St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-03


cheats of girls have gone way to the
other extreme of Photographic possibiIi-
ties and are having themselves taken"
III nuns attire. Over the forehead is
banded strip of white muslin, smooth,
fair and pure to look upon. Over this
goes the black cloth headgear of the
nun. And the nuns yelling is properly
and enthusiastically draped about the
head and neck. Then the girl is ready
to be photographed as picture of wom-
anly purity, love and truStfulnesS.
THESE pictures are not always sue
cess, pretty as the description may seem.
because, more often than not the young
woman is unable to assume the devout
expression of face which the picture
calls for. She should be all, absolutely.
entirely and sacredly cOnsecrated to all
pure things, and her face should seem
to say that she has renowned the the
alter, the gowns and the dance. The
look is hard to get. 1t requires an act
resS to conquer it. Maud BranScombes
the most photographed woman in the
world, has it TO perfection. But cur
dear little chappy girl hasn't. A sweet
little miss sat at a Broadway photog-
rapher's last week for a nun picture,
but the dear little thing could not look
devout and consecrated. She tried it,
L,
queered the whole affair.
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Singers are wearing as little as pos
slble when they appear as soloiStS,
The popular Clementine De We're, So
pranO in Dr. PaXton's church, and con-
cert singer, sang at Theodore Thomas
concert Sunday night in gown cut eX-
tremely decollete both front and back.
The back was pointed more than half
way to the waist and the front was low
enough to reveal lovely vision of the
Wearer's exquisite neck and BOSOM
Miss De We're has red gold hair and
lovely eyes. Off the stage she is pretty
and viyacious. Upon the stage she is
unaSsuming and dignified. 1t will be
remembered that she is the highest
paid church singer in the world, getting
$500 each Sunday that she sings.
Ward McAllister tells funny stories
of his youthful days, when he was liv-
ing with his aunts, the Misses Mayfair,
and was ardently hoping, trusting and
praying that time in her flight would
wing to him the fortune which lay
stored upln the purses of the old ladies.
They were exceedingly penurious.
That was point in his favor They
would not be apt to squandeI their pelf
They did not altogether approve of
young Wards layishness, land did
not hesitate to tell him so.
That was point against him.
Could they bring themselves to frame
OF mind which would permit them to
lawfully will their cherished hoard to
young man who would spendthrift it
away upon riotous living? History tells
us they could not and did not. Ward
McAllister tells now with glee how he
managed in those days, and what fru-
gallty he saw practiced. For s. a week
ne secured a room and breakfast at the
Morton house. His lunches he foraged
for and found them uncertain. Each
night he dined out. Thus managed the
leader of the four hundred during his
salad days, when salad was less plenti-
full than IL might have been.
During period of. social depression.
which meant an evening when he was
not invited out, he dined with the
Misses Mavfair, and secured as good a
meal as the friendly butler could Scrape
from the frugal table.
NOV, james, you must make one bot
tie of champagne go round at dinner
tonight" the elder Miss MAYFAIR
would say to her butler when preparing
for state dinner.
But, Miss Mary, how can I?o the
butler would reply.
1T is very easy, James, very easy in
deed. Hold the bottle high, pour slow
ly and pass OH quickly"
And so the Mayfair feasts were con-
Quoted. For S25 month the cid ladies
would hire carriage to stand in front
of the door, and give an air of gentility
and elegance to the house. By way of
utilizing the carriage and saving car
fare, they would drive down to Wash
lngton market on morning and bring
back one quart of potatoes and a pound
OF beefsteak. Was it any wonder that
young Ward found it impossible to en-
dure this state of affairs until the COM
ing of fortune? He failed to endure,
and the fortune failed to arrive, but, in
the language of the street, he got there
just the same, and mas secured the lead
ership of the Four Hundred.