The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09


Mrs. Blasr's garden party for the Morn
e1g Choral Club OF Monday. out at leafy
'1Stancote." and the debut of Miss Forsyth
on the lawn at Kirkwood. were the only
large affairs. socially considered. Of the last
eeven days. Both days-Monday and
Thursday-were ideally June. which could
not be said for all of the week: and as a
garden party must perforce depend on
weather for its Success. both entertainments
may be said to have fully achieved the pin
cacle of perfection.
Mrs. Blair never does anything by halves.
So the choral was not a whit surprised 10
ind a full brass band playing on TIE lawn.
and The most careful and elaborate
arrangements made for three hours
Of pleasure. This annual outing Of
4. the club is always the closing event
of each years work in the choral.
and forms a fitting finale. Both chorals
which rejoice in Mrs. Blair's presidency
the Morning Choral of town and the Kirk
wood Clrb-were guests.
Miss Forsyth. who came out at her
mothers garden party later In the week. is
. young girl. who will be much liked in the
suburban and city fashionable set. she
has been seen at social functions very lit
Gle and will have an added chavm by reason
Of this very fact. 1t may give a girl
savoir faire 10 dance and tea" and drive
Q lot before her debut: but it is bound TO
detract a wee bit from her freshness. just
the same. l am always sorry when | see
those girls who are still in school begin
ming to plume their feathers and to accept
lEvtfations. especially from men. before the
studies arc aid aside.
Miss Forsyth was to be graduated from
the Convent of the Visitation this June;
hut an Illness last winter made 1t neces-
Bary for her to withdraw from school for
many weeks: and she finally went to Flor
ida for al extended visit. returning late in
the spring.
A debut lawn party. consequently. was
not only move, and interesting. but expel-
tent as well. since now she can share in all
the summer fun which Kirkwood and the
adjacent suburbs make SO much of-with
the entirely comfortable feeling that she is
formally "out."
She is a sweet-looking girl with the gra-
cious manners which somehow seem to al
ways belong to convent-bred young women-
Miss harriet Hunt Whyte. who made fer
debut about two seasons ago. assisted at
TIA function IN Thursday.
Er. and Mrs. Herman Luyties have had
a. their guest last week Mrs Weems of
Quincy, ILL.,, who is one Of the recognized
leaders In this Illinois towns smartest set.
Informal gayety of various kinds has been
planned for her pleasure and carried out
successfully. Mr.. and Mrs. Don Csriin took
. coachload OF guests out to Glen Echo
early last Thursday morning, with a break
fast served al fresco. and all the pleasures
that the club has to offer. This was In
honor Of Mrs. Weems.
Miss Ella Beers and Mira Ssidlitz tied for
the silver cup put up BY the Tower Grove
Golf Club directors at their first tourna-
ment last Tuesday. Each had a final score
OF g.. As Mrs. Seidlitz was obliged to de-
part the next day for Chicago. they have
not yet played OF for the cup. This event
probably will take place some times this
week
The entire Country Club found itself on
the terraces last Saturday afternoon, and
tho display Of gowns and millinery was pos
1tfvely bewitching. As a general rule. those
women Of the club who are noted for their
stunning style and great taste IN the Sc
lection Of wearing apparel Invariably get
out Of town to resorts at the earliest mp
preach Of warm weather. Consequently. no.
body in town ever sees their pretty things.
and since many of them go to different
summer places they are seldom permitted
to pass judgment on the furbelows of one
ball game and golf tournament with Kansas
City deserves large lines o: communication.
Nobody had taken departure. except II few
European Travellers. and. in consequence.
the dress parade was splendid.
1 have repeatedly noticed that the great |
CSt iS permitteO ID dressing Al TIE
Country Club. Your Costume for an after
noon and evening at the clubhouse is gov ,
erned entirely by the especial little clique |
to which you belong.
For instance. there is the ultra-conse-va
tive set.
These persons never think of dressing"
n they put It. for the Country Club. They
regard an elaborate toilet. for afternoon |
wear on the grounds. to watch the sports
and perchance to stay later for a table
dhote dinner on the porches, as the height |
OF bad form. and as much to be avoided as |
toothpicks. or diamonds. with a morning |
GOWN You viii see them-the women. OF
course-in tailor skirts and etons. of hand |
some broadcloth or cheviot. perhaps; with |
ehirt waist and stock. the whole topped
with q suitable. but perfectly simple. outing |
nat. The skirts are quite likely to be short i
as well.
You will also see them in equally smart !
tailor frocks Of white pique. strapped and !
ee1med In the most proper ashton: with |
req or green golf coats. should they desire
Color; or else a sailor suit of pique, with
vide blue collar, as has become the vogue !
this season. |
Such simplicity of costume women like |
Mrs: Catlin. Mrs. Henry l. Edmunds. Mrs. |
NcAttr1ck Jones. Mrs. Alfred Hebard, \
Mn. Howard Elliott. Miss January. Mrs. |
Campbell Smith. Miss Collins. Miss Brown
zee Miss Elizabeth Semple and a few more
O0 the younger girls Invariably adopt
wen on state occasions at the clubhouse.
Ioen ensre ID q large contingent of young
l0ASsons who invariably depart from this
'fAee-named severity.
7 I have never seen these quite so radiant
- - saturday. Light afternoon gowns
~ ne most fanciful description were de-
sesoly oe rgueur: and It positively spemed '
j.