The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-12

The past week in society has been
as though it was not. 1t was dull as
dull. To gather any respectable num-
Der of society persons together at this
time of year would be quite Impossible.
Society is not here nor there, but scat
tered in every direction and trying to
enjoy itself among changed surround
ings The Country club can muster
few of it's regular members each aft
ernoon and there is always some en-
thusiasm among men about golf and
tennis, but the uncertain weather OF
the past week has interfered with even
these sports, so that the links and.
courts have been we'll nigh deserted.
Owing to a few vulgar nouveau richie
who go abroad to exploit their wealth
and remarkable gowns, foreigners
those especially who have never been
here-are convinced that all American
women are loud and fast. In London it
is quite a fad to know Americans be-
cause they are interesting and do queer
things. 1t is told of an American girl
making country house visit in Eng
land, that it suddenly dawned upon her
that she was regarded as a freak and
that the English women were wonder
ing what she would do next. The way
she made this discovery was hearing
one of the women saying to another as
she left the room, Remember and tell
me Just what she does while I'm gone;
1 do hate to miss anything" When it
dawned upon the girl that they were
talking of her she did not feel quite
comfortable.
One evening not long ago in AK,
young married couple-Americans
made a great sensation because of the
jewels worn by the young woman. They
were bride and groom from New
York belonging to the inner circles of
the supposed best families, and she was
so covered with precious stones as to
make everyone stare. Added to this
she sat at one of the open air tables
and smoked a cigarette with great
calmness. No one would think this
would make much of a sensation over
there where smoking by women is more
common than here; but it did and the
young woman was severely criticised
for doing it in public If woman
smokes in private, it is all very well to
Europeans, but in the public highway
1t is regarded as in eXecrable taste
and was at once put down to her
Americanism. AS a matter of fact it is
q rare thing to see a woman smoke
over here even in private, though there
are many American women who are
devoted to cigarettes. and here in Ct,
Paul there are several devotees of the
weed
But after all the visits of Europeans
to this country where they have met
the best society we have to offer and
the flooding of the continent with our
country people, it is about time that
they ceased to put down every vagary
of the newly rich as American Gus
TOM"
1t is more and more a fad this year
to dine at the Country club Saturday
evening and to lunch there on Sunday.
Last night there were many small din
ners, but few formal ones. Mrs. L. D.
Wilkes gave a small dinner, entertain
ing some Minneapolis friends in honor
of her brother, Mr.. Nelson, of Virginia,
who will spend the summer in st. Paul.
Nrs. ]. E. Adams. of Goodrich ave-
nue., will go to Cleveland to spend the
month of August. Miss Gertrude
Clark, of San Diego. Cal, is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Kennezh Clark. of Port
land avenue Mrs. LII. c. Brooks, of
western avenue, has returned from the
East. DR.. and Mrs. Frederick Van
Slyke, of Marshall avenue. left during
the week for a trip to st. Louis by
boat and will go as far East as Pitts
burg before returning.
Mrs. ]. H. Sanders. son and daugh-
ter, who have been abroad for a yes
have returned to st. Paul and are at
the Aberdeen. The Misses Hill. of
Summit avenue, have been spending
Lew udyS DIT their farm. Judge Rage
Morris. of Duluth, has been in town for
two weeks and is stopping at the Aber-
deem. Mrs. Condo Hamlin has gone to
Chicago to attend a meeting of the
National Civic league and will stay and
visit friends for week. Mrs. Thomas
Fauntleroy and twin daughters, of
st. Louis. is the guest of her father,
DR.. Lee, of Western avenue Mrs.
Pearce, of Providence, is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sawyer, of Holly avenue
Miss Elsie Shave. of Ninth street, gave
small tea Friday afternoon in honor
of Miss Brooks. of Baltimore, formerly
of ST. Paul. Mrs. A. A White and
Miss White, who have been abroad
since the autumn. have returned and
are at the Aberdeen. Mrs. Crawford
Livingston and the Misses Living
ston, who have been at the Aberdeen
since their return fom abroad, will soon
remove to their Summit avenue resi-
dence. Mr.. Norrish Thorne of New
York, who has been the guest of his
aunt, Miss Norrish, of Western ave-
nue., left Thursday night for Mt. Des-
ert, Me-, where he will spend the sum-
ner. Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. F. Smith. of
Summit avenue. are at Seabright, N.
j., for the summer. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Il. Stickney have a cottage at the same
place. Mrs. Theodore Schurmeier and
family, of st. Paul. are in Switzerland
for the summer. Mr.. and Mrs Van
Cortland Taylor. of Summit avenue.
have gone to the seashore by way of
the Great Lakes.