St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-24
Gayety Declines as the Thermometer
Mounts Upward---Lawn Tennis
Monopolizes Attention.
4 Poor Outlook for the Future---A
Noticeable Falling OFF in Social
Activity.
The Lady Rambler Holds Forth on
Theater Behavior--A Homily
Upon Hats.
The Usual Budget from Surrounding
Cities Do1ngs in saltwater
and Elsewhere.
THE LADY RAMBLER.
How TO Behave at the Theater -.
Chat About Hats.

How TO behave at the Theater SO
Chat About Hats.
No matter what the play, whether high
tragedy or low comedy or melodrama, the
audience, even when not described as large
and fashionable, is never the least interest
ing and entertaining part of the perform
ance, and the gentlemen who stay outside
between acts lose many an amusing little
by-play. The great attraction of this side
show, as it were, is the man on whose little
finger sparkles diamond ring. He always
sits very near the extreme 'front.' and the
contortionS into which he goes to make
that ring visible TO the entire house are
truly painful to behold. He turns and
twists, adjusting and readjusting his opera
glass till, if it were capable of fatigue, it
would drop apart, while the back of his
collar occasions him the most dreadful anX-
iety.
Next in point of interest is the young lady
in the yinaigrette The fashionable vinai-
grette being about eight inches in length,
very slim and of cut glass, closely resent
bling stick of old-fashioned rock candy, is
quite conspicuous object. and as the young
woman never appears to be in fainting
condition, why she carries it is often asked.
1t has been suggested that perhaps it may
contain refreShment of liquid rather than
gaseous nature; that certainly would be
convenience to escorts, and is an idea, If
not already acted upon, worth considering.
Then there is the cOuplerin the rear, who
are always at sea regarding the plot of the
play, the gentleman insisting that the youth
who has just breathed his last is the hero
ines son, while the lady contends with
equal certainty that he is her lover. Quite
as interesting is the stout lady in front, who
persists in repeating to her husband, in aw-
fully audible tones, each remark as it falls
from the lips of the actor. Also to be no
ticed, too, are the youth and damsel who,
when they take their seats, find they are
separated by post, and have an exceed
mgly uncomfortable time trying to whisper
across it. The serious old gentleman, too,
resolved to waste no time, who reads his
newspaper between acts, and the shy
maiden who chews gum, are prominent
features. But why enumerate? They are
all there every night. Look around, and
you will see them for yourself.
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Observing and ill-natured people do say
that while girl can hear the sermon per-
fectly from the most retired and remote cor
her of the church as long as she wears her
old gown and winter bonnet, she no sooner
dons her spring suit than she discovers that
only in front pew off from the main aisle
can she appreciate the service.
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The uncertain weather of the past few
weeks has doubtless been responsible for
those most hideous hats and bonnets with
which our eyes have been blessed; ladies
who had invested in spring hats trying to
make suitable for Wintry weather by cover
ing them with feathers, pompons, birds,
and what not, while the wearers of winter
bOnnetS were endeavoring to freshen and
brighten them by means of white lace and
gay ribbon. AS the season advances, more
congruous creations appear, many especially
dainty little bonnets being shown whose
sole trimming. aside from a pulled velvet
binding and velvet strings set in the crown,
consists of large bunch of flowers. Thus
far the favorite flowers seem to be daisies,
chriSanthemumS, dandelions and marsh
Uarigolds, roses being more seldom seen.
An extremely pretty large hat worn by a
fair young lady was of golden-brown straw,
trimmed with silk scarf of the same shade
and an immense bunch of daisies, with
centerS Of gold, green and brown.
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Nowadays when a young man appears
at the opera inadvertently wearing pair
of gloves he feels himself the cynOsure of
all eyes, and as conspicuous an object as
# attired in dress-suit during business
hours.
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And speaking of dress-Suits, it's funny
that while not more than one man in
thousand can wear them becomingly, every.
man, though outwardiy sneering, thinks he
IS the one, and fiatters himself that nothing,
unless it be silk hat, so adds to the ele-
gance of his appearance or imparts to him
an air so diStingue.
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Sateen is by all odds the most popular of
cotton fabrics. A novelty in this line of
goods is the embossed sateen, which has
!iny floral designs in a damask finish, the
real pattern being superadded.
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One now has no difficulty in determining
whether or not she is dressed in good taste,
and according to the latest mode, for if her
appearance is what it should be the house
maid will be frequently inquiring who
makes her frockS and the cook will be
wanting to know where she buys her bon
nets; whereas, if her toilets are unsuccess-
full even the little nursery maid will take no
interest in them.
80
s'Lace is going to be all the go this sum-
mer," small damsel of perhaps six sum-
mers was overheard to remark to youthful
friend as the two stood surveying the bril-
liantly decorated window of Third street
dry-goods store, and her information seems
to have been correct. Wooden, cotton. silk,
linen, allmaterials seem alike favored. Very
pretty lace woven of linen and cotton in
delicate real lace patterns is called honiton
and coming in different widths of the same
4Ao,,r, I'LL hN
ruff1es on the more elaborate wash dresses.
~
The professional humorist may now bring
out and furnish up those little jokes, con-
eerning a youth and maiden and front
gate, providing he accidentally laid any away
with his last summers linen buster; he
should also be reminded that the approach
Of cholera has no terrors for the girls and
will not at all affect the consumption of ice
cream. LADY RAMBLER.