The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-11

A st. Paul woman who has returned
from summer sojourn at Eastern re-
sorts, and particularly Newport where,
through relationship to some promi-
nent New Workers, she had pleasant
introductions, recently talked about
the -four hundred" and Henry Wat
terson's attack upon them.
"Of course, it is true" she said,
@but 1t did not do any-good and only
amused those 1t was aimed at. After
meeting some of those people this
summer and seeing more that did not
. meet, have come to the conclusion
that they are much to be pitied. They
are so blase and jaded and bored that
they do the most absurd and silly
things just to pass the time and get
away from themselves.
Money, even in large quantities, is
no longer a novelty to them, and real
ly, after you have bought everything
YOU want and given away all you can,
what good is itP Those Newport
women find much pleasure in dress,
but if you knew the facts you would
find there Is hardly one that is not
dressing needy cousins and nieces and
doing much good with the money as
well as much folly.
~ Blue BIoods Are Quiet.
I My experience among the few I met
OF that set at Newport is that they are
the most agreeable persons in the
Iworld, with lovely manners, kind
hearts, full of hospitality, and yet
Iiwhat Watterson said is true. But If
fMr. Watterson had all the money he
WANTED and was bored to death, he
might do some silly things himself.
LAS for their morals. think they
are hardly quite as black as he paint
ed them. Great luxury and unlimited
IlWealth has never in the history of the
world tended toward strictness in
morality, so it would be strange If this
case was an exception, but of course
their affairs are more published than
those OF any other class, and we have
Egotten into the habit of thinking them
livery, wicked.
"But there is society, even in New
port, which has some of the old time
Lconservativeness and which is COM
[posed of delightful people, who regard
1.-THE brass band" set with horror.
1.-THE other is known as society
strictly for publication, but these quiet
people you hear little about, and yet
they consist of the Oldest and best
Families. They haven't all got money,
EAither But blood. with a capital B,
is what counts with them. One of the
chief differences 1 noticed between
EEastern and Western society is in the
that is. the professional ones, such as
Harry Lehr-are-well. 1t wouldn't do
kfor me to say. l really believe the
incest men must have come West.
ne st. Paul Men Are Best.
"The men that go out in st. Paul, for
instance, are all charming young fell
lows even the very young ones. But
the dancing men in New York are
! nrary hi hY1k cd la1A
focrats; there are so few of them that
society is afraid not to cater to them,
and these young men will not go
where there is not plenty of cham
hagne.
"They make themselves very obnox-
ious, and are a brainless set, but what
Is society without dancing men?
"The girls are charming, but not of
much account, as the bellies are mar
fied women, and 1T is thought that the
Incoming fashion of marrying young is
due to the fact that girl is of no i'm
portance unmarried. Her life really
begins with marriage now-that is, In
the smart set-and the husbands seem
Eingularly free from jealousy, owing,
perhaps, to the fact that they are gay
themselves.
But, take them all in all, there are
worse people than those NeWporters,
even If they do some silly things, like
the Lehr monkey dinner. That was
3he climax, and even the participants
are rather ashamed of that affair.".
Gov. William Hunt, of Porto Rico,
passed through st. Paul last week on
his way to Montana, where he used
TO live. He spent Saturday with his
friend, Mr.. Charles L. Spencer, of this
city. Saturday evening Mrs A. H.
Wilder, of Summit avenue, gave a
small and informal dinner in honor of
Gov. Hunt and of DR.. j. Norman Ris-
ley, of Philadelphia, who is the guest
Of DR.. and Mrs Appleby.
/ Mrs. Horace Thompson, of Wood
ward avenue, with her two sons, and
accompanied by Miss Alice Day, of the
Ashland, went East last week. Mrs.
Thompson will place her two sons at
st Paul's school at Concord, N. H.,
after which she and Miss Day will go
TO the seashore for a week or two.
Miss Gordon, Miss Ferguson and
Miss Simpson, all of st. Paul, have
been visiting Mrs. Hutchins, their
cousin, at Newport. Miss Gordon will
return next week. Miss Alice Officer,
Of st. Peter street, has returned after
b two months visit In the East, and