St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21

Now Lent is over and the next week
and the weeks to come are la1en with
promises of social events. The past
week has been one in which church and
church occasions have held almost alb
soiute sway and social gatherings have
been forgotten in the preparation for
the Easter Sunday and the services of
the week. Lent has been observed this
year more vigorously in Minneapolis,
so say the church people than it has in
any preceding year. In fact the Obser-
vance of Lent has grown more into
custom over all of the United States in
the last ten years, Where once it was
hardly noticed at all in the Protestant
churches, it is now conformed to with
more or less rigor. For this reason as
the rule OF Lent commences, social gaity
with all its accessories almost vanish.
While this is true there are many gath
erings more or less social in their nature
that good observers of Lent may partici-
pate i'll. These during the week have
been duly enjoyed and in good number.
Weddings have not been so numerous
during the week. but Dame Rumor will
have 1t that Cupid is waiting for the
flowers to bloom and the birds to sing.
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Minnetonka is almost a real thing
now, the cottagers are beginning to fill
their summer homes, and after to-day
thoughts of the summer season can fill
the heads of the lovers of fashion.
There is one thing that goes to add
little of the dSagreeable to the season
at the pretty lake. A wealthy young
fop the other day was heard saying
that there was just one thing that went
to make Minnetonka diSagreeable, and
that was there were too many of the
nMddle classes there, nice people and
all that, but not way up, and he didn't
like it,
The arrogance of the slim-limbed,
weakened sons of inherited wealth and
daughters too for that matter, with their
airs of ariStOcracy, is really the thing
that is disagreeable, terribly disagree
and the curse of modern society. Thank
heavens we have little of it with us,
and may we have none imported. Min
netonka with all its delights is for all
people who can enjoy it, and it will be
enjoyed so too.
Among the church-goers Oh last Sun
flav morning was a lady of most peculiar
attire-a lady wearing, uncovered Oh the
street dress of silken plush, of a shade
among ladies fondly termed, ''cruShed
Strawberry" Gentlemen stopped after
they had passed her block and turned
to look at the brilliant attire and listen
to the rustic of the skirts lining. Other
ladies bushed, smiled wonderingly and
passed on meditating Oh the aggressive.
ness of the race The lady had a good
face too, and looked like she might be
sensible. There are few of such eXhibi,
lions on our streets Sunday morning
and yet there are enough just to keeI
the ladies' clad in greyS and browns in
anervous anxiety and make the preacher
mediate sermon for the next Sunday
on dress reform. This morning i'll
church there will be the freshly bios
soIhed number of Easter bonnets. How
fortunate that the services consist sc
much of music. How happy an event il
is for the minister and the ladies who
must compare the remembrance OF
herself as last seen from the mirror at
home with her neIghborS. Easter is 6
good thing after all; the freshness of the
greys and the daintineSS of all human
nature, female human nature included
will bud out again and the worldWill be
glad.