The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

The past week in society has been
tbe busiest SO far of the season. DIN
ners. receptions, luncheons and large
wedding followed each other in quick
succession and every day and nlgnt
was marked, not only by one or two
but several different functions. The
brilliancy and elaborateness OF THESE
affairs were commented upon by every
one. The tea given by Mrs. Finch and
Miss Finch on Monday was hitting
beginning for a week of gayety, ana
nothing which occurred on successive
days was more beautiful than the scene
presented to view in the F1nch nome.
The coming out of Miss Mary Pfoal
Saunders en- Tuesday evening was an
other very beautiful and lavish affalr,
and the fact that it was at night and
there were many black coats and mas
culine forms among the elegantly
gowned women made the occasion
notable one. An evening reception is
doubly pleasant now when they are
so rare and when husbands have so
little chance to take part in gayety OF
any kind. Perhaps the busiest. day
of all was Wednesday, when Miss Mary
Hale Cutler made her bow in the aft
ernoon at one of the largest teas OF
the season, many of the guests going
on later to the Risley-H olbert we'd
| ding at st. Johns, which was as lovely
| as society expected, and later still to
the reception at the house, when Miss
| Winifred Holbert made her debut. r.,
Among the smaller affairs Of the week
| were the card party given Thursday
| by Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Rogers, and
which is spoken Of as one of the pleas
ATTEST and most informal affairs of
the winter. Friday afternoon Miss
Emma Timberlake, Of Arundel street,
gave a small tea at the Country club
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Underwood,
out-of-town friends of Mrs. Charles T.
Noyes. Friday night a dinner was
given at the Minnesota club by Mr..
George Thompson, at which ex-Gov.
Merriam, now of New York, was the
guest of honor. About fourteen men
were present. One of the most beau
tifuI dinners of the week was given
Tuesday night by Mrs. Finch and Miss
Nellie Finch in honor of the bride,
Mrs. SeWall Andrews, Of Minneapolis,
at which were present only this sea-
sons debutantes. The presence of so
many visiting girls who came to the
Risley- Holbert wedding was another
reason for much social gayety. They
have been wined, dined and much en-
tertained generally. Mrs. Risley and
Miss Risley left yesterday for Phila-
delphia, and Miss Neff, of Chicago,
who is the guest over Sunday of Miss
Florence Finch, leaves on Tuesday for
her home. Her mother, Mrs. McDoel,
who was Mrs. Boyesons guest, was
also much entertained, and left yes
terday for Chicago. Mrs. Oscar Taylor
entertained Mrs. McDoel at luncheon
Friday Last night all the visiting
girls and several st. Paul men, includ-'
ing nearly all the Holbert bridal party,
went over to Minneapolis to a dinner
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Sewall Andrews.
Mrs. Andrews will be at home at 1900
Portland avenue on Tuesday afternoon,
and not on Thursdays, as enormously
stated in her at home cards. She will
be assisted by several ST. Paul girls.
Dr. and Mrs. Risley, the bride and
groom, are at Lakewood, N. j.
This week promises to be almost
as full as the one just past. On Tues
day afternoon Miss Margaret Ham
mond, who has been already much en-
tertained, will make her formal bow
to society at tea given by her sis
ter, Mrs. Burnside Foster, at her Far
rington avenue residence. On Thurs
day afternoon Mrs. Nina Sturgis Dous-
man gives a coming out tea for her
youngest daughter, Miss Judith Will
cox Dousman, who promises to be one
of the bellies Of the younger set On
Friday at her residence Mrs. Edward
L. Hersey will give a large luncheon,
and Friday night several prominent
women and girls will go to Minneapo-
lis to the hoStesses ball, the event par
excellence of the social season in our
twin.
The first dance of the Cotillon club
will be given Thursday night at Rama
ley's hall. This is an organization of
girls, mostly debutantes and members
of the younger set. They give three or
four parties each winter and invite the
young men who have been courteous
to them during the year. The mem
bers this winter are: Miss Judson, who
is the secretary; Miss Marvin, Miss
Rachael Hill, Miss Katherine and Miss
Lorena Abbott, Miss Conradine Schur-
meier, Miss Gertrude Kirk Miss Violet
and Miss Judith Dousman, Miss Jean
Stickney, Miss Helen Dean, Miss Kath-
crime Wheaton, Miss Miriam Holman,
Miss Winifred and Miss Helen Holbert,
Miss Haynie, Miss Sloan, Miss Mary
Hale Cutler, Miss Margaret Hammond,
Miss Carrie Fogg, Miss Hopper, Miss
Nellie Finch, Miss Cornelia, Miss Car
oline and Miss Mary Saunders, Miss
Adele Lanpher, Miss Florence Finch,
Miss Mary and Miss Abbey Livingston,
Miss Willard and Miss De Coster. The
young women who belong to the club
get up the parties, manage them en-
tirely and lead the german. On Thurs
day night the first half will be led by
Miss Helen Dean and Miss Katherine
Wheaton, and the second half by Miss
Jean Stickney and Miss Adele Ian
pher.
The flower show was success So