The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-29

Society Is QulGI W lllC pOliAN VI SSSNS
nation There is nothing doing that
can by any chance be called gayety and
there is small prospect Of any change
for two weeks more at least. Even the
opera has not been patronized partic-
ularly by society, though possibly So
ciety has been to hear the Castle
Square. But not in a way which would
make of the going a social event. There
have been almost no box parties and
few suppers afterwards. The truth is
that it is the off season; it is not win
ter and it is not spring. The real
spring season will begin after Easter,
and yet there are but a few affairs
scheduled for that time.
The fact is that society is much Civ
en- over just at present to the question
of what to wear, that is, the feminine
portion of it, and studying the fashion
books which are especially attractive
at this time in the year. The girls
are choosing hats-very fetching they
are. too. lust now-and gowns for
spring, summer, seashore and outings.
The girls who desire to be strictly in
it" must be literally supplied with shirt
waist and outing frOcks, and II she
wants the latest cry in shirt waist suits
she must have hers made of foulard.
This is the most convenient kind of
toilet. proper for the street, for a tea
or for an outing. They are going to
be very popular, and, alas, probably
quite common. But how is my lady
going to keep any styles exclusively
Cor herself? The thing is not possible
without the purse of multi millionaire,
and then not always so.
One of the greatest changes in GUS
tom which is noted among the socially
elect is in relation to mourning, a
thing one would imagine not to be
governed by fashion or influenced by
fad, and yet it can be truly said that
it is no longer fashionable to mourn.
While st. Paul has been noted Tor the
mitigating effect of its air upon grief,
still this absence of signs Of mourning
and the fad for the quick putting off
of black, has reached us recently from
the East For those who do not be-
lieve in black and would not wear 1t
anyway this fad has nothing to say,
but the truly grief-Stricken are now
quite conspicuous if they stay out OF
society a year. Another development
of this change is the doing away with
the mourning bonnet and veil, even
among WidoWs-and the substitution of
a hat and short veil. FashiOn-and
milliners-have decreed all this. And
whether we like to admit it or not, we
are all more or less influenced by the
changes OF the style, and that woman
is most courageous who will stand out
for old-fashioned ways just because
they seem to her to be more becoming
and decent. These be rushing days and
we are so taken UP with the living that
attention to the dead seems Superf1u-
Gus.
Among the informal affairs of the
last week was a small luncheon given
on Thursday by Mrs. Condo Hamlin, of
st. Adams street, in honor Of her sis
ter, Miss Alice Austin, of Boston. The
other guests were Mrs. w. H. Vittum,
Mrs. S. NJ. Hayes and Miss Carpenter.
On Friday afternoon Mrs. w. R. Begg,
of Laurel avenue, entertained iflfOr
mally for Mrs. WeyerhaeuSer, a bride
of the autumn. The presence Of Mrs.
A. 3. Sibley, of Helena, Mont, in st.
Paul has been the occasion of some
small affairs in her honor among her
intimate friends. Mrs. Sibley came up
had been spending. a week at the
Auditorium with some Helena friends,
and was the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
Pope, for several days. She will visit
Mrs. Cathcart, of Goodrich avenue, and
Mrs. Abbott, of Dayton avenue, each
for a few days before returning the
middle of this week to her home.
Mrs. Stemble, of Dubuque who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Heath, of
Portland avenue, for a week, left
Thursday evening for her home. Mrs.
H. E. Bigelow, of Irvine Park, is spend
ing a few days in Chicago with her
sister, Mrs. John Harris, who leaves
soon for a trip in Europe. Mrs. Forbes,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. JeWett, OF
Holly avenue, is going abroad for the
summer, sailing in June with a party of
Eastern friends. Miss Fannie Lyon,
of Mackubin street, is going to spend
the summer in Paris and it's environs.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Blood, of Central
park, Will take their usual summer out
Ing, this time coaching in England.
Mrs. ]. J. Watson, of Virginia ave-
nue., is visiting her sister in Milwau-s
kee. Mrs. J. J. Hill and her daughter,
Miss Rachel Hill, will leave Thursday
night for New York Mr.. and Mrs
George T. Slade (nee. HID will return
to st. Paul to live. Dr. and Mrs. Swee-
ney Of Lincoln avenue have zone to
spend few weeks in Washington, D.
Z. In Washington, too, are Mr.. and
Mrs. Franklin Floete. Mrs McCaskey.
OF Fort Smelling, has returned from a
visit to her old home in PENNSYLVANIA.
Mrs. f. n. Saunders and Miss Saun-
ders, of Summit avenue, have returned
from ThOmaSville.
1t is now quite a long time since St.
Payd has had any kind of a sale or
entertainment for charity. An affair
recently held in WASHINGTON was
unique in its way, and attracted a great
deal of attention among the Fashionable
women, and that was a sale of hats
for some institution, made and sold by
well known girls. Each girl bought.
made and put her name to one or more
hats, and these were sold to the high
est bidders. It must not be Imagined
that these hats were ridiculous affairs
they We're the very latest thing in
spring hats, and the only objection
there could be to this form of charity
selling would be that it might inil1re
the legitimate business of the miilin-
ers. 1t is almost impossible to find
anything new or strange in the man
ner or entertaining for charity, so many