The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08
SOCIETY.
The Summer Widower Very Much in Evidence
in ST. Louis-Visitors at the Summer Gar
dens and the Baseball Parks - Notes
on Recent and Prospective Events.

That somewhat ephemeral Specimen OF
social hutter:iy-th. summer wiiov-r--hss
made his appearance the last Week in fi"c'is
and ,Iroy,.s, The street cars are full #
him. The AaE park teens with him. snsiy
arl in punches The race track fairly over
flows with him. And az for the summer
Earde,s, he is their dominant sSiFit-'he
FIRST 10 arrive when lights begin 10 blaze
at these outdoor places Of ENTERTAINMENTS
The most eager to indulge in all diversions
which aEe at hand. and the iast 10 beard II
home hound csr-usuHily The one winch ear
rics The orchestra back to town.
This will DO very we'll fer one week ;
programme But it doesn't last Tho sum
racr wnaoxer's moods age trSle rs the
winds Of March.
one OF his species came sHy!y up the
piazza Steps of a boulevard Residence short
" after the noon hour one Gay last week
and spying q group Of charming summer
girls ensconced beneath awnings and ell
gagged in the construction Of fancy work
and air castles. made a hilarious sa-a'e
when he saw them and announced g.se-
fully:
Girls, I'm open for ensaseInehtS Just
sent my family cts for the summer Name
But. strange a. it may seem. he met
an unr,osponsivo audience. Two or three
Of the group smiled politely but deprecs-
tingiy. One audacious maid even Went 50
far IS To laugh. softly, it is true. but none
the less scornfuliy, while calm, Gignified
young woman who counts her LsaUx by the
haif duzens, mo;ioned tbs hilarious gentle
man To d seat beside her and said
Now see here Er. Whoever. all this
-.c;.js.ssDee- n the ipyirafiOr. lire SCUM is
wei. but doesn't impress us one single t't
We've been seeing your kline fer the last
fortnight OF so, and We know just now
much TO depend you.
''Isiree other gentlemen. pereaved ike
yourself. have At varioSsy times within the
recent days proffere-l al sorts of invita-
lions aRc planned all conditions and kinds
Of feszivity for our pleasure. We have az
ceptei al such. We went one afternoon 20
the ball park where we 81; in boxes ana
tried 10 en- hUse over the losing game " hica
st. Louie played. We were entertained the
following afternoon at the Jockey Ciub,
~ altheT our generous hoet conveyso us y.
n tally-hD and where he spent the nfternoon
trying hard 70 deluEe US with iemonsdes
a1d other summer beverages. The next
night we had z party 10 the Delrnar. where
positively sinful IN its recklessress.
Two Gs%s later I rang up the NldoWer
by phone and asked him would he kindly
nil a place a; dinner that night, as one OF
uny men had failed nc His voice sounded
depressed; -.
he remarked. Family all gone and I'VE
been so lonesome lately that I cuUidn't Talk
decenriy 8 s. dtnner 70 save my neok. Can.
Won rat some more Lively Fellow to Ali I'M
Il did 50. Three nights aft.-w ard we sat
out on the piazza slnIing rag~tme sons;
TO mandolin. when 8 client rEure stroi.et
up the walk and sat Down d!scoGsolate.y
on the lowest step. Il was the Widower.
We DID what We could 10 make him com
for-1able, and we tried TO chirk him up bit
40 use. He lit his pipe in about half IN
hour and muttering something about turn
ing in early went off hor1e.
- have seen rim once Eluce then. he
sat down beside me ii a cable car yester-
day, and before has 2 chance even 20 ask
hin what ne thought If the wsather, be
pulled a bundle Of photograph proofs out
Of nfs IJocl,et and WAS proudly showing me
the last pictures of his infant daughter.
mo. sir, You're all alike! VIII have none
of yC.. I'VE dug a little grave and planted
q 4. tIa b1fIich of fsffcfns and watered the
wtole with a little green water can. and at
the .op Tvo stuck up a little stone which
sayEE
:. HE !acct the Summer Whoever May
he re,IIiescat In pace till his wife comes
fomee