The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-21

anu OllCu QIODS il4tO l11C O4-ANS ~ o.
us the benefit Of some stray thoughts.
One evening he remarked: "A fort
night of the new year is gone, has
Joined the eternity of the past. How
many do you suppose have kept the
resolutions they made with the ad-
vent of the year? Few, if any. [ tell
you human nature is the weakest OF
weak things 1t is entirely the crea-
ture Of its surroundings. l believe
that heroism is a mere accident. Men
are not naturally brave. We hear OF
wonderful deeds OF valor on the bat
of the din of battle, the roar OF cannon,
deserves little credit. He is only
little more susceptible to the influence
OF thedin of battle. the roar OF cannon,
the dense vel of smoke and the means
OF the dying man is the coward who
runs away. He is fired for moment
by their combined influence, and under
that spell, performs acts that he would
never have the courage to even re-
solve upon in the quiet OF his own
home
The hero is the man who can re-
solve and do. Many men resolve.
Many men do. But there are very few
who do both. What? Explain how a
man does something without first re-
solving 10 do it? Certainly. One man
can make brave resolution, but has
not enough moral vertebra to follow
it. Another man has not strength
enough to do anything that involves
seif-denial unless he act upon impulse.
Do you understand? Well, the only
heroism is self-sacrifice. Show me the
man who will renounce some darling
SIM as the poet has called it, and l
viii show you d hero. Alas! We
might search from the rising of the
sun till its setting and be fortunate if
we found one such man.
The philosopher sighed and lit
cigar. Smoking is his darling sim by
the way, the one which he renowned
on Monday. the first inst.
Last evening the philosopher visited
us again. Said he, mo one can be
successful in any one line unless he
might be at least fairly successful in
some others. For instance, no lawyer
ever made a great reputation in his
profession, unless he had the ability
to at least make a good living in some
other profession, or, perhaps, in bust
ness. The merchant cannot make a
fortune unless he has within him the
power to achieve at least moderate
success in some other line. And l have
noticed that this truth is equally ap-
plicable to society leaders, that is, to
women, for men have no business to
be society leaders. The woman who
is the most charming entertainer, and
whose society is eagerly sought, is al
ways,-I will make no exception,-is
always one who is more than a society
woman. She may be a great aid in
benevolent enterprises, she may be a
woman Of fine executive ability, she
may have the magnetic quality, which,
when highly developed gives orators
their wonderful power, and which
ma kes her a natural leader, or and
this is by no means the least to be
considered, she may have those quail
ties which make an ideal wife or
mother But certain it is she has won
distinction. or has the ability to do SO.
in other ways than as a social star y
The philosopher was leaving, but was
called back to answer the query
whether some society leaders did not
hold their positions solely by right of
wealth. Never" was the promnt
answer. The world may ascribe that
honor to them, but even they recog-
nize the fact that il is false title
a society leader like all other leaders.
is born not made
The Thomas-Park wedding. the dan
cling party at the Templeton, the lunch
con given by Mrs George F. Downey.
and the Might've by Miss Crawford.
were the chief events of the past week.
Society viii shine resplendent at the
charity concert on Thursday evening,
and the dancing party on Saturday
evening will be an event of interest
The new dancing club will be enter
tanned by Miss Stella Tiernan this
week.
The event of the week was the mar
riage of Miss Thomas and Mr.. Park,
which took place at ST. Paurs on
Wednesday evening. The prominence
of the contracting parties and the ele-
eance OF ali the details made this we'd
ding one of the chief milestones in the
social life OF this city.
The elegant new home of Major
Downey, sos E. Brigham street, was
thrown open to a large number Of
friends on Friday, for the first time
since its completion. The guests were
much pleased with the elegance of its
appointments, as well as the fact that
all ideas were subservlent 10 that of
home. in the arrangements and fur
nishings a fact not always noticeable
in mansions.
Mrs. George f. Downey gave an
elegant luncheon to large number of
her lady friends. The decorations were
in perfect taste and the luncheon
cards especially pretty.
The guests were Mrs. Bidwell, Mrs.
Wantland, Mrs. Mox, Mrs. Peabody,
Mrs. John Witcher, Mrs. Arthur Wit
cher. Mrs. Casper Robertson, Mrs. NJ
c. Fox. Miss Woodward, Miss Blanche
Kimbail. Miss Sherman, Miss Edna
Shearman, Misses Grace, Lucille and
Alton Young, Miss Hooper, Miss Al
lace Hooper, Miss Longmaid, Miss
Crawford, Miss Palmer, Misses Agatha
and Naomi Conl1lin, Miss Sorley, Miss
Cash, Miss Hardness, Miss Ora Hank
mess. Miss Rookledge. Miss Gilnor,
Miss Katharine Lowe, Miss Mccormick,
Miss Mason, Miss Adelaide Mason, Miss
Grace Wallace.
The ball at the Templeton on Friday
evening under the able management
of Messrs. S. NJ. Barratt, j. Rogers, d.
w. McAIlister, Joseph Taylor, w. N
Clark and H. NJ Pitt, was a complete
success, even to the minutest detail.
All of the fifth floor of the Temple
ton was IN use for the occasion, the
large dining room serving as a ball
room, the ordinary and four adjacent
rooms being converted into supper
rooms. The apartments on the south
were used for dressing rooms. The
hall and ball room were lavishly and
handsomely decorated in japanese
style The walls were almost covered
with fans, and from the ceiling were