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Show f . -i Socially Inclined II After many weeks, during which the mutual friends of the young barrister and his wife have made futile attempts to reconcile the two, the expected has happened, and they have mutually agreed to disagree, i The air of depression that has hovered so long ' over the cosy corner on the hill, which has weathered a score of domestic hurricanes) ' has given place to a wonderful serenity, and in the near future we may expect to see again the latch string hanging out, or at least a "For Rent" sign to make the place inviting. The culmination of the troubles came a few days ago in a rather stormy scene, during which the young lawyer realized that he was no longer the candy kid, and that if westward the path to home and mother was the primrose way for his better half, he would go east at once to avoid further dramatic effects at the final .parting. I The decision met with no opposition, and on Thursday the wife, tailor-made and radiant, dashed up to the ticket office in a four-wheeler, and with the assistance of her husband's partner, part-ner, caught the "Limited" for the Golden Gate. The junior member has been one of those who have tried hardest to reconcile the pair, and even went so far as Ogden to give his persuasive pow-! pow-! crs a fair trial. But to no avail, i Then the husband was telegraphed to return, j At the time of the wedding the match was thought to be an ideal sort of an affair. Both j are accomplished and popular, and apparently were very happy". But "you never can tell." The lady in the case will be missed at the musicales in the future,, and he will be welcomed I home next week. What the future proceedings j will be is yet a matter of speculation. ! & & & The Yerkes-Mizner wedding is still occupying !j a great deal of space in the press, but the local papers have not told a quarter of that, in print i elsewhere. Without embellishment, a collection of half a dozen articles from the New York and San Francisco papers should be enough for brother Bruguiere to make as great a success of another opera as his first was a failure. The New York Press said of the episode: It was a sprightly farce of life in high society very high society interspersed with the lively popping of corks, midnight suppers and culminating culmi-nating in a climax on the morning after, when ; the woman supposed to have been married for- got all about the incident and visited the clergyman clergy-man who tied the knot to find out whether she j was a widow or wife. The last obtainable infor- i mation was to the effect that Mrs. Yerkes did not know her present status. Parties of all sorts, it has become known, lightened the burden of wid-, wid-, owhood for Mrs. Yerkes, and at one of these j parties held in the Cafe Martin on New Year's eve, the health of Mizner and Mrs. Yerkes, his I prospective wife, was drunk. The account of the way in which the reporters :11 were informed of the marriage, told by the lady in the Yerkes home, runs about as follows: The young men of the press gathered around. "Listen," declared the bridegroom. "I'm going go-ing in there to see my wife. In fifteen minutes she'll give you a statement. You take it from me.". In exactly fifteen minutes the butler opened the door and invited the reporters in. Mizner met the press representatives in the great reception re-ception hall. "Gentlemen," he cried, "I'm going to have you meet Mrs. Mizner. She is not very strong and cannot come down stairs to meet you personally, but she will speak to you from the balcony." There is a wide gallery running around the reception re-ception hall in the Yerkes mansion, with rooms and passages opening off from it. There was a stage wait of at least a minute. Mrs. Mizner . did not appear. Ooo-Ooo! Ooo-Oool Ooo-Oool" Ooo-Oool" caroled young Mizner, in a voice that reverberated re-verberated throughout the mansion. Instantly a woman slightly below medium height, with iron gray hair and attired in a tea gown, stepped out of the door and walked across the gallery. Her face was wreathed in smiles. Advancing to the edge of the gallery, she placed both hands on the railing and looked down at the group in the hall below. The reporters bowed, and Mrs. Mizner bowed. It was like a scene in a play. "Gentlemen," said the lady on the balcony, "I am very glad to see you. There is only one thing I can say. I am married, and very happily married." mar-ried." One of the reporters, on behalf of his fellows, extended to Mrs. Mizner the usual congratulations. congratula-tions. "I appreciate your congratulations," she said, "and, gentlemen, I have but one request to make of you. Please don't say I am 80 years old." Of course everybody laughed clever Mr. Mizner louder than anybody else. Mrs. Mizner bowed again, turned and walked slowly to the room she had just quitted. fcjC The state bird was good to the J. F. Critch-lows Critch-lows the first of the week, and they are rejoicing rejoic-ing over the addition of another young doctor in the family. & & S There are any number of people packing up to take a run to California during the lenten season, seas-on, apparently in dread of the dullness supposed to be attendant upon that time. That is so absurd ab-surd here, for socially things could hardly be quieter, and even if the smart set could emerge from the seemingly perpetual state of como, Lent would make no difference. It never has before, and just why people should have the idea that the sackcloth will be affected to any greater extent ex-tent than usual is hard to understand. 5 The jail sentence imposed by Judge Diehl in the -gambling case during the week means that j the social herd will be obliged to use rubber chips, bar the doors, and put a double set of blinds at the windows in the future.. It would be an awful hardship on some of our notables to stop their bridge or poker, arid at the same time insist upon a few of the smartest ones ii n spending the season of abstinence on the rock pile. .A few are not unused to sitting on a "rock" pile with a hammer in each hand, for that is their idea of the joy of living, but in the open on a new set of rocks, the ordeal' might prove trying. t$ t$ 1$ ; Most of the officers an ladies at the post who are obliged to go to Port D. A. Russell, are far from anxious to get to their new quarters. I Douglas is one of the most desirable posts in the jvest, and the batteries have been stationed here just long enough for everybody to make many friends in Salt Lake. Doubtless there will be numerous visits at both places after the batteries bat-teries are settled in new quarters. i&rt Jw The annual Country Club meeting with the usual large attendance at this time of the year, selected se-lected the victims for the ensuing year on Tuesday. Tues-day. The election met with general approval, the idea being that some of the older members, more familiar with the work being done at the new I grounds should serve the first year, and after , . that divide up the honors. Those who will serve are: F. E. McGurrin, George P. Holman, E. W. f Packard, E. B. Wicks, W. Mont Ferry, Qeorge ' ' W. Heintz. 1$ The dinner given by the Seton Lindsays on Wednesday evening, preceeding the dance at the University Club, was one of the smartest affairs of the week. It was in honor of Captain and Mrs. Sturgis. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Califqrnia started the week off by making a I request that no wine be served at the Roosevelt- t i Longworth wedding, and now the sisters of Galesburg are starting a movement against smok ing on all trains, saying that the habit is unsani tary and annoying. It is up to the sisters to wear rainy day skirts, so that the smoke can't get in the trains. tC Among the bridge parties of Wednesday were those given by Mrs. S. C. Snyder and Mrs. H. D. Niles. & & That chorus girl at the Lyric whose high kicking stunt caused her slipper to fly into the audience and drive a hair pin into a woman's head, rather reversed the usual rule. Usually the merry-merries stick the callow young Johnnies in the front row. A large and elaborate luncheon of the week was that given by Mrs. S. H. Pinkerton, in honor of Mrs. R. J. McCormick and Miss McClain of Los Angeles. 5 m The wedding of charming Alice Roosevelt and Nick Longworth is the all absorbing topic in local swelldom, just as it is nationally, though there are a number of those in our most exclusive exclu-sive set who have thus far failed to receive their invitations. It is scarcely possible that the po'toffice is to blame for this, though it is easy to believe most anything concerning that wondrous institution. 5 5 5 Miss Blanche Kimball entertained informally at bridge on Thursday evening, and Mrs. .O. W. Powers entertained at bridge yesterday afternoon. after-noon. t3? t$ The announcement of the engagement, of Miss Helen Bamberger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Bamberger, to Mr. Arthur Behal of New York, was in the nature of a surprise to the friends of the young lady here, where she is one of the most popular of the buds in society. "The Junior Prom" at the University last jH evening was a great success, and one of the larg-est larg-est dances of the season. i$ The Daughters of the American Revolution got busy during the week and issued invitations for their banquet to be given at the Alta Club on fl Feb. 22. Mrs. George Y. Wallace and Madam jH Pfoutz have the affair in charge. t$ fcS About twenty guests enjoyed the tea given by Mrs. David R. Gray on Monday 1 afternoon. It was a novel affair given in honor of no one especially, but for the general delight of all pres-ent?. pres-ent?. The red and white that graced the rooms and the tables made the cosiest kind of an effect. t$ tC J Mrs. Martha Royle King and her pupils en-tertained en-tertained at a lecture recital last evening, the sub-ject sub-ject being "Modern American Composers." H fcc H Madam Swenson and her pupils entertained at a recital at the Y. M. C. A. Auditorium last even- The automobile endurance run recently held between Los Angeles and San Diego established some new records, and also proved the worth of the "Packard" car in long distance running. With the immense amount of interest shown in automobiles this season there should be sporting blood enough to arrange for a similar run in this IH state, and several enthusiasts are endeavoring to jH hold such a contest. jH Of the test at Los Angeles, the Motor Age says in part: "The White steamer, of the White Sewing Machine Company, of San Francisco, and a 1906 Packard owned by G. F. Belden of Cincinnati, finished with perfect scores of 1,000 points. The judges awarded the John D. Spreckels cup to the White on a gasoline consumption of seventeen and one-half gallons. The White was excused on all speed and scorching penalties along with about one dozen other cars. The Packard had no penalties whatever and on the second day had to relieve the pilot car. G. F. Belden was given a special gold medal as the owner for the excellency of the performance of the Packard car, which used twenty gallons of gasoline and less than one quart of water in 172 miles. The driver of the Packard car was also given a special spe-cial medal for the perfect score of his car and the excellence of the performance of the Packard." A northern Colorado motorist has introduced an innovation in the jollying line. On the back of his car is a large sign reading "Thank you," which is displayed by pulling a strii'g when he has passed a farmer who has swung over and made room for him. In almost every case this courtesy has been acknowledged by the farmer. Exchange. 8 i&Xi Lester Freed has returned from the east with the motor fever and will buy a car this spring. He has not yet decided on the particular kind he will use in loopng the loop, but thinks it will be a Rambler. Truly there will be little room for the horse this summer. |