St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-10
THEIR PET ADJUSTMENTS.
HOW Noted New York Women
While Away the Hours.

HOW NOCeu New DIX women
While Away the Hours.
How do the representative New York
women amuse themselves? Are their
lives spent in eating and drinking, in
feasting and dancing solely? Is exist
ence for them one continual round of
merry-making, or are there more serious
employmeDtS than social amenities?
asks a writer in the New York World.
One wonders how the unknown wife
of DR.. Chauncey Nj. Depew, that lady
who has always kept in the shadow of
her distinguished husband. whose
goings and comings and sayings are sell
dom chronlcled, amuseS herself, or how
the dove-faced little lady often seen in
theater boxes with Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs.
Richard Watson Glider, passes the
hours. Does Mrs. Burton Harrison ever
do anything but write delightful novels
and attend to her social duties? And
Julien Gordon, gracious and beautiful
grande dame and brilliant writer, what
does she do with an idle hour?
Can you fancy Mrs. Depew cleaning
out boxes and arranging bureau>draw-
ers, or Mrs. Glider blowing soap bub-
bles, or Mrs. Harrison sorting out table
linen, or Julien Gordon playing at being
a chambe rmaid? Well, but they do
these very things.
''Come up to the top of the stairs and
I'll see you two minutes" called sill
very voice as /, following the buffers
grave motion, CROPPED up the noble stall
case Of Mr.. Depew'S beautiful house.
The wife of the railroad magnate stood
there in the plainest of little cashmere
tea gowns and with an air of house
wifely occupation about her.
'Pm so busy, but | will see you
moment. My fayorite amusement?
Music-muSic always. | am intensely
fond of the opera. both German and
Italian. play the piano a great deal:
all kinds of music. Possibly | lean
towards the classical trife, but | am
fond of all music. [ used to sing. but
have given that up. AS far as outdoor
sports go [ take no interest at all in ath-
letics, but L am very fond of driving
and horseback riding. You can see for
yourself look after my house. | have
stopped looking over closets and draw
ers to speak with you. | am fond of
cards and play often with the children
whist, beZIque and euchre."
Here three rosy children bounded up
the staircase, and from their greetings
it was easy to see that the manly little
son and two sweet nieceS were perfectly
satisfied with the tall ,dignifed lady who
knows how to be their companion.
My chief delight is in painting" said
Mrs. Glider. Il am always happy when
L am so engaged. paint in oils land
scapeS and flowers. That is my indoor
amusement. am interested in all out
of-door sports. Sailing we are especially
fond of, and at our summer home ave
our daily sailing parties.
Il am greatly interested in kinder
garten work. 1t is genuine pleasure
to me-not to actively engage in the
work myself, but to rouse the interest
of others i'll it, and the association of
which Mrs. Cleveland is vice president
is also the one [ am interested in |
must confess to weakness for blowing
soap bubbles. 1t is really charming
and fascinating amusement, and can
also be made quite a scientific game"
Again as at Mrs. Depew's, the happy
voices OF children were heard, and the
lovely little mother made ready to go
With the little folks to matinee con-
cert for the benefit of the kindergarten.
"My greatest delight is writing, of
course" said Mrs. Burton Harrison.
1T is not constant employment, as
with many. publish only at intervals
1t Is thing apart in my life-the di-
yertiSSement, as you would say in a
play. My home, society and my three
boys occupy the greater part of my life.
am fond of the details of housewifery.
1t is positive pleasure, for example, to
look over piles of snowy linen. This
love of houSewifery was part of my
education and engrafted by Virginia
mother. L am, | suppose. conservative
and old-fashiored. but | believe every
Woman'S chief delight should be in her
home
Il am fond of all out-of-door sports,
and at Bar Harbor am constantly plan
nj no oil /,f III L.,
my three Yale boys. / used to be very
fond of theatricals, but found had to
work too hard in getting them up. Ev-
erythlng devolved upon me. First |
would be obliged to select the play, then
TO cast the characters. Then would
come questions of cOStuming and other
details, and finished by being prompt
er and stage manager. 1t was too much,
and l was obliged TO give it up. Read
ing is one of my chief delights. But
after all my home holds first place."
My greatest pleasure is ir-no, per-
haps l ought not to say writing" said
Mrs; Roger Pryor, ''for l am equally
fond of reading. Music, too. [ love. and
think we have scarcely enough of it in
society. am not specially interested
III outdoor sports, but, like every
woman, am devoted to driving. [ am
fond of society. but prefer the smaller.
more quiet functions to the crush at re-
ceptions or teas. like to talk with and
get acquainted with people, and that is
not possible in a crowded room.
IL like conversation and regret that it
is so obsolete. In reading 1 delight to
hunt the keynote to the story. Do you
understand what mean? Let ME tell
you. DO you remember in Daniel
Deronda' the episode of GwendoIen's
recitation, think from Winter Tale,'
and how in the midst of it panel-door
suddenly flew open and disclosed to the
horror.stricken guests the picture of
drowning man with upturned face?
We'll, recall the denouement of the
story and Grandcourt'S death. 1t is my
delight to hunt the keynote OF every
tale read and L usually find it,"
II am pasSlonately fond of musjc,''
said fascinating Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
Cruger; study, too-thOugh | can
scarcely call that all amusement. 1t is,
perhaps, too serious an employment.
Writing is altogether delightful occu-
patton. L must write as the mood comes
upon ME. l cannot fancy one sitting
down at just such an hour every day to
write. l care nothing for cards. | am
intensely interested in politics, both
| American and European, and in all
questions pertaining to the progress OF
| women. | am decidedly in favor of
woman's rights, you know. Yes. even
| the ballot. AS for out-of-door sports,
l care absolutely nothing for
games = tennis and that sort
of thing. l am extremely fond
! of boating and riding; indeed, am
quite an enthusiastic horsewoman.
Skating, too, that charming, old-fash-
Toned recreation, am exceedingly fond
| of. and love roller skating even better
| than skating upon ice. II there were
| roller skating rink now in town l should
| be one of the first natrnns But ahnua