The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-15

neapolis society was at the Roosevelt
show last night, friends Of one of the
prominent girls of the younger set
remarked upon her absence and Won
dered why one seat was vacant
This is how it happened.
The young lady, who will be de-
scribed no further than to say that
she is tall was one Of the guests at
a dinner preceding Baron Humbug,"
and that she might be fittingly attired
for so important a social function,
she wore a most becoming lace gown,
with large chiffon sleeves and French
heeled shoes.
But it was not her lucky day.
The heroine Of this true story was
safely conveyed to the home Of her
hostess and duly directed to the dress
ing-room on the second floor. AS she
was about to descend the broad stairs,
the heel Of her left shoe caught on
Ethe top step. She slipped and fell,
and a large and long rent in the lace
skirt testified to the rapidity Of her
descent.
The rent was mended.
Somewhat flustered but still in COM
mand Of the situation, she took her
that she reach for something, as duck
was being served. One large duck
| became entangled in the chiffon of
her sleeve, and before any one could
| avert the disaster the duck was snug
ly in her lap.
"Now, don't let that spoil your
gown! We will excuse you and you
can go up to the bathroom and have
it washed out before it is too late, y
said the thoughtful hostess, and the
heroine repaired to the bathroom. She
looked at the various faucets in sight
and then leaned over and turned the
| handiest.
1t was for the shower bath.
Enough Is as good as too much"
said the flower Of fashion, and she
ordered her carriage, went directly
home and spent what might have
been glorious evening in the doubt
full comfort Of tears.
Mrs. O. G. Wyman Of Park avenue
gave a luncheon to-day for her. niece,
Miss Ristine, who has been visiting in
the city and at Fort Smelling for some
time. The color scheme of the deco
being used. Covers were laid for
sixteen and several Of the guests were
| from the fort.
The faculty of the Northwestern
! Conservatory Of Music had a house
warming last evening in the new
apartments in the Dayton building
Palms and flowers, with red-shaded
lights, made the rooms attractive. A
delightful feature of the evening was
the program which was given by
Mines. Marsh, Marie Gjertsen Fischer
Elizabeth Brown Hawkins, the Misses
Marion, Florence Verge, Gertrude
Dobbyns and Wilma Anderson, and it
included vocal and instrumental num-
bers and readings. Frappe was
served by the Misses Avery and Boer
|
4 Mrs. T. B. Bent of Chicago is in the
city, the guest Of Mrs. F. Billiter, and
several social affairs have beer
planned in her honor. Thursday af.
! ternoon a box party will be given al
the Lyceum theater, and Friday after.
noon Mrs. L. c.. Caswell ofsColumbus
avenue will entertain. Mrs. w. Bea
will give a musicale Friday evening.
i A shamrock party was given yester.
day afternoon by Mrs. Ruthven B
Keller at her home on Clinton avenue
and thirty guests gathered in the
green-decked parlors to play six-hanC
shamrocks, as did the bonbon boxes
which were the souvenirs. After the
games luncheon was served in the din.
ing-room, where white carnations anc
ferns were in the center of the table
which was crossed with green rib
bons.
When the friends of Miss Mar!
Sturgis of st. Paul heard that she ha6
left the convent Of the Visitation a
Georgetown, D. c., they wondered i
, she had abandoned her intention O.
, joining a sisterhood. Miss Sturgis, a!
Minneapolis people well know, is al
unusually clever woman, and she filled
a unique place in ST. Paul society
She went to Georgetown last fall t.
) enter the Order of the Visitation, bu
: after her six months as a postulan
expired, the mother superior, it is said
, decided that she was not adapted t.
the order, and she left the conven
to enter on q novitiate in the Orde
of the Sacred Heart at Albany, N. Y
Miss Sturgis was educated at tn
/. Academy of the Sacred Heart in ST
Louis and has always been interested
r in that order.