The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01

Dizziness and depression have character
ized the social atmosphere for the las
seven days and from present indications
there is little of gayety in store for the
coming week. Weddings there have been in
about the usual proportion for june but
not one has been OF a large or especially
festive nature. and the quiet home affair
has prevailed almost exclusively.
The unsettled street railway conditions
have had a most salutary effect upon the
demeahDr Of the so-callei summer girl. In
deed If such maid exists this season. sta
&c keeping out Of sight with persistence
that is truly remarkable. for up /" tho
present time-and middle summer is now
at hand-this gay young person, clad in
the latest mode Of shirt waists and the
newest wrinkle in sailor hats has been
Glaringiy conspicuous by her absence.
The Summer gardens miss her
If this weeks opening Of more of the
outdoor places of entertainment does not
call her forth. then the summer of 1850
will go down in history as prolific in poll
ticians. but barren of that much-lauded
young feminlne-the summer girl
BY all odds the most interesting BIT OF so
cial news OF :he week WAS Miss Jessam!Ae
Barstow's announced engagement TO Wal
lace Simmons, which The Republic made
known yesterday morning.
Friends OF both families were quietly told
of the engagement last week, and Mis-.
Barstow informed her girl friends of the
happy event at an afternoon card party
given in her honor in kirkwood on Thurs
day. Society at large was not in the least
surprised at the announcement since. Mr..
Shnmons's attentions have been marked
and frequent since the beginning OF the
year. Miss BarStow, however, has eyer
since her entrance into the social realms
been more than popular. and hsr train of
masculine admirers stretched 10 an indefi-
mite length. Several times during the past
season has she been reported as engaged
to Kirkwood man. but no official au-
nouncernen: was ever made. 81 that society
wisely concluded that no engagement ever
existed.
There is perhaps, no more refinedly
pretty or undeniably charming girl in St
Louis than Miss Barstow. Her claims to
belledom are amply justified. Miss Barstow
has not yet left town for the summer The
Simmons family will. as usual, spend the
coming months at Oconomowoc, and al e
now en- route there from New Haven
where they went to see their youngest
son. George Simmons. graduate. 1t IS
more than likely that Miss Barstow Will be
guest at the Simmons cottage later in The
season.
The sudden and sad death of Mr. l.. NJ
humsey at Winona last week, while he
was on his way TO spend the summer with
his family at Minnetonka. gave society Il
severe shock. A large family connection
VIII thus be thrown into mourning and for
numbers of persons the summer vii! be u
quiet one MIR. and Mrs. Moses Rumsey
and their family. just on the eve of de-
parting for Nantucket. whore they sum-
,ner annually. will. of course, cancel all !
their invitations for house parties and do
no entertaining. They had planned much |
festivfty for the coming months as they
expected to have Doctor and Mrs Delevan |
from New York with them, besides numer- j
Rumsey.
The family of Mr.. James Green will also |
be very quiet during the summer. and have
as yet made no plans for their outing Mr..
ana Mrs William a. Stiekney. who are |
row abroad will. on their return to New |
York early In August go at once to the |
Northern lakes, and remain until early Oc- !.
tober, but expect TO do nc entertaining !
Mra. Stickney and Mrs. L. n. Rumsey are !
sisters