The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-17

| niSNohousnS.
| 1t was truly feast OF reason and n
| Flow OF soul' the banquet Of tho Ladies' Lit
erary club yesterday at the ManItou Tho
ohhds were crawn and the early spring noon
day sun excluded. but from many d.Ilcate,y
shaded candles a pale light shed over tho
large dining-room, where were gathered IN.
representative cubwomen of tho city an,o,o
them fcw founders OF the club, who yycro
present at Its Inauguration somo twenty
eight years ago Green and white. the club
eolors. prcdomnated. The long tahlo in Iha
center was particularly dainty long low
ocd OF white snap dragons and maIdenhair
Ierns extended the fun length OF the table
Two canlelsore OF eight branches were ut the
corners mo shades being of pSue green ern-
hossed with maidenhalr ferns small tables
woro arranged about the room. tho contcr-
pieces being silvor baskets filled with mees
and ferns, In which wero embedded manv
clusters OF narclesus, The baskets stood on
oval mirrors which were festoonea win Gar
lands OF plumosa and Smllax From tho elcc-
trollcrs were suspended balls OF pink carna-
tions and ferns. Green candles and shades
menu, too, carried out the green and whIto
Idea. Preceding the breakfast an Informal
rcvePIoh was held tho hail being prettiy dec
GRATED with potted palms and tall vases Of
pink carnations
Miss Ethel Paul was tho t6astmistross and
much credit is due her for tho clever way In
which she introduced the various toasts Mrs
William Iglehcart rSud n letter from Mrs
FIdea Hamilton. at time one OF the most
prominent and brilliant members OF tho club
Mira. Hamilton now makes her home in Wood
stock IN and from there sent a letter OF
congratulaton 10 tn. club and expressed her
regret at being unable 10 be at the festive
board.
'If walking wsre good. she wrot, Il
would be with you, but there In spirit
at least
TO all members OF The club lot mo advise
the reading OF volume by Fra Elbcrtus on
silence book which a husband can safely
give his wife. or n youth may givo his sweet
heart
Tho book passed from hand to hans
and hetw cen It's dainty covers were pages ot
banks-silence. Mrs Igleheart then proposed
toast 10 Mrs Hamilton, Mrs. Neal and ali
absent members.
"our Club Abrond''-
When honor comes To you he ready to takc
But reach not to seize 4, before IL ls near"
John Boyle O'Reiuy
This chosen by Mira j. Roylc ne the
topic for delightful littls story. Mrs Boyle
woe The nrst president of the club which al
the time Of Its Inauguration was tho only !
women's literary club west OF tho Missouri
river Edwin Milton Roylo. tho popular |
youns playwright, was not long ago at a ban !
9uct In New York city given ny tho Twelfth |
Night club. When called upon for toast |
no spoke In feeling way OF the excellent |
work accomplished by this organization in the !
far West He touched on the admirable work |
they had accomplished in few years and |
how rapidly the club growing. The speech |
wss heartily spplaudcd
Tho Presidential Chair and Fame
What is tho end OF fame?
To have when tho original is dust
a name, wrctched picture bust"
With Apologies TO Byron
Nrs. \. J. Ciorham, the president OF the |
club, In A charming manner responded to the |
above question The toast was fun OF witty |
handling OF her subject TO tho freshman who
unused 10 modern travel, could not go TO
sleep he was unable to get into his ham
mock Tho story though Woe hardly appro-
priatc, as Mrs. Gorham handled tho subject |
admirably and referred "a tho excellent work |
Int ha1 Ul ned N mas l.
dents and how cvery chairman OF q commit
Ice. every member OF tho organization was In /
In a very original way did Mrs PamelOc
respond 10 Tho Club Womnn's Dream
DO you believe In dreams Why yes. and
When they come true then / believe In them;
When :hey como fnlso~ don't belevA In
them"
In brief the dreamer beheld In a secluded
woodland many white rnbbIts at play. Lending
rom this woodland was a glen In which 9th
" desp1ootcd bunnlcs played. There wac,
,owever. trouble In tho camp. FOR the rabbits
n tho distant glen were honorary members OF
,The Rabbits Reading Circle" .oa
places 10 Its members. She then cleverly in
reduced into this dream rabbit az leader
'eigncd again, though in reality there had
lccn no friction.
Neither Do They spin" Mrs Hutchinson
Genius, Ike humanity. rusts for want OF
some one saId. wittliy-I mink It was Mrs.
Howe, Man csryeF his destiny! woman is
Iclped 10 herp." Woman has been kept ~
ong In this state or dependence that her char
lrtcr has become dwarfe1
Hence are mere club ornaments, belonging
o the silent section. for they toll not. neither
I think il was a man CagpInD who said No
is genius women arc decorative
OK. They never have ANYTHING n saN. but
hey Eay II charmlnRly. They represent the
riumph Of matter over mind. Just as men rep
esont tho triumph of mind over morols There
he cplored. Tho plain women are very useful.
The other women very charming, 50 that
hc needs no cuIoey: she speaks for herself.
-hat makes me think Of something that wns
verheard one evening in ono of our street carr.
roung Indy. DO YOU know the difference be.
Vccn the grand and the comic OPERA The
oung man erinneJ. 80, I do not"
We'll, nil know Is that grand opera is WOO
N art which depends upon a fun mind Talk
2 one thing. conversation another Tho de-
ighLful tonst ended with:
Said the corn 10 the lilies,
Press not near my feet:
You only hlca,
Neither nor wheat.
Docs one earn a living
Just by being swcetf'
II wouldn't do for oil to be corn
The one who tolls not, neither does she spin
Because sbe is so frnnkly free,
So tender and good 10 SOC,
Because she is 50 sweet"
club Ghosts"-"Perohanco VIII Walk
gain. "-Shakcspcare.
Mrs Dante. who IL or the most proml-
ent md popular m1mbors OF the orgnnlza-
lon ppoko OF tho "Club Skcletong.' OF the
hlngS that wcro TO be accomplished law 10
" passed for n covered patrol wagon an an
i-ciearctte law and she lauehlngly an
Cunccd. tho curf1w ordinance She mar
haled before the Interested guests the picture
4 tho ghosts and the things "s"cn al night
nd ended by snylng the ghost must retire ow-
ng 10 nervous t,lubleg and appendicitis
Mrs Fisher Hneis followed and responded
o Tho New Club Member 8 Ambition.
Aim at tho sun. you may hit star. :.
Wlttily indeed wns the subject handled. Mrs
Inrrls Foid Aim Of the sun but would not
hat be a difficult proposition these days. and
: reliance something else would be reachsI
lan Inc golden orbit She spoke OF the
,leasuro which a new member hns In such an
and the hopes ana Tears that
Ittended her. A number of apt quotations
rom Shakespeare were used as a finale.
Mrs Dale gave "A splendid toast on Tho
,hcorfuI Topic oliver -. ,
he public for nine years AT lcast'-lloraco.