St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-23

The Church of the Ascension, over
on Clinton avenue and Isabel street, is
remarkable fora great many things. In
the first place, according to the word of
New York architect who is out here
to say mean things Of us, it is one of the
really good buildings in town, artistic
ally speaking Then, it is an exceed
ingly high church body, and unless you
have an ear for music and can intone
you can't say prayers there; but the
thing the church is most remarkable for
is its choir, which is made up of both boys
and girls. All wear the effective black
and white gowns of the ordinary sur
pliced choir. with the addition of black
drapery which covers the hair and
hangs down the back. 1t is almost i'm
possible to detect the presence of girls
in the procession. and their clear voices
are decided relief amid the barking
boy singers invariably indulge in. The
subject of female chOristers has often
been discussed, but unless am mis-
taken the Church of the Ascension is
the first church to have girls in sur
plices.
From the church to the theater may
seem a great step to you. but when you
come to think of it. and consider
the great moral lessons the stage
teaches when it chooses, the two are
really not so far apart. l merely want
to mention the fact that the most grace
full woman OH the street Yesterday was
an actress from the DaZZler COMPANY.
She is tall. slender blonde-though l
think nature started her In life bru-
nette-and the way she swung along
down WabaSha street was sight
goOdly to see. Of course. everybody
could tell she was an actress. There
were traces of makeup in the
corners of her eyes. and her hat was
fearfuliy and wonderfully made after
fashion that none but stage people
could dream of, but she walked SO
straight, and SO free, and so easily that
one was tempted utterly to forget ones
manners and stare after her.
She was going-well, she was going
just where every other woman OH the
street was going, shopping. Monday is
fag-end day. Nobody really does any
thing or goes anywhere Monday, and in
consequence 1t is the one day of all the
seven when women shop. Just now
the bargain hunter is in clover. The
woman who buys things, not because
she needs them at all. or can make use
OF them, but just because they are bar
gains, is having regular lark of it. and
the sensible woman who buys what she
wants at the lowest prices is laying i'm
stocks Of summer goods for next season.
Musllns, ginghamS, silks. light woolens
and all the things that were novelties
this season are to be had for a mere
song, and everybody is buying.
But there's the same old trouble with
the clerks. l think Iseould he presented
to Queen Victoria without losing my
presence of mind. L could exchange
the time OF day with the president of
the United States if l CHANGED to meet
him, but | tremble with awe whenever
the fates compel Inc to ask impertinent
questions of the young person who
stands behind the counter. In the first
place. she's always SO busy talking with
the young woman next that You feel it
positive rudenesSs to interrupt her.
Then she's so slow you want to brain
her, and she seems to consider every
question an unwarrantable lmpertl-
nence.s | really don't know what she
thinks she is behind that counter for,
for l am positive she doesn't think she
is there TO answer questions or sell
goods. Ii she were a thing of beauty
one wouldn't SO much mind her airs,
but she isn't. She's one OF the unpleas-
ant things one wishes could be sup
pressed.