St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-18

Mesdames Gilbert, Me Masters, Hall,
CANAL, Edgerton, Ward, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dibble, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
H. Maxfield, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wood. Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Otis, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Ladd, Misses Andrews, Mayo, Forsyth,
Moore, Chamberlain, Hall, Willis, Crooks
and Dugan, Rev. G. d. Andrews and
JeffOrds, Messrs. Whitney Wall. DR..
Manner, Butler, Fountleroy, Baxter,
Grace. Mcleod. Wheeler Goddard, Bar
ton. Davis and Yardley.
When she reached Society hall she
found they had not began to dance, and
she told Miss Gordon, whom she met in
the dressing room. that she was delight
ed it was so, because it gave her so
much better chance to see what every
body had on. She begged Miss Gordon
to tell her what that dress of her is
''It is so different from anything have
ever seen.n Miss Gordon said she
scarcely new what to call it-some sort
of braize or grenadine, she guessed
it is ever and ever so old,
having been worn first by her
grandmother. She had it made up
while she was abroad, she said, and
Mrs. Grundy declared the nondescrpt
flower and black stripe with the dash Of
red, the scarlet ribbons and sash give,
make decidedly odd, pretty gown.
After touching up her face, Mrs.
Grundy went into the hall aud shook
hands with the chaperons. Mesdames
William Ii. Lightner, l.. P. Ordway, j.
j. Parker, e. 2. Glenny and W. F. New
ell. She said to Mrs. Parker:
what a splendid dresser Mrs:
Glenny is" and told Mrs. Newell
INIT bo, ~
fan, white gloves. and the white
aigrette in her hair, she was enough to
lead man into the temptation of sit
ting down before her and writing a
poem OH 1.-THE Beautiful Snow" Mrs.
Selmes, in white crepe dress, lnno-
cent of hustle or reed. the glove-fitting
decollelte, sleeveless cOrsage, relieved by
a single JaqueminOt rose bud, was such
superb picture of perfect woman
hood, Mrs. Grundy wisely kept away
from her. She didn't propose having
her wrinkles deepened by contrast with
Mrs. Selme's fresh complexion, neither
did she propose having her angles
snarpened by comparison with the
rare curves of Mrs. Selme's form.
Mrs. Maud Taylor, in a flower
striped heliotrope silk overdress,
with skirt of white lace fiounces
looked SO QeSIillguc, MIS-. UIuiuS, IL
membering that she makes all her own
gowns. said to Mrs. James Knox Taylor
that there is a girl for any American to
be proud of. and for any Britisher to
covet. She told Mrs. Parker that she
expected to see some pretty figures be-
fore the dance was concluded, and
MIR. Elmer, who was standing near.
suggested that she had only to look
at Miss Alice Forepaugh or Miss Kathe-
rine Dean to see two right then. She
stad through eight figures and while
Marie was undressing her, she pro-
nounced the affair delightful, and when
Marie asked who was there she men
toned Mesdames w. F. Newell, j. J.
Parker, w. I'll. Lightner. Ordway, &. =.
Glening. j. Knox Taylor, E. l.
Frost, Maxfield Lelmes, Drake,
Misses Childs, Gordon. Biglow,
Gotzian, Dawson, Maud Taylor. Mary
Taylor. Sturgis, Auerbach, Flandrau,
Katherine Dean. Alice Forepaugh, Ste
phenson, Messrs. Alexander Drake,
William II. Lightner. J. z. Elmer. w.
f. Merrell, j. j. Parker. Charles Wright.
Peet. l.. E. Newport, Banning, Spiel,
Bigelow, Hawkes.. Hanson, }. Knox
Taylor. Armstrong, E. |. Frost, Skip
with and DR.. j. III. Stewart.