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Show When the pace In Provo, as with most other towns in tho state. Isn't sufficiently killing for tho holders of fat hank rolls they pack up their best duds and hiko for "the big town" or, "tho Lake," as Salt Lake is affectionately affection-ately called by those who wish to convey tho impression that they are used to tho city. A prominent couple from Provo are planted at the Hotel Utah this very moment. All week I thoy haVo been having one real time. I It has boon said by tho humor mong- I ers that they want to have their fling I a.i the cafes and so on before confor- I . once, for tho religious services will I take up all their time then. The night thoy arrived at tho Hotel Utah a dance was in full swing on tho mezzanine floor. Standing down in the lobby tho Provo couple, with oyos liko saucers, wore gazing up at the brilliant throng until their vision was focused on a brilliant young thing i seated on a divan and leaning upon I the railing. She was a lovely, dlapha- I nous thing with her few yards of ivory I satin and lace artistically revealing 1 almost as much unadorned beauty as tho Venus do Milo displays from hor 1 pedestal in tho Louvro at Paris. Tho Provo man looked at his wifo L and tho wife looked at him, and V sweet, bucolio astonishmont gleamed in thoir your oyos. "William whisporod I faintly: "Did, you think soli hud liur night gown on?" And frlond wifo answered back, somewhat cryptically: "O, if she only did have her night gown on!" A pretty story as to tho choice made by an eligible bachelor of wealth and social position in St. Louis is being be-ing told. Tho bachelor was woootl (these aro Amazonian days) by a young lady of a keen blue eye, as shrowd (not to say shrewish) as a fox, whose ono ambition, fostered by her environment, had boon to (make a suitable match. By hor side, unobtrusive, un-obtrusive, past tho becurled heyday of youth, sits, at tho fashionable hotel where all aro staying, a business woman of tho best sort, candid, amiable, ami-able, and believing that all hor matrimonial matri-monial chances aro long sinco past. Tho bello of sharpened social accomplishments accom-plishments onlists tho business woman's wom-an's aid, which is given frankly; and just as the bachelor is apparently landed, he flounders into tho unseok-ing unseok-ing possession of the business woman. wom-an. It is she whom tho bachelor fancies, fan-cies, and he will have no other. Aftor weeks of vain protest, the businoss woman has given in, and thoir wedding wed-ding is to be in tho Fall. But sho who never had an onomy now has one of tho bittorost, but ono, let It bo hoped, who may bo 'diverted by the baiting of her hook in another direction. di-rection. An ovent that is looked forward to with koonost anticipation is tho formal for-mal oponing of tho Ladles' Literary club house about tho middio of tho month. Tho now building will bo a splondid mooting pnlco whoro tho womon of tho city ,may entortnin at recitals, dramatic ovonts and socials as well as at formal club meetings. Tho formal oponing of tho club is to bo celebrated by tho rondltion of a play. Tho play, written by Mrs. Eugene B. Palmer In collaboration with Mrs. C. E. Richards, Mrs. M. L. Ritchie, Mrs. C. G. Plummor and Mrs. W. P. Kisor, is entitle! "The Best Seller," Sell-er," a spectacular fantasy. Tho plot of tho sketch will include the characters from different pop-' vlar works of fiction taken by members mem-bers of tho section with twonty-four in tho cast and fourteen children. The costumes are being ctmrfully planned and many of them on an elaborato scale. Spectacular electric light effects aro to bo g'von and tho affair promises to bo ono of absorbing absorb-ing interest and will open tmf now clubhouse in a brilliant and appropriate appro-priate manner. . Among those taking part arG iMrs. W. M. Drew, Mrs. C. E. Richards, 'Mrs. C. G. Plummor, Mrs. W. F. Adams, "Mrs. W. P. Kisor, Mrs. W. A,, hitzoll, Mrs. Louis D. Gordon, Mrs. W. J. Shealy, Mrs. Frank Larson, Mrs. A. S. Bower, Mrs. Jlarry Bintz, Mrs. R. S. Allison, Miss Lila Mno Eaton', Miss Jessie Maxwell, Mfss Margarof Clark, Miss Emma Cullon, Miss Kato. Groo, Miss Bonnie" Miller, Mfas Eliza Day and MissEls'tJ111 BamUoTgon '.. Tho hospitality of tho C. P Ovor-fioldhome Ovor-fioldhome on Soventh Eaststroot was enjoyed Tuesday aftornp,on by tho collogo women of tho cit$ when tho members of tho Wolloslea club entertained at a tea for MIs Ruth Sharploss Goodwin of Wollosy- .college. .col-lege. Tho guests wore rocolved by tho hostess and Mrs. O. W. .Ott, tho president of tho club, as well as Miss Goodwin. Miss Goodwin, who Is hero roprosonting Wollosloy collcco, wur tho guost of honor Wodnosdjiy. at a luncheon at tho University club. A simple homo wedding of Tuos-day Tuos-day evening wns that of Miss Vera Hodge and N. C. Ellis, which wns solemnized at the home of the bride's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Irvine, In tho presence of tho near relatives only. Nophl L. Morris performed per-formed tho ceremony and later the company enjoyed a wedding supper. Tho young peoplo will shortly be at homo to thoir friends at 646 Eliza-both Eliza-both street. ' Mrs. J. IT. McChrystal and hor small daughter have roturnod from a delightful de-lightful outing in southern California and aro at tho Hotol Utah for a fow days before going to Eureka. Miss Frances McChrystal, who accom paniod them south, romained ovor for a visit with frlomls at Ocean Park and Long Beach. Tho Country club has presented a rathor animated appoarance' for tho past few days, several members having hav-ing gono out to try tho links and look ovor tho prospect. Tho houso committee com-mittee is making preparations to open about tho mlddlo of tho present month if tho weather continues favorable, and meantime tho place is undergoing a thorough renovating and will pro-sent pro-sent a fino nppoaranco before tho regular season opens. Major Wallace DoWltt of tho United Unit-ed States medical corps and - Mrs. DoWltt aro guests of Captain and Mrs. John DoWltt at Fort Douglas on their way to Honolulu. Mrs. George A. Snow is back from the northwest, whoro she visltod her H daughter, Mrs. Thoadoro Gentsch, for H a ?jw wuoks. M Mrs. A. B. Grooson expects to leave H within a month for tho east. Sho H will ltflt relatives in Indiana and will S go on to Washington, D. C, boforo re- jH turning. H H Mrs. C. II. Griffin and hor little H grand-daughter, Dora Thomas, have H gona to Indianapolis for a stay of H sevoral weeks. Mrs. Thomas and her H father will Join them later. H H Dr. Hurdle Lynch loft Tuesday .for H Denver, where ho will bo married to- H day to Miss Betty Moffett of Phlla- H dolphia. J '1 Miss Eliza Dey will leave oarly in H May for a visit with friends in St. jH Louis and Chicago. J Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Marcy have re- JH turned from a stay of a fow days in jfl San Francisco. H Mrs. Lester Freed has roturnod H from a month or more spent visiting friends In Washington, D. C, and New H York. H I Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Ferguson, for- H merl yof this city, and later of Don- H ver, havo gone to Riverside, Cal., H whoro thoy will make their homo, , H Friends in Salt Lnko wore ur- H prised to hear of tho marriago of Miss H Lucile Godbo of this city and Wayne E. Smith of Los Angeloe which took H place, last week in the southern Cal- H ifornia city. Miss Godbo Is the I youngoat daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H Fronk Godbo of Salt Lake and Mr. IP Smith is a popular young mining en- ? (Conttnuod on Following Pa ere ) m 1 |