The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-11
OGDEN SOCIETY.

Observation-Disclosures
Society was quite active last week.
The visit of the Salt Lake Opera COM
peny not only gave occasion for some
pleasant theatre parties, but also
brought several guests from the cap
ital city.
Mrs. H. II. Spencer entertained on
Wednesday afternoon in honor or MRS.
Donan and Mrs. Cook of Richmond,
Va, who are at present visiting IN Og-
den. The Spencer home on Jenerson
avenue was beautifully decorated with
rare ferns. palms and other potted
plants, together with cut flowers, sml-
lax and evergreens. The color scheme
was yellow and white which was car
RED out in a dozen imaginable ways
and in many ways unimaginaole, ex-
cept to hostesses of rare good taste
The hostess, was assisted by misses
Hurlburt and Myers. The high nVe
games resulted in the first prize, an If
idiscent vase of rare beauty, being
awarded to Mrs. J. c. Armstrong, while
Mrs AID Kuhn was given the consola-
ton prize-a handpainted plaque.
Mrs. Stella was awarded prize that
created no end of amusement. Among
the guests were a number from Salt
Lake. The ladies present were: Mes
DANES Donan and Cook of Richmond,
Va; Hume. Gill, Graves, Robinson,
Castillo, Agler, Reynolds, Wells, Hlg-
gins, Mcguire. Tyler, Marks, Hulani-
ski, Haley, Myers, F. j. Kiesel, klesel,
Ad Kuhn, Kuhn, Stuart, Matson, AID
bolt, Schansenbach, Perry. Swan,
Bannister, Bishop, Brown, Brown, Ty-
rec, Bigelow, Chevers, Kelly, Ensign,
Rogers, Ash, Williams. Fitzgerald,
Stella, Kohn, Ryan, Allison, Spargo,
Patton. Anderson, Harris.
The invitation extended to the Aglaia
by Mrs. r. c. Pratt to meet with her
on Tuesday afternoon was responded
to by an almost entire attendance of
the club, together with Mesdames War
ner, Fred Adams, Lamont, Durbrow, Z.
B. Graham, n. H. Ives, A. Bigelow,
Misses Linnie and Nellie Henderson,,
Mamie Harrington, Woodcock and Pro-
feSsor Eaton as guests.
The programme was excellent
throughout, the musical numbers being
given by the Misses Henderson, and
Harrington, the paper by Mrs. L. b.
Adams and an address by Professor
Eaton.
Mrs. Adams discussion of the life of
Scott now throbbed with sympathy
now sparkled with humor; here the
pen portraiture showed the child of en-
gaging nature, the pet of mother,
father and grandparent; there showed
the youth with unrewarded love, with
active fancy, with all the promise of
rich full manhood; yet again was
drawn the picture of the man in the
midst of success, and then few
strokes brought the storm-cloud over
ALL and so the curtain fell and the
strong Sir Walter Scott was no more,
his life ending like a spent projectile,
and teaching the lesson that fortune
stands on a restless globe" Through
he -
ences to Carlisle's criticisms upon the
man. among which criticisms the
writer had gone, picking out the
sweet Violets and tea roses from among
the thorns and thiStles and singing
nettles," and when the paper was
ended lit seemed like the ceaslng OF
exquisite music"
The social period followed. with re-
freshments that were served in Sc
curity only because Mrs. Pratt could
not be subjected to the regular fine
for infringement upon a certain club
rule.
Professor .Eaton's able talk. opening
the question of the causes of the dark
ages. so called, closed the programme.
Professor Eaton regards the dark
ages as dark only to the lower coun- |
tries. the Goths, Visi-GOths, Ostro- |
Goths. Huns and Vandals, being, dur |
ing this same age, in their period of
ment The nations and races are ana
Joyous to the individual in many ways |
periods of life and influence of acct |
dents and environment on character. |
The Greek age of credulity was her |
opening period, when her gods, demi- |
gods and heroes were many and SUI
preme With the Milesian school of |
philosophy the age of inquiry opened |
TO merge into the age of faith, with
Plato as its star. Aristotle, the pupil !
OF Plato. and the light of the age of
reason (the prime of life), taught the
inG<ctive system where Plato had
Taught the deductive When Justinian
closed all schools of philosophy Greece
had reached the age of decrepitude.
So was the history of the other lower
countries traced. In Rome the intro
ducing of the slave trade was one
source of many serious Ills TO the
The middle class was de-
stroyed, immortality was rife, patriot
ism was gone. for faith in the old gods
was a thing of the past The bringing
in of foreign tribes to fight the Roman
wars was another source of trouble.
Relief came. when most needed. from
Judea A new religion sprang up. but
without imperial power till Constan-
tine through policy, eSpoused its
cause. Constantine one of the black
est of tyrants, villains and murderers, is
wrongly called the apostle of liberty
and Christianity With his reign and
his acts began the dark ages. His de-
cision in favor of Athenasianism
against Arianism at Nice, 325 A. d.
marked the opening of a series of in
ternal strifes and religious wars, in
which figure the names of Attila, Cen
saric and Alaric.
The subject is to he continued at the
next meeting of the club and no MEM
Der should fail TO take advantage of
the opportunity to hear the discussion.
Wednesday night at the residence OF
Mr. and Mrs. Henry BUrritt, on
twenty street, Mr.. Lou NJ. Ray
mond was united in marriage to Miss
Bessie Burrit. Rev. Samuel Cater per-
formed the ceremony. The rooms were
beautifully decorated with flowers, /
2 any coming from California, and at
-er the ceremony an elaborate wedding
supper was served. Numerous costly
presents We're sent from friends in diff
-erent parts of the country. Among
hem was noticed a check for 800 from
he groom's parents. The ceremony ,
vas performed al s o'clock. and at 2:30
he bride and groom left for Santa
Barbara After visiting for month {
n California the couple will return and {
will be at home To their friends at 1417
avenue.
Mr.. Raymond is a popular, energetic
-oung business man. and. like his win
Amoag those at the wedding We're: !
rev. Samuel Cater, Messrs. and Mes
ames Fl. 3. Burritt. W. NJ. Raymond, !
A. Smith. ]. II. Mccoy. A E.
w. L. Buswell, A. s. Cater.
; p FTirnaOn of Salt Lake Mesdames