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Show I 11 THE CHA TTER-ROX I 888 jH I sj; III HE following H I m CT 111 fitting par- H I m. J II ody Is PPular H 1 a III among many H I III of the eastern H sa -fefclH knitters and H will probably B sing its way westward in the n,v u- H ture. It is written to the tune "The H Rosary," and reads : H 'The time I've spent on these here H Is like a thousand years to me, Dear lad, how do they look to thee? H '" Thy hosiery, thy hosiery. H j;o maddening stitches, plain and purl, How oft they've made my poor head H How men must fight, but I'm a girl H - And so I'm knitting socks for thee. H 'My mother taught me how to knit. H I hope with all my heart they fit. H If not as socks, well, as a mit, H ' Or pass them on, thy hosiery." fl gtflNCE the time when Miss Eve H aS) wore a fig leaf wedding gown H rind Bridegroom Adam had no worries H with collar buttons or refractory ties H it has been conceded that the bride H on her wedding day is a nervous, timid H creature and grows cold with dread H when she thinks of the sea of faces H at the church who are wondering if H She will "wobble," and if she is too M jvvhite or too red. Nov" in these days H of woman's advancement the bride B fears neither, for she has practiced H .walking without a "wobble" for sev- B eral weeks and is mistress of the M rouge pot and the rabbit's foot. How- H "ever, what about the bridegroom on H 'his wedding day? Ah, that is another M story. Granted he does not have to 1 worry about his color or his walk, for M Wen he comes down the aisle a lovely H jyision of filmy, fluffy loveliness will M be upon his arm and he has no cause H to worry, for the bride is always the H cynosure of all eyes. But how does H Jig spend the long day before the H eventful night? Ah, that's the ques- H ' There is a good story going the H " rounds about a well known bridegroom H who was terribly fussed the whole day H long until the shadows fell and it -was M church time. The day before the wed- B ding, so the story goes, ho spread out H his nuptial raiment even to the silken H underwear and pussy willow silk pa- m jamas, embroidered and monogramed B n ip. true blue. He has always been ! ; strong for preparedness and intended t to be ready and waiting "at the ij church" on this momentous occasion. Hf "i . The day dawned in all the autumn B splendor of early October and he was B p betimes to bo "on time," but how B ij could he spend the day? The long m f hours stretched before him as the m 1 pastes of the dreary Sahara. After the morning plunge he tried on his suit. Yes, it was all right and fitted to perfection. He tried on the brand new silk hat and faultless tie. Everything Every-thing perfect. Then he tried to eat his breakfast, but something was wrong with his throat, for he could not swallow, and the toast seemed to stick somewhere between Adam's apple ap-ple and his wind pipe, and his hands trembled as if palsied. Then he tried the diversion of the morning's paper. That failed, too, for the first thing his eyes chanced to see was the society page, and in large, black letters he read: "Fashionable wedding of Miss All Confidence and Mr. Nervous Fussed to be solemnized today; the event promises to be one of the most fashionable of the season," etc., etc. The cold chills ran down his back. Suppose something went wrong at the eloventh hour. Her machine might be rammed by another automobile in that long journey from home to church. She might change her mind (he had heard that women do some times.) A thousand "if s" came to him. In despair de-spair he took to the bath tub again and took another swim. And, just to pass the time away he took a nap in the comfortable hot water. Just when visions were fleeting through his brain of the church (bells ringing and the honk of the departing automobile, someone knocked on the door and told him he was wanted on the telephone. tele-phone. Heavens, what was wrong? He knew something terrible had happened. hap-pened. He hurried into a bath robe, jammed his new silk hat on his head and Went down stairs two steps at a time. It proved to be an old sweetheart sweet-heart whom he had forgotten to bid to the wedding, and she was sweet (?) enough to tell him that she knew it was an oversight, but thought that at least he would have remembered the "days of auld lang syne," etc., and, with a shake in her voice, wished him well. Upstairs again he fled, perfectly oblivious ob-livious to the combination of bathrobe bath-robe and high hat, and sat down to think if he had forgotten something. The minister's fee, good gracious, where had he put the money? He remembered re-membered yesterday tucking it away in a bureau drawer. Every drawer in the chiffonier was upturned, pockets ransacked but no money. At last, by noon he found it tucked in the pocket of his pajamas how it got there he couldn't guess. He never knew. Oh, for "three Angers," he could take Ave to steady his shaky nerves. But there had been a long "dry season" at his home. He must have something wet, however, so, if it could not be internal at least he could bathe again. So again he took solace in the tub. After another swim he felt a trifle better and looked over his "trousseau," again to see if all were in readiness. Yes, he heaved a sigh of content. Everything was In readiness. The fee in an envelope for the clergyman, suit case packed. But where, oh where was that circlet of gold that would bind him to his attractive bride? Gone! And yet he remembered purchasing pur-chasing it and having the little inscription in-scription engraved that they had talked over. Suppose he had lost it on the street, and it had fallen into the hands of some mere man without sentiment, who would not understand? Worse, some prying "Tabby" who would recognize the initial and regale every sewing circle in the city? Search number two suit case unpacked, un-packed, chiffonier drawers overhauled again, no ring. His nerves were almost al-most ready to snap. "Oh," he moaned, "if I ever get through this day alive 'Never again!'" Then he decided to brush his hat off for the sixth time that day. As he did so, something fell from the hat band and bowled merrily away under the bed. That something gleamed in the sunlight pure gold the ring! He finally appeared from under the bed, puffing but triumphant. Even the longest day has to come to an end and at last the taxi was waiting, for him at the door. The hour had come and after keeping the car waiting for nearly fifteen minutes, he was ready. Well, all went well and It is perfectly safe to Bay: "They lived happily ever after." ypjRS. KARL A. SCHEID presided M over a beautifully arranged II luncheon Wednesday afternoon at her ( home on East South Temple street. I The guests were seated at one long '" table that was artistically decorated with lovely pink roses combined with festoons of tulle. In the center of the table was a largo crystal bowl of the flowers outlined with puffings of the tulle, while at the corners of the table were crystal colonial candlesticks filled with pink cathedral candles and " shaded in the prevailing color. The guests bidden to the delightful affair included Mrs. Simon Bamberger, Mrs. Peter Hulme, Mrs. William R. Dashlel, Mrs. Pearson, MrB. Lawrence Simonds, Mrs. Harry L. Jordan, Mrs. M. S. Woodward, Mrs. Witcher Jones, Mrs. Jacob Bamberger, Mrs. Russell Coe Woodruff, Mrs. W. W. Armstrong, Mrs. Ferdinand J. Fabian and Mrs. J. H. Leyson. jnO honor Colonel and Mrs. William KS P. Jackson who will leave to day for El Paso, Texas, where Colonel Jackson will be in command of the KATHERINE GREY IN "THE 13TH CHAIR" AT THE SALT LAKE THEATRE THREE NIGHTS BEGINNING OCTOBER 25. . ; . agL.J Sixty-fourth infantry, a delightful dinner din-ner was given on Wednesday evening by Mrs. Peter Hulme and Colonel Alfred Al-fred Hasbrouck at their homo in Fort Douglas. Pink La France roses and sprays of maiden hair fern wore combined com-bined for the attractive decorations of the table which was lighted by white candles arranged in two handsome silver cantalabra at either end of the table. Covers were laid for Governor and Mrs. Simon Bamberger, Colonel and Mrs. Jackson, Colonel and Mrs. George Bryam, Major and Mrs. P. H. Mullay, and Major and Mrs. Tefft. yISS MARJORIE BID-WELL, who JLc returned on Wednesday from an extended eastern trip, will be the motif this evening for a smart dancing party to be given by Mrs. Austin K. Tiernan at her homo on East South Temple street. The hostess and honor guest will be assisted by a number of the younger society girls and the event promises to bo one of the most delightful de-lightful of the week. ifff RS SAM WILLIAMSON and Mrs. l J. B. Ambler were the hostesses at a delightful tea Thursday afternoon after-noon at the Williamson home on Sixth avenue in compliment to Mrs. E. C. Smith of. Berkeley, California, who has been a guest at the Williamson home for the past month and will leave for the coast tomorrow. Autumn flowers and foliage were combined for the decorations dec-orations of the living rooms while a dainty decorative effect of pink and white was chosen for the tea table, where pink and white cosmos were arranged ar-ranged in a large crystal basket for the attractive centerpiece. Assisting during the afternoon were Miss Mary Williamson and Miss Dorothy Williamson, William-son, sisters of Mrs. Smith, and the receiving hours were between 4 anil 7 o'clock. HE Utah Federation of Women's V- clubs will meet Wednesday and Thursday, October 24 and 25. On Wednesday afternoon a reception will be given at the Ladies' Literary club house between the hours of 4 and 6 o'clock to which all club women in the city are invited to meet the visiting delegates. The guests will be entertained enter-tained at luncheon on both days at the University of Utah. On Wednesday Wednes-day the Salt Lake club women will be the hostesses and on Thursday the faculty of the University will entertain enter-tain the club women. Vf RS. w- W. TAYLOR will leave A the latter part of the month for Washington, D. C, where she will join Major Taylor, who has been recently detailed to the general staff of the army. Mrs. Owen Seaman and Mrs. William Graham are two other popular popu-lar army matrons who have recently joined their husbands in Washington, D. C, and who were exceedingly popular pop-ular during their stay at Fort Douglas the past summer. At a meeting of St. Marks Hospital Charity association held at the Hotel Utah on Thursday afternoon it was decided to give the annual charity ball next month. Mrs. George Harris Smith is president of the association. Word was received during the week that the good stork has recently visited vis-ited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dunning Thompson at Andover, Mass., and left them a second lovely baby boy. Mrs. Thompson was formerly Miss Aline McMillan, the youngest of the six lovely daughters of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. McMillan and before her marriage a popular belle in the younger society set. Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Dodge have sold their home in Federal Heights and for the next six weeks will be guests at the Kisor home in Thirteenth Thir-teenth East street. Mrs. Kisor and her little son Phillip who have spent the past month In Chicago will return early in November Mrs. Elbridgo L. Thomas accompanied accom-panied by her two daughters and mother, Mrs. Charles Griffin, will leave early next month for San Diego, California, where they will spend the winter at the Hotel San Diego and at the neighboring beaches. Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Hanchett and Mrs. Frederick Oswald spent the week in motoring in Southern Utah and before their return will tour Little Zion canyon. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Charles Miller left on Monday for the Chesapeake club at the mouth of Bear River for a few days' duck shooting. |