St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-26
"AT HOME"
It's the Soulful Season When Autumn
Leaves Are Falling and Stoves
Being Put Up.
Society is Purchasing It's Autumnal Gar
ments and Preparing For
Winter of Gaiety.
Weddings Seem to Be Coming Rather
Thickly Justin the Immedi-
ate Future.
Events That Have Taken Place and
Those Yet to Come--PersonaI
Points.
AutunlnLeaVes.

Gathering autumn leaves was once a
pastime which the poetic imagination et
routh and maiden delighted in. But these
innocent, elevating and more natural
oaStimes, be it said with some sadness, are
giving way rapidly to the atiicial amuse-
nents and affected pleasures of an en-
ightened civilization. 1t does not seem
altogether reasonable to think that that
portion of humanity just blooming into
maturity would deride the idea OF turn
ing out in fall plcnicklng parties,
and enjoying a ramble among the woods TO
gather the leaves with all their richness OF
variety of color. What a pretty embelllSh-
ment of home these wonderfully tinted
leaves make. and what pleasing poetry
there is in having a number Of pretty de-
signs among other wall-hangings about
home. while the outdoors in winter pre-
sents the spectacle of naked trees and grey
skies, while earth, for season. parts with
her bright dress of green or gold for
raiment OF white.
And speaking of home adOrnments re-
minds one of the easy means at hand OF
having every window picture OF verdant
beauty Tropical plants are secured with
a facility quite tempting, and they add
such look of warmth to every ones rest
ing place. carrying with them the bright
recollections of drowsy, sunny climes:
Such highly verdant plants as palms and
cannas. or richly-grained leaves like the
broad caIadiumS, either bright green or
yariegated. or the eccentricity OF
group of cactus, or the wonderful
grandeur of mass of foliage as the colenS
or begonia rex can be secured easily, and
they not only gladden. the parlOr but each
is a sight that the beholder from the street
loves to dwell upon, as the color and bright
ness are flashed from the panes OF the bay
window or conservatory. The love OF
flowers, plants and foliage is universal
here. and it only requires a little more
taste and slight expense to make every
home tropical paradise during the winter.
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It does one good TO see the dignifed taste
and modest grace displayed by ladies shop
ping in this city, There is no studied eff
fort to be noticed, nor is there any shabbl-
ness which the recent not quite agreeable
weather and the evil genius of the street.
sprinkler might have justified. For gen.
eral outdoor wear. tailOr-made suits are
more in demand this season than ever be-
fore, the material being similar to gentle
mems Suitings. Some ladies are under the
impression that velvet has gone out Of fash
ion, but it is a mistake. True, no toll
cite is now made entirely of velvet.
but ii is largely used as combination. and
the same may be said of Schale COLLINS,
Persian novelties, astrakanS, and cordu-
roys Striped woolenS are among the
most fashionable winter material, while
black toilets still hold their ground.
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of the year. casts deep shade Of gloom
over the community. That something is
the necessity of putting up stoves and
preparing for cold weather. 1t is
a rather stale subject to talk
about, but it comes up every fall
with alarming regularity. No household
can get along without it, and no household
can expect to preserve the graceful sweet
ness of demeanOr necessary to receive COM
pany, while the noise of joining Stovepipe
continues Consequently everything sus-
ponds, and everybody below the age of so
feels like going fishing in the country.
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There were many little social organiZa-
tons last winter which ayailed themselves
of all sorts of pleasing amusements. Their
example might be en2ulated by like pleasure
clubs. One of these was the Entire Nous
club which will reOrganize soon. Like
the Once-a-Week club and the st. Andrews
society, its members knew how to be
social, without any great formality.
In the dance. during the tete-a-
tete, or at the lunch there was
a graceful eaSiness of department, every
one striving to make everybody else feel at
home. When societies lose their stiffness
and forget stale conventionality of some
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it is a pleasure to be in with them and
enjoy as many pleasant evenings as posi-
Bile. NOWADAYS there seems to be too
much of tendency to draw the line too
fine and carry the spinal column too I'M
bendinglY