The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-26
wOMEN,s FADs AND FoIBLEs.

o2o1 The ways of boarders many, but
r. woman up town has originated a custom
g., "a the reason for which as yet eludes her
base: fellow guests. Every morning after cof-
0alls fee has been served to herself and her
out, husband they push their cups together
COI+ between their plates and the wife pro-
Dasss leeds to dip several teaspoonfuls from
81 cup to cup. Whether the act is intended
Mere as a safeguard against the taking off by
hit poison of one and not ef BOTH or Whe. her
neen 1t is to illustrate the comminglement Of
Grad their lives and of their joys and sorrows
Is a subject Of frequent debate among
the boarders when other topics fail.
re- Chicago women have decided to take
active steps toward discouraging the
fOotpads that have recently become so
CINnumerous there. The plan under cons;d-
Won GRAFTON is that women whose duties com
but pei them TO be out after dark shall carry
bv n-revolvers and with these deplete the list
Irwin of the highWaymen VINO modest them.
fest Mrs. Pullman, widow Of George NJ
iure, Pullman, is said TO be one Of the keenest
eierl,, business women in this country. She
> Ia was the daughter of J. Y. Sanger. of OF
- tawa. III. Mrs. Pullman delights in trav-
D. el; her private cars are fitted with all the
SNTcF conVenlenceS OF home and are equipped
Sn1i' with full corps of servants. Her Chi
Bee CagO home at Prairie and Eigh-
Ste1 teenth street. has three imposing
4TWl frances, one for carriages, one for these
D.. who arrive foot, and the third at the
Phi'r east end Of the lawn, for the family.
The mansion in Chicago is one Of the
To finest in that city, and is surrounded by
wide gardens and lawns. Besides this
Mrs. Pullman owns beautiful home at
Eberon n. J., and Castle Rest, tur-
49, reted imposing gray stone structure on
1iIlCi one of the Thousand islands. Much OF
- Mrs, Pullnan's time and money spent
o,+ Ds in charitable work.
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two- A queer little story was related by an
mont artist in her Fifth avenue studio the
Beck3ther evening. She paints chiefly from
M II animal models, and once employed two
8i,i H ;Gonkeys in this capacity. when, after
IL Flseveral sittingsJ 1 had finished the dom
key studies" she said Il paid their mas
ter and dismissed them. One day. fully
a week afterward, | heard the well
known voice of one of them, and on open
ing the door found both had returned,
bringing with them a companion They
evidently appreciated the treatment they
had received during the period of their
devotion to art. They waited about pa
tienty until their master came to claim
them.
The handkerchief feature has become
a positive mania, and the extremist in
the fashion viii have waist hat and
IAao5 paraseI to match. Fortunately the hand
w. kerchicfs are exceedingly pretty as a
4 rule, and the result Is eminentiy salts
tfactory A fascinating example seen at
one of the large stores was made of heavy
Oelslk, with ctel blue center and blue and
white plaided borders and fringe. Four
were combined to make the parasol The
waist required two. the body and sleeves
tsbeing Of blue silk, with the handker-
chiefs used as a boero sleeve trimming,
collar and belt. The belt was finished
by large butterfly bow in the back
The hat was graceful semi-sailor. slight
Iy upturDed in front and faced with ciel
blue chiffon folds. Tho handkerchief was
tied in an Alsatian bow In front and
perky little scarf ends In the back
SS%
American women have a world wide
reputation for prowess. and it IS recog-
nized fact that they tour the earth
alone and with safety. This was exem-
| plified in Naples recently, when a thief
attempted to rob Mrs. Burgess and her
daughter OF Boston, as they were leav-
Ing a shop. The thief tried to seize the
purse from Miss Burgess, who promptly
took him by the throat. threw him to the