St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-21

The Misses Kelly of Sherburne avenue
returned from Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Cook leave for
the South Monday.
Col William Wright and wife are visiting
at Hudson.
THE LADY RAMBLER
Has n Few Words ON Dress at the
Theater and Elsewhere.
Our citizens and their lovely wives and
daughters have been of late so lavishly
adorned with bandaged arms and hands,
skinned noses and battered ewes, that the
Interior Of every street car has borne a
striking resemblance TO the accident ward
Of hospital, while the tales of hair-breadth
escapes and thrilling adventure that are re-
hearsed on every hand would reflect credit
even upon "Our Governor" Yes. a gentle
man whose every feature is expressive in
the highest degree of truth and veracity
will calmly inform you that his tobOggan,
when carrying a weight of over nine hun
dred pounds. attained such velocity that at
the bottom of the slide it leaped board
fence six feet in height and suumOunted by
a double row Of baTbed wire. No wonder
the preachers are rather inclined TO trOwn
upon this craze for out of door sports.
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met the other day in the course of my
peregrinatiOns little damSel of 4, who was
so eharmingly attired that made mental
note of her costume. and here it is in black
and white: 4 coat of rich golden-brown
plush. made Gretchen fashion, with short,
tight-ftting waist and full plated skirt
that came well down TO the
tops OF the boots, the mOnOtOny of
the straight folds being broken at
the waist line in the back by two large or
setteS of satin ribbon like the plush in color.
y quaint little bonnet of the same material
of the coat had peaked crown that was
fulled into plain Quaker like border, the
only bit of ornamentation consisting of a
little frill of white lace that rested against
the baby's yellow hair. a collar of antique
lace, not over broad, completed the effect.
Talk about symphonies in brown and gold!
Why, that child was an entire grand opera,
and if she could but be placed in heavy
gold frame to remain unchanged with the
changing years, what a priceless treasure
she would be. and what a lasting rebuke TO
those loving mammals who will persist in
making perfect frights Of their helpless Off
spring.
Prettier and prettier grow the silver pins
that are offered as carnival souvenirs. The
original devices have been much elaborated.
Particularly cute is a tiny gold mOccasin
fastened in the thongs OF a silver snOwshOe;
then there are tObOggans, bearing loads of
boys and girls in the picturesque garb now
so well known. and silver rings that enclose
groups of tObOgganers in characteristic at
titudeS. One pin shows not only .he crossed
snOwshoes and tObOggans but horseshoe
as well, and indeed there is quite a fancy
for combining the emblem of luck with the
symbols of our favOrite pastimeS. The
workmanship upon these little ornaments
is exquisite. each tiny rope and mesh being
perfect in outline, and we girls can stand
being presented with any number of them.
So
We dress for the theater in such a suit
yourself. gO-as-yOu-please style, that as a
whole we produce an awfully funny effect.
Side by side will be seated a wooden shawl,
a decOllette vest, white bonnet, fur
coat. an opera cloak, flannel tOQue. In
the boxes the same style prevails, and
while in one may be seen swell party in
full dress, its neighbOr will be occupied by
a lot of men i'm business suits. But the
gentlemen have this season seemed TO go
in for full dress more than the ladies, a
walking suit with hat or bonnet TO match
and dark gloves being considered quite the
correct costume for the theater, except, Of
course, for a box party. The constant
theater-gOer. however, if she is q wise
woman, puts all the wealth that she can
spare into a handsome wrap, loose and
easily adjusted; her gown then becomes a
minor consideration. and with a becoming
bonnet and tan-cOlOred gloves in a reason.
able state Of preservation. she can possess
her soul in that peace and satisfaction that
religion cannot give, and that is only to
be derived from a consciousness of being
well dressed.
IdOn't know, I'm sure, whether we are
growing more independent or our gentlemen
friends less gallant, but / do know that
parties of ladies now appear at public en-
teTtainments not only without male escort
but with chaperones of extremely youthful
aspect. and that such conduct on their part
is not considered at all immoral. Indeed,
have this season attended more than one
performance at the Grand when the audi
ence, i'm its separation of the sexes, closely
resembled a Shaker meeting or y Jewish
congregation.
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Mrs. Florence, noted as much for the
magnifcence of her wardrobe as for the
cIeverneSs of her acting. bowed to the taste
of ST. Paul girls and wore with one of her
exquisite gowns q carnival tOque OF pale
blue flannel trimmed with ribbon bows.
The present style of low cOrsage whose
square front consists of a couple of inches
of the dress material with band of white
null at the top is calculated TO make OBJ
servers very uncomfortable, and L was not
at all surprised when Charley Blank 1--WE
known Charley ever since he was knee high
and he has always regarded me in the light
of a grand mOther) asked me at the Settlers
full dress reception, why the women were
making such liberal display of their cor
set covers.
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Always de trOp, the loving couple is
never more so than in a crowded street car.
One would fancy that such a couple might
require less room than two ordinary NOR
tails. but such is not the case, as you will
discover if you ever have the misfortune to
sit next the masculine half of one. He
can't sit Sduarely in his place like sensible
man, but must plant himself edgewiSe in
order to gaze into the liquid orbS of his
inamoTata, and he pokes one elbow into
your ribs. while with the other he knocks
of your hat. 1t is impossible to try wither-
ing looks. for he presents to your field of
vision only broad eXpanse OF back. His
position neceSsitateS the thrusting of his
feet across the aisle, and the ironical
Excuse mew of his victims he doesn't
hear. He wouldn't surrender his seat to his
own grandmother, and he is always so much