The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-30

Gil anu HOtne OF tne1F diversions IOf
the enlightenment OF English readers.
ohe starts off with an account OF an afternoon
progressive cuchre party thus
1T was the funniest affair possible. The
invitations were issued for 2 o'clock, and at
O'Clock punctually stream of smart ladies
entered the house. The door was opened by
aarkey butler, and the visitors were ushcred
upstairs to take off their cloaks.
Inc chrysalis unfurled, and out came the
FEMININE butterfly in all her glory. Light silks
"nte ioulards and painted muslins on an Oc
'oper DAY were made transparently open at the
neck Lheht hats and white plumcs nodded from
every head; veritablo garden party attire all
these women wore, and wondrous smart they
looked Every blind in the house was drawn
down at o'clock, and all the electric lights
were turned on Whether this was because
areincial light was considered more becomins
or not remains mystery, or whether il wa,
thought more respectable to begin card playing
III ai illumination which anyway savored OF the
evening.
Inc party was progressive euchre. Six In,
Dies, OF SIX women each, meant thrty-six ladies
to say nothing of the handful of onlookers. They
were small square tables made on trestles ex.
pressly for the purpose, and the cbairs wers
narrow, evidently part Of the requirements OF
the game On every table, covered with its
ught'y stretched white linen cloth, dish of
american candies reposed, and before the after,
noon was through as our Western sisters
would say, the candies had all disappeared.
mat euchre party quite serious affair
Table | was the high table and when its oc
cupants rang bell every one began When these
snid occupants of the high table had scored
~, every one stopped at the tinke of another
oei. Typed rules were on every table and a
scoring card was presented to each player
Every woman attached one of these little
cards by its pink ribbon to her bodice. and
had her score punched upon it after each game,
when the winners all moved up table nearer
the high table
For nearly two hours the game proceeded.
played in most serious manner; then darky
walters came in cleared the cards and the
glasses of orange punch that had been served,
and laid the tablecloths for other and more
substantial refreshments.
Chicken salad at o'clock, with hot but.
tered rolls, and cups of coffee, was followed
by ice cream and cakes Then the scores were
totaled up among much amusement and good
natured chaff, and then the three prizes were
gwen, with almost much formality as at a
school function.
"The women all seemed to be in the best
OF tempers, were all good friends, and took as
much trouble to amuse one another MS though
each woman was flirting with man Our Amer
lean sisters are delightful They take so much
pains to be nice to another. wear their
smartest clothes at these women functions and
arrive determined TO enjoy themselves and make
everyone they come in contact with do the same
They have pretty hands, and the fine snglestone
rings many Americans wenr show off their
hands they shuttle the cards or pick up their
candies They are lghthearted and gay at these
card parties. which sometimes begin at IL in the
Reference is also made to the extent of the
club movement and the critic continues:
American women strive after culture; cul.
ture is n craze and hard do they work at
it is really sad to see how few
women have risen to acknowledged prominence
in art science literature or music In comparison
With Europe But America is young yet, and
is growing older and more matured rapidly There
ire crowds OF smart women in the States, but
few really brilliant ones.
"Yes they are clever and they are charming:
thev Law themselves out to be charming Many
nave no ancestry. no traditions that they are
he descendants of So-and-so to live on; they have
ust themselves, and themselves stand or
all They cannot afford to dress badly OF be
ross because they are So-andso, and consequent
y they dress well and smile and hold their
,wn trusting TO themselves and their own in
livdualty, But, in spite OF their charm, they
eem to make the most unhappy marriages, and
ivorce stories thicken the air. A large pro.
portion of Americans seems to be divorced and
he other half to have had appendicitis They
evel i'm both and do not seem particularly NOV
d by either, Both lead to certain amount
( gossip and gossip becomes feature of life.
Every State has different divorce law, and
eally it seems as easy to get free as 1t is To
e married.
"Clotbes and bridge the greatest crazes
mopg American women today Golf and motor
NO are the fashion among tho men who have
ime to enjoy anything outside dollar making