St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-05
SOCIETY LOOKED ON.
Handsome Women and lntereste,
Men View the Races.

Handsome Women and Interested
Men View the Races.
The leading event in social way of
yesterdays celebrating was the annual
regatta of the Minnesota Boat club
| This was announced for ten O'clock
| prompt, but long before that hour par
| ties of nautical looking men and daintlly
| dressed women were crossing the long
| bridge and descending tbs iuterminable
| winding stairs that lead from the
| bridge down to the cool greenneSS and
| busting pleaSautneSS of Raspberry is
land
A prettier scene has never been seen
| on that bit OF sandy soil where tradition
! says our savage forerunners, the noble
red men, were wont to gather their
summer supplies of luscious berries,
though one is free TO confess that to the
naked eye OF the unpreiudiced observer
there is nothing to be seen there now 10
confirm the tale. The little shower OF
the early morning had washed the leaves
ON the naples that line the shore so that
they riyaIcd the delicate green of the
wild grape plumeS that have been dell
cately induced 10 wind among the trees
and form charming bowers i'll Sneh a
natural way that if the Old dame herself
should look at them she would be puZ-
lied TO say which was her own and
which the work of the hand of her mas
terpiece, man.
Under these trees and vines was
gathered the crowd. Seats were erected
covered with awnings for those who
would not choose sit under thu shad
ow OF anything less poetic when wit
Messing regatta ScareS of camp
chairs were scattered about on tho Turf.
i'll which pretty women and pleasure
loving men took comfort, the men keep
ing one eye and half on the occupants
OF the other chairs, and half an eye on
the doipgs of the daring wights who, in
rather abbreviated garments of startling
| hue were maneuvering the slim things
| they called boats up and about the
| river.
Simon Stylites himself would have
| excused the men for this unequal div-
| sion of visual powers could he have seen
| the causes of it yesterday. Fashion was
| never kinder to the young and fair than
| in this summer OF the year Of grace '95.
| Such Quaint dresses of delicate colorpd
| linens with their coquettish accessories
| of soft lace and f1uttering ribbon have
not been seen for years. Looking at
| their pretty pictures they and their
WeaTprS make YOU understand how our
| uOt-nstNFu SIdDuidLbtIS COuiu Ut Will
! ing TO die tor creatures as sweet and
fair as these. Other dresses OF white
piquet are more serious. but we have
| yet 10 learn that certain gracious Seri-
! BUSINESS is al all Objectionablea Cupid'S
| court. There was a judiciouS SpTink-
! ling of stately matronS who came as
| chaperoneS OF at least SO they classed
| and excused themselves: but to pene-
| trating eye they showed signs of really
! enjoying the gay crowd Oh their own
hook.
After some pleasant half-h0ur's wait
! ing the crews got away with their boats,
| ana then the friends on either side stood
up on the chairs, Ga the benches. on the
| porch, and even the roof OF tie club
| house blosSOmed out with excited spec
! tatOrS. Bets were made in ladv-Hke
ways as one and now the other boat
| took the lead. The names of the oars
men were banded about. and their
| power and proves quoted by sweet
lips, while smiling eyes followed them
from start 10 finish. The race over, the
crowd fell back again into its merry
! cbit-chat, while another crew made
ready for the fray. One unlucky rover
| fell out of boat. at which the girls
said, poor thing" too bad.' and 9th
| er sympathetic things, while the cruel
men laughed the laugh of the man who
would like to be an object of such sweet
solicituoa and can't.
When all the races were rowed the
new eight" was christened by Mrs. j.
j. Parker, the four by Mrs. E A. Jag
gard and the double by Mrs. 4. *. Bar
mum. These ceremonies were accom-
panied by clever little speeches and the
usual breaking of little bottles of wine.
The crowd. assured of the ability OF ne
| women chosen to carry out their share
of the work in the most charming way.
as well as of the judgment of the COM
nlttee having this part of the pro-
gramne in charge, attended strictly to
the business OF having a good time.
and left the christening to these clever
people After the races were all over
the participants, surrounded by their
friends and the admiring crowd. gath
cred on the grass back of the stand and
there received the various prizes. The
speeches with which these pFesenta-
ton were accompanied had the soul of
wit, IN that they were brief, and were
appreciated by the winners as we'll as
the hearers. The presentation of prizes
I was as follows: Mayors cup, Hon.
George r. Finch; citizens cup, Hon.
Stanford Newell; junior four badges,
Miss Reilly; senior four badges, Miss
Finch; junior single Corning price,
Miss Blakeiy; senior single (Jilson
price, Miss Sturgis; maiden race, Miss