The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-10

least detract from her own charms OF blond
ness and well-groomedness, If one may COLI
SO awkward a word.
Lucy Scudder safely passed the elder SIG
ter Rubicon. for Alice oblisingly married
| New Yorker just at the beginning Of the
season, and so gave petite Lucy a fnt
chance to make her debut aS maid of hon.
or at the wedding. and to learn the ropes
as It were. This charming little lady has
been dashing about most enthusiastically al
winter and is much liked.
Maude Wells has had quite her share OF
the three months festivity. and she de-
| serves il. Perhaps she more nearly ap-
proaches the calm. self-contained and re-
served dignity which fashion has lately de-
creed for debutantes than any other of her
ilk. You know it is by no means con-
sidered au fat for a bud to gush or ever
20 approach cordially of manner. At least
the fasteners would have US SO believe.
Miss Wells is a success; but just as much
because Of her interest in things as because
Of her dignified and reposeful manner.
You certainly ought to know the name Of
the bachelor who figures in this story; but
it really wouldn't be quite fair to tell. con-
s;derinE the fact that he took me into his
confidence and showed me the poem. 1
never suspected him of rhyming, for he
doesn't look the poets part whatsoever. but
1t seems that a short while ago he fell in
love for the fiftieth or sixtieth time and
proceeded to indite a poem to the ''obieck''
of his affections.
The quatrain turned out to be so good
from the authors point of view-that he
finally decided not only to mail 1t to Miss
Ladylove, but to send a copy to the Cen
fury Magazine. 1t was a shame to deprive
one of the high-class journals OF such a
LadylSye thought on the matter isn't in
the story-book." She kept still. at all
events and dimmed not the ardor of his
enthusiasm.
So the poem went off to the Century peo-
pie. Several days later came a very polite
letter from the publishers respectfully in
quiring whether Mr.. Bachelor intended the
poem for their funny department!
Bachelor wired Indignantly: Certainly
not. For your hot-stuff department" or
words to that effect. And then-and then
that verseiet was respectfully returned with
thanks, the Century man limiting as del
icately as he could something about a
mixed metaphor.
And not until he got 1t back did Bachelor
realize the comicality of the thing. The
poem is this:
Bright star Ambition. confronted by thee,
To n meteor turned and was lost in the sea:
Now what. 1 ask you. could be more
than those two lines-what more
charged with sentiment, eloquently ex-
pressedD
And the bubble Of fame. where conferred nv
At the sound of thy name turned to water md
soap O
MISS Lolita Klemm, the young daughter
OF Mrs. John Schroers, who IS in the Fast
with her parents. went down to the inaugu-
raj ball under the escort of four Annapolis
cadets. so perceive by the newspaper az
counts. Miss klemm is both pretty and at
tractive. and [ daresay the naval quartet
felt itself honored to a degree.
Overheard at the st. Louis Clubs art re-
ception:
Stout lady in feather boa. stopping in
front of a water-color: "Can those be
sheep, my dear?"
Thin lady in chiffon collar, putting up her
iorenette: Il don't think 80. But" with
rising enthusiasm, "they might be. Won
KNOW. What does the catalogue say?"
Earnest searching through paper pam
phlets on the part of both ladies.
Eager duet: "Of course, Here IL is, M
on the Downsi' Isn't it lovely, |
Isn't the perspective fine! Isn't the wool |
woody
Shade of the immortal Birket Foster. r. |
W. S. (deceased), London!
The sudden death of Mr.. Daniel S. Holmes
last week in Old Mexico gave society a |
shock from which it will not soon recover. !
man in the West End was more gener-
ally popular than Mr.. Holmes. Probably
no man within the social ranks took greater !
pains to render himself valuable and nee |
to everybody's good time than he.
He was always the presiding genius CT
the festivities in his own hospitable home. |
His daughters adored him and found no |
social function, however small, complete |
without he shared in it and contributed to
The general spirit of fun and frolic. His
friends among the young people cannot he
counted. He was always interested in them;
he never forgot to consider them and to
add TO their pleasure. If it was in his pow
n. An astonishing faculty of his was the |
ability to recall faces and names even when
and years interviewed between his
irst and second meeting with a friend. This
.ormed a powerful factor in his popularity. |
society regrets his untimely death.
Henry Blossom came back from New York
he other day-for keeps.
That old. cut excellent story about Frank
datton. who was Postmaster General I'M
Ter Arthur's administration, came to my
mind when l saw Mr.. Blossom and Way
nan McCreery chatting together on the
avenue, n overheard Mr.. McCreery say
IN questioning tone:
Didn't see you at tho billiard tourney
he other night, Henry?'
To which Mr.. Blossom made answer In