St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-22
A LENTEN PAIL OF GLOOM,
Society People Don the sackcloth and Repent
of The ir Sins ---
hacy Remarks from the Lady Rambler,
Who Attended the Reception.
LADY RAMBLER.
AND COMMENTS THEREON PERTINENTLY tt
AND IMPERgINENTIT.

SHE ATTENDED THE LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION
AND COMMENTS THEREON PERTINENTLY q
AND MPERFINENTLT.
If the immense and heterogeneous crowd
which surged through the capitol
Tuesday night was in no other way remarka-
Die, it would still be memorable for its pre-
calling characteristic of perfect good-nature.
Everyone seemed bent on enjoying himself
DIT herself to the utternost, and perhaps gen
eral good-nature and kindly feeling may be at
least as pleasant to contemplate as that severe
aud freezing dignity which sometimes de-
scends with such crushing effect upon sup
posedly festive assemblage. Even in those
poorly arranged and wofully mismanaged
cloak rooms, where the disposal and recovery
of wraps seemed fraught with danger TO life
and limb, faces were wreathed in smiles, and
sharp words were exceptional.
Is it not strange that the committee on ar
engagements did not condescend TO consult,a
little with lis female relatives and frieudsl
Tuat it did not was self-evident. for the first
lady on the scene had not removed her outer
most wrap before she discovered that
the dressing rooms were mirrorless.
She looked under the chairs and
s'ught G behind the doors; she
gu, STONED nd commented, and each new
Arrival aided her voice TO The swelling chorus;
Tut mirrors did not appear, and it became
truly pitiable to witness the frantic endeavors
IF friends to act the parts of unprecedented
looking glasses one for another.
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Waiting maids. as well as mirrors, were
conspicuous for their absence, and that is
inc lady reporters were placed in the dress
.ng-rooms Tor the purpose of being made
generally useful.
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This habit of ladies', once they are past
early youth, making their grand-occasion
gowns always OF black is much to
be dep!ored, as it gives 10 any
large assemhlage that air OF uni
forrnity which is so killing to all artistic
effect. The costumes Of tue men are mo-
notonOus enough, why cannot the ladies
gladden. our eyes with q little variety? /
know its lovers claim that black is durable,
always ready for wear, and vet becoming and
ladyiike; but all this may be as truly said Of
rich warm reds and wine shades, golden
browns, soft blues and green's, and cleaning.
glisteniuT greys, while 10 these tints may be
-.iren that air Of individuality which is always
wanting in a black costume. however rich
and elegant.
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The most effective finish for a low corsage
consists Of baud of soft curling ostrich
plumes; ! very happy result was obtained by
using black pluInes ON white gown. This
new idea Of leaving the corsage edge per-
fectly plain without even q softening frill OF
lace is as ugly as novel.
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Scene, one Of the dressing rooms; enter
lady, clothed very much as TO train, very
little as to corsage. Lady behind, soto voce,
10 friend: my goodness, Mirandal Do see
that woman's arms. They look exactly. like
your mop handles" Intense appreciation
shown BY all the hearers except That wo-
man." who looks slightly disgusted.
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That the list Of lost articles IL swelling to
enormous proportions is no cause for wonder,
the wonder lying in the fact that anybody
found any Of her belongings.
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Somebody remarked, on bearing that fears
were e9gFqined for the safety Of the build
ing, hat- no event is ever wholly uumixed
evil. and that if final disposition could be
made Of some Of those Third street dudes.
the capitol would not collapse in
vain; but he Was Instantly re
minded that the dudes were safe
enough under any circumstances, the size
and stiffness Of their shirt frunts and collars
forming perfect armor Of defense.
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The Lady R. noticed that Minneapolis tot
lets were, As general ,thiug, fully as elegant
As those worn by our own adde's; that there
were mauy little monks delightfully."- conven-
lent for quiet little nirtations; that there WAS
great scarcity af elegant irwelrr; that there
was q great abundance Of lovely natural
flowers; that trained dresses were few: that
some gentlemen were il-brcd enough to
loudly hrrItc their wives for their long wait
In the dressing rooins.
LADY RAMBLER.