Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-10

uaun-ciofk WHom L VIGIL know, nave
postponed for the time-being two social
soirees from which local society expected
great joy. II is moi alone that the money
OF the hosts gave out-their credit is also
none OF the best, and tradesmen are 80
troublesome and vulgar As soon az
business picks up again, or anyone can
BIO found soft enough to loan few hum
dreds, both these delightful events will
DO pulled of.
"I've great scheme" said clever
friend TO me last night. During
the Jubilee l propose to erect a
6xs tent at some prominent spot
and advertise by placard and sireamer
that Tor the modest price OF ten cents
the tourist can behold one of the frat
children born in the STATE, said child
being still in possession of all its facul-
ties except speech, sight, smell, taste
and hearing. 1t seems TO be deemed
legitimate to get a little out of every
body on the occasion-why lint my
plan as worthy as some of the others,
past and prospectiye?" / was forced TO
give it up, but suggested that out of
irankness he ought 10 say that the exhi.
billion was also without conscience,
which would give it the charm OF
novelty.
Cards were the instruments of torture
with which Mr.. and Mrs. Doveleigh
harried a few friends night before last.
The young couple are thrifty souls, SO
they bought mighty cheap refreshments.
the bill for which was,expected to be paid
by the unfortunate winner Of the BOBBY
prize. They have followed the usual rule
of kindly supplying me with list OF the
mats hNat I ~ al Al.
time to advertise their folly. My morn
ing contemporaries, however, have already
pledged themselves to do SO.
One of my best friends IS running his
health by doing most OF his thinking
with his lungs instead of using them to
breathe with. Do you know him?
10 Anxious Reader-No, the Jubilee
poems are not all going to be read to the
assembled throng. They will used, in
stead OF the sweat-box, upon malefactors
whose crimes deserve the most exquisite
torture.
In recognition OF her husbands success
in paying OF tho bills of the last social
function given at their residence, nv
friend Mrs. Noah Countess gayo a charm
ing green coffee the last event was a
pink teal to few intimate friends This
week. The rooms were prettily decorat-
ed with lucern, while bank OF fresh
young beauty sagebrush met the eyes OF
the guests as they entered the hall, Asl
is the case in all such affairs, the refresh-
ments We're dainty and the ladies' gowns
becoming. The husband of the fair
hostoss Tried, poor fellow, to look
pleased but failed, for obvious reasons,
The many sharp words and glances
dropped on the street NAV account for
the frequency OF bicycle-lire ruptures.
Some OF the city eouncilmen are more
than ruisance-they deserve to be
classed as garbage.
A sea party and slough party were
among tho social attractions OF the week.
l have been furnished with the names OF
tho victims on both occasions, but as
was not one OF them am dumb on the
subject.
Tho Hall Of Relics is q pleasing imita-
lion of that which we all recognize ns the
simplest, chasiest and purest in srelii-
lecture. But the attempt to add TO such
u model by perching the eagle on tbe
ridge pole Is as unseemly and untasteful
as to paint colors in tho lily or array the
philosopher In cap and bells.
a. THORN.