The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-04

The coming Of Ash Wednesday will
not put an end to the merry round of
there has been no merry round. The
season has been terribly dull and there
has been a sad lack Of large affairs.
People went away SO early this year
that the few large receptions and balls
which were given were crowded into
October and November. The young
people have managed to have a jolly
time in an informal way and they
went into winter sports with an ardor
that made some Of the girls quite ex-
pert with skis and snowshoes But
even the snow has slipped away and
everybody's attention. No one objects
to it as a Lenten diversion and you
know some people won It play cards, and
others won t dance until the tactful
person is Obliged to step lightly to
avoid treading on someone 8 pet pen
ance. People are never SO inconsist-
ent as in the observance of Lent. The
girls are already talking Of their Lent
en- clubs and the popular game Of five
hundred will divide favor with thimble
bees. .%
The hostesses' ball Easter week will
be an event to look forward to and we
have now a faint conception of what
the Auditorium will mean socially. The
lack of proper place to give large
not having more formal dances, but
now we have a more splendid ballroom
than was ever hoped for. Apropos of
dances, who will be the first to revive
the quadrille in: Minneapolis? 1t has
come in with the 1880 skirts, the ruffled
fchu and the parted couture and has
been the rage in New York this win:
tor damon op6 10 f,,11 Of
a quaint old-fashioned courtesy that is
, charming. 1ss.---- .....: =. .r-
Already people are talking Of the
spring weddings and those who know
count at least one large affair and half
dozen small ones in which society vii
= be interested. You can run across one
of the brides almost any morning in
= the shops looking at trouseau fnery an6
, her anxiously important face tells hel
:, secret to whoever cares to look for it
= Mr.. and Mrs. George Esnond an
, nOunce the engagement Of their daugh
: ter Charlotte, to Chester Bemis Sim
mons.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Frykholm an
, nounce the engagement Of their daugh
! ter Lavina, to John Howatt of Wash
l ington, DC. The wedding will tak'
! place i'll May.
i What picture the auditorium pre-
val! Now that we have shown wha
= Minneapolis can do in the way Of fur
y nishing a brilliant audience it is hopet
that we will not lapse back into provin
I cialism But we will scarcely have al
! opportunity, t u close, after, the festi!ya
with the Minneapolis Symphony OF
| cheStra at it's sixth concert Tuesda-
evening, March IA. s. Nine. Gadski
la great favorite in Minneapolis an
|society is sure to pay her the complj
r ment Of being present iu1lts smartes
clotnes. Hes1st 49,, r1IEffyoa1a
Next weeks i1Iair Is for Miss Gene
We've Mullin "a lude 8 luncheon t
! be given Friday III Miss Minnie Troer
= die, and a dinner for both Miss Multi
and Mr.. Blake, at which Mrss @. "
Hubbard. of l6l0 Stevens avenue wi
@Ebe the hostess.
J. Mrs. f. G.. Cameron Of Tenth avenu
$ N, will entertain twenty-five youn
women Tuesday afternoon at hanl
kerchief shower for Miss Wilhelmin
Swanson Swanson I'D The wedding We t Of f. mis- Mis-
teresting affairs which will take plac
after Easter.
& Miss Grace Norton entertained twe1
l. ty of her college friends at luncheo
e today at the home Of her grandmothe
is This evening Miss Sanford Of st. Pal
g will give a dancing party for Miss No
y ton, Horace Hay of New York an
e. Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Underwood of Oh
cago.
9 Last evening Miss Grace Woodma
%, entertained for the same group {
y, " guests at colonial ball. Red, whit
~ and blue bunting, carnations and SIN
~ n. lax were used in the decorations. Mi
ID Norton and Mr.. Hay represented Geors
is and Martha Washington. Other prom
IS nent colonials were represented by 9TH
guests. Supper was served in the di
- ing room, which was also in red, viii
rs and blue. Miss Woodman was aide
rs by Miss Norton, Florence Hill and MI
o. Horace Merwell Of Winona.
as Mrs. Olga Won W. Haskell has ju
lg returned from a most delightful trip
u Gsn Cana "a and the east. Mrs: Haskt
~, to visit Sir Louis and Lady Davis, al
-. be present at the many affairs viii,
-. always attend the opening of parli
rs ment in the Canadian capital. She W
=, present at the first drawing room he
III, IL, by Earl and Lady Grey, and was t
oCEouu ldty E)IeSeuleu TO the new go
ernor general. Mrs. Haskell was
e corted by Sir Mackenzie Bowles, al
I'M wore a handsome gown Of yellow sill
n fashioned with spangled lace. She wo
III, the veil and the three marahout feat
'ol ers which, is. demanded by the Engli
n court, and she created a sensation f
she was quite the most stunni7
IL woman presnet. At the opening
&C. parliament, Mrs. Haskell wore a pref
nd Charlotte Corday costume Of green a.
7r- pink. For week there was a brillia
le- series of social functions, and M
IT. Haskell had several opportunitj
in of meeting Earl and Lady Grey:
rs. Louis and Lady Davis have large di
If. ner for their guest, at which Earl a
he Lady Grey; the premier, Sir Wifi
OIL Laurier and Lady Laurier, members
he the cabinet and of parliament we
present. Mrs. Haskell also went
II, Montreal to be present at the brillia
ball, at which Earl and Lady Grey we
IT,, welcomed to that city.
1in, After her visit in Canada, Mrs. III
kell went down to New York and
Philadelphia, where she spent a we
eer with her son, William, who is at sch
nod at Haverford. She visited her sist
Mrs. Will Kelly and Mrs. N.
Der Ives in Chicago, where she was guest
honor at number Of affairs. M
Witt Ives will be remembered as the pqpu
reg Miss Virginia Reynolds.