The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-19

on the lpS was positively eSSentlai- 80 tneA
covered her with powder until she looked
positively k~alsomined. and rouged her lips
uatil they would have appeared natural only
behind a lime light: then with all the usual
clouds OF tulle around her head. accentu-
ating the whiteness. you can imagine how
very bad was the effect. I thought most
regretfully Of that early morning charm.
Nature unadorned' you know"
Mrs. Jack Crawford. who was Ella
Beers. departed from the custom Of giving
her bridesmaids pins ana brooches. and in
stead presented TO them beautiful big amber
combs. lnlaid with crooked pearls Of much
luster and hsndsomeness.
BY the by. l hope that you will see some
OF this brides exquisite trousseau things
before they get worn out Her evening
cloaks were unusual. one long kimonO az
fair was made in France. from heavy oys-
ter-white brocade representatives.. they
term II. The lining throughout was OF black
satin, a new French idea that looks old.
hut IS most becoming. The trimming con-
sisted OF the usual fiat Chinese bands, made
from white velvet and h~and-palnted Ia
mauvo and pink orchids. the pattern run
ming up 10 the elbow on each wide loose
sleeve. This coat was very gorgeous. AMI
would keep clean In this town about i've
minutes. In New York she will wear Il all
winter without gathering a bit OF SOL. a
shorter evening coat for the theater. and.
possibly. for afternoon fcnction wear. was
OF paitst blue hroadc!oth. made also with
kimono sleeves and loose-ftting but not al
together Chinese in back and front. This
had some little trimming OF white silk APP
piique and braid. With II went a large pale
blue chiffon hat, plumed with blue ostrich
feathers. 4 chic travelling hat was bright
red felt and velvet knots, which accom-
panied her black broadcloth suit. the coat
faced with white MORE.
Undesirable relatives Will crop up now
and again in our best regulated families. do
what we will. l have in mind the great dis
jress OF a charming little woman Of town.
who IS getting on famously in society,
though she's not lived here 50 long and has
had 10 feel her way cautiously in the
crust" You can and viii sympathize. I
doubt not. when / tell you that one day
last week her father. whom she hadn't
seen for twenty years. when he disappeared
from the haunts OF men. turned NJ. bring
with him a son by his second marriage.
The second wife had died She must have
been perfectly impossible. for the son IA
well, / shudder TO think what the little
woman Is going 10 10 with him. for h in
slsts upon staying at the house and coming
III and meeting people, and his very looks
betray the fact that he is not OF the elect
Il IS all very sad and distressing. Let Us
wish the father and his son a speedy &C.
parture 10 Oklahoma. whence they came.
No. IL doesn't sound unflial. and Il isn't.
either. The little 81. Louis woman had out
grown her father years ago. and all her af-
fectien for him died a natural death when
he deserted her and left her In ignorance as
10 his Whereabouts for so long.
Many pleasant things have lately been
said in the East about the voice az Mrs.
Samuel Piper of St. Louis. who has just
gotten back from a visit of several months
In New York and the environs. She went
over. 10 Stamford. Conn. to sing al some
body's very large and smart music func-
tion. and comment was indeed compliment
airy. Mrs. Piper spent the last half OF TIE
summer and this fan studying hard with
Eastern masters. and her voice. a lyric
soprano OF delightful quality. has greatly
improved and broadeued. She viii sing
here in concert and al several private az
fairs this winter.
Mention OF things musical sets me 20
humming that newest little German song.
VOLTS which everybody appears 10 be
goirg daft about, ana which Herr Anton
plays in so ravishing 4 manner on his
cello. It's by long odds the daintiest ballad
that the town has heard in many a long
day. and deserves It's popularity. Curious
about the author. Nobody seems TO know
his name. SERENA LAMB.