St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-14


But the critic crushed completely,
Not the bonnet
Or the sonnet,
But the bard!
Exchange.
Among the notable social events
that will follow Immediately after
the long season of abstinence is the
production of that delightful little
Dlav "Esmeralda" by a company OF
clever amateurs at the Metropolitan
opera house en- Friday evening next.
The beneficiary of the entertainment
Is the free dispensary, most useful
and deserving institution, and this,
together with the fact that the affair
promises to be a very great success
from an artistic point of view, ought
to secure very large attendance.
Miss Katherine EVarte, Of Minnea-
polls, will appear in the title role.
and Mr.. Willard, also Of Minneapolis,
will essay the part of Dave Hardy.
The remaining members of the caste
are all ST. Paul people, and the play
is produced under the direction of
Mrs. Condo Hamlin. A pretty feat
ure Of the affair will be the pro-
grammes, which have been especial
ly designed, and which will contain
portraits of the people who take
part.
The marriage of Mrs. Kate Doug
las Wiggen to George Christopher
Riggs took place on Saturday, March
IS. at II o'clock in the Church of All
Souls, corner First avenue south
and Twenty-frst street, New York.
Only forty CT the relatives and
friends were present. Mrs. Wiggen
was beautifully dressed in a pale
lavender crepon trimmed with rare
lace and velvet, and wore a tiny
gold and velvet bonnet to match.
Her bouquet was a superb cluster of
orchids and lilies of the valley.
There We're two attendants, Mrs.
Wiggen being given away by a
cousin. Mr.. Riggs was attended by
George McCutcheon as best man.
Directly after the ceremony, which
was read by the rector of the church,
an old and intimate friend of the
bride. Mr.. and Mrs. Riggs left for
a week in the South. They have now
returned and are at the Plaza, New
York. until April Il, when they will
sail for England, where they will
have a months tandem drive
through parts Of England and Ire
land
Their future home will be. in New
York city. where they have already
taken : charming house near Wash
fnguon square. The owner, a we'll
known sculptor, will spend two
years in Rome. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Riggs will occupy the house during
his absence.
Among the guests at the wedding
were Rev. Robert Collier, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Watson Glider, Mr.
and Mrs. Laurence Hutton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Alexander, nee Croker,
William Dean Howells, Mrs. Coo
Iidge and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P.
Vinton, Of Boston; Clyde Fitch,
Miss Harriet Lewis Bradley, Miss
Alice Wellington Rollins, Mrs. Scrib-
ner, Mrs. Francke Huntington Bos-
with, Miss Newport and Reece NJ.
Newport Jr, of St Paul.
All those present signed the mar
riage certificate, which was a present
to the bride. 1t was of white vellum,
beautifully embrossed, and illumi-
mated in brilliant colors, like the
famous old manuscripts done by the
monks in olden days.
Mrs. Riggs has given UP all public
readings, but will continue to write,
SO that her many friends wil be hap
Ply to know that they have not lost
their beloved Kate Douglas Wig
gen.
The coming of Mrs. Jenness- Miller
to keep the engagement made by
her in February is among the most
attractive events that will follow i'm
comes to st. Paul under the auspices
of the Young Woman's Friendly as
ISOLATION, and she will lecture in the
Central Presbyterian church to-
morrow and Tuesday afternoons at
4 O'Clock. A feature Of her engage
ment will be the new spring gowns
which she brings with her from New
York, and which she uses in the
lecture, in which she makes several
changes of costume. The subjects of
her talks are "Autistic Care of the
BODY" and Dress for Health and
Beauty"
All ladies who ride a bicycle, or
who are learning to ride one, are
vitality interested in what is best and
safest to wear. Mrs. Jenness-M Miller
rs an accomplished bicyclist, and has
given bicycling costumes special
study. She will exhibit her own cos
tune and show how to mount and
ride wheel. This costume will be
exhibited at both lectures. Tickets
at special prices to teachers and
pupils will be on sale at the high
school on Monday at II a. m. and 2
p. m. 1t is hoped that many gentle