The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-27
THE WEEK Tn SOCIETY
How the Polite World Enioyed
Itself.
ENTERTAINMENTS OF ALL KINDS
Notwithstanding, Lent Numerous Parties We're
Given, Young Folks Were Married and
the 1.-TWO Rivals" Was Enjoyed,

Society has for the past week been ex-
tremely quiet or else very sly. There have
been one or two delightful little luncheoHs.
q small number of theatre parties, the
weekly dancing classes at-well-when one
stops to remember all that has taken place
society has enjoyed Itself quite well after
all, Notwithstanding it being Lent. How
very different are the dances and the wav
in which people dance to what it used to be
when the pioneers first came here. The
ball room Of those days instead of having
hard wood fl0ors well Waxed, on which to
dance, and potted plants, flowers ana silken
6rapery for decorations, luxurious chairs
sofas and settees and quiet hooks for fir
tations where the lights are subdued, and
fountains, surrounded by beautiful tropical
plants, and sending forth tiny Jets of per-
fumed water, where through the stained
glass doors the faint echoes of an
exquisite waltz can be heard-instead
Of all that, the pioneers had
for their ball rooms, 'all out of DOORS If
1t were warm weather, or il too cold. rude
sheds or tents for covering, and the floor
was made of tan bark For illumination
they had tallow dips ranged around the
hall. The music consisted of either q
sQueeky violin or concertina, accompanied
by someone playing on comb. After an
opening prayer the festivities began and
lasted until the first pink and grey streal,s
Of dawn overspread the eastern sky.
The Natural Gas Whist club was rovallv
entertained last Thursday night at MIR
Mrs. L. L. Archer's, corner Brigham and
Third East streets. There were abonr
sixty guests present, and the double par
lors were thrown open and given over to
the card players, while the long room
Immediately back Of them was used
for dancing. There were eight card
tables. The dance music was furnished by
Prof. Cliff. more hospitable or social
lot of people it would be impossible to find.
Mrs. Archer is one of those genial women
whom one feels on meeting for the first
time as If one had always known her. ana
she was ably assisted by Mrs. Olmsted
Mrs. Miner and her pretty daughter
Miss Eberbard in entertaining her guests
The regular members of the club are Mr.
and Mrs. s. b. Miner, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Miner, MIR. and Mrs. +. w. Olmsted, DR.
emo Mrs. Burrows, Mrs. and Mrs. John
jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Knox. MIR
and Mrs. Manse Coffin. Mr. and Mrs. I,
/. Archer and Miss Eberhard Archer. who
is the secretary of the club, and was pre-
scented with q handsomely bound volume of
"Lucille" in recognition of her services ss
such. The other guests who are
not regular members of the club
were: MIR. and Mrs. f. NJ. Bishop.
DR.. and Mrs. Douglass, Mr.. and Mira
Harris, Mr.. aud Mrs. Z. b. Stephens, Mr..
and Mrs. J. Barker, Mr.. and Mrs. Earls.
MIR. and Mrs. and Miss Grace Miner. Mr.
and Mrs. Ruth, Mr. and Mrs. j. Morris.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. P. Gardner, Miss Ida Mil
Ter, DR.. Leeker, Miss Nellie Burrows, Miss
Tessle Clawson, Mr.. j. Franken, Miss
Jansen, Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Crossman.
Mr.. Mosier, Miss HOLSTER, Miss Smith,
Mrs. Hoch, the irrepressible Charley
Hawly, Master Willie Olmstead, Master
Lyman Judson and others. The prizes
were: First ladies' prize. silver bread
dish with this lettering engraved thereon.