Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-10-01
WEEK
SOCIALLY

Mrs. Rothwell of Telluride is tn,
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Ellis Roberts
DIR. Duff and Mrs. Rosenthal O.
Pennington were quietly married a
the Manse last evening. Reverend
VIM. Ferguson officiated. DR.. DUFF
was at one time a resident Of Du
range and his many friends here wish
him happiness and prosperity.
Mr.. Kasper Helton and Miss Grace
| Eggleston were married at the Manse
en- Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
The young couple drove in from
Kline and were accompanied by q
number OF their friends who were all
made welcome by MIR. and Mrs. Fer.
suson. The bride and bridesmaid
were both dressed In white and the
wedding was very pretty as well as
simple.
Myra Kelly has a new story in the
Home Journal, "The Mothers of Ed
ward" The story of a mothers meet
ing. Her stories of school in the
Sums of New York have been greatly
appreciated and while this Is of a diff
ferent character her knowledge of
kindergarten work is very useful to
her in making this one of the most
amusing short stories we have read
In long time.
The Tuesday Whist club met with
Mrs. Plckerill at her new home in
Brookside Instead of the usual game
of duplicate whist the guests played
bridge and after the game they were
refreshed with Welsh rarebit and cof.
fee. The afternoon was very de
l!ghtful one and the guests were all
agreed that 1t would be perfectly
lovely" to live in Brookside If one
were sure of street car or even an
automobile. and while they were all
fond of bridge, walking around the
bridge was another thing altogether.
Society is doing the fair" It is
the last holiday of the summer and
averyone seems to be thoroughly en-
toying it. Everyone is there, even
the tinniest baby is there and, of
course, all his small brothers and
sisters, and they enjoy everything
they see. One tiny chap said, as he
watched the ball game, my! that
fellow with the bib on can catch,
can't hep And a little mite of n
girl in front of him got UP and
shrieked for Durango until she was
hoarse. Then the Indians are a
Eever-failing source of amusement to
both young and old. The tents where
the dogs occupy the best blankets.
the papooses sprawling in the dirt,
the kettle of meat on the open fire
and the stolid indifferent faces of the
squaws are always interesting, though
every year there is a change in their
ways and this year the Indians seem
a longer step nearer civilization than
ever before. The children are being
dressed in imitation of the white
childran and tho cntau, 10 ,raartx, a,
each year more of the white woman's
fashions. They are fast losing their
picturesqueness and becoming a very
poor imitation. Their old customs
are being forgotten and they are los
ing their dignity of race in a vain eff
fort to accept civilization. How
ever they still add a vivid note
to our fair and their presence is
appreciated by people who have not
been accustomed to them.
The October Home Journal is on
the library table and 1t is a remark.
ably good number. Judge Lindsey
has page on his experience with
boys. Those who heard his address
here on the Fourth of July will rec
ognlze several sentences as the arti
Gle Is very similar to that address
One particularly good thing is this
he says: "The lesson ! have Learned
from experience, Is to fight men less
ard fight evil more" And the para
graph on Some things which are q
boys inalienable right" should be
read by every mother and father of 0
boy. In part he says, "A boy should
not be considered hopeless crimina
for Juggling pets into the house; fol-
eating with his fingers: for snufflini
ana whistling; for asking fool ques
tons; for taking the clock to pieces
for coming in with muddy boots; TO
losing buttons; for loud talking; 70
making faces; for teasing the cat
for breaking windows; for waIkin,
over the garden; for going swim
ming; for wiping his shoes with tn,
towel; for cutting wire with the bes
| scissors; for soaring his little sIster