The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-08

= those OF us whom stern necessity compels
:, 10 brave weather like that OF last week. and
q to stay resignedly at home.
Il met one of tho most elegant of the city's
matrons blowing through Cabanne mud last
= Thursday. Az matter Of fact. We colidec
Al on a narrow crossing. and each had begun
~ TO apologize profusey before We recognize
the other
4 Now. isn't this the vicst climate on the
X face of the globe she cried. Whenever !
81 think Of ST. Louis weather I'm always re-
n minded OF the man who suffered n leg am
Is putation and was told by his sympathetic
q friends to grin and bear II.
y ".ln bear 1T, all right. he replied. grim
ly. but I'm dashed II I'll grin
That's the way l always feel about this
Mississippi Valley climate"
Rather a good joke or some OF the people
s. who went South with trunks full OF good.
q warm clothing" having been informed by
somebody who didn't know that Florida
was in the throes OF the coolest winter the
State had ever known. When the Mcmillan
= Thornburgh party reached 81. Augustine
= they found the thermometer S. and, accord
Htngly. got out ell their muslin shirt waists.
5 Going on TO Miami they discovered rise
= Of FIVE degrees. and PROMPTLY consigned all
: tnat good. warm clothing" to the depths
: OF trunks. and bethought themselves OF
x thin white Indian linens and French lawn
= frocks with plenty of openwork embroid-
gery. Now at Palm Beach they find that the
little glass tube says 'ninety-eight and that
-sthe weather ia becoming uncomfortabiy
kswarm for sojourning. So they will all start
@for the North very shortly.
Society girls so seldom take UP music Sc
-.riously and work at the art with ambition
that goes ahead of anything more than
little parlor amusement. that / was much
surprised the other day to hear of Miss Nir-
ksinia Lees delightful accomplishment along
the music line.
much culture and considerable range. and
practices with all the diligence OF the hard
siesu-worked Metropolitan Opera-house sing
Ger. Miss Lee particularly enjoys the singing
sof church music, and has ali this winter
Sbeen an understudy IN the choir OF St
EXavier's, getting lots OF practice and much
knowledge of the fine old mass
Emusic She is shortly to blossom as solo
Sist at this church alternating with the 9th
Fer singers. and her friends are eagerly an
sticipating her debut.
For several seasons she has studied choral
!. singing with the Morning Choral Club and
is one OF the most valued members OF that
organization.
E Intimate friends Of the Ben Langs. who
5shave this winter moved into their attrac-
. tive Cabanne home-a wedding gift from
Mrs Lang's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Taussig
a-have quite become accustomed to taking
4possession of the third-stoIy ballroom on
saturday evenings and enjoying little
sanformsl dances with all the zest that they
ywould experience were the anairs larger
and more dgnihed. The club. II so 1t can
be called, gathers itself together and meets.
as have said on Saturday nights. Caban-
me young people compose it, in the main-
B Mount Carmel. H.. March g. lsos.-Society Edit
DR. The Republic: Dear Madam-please answer
the following questions in the Sunday Republic
3 II a giri Is corresponding with a whom
che has never seen. should she exchange photos
with him II he asks her TO. or send her pno'o
10 be returned?
q should he offer TO send his photo and ask for
44ncr.. or should she ask to exchange!
n They are not in the same city. Shond she
u SIX him TO call on her when he is in town on
y business?
NlpnE should a girl wait to reply? How long
MOULD he wait?
MAY girl ark gentleman TO send her stamps
when she Is corresponding with him?
K Yours truly l. G. M.
have printed the above letter in full |
,apd / am wondering Just how to make my |
answer TO these i!;iful questions strong
enough. |
n In the nrSt place. MISS l. w. NJ. Soo az
evidently a young woman of some educa- +,
lion and refinement. How a girl OF your |
sort could ever be drawn into corresponding
with man whom she has never seen.' Is
beyond me. |
Have you read the daily papers this last
week, and seen column after column OF
printed matter relating to the various matri-
monial frauds who have been conducting
business with girls Just ike yourself. and
who have been arrested and exposed with
a probable ending OF their days In the Fen
itentiary? IL you have not read of these
exposures, then for goodness sake ask some
of your elderly friends to explain matters |
OF this kind, and, by every hope of your |
future happiness, be guided by their coun-
gel and steer clear of any and all men who |
desire tc correspond with you and VINO |
are strangers to you and your KIN |
: ANY girl who Is drawn into correspondence |
with a strange man, and who keeps 1t up |
for a lark, deserves Just exactly what she
gets-loss OF her money and very prob
able loss OF ner good name / cannot put
the case too strongly or too warnfngly 10 4
you. Don't write another letter to any man
whom you don't know. and above all things
don't exchange any photographs mot
photos). and don't ask him to call. on you !
when he Is in town. Avoid him altogether
He's bad lot. or he never would try 10
make your Acquaintance in any such under
hand manner. No gentleman my dear, ever
seeks to know a girl unless all the arrange
ments are open and aboveboard. II this
man who writes to you were a gentleman, |
he would have sought you out among your
friends.
No; gentlewoman certainly must not ask
any of her men friends to send her stamps, |
any more than she would think of asking
them for money to buy her handkerchiefs
and hosiery
Madison University and Vassar were host
esses yesterday afternoon in the coy rooms
of the College Club at the Conservatorium.
BY way of enlivening the general monotony
a vaudeville show was planned by the en-
tertainers. and very successful 1t proved.
Florence Elseman. Mrs. Joseph Lewis. Eliz-
abeth Moore. Mrs. George Tieh and Ma
bel Riddle had charge of the programme.
which was lively one from start to finish
and much enjoyed by the members, who
turned out in full force.
Mrs. Web and her clever musical husband
surprised the audience with their brilliant
stunt known as Cancellations a la Fran
con Davies" which was quite the hit Of the
afternoon. Tea and chocolate were served,
as usual. after the programme.
An Easter Wedding in Washington. d. c.,
will be that of Miss Gertrude Grossman. I'M
known 20 st. Louis. to Mr.. Peter Stuyvesant
Pilot, who. as the husband of Doctor Prev
tits elder daughter. Dorothy, is well remem-
i,ered here. Mrs. Pilot died Sxo years ago.
leaving beautiful boy. who has been care
fully cared for by his fathers people in the
East
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