The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-11
Men, Women
and Things

The club women of the country are
beginning to talk about something that
| occurred lastsyear at the biennial meet
ing at Los Angeles. 1t is certainly
natural that when club women meet
together they do not care particularly
LOT masculine orators. Why should
they Inc majority Of them have hus-
Dands VINO tell them all they know in
the privacy of home, and when thew
travel miles to a convention which is
avoWedly for the advancement of Wom-
an, they naturally desire all the new
IDEAS that can be conjured up in the
advanced feminine mind. So last wear
When 1t was seen that on the pro-
eramme there was the announcement
OF an address by mere man, MANY
women did not conceal that they were
bored at the thought and that they had
not come so far to hear what any man
mad TO say. The whole thing was made
worse when the man hove in sight. for
ne was discovered to be small and stout
and with no claim to distinction what
ever. And more the wonder grew when
he opened his mouth and gave express
sion to many mediocre and trite ideas
HOW did he get upon the programme?
He did not know as much as the hum
DIeSt club woman. Some one deter
mined to discover the cause for him,
and it appeared that the charming
president of the federation had his
name put on the programme This but
deepened the mystery Now it has
come out, for the charming ex-presi-
dent of the federation is spending the
winter in New York and everywhere
that she appears she is followed by
dumpy, stumpy little man. And club
women who have seen her have good
memories for faces and they recognize
in him the stout little man who made
the poor speech at the biennial The
eX-president is a widow, and no one
blameS the dumpy little man for his
devotion, they only blame her for think
ing that club women could learn any
thing from any man in general, and
the stumpy little man in particular
There will probably never be another
man on the programme unless 1t be one
who might join the organization and
sink all his medieval ideas and en-
deavor to keep up with the feminine
procession.
Publicity Demanded.
1t is very hard to wait and yet there
are some minor details Of the wedding
of Miss Thaw, of Pittsburg and Wash
ington, and the Earl Of Yarmouth,
which we may not know for nearly two
weeks. OF course, the Thaws are doing
the best they can and issue bulletins to
the press constantly, and we must re-
member that they cannot tell what they
are going to do until they know them
selves; come to think Of it, that is i'm
possible; still we would like to know
more. We have the word of Mrs. Thaw
the the wedding will occur in Pitts
burg on the 9th Of April, and that the
family will leave Washington two
weeks before that day and proceed to
Ptttsburg, where they will be joined by
the noble Earl of Yarmouth. The earl
was. regarded as a poor actor when he
appeared on the stage; off the stage he
is exceedingly good. We know, too,
from the public prints that the trouble
threatened by reason of the financial
settlements being not quite satisfactory
TO the earl, have been adjusted. One
cannot blame the earl; he has to think
of the future, and If he held out for a
raise 1t was only because he knew what
was due his position. Mrs. Thaw is a
woman Of sense; she knows that when
an American girl makes an alliance
with noble house it is due the public
to know all about it, and she has been
working overtime writing proclama-
lions for the press; for this will we
ever remember Mrs. Thaw. But-we
would like to know the time that the
train starts from Washington which
carries the ThaWs to Pittsburg. also
who is going to give her away. Per-
haps 1t will not be necessary to provide
any one. 1t is not strange, indeed it is
but natural curiosity in us to desire to
know the details of an International
marriage which makes one more tie to
bind us to the English aristocracy. AS
nation We rejoice; as a people we
have right to know. However, our
faith in Mrs. Thaw is firm; 1t Is only a
question Of time when she will tell US
everything, for she realizes that our
rich families stand to US as the royal
families Of Europe, and that 1t is pub
lie duty to keep us informed Of their
movements.
One More Freak Luncheon.
1t is unfortunate that we did not
learn of a unique idea for a luncheon
In time to have it in its proper setting,
that is during the month of March.
Inc luncheon herein described was not
given In lunatic asylum; it IS merely
a suggestion to those who like novelty.
The name of 1t is Mad as a March
Hare" luncheon. Use a tablecloth of
green linen; not pink linen, but green
linen. Place box of sand in the CEN
ter of the table in which plant 1onoufls
and In the middle of this put a fine
Stuned hare. The candles are to have
yellow shades on which are printed
pictures of hares in various positions
The name cards have tied to them
each the left hind foot Of a graveyard
rabbit. This is for luck. Among
other things in this unique repast are
croquets made to resemble ping-pong
balls put on toast, cut in the shane of
racquets. Also aspic jelly made In
the shape of hares nesting In lettuce.
Is most appropriate salad, while the
Ice cream is Pistache, served In the
form OF cabbages with chocolate rab-
DIT heads In the center, finishes this
appet1zing luncheon. It may be added
that II this delectable affair was given
IN April, no rules of etiquette or gas
tronomy would be broken.
Dogs and Husbands,
A man In Chicago feverishly asks
whether a husband should play second
fiddle to dog. That depends on what
kind of dog 1t is. There are dogs
and dogs; also husbands and hus-
bands. Surely in this advanced day.
when mothers and other clubs are
telling us how to live and what to do.
1t is strange thing that a man whose
household consists of one wife and one
dog should ask any such questions.
Some things should be taken for
granted, and the less said about them
the better. No woman wants to hurt
her husbands feelings by drawing
comparisons between him and the dog,
Ih1S man should think Of Mr.. Smoot
and let well enough alone.
Seattle is the latest city to claim
shame fame: A Chicago paper re-