The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-21


have practically deserted St. Louis. for bv
the Fourth of July no self-respectiRG fash
iouable will acknowledge being in the city.
At least this is the generally accepted the
Dry and, as such it may he taken for what
il IS worth. In St Louis II is usually worth
about half price.
The persons of wealth who own summer
cottages at Weque or jamestown. have
gone. Travellers bound Europeward sailed
carly this month. or will find themselves on
shiphoard very shortly. The owners OF
country places in the surrounding suburbs
or the Ozarks-our nearest change of air
have long since departed. But. all told.
these people represent a very small proper
ton Of the citys population. They are not
ali Of what is generally termed society
with d capital So either.
YOU will find il you really make a careful
reckoning. that dozens or persons whom
YOU know do not ordinarily get away from
Town before the 1st OF August. and ten to
one they are back again by September. We
must go so far for our summers outing:
We must really spend so much Of our pleas
'=ure-money on railroads and other means Of
transportation before reaching the play
grounds that n month IS the average vaca-
ton which the average ST. Lous man or
woman permits himself to enjoy.
:. And then our conditions of nature have
been so unusual this month and last that
no ore can say he is driven away by the
weather. The foods too, have delayed
many. and the fine GOODNESS of the past
fortnight sufficient TO MAKE as many
more procrastinate awhile and possibly
rot go at all.
Many complimentary things are being
said about the Lodge Hemingway marriage
of last Wednesday and particularly OF the
good looks of the bride and bridegroom In
deed, Doctor Day, who did the marrying,
says the two were without doubt the hand
soonest couple that he ever married. and
Doctor Day has an enviable wedding rec
ord ST. Louis society has scarcely seen the
bride. who still had year more at school,
believe. before making her debut. But, as
Efie Lodge. she has been known for
several years one of the really beautiful
girls. Of not only the South Side, where she
.ived. but of the entire city. Her wedding
cards. might add. were engraved with the
dignified appellation Of Josepha but she and
her sister Beatrice have always been known
by the shorter names of "Effie" and .'Trix.''
The bridal gown suited her admirably,
being Of flmy white Brussels net. with some
old family lace
MI. Hemingway, vino is English by birth
mas taken his bride to live in BROOKLYN
where they first met year ago during the
brides lengthy visit with relatives
Deep and overwhelming woe abideth with
one st. Louis bachelor over the well-au-
tnenucated report that petite and fascinat-
ing Sandol Milliken is engaged to man In
New Haven, Conn. This bachelor Won
may know. has entered heart and soul for
three years into a most vigorous friendship
with the pretty young ingenue, the same
growing out of a business transaction when
the bachelor was a law student at Harvard
/ believe that he had just been gradu-
ated and had hung out his modest single
on one of Boston's crooked streets The
paint on the Single was scarcely dry be-
fore In walked Miss Mlliken. She was his
first client and SO cherished 1. the memory
OF that business call from the actress that
he never divulged even to his closest
friends the nature of the legal business
which he transacted for her. 1t was not.
i may emphstically state. divorce suit.
however.
- Well, their friendship-both were too ex-
perienced to call it Platonic-progressed
rapidly. and is now three years old. The
bachelor who has apartments in one of the
-best-known clubnouses in town. gets a
new photograph weekly. or he did until
The New Haven man cut in. His sitting
room walls are fairly plastered with Miss
Milliken in all her various and charming
poses. with big hats and without.
Of course. they were never more than
friends, so the bachelor NOW says but
Just the same. fancy that a severe course
in golf at the Normandy Club. and all
the basking in a certain Washington ave-
nue. brunette's smiles that she will per-
init. are needed to efface the memory Of
heartless but happy sandol
To make matters all the worse, she has
chosen husband known to his friends as
Tot" so small is his stature; while the
bachelors stalwart proportions are the
envy Of his masculine. and the Joy of his
feminine acquaintances.
Chilicothe. Mo.-Dear Miss Lamb: viii
You please tell me what is the latest fash
ionable way to spell May? That is my
name. and I have noticed lately that there
are several different ways of spelling it.
Girls IN small towns have hard work
Keeping up with the styles, and 1 don't
want to get behind. An early answer viii
oblige, sincerely yours, MAY H. B.
Since the receipt of your letter I have
noticed that there are indeed divers and
sundry ways of spelling the name May"
Mae" Mai" "Maye" and even Maize"
have appeared in my mail this week They
are all equally bad. Ii you were named
FOR the month Of May. spell your name
that way. If not. go back to Mary, and
stick TO It. style or no style.
Mrs. Joseph Traunmiller came down from
milwaukee one day last week, where she
had been visiting her mother who owns a
handsome country place In the environs of
tine Cream City. The roses were in full
bloom on the night of her departure, and
as almost every known variety were to be
found in her mothers garden, she decided
TO chance a hot sleeper and trouble over
connecting trains and bring home basket
anyway. So dozens of beautiful heavy-head-
ed blossoms were laid carefully into damp
tissue paper and then into a covered basket
and Mrs. Traunmiller had the satisfaction
of seeing them fresh and bright when she
lifted the cover on board the Spread
Eagle" with home only few miles away
j She resolved to give them a last good
sprinkle. so took her basket, with the roses
oil bobbing ever the brim, to the drinking
faucet and was about to begin operations
when up stepped a brisk little woman, who
had, like herself, boarded the boat at Al
ton, though they had not seen each other
before.
a., Those are very fine roses" said the
woman. How ddyou sell them?" opening
;her purse as she spoke. You may give me
n dozen Of those deep red ones
The lady from ST. Louis laughed. I'm
sorry. but they're not for SALE she replied
and then nastened to cross the gang plank
and tell the waiting Mr.. Traunmiller how
She had been mistaken for flower girl.
= pretty wedding way down in old Ca
rondelet last week was that of Miss Virginia
Richardson daughter Of Colonel and Mrs.
1aek Richardson of Virginia avenue, to q
FSoung Mexico. Mo-, man. Mr.. Elon A.
Deering The Carondelet Presbyterian
FEhurch was the scene Of the marriage and
twas filled with the friends from all sec
Stiors of town. The bridal party consisted
sof Miss Lillian Richardson maid of hon.