St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-07
CHARITY OF SOCIETY
The Way Some Washington Ladies Find
Pleasure in Doing Good to
Others.
A Country Home Where Poor Children
Can Get Breath Of Fresh
Air.
Dogs Among the Elite--The Canine
Favorites Of Distinguished
Citizens.
| Movements and Amusements of So
y-People--Scekingt the
| Seashore.
Correspondence Of the Globe.

cietyPeOple--Scek the
Seashore.
Correspondence Of the Globe.
WASHINGTON, June St is a pretty
cold day when society in Washington CAN
not find something with which to arnuse it
self. Sometimes it succeeds i'll amusing the
lookeTs-on, too, those who do not aspire to
be classed in that important category, $50
ciety." Sweet charity seems to be the most
important feature Of its work this week.
An afternoon tea and pound party OH
Thursday afternoon for the benefit OF the
Children's Country home wasan interesting
feature Of the weeks dOings. 1t was held
at the home, ON Pierce's Mill road, a short
distance out of the city. And this home
is one which the good people OF your
city might as well know something about
and take as pattern for some good sensi-
BILE charity work. 1t is plain country
home where poor children from the city
are sent by the charitable ladies who are
managing the work for some fresh air and a
change of diet. 1t is an excellent plan to
make a little money do a great deal OF
good. This home was taken for the pur-
pose, fitted up with sleeping rooms, dining
room, play grounds, ETC., for say
FIFTY CHILDREN.
The food provided for them is plain, but
healthful and good. The amusements are
those fitted for children. Then the person
in charge organizes them into classes
and gives them some light instructions,
though this cannot be Of a very systematic
form, as their visits last but two weeks.
The poor children are invited to this home.
The ladies in charge have a system by
which they make what they think to be
proper selections from among those who
need it most. They are made guests there
for the space of two weeks, get a
good breath of fresh air and
good food for that time. plenty
of play in the country air, good wholesome
instruction and advice, and are returned to
their homes greatly improved in every re-
spect. It is good thing for various rea-
sons. 1t benefits the children mentally,
morally and physically, it benefits the pa
| rents in some sense, it is an interesting ex-
perience for the ladies in charge of it. and
it does not cost much. A few ''teas," some
APPEALS TO THE MASCULINE HEART
and pocket, in which the ladies are expert
| at all times, and little effort and the thing
| is accomplished and a good many homes
and hearts made happy. Let the ladies OF
your city try it.
| There have been some other interesting
events this week. One of these was a we'd
! ding on Tuesday, and another was we'd
| ding on Wednesday. The first mentioned
was New York wedding, but one in which
a good many people in society here in
terested and to which good many invita-
lions were received here. The first was the
marriage of Mr.. Fred Almy Of New York
to Miss Millicent Magruder. A good many
invitations were received by Washington
people of prominence to attend this we'd
| ding. There was another wedding here on
| Wednesday, that Of Mr.. ]. E. Wilson to
Miss Boreland, daughter of Alexander
Boreland. The marriage took place at the
elegant residence of the brides father on
| Massachusetts avenue.
There have been quite good many de-
partures for the seaside this week, though
there has been no especial occasion for it as
far as the weather is concerned. Of course
there are some people who think Washing
ton extremely warm just now, but they do
not
GO TO THE SEAsHORE
to cool off. They generally go out in the
back yard or in the cellar to get cool.
Among those who have taken their depart
ure this week are the family of Mr.. Randall
and the venerable George Bancroft and his
wife, Mr.. Bancroft has been seen
good deal of late on the ave
nues and country roads. He has resumed
his habit of horseback exercise, of which
he is very fond. His favorite horse died
about year ago, and he has not ridden
very much since that until now. But the
charming weather and fine roads were too
much for him and he has been at it again.
Speaking of horseback riding calls to
mind a curious custom which the ultra
fashionable people of Washington are just
| now affecting. 1t is the use of what is
stick" 1t looks for all the world like a
cane with about one foot of the lower end
sawed off, 1t is used as whip, and is
carried on horseback
BY THE SWEETEST
of the fashionable riders. ssWhat does it
mean?" your correspondent asked of one of
the livery men of the city who makes this
sort of thing study. ''Oh," he laughed,
cit is simply an absurd imitation of the
English custom. That's all. 1t is most
ridiculous but we have to cater to it, of
course. In England, you know, those who
ride in fox hunts and that sort of thing
carry long whips with which to whip on
the hounds. Well, those whips are fas-
tened onto sticks with bent handles, looking
like canes Of course, it is all right where
they have occasion for this sort of whips.
But they have none here. Yet they want
to ape the English fashion and so take the
stick, discarding the lash for which they
cannot have even an excuse. These crop
sticks you see have each Of them strip
tied over the end, as though they were a
place for a lash; but the lash is never put
on. There is no need for it,"
'sAnd they carry these absurd clubs for
use as whips for their horses?"
Eyes, that's it, Silly, isn't it? You
might as well take your heavy cane for a
riding whip. But that is what they want
and so we let them have them. They cost
all the way from $3.50 to $15."
THE TAX COLLECTOR
has brought SOME interesting facts to the
surface regarding some of the society peo-
pie and their homes. The number of fine
dogs that are kept in the fashionable homes
of Washington is quite surprising. He has
a way of registering all dogs which are sup
piled with ''tags" with their names, and a
study of his,books furnishes some interesting
''pointers." Among the household pets
the Skye terriers seem to be especial favor
ties, as several hundreds of these bundles of
woody hair appear Oh the record. The most
common name for the Skyes is rags"
witch is also applicable to Scotch terriers.
There are also good many of the latter in
the city, and they seem to be highly re-
garded for their general intelligence and ex-
cellent qualities as watch dogs. The no
menclature of the dogs is rather peculiar,
and in some instances affords considerable
insight into the personal habits of the
owner. One lady, for instance,
has named her two pug-nosed pets
''Chandos" and ''Strathmore, respectively