St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27
AFTERNOON TEA.

When Polly puts the kettle on
To brew hel choice Bohea,
And asks me, with Wltchlng glance
IfIam fond of tna.
Although | hate the horrid stun,
| hasten TO reply
That few regard that beverage
With such delight as L.
For. oh to watch her dimpled hands
Go fitting in and out
Among the quantity lowered cups,
That edge the tray about;
To see her pout and hesitate
Above the sugar bowl,
And wonder if one lump OF two
Is nicer, on the Wholei
For privileges such as these
'TWould be foolish man
Who did not swallow all the tea
Imported from Japan;
And in my heart think myself
The happieSt soul alive,
When Polly puts the Kettle on
Each afternoon at i've.
M. E. W, in Life.
There has been much gaiety i'll Min
neapols social circles this week, in spite
of the attractions of warm weather and
sunshine. Among the more notable
events were Mrs. Thomas Lowry's aft.
erpoon reception, Miss Kate Hawkins
surprise party, the Zuhrah ladies' grand
reception and the CaledOnian banquet.
Add to these several score OF informal
socials. club dances and afternoon teas,
and one can easily see that minneapolis
society is making the most OF the pres
Gnt season.
People will persist in going to Cali
fornia to spend the winter. Departing
with the impression that the climate on
the Pacific coast is we'll nigh perfect,
they hesitate to express any feeling OF
9isappontmeut, usually writing glow
ing accounts calculated to make less
fortunate people wish to cmigrate to the
sunny cline where it never SHOWS and
the Chinaman fi0urisnes in true Asiatic
splendor. One young lady who was
hapishcd TO a small town on the coast of
California for her health, gives the fol-
lowing description of the country: The
weather is foggy most OF the time, and
then it rains the rest. The sun shines,
on an average. about ten minutes day.
This is little one-hOrse town, each
man runs it to suit himself. The
houses are built on the perfor-
ated plan, set up on stills. They are
not plastered. / he boards are covered
with cloth and then papered, so when
the wind blows they flop up and down.
There are lots of Cinnamon here. they
do our laundry work and we have to
dampen our clothes with perfumery.
because they smell SO Of opium. There
are no Murphy club meetings or any
thing else in this town, except saloons.
They pay no license, and when any one
is shot they simply bury the poor beg
gar, and that is the last of the affair."
That is the description of one of the
l.,
citic coast. Who would not prefer Min
neapolis with it's new administration
and manifold society attractions?
Dress reform makes its unconven-
tional gowns attractive by. labelling
them with pretty names and giving
pictures of them draped on charming
girls. The Hypatia tea gown immed-
lately suggests a tall, stately maiden,
whose hazel eyes, ruby lips and fair
complexion are enhanced and glorified
by combination of soft silver and
white brocade and white India silk.
The gown form is of white India silk,
the front made very full at the neck,
forming a shirred yoke. and falls i'll
long straight folds to the floor. These
folds are confined at the waist by a
wrinkled belt of India silk. The under
Princess Ovcrdress and oyerSleeVe are
of the brocade, which has background
of Shimmtring silver with stalks and
flowers in white,
The Ivy dress centuries visions of a
1.-the little brunette, with hair as dusky
as a black birds wings, straying in care
less ringletS above luStr0uS black eyes.
This special dress is made IN any soft
wool material, of dark red. braided in
black soutache braid. Bands of dark
green braided in red ornament the
zouave front neck, waist and bottom of
skirt. The back is plain Princess; the
front is gathered at the neck, falling in
long straight folds nearly to the bottom
of the skirt; it is gathered a little be-
low the waist line and held in place by
the belt or girdle. The skirt sleeves
are full at top and bottom. Add to the
picture sprayof JacQueminotr roses held
carelessly in the slim brown fingers,
and dainty sandals which patter music
and thither. Now, who could refuse to
do homage to dress reform i'll this al
gelic guiSc.
A London journal speaking of the di-
yided skirt mentions some of its advan-
tages. 1t avoids pressure or cramping
of any internal organ; reduces the
weight of clothing one-half, covering
the body so fully and evenly that fewer
layers of clothing are required; in dis
agreeable weather, it is not liable to he
soiled like an ordinary skirt against the
muddy heels of the Wearer'S other boot;
the weight being greater than that OF
the ordinary skirt, it gives freedom to
the step, offering less resistance to the
wind and not even fall can disarrange
its position.
The word ''tronsseau" now means an
assortment of costumes for any season.
So that anybody who can purchase q
scasonable outfit of clothing is at liberty
so call it ''trouSSeau," as the worlds nc
longer applied exclusively to describe q
bridal outfit.
WEDDING CHIMES.
Miss Evelyn Burt, the well-known So