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St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-19

the costume of Japan, can speak three
languages very tiuently and is refined
in her manners. Another attraction
appeared this week in the person of a
Chinese lady in approved modern fash
iOnable dress. To any one overtaking
her the figure was that of medium
sized girl, dressed with exceptional ele-
gance and taste. She wore last evening a
silk dress of a dainty green tint, cut and
slashed and trimmed after the latest
Partisan ldeas,>. and a heavy black
beaded passementerie cape over her
shapely shoulders, which gave a WON
derful appearance of neatness to her
unquesti0nably slim waist. Her coiffure
was stylish and becoming and she wore
chip straw hat of the latest shape and
delicate gray color. 1t wasn't till one
caught view of her Mongolian face,
with the oblique eyes. that realization
of the fact of Hong Kong and Paris be-
ing mingled in this attractive vision
was conveyed to the mind. Her hus-
band, John Silversmith. of Louisiana. a
very wealthy sugar-cane planter, was by
her side. They will remain the greater
part of the week.
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awfuIly jolly, too. the other night, to
hear little married woman who was
equal to the occasion. Three old cads,
all gotten out to kill, went tripping and
giggling up to her and said that Mr..
D-n was going to take them out on his
yacht and asked her if she wouldn't
go along, to play propriety. Really,
my dear, you must excuse me-" she
said. Il am very tired and think YOU
are perfectly safe in going alone. Mr..
D|n has great respect for grey hairs
Didn't they want to scratch her eyes out
thought aud din't everybody within
earshot enjoy the situation!''
The athletic woman seems to be graz
ing In other pastures this summer. She
is not at MinnetOnka, at any rate.
There is none who mas covered herself
with glory as tennis player, no famous
OarSwoman, and none who comes up in
your mind, damp, as a swimmer. Pool
playing is favorite amusement with
the ladies, an amusement in which Mrs.
johnson, of st. Paul, eXcelS. Mrs.
johnson is also distinguished as being
the mother of the prettiest
BABY AT TIE LAFAYETTE
He is dear little fellow of two years.
with rOguiSh blue eyes. fair skin and
yellow curly hair. He is the pet of
everybody and rewards the glver of any
sweets with soft hug and kiss, worth
kingdom.
Other places have roulette or rouge
ct noir, but Minnetonka has poker.
Tales are told of games begun
at 10 o'clock in the evening, and con-
cluded between and Z o'clock the next
morning, and of couple of fail
women, one known well in st. Paul.
the other prominent in the South, who
have seemed to possess some magnetic
influence over all jack pots.
They will talk. you know, where
time drags, and they do say that a
highly respectable gentleman from
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yerandah during the hop last even

verandah during the hop last even
ing, and to her sisters inquiry,
"What in the world have you
been drinking, Indignantly replied: 81
never touch anything but clarry and
sheret, and you know it," A trifle
mixed, you see, but indicative of the
actual state of affairs, nevertheless.
"There is no show for woman here"
it is said at Minnetouka, ''unless
her fame has preceded her and she
is known to be either fast or an heiress."
Women, as a rule, don't stake their
faith on summer heiress. The opinion
of one woman is, 81 dare say, many
Southern girl finds it difficult to recOg-
nize her own plantation after it gets
to a Northern summer resort"
Still, there are bona fida wealthy
girls at Minnetonka. Among them are
Miss McNair, of Minneapolis; Miss
SamuelS. of st. Louis, who is scheduled
at half a million; and Miss Lamb, of
Hannibal, Mo. The last, besides her
metallic virtues, possesses rare physical
charms. She is extremely pretty,
with great grey eyes, brown
hair. and rich olive complexion. She
is tall and slender, graceful dancer
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fashion encircled his neck, and. unlike
other Chinese, he wore tight-ftting
pair of CATERS.
Just before the steamer departed yes-
tcrday morning he paced the deck with
the air of nabob. The vOyager is reg
istered on the passenger list as Chun
Lee. Peru. bound for Hong Kong. He
is said to be worth, in coin and other
property, over a million of dollars.
This fortune he amassed in Peru, in
which country he has resided for thir-
teen years having arrived there from
this city in 1875.
When he left this city he had but S4OO.
This amount he placed to advantage in
a plantation. He made money rapidly
and gradually increased his acreage un-
til he now has large tracts in different
parts of the country. He decided sew
eral months ago to visit his native coun-
try, and leaving his property in the
hands OF his managers he left for Pana-
ma, at which place he took the steamer
for this city. He arrived here about
two months ago, and during his stay has
made many things exceedingly lively
for his friends. Swell banquets and
dinners on the Chinese plan were nu-
merous, all given at the expense of
Chun. His friends also enjoyed car
ocS AiNSo etiiNi tiipo W OlS oubu1
cities through the pagan millionaire's
hberality.
He made things fairly hum during his
short stay, and his friends reciprocated
by giving grand farewell dinner to the
distinguished visitor. The dinner was
held at the residence of leading Chi
nese merchant and the tables grOaned
with all the luXuries that the Chinese
restaurants afforded.
A number of the Chinese merchants
were at the Oceanic wharf in the morn
ing to see Chun off. He shook them
warmly by the hand and bade them
goodbye, after which he boarded the
steamer, where he was seen by all EX-
aminer reporter.
He talks but little English. and his re-
marks are almost unintelligible. He re-
fused to say anything regarding himself
or his business interests in Peru. He
stated that he was going to make a COM
plete tour of the Flowery kingdom.
When asked if he was going to travel
alone he smiled slightly and pointed to q
mite of Chinese woman who was ap-
preaching. and remarked that the fe-
male was his wife. He married her in
this city previous to going to Perm. The
pair expect to be gone about four
months.
Chun is man about forty-fve years
OF age, and his better half is about ten
years his junior.
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To DuIuth and Return

On Saturday, Aug. 25, the Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railway
will run special excursion going via
Ashland and the lake to Duluth and re-
turn. The steamer Ossifrage will leave
Ashland on Sunday morning, stopping
at La Pointe, on Madelaine Island,
Bayfield, and Two Harbors, and arriving
at Duluth Sunday night. This is most
delightful trip and well worth the time
and money. The sail from Ashland to
Duluth is one succession of beautiful
scenes; through the lovely Apostle
Islands, past rocky bluffs and wooded
bays, and out into the blue waters of
the lake-every mile is fraught with in
terest, and one never tires of the ever
changing panorama. Tickets only $3.50
for the round trip, good going on Satur-
day, the 25th, and to return until Mon
day, the 27th. Trains leave Minneap-
oils at 9:10 a. m. and 9p. M; st. Paul,
9:45 a. m. and 9.40 p. M; and return
ing, leave Duluth, 10:45 a. m. and 10 p.
m. Tickets may be procured at the fol-
lowing offices: Is NicOllet House block
and Union depot, Minneapolis: 159 East
Third street and Union depot, st. Paul :;
or address T. w. Teasdale, General
Passenger Agent, st. Paul.
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neck, sickle-bill cur1ew, jack curlew,
grass birds, brown backs, peep back
duck. gray duck, teal, wood-ouck, coot,
old squaW and whistler.
With thereturn of the birds the young
American who wants-if he is manly
Yellowstone other rest and recreation
than tennis and dancing, will find Joce-
!lyn's black point, ScarbOro, entirely to
his mind. Already l see that he has got
the scent of its possibilities in his nos
trils, and these August days, by the
present look of things, seems to promise a
new development, and we may, perhaps,
shortly see ScarbOro rivaling the Kineo
and Rangeley region in their own
special aattractions.
In the meantime, the half-grOwn men
boys of this generation-are here in
fOcks, but they do not take that tradi-
tional possession of all things which
makes them the nuisance that they
often are found to be-or allowed to be.
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and tasteful dresser. 1t goes without
saying that she is immensely popular,
not the least so, it is needless to men
ton, with the army. Lieut.. Ahern has
been her devoted cavalier the entire sea-
son, and the report that the two are en-
gagged is both
EMPHASIZED AND CONTRADICTED.
Miss Mamie Phelps is auother very
popular young woman. Without the
enchantment which large Louisiana
plantation casts over her she would be
an unusually attractive girl. She is the
Southern type-large, languiShing and
lazy, makes you her slave and
talks you half-crazy. She has
big, soft eyes, dark hair, creamy
skin, and if Ella Wheeler Will
cox were to pass Judgment on her
mouth in her poetical, passionate fash
ion, she would pronounce it ripe for
kisses. Miss Phelps, by the curious law
that prevails, being very large herself,
is the center of attraction for very little
men. The Misses Einstein, of Chicago,
and Miss Steele, of st. Joseph, are de-
clared to be the best dressers at Mime
tonka. Miss Steele is is one of the rare
young women. and her spirituelle
beauty has made her the shrine of
Frank Tatnall's unremitting attention.
There is Minneapolis newspaper man,
with keen eye for feminine beauty as
well as freaks, who, in his heartless
way, has monopolized the time and
favors of
A DAINTY CHICAGO BLONDE.
The livliest women and acknowledged
leaders at the Lafayette this summer
have been Mrs. Howell. of st. Paul;
Mrs. Carter. of Minneapolis. and Mrs.
Nave, of st. Joseph, Mo. The event of
the season was the german given by
MesdameS Howell and Nave week or
two ago. 1t was led by Mrs. Nave and
Sam Gilbert, and Mrs. Howell and Miss
Katie Jordan were voted the bellies of
the ball.
ST. Paul society has not been as largely
represented as usual at MinnetOnka this
summer. Miss Angle, popular young
woman who has received great deal
of attention, is still here with Mrs.
Mohler. Mrs. Mcintyre, Miss Brisbine,
Mrs. Osborne, Mrs. Johnson and a
few others are also remaining,
aside from the cottagers, few
of whom will return before
next month. There has been more
dividing off into cliques at the hotels
than is common or conducive to gen.
eral good time. You can tell it at a
glance. Knots of six, seven, dozen or
fifteen will be gathered together on the
piaZzas, and the atmosphere between
one and another is such that the north
pole could stand up in it and feel quite
at home. PAULINE PRY.
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GAMBLING AT LONG BRANCH.
A Night in Phil Daly's Faro tPaI-
ace---SOme Big Winnings.
Long Branch Letter.

Long Branch Letter.
This has been the greatest week of
the season for this the favorite summer
home of the debonair youths of New
York. The day FirenZi beat Cassatt's
Bard there must have been 12,0OOpeople
on the Monmouth Park race track. The
betting was never higher; women and
men were in fine frenzy to play the
winner, and those who had the courage
to bet on "place' for Ben Ali Haggin's
FirenZi landed Oh the winning side of
the wire.
Phil DAILY is reported to have won
$4,000. John Daly's luck has been
against him all the summer. and np to
the 1st of August his game was $4,000
behind in his tasteful and brilliantly
Illuminated ''anneX" to the Long
Branch club: and, added to this, John
DAILY lost $4,000 in one week on the
races. But this pleasant-manuered
king among the gamooliers takes his
luck, be it good or ill, with frolic well
come, for he is worth 100000 himself,
and one of his partners. nephew,
young O'ConnOr, of New York, is worth
100000. He backs the faro game. In
the year of 1886 the house of John DAILY
won $4,000, besides expenses, between
July and the 1st day of September.
In 1876 the game came out $4,000 be-
hind; 1888 is yet in chaotic condition.
The night Firenzi won was gala
night at Phil Daly's elegant pagOda.
Never did the electric lights on the
closely clipped lawn shine more re-
splendently. Crowds of fair women and
brave men enjoyed champage galore
and wOOdcOck ON toast at the restau-
rant. At least $4,000 had changed
hands on Firen2i. The crowds were so
great at the roulette and faro tables that
there was only standing room for those
who came late. The natty little broker
whose father is said to have made half
million out of Grant q Wards failure
was at his old place at the first faro
table. His favOrite card was the ace,
and the well-dreSsed broker laid his one
hundred dollar bills with refreshing
nOnchalance on the ace and deuce and
only played to win. He never coppered
bet. AT the end of an hour he was
$500 winner. and only then did he hand
in his chips and serenely adjourn to the
restaurant.
Two Spaniards and two attaches of a
| foreign legation sat at supper the night
Firenzi won, and over their English
snipe and demitasse of brandy they re.
| joiced over their good fortune in win.
ming 81, 200 on Ben Ali Haggin's horse
| They agreed to divide the sum into two
sections" and ''blow it in" ON the
the '.green baize" or roAetter wheel in
equal shares. 1t won $1,000.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-19

HAPPY TIMES. this fact of our
civilization constantly before us. the
question of the summer loiterer, season
after season, is the same-"Where are
the men?" And yet, while the fine
Newport, Narragansett and other fash
ionable haunts, ask question like this,
the coast and interior of Maine, as the
vacation days come, take the lead.
Prout's Neck is the great fishing point
about here, and the neck is only walk
around the beach. ScarbOro once was
the great hunting and shooting ground,
but, as said before, the excess of this
pursuit in the past has driven away the
game to considerable extent; but / am
told that the two OF three years. lull in
this direction bids fair to bring the
birds back to their old haunts.
The flight eastward this year
directly toward this locality was
largely beyond anything that has
been known in ten years. A sports
man whe has shot over all this terri
tory tells me that the varieties found
here are the winter yellow leg, summer
yellow leg, golden plOyer, beetle-head,
robin-breast, plover, turhstone, ring
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-19
CONTRACT WORK.
Sewer on Western Avenue,

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CtTY OF ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 9, 1888.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the city of st. Paul, Min
nesota, at their Office in said city, until
IL m. on the Goth day of August, A.
D. 1888, for constructing sewer on
Western avenue, from the right of way
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway company, to point 156 feet
north, in said city, together with the
necessary catchbasins and manholes.
according to plans and specifications on
file in the Office of said Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties
in a sum of at least twenty (2O) per cent
of the gross amount bid must accompany
each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
X. l.. GORMAN, President.
Official: w. F. ERWIN.
22233- -2333 Clerk Board of Public Works
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grow out of good breeding are to be
taken into account, the life at the At
lantic house certainly shows a very
promising growth in the ideal direction.
1t is the one place that l have found
where perfect liberty on the clothes
flannel gown in the morning and dine,
sup and dance in it, if you like, without
criticism even from your neighbOr, who
adOrns herself in her gayest of purple
and fine linen; and you can also "fiOck
by YOURSELF" or with the friendly
groups on the piazza or in the parlor,
without that challenging look of won
der which is sure to meet you at the
usual summer haunt, where any indie
pendence OF movement is accounted
eccentric"
The one element that is lacking here
is the element that is lacking at all the
seashore and mountain resorts-the
masculine element. / am not speaking
now of the golden youth, the young
society man, merely, but the larger
class, which may include, of course, the
golden youth, but does not stop at him.
From Narragansett and Newport, from
Bar Harbor and the far eastern
shores, come the questions concern
ing this masculine deficiency. In
stead of putting into the mouths of
the departing hero, the old plant 'The
girl l left behind me-" the feminine
traveller who wanderS shore or noun
tainwards, might now ask, does now
ask, indeed, Where are the men we
left behind us?''
crops out in all the correspondence,
private and public, connected with the
summer resort. 1t has always seemed
to me the idlest of questions, for
to ask the question supposes a
state of general society that
does not exist in America. We
have comparatively few men of leisure,
| and it is only men of leisure who are at
liberty to follow the vent of their in
clinationS. and betake themselves to
some resort of fashion or of recreation
when the summer sets in. The mass of
our mankind are busy workers. From
most points of summer observation
one is tempted to change Kingsley's
line-"FOr man must work and women
must weep'-intO-FOr man must
work that women may reap a sum-
mer harvest of pleasure and rest A
| wicked youth, whom | wOt of. changes
it in this wise: "FOr man must work
that women may work worsted." There
does seem to be some method in his
wickedneSS when one comes across a
piazza or parlor full of feminine crea-
lures, with their fair fingers nimbly fly
ing over involved figures, or still
more nimbly plying the cunning
crochet needle and knitting pins. But
no less genius than Haw-
thorne has set woman's handiwork with
the needle in an imperishable frame of
golden words, either in its uses for idle
pleasuring OF for the necessities. We
all know it is potent power, whether
for pleasure or profit, yet the wicked
youth in catching with gay malice at
this embroidery thread of the summer
suggests the point of contrast between
the lives of the sexes in this country
1t is not always all work, even with
the busiest man, but the largest part of
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-19
Not the Dull Seclusion Of the
Snob but Refinement's
Home.
Perfect Liberty on the Clothes
Question Is Permitted
There.
The Plant of the Women,
"Where Are the
Men?"
The Ladies, Through Mascu-
line Absence, Driven to
Sheer Desperation.
Scarboro Beach Letter.

Scarboro Beach Letter.
The hotels all along shore in this
vicinity are rapidly filling up to the
overffowing measure of the August
season. Old Orchard and Ferry Beach,
with their usual complement of regu-
lar visitors, are taking on the usual
transient variety from near and far.
Scarboro, with its greatest seclusion,
and, as l find, its more exclusive fame,
attracts only the cream of the transient
throng. Indeed, it would be nearer
the truth to say that only
this finer froth would be re-
ceiyed by mine host of the Allan
tic. And it is this discriminating care
that has helped to make this special
place the homelike and safe place that
it is. With the privacy of grove and
beach, which are out of the range of
tramps. and out of the calculation of
the adventurer, ScarbOrO'S secluSiOn is
not the dull seclusion of the snob, but
choice seclusion of taste and refinement.
The professional tramp .and adventur-
ers know perfectly well that they
would gather no SpOilS within these
gates. The pleasure seeker of the fem
mime kind who travels for display turns
her footsteps in other directions, for she
is fully aware that there is no field here
for any trumpery review of fine feath-
ers. Fine feathers there are in plenty,
but they are not tiaunted in your face,
and the cheap sign of the almighty
dollar is nowhere on view. This
| seems to suggest that sort of
millennial state of things has come
| about at Scarboro Beach-that an ideal
| perfection of social life has been evolved
from this imperfect existence of ours.
So far as simplicity and the comfort
that grows out of simplicity is con-
cerned. so far as the good manners that
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In silks and laces and satns bedight
In jewels that glisten and gleam,
You sit in the glare of the scintillant light
And gaze on the festival scene
On the youth and the beauty that gracefully
glide
To the waltz's inspiriting tone.
With naught but the empty settee at your
For they've left you entirely alone.
Your bewrinkled brow is most artfully fit
With a crown of preposterous locks,
And the bloom on your cheeks, l am panied
to admit
Is bloom that you buy by the box:
While your dress is so very suggestive Of age
That | cannot help thinking you are
Some vivified sketch that has stepped from
the page
Of some very old fashion bazar.
III.
The music has changed-ah what do see?
A teardrop is dimming your eve;
You are turning away-can it possibly be
You are turning away with a sighf
Does the dreamy old dance that the violins
play
The memories sad of long vanished day
And an hour that forever has fed?
Perhaps it is so-but the teardrop has dried.
anu sInlle is now Wreatnlng your HpS,
As you gaze with an open expression of
pride
On lady who airily trips
By the side of youth, rather blase and
old''
q quote the society reporters:
He's me Lord of Tomnoddy, and she, 1 am
told,
Is one of your unmarried daughters.
'Tis in vain that the others endeavor to lure
His Lordship away for dance;
'Tis in vain that they artfully try to secure
The reward of favoring glance;
Your daughter has caught him-I leave you
to dream
of future and probable marriage,
Which will launch you anew on society S
stream,
With a crest on the door of your carriage.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-19

sure IL was sun
cay. Said st. Paul lady last week" be-
lieve l shall go back home more worn
out than when came here-the effort
of persuading myself l am having a
good time has been such a drain upon
my vital energy"
OF course the usual number of mer-
chant mammas are On the field. with
their stock done up in the shape of sum-
mer girls. The summer girl, you know,
is chiefly marked by limp bang and a
sincere desire to be married the
coming winter. This summers
girl at Minnetonka possesses, in
addition to the others, the distinguish
ing feature Of-eh! turn out the lights
and come closer-the distinguishing
feature of old age! 81 never saw any
thing like it in my life," said an impe-
cunious old bachelor, who has become
resigned to an heiresS; there
are not more than dozen
girls at the Lafayette who are
visiting the earth for the first time
the rest of 'em taste of the ark, aud
when you're Strolling with one by moon
light. the man i'll tue moon keeps max
ing horrible faces at you, to remind you
of the fact that he used to go
TO SCHOOL WITH HER.
Oh! but they're giddy. .though-on the
quiet-and shy as colt in harness be-
fore folks. It's the most amusing sight
in the world to see crowd of tender,
Innocent young things of thirty-fve or
forty winters begging little mar
ried woman of twenty-three or
twenty-four to chaperone them
on sailing excursion. 1t was
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CONTRACT work,
Grading Arcade Street.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST.PAUL, Mimi, Aug. IA, 1855.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the city Of st. Paul, Min
nesota, at their Office in said city, until II
IN. on the 27th day of August, A. ID. 1888,
for grading Arcade street, from Seventh
street to Frances street, in said city. ac
cOrdlng to plans and specifications on
file in the office of said Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties
in sum of at least twenty (20 per cent
of the gross amount bid must accom-
pany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
K. l.. GORMAN, President.
Official: w. T. ERWIN,
22S-23S Clerk Board of Public Works.