St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-02

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I\~AN #III witiOWv bow
NJ y is zone. No longer
NEIlAJ viii hri.mt eyes
E!IG Y + Srrk him out aud
" NIL v long for The pref
jMiISI ! y ertnrr at his a, ten
wa tiun. The Srdate,
WIZ dreamy NOdng SUI
v" de.t, with pastel.
locks and gnld-rimm ii eve glasses is
now in stNlp. He has such ii nsiVe
way of carrying his prayer book. dn |
his presence seems |" Threw quiet
holiness over whatever maitlrn he taVorS
with his company. As rule, men come
in for more Of LenlCu abstinence than
do their fair sisters. / III iad.rS. Bit SIS
their hearts, have their ilrtie S"ciais.
their afternoon teas. the church
society meetings ana a thou
sand and one little feminine So
cial eni0ymrntS from which man is
excluded. that has tendency TO make
the time, until Ea >ter. pass on rapid
wings. while their husbands and friends
of the Sterner sex are u,il -ed IL prowl
about a vacant nullSe, lunch on cold
victualS, and squeeze such mrager en-
jOyment out of lie az may br voucll-
Safed him from the ppru>ai of the uaily
papers, while he LISTEN Ia the echoes
chased about the empty house. caused
by his youngest hopeful, drcarlly prac-
ticing iii e ring exercise upun the
piano, Not ~ is. II with the uiater.
Arrayed in her h.'st Lentrn costume,
she is being entertained al the home OF
friend, Sipplng the aromatic nectar
brewtd from the CHINESE leaves. swap
ping gossip the while with a score Of
c0ngenial sniritS. and rehaShiug the
n ff-ll AZ NJ
What prttyt SIGHT it is to see the
young lady. last met at thu swell levee
arrayed in all the pardphernalia at tue
debutantt, as she trips nightly Ia church
in the early morning., tier che. ks a5iow
with the healtl-giVng breath of the
crisp, early air. a penSiVe look upon her
pretty Young face. aud hci EYES moi
estly bent in spiritual auhju%atiOn as
she walks upon the book she holds III
two dainty gloyed hdniS before her.
Can this he The Silue gay, flashing,
shimmtring Creature that 81 short a
time ago WhirlPd beneath the glitter OF
a Thousand lights. her white shoulders
cleaning like the marble they uutvied
In clearneSS; the young heart palpltat-
ing with excitement. as If il Would
burst through the narrow confines at
the restraining curSage, HE eyes filled
with the sparkle of conquest, the bear
ing every inch a queens? Lent has
much to answer for il ii has been the
means of such Il transformations; but i'll
each character she is equally sweet,
and, perhaps. in the quiet garh of the
intellectual Stuuent far more tOVable.
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Of course the lrnteu time is feast
for the various divineS Thry are now
in style and their word is absorbed with
all the devotion that the OCCASION calls
for. There may be as many yawns i'll
church as at other StasonS of thu year,
but the guilty one is careful tOstifle amy
such lapse from drcpucy. or at least
hide il from public observation. In the
popular vernacular, yawIis don't go, Ia
Lent. One of the greatest blessings
consequent upon the prriO of fast, is
the freedom with which the hitherto re-
Stricted maiden is allowed To depart
from under the care of the parental wing
for d brief spell in company with the
young man that may have caught heI
tender fancy. The reaSun is obvious
Nothing of harm can come tx them, FOL
there are no wicked dances, balls Ol
parties to turn the heads 0t the young
people. only the trip to church, and the
hour and halfpass d under the beuigl
the family'S favorite minister
and here plump. chubby. winged Cupid
gets in his work just the same, tor Tia,
whispered conversation can he carrieC
on behind the cover of the prayer book
and tender glancrS can he iuterchanget
between the loved and loving ones with
out danger of detection from the devou
aud prpOccupied congregation. AM
when Easter comes and the young maj
will ask papa, how the old people viii
wonder when the deed was done, ant
how it could have been consummatet
without the aid of society and s0ciet.
matchmakerS.
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"Good gracious, Mamie, how Swee
you dO look in your Leuleu Costume.
bone YOU are going TO clutch this after
noon" &c.
low rude Of you Ethel to ask. O
course l ain going to church. On
would think you had forgotten that
was Lent"
"0f course, dear, aud know hoS
strictly you always observe Lent"
"Of course do. You know neve
attend reception or bail during tn
whole time Till Easter"
';Of course not, Are you going t
Mrs. HIS dinner to-norrowP'
"My, yes. Won't it he delightful
Only about twenty people, aud she doe
give such elegant affairs"
"That she dos: | had rather go tina
TO a bali at any time. Then there's tina
sleighiug party to st, Paul. and lunc
"Oh, | wouldn't miss that for any
thing. am so glad was invited
will be so much more fun than one {
those dry old receptjOnS"
"Ihat it will. DO you know thu
Oracle is going away for a spell. Sli
was such sweet creature and Away
observed Lent SO strictly. She can
even bear dinner during the time, 6
her papa is going to take her for a tri
TO Mexico. aud Cuta ultif Easter"
Wont that be grand. How | d
envy her. hope will ste you at Mr.
G-'s musicale. They are so jolly, an
Shehas such nice young nen always {
her affairs think they are more flu
than theaters, don't yuu?"
ooh dear, yes. Well, must hurr,
for have to match this feather for m
Lenten bonnet, and should not dare
go to church until it is done. Ono ha
to be so particular. Good bye"
Good bye, SWEET
"ConfOund this Lent, anyway" sal
paterafamilis, 1.-The bills for gowns an
bOmnets for the women folks never wi
stop coming in, and all get in retur
is cold victuals aud fish. 1 guess a.
go down to the club and get squaI
meal. The wife won't know the ditfe
ence, and III sleep better after fuIhllin
the dutYI owe to ms stomach,
SOCIAL MUTATIONS,
c. F. Somers and wife, Harry Stton