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Show I Mill ?& the Willie and the Wits. B , , 111 The" things that sail across the aisles at the H ill j theater when the music stops, make a weird story B Sill in compiled form. Tuesday night saw the smart- H 1 ' 1 1 est first night audience that the old play house Bf ' v j ( I ' has held in a long time, and the people who ' j i. 1 , 1 were in it saw each other as well as the play. A H a 1 thing or two,that floated through the air sounded B ' ' ' II .1 something like this: H j ' ! "A bird of a house, isn't it?" H "I should say it was. "Why, look at that young H ' j : J man in the third row he'll get his icy stare when B I j ' ' i I he goes hack to the Whitehall, won't he dividing H j i ' ' m his attention a lot nowadays." H j I 'I "Yes, and see her American beauties. Isn't H i I HI the-" H J II; "I think Mrs. Holmes has grown fleshier: be- B ' ' j' coming, isn't it. And what a stunning gown; H j s 5, what is -that material, dear, I " jH i M "Look at that row of Walkers. What a pretty K t j j coat. I see little Margaret Walker is in the cast H l j sj tonight. Wonder why her mother never went in H ' ' for amateur theatricals. She's awfully clever at B j j j, mimetic art?" B I , I J I "Look at Herman Bamberger in the front row. m ' f I wonder why he uses opera glaesses!" B i J sWhat a beautiful figure Ethel Bauer has. , B I! I think she" H j ' "Oh, mercy! look at that sight of a woman In m j a jf the dress circle. I heard some actress say in m j, ' ! !. New York that big women were mistakes, because B I ifji . ill people laughed if they grew kittenish. Doesn't it ' H " v I!' Jll fit her case exactly." H ' II 'I "There's that snippy blonde. I'm just dying to B j fli tell her that that good fellow with her asked me LB 1 1 1 I to the slxow tonight, before he thought of her." ' K jf 11, I "This must be a good play tonight." B1 , Ij j "Why." i Bj I ji "It's the third act, and Henry Peery hasn't H 1 j 1 1 left yet." tm ' )' "There's Dick Aley over there Hj J t j j j "Yes, funny he never sits in the front tow." Hhj 1 I' ' "Why, there's Miss Monahan. Isn't she a H j i i J ! i ; beauty?" H'1 j I M i i "Yes. Aren't there a lot of young married peo- Bj 'it Ple here; quite a dearth of new material in so- B j , ! ciety for the young man with a marrying disposi- J JIM tion." 1 ' i i I ; "Why doesn't the beauty over there marry the B jl i ,. devoted one?" B ' ' $ I 1 "I guess she will, would you for a bunch of or- H , chids?" ' B ! s a I j j "Are you speaking for yourself, John?" H , j' ! 1 j "Well, I hope I am." jB I1 1 j ! And as Edna Dwyer started "Dream on B jp. Sweetly," the conversation stopped. The "Billy" Cunninghams have begun a series of Sunday night teas. Heaps of fun in the pretty little home, and you ought to get an invitation i,as soon as possible, for the number of exclusiVes is limited. Sort of a family club, you know, and the pass word is "how's the baby." tv i5 e Women who are afraid of a battle with public .opinion never make good social leaders. For that reason there is a certain woman in town who is making a great success in society. She is full of fun, and though her social satire is of a rich order, and hurts a few, it makes a great hit with her close friends. Impressionists are always the subjects of scorn by a few old tabbies, but in the long run they win out. I remember a slip of a girl at an Assembly a a few years ago who appeared in a startling gown, and a big picture hat. Of course there was a long, sullen purr from a tier of tabbies, but they couldn't deny the charm of the belle, even if a lot of their daughters had to sit out the two steps while she danced every time. 5 t fjfr The many friends of Miss Katheryn Geddes will regret to hear that she met with a most unfortunate un-fortunate accident in Denver the other day, slipping slip-ping on the sidewalk and breaking her ankle. This means a siege of some weeks for the young lady, who had planned numerous entertainments upon her return home, as she expected to be accompanied ac-companied by Miss Dillingham. Mr. Geddes has gone to Denver and will return with Miss Geddes next week. & & & It is a long way ahead to make promises, but they do say that next winter will be a hummer socially. Let us fervently pray that it will, for If there has even been a dull, nothing-doing winter, this one is it to date. The reasons for a change next season are briefly summed as follows: The return of a lot of people who have been away, the number of smart ones who will put aside mourning, and a brand new rose bud garden of debutantes, notably, pretty Giace Emery, for whom Mrs. Holmes will give a large number of fine affairs. & t Men returning from Tonopah bring the story that poor old "Hank" Smith is cooking for one of the outfits in that prosperous camp. Another story of the west, that runs in serial form starting start-ing with the golden days of Virginia City, into fl the Whirl of life in San Francisco, thence to Alas- B lea and back to poverty. From a fortune and fine B position back to1 tlae wild for a new statt. K v5 3 3 B But while ''Hank" iswprklng day and night fl in the Uttle camp, Mrs. Hank (who has-been here B more or less) is busy in the social game in San B Francisco, and a year ago her entertainment for B her son, Lieut. Emory Smith, before his departure B for an Eastern station, was the talk of the town. K Tho Hank Smiths in San Francisco live beauti-B beauti-B fuliyi wear fine clothes and look like ready money, B while poor old Hank is buried in the Nevada liills B trying to eke out a living. The mysterious part Bof the story is the money at the San Francisco Bj end of the line. B t B The "Hank" Smiths were married in Virginia Bcity in old bonanza days. At the time of the m marriage Hank had about $500,000.00, and Mrs. B "Hank," a school teacher, the daughter of a nurse, Rhad an abundance of good looks, so as all's swell Bthat ends swell, it was a good match. Afterwards Bthey moved to San Francisco. Mrs. S. had so-Bcial so-Bcial ambitions, and Hank was busy in one min-ing min-ing deal and another all over the west. Finally, it Bwas said, he had nothing left; next he was heard Bof in Alaska. B Then with the exception of news concerning Bthe dashing Lieutenant Smith, and the descrlp-tions descrlp-tions of his mother's entertainments, which ap-Bpeared ap-Bpeared periodically in the San Francisco papers, Bnothing was heard of them, until the news came Bthat poor old "Hank" was working for so much a day in a mining camp kitchen. K The idea of Rudolph Decker becoming engaged jWo an Ogden girl, without letting any of us know B think about it. In fact, nobody knew that Ru-Wolph Ru-Wolph had the Ogden habit until his engagement B'as announced to Miss Trellis Carter, a charm-Bing charm-Bing young Jady of that city, the other day. The congratulations came thick and fast after Hthe unexpected news reached the club. B Mrs- Holmes is at home Friday afternoons from threo till six o'clock. B Mrs- Thomas Weir gave a pleasing talk on ' BA Tourist's Impressions of Syria" before the .Wo-IKaan's .Wo-IKaan's Missionary Society of the First Presbyter-Bn Presbyter-Bn church on Tuesday afternoon. B Miss Culmer entertained informally Thursday Kvening in honor of Mrs. De Wolf of Beaver. B Mrs. William H. King, assisted by Miss Ar-r Blla Clark and; Miss Ethel Olsonreceived in Bprmally Tuesday 'afternoon. 1 B pr. and Mrs.. George T. Odell gaveM dinner uesday evening. jC BR an Mrs. W. G.Lamb' entertained Infor-Rally Infor-Rally Tuesday evening. BBt trs. Bubb entertained at cards at Fort Doug-H3 Doug-H3 Wednesday afternoon. . H MvB- W. "W? Armstrong entertained Sunday BBfHamlet" was the subject discussed by the mm kespeare section of the .Ladies' .Literary Club Wg? Wednesday, Mrs1. Igleheart? Mrs. 'Arthur Peters HE?! MrS' Jhix CfiIn' beIng the Principals in the BB J1". J. B. Cosgrtff entertained . at' a four BBf T tea on Wednesday, HH ps. Ferdinand 'picjeert giyes a tea next Mgprsday afternoon. ' I j a R J- Evans entertained informally Tues-BMBffii Tues-BMBffii afternoon. ' BB MIss Laura Sherman ' entertained informally BB sday evenlng. . , v . s . , ., . HbSu "! S' H Babtock entertained informally on gpursday afternoon: ! J ' Mrs. Charles Post and Mrs. Bailey entertain at cards next Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Graham F. Putnam and her younger pupils pu-pils will give a piano recital at Unity Hall next Tuesday evening. Misses Olive Jennings and TSs-ther TSs-ther Allen will assist. v Whereabouts. Mrs.Ira Lewis has returned after a prolonged ' absence in Europe. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Palmer and the Misses Palmer Pal-mer are now at home in their beautiful residence on First street. Dr. and Mrs. Bickfdrd and Miss Ellen Elliott are at home at 1245 Se6ond street. Mr. and Mrs. Salisbury and Miss Stella, will sail for Cuba on the seventh. Mr. and Mrs. Mont Ferry are now at home on East Brigham street, in the house formerly occupied oc-cupied by the Rob Harknesses, who have moved to their home on First street. Mrs. F. P. Ernest of Denver and her daughter, daugh-ter, Mrs. Frank Hamlin, are the guests of 'Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Reber. Miss Creary will go to Fort Russell on a visit December 10th. Dr. and Mrs. Murray R. Stewart are now at home at 127 West Fifth South. Mrs. Sam Adams of Denver has returned to that city. Mrs. Ralph Hoag will visit Judge and "Mrs. J. M. Bowman in this city next week. Mrs. Alexander and the Misses Alexander are at the Wilson. Mrs. Henry Cohn and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Josephs have gone East. Colonel W. M. Ferry has gone to Michigan. Judge- W. A. Sherman is in Nevada. Mrs. C. 'W. Miles, who has spent the past year in England, will return to this city next week. Richard A. Keyes has returned from the East. Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Ewing are at the Kenyon hotel for the winter. Major and Mrs. Breeden have returned from Colorado. P. H. Lannan has returned to this city after an absence of three months, a month 'of which was spent in Japan. Harry Atkinson has returned, and will spend the winter here. Mrs. Simon Bamberger gpes to New York the fifteenth of the month to spend the holidays with her daughter Helen. |