St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-15

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The citizen of st. Paul who is pass
Ing his first winter in this section of the
Northwest mas probably frozen his ears
twice and his nose once up to date. AS
rule, after the first freeze, the enter
priSing citizen hunts himself out pro-
lection for his ears. They come in all
shapes and sizes and in styles Suffici-
emily varied to make hideOus men with
any size of ears and any shaped head.
Possibly all the varieties of ear muffS
in common use answer the one pre-
requisite for which they are wofn-to
Keep the ears warm but some do this
in less oStentatiOus way than others.
Some ear NUTS seen every day on the
streets of st. Paul, go quietly about their
work and attract little attention, while
Others insist on almost blocking the
sidewalk and causing a general flow of
conversation in their direction. Some
are large and seem divided into COM
partmentS, and others are small and fit
as closely about the shell-like substance
they are protecting as the silk hose of IL
variety actress fit over the sawduSt.
The style of ear-muffS oftenest seen
on the streets of st. Paul Is the little
plush variety. into which the ear fits
as Snugly as an oyster fits in its shell.
The two coverings for the ears are held
together by an elastic cord, which passes
under the chin. When these ear-muffS
are to be put on, the ear is taken in one
hand the mutf in the other and as deity
aS boy slides mud-worm upon a fish
hook, and with something the same mo-
a IN in 10 Nf
ear-mutfS are not especially hide Gus,
nor are they bliZZard-proOf. Men with
tail hats can wear them and still
retain the appearance of not being
dressed for trip to the Arctic regions.
They are good in their way, but the
man who has any driving TO do on the
prairie, or the honest farmer who comes
10 the market, would as soon think of
trading his fur coat for white necktic
as his heavy cap for these mild-man-
nered ear protectors.
ANOTHER VARIETY.
Another variety that is worn to con-
Siderable extent are not unlike small
Turkish rugs in appearance. They are
held together by steel spring that
passes around the back or over the top
of the head. \ man with a pair of
these on looks as if he had put his moe
caSinS on his ears instead of his feet.
Some of the carnival clubs might well
adopt all unusually and we'll developed
style of these ear-muffS for carnival uni
forms and still keep within the limits
of the law regulating both indecent and
uncomfortable exposure. The mon who
wears tall hat does not look
sweet and attractive when clad in this
variety of ear-muffS. The casual spec
fafOp lOSnE SIGHT of thp man n oil
absorbing call for attention thai The
adOrnmentS give. Still. these muffs are
effective barriers against the billiards..
They are not much on beauty. but they
get there with both ears when the wind
blows.
There have been few or 10 styles Of
ear-mutfS that for effectiveness rival the
turn down part of an old Scotch cap.
Many of these are worn, and, while
they are not pretty, they are always
there. Since the carnivals have brought
out so many tOcQues they have become
popular, and the market for ear-muffs
at this particular season of the year is
not particularly strong.
The Old timers in st. Paul do not
allow winter to catch them with such
simple devices as ear muffs to protect
them. To paint Col. Allen or 4. T. G.
PierSOn wearing stiff hats with ear mutf5
at this time Of year would strike the
well-infOrmed st. Paul man as an alb
Surdity as great as to paint figs growing
on thiStleS. Col. Allen wears a seal
skin with side pieces that can be turned
down. He has done it for years. Mr..
PiersOn wears a shawl wrapped well
around his neck and face, and this. with
his beard and long hair. is all that is
needed to keep his ears in comfortable
condition.
Judge Flandrau wears a sealSkin with
side pieces.
John Ford wears both car muffs and
SealSkin cap. His ears are very tender,
Joe HenShaW wears Scotch cap that
he pulls down over his ears. He used
TO live in Omaha and regards ear muffs
as part of the wardrobe of dude.
Judge Egan'S ears will not freeze if
left exposed to the billiards., they have
had so much practice with cold weather
in the early days. The Judge wears a
sealskin, which he keeps pushed well
up above his ears.
Thomas Cochran is rather dainty with
his ears. He evidently thinks they
should be treated tenGerly. Black vel
vet is all that is good enough for them.
He is bound to protect his ears from the
mosquitoes that float around in this
beautiful Minnesota atmosphere.
E. q. Rogers don't like to cover up his
ears. and the mercury has to touch bot
tom before he cOncealS from the public
eye that ornamental part of his person.
When he does cover them, it is with
sable.
\ sealskin cap with good substantial
carlaps supplies y. 5. Tallmadge, the
new secretary of the chamber Of com
merce.
Gen. Sanborn is not proud if he is
handsome. and covers his hearing ap-
paratus with good substantial beaver.
When Capt. Blakeley covers his ears
YOU can calculate that Dakota biz
card is on the wing. The captain does
not care much about style, but the quail
lily of the covering must be first-class.
He usually wears pair of sable cover
ings sent him few weeks ago by Queen
Victoria.
J. w. McClung is the most fastidious
gentleman in the business. He has a
dainty pair of camePs hair coverings
made expressly for him by the emperor
of Thibet, with his monogram worked in
by the emperOr's only daughter. This
daughter has never seen Mr.. McClung,
but has read several chamber of COM
merce speeches made by him.
W. p. Murray wears no earlaps at all.
lie says he has not lived here in Mime
sofa for forty years for nothing.
Ansel Oppenheim worries along in
thi, pleasant season with a sealskin cap
of lie quality which he draws over his
cal, rs a Fifth avenue belle pulls on a
tire ply silk stocking; and he don't sit
dow 4 10 do it either.
Col. MOnfOrt has new pair of ear
laps made every year for his own indi-
NidUll uSe They are made On an icI-