The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-28

weddings. many in number finished last
week in right lively fashion and the sea-
son may be said TO have practically closed
yesterday with the Howard-Steedman
nuptials
Many persons Of the exclusive West End
sets waited for this event before taking
their Eastern and Northern departures, and
the Country Club was well filed almost
every dag. Some few went to Glen Echo
10 see the golf, but there has been q
noticeable falling off with respect 10 interest
in this game lately. ! mean, of course. with
respect TO society's interest. 1t used TO be
the thing to follow round" whenever a
match was on at the country clubs. even
when one did not play; but that time has
passed, and only the enthusiasts cover the
course and watch the play. Society in gen
eral sits on the lawn or the piazzas and
sips lemonades.
There ia much rivalry between the girls
of little West End corerie over their
gowns this summer. Nearly every one is
a skillful needlewoman, and not a few of
them fashion every garment that they wear.
Hence the competition. l might add that
all are invariably clad in the newest and
most becoming manner. and 10 my notion
the rivalry Is splendid thing.
Tho other day several of them were gath
cred on one rear piazza, stitching at fancy
work or dainty lingerie ruffies, when In
walked another of the clan, a handsome
brunette of West Belle place. =
Choruses and EXPLANATIONS greeted her.
Come here this minute and turn slowly
round. / want to see every bit OF that
stunning new gown"
isn't 1t a perfect love. Oh, don't like
my new linen half 50 well as that crash"
Bet you the chocolates that my white
serge cost less money hazarded a Vi
vacious blonde. whose black and white COS
TUNES have been the envy Of her friends for
two months.
The brunette sank into a porch chair and
drew her new crash skirt about her COM
placenuy.
You can't beat me this time on the price,
my dear girls" she announced when there
was a chance You are all distanced by
half mile"
Don't believe anything Of the sort" said
a saucy Titan beauty. This white linen
gown I've got on. lace insertions and all,
cost me exactly five dollars and twenty
cents and 1 think that's doing very well
for the wear and use I'll get out of it
Tho. ho!' chirruped the blonde. why.
I'm way ahead OF that. My white serge.
with the long box-pleated coat. that you
thought certainly bore all the tailored marks
OF Jones. came to four dollars and seventy
five cents-just the price Of the goods. and
made every stitch of It myself from a
2j-cent pattern"
TIE brunette In ecru crash smiled broad
ly.
TITS no use. girls: you're out Of It this
time. / bought the crash for this frock
in the basement of Swiss & Buttons last
week during a sale. 1t cost me nine cents a
yard. and there are just ten yards IN the
gown, which made myself OF course.
Now you can figure how much ahead OF
you all I am"
Apropos the Rice-Bowers wedding last
week. one of the lions OF the evening. after
the bride and bridegroom. was Mr.. Goetz.
an old family friend. who came down
from the brides former home. Moberly, es-
pecially to play the wedding marches. He
arrived on an early morning train. and de-
cided to spend several hours in tour about
st. Louis. boarded trolley car and
started out for his jaunt. Alighting in the
West End somewhere-he doesn't remem-
Der just where-he missed his footing on
stepping down, and fell violently to the
ground On attempting to rise his ankle
was found to be badly sprained, and, fear
Ing other injuries some friends hurried him
off to the hospital. Here the doctors in
formed him that strains and sprains were
abundant in quantity, and that he must
Keep absolutely quiet for thirty-six hours
at the, very least.
can't do It, replied the plucky pianist
smothering a groan. I've an engamenet TO
play the wedding music for a friend to-
night and you'll have to get me out to
mat wedding, whether you like it or not,
Inc doctors argued. pictured all sorts Of
horrible consequences, such as pernnanent
1ameness. and continual use of a cr,,tch :.
but they were Of no avail. Go he would. and
go he did. with one leg in plaster and BAN
cages. How he ever managed to play Is a
mystery. but the fact is certain that the
Lohensrin" pealed forth at the proper
time. the Mendelssohn also. with some very