The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-19

In New York society the bachelor
girl is winning a distinct place for her
self. Time was, and not so long ago,
that the feminine bachelor was looked
at askance as something to be spoken
OF with bated breath, and not to be
considered socially at all.
But the rapid progress of time has
changed matters, and a few wealthy
girls in New York, who were orphans
or not happily placed at home, being
independently rich, have taken a house
or fiat, procured a housekeeper and
gone in for enjoying themselves I'M
protected and unchaperoned. And in
stead Of being shocked, society-ever
at eXtremes-has taken them UP and
is now engaged in making much of
them. They do nothing out of the way,
but not caring particularly for matri-
mony-that is, not now-they spend
their money to suit themselves and
give all their friends-and incidentally
themselves good time. They enter
tain, go to theaters, travel, have house
parties and do just as other persons
do, except that their actions cause a
little more talk because they are
single
Among the newest recruits to this
mode of living in New York is Miss
Josephine DreXel, one of several heir
esses Of that family, though not be-
longing directly to the Philadelphia
DreXels. Miss DreXel keeps house in
New York, with a chaperon to look
after her, and has been entertaining a
great deal this year. She is a bachelor
girl, and is a sister of Mrs. Eric Dahl
Sren, who lived in st. Paul for several
years and occupied the Forepaugh
mouse on Summit avenue. While here
Mrs Dahlgren did not go out very
much, merely because she didn't care
Tor society, and in New York-where
she and her husband have lived since
they left here about five years ago
she goes but little. st. Paul has not
many of these bachelor girls as yet
but as we are only a year or two be-
hind in Eastern customs and fashions
1t is quite likely that there will be
some developments in the feminine
bachelor fad before long.
The world do move after all. This
remark is inspired by indisputable evil
dence that actresses are getting into
society. Not a we'll known one here
and there, which has happened often,
but there is a decrease in the horror
felt by the extremely proper for the
rank and file, and there are certain
signs which point to the breaking
down of the barriers against actresses
because of their calling. This is notice
able in the East, where many stage
folk are now invited about a great deal.
and instead of disliking to meet them.
society now makes rush for them;
and If one gets a star, either man or
woman, for an afternoon tea its sue
cess is assured.
Such is the volatility of society, and
such the power of a fad. Burr Nc
1ntosh, photographer in ordinary to its
majesty society, and for the stage, has
done something this winter toward
bringing these heretofore in
harmonious elements into conjunction
Mcintosh used to be an actor but he
changed his trade and now takes very
wonderful and artistic photographs
particularly of beautiful women. This
winter in New York he has been Civ
ing studio teas at which he has blend
ed actresses, artists and society Wom-
en- with such success that they have
become quite the rage. The last one
he gave a few days ago was notable
because Maxine Elliot poured tea.
Marie Doro sang, FRITZ Scheff receiv-
ed and new man gave limitations of
Duse and Bernhard.
This week he intends to have Mrs
Langtry pour tea, Bonnie Maginn to
dance, and another actress, Miss Ring,
TO sing. society goes to these affairs
and meets the stage, but whether if
returns the compliment and invites the
stage to its houses is quite another
matter, and rather doubtful. Very few
actresses have ever been made much
of by st. Paul society just because 81
their professional prominence; a few
are always entertained by their own
particular friends, but few large affairs
have ever been given to stage folk Our
time, however, will come for we fol-
low along in the procession, though we