The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11

Few Debutantes who are to Come out. 1ust
Do Their Budding at the Exposition if
They Would Shine in the Full
est Lime-Light.

Again pe paw our mornings mail for III
s'sir Invitations.
They are flooding the town ard the sea
son has begin. SO far as The region -
Forest Park is concerned.
Beyond some scattering weddings Their
will be little else all fall imagine Th
few dsbutsntes VIII" are TO come ni!t. ~'il
have TO do their building al the F.tir I.
they wish TO bud In I'll. fuIles, i.:T.-iisht
Even the weddings that are arranged. 8
any guests are asked at ali viii Iar:..A'
largely OF the Fair atmosphere. And s'
~e viii Uhirl ni.rriIy on TO the holidays.
After that. the deIus..
MRS. LYON. AUTHOR
sach . versatile Iady-Mrs- Dyre Lyo.
have known all summer ~ n-r sOcia
srace- and hsr hostess ability. ai'
Il took this last week To re'sA
some accomplishing and iii"Te--
along certain lines that ar no'
given TO many Of as. Turning over a pie
Of new books opened one green and god
yo;,In1., 10 discover Prudence Pratt. cl
the ~ leaf and By Mrs Dor" Lyon
lust beneath When I gently taxed MI
Lyon that same Night at the Ssv E"FE
building with the authorship. she admit; -
writing the s;ory-vr" with nu-a merit
30 others tell me--but spoke srorniull' ~
IL. IN the manner that all great artists
adopt toward their earlier works. ! have
noticed
She says. rousvs-. that IL Is her fir
ard was done to get her hand In. and ~
such has served i,er we'll in preparation
for another and more pretentious story
which she is now putting into shape ard
which. imagine. will deal largely WIN
the Fair ard some Of IT, social conditions.
Won't He read Il with aviilty. though.
next winter. when the Fair IS yoEs and oui
and only lender. humorous regretful and
relieved feelings remain?
] have an idea that "A novel on the social
side OF the Fair. written by no less a
prominent person than the hoste.s of th..
i'ow York State building. will roacn its
'steenth thousand. Dva't YOU agree with
me:
MANY SOCIAL CHANGES
AIMS Force is jus; back from the ScTth-
ern Lakes
Such doings in town since I've bssu
gone" she exclaimed the other day. IN
erybody that / know has either eioyed
suddenly and been married. or gotten on
gagged to somebody that the family doesn't I
approve Of: or else moved out OF town. or
something similarly startling.
Il never knew so many social change
In eocisty as this summer. II seems to GO
with the Worlds Fair atmosphere.
HOSTESS WITH TACT
Commend lie TO a hostess who has tact
and considers her guests declared Esl>.
-easdaIe. who recently finished round
of Chicago and Michigan visits.
while away this summer receive,l a
letter from matron friend. Inviting ne
over TO Grand Rapids for a little country
house visit Of one week. Ii was decidedly
the most tactfui invitation that ever cans.
my way. and I'll tell YOU Why After
specifying the day OF my arrival and de
parture. with some information about the
b. 1t trains and telling me that the trap
and one OF her SOM would meet me at
any ono of them provided that wire my
choice. she went On to say:
Perhaps you will like to know u hat
social doinss are on for the week of your
stay, so that you may make arrangements
accordingly. Well. there vii! be d garden
party. quite large. which am giving my
self; an informal dance at the Country
Club. a coaching party TO Fern Glen. .oi-
lowed by picnic supper and moonlight
drive home. ahd a tennis tournament; at
the club one afternoon. Then shall giy.
10 you small dinner On the last evening
OF your stay. inviting only the girls and
men whom you prefer
DO you see how nice and thoughtful
all this was? I knew exactly what func-
tons were to be given. and could plan
my gowns accordingly.
Il therefore provided myself with a
friliy orsandie and my best plumed sum-
mer hat for the garden party; a simple
decollete gown for the dance. a linen coat
and skirt with white bebe hat for ,b.
coaching party and picnic which same
did admirably for the tennis tournament
while the decollete gown served sga,,
FOR the small dinner
In that way took nothing but nece.-
sary baggage. and had TO load OF useless
gowns and hats. while nv things were
perfectly suitable. as they doubtless world
not have been had 1 not received her
hints. for had never visited al tbs cour-
try place before. md really had an idea
that II wss more farm than anything
else. where nothing In the way Of clothes
hut prints and ginghams with big straw
hat to keep of the sun would be required.
You may imagine how grateful / was ana
how relieved to think that had not been
either over or under-dressed.
BOOK SHOP JOKE
My book-shop friend tells this joke on
himself:
We had Just gotten In a lot OF book
and stationery sachets. Ever see one:
Well. here's pile. You observe tiia: they
are round. paper. decorated articles. with