The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-29

Thanksgiving, with its quiet family
dinners and informal gatherings, made
the only break in a week of gayety,
and this rush will be continued for
about ten days, when there will be the
usual lulI for Christmas shopping and
preparations for the holidays which
absorb society entirely for time. The
German club party Wednesday evening
was an especially unique and pretty
affair and was, in a way, sort of ova-
ton for the debutantes of the season
who appeared in force and received
every attention by the young men of
the club. The German club has it's
past to live up to, and one of the tradi
lions rigidly adhered to is politeness to
The debutantes.
The most interesting item of news
during the past week was the an
nouncement of Miss Virginia Dous-
mans engagement to Mr.. Arthur F.
Cosby of New York. Miss Virginia
Dousman is the second daughter Of
Mrs. Nina Sturgis Dousman, and is
we'll known to st. Paul society, in which
she has always been a favorite. Owing
to ill-health she has not gone out at all
this autumn. Mr.. Cosby is a New
Yorker and an intimate friend of Mr..
Ivy Lee, who married Miss Nellie Bige-
low, of this city. Friday evening Mrs.
Dousman gave a reception from to
II, inviting her friends to meet Mr..
Cosby. No date has been announced
for the wedding.
Mrs. c. H. F. Smith gave very
pretty tea yesterday afternoon from
until at her home on Summit avenue.
The house was deliberately decorated
and Mrs. Smith was assisted by her
mother, Mrs. Shave, the Misses Shave
and many other we'll known women.
An event which the debutantes have
been looking forward to with much
pleasure took place last night at the
Aberdeen, when Mr.. and Mrs. Sever
ance gave dinner dance in honor of
Miss Helen Partridge, of Minneapolis,
a debutante Of this winter, and Miss
Durham, of st. Paul, who made her
debut at Miss Gordon'S a month ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Severance were assisted
by Mrs. Schumacher and Miss Gordon,
and the guests were all debutantes and
members of the younger set. After din
ner there was dancing until midnight.
Mrs. William G. Robertson, of Sum-
NIT court, has issued invitations for
two teas to be given on Tuesdays, Dec,
1 and Is, at which her daughter, Miss
Delphine Robertson, will make her
first bow to society. Miss Robertson
is a very pretty girl and very young.
On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Abbott,
of Dayton avenue, will give a coming
out tea for Miss Lorena Judson Alb
bolt. Miss Guthrie will give tea the
same afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Schur-
meier, of Crocus hill, will give a large
evening reception on Thursday, from 8
until II, to introduce Miss Conradine
Schurmeier. On Saturday, Dec. 5, Mrs.
William II. Wood, of Laurel avenue,
will give a coming-out tea for her
third tI3 daughter, Miss Katherine Wood
The hours are from until 6. Miss
Wood is pretty girl, with very self
possessed manner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Gotzian expect to
occupy their new home on Grand ave-
nue. about Jan, 1. In the meantime they
are occupying the apartment OF Mrs.
Henry j. Horn, on Dayton avenue,
while she is in California. Mrs. D. C.
Price, Of Summit avenue, went East
Sunday might with her son, w. w.
Price, and will spend a month or six
weeks visiting her daughters, Mrs
James, in Boston, and Mrs. Draper, in
New York. Col. and Mrs. Allison, who
have been with Mrs. TarboX, have TAX
en- the zen. BISnOp mouse on Mackub1n
street until May, when they return to
the Philippines. Mrs. John Wright is
at Clifton Springs, N. Y. Gen. and Mrs
Bishop, of the Angus, spent Thanks
giving with relatives in Iowa Mrs.
Gray, of Portland, Or, is the guest of
her mother, Mrs. Gustave Borup, of
Nelson avenue, and will remain over
the holidays.
Mrs. Charles Corning, formerly of
this city, will spend the winter in
Providence with Mrs. Edward Pearce,
who was Miss Bessie Sawyer, of st.
Paul. Mrs. MaXfeld and the Misses
Maxf1eld, of Goodrich avenue, will go to
New York after Christmas, and will
visit Louis Maxfeld at Annapolis be-
fore returning. Mrs. N. j. Smith, of
Lynn, Mass, who has been Mrs. Har-
Ney Officers guest, left for the East
Friday night. Mr.. Blanchard Carpen-
ter, of st. Peter street, leaves for Ne
braska tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlo Fischer, of Min
neapolis, we'll known in st. Paul. have