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10 The influence which the various so cial organizations of a city have in the development of the qualities which make it a desirable residing place has been well illustrated by the history of Minneapolis during the season just dos ing. In every sphere of society, from the most select circles, SO called, to I levels unknown to the aristocrat, there have been dancing dubs, whist clubs i and reading and literary clubs of vari- \ ous kinds. Each to its members has ! been a source of pleasant improvement. It may be an open question in the I minds* of many, whether the dancing and whist clubs can have benefited their members, but to me there seems no room for an argument. Whatever the natural proclivities of | man and woman, when brought into social contact with their fellows, all of ! the good that is in them is displayed ] and their disagreeable qualities are care fully closeted. So that dancing parties are the most practical sort of manner schools, and every one knows that the wits are brightest when cards are play ing. As for the more substantial bene fits derived from literary gatherings, it is needless to speak because they are universally conceded. . *.* " What a meaningless un-American term is that "select circles!. As though society were banded off by hoops that keep in all that may, have' been placed there and exclude ambitious nobodies. It is a pleasant fiction," this circle busi ness in society. No . map's place, no woman's place is assured beyond perad venture. Money and refinement and education, the qualities. most sought in the social realm, are none of them abso lute foundations— can none of them hold their positions in the front rank. There are wealthy rascals, and thieves with the manners of a Chesterfield, and learned villi ans." and their wealth and manners and education do but make them more dangerous to the very society that courts - these attri butes. Beneath all these must exist character, pure and clean and ! strong. Ahyother basis For building up i social position is artificial and erroneous, and sure to overleap itself. Select cir- | cles, indeed! there are young women in | Minneapolis to-day who work hard all j day long at desk, behind counter, in fac- I tory: may it not be in kitchen also, that j in all the attributes of noble womanhood j are the peers of the "wealthiest. They read the news of the day. they have iii telligent ideas on the great mass of topics I about which the \v-_ld is busying itself, I and withal they have-noble self-respect that inspires respect for them. They I form a select circle in the economy of | the world, a circle on whicli. the smile | of a beneficent Justice rests. "•. ■-.' '•'/ _. **; : .. ■ By far the most -important social event of the spring season, if events be weighed by. their influence on the. wel fare of the <-i.y.was the reception of the Society of Fine Arts, held Friday evening at the residence of Dr. J. G. French. 1600 Hawthorne avenue. The beauty of Dr. French's home was in tensified by the. artistic decorations which had been made for the reception. Two' apartments had been completely metamorphosed, so that, ion entering, the visitor seemed to have left all the world outside and to have come into an art-crammed atmosphere,' so completely in sympathy with the spirit of the hour were .the appointments of the suite. The ' reception would have been in teresting under any circumstances, because of the' distinguished company, which" embraced, besides the members of the society, including as it does peo ple whose art education is. of the best, many of the leading citizens, all of whom, aid aside baser thoughts and de voted the evening to seeing and talking of air Subjects. > There _. in be no more ennobling subject within |. the range of human thought than a contemplation of the beautiful in its various forms: this is high art in the best sense of the word, and it was in such pleasant occu pation that the guests of the Fine Art society found entertainment and in struction delightfully blended on Fri day evening. There were beautiful paintings, in which form and color com bined to satisfy aesthetic longings; rich tapestries aiid soft silken hangings in subdued tints suggested the wonders of the weaver's art: reproductions of the famous sculptures of an age when art was young, told of the precedence of form to color, in chronology as in funda mental art principles; a wealth of bric a-brac displayed forms of endless beauty, colors exquisitely blended, and in themselves indicated the practical turn of our present age, when the best efforts of artists are bent to adornment of the home, and made constantly to educate the people to a realization of the wonderful, beauty of. the... beautiful. These were a few of. the tilings which the guests saw, but .what was better than the articles, perhaps, was the fine artistic effect with which they were grouped. .. * * * The especial feature of the reception was the display of paintings and draw ings by Director Douglas Yolk, of the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts, and hi- students, to which the suite of rooms above referred to was" devoted. It is difficult . to. describe 'a - picture or an apartment; especially when the general effect is one -of artistic completeness. The exhibition rooms were arranged as an artist's studiojhe workshop of "a suc cessful painter, whose sensitive soul de manded surroundings of beauty, in which no- suggestion, of discord, no in harmonious element was permitted to appear. An artist arranged the beauti ful hangings of the rooms, for none other could have so successfully com bined such a variety of draperies, pic - tures, bric-a-brac and furniture. An artist, too. determined the placing of the exhibits and arranged the lights, and to the many who saw "the pictures there is no doubt concerning the mas terly work of the director of the school not only as an artist, hut as an in structor. Mr. Yolk's latest work, '-The Bride," was hung in a tapestried niche, where strong lights revealed in it a tiling of surpassing beauty.with no ap parent Haw. This was the central shrine, and the artist was not only the recipient of hearty congratulations, he found himself lionized; a proceeding be did not seem altogether -to relish. Mr. "V oik's work-is well known and deserv edly praised. The pictures of the stu dents are of far more importance, for in them is revealed something of the char- ! acter oi the. instruction - they • have re ceived; and if the -Minneapolis School of Fine Arts proves itself .'the -peer of Eastern art schools its merits should be widely heralded, -and every citizen should feel a.personal interest and pride in its welfare. ;*_?>:^ : ..v .•*•..«. --..-.., * * Last fall a young lady; residing in San Francisco started to ' New York' to com plete her art .education, stopping in Minneapolis en route to .visit friends she heard of oiir school _)f_ne arts, and a viait so impressed her that she deter mined to enter the school instead of going farther East. Three of the lady's studies" were exhibited Friday evening, and both in still life and crayon draw ing she shows work of great promise. Miss Thompson, the lady in Question, chose wisely in becoming a Student of the Minneapolis art school. Another student whose work deserves especial mention and who himself should receive the patronage of Minneapolis people, is B. O. Eggleston. His fruit-pictures dis play genuine merit, and are far removed from the amateurish efforts'- usually ex pected of art students. It is evidently the policy of the director of the school to give his students a thorough ground ing in true art principles; drawing, light and shade, are of far more value to the beginner than color, and the work displayed shows that this fact is recog nized in the instruction given. * * The Art school occupies modest quarters near the new library building, beneath whose roof it will find a per manent and beautiful home. -Thought less people are apt to judge the, value of an institution by the house it occupies, to gauge a picture by its frame, and to such the School of Fine Arts will be far greater when its new home is com pleted. To those people of . tlie North west who are desirious of a thorough course in art instruction, however, the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts com mends itself as fully qualified to meet their needs. The necessity of students going to New York and Boston is passed. Minneapolis has a'j school of, art that will compare favorably witli any in the country. SOCIAL HAPPENINGS. - Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bevis, 1900 South Ninth street, were pleasantly surprised by about seventy-five of their friends of the Thirteenth Avenue M. E. church, headed by Dr. Marshall. The occasion was the silver wedding anniversary of the happy host and hostess, to Whom the guests presented a silver tea set. cake basket and other beautiful mementos, Refreshments were served and the even., ing spent in social pleasures. Among . the guests were Dr. and Mrs. Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. Shepard, Mr. and Mrs. .(field. Mr. and Mrs. Hanson, Mr.' and Mrs. Plunimer, Mr. and Mrs. McKinney, Mr. and Mrs. Marble. Mr. and Mrs. Lar away, Mr. and Mrs. Baxter, Mrs. -May,* Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Philips. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Koppenheffer, Mr. and Mrs. Abbott, Mr. and Mrs James Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Kneeland. Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Abbott; ; Miss Estella Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Ham,' Mrs. Duff, Mr. and Mrs. . Jouff, Mrs. G. Palmer, Fred Palmer, Miss Ella Grey, Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. McClelan, Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson,' Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bevis. James Bevis, .Mr. and .-Mrs. Star key. Mr. and Mrs. Emerick, Mr. and Mrs. Green, Mr. and Mrs. Hetherington, Miss Lena Schlink, Mr.and Mrs. Urrick, Mrs. Sewright, Mrs. Schemahorn, Mrs. Potter, Miss ; Clara- Schemahorh; Prof. Edwards. Miss Daisy Emerick. | jfg Ej 2 g, J. G. Taylor, the genial ; general pas-' senger agent of the Minneapolis _ Pa cific road, was guide, counselor and friend to a happy party of Minneapolis people last Monday, taking them -on a fishing excursion to Buffalo lake. After a morning spent on the water, an:' excel lent dinner was served by "mine host of the Knight's hotel, when piscatorial pleasures were resumed until _::_>. when the most ambitious fisherman was satis fied with his catch. Tin. day was de lightfully spent, and will long be re- ! membered by those present.' ; The fol- | lowing ladies and gentlemen composed the party: Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Field, Mrs. Chittenden, Mr. and Mrs. AY. 11. Jacoby, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Aldrich, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Neill, Mr.and Mrs. Iliegel. Mr. and Mrs. Couch. Mr. and Mrs. Ferris, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Taylor, Mr. .and Mrs. Ed Clement, Mr. ami Mrs. E. G. O'Donnell. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Kelley. Mr. and Mrs. Swift, Jr.. Mr. and Mrs. James Pottle; - Dr. and Mrs. Hutchins and daughter * and Mr. Tripp. ..... -...'_ Mr. and Mrs. Will Gregory and Mr. and Mrs. Will Hall, whose double wed ding was chronicled in last Sunday's social columns, were tendered a recep tion last Monday night by their South side friends. The Italian band fur nished the music and about '.forty: couples merrily danced in honor of the special guests of the evening. There were present Dr. and Mrs. Penberthy, Mr. ami Mrs. C. A. Orton. Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Winter, Mrs. Bunker, Maud and Ella Thompson. Ella and Laura Stuart, Hathaway. Jennie and Cora Cole,Hattie .Jenkins, Stella Chilson, Shartell, Mary Heinz, Laura Kittell and Girtland; Messrs. Carl Stockdale, Piatt Walker. Jr.. O. G. Williams, George and Harry Bestor, XV. C. Taylor, E. Lavine, George Martin, Harry Jledgecock, F. A. Bruce, F. M. Clark, C. E. Williams. Fred Fultz, Capt. John Foster, M. M. Van Giesen, AY. E. Atkins, Fred B. Muldoon.'Otis L. Colburn and others. ...... ... ! The Tain O'Shanter club has left the parlor for the more invigorating pleas ures of the open air. Last Friday even ing a boat race at Lake Calhoun -fur nished excitement for the club and per spiration for the rowers. The race was ! rowed in two heats and resulted in a draw. .Messrs. AA _lliam Guthrie, Ram sey and Weir acted as judges, J and the. rowing teams were K. J. Nesbitt arid, C.Guthrie, Norman Verge and J. L. | Provin, G. Creighton and It. S. -Robins, J. D. Forbes and AY. Y. L. Rutherford, ; J. 11. M.-Kenzie and AA . D. Sanford. A foot ball match will furnish amusement for the club and friends next Friday evening at the club's grounds near Lake Calhoun. - •-.--- • fv ;- Next Thursday evening the letter car riers will give their first excursion. The carriers and their friends will go to Lake Park, Minnetonka. via the Minneapolis . & St. Louis. At the Park the.Belle, of Minnetonka will be in waiting, and a tour of the lake will be made, the Odd Fellows' band furnishing excellent music for all who may desire to dance.' .Returning, a grand ball at the Lake Park pavilion will complete a night of revelry. The carriers are deserving of • liberal patronage on this occasion.;. No class of public officials are more prompt in the discharge of duty. The proceeds of the excursion go to the carriers', relief fund, a most worthy object. .y ...:'/_;«= Miss Minnie B. Pillsbury and A. H. Munn were married Wednesday even ing.at the home of the bride's fattier, C. F. Pillsbury, 1817 Laurel avenue. The ceremony was performed by Rev. C. D. Pillsbury, an uncle of the bride, in the presence of relatives only. The bride is well known in the city as a talented elocutionist, beloved by a large circle of friends. Mr. and Mrs ."_ limn will spend their honeymoon at Spirit Lake, 10., aud will lie at home to their friends at 1817 Laurel avenue after July 0. .•••'-','''. Miss Marie Louise Bottineau," daughter of J. B. Bottineau, and Fred Baldwin, a leading young business man THE SAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: SUNDAY MOKNING, JUNE 5, 1887.— TWENTY PAGES. _ i __. of the North side, were married at the '. residence of the " bride's fattier, 1829 North Third street, by Rev. J. AY. Pros ser, of St. Andrew's church. The i young couple have' gone to Minnetonka to spend their honeymoon. On their re turn they will be at home in ' the house previously furnished by the groom, cor ner of Twenty-sixth avenue north and Third street. _fJBBp The concert given by the ladies of the Stevens Avenue Free Baptist church last Wednesday evening was largely attended, and was an artistic as well as financial success. The choir was assisted by Mrs. J. T. Thayer, Mrs. Weldon, A. Sanborn and Charles AVat- Son, A duet by Mrs. Thayer and Mr. Sanborn received a hearty encore, as did Mrs. Weldon's piano solo. The Century Piano company furnished a piano free of charge, a courtesy much appreciated by the ladies. Little Alice Shafer entertained a num ber of boys ami girls last AVednesday afternoon' at her papa's home, -1700 Fourth avenue south. The day was Miss Allies sixth birthday, and the lit tle folks had a jolly time. Those pres ent were Mabie " Russel. Allie Lucas. Mabie Towl, Laura Byther, Emma Word, Allie Chadwick, Minnie Mc- Dougall, Ceorgie Lucas, Joseph Keenan, Roy Russell, Eddie Nortlirup and Ralph McDougall. H£9_SB__I 8 B A pleasant social event was the cele bration of the fiftieth birthday anniver sary of Mrs. Warren AVolford at her home last Monday evening. Over fifty friends were present, having come in time for tea, which was served in the dining room, the threatening weather making it inadvisable to set the table on the lawn, as had been contemplated. A beautiful water set and an elegantset of china fruit plates, with pearl handled knives, were presented to the hostess by her loving guests. Invitations have been issued for the wedding of Miss Gertrude Eloise Dan iels, daughter of D. A. Daniels, and Weld .Monro, 'which will be solemnized at the Central Baptist church next Tues day evening. Miss Daniels and Mr. Munro are both well known in music circles, and their many friends will re joice with them in the approaching nup tials. . Mrs. AY. B. Woodward, £306 Fifth ave nue south, gave a delightful birthday party for her little daughter Monday afternoon, it being her eighth anniver sary. Twenty-five children were pres ent, and the afternoon was spent. in children's game. After a delicious sup per the little guests were sent home. A marriage of unusual interest to East side social circles will be solemnized at Andrew Presbyterian church ednes day evening, Miss Marguerita Strvker, daughter of Rev. Dr. Stryker, and Will iam W. Connor, a prominent young at torney, being the contracting parties. ' Mr. and Mrs. AY. 11. Strauchauer, 201G Twenty-second avenue south, were cap tured in their own home last Tuesday evening by about thirty of their friends, who entertained themselves and their hosts most pleasantly, music being the principal feature. . Mr. and Mrs. T. AA . M. Berge gave a most enjoyable party Tuesday night at their residence, 8134 Hennepin avenue. Between 75 and 100 invitations had been issued, and notwithstanding the rain, most of the guests invited were present. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wood cele brated their twenty-fifth wedding anni versary Wednesday evening at their home. 214 Sixth street southeast. About ! forty guests were present, and the evening proved a most enjoyable one. : Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Clark have issued invitations to the marriage of their ; daughter. Miss Cora B. Clark, to Frank -M.Dimond, of the Northwestern Tour ist. The happy event will occur June 10, at Mr. Clark's home in Excelsior. Miss Zola Fletcher was hostess to a very pretty children's party Tuesday afternoon. About twenty-five friends ,of the little maid were her guests, and a very happy afternoon was spent by all. : ' Miss Emma Pratt and Arthur Schiff bauer were married Friday evening' at the. residence of the bride's father, Job r J. Pratt, in Richfield. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Satterlee. : Mr. John Mills gave a lawn tea party- Friday evening to about sixty guests. 'The grounds were beautifully illumin ated with Chinese lanterns, and tea was i : served at tables set on the lawn. : ' .',',;•' i ■ The marriage of Miss Dora E.Packard, | of this city, and John Fink, of Geneseo, Dak., was solemnized Wednesday by Rev. L. D. Boynton. Mr. and Mrs. Fink wjll reside at Geneseo. i Mr. and Mrs. McMilligan entertained •about seventy-five friends Wednesday evening at their home, 2030 Clinton ave nue, the occasion being the marriage of Mrs. McMilligan's niece. i Mr. and Mrs. Loren Fletcher have re .moved from the West hotel, where they have made their home for the past three years'; to No. 025 Seventh street south. : The ladies of St. Paul's parish gave a pleasant social Thursday night at the residence of G. L. Marshall, 1210 First .avenue north. • Mrs. E. Abbott was the recipient of a •beautiful china tea set her forty-eighth birthday, which occurred last Wednes day. [ Mrs. S. Irvin, 1998 Lyndale avenue south, gave a charming entertainment do about forty friends Friday evening. Mrs. 11. AY. AVeaver was hostess to a few intimate friends Tuesday evening at her home on Mount Curve avenue. ' Mrs. Graves, 000 University avenue southeast, was hostess to quite a party of lady friends Thursday afternoon. Mrs. 11. C. Drew cave a charming birthday party Tuesday evening at her .home on West Fifteenth street. Miss Ida Gulmuyden entertained a few friends Tuesday evening at her home, 2000 Hawthorne avenue." Mrs. A. Girard, 1508 Park avenue, ■gave a delightful tea Friday evening to , a limited number of friends. : .Mrs. AY. 11. AVillard. 1400 Clinton ave nue, entertained a few friends very pleasantly Friday evening. ' Mrs. Palmer, 1000 Mt. Curve avenue,, entertained a few friends Thursday evening. __ . SOCIETY PERSONALS. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Howard and Miss Fannie Scott, of Monmouth. 111., are the guests of Minneapolis friends. They will spend the season at Minnetonka. : Mrs. E. L. Arnold, Mrs. J. S. Arnold and daughter, Miss Louise Upton and Giiy 11. Arnold have gone to the Maine beaches for a two months' sojourn. - A. G. Simonds and bride have, returned from their wedding journey, and are at home to their friends at 340 East Seven teenth street. :.'•'.;- .^l ■■'-. Mrs. J. F. . Knight and children; of Barlow Center, Ind., are visiting Mrs. Knight's parents, Mr. and Mrs. .AVilliam Carpenter. ,'.?._ Miss J. M. Youngs, a popular teacher in Bet.net seminary, has' gone to San Francisco to spend her vacation with her sister. B&MB •; Mrs. L. 11. Pate and daughter. Miss Rilla, have - gone to New York city to attend the wedding of Mrs. Pate's sister. •-." --.Mrs. L. 11. Pate and daughter, Miss Rilla,. have gone to New York city to at tend the wedding of Mrs. Pate's sister. : Mrs. Edwin Berry is entertaining Mrs. C. Proctor, of Farmington, 111., and Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Morrow, of Farmington. ; Miss. Mamie Mcllenry, of St. Louis, is the guest of her cousins, Misses May and Katie Foster, of the East side. : Mrs. Lucinda Nesbit and Miss Nesbit, of Dcs Moines, are the guests of Mrs. S. E. Martin, Mrs. Nesbit's niece..-' > Henry S. Langley and. wife are enter taining Mrs. Nelson J. Cornforth and daughters, of. Rock Island, • ' Mrs. P. B. Searle, of San Jose, Cal., is ; visiting' in the home of John Folsom, 508 Second avenue south. 7 Mr. and Mrs. David Cory.of Rochester, N. V., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Mason, • 810 Fourth avenue-south:'; * '- - \ Miss Harriet Nye, of Chicago, "Is visit ing the Misses Marie and Jennie . Peter .son, of the South side. :_ .. ' } : E. C. Turner, wife and son and ; Mrs. Harvey Axford have gone to the seaside to spend the summer. ;^ 'i- * Ml _. ; James M. Greaves, ', accompanied by her son, have gone to Pittsburgh, Pa., for a prolonged visit. V ' -'. . - - . . Rev. Edwin B. Walker and fan. l «-.->.., Peoria, . 111., are the :. guests of C. A. AValker and family. ■'■\ . Miss May Simmons was" compelled to cut short her visit here on account of her mother's illness.' Mrs. A. C. Morrow has gone to Chi cago to attend the International Sunday school convention." /,. ■ Mrs. James M. Greaves and her little boy have gone to Pittsburg, Pa.; for a six weeks' visit. Miss Nellie Moulton. of Boston, once a Minneapolis girl, .is ; visiting old-time friends 111 the city. Mrs. A. C. Morrow has gone to Chi- ; cago to attend the International Sunday school convention. .>•• . - : : -" . Miss Julia Orff, of Fort Wayne, Ind., is the guest of Mrs. E. M. S. Picket, of the East Division. ' Rev.'C. J. Nelson and family, of Tif ofin, ()., are guests, of Howard Nelson, on the East side. Mrs. Charles Harrison, of South Chi cago, is the guest of the Misses Kirk, of Stevens avenue.-' " ; Miss Cora Nutting,' of AVaterloo, 10., is visiting Mrs. AY. 11. Thompson on Bryant avenue. Dr. L. W. Denton : has . purchased a residence in Excelsior, and will shortly remove there. .: -. ... ;..;.' . J. C. AVaterhouse and wife, of Indian, apolis, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Isaac AVaterhouse. ..:--.•-:•_ •; ■■• • Mrs. Nellie / Stockwell,' of Waterloo, 10., is visiting . friends in Minneapolis and Anoka. — - ,r Mr. and Mrs. Peterson, of Litchfield, are the guests of ' Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Campbell. .'. Mrs. 'Jennie . Langley, of Madison, 'is., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. George H. Langley. ...:... .1...... Mrs. C. A. Conley, of Delhi, Ind., is a guest-in the home .of her brother, C. J. Sanborn^ _*c.. ;;, v.5.y _/_ -• . ; "•' Mrs. E. F. Franklin and - two daugh ters, of Bostop^are visiting friends in the city. "x -" - Miss Barbara Knight, of Aurora, 111., is visiting friends in Minneapolis and Anoka.-;,- •. 1 - B. S. Bull and family have returned from a delightful tour in the South and East. ,-. v V "'Vi^?;. Mrs.' Nelson-Ives is entertaining Mrs. Harrison Nafus, .of Kingston, N. H. Miss' Clara E. Noyes, of lonia. Mich", is visiting friends in the city. " Dr. Hal M. AVyihan and Miss Wyman have return ed from Europe. Misses Kate and Annie Nelson are visiting at Little Rock, Ark. ' 7 Miss Sarah' E. Breed, of . Quincy, 111.. is visiting old friends here. E. P.-Durant and wife, of Albany, are visiting friends in the city. " Mrs: Clara Bentzer, of- St. Louis, is visiting friends in the city. J'-'V Mrs. E. P. Frye, of Hannibal, Mo., is visiting Mrs. Samuel Frye. - Mrs. C. P. Luse is visiting relations at Lafayette, Ind. _..,.,,. SHOPS FOR MAYING MATCHES A New Plan. Proposed for the Help - of Cheerless Bachelors. London Telegraph. ;\ ,V; : -, . ..' There is liapsily no need in England of any state encouragement to matri mony; nevertheless, the law looks coldly on anything which would serve as a positive deterrent to marriage. If bachelors could have their socks darned and their buttons attached by stepping inside a shop door, one of , the great in ducements to .wedlock would be in stantly removed. This is a serious result to contemplate. . Bachelorhood now is compassionate as wretched and lonely, but clubs have taken away a good deal of the loneliness, and most of the misery attaching to the con dition . . would also be abstracted if there were feminine hands always ready to ply the needle in the wav which has hitherto been considered the preroga tive of wives. It would certainly not do to establish shops of ; a character to harden the hearts of . bachelors and make them think that .unconnubial ex istence was, after all, quite bearable. On the :" other - hand, the button trade might be expected to : receive an im mense impetus consequent on the gen eral adoption 'of the new principle. Ail' that is required : is ;i| that l the' at tendants., at .the button- shops ; should, be ' chosen for their - obliging dis positions and personal charms, and bachelors would rush in thousands to have their garments mended, whether they actually needed repairing or not. Neat-handed Phyllises sewing on but tons to the collars and cuffs or gentle men customers would prove an irresisti ble attraction. Bachelors-' would tear off their buttons on purpose and scatter them to the winds.'* No sooner were they out of one shop than they would be into another. -Then;., when other ex cuses failed, a sock Would be sure to spring a leak, or mud would be required to be brushed off, or in some other way the 'services of these . useful . establish ments would be requisitioned. If it be urged that the new. system might apply to women as well as men, and that ladies also could have shops' to which to fly in order to repair personal damage, the reply is that ladies are naturally gifted in the -matter of mending,' and hardly require outside assistance; It is the male sex which is reduced to the most utter helplessness when a thread snaps at the wrong - place and at the wrong time. " ':' :1 '• *_ i;, v* - X . -am ''•'' " Nurses to Be Robed- Like Brides. New York World. . ■'-'■ ' ';/:•' 'i ; ; The latest thing in babies is that their nurses' should be arrayed all in lily white, like a graduate or a bride. The Battenberg.baby introduced this latest wrinkle. A gown of i heavy white Irish poplin is worn, by the fortunate domes tic, who is . allowed to minister to his youthful and royal o. wants. This is made with plain full .; skirt, ■ tight waist, with ■ mutton-leg '. sleeves, a large 1 white : •• apron, .1 deeply laced, a wide . collar .and., cuffs of Irish lace and a crisp white cap complete the costume. The new Portugal baby is not to be outdone, and his nurse is arrayed in white from top to toe, with the royal arms embroidered on tlie corner of her voluminous ■ aprons.-.-. 7 The .' administra tion baby cannot afford to be out of style, aud her nurse is now. busy being fitted to a lot of new white apparel. As Mrs. Cleveland will not allow the AVhit neys to monopolize- the national arms for the apron of .Mile. Dorothy's attend ant a new : model lof ironclads is sug gested as being fitting and beautiful. ---.. . ... : 1 — ; ■ The Meanest^ Man. The chain:, on mean . hian has been found , again, this time] in. a dry goods store. A peculiarly gross counterfeit half-dollar having turned up at the counting-room, this clerk, P. by name, purchased it for low. its "for a pocket piece," he. said. A few days afterward the young lad j- to whom he was engaged came to the store and . purchased some goods, waited upon by P.. who took her money to the desk and returned with the change. 7 . The -, young lady de parted, but half ah hour later, while P. was at dinner... she returned. She had' been given, she said, a .bad .-half-dollar in change, and she" produced the coun terfeit - P. had purchased for 10 cents. Her lover had exchanged it for a good half-dollar while bringing her money from the desk.:., :,-.j #;: . . ._. - ..-77-^ .. m — — - . SHADOWS. . As though I went by beckoning » hands close bidden, . ......... I Beared, as when one answers calling fond. The curtail- by which ''There" from "Here" is hidden — . -.;..-<.. Its meshes grew gauzy, and I saw beyond. Against its* screen my eyes .starred straight and strongly. v..* _- 4 .. The soul of sight searching past warp and woof, ■-'"■'■'; Until I conld not think lny gaze had wrohgly Led me to see afterlife a proof. . . ■ I seemed to see a stir of wings light-smitten, And welcome waving of white, shining • hands. : -.-.---;-;■. .;-.-:-<.. ;, . But misty as the summer's message " written. On quivering air'.- above ' the • sun-steeped lands, ;yV ; , .;::::_;■- -v.: • * ■ And then ..." as though by some mysterious tendon,';--, -.-'. ■ ". . "_-r\v -; •■.»•"..■ _■ ' :', The warp and woof grew close my gaze be ".-'■, fore, • -j- , ' •:■■•■■''■■■'■■■■■'■■ ■■■ > And .darkness fell beyond, : with . quick de ■ scension, -.. ■ ,-.;j -•.'• ••-,-...., ..... . And stir of hands and wings I saw no more.' —Hen D. House. WHY THE CLUB DISSOLVED. Ungenerous Nature Prevented the New Knickerbocker Club Becoming a Glaring Success. Shrunk Shanks the Rule '. and Eighteen- Inch Calves the Exception in Min neapolis Dudedom. ' The Small Boy Gets On to the Sight and His Pointed Remarks End the Aggregation. ' instantaneous Views in Full Uniform of Some Who Were Members and Others Not. Yesterday afternoon a handsome, • light-weight dude pranced gaily out of ; the Loan and Trust . building 7 - and pigeon- • toed up Nicollet avenue. ; He attracted attention \ and quite naturally, too. . Long: black stockings > reached up to his knees i and ended at the bottom • in yellow . slippers. At j the : knees they were | met .by v brown cordu- i roys, ' and; laced with ', dainty blue ribbons, the j ends of which floated . gaily in:;the.preeze. If | nature had not gifted : " him with the ample pro- < iX f uix STYLE.portion of calf on which I Knickerbockers look well, he was sub- f, limely ignorant of the fact, even when j a bootblack grinned and called out: "Git on to de livin' skellington." A short while since the Globe . al- -. luded to the fact that an; effort was on . foot among the gilded youth to set the j knee-breeches fashion, but the club fell . through. Several members, who, like j Z. P. Weadon and C. E. , Wheeler, were ! built on the long bow pattern, came out j in navy blue silk stockings, but were \ met, ; within the first block, by such a- 1 salutation of newsboy slang . that they ; took street cars or gurneys for: home- r and resumed the .' baggy... pants • which fashion has decreed for the best young men. The organization. Man. guished and died. . A • canvass, of the Nicollet club -showed but three men i who could reasonably appear, to : advan- f tage in the abbreviated, garments,, and , those three had developed", their colors I by exercise on the wheel in the row. boat. Clarence Saulspaugh was quite ' down hearted when the decision came to disband. He had provided himself I with a full Knickerbocker set, and as he •; posed on the tesse- "; . V-"".'. ;..': : . lated pavement of the-AYest hotel the Globe artist caught a view of him like the ac companying. But Clarence is not in the plural in the , club.He is the onlj {, man who provoked from the newsboy the remark : ; "Great jimmy! D'ye see de wad- dle?" CLABE>CI_ SAULS- Another man who : i'A\'oir. :" . - ; ~ : "pined in thought" when the club went i down was Hal Watson: His An tihous-like form came out well, ex- : cept when brought in contrast with the Falstaftian proportions of Emil Ferrant, . and he had practiced considerable in a,|)ase ball uniform, on the ground at the ; corner of Grant . and Nicollet. A youi\g lady artist living near by whiled away a few tedious hours by sketching him from her window, and a reduced fac simile of, her work is, given in connection, herewith. . She was not much of an artist, however, and made a caricature, as any one will testify who has run against him, 1 when, ;in leisure' mo ? ments,', j he. has J . donned , the six-ounce. gloves. ' From the way the ball is playing nimbly, through his legs, one might im- Hal.w'at.son; agine he was Johnny Shaw,' the Minneapolis short stop. So the craze '. . died = a natural death. With- the average young man, de- | sire to appear as an . athlete in the eyes | of his Sunday girl would not fill, out his . shape. Nothing couUl exceed in com fort ; the well-made and closely-fitting Knickerbocker, but Unfortunately tlie leaders in this ..movement -. had 110 direct acquaintance . with : pad manufacturers and ' ; . : were t possessed with a lingering : respect f'. t . for. proprieties. Occasionally, they 'were' made sick with envy- when 'a. stoutly-: ! built cyclist walked by in woollen stock ings '. and eighteen -inch "calf, but they, breathed easier when tlie next sight took a shapeless thing that . seemed a cross : • between a hairpin and a fishing pole. There- are still to lie "-■■_ '___,' _ t se_ri,on private lawn where tennis still a tracts and handball : uiiknbwn,a c wKnicl erbockers, but on public effort is enoug Hamline monopolize them and is the env of, Hawthorne aveum Even ' gentlemen . sporting procliviti. disdain a style whic arrived, travel- staine and - frayed-out, froi the East and Browni Wallace threw away". «£r?*~_-___,__-_* the sawedoff cordu-v lliti^r * « : roys he "brought over ; ?": 7 ..;,-_!. ■'.; I'ropi Lun non." Said he: .., . t . si don't know of any. call to make a holy show of myself. See? I've got a whole outfit stowed away -in my trunk, along with a set of circus tights, a jiair < of sprinting shoes, a map of a New York lunch route and other souvenirs of a golden past. Last time Twore 'em Iwas going on a trouting expedition with r Jay Gould,' Jimmy Ward and.Tommy Dan forth, when some fellow.; yelled out: "Hi, -there! Yer .better riot: git in de 1 shadow of yer fish-pole or ver'll ketch cold.:" - .-iipU :-;:;.; :■.; »& On a close canvass 1 of the * proposed 'club I it was ascertained that- I one of! the members was blessed with | that i state j of- pedal ; din. greemeht known as • 7 -in terferi ng,.l and : > > while this! little defect was unnoticed in ordi nary attire, it became . ;-' unpleasantly eonspic-' i,' uous'-when : in . full . £„ club^rig. .-This had a r' natural 'tendency to make, him weary, s or i wish .he! had -joined. the . Makwas .and: di. i -worr nnowNiE- veloped: his calves by. j ?. ■__.. quit. climbing Lowry hill, -. ; l.ke;-Franl_ Harrimnn has done.- Another .! ; Slung -. was : that AVill . Burweli liad j laughed at the procession .when • it made; ; Us first appearance, and though he was : ■ liroiaptly blackballed when he applied ; ! for admission, tho recollection.'.rankled. I « if th* club had ever gone: on dress pa ; raded which it did not dare to do, the re ? : ■- ; ' A.FREE EXTT_BITI6_T. '";.*;'.' suit would have been to v cause a general • rush to the museum to ascertain whether . the freaks had been turned loose or whether a rival show', was _in the city, giving free exhibitions' as' an entertain ment. ;■_- •- , , ■ .' v: ./ . . , . — . . V.i'l-V,'- ' PhaetOhs.'^.',','.'.". ,";'/".;. ' ..'."/. A large number.! of, different styles. 1 The ."Loop " Front" is the very latest. E. M. Hallowell & Co. B.H.D.&CQ. Syndicate Block. ; v "Old Sol" is an early riser. It's a cold day when he dont make his powerful rays of heat felt. To protect yourself from his scorching beams is one of the first laws of nature. The inge nuity of man has pro vided the Parasol. Whether Robinson Crusoe was the first inventor or not, he done more to intro duce and popularize the Parasol than any other man. 2 Our stock this sea son eclipses all pre vious exhibits, and we think R. C. himself would find it difficult to secure and select prettier or more nat ural sticks for handles. But we don't stop there. Silks, satins and laces are all brought into use in the make-up of the Nineteenth Century Parasols. Every man ufacturer and mer chant vie with each other who will produce or sell the best made, best material, best de sign at the lowest or best price. We want your decision. We want you to see our stock. The values we offer will quickly con vince you that our prices are right, our styles are right, and that perfect workman ship is of value even in a Parasol. Look at the Black Satin Parasol, lace trimmed, with colored lining and natural wood sticks, we offer at $1.45. Or the one made up of a better satin, bet ter lace at $1.75. Then we have them in still finer grades, with rich black satin, heavy silk lace at $2, $3 and $3.75. Coaching Parasols. What a variety! Plain, all colors, changeable, stripes, checks and pongees, every one a gem, a work of art. Prices range from .$1.25 to .$5. Rich parasols with fine hand run Spanish lace cov ers, from $10 to $17. Children's * parasols, from 50c to $2. Silk Sun Umbrellas, all prices. Before buying a Parasol elsewhere come ' and look over our stock and note well the prices. "Be sure you re right, ■ then -go ahead." Our pi-ices the same all day. .. •:;, Barnes, Hengerer, Demond & Co. :rJHnH : SEE OUR BARGAIM «_!! 'KIWI m SIB fi(_E n i _ ___ ■'iV--f • . •^lß____j___ll «M OUR BARGAINS' Parlor and Chamber W^|^^"^^"^'^ i<^ ll \g P One Hundred Styles in Chamber f ( |jgP *■ lj $18,520,521,526,527,528 f_^t^^^fL PARLOR SUITS ! \\m\W^^ FROM $38 UPWARDS, These goods are both handsome and of reliable quality. All of ■ '",]: ,":' the latest styles. Make your selections from the Largest Stock in the Northwest. . E^TSpecial attention given to Out-of-town Orders. Photographs of any ar ticles in our extensive stock sent by mail free on request. Fine Cabinets, Superb Stock of Reed Goods, New Style Draperies, Fancy Chairs in great variety, Imported Bric-a-Brac, Persian Specialties. We are prepared to convince all comers that tasteful designs, latest styles and good workmanship are compatible" with LOW PRICES. Syndicate Block, Minneapolis. ■ The Nicollet Avenue Our Success with thousands is a guarantee to you. The Best Cabinet Photos the world affords PER $2.00 doz. 415 to 419, Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis. SPECIAL SALE OF | . AT A GREAT SACRIFICE TO REDUCE STOCK. FOLDS & GRIFFITH, Syndicate Block, Minneapolis, j ..<-; - ••'.• -"_;-.-> . . •...'} ;'.": •;.. _.._._. Commencing Monday, June 6, Will offer One Hundred and Twenty Pieces of Best All Wool and other Ingrain Carpet ings at; greatly reduced prices at wholesale and Retail. -..•.'. ;:__<_ .?"■_ and JXetail. Merchants and retail buyers will do well to call early and secure the choice of patterns; for we attend to close out this line as quickly as possible. F J HORAN MERCHANT TAILOR, Has the -largest and most complete line of Fine Spring and Summer Suitings in Blarney, Scotch and English Cheviots, Fancy Stripes and Pin Check Worsteds, all the different shades in Diagonal, Kersey, Venetian and. Melton Overcoatings ever opened in the city or state. " . • ;. ._ j g|g^ 29 Washington Avenue South. JrfiSß^ IT STANDS AT THE HEAD. '..r,: : fIBSTHE. IMPROVED_GAU6RAPH ! ix : '-Wi(£§ti'r^ The Best Writing Machine, on. the market, ('all V .'.' > . "".. iyj _c'-f.'.H_P___ ail(1 examine or send for circular, with ..samples ;, of > . _W_\'~: ? -.---^ ___upfl work. Agents wanted. Also agents for._l_ti_ea'_ ; jjjjj^npjl* A j "s.Vi. VOWELL & CO.. ■iiJ_ss_g^g|ptiL* r 239 lien nepin Avenue.