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—— - J at- jm^^^m/m WILL SHOW FLOWERS EXHIBIT TO TAKE PLACE NEXT WEEK AT ARMORY It Will Be Given by the Ladies' Auxili ary to the Northwestern Manufac turers' Union —Dr. Rudolph Schiff mann's Noted Collection of Orchids Will Be Displayed. The debutantes next week must be Content to share attention with the flowers. Not even a 5 o'clock tea to introduce a pretty girl can be consider ed as attractive as an exhibit to in troduce, the flowers. All business arrangements have been completed for the flower show that will be given next week by the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Northwestern Manu facturers' Union. This week will be de voted entirely to the decoration of the armory hall, where the exhibit is to be held. The committee in charge re fuses to explain just what these decor ations are to be, but it is safe to proph esy that the bare barracks will be transformed for the occasion into a place of beauty. Loyal Colors Will Predominate. Monday the decorations will be all American. Red, white and blue bunting will be dm Tied about the walls, and the American tiag will be everywhere in evidence. In the evening the hostesses will wear the quaint colonial costume, with powdered hair and the patches that accompany such a coiffure. Mrs. Trevor McClurg, the hostess for this evening, will have a number of pretty girls to assist her, including Miss Ethel Taylor, Miss Roxanna Smith, Miss Lilla Finch and Miss Elsie Pope. TVted nesday night will be Japanese night, and the big hall will be lighted entire ly with Jap lanterns. Mrs. C. E. Sev erance and the young women who will assist her will wear the costume of the women of the chrysanthemum land. The coming flower show may be fit tingly called an orchid show, for the Schiffmann collection or orchids that will be exhibited would not disgrace a New York flower show. Gotham's flow er show, by the way, opened last week, and this week the prizes are being awarded. The feature of this show seems to have been the chrysanthe mums. Violet lovers are lamenting the fact that not a single bunch of their favorite flowers was to be seen. SOCIAL. Mr. and Mrs. John I. H. Field, of t)ayton avenue, gave a german last night in Summit hall for Miss Helen Atwater Field, who is spending th? winter with them, and was introduced into St. Paul society last week by Mrs. T. D. Field. About forty-five couples of the younger set were entertained. The hall, very pretty by itself, was further enhanced last night by odd lit tle Japanese lanterns and Japanese draperies, besides lots of palms and Japanese chrysanthemums. In fact, the decorations and favors were all happy, making several of the figures . very. picturesque. In one figure there were Japanese fans, in another Jap dolls and in another Japanese para sols. Walter J. Driscoll led the cotillon and the favors were distributed by Mrs. W. J. Driscoll, Mrs. C. L. Greene, Mrs. E. V. Appleby and Mrs. C. L. Spencer Judge and Mrs. George B. STATUE FOR MRS. STANTON. /M vEuz^setk CAvy §taniwN Steps have already been taken by the woman suffragists of the country to fittingly commemorate the memory of their dead champion, Mrs. Eliza bet .i Cady Stan ton, by erecting a statue to her memory. It is proposed that ~her marble presentment will be carved by a woman. !Toung\ Mr. and Mrs. C. J. A. Morris, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Saunders and Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Field were among the older guests Mrs. G. S. Fernald, of Lincoln ave nue, will give a tea this afternoon for Mrs. Thompson Cooper and Miss Coop er, of Tacoraa, Wash. * * * Mrs. J. W. Campbell, of Holly ave nue, will entertain at euchre this aft ernoon. Mr. and Mrs. James T. Stroud, of A Skin of Beauty Is a Joy Forevor*. ' ||R. T. FELIX eOURAIf D'S ORIEHTAL "'CREATOR KAGIQALBEAUTIFIER. RetnoTCs Tan, Ptaplcs, Freckles, Moth Patches, Bosh and bklfl dieeates, and every Wexnlßh on beauty, and: • . ' 4eflea detection. It has gtood "IS • /^gaS^vfei the loet of 54 years, aad Is so rt gT JErSfcrSS. harmless -we taste It to be snre B* ■i! Sl3s<?jßs\s} ' /gfew it U properly jaade. Est£ BsbSZL H /%S»Accept no conctcr- B^fca^W^^- iW" of similar ■?-' $6 '3W7 [gCr^nanie. -Dr. L. A. Sg " • y *^i< /^T Sayre said to a lady giß , ij'*sic " °' t*ie aßtt°n (•• Si j^3^ // l8(5!es will use S3 xs* T^t&l' '■ ■ J!Jk V "them, I recommend : cfl ■ - V'S'tlu \ 'Gouraud's Cream' «><sCw^">i Str/i \cs t!l° loa harm y^^V-»^^%? j I Vnl of all tho Ekin §< /vOBf ii'^^^ - /»alebyalldTOgglGU t ~'s 1 S% q ■'■ *" *"* and feccy-goods V>^ ]y^ o\b'>l^n. '-"' dealers in thoU. 8.,. jEBD. T.HOPknTS.rrepT.W Gre« Joom kuil?.^.' Selby avenue, entertained a party of neighbors Saturday evening. * * * Miss De Coster, of Summit avenue, will give a whist party Friday evening in honor of Mrs. Lucian Swift, of Min neapolis. * * * Mrs. T. A. Marshall," of John street, will entertain the members of the Juetten-Arend bridal party Thursday evening at dinner. Miss Mary Gertrude .Fuetten, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. .John G. Juetten, of Sherburne avenue, and Peter G. Arend, of Walters, Minn., will be mar ried Nov. 19 at the bride's home. The marriage of Miss Claribel Con rad to James Ledy, of Minneapolis, will take place in the Presbyterian chapelrcorner Pisk and Carroll streets, St. Paul, Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 in the evening. The service will be followed by a reception at the home of the bride's parents, 886 Aurora ave nue. Mr. and Mrs. Ledy will be at home after Dec. 1 at 124 Laurel ave nue, Minneapolis. CLUBS AND CHARITIES. Mrs. Otto Stein, of the Newport, en tertained the members of the Birthday club yesterday afternoon. Favor? were won- by Mrs. Fielding, Mrs. Hag gerty, Mrs. S. J. Northfield and Mrs. O'Hern. The club will meet the first Monday in December at the home of Mrs. Mulligan, 368 Nelson avenue. The board of managers of the Young Women's Friendly association held its regular monthly meeting yesterday morning at the Club rooms. Mrs. J. N. Jackson presided, and the attendance for October was reported to be 19,100. Mrs. F. B. Wright was apointed visitor for November. The young ladies' aux iliary is planning to a silver tea Monday afternoon, Nov. 17, for the benefit of the association library. Miss Louise Torbett, of Mount Airy street, entertained the Young Women's League of the First Baptist Church last evening. Mrs. H. F. Stillwell had charge of the programme. • Mrs. Charles Fowble, of Burr street, will entertain the^ members of the La dies' Aid Society "of Pacific Congrega tional Church this afternoon. The Woman's Aid Society of the First Baptist Church will hold a sale of fancy articles today in the parlors of the church. The sale will open this morning and continue through the day and evening. At noon a business men's luncheon will be served from 12 until 2 o'clock. Mayflower Camp No. 2566, Royal Neighbors, gave a dancing party last night in Odd Fellows' hall. Mesdames Bamford, Ellis, Pick, Carbon, Doorley, Lehman and Burnham had charge of the programme. The Commons Literary and Social club met last night in the club rooms. E. W. Buckley had charge of the music, and Mrs. Richard Price recited "The Sweet Girl Graduate." Mrs. A. G. Bolton, of Grand avenue, will entertain the Women's Territorial Pioneer club this afternoon. Mrs. G. L. Warren, of Victoria street, will entertain the Ladies' Aid Society of People's church. The Telephone club will give the second of a secies of dancing parties Wednesday evening at Elks' hall. The St. Anthony Hill orchestra has been engaged to furnish the music. The Ladies' Aid Society of the Sa cred Heart Church will give a card party this evening in the parish hall. Esther Lodge No. 30, D. of H., will give a card party at Central hall this evening. PERSONAL. Mrs. Buel and Miss Buel, of Banfil strteet, are visiting in Spokane, Wash. Mrs. Goodhue, of Chicago, is the guest of Mrs. J. E. Adams, of Good rich avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Dickerman have returned from their wedding trip and will be at home after Dec. 1 at 87 Kent street. Miss Russell and Miss Magoffln, of Duluth, are the guests of Mrs. W. P. Rogers, of South Exchange street. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Britton and Miss Winnifred Britton, who have been spending a few days in Chicago, have returned home. Dr. and Mrs. Swartz have returned from the wedding trip to the Pacific coast, and are the guests of Mrs. Hub bard, of Cambridge avenue. Mrs. Edmund Rice is visiting in Den ver, Col. Mrs. Emi] Zimmerman, of Kent THE' ST. PAUL GLOBS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1902. street, has returned from a visit in New York. Mrs. Daniel. Stone and Miss Louise Stone, of Boston, are guests of Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Stone at the Aberdeen. ■ Art and History Class Meets. The Monday Art and History class held its first meeting of this season yesterday afternoon in the assembly hall of Central high school. Mrs. George B. Metcalfe had charge of the class and gave a charming talk on BLACK CREPE DE CHINE. ISM £§£feS*f, *V l&W v: '^i^M Vr _»i t^ir.^/i .- ' ■" ' > ''- ' \ Sftsffi' v - - ' -^ 11 f cx&* m *m: ;•' ■ mJWtmvmm ' I I Graceful gown of black crepe de chine, front laid in tucked folds. Blouse waist has tucked yoke; upper part of sleeve plain, with very full undersleeve shirred on above elbow, and gathered into band cuff. The white crescents are of lace applique, with black silk embroidery around.' Folded stock cuffs and girdle of crepe and white silk. Holland preliminary to a course of lec tures on Dutch paintings. Her talk was principally on the people, history and geography of Holland, telling of the customs of these people. The pic tures which Mrs. Metealfe used to il lustrate her talk were very interesting. This course on Dutch paintings will continue Monday afternoons at 2 o'clock until the holiday vacation. There are about 400 members of the class now, and there are nearly al ways that many present at the meet ings. Play by Amateurs. The Drury Lame Dramatic club will present "The Jealous Husband," a comedy in four acts, at Mozart hall Wednesday evening, Nov. 12. A num ber of specialties will be given between acts by the Misses Fanny, Nettie and Florence Sharp, Percy Bullard, Al G. Flournoy, John Gallagher and others as well known. Rehearsel Postponed. The St. Paul Choral club will not hold its usual rehearsel this evening on account of the special services at Christ church. The club will meet instead to morrow night in the Christ guild hall of Christ church to rehearse "The Messiah." Cupid Barred From Choir. In order that the choir shall remain intact for at least one year Rev. Wil liam. J. Sanft, pastor of Zion German Evangelical church, Jersey City, has induced the members, both men and women, to sign an agreement not to iTet married within a year from Nov. 1. Twice within three years Zion's church choir has been disrupted by members getting married. Seven couples, all members of its choir, were joined in the bands of matrimony last year. The agreement signed by the choir members is as follows: "Whereas, The Zion Lutheran church choir became defunct owing to a majority of its members entering into the state of matrimony, and, in consequence, resigning: and "Whereas, The undersigned mem bers desire to maintain the present Zion Choral union as long as possible, and realizing the temptation of the present members to take the same steps as. their predecessors, it is agreed by the undersigned members to refrain from marriage for a period of one year from the date of this document. The penalty for the violation of this agree ment will be forfeiture of the sum of $100, which amount will be paid to the Zion Choral union after having been fairly tried and found guilty by a ma jority of the members." The agreement is signed: Miss Louise M. Meyers, Miss Elsie Schmoezl, Miss Charlotte Osten, Miss K. Detels, Miss Annie G. Smith, J. H. Por Infants and Children. Kind You Have Bought Signature of &L&sfM%&l4 Detels, Henry Grosskeaifs- Miss Annie Wissing, Miss-Josephine-Meyer, Miss Caroline Smith and Willtem Cordes. ■;• ;, ;V7 3 Silly Aftersps|(j I . Mot '■- "Have you , observed," said a woman . who never sits ! at > the with out • seeing ;." something , go f~ by, ■; . "how many women ; are Minervas by day ' and Little Jokers by night? l_know a score who work like white slaves'from; morn ing until night. When in harness they are ? models -of industry * and-; sagacity. Shrewd and wideawake |Eor£t:heir" own and tkeir employers interests, no one would believe them capable of a friv olous thought, and as fOF the frivolous deed —preposterous! Let fhesfe same women shed the parapherh^pa of office, school or counting room, d»n frou-frou skirts and a Dv Barry yell; let them meet a masculine intellectual equal by candle light—all things being equal, and —well, it's the old Stwy 6f the stabled horse that broke,, tfie graces. "One of the ablest, cre&erest, mos|t sensible girls I know by jlay is the sil liest of the silly after dark," this wom an went on. <(Her fall from adarhent sense into imbecile posing may be laid at the door of the 'Angora, or hairy school of poets.' Since t£*e* passing of Richard Hovey, the Angoras are three: Bliss Carman, Charles GL. D. Roberts and Richard Le Gallienne. 'You have the scarlet spirit,' cried the trio. Be fore the incense of such figurative flat tery the red-headed ni©der of daylight sense succumbed. She migra-ted from a hall bedroom to a studio. She hung the walls in scarlet The poppy, the red, soporific poppy, playa a leading part in her decorative scheme. She dresses in black, with great bunches of scarlet in corsage and hair. The little feet are as scarlet as the coats of Mrs. Osborn's ushers. From studio to studio floats, after dark,- this girl,, always to be seated like a queen upon a throne, with a circle of adoring sSeains to hang upon the brilliant wit r the. scintillating epigrams that fall, the'Attgoras assura her, at the parting of her. scarlet lips. The girl has fed so long : upon the am broisa distilled by the Angora poets that she. has come to believe she is -'It.' She believes she\ is really wicked, when in truth she couldn't be if sha ■ - PICTURE PjLIZZLE. . . : J Find two other young men. Solution for yesterday's puzzle; The cat is on the plate, the mouse on side of big dog near the window. tried. She simply is silly—after dark —drunk with the poetry of the Angora school." New York Women Will Not Be Nudged Influential women of New York city? are discussing the advisability of ob taining relief from the crowded car nuisance by sending a delegation to Al bany to have laws passed to regular surface and elevated railroad traffic. This will be done if the board of alder men fail to take decisive steps to end the crushing and crowding that is per mitted on the cars of the ihterurban and Manhattan companies. The evil from a sanitary point of view will be shown, and stress will be laid on the fact that it is almost impossible for an unescorted girl to travel in crowd ed cars without being subjected to such indignities as nudges and pinches by rrien standing next to them. They will plead that in Paris and London no one is allowed to stand in a surface car, and that these same ideal conditions could be had in New York if the com panies were not more powerful than the municipality and if the public was less impetuous and easy going. Mrs. Sydney Rosenfeld, secretary of the Health Protective association, is one of the leaders in this movement. Her organization is well assisted by the Brooklyn Health Protective asso ciation, the Women's Press club and the West End Women's Republican association. Mrs. James N. Scrim egour, Mrs. Phoebe Hanaford and Mrs. Blossom are the presidents of the last three organizations named. Some Furniture Hints. Some of the latest pieces of so-called mission furniture-are very much mod ified, and savor in many cases of old English and Dutch ideas." So popular has this mission furniture become that many more pieces have been added to the list of its creations, and now al most every kind of household furni ture may be had in this style. Red as a house decorative scheme needs careful treatment. Mulberry is very fashionable just now, and enjoys the distinction of not being hackneyed, and is more desirable than the con ventional bright red. Like all reds, however, it needs to be guardedly used, and only when in harmony with the general color scheme of the house. Tapestry wall papers are having quite an extended vogue this season, but much care should be exercised in their selection, for while some are very effective, others are quite the reverse. The verdure kinds, combining blue and green and the dull brown, are usually the most satisfactory. Friezes as wall finishes are now quite passe; the pa per runs up an angle molding of wood finished like the woodwork of the room and put in at the angle of the wall and ceiling. THE MATINEE GIRL. I am jus£ a matinee girl in the crowd; In the blue dramatic sky you shine, a star. Girls by dozens, prim or pretty, pert or proud. Come like me to watch and worship from afar. There are seven of your pictures on my wall. There are shining: frames of silver 'round them all; I've a glove you used to wear, And a long lock of your-hair. And you autograph in letters weird and tall. Now the violets I wear (they match your eyes) Tremble at the rapid beating of my heart, For I see the painted curtain slowly rise. And watch eagerly, with quivering lips apart. Till you enter. Oh, the clapping and the cheers! Then the stage shines through a mist of 1 happy tears. For in truth it seems You're the hero of my dreams— The brave prftipe I've^ waited for since childhood'^ years. When the lady and the game are fairly won. And the wicked villian foiled, as he should be. Then I know that my little hour of sun shine's done, And the twilight drear comes creeping up to me. In your velvets and your laces fine and &ay, With the long love-locks of England's merriest day, Waving plume and flashing steel, Shining spur on booted heel, You are waiting for the speech that ends the play. I am just a matinee girl in the crowd. And you stand before the footlights, bowing low, While the curtain falls between us like a cloud; Let me- turn for one long look before I go. Charlie Brown will surely meet me at the stair, And "I'm glad that thing is over," he'll declare. "Don't d man look like a guy. With long hair and a lace tie? Ain't the show an awful poor one, now, for fair?" —Cecil Cavendish, in Theater Magazine. BERTHA'S BLUE EYES. Honest blue eyes, So sparkling and brightt Mirth In them lies. 'Tis ever in sight; Mirth that's contagious, Where'er it may falL Bringing quick solace, A blessing to all. Honest blue eyes, So beaming and kind! Trust in them lies, To evil half blind; Trust in the friendships That comfort and bless. Trust in the fondness Of . ev'ry caress. 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Finkham Medicine Co., tynii, M*«. Price of Experience. "Tes," said the young fellow from Lonesomeville, "I faced the guns at Santiago, but that wasn't anything to my little experience in New York city last week. You know there is no one in the world as thin-skinned as a coun try fellow in the presence of city chaps, for he keeps himself constantly keyed up to the highest pitch of nervousness for fear he'll make some sort of a break." "Naturally," agreed the sympathetic listener. "What of your little experi ence?" "I don't mind telling you, now that it's ancient history. Last summer 1 met a New York girl at a resort near our place, one of the athletic sort, you know, and we climbed and rowed and bowled right iilong for six weeks. I was right in my element up there, and must say I never enjoyed a summer so much in all my life. There was anoth er fellow in the field, a pretty nice sort of a chap from New York, but being rivals, we naturally didn't see much in each other. When the girl bade me good-bye she asked me in an off-hand way, right befor-e the other fellow, too, to call around at her house. Maybe I wasn't elated! I thought of that call a hundred times before I finally got down to the actual business of a trip to New York—expressly to see her, you understand.' "I set off in great glee, but by the time I reached New York I began to suffer from a queer state of dejection, ■which increased until I really wished I hadn't come. I walked slowly up Broadway tryingl to decide whether to buy flowers or candy, for I didn't like to arrive empty-handed, and, by a cv- rious stroke of luck, I met my rival, looking very spick and span and fault lessly tailored. He shook hands cor dially, but there was a look in his eyes which showed plainly that he scented my errand and my very apparent dis comfiture. "'Down to call on Miss Blank, eh?' said he, blithely. 'Well, good luck to you. She's in town. I saw her last evening.' "I took courage to ask his advice concerning the intended offering. " 'I shouldn't bother with flowers or sweets,' he said. 'Why not send a mes senger over ' to say that you ai>e in town and would like to take her to a matinee this afternoon if she has no other engagements. You might meet her at some nice little place and give her a luncheen, just a simple affair, you know, to get oiled up for the aft ernoon, so to speak. Girls seem to like that dort of thing.' "So I sent the message, and to my joy received a prompt answer to say that she would meet me at ail up town restaurant. So I bought two seats for the theater and sauntered down to the appointed place. "She didn't keep we waiting long. I Imported Castile Soap Today, only, per pound, ... I©C AU, SOAPS AT CUT PRICES. With every Soap purchase today, a Turkish toweling Wash Cloth FREE. P£\ R KER) and VVabasha GREEN TRADING STAMPS AUTOMOBILE TICKETS thought I had never seen a prettier woman in all my life than she in her chic autumn gown. She led the way to the gallery and began to chat pleas antly as you please, while I pulled my self together mentally, and what with her talk and the flowers and music, I soon found myself in a fool's paradise. "Lunch? Oh, it was very simple. I happen to remember just what we had; clam bullion, wild trout, boneless squab with a French name, cheese, and coffee and ices. Simple, enough, wasn't it? But when the bill was pre sented, it called for exactly four dollars more than I possesed. Talk about 'fac ing guns.' Your city chap would have boldly bluffed it out somehow, but a country fellow would rather under take a red-handed duel than face such a dilemma before a girl. I was struck dumb with fright and abject misery. If the glass before me had contained poison, I should cheerfully have drained the last drop in preference to suffering the humiliating defeat that awaited me. Then, all in a flash, it occurred to me that my rival had probably laid that little trap purpose ly to effect my downfall, knowing that I had no idea of the price entailed by a little lunch of that sort, for in Lone someville half the town could have dined at the same figure. That notion made me just mad enough to clear my benumbed brain long enough to plan a way of escape. "Thrusting the bill under my glass, I remarked, for the tenth time, prob ably, that I'd seen Cheswick that morning, and furthermore, that I had half way promised to call him up to join us at luncheon, but had simply forgotten to do so. "The girl laughed. 'Pretty late to think of that now,' she said. 'How ever, I think you'd better make your excuses at once. I'll excuse you.' "I don't think I let the grass grow under my feet during that trip to the 'phone. I had Cheswick at the other end of the wire in about two minutes, and held him there white I poured out my tale of woe. Think of appealing to your rival in a. case like that! I'm bound to say that Cheswick, with all his concit, is a pretty good fellow. He called up the head waiter and made him understand that he was to call on him for the surplus, and keep the thing quiet, so that the lady wouldn't notice anything, all of which the man actually did. "The reaction made me absurdly light-hearted. I enjoyed every minute of the play. "VThen I bade the girl good-bye at her own door she thanked me very pleasantly and repeated her invitation to call on my next visit. I informed her that I intended to go down for the Christmas holidays and would be delighted to call on her. " 'By that time,' she said, calmly, 'I shall probably be living in another part of the city, but I'll let you know my address. lam to be married —to Mr. Cheswick —next month.' ' "No, I don't rember what I said. Of course, Cheswick will tell her some day, but—well, it can't be helped." n