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Show :i; " J Society Sauntering. W I ! . ' I There has seemed to be an utter lack of in- ;. 1 1 terest in society during the week. Whatever ;,; ij ''; manifestation of joy has taken place has been of jj'1 ';- the nature of ephemeral curiosity rather than of , , I? A the permanent variety of interest, and aside from , I II ; p the coming and going of some nice folks, and ill rcf the usual sprinkling of smaller .events, the usual i! 1 dullness incident to election time has been quite Y apparent. ! 3 jij The sudden epidemic of domesticity which I ! has overtaken the younger matrons, and the cor- I i I responding ennui of which the younger girls are , guilty, combined with the economical tendency j ! lately displayed by many of the men, has caused j ! 1 a panic among the caterers, desperation among 1: i the coachmen, and dismay among the florists. i!m There is nothing big in sight but a charity !lj ball and a long list of wedding presents, and so ;', MtU' many will be under the spell of the young honey- 1 1 ! moon this winter that they will be terribly stupid !' for other people. ;vjj So those of a lively disposition can do noth- i .'j '! ingbut cry for help, and hope that the worst is jj' ": P & & & The closing of the Country Club cuisine on ' the first of the month may induce a few game- !, f J sters to chance a dinner or two in. town, but the ' ?pj p'j large rollicking farce comedies will be noticeably I 1! dispensed with owing, more than anything else, i to the number of prominent entertainers who U have disappeared for the winter, j! ii ijpj i, . f i 'If The marriage of Miss Sarah Alexander and !' f 4j Ashby Du Bois Cleveland, which takes place at 1 I I the home of the bride on next Tuesday evening, I j j'j will be witnessed only by relatives and a few of ' ' those they know best. L Y, j Mrs. Wing B. Allen will be the only attend- f ifu;j ant of the bride, and Theodore Gentch will be r gULl Mr. Cleveland's best man. I, : & & & I P 111 Critchlow's birthday dinner at the Coun- rv UD le oter evening, while not drawing a great crowd, was the typical success by which this annual affair has always been distinguished. Mrs. Irwin was hostess at another dinner the same evening, and later the two parties met in front of the big grate fire. It is the sincere hope of all who were present that these birthday birth-day parties will occur quarterly hereafter. . 3t 3t Mrs. Kirkpatrick and Miss Ruth Kirk-patrick Kirk-patrick returned from the coast on Wednesday, and will be at home at the Marshall residence on Fifth East street until after the holidays. In the meantime, it is said, the attractive young ladies of the household will make things lively at a series of entertainments to take place every little while until they go again. tS Clem Schramm, crowned with the honors of his recently acquired thirty-third degree, will be welcomed to Masonic and other circles during the coming week. Just how near we may approach ap-proach the young man is a matter of guess work, but seriously he has a right to be proud of-the of-the high honors recently conferred' upon him in Washington, D. C. It is a rare thing for any one to be accorded this honor so early in life, and is but another mark of esteem for his ability and popularity. One of the rah, rah boys who ought to be spanked and put on the downy couch in the kindergarten is responsible for a new id;a which wafted from his telephone the other da. He invited a young lady to accompany him on a drive or a tour of window wishing or something some-thing equally exciting, and when she regretted, he remarked: "I just don't know what to do. I have asked every girl in town, and you are the last one, and you can't go either. Fury!" The tact of the infant is beyond understanding. understand-ing. Mrs. Robert Barcley, the pretty woman from Helena who is visiting Mrs. Richard Keyes, was the guest of honor at a dinner given by the latter lat-ter on Sunday evening. Mrs. Joseph Galigher entertained at bridge for her on Tuesday. t$ t$ A couple of' the most enjoyable events of the week took place on Tuesday evening, Mrs. W. C. Hall entertaining about fifty friends at bridge in honor of Miss Leila Trent, and Miss Olive Jennings being responsible for a clever affair in honor df Miss Pinkerton. & & & A new explanation for the sudden departure of Gladys of the strong arm and the Swinnerton face, who presides occasionally over your kitchen range, may be found in something a certain kitchen mechanic stated to a woman who lately employed her. With the tears turned on full tilt, she went to state the horrible truth that she was about to seek new fields, and said': "I jest can't stand it, mam, that there son of yours I'm crazy stuck on him, an' if he only wasn't here I'd stay, 'cause I like the place. He don't know it, mam, but every time I looks at him, I can't hardly keep from a throwin' my arms around him, an' I have to leave." It is a shame to tell this, but in the present-emergency, present-emergency, if the son of the house or the serving serv-ing maid must be sacrificed, it is up to the son to skidoo. |