St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-26
Minneapolis may HAPPENINGS.
The Svery Sound Of Wedding Bells Ushers in the Summer
--Some Notable Events Of the
Past Week.
of Informal Social Affairs Chiefly Among Intimate
Friends and Neghbors-Parties
and Balls.
Planning for the Summer CampaignMany Mnneapolitans
Will Go to Europe = Personal
Mention.

Weddings have held the balance of
favor the past week in the social doings
of the city. The week has been filled
with many little informal social gather
ings. and for this reason, though there
have been 10 grand receptions or large
assemblies of q social character. the
week may be put on record as a social
week. Dame Nature seems little out
with society. and has turned several
lawn parties during the week into in
door parties. The theaterS and the
musical programmes at the several
halls have also attracted unusually
large attention of society people during
the week, and there have been but few
small audiences. A large number of
Minneapolis people start for Europe
within the month, and have left Mime
6polis for the point Of sailing.
What great minds some of our Min
neapolis young ladies do have, and
what an admirable thing it is for our
timid Young men that they have. Now
there is the institution the promenade
social" or as some are pleased TO call it,
the promenade convention" 1t may
be so old that it is new again, but just
at present it is a novel institution, an
institution growing. doubtless. out of
the demand of Minneapolis girls for
husbands. Besides this very useful
purpose it serves others as well, is a
happy medium between the gay dance
and no dance at all, and goes to music
just as well in the church parlors as
in the less attractive and less home
like place of some of our society club
halls. 1t seems to be 4 most ingenious
scheme by which good. straight
forward young ladies. with honest
motives and without complexion pow
der Or paint, can have half a change at
saving herself from the WOeful fate OF
being an old maid. The programme is
arranged by the young ladies, they
choosing appropriate topics for conver-
sation. Now. Should Women Proposes"
is good. That subject is said to have
worked admirably at social at one of
the Minneapolis churches last week.
The young ladies were more than
pleased with it. 1t will be hung and
framed in many OF the new homes made
soon. and children will learn the words
amongst the first they prattle. During
the early part of the meeting, after
everybody has come and nobody knows
what to do, these programmes are filled
for the evening, the music starts and
the young lady starts out with her first
trial. She has five minutes to walk and
talk alone with one young man. She
has the subject set, and the talk must
he on that. and with these advantages,
to use all un-ShakeSpearean but
expressive telm, Its cold day
when a Minneapolis girl gets left"
We would suggest to young ladies
thinking of getting up a promenade So
cial to have as first subject Love in
Cottage" or similarly appropriate
one; then lower down on the pro-
gramme where there would be chance
of catching the same man second time,
SHOULD Women Propose?' or us Mar
riage Faiure?" At least the promenade
social is likely to bring out young
mans ideas on the subject and promote
acquaintance.