St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-29
WAYS OF THE WORLD.
THE SOCIAL AND PERSONAL GOSSIP, FACT AND
FANCY OF MINNEAPOLIS.

THE SOCIAL AND PERSONAL GOSSIP, FACT AND
FANCY OF MINNEAPOLIS.
One more week only until Easter comes,
with its social redemption, shedding the
light of the resurrection over a world dark
ened and in mourning for the past forty
days. 1t will make little difference with
Minneapolis, however. The season Of gayety
that Lent interiicts is now over, and the
spirit Of winter revclry of ball and dance,
which Ash Wednesday imprisoned, will be
dead when Easter releases it. While the
thoughts of the average young Miuneapoltan
are lightly turping 10 thoughts Of love, coin
! cideut with the threatened invasion of
! spring. according to the irresponsible poet,
the thoughts of his fair sister, according to a
much more reliable authority, are just as
lightly turning To thoughts OF spring bon
nets. Easter suggests spring bonuets Just
as naturally as 1t does coiored eggs, aud it
must be- said that many are the sweet girls
Of the Flour City who will 20 to church
next Sunday aud look at the emblematic
flowers, hear the jubiant strains Of the
Gloria In Excelsis, and amidst their thoughts,
sweet and solemn, Of the completion OF the
plan of redemption and victory over death,
will obtrude other thoughts of the plumage
the winter-ran somed head must don.
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Minneapolis Is a cool, salubrious city and
on this account Easter Sunday finds the
weather rather cool as a rule, which permits
the churches to escape a spring opening of
bonntts on that glorious church day. In
more southern aud eastern cities Easter is
the signal for the first appearance of spring
suits, and that lady is to be pitied indeed who
cannot 20 out on dress parade on that day.
Then ii is that the fashionable and fortunate
lady with the latest duck of a bonnet sails
into church five minutes late, and in the
litany exclaims. GOOD Lord, deliver Us ~ as
she calculates the cost Of her neighbours bon
net. This is all an old, old story, but a new
chapter is opened every year, and will be
until the end of time.
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Last week brought little news in the social
line. There was absolutely nothing that
would have thrilled a society lover. inspired
the pen of a jenkins or furnished matter for
delicious gossip, between lsdv-like yawns,
in a Portland avenue boudor. There was
the Union league reception TO ex-COngress-
mau Washburn on Tuesday night, but that
had too many political features to be ciassed
among society events. marked absence Of
dress coats and conspicuous lack Of petit
coats ruled It out entirely. And II any fair
swan-like neck was strained to sllow any
soft blue eyes to peer up st the third story
windows while in progress, they were all in
vaiu. Nothing tempting there, ladies. not a
thing.
There was the Nicollet club reception on
Friday night. too. It was informal. That i:
[ to say, the handsome young men for which
( this club is justly famed, did not make eI-
/ tensive preparation for the event by putting
/ their mustaches in curl papers aud wearing
/ eorsets all dav. The athletic loungers Of
/ the NicoIet intend soon, however,
to take the advice OF the GLOBE
/ sud throw wide the doors O
/ their elegant club house, 70 their lady friends
/ Then is when their curiosity viii be gratiied
t They will give their hustle hitch. don tbeii
/ best new spring frucks and for one evening
/ forget the ills their sex Is heir TO, in TIE
smiles Of NicOllet elubdom-
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/ Progressive euehre parties we're decin a;et
/ in number last week. Very soon the las
/ one will expire and its lovely corpse viii bs
/ borne to the grave without single murmur.
4 One OF nv Eastern avenue lady friends re
I marked only yesterday, TIA: If gambling va:
/ going 10 be fashionable, aud certainly pro-
/ gressive euehre Is that, why she vAs going IL
/ for poker, that had some life 20 t. And TIA;
/ vas sll there vas about t. For ihz
matter. with b0n-bo1s for enips. more thar
Que game Of poker goes on, in The evenings
In fashionable drawing rooms
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/ In the g0odly city Of Minneapolis are man,