The Saint Paul globe., 1904-04-30
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM.

one fair example Of the jubilant en-
gagged girl is Miss Katherine G.. Pratt.
who VIII become Mrs. Lycurgtls Win
chester on April 80. She and her moth
er, Mrs. Dallas Bache Pratt. are busy
shopping, and even the girls at the
counters smile at Miss Katherine's good
humor Her smiles are as broad as
the plaza" says her sister. Miss Con-
stance Pratt Last winter, before her
engagement was announced Miss
Katherine wore bulky gold Iocket. the
contents of which she refused TO show
1hls geWgaW was so strange an orna-
ment that her friends might have sus-
pected 1t was an heirloom in a wooer's
famIiy and that mis- picture graced the
interior. But it was not until Miss
Pratt wore a large single diamond that
her friends OWNED she was enga ged
She asserted the ring was birthday
glfC from her parents, but everybody
laughed at that time-worn explanation.
ana soon the cat was out of the bag.
Two attractive girls of the set in
Wh1ch the Pratts move are ''on the
outs" and the why's and wherefores are
poured into sympathetic ears by the
principals. They shall be known as
Gladys and Florence in this case
Gladys father paid for a sumptuous
Paris gown, decked with a collar that
was Intricate and beautiful. Florence
wanted a gown with Just such neck
effect and asked her dear friend GLADYS
II she might have the collar copied.
Gladys showed a reasonable amount of
good nature and sent the frock to
Florence's house, with a note that
read: Don't copy the whole dress.
please Florence was angered by the
warning She promptly returned the
gown, with this message: Don't be
alarmed, dear; l shan't even copy the
precious collar"
It seems like the gala days Of the
70s in the Grand opera house this
week. Every night the boxes are oc-
cupied by fashionable folk who have
not entered this playhouse since West
Twenty third street ceased to he a
Smart" thoroughfare. Miss Elizabeth
Emmet of New Rochelle, is playing in
The Girl With the Green Eyes" and
her friends in society have focked to
see her. 1t is true she has a small Dart.
but when Tit for Tat is put on in the
Savoy, on April %, she will be seen to
better advantage, because she will have
more to do. Miss Emmet is a first
cousin of Mrs. J. N A. Griswold. of
Newport. AS a child she eviRced a
hankering for the stage. Her conserv-
at1ve relatives were reluctant to let her
have her way, but she studied the
theatr1c art and found no difficulty in
getting a start. Among the fashionable
folk who have gathered in the Grand
10 see their friend have been Mr. and
Mrs. Larry" Waterbury, Robert Pot
ter, the Griswolds, Mr.. and Mrs. J. N
Waterbury, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Denison
Hatch, Mr.. and Mrs. Newbury Lawton
and some of the Iselins.
A certain good angel seems to hover
over women of fashion when they
adopt the stage. Miss Emmet las had
smooth sailing. Her appears nee is
strongly in her favor. She, is tall. slen-
der and graceful, and her face lbs a
fascinating expression. Probably her
large black eyes and dazzlingIy white
teeth are her chief charms. She takes
pride in her sense OF humor Il never
could get along without it," says Miss
Emmet: sit is an essential quality for
an actress. Had not seen the funny