, 1906-08-18
Extraordinarily vsNH~E
1.-THE WEEK s
In SOCIETY{


For genuine s%eclusion and a series
of quiet days, Laramie is entitled to
cheerful recommendation by the tiny
c%oterie which spent the past week with
in its borders-a contingent Just large
enough to hold the city together and
in readiness for the wanderers who
have ~journeyed east, west, north and
south. And what a perfect week it
has been, too, with this ideal climate
at its very best, through day after day
of cloudless skies and night after night
of balmy hours. Vegetation is at its
grandest and the wealth of bloom
seems to surpass that of other years
both in quantity n in brilliancy of
coloring, sweetpeas in many places
standing higher than the tallest man
and ambitious peoples looking disdain-
fully down upon mere womani 1t Is
to be hoped that the photographs
do partial justice to the glories of the
lawns and gardens of this erstwhile
arid cline. 1t is demonstrated again
this season that Dame Nature v
frowns upon sunny Wyoming, and if
the spring chance to be cold n damp,
when the warm weather really comes
flowers and vegetables advance by
leaps and bounds to maturity and a
perfection of color and flavor unknown
in less favored climes. Surely, as an
ideal summer resort, Laramie has few
equal n no superiors, and when her
absent children come home, they are
ordinarily free to acknowledge that
they have longed for her cooling
b~reezes and grateful waters even amid
the pleasant scenes where the vaca-
ton habit lured them. Quiet days are
closing, however, as the public schools
begin in two short weeks, and families
must o o reach home to be in readi-
record of social happenings this week
is briefer than will be seer again I'M
til the middle of next August and it's
outline, after all, is made up largely
of announcement for next week.
Miss Ethel Miller entertained the
Girls Sewing club delightfully."- last
Saturday afternoon in honor of Mrs.
Dovie George Keefe of Cheyenne, Mrs.
Don Miller of the Magic City being al
SO a special guest.
Mrs. Leslie Kennedy and Mrs. G. T.
Fast have issued invitations for two
parties at the Kennedy residence next
week, entertaining at cards on We'd
nesday n at luncheon on Friday.
The Whist club will play Monday
night with Mrs. Grant.
Mrs. S. H. Campbell will entertain
the Ladies' Euchre club at her home
at the fish hatchery next Tuesday aft
ernoon, and the girls" are anticipat-
ing a gay time.
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Mrs. Ivinson entertained the Social
Card club very pleasantly Tuesday af-
ternoon.
The Girls Sewing club held its ses-
sion on Thursday of this week with
Miss Dorothy Reed, the afternoon
passing very delightfully."-.
& 4 &
Miss Ethel Merriam and Miss Grace
Peabody intend TO depart next Satur-
day for the east and will journey as
far as Boston together. They expect
to spend Sunday in Chicago N take
advantage of visitors day at the art
institute there, viewing its valuable
collections during the afternoon. Miss
rious eastern cities until September
Sth, and will sail on that date from
New York City on the "Mesaba," for
England, where she will spend a year
in travel and continue her studies in
art. Mrs. Harold Merriam will meet her
at London and they will work and
journey together much of the time dur
ing the next twelve months, both COM
ing home next summer, as this is Mr..
Merriam's third n last year at Ok
ford. Miss Peabody will spend the
winter at Boston, devoting her time
to perfecting herself in vocal music.
Mrs. E. v. Towson, who is making
an extended visit in the east with her
son Allen, writes most Interestingly of
a recent outing on the coast of Maine.
Mr.. Towson is a New York broker, but
his home is on Long Island and Mrs.
Towson is having a delightful sojourn
there. With her son and his wife she
recently made a vacation trip to Maine
and a part of her description of the
Journey is as follows: Our trip to
Maine was a most enjoyable one in
every way. Allen says I'm a regular
old sport, if l did get seasick as our
steamer approached Martha's Vine
yard. The ocean became very rough
and continued so for several hours,