St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-16


a guest of Mr.. III. D. Minot
Miss Hersey of Saltwater is a guest of Miss
Finch at the Ryan.
Miss Alice Forepaugh has returned from
Washington.
William Dawson has returned from CALI.
fornia.
Henry Hanley has gone to Chicago.
THE LADY, RAMBLER
Has No Sympathy for the Young
Man cut of Society.
o, Clara Belle! Dear Clara Belle!
How pleasantly you ever tell
Of doings of the girls divine,
Who in society do shine,
And latest news of dude and swell.
Yes, we have liked you passing well;
Your chat has made the papers sell;
But, since they call your words malign,
o, Clara Belle!
And say you throw baleful spell
Around our hears, we really shall
Our interest in you quite resign,
And your acquaintance quite decline.
Your doom is fixed: they've rung your knell,
o. Clara Belle!
It's little popularity of the average
man, you know, to declare that the sex Of
he alleged female correspondent is other
which he disapproveS; then he no longer
doubts that she is, as she af1irms, a poor
miserable woman.
But this habit Of publicly discussing the
details of the feminine wardrobe should
really be discouraged. Why, man now
a-days can't pick up paper without being
shocked by horribly realistic descriptions
Of flannel petticoats or embroidered robes
de mutt, and when he turns to the fashion
notes, to see whether or not they
are fit reading for his wife
and grandmother-my goodness gra-
ciousM The astounding revelations that
meet his unSOphisticated gaze! He never
would have believed that women wear such
queer things or are capable Of so much
wickednesS, and he wonders how on earth
these daughters OF Eve can look a man in
the face with such innocent eyes and such
unconscious, ingenious expressions. And
especially hard on the ministers is this sort
of thing. Of course they have to keep
posted so that they may be able to warn
their hocks of danger Zone cannot imagine
that they read that kind of literature for
their own amusement), and the poor souls
are acquiring vast deal of information that,
although useful, rather tends to distract
their minds from things of a purely spirit
ual nature. It's positively shameful. But
it must be confessed that the worthy diyines
commit one grave error; there Is no need
for them to turn from their Bibles to the
story OF Bluebeard, however, to discover
their mistake. Let them carefully peruSe
the sad tale in which is narrated the fate of
Lots consort, or the biography OF Adam.
and they will doubtless be struck by the
fact that curiosity is the ruling passion, and
that we particularly desire what is most
strenuously forbidden.
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We girls who dote on the English, don't
you know, are wearing the cutest of ulsters.
Theysare made of some sort of checked
woOlen material. with coachman's capes,
and are too awfully swell. causing us to
appear only degree less trig and trim than
the tightly-roled umbrellas that it is. cor.
rect to brandlsh with this sort of garment.
Though we sometimes wear small bonnets
with this style of wrap, turbans are the
proper accessories.
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L mad heard that Maria's engagement
was declared off, SO went to see her the
other day. She looked ILL., and no wonder
for the day had been set and the gown
ordered. Yes, Lady Rambler" said she,
her eyes suffused with tears; ''from
a worldly point of view he is an
excellent catch, and 1 tried to endure
him; but the s0lecisnls, the outrages upon
good breeding thathe daily perpetrates have
proved more than my sensitive soul can
bear. forgave his calling to take me to-
the opera in hansome cab, but when I met
him carrying cotton umbrella l felt that
all between us must be at an end"
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Bonnets of shirred tulle with strings of
the same material are charmingly light and
airy in appearance. Cafe au lait and scar
let is a combination frequently seen in these
cOnfections.
l do really feel for these unhappy young
men who are so Overworked that they have
no time for courtship or marriage, but after
all their lot, though sad. is preferable to
that of the men who are annoyed almost to
death by the attentions of the girls who are
crazy to marry them. One of these afflicted
individuals was contiding to me his woes,
and declare. hard hearted and callous as
l am. 1 shed tears over his simple, un-
affected tale. This party in question is
childless widower. not too old, and
peculiarly attractive to the tender and ro
mantle sex inasmuch as he is abundantly
supplied with this worlds goods. He longs
for Platonic friendship, and finds it unattain-
able. Time and again has he been introduced
by benevolent friends into families with
charming maidens attached; time and again
has he been prepared TO make himself USE
ful and agreeable, unlimited drives and
rides and ice cream and opera tickets being
at his command, but always and forever
does he meet with disappointment. AFTER
m IN 1aY
''mamma and the girls agree between them
as to which one have set my heart upon,
and at my second appearance am left
alone with the supposed damsel of my
choice, and she instantly grows so very con-
scious and uncomfortable that l wish she
had quilted the room with the rest
of the family. Then if I discontinue
my visits the report is Immediately cir
culated by the friends Of the young lady
that have bl!ghted her affections, or else l
hear that have proposed to her and been
ANONYMOUSLY rejected. AS consequence
l am obliged to give up all thought Of en-
joying ladies' society and compelled to
spend my leisure in the hotel lobbies."
Now isn't that hard? Why doesn't he
marry and end it. you ask? My goodness,
didn't just tell you that he has had one
dose of matrimony, and that while he is
dWIully lonu OF Iemlhlnlty In general, he
doesn't want to particularize.
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ana II the boys who are SO forlorn because
they can't spend all their evenings spoon
ing over sweet damsels could only hear the
heart rending experiences of the youths
who have been inveigled into matrimonial
proposals, and are now trying to find some
honorable way out of their entanglements.
they would indeed thank their lucky stars
that the fates have been to them so propi-
tious.
Hx~
Calling the other day for Sallie, young
married friend of mine. to join me in a
shopping expedition, I found her in another
new bonnet, and as it was the third sine
Easter, felt justified in expressing
my surprise at her extravaganza.
well, 1 don't mind telling you.n
IL.