St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-24

or an representation Of the little girl of the
war pnein--iuSt as far down as her Shout
deIs. That is to say, the sun bonnet on
her head was correct, unless exceptions
were taken To the sauciness of its shape;
and the top of her bust and a section of her
arms were in calico; but from that level
down to her Slippered feet she was elabor
ate. And what a precious ninny she was,
too Her
PERT FACE AND LITTLE FIGURE
would have been more bewitching in the
rustic maiden'S garland more of a novelty,
| imagine to the crowd of fellows who
seemed TO know her very well. In exactly
what this ball was French was difficult TO
ascertain. I'm the first place, there were
few French people there. with the eXcep-
ton Of walters. and there were not more
than twenty shocking costumes among 500
women. Some of them wore dominOes,
some were merely masked, but by long
odds the majority appeared in street attire,
and waltZed about with whomeYer they
could Scrape an acquaintance. CallOw
young men with receding fOreheads mar
row chests and slim legs wandered about
with an air that was intended to be worldly
and stared at the women with placid and
Unconditional interest. The women smiled
easily III return. The dancing was rgidly
proper until inebriety set in, but the crowd
was at all time eager for exhibitions of
wickedneSs, and if woman i'm the whirl of
waltz showed the top of her boot, she
would be surrounded at once by a crowd of
100 or 200 men, who would block the
floor without hesitancy. and stare
at the boot with degree
of intensity that was appalling. If she
showed the top of the boot again the eagle
eye of Capt. Williams would fall upon her
like blight, her spirits would be damp
ened, and in few moments. if she still
insisted upon being frisky, the Madison
Square Garden would know her not This
was the condition of affairs up to o'clock
i'll the morning, when l retired For an
hour or two after that l am told, there was
more freedom; but after all it amounted to
very little. SO far as this ball is concerned.
the moraliSts who preach SO earnestly about
the sinfulness of such entertainments may
rest peacefully. If New York never sees
anything more sinful it may rest in peace.
THE MUCH-DISCUssED QUESTION
whether it is proper for a society girl to eat
in Il public restaurant is slowly but surely
being decided i'll the negative. lnnumer-
able safeguards with which young girls are
surrounded are all having their effect upon
social life in New York. The old-time free
dom which characterized American girls i'm
public Is slowly giving way 10 European
methods Jealous chaperOnes accompany
the young girl when she goes out to
a luncheon, anxious mothers are with
her when she attends dance
and wide-awake brothers and fathers
Iaep an eye on her whenever she goes in
public. Even when she goes TO walk on
he avenue in the morning she is accom-
panied by maid or a gigantic st. Bernard
In, hofb ,han III A.
park. male escort, even ii only a groom
is deemed Indispensable. Washers invest
the street at all hours of the day. Some of
them are rough and addressed, but a great
majority come from good families, and have
learned their manners from abroad. This
Is particularly SO with the DemOnico con-
t!ngent This band of young Sn0bs is rapidly
growing more prominent than it perhaps
Imagmes The custom in Europe OF con-
Sidenng every woman an object to be
stared at, and. if possible, spoken to, has
been imported by these young men. They
glare with easy insOlence at women in the
theater and approach them even without
pr0vocatiOn. Their manner seems to take
among youngsters of their own station in
life, and they grow i'll numbers rapidly.
Everywhere one meets them, and all have
the same
EASY AND BLAND ASSURANCE.
A few years ago women sat on the front
stoops of their houses, and thought nothing
Of running up and down the street block
or two to make little social calls upon
friends without providing themselves with
male escorts. They do not rush around that
way now. AS for the restaurant, there
seems to be absolutely no end to the dis
cussion the question raises. A matron told
me, with every indication of pride, that no
daughter of hers had ever entered public
restaurant, even with large theater party.
asked what objection there could be. pro-
viding the girl went with party duly
ehaperoned, and she said: 1.-The difficulty
does not lie in the character of the restau-
rant so much as in the accessibility. For
instance, niece of mine was ANNOYED at a
hotel in Saratoga last summer by very
common sort of young man, who, / be-
jieve is employed in retail shop ON Broad
way. BE wore white flannel clothes.