Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-17

flower IN his buttouh0la; she IS Pretty
as q picture and happy They are Just
engaged and this U.s. their hrsl opera
season-t0gether 10 was SO lovely of
him TO buy seats the very best seats
ID The house. Perhaps they are not for
there are many best seats but she
thinks so ana De feels that he rs living
up % the love be- bears her and all that
sort or thing. Tie knows she ls pretty;
ana he does not believe that any girl
~ the place is more beautiful or any
Yellow more 90 be enyled. he bows
ne raises his hat. Co his friends and ac-
quaintanCes De turns and looks "a her
HOW tenderly he passes her In through
The wicket and with what delightful
pride he hands the doorkeepcr the
tickets. And be- does not know that
anybody sees all this. He is not far out.
Everybody is Interested IN much the
same way on his or her own account.
ana really there are SO many pretty
women croWdlng In nOwsuch a glorious
display OF color so many beautiful
gowns such superb opera cloaks. half
thrown back TO show the white shoul-
ders Just enough not 10 despoN the
picture when they are tenderly re-
moved by delighted escorts and all the
grace is shown
There are family parties worth study.
ing. The old gentleman with the white
hair and his buXom handsome wife
coming In with their two daughters.
Tor instance. He Is walking on the out
slue graVely. but quite aware that the
graceful girls are daughters 10 be proud
OF. The mother once a belle. you can
see that mas combination Of personal
vanity which She has a perfect right
to- ana motherly pride IN the blonde
and brunette walking beside her. She
Turns, you see, % straighten some fuzzy
thing about the neck OF the youngest
The eldest has been at opera seasons
before and, who knows? she may be-
married with q husband absent on
business. AT least she Is calmly self
confident; everything is right about her
dress ana her appearance and she
swings along with the aplomb Of a
thoroughly satisfied woman who has
gone through all kinds Of admiration
ana Is little blase The youngest Is
not so sure Of herself She rs SIN a |
trifie uneasy and those pretty shout |
ieis have not 50 often been shown that |
she Is perfectly comfortable But she |
looks around her at the groups OF lust |
'uch necks and diamonds and dresses j
lhd, Ike a girl takes heart Of grace |
ana controls her emotions. And pres.
'ntly she Is calmly surveying the vet
rams OF society ana all the rival youth
lround her
ana this white bearded. sober old Eel.
oW, Who comes along with a genial
comfortable wife on his arm. dressed as
BECOMES a matrOn who has passed
rivoIity. They have come 10 the opera
because they are Californians and tbsv
.eHeVe that San Francisco can apnre-
lale me greatest art and should apprs-
iata ~ lie looks az the crowd. me in
scIlpable glow ot c1lors. OF AN shades
! an combinations. in an rich ard cav
Materials. To his ola eyes % Is more
eautIlul than even Co others He Is
I, auo cessiul ioiiN-nlner, and he views
US scene with the pride of one who
'iu ih, lounda lion OF 10 an lie does
iuSi', uut, N YOU could read his
loughts, he Is thinking back to the oid
avs when an opera season Was "a
uercnt thing, ana Dee VIII TEN Won N
'u care 20 hear it about BIscaccIantl
score or prlma dOnnas whom ho has !
'dI1 ln the earlier times. singers who
yea ana dled before a prlma donna ,
~ sAOO1 a night, lie remembers ne !
me When there were not So MANY ia !
as. pul they dressed even more rlch- !
man these IL the fashion was NOT ms y
ii1tan. The men knew nothing an \
ess coats then, and lt was dudish ana p
lWortgN OF pioneers 90 wear pofsnt
lliher boots ana carry crush hats. ~
.I give you recullecti0ns OF oporas b
az are sung no more. of composer a.
az are forgotten OF companies az qrt- N
s VINO found as much appreciation I'M "a
airs gone oN as The songbIrds Of Grau -
now. Nnd what ha does not know e.
OUT opera Us not worth knowing. Nor o.
he the only one there. "