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Show dirt not drive the point, knowing his proolU it y for wiping up the street with an argument, when the impulse, is on. However, tho judge is not at ad uncivil, un-civil, and ho acknowledges a recognition recogni-tion from the fair sex with a military salule of the hand and a smile that is truly Wamplerian in Us dimensions. There is no social reform of a domes-tie domes-tie turn that needs reforming as much as the dinner hour. Salt Lake differs from most western cities in abbreviating abbreviat-ing the forenoon by late rising. In this it is in sympathy with Gotham. A late breakfast hour to men with busiuess to attend to in the middle of the day should settle the time for dining at live or six o'clock. Although Mr. Lamar, in "Doctor Grattaii," by persisting in the "nefarious prandial hadit" aroused t he ire of the I'iutonians. the six o'clock dinner innovation is sufficiently established estab-lished here that no ono need fear social ostracism on account of suiting his own convenience as to his dinner hour. To dine well takes time and a man of affairs in a hustling city can ill afford to be away from his business more than 110 minutesin tho middle of tho business day. The habit of eating the big meal after the cares of trado have been put away, when onco acquired, is tenaciously tena-ciously adhered to. Mrs. Birdie Cummings. Music furnished fur-nished by l'rofessor Olson's band, t The floral design at tho Oelrich's dinner nia be of interest to Salt Lake ladies. It was made up of American Beauty roses laid in a broad baud across tho length of tho table, extend-ng extend-ng from tho corner ou ono side to tho one on the opposite side and hanging over. Tho roses were built up into a centerpiece which was, however, not too obtrusive. Tho flowers were, of course, laid in two directions from the eeuter piece. The drums which are, coming into vogue this season cover many Friday nights, and altogether tho poor, much-abused much-abused day bids fair to be properly rehabilitated re-habilitated in favor, says a New York society writer. The drums, by the way, are a real novelty. Wo have them from England, where they are a revival of an entertainment of the last century. cen-tury. Then they were called kettledrums. kettle-drums. Iu our more practical era we shorten the title by half. The drum is a dance and supper, whoso to deum is relieved by tho performances per-formances of entertainers hired for the purpose, lletween dances you have music, vocal and instrumental, recitations, recita-tions, readings and all sorts of amusinor SO CIET Y AT f UK FLAY. Tje Social Fetes Give Way to the Allurements Allure-ments of the Histrionic Tragedies- MANAGING ASSEMBLY BALLS. tome Observations as to the Dinner Eottr and the Prandial Habit of " Dining at Noon. During the present week the society circle struck out on a tangent to attend the play. It is so seldom that stars of tragedy cross tho divide to shine and shimmer ou the theatrical boards of the lnter-mountain west, that tho lovers of the legitimate naturally turn from their conventional course and give audience to the stars. Mr. Keene while a little too robust for the assumption assump-tion of refined taste that holds sway over the conscience and judgment of the Gothamite and the baked-bean J'.ostotiian, has in him the virility that is most acceptable to the manly hardihood hardi-hood of the mountaineer, and the old admirers of Edwin Forrest and his school join with tho westerner in a pean of praises. Neither does a Keene appreciation (no pun intended) of the vigorous methods of the old school necessarily exclude admiration of tho more suppressed method of which Mr, Irving is perhaps tho most pronounced exijoneut. oddities from whistling wdmen to performing per-forming pigs, if you cnoose. With such a wide range of possibilities possibili-ties it may readily be seen that the drums will be a go in this valuable town, As the assembly balls promise much social brilliancy during the coming season the managers as well as the patrons will be interested in the story fif ttm n-iffin rif hA (nthqiri nuamnhR. Gulping down a dinner in 30 minutes by the clock and more frequently in half that time is a habit whose only compensation is dyspepsia; a sure punishment pun-ishment for banishing conversation from tho dinner hour, Whether the scriptural injunction: "Ho not puffed tip," was intended as a rap at "swell" society doth not appear, but in the absence of any visible manifestation mani-festation of high displeasure at society jinks putting on airs, it is to bo taken for granted that all's well when one is in good form, even though the form be that of a sacked pudding. The true inwardness of why girls dont marry is given by "K. S. M." with a dash and piequnoy: Let men ilirt, dance and sport with the Bporty, accomplished girl, but marry the quiet, domestic girls. Hut no, a premium is placed by men on tho girl that can play, sing, dance, ride, Tlfiinf unit itn nitmnrmia nt finf tiinrra Next week will be very gay indeed in Society circles. Tho third informal hop given by tho young gentlemen will be held on Monday at St. Mark's school-house. school-house. Invitations are out for a party given by the Misses Morlan on Tuesday night. Tho first of the "Assemblies" will be held at the Salt Lake theater Friday balls, which no doubt, suggested these local entertainments. Tho women who conduct the Gotham series of subscription balls are delightfully delight-fully harmonious so long as they are engaged together in raising the necessary neces-sary fuuds. They start in some time during the spring and sond out circulars circu-lars to prospective subscribers, and follow fol-low up the circulars by personal appeals ap-peals during the summer at Newport and Lcno.v. uiai can piay, sing, uauce, nue, paint and do numerous other things, the more the better, consequently many are tiiey who drudge by the year (without (with-out fcno atom of talent) to becomo pro-h'eetit pro-h'eetit in these things. Why? Iieeauso they realize and aro forced to tho disagreeable dis-agreeable realization of tho fact that they are not in the race, if they have no other slock in trade than the plain, homely fact that they can cook, sew and keep house. Legion is the name of the girls who arc born with loyal views and hopes of maternity, and whoso lives are lived with that one aim and end in view, that are yearly laid aside anil passed by for the girl of tho period. There aro at the least counting 00 per cent, more women in the country than are men. Men are not compelled to marry these ornamental women from tho fact that they have so few to select from. They have the wide world from which to choose, but the girls that can attract the eye and the sense and caters to the vanity of men, which only tho superli-cial superli-cial girls can do she is the chosen. All women will bear witness to the fact that iu their circle of friends, bo it great or .small, it is an oft-repeated occurence oc-curence that girls of true worth am left to singlo blessedness, and how often is tho ouestion askeil. What i'u in. ui,. In this way they keep the list of subscribers sub-scribers pKsasantly and profitably complete, com-plete, and when they begin in the lato fall, to make arrangements for tho win-tor win-tor balls they have theit funds absolutely abso-lutely at command. It is not until they begin to spend tho money that a want of harmony is apt to appear. Discord and disbursement seem to go hand in hand. One aistbotio manageress wants to decorate the rooms in red, so that hor brunette daughters may havo an appropriate and effective background, while the manageresses man-ageresses with blonde daughters shout for another tint altogether. In fact, it is all huo and cry. The fact of these picturesque feminine disputes do not get out, however, aud the women deserve every credit for tho discreet silence they observe respecting these little private differences. The home managers will have no opportunity op-portunity to disturb the harmonious strain by a dispute over the decorations decora-tions as that lias already been settled by the fresco artists who embellished the walls of the theater with a background back-ground favorable for brunettes. night! so that when haturaay conies everybody will bo quite in readiness for a rest. Salt Lake society was well represented represent-ed at the theater Thursday cvening.and everybody seemed well pleased with Keene's" excellent impersonation of Louis XI. Iu box A Judge Marshall, Miss Wilkes and Miss Marshal. Box C was graced by the presence of the Misses Young, Miss Hardie and Messrs-Frank Messrs-Frank Fane, Max Smith aud Harry Shearman. In the dress circle were noticed Mr. and Miss McCornick, Mr. W. II. Shoarman and daughter, Miss Helen Shearman, Mr. and Mrs. (ieorge downey. while the familiarfaces of Messrs. Sharp, Will Walker, Cobb, VV. II. Munson, Kerr, Brown, Will Law rence, Pollock and Edwards were observed ob-served in the parquet. Miss McCornick was at home to her friends on Wednesday evening. The Misses Woodward had their usual us-ual Thursday "at homo" reception and Miss Austin was also receiving friends that evening, Miss Harkness is now iu Now York and hardly expects to return before late in tho spring. Her absence is sincerely sin-cerely regretted by a largo circlo of friends. Miss Blanche Kimball is now in Pasadena. Pasa-dena. Cal., but will return to San Francisco Fran-cisco for Christinas. Miss Grace Jack, of Wellesley college, coll-ege, is visiting Mrs. Iloyt Sherman. Mr. Jas. A. Follock has joined the "rest," at 142 North Main street, making six congenial fellows in ono house, as follows: A. S. Clarke, G. S. Gannett, (L V. Edwards, Wyllis 11. Munson, Kenneth C. Kerr and Mr. Pollock. Much to the regret of a largo number of friends in the city Mr. Kussell J. Mullin has left for California and will probably not return this year, as he goes east via tho Northern Pacific. The new club, "The Travelers," is still being enthusiastically pushed by the promoters. The dancing at ttie afternoon party nt the theater Monday, December loth, (riven by the Orphan's Home and Day Nursery association, will be under the direction of Professor Younger aud in her? A pretty face, with no stability back of it; no thought but to excite, envy and admiration, and an abomination abomin-ation of all things maternal and domestic. domes-tic. No, no! "tho mother girl," who loves homo and children, does not dance, perhaps, but could rule a house with quiet, gentle dignity ; does not play the ban jo or piano, but can cook a dinner from a few pans and kettles lit for a king to eat with a clear conscience con-science aud a heart as true as steel; sho is doomed; there is no room for her in tho social whirl She. is "laughed to scorn" because she lovo to rock her oldersister's babv. She iscalled a wallflower, wall-flower, stick. Heaven knows w hat all; and then the cry goes up. (Jive us mother aud wives! Tho woods are, full to running over with them, but until you are married j'oii aro only looking for tho girl who will add to your glory bv making you for a very 'short timo tho envied of other men. A number of young bachelors went up the Templeton elevator to prico suites of rooms, but they came down whistling "In the Suite bye-and-byo." When it was said that Secretary Pollock made seven miles on a stretch, it was not meant that ho made it at a single stride. The secretary is uot so long for this world and elastic for the next that he can be pulled beyond the stretching point without snapping back. The white caps are now seen on the mountains. And now it is hinted that Colonel Lett has gone to Denver to form an alliance, offensive and defensive, with a rich widow. The colonel is up to all kinds of tricks, and it may be that the news boys' dinner was directed at the widow. I was standing on the sidewalk talking talk-ing to Judge Wamplor tho other evening, even-ing, when a matronly looking lady nodded recognition to the judge. Noticing that he did not lift his hat, I eluded him about it. "I never take off my hat to any woman, ' replied tho judge, and ho added: "I am an American Amer-ican citizen." I could not exactly see , how a civil courtesy could disfranchise as robust a citizen as the judge, but I |