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

OPCNAell " 1ue NTIOD6.
NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 3n-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 $50, 0O0, 900,
but its actual value quadruples that
amount. Over 500 millionaires have
headquarters here, and the combined
Wealth or the summer colony is eSti-
mated at a billion dollars It 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-
CANT tollles, the most lavish enter
tanning and the most splendid display
TINS country has ever known.
Ihe first result Of the absurd Sre-
tence OF things social here has blown
over, it is true and the parties con-
nected With the scandal have shaken
lne dust of Newport from their feet.
put 1t will not be long before other rare
plts OF racy gossip will get into the
papers.
The Colonial bill given by Mrs. stuy-
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 by
their beautiful hostess
Amiable Monkey Banished.
Jacllo's retirement from society took
pace instead Of Mr.. Harry Lehrs, and
the annaDie Simian has practically
peen banlShed from the higher social
circles since his deput brought upon
ms sponsor such unenviable notorietv,
1t was at one time said that in a snirit
OF bravado Mr.. Lehr intended TO have
MN appear at the Colonial dinner an
pfoprlateIy equipped for the occasion
Dut as the men servants threatened to
strike when it was limited that he
nouiu become an attache of the but
Ter s pantry the idea was abandoned.
Inc servants have really been get
tlhg SO independent lately that some
hnu or an automatic invention which
would dispense with their services is
peIns eagerly discussed, and prizes
may be offered to inventors by one of
our millionaires for the most useful
automatic figure design.
me Wen bred contempt with which
some OF the automatic English buffers
Iooh uoWh upon our newly rich is be-
coming insufferable, and their coronar-
1sons, occasionally waited m FROM f' ba-
low stairs by busybodies in their ranks
nave stung more than one parvan11
heart to the quick lately.
a story has been going the rounds
l1dt d certain society woman of high
Sldhdlng arranged the most astonishiDy
marriage of the season. which 1inlrnS
Cne son OF an erstwhile book peddle1,
ana mdnSerVant with the most ariSto
cratic blood in the country from the
american standpoint
The IL t.
handsome douceur for her -snrITicar 90
thls is not the first affair of the kind
SIe mas contlVed- She is as we'll
hnown IN Paris as on this side, and if is
edIu Lhat she was once offered a QUAR-
ter OF million dollars tn brine aho-,+
an diIiance between the daughter of an
american copper kind and a genuine
put aged Italian prince e
Otner affairs of this kind have heen
cIeulted TO her and she is said to he
always ready to acknowledge her skin
as marriage broker.
Talk of a Dog Dinner.
There is talk Of dog dinner to he
gwen IN the near future at which n11t-
IN poLeS VIII be furnished as the
ca 70 Mrs. Fish, who has a very deem
sense OF humor and especially when #
Is directed to the opposite sex
young society man was COMPLAIN
IS 70 ner mat the women of TODAY
p-eIeIFeq dogs to men Tor their boudoir
PeIS ana that the custom of married
european women admitting their noaIa
lluhaleS TO private Seances when an
ueShaplIIe might be initiated here with
more satisfaction to their bachelor
LrIehds. Of course many married wn,.--
en- do permit themselves iororo
amount of latitude In this diracf ii, 81
put fhe straight-Iaced American ma
iron as a rule would look with horror
upon the idea, while abroad it is con-
Sidered the perfectly correct thing
husbands not being supposed TO he
suitable for enacting the role of Io,-ors
except possibly to other mems wi11as
Inc petulant remark of the vo11no
man aroused the risibles of Mrs. Fish
WIo proposed, on the spot to the young
man the adoption Of dog roles nv
young men who wanted to spoon with
their married women friends. Percaiv1
Ing that she had gone too far with The
Joke she then proposed a dinner at
WhIch each man should appear with a
dogs head on and at which the 1adiee
ShouId be free to select for their part
hers the particular kind of dog thew
We're fond Of, remarxing that dinners
were by no means uncommon in Paris
~ Whicn men appear in the Disguise
OF pigs, calves, goats and other ami
mails. GIL :
The young men are now busy irving
~ uioCONeT the pet breed of dogs which
the prettiest 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
the bugbear Of adiposity has caused
m1ladt to add another adjunct to her
toilet appliances. Every well ap-
pointed dressing room now contains a.
dainty pair Of nickel plated scales most
delfcately adjusted and kept convent
ent to the bath room so that the anxi-
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 "I lost pound
last week." or 81 have picked up two
pounds in the past month" and chow
is your weight" has become the sub
stttute 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
addition TO his incOY1oa froy,o tba new