The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25

people awake, and daytimes the mos
quitoes and flies were a nuisance. The
parlor Of the best hotel was SO dark
that all had to gather in the general
smoking-room. Canned vegetables. were
served, and the fruit was not half as
good as up our way, because the very
best that is, raised south is shipped
north. Of course in fair weather they
had beautiful sails and delightful walks
on the shell road which runs for miles
along the gulf shore, and there are all
sorts of out-of-door pleasures, but then
fair weather seems to be at premium
south as well as here, and the nights
where blankets and bedding had to be
hung around the heaters to take the
chill and dampness out Of them were
far more frequent than the nights when
one could omit such precautions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lowry, who left
early this winter for Arizona, will not
be back for several months yet, they
will barely arrive in Minneapolis before
: 1T is time to move to their country home
at Monticello. Mr.. and Mrs. G. j..
Martin have returned from a trip to
the West Indies, but Mrs. Martin is
now visiting in Philadelphia and will
not come home until after Easter.
Many Of the Minneapolitans will con-
gregate around Philadelp hia for Easter
as that is the height Of the social sea-
son at Atlantic City.
Mrs. r. B. Langdon writes that she
will. be home from California about
April 3, and Mr. and Mrs. A. r. Rand
and family are also planning to be back
in Minneapolis next week. Mrs. Wilbur
F. Thayer, Wilbur Thayer, Jr., and
Whitman Thayer, who have been spend
ing the past three months at several
southern points along the Gulf of Mex:
leo, returned home last week. Captain
and Mrs. s. P. Snider, who with the two
Morrison children are located at a
handsome villa in Biloxi, will not be
home until some time in April. Mr..
and Mrs. E. N. Osborne are home from
delightful southern trip. Mrs. A. K.
Corrigan and Miss Bernadette Kelly,
who have been in Southern California
since last January, returned home Fri
day morning and are with Mrs. Kelly
at the West hotel.
Mrs. WI. Bassett is visiting in
Washington, D. c., and is the guest. of
Mrs. Henry Greene Cole. Mrs. Cole
was formerly Miss Spsanne Fletcher,
and her marriage to Captain Cole last
fall was one of the handsome affairs
While Washington society is subject to
strict Lenten observance there are 4
number of delightful affairs which Mrs
Bassett has been attending and which
have been given for her. -,
Miss Nellie Quirk of Vine place is
entertaining the Misses Ashley Of Penn
sylvania. The three young women have
been college chums at Smith college
and during their visit in Minneapolis
there will probably be quite little
entertaining in their honor. Mr.. and
Mrs James .Quirk, who are abroad, are
now in England and are not expected
home until after Easter.
The golfing season opened yesterday
and altho the links were rather wet anG
muddy, quite a number Of the Mini
kahda club men were on ! the links
Later in the evening the men and the
women dropped in at the clubhouse fol
an Informal dinner, and among those
who entertained at the club for a small
party Of friends were w. F:tBrooks ant
Earl Luce. Mrs. F. :G. Winston, Jr.,5 was iE
the hostess to party Of women at al
informal luncheon at the, club earlier
in. the week. Informality is the key