The St. Louis Republic., 1901-09-29

This sudden and terrific matrimonial
boom which has descended on us the las
few weeks has brought about correspond
ing increase in houses and the buiidiis
thereof. NJ. and Nine. Newly-Wed mus
have some place for their liars and pea
nuts" and If you will notice. nearly all th'
brides and hridegrooms this autumn evinc'
strong desire to set up for themselves, he
IT ever so humble.
As a matter of fact. however. Very few OF
the abodes that are now in process OF con
str,fction. awaiting their owners about De
cember or January i. may be placed IN th'
humble" class.
Take May Somerville's and Philip Will
sons mansion. which they expect TO oc-
cupy out on Mcpherson avenue. in block
5000. believe 1t is.
Fourteen bedrooms and a ballroom on the
third floor.
And all for two.
A veritable establishment. is it not? But
the blond bride-elect is famous house
keeper and will greatly enjoy her big
home. They belong to large families. both
of them; and that always means much en-
PERTAINING. l don't know. after all, II If
isn't better and more sensible plan. all
round. to take a big house at the outset
and then stick to 1t for the rest of time.
This thing OF moving every few years be-
oause the rooms are getting too small. and
ones eldest daughter clamors for a bou-
dodr OF her own: and the baby is too large
to sleep in mammas room any longer; ana
q breakfast-room with Elizabethan win
dows and chint1 curtains. just OFF the din
ing-room, is highly coveted: and one posi-
lively must have more space for the con-
stantly Increasing bookcases; a decided nui-
eance, all OF 1t, and one that Is easily
avoided IN the first place. provided-and
here's ne rub with most OF us-one's pock-
etbook permits.
J1ufortunately, Il does not, in many in
yuf o1a fnH-t yrhe
Mis- B110e-to-be Knows that she can order
anything and everything within reason that
she wants for the fine, big mansion. and
can even insist on bow window to the
Mbr1ry II she thinks II looks well. the rest
Of ~ can only look on. applaud, and. possi-
bly,. envy,
LUCY 9uudder and KeDnett Green have
Auken ehe last house in Brides Row. out
In Berlin avenue They arranged for 1t on
IL day ago; and the piquant little tiancee
Is 1udnE about as proud as possible, 5ns!ins
tte fruut-door key. and inviting her friends
so s,oo,na and look over our house with
Tns Jefferson City sullivans-Miss Anne
belongs 20 that famify-are building on Lin
deli boulevard. their lot being north cor
ner Of block 400. They Will nave a very
prseentious mansion, and as Mr.. SullfVan's
wealth Is large, 1t will doubtless be ap-
,,ointed In the newest and handsomest man
ner.
Miss Sullivan has always been Regarded
as a. ST. Louis girl by reason OF her ire
ouent visits and large acquaintance. she
has spent the summer on the Jersey coast
with her mother. They do not expect TO
get into the new house much before Janu-
ary.
The Amadee Reyburns. Jr- are building
IN Hortense place. but are somewhat un-
certain as to when they will be able to
get into their new home. The house. l
md 10 m. he
Mrs. H c. G. Luyties and her daughters
gave up their Lafayette avenue house last
spring. and decided to move to the West
End. where their family-that is the Her
man and August Luyties farlilies-are liv-
ing. The foundations for their house on
I.indell boulevard are already in, and they
WILL II things go favorably. be settled by
Inidwinter. They are to be lust across the
boulevard from August Luyttes. who lives
at No 447a
The Luyties girls. by the way. summered
at an unheard-of little place on Green Bay, Q
Wis. called Salmon Slough. or Fish Creek. I
or something equally piscatorial- They had
an y-to-bed-early-to-rlse time, were
out of doors every minute in the day, and
have come home looking very fit indeed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Simmons decided.
inter all, not to build on their Portland |
place lot, but have purchased completed |
house IN Berlin avenue. in the before-men-
toned brides row. They will furnish 1t |
early h, December. ais soon as the plaster
ing dries
Mrs, c. G. Warner and her daughters. the /
Misses Warner, came back from the Maine
coast a day or two ago.
They also, are house hunting. And SO
far unsuccessfully. The house must be
large, Gully sixteen rooms or more, and, OF
course. In the West End They summered
have a cottage and where the Haarsticks
30 each year, and found It highly delight
ful
Miss Jane Warner has come back with
lhe finest color I ever saw, and record for
swimming In water Of 70 degrees
Ovsrhesrd In the crowd around the yacht
9aoe bulletins:
First Landlubber: ''say, Bill. It says Co
fumbia takes q starboard tack What's
thatf'
Second I. L., with great superiority:
s'Why. don't you know7 That means she's
running out to sea-"
Mande N.edringhaus is home from Eu-
xopa. and. latterly, jamestown, where, they
tell me, her smart costumes were the envy |
Of everybody except Sidney Boyd. whose
own apparel might be expected to fill any
reasonable girl with great content i saw
Miss Niedringhaus the other morning down.
town in a biscuit-colored etamne skirt with
shirt of light brown linen, embroidered in
large white polka dots and made with many
pleaSs. Her hat was q panama. just like
the mems, only smaller. Of course. and
round the rim she had tied q gay red chif-
fon veil that harmonized with her nut
brown complexion and ruddy cheeks.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank johnson and their
daughters arrived home last week from the
gsmmsrs journeying. One of the younger |
girls, Niss Mamie. IL to make her debut
this season. 30 I hear. She is very pretty.
/ fact that ought TO insure her a good-I
time.
Do you know anything about the charms
of green sweet peppersf I didn't until u
few nights ago Mrs. w. s. Bell, who IS |
back from a summer in Colorado. invited
me to taste Of them in a most delectable
salad It was delectable because so simple |
Merely tomato. q scupcon of cucumber, and
these sweet peppers. cut very fine and
mixed with the other vegetables. Then the
over 1t all. Sweet peppers differ
from the other green variety by being
roueher on the suface and much milder and |
more delicate In flavor. They are ideal fer |
salad a. flavor and an addition. Just
try to see.
Try making an English runner II you
want something new as centerpiece for the
thinner table. Merely q long strip of linen |
10 run the entire length OF the table. 1t
may be either plainly and invisibly hemmed
,r else finished with a tiny hemsitch. |
Straight down the center embroider rum
ming vine in large open flowers such as
wild roseA trumpet-vine, wisterias or holy-;l
aocks, a. they make the most effective