The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-31
And from a stationer Of national reputa-

And from a stationer of national reputa.
ton.
Between ourselves. did you ever know a
man to look for the stationer's stamp under
the envelope flap the first thing? No. in.
deed; only a woman thinks of such vitality
Important matters when she gets her dear.
est friends wedding or splnster cards.
10 resume: Harriet, glowing with joy at
her original and subtle idea. writes the form
and sends out the cards, Then she indites
explanatory notes to a chosen few. which
are calculated to pull the lambs wool over
our eyes very nicely.
But they didn't. oh, no.
You are discovered. humorous Harriet
discovered and hereby exposed.
There are more ways to entice the unwary
Californian bachelor than to sit on the
front piazza and swing in a gay red Mex
lean hammock.
There are more mere masculines hood
winked by appeals to their intellectually
than by feeding them with sugar plums.
though that statement will be disputed by
some women, / fancy.
Congratulations, dear Harriet, are in or
der. or will be ere the autumn leaves begin
TO fal. Not congratulations on your self
imposed q condition of solitary blessed
ness. as you would have US believe; but con-
gratulatiops that the One and Only has had
the keen perception to hunt you out.
\ several Well-KnOWn WOMEN OI SoCltty VIII
take part In the musical evening which
Nine. Giraldon Parish is to give on June 5
at the Y. NJ. C. A. Hall. Solos and choruses
will be sung, and the programme promises
to be a varied and delightful one. Mrs. Da-
vid R. Calhoun, who has been studying in
de%fatigably with Nine. Parish this past
year. is to sing. and has a surprise in
store for her friends. none Of whom have
been even permitted to know that she found
time among her many social and domestic
duties for scales and trills. The Misses
Flora and Rena Dula, Bertha Blackwelder,
Elizabeth Robertson Of Mexico, Bessie Max
well, also of Mexico; Clara Ewald. Mrs.
Peyton Carr. Mrs. c. T. Clark. are some of
those who will give pleasure to their audi
ence on Friday evening.
Mrs. Blair gave her annual entertainment
to the active members of the Morning Cho-
raj on Friday afternoon. { The garden party
idea had to be abandoned. as the spacious
lawn and gardens were soaked; but the
house at Airdrie Is so unusual and so beau
tiful that every guest rather enjoyed the
novelty Of an afternoon indoors. Up In the
big third-story music room. Mrs. Bessie
Bown Kicker of Chicago gave some inter-
esting rotations. and a new monologue
when the guests had arrived by private
Suburban car at half after 4. and later there
were some gay little guessing games and
mental contests. with pretty prizes as re-
wards to the clever ones.
Quantities of red and white honeysuckleS
from the gardens, trimmed the rooms and
made the entire house a fragrant bower.
Refreshments were served at the close OF
the games, and fully sustained the reputa-
ton of Mrs. Blair's cuisine. In the early
evening everybody came back to town on a
private car, declaring the outing to have
been a perfect one. Only the Morning Che
raj '.actives'' and the Kirkwood Choral
members were guests
SERENA LAMB.