St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-15
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Eaas Many Interesting observations
o. suNamof Topics--An Abused
kHusbNHS.
Ths latest thing in bathing suits is an
immense flask of cut glass with silver top.
Oh, no! We don't get inside of the TASKS;
the TASKS get inside Of us. at least their
contents do. 1t really must be better for
one, you know, to wet the inner and outer
surfaces at the same time. Well, yes.
think that when you battle with flask you
do somehow feel aWfully fatigued, and we
have to spend good share of the mornings
i'll our own rooms to recover from the
effects of our exercise, but its aWfulIy dis
tingue.
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What quantities. of men are this year
using sun umbrellas; have you noticed?
They as yet confine themselves to plain
black, but | daresay that the time will
come when an assortment of dainty lace
trimmed paraSols will be considered an
robe. can just fancy dear AdoIphus in
that becoming blue flannel suit of his with
sun shade OF bright orange and crimson.
Wouldn't he look sweet?
49,
knowing, as l do, that the income of my
Deighbor is not at all princely, have al
ways been puzzled to account for her seal
skin coat, diamond earrings and silk
gowns. My mind Is now at rest upon the
subject, however, fer l yesterday oyer
heard her tell the grocer's boy to send I'D a
pint OF blueberries for tea. (She has four
full grown people in her family besides the
maid.)
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And, aprepos, have heard. although it
may be the basest scandal, that some of
our So-called first families have the greatest
difficulty in keeping servants because they
provide food that is as poor in quality as it
is insufficient in quantity.
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And that reminds me of the Blanks. who.
they say, cover their table with the finest
of linen and most elegant of silver and
china and then sit down and pray that
their appetites may be taken away.
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Some of the ladies at lakeside hotels
should be reminded that to appear at
public dining-room in wrapper is decidedly
bad form.
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81 do not usually lavish much sympathy
upon men," said Ethel, ''but there comes a
ASi1OW NhOLl plbys we were
sitting upon the hotel piazza and the indi-
vidual to whom she referred was approach
ing, accompanied by handsomely dressed
woman, evidently his wife. The couple
took chairs near u.s. and after few min
utes spent in their locality echoed EthePs
sentiments. They were scarcely seated be-
fore the lady remarked .'Oh, Charley! l
am SO cold; will you get me wrap" The
gentleman went up stairs and returned
with garment that he was proceeding to
adjust for her when the gentle creature
stopped him and exclaimed in tones of
deep disgust, why, Charley! 1 didn't
mean that wrap, but the other one." ODE
dent Charley trotted off and changed the
wrap, but he was not allowed to rest.
''Why, Charley!" more disguised than be-
fore, You didn't bring pin to fasten nv
cloakw The fond husband made third
trip, but he failed to satisfy his spouse,
who sent him dancing off again, this time
to exchange the pin that he had brought.
had to get up and go away. Poor Char
ley! Ethel says'that that female keeps it
up the whole time, and the other guests are
laying wagers as to whether or not he will
ultimately rebel.
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The ultra fashionable girl as she appears
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one OF convict, the horizontal stripes to
her gown are so very pronounced and are
so boldly repeated in her sunshade, while
the effect is heightened by the close cling
ing draperies that she affects.
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Indeed, the lying strings to our
petticoats are now fastened SO low that we
just have to adopt the japanese toddle, and
the way our clothes pull up in front is a
caution.
Nv
Speaking of the ultra-fashionable, though,
tits the latest wrinkle of the young swells
that goes ahead of my time. One of these
youths was coming down the street the
other day. I commenced with his head.
which was in "a white straw hat with band
Of blue to match his flannel suit, and then
my eyes rested upon his stick that he BRAN
dlshed by the. middle and I said to my
self ''What mighty nice look
ing boyr' and then I caught sight of his
feet and l fairly stood still. l really
thought that he must be losing some of his
undergarments, for below his unmention-
ables were two Tapping appendages of
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