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Show I II I J I ' Fotgetting that the size of the world is just as big as a peanut, and that if one is sufficiently vociferous vo-ciferous in public, the story is liable to be wafted homeward, a traveler who is still away from here , (whose absence has left an unnatural calm) has ? established a new record along the Great White i Way in the city where everything starts. ' ! It happened this way. A young man, name and fortune unknown, but whom we shall call "Smith" hereafter, dropped into the Imperial hotel, New Year's eve in company with two women friends j for the purpose of having supper and joining in the festivities of seeing the old year out. As most people know, all New York goes particularly hcll- mad upon this one holiday occasion. From twi-; twi-; light until the midnight bell the streets are in j i one continuous uproar of exploding firecrackers, j blowing tin horns and the din of squawkers and rattles. Every table at institutions fronting on l Broadway is engaged months ahead for the even-i, even-i, ing, and the merry-makers who do not care to start something in the streets get their fun out of wining and dining and seeing somebody else do the work. It was a characteristic crowd that filled the j palm room of the Imperial when young Mr. Smith i and his two companions dropped in Sunday night. J Chance, and a considerate waiter (the latter con'-siderate con'-siderate for value received), arranged that Mr. Smith and his friends should sit next a family group of eight, four men and four women. Smith, I who had formerly bivouaced in Salt Lake, recog-' recog-' hized at the head' of the table an auburn-haired young man who was having the time of his life. Quarts and magnums were deep on the table f and under it. Eevrybody at the table seemed to be a relative of the busy one, either a brother or sister. sis-ter. He himself was in his element. He got on top of his chair and joined in song in every selection se-lection that the orchestra played, organized bands x. of Indians, to be led up and down the room, did buck and wing dances with total strangers who were willing, however, and finally essayed to lead the orchestra a la a Bohemian who journeyed from Salt Lake to San Francisco about two years ago. At this juncture the head waiter interfered and the crest-fallen Mountebank resumed his seat. He said he was sore and that it was a shame they didn't stand for anything on an occasion like that. His several brothers and brothers-in-law sympathized with his indignation and organized a cheering section for their friend. They cheered him up and down the line and one little brother-in-law, slightly more insignificant than the rest, got on top of the table and called for "three cheers for the senator from Utah." The various other brothers, just to show their appreciation, picked up the little brother and tried to put him in the fountain in the center of the palm room. Meanwhile Smith and his party sat on the side edified as you can imagine. It was a joyous opportunity op-portunity of seeing how a Salt Laker acts away from home, especially when he thinks he isn't being caught at it. The denouement comes later. Mr. Smith and his party finally wound up at about 2 a. m., when in filed the noisy band. They evidently had made up their minds that the Imperial Im-perial was too tame and life was worth seeing higher up on Broadway. Mr. Salt Lake's attention to the women in the Smith party had been very pronounced, and one of them determined to set matters mat-ters straight with him at this point. From his post at the table in Rector's he continued to nod and smile to the women in the Smith party whom he recognized as having been witnesses to his antics an-tics at the Imperial. Meanwhile they had been fully posted as to the gentleman's status in Salt Lake City, and one of them beckoned him over. Nothing loth, he started on a dead run. There was an uprising at his table such as Kischineff never witnessed. Every woman in his party was indignant and began to go home. The remaining brothers and brothers-in-law were dispatched forthwith to rescue the Salt Laker from the designs de-signs of the beckoning "siren." But the willing reveler was in for quite a jolt He reached the Smith table expecting to make a date. Instead, he was told what his name was, what his business busi-ness was, where he lived, the names of his associates asso-ciates there, and various such strings of purely local Salt Lake information were reeled off to him so fast that he was simply flabergasted. The brothers-in-law, who were grouped about to save him saw that the game was straight and retired crestfallen. The nervy one backed out of it as soon as he could without stopping to ask any questions as to the identity of anybody in the Smith party. t Without having seen the amazed and crestfallen crest-fallen look on the man's face, the humor of the situation can probably never be appreciated. Meantime, the various ladies at his table had indignantly in-dignantly wrenched themselves into their wraps and were making for the door. He was deep in disgrace, and the last seen of him he was vigorously vigor-ously endeavoring to set matters straight with the feminine members of the party. t$ t$ This is the story of the society woman in stocks. Not the only story, for with the begin- j ners at the business, the experiences are many and varied, but for a story, this will do till we get a better one. f The young woman who, after the holiday siege, was in need of a little ready cash, left an order with a local brokerage firm to sell two hundred shares of a certain stock, with a limit of 75 cents. A day or two later, another woman, whom the firm supposed to be the same lady, ordered two hundred "Jim Butler" to be bought at 75 cents or better. The following day, the young lady who left the selling order on the other stock, received a statement saying, "We have sold for your account and risk 200 Jim Butler at 75 cents." Never having received a broker's statement before, be-fore, and tickled to death to think that her stock had been sold at 25 cents above the market, she .immediately telephoned her broker, thanked him for selling the stock, and asked, "Where shall I send' my stock to Mr. Butler?" After the hilarity of the occasion, the transaction trans-action was finally straightened out so that the other woman received her stock, and the firm still has an order to sell a certain security 200 shart of it at 75 cents. It would be a great relief if the writer of a certain society column in town would occasionally occasion-ally take the trouble to try to see the affairs she reports. It is no novelty for members of the smart set to read of things that never happened they are too clever at telling such things themselves. them-selves. But it takes someone who knows to tell the straight of a story, and from a newspaper standpoint, it is really better to have a function occur before it is written. & t & The wedding of Miss Elizabeth Cosgriff and William E. Fife, which will take place January 24th, will be an elaborate affair. The cards are out this week. Miss Cosgriff entertained at a bridge party in their honor on Tuesday evening. & & Calve was the principal attraction for society on Friday evening, and the house was full of it. So much of interest attaches to the personality of the wonderful singer that many who ordinarily refuse to be dragged out to sit on the hard benches of the Tabernacle were there in droves to listen and to look. & & Misses Mary and Ruth Kirkpatrick left for the east on Tuesday to be gone indefinitely. Mrs. Kirkpatrick and Miss Mose Kirkpatrick will join them the latter part of the month. The Ed Parsons entertained at a farewell dinner din-ner at the Commercial club on Wednesday evening. eve-ning. Miss Kate Downey and Miss Amy Sheridan of Maryland' are the guests of Major and Mrs. Downey. They will spend a couple of weeks in this city. a? j? j? Mrs. J. E. Bamberger and Mrs. A. E. Walker are spending the month in Jamaica with a number of friends. The youngsters had the finest kind of a time jH at a beautiful little dancing party given by Mrs. D. C. Jackling on Monday evening in honor of the jH Misses Dora Bradley and Wmnifred Brice. About iH thirty were present. jH t ll The recital given by Madam Amanda Swenson jH at the Y. M. C. A. auditorium on Tuesday evening, jE at which she introduced several advanced pupils, jH was a very enjoyable event. jH KC tC il Mr. and Mrs. George Y. Wallace entertained at dinner on Tuesday evening in honor of their wedding anniversary. Covers were laid for twelve. jH 1$ ll Mrs. R. G. Smith, Miss Noble and Mr. W. P. Noble have returned after a prolonged eastern jH visit, and are at home at the Noble residence on jH Brigham street. & & & -H The members of the Twenty club made things interesting for their friends at another hop at the jH Ladies' Lit on Thursr1 T night. Capt. and Mrs. jH Sturgis chaperoned the affair. ' & & & The announcement of the engagement of Miss' Julia Marks and J. A. Kahn was a matter of in- jH terest to numerous mends during the week. 'H & & & Mrs. Harold Pitt of Manila was the guest of honor at a card party given by Mrs. Heber Lee jH on Monday. & & Among the most delightful card parties of the week was that at which Miss Marge Ellerbeck was the hostess on Tuesday. .H tv The University class of 1907 will give a junior prom at the University on Friday evening, Jan- uary 19. ... |