The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06

ander Catheart, Of Goodrich avenue,
have gone to Cleveland. Mrs. Gardner
Moore, Of Goodrich avenue. has re-
turned from the East. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Lightner, of Summit avenue,
have gone south. Mrs. Page, of Fargo,
sister of Mrs. Robert Wheaton, has
been at the Hotel Ryan for a few
days. Mrs. William T. Maxdeld, who
has been the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Harrison Foster, of Laurel avenue, left
Thursday night for her home in Lex
ington. KY. Mrs. Charles Thompson, of
Summit avenue, is visiting Mrs. Fred
erick DriseoI in Chicago, and will go
to Milwaukee before returning. Miss
Clara McQuillan and Philip McQuillan,
of the Aberdeen, have gone to Coro-
nade Beach, Cal. Mrs. j. T. Barnum
has gone to Baltimore.
Among very informal affairs Of the
past week were tfimble bee given
by Mrs Theodore Schultz, OF the Aber
deem, Monday afternoon in honor Of
Miss Conradine Schumacher, an in
formal evening of bridge given Tues
day by Miss Finch, of Summit avenue,
thimble bee given by Mrs. P. ]. Kali
man Thursday afternoon for some Of
the spring brides to be, and dinner
given Wednesday by Mrs. Shandrew,
of the Ashland, for Miss Sanborn, Miss
Taylor and Miss Rossum.
Mrs. C. j. A. Morris entertained a
small circle of bridge players Thurs
:, oxk x,,r WIZ Hf, q n
Mr.. Kerby, of the Wigwan on Holly
avenue, entertained a small company
at bridge. Mrs. Blaben, of the Aber
deem, left for Chicago Thursday eve
ming. Col. Dorst, of the Aberdeen,
left Friday morning for Fort Assin-
boine.
Mrs. Robert Seymour, OF Duluth,
gave another of her delightful talks on
American Art Thursday afternoon at
the residence of Mrs. C. M. Griggs, on
Summit avenue. The speaker gave an
Interesting resume of the lives and
work Of the artists of what is known
as the middle period, during and just
after the close of our Civil war. There
arose about that time a group Of genre
painters who painted what they saw,
homely enoug'h:scenes in themselves, but
those that appeal to the human heart.
Among the best known Of that period
were William Sidney Mount, j. G..
Brown, Winslew Homer and William
Morris Hunt, the latter Of whom be-
came very great and did much wonder
full mural painting, notably on the walls
of the Albany capitol and which I'M
fortunately were later destroyed. She
spoke, too, Of La Fargo, Of whom she
said 1t was reported he would DID
some designing for our own capitol,
and of the plans for the finishing and
enVirons Of the latter, which if car
ried> out will make it one of the most
beautiful buildings in the country.
Mrs. Seymour is a graceful and pleas
ing speaker and thoroughly at home
upon the subject of art. She closed
her lecture with brief sketch Of
some Of Americas first sculptors, nota-
bly, Thomas Ball, Palmer and ]. Q. A.
Ward. whose statue of Henry Ward
Beecher is one of the most worthy
things in this country. The next meet
ing of the class will be held Thursday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Charles Schuneman, 275
Summit avenu.
Weddings, which while not here are
of interest to people of this city, are
those of Almts Eugene Ninton to Miss
Anne Hurry, which recently took
place in Indianapolis, the cards Of
which were received by many per-
sons in this city who re-
member the Ninton family when they
lived here years ago, and a prospective
marriage in May of Charles l.. Som
mers, of st. Adams street, who will
marry Miss Davidson. of New York.
Letters received from New York re-
Gently tell of a studio tea given by
Miss Katherine Harrington, of this city,
who has finished her studies. and a
short time ago opened a studio of her
own, since which time she has been
much encouraged by her success.
Miss Harrington is now painting Miss
Dorothy Dennelly. who has been play