The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-07
SOCIAL LIFE In ST. PAUL

The social affairs which have enlivenei
the holiday season Just past were chiefly
entertainments. that cid honor 10 the l.
lege boys and girls home for The Christ
mas and the New Year festivals. fac
parties dinners and lunche9rs were I'm
promptu affairs generally, with college
colors the favorite deeora tons. and col
lege jokes and stories furnishing plen y
of sauce piquante Articles long and
learned have been written concerninG
the possible metamorphcsiS of the college
girl VIII she be young woman CT Sc
verify and SpectacleS, or of that Base
type evolved from small but regularly
administered potions of French phiioso-
ply and German metaphysics? 1t Is act
always safe to generaliza, and prophets
are rightly scorned, but so far Inc
st. Paul girl is concerned, advanced Cd
ucation seems not to have de racted fton
her social charms. College cap and gown
temporarily DOTTED. Miss Vassar, Miss
Wellesley or Miss Smith experience as lit
tie difficulty. apparently, in gliding grace
fully through the cotillions labyrinth of
figures as they do in dealing with the
differential calculus or the trans alton Of
a bit of Homer's verse. Eyes that
throughout the term have scanned phi,os-
ophy and the like, have not forgotten
how to Rockwell, unutterable things.
they call them. In fact. the college girl
has proven herself to be simply Miss So
ciety in studious mood, and quite ready
to drop that mood for another equally
as fetching.
A number of the young men home for
college gave a german New Years night
at Elks' hall. The three sets Of figures
were led by Mr.. Reeee Newport and Miss
Ransom, Mr. Sidney Dean and Miss Liv-
rgston Mr.. Fitzhugh Burns and Miss
Davis. The chaperons were: Mrs.
Charles A. Clark, Mrs. Robert Fl. Kirk
and Mrs Tracy Sebert's orchestra
played for the dancing.
The next assembly and german to be
given by the younger married set will
take place at Elks hall, Wednesday
evening, Jan. II. The st. Anthony Hill
orchestra will play.
Mrs A. B. Plough and Miss LOOMS,
of Paramount avenue, will entertain at
euchre Monday and Tuesday afternoons.
Mrs. Theodore Thomas, wife of the "a
NOUS orchestra leader, will arrive In ST.
Paul Thursday, Jan. 1S She Will re-
main here until the following Wednes-
day as the guest of st. Paul. The WoH-
Pm of Minneapolis are arranging re-
ception for Mrs. Thomas, and 1t Is PROP
able the women OIL 81. L aui VIII Nv 49,
same.
Mrs. F. NJ Douglass gave tea yester-
day afternoon at her home on Virginia
avenue, entertaining a number OF girls OF
the younger society set. Miss Douglass
pf Milwaukee, and Miss Loughborough
were the guests of honor. The rooms were
decorated with palms, smilax and red
handles. Tea was served In small
Turkish room off the reception hall. Inc
lights in all the rooms were hooded IN
red
Mrs. c. S. Mellen. of Summit avenue,
gave "a @4nneAeop aFrtday afternoon in
honor Of Mrs. Livingston, OF Brooklyn
~ - = s#es. ~.
Mrs. Crawford Livingston, Mrs. E. A
Young, Mrs. w F. Peet and Mrs c. M
Briggs will chaperon the ST. Paul German
Rub at It's cotillon to be given Tuesday
evening at Elkss-hall. .Fitzhugh Burns
will lead.
Mrs. w Henry Hope and the Misses
Hope will receive from to Thursday
afternoon at their home on Dayton ave-
nue. in honor Of Mrs. Carrie Hope Cox
head, of Buffalo, N. Y.