The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-05

Very few of the dancing classes
have discontinued their meetings dur
Ing. Lent and nearly all or the caro-
clubs are playing as usual. or course
a few members have dropped out. but
not enough to make it advisable to
postpone the gatherings.
II do wish people would be consist
ent in their observance of Lent"
grumbledt a woman yesterday, whose
plans had been broken into bits by
her church friends Some of them
will play cards and be mortally Of
Tended If you ask them to dance and
others will dance and regard you
with painful scorn If you hint at
cards. There is one card club whose
members will not play for prizes, but
on Easter the money which would
have been spent in favors will be CIV
en- to the church as an offering Of
self denial and yet the church men
were so opposed to a card party as a
means Of raising funds for church
institution not long ago that the wo-
men had to abandon their plans after
all Of their arrangements were made
The younger women and matrOns
are finding distraction from the social
stagnation in the Industrial schools
and Saturday mornings many of them
are with their classes at Riverside
and Hope chapels, or in st. Marks
parish house, teaching the small girls
how to thread their needles and how
to keep them threaded. Last week
conversation flowed briskly in one
| class and each member was eager
| to tell items of family interest in
| which the fathers occupation, If he
had any, was proudly mentioned.
There was chorus of carpenters, fac
tory employees and street laborers and
then a little colored girl announced
with great pride: my fathers a
travelling man"
And so he was" laughed the pretty
teacher, porter on sleeping car. 1t
reminded me of the benefactress
ter of a man Of letters who proved on
investigation, you remember, to be the
| postman.'' ~ .-. ..z.. ..
There was a sale of silk skirts on
Nicollet avenue the other day and a
sedate white-haired woman was look
| ing at the gayest of them, the most
vivid reds, greens and yellows.
What can you want with such
| terrible colors ?" asked a friend, whose
curiosity had carried her half across
the store.
1T isn't for myself" absently re-
piled the white-haired woman, as she
looked critically at noisy pink and
yellow plaid. IT am getting for one
Of the Children
But all of your children are boys!"
was the startled exclamation.
80 they are, but I am putting one
Of them in dresses!" was the evasive
answer, and it was not until she tore
| her attention from the gorgeous mass
of color long enough to explain that
| the son in question belonged to the
| Roosevelt club and would take part
in Baron Humbug," did her friend
| cease to regard her as In need of a
bottle of nerve tonic.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage Of Mrs. Florence M. Cotton
and George Thwing, which will take
place Tuesday evening, March IL, al
IS o'clock at 3104 James avenue s.
| Mrs. Fred Rollins will entertain a,
cards Thursday afternoon, March II
at her home, TO Seventh avenue Sc
Mrs. Charles johnson has, invited E
group Of women for luncheon Wednes.
day at her home on Highland avenue
Mrs. William Donaldson, the Misses
Elizabeth and Williamina Donaldson
left Thursday evening for Biloxi, Miss
There is quite a colony Of st. Pau
and Minneapolis people at Biloxi anG
letters tell of all sorts of pleasures
with golf, of course, leading the lis
Of amusements.
Miss Frances Nye Of 270S Pillsbur,
! avenue entertained thirty Of he
music last evening.
Spring flowers furnished the charm
ing appointments for the card part!
which Mrs. Charles A. Robinson CAV,
yesterday afternoon at her home, 1892
Portland avenue. It was a very in
formal gathering and after the game
a dainty luncheon was served.
Mrs. Thomas w. Stevenson gave
prettily appointed luncheon Of twelv
- covers yesterday afternoon at he
home on Portland avenue.
A wedding which will bring Bird
to Minneapolis was quietly solemn
lied Wednesday afternoon at the HON
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W
J. Mcmillan In st. Paul, when thei
daughter Anne and Grenville W
Baker of this city were married. Rev
and only small group of friends wer
: present.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Goldman have an
30 nounced the engagement of thei
daughter Bertha, to Charles snilel
|
CALCULATIONS of their friends Tuesda
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mr.
Goldman, 1916 Ninth street S. an
about eighty guests were presen
Mines. Hoffman and Smilovitch pre-
sided at the supper table and We're as
sisted by the Misses Anna and Len
Goldman. The wedding will TAX
place in September.
The senior class Of the South .hig
school had a jolly time at the part
;. which Miss Helen Crittenden CAV
Wednesday evening at her home, 25s
2 Twelfth avenue S. Mr.. and Mrs. job
> j.. Crittenden and Miss Ethel Critter
den aided in entertaining and mus
and parlor games were pleasant diver
sions. Present were Misses Blend
s Rasmussen, Mabel Hughes, Agne
s. Hill. Francelle Smith, Lucy Bucker
dorf; Messrs. Seth Gilkey, Theodo1
Bauer, Ed Chestnut, Harry Capro
- and Frank Clay.
q PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
DR.. and Mrs. e. F. storke are home fro
Europe.
10 Leota camp, No. 112 r. n Of A. will ri
, card party Friday evening in the hail. Nicoll
q avenue and Eighth street.