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Show It SAUNTERINGS mmJ pt Society lias simmered down during the week IK of fair weather, to such an extent that the silence I i around the rendezvous where the butterflies usu- I ; ally congregate has been almost painful follow- I ; ing several weeks of activity in which there was I no rest for anyone. And with the September wed- I , dings over and the affairs given for the brides B and grooms, the prospect is not very alluring for i the coming weeks, though the arrival of hallo-wo'en hallo-wo'en usually stirs up the diners and dancers. There aren't any big affairs on the tapis with the exception of the charity ball which is somewhat in the distance, and it will probauly he sometime before any such parties as those given by the h a Misses Wall and Mr. Newhouse will be attended. I 1 Thecal masque at the Wall residence was one I I of the most dolightful affairs of the kind ever ( I seen here and it is to bo hoped that it was only It I one of a series. There was no tolling of the cur-Ht cur-Ht few at midnight, the charming hostesses had self se-lf cured the services of an excellent orchestra and Hj u the word went out that the guests were not sup-W. sup-W. I posed to go home until they had to. The result H was a perfectly good party, and one which set a Hj precedent not easy to follow. i H' The news of the divorce proceedings 'begun Hi iby Violet Girard Kerwin in San Francisco dur- H ing the week, was the occasion of much surprise H to the many friends of the Kerwins. H Violet Girard, one of the "the three Girard H' ibeauties," married Lieutenant Arthur R. Kerwin, H -who is now a captain in the Sixteenth infantry, at Hi ' Fort Douglas while her father, Brigadier Gen- H eral Alfred G. Girard was stationed here. Her t ' sister also married Captain Jenks at the fort Hj at aibout the same time. w Both weddings were brilliant affairs in army B circles under the old regime when the regiments M' at the post meant so much to society here. The M Kerwins have three children and which will re- Hp I ceivo the custody of them is the main point to Mt ' bo decided by the court. Captain Kerwin has M ', recently been stationed on the Mexican border, H1 tout arrived in San Francisco a few days ago to M f attempt to effect a reconciliation. Captain Ker- Hh win's mother, who recently died, left a fortune B t of which he Is to receive a fourth. It is under- V i stood that the divorce action was brought on the wj grounds of cruelty. The reunion of part of the Nibley family at a luncheon at the Hotel Utah on Tuesday was one of the most interesting diversions of the week in society. It was quite exciting at times, in fact there was many a poor old bachelor in the dining room during some of the warmest greetings, who secretly wished that he too were a relative. With the exception of six or eight beautiful pictures, the art exhibit at the state fair, is a great disappointment and unless better representation represen-tation may ibe assured in the future, it would be better to entirely eliminate this supposed feature. The work of a few Utah artiBts who have contributed con-tributed nothing to this exhibition is such as to have warranted not only local praise and awards, ibut nationally, and for that matter Internationally, International-ly, it is more or less famous. There are some who contend that an art exhibit has no place in a state fair and their view is certainly the correct one if the present showing is to be taken as a criterion. As mentioned, there are several 'beautiful 'beauti-ful pieces of work on display, but they are very much in the minority, and almost iburied in the mass of screamingly funny chromos and Ibotches that cover the walls. The Bonneville club invited the ladies to meet with them upon the occasion of the visit of Harold Har-old Bell Wright and iby the same token, pretty nearly cured them of going again. That is, the club didn't, but Mr. Wright did. Usually the Bonneville affairs are so interesting that when a speaker like the great novelist bores the mem-ibers mem-ibers to the limit, it takes some time to recuperate. recu-perate. Socioty is somewhat Interested in the love affair af-fair of the tall banker up the street whose affinity does not meet with the approval of his wife or family. He has been very discreet in his devotions, devo-tions, but not careful enough to keep the matter a secret, and those closest to him happened to find it out before anyone else. Mutual friends are interesting themselves to such an extent that probably the white caps on his sea of matrimony will subside. In the meantime, the little pitchers at the afternoon teas are getting quite an earful. "While the cat's away, the mice will play." Isn't it amusing to see certain of our friends in society breaking their necks trying to entertain a gentleman whose lavish hospitality they accepted for years, and then dropped him like a hot potato because they were informed that he was persona non grata to another splendid host whose favor they were endeavoring to gain, and all because it is being whispered that the gentleman will stay in town during the winter and entertain considerably. consid-erably. As some of those in smart society anticipate antici-pate rather a deadly time of it this winter, their fawning Is perfectly natural, but they're funny, aren't they? As one of the quiet reporters on a morning paper would say, "rawther." One of the gayest parties of the week, was that given by Dr. and Mrs. W. N. Pugh and Miss Gladys Richmond. It was in honor of Miss Margaret Mar-garet McChord of Washington, D. C. The guests were invited to dinner, later going to the Or-pheum Or-pheum and then to the fair, where a beautiful Oriental purse with a large roll was lost by one of the guests. The loss was discovered upon their return to town and "The Midnight Itlde of Paul Revere" had nothing on the motorists as they re- ,t turned to the search. They found it intact and . w then came back for breakfast in town. 'w 1 The charity ball which was omitted last year, but which will be one of the big events of the winter win-ter this season, will take place at the Hotel Utah on November fourth. The following committees have the matter in charge. Executive committee, Mrs. W. F. Adams, chairman; Mrs. George Prentice, Pren-tice, Mrs. Robert R. Hampton, Mrs. E. V. Silver, Mrs. L. H. Farnsworth, Mrs. A. S. Bower and Mrs. C. R. Pearsall. Decorations, Mrs. A. L. Hop-paugh, Hop-paugh, chairman; Mrs. Malcolm Keyser, Mrs. R. S. Allison and Mrs. C. I. Thatcher. Music, Mrs. W. W. Armstrong and Mrs. A. H. Peabody. Punch, Mrs. John Weir, Jr., Mrs. Henry Catrow and Mrs. Ira K. Humphrey. ' The marriage of Miss Lita Spry, to Joseph H. Wootton which took place in the temple on Monday, Mon-day, was followed by a brilliant reception at the home of Governor and Mrs. William Spry in the evening at which the bride and groom were assisted as-sisted in receiving by Miss Alice Spry, bridesmaid, brides-maid, J. Tracy Wootton, best man, Governor and Mrs. Spry and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Wootton, Sr. Under the auspices of the East Side Guild of St. Mark's cathedral, a card party and tea will be given at the Commercial club on Monday. The following committee has charge of the affair: Mrs. jl1 F. A. Pyke, president; Mrs. Stephen A. Bailey, Jli Mrs. C. A. Faus, Mrs. A. H. Peabody, Mrs. W. A. Ruttan, Mrs. G. Y. Wallace, Mrs. Frank L. Dodge, ' Mrs. Georgo F. Wasson, Mrs. J. II. Kent, Mrs. H. E. Van Housen, Mrs. CharleB Wilkes, MrB. Cooper Anderson, Mrs. George Rust, Mrs. George P. gmith, Mrs. W. H. Landraesser. Mrs. H. J. Welch and Mrs. Karl B. Hahn. A beautiful luncheon was given by Mrs. W. S. McCornick at her home on Thursday in honor of Mrs. Edwin P. Holmes. Mrs. Wing B. Allen was the guest of honor at two pretty affairs during the week the first a luncheon give nby Mrs. Ashby D. Cleveland, and a similar affair given by Mrs. J. W. Itooklidge on Wednesday. Mrs. J. H. JLeyson was the hostess at a tea given in her apartments in the Bransford on Friday. Fri-day. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lamb and Mrs. Bryan Houston will return to the city next week after a visit of several months in southern California. One of the largest and most delightful affairs of the week, was the card party and tea which took place at the Sarah Daft home on Wednesday. An interesting wedding of Thursday was that of Miss Frances Luella Clayton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac A. Clayton, and Richard Wells Burton who were married in the temple. In the evening a large recption was given at the home of the bride's parents. Miss Grace Cowie and J. V. Tullar have announced an-nounced the opening of the season for their classes in modern dancing, beginning October eighth at their studio, 20 South Third East Charles A. Quigley returned on Thursday from a visit to the fair in San Francisco. Miss Katherine Judge left for Washington, D. C, on Wednesday where she will be during the winter. Mrs. F. C. Schramm has returned from Portland. Port-land. Mrs. Joseph Baumgarten and Miss Hannah Hermann are home after having visited the California Cali-fornia fairs. Mrs. Joseph Lippman is in Oakland, California. The last table d'hote dinner and dance of the season will take place at the Country club tonight. to-night. Mrs. Samuel Newhouse, who sailed from England Eng-land on Tuesday, will arrive in this city during the coming week and will be at home for a month or two at the Newhouse hotel. Mrs. John C. D. Clark entertained the Tuesday Tues-day bridge club at the Newhouse on that day. |