The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-26

No sooner is the game of hearts con-
Guided than there IS a heavy run on
patriotism TO uphold the flag in deco
rative lines. The past week has been
highly colored one in the matter
of decorations. the national cOIOrS pre-
dominating. One is forced to wonder
If it is this alone which keeps one in
touch with the flag, and if the custom
OF using il for place cards. for bonbon
dishes and what not were to die out
If the average American would forget
the precise number of stripes il holds
and the exact location of its constella-
lions. We may well be thankful at
this time of year that it is in itself
so handsome. or we might weary of
seeing it in out-of-the-way places.
There was great excitement i'm certain
social circles at an early hour yester-
day morning, when the popular Eigh-
tenth infantry arrived IN the city on
their way home from the Philippines
\ few kilograms TO close friends
brought many greetings, and although
they remained but a few hours, the. Of
ficers, who had once held a warm place
in the hearts of many Salt Lakers.
were shown good time while they
were here. One OF the most popular
of the young officers Lieutenant +. G..
Peyton, was the hero and the bunch
of girls whose last good-byes he car
ried away with him was sufficient evil
dence OF his popularity. In the two
sections in which they came i'm were,
among others of the former residents
Of Fort Douglas Major George S.
Young. Captain and Mrs. A. r. Dill
bingham, Douglas Potts and Mr. Pey-
ton. Captain and Mrs. d. G. Shanks
did not return to the United States.
having remained i'm the islands. where
the captain holds the position of gov
ernOr Of Cavite-
Bridge Is rapidly becoming non-ex-
elusive game after all. IT was claimed
that il was too intellectual to become
common. but experience has shown
that few women are to be found in
society life who cannot rally enough
intellect to master the rules of a game
To sufficient degree to play it so
cially. One great benefit it has is that
the players retain their tenlpers in most
cases However. the ultra fashionables
have found it so decidedly general. not
TO say common, that they have taken
again to the national game of poker
which vies with keno in its attractive
ness. Two or three of the most sue
cessful little affairs of the past week
have been profitable in the matter of
pin money as well as quite hilarious
socially.
There was one message that went
astray in regard to the arrival of the
Eighteenth. It seems that the cores
pondence which had been kept up for
a lllne Was ailONGl TO anu 50 the
young man knew not the whereabouts
OF the fair one who used to be the "one
girl" OF Zion to him. And yet, on
nearing home his heart turned to that
one girl. and he sent a message by
means of the wire asking her to meet
him yesterday morning and incidental
ly to greet him. Behold. the fair one
was not in town, and with as deep a
sigh as a soldier can give he was
obliged to leave with the special greet
ing for which he had longed
4 know now said a visitor to the
city the other day. why people here
are. so addicted to the telephone. Why,
since I came here have received every
invitation I've had, except one over
the telephone. But when l saw how
harassed and annoyed my hostess was
over the little event for which she
sent out cards last week. l realized the
joy of calling ones friends over the
wire and finding out whether or not
we should be honored with their COM
pany. Why the night before the
luncheon. she had replies from only
q few and many of those were by tele-
phone. DOLL BARET.