The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11

and ~cranales. string the cords all over fh.
place. from garrett Jn cellar. Get o.. men
folks 10 heir YOU the might before. ANIL
them turn everybody ont OF doors until
after tsc PARTY. 4 rghurb hou-,. is not
r.s- cumfar'an.. tn Tive b.. H.r "a y.r-
ta.n'y doe -.vn sport 90 ihu entertained
Taxi r"Irr-i ju.rs iu balls aIG use one
ball 90 =Hy-t start each I7l with "a
nar"- card ruH- unter 81 .out'll chan
G.,i'~ o. tine f-ru; Of tlg luus-saa re-
c,n:i"n i'aiI Be- "a good place.
Then 80 yaur devious vays. ending. az
course. Ia unexpected places like the coal
hin. where the lady who carefully wrapped
her pale blue wine huds a small ~
cup and saucer tied up I'm tissue ami con-
csaled under n large lump OF anthracite.
An inverted tub in the basement laundry
affords another good hiding mace. SO
does the cedar chest In tho atJis: t7e top
shelf in the buffers pantry: vnIar the
divan in the den; behind the k!.cHen
clock. and scores Of other 9-1css will
readily suggest themselves once YOU begin
Don't give expensive souvenirs. Patron
lie the > and 10 cent store. and - Won can
hit on some little trife that carries a ] k
with il. a tske-o1 on some friends d tie
-HA @'N-@H as AAAaANaAAARAA % Ha ~ r.
style in bric-a-brac. or well-kuown T~sdi-
lection for old Hrmor. so much the better.
The more individuality that you put into
an affair Of this kind. the better it goes.
II nv correspondent is an elderly womgn
l would suggest that she get some young
girl in her family or among her friends 10
holn her out with an affair OF the kind.
The cobweb Iarty can BE- augmented in
lots OF ways. OF course. winding up their
colored wine in their name cards until
they reach the hidden prize will occupy an
hour, possibly more. II you have used
much Irvine. Suppose YOU ask your friends
10 come IN Mother Goose costumes. Then
just before refreshments are served Lave
each OF them recite the verse or verses
which she represents, and let a jury de-
eide which woman gives the best -.sIta-
ton. An additional prize-a large tin horn
or something r~idiculou-may be put up for
feat. Somebody should play chill
dren's melodies on the piano during the
afternoon, and everybody should sing some
Of the nursery rhymes. with a funny
for refreshments. There Is. as YOU
will see. almost no limit TO tho Jsings
will suggest themselves whel you
start OF the Mother Goose idea.
Mrs. Randolph Laughlin. who was con-
s~picuously pretty At the late festiyity on
Tuesday evening. has oficiated as matron
of honor for several years-indeed. ever
since her marriage. She Is always one Of
the most obliging on the honored list, n
never fails to present herself in i smart
frOck on the night In question. Unlike
many Of the women who md the plan
ming OF u gown too onerous, or the wealth
or too warm or a return home from the
resort too carly. or the crush too large or
the assembly too democrats, she cheer
fully and pleasantly her inten-
ton OF going. and. arrayed in her most
becoming costume, is m early arrival and
n late departure. For local pride in the
Y. P. and for aII-round genuine good ma
ture in the matter, commend me TO Mrs.
LaughIin.
BY the by, the quantity OF real Val"
on her gown the other night. in wide in
sertions and founces. positively made my
eyes bulge with envy. II is all heirloom
lace, too.
NEW SOCIAL FUNCTIONS.
The week will only ripple gently with
social doings. We have hardly made a
fair start as yet, and except for brides
and their monotonous trousseaux. there is
anything TO max conversation.
I am forgetting the rumored engagements.
They are legion. But it IS impossible to
believe everything that one hears, and, |
nowadays, scarcely all that one sees
For example. I saw two young persons
whom we all know in a late Suburban car
a few nights ago. Their heads were quite
close together. even for a street car and
Tor persons Of our set" you know. ard
suspected a tender attachment at once.
Judge of my CONSERVATION when I read Of
he girls engagement 20 quite another
nan the following morning.
This state OF distress on my part was
materially increased that same day by
hearing HI the youth Is contemplating
natrimony with a New Orleans girl whom
le met this summer at jamestown. or
ono such place. So you never can tell.
For to-morrow's offering there IS only
he theaters. I believe. Tuesday brings
he Union Gu housewarming, and on
the Bremmerman-Storm we'd
at Christ Church Cathedral in the
evening. and little Florence Burgess
TO Mr.. Meehan In the morning.
On Thursday we are to hay the Parker
wedding in town and the Dinss-
Dobyns uuptials in the suburbs OF Kirk