St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-11
Some Of the Speeialties of st.
Paul Ladies Popular in
Society.
Ladies Whose Accomplish
ments Do Not End in the
Drawing Room.
They Ride and Fence and
+. Take Long Tramps on
~ SnoWshoeS.
Many Sweet Singers Are Here
MANY Who Entertain for
= Charity's Sake.

There are some women in this world
who have no business to do anything.
They are pretty enough to justify exist
ence by simply being. Among such are
Miss Rachel Rice, of Summit avenue,
and Miss Stickney. Miss Rice is of the
blonde type, with face like cameo.
Her manners are those of born gentle
woman. Miss Stickney is one of this
winters debutanteS. Sheis of very
lively disposition, and dresses with
lsfaultless taste. She was educated
abroad, and is consequently finished
linquist.
The U. S. army is well represented in
st. Paul society by Mrs. Maj. Bates,
Mrs. Capt. Gosbeck and Mrs. Capt.
L ears. Mrs. Bates has very stylish
figure and carries herself with rare
| grace. She is devoted to society and So
ciety is devoted to her. No event is
complete without her. Ask who were
at the reception yesterday afternoon, or
| who were at the ball last even
ing. and nine times out Of ten
the list is headed with Mrs. Bates.
Mrs. Capt. Gosbeck plays the piano
artistically. She is extremely fond of
would rather dance than eat or sleep,
| and such Sprightly, airy little body is
she that even when trying tOs sober
down to walk she seems to move over
the ground without touching it. Before
coming to st. Paul, Mrs. Capt. Sears
was an immense favorite at West Point.
1t follows from this that she is all ones
fancy paints woman. She is very
pretty, and possesses some subtle charm
that makes her dangerously fascinating
to men. But witfial she is SO uncon-
cerned about her powers Of attraction
that women as well as men are drawn
to her. She is model housewife, and
is an artist in fancy cooking. She
carve in a way which men admit is
"equaled by few and eXcelled by none"
of their sex.
Miss Bend goes, is seen, and cOnquers
by her piquante face and finely moulded
figure. She has considerable dramatic
ability. which will doubtless gain her
! new honOrs in some of the plays that
Lent is promising to bring forth.
Perhaps she will be surprised to hear
it. but Mrs. III. G. Burbank was born
missionary. Not one of the sort that
induces moral dyspepsia in heather by
administering tracts three times every
day and four times on Sunday; but one
who embOdieS SO much magnetic good
Ness that it is impossible to be in her
presence without growing in grace.
She is active in all kinds of charity
work, and is especially interested in the
kSewing school for poor children, which
| was instituted by her fourteen years
ago., Mrs. Burbank's charitable efforts
are not confined to the poor; they eX-
tend to the wealthy. She is deep
student of the philosophy of art, and
conducts aclass in the history of art,
which has probably done more than any
other movement here to cultivate the
taste of ladies in ST. Paul.
AT the Hotel Ryan is bunch of
beauties Miss Sullivan, Miss Price and
Mrs. Schmidt and her daughter. Miss
Sullivan, whose father is Maj. Sullivan,
u. S. A, is "a handsome girl, exceed
ingly affable and proportionately pOpu-
lar. Miss Price is very pretty both in
| face and form. She is an exceptionally
graceful dancer and is naturally fond of
the exercise. Mrs. Schmidt is a daugh-
ter of Admiral Stemble. ''She is stun
ming anomaly" declares an enthusiast
tic admirer of her. With most youth
full face and figure. she has silyery
white hair. Miss Schmidt is as accom-
plished as she is pretty. She has been
and speaks French and German flu
emily.
Mrs. DR.. Stone is fne-lOoking
woman and charming hostess. She is
very fond of the company of young peO-
pie, who are of one mind in their devO-
ton to her. No '.bud" finds her dance
programme in greater demand than
does Mrs. Stone at all the balls she at
tends.
Miss Smythe is quite literary, as is
also Mrs. Squires. 1t was Mrs. SquireS
who made the address on behalf of the
Nushkas when the chair was presented
to their captain.
Mrs. FurneSs is handsome woman,
who wears fetching" gowns, and sings
very pleasingly.
Miss May Banning, sweet, sprightly
girl, is one of the few elocutiOnists in
st. Paul. She inclines to the humorous,
and gives an inimitable rendition of
darius Green and His Flying Ma
chine"
Miss Sally Flandran forms marked
contrast to her sister. Mrs. SelmeS. She
does not share Mrs. Selmes' penchant
for long walks. she matches it by
liking for long waltZes. Her prettinesS
is on the doll order, and, altogether, she
is such dainty bit of femininity that
y,
always reminds him of Austin DObSOn'S
poem, which begins, ''You're a pinky,
porcelain trifie. Belle Marquise.7
Mrs. John White, who belongs to the
famous Patterson family of Philadel-
phia, is petite and pretty. and there
probably never lived a woman who can
talk faster and better than she does.
She always has the right word. Her
speech is witty, epigrammatic-never
fiat 1t goes without saying that
woman with her conversational ability
is great favorite in society.
Mrs. Goodrich is a foreigner by birth.
She has Spanish blood in her veins,
which accounts for her imposing pres
enee and rich beauty. She is linguist,
an accomplished musician and expert
swimmer. But her chief charm is the
soft voice, peculiar to her native cOun-
try, and the faeulty-rare in wOmen-Of
saying much in little.
Miss Murphy, daughter of DR.. Muir
ply. is just at present distinguished as
being school mate of Mrs. Cleveland.
As things go, this fact brings Miss Muir
ply pretty near to George Washington
in the hearts of her cOuntrymen. But
in, addition to this she is very pleasing
in her manner, tasteful dresser. and
she paints ex1uiSitely. The hand
painted front of one of her Smartest
ball dresses the young lady can exhibit
proudly as her own work.
Mrs. Charles Paul is handsome wo-
man of commanding presence. She is
devoted to her family land home which
bears witness to her skill i'll decorative
art.
Mrs. Lane X. Stone is another of
those women who have no business to
do anything but be. She has slim,
well-rounded figure and pretty face,
which lights up wonderfully as she
talks. But her browning glory is her
hair, of that warm, yellow hue, as dear
to hearts of artists as it is rare.
Mrs. Col. GriggS possesses nature
laualnnad in ca malIy directions that it