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Show I HADN'T YOU HEARD H BY WILLY WALLFLOWER. H A crowd or young girls Unit IB, n H crowd or tlio fnlr sex labeled "young H sot" congregated nt a sinnrt runctlon tlio H other dny, niul ir tnnscullno Judgment H knows aught or such mutters, the affair Hj moved olT much after tlio usual rashlon. H Artor tho hostess had boon critically H scanned from head to root, and all or H lior visible raiment appraised (pardon H tlie allusion, but the list was a long one) H and arter the food had been duly com- H mended and criticized by turns, tlio H guests, one at a time, were put up ror H vivisection. H Tlioro chancod to be prosont a young Hfj person whoso stylo of dressing causes y much merriment. That day slio was dollcl jM up In all her hair orgnaments, oar-rlngs, H drapes and streamers to found In hair a H dozon toggery shops; and in passing, (or H com uo you understand that It was sho Hj who passed) ono creature with a tonguo H as ready as hor wit remarked tliat " H was there with everything; hut the pots H and pans." H Woman's Inhumanity to woman makes H countless millions mourn; and Willy is H of tho pinion that countless million? H moro would mourn, If they could but H hoar all or the "swcot" things said or H them by their FRIENDS (note the last H H H Tho ong-agomont hasn't como out in tho H papors yot hut don't got o.xcltod; Tor H maybe It won't bo announcod at all, bo- H cause tho man In tho enso Is In a peculiar H predicament, I. o. : whother to mako tho H bdst or tho ongulilng- situation, or to bolt H the election. 1 don't want to Insinuate H that tho Talr one w'ns too hasty In ac- H coptlng- the girts or Providence, or that H tho man with tho beginner's luck batted H a homo run. Anyway, he Is In no hurry H to buy the sparkler. H Don't say anything about tills to any- H body, because I was told not to tell: tho H secret or tho whole thing is vcrbo- H mania. H Have you heard about- the new aMlc- H tlo called vorbomanla? M. Osslp Laurie H claims that tho malady is caused by tolk- H Ing Just for the sake of talking; and that H pooplo who aro otherwise normal can say H things by tho hour without giving a single H thought to thorn. H Evidently tho young man was a victim H or verbomanla, Tor ho declares that with- Hj out a word or warning a pair or alabaster H arms rastonod thcmselvos about his neck, H and a sort honeyed volco whispered In mU his surprisod oar, "Yes, darling!" H Ho was hoard to say to a vory close H rriend that whllo his conversation had Hj hoen a Jilt complimentary, ho couldn't for H the lire or him remember having made H a formal declaration or intention. H It is only another caie of mistaken K Identity, and maybe no harm Is done. H fheso things happen ovory day without H sorlous results. Sometimes they turn H out quite happily, and sometimes a rol- H low la forcod into a breach or promise Hl suit. Dut dear mo, what Is the use or H worrying- over n llttlo thing llko that? H Tlioio aro not many of us bachelors with H jnonoy enough to bo worth the notoriety H pf a suit for breach of promise. H H Mrs. Edwin F. Holmes and Mrs. K. A. H Wall took advantage or tho revival of tlio H bid custom or celebrating birthdays, and H vcro hostesses at two eleg-antly appointed Hj runctions during the week. Aionday af- H temoon Mrs. Wall, assisted by her eldest H daughter, Mrs Lewis Jeffs, entertained H thirty or more children, in honor or tho B seventh birthday or little Miss Enid who H Is better known by the attractive namo H nf "Peggy." Miss "Peggy" was radlent Q In the enjoyment or the party, and took H great pride In rutting her own birthday H rake, which bore seven prcttv pink H Randies. H i Friday, Harold Bransford Lamb was the H sruest on a ilrntlar orraSIHtt whPn his aunt Mrs. Edwin F. Holmos, an acknowledged leader or society, entertained with a sumptuous lunchoon. With her accustomed accus-tomed attention to dotalls, Mrs. Holmes mado the affair exceptionally dainty and appropriate. Mrs. Holmes was hostess again Friday, rocolvlng a host or friends at tho Amolia ralaco botw'con tho hours or rour and six. Vases or stately yellow chrysanth-cnurns chrysanth-cnurns lont chocr to the drawing rooms, and other Mowers were employed In tho dining: room to sot ofT the handsomo tea appolntmonts. Mrs. Jay T. Harris, Mrs. Holmos sister, and several closo rrlends took turns, presiding over the tea and colTeo urns. Tho rort-nlghtly hop glvon at Fort Douglas Friday evening, by the orilcors and ladles, was especially enjoyable because be-cause or tho suitableness or tho temperature temper-ature to Torpslchorcan exorcises. Tho lights percolating- through pink and rod Jopancso lanterns, made a pretty sotting Tor tho handsomo toilets worn by tho rort ladlos and their rrlends rrom the city. Wednesday exacted much or the society woman. Thero wero runctions galoro over which popular hostossos presided, and tho affairs Included luncheons rormal and in-rormal, in-rormal, toas or tho same degroo or Importance, Im-portance, smart dinners, and theatre parties par-ties with suppers rollowlng. Tho bridge tea Tor which tho magnir-icont magnir-icont new residence or Col. E. A. Wall was thrown open, led tho day's social ovents. Forty tables placed on the first floor seated parties or congenial players, who wore Joined later by closo to oighty rrlends or the nrlghton Holiday House enterprise, nesldes Mrs. Lewis Jeffs, Mrs. Wall was assisted hy members or tho Girls' Frlondly Society, and senior mombcrs or tho society, undor whoso auspices tho Holiday camp Is bolng- constructed. con-structed. Delicate pink roses In tail silver sil-ver vasos adorned tho dining1 room. The other rooms had nosogays or various colors to harmonize with tho general color Idea. Mrs. Charles M. Doll who Invltod a numbor or rrlends to moot Mrs. Walter L. Mass, and sovoral othor hostdssos, extended ex-tended their hospitality Wodnosdoy, and tho whole atmosphoro or tho ovont was that or a day at tho holght or tho social season. Tho woddlng or Miss Margarot Spargo, daughter or Mr. and Mrs James H. Spargo, or Ogdon, and Mr. Jamos W. Collins or Salt Lako, which took place Wednesday ovonlng In Ogdon, drew a largo party or Salt Lako rrlends or tho young pooplo. Tho display or gorgeous gowns worn to the church, and tho claborato reception at the Virginia rivallod anything soon this yoor, and tho bride horsoU, In a marvolous croatlon, was oaslly tho contor or It all. Mrs. C. C. Doy and her daughlors Miss Marjorlo .nrt Miss Eliza, who havo boon summering on tho coast, aro oxpoctod homo soon Tor tho wlntor. Their hos-pltablo hos-pltablo homo will thon ho openod ror tho pleasant alTalrs that mode thPlr presence pres-ence In Salt Lako society so welcome-last welcome-last season. Whllo In California Miss Eliza Pey visited vis-ited Miss Margaret Daniel, who will he remembered as the attractive and accomplished ac-complished guest of Mrs. James A. Irons, wiro or tho commanding orncor or Fort Douglas. As the guest or Miss Daniel, Miss Dey was lavishly entertained. , Miss Allecn McMillan will leave Monday Mon-day to resume her musical studies In Doston, where she spept an anjoyahle winter last year. On her way home rrom Boston Miss McMillan was In member of S8Voral--houso--partlosjand dld-not -roach- -Salt Lako until mid-sumraor to tako jier . place in tho younger dot. Sho wits licrat- ' oss on sovoral delightrul occasions,' and has been tho contor or a constant round or gaioty since her arrival by motor rrom Denver In August. Tho military post stationed at Fort Douglas has added much to tho natural gaiety or Salt Lake society, no llttlo or wfifah has conlorod about Col. and Mrs. James A. Irons, who will leuvc In October Tor tho Philippines whero Col. Irons will assume command or the Thirteenth Infantry In-fantry now stationed at Manila. By virtue vir-tue or hor peerless hospitality, Mrs. Irons Una occupied a conspicuous place in tho city's 400, and tho handsomo commander's com-mander's quarters have beon tho scene or many or the most claborato cntortatn-monts cntortatn-monts or tho past two yours. Tho depart-uro depart-uro or Col. and Mrs. irons is deeply ro-grottod ro-grottod by many who havo becomo firm rrlonds. Mrs. Edwin Shelby and hor charming1 daughtor Miss Eleanor lort Thursday ror thoir homo In Now Orleans artor spondlng a portion or tho summer with Mrs. Shol-by's Shol-by's daughtor Mrs. J. F. Frodorlckson. A rapid series or Informal afTalrs mado tho time pass quickly for these southern visitors vis-itors who aro planning to visit hero again next summer. Whllo In tho city Miss Sholby attracted tho attontlon or a load lng western artist who painted a portrait which Is a striking- poso accentuating- the lino or tho chin, which Is hor particular mark or beauty. Miss Marjorlo Howard, tho young daughtor or Mr. and Mrs. E. 0. Howard, who has onjoyed a gladsome vacation horo and In Brighton, will return today to Rosemary Hall, Greenwich, Conn., ror hor second school year. It Is conlldontly oxpoctod that Miss Howard will make hor debut upon her return homo noxt summer. Miss Mary Wall, the third daughtor or Col. and Mrs. E. A. Wall, who lort early In the month Tor an extended trip to the orient, will arrive In Yokohama tomorrow where she will Join her sister Mrs. Ned Oreon, whoso marriage to Lieutenant Green, or the Firtoonth U. S. A. was a notablo social ovont or the past wlntor. Miss Margnret Mclntyre, whose vacation vaca-tion has boon filled to the brim with de- Ughtrul summer- pastimes, rotunnru "oft Thursday to Now York tQ ro-ontor Miss 6bnhott's school wliero sho was ijrollod last1 year. Miss Carolyn CoWan -ION tlio same day ror Ferry Hall, Lako Forest, III., to oxperlonce hor first taste of boarding board-ing school llfo. |