The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-03
Men, Women
and Things

company he would be fairly we'll sat
lSHed and not yearn for odd gas
tronom1c feats. But there have been
recently some fearful and wonderful
things done in the line of dinner Civ
ing IN the East that makes one Won
der whether freak dinners are going
to become the next fad. A very horsey
man Invited his men friends to a din
ner the other day, the like of which
was certainly never before heard Of;
ne called 1t a dinner on horseback. The
AFFAIR took place in the ballroom of
one OF the large New York hotels, and
each guest was seated on a horse and
IN front OF him was placed a small
table. The horses were trained to
stand still and the function proceeded
to music. There certainly should have
been a course of shredded wheat for
the animals. Another dinner, which it
makes one weary just to read about,
was given by the Shakespeare club for
It's own members and was a progressive
affair, with soup down town and all
the other courses at different houses en-
route, until they had cigars and coffee
up somewhere near Harlem When civ
ilfZed persons will indulge in peripa-
tet1c dinners it is time to call a halt.
If it had to be done it would be a
hardship; as a fad it is quite swell.
The Bugs Revenge.
An alarming state of affairs exists
in a Michigan town, where a scientist
and an entomologist at that-has
been bitten by bug. If there is any
one whom one would imagine a bug
would respect it would be an entomolo-
gist, for he spends his life in the up
lifting of the bug species; but it seems
not. This, however, was an eXaggerat-
ed case, as the scientist in question
went all the way to Michigan from
II ,
and haunts of the winter bug, and it
was the winter bug that bit him. He
was bitten on the chin and soon lapsed
into semi cOnScious condition, and
1t is exceedingly doubtful whether he
will ever be able again to engage in
the pleasant occupation of chasing
bugs. 1t was undoubtedly a bug that
was not inoculated with the modern
spirit of scientific investigation that
bit the professor; it resented anybody
prying into it's manner of living and
desired no assistance until it was ask
ed for. 1t can be fairly said that it
was the very last bite of the winter
bug, and it is to hoped that the sum-
mer bug is of a kindlier nature and
knows a little more about modern
science as she is now worked.
Public Nurseries Needed.
Between the warnings of our siren
uous president-St. Pauls honored
guest tomOrrow-as to race suicide on
the one hand and on the other hand
the refusal of owners and managers Of
apartment houses to allow children to
live in their buildings, the citizens Of
these United States are in an unpleas-
ant predicament. The question has
become so serious a one in one large
city that an authority says the only
thing to do is to move into the coun-
try or to build apartment houses strict
ly for families. 1t is rather astonish-
ing. to learn that fiat buildings have
not been built for families. There are
several fashionable hotels in New York
that allow dogs-that is, pet dogs with
pink bows on their necks-to roam at
large In the halls, but draw the line
at children. Public nurseries may be
the solving of the vexed question after
all. Mrs. Stetson- Gilman says so, and
she is woman Of experience.
Depew's Troubles.
Senator Depew has got into trouble,
and with a woman. It was feared that
when in his-well, not old age, but
middle life-the senator acquired a
young and pretty wife, that his trou-
bles were only beginning. This mat.
ter, however, has nothing to do with
his new wife. but relates to the ap-
rectors Of a gold mine. Mrs. Mary
Irwin, of Brooklyn. says that seeing
so distinguished a name as that of
New York's grand old man" in the list
she purchased 500 worth of shares in
gold mine, and now she thinks the
senator ought to take her stock off
her hands. Now, if a man did so I'M
businesslike thing as this, no one
would be surprised. But a woman!
A woman who lives in the twentieth
century and has had the advantage Of
meeting up-tO-date women fresh from
college! 1t is surprising Mrs. Irwin
engaged one Of the best feminine law
yers In Manhattan, who wrote a letter
to Senator DepeW asking him if, as
her client purchased the stock solely
upon the credit Of his name, whether
he would not take it from her at the
price she paid for it. The senator for
got all his funny stories for a moment,
so great was his surprise upon receiv-
ing this letter; then he pulled himself
together and wrote back that he did
not consider himself responsible for
Mrs. lrWln's business transactions, and
he still believed that she would realize
upon her investment, though he had
resigned from the company some four
years previous. Mrs. Twins suit.
should she bring it, might be a prece-
dent for other suits, and only for suits.
Senator Depew has evinced a care
Worn air since he received the letter.
To Fill Long Felt WANT
At last we are to have a daily paper
as is a paper. The women of Chicago
are tired of the sheets that do them
such grudging justice, and that print
only the news that won't hurt the feel
ings of the advertisers, and they pro-
pose to start a real paper themselves.
Its success, perhaps, depends upon
whether they are newspaper women or
lady Journalists. There are to be
women editors, reporters and advertis-
ing solicitors and it is said that sew
eral thousand dollars have been raised
to finance the undertaking. Let It not
be imagined for a moment that the
new enterprise is to be run in the in
tereStS Of the w. c.. T. u. or any re-
form movement; there is to be a sport
ing page, but presumably a ladylike
sporting page, and many applications
for editor Of it have been received. It
Is also thought that the presence Of
feminine reporters at prize fights and
sporting events may have a refining in.
Huence and sport may take on more of
the character of the kind that mother
used to" like. The most important
difference between this paper and 9TH
ers of cOarSer make will be that crime
will be written up from a scientific
standpoint, and probably be described
by physicians. Those Of the profess
sion in the Northwest having a thor
ough acquaintance with crime would
better apply at once and obtain good
jobs. There will be nothing yellow
about the journal: only the Iightest
shades of pink and blue will be used
Political parties will have no more
space than dancing parties and un-
worthy husbands will have their rec
ords printed in full. In appearance the
paper will be unique; it will have a,