The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17
SALT LAKE SOCIETY
A Fashionable Woman Tells a
Good Story.
N0UVEAU RICHIE GETS SNUBBED
What the Four Hundred has Done During the
Week to Drive Away EnnUi and to
Enjoy Themselves.

Salt Lakes social circle has been so
busliy occupied the past week that it would
almost seem tina. q rest was required for
tie health and safety o: the comparatively
small number that forms the select coterie.
The week has been one that has made
strong, hard draft on the votaries of fash
Ion, and Sunday falls like benson upon
the tired children who have danced and
played themselves out.
The workingman goes home at night to
rest the middle man retires early from
business to enjoy himself in the bosom of
his family, or perhaps goes to the theatre,
Out society Is always a-hutter to devise
some means of enjoyment some oblivious
device that approaches the nepenthe of the
weariest class in the world. A cotillion
to- night, a ball tomorrow night,
and so on I'D infnitum, burning
the candle at both ends until exhausted
nature recoils upon itself and there is
nothing left to enjoy. Less than ali others
the upper stratum of society realizes that
''we live but once.'' The old adage, while
we live let Us live" prevails to such an ex-
tent that young people grow old before it
is yet time for the tender bloom of youth
TO fade upon the check.
AS society lady said to TIE HERALD's
society editor, There is mocking devil in
all of its followers that each must surpass
the other and carry TO extremes, in all
things, the matter of entertainment The
consequence is that while the season lasts
we live in d fever of excitement that
leaves US by and by so pale and wan and
worn that we are only tooglad to known
that the season is done and to cry qultsn
There is a very charming lady from the
"effete east'-though what "etfete" means
as applied to the east, is a thing no man
can eXplain-who told good story the
other night in regard to society and news
papers. The story is worth repeating. 81
was attending in one of our western cities
not long SINCE" said she, ian entertain
ment at the house of Mrs. Nouveau Richie.
1t was a high five, and the hostess had
summoned TO her parlors all the elite of the
city who in obedience to the call of her
husbands long bank account had re-
SpCnd6d- l wish you could have seen the
hostess. There was something so unmis-
takaby nOurCdu about her that any one
who ran could read, and all the riches of
the world could not have hidden it, The
company itself was pleasant enough as
such things so, but, dear mel l could not
enjoy myself for the reflections of my hos
tess. She positively fascinated me by her
efforts 10 appear at her ease.
1.-The only becoming thing that l
saw her do was to answer
the doorbell about 1890 The rooms were
crowded, and my table was next 20 the
door. Imagine my surprise to recognize
the son of an old friend of mine belonging
10 one of the most distinguished and ele-
CANT families of Boston when mine hostess
opened the door. / knew him at once. and
] knew what he had come for, as i had
promised his family to look him I'D on
coming west. The hostess. Mrs, Nouyeau
Richie, positively snubbed him, although he
had come at her suggestion to advertise
free of charge, her hospitallty. She
treated him as / could not help imagining
she had been treated at some previous
epoch in her career, and she finally
''sneahedn him off to an upstairs room
where she doled out to him with sc9nt
courtesy an elaborate account of her COR
geous entertainment. When the couple
came down stairs | made point of leaving
the table, and making myself known
to the son OF my friends, and in
such manner as TO make an
impression on my hostess, who really had
the grace TO blush, l found that my young
friend was well worthy of the distinction.
and when / discovered ais superior in
telligence and charming manners and the
assumption OF superiority on the part of
Mrs. Richie l SAID to myself in the most
extreme disgust that such conduct was
enough to disturb the eQuanimity of a CIGAR
store Indian. met him afterwards in the
house of better people and his reception
there made me forget the treatment Mrs.
Richie accorded him.
Tie Union club had the distinction of
opening up the festivities of the week with
its house warming at its quarters over the
Templeton. But that was not the only dis
tinction. 1t had for its guests the largest
number OF the haudsomest and best dressed
women at any event of the week. The club
has established itself as one of the factors
of society in this city.
Friday nights cotillion at St Marks.
given by the St. Marks club, was decidedly
the prettest affair of the week Miss Fs-
bian, of St Louis, with 9 style of beauty
just bordering between the willowy and the
statuesque, was picture to linger in the
mind. Miss Jennie Hawley was FORUM
Rtely present to contest the honor of Salt
Lake witt her, however, and opinion was
divided. The ST Marks club will give
several more of its charming entertain
ments before the season is over. With
Max Smith to help preside over the cotil-
lion and his charming mother to preside
over him, they are compelled to be a sue
cess.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Y Wallace gave a
lovely dinner at the Knutsford last Satur-
day evening. he quests were Mr. and
Mrs. L. Z. Holden, Mr. and Mrs, It r
Jones, Mrs. Belden, Mr.. George NJ. Scott.
MIR. and Mrs. c. w. Lyman and Major and
Mrs. Downey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Downey gave a large
sleighing party last evening. Among their
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman, Mrs.
Toll
lace, Messrs. Gilmer, Glendinning and a
number of others.
The charming Mrs. Joseph Siegel gave an
elaborate lunch TO several of her friends a,
the Knucsford. Mrs. Siegel, TO the sincere
regret of ner many friends, will leave Salt
Lake Cor Baltimore in few days.
Mrs. F. s. Richards gave charming tea
IL her residence last night in honor of Mrs.
Judge Henderson.
MIR. and Mrs. George Y. Wallace will
leave for the east on Monday for the pur.
pose Of placing their son George in college
st Concord.
The Ladies' Musical society will meet on
Monday afternoon St Calder's for the pur-
pose of electing officers, Mrs. Joseph
SiegePs intended departure making it I'M
possible for her to longer hold the office of
president. 1t is highly probable that Mrs.
Slegeps successor will be Mrs DR.. Hamil-
ton, whose musical knowledge fits her
most pre-eminen ly for the position. The
continuation Of the concerts of this society
is most desirable, as they form one Of the
charming social features of the city.
DR.. and Mrs. Scheiniek, who have been
residing at the hnutsfor6, intend moving
70 quarters over the Walker Bros. & Fyler
block.