The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-27

the expense of brides and young house,
keepers are not entirely fiction by any
means. A st. Paul bride has had some
experiences lately with her first efforts
at dOmesticity which lead her to be-
lieve that housekeeping is not the easy
thing for two that she is apt to believe
it is in the first flush of happiness.
This particular wife told her husband
that to start out modestly in a flat
she could run the house on $40 a week
and save money. Her liege lord agreed
to give her that sum every Monday
morning, and he was more convinced
than ever that he had drawn prize in
the matrimonial lottery. He boosted
of her executive ability, of her econ
omy and of the wonderful things he
would do with the money she was go
ing to save for him. In the meantime,
the bride spent all her spare moments
pouring over the housekeeping col
umns in the Sunday supplements and
making up her mind that she would
put to the blush the woman who could
live on SO cents a day, and at the end
of the month have saved enough from
her allowance to buy the winter coal.
These things happen in Sunday supple
ments and why not in real life? So
on Monday morning she started out
with her purse bursting with the first
housekeeping money and decided that
her best move was to put in a lot of
staple supplies at the outset, so as not
to be bothered with complaints from
the cook later on. So she purchased
two pounds of nutmegs, which is the
amount kept on hand by small shops
three pounds of mustard and pepper
was not her husband fond of high sea-
Soning? and five bags of table salt.
Then she bought four brooms-brooms
don't last long six feather busters and
a dozen bottles of silver polish.
Everything was going smoothly and
she has $40 cents left 1t suddenly
occurred to her that there was nothing
to eat in the house and that dear John
might object to dining off silver polish
and nutmegs so she bought something
for dinner and went home flushed with
triumph. She told John that evening
what she had done and as he had just
dined remarkably well, he praised her
for her wise shopping, although he
raised his eyebrows slightly at the
nutmegs.
But they will last always, dear"
said the bride and he could only agree
with her.
BY Thursday night worried look
was apparent on the face of the young
housekeeper, and there was very little
for dinner. John was as agreeable
as is possible for a man to be after a
poor dinner, and finally he asked what
the trouble was. The wife -.rst into
tears and confessed that the SO was
gone and the dinner had been obtained
on tick. This good and loving husband
ody
which cheered his wife immensely and
she promised to make it do until the
end Of the following week. But things
did not go very much better and by
Monday they were living on week after
next.
The result was that dear John decid-
ed monthly bills would be better in the
end and the young housekeeper con-
sented cheerfully to the change. They
can laugh over hteir frs trials now, but
for long time the very sight of a $40
bill made the bride SILVER.
Mrs. Francis B. Clark, of St Paul,
and her twin daughters, the Misses
Frances and Susie Clark, are spending
the summer at Marienbad in Bohemia,
where they go each year. Mrs. Clark,
though remaining abroad for the edu-
catlonal advantages for her daughters,
IS loyal st. Paul woman, and has al
ways shown an interest in all projects
which are for the betterment of the
city. Through letters from relatives
and friends she keeps in touch with the
social life of st. Paul, and her friends
here look forward to the time when
she will return and introduce her
daughters to society. Rumor has it
that the son of a prince, who is in
direct line for the crown. is very de-
voted to one of Mrs. Clark's daughters,
both of whom promised to be beauties
when they were here two years ago.
A pretty luncheon was given at the
Town and Country club on Tuesday
afternoon by Miss Gertrude Kirk in
honor of Miss Mcconnell, of Chicago,
Miss Farrington's guest. 1t was a
small affair, only six girls being pres
ent, and tennis was played after lunch
con. Strange to say, the severe storm
which passed over the city in the aft
ernoOn did not extend as far as the
Country club, so the game was not in
terrupted. Miss Mcconnell returned to
chicago last evening with her father.
Miss Carpenter, of ST. Peter street.
left Friday night for Toronto, where
she will join Judge and Mrs. J. w. Will
lis, and take the trip of the Great
Lakes with them, returning inside of
month. Mrs. Willis and DR.. Wharton
will not return to st. Paul until Octo-
Der.
Mr. Charles L. Spencer left last week
to spend month at the seashore. He
goes to Little Compton, Conn, where
Mrs. Spencer spends her summers in
the Clough country house with her
sister Miss Clough. Mr.. w. P. Clough
formerly of ST Paul, now residing in
New York, also spends part of the
summer there.
The report of the enga gement of
Miss Mary TiIton, daughter of Dr. TIL
ton, of the regular army and for
merly stationed here, has been received
by st. Paul friends, but not the name
of the happy man. Miss Tilton is
pleasantly remembered by many
friends here.
Mrs. w. E. Bramhall gave a small
luncheon and matinee party Yesterday
in honor of Mrs. ChemidIin, of Brook
Ign. The Frawley company is very
popular at the present time, not alone
because it is the only thing we have
in the theatrical line, but because of
the real merit of the members of the
company and of the good class of plays
it presents. Matinee parties from
White Bear and other nearby resorts
are frequent on Wednesdays and Sat
urdays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. F. Smith
and family are spending the summer
on the Jersey coast Miss>Elsie Shave
accompanied them and will remain a
month.
Mrs. Henry A. Castle and the Misses