THE SAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: SUNDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 9, 1888.— TWENTY PAGES.10
AGAIN INJHE CITY.The Ccol Weather Drives So-
ciety People From theSummer Resorts.
Many Young People Have aFashion of Forming: Box
Parties.
A. Few Weddings and a Num-ber of Informal Social
Gatherings.
Personal and General Notes
Gathered From All Partsof the City.
There has been a pleasing stir amongSociety people during the past week.The cool, pleasant weather seems to
have a good effect upon the people whohave almost forgotten that they kneweach other through the long, lazysummer days. Now the summer vaca- i
tion friend will be consigned to oh- jlivion, as society begins its accustomedround of fallpleasures.
**Since the theater season opened it the
fad among very youthful society people
to form opera parties, charter a boxand listen to the play or not as whimdictates. Then finish the evening'samusement by a recherche supper at
a fashionable caterer's. But they areselect and quiet parlies, not seekingmention in society columns as do manyOthers.
**There have been no social events of
special note during the week, only afew informal dinners and socials. Be-tween the Exposition and politics so-
ciety people have hardly had time to ar-range for the good times coming. Manyvisitors are at the hotels, and arrange-ments are under way for several recep-tions to be announced later.
\vi:i>:>i\"GS.
The Camp yon Wedelstadt weddingnnd reception at the West last Tuesdayevening was the most elaborate affair ofthe sort ever given at the West. The•wedding ceremony took place at theCamp Memorial chapel at Minnetonkabeach, which was fittingly decoratedwith golden rod and other wild flowers.The bride was attired in cream whitenoire antique, !rimmed with pearl or-naments and lilies of the valley. Themaids wore white s'.lk and tulle. Themarriage service was read by BishopGilbert A special train brought theparly to Minneapolis, where" over 300guests participated in the reception atthe West. Dr. Guy Montgomery, CavourLaugdon. Luther Newport and ParkYon Wedelstadt acted as ushers. Theentire first floor was exquisitely decor-ated with flowers. In the center rooma large ribbon of flowers stretchedacross the mirror with the monogram
"C. A W." in the center. Many prettydecorations of roses and smilax bright-ened the rooms. Refreshments wereserved in rooms opening off the parlor.The tables were ornamented with manyset pieces of fruit and flowers. Danzorchestra furnished music for dancing.Among the Minneapolis people presentwere: Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Eastmanand son, Mr. and Mr*. De Laitre, MissDe Laitre, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Foss, Mr.and Mrs. 11. Aldcii Smith. Mr. and Mrs.J. It Corrigan, Mr. and Mrs. A. T."Morse, Mr. and Mrs. Charles MacKeeve.Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Blethen, Mr. amiMrs. F. J. Maekey, Mr. and Mrs. FrankPettit, Judge Lochrcnand wife, Mr.andMrs. C. 11. Pettit Mr.and Mrs. LorenFletcher, Mr. and Mrs. WlnthropYoung, Dr. Chute, wife and daughter,Mr. and Mrs. ItB. Langden, Mr. andMrs. George Braehettz, S. 11. Redfield,Miss Mary Redfield, Mr. and Mrs.James Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Por-ter, Mr. Willis Jones, Miss May Linton,Miss Anna Kelly. Misses Ripley, Mr.and Mrs. Fred Payne and Mrs. C. W.Shepherd.
The residence of Mrs. J. A. Lawson2830 Clinton avenue, was the scene ofa very quiet wedding Wednesday even-ing, the contracting parties being F. A.Wilson and Miss Fannie Lawson, onlymost intimate friends witnessing thecere-May. which was performed byRev. Layman, of Christ church, afterwhich an elegant repast was served.The parlors were handsomely decoratedwith cut flowers. The bride lookedcharming in a heavy dove-colored silk,trimmed with duchess lace and dia-mond ornaments, which were presentedby the groom. The happy pair wererecipient of many elegant presents,among which were an upright piano,silver cake basket mounted with gold,silver tea service, cut glass fruit dishwith silver mountings, an elegant plusharm chair, and many others both use-ful as well as ornamental. Mr. andMrs. Wilson will be at home after Sept.10, at 305 Second avenue northeast
Edward M. Oonant, of Minneapolis,and Miss Louise C. Kelter. of Marietta,C. were married last Thursday at theresidence of the bride's parents. Mr.and Mrs. Conant will be at home totheir friends at 140S Nicollet avenueafter Oct. 1.
Miss Emma Boelteber and Charles M.Armstrong were married on Thursdayin the presence of a few friends andrelatives, Key. Dr. Stryker performingthe ceremony.
M;ss Cora E. Hathaway, of Hastings,ami Orlando Williams were marriedearly in the week and will make thiscity their permanent home.
The wedding of Miss Fannie Lawsonand F. A. Wilson occurred Wednesdayevening at the residence ot'^the bride'ssister, Mrs. J. A. Lawson.
SOCIAL.
About 100 ladies and gentlemengathered in the parlors of the HotelWessex last Wednesday evening totender a complimentary reception toMr. and Mrs. Mercer on the eve of theirdeparture- Savieri orchestra renderedan excellent dance programme. Re-freshments were served in the diningroom at 11:30. Amo-g those presentwere Mr. and Mrs. Kosbart. Mr. andMrs. Tattle, Mr. and Mrs. Pratt, Mr.and Mrs. Robinson,* Misses MamieStevens. Mira Pierce. Susie Lose, KatieNote, Minnie Stoddard, and Messrs.Willard, Mover, Semple, Berwin,Town-end, Harper and Sprague.
Thursday evening, at the Expositionbuilding, the editors, with their wives |and daughters, did justice to a substan-tial banquet. At the close there werespeeches by A. J. Blethen, Joel P.Heatwole, Bill Nye, in his usual happystyle, Mr. Hall, Major Newson andothers. Cappa's band rendered a pro-gramme which formed a pleasing ac-companiment to the feast.
Miss Lucy Williams gave a pleasant
farewell concert at Dyer Music hall last j"Wednesday evening. Mr. Johnson ren- idered "Tarantelle" and"Polacca" with Igood effect. Mrs. Ball played "Carat-fn*." Mrs. Phoebe Willard and J. F.Merrill also gave some charming selec-
The Ladies' Society of the SwedishSt. Paul's church have been holding afair during the week at Peterson's hall.A pleasant programme has been pro-vided each evening, and the ladies ex-pect to clear a good sum to aid thechurch.
The Ladies' Foreign Mission societyof. the Plymouth Congregational churchheld their annual reunion last Wednes-day afternoon. A large number ofladies were present and held an in-formal social, tea being served at theclose.
The ladies Missionary society of thechurch ofChrist held a well-attendedmeeting Friday afternoon.
The concert and ball given by theSwedish brotherhood, for the benefit ofmfferen by hie at Sundsvaal, netted
$120. Several prominent citizens gavedonations which materially increasedthe fund.
The Daughteis of Rebekah, Mistletoelodge, will give a dancing party nextThursday evening at their hall, onPlymouth avenue. . «
The University Lodge I. O. G. T.,gave a musical and literary entertain-ment last Tuesday evening, which waswell attended.
The Southside Brightlights cave thelast of a series of hops on Wednesdayevening at 2521 Thirteenth avenuesouth.
Prof. Pattie, dean of the law depart-ment of the university, has arrived withhis law library from Northfieid.
A pleasant social was held at the resi-dence of Dr. Denton, 2089 Portland ave-nue, Friday evening.
The Lucy Haves W. C. T. U. met onThursday at the Franklin Avenue M.K. church. c " "
PEHSOXAIi.
Miss Mary and Lucy Physick have re-turned to their home in St. Louis, afterspending several weeks in this city asguests of W. W. Oakey. 1213 Fremontavenue north.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwii*_>lillard. 1412Twenty-fourth avenue nfrth, have goneto Boston, where Mrs, Millard will till
_season".; engagement as a cornet soloist.
Mr. and Mrs. J. .1. Elliott left for Du-luth during the week, where Mrs. Elli-ott joins a party for a pleasure triparound the lakes to Thousand Islands.
Charles F. Fox, formerly with the Sonroad in Minneapolis, passed through thecity Thursday en route to Detroit,Mich" where he will soon be married.
Mr. and Mrs. ('. It Cameron are ex-pected home from Quincy, 111., Monday.Mrs. Cameron has been spending thesummer in the East and Southwest.
Mrs. Ilarvev lonian. Mrs. F'phraimInman and Mrs. Winchell, of MarbleBock. 10.. are the guests of Mrs. H. S.Waist, 2323 Dupont avenue north.
L. W. Ballard, who has been spendingthe summer in New England, expectsto return soon to the city and resumehis musical work.
Mrs. .1. 11. Sulton, who has beenspending the summer at the lake and inthe city, returned to her home in Kan-sas City Thursday.
Mrs. W. J. Maguire entertained Mr.and Mrs. Fred Huntington during theweek, previous to their departure forPhiladelphia.
Mrs. E. C. Brainerd and son, of Prai-rie Dv Chien, are the guests of Mr. andMrs. Robert Power at 2013 Bryant ave-nue north.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Stuart, 1312Twenty-first avenue north, returned onMonday from a visit with their daughterin Buffalo.
Mrs. D. J. Merchants, of Dcs Moines,10., is the guest of her daughter, Mrs.Frank Simpson, on Aldrich avenue.
Messrs. diaries and Robert Kruse andMiss Adele Kruse, of Cincinnati, arethe guests ofMinneopxflis friends.
Mrs. B. A. Lee is entertaining at theArdmare her parents, Capt. B. J. Thur-low and wife, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
William 11. Coughlin and wife, ofFond dv Lac, Wis., are the guests ofMr. an I Mrs. Thomas F. Meas.
Mis Katie Chadbourne has been the\u25a0 guest of the Misses Daniels, of Itoch-\u25a0 ester tor the past two weeks.
Mrs. E. W. Geesamen, who has been| visiting in Philadelphia, returned to thei city during the week.
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Clifford andI J. P. Bray, of Grand Forks, are visiting; friends in the city.
Misses Irene Wallhridge and Mollie: McKinney. of Fergus Falls, are visiting
friends in the city.C. C. Rogers, a prominent grain com-
mission man of Milwaukee, is at theA more.
Rev. C. W. Merrill, paster of Pilgrim\ church, willpreach iv Mason City, 10.,] to-day.
Mrs. Dunbar Hunt has been visitingher cousin, L. E. Wood, during theweek.
Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Foster, of Ma-| rion, Io„are spending a few days in the, city.
Henry N. Stetzer and family, of Tay-I lor's Falls, were in the city Thursday.
Miss E. S. Black left during the weekj for a visit to her old home in Canada.
Mrs. J. Millspaugh, of Northfieid, is; the guest of Rev. Frank Willspaugh.
Mrs. W. E. Hale spent a part of thej week in Red Wing visiting friends.
Miss Clara Crafts, ofWinona, is visit-ing with Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Grant.
Mrs. Ed Willis, of Lake City, is aguest of Mrs. Charles G. Rossman.
C. 11. Hendricks and family, of FortWayne, Ind., are at the Ardmore.
Miss Emma Hicks, of Montreal, isvisiting her brother in the city.
Mrs. D. J. Anderson, of Eau Claire, isvisitingrelatives in the city.
Miss Annie Robb returned on Mondayfrom a vacation in the East.
Miss Verona Murphy returned Tues-day from a visit to Benson.
George B. Clifford and wife, GrandForks, are at the West.
E. J. Delaney, of New York, is theguest of R. S. Penney-
Mrs. It. G. Beard and family are visit-ing in Beloit. Wis.
Prof. 11. W. Woodruff has returnedfrom New York.
J. 11. Thompson has returned from hisEuropean trip.
K. W. Eastman and wife are visitingin Omaha.
N. M.Karlomder has gone to Montanafor a visit.
1 Miss Annie Roff has returned fromj the East.
ART CANDIDLY CONSIDEREDHow the Pictures in the Exposition Art
Gallery Strike the Educated Eye.
A FAULT IN SELECTION.
APassing Glance at Some of the MoreAmbitious Efforts— Notes Gath-
ered at Random.
The art department at the Expositionhas now been open about two weeks,and the attendance, while pretty fair, isnot what it should be. However, therehave been signs of increased interest,notably during several evenings of lastweek, when the people were generallyresidents of the city. The pictures byAmerican artists average well as a col-lection, but to the eye of the initiated,many changes might be made for thebetter in the selection of works by ayounger and more representative schoolof American artists. While we do notwish to be too severe, yet our annualart display is supposed to be for thepurpose of educating our people to anappreciation ofthoroughly good works ofart, and this cannot be done unless weget the best works that are to be ob-tained by good painters, of which thepresent collection has only a few. Thereare too many pictures by men whohave become passe, and paint in the oldconventional methods. Men who wereonce the only representatives of our pe-culiar American school, . sometimescalled for lack of a better name, the"Hudson River School," such as Jamesand William Hart, E. Wood Perry, J.W. Casilear, A. D. Shattuek, Williamand James Beard, J. W.McEntee, Al-bert Bierstadt, and many others of thatilk, whose works may lie classed underthe head of "amusing," as our Frenchfriends say. for they certainly lackin every element of instruction, tothe seeker after true art knowledge.Under a more liberal and broader man-agement of the art department, perhapsthe directors may come to see the errorofsome of their methods, and change forthe better— We would like to see theworks of !•
A DiriKUKNTSCHOOL OF PAINTKBS,men who have studied under good for-eign masters, who paint truth and real-ism, and not ideality and sentimentality,mere Studio work, but pictures that are
painted "en plain air," in other wordsout of doors, That have technique, andsome va!u<*sstudied after nature. Suchmen as Bolton 'Jones, William Stone,Joseph T. Lyman, W. 11. Hilliard,Louis Mueller, Slddons Mowbrav, Ver-planck Birney, Carrol Beckwith,John S. Sargent, Frank Pen fold,Herbert Denman, J. W. Wal-lace, Deforest Bolmer, EdwinBlashfield. Alexander, Harrison, ElliotDangerfield and many others that mightbe mentioned, young Americans ofwhom any art gallery would take pridein exhibiting their works, character-ized by strength of treatment, excellenttechnique and sound thought in com-position and general purpose— men whohave studied that most important ad-junct, careful drawing, without whichthe finest color has but little value, injudging works of art, if it be lacking.No. 285, "Made Captive," by SiddonsMowbray, in the small room at the en-trance of the east gallery, is a deliciousbit of pure colors harmoniously blend-ed, idealistic in thought, poetic in treat-ment—it is a very captivating picture.This young artist took one of the prizesat the New York academy. ExhibitNo. 223, "New Treasures," by LouisMoeller, is a clever little interior thatshows skill, combined with accuratedrawing, in making at picture full ofnterest, yet simple in idea—a man cladn gray clothes stands beside atable, on which are some of the treas-ures in the shape of jugs and vases ofartistic color and form; pictures inbright giltframes adorn the walls; thereis a red carpet on tho floor; there areobjects in old blue, yellow and deepred. the whole a harmony of tones.Moeller was a pupil ofVan Beers, thecelebrated Belgian artist. Nos. 230 and285, two interiors, by Verplank Birney,\u25a0\u25a0Harmony,'' and a scene in a laundry,"Wordly Revelations," both capital indrawing, good color, a triflemonotone,perhaps* in the first, but the various at-titudes of the three persons in theViolin studio are well studied. Thecollection is notPAUTK I I.AKI.Y RICH IX rOHT-AITS,in fact, it is remarkable how few thereare of any special merit. J. W. Wallacehas two portraits, a young man and an-other,an old man. that show good drawingand truthful flesh tones. A larger can-vas, the "Rug Seller," is interesting toan art student, perhaps more than to thepublic, a sort ot "tone de force" in per-spective drawing, and contrasts of dullgray tones in the surroundings,with the Oriental brightness ofcolor and technical handling ofthe fabrics. Mr. Wallace studied forsome years in Paris under theinstruction of Gerome. He is at presentin Minneapolis and has taken a studiofor some portrait commissions. W. 11.Billiard has a group of pictures, sub-jects principally in Holland, that giveone the fine color and sky effects of thatpicturesquely flat country. Decidedlythe finest picture in the exhibition isthe large "Hay Boat on the Rhine"that forms the center of the group.The water, sky and lazy movement ofthe hay laden boat is very truthfullydepicted. The water is really wet.Several landscapes in this group arevery characteristic, notably the •'Moon-light" and "Old Ferry at Papend-recht," "Loves Offering." "Hands withRoses," and an"old Millat Giesen,"withsunset sky effect are most excellent. Aswe glance here and there in the differentrooms, we see some of the pictures be-longing to the Exposition, more or lessfamiliar. Morgan's "Head of theFamily," highly finished and pure incolor, reminding one of the Frenchartist, BouL-errian. Carl Usherman's"Alter the Hunt," line work and doublyinteresting when one knows the fate ofthis strongly gifted painter— pass theremaining days in the madhouse. Col.James Fairnian, who says he is the"only man that can paint sunlight andrunning water." If you doubt it justlook at 14:), "St. Anthony Falls" in theold days. - Mas there ever a moreatrocious thing painted? and the wonderis how the management ever accepted it,but of course one has to have "all sorts"in an exposition, and this ranks underthat head.
We pass into the next room whereare the loaned pictures, from the T. B.Walker collection. Nothing remark-able as representing these celebratedFrench painters in this collection, forexample, the much talked of Vibert"The Cardinal's Toilet," is clever inexecution, but. painty and hard, nothingto compare with the gem of the Morgancollection in New York, "The Mission-ary's Return," which is the master-piece of this artist. The Kosaßonheur"Spanish Muleteers Crossing the Pyre-nees," is charming in effect, and repre-sents her the least of any of her works,after the vigorous drawing and finecolor of the "Horse Fair," this seemstame and insipid; 17*2, "Autumn Land-scape." by Theodore Rosseau, a high-priced picture, no doubt, but please tellme what there is in it, if John Smith orsome other man had signed it, whowould even look at it? There arefine Rosseau's. One sees them inParis in the good collections, butthis is not one of them."Evening in Arabia," AdolphSciireyer.This good, the color soft and dreamy inhis style. The usual squad of Arabsare this time walking their horses onlevel ground, instead of storming aprecipitous hillside. "En Tonquin," ofBdouard Detaille, is admirable in draw-ing, like all his works, but the color isflat and the soldiers seem clothed intin, not by any means a representativework. "Battle of Trafalgar." by Jazet,is a fine picture, probably the best heever composed. It is masterly in draw-ing, color and execution, historicallycorrect in detail, the best of the collec-tion. "The Spat," by Prof. Knaus, ofBerlin. This renowned master hasamused a leisure moment by paintingthese pretty, chubby Cupids; a nice,decorative bit, but hardly to be called aserious work. "Sheep on the Hills ofOdessa." by Pokitonow. This is a gemby the Russian Meissonier of landscapeart There are some others worthy ofnote, but they have become familiar tothe public by this time, and each has itsadmirers. Space forbids further detailat present.
IX THE SCANDINAVIANROOMthere are. several good works, but un-happily the best of their painters arenot represented— notably such men asSmith-llald, Eidelfeldt Wahlbers andothers of the best in the Paris colony.100, "Rising Flood," by L. Schelnerup,is careluMy and truthfully drawn, andcolor local, extreme devotion to art, evenin the midst of nature's obstacles, is thestory of this picture; 70, "On theMountains,*- by Skramstad, is the bestlandscape in this collection; the mistymorning light, the heather and steep,rocky heights, the whole quiet and soli-tude of the "highest heights," is hereportrayed. Some of the winter viewsare admirable and convey the feeling ofthe Norse land, ice and snow in a thor-oughly realistic sense. There are somefine portrait busts by the Norwegiansculptor, Jakob Fjelde. BjornsterneBjornson, Mrs. Oftstie, Prof, Oftedal,Rev. Mr. Gjersten, and others wellknown in the Scandinavian society.By the way, in looking over the cata-logue, reminds us that it is the worstmixed up affair it has been our misfort-tune to study out; neither index nor in-dication of names or galleries. Lesshaste in preparation, and a thorough re-vision in the next edition would be ad-visable.
Wild Talk.Aid. E. J. L'Herauit is still after the
houses of ill-fameon the East side, nearthe Exposition. He claims that Mr.Chute is putting up two more buildingswhich are to be rented to immoralwomen. The alderman further saysthat if the police commission does notsuppress th.) places, he will form a mob,himself at the head, and pull the placesto the ground.
To Raise the Dead.Mrs. August Bees, whose husband
died about a month ago, was given apermit by Health OfficerKilvingtou yes-terday to have the body of the dead manexhumed. It seems that there is somedoubt on the part of Mrs. Bees as to thebody being that of her husband, as hedied while away from home, unidenti-fied.
Second Grand Harvest ExcursionVia the "Manitoba" Road, Tuesday,Sept. 11th. Secure accommodationsearly.
nar, and it is said that the world's his-tory could be traced from many oddly-shaped jugs and vases which have beentraced from ancient time; yet prettyand unique china still forms so desir-able an addition, either to the table orwalls of a house, that our housekeepers,as well as our artists of modern times,still manifest much interest in the sub-ject. "I'll tellyou why women go crazyover ceramics." said she who knows;"you see many people have some ar-tistic aptitude— not enough, of course.toenable them to hope for success inpicture painting— they can decoratechina, thus finding a fitting expressionforrefined tastes."
"But don't real artists often do thiswork, and how can ordinary women un-dertake it?" questions a timid soul.
"Oh, yes," replies she, "there areartists who prefer to paint the soul of afloweron china rather than on canvas.But the amateur can begin with suchsimple designs and just do a little bit ata time; yet the result is a cultivation ofher tastes, and often a wonderful im-provement. Soon you find her attempt-ingpieces which would have been votedan impossibility at first. Then bits ofpottery hung about the walls give an airofcomfort and refinement which can beattained by no other means," was thedictum of an enthusiast.
"Yes, Ilike to decorate china," quotha flippant young miss, "1 pay myteacher ever so much a lesson. Shedoes the painting and 1 hold the brushes,which makes me thinkof David Copper-field's Dora holding the pens while hewrote. When I take the china home,all my friends just envy me for possess-ing so much talent. They think toywork is charming. So it is, only Idon'tdo much except to pay for it," and shesauntered along to look over the fancywork. •!'"
Of course that girl didn't possessmuch soul, or she wouldn't be satisfiedso easily. There are quite a number ofsociety ladies in this city who devotemuch time to this kind of decorativework. Some have even traveled inEurope and Eastern cities in order, tostudy under the best teachers. "Youcanhardly estimate what difficulties standin the way ofgood work in this city,"said one lady in a pathetic tone. "Afterthe decorating has been done often ourchina will be spoiled in the tiring. Weare obliged to send nearly all the piecesto Chicago, where they do the worknicely, but it's quite expensive."'
"We can't get any clay fit for model-ing in this .city as they can in Ohio,"chimes in another, who yearns to ex-press the emotions of her soul by mould-ing vases in original designs.
Perhaps these sentiments, overheardfrom visitors, show some of the reasonswhy decorating pottery has been takenup in this city only by the few who haveample time and means. Although manyvisitors do not know enough about theart to discriminate between differentgrades of work, yet the gentlemen, aswell as ladies, usually favor this de-partment with much attention. Oc-casionally comes along the tourist, whotms visited and studied in many cities.By glancing at the hieroglyphics on thebottom of a dish he can tell a wholehistory of its design and manufacture.In contrast conies the. verdant clerkfrom a crockery store. lie glances aboutturns on his heel, and gives it as his,valuable opinion that "the whole collec-tion looks decidedly amateurish."
NO KXHiniT OF ANCIENT POTTEBYlias been attempted in the woman's de-partment: with the exception of theKookwood designs nearly all the workexhibited has been done by Minneapolisladies. Owing to absence from the cityami other unfortunate circumstances,several good pieces by local amateurscould not be obtained.
The case containing Kookwood de-signs is interesting on account of thehistory and intrinsic value of the arti-cles. "Mrs. Maria Longworth Nicholsfounded the Kookwood pottery in Cin-cinnati. 0., only a fewyears ago. Theidea was suggested by the Japanesecollection at the centennial. Realizingthe possibilities offered by the superiorquality of modeling clay to obtained inOhio, she and a few wealthy ladies en-deavored to establish a school whichshould make American pottery valuedfor its art rather than showy decoration..\t first the work was necessarily imita-
tive, but later many original and beauti-ful designs have been produced. Itspupils come from art schools to theirpottery, and are encouraged to produceindividual work. A process of glazing,supposed to be lost, has been redis-covered, and applied to this work,which aims to make perfection ofquality and color its leading character-istic. Although not established as afinancial venture, yet orders are oftenreceived for vases and sets whose valueis counted in the thousands. Amongthe pieces exhibited here are several ofthe earlier designs in dull finish: acuriously carved antique vase orna-mented "in dead gold is especiallynoticeable. f
A game set in Dresden china is con-tributed by Mrs. Jeanie Rogers Sher-man, of the art department at Carletoncollege. An appropriate scene is por-trayed on each plate, the open workedges being finished in -old. «
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Mrs. A. B. Chamberlain has a prettilydecorated china set tor sale.
Mrs. Clark has a large case filled withchina, many pieces being tastefullyadorned with clusters of wild flowers.Two figures are copied from familiarPompeiian pictures.
An exhibit of several styles of workby Mrs. William H. Tice attracts favor-able notice. Mrs. Tice has studied quiteextensively in art schools, and her workis executed with care and fidelity:' Acurious-shaped rose jar shows a back-ground of pale olive green splashedwith gold, and the design a poppy andleaves in natural tints. A china set inher exhibit has a net work pattern inbright gold. A monogram on the plat-ter forms a pleasing and appropriatedecoration. The set is said to be in-tended as a wedding gift.
Mrs. Farrington has contributed a fewgems from her artistic home. Thepieces attract much attention from theirunique design and setting. Tlie deco-rating was done in Dresden and bearswitness to the artistic work of thatschool. In a curiously wrought brassframe is a painting on porcelain of the--Neapolitan Boy" handled iv the usualconventional style.
* oxe riM'H.iircaskcontains pieces painted by.prominent'society leaders forming Mrs. Crosby'sart clas3, who have developed miicliartistic talent in this direction. Amongthe most notable pieces are a chocolatepot, in dark red and gold, with a longpanel landscape. Also an ice creamplatter, with open work border of gold,
having a landscape in the center.- Thisproved so attractive that a copy wassketched by a visitor for future use.These were loaned by Mrs. E. J. Ed-wards.
• Mrs. John F. Fargo is represented bysome handsome pieces of Limoges ware,in relief and carved work, which arenoticeable, as this sort of work is quitedifficultand uncertain in the hands ofamateurs, many preferring to attemptsomething less ambitious. Also a set of1 raw ingroom tiles, cleverly adaptingthe graceful figure of Springtime fromBordenhausen to its decoration; on theopposite side is a tangle of grasses andpale yellow iris, from which is circlingIflight of swallows. This elicits much
'favorable comment A delicate choco-late pot of Royal Worcester has aground-ofJersey cream, finished with a conven-tional design in dull gold.
An Ice tub, by Maud Edwards, showsa delicate sea green tint inside, gold. handles.anda wreath of clover blossomsencircles the outside.
«S Several dinner plates have a subduedborder of brown-grey, brightened by anelaborate design in gold and an Initialin the center, painted by Miss ClaraBlake.
:.i One of the attractive pieces is acracker jar, the work of Mrs. CharlesCouch, having an ecru background andan esthetic design of wild sunflowers.Another, by the same lady, is a plattershowing holly berries and leaves againsta pale yellow background, the handlebeing in gold. Several plates belongingto the set are also displayed.
A cheese dish of the Pompadour styleis decorated with a natural branch ofsweet brier on plate and cover, with anopen-work border, harmoniously tinted;also three plates done in detached flow-ers, one showing violets, another sweetbrier, and daisy heads are strewn overthe third. These #
are Mrs. E. M. Chris-tian's work.
Mrs. Sumner Couch contributes anartistic ice Clean set, the tray beingdone in boxwood blossoms on a warm-tinted background. The plates are fin-ished in delicate tints, showing daintylandscapes, and grasses carelesslygrouped in the background., One case contains more than sixtypieces, which were decorated by Mrs.Adelaide Upton Crosby. Even the care-less observer cannot fail to notice theoriginality and artistic character ofherwork. early all the designs are floraland painted directly from nature, Rosesare the favorite flowers of the people,and this artist, by reason of naturalaptitude and much study, has given herwork the impress of originality andgenius. Her roses form the center ofattraction and arc worthy of specialstudy. The center piece in this dis-play is a pintter, the background ofwhich is admirably adapted to bring outa bunch of roses, which form the soledecoration: tbe center rose is a richcrimson color and a successful experi-ment in producing that peculiar tint;the rolled corners are finished in solidgold.
A cunning little spoonbolder is ofpale green, with an all-over pattern indull gold.
A quaint pitcher has a basket workpattern in sepia at the bottom, the topbeing a delicate creamy tint partly cov-ered by a bunch of roses in naturaltints. On one side is the monogram C.M. C. in crown and gold, the pitcherbeing the property of Mrs. Christian.
A square plate is loaned by Mrs. 11.P. Baud, showing a delicate tracery ofgold and a dish filled withpurple asters.. . Tluee small platters of Trieste warehang against the wall; one has theTrieste work in lemon yellow and a de-sign of wild roses with leaves .bayingacross the border, loaned by Mrs. S. BHoward. Another shows a pale blueborder and design of yellow roses. Thelast has a bronze green border, withopen work pattern of gold. A blushrose and bud forms a harmonious deco-ration.* The bead of a stag hound in sepia.finds many admirers among the gentle-men. A dainty ice cream set owned byMrs. J. 11. J. isle is of white china, fin-ished by broad bands of gold. Land-scapes in quiet but harmonious colorsiintsli a simple, but elegant set. A ma-rine scene, which adorns one, showingthe swell of the ocean, is realistic andexpressive. ' . c," -7
A large meat platter has an open workborder in gold, the design being a bunchf pale pink tea roses.
One of the daintiest devices is a chinateakettle in pale green, with an etchedpattern done in gold, owned by Mrs. E.,J. Edwards.
The Royal Worcester ware alwaysattracts much attention. Of course thisware has • long been manufactured inEurope. Even in our own country afactory has been in successful operationat Trenton, where good artists are em-ployed decorating "imported" ware,which sells for fabulous prices and can-not be told from the genuine foreignproduction. So much for American in-ventive genius. Only recently has thiswork been taken up by amateurs. Itsdelicacy and beauty make it a most fas-cinating sort of work for ladies. Twopieces among Mrs. Crosby's display areespecially beautiful. A unique jugshows a design of pond lilies with raisedgold outlines. The neck and base arefinished in bronze green, and the han-dles touched off with dull gold. "Howartistic. 1 must have one just like it,"is the average lady's comment.
A slender Florentine vase shows anivory background. El copper bronze baseat the bottom; the design is wild rosesof a delicate pink tint, outlined byraised gold work, forming a happy com-bination.
The originality of the artist finds ex-pression in a '"Longfellow jug." tri-angular, in shape. The long-sufferingMinnehaha finds here a delicacy ofhandling which corresponds with thebeautiful words of Longfellow, printedin artistic letters on the opposite Bide,Minneapolis people appreciate it. It isthe property of Mrs. John Edwards.
These pieces mentioned are thosewhich attract the most attention, butthere are many exquisite bits in thiscase which are no less beautiful in tlieirway: In fact, every piece appeals topeo-ple of taste and refinement. '
In this department- is a pretty littlenovelty In the shape of a showcase filledwith pansies, which are daily renewedby Mrs. G. 11. Warren. This lady is alover of flowers, and has chosen thisway of voicing women's sentiment inthis regard. Several thousands of pan-sies have been needed in order to al-ways keep the case filled with the beau-tifulflowers, . and the result is verypleasing.
There is a case of miniatures paintedon ivory, loaned by Miss Payen, aParisian artist. One is a copy from thecelebrated painting of "Diana at theBath." Miniatures of Mine, de Pompa-dour and Charlotte Corday are said tobe faithful likenesses. Ifthere were noother specimens of woman's work ex-cept those In this department it wouldstill be worthy of careful study.
; Plenty to Wear.New York Sun.'r Saratoga belle— would scarcely•believe 'it, Mr. Oldboy. but the lady\u25a0seated near the open window has overtwo hundred dresses. _fSP' Mr. Oldboy— ls it possible? Whydoesn't she put one of 'em on.
"CHIPI-IE."
£ [Andhe said he didn't know whyhe wasn'tmade like other boys.lA little boy in an easy chair,With grave brown eyes under sunny hair,
is sadly thinking it over:For whyare ins legs so we«k and queer.And why must be lie on bis pillows here
When bees are abroad m the clover?Fp m the tall tree over the wayTwo rollicking youngsters climb and play,
Its feathery branches shaking;Their legs are strong on their perches High,While bis. he thinks, with a weary sigh.
Were "sadly spoiled m the making."A bitter thought for an infant brain.And sad the sound of the minor strain .
That darkens the glorious weather,While we two, threescore years apart—The childish soul and the time-worn heart-
Grow heavy and ween together.Dear little boy in the essy chair.With wistful eyes under golden hair.
Atwar. with a question vexing,We older folks, with our cooler brains, •
We, too, sit down in the autumn rains,Dismayed by a fate perplexing.
Yet. ifwe could, as the moments fly.Watch brightening gleams in the western
sky —The heralds of fairer weather-Then, holdingthoughts ofthe summer fast,When brave flowers blossomed aud smiled
and passed,We two would be glad together.—*$< ston Transcript.
H. O. Peterson,1225-1227-1229 Washington Ay. South, Minneapolis, Minn.
GRAZE FOR CERAMICS.Minneapolis Ladles Rave Over
the Exposition PotteryDepart mant.
Why So Many Women Liketo Spend Time Decorat- \
ing China.
Brief Reference to SeveralStyles of Work on Ex- ° j
hibition. - j
A Cunning Little Spoon-holder and a Quaint -«j|
Pitcher. , ;) j
HE department ofwomen's work la-beled "Pottery,"atthe Exposition,seems to exercise aspecial fascinationover the visitors,causing themto 1 i ng c r longamong the casesfilled with daintilydecorated china.Although the firstdecorated chinawas fashioned onthe plains of Shi-
HE 188 JO SURPRISE!
1225-1227-1229 Washington Ay. South.a'
Of all Bargain Sales, Reduction Sales, Bankrupt Stock Snaps, etc., we 'shallattempt to convince buyers of Dry Goods that all such must take to the shadewhen real, genuine Bargains make their appearance, as in this case. Stacks oistuff are coming in dailyfrom Philadelphia and New York markets, from whereI have just returned a few days ago. It keeps us hustling to mark goods andget them in shape forthe rush of business, which now daily increases. Weshall merely ask those interested in buying to call and glance at some of oarnumerous bargains. If we don't surprise you, nothing will. Surely a grandsight willmeet your gaze on Monday Morning.
Mail Orders keep us very busy. All filled same day received. Send themin during this Bargain Week.
H. C. PETERSON.
AND
JAuM-lh.In this department wo are dis- j
playing the grandest anil most won- 1
derful line of garments ever shownin this city, and we claim and willprove that prices we make for this
season will eclipse anything' beforeattempted in the West; and owingto scarcity of space to display thisimmense line on our ground floor,we have been compelled to removethe entire line to the basement de-partment, where we have sufficientspace and plenty of light, which isnecessary in order to give justiceto goods and the trade. The wholeline of garments bought by mewhen in the East has not all ar-rived, but we willbe inshape to showyou through some time during theweek. If a beautiful line of thelatest garments ivuse will interestyou, you will not regret that youpaid us a visit. Our grand open-ing day we shall announce later.
Dress GoodsDEPARTMENT.
Never inthe history of the househave we been in shape to displaysuch values in Dress Goods as now.We are daily in receipt of goods forthis department. Most of themwill be on sale Monday morning.We hold the edge in both style andprices. Numerous things in thisdepartment can notbe specified, butwillbe found displayed on our coun-ters to-morrow morning.
BARGAIN 1.1.SPBCIAL. I
40 pieces Dress Suitings, 36-inch, \all wool, in all the latest fallstyles; have been ready sellers uptown at 50e; we shall offer this jlot at : '-. V•\u25a0*•\u25a0 i
32c Per Yard.
BARGAIN 1.2.40 pieces Silk Cord Novelty Stripe
Suitings, 4_-inch, all popular fallshades, strictly all wool; an excel- jlent value at 88c; we offer this jweek at an even \
50c. I1 case or 50 pieces All-wool Tricot,
38-inch, good assortment of,colors; regular 50c goods; all onsale Monday morning at
39c Per Yard.50 pieces Stripe Satin Berber, the
most popular Dres* Goods fordurability and style, all lateshades, very pretty, we offer dur- !ing the week at
88c Per Yard. \
50 pieces 16-inch Plush, every shadeand color imaginahle, superbquality, special
63c Per Yard.1 Lot, just 40 pieces, Extra Fine
Plush, every color, including thenew fall shades, 18-inch, we offer
At 75 c Per Yard.1 Lot Plushes, full 18-inch, best
quality shown in this width, abeautiful goods,
$1 Per Yard.1Lot 26 pieces 24-inch Plush, in all
the colors, best quality in market.We offer this lot
At $1.25 Per Yard.
drTsstrimmings
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BUTTONS !We are showing a beautiful
line of this class of Goods, hav-ing just received the bulk ofthe season's assortment. Weare in shape to display onMonday morning the grandestline ever shown on the Southside.200 doz. Imported Tinsel Cord
for fancy work, a beautifulvariation of colors andshades,
5c Per Ball.—
LADIES'UNDERWEAR!100 doz. Ladies' Vests, and
Pants, superb quality, silk-bound and silk-stitched,pearl buttons. As a specialleader we offer them at
50 c Each.
CORSETS!Just opened, an Immense
Line of Corsets, all -makes anastyles, and prices that defy anyand ail competition. Ask to seeany make or style. Prices waybelow last season.
YAMS !We shall surprise the yarn trade
this fall. We are receiving im-mense shipments daily, havingstruck it rich in this line while inthe Eastern markets. A regularsnap, so-called. Look at prices wequote:
German Knitting Yarn, 1-4 lb. skein,full weight, warranted, 20c per sk.
imported Saxony, - 9c per sk.Imported Spanish, - - 15c per sk.Imported Germans, - 15c per sk.Imported Zephyr, - - - 9c per sk.
Full line in Ice.Wool, Mohair andPompadour, gray and all shades.Prices the lowest.
CARPETSAND
UPHOLSTERY^ GOODS.An elegant line of goods re-
ceived and added to this popu-lar department. We shall bein shape to display this im-mense and tasty assortmentthe coming week, and inviteall interested to call and ex-amine the largest stock evershown in one department, andsecond to none iv the West.
GENTS'
FurnishingCoodsDEPARTMENT.
We are making extra effortsto make this department asuccess, as we have now allspace necessary to display thisline to advantage, havingclosed out the greater part ofthe clothing to make room forother goods, such as
HatsandCapsGloves and Mittens,
SUSPENDERS,Wool and Fancy
Dress Shirts !Ofevery description and style,and prices the leading figure.We safely say that we willsellyou anything in this depart-ment for less money thru anyhouse in the city. Make nomistake, but call now for bar-gains at the Popular Thir-
: teenth Avenue Resort.
