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Show If ujf Mi J Society Sauntering. J wkv liiiilii' . Hlf Bllll 1 Bridge! That is tbo magic word of hope and B i t mlUf v ioy that is musIc to th0 little pInk socIety ear H! I I Bill I and many oter ears nat are not mte r pn HHP I I Iflfr j or in society. HI ' 1 If H But tne latt0r know tnat a reputation as a good it I- I U I' bridge player means instant recognition, and tlie Hj 1' I hi f worst of Malaprops who can play the game is soon Hj 1 1 I t "a charming hostess." The skeletons are trotted B I J I lii I out of tne closets regaled in the latest Parisian H i; If I lip I effects, and stunning dress suits, the vulgar are BM II I f!'1 suddenly placed upon a pedestal, and those who Hi I Hi fit call themselves "smart" are tickled to death to B ' illl I welcome another within the fold. B $ f 111 I ' ' And the raison tl'etr0 bridge the synonym of Hi I III 1 1 1 open sesame anQ tne word wnIcJl wil1 dra8 a B' Illl i! woman from a sick bed and haul her to the mud- B'i I Hi i dIest SUDUrbJ or which will make her jump like B ' f Hi II i! i ' tlie cry of "0VQ" a yard away- B illl If ! When you Bee a woman wiggling restlessly In B Hi If- ' a car' chewlnS tne ends o ner 8lovest or look H Hi III ' ns furtively at the useles watch she carries, de- I; if ft: ' pend upon it, she is late for the bridge fight. When HI ! iff I ' ' you see a woman leaning far out of a carriage ilfjl screaming to the driver who is whipping frantic ill horses that appear to be running to a fire, be m- r calm. The lady is afraid she won't be in time to BI Si i j show what she doesn't know about the contagious jHjj I jlj I craze of the hour. When you see a man with Bi II j furrowed brow sitting on a stool in a restaurant Hi II r? I jabbing a fried stake and appearing as the com- Hl' I III h posite picture of "Men's Tragedies," you may Bi ill III i know that his peculiar half is too busy with the Hi 1 I fi II r pasteboards to go home to dinner, and that there Br 1 1 i$if are 1Ittl0 cnildren cryInff at home their little tum- HX : ffrPv mIes yearnInS for the bread and butter, and Bi 1 1 V ' V Mumm's of other days. Hf! 1 1 I It is to wonder if the call of the wild for the H S ill ' generations yet to come will mean the cry of ffj' jlf I "bridge," which now is heard like the shriek of illi Hf 1 a tropic storm, in one wild chorus from the women I ly I j of the land. I Iff ' J & hi ffl I 1 I Apropos of the craze, the tension is getting the ij best of some of the ladies, and a scene the other Ij, , afternoon was reminiscent of the latest exploit of iff the Catalina Kid, or one of the early day 1 1 informalities of a Tombstone, Ariz., gambling I in i I jolut B II ill I Tlie chie character in the production had B ll ill 1 plainly shown her peevish disposition for some B IB 111 time, and had chidei her partner on more than ! ' I 111 i ono occasion. Finally, she could stand it no H m If j longer, and rising in her wrath she slammed her JH j. cards on the table with "Well, I'll play with you IB 'ft1 no longer, madam." f all s H fly vj And the woman she addressed put her race H H ; ! ' In nor bauds, and sobbed bitterly. The thing to H : . f , have done was to hit the peevish one in the neck H ( fl ; is. with a stuffed club, and let the game go on In a H ' ! I , , m n i i i peaceful and ladylike manner. Home was never like a game of bridge. 4pv v v The sequel of the episode of the mysterious Valentine sent to the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, Fran-cisco, whioh will be of interest to many Salt Lakers was told by the Chronicle as follows: Some mystery still surrounds the incident of the banefully perfumed package that was sent by the mall to the Palace Hotel a couple of days ago. The exact nature of the perfume, which was of a character to make decaying animal matter smell like attar of roses in comparison, Is still undetermined, the offensive package having been cremated with all the dispatch possible. Those who sampled Its aroma say that it was something new to the olfactory sense, possibly some hitherto hith-erto undiscovered chemical compound. Its source, however, Is known. It was contained con-tained in a packet mailed to Miss Violet Neill by a miscreant in Butte, whom she knows. With becoming be-coming modesty, Miss Neill and her mother are reluctant to discuss the matter and steadfastly refuse re-fuse to reveal the name of the sender, who is known to them. It has been learned, however, that the sender is a man of middle age, whose obnoxious obnox-ious attentions Miss Neill had first discouraged and then resented. Some time ago he senther a present, which she promptly returned. The package that came to the Palace Hotel contained the present again, plus the mysterious perfume. ' The postal authorities are tracing the course of the latter, with a view not only of getting evidence against the sender, but against the postal pos-tal employees who permitted the redolent package pack-age to get by them. & .& The week in society has not been in strict accord ac-cord with the simple life from a local standpoint, though only one or two of the functions have been on a large and elaborate scale. But the number of small affairs have made up for all else, and the ladies especially have been very strenuous. & & & The Dick Grays distinguished themselves in the very original affair of last Sunday to which were invited about a dozen of their friends who were their guests on an all day trip over the Lucin Cut-up. The start was made from here in the morning, and after a delightful trip over the wonderful trestle, the remainder of the afternoon was spent on the other side of the lake, the party returning return-ing In the evening. This is not a complete description of all that happened, but nothing more enjoyable has been given in many moons. & & & The reception given by Senator and Mrs. George Sutherland on Monday evening in the par- lors of the Kenyon hotel in honor of the members mem-bers of the legislature was the most elahorate event of the week, and hundreds of friends from this and other cities of the state wore present. I The appointments were very elaborate in the parlors and dining room, the scheme of decoration decora-tion being palms and ferns, and masses of beautiful beau-tiful roses, arranged artistically. Senator and Mrs. Sutherland will leave for Washington in a day or two. I W W V i The dinner given by Robert Young at the Com- I raercial Club on Sunday evening in honor of his support in Mr. Grundy's "Arabian Nights" addh new laurels to the brow of Arthur Hummingtop, for the dinner was a beautiful little aftai. A clever idea in the place cards started the fun, an appropriate line from the pfay being writ-ton writ-ton on each of them. That is .appropriate to each of the guests, and a Mr. Hilarity was the toast-master toast-master for the rest of the evening. jt te'i at Mr. and Mrs. Walter Townsend of San Fran- I Cisco, Oakland and Alameda stopped over long onough to have a bit of luncheon with McPher-son McPher-son Boyd and a few other friends yesterday at the Emery-Holmes, leaving for the east on the afternoon after-noon train. Mrs. Townsend is a beautiful young woman of the brunette type, and possesses a charming personality, per-sonality, and Walter well, he looks just the same as ever, and apparently is just as lucky. They will spend some time here on the way back. & & The buffet supper given in honor of the George Nyes by Colonel and Mrs. T. G. Webber, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Franken and Miss Webber was the event of Tuesday evening, and many old friends were present to say good-bye before the departure of the Nyes for Denver. The supper with all appointments In keeping with the spirit of the holiday, was very delightful, delight-ful, and the cordial hospitality which has always distinguished the Webber home made the evening a most charming one. & 8? f Those entertaining for Miss Waller during the week were Mrs. C. W. Fifiel Mrs. W. P. Kiser, and Mrs. H. L. Miller, and Mrs. Edmund WHkew ontertains in her honor this afternoon. Bridge. w W w Mrs. Samuel Woodward and Miss Lillian Wood- ward entertained at bridge on Monday and also H Tuesday afternoon, on the latter day in honor of 9 Mrs. Walcott Thompson. 9 & & 9 Mrs. Samuel Newhouse entertained at bridge 9 on Wednesday. 9 Mi's. W. M. Bradley entertained at bridge Wed- !9 nesday afternoon. 9 Mrs. R. J. Glendlnnlng entertained at bridge 9 Monday afternoon. 9 Miss Sarah Alexander entertained at bridge 9 Monday evening. 9 Mrs. C. H. McCoy entertained at bridge Wed- 9 nesday afternoon. 9 Miss Eleanor Crawford entertained at bridge 9 Wednesday afternoon. 9 & 4t j 9 "Ye Grande Colonial Ball and Countle Fair" 9 given at the University Hall on Monday evening 9 by the several fraternities of the University was 9 a novel affair, indeed, and a great success in 9 every particular. I vi e 9 So the "little minister" is experiencing for him- fl self the awful influences surrounding the banquet fl board, and the light fantastic. He attended the University Club banquet, which was as enjoyable as that yearly affair always happens to bo, and he attended a dance the latter part of the week. What are we coming to, and what will we get tomorrow? & The Washington Birthday luncheon given by Miss Leta McMillan was one of the prettiest events of Wednesday, as charming as all of the affairs given by that clever hostess, j . Mrs. A. L. Hoppaugh entertained at a series of euchre parties the first of the week. tW v t7 The members of St. Paul's Guild enjoyed a great success in the dance that was given at Unity hall on Thursday evening, under the auspices of the members of that organization. Mrs. R. 0. Woodruff assisted by a number of other ladles of the guild had the arrangements In charge, and to them is due the credit for the success of the event. |