The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-21
STORIES OF THE STREET.

In these days, when the faithful, hard
working sun is putting in more hours Of
| TOLL than either the law or the union
scale insists upon, the observant pedes-
trlan may see upon the streets Of St
Paul greater variety of male head
gear than Is ever seen when the weather
is cooler and generally better behaved
Possibly the most grotesque and prob
ably the most comfortable Of summer
lids is one which resembles nothing so
much as segment of a ripe melon, lined
with green, and which is the exact cOuu-
terpart Of the tiles worn by dcvout pill
grins in the far East when they journey
| TO pay annual obeisance to the stately
Frylyama, that mountain beloved of all
the subjects of the Mikado This odd
| head protector seems conducive to quiet
meditation and retrospective glances ever
long and well spent life. For this
reason probably 1t Is generally seen ON
the heads Of gentlemen who have iou4
since passed the age where such a trivial
matter as personal adornment is at all
thought Of.
Another striking hat is the wide
brlmmed panama which IS somehow sug-
gestive of bank stock tea and cotton
plantations, palm oil, ivory and sldvas
This species Of headgear is usually seen
on gentlemen of portly dimensions, wrO
have turned the meridian Of lie and ar.
on what they designate the right" side
of forty.
Nothing quite so in appropriate for the
present sultry season could be imagined
than CLASSY silk tile, known better AS
a plug" Yet at least two Of these
were seen yesterday in st. Paul, in the
fierce monday sun. Strangely enough
both were jauntily perched on the heads
Of gentlemen of Senegambian descent and
it is supposed that their proverbally
thick pates rendered them insensibIe TO
the attack Of even the fercest summer
sun and enabled them to be happy with
anything or nothing on their woody
heads.
1t does seem strange that in this age Of
electricity and contemplating devices
no one has yet hit upon the ideal hat
for weather such as the present When
that genius does arrive his name and
fame will rival that of an Edison or a
Tesla, and added to the thanks Of mil
lions who now suffer, millions in genera
lions yet unborn will rise up and call
him blessed
A charming married woman, whose home
is shaded by the elms on Summit avenue.
gave, at the suggestion of a young womaI
visiting from New York, a very Informal
evening last week, which took the form
Of new and instructive game suggested
by her guest.
1t is called Ancestors, and this particu.
lar game developed the fact that some OF
the guests have incidents of the recent
war more firmly fixed in their minds than
details Of more ancient history.
The game consists of having the name
OF sorde historic character pinned to your
back, where you may not see it. but
where your companions may see it and
aid you in discovering the name by tho
general trend Of their remarks. One brill
liant young woman bore a card upon
which was printed Martha Washington.
He friends focked about her, and rallied
at her In vigorous fashion until a man OF
her acquaintance said, quite appropriate
ly, it seemed:
SO glad the good lady herself is here.
and may we ask. How IS George?'
Quick as flash the young lady, evil
IDENTIFY forgetting all about the father Of
his country, responded:
Oh, he's fine, thank you. I'm Mrs
Dewey"
She did not win the high prize