The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-31
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A handsome home wedding was SOL
emnized last evening at 8 o'clock at the
residence of Mrs. David Day, on Dayton
avenue, when her daughter, Miss Lily
Day, was united in marriage to Auguste
Berthold Ewing Jr.. of ST Louis. While
the wedding was q quiet one, the guests
being limited to relatives of bride and
groom and close family friends, the we'd
ding appointments were perfect in every
detail. Palms, ferns, potted plants and
a profusion of cut flowers were used
throughout the various rooms. The arch
es and stairway were twined with srni-
lax and asparagus vine and the mantels
were banked with ferns and flowers.
Seibert's full orchestra was in attend
ance and, hidden behind a screen Of
palms, discoursed a programme of we'd
ding music before and during the cere-
mony, and played for the informal re-
ception which followed. Rev. ]. r. Har-
rison read the marriage service.
The bride was attended by her sister,
Miss Alice Day. Oscar Veiths, Of st.
Louis, was best man. The ushers were
E. A. Faulhaher, of st. Louis; Richard
Crane, of Chicago; DR.. Harry P. Richie
and A. H. Lindeke. The bride was gown
ed in a white silk embroidered muslin
made over white satin. The skirt was
cut entraine. the underdress being finish
ed with a deep accordion pleating. The
bodice was embroidered and trimmed
with rare old lace. A long white veil
was worn and a bouquet of lilies of the
valley and maiden hair fern carried.
Miss Alice Day was gowned in white
mousseline de sole made over silk, and
carried a bunch of pink flowers
Following the ceremony an informal re-
ception was held. Mrs. Day received
with the bridal party. They were as
sisted by Mrs. Frank P. Shepard, Mrs.
J. B. Beals, Mrs. F. M. Douglas, Miss
Walters. of Pittsburg, Pa; Miss Frances
Tarbox, Miss Elizabeth Winter, of Chi
cago; Miss Moves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ewing left last evening
for Berkshire Hills, Mass, and other
Eastern points. They will be at home af-
ter jan. l at 4166 Delmar avenue, ST.
Louis.
Among the out-of-town guests at the
wedding were. A. B. Ewing ST., Mark
Ewing and Mrs. Anderson, of St Louis;
Mrs. A. H. Wallace and Miss Helen
Walters, of Pittsburg; DR.. and Mrs. Day,
of Duluth; Richard Crane, of Chicago;
and E. A. Fulhaber, of st. Louis.
The Woman's Civic league held its
regular bi-monthly meeting yesterday
afternoon in the parlors of the CONNER
ciaI club Mrs William NJ Liggett act
ed as chairman Of the Gay. Mrs. David
Ramaley, the leagues delegate to the
convention of the League of National
Improvement clubs, held recently In
Springfield, Ohio, presented her report
of that convention, which elected Mrs
Conde Hamlin, president of the Won
ans Civic league it's vice president.
Mrs. Ran1aley told of a visit the mem
bers of the convention paid to model
factory at Dayton, Ohio.
inf
ed at yesterdays meeting. Mrs Mere
dith, preceptress at the state agricultu-
nal school, presented q paper on 1.-THE
Cost of Living" Money earned was de-
voted, the paper stated, to three dis
tinct purposes, comfort, culture and phi
lanthropy. 1t was impossible, the paper
said, to give any estimate of the pro-
portion of these expenses, for peoples
tastes were varied and not all spent
wisely. Women, as a rule, showed little
wisdom in the expenditure of money en-
trusted to their care. The more retired
a life the woman led the less was she
apt to be wise in her expenditures.
knowledge gained by contact with the
world alone taught one the value of
money.
Mrs. Margaret Blair read paper on
Garment Making" Mrs. Blair, who has
charge Of the sewing at the state agri-
tory OF the fashions of past periods.
Suitableness to the season and to ones
station should govern ones choice in
dress. Absolute cleanliness and dalnti-
ness should be first considered, the fash
ion afterwards.
The annual reception of the Mothcrs'
Club union was held yesterday afternoon
at Unity church About 100 women Mt.
tended. Mrs Clara NJ Raiiey, president
of the union, presided over the interest
ing programme which preceded the re.
ception. DR.. Alexander McGcegor, of the
Park Congregational church, delivered all
address on THE Mother and the Child.
Mr.. McGregor thought that parents as
rufe did not make sufficient allowance
for the difference In character of in
dividual members of a family Iron
clad rules were too often laid down for
all when what was good for one child
was really bad FOR another He stated
that in the training OF children, mothers
had the greatest work In the world to
do, and congratulated the women present
on the organization which they had
brought about for mutual help and i'm
provement. Miss Olive Long read a
paper written by Miss Alice j. Mott, OF
Faribauh, entitled 1.-THE Child" ''In our
zeal for instructing the child" she said.
we, were loo apt 10 OVERLOOK the tact
that In nunae-0us ways the child IS cap
able OF teaching u.s." The following con-
clusion summed UP the general trend OF
the paper: ''In view of the vuigarfty
the narrowness. the pride and the selfish
ness which we embody ourselves and
necessarily pass on to little unworidly
children when we essay to guide them
through the conxendonalities of life: in
view OF the glamor and purity they lose
IN our society and the guile and artf-
fee they gain, i can but hope that the
next fad OF educators will be toward
more neglect instead Of more culture
toward less and later tuteiage rather
than more and earlier; and that when we
feel inclined TO meddas with the mys.
terious processes OF character growth We
may remember that solemn word: Who
so shah offend one OF these little ones
who believe In me- fand 1t Is only the
little child who realty does belierea 1T
were better for him that milestone were