The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25
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els Robert Goelet gave to his bride
were compensating. Mrs. Goelet had
two engagement rings. One, a large
ruby was worn by her before the en-
| gagement was announced and later
Goelet gave her airing with a large dia-
mond supported by a feur de lis Of
| diamonds.
The riviere of emeralds the young
| bridegroom gave will be seen at the
| opera, of course, and will rank with
Mrs. Astor's stomacher and Mrs. John
! r. Drexels parure of turuuoises Mrs.
| Ogden Goelet brought the necklace
from Europe, and it was the finest on
| sale in Paris at the time. The value is
| said to be $4,000. Mrs. H. Orme Will
son gave tumblers mounted in solid
gold and the grandparents of Mr.. Goe-
| let, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard T. Wilson,
| sent six gold plates. Probably the
daintiest gift of all was the jeweled
| shoe buckles Mrs. William E. Carter
gave. These were broad buckles, set
with diamonds. and Miss Whelen wore
! them on her wedding slippers.
| Southampton always halls with de-
| light the arrival of the Henry Mays, Of
| Washington, and the tall and majestic
| Miss Isabel May is one of the most
l dlI0I young WOMEN IndI col
/ ony. But she does not pass any more
| time on Long Island than she can help,
! and through the summer she visits In
| Lenox or Newport. When the Newport
| season is on she will divide her time
| between Mrs. Reginald c. Vanderbilt
| and her relatives the Oelrichses. Many
| persons accuse Miss Nav of a certain
arrogance Of m4nrer. 1t is true that
| with folks she doestnot know she is re-
| served to the point Of haughtiness. Miss
| May is fully aware of the position of
| her family.
Once only did Miss May forget her
| pride and lend her presence to an af-
| fair of doubtful Importance. That was
when she was a bridesmaid at the mar
| riage of Miss Alice Thaw to the Earl
| of Yarmouth. Everyone was amazed
when she identified herself with that
| wedding. But she and Miss Thaw were
| good friends and she overlooked the
| fact that the Thaws were not consider
| ed on the top rung of the ladder. Last
1 winter snubbing was given to a
| Washington girl who introduced her
| self to Miss May at a diplomatic re-
| ception. The girl rushed up effusively
| and told Miss May her name. my
| mother is giving a dance for me next
month and we want you to come said
she. do, please, Miss May" An in
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an icy cold note, saying she would not
be present.
| Carrying her troublesome pearls,
| Mrs. Harrison T.. Dulles has sailed for
Europe. The pretty Philadelphian may
| return here in time to visit Newport,
| where her friends the Wideners, Car
| ters and Moore Robinsons have been
| successful. After recovering her pearls
from the government Mrs. Dulles stay
| ed in the Waldorf, where her good
! looks and tasteful gowns. distinguished
| her The muslin gown she wore one
night, when dining with her husband,
! must have represented vast amount
of work. The entire dress was covered
with embroidered flowers. Except for
a bit of lace at the sleeves, there was
no attempt at trimming iiahts
Passengers -onithe Cedric, which
sailed on Thursday for Liverpool, were
attracted by woman in deep mourn-
| ing who stood near the gangplank. Oh
| the jolly SeagoerS this crape-laden. fig
Yre cast a damper.a Recently she had
7 taken part in great tragedy. She is
| Mrs. Robert McLane, of Baltimore,
whose husband shot himself recently.
! The widow is going abroad to escape
| the depressing surroundings of her
| Baltimore home, and, moreover, it is
| said that the immediate family of Mr.
| McLane was not inclined to make
things pleasant for the widow. Even
| in her black costume Mrs McLane
seemed dashing. The thickest of Grape
! wells hung from her small bonnet and
| the gown was almost covered with
| scroll design of Grape. Mrs McLane
| intends to seek out some quiet spot in
/ the French provinces and stay there
/ for several months.4a
|
| On the day of the Slocum disaster
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Thomas were going
| to the races, and at Brooklyn bridge
| they stopped their auto to inquire
| about the calamity. Thomas got out
| handsomely gowned Mrs. Thomas and
her tall husband a little crowd gather
| ed about the machine. Mrs. Thomas
1 hid her face behind a newspaper, and
| when her husband returned to the auto
| told him to scatter a few dimes among
the small boys. Mrs. Thomas that day
| was wearing beautiful picture hat
| in magenta tints. 1t was a huge affair."
| trimmed with ostrich plumes.
| Every one is watching with interest
the efforts of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
| to gain place in the Newport set
! They have two requirements-mon
| and villa. Moreover, they have ex-
| celfent sponsors, and Col. William Jay
| Mrs. Jay and the beautiful Miss Flea
nor never miss an opportunity to push
| ahead this young pair. However, the
| Jays are not going to be in Newport
/ during the summer and the Thomases
| will look to another fairy godmother.
| 1t is said Mr.. Thomas is quite as keen
| about the society racket as his wife
| The career of Linda Lee Thomas reads
/ almost like novel. She is undeniably
| good looking. Her cheeks are pink.
| her hair rich golden and she wears
| her clothes with grace Her teeth are
| like pearls and she is a real lover of
| horses. This affection of hers has en-
deared her to many of the horsy wom-
| en-, and after all there is no quicker
| way into the smart set than through
! horses.
| When Mrs. Thomas was Miss Lee
| Of Louisville, she was not known there
as one of the society girls. She came
| of a good family reduced in circum-
stances, and neighbor invited her to
take trip to Florida. In Palm Beach
rich young Thomas was the great
CATCH and the louisville girl. With
! only certain amount of blonde beau
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