The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06

though II was-that drew such a throng Of
people to her corner In the library. Both
the Daughaday girls. by the way. have
married Chicago men. That reminds me OF
a vastly interesting bit OF gossip. which /
might tell you. but which I positively won't
until the end of the month.
Mabel Dwight. who annually comes from
New York to her childhood's home In st.
Louis and spends awhile with Mrs. Ed
Goltra, stayed for a shorter visit than usu-
al this year. returning last Sunday. Mrs.
Charles Palms, the eldest daughter Of this
Julius WASHES, came and went, after
C~hristmasing with her family.
Elizabeth Winn, who Is here for the sea-
son with the Jordan Lamberts. her rela-
tives. Is primarily q ST. Louis girl. and a
graduate of Mary Institute class of 81, II
l remember correctly. She is being greatly
feted; and has been invited to serve at
innumerable teas and to DO the guest of
honor at dozens OF places the last month.
Mrs. Lamberts function last Saturday aft
ernoon was without doubt one of the elab-
crate ones of the winter The display of
roses throughout the house was lavish; and
that Idea Of serving In the conservatory was
such d happy thought. Carroll West, Alice
Morton. Josephine Walsh and some of the
other debutantes served. with Miss Mckee.
who 10 to come out next month In formal
fashion, and about whom there Is much
pleasant conversation Just now.
Miss Russell Of the Virginia house OF
Russell, and quite as attractive as you may
have imagined. IL here with Mr.. and Mrs.
D.. r. Russell of Lindell boulevard, for a
visit. She was a decided belle at the SUBJ
scription ball on New Years Eve. Then
Ethel Goddard has brought out Of some
Tennessee town a young friend, concerning
whom the men speak with emphatic and
enthusiastic terms. She IS Miss Johnston,
and as brilliant as she Is blond. The God
dards have cards out for a ball In her honor
on the 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner and their young
daughter OF Buffalo are not recent guests
at the Thornburgh residence. but have in
deed been there all winter. coming on i'm
Tnediately after Mrs. Thornburgn returned
TO her saddened household to sympathize
with and cheer her up during the winter.
Mrs. Warner and Mrs. Thornburgh are SIS
tiers. With the McMillans they will all 20
II ormond, Fla, next month. and not TO
Europe as has been announced.
To me the most interesting guest OF the
week was that son of an Indian chief
Choctaw. wasn't he?
Indians are ~fearfully fashionable just now
any way.
Washington girls-I mean Washington. d.
c.. though you might expect it Of the 9TH
sr place-are always clipping with the noble
red man; and q Denver belle followed suit
only last week. We are slow or else the In
dams haven't discovered our attractiveness
as yet. / scented a romance when this
Choctaw arriyed-he has u very ordinary
English name. like Sidney Jones or Chaun-
cey Watkins-as he Immediately headed for
q certain blond and interesting boulevard
girls house. where he proceeded to spend
bis leisure moments In her society. She tells
me q larry tale about having been at school
with his listers, who were educated very
nTnnarlu and GmaTftV Qr n htz NaU Knrk
boarding school: and she also tries to put
my suspicious TO rout by acding the infor-
nation that his Indianship is engaged to
some girl in Florida.
None OF this viii. / believe. As the noble
son Of the forest has made two trips all
the way from south alcA.ester to 81. Louis
within six months. ana apparently Tor tho
single purpose OF gazing on her blonde
loneliness. this Is not a case Tor credenee
In tns young woman = statements. accord
ing to Iby notion. We shall see.
he IS a very nice lnulan. and not only
graduated wI.n honors at Princeton. but
also from the Columbia Law Scnool i
wonder II he has forgotten how to whoop.
My accomplished acquaintance. the chef,
tells me that he ruined six candy baskets
be. ore he mace a perfect one for the
Mitchell SCOTS dinner the other night. The
sugar Is so brittle that 1t broke wnen lie
tried 10 weave IL back and forth. Stimulating
straw. But the lucky seventh was a beau-
ty. Filled with spun sugar and ices In the
10TH VI ITulls III Nhfi aAGAd NOASiSs ~
came In with the dessert.
Never, never. have I seen St. Louis men
look so well as they did at the Drummond
rec. ption." says an observant girl. Really
i feat proud OF them, ana That hasn't hap
pened before in some time; for somehow,
they don't ever seem to stack up well IL
you'll excuse my sang. But the smartness
OF their rock coats. the spotIessness OF their
white scarfs: the swagser cut Of thrir
trousers, and the generally well-groomed
look about EN- struck me all of q heap, on
Thursday"
One reason for this young woman's ~
thusiasm might possibly be. that never be-
fore had she seen many st. Louis men at
an afternoon function. When given the OPP
portunity, they improved it
Programmes are back-for dancing, I
mean. All the balls this winter have had
them and the monogrammed little souvenirs
at the Friedman ball were really very
pretty.
Irene Catlin and Mary McKittrick are I'm
Washington. 50 ! note by almost every big