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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, October 25, 1903, PART IV, Image 35

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PART IV.
I 14fc Jr'AU-lL.
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MXETY-SIXTH
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That social obligations or an unusual
nature must be incurred by society women
of St. Louis during tho coming jear Is a
foregone conclusion.
Tbeprevence of a "World's Fair In the
elij and the consequent Influx of visitors,
dis'Inguished and otherwise, impel a loos
ening of ihc latch tring whither one Is
aftudted l the p-opcr amnuiu of civic
pride or not
Vs a matter of fart most St. Louis wom
en of prominent are more than ready to
iu their part toward makiiif the World's
Talr sear a memorable one for the clt).
and a, far as their social duties go they
will meet eery requirement. It is Iwrely
pc--.lble thy may surpass the expecta
tions of -.letting strangers bj their ready
stnd welcome hospitality.
St lju's has leng enjoyed the eclat
that comes wiih reputed generosity In
Uie matter of entertainment to visltors.
In short we have managed to boast a lit
tle and b no mean! without reason of
our hchpitalit Our fame In this respect
has gone out Into all lands, and if we
ore to wear this same pleasant and profit
cul halo of .liberalltv In the future we
must "make good" our boast at the time
when the stranger Is here in largest num
bers Murh more than mere formal functions
b g cljlihoure receptions and huge "fteds"
!n banquet halls .ire required to uphold
tMs hospltaIit reputation of ours. Our
v.j.lors want to know St Louis people,
tc sec us In our homes, to be greetei b
meth'ng more than a mere handltake
a' thej pass the receiving part ranged In
line
The Exposition lt-eK will be entertain
ment rnough on a large and digniied
s4le and the foreign commlefom. the
Skje buildings ard such enterprises will
-ach have their own formalities and so
cil'cd entertainments that will look after
it c people en masse.
L-t jc-r French foenlist of conti
Ww? jjgSftSp ififSPslsIfll ilMMMiaiiisaKsw Sr formal wa on certain day, and quite and nnmlstakuN. desire ! Is- hospitable distinctly handsome lUMtess. Tor many fr SJSfpP -.P
jSjggC&WfegS'. jPSEEInv like the Washington way were "at home" to these iiersons of dUttnetion who are here years domestic duties and several be- wl, JKfSor ''" ""'Jf
S-3KflR Sik'tKESum to "nDxi" Tno eared to rail. Strangers from uther countries, ainl show It now. rcavemcuilx kept Mrs. Prune! fully occn- Ef EaSR"" "" ' -." m
SSawfei l jHsElflr who spent their daytime hours at the fair not next summer when they will have pled, and In retirement. With the crow th 'a efSp-f -. -.''jji ,- iy
HKItoBct WBSB&Eey ere "ut Permltted ,0 remain at poky their countrymen around them and have or her son and the marriages of two of sKiv - - '- iiKAtr
BKt'mir hotels In the evening, but had every ep- begun to work off the overwhelming spirit them. J. Dwlghl Perry Francb and David KS: dtp
SKaljPj jaEsSfjPy portunlty to make friends with the native of strangeness in n strange latKl. ij Francis. Jr the house has been latelj Wis--, ''iSaF
gWgvRgft- ffSSB.'' Chlcagoan and to see him in his own prl- WIS. WKLI.S. thrown open for ielal functions to an In- Sfc s ! " --A&jr
Twiii ' mw(w vale lair. a nir r tiut nfwni MaMip at si. created extent. Mrs. l-rancls flndlnc much HjLlHatt'
THE
YEAR.
LIUS WALSH
nental fame wants to meet the St. Iauls
men wIiom books he has read and whoe
Ideas he would be delighted to hear ex
pressed over u deml-larte in a coo", linen
shrouded dining-room on a warm Au
gust night next summer.
Your Dutch painter of agreeable and
sociable temperament wants to see Nor
mands landscapes at first hand, and
would enjoy nothing so much as a drive
to some of the man) and handsome coun
U places out that wa where he. per
chance, ma) find a cozy dinner, congenial
conversation, and. above all, pretty
women Your middle-aged lawyer from
the Hub. who has never made but one
trip this side of Buffalo in his life, and
who is "perfect.) astonished, by Jove at
the extraordinary growth of this marvel
ous Western country." must, positively
must, be thrown, en famllle. with St.
Louis culture and brains and all that he
considers worth while. In order that he
may be - h-icod of what he cannot
.scarcely Credit, on first sight, namely,
that this "marvelous West" has kept
pace, mentallr as well as physically and
agrlcu.turall). with the region up Boston
wa).
In -hort they all these interesting
-trangers have got to be shown. And
they can only gain the greatest good from
the closest range. They must sec us with
our "company manners" laid aside, and,
as I said before. In our own homes.
Chicago's exclusive society persons came
gloriously through this part of their ex
position ten vears ago. ilrs potter Pal
mer, the Catons, the Eddys, Fields. Ar
mours and others, who count for much In
the city b) the lake, threw open thel
homes in the most Informal and generous
manner, and personally saw to It that
Wting strangers of any claims to Impor
tance and Interest whatever received cards
of invitation that admitted thm Intj pri
vate circles.
The women received in thoroughly in
ST.
ST. LOUIS. MO.. SUNDAY. OCTOBER 23, 1003.
formal wa on certain dayf. and quite
like the Washington way were "at home"
to an) body who cared to rail. Strangers
who spent their da) time hours at the fair
were not permitted to remain at poky
hotels in the evening, but had every op
portunity to make friends with the native
Chlcagoan and to see him in his own pri
vate lair.
You can figure out how strong was the
cordial feeling which these visitors tookJ
away from Chicago, how many of them
came again; how miny more have lent
tl elr social and their practical business
a'd to the Wind) City In the decade that
has fo'lowed. These things arc hard to
estimate, but their value Is Inllnlte'y great,
no one can gainsa) that fact
Another thing don't let us wait until
next summer is here to begin the process
of entertaining.
Now is the appointed time
The moment a foreigner of rromlnence
arrives In the city of London h is deluged
with cards of Invitation. He cannot pos
sibly accept all the dinners, the receptions,
the luncheons, the banquets that are Im
mediately planned, perhaps not with en
tire reference to himself, but which are at
least meant to include him as an nemor-'d
cerson.
Xobodv feels quite so lonely in a new
city as one who sreaks a foreign tongue.
If he Is a perron of importance h- proba
bl) has enough Kngllsh at his tongue's
era! for all social purposes, and he should
have an Immediate chance to Improve the
same by using It across the dinner table
and over milad)'s cup of afternoon tea.
The foreign persons who are to be with
us for the next vear are InvarisWv of the
highest culture and refinement. They are
distinctly worth while. And they will ac
cept every Invitation with the greatest
pleasure and thankfulness. I am quite
sure.
Therefore, it does not behoove us to al
low the Mexican, nor the Japanese, nor
again the Cuban Commlsfloner. to lan
guiih In his apartments In the Planter
ever) tine night this autumn. Let us send
him a can! to our little dinner for S this
week or next week. Never mind If we
haven't met him I-et us go to call on
.him or leave our pasteboards some "lay
before the dinner if that Is practiraMe. if
we are a man. and our wife contemplates
giving the dinner. If we can't xa invite
.him pp)way.
When the ladle" of the commission ar
rive of course it I better form to r.i
visits flr-t. but .ct us show some hearty I
LOUIS
and unmlstakubh desire I" le hospitable
to these persons of illstlm lion who are here
from other countries, and show It now.
not next summer when they will hare
their countrymen around them and have
begun to work off the overwhelming spirit
of strangem-pa In a strange land.
Hits. WKLU5.
As wife or the pre-ent Ma) or of St.
Louis, who will also be the Wurld's Fair
Ma) or. Mrs. Rolla Wells occupies the de
cidedly pleasant and enviable petition of
first lady of the city. Her social duties,
therefore, are heavy ami are rapidly ac
cumulating. II) next summer they will
have reached appalling htights.
Fortunately, she Is a woman of marked
social proclivities ami h singularly genial
and kindly nature, well fitted, therefore.,
to entertain vast crowds of strangers, who
will till tier handsome and lately remod
eled house In IJndell boulevard, and whj
must be made welcome at all cu-Hs.
Plana fur specific entertaining or the h
llors are still In a nebulous condition, so
far as Mrs. Wells Is concerned. The how--,
however. Is being greatly t-nlarged and ar
rangements made whereby nearly all the
roomi on the low cr floor may be thrown to
gether, thus making an Weal reception
floor, wherein hundreds of guests may te
comfortable and happy. A palm room w IU
be one of the new feature"
Here Mrs. Wells, aided b) her daughter,
Mrs. Clark Street t. will receive on certain
days and evenings, and probably give a
series of large formal receptions. In addi
tion to her general entertaining.
After the FVIr Is regular!) eipened. there
will doubtless be absolute!) mi nights when
the Wells family will dine alone, and the
days when Mrs. Wells Is not giving either
a tea or a ladles luncheon will be few and
far hetwn-n. Dlrtlngulehed persons of
foreign extraction will find their1 way al
most Immediately to the Wells resMtnee.
and It will c-on-Mltute B center of social Hf
and a delightful meeting ground fr
townspeople of Importance and these vis
itors. Mltf. FHAXCIS.
Mrs David Rowland Franets's social
prominence, even before Mr. Frandx be
came president of the 1-ntrfsiana Purchase
Exposition Comparv. would naturally
make her a central figare in the entertain
ing which will devolve m all St Louis
women next veni The Frsccta maosioa
In Maryland avenue Is one ,of the real
"-how p'acei" f lYc , it-, and Huring )
prt.iirinary period h-vs b- n fTqjen'..
open. 1 f r eo-.nl purto aiwa. v,th
Mrs. FKi.
;.,aciCL diguiQed una '
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distinctly handsome Invites. Tor many
years domestic duties and several be
reavements kept Mrs. Francis fully occu
pied, and In retirement. With the growth
of her sons and the marriages or two of
them. J. Dwlght Perry FrancU and David
I Francis. Jr the house has been Intel)
thrown open for social functions to an In
crease.! extent. Mrs. Francis flndlnc much
assistance and treasure In the daughters-In-law.
who are both young women or
great personal charm and completely at
home in matters of social Interest.
General entertaining on a large scale,
the houset being opened on certain days
and evenings and a constant stream or
visitors who will be housed by the presi
dent, will keep Mrs. Francis and her
elaughters-ln-law fully occupied next year.
Many guests of national and Continental
prominence will go at once to the hand
some mansion In Mar) land avenue and
abide there until their visit to the Fair U
at an end.
Mrs. Francis is flirt vice president of the
Women's Club, and deeply interested In
all that this newly formed organization
will do for the pleasure of the city's femi
nine victors In the active social period
n-mv in prospecL
MISS HAYWAKD.
"We are always giajl to -ee our friends
anal tho- whom we hope to make our
friends on Mondays." said MKs Florence
Hay ward, "and we shall continue this
plan next year ray mother. Mrs. Hay
ward, and myself.
"Visitors to the city will And a welcome
and a cup of ta. My World's Fair duties
keep m fully oe-eutde.1 during the day
time hour, but late in the afternoon I
shall nearly always be at home to receive
visitor. partlcuS-Hrlv as I said on Mon
days: "This Met of becinnlns now to look
toward ovr nospitallt) hi a very vital one.
For years American women have been
going abroad and receiving all kinds of
welcoming from the EnalMi. the French,
the Kermsns and nearly every other na
tionality. We have had almost no chances
w h.:-vrr for reciprocity until now. We
must Improve these chances to the ut
hhis "We have been cordiali) ushered Into
the most aeltehjlful of Knel'.h country
holies: we have been received and entsr
tiinrtl In French chantrxux: we have
nand-rrd st our own sweet will throus.li
. -man rstl-s on th ft? and now
31 om turn The fo-elsn frinds
ami Ls recilvt X wnb ivid expression of
MRS. DAVID
cordiality ami made to feel that we have
long languished for a sight of them on
our native heath.
"It won't be any simulation on our part,
either, for I think every one who has
traveled abroad to any extent and had
the pleasure or receiving hospitality from
continental people, is readv and anxious,
sincerely, to do his part In returning the
compliments.
"Of course the clubs can do much In
this direction. The Wednesday Club asked
me the other da) to let them know when
ever any women belonging to the foreign
comml-s-fois and wives of distinguished
men arrived. t that this club could ex
tend the courtesies of the clubroom and
make the visitors welcome and happy.
The Artists Guild brought up the same
topic a few nights ago. and I gave them
all the Information In my power that bore
on the subject Rvery body in ready, you
nee to extend the cordial hand o-f greeting
sad fellKhlp. and that spirit will not
wane before the Fair has become past his
tory. I am aulte sure."
MRS. RUSSELL HARDING
Mrs Ruseell Harding, as wife of the
vice president and general manager of the
Ml---ourl Pacific Railroad, and one or the
best known railroad men in the country,
will perforce, have the visiting railroads
people for guest constantly during the
Fair.
For that special purpose Mr. and Mrs.
Harding have recently taken a large and
elegant bouse In IJruietr boulevard, fitted
It handsomely and artistically, and expect
to place it at the convenience of their vis
itors early next year.
Mrs. Harding ls thoroughly ued to the
exercise of hospitality and the giving of
large entertainments. While a resident at
tre Southern Hotel for the last few years
she freq,untly save large recept'ons where
rrary persons were made welcome, and
rtnaller affairs when a more coxy and In
timate en'ertalnment was required As a
bosles.- she possesses ample requirements.
Srir i
TODAY'S REPUBLIC
U Printed in Six Putts
I Four News Sections, Comfe
Section an Magazine.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
r.AXDOLTU CALHOITX.
Her 'or "liiv always expressed in terms
that set tne visitor, be he stranger or not,
at perfect eas Is abundant: and her
natural desire to please has made her one
of the markedly successful entertainers
and one of the most popular young ma
trons or the city.
It Is Mrs. Harding's desire during tho
Fair to throw open her house at stated
Intervals, probably one or two evenlnja
each week, when all persems who may
care tc call will be welcome and permitted
to enjoy the freedom or the house and the
privilege of meeting other guests under
the .ame roof.
The Harding residence, therefore, will
become a veritable center for railroad dls
natarles from alt over this country and
other", and from time to time entertain
ments of special nature wHl be given, to
include all such visitors rft the city.
Mrs. Harding's paramount Idea, how
ever, for her summer's entertaining will
be that of the salon. In this many other
women equally well known will share,
though few of them ns yet have rormu
latetl any arrangements beyond a general
de-Ire to open their houses on certain days
and evenings.
MRS. McCALL.
Mutual interes In municipal Improve
ment and Uvle leagues will bring tosether
many congenial persons who are visitors
next year under the roof or Mrs. Louis
Marion McCal.'s pretty bouse. No. JSC
Llndell boulevard. On days when she ex
pects to receive Informally and general
ly during the summer months, one may
safely count on meeting all sorts of clever
and intcrestlnt- persons from all parts
of the universe.
Mrs. MeCall has come to stand for
much that is progressive and well-directed
In St. Louis, and her widespread in
terest in tte good of cities Is not only
reaping her fame In her own town, but In
others as well. I believe It ls on an early
date that she Is to speaJi befW that
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