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Show OGDEN VOL. L NO. 248. Mysteries of the TwoToTwo CITY, UTAH. SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 4. PRICE FIVE CENTS 1904. to bri.lge in English sodeiy. Women, bridge, ami two days at il had emptied r far readily than men, fall puree to the last cent. Of course, lima to tho gambling spirit to which she got what she wanted, once it appeals, and enslaved by It THE ORIGINAL ALMACKS. they become utterly reckless as to The old Almack'a, whose glories the the aaeriflcea they make to obtain New Almack'a la expected to revive, the means of indulgence in if. I'ur-wa- s founded In the early part of haps it is- because they Lavs more George Ills reign by a shrewd Scotch-Idl- e hours on their bands, and the devil man who. In long service as a butler, had learned much of the ways of the everybody knows the adage. Here la a story for which the writer world of fashion, lie conceived the a of building a suit of assembly can vouch that shows the son of for the Junketing and amuse-men- . chief bridge is playing among the man who, up tomenl of the greatest in the land. Much There 1 some years ago, bad a hard struggle toput about to select a name for It keep himself afloat In business. Now which should obviate all prejudice and be owns a lovely country place, which bide hi own origin to the general he Is fixing np elaborately. To aPublic, while at the ammo time contaln-frienwho Inquired the cause of hieing proof of bis connection with It, he hit upon the device Inverting his own prosperity he replied: "A few ) ears ago things were going patronymic of Alacall and celled badly With me. In lieu of pay. mack's. flourished and grew ment of a debt which I stood no other A Almck became the favorite haunt chance of realizing anything on I tookBl- k wits end titled gossips, the ! over some shares in a West End pawn-the aristocratic rakes of establishment and cursed the0KiBdil-toviD- Mi broking g period. Here might hard luck (bit oompellod me to accept cn beard the laughter of uch an Inadequate settlement as it About that time the bridge111 OeorBina, Ducheai of Devonshire dancer end reckless gamcraze struck the country. That Ge envious comments of her ed the pawnshop into a bonanza. Dlvi-r"- f polished gallantries of the dends on its shares have gone up 500,,k' Blr JoBhu- - ,h weighty utter women flock Fashionable cent. per Horace Walpole and the point-the place to pawn their jewe.ry and 11,1 8her,n-obtaiother precious knlckknack In order wee no pretense of plnying money to play bridge. Few of There them redeem thetr pledges. When01- Pnony points In those days. Furwon and lost in n single ther go broke new feminine recrutulnP werenone of the habitues cared Mi lake their places. There in the In it. Those button what censorious moralist is no sign at s let-u- p Kht F of them. But fashion ruled pawn-sho- p aharea have made me." bere. On one occasion the In the fashionable districts, not ron Duke himself was ly in London but in the Mg provincial1' Irua bck trom th ballroom pawnbrokers are reaping n rlchf were clad in trousers harvest out of feminine patrons who1 kne breeches. have been smitten with the bridge81 E. L. SNELL. erase, and meanwhile fashionable milcomestablishments everywhere linery plain that they never before had such "Work aint ao bad." a hard time collecting tbelr bills. "Nor English visitors have popularized "Nope. It gives a feller an elegant at continental resorts. At thirst an tha price of a can to aquinch the game Carlsbad recently an American mll-l- t with. Houston Dost. Ilonaire was greatly astonished at be-Ing aroused from his bed at S o'clock "Between the two, Jones and hli In the morning to see n well known wife cover n good deal of lingual French Couigess with whom he hadground. only a speaking acquaintance. With "How so? tears In her eyes ths unfortunate lady "Well, he makes n good after-dinnbesought him to advance her enoughspeech and she makes a good before money to discharge her hotel bill and breakfast one." Detroit Free Pram, pay her railway fare home. She had succumbed to the temptations of Mrs. Ifystyle Poor Percy bad a sad Club, vic-hr- Temple of Fashionable Gambling Carlo Provides Excitement ndons Luxurious New Bridge Monte Smartest Women of the Smart Set, and Keeps Many for of them in Town in the Dog Days. I HORNING. mis-ide- wo-roo- experience on hie last trip to Philadelphia. Mr. Hy stylo Accident? Mrs. Hystyle Yes, he lost his London and Paris labels off his grip Philadelphia Bulletin. t you were a hobo, if I saw you iu bower bath! Chicago Journal. An Old Story Retold First M emit(A. J. R.) We must give it up, Alfred. Second Mecnlstar (A. B.) What, gie up gowif? First Mesnlater. Nae, nae. mon; give up the meenis-tryDoctor Well, air. 1 congratulate Punch. over. all Its nicely you. Hthellndae suitor represents one Newest pop And what la it. doctor? Doctor One hundred dollars, thank of the best families in Europe." said Mrs. Cumrox. "No, be doesnt," anyou. Town Topics. swered her huiband. "I've heard about Hobo You dont have to Judge a that family an it's a purty good one. It. Washington He misrepresents man by de clothes he weers. . Cop Thats right; 1 could tell that Star. ter d sion to Almack'a, the seventh heaven Indulged in in comparative privacy. proper,PLAYEDos- - of Despite The card tablet have ash bowls at the fashionable world. POINTS UnSIBLY THE much blackballing, which haa caused each end, surrounded with plate glass En ARE ONLY A MODEST bitter heart burnings, ita membership for depositing cigars and cigarettes, a pen-k- y each; limit, originally set at GOO, haa been fur, unlike the belles who patronised a poker any-thinchip, nearly reached. Its success haa been the old Almacka can take comfort for quite but like can stand for like. y f.iny g you g staff Correspondent of the mei have Aug. 2L Clergy pawnbrokers havsj man a dlatinU, M SSffoTaccount of It, yet the bndge SSLgoeaon. It baa now paaaed the fSSSrfbeing a temporary social fad jJfLemz to bare become a fixed la the favorite dire at both the King and Prince at paa-!T- S and aodety follow, faithfully Oelr example. a tern-Jtbow swelldom baa built consecrated It with appropriate 5 ui phenomenal In clubdom. The names of those comprising Its managing committee will indicate tla octal prominence. The Hat include the Duchess of Newcastle, the March-io- n ess of Linlithgow, the Countess of Huntington, Lady George Pratt, Lady Rowena Patterson, I July Noreen Bass, Lady Uene Campbell, the Hon. Mrs. Candy, the Hon. Mrs. Sterling, the of Marquis of Linlithgow, the Earl Viscount Dungarven, Huntington, Lord George Pratt, and several other folk of high degree, both sexes being equally represented. Anymg thosewho have Joined are Lady Wllmot, Lady Porter; Elizabeth, Countess of Wilton; the Hon. Lady AclandHood, the Countess of Yarborough, Lady Lady Morris, Lord Aberdare, the Earl of Dunraven, Lord Henry Viscountess Galway, Lady Godfrey Clark, Lord Burnham, Lady Edward SpencerChurchlll, Sir Francis Burdett, Lady Foltimore and Qne can the original institution: Importance hardly conceive of the Lady Alexandra Paget. Lam-lugto- n. Ebonies, feeding and revelry to STbtood and bridge. It mark, the the world ipotheoaii of the game by signifies Ita abiding ef fwM"" The official frith In lta permanency. New Almscks. ubc of the club la theHorace Walpole It waa in 1770 that vracr. "There la a new institution that beglna to make, and. If It pronoise. ceed!, will make, a considerable It la a club of both aexea to be erected at Almacka on the model of that of the men of White's." History ia at The Its old rick repeating Itself. a Ketr Almacka already hat made make to destined la and stir, (rest mom. Like lta predecessor of notorious memory, It ia a gambling club; mpest, from the weed divine as freely as the men without subjecting themselves to any suggestion of unladylike conduct. Beside each card table la a dainty refreshment table from which can be obtained solace in the shape of tea or something stronger If the nerves demand It. When member tire of play they can retire to the luxurious drawing room and stretch themselves on lounges upholstered In strapped gold doth, and at the same time. If It pleases them, they can have refreshments served them on dainty occasional tables of beaten old gold metal mounted on Inlaid mahogany. There la a dining room, of course, for the more substantial regalement of the Inner man or woman, and tha services of a high salaried chef have been obtained to supervise the cooking. And there Is another man In attendance who baa no official designation, but la equally adept In mixing drinks to aifit masculine or feminine palates. Nothing has been left undone to make this miniature Monte Carlo of bridge attractive. Of course the New Almacka haa come in for some severe critidam from 0 beau-seeme- m COST MARK SAL- E- 1st March Of turn-exilull,- t" Will be remembered by the thousands of buyers whe bought during that famous sals. We will give another Coat Mark Sale en everything In etook and will Include all Fall Geode arriving during Gale. Domestic sultlnga and all Cotton Goods bought since drop In prices of these geode are Included. No article In our Urge stock will be reserved. The manner In which Now Maroh-andU- c will be sacrificed will be feed for close, careful buyers. to11 n i corn-citie- er It, too, In the fact that It la ultra exclusive. Only men of wesVh and aristocratic lineage who are "in the swim" and women to the soiled "best circles" are qualified for election to 1L No plebeian, be be ever ao rich, will be gives an opportunity to win or lose at the New Almack'a. He ran find plenty of chaooea elsewhere though espgsally to lose. It was yhat ls termed an inspire-tiothat started this club. Cluba them are fa plenty in London, where an cia play bridge, or poker, or any wh r card gamea. And smart feminity to its club where equal license la But until this new club was fonrod there was none where men and could gamble together. eonSng to good old notions that sort of ttftig was hardly seemly. In these dan, however, society finda It easy to discard such notions, and nobody h stocked at So when one titled dame remarked to tome half dozen othTs that It was "simply absurd that there should be no club when they could play bridge with men they rsadllv agreed with her. And when she added. Lets gat up such a club," Ihsv all said Lei a," or to that effect. And when something they talked It ever with some of their aristocratic wen Mends these likewise said let s." But the Idea that really d the success of the club was 5 uMI,lon that , membership Mould be atrictly confined to the social -- H resembles Tlae Terms of Sale Are Positively S A Reese Howell S1 C A A A H I Sons g THOSE - UIE - ri MB or TUB iriCUL CABO HO OH IB TBI TWMerWS tUB wm in London those who deplore fashionable soThere are women who would gladly risk beggary to get ciety's complete surrender to the in with this set And It can hardly gambling craze. This hue elicited n be Imagined how futile are clerical specious letter from the secretary In crusades against bridge when such which, with a queer assumption of virtuous indignation, he objects to the it people go In for It ostentatiously. The club house is in Berkeley street, popular description of it as n gambling Piccadilly, at the corner of Hay Hill, club. He declares that "no purely In the heart of fashionable Mayfair. gambling gamea are allowed," and On lta site formerly stood the town that by the rules of the club etakee house of the Earl of Aahbnrnham. at bridge are limited to a modest ($2.60) per 100 potato." The which waa sold by that quixotic peer to provide him with additional means assumption that "purely gambling for indulgence In his pet hobby of sup- gamea are disallowed Is negative by that bridge la played, plying funds to needy claimants to the admission Its bridge owing popularity solely to Lansdowne It faces thrones. European House and overlook! the garden! of the fact that It la played by everybody In aodety, from the King down, solely the Duke of Devonshires stalely town residence. The rooms are sump- aa a gambling gams. And the statement that the rules restrict the play tuously furnished in amounts to penny ,tartd wifc great eclat style to preserve the sentimental con- to whatnovirtually one takes seriously. beating of faahlnn'a but points with nection the Almacka, original B OF FASHION. modern innovations have been Intro- PLAY AS HIGH AS THEY PLEASE. as membership "The statement as to the rules are constitutes an f t duced of which the famous bucks and l WILL CELEBRATE LABOR DAY We Want UNION PEOPLE to Know We Have a UNION SHOP . ten-shilli- ng .r- - guar-Mtee- tom-tom- s. HALL-MAR- ac-o- th hih eclal po-.I,- ttc successful eandidale far yjpsnorto that or a mention inBurkc's wtoge. and as It offers opportunities jrjMulgencc in the moat seductive n vires amid luxurloua admission to the club has rable "I- - The rwSS. kwp 0,her out of 11 irtiri,iWht one chronlcler wrote of attached to getting admis beauties of tho time of George III. knew nothing. Among them are electric lights in delicately shaded pink globes which will conceal the pallor of the ladies checks, and electric fans to cool tbelr fevered brows when r goes Against them. A BRIDGE MONTE CARLO. There are several large cardronms, containing six tables each, and two mailer ones, where gambling ran be entirely correct, said one enthusiastic member to a friend, "but the rules are wbat mlgbt be called vice's concession to virtue made for outside effect Ostensibly we do play for penny points, but no rules can prevent ns from haring a private understanding among mrselvea by which a penny becomes a 'billing or a pound If we please, Just s In poker you can make a chip stand for anything. Imagine the sort cif people who form this club finding any pleasure or excitement In bridge for penny points. The idea la ridiculous. It is not for play of that amt ao many of us are staying In' town these dog days." It is one of the moat signifies at evidences both of the popularity of the New Almarke and the reason for it that in the hot weather, when nil the other clubs are practilcally deserted, its rooms are dll crowded, the women there far outnumbering the men. Its hours ere indicative nf the present day habits of the smart set. Its doors are open to members at two oclock in the afternoon and closed at two In the morning. For this reason It has been o Club." nicknamed tha In the season, going to the theatre or o;ers. and winding up at the New Almark's for bridge at figurative penny points constitutes the most pop-lln- r method of making a night of it and vnong those whoee pedigrees purre have procured them the highly priz'd privilege of membership. Bridge nan well night superseded every other card game in English society. Thousands play It who never before dallied with the "devil's picture Some degree of skill at It is bonks. essential to any woman wwho aspires to a position in ths smart set. it is the almost sole dtversiion at. the great When anycountry house parties. body suggests the inclusion of a woman among the guests to whom most of them ere strangers two questions are invariably asked concerning her. Second First "Does sh$ play? If both queries are Does she pay? answered in the affirmative she is assured of a' cordial welcome. And if he prove both a loser and a payer she lack invitations as long as Till Vrr re bolds out. r,oov F?R PAWNBROKERS. Tho iM s?c"k argument for the en-- 1 ' nf r.ouau's sphere that; mans-wo-in ..beverer -- he or pastime ths sweet charm of her pcrrnaLty and superior mors! wpiliiTfi:1 elevated and pnriPed it has broken down utterly with respect Kindly bear this in mind and youfll go to the right place to have your Electrical Work done. 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