The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-22

The summer girl is coming home,
All Drowned and plump and rosy,
Prepared TO make the winter seem
Extremely nice and cosey.
She's bathed, and danced, and walked and
smiled,
And read a book and firted,
Till 10 the young man she has eft
The whole world seems deserted
The flush of health is in her cheeks,
With fun her eyes are dancing;
The flush of conquest in her heart
Makes life seem most enhancing.
All, soon she'll be the winter girl,
And shall bow before her,
For she was made to be adored.
And therefore-we adore her.
Social doings in St Paul the past
week have been few and far between,
and until September comes around this
staenation in social life may be eX-
pected to continue. The absentees.
however. are beginning to return, and
after a short period of preparation the
followers of Dame Fashion will be back
in the harness and the social grind
will begin once more. Already the alb
sorbing topic of conversation at the
informal teas, luncheOns and card par
ties has been the coming seasons deb
utantes. The rosebud garden of girls
viii be ushered into the social whirl
with all the eclat, so dear to the heart
of the young, eager, enthusiastic
maids to whom the first season is so
delightfully."- novel. The freshness and
enthusiasm Of the bud is in a large
measure contagious, and to those
whose interest in society may be on
the wane the impetus given by fresh,
new blood revives the old-time enjoy
ment and consequently the prospects
are very bright for a lively season.
The latest fad among society women
is bathing in milk, costly, and there
fore will not be likely to become COM
mon 1t is said a dozen baths will
leave the toughest, reddest skin as
smooth and soft as a baby's, and also
that the bath is particularly soothing
to the nervous system. Anna Held
who introduced the fad in New York,
is, Of course, not the originator of the
idea, as the beautiful wife Of Nero
used to battle in asses milk every day.
One of the prettiest gifts for we'd
ding is the the old-time loving cup"
or as it is now termed, the cup of
sentiment" either in china, glass, gold
or silver. The adoption of this old
time custom is particularly beautiful
and it is to be hoped will become more
than fad, but this prosaic age is rath-
er apt to look with suspicion upon any
thing tinged with sentiment. The
pretty fashion, instituted few years
ago. of sending to a newly engaged
couple a beautiful cup and saucer, with
q card containing few words Of con-
graduation, appears to have run it's
course and so must be relegated to the
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Mrs. NJ. c. Myers tells of a very novel
and realistic dinner given by a Paris
hostess recently. The invitation was
in card form, representing table laid
for a meal Of ceremony. At one cover,
on each card was engraved the name
of a hidden guest. In the lower left
corner appeared the words, Food
Masquerade" which interpreted that
each guest was expected either in head
gear or otherwise to represent some
dish. fruit or "sweet" of modern ser
vice. 1t is wonderful how hands Of
skill fashion tulle ribbon, gauze, etc,
into likeness of things that they are
not with such fidelity as to actually de-
ceive At this remarkable feast, upon
the heads of fair women rested pyra-
mids and flower forms, Of cream and
ices, game, fish, vegetables, fruit, ETC.,
In endless variety. Bacchus appeared
wreathed in vine clusters and leaves,
while upon the head Of another man
was simulated a Stilton cheese. Pref
test among many conceits was can't
aloupe in delicate green, outlined and
flecked in dull gold; caulidower, its
silken leaves perfectly representing the
garden product. Many meat and even
soup presentations were features OF
this food masquerade" and the more
difficult to counterfeit the more humor-
GUS and effective. The service of the
meal was on small tables, and what is
termed progressive the guests
changing places between each course,
after the manner of card games. The
menu of this dinner is omitted in its
record from over the water.
Mrs J. A. Stees entertained at lunch
con Wednesday afternoon, for Mrs.
l. G.. Fouse, of Philadelphia, who is
her guest. - Covers were laid for Mrs.
S. NJ Cary, Mrs. Charles Hamilton,
Mrs Frank Bass. Mrs. Charles E.
Otis. Mrs. Clark, Mrs. D. P. Dellinger,