The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-30

rumors if much gayety for COM
ing-out girls in the air. Some
invitations have been issued,
Others are by way of being, and the
prospect for a gay winter is excellent
The girls who are expecting to enter
society are always full of enthusiasm
sat fEstg and picture the condition of be-
ing out as something ideal. These i'm
aginings may be realized and may not
sbe, for it is impossible to predict ac-
curately whether or no a girl is going
10 be a success. No arbitrary rule can
sbe laid down by which a girl may be-
come popular socially, for once in
s5ghile the greatest beauty may fail and
some plain girl with no apparent dis
Stinction will be universally liked. So
each. girl must take her chances, hop
Ing for the best. Society was very
much the business Of her life to the
debufante of few years ago, but in
This busy age many a college graduate
prefers an active life and cuts out the
social life entirely. Many have a year
of gayety- and then take up profess
sion.
The death Of Mrs. Douglas during the
past week in Chicago cast a gloom over
society. Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas resided
at the Aberdeen when they first came
to st. Paul and had not been here long
before they made many warm friends
and became conspicuous members of
the younger set of married people.
Mrs. Douglas Won distinction in Chi
Seago at thexti1ne of the worlds fair by
artistic designing, and after her mar
Wage always took a great interest in
young women who were struggling to
make a place for themselves in any line
Hof work. Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas spent
several, al,ssummers at White Bear and
were well known members of the
yachting set. About two years ago
sthex Hesaeved to Cleveland, where they
became also socially well known, but
they often returned here to visit and
were smadeSalHch of by society. Miss
Loughborough, Mrs. Douglas sister,
has been Writing clever letters from the
fair in st. daeuis for the newspapers.
Her friends in this city will be in
aterested in she announcement of the
engagement of Miss Anna Dickinson,
formerly of st. Paul. to Mr.. Hartford
Billson, made in Duluth recently Miss
dickinson -isstlne youngest daughter of
the late Judge Dickinson, of the su-
spreme court. The family removed to
sDuluth several years ago. but Miss
Dickinson has visited her friends here
many times since She will spend the
sAvinter in California with her mother
and her marriage &c Mr.. Billson, who
IS Duluth man, will probably take
aplacesi in the spring.
= Mrs. George Wagner, of Tacoma,
who has been Mrs Griggs' guest, has
been much entertained by old friends,
Mrs. John Field and Mrs Louis w.
Hill having given small teas for her
during the-week. Mrs. Tompkins, of
sGalifornia, has also been much enter
tained. Mrs. Charles Rogers, of Vir-
ginia avenue, gave a luncheon in honor
aof-sMrs. Tompl1ins Friday. Mrs. Gus
taEe Schurmeier, of Central park, gave
"a luncheon Friday. Mrs. Jaggard of
South Exchange street, gave lunch-
con Monday at the Country club for
her sister, Mrs. Stowell. Miss Dean,
of Summit avenue, gave card party
Thursday evening for her guest, Miss
sEassidy. of Pittsburg.
= Mrs &C.. g. De Coster has issued in
y lldllQuSa lOf d DIIQS6 party on Fiji
day. Mrs. c. L. Carman, of Portland
.avenue, will give a bridge party on
Friday. The largest event of the week
will be the debut of Miss Lillian Ran
hey-eH-Thursday at the tea given by
eller mother during the hours between
3 and 6, pleasant old-time fashion
sgivings plenty of time for all. and in
this case ~ihany out of town guests
have been hidden. Mrs. Ranney will
sbe assisted by nearly sixty of her
friends and by last years and this
years debutantes. Miss Ranney is
one of the prettiest girls of the younger
aset and bids fair to be very popular.
aShe will receive with her mother on
Tuesday afternoons and evenings
Throughout the winter.
Mrs. Thomas Foley of Summit ave-
e1lue, has issued cards for a tea on
Tuesday, sNov.sS, at which she will in
troduce her daughter, Miss Foley The
shours are from until 6. Mrs Foley
has not lived in ST. Paul more than a
year or two, but has made many
.friends Miss Foley is a Vassar grad
gate. Rev. Theodore Sedgwick and
Mrs, Sedgwick, of Ashland avenue, will
abe at home to their friends and parish