The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-13

five inches long. on a gold chain which
has topazes strung along at intervals In
the usual way.
They've a new kind Of semiprecious
stone found in Colorado out at the Fair.
! saw 1t the other day in one Of the Colo
RADIO exhibits in the Mines and Metallurgy
building. 1t is a mixture OF dark green,
like malachite, and the rich Opaque blue
OF the lapus lazuli. 1t would make q
stunning cross and chain, and be decided
ly new as we'll.
1t is from this blue and green stone. by
the way. that the costume combination
took its start. Mr.. Bell OF Denver tells
me that one day a Denver coutouriere Of
considerable Western distinction CHANGED
to see the mineral In his display. ghe was
at once attracted by the great harmony Of
two colors that had hitherto been regard
ed as entirely dissonant, and declared that
she would Immediately proceed to create
a dress combination. using those two tints.
Some wealthy Denve widow wore the
gown and created a sensation at the New
York Horse Show that fall. which was at
least eight years ago. Since then the
combination of blue and green has become
tAAAAo AieSo&s iAAo lAoA6pVAodbAW
What on earth do you suppose I found
Myrtle doing this morning when I went
over to see how the trousseau Is coming
alongT' e~xplosively declared one OF the
aforesaid Myrtle's bridesmaids, as she
met me on the avenue.
Il haven't the slightest idea," was my
entirely original and witty reply.
We'll, 1 e up to the eewing-room
when I reached the house and discovered
Myrtle surrounded by ~tableoloths and
napkins to the tune OF several dozens, I
mean several dozen napkins and q whole
lot Of the other thinga And what do you
suppose she is marking them all? Actu-
ally with the initial Of the man she Is go
Ing to marry. A great big 49, on every
napkin and tablecloth cornerl Her
fance's last name is Simpson, you know.
Really, when I saw those SIS / 1ust
gasped. hen I asked her In as calm a
tone as / could muster why she didn't
put her own initial on them, and she Just
said she thought the other was ever 30
much nicer. as her name would be Simp-
son anyway. She positively didn't seem
to think that she was committing ono Of
the most awful crimes that q bride could
perpetrate. I don't believe hat she knows
any better. Finally, I couldn't stand It
any longer, and ! said:
We'll, just suppose that rot change
your mind at the last minute and marry
some other man7 What will you do with
al those S's?'
But my question didn't seem to worry
her in the least, and she just went on
plastering the paper-mache letters on the
corners and threading her needles with
mercerized cotton floss. Isn't It awful?
Can't you tell her what bad form It isT"
Please, Miss Myrtle. read this paragraph
before you get any more napkins and
table cloths marked with an 8 that may
not belong to you.
Miss Helen Gould will entertain her
friends in town by giving a large recep-
ton on Thursday. November. II. at the
Buckingham. The hours are from 4 to Z
O'Clock. and the guests are to be both
men and women
So many families are in mourning this
fall. 1t means that society will either ave
to be recruited from the new persons who
have Just come to town or else that large
and lavish entertaining will be conspicuous
by its absnce this winter.
When Mrs. Don Morrison issued cards
for her last large reception a fortnight
ago she found hat more than q hundred
persons sent REGRETS because they were in
mourning. And hat means a very large
proportion of st. Louis society. It In
cludes the canla family. the Benoists,
the Papins. the Drews the Bakewells, the
Kauffmans. the Charles Biakes, the Keh-
lors Of Handkerchief place. which includes
Mrs. Dickson Walsh. the C~hauvenets, the
Chopins. the Ionic Churches, the Rob
ert Mudd family. which. of course. in
cludes his sisters. Mrs Sidney Walker and
Mrs. Isaac Cook. the Harold .Tittmanns,
the Daughadays. the Huntington. Smiths
and Griswoids- the Rreckinridge Joneses.
the Kennetts n their yerv large oodnec-
tion the Maxons. the Mortons, the Charles
Nueents and the PrewittA
SERENA LAMB