St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-14
SHOOK BUSINESS CARE.
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB TAKES A 4AY
OFF 1T L IKE MINNIE TOAKA.
MERCANTILE mAGNATEs I'm CLIO
Hosts of HustIers. From the Met
ropolis Take in the Lake, Bb-
sorb a Tempting Repast and
Indulge in the Dissipationlor


Indulge in the Dissipationlo f
Dance. !
ss:z-aaSr estr. $50 II +
Lake MinnetOnka never presented a
more charming appearance than it, did
yesterday on the, occasion of the mid
summer outing of the Commercial club.
The temperature was moderate dthe
sun cast its rays through a thin veiE of
clondletS;5 thesbreezeS were gentle fhut
persistent; the waters blue and trails
lucent, while the sloping shores We're
clothed in their midsummer holiday
attire-ot a color that would put IAN
lrlshman into. ecstaey and makecfan
Orangeufau wonderfully Mother Natare
was so partial TO emerald tints. 80
The sos train from the union station
bore large number of people from the
city, but only few of them were Com
mercial club men, a majority preferring
toy out by the afternoon trains. Ar
irving at Wayzata the steamer City of
st. Louis was taken possession of for
the customary excursion to the upper
lake via Hotel st. Louis, Excelsior, the
Lafayette and the -narrOws. The old
steamer looks worn and weary. She
needs a fresh coating of paint, and
would strike the ,8sthetical nerve CEN
tiers of tourists more pleasantly if the
rouStaboutS would administer to her an
occasional bath. Even the gilt trim
mings on the caps of her officers look
dingy and moth-eaten, as though dis
Outraged with the decay of nautical
prosperity at Minnetonka.
But the steamer WheeZed and groaned
her way through The trip to Spring
Park and back to the Hotel Lafayette,
where the Commercial club was tosen
terrain its guests during the afternoon
and evening, giving the few passengers
by the early train an opportunity to see
the cottages on the shores, the Her
mltage. Crane island and such few
points as have grown interesting by the
lapse of years and the evolution of
tradition.
At 3 O'clock the steamer landed her
cargo of human freight at Hotel Lata--
yette. The clouds of the morning had
melted away, leaving the fierce rays of
the sun to beat unobstructed upon the
beach. A small addition to the com
pany had come from. st. Paul by the
1870 train, and most
Jolly Party 1t Was.
albeit that it was made up OF the best
business element of the Capital city
young business men and their guests,
composed of ladies and gentlemen. The
hotel band diScourSed excellent music
from the pOrticOeS. Some of the eXeur-
sionists wandered away into the shade,
others took the short trip around Big
island on the steamer st. Louis. While
sui others smoked the cigar of blessed
content, or "cheWed the cud of sweet
and bitter fancy" i'll the shadow of the
outrageous trees. Tie small steam
yachts ''skittered" busily about the
bay, cleaYing the air with their ear
splitting whistles; and altogether the
day was spent peacefully. and ih q man
her becoming the dignified position of
the st. Paul Commercial club. f-
Probably the design was to make the
occasion a season of rest and surcease
of sorrow brought about by the costive
condition of the money market in the
bowels of trade and commerce. Ii so,
the time was uspiciOuSly chosen. The
harvest moon had not as yet made its
advent. The first faint chirp of the
August cricket hidden in the grass was
mOdeStly heard. The maternal robins
still brOOded upon their hidden nests;
and even the summer-girl was too1lan-
guild and warm to tiirt. The late
trains brought the bulk of the crowd.
With true commercial instinct the Com
mercial club expended its best energies
during the heat and burden of the day
in Transferring ''business" fin hot
city offices and warehouses, and
after the last financial transac-
ton was concluded. the last dollar
made ana lost that was possible, the last
note paid, and the bank had closed
then and not until then the devoteeS of
trade hurled themselves like a bullet
out of a gun down to the union station
and, i'll complete combination OF
''diSSolutiOn and thaw," sank sfalnting
upon cushioned car SeatS-wearied be-
yond the telling-to go out to the lake
and have good time"
Anyhow, they came in crowds from 4
to 6 O'clock-they and their guests
The ride had res ted them somewhat
and the entire party was
In Most Excellent spirits.
Between 6 and Z o'clock a most ex-
c2llent dinner was served in the COO
and spacious dining room of the Hotel
Lafayette, of which the party partook
i'll the most cheerful manner. If any
one imagineS that these tired business
men did not Know how to enjoy them
selves, they should have been present al
this dinner. If the impression has gone
abroad Ill any manner that the st. Pau
Commercial club does not thorOughly
understand the high art of entertaining,
the doubter should have been preseni
and partaken of the feast prepared fol
the elect by this organization, and
diShed up by mine host of the IIafav.
cite. In short, the dinner was i'll the
highest style of the art culinary. and
thoroughly enjoyed by the guests.
After: the dinner the guests wandered
out upon the piazza for a half hour
| until they were summoned to the even,
lng'S entertainment. This consisted OF
| a most delightfully."- recherche amateui
programme, as follows:
Overture 80. ......-........" Jolly Robbers
Nylophone solo ....s..........."T Tony
Lafayette Orchestra. ' ~ 70
How Grandma Danced the Min
tine Darkies' Jubilee -.''- T Tn TUL
| Medley illustrating merry make on d Mis-
| sissippi steamboat.
| Lafayette Orchestra
| Miracles Outdone'-Seyen sleight-
ot-hand receptions Frederick Bancroft
1t is needless to say that the impro
vised entertainment was thoroughly en-
| jOyed by the cultivated audience pres
ent. Little Jean Macpherson was sim
ply immense in her dancing, while thu
musical programme was most thor
oughly enjoyed by all.
Among the prominent guests of the
club were Hon. j. w. Crosby and wife
of Dexter, Me- Mr. Crosby is
prominent young attorney of the prohiI
bltion state, and his wife is a sister /,
Elmer II. Dorth, we'll known to tn,
state press as the reformed editor of tn,
lie Seuer News.
Following the close of the entertain
ment the clubs guests INDUCED for al
hour in dancing, returning to the cit,
by the 1l:30 train. Secretary DanfortI
is to be congratulated on the success,o
the summer outing of the st. Paul Com
mercial club.
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