St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-12
"AT HOME"
People are Beginning to Prepare for the
Winter Entertainments Indoors
and Out
A Possibility That Progressive Euchre
viii be as Popular as it was
Last Winter,
Though Tobogganing May Attract
Some of Its Devotees-- FASH
ions in Dress Goods.
a Hundred Personal Points That You
May Take With Coffee on
Sunday Morning.
These Autumn Bays.

These Autumn Bays.
With the coming week carnival prepare
tions will commence. Already tOboggan
clubs are beginning to re0rganlze- Some
new patterns and combinations will be in
trOduced in the blanket uniforms, so that
the heavy winter suit will be as gracefully
pretty as exceedingly comfortable. Prelim-
mary to any really active preparations by
the clubs for snowshoeing and dropping
down hill, the different organizations will
cultivate closer social relations by pleasant
little reunions during the rapidly lengthen-
ing autumn evenings.
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Wet weather spoiled for the time being
some intended pleasure during the week.
number of young people made up their
minds TO give a barge party on the river,
md enjoy moonlight dance on the water,
sut the rain and the cold interfered and the
party was postponed instead OF oeIng
dropped altogether. These young people
Know a thing or two, and are well aware
hat one or two weeks in September must
De slightly disagreeable. and that afterward
he beautiful Indian summer days and
Ireamv still nights of autumn make it pos
ible for almost any kind Of fun indoors and
Iut.
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Now that the lake cottagers are returning
their city homes for the winter the mat
er of evening social gatherings should be
considered. Progressive euchre, it is eX-
)ecteG, will be as much mania this winter
IS last. But the progressive euchre parties
without a little dancing are rather dry for
roung people, who prefer physical activity
shutting cards TObOgganing will do
more to break up the still indoor amuSe-
nents than anything else. probably. The
more youthful portion Of the community
will be the more healthful and will develop
iner physiques, Notwithstanding few
broken limbs, if outdoor winter sports SUI
,ersede the dry entertainments OF the par
or and drawing-room.
Autumn colors for dress wear are brown,
blue and green in stripes and combinations.
Stripes are getting to be all the rage. For
material, the choice is between brocaded
pushes. friSe velvetS. fOuleS. airline
ailormade suitings. trOadcloth, goat-hair
cuttings and coarse wool with Illuminated
Persian stripes. The fOule is in beautiful
combinations as well as in plains. A COM
3ination stripe and check matches with
The gOat-hair article. GobelinS are used
;Or garniture. panellingS. cuffs and collars,
md cashmere stripes bayedere for trim
ming. Cable-cord suitings are also very
pretty, while cOrdurOys are fashionable for
skirts and basques, to be worn with wooden
,verskirts. There is quite run to at
fractions for cl6aks and heavy evening and
outdoor garments. VOulOurs in stripes and
blends is becoming the thing for dress
fronts and trimmings
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THE LOYAL LEGION.
The LOYAL Legion will hold the next
meeting at the Hotel Ryan, Wednesday
evening. Oct 6. Lieuts. Redmond Tully
md o. J. Sweet, of Fort Smelling; Capt.
R. A. Pike, of Bayfield,; Capt. James NJ.
Paine of Minneapolis; Capts. c. II. Whip
Die and T. F. Forbes, of Fort Keogh, and
Lieut.. Isaac Seymour, of Brainerd, will be
admitted. and papers are expected during
he winter from Col. C. D. Kerr. Gen. John
5. Sanborn. Hon. H. NJ. Rice, ex-GOv. c.
<. Davis. Dr. D. W. Hand, Gen. A. B.
Nettleton and Gen. S. P. Jennison, on
various war "reminiscences.
ROCKFORD REUNION.
Old college fr ends. alumni of the Rock
ford Seminary association, held their fourth
annual reunion at the Ryan, Thursday
evening. The ladies met in parlOr A and
elected Mrs Martha Scott, of Minneapolis,
president for the ensuing year; Miss Minnie
+. Chaplin. of Minneapolis, first vice presi-
dent: Mrs A. D. Southworth, of Wabasha,
second vice president; and Mrs. Daniel
Fish, of Minneapolis. secretary and treas
urer. A dainty collation. was served. Those
who participated in the reunion were:
Nesdames A. NJ. Scott, J. c. Plant, H. Plant,
r. w. Wells, A G. Foster, Daniel Fish, L.
Burhyte H. Hannah, H. Wright, Everett
Smith r. Alhouse, G. F. Sabin, Il A. Bart
lett Case, Hayden, A. d. Southworth and j.
il. Walker, and the Messrs. Smith, Chaplin,
Mealey, Warner, Simmons and Bingham.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
It was distinguished party of tourists
who stopped at the Ryan last Tuesday. on
their way east from British Columbia and
As is usual, they stopped in st. Paul to re-
mark with some establishment the rapid
growth of the city. Even Cyrus W. Field.
whose connection with gigantic undertake
ing has accustomed him to peculiarly phe-
nomenal results, could not repress some
audible admiration. In company with him
was Richard B. Angus OF Montreal, who
was the first vice-president OF the Manitoba
railroad, and who sold his home here to
Dennis Ryan; Russell Stephenson, who
married Hon. Miss Hamilton, sister
of Lady Dufferin, and Sir Donald A. Smith,
who Is probably the richest man in Canada,
company, of which he is factor. the Cana
dian Pacific and the Bank OF Montreal,
being a director in both of the latter. Sir
Donald, with Commodore Kittson, was in the
Manitoba railroad project. At one time he
was the strongest opponent Sir John A.
Macdonald had. His daughter is soon to marry
Sir Stafford NOrthcOte, the son of Lord IddeS-
leigh 1.-THE original Sir Stafford Northcote.)
Lord Iddesleigh'S other son married,a daugh-
ter of Sir George Stephen. Miss Angus.
daughter of Richard B. Angus, also accom-
panied the party, and Prof. Simpson and
Mr. and Mrs. Crewes, of England.
MERRY SIR KNIGHTS.
Damascus COmmandery, Sir Knights
Templar, will 90 in full strength and full
regalia to St. Louis to attend the twenty third
triennial conclave of the grand encampment
of the United States. The steamer Pitts
burgh has been chartered. and the Great
Western band and Seibert's full orchestra
will accompany the party. 1t will be
most pleasant excursion and large number
Of ladies will accompany the knights. If
everything can be got in readiness depart
ure will be taken from ST. Paul Thursday
evening, so as to reach st. Louis on Mon
day, the goth. After stay at ST. Louis of
three or four days the party will return by
the same steamer. Miss Mae Murphy and
other well-known vocalistS will be
In attendance to enliven the excur-
sion with musical entertainments, and
probably Prof. Werner. the pianist, will be
of the party. Music and dancing will form
the daily amusementS while on the water
Damascus commandery has been compli-
mented for its drill and appearance at the
triennial cOnclaveS at Cleveland and Chi
cago, and the Sir Knights expect to turn
in no do 10 ol-
Mace Tuesday, the 21st. Eminent Com
mander w. II. Sanborn. Generalssimo
Daniel H. Moon and Captain General Rus
sell c. Munger have done everything to make
the trip down the river merry one.
Among those who will constitute the party
are a large number of Sir Knights and
their ladies. and some visiting guests are as