The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-04

new freak of the modern woman in
America. For many years it has been
the fancy of young girls during the
summer to carry paraSOlS over their
hatless heads" Another summer Amer
lean custom that disturbs some of the
English who have heard about it is the
way people here have of playing tennis
and other games on the beach in bath
ing suits. This diversion" remarks
The Gentlewoman, "as matter of fact,
is anything but q novelty, for from the
time when bicycles first became popu-
lar, and girls and men rode races in
their bathing suits up and down the
beach before taking their plunge, it has
been one of the usual features of life
by the ocean,
There are three things" said Nine.
Geoffrin, "the women of Paris throw
out of the window-their time, their
health and their money" Might not
the same be said with equal truth of a
good many women of this country?
Instead of hot water bottles, some
authorities recommend to those who
suffer from cold feet a little constitu-
tional in the bathtub before retiring.
The cold water should be allowed to
run to ankle depth, and the patient
should wade in it for about two min
utes, finishing with brisk rub. Cold
| hands may be treated in the same way,
but have to be kept longer in the water.
Compelled to wear the same dress
| for five years, Mrs. Sidney Bancraft
| lost patience. and, the other day,
| forcibly elected her husband from their
home No 420 Lafayette avenue,
| Brooklyn Bancroft advertised yester-
day in several newspapers that his
wife having left his bed and board. he
would not be responsible for her debts
| Mr.. Bancroft is in the oil business;
| his daughter is a practicing physician.
With his daughter and a son, Bancroft
| is enjoying himself in the country,
| while his wife keeps house alone. She
| frankly told her troubles yesterday
and showed satisfaction in being able
| to do So
Il simply could not stand his system
of economy" she said. "a woman may
put up with many things to her disad-
vantage, but she will not forgive such
| economy in money matters as he has
been guilty of toward me. This house
is mine, and 1 put him out of it, Ban
| croft did not give me the money, for
it was paid for with money 1 made
keeping store in the early years of our
marriage. He was getting small wages
| then, but he made money and got into
| business for himself Why, this dress
have on is the best l have, and /
| have had it five years. Just think of a
woman whose husband has means be-
ing compelled to wear dress five
| years."
Lily Langtry, limping, was one of
several persons of stage celebrity who
reached this country yesterday She
was on the steamship New York. On
the way over she divided attention
with Francis Wilson and his wife and
little boy. This Wilson was not the
American comic opera comedian of
that name. but an actor who has
chased his wife half around the world
in an effort to regain possession of his
child. The couple became reconciled
and returned here in perfect amity.
| Wilson would not say word about his
troubles.
The Langtry limp was explained by
the fact that she had injured her foot
| by stumbling as she was boarding the
| ship. When she got ashore she hurried
to chiropodist's shop, where she spent
| most of the afternoon. The injury will
not prevent her rehearsing tomorrow.
She will appear in Mrs. behring's Di-
vorce," in the Savoy, on Sept. Z. Her
leading man will be Harry NJ. Allen.
| who came over with her. The rest of
! the company will arrive tomorrow on
| the Minneapolis. The Lily brought
| over all her diamonds in a tin box,
and upon landing she was careful to
turn them over to her manager for
safe keeping.
| Peach sherbet makes pretty after
noon refreshment instead of hot tea for
an August day. 1t is also good on the
| luncheon table, and many shopper
has felt her WEAKNESS melt away I'M
! der the soothing influence of a peach
| sherbet. A New Orleans recipe for
making this dainty begins with pairing
and pressing through a sieve enough
| peaches to make quart of pulp. Add
one cup of orange juice, another of
| lemon juice, and a scant cup and a
half of sugar. When the sugar is dis
solved, freeze.
Mrs. George Gould, lunching with
Mrs. Mackay, at Delmonico's, was in
black. The material was a fine wolfe
and there was tunic effect, owing to
the embroidered trimming used in deep
points some eighteen inches or so
above the bottom of the skirt. Her
large black hat was partially encircled
by soft and pale violet blue ostrich
plume Her cousin, Mrs. Hamilton,
who was with her, was in black and
white foulard.
An odd costume of silver gray taft