The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-01


season came to a very quiet close on
Tuesday evening, and while a few of
the girls went out to the dance at the
fort, there was nothing in town StVe
few small dinners and informal AIN IRIS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rugg have returned and
when Lent is over there will probably
be large reception in their honor and
several small teas for the bride. b.
yond this and a possible wedding in
May there is little scheduled for the
spring season, though it is too early to
predict with any accuracy. In New
York the girls are formed into sewing
classes for Lent, meeting once a week
and carrying their work with them
and being very industrious until
o'clock, when the men appear stimuli
taneously with the tea. Very few of
these classes are formed here as yet,
but as it is q most pleasant manner
Of keeping up some social relations
during the dull season, it is quite like
ly that several may spring into exis-
tence.
newly married pair in the East
who did not take regulation wedding
journey had a unique entertainment the
other night to take its place and in
Vited all their friends TO enjoy it witt
them. The invitations asked the guest1
to go with their host and hostess round
TIC WI III, anu NllCll lIlcy dIIlNGu d
most unexpected sight met their eyes.
The front hall was arranged as a bag
gage room, here they were to check
Their things and purchase their tickets.
Each room was decorated in the man
ner and to look as much as possible
like some particular country, to each
Of which the guests We're taken In turn
where some characteristic entertain
ment was given. An amusing feature
was to find Italy located in the laun-
dry, where the tubs were mear.t to
simulate Venice, and the amount of
imagination required to fancy ones self
under sunny Italian skies made much
fun for the guests. The bride and
groom expressed themselves as perfect
ly satisfied with their wedding jour
ney and regarded it is even more
agreeable because of the presence of
their friends. This is an idea for pros
pecive-and ecunious-grooms.
MIR. Almeric Paget, formerly well
known resident Of st. Paul, and his
wife have built themselves a house in
England and propose to spend a good
part Of their time there. Mr.. Paget,
being member of a well known and
titled English family, is more at home
over there than in New York, where
he lived for several years after his
marriage. A recent New York society
paper has the following to say of the
FACETS: The Almeric Pagets appear
10 have settled down contentedly in
their new home, Brandon Park Suf-
folk, and to have no longings for this
side Of the Atlantic. Brandon is very
beautiful, but wild and unkempt. There
is no garden; no ornamental grounds.
The house is small and transformations,
but Mr.. and Mrs. Paget are
deep in plans for it's extension" Mr..
while out shooting not long ago, by
which he had the misfortune to lose
one eye.
Providence, r. L, is at present the
abiding place of several former we'll
known St Paul residents Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Corning are living there,
as well as Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner Corn
ing, a bride and groom of DecembeI',
just now visiting at the brides home
IN New York. Mr.. Gardner Corning
met with a serious accident lately, that
laid him up for some time. Mrs. Ed
ward Pearce (born Sawyer, Of st.
Paul. is keeping house in Providence
and has as her guest, Mrs. Charles
Corning, who lived in this city for
many years. Since leaving here Mrs.
Corning has been chaperoning the girls
of Smith college.
Miss Laura Furness, who went East
with Mr.. and Mrs. Severance and at
tended the Yale promenade with Miss
Louise Cochran, of st. Paul, has been
spending several weeks in New York
as the guest of Miss Cochran and her
brother, who has a pleasant fiat up
town in New York and keeps bache-
lor's hall. Both Miss Cochran and Miss
Furness will be home soon from New
York as will Miss Clara Hill, who has
been visiting her sisters, Mrs Beard
and Mrs. Slade, for some weeks.
Mrs. C. D. Gilfllan has changed her
mind about going to California and
given up a Western trip for the pres
ent. She Will leave in a few days for
the East. with her son and daugh-
ter and spend several weeks at Atlantic
city. Mr.. and Mrs. Severance, who
have been in New York for month,
viii go out to their country place in
a few days, and only come into town
a few days at time from now on I'M
til summer
Mrs. L. P. Williams, of MINNEAPOLIS.
former president of the State Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs, has been visit
Ing various Eastern cities and making
speeches at state conventions of club
women. She has now gone to Florida
with niece to rest before returning
to Minnesota Friends of Mrs. VIII
liams hope to see her president of the
national organization of club women.
a unique form of entertainment re-
Gently tried in New York was hearts
party quite out of the ordinary. In
various corners of the house were
scattered the young women guests,
and the masculine ones were expected
TO progress from one to the other; pro-
posing to each as they went. If the
young woman said yes, she would give
would receive a mitten. Three minutes
was the time limit, and when the af-
fair was over prizes were given to the
young men with the largest number of
hearts. This new game was productive