The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-21
81 COMMENT OF THE GAY WORLD DONGS IT'S PEOPLE K
Duncan Dean Is Engaged to Chicago Girl
LOG Cabin Dnners---Some Interesting
Ideas in Mourning Gowns.
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We'll. the only thing I've got against
this Fair OF yours said the Holyokt
merchant to the ST. Louis shoe dealer. Il:
tse overcharging for food. We've all gor
&c eat. you know. and we don't like 10 be
robbed"
Come round this building said the st
Louis g. d." He pulled his friends Goa,
sleeve until they came within eye range
of a sign. 1t read:
Sandwich and coffee. 10 cents"
Full meal. q cents
PERFECT GORGE. G5 cents"
The Holyoke man laughed and said he'd
stand treat on the last
One OF St Louis's frequent girl visitors
10 Miss Adele Wait OF Greenville IL. who
comes over so often that We really quite
consider her our own property. Some GO
Mai gentlemen-young. of course-in the
West End would like to induce her TO be
come their especial and particular prop
erty. this fall. I understand. but so far
she Gays them nay. and rejoices in her
delightful and ged good times. Miss
Wait has just returned home after a visit
"a Cabanne.
Celebrities have a way Of slipping into
town and slipping out again this summer
in the most aEGravating manner. Senator
Fairbanks's second son, who Is at college
with Erastus Wells got here 4 few DAYS
ago and got out again without getting his
picture in the papers even his name In
print, / am certain. And we don't have
sons OF vice presidential candidates 'in
our midst" very often more's the pity.
Then Mrs. HamIin Garland came down
with q houseboat party a week ago. II
see the Fair. anchored off Locust street.
stayed five days. and. too. got away
without so much as single dinner out
side her own charmed circle. And we
don't have distinguished wives of distin-
guished authors with Us every day in sum-
mer. either.
Mra Garland lives in Chicago. as you
probably know. She was Zulema Taft be-
fore her marriage 10 the now famous
writer of Western stories. and is the sis
ter OF dorado Taft. sculptor. She does
not shine by reflected light. however. for
she has done some architectural work of
Skill speaks five languages with great
fiuency. and before her marriage achieved
considerable success as an art lecturer.
with her houseboat party Mrs. Garland
went up the river to st. Paul from St
Louis and will later 90 to her lakeside
cottage in Wisconsin to finish the summer.
I've got one pet trick. which gives me
no end OF malicious amusement and may
incidentally work a reform, on a small
scale" said the Bayard avenue girl who
II homo this summer. Whenever I get |
behind q woman on the street, who has |
her skirt dragging In a demi or a regular |
sweeping train that is gathering in all |
the refuse and keeping the men stepping |
at . lively pace in order not to get in its |
way, DO you know what I do? Well, l !
just walk quietly up behind her and plant |
both my feet on that train and stand |
there. while gazing abstractedly over one
shoulder into the shop windows. Rip the |
eathers7 I should just say SO! And get |
elared at7 Well. rather. whereupon I |
turn. look at the wrathful lady. smile
my best and say. softly. oh. do please
excuse me. I'm sorry! I hope haven't
torn your skirt and then stroll on"
Friday afternoon an engagement was an
nounced in the city of Chicago that will
thrill many Of the younger st. Louis set
Who know that exceedingly nice Duncan
Dean Of the South Side. Miss Mary Bur-
ton, who lives on North State street,
DOneWneTe unuer tL6 caves VI
Park, believe. gave the luncheon, and
told her girl chums that she expects to
marry Mr.. Dean this autumn. She Is
OF Mr. J. w. Burton.
I don't know Miss Burton. but do know
Nf. Dean and 1t seems to me that the
Chicago girl ought to be very happy
one Just now.
The Corwin spencers didn't so East after
I'll. Somebody fell Ill that they expected
to visit and 20 they decided to stay at
home, which has been. as you know. very
and very nice all the month.
Miss Spencer went over to Indiana a short
time ago, but is now home.
Last Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer took
! few Worlds Fair Directors and their
wives out to the Log Cabin Club for an
dinner. 1t was a great sue
psss Mrs. James Gay Butler tells me
that the Log Cabin chef is a dream. and
one vegetable dish they inspected that
FAY was simply delicious. II was con-
poctsd of young beets. SO small that they
we're scarcely larger than marbles. The
green and tender tops were left on for