The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-11
Miss Hanna's Earlier DAYS.

From the time she abandoned pig
tails and short skirts, Miss Ruth Han
ma, who was one of yesterdays
brides, has been a conspicuous figure
In Cleveland. Nor was it the promi-
nence of her father alone that brought
her to the attention Of society, because
she always had a reputation for clev-
erness. She seldom went outside of
Cleveland, and when a girl if sixteen
she ruled in little set Of lively girls
who made Euclid avenue hum. The
pranks of this set were town talk. and
they would do nothing more serious
than go unchaperoned to blood and
thunder shows" Miss Hanna was
distinguished on account of her fire.
quent brushes on girls. For instance,
one week she would be a boon COM
pan1on Of this girl and the next week
they would not speak. Each Sunday
Miss Hanna's most recent friend would
sit In the Hanna pew in church, and
there was curiosity to see the new ia
vorite each week. Since these times
she has become much more serious and
promises to be prominent socially
wherever she goes.
One of Miss Hanna's bosom friends
was Miss Bessie Johnson. At least
they were until the intense presidential
campaign of 1896. In these stirring
times Miss Hanna's father was as en-
Enthusiastically in favor of William Nc
Kinley as Miss Johnson's father, Tom
Johnson, was for William J. Bryan.
For a while these paternal differences
did not disrupt the friendship of the
girls. But one fine day the political
subject was preached. my papa
says" cried Miss Hanna, "only an
archists and fool Democrats will vote
for Bryan" well, my papa is quite
as clever as yours, Ruth" retorted
Miss Johnson, and he says McKin-
ley will have the votes only Of mill
honaires and FOOLS" After a few more
arguments Of this sort Miss Bessie and
Miss Ruth stopped speaking, and this
silly little quarrel resulted in what
magazine writers love to call "the
Cleveland society feud." However,
Miss Johnson and Miss Hanna are on
speaking terms now. but that's all.
No school in this country boosted
more attractive girls than the school
in Prospect avenue that Ruth Hanna
and her chums attended. They were
the typical boarding school lasses, SEN
timental and stage mad. Sothern was
the idol of this period. and each girl
who belonged to the Sothern> club had
huge photograph framed with ever
green, which was a pleasing idea Of
these lovesick maids. When Sothern
came to Cleveland with his ENEMY to
the King" the schoolgirls were on the
- AuIdCS, ana Inelr PIN money
vas d1sslpated for violets and roses to
SEND to the young actor. One day the
Sothern club sent a note to Mr. Soth-
ern. asking If he would receive a dele
gatien that wished to extend congratu
lations. An affirmative reply was re-
ceived, and the election of the six dele
gates was a careful and interesting
proceeding. After the Saturday matt
nee this palpitating half dozen went to
the hotel. Mr. Sothern received them
and when he saw his silly young ad-
lnirers he held up a forbidding finger.
GO home, my dear friends. 1t is not
good taste for young women to call
upon man at his hotel" Crestfallen,
the delegation retired, and that night
saw the disbanding of the Sothern
club.