The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-31

Special to The Globe.
NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 3o.-The sea-
son is now at it's height mere, and an
increasing tendency to Stiffness is be-
coming apparent. The following facts
relative to Newport have just been
given circulation
This is the hub of the social life of
the United States for three months ey-
cry year. The total value of real estate
IN Newport is assessed at 5000 600
gut It's actual value quadruples that
amount. Over 500 millionaires have
headquarters here, and the combined
wealth of the summer colony is esti-
mated at a billion dollars 1t is the
great battle-ground for those desiring to
enter smart society. 1t is the clearing
mouse OF American fashionable society
II is the only place where the fashiona-
bles of different cities meet on an
equality
1t is the scene Of the most extrava-
gant follles, the most lavish enter
tanning and the most splendid display
TINS country has ever known.
The first result of the absurd lre-
tence OF things social here has blown
over, 1t is true and the parties con-
nected with the scandal have shaken
the dust of Newport from their feet.
put II Will not be long before other rare
DTS OF racy gossip will get into the
papers.
The Colonial bill given by Mrs. Stuv-
Vesaht Fish at Crossways passed off
without any incident of note. and the
men invited were not compelled to have
Ihelr muStacheS shaved off, as Dame
Rqmor had asserted would be the case.
instead they We're presented with
suits appropriate for the occasion hv
their beautiful hostess.
Amiable Monkey Banished.
Jacl1o's retirement from society tool,
place instead Of Mr. Harry T,eh1|s and
the amlabie simian has practicalIIv
peen banIShed from the higher social
circles since his deput brought upon
ms sponsor such unenviable notorietv
II was at one time said that in a spirit
or braVado Mr.. Lehr intended TO have
him appear at the Colonial dinner an
pfoprlately equipped for the occasion.
put as the men servants threatened to
elEIke When 1t was limited that he
~ Mouiu become an attache of the but
1eI ~, pantry the idea was abandoned.
The servants have really been pct
ting so independent lately thai soroo
Klnd OF an automatic invention which
would dispense with their services ic
pelng eagerly discussed, and prizes
may be offered to inventors by one of
ou[ mlI!lonaIres for the most useful
automatic figure design.
The we'll bred contemnt with which
some OF the automatic English buffers
IoOh doWn upon our newly rich is he
coming insufferable, and their comnar-
isons, occasionally waited up from he
Low STAIRS by busybodies in their ranks.
nave Stung more than one narVenI,
HeaFl 10 the quick lately ~
A story has been going the rounds
tndI certain society woman of high
Sldhulng arranged the most astonisbine,
marriage OF the season, which linked
me son OF an erstwhile book peddIer
ana mdnServant with the most ariS+o
cratic blood in the country from H.
american standpoint
ne woman, it is said, received a
tILanuSoIIle douceur for her services and
IIls is not the first affair of the kind
que mas contr1Ved- She is as we'll
known in Paris as on this side and - -
said that she was once Offered % -, - 40
Ter OF million dollars to bring abo,,+
an aiilance between the daughter of an
american copper kind and a gen1,ira
put aged Italian prince. -ie
Otner affairs of this kind have baan
oi'7'i 10 her and she is said to be
as marriage broker.
Talk of a Dog Dinner.
There Is talk of dog dinner to be
ton bones will be furnished &C ~ ~
piece dc resistance. The idea, is creditl
gu 70 MIS-. FISH, who has a very deem
sense OF humor and especially when Il
Is directed to the opposite sey
young society man was conpIain-
Il.S 70 1er that the women of TODAY
preferred dogs to men Tor their ho11doir
pets and that the custom of noorrind
european women admitting their r7aIa
lhuInates to private seances when on,
ueShaDlie might be initiated here with
more SATISFACTION to their bachelor
1IIehds. VI course many married Won
en- do permit themselves Ioro-o
Yro
put the straight-laced American M
iron as rule would look with hoo,
upon the idea, while abroad if is CON
Sioered the perfectly correct thing
husbands not being supposed to he
"CItttpIe Tor enactlng the role of lovers
eNCepl possibly to other mems wives
The petulant remark of the Vo,,Te,
man aroused the risibles of Mrs. Fish
VINO proposed, on the spot to the vo11no
man the adoption of dog roles nv
gouhg men who wanted to spoon with
thelr married women friends. Perceiv-
inS mat she had gone too far with the
JOKE she then proposed a dinner Of
which each man should appear with -
Jog mead on and at which the ladies'
ShouId be free to select for their mart
ierS the particular kind of dog thew
were fond Of remarking that dinners
were by no means uncommon in Paris
AT winch men appear in the disguisn
mails '-0i GILL
Inc young men are now busy irving
10 discover the pet breed of dogs which
the pretnest society women affect and
II the dinner really comes off there will
De some keen competition in the dach-
shund and other classes it is said.
Weigh Themselves Frequently.
The struggle of our fair ones against
Ihe 6ugoear of adiposity has caused
miladf to add another adjunct to her
toilet appliances. Every well an
pointed dressing room now contains a
dainty pair of nickel plated scales most
del1cately adjusted and kept convent
ent to the bath room so that the anxf-
Gus fair one can weigh herself every
few hours. Naturally the weighing
must be done in the nude as there is
so much variation in the weight of
ones clothing.
Wherever women meet now one
hears such remarks as II lost a pound
last week" or Il have picked up two
pounds in the past month" and chow
is your weight?" has become the sub
stitute for How do you do?"
1t is odd how some women PERSIST
In reducing their weight even when
there is no superf1ous flesh visible and
hardly an agreeable plumpness.
Favorite methods of reducing the
Objectionable tissue are pursued with a
"reminiscences worthy of a holier pur-
pose. Turkish baths and massage
rooms or the athletic chamber seem
TO contain madame most of the time
when she is not on the parade ground
The young society man who has
figured in the early part Of this
letter has lately found an agreeable
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