St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-20

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And that brings me to Act ii. Now
that same young man is extremely anx-
inuS to be admitted to society, and es-
pecially to the most exclusive club
in the city, for he yearns to be
considered swell, and this is where Ne
mesiS overlook him. The +. +. V.
Young business woman happened to see
him at a public entertainment with a
society girl, heard of his aspirations,
and Immediately HE'D herself to some
men friends of hers in that same club,
and had the impertinent young fellow
black-balled, nor was she at all back
ward I'D spreading the story of his rude
ness among certain matrOnS of the four
hundred. Haec fabula docet that it
isn't wise to be impertinent to woman
unless you are very sure she can't
avenge the insult.
st. Paul Is full of men who could lead
an army to victory or could lead an ex-
plOring expedition to DahOmey or any
remote land, but alas, that it should be
so-cOtilliOn leaders are few and tar be-
tween. 1t seems an easy thing to lead a
german, but it isn't. o dear, no; and
good leaders are hard to find. In fact
there's scarcity of dancing men, any
way. So much so, in fact, that one of
tuciU COH11Uco W Ilc tlldI D6lUR OI II0
number who do dance he is almost
danced to death in the course of season.
Young women in flocks have made their
debuts this season, but the boys who
were of old their friends are still boys
not in society. Your pretty debutante
has profound contempt for boys. She
favOrs the older men, who, like persim-
mons, have had enough frost to rlpen
them nicely. That is, she does in her
first season. After that she begins to
look upon the earlier twenties more
leniently. and when boy does ''come
out he finds his kindest smiles from
the bellies of its-not-polite-to-say how
many seasons. In fact, a boy never
comes out. He simply grows out, and,
after a severe course of Snubbing from
the older men and the debutantes, as he
bangles at mammals apron strings,
gradually evolves into society man.
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To change the subject from soCietytto
philanthropy, what the women have
done recently only goes to show that
when you want thing done you must
get the women to do it. Now while the
men were discussing the matter and
squabbling among themselves. the Will
ing Workers put their heads quietly to-
gether and raised money to buy the
long-talked-of and much-needed ambu-
lance. 1t will probably not be ready
for two months yet, and there Will UNI
doubtedly be some mistakes in the
handling of it at first; but it is
an assured fact, and the women are
to thank for it. There is an
other thing the women are interested
in, and which the general public ought
to take a greater share in, and that is
the free kindergartens. Our slumS are
NAk l1,,k 1, A.,
just the same, and in tine heart OF every
particularly unpleasant neighbOrhOod
the dear public ought to help the kinder
garten association to maintain a free
kindergarten that the little children
may be kept from the degradation of the
street. 1t is even of more Importance
than the burning question of how to
right the wrong Mr.. Lowry does us, and
is much more hopeful task to under
take.
Being of the shopping sex, | have
been shopping, and l have wished |
were Of the age when / might expect to
find doll in my stocking on Christina
morning, for dolls are not what they
used TO be. The beloved rag doll of
our early days paIes into inslgnificance
beside the dainty little mannikins with
real hair, eyes that move and posy lips
parting over pearly teeth. And then
| their wardrobeS. There are hammocks
| for dolls, chairs, beds, tables, manicure
sets, combs, brushes, trunks, travelling
bags, and in one Third street milliner's
window is veritable Partisan hat for
some doll beauty. Toys these days
are too. perfect. They leave no
room for imagination, aud as
a result the modern city
l child ic liffIo urrafol tuhoro rxorIdI,1
wisdom leaves no place for make be-
| lIeve. The old rag dolls we're not pretty,
but we imagined them so. The broom
stick we rode :becmse Kentucky thor
| Oughbred far more satisfying than the
modern hobby horse. Mechanical toys
were unknown to us, but we fashioned
a wonderland out of the ugly toys we
had. The modern child has the phono-
| graph to amuSe him, and the steam en-
| CINE to play with, and when he grows
mp what in all creation will satisfy him?
He will be blase at twenty, and so when
! / saw in shop window the other day a
| plain old-fashioned home made rag doll,
l went in and bought it. for l was de-
| termined that at least one child should
| know the delights of an old-time toy.
The pretty fashion of decorating the
| house with greenery during the hOli-
days is more widespread every year.
| Christmas trees come into the st. Paul
market by hundreds. and despite the
crisp October feeling in the air, make US
realize that it is really Christmas time.
The red holly berries are everywhere
now, while only a few years ago they
were rarely seen. And mistletOe, with
its waxen berries, may be bought in
market. The privilege 1t gives is not SO
freely taken advantage of as in the older
cities, but for people who care to know,
ii is well to remember that the spell Of
mistletoe lasts till twelfth night.
There is nothing like duplicity of
woman. Yesterday | rode down town
in car opposite one of the prettiest
girls l have seen for months. Like Ri
enZi's brother she had look of heaven
in her face. She was reading, and be-
ing of all inquiring turn of mind, |
glanced at the cover of the book she
had. 1t was one of the loose paper
folders that come with new books to
protect the binding, and on the back of
it was printed. "Chats With Girls on
Self Culture; The reader was intense
ly interested, and musing on the beauty
of the sight, kept my eyes on her. Al