St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-17
"AT HOME"
4 "Gav Season" is Coming, With All
That Those Words Garry With
Them.
Explosion of the Idea That When People
Marry They Are Socially
Dead.
The First signs of Carnival Prepar-
ations Are Now Becoming
Appar emit.
Numerous Society Events of the Fas'
SIX Days, With Promises Tor
The Future.
Winter Comes.

Its to be gay season, SOLhooOuy Say
Why. no one ever thought the contrary tor
a second. With the long rest that has been
INDUCED in during autumn, everybody Is
thoroughly prepared for gay season. All
long for a prOtracted season OF intense
gaietv. and the more intense 1t Is the better.
Social life is a rather routine affair at most
"A round of weddings, receptions, balls,
operas. dinners, euchre parties, surprise
Darties. wedding anniversaries and birth
dav celebrations, but it requires dl1fer-
ent dress for each occasion Tor the
ladies. although the gentlemen can get along
commonly well with SwalloW-tallS at every
one 1t is this versatility OF costume that
makes society partly interesting 10 the
ladies. however, and the galety OF the sea-
son VIII be governed by the wonderful mag
nificence. elegance, and grace of the latest
stvles. This city will delight in dress, too,
but it will be something better than effete.
Every youth and maiden, as well as about
every one more matured. alongside OF di-
minutive Juveniles, will don COS
tune of flaming cOlOrS brightest contrasts,
and rich combinations. And the winter
will be renowned for scenes of panoramic
brilIiancv. more attractive than all the
grace of the ballroom. Certainly the an
nnal balls and occasional receptions will
have to take place while the winter is
Young. Carnival is healthful word for
This civ. 1t supplants the lOw-necked
mnslins. silks and satins by comfortable
and equally fascinating wool as soon as the
thermometer falls to the freezing point.
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Some Young people have a dread of mar
rage. They think it is truly dire fate,
and that they become eternally dead to So
eiety. They must go to housekeeping at
once and hold themselves as recluses III
sacred domiciles. That's their idea,
but of course it doesn't stop them
from ascertaining the use of the
ring. Ten to one some delightful
married lady first presented either Of the
hptrothed twain to society. 1t might have
been that they met and eyes shot magnetic
chances in the drawing room of charming
matron. The fact is, that the matrOns,
sparkling with wit. merry with laughter
and so entertaining with their conversation,
are the makers and unmakerS OF society.
These bring the young folks together, OBJ
serve their mutual behavior and note every
stem of progress. Finally the timid pair
submit to the deadening process with good
grace. and another match has been made by
the married ladies of society. for which may
the dews OF blessing fall on them.
There are more ways than dancing and
chatting to spend an evening. cOnceding,
however that the way mentioned Is awtully
interesting. Take the style OF the Century
club. which now numbers. probably, 100
members. They gather about every two
weeks, and pass an instructive as we'll as
social evening. Music is enjoyed, the
young men practice elOquence blushlngly,
80 In nrlh
Christian era, is discussed with much in
terest and pleasure. There Is nothing
really proSy about it, either.
How the cold weather drives people into
the milliners' stores. With the chilly
breezes come thoughts of happy evenings
and gay receptions. These require gloves
and trimmings appropriate. By the way,
does one stop to think what number of
wedding costumes are made at home in
stead of at Worth's? The article is just as
good, and if Worth gets the credit and ST.
Paul the business perhaps nobody cares.
1t is stylish and patriotic in the same breath
to have the costume made here, and
call it one of WOrth's. Societies
and contracting parties could do something
similar with wedding and reception cards,
menus and programmes. 1t is ridiculous what
a rage there is for going outside or ones
own city for these things. The institu-
tons frequently do much superior work.
but it's stylish. you know, to get your cards
manufactured elsewhe e, an that settles it.
The little boys are about the first to fore
shadow the coming winter fete, and it
shows what interest the little ones have in
the carnival. To them it is at once faSci-
mating and sublime. Whatever the chill
dren take an intense liking to is the best
and most profitable thing for the cOmmu
nifty to have The delight of
the child is the true criterion
of the attractive qualities of anything.
About next week there will be more inter-
est felt in ice. and clubs having organized.
will set their architects at work planning
foaters and novel features. William Leip,
of White Bear. has got an idea of his own.
It is to secure $50 white bears, aprOpOS Of
the name of his home. They will be of a
style that people can put on, walk around in
like the body guard of Gen. johnson last
snow-time, and look very much like white
bears. The entire town and village of
White Bear is fired with the thought, and
the excitement over it is almost torrid
enough to hold back the frost until after
New Years.