The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14
THE SOGIgL
WORLD.

The coffee was brought in and the con-
yersatiun drifted to Waiting. 1t really
ought to be commemorative of the passing
of the waltz observed the belle med1-
tativeiy."
at doesn't deserve it. 1t was always
!. too slow and sentimental retorted the
bud, mentally wondering how many sea-
sons ii would take her to acquire the
Bellies We're de We're air
"I think the two-step an improvement
myself drawled the young man. suits
the pace of the age, don't you know.
That didn't sound half bad, he thought
and gyanced at the belle for APPROVAL. She
was gazing thoughtfully into her cup.
1.-The wastz may be sentimental, but
there's plenty of sentiment about 1t, too,
ventured the professor. The pelle looked
Interested So the professor was really
human after all. IF they've abolished
the waltz, | should hate to attend the
modern ballroom. Forty and thln hair
actually looked pensive.
"Sone pretty things have been written
about the waltz" remarked the hostess.
Its successor, the tWo-Step, Will hardly
afford the same inspiration.
And what the light novelist will do
With Ills young hero and heroine Will be
a problem now, l fancy said the host.
Heretofore. you know, 1t has been
Immediately after the Introduction. He
looking intently into her eyes-'Thts
waltz, j think is ours, the band. Of
course playing q dreamy Italian air,
is it?' the blue orbs glancinS coquettishly
up How lovely that it should be this
waltz, my favorite waltz. Our faNor-
ite waltz he corrects. And, of course,
except for the misunderstanding. indis-
pensable to the light novel, matters for
that hero and heroine are clinched. Their
lives Eloat on to the rhythm of that waltz.
Now with the frivolous two-step, the
band, for instance, playing Ell Green,
the whole scene would be impossible"
Il can ina ine"-the professor had not
laughed with the rest and the bud de-
cided it had been connected with a waltz
II can imagine the wrath of the waltz
haunting the ballroom nova gray-clad
creature with eyes-the professor broke
off with an embarrassed little laugh and
meeting the eyes of the belle fixed calm
~ upon him, actually blushed. Then the
hostess gave the signal and somehow
everybody seemed relieved.
Miss Katherine Richards Gordon gave
tea yesterday afternoon from to g.
at her home on Summit avenue in honor
of Miss McCreery of st. Louis, Mrs
Charles Gordon's guest. Miss Gordon,
Miss McCreery and Mrs. Charles Gordon
received alone. 1HcS were dSSlolSU Wy
the debutantes of this season and last
season.
Mrs Charles Flandrau entertained at
dinner Friday evening at her home on
Pleasant avenue. in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward James, of Boston. Covers
were laid for fourteen.
Miss Katherine Richards Gordon, of
Summit avenue VII leave the latter part
of this month for Washington and New
York Miss Gordon will sail March L
for Europe.
A number of society people, under the
direction of Miss Sturgis, of Virginia ave-
nue. have organized diam attic club, C M
posed of Is active and 159 honorary mem
bers: The active membership has been
limited to those who possess some his
trionic ability, and the members are now
at work rehearsing Poison laugh
able farce which will be given Wednes-
day evening, Jan. 81, at Seminary hall.
The farce will be preceded by curtain
raiser, Mrs. j. d. Lawler will also give
two scenes. from Romeo and Juliet.
The active members will meet tomorrow
!. evening with Miss Sturgis, of Virginia
avenue.
The social committee of the Schubert
club met Yesterday. morning at the y
Nj. G. A. t0fperfect plans for the recep-
ton that is to be rendered Mrs. Theo-
dore Thomas next Satu day afternoon at
Park Congregational church Mrs. Denis
Folett as chairman of the social COM
mittee will have general charge OF the
reception The committee will be assist
ed by Mrs7C. A. Severance, Mrs. D. M
Robbins. Mrs Harocurt Horn and Mrs
William Ely Bramhall. Mrs. Gleason
president of the Ladies Thursday Mu-
sieale. Minneapolis, and many of the
members of the club, will be present at
the reception.