The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-27

are to be worn in the spring The ma
irons at last are to blossom gayly as
the debutantes in street attire-in fact,
some of the prettier styles for Easter
VIII be so daring as to require the con-
seriousness of the state matrimonial as
a balance. Fancy a really giddy girl
Drawing the public gaze in any one of
the more venturesome patterns to be
seen in the shops of dfessmakers who
lay In stock months instead of weeks
ahead. The combination of feminine
and sartorial frivolity would be little
too frothy even for the twentieth CEN
fury maid. But Mrs. Grundy gracious
ly permits madame to wear almost
anything. Not that the gown Mrs.
Forbes wore was frivolous. Far from
it. 1t was only the harbinger of real
ity snatched from the early future.
Wait till the new silks burgeon!
Where Shall Lakeside society turn for
leadership when two such powers as
Mrs. Ogden Armour and Mrs. P. A.
Valentine are at war, and all about no
more important a subject than the
choice of decorations for the charity
ball? Malicious gossip has it the dis
pute arose over the microscopic point
whether the Valentine or Armour
'scutcheon should be used as the left
motif of the medallions that punetu-
ated the festoons. Still more spiteful
small talk insists twas the color scheme
that played the mischief. The fact is
it was nothing grayer than the design
of the dance cards. What each matron
wanted has not been disclosed, since
the committee on arrangements, in de-
spair of compromise, took the matter
in hand and had the coat-of-arms of
Illinois ernblazoned on the tiny folders.
More and more does fashion seem to
revert to the old things, to the fads
and fancies of our grandmethers. Coral
sets. oval bracelets with canoes or
miniatures inset with stones, fat stoles
and pillow shaped muffs, all among the
great favoriteS of fashion, are Followed.
forsooth, by Venetian bead work en-
broideries made into all sorts of arti-
cies. Purses, reticules, card cases, op-
era glass and fan bags are shown in
beautiful designs and colorings, mount
ed in gold, silver or gun metal frames
plain Or embellished with Jewels. They
enjoy great vogue. For years past Mrs.
Rhinelander Waldo has been an en-
thuSiast over Venetian beadwork and
she has what is probably the finest coll
lection in this country Of early and
later examples of this dainty handi-;
craft. One prominent jeWelry house to
which the revival of this old handiwork
is almost solely due, has standing or
der to supply Mrs. Waldo with one Of
the most artistic patterns in any new
line. Seine of the richest of the new
effects are in combinations of art pot
terry colorings, produced by the rich
browns and yeliews and ambers of
skiflfuily arranged Venetian beads.
These beads have to be imported from
Italy and Holland, and the work Is done
by Bohemian women from drawings by
jewelry designers.
At last the original and highly ath-
letic Mabel Hay Barrows has ANNOUNCE
ed her enga cement, and great will be
the curiosity Of her many women
friends as to the personality and abili-
ties<of her fance. He's Henry Mus
sey, professor of economics and his
tory in New York university. For
years Miss Barrows was well known in
Boston society of the ultra intellectual
sort. and then. she saw two seasons Of
Washington while her father, Rev. DR..
Samuel J.. BarfowS, was in congress as
representative from the bitterly con-
tested Tenth district of Massachusetts.
DR.. Ra.Tows, clergyman. anthrepist.i
lawgiNer and Student of sociology and
economics, has been kaeNtn for years
DIS gil ss-ehoiity On rcidSSicdi SUBJECTS
and has spent much time abroad
browsing over classic Greek and Latin
pastures. Always he has been accom-
panied by his energetic daughter DIR.
Barrow5 and family live here now, and
Miss Barrows viii be recalled by many
as the prime mover for the fine per-
Torrance of the Greek drama, Ajax"
which was given with Grecian sim
plicity in Clinton hall, on the lower.
East side, last winter. In that She
played the leading waman.s role. Aft
erwards the company. by request. ap-