The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-24

TT0HAT is left of society is having
INV a good time. Dinners and
w luncheons of small proportions
Seem to be the favorite forms of gayety
Just now, and an occasional progress
sive euchre party merely serves to
show how completely this way of en-
tertaining has gone out. A few years
ago it was no unusual thing for the
society woman to go to fifty or sixty
such parties in one season. The craze
lasted a long time, but is now a thing
Of the past, and where cards are IN
dulged in at all, bridge, sixty-three or
cinch have entirely superseded eu-
chre There is no particular reason
for this. except that the fad for pro-
gressive euchre has passed, but it is
quite likely to come again, and next
year euchre may be as popular as
ever.
The visit of The Bostonians during
the last week reminds some old-tim-
ers of how many years this company
has been coming here and how often
their appearance has been the signal
for society to show itself. Surely, it
is twenty-five years ago and longer
since this company Of opera singers
has been coming here regularly. When
Marie Stone and Agnes Huntington
were members of the company they
had personal friends in st. Paul, and
We're entertained socially. Later than
that other we'll known singers were
with them and they were equally en-
tertained. The only familiar faces now
are those of MeSSrs Barnabee, Mac
Donald and rockingham, but society
turned out from force Of habit and
enjoyed the operas even though the
personnel of the singers has changed
80 materially The Theater club, an
Organization of young married people,
assembled Friday evening for The
Serenade." Among the members of the
club are Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Peet, Mr..
and Mrs c. M. Griggs, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. T. Slade, Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Green,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Townsend, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sherman Finch, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ambrose Tighe, DR.. and Mrs. Burnside
Foster, Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Shepley
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Dean.
Luncheons during the week were
giren by Mrs. John c. Hill, of Vir-
ginia avenue, on Wednesday; by Mrs.
/. l.. c. Brooks, at the Country club,
on Thursday; by Mrs. H. R. Bigelow,
of Irvine park on Friday, and by Mrs.
r. NJ. Newport and Mrs. J. H. Bidle-
man yesterday. Yesterday, too, Mrs.
Franklin Floete. of Summit avenue,
gave a luncheon and matinee party for
young girls in honor of her daughter,
Miss Florence Snow Miss Chute, of
minneapolis, gave luncheon Wednes-
day, at which there were present sew
eraI guests from st. Paul. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. Peet, of Dayton avenue,
gave a dinner on Thursday night; Mr..
and Mrs. William Begg, of Laurel ave-
nue. a dinner on Friday night, and
Judge and Mrs. Young entertained at
supper Friday night, after which the
guests played cards.
The death of Egbert Barnum, in
Tacoma, the news of which reached st.
Paul during the week, was very sad
dening to those who knew him as
young boy in this city. He had been
III with typhoid fever for a month,
and his mother, Mrs. Barnun, reached
his bedside only a few days before his
death. He left a brother, who also
resides in Tacoma, and sister, now in
the Philippines.
Mrs. John w. Willis, of Summit
avenue, entertained very informally
Thursday afternoon in honor of Mrs.
Andrew E. fitzpatrick. Mrs. E. N.
Saunders and Miss Mary Saunders
We're in New York during the past
week DR.. and Mrs. Green, of Laurel
avenue, gave dinner last night.
st. Paul society is interested in the
marriage of Mr.. Edward W. Durant
and Mrs. ChisoIm, which will take place
Wednesday at the old plantation home
of the bride, about sixty miles from
New Orleans. Mr.. Durant will bring
his bride to st. Paul about ten days
after the marriage and they will doubt
less be much entertained. They will
reside in Charleston, S. C.
The visit of Mrs. Rising, of Winona,
state regent of the D. A. R., will be the
occasion of some entertaining in her
honor Mrs. Rising will be present at
the meeting of the st. Paul chapter on
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. D. S. B.
Johnston will give a luncheon for her
on Wednesday at which the guests will
be only the members of the board of
the Nathan Hale chapter. On Thursday
the Colonial chapter, of Minneapolis,
will give reception for Mrs. Rising
at the home of Mrs. Keith. On Friday
Mrs. r. M. Newport will entertain Mrs.
Rising at luncheon.
Wednesday Mrs. H. r. Bigelow, of Ir-
vine park, will give small luncheon.
Mrs. c. S. Slaymaker, of the Aber-