St. Paul daily globe., 1886-08-01
THE LADY RAMBLER
Has a Few Thoughts to Say This
Week That are Especially Suited


Has q Few Thoughts to Say This
Week That are Especially Suited
TO the Summer Season.
do not say that the girls mind being
stared at. Whether they do or not has
nothing to do with the fact that the men
about town seem to be endeavOring to
break the record for persistent and gratui-
tous stares. We used to think that a plain
woman could GO upon the street without
being subjected to this sort of thing, but,
bless your life. Neither age nor ugliness
is protection. One feels, sometimes,
while running the gauntlet of curious
glances as if she must be some sort of rare
animal escaped from menagerie.
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The Gainsborough, much reviled, but of
| all hats the most elegant and graceful, is
again making its appearance. A tall girl
in Gainsborough hat is a charming sight,
but when dumpy damsel affects that style
of head-gear she forcibly reminds one of a
toad under a cabbage leaf.
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The following extract requires no expla-
nation:
Lake Enchantment, July %, 1ss6.-My
Dear Lady Rambler:
| Dora Makepeace has been visiting us. You
remember Dora? Well, she is more of a
prude than she used to be at boarding
| school, if you can conceive of such thing.
| Y on must know that bathing is our latest
| fad Il wish you could see my suit, it is so
shockingly becoming, if l may use that ex-
| preSSlon), so we of course asked Dora to
go and she equal of course was awfully
Mortified at the idea of bathing in company
with the opposite sex. Oh! she grew al
4 fi1of
| there was no possible harm, and she in
formed us that she considered it positively
| immoral. Yes, and as poor Dora is a sight
in the way of bones, we didn't wonder
much at her scruples, but we did finally
persuade her to go with us, and she said
said that if the boys were very nice and gen.
| tlemanly perhaps she would take off her
shoes and stockings and wade. Well, it
was too perfectly awful of me to laugh,
but couldn't help it. The beach on which
we bathe is reached by boat from our house,
and when we got to the place Dora, in
| stepping out, lost her balance and tumbled
in head first. Such display! She ac-
tually stood on her head for several
seconds, with her slippers wildly waving in
the air. The most abbreviated of bathing
suits right side up would have blushed at
the expose. She was so veXed and said it
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idea of wading, but l think the occurrance
was intended as warning against her Ii
diculous affections. Your EMILY.
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An effective hat worn by a charming
blonde is of fine black straw. The broad
brim that rolls back from the face in front
is bordered on the under side with velvety
pansies that shade from lavender to deep
est purple, while bunch of the same flow
ers is held in place upon the crown with
bows of black velvet ribbons.
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Mr.. Evergreen has deduced from his last
park experience the proposition that it's
well to find out where a girl lives before
you offer to escort her home. 1t seems that
he met bewitching maiden who resides in
the vicinity of Post Siding and as result
he felt rather knocked up when he reached
his own mansion that is located way out on
st. Anthony hill.
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Among the latest novelties that cause
fond papas to swear as they foot the bills.
are slippers of woven straw. Awfully