St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-19
that during Mr.. HIPS recent stay in
Europe, he made several purchases Of.
fittings for his new and famous house.

ment. Nearly all tue public buildings
are provided with swinging DOORS,
Twice this week | have escaped de-
struction by the skin of my teeth at the
union station-it isn't correct to say.
depot now. A wildly excited suburban
resident always PUSHES in just ahead of
me, pushes the door wide, and lets it,
swing just so that get broadsde from
It,. Or perhaps he will have sudden
seizure of politeness and will hold the
door open till pass through, and then
let it swing and push me on. 1t is due
wholly to my agility that those ponder I
Gus portals at the court house haven't
mastered me long since. One has
the time in ascending to the public
library in that phenomena lily slow lift,
to recover from the shock of being
banged by the doors, which is som9
comfort. But the postoffice doors. I
broke the nose of an utter stranger by
opening the door too suddenly once. Id
would seem that Uncle Sam could afford
TO put glass In the doors, but he doesn't,
and more daggers are looked over acci<
dents at his doors than anywhere else
III town.
Do you ever. at the play, allow your
eyes to wander from the characters be-
hind the fOOtlightS to the characters in
front? If you do you may see men and
women looking just as they feel. abSo-
lutely obllvi0uS to their neighbOrs If
a singer diStorts her mouth or opens it
wide you will see half the audience
mounting and grimaclng. If an actor.
yaWDS perfect epidemic of gaping
sweeps over the parQuette and balcony
the gods are not so easily affected. |
You will see people laugh, and hear
them, too, who wouldn't for worlds, III
they knew it. They cry or they sniff
or they look heroic, but during the love
scenes they are most expressive. Such
sentimentally silly looks as they wear. ,
And when the hero kisses the heroine,
half the men in the audience pucker
their lips, and the women look really
envlous. Not very long ago | attended
a play IN one act of which very thrill
ing scene was followed by an explosion.
A very eXcitable woman sat behind me.
She was leaning forward, GREATNESS,
with outstretched hands, when the ex-
ploSlon occurred. She claSped her hands
suddenly, or rather tried to, for one of
them brought up against my ear with q
blow such as | haven't had since | went
to country school. | like to see feel
ing, but am really opposed to feeling
the feelings of others so feelingly.
DeltS VIII accompany tne tancY SILK
waists of the ensuing season. They
are narrower than usual, and have
buckles. Some are of woven gold wire,
studded with imitation jewels-rubies,
emeralds, turquoise or moonstones. |
Girdles, too, will be popular. The Cleo,
patra styles fit around the hips just be-
low the waist, and are laced behind,
with deep point in front. They may
be turned upside down and worn with
the point turned up, making Il short
wasted effect. The prettiest one have
seen was OF russell leather, ornamented
with a conventiOnaliZed fleur-de-llS de-
sign in blue and gold enamel.
Western women have always admired
Mrs. John A. Logan for her devotion to
her husband. and for the help she gave
him. Another Illinois woman now
claims their admiratiOn-the wife of the
new senator, Gen. Palmer. Mrs. Palmer
is of Kentucky family, and betrays the
blue grass in her softly spoken 'r's',
and half drawl. She is little woman,
neither blonde or brunette, with bright
gray eyes and quick wit. During heE
husbands campaigns she mas always
gone with him, persuaded him to rest at
callers. She acts as his secretary, |
copies his speeches, entertainS his con-
stltuents, frees him from a hundred
petty worries, and wthal is Just tho
wife for Western senator.
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1t is strange that the mem bers of our
legislature, who are so much worked up
over theatrical coStuming, do not wan
der down to the market house some of
these balmy spring afternoons, and in
spect cigar store signs. When Venus
OF Psyche in marble sees fit to econo-
miZe in the line of frocks, she selects q
warmed art gallery to prac tice heE
economy in; but to practice sparsenesS
of attire on the market house corner int
this chill time of the year is sight that
sends cold ShiverS down the back of the
fur-crated transfer agent across the
street.
The quaintest jacket | have seen thiS
season was like moonlight night 1t
was made of gray cloth with fronts
turned back in blazer fashion. These
fronts, as well as the collar and sleeves,
were heavily embroidered with silver
thread and mOonstones. The effect was
exquisite. A great many of the spring
jackets have stomacherS. A black coat
had StOmacher with simulated lacing
in gilt. The fronts of the Jacket, the
sleeves. which were topped with a puff
of black silk, and the stomacher, were
braided in gold braid and
turquoise. The result was a
striking garment, but a very crude one.
Most spring gowns will be finished with
cape5 OF the same goods.
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One of our public school teachers has
novel scheme for teaching
politeness in her school. At the recrea-
in, i0I oh hoe l..
game called The Street Car. The two
middle aisles of the school are the car.
There is conductor, post of honor,
too. by the way, and driver. The car
contains boys only when the game be-
gins. The ceremony CT taking fares is
gone through with. By and by the girls
stop the car in prescribed fashion, a
mistake in which counts against q
player, and come in one by one, Then
The boys are required to rise and sur
render their seats, with ceremonious po-
iteness. There is one boy who plays
the Hog, and keeps his seat. 1t is quite
complicated game, and reflects a great
ieal of credit on the clever teacher.
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There are ever so many funny things
sbout our court house aside from the
witnesses and other peculiar personages
who haunt the court rooms. There are
.he blue curtains and the frescoes, but
funniest of all is the urn on the Fourth
street grass plot. Its designer undoubt-
idly intended it as cemetery orna-
nent, and by what mischance it found
is way to the gay and festive position it
holds. remains for the genius who bought
t to say. 1t is of iron, | think, and
What first attracts ones sye is the bas-
elief figure of dejected-looking angel, !,
N q Nd hor
lying heavenward and carrying the
oppy forms of two infants. costumed
III naturel. The angels head droops in
combination (Delsarte and broken
lecked attitude. and altogether she
would be charming on tombstone. As
t is, she gives one the blues.