The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-07

have been, but this year winter linger-
ed in the lap of spring much later imam
usual
The past week was mainly eventful
because of the reception given to the
army at the Commercial club, when
was certainly most brilliant AFFAIR.
and served to bring the town people
in touch with many men and women
who will be acquisitions socially NOW
the women must so out to the Fort
and make their calls, and in this case
it is proper to call upon the wives
of all the officers, even though you
may not have met them. How much
a uniform adds to the brilliancy of
social event was remarked very often
at the Commercial club, and to the
civilian it is an odd thing that an
officer will always get out of the wear
striking is the new uniform and more
elaborate than the old.
One or two prominent society wom-
en- of this city have received letters
from an Italian sculptor who has never
been here, but roamS about the coun-
try, in search of commissions, asking
them to allow him to model their
classic features in marble. He usual
ly informs them-if he has never met
them-of rumors that have reached
him of their beauty and charm. one
woman who received such a letter told
a man friend of hers about it, and he.
being a we'll known artist himself,
knew of the man and told her what he
had learned of his methods. It seems
that Washington is his particular
haunt and the wives of senators and
representatives his especial prey. His
manner of procedure is unique. He
will pick out some woman whose hus-
band is wealthy, and fiatter her by
talking about her remarkably classic
head, and finally offer to model her
bust for nothing because he cannot
resist so much beauty. But this is to
be a great secret between them, no
one is to know a thing about it, and
she is to come to his studio on a GER
tain morning. She goes and finds a
small room, with some messy clay that
is being poked into various shapes by
several dangerous looking Italians, and
also two or three other well known
women are present to have their fea-
lures modelled on the same terms, each
one thinking the other is to pay a fab
ulous sum for the pleasure of having
her features put into marble by 1.-The
leading sculptor Of Italy" To shorten
the story, when the work is done and
each woman is made to look better
than she could hope if her mirror tells
truthful story. then a large bill is
sent to her husband, and madam is
aghast. She tells her husband upon
what terms she consented to have the
work done, and he, wiser in his gem
Grafton, scents mouse, and uses
some strong language. Finally he
sends his clerk or secretary to the ar
fist, who, with many bows, and a food
of Italian, says the terms were under
stood perfectly, and he is not charg-
ing a cent for himself, but his assist
ants; Oh, he must not rob his assist
ants, and the maetrials must be paid
for! Thus is it that ''the most famous
sculptor of Italy" gets his commits
siOns. The st. Paul women heard this
story in time, and it is not likely they
will be led into having their classic
features perpetuated in marble.
On Monday evening Mrs. Shave and
Miss Shave, of Ninth street, gave a
small whist party in honor of Mrs.
Prince, who is soon to leave lower
town for the Holly avenue home re-
Gently purchased by Gen. Morgan and
herself. As soon as they are moved
and settled, Mrs. Prince and Miss
Prince will go to Mexico to spend sew
eral months with Mrs. Louis Chmed-
lin. Gen. and Mrs Morgan left on the
boat for St. Louis on Wednesday, and
will visit their daughter at Cincinnati
before returning. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Lee have removed from lower
town to an apartment at the corner of
Kent street and Ashland avenue. Mr..
and Mrs. Franklin Floete of Spencer,
Iowa, have issued invitations for an
evening reception and dance on the
oath, to which many st. Paul people
will go in a special car. Miss Clara
McQuillan and Miss Mead left on
Wednesday night for New York. and
will be at the Waldorf few days be-
fore sailing on Tuesday for a summers
trip abroad. Mrs. Henry Hale has
gone to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher at
White Bear, and then spend the sum-
mer in Vermont. Mr.. and Mrs. Cutler
leave this week for Europe. The
Misses Cutler will be most of the sum-
mer in England.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. r. Smith will
leave soon for the New Jersey coast,
where they will spend the summer.
Mr.. Cass Gilbert was in town for a few
days during the past week, and left
on Thursday night for St. Louis. Mrs.
Gilbert and family are summering at
East Hampton. Mrs. W. T. Wilder
and family of Laurel avenue have
given up their house and gone East to
their country house in New York state,
where they will remain. Col. Wilder
remains here. Msr. Charles Thomp-
son, Of Summit avenue, has been in
and his wife. Mrs. J. l. H. Field and
family left on Tuesday night for their
summer home near New York Mr.
and Mrs. Charles A. Clark will occupy
the Dean house on Summit avenue for
the summer, and remove in September
to Holly avenue to the Stewart Moore
house. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Cath
cart and Mr.. w. w. Price will leave on
"Wednesday for Helena to join Mr.. and
Mrs. A. 3. Sibley for a trip to the yell
loWstone park. They will be gone I'M
til the 1st of July. Mrs. J. IT. Barnun,
Of Philadelphia, will arrive this week
and be the guest Of Mrs. Willis and
DR.. Wharton.
Miss Clough has returned from
New York. where she has been visiting
her father and viii soon leave for the
seashore, with her sister Mrs. Spen-
Ger. They go to their cottage at Lit
tie Compton. Mrs. Robbins and her
sister, Miss Semple, of Irvine park.
IeaVe next week to spend the summer
In the country near Pittsburg Mrs. H.
e. Bigelow and family, of South Ex-
change street, leave this week for the
coast of Maine, where they will re-
main until September. Mrs Appleby
and Miss Appleby. who have spent the
winter in New York city, spent last
week as the quests of DR.. E. V. Ap-
pleby. of Summit avenue, and have
gone on to Duluth for the summer.
Mrs Henry Horn and Miss Mabel
Horn, Of Dayton avenue, have returned
from Livingston. Mont. where they
have been visiting Mr.. and. Mrs. Harry
Horn. Miss Madge White, Of Phila-
delphia. formerly of this city, is visit
Ing friends in st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Sawyer, former
ly residens Of st. Paul. and who lived
at the Albion for several years. have
returned and are at the Ashland for
the summer. Mrs. c. w. Carpenter,
Of St Peter street. will entertain the