
lections; coins, stamps. fossils, advertising
cards: what, it matters not, one thing goes
out. another comes in to take its place, and
lust now the only really desirable thing on
earth is collection of photographs The
Youngsters have discovered an enterpriSing
Third street photographer who takes those
miniature tin-typeS called gems for 25 cents
per dozen, or eighteen for 80 cents, which
fact accounts for the craze. Go early to
secure a front seat, or, indeed, any seat at
all, is the rule, and the proprietor smiles
cheerfully as he gathers in the quarters and
assures you that you must come III the
morning to avoid a crowd. Even the digni-
fed high school girls have not escaped the
mania, but pass their pictures around in
bags to their admirers. after the fashion of
gingerbread nuts at a country fair. The
Lady Rambler, not choosing the morning
for her visit to the artists studio, found her
self preceded by twenty-One young people
OF both sexes and all sizes, and two dogs,
each of the company appearing equally in
terested in the ceremonies and bent on
making q collection. One young woman
was heard to remark that she owed forty
three of her pictures, while a young man,
evidently more discriminating and with an
eye for the prOprietieS, assured the ladies
that he gave his photograph to married
people only, none others need apply. 1t
was noted that the lads exhibited much
more solicitude in regard to the set of their
collars and the part OF their hair than was
shown by the weaker sex; while at the
same time, either from lack or excess of
vanity, they evinced greater satisfaction at
the result.
Slippers, dainty enough for the personal
Use of Titania herself, are ofundressed kid,
the heels being covered and the bows con-
structed of the same material. They comet
in black and mouse gray, the latter color
being especially attractive.
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Challi is one of the seasons revivals; a
least it is supposed to be a revival, though
it is a very different material from that
which our mothers knew by the name, be-
ing more cotton than wool. 1t is beauti-
fully woven, however, in quaint designs
and odd colors on white or pale tinted
grounds. Trimmed with lace, or set off
with little velvet, more charming gowns
for cool summer afternoons cannot well be
imaged, and being cheap as pretty their
popularity is assured.
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Spring, gentle Spring! Time of budding
frees and dandelion greens, of babbling
brooks and old hens masquerading as young
chickens; when the organ grinder once
more puts in an appearance and the voice
Of the banana seller is heard in the land,
1,s-S1
ing with songs gay as thy own sunshine
and first dandelions didst thou not bring in
thy train such an appalling array of catarrh
and influenza that when we try to sing we
can only croak some dismal ditty like the
following:
Justa cold Indy head,
But, Oh SoUdrobadtici
Eyes add nose are bothered,
From this cold in by head.
Add fwouldI were dead!
sood shall be fradtic
With this coldin by head;
HoWqIite udrobadticlI
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Thesight of a lady driving wrapped in
fur robes and bearing aloft a lace trimmed
paFasol, affects one as painfully asthe mix
ing of metaphors in our otherwise faultless
piecesof composition.
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Nu6s Illl0d GN1u6uGly bdh6S~uO SUCK LII
that idiotic old saying about beauty IN
adorned" and scoTns not to enhance her
loYelinessWith a well appointed wardrobe.
One other costumes, magnificent yet sim
pie, was of white brocaded velvet, the
long plain train being just slashed enough
at the sides to reveal a petticoatsOf white
satin trimmed withaace and pearls; bunch
of scarlet blossoms at the side of the square
cut corsage gave the required touch Of color.
A lovely house dress consisted of a petit
coat and Fedora vest of golden brown pekin
yelled with white lace under princesse
robe of pale blue satin brocaded in golden
brown. Still another costume was unique
as gorgeous, the low cut pointed cofsage
and round train being of brocaded satin in
scarlet and yellow on black ground with
facing Of scarlet velvet while the petticoat
was of yellow satin covered with an intri-
cate design of tropical birds and flowers in
light relief embroidery; canary-colored
plumeS at the corSage and looping back the
train, added to the already brilliant effect.
~
Parasols appear in the usual variety as to.
material, from the dainty affair of lace to
the durable serge and pongee. Bright
stripes and checks are again shown. while
the favorite color of the New York girls is
said to be scarlet In shape you may suit
your individual taste, though the canopy is
preferable for state occasions, but the ham
die, in any case, must be of natural wood.
finished at the end either with shepherds
crook or a representation of rough knot.
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When you meet a young man wearing a
plaid hat observe him closely. Ifit (the
hat) is of ordinary tweed, you may depend
upon it he (he MANI is delusion and
snare, for the young gentleman who really
knows what is what and is thoroughly
posted as,to the fastest Eastern styles, ap-
pearsdn a soft hat whose checkered- surface
isa perfect harmony in color. The orig
lnator ofthe plaid hat, an individual with
fnesense of the ftness-of things, evidently
intended it to always matchthe suit with
f-whichit was worn, but as the modern man
hasn't much idea of what is meant by a
match ih-eoloraand design, if he gets into a
plaid hat and tat the same time,he does
1t by the merest accident, and the two ar
ticles are asAnlike- as can be by course of
nature. LADY RAMBLER.
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