The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-25

( Carnahan, who is one Of the members
Of the Sigma Chi fraternity, which will
be eak1G1sined at the club that even
ing.
Mrs. Roy sMaxfeld will give q re-
ception Saturday afternoon at her home
Oh Aldrich avenue s, in honor Of Miss
EDNA Leighton, who will leave in a
few weeks for the south. The reception /
will be preceded by a luncheon.
Among the pretty incidents of Nine.
Bernhardt1s stay in Minneapolis was
the exchange Of courtesies between Miss
Evelyn Keith and the great TRACE
dienne. just as Nine. Bernhardt was
about to leave the Plaza for the last
time yesterday noon Miss Keith sent a
large bunch Of yiolets to her room.
The artist promptly returned the COM
pliment by sending an autographed pho
tograph to, the donor. When Nine. Bern
hardt passed thru the lobby to the
victoria which was waiting to take her
to the Auditorium, the observant spec
tators noticed that while her maids
carried large punches of roses and
other flowers, Nine. Bernhardt herself
carried the flowers sent her by the
Minneapolis girl.
Few artists who have visited Mime
apolis have been as closely observed in
their every act as was the great French
woman. The interest in the actress was
1 SO great that it took in all the mem.
bers OF her encourage and wherever
they appeared they at once became the
center Of interest. When Nine. Seylor,
madam's companion, and one Of the
masculine members of her suite entered
/ the news stand in the Plaza lobby to
purchase souvenir postcards they were
| closely watched They were interested
| chiefly In views of Che Mississippi and
paid little attention to pictures of pub
lie buildings or parks. Mr.. Mcmillan
suggested that they might care for
some views Of the Minneapolis -four
mills-'the most famous in the
i world. -
The two French people exchanged a
few words and then the man said, with
a gesture Of dissent, "Ze most famous
! in re worldg Has re monsieur nevair
heard Of Eat grand Moulin Rouge in Eat
dear Paree9' vs..
Apropos of the stories of Nine.
Bernhardt's exacting caprice which
1 have been freely circulated, Richard
Armstead, head waiter at the Plaza,
enters an emphatic denial. Owing to the
fact that he can talk French, Armstead
was given the task Of taking madam g
meals to her room and approached it
with many misgivings. -.
; "Mme. Bernhard is much wronged
by the stories of i'll nature and caprice
circulated about her. he said, after
her departure. 8 She always treated me
with courtesy and never compliance
about anything. When she learned that
our Kitchen closed at pm. and that
E the chef and g would have to remain
s on duty till midnight to serve her a
hot meal upon her return from the
theater, she insisted that we serve her
a cold lunch and would not accept our
offer to provide something hot. Her
treatment of her servants appeared to
be most democratic and Courteous :
A number Of young people went over
to st. Paul Wednesday evening to at
+ tend the ball which the Minnesota Boat
club gave in the iarmory. Guy Northrup
= and his sister, Mrs. Sidney Butler Dean,
i We're among the young people who took
81 part in the tableaux which cleverly ad-
syertised different st. Paul firms. E.
Did you notice that at several Of the
afternoon affairs which were given re-
Gently card playing was omitted, and
instead there were informal programs
L of music and recitationsa Our young
\ women of today are SO accomplished
/ that it almost seems pity not to make
:: use Of their talents ~oftener One
Il hostess who entertained last week had
l. quite bevy of pretty girls singing and
. playing, and several of the matrens
: read interesting selections. It was all
:. so enjoyable and delightful that one
= Of the guests remarked, "What a relief
" it Is not to have to listen to trumps
your serve, queen Of hearts and other
y card phrases all the time' Miss
r Louise Pye, one Of the younger society
9 girls, Mrs. Fred Gray, we'll known in
! the social set, and Miss Ruth Barber
n have all assisted their hostesses at re.
$ cent gatherings by giving vocal mum:
bers. Mrs. G. T.. Evarts, who has been
away from Minneapolis for quite
d a while, and who only recently returned
t has appeared at informal gatherings
It and has ightened the burden Of the
9 hostesses by entertaining the guests
/ with cleverly interpreted readings. Mrs
= SAdIAo oIupoOHts1S dHOCueI VI our So
/ ciety women who reads well and enter,
: tainingly and who is persuaded occa.
= sionally to appear in the midst Of he1
{. friends as an entertainer. j
d The visit of Nine. Bernhard last
!. week has given an impetus to the study
Of French. People who did not under.
stand a word the famous tragedienne
3 uttered were plainly envious Of their
r friends who did, and today many a
+ woman has made a solemn resolution to
n read French for at least an hour a day
Q thru Lent. The women took it much
e more seriously than the. men. The lat,
= ter seemed to regard listening to a
y French play as a huge joke, and several
- wel1-known clubmen greeted THEN
friends in the Auditorium by jocula1
IL u. q . b.