St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-21

IN accordance with the laws of health. nor
that modeSty that she wonld inculcate ON
all her sex. If she may be allowed to de-
lne terms, she says she favors low-cut
dresses, though she will not insist but
grants Tree license. so far as she is con-
cerhed, Tor all ladies TO wear dresses that
reach up to the lobes of their ears. So Rose
Elizabeth Cleveland is on record.
So
l nave heard several comments on this
let1er since last Friday morning, when the
uLoBE published it. Some of the comment
was by ladies and some by gentlemen. One
young lady. who expressed herself ON this
topic, was at the boat club ball the last time
had seen her in a dress that was cut so
low that-oh, it was very, very low. She
SAID she believed that Rose Elizabeth Cleve-
land was too much of an old maid TO be
preaching what the young ladies ought to
wear, and that she ought not TO try 10 tell
pretty young girls how their dresses should
be cut at all. If Rose Elizabeth wanted to
wear high-necked dress she was at liberty
TO do so, but for any one that never had
any daughters and had written books 10 try
TO make any rules on low-necked dresses,
the young lady said would be looked upon
as exceedingly bad form and not to be toll
Grated by the bellies of cities.
~
Another lady whose face and family in
dictate her 10 be perhaps So years old, was
interviewed on the same point. She has
two children, goes to the theater frequently,
and her name appears in the lists of those
attending the big parties of the winter.
When asked as TO the custom of wearing
low-neck and short-sleeved dresses from a
standpoint of mOdesty and health, she said:
IF L were TO cut the dresses
of the young ladies i would leave them
such as to show the throat, but L would
draw the line about on the collar bone. 1t
is not safe to expose the delicate lower part
OF the neck and the upper part of the chest
to such draughtS as are liable to come in
any ball room. And why does any one
want to wear dress lower than that? Not
for beauty. All ladies dress to win
the admiration of their gentleman
fiends. They don't care TO be adj
mlred by their own sex. Now there is
no beauty in the collar-bones OF a lady.
The neck may be as white as Parian mar
bic, but the curves cease to be beautiful, for
there are no curves about the llar-bOnes
and below the throat proper there is space
that is not beautiful. Now if a lady wears
dress cut so as 10 display her charms be-
low those Of the neck the admiration of her
gentleman friends is not an intellectual
one, and there begins the danger.
A lady's graceful shoulders are objects of
beauty, but they are shown TO best advant-
age from back view, and dresses may be
cut low behind with less danger from cool
draughts than if cut equally low in front"
The lady further said that she Just about
Endorsed Miss Cleveland's ideas on the SUBJ
ject.
Programs have been completed for the con-
cert TO be given for the benefit of the Young
Woman's Christian union at the Ryan hotel
next Tuesday evening, with Miss Swartz
Welder and Prof. Charles G.. Titcomb as ac-
companists. The order will be as follows:
PART 1.
Piano Duet-"Ruy Bias" Mendelssohn
Mrs. Henry II. Curtiss, Miss Clara L. Phillips.
Soprano Solo-"First Song. ............. Gumbert
Mrs. Nettie r. Faller.
Violin Solo-J "legende" ............W ieniawsh
4t F "Danse Espagnole" o.. 49,. sarasate
Mr. Paul Stoeving.
D. co, 1.-THE Asra'. ............ Rubenstein
Bass Solo 80 Anthea' .Hatton
Mr.. Charles De Lacy.
sixth Concerto. .-.---.---..-.....F Il. Demersseman
Prof Guibert.
Recitation-"Generva".. .........M Miss Leila Page
Mrs. Jingle Gidden James
Tenor Solo-Selected..... Mr.. Flournoy
PART II.
p;o,o So,o "Legende". Ketterer
l"lmpromptu;" op. 3D.. Chopin
Miss Philips.
Duet for Contralto and Bass1"when the
Wind Blows in From the Sea- Ii. Smart
Mrs. Jingle Glidden James and Mr.. Charles De
Aria-"Ah! Jorse Lui'' .............LaT rayiata
Mrs. Emma Hovey Williams
Violin Solo-"Danses Tziquanes". ........ .Nachez
Mr.. Paul Stoeving.
Baritone Solo-"Postillion". ...........M Mr. Gould
Sawyer" ....... Miss Leila Page
HERE AND THERE.
The "Good WHIP Progressive Euchre club
met Friday night at the residence of Col. Il.
L. Flournoy, West Third street The head
prizes were won by Mr.. George N. Tapley
and Mrs. William Dampier, the lone hand
prizes by Mr.. Fling and Mrs. William Bickel
the progressive prizes by Mr. William DAM
pier and Mrs. John Alfred Swenson, the foot
prizes by Mr.. W. Hill and Mrs. George N.
Tapley. The acceptance of their challenge
was received from the Daytou's Bluff club
for five couple, and the residence of Capt. +.
j. Farnum, No. l27 West Fifth street desig-
mated as the place, and Thursday 25th inst
as the time. The winning club will claim the
of the Northwest, and will be
to defend the title against all chal-
lengers.
On Wednesday evening large crowd sur
prised the Misses X. and B. Barrett of PAYNE
avenue. A few hours were spent in dancing.
Supper was served at II o'clock. Among the
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. w. Stevens, Mr.. j.
Burns, Mr.. f. Payne. Mr.. G. Akerly, Mr.. w
Gordon, Mr.. A. Gage, Misses NJ. Big.
low, A. Lippy, L. Lippy, J. Covington,
MIR. and Mrs. q. Hunlun, r. McNaughton,
4. Payne, b. Blackwell, A. McNaughton, NJ.
'cFarland, j. Linch, NJ. Hughes, +. Tearle,
j. Brisbin, f. Schultz, Il. Biglow. G. Burke
L. McMan, L. Bruuton, o. Schultz. H. Miller.
j. Farey, H. McManis, s. Covington, G. Nc
Qua, t. Goodell, L. Barrett.
Mrs. DR.. Thompson gave a progressive
euchre party on Wednesday evening The
following guests were present: Mr. and
Mrs. Horace Eddy, MIR. and Mrs. DIR. Crary.
Capt. Pepper, Mr.. @. a. Thompson, Mr.. War
rem, DR.. Chamberlin, Mr.. J. II. Wolsey, Mr.
G.. Montfort, Miss Fannie Armstrong Miss
Thompson, Miss DR.. Auten, Mrs. Carroll. Mrs.
Borum, Mrs. Williams of St. Louis, Mrs.
Goolin, st. Louis, Mr.. Hemenway, Mr.. Pleins,
Mr.. J. Short, Mr.. and Mrs. Hasklns. ATE
o'clock lunch was served.
The regular semi-monthy meeting of the
Redotto club was held Friday night last at
Woodruff's hotel. Merriam Park. Dancing
and progressive euchre was the amusement
of the evening. About fifty couples were
present. Prizes for progressive euchre were
awarded as follows: Progressive prizes Mr.
HI. b. butcher and Mrs. X. NJ. Bell; highest
number Of points, Mr.. F. Stevens and Mrs.
H. w. Topping; lowest number of points,
Mr.. and Mrs. Benham.
The masquerade ball given by the Sisters of
Peace last Wednesday, was a success. The
quilt was won by No. 10. The Cincinnati
Shoe company presented check for $50 for
the benefit of the poor. Prizes were awarded
as follows: Best-dressed LADY, Mrs. Finkel-
stein; most comic lady, Miss X. Superior;
gentleman, Mr.. Banks; most
comic gentleman, Mr.. J. Levi.
Thursday evening musicale was held at
the residence of II. S. Fairchild. under the
auspices of the Young Peoples society of
the First Nj. K. church. The attendance was
large and the program interesting. Among
those who took part were Mrs. j. H. Brugh,
Mrc Tap,ae Misc Mics Elor-ar