The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21

n Asst week society was; this week
it Is not. From now on gayety
will be only spasrnodic in certain
sets, and even those who do not OBJ
serve Lent are perforce obliged to, as
there are few set circles which do not
number among their number a few
who keep the fast rigidly. Therefore
there will be little doing until April
and then not until the middle of the
month.
The social season just past has
demonstrated one thing distinctly, and
that is the growth of st. Paul. Many
have thought this before, but this win
ter proved that there could be several
large affairs given on the same night
and each we'll patronized by society.
This certainly never happened before.
st. Paul society is becoming very met
ropolitan, and one sign of this is the
dinner giving that has obtained this
year. Never before in the history of
society have so many beautiful dinners
been given as during this season. Card
parties and other less formal ways of
entertaining have been relegated to the
past, and there have been only one or
two fashionable card parties given this
JOOAg leaving Oult VI COuIS6p the I1G0L-
1ngs of one or two card clubs. Dinner
parties and luncheons have been IA
vorite ways Of honoring ones friends,
and we may be permitted to doubt If
anywhere in this country more beauti-
full affairs of this kind have been given
than right here. Certainly nothing is
lacking; charming homes, plenty to do
with in the matter of means and ap-
purtenances, all are here in abundance.
Another feature Of the past winter was
the division Of society into sets. There
are a dozen different sets of young
married people, many sets Of the un-
married, and sets again even among
the old settlers. This is another sign
or growth. Seldom now do all come
together save at some big ball or at a
debutante's tea, and, by the way, there
has not been one large ball this year,
owing to the postponement of the ball
Tor st. Luke's hospital, given annually
until this winter. 1t is doubtful now
whether it will be given until next au-
tumn.
We are to have our annual crop of
weddings in the spring, and one Of the
largest is to be that Of Mr.. Edward
Holbert and Miss Florence Finch,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley B,
Finch, which will be celebrated Thurs
day afternoon. April IA, at o'clock, at
the Church of st. John the Evangelist
Miss Finch will have her sister, Mrs.
Sewall Andrews, Of Minneapolis, as
matron of honor, and the bridesmaids
will be Miss Lessynsky, Of Chicago;
Miss Holabird, Of Evanston; Miss
Spencer, of Minneapolis, and Miss
Humbird, Miss Cecilia Kalman and the
Misses Holbert, all of st. Paul. Mr..
Robert c. Holbert, the groom's brother,
will be his best man, and the ushers
will be his intimate friends, who have
not yet been selected.
Mr.. Holbert and his bride will go
East and expect to be present at the
Price-R isley wedding on the 27th in
philadelphia. When they return they
VIII be at home at the st. Adams, st.
Adams street, where Mr.. Holbert has
taken an apartment. Mr.. w. w. Price
has also taken an apartment in the
same building, and he and his bride
expect to occupy it after May Is.
The wedding of Mr.. Archibald Guth-
RE Clark and Miss Ethel Taylor,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Taylor.
Will take place on Tuesday evening,
April IL, at $3.50 o'clock, at the Church
of st. John the Evangelist. The cere-
mony Will be performed by Rev Theo-
dore Sedgwick, and there will be no
bridesmaids, Miss Taylor having Miss
Cecilia Kalman as maid Of honor. Mr..
clark has not yet chosen his ushers.
The visit Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Du-
rant Jr. is now thing Of the past, and
1t is doubtful If any couple were more
teted than they during their two weeks
IN. st. Paul. Mrs. Durant was very
much liked and expressed herself as
oil rrlk A.
SHOWN her here by Mr.. DurantS friends.
She remarked that the proverbial
southern hospitality was completely
cast into the shade by Western hospi-
tally. A New York society paper said
some very nice things about Mrs. Du-
rant last week in its Charleston news.
At spoke of her as one of that city's
pest Known and most popular women
and said that the bride and groom had
gone to Europe. A trip abroad was In
TENDED by Mr.. and Mrs. Durant, but
the latter preferred to come West and
meet her husbands family and friends.
Mrs. j. T. Clark, OF Fairmount ave-
nue. gave a sleighing party to the
country club Friday night In honor of
her son. Mrs. w. e. Dadmun. of lin
coin avenue, entertained informally Fri
day afternoon. Mrs. w. E. Howard. of
summit avenue, will give a small din
ner tomorrow evening.
Mrs. F. s. Allen, the new president
OF the Minnesota Federation, has made
a very pleasant impression during her
visit in the Twin Cities. It was some
what or an ordeal for Mrs. Allen to
make her first bow at the rniGIwinter
breakfast, as at that affair there are
ABOUT twice as many club women az
ever got together on any other occa-
sion. But she stood the test well and
everybody was charmed with her. Mrs.
Allen is living exempHfication of the
simple life which is the keynote of her
appearance and manner. She was the
guest OF Mrs. A. T. BigeIow. of Mar-
riam Park, during her stay and Iaf+
Yesterday for her home in Dodge Cen
ter. ISM
Mrs. Stemble. who has been tba
guest OF her mother, Mrs. Tarbox for
two weeks, left for her home in Des
Moines last night. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward N. saunders and Miss Saunders
OF summit avenue, sail soon for ItaIv
taking the usual Mediterranean trim
Mrs. L. III. Maxfield will return this
week from Annapolis. where she has
6een visiting her son. Mr.. Louis Max
neld. Mr.. Arthur Cathcart. paymaster
U ,. N, has been in and near Phila-
oelphia for the last six weeks. Mrs
ashton, Who has been. the guest of
MRS. John w Willis left Foy. To oy,,,.<