The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-23

The month OF roses and nuptial fes-
tivity is passing rapidly, and its num-
erous weddings will shortly be things
of the past But if a book of the anus
ing incidents which have happened at
some of the weddings If the past few
weeks could be issued II would live
long in matrimonial annals. One of
the best stories told IN connection with
a recent hymeneal event might be en-
titled, THE Balky Bridegroom, or,
When a man won't, lie won't. The
plans for the happy day" had inciud-
ed all along the simple formula with
very transformations tying of the knot
in the presence of a very few friends,
and a hurried "skOOt' to the train. the
prospect was not alluring, however, to
the party of the first part, and with
feminine insistence she elaborated on
o., the original plans and extended the
specifications until it would seem that
in absolute simplicity the limit had
been reached, and perhaps passed. The
week of the wedding came and two
rehearsals were planned, not of the
full-dress kind, but of the kind caicu-
lated to perfect a man in the gentle
art of committing matrimony. The
principal and seconds and few or less
er degree were assembled at the sacred
edifice and awaited the arrival of the
aid of the telephone was sought, and
the man was urged to appear. His re-
fusal was most pronounced; in fact,
the best man says that it was not TO
be Recommendations the ladies.
versatile friend was pressed into serv-
ice and went through the part man
fully, and all went well. A second re-
hearsal was set, and again the party
of the second part stubbornly refused
10 take part. This time it was dem
Onstrated how well a ceremony ran be
performed without a groom, and all
went merry as a marriage bell. 1t has
been suggested since that she has al
YIeady made him sorry for his refusal
10 do her will on this one occasion, but
she hasn't broken his manly spirit as
yet.
Strange how the old Scotch marching
tune got to the heads of the bunch of
American Beauties cOngregated TO eat
and drink in honor of happy an
nouncement. If the bagpipers could
have played THE Campbells are Com
ing" in such glee, they might have
made even cleaner sweep of the OPP
posing forces.
At a recent social function the guests
could not restrain their amaZement at
the display of silver and cut glass and
oitt NOildH was Iltdfu 10 SdN lidI the
dining room looked almost like
special cleaning day, for articles the
most useless and out of place were dis
played in great quantity. Suggestions
were made that possibly the storage
, room for the great numbers of dishes
was short, but it was found later that
two close friends had been requested
to send-nOt some needed articles but
all the silver and cut glass they pos
, sessed, for the occasion. 1t was done,
and 1t has been told several times
since.
In an account of the opening of the
queens fete in London on June A.
prominent mention is made of Mrs
Sidney A. Cloman. formerly Mrs. Vic
tor Clement of this city. Mrs. Cloman
was one of the ladies in charge of the
american booth, and the account adds
Z that Queen Alexandria visited this
booth and became greatly interested in
II, exchanging greetings with the
T. American ladies, among whom Mrs.
Cloman was one of the most admired.
X x x
When the young couple emerged
from the church, they made such a
rush TO reach the nearest carriage that
no note was taken as to which one
stood handy, and the consequence was
they hustled themselves into the wrong
peTambulatOr, and the mistake was not
rs noted, of course, by the intelligent Jehu
and they were driven by the supposed
pursuers' swift horses to the train.
Meantime the carriage ordered to con-
vey the rice and customary footgear
was not in sight when the pursuers
fastened from the edifice. and they
We're left waiting at the church, while
bride and groom escaped unframed.
The announcement of the coming
marriage Of Miss Frances French to
. Maxwell Rice Brothers, which was
F. printed in these columns yesterday
morning, came as a great surprise to
the friends of the groom in this city.
Mr.. Brothers has made his home here
for some years past, and he has made
many friends. Miss French has also
many friends locally. and the good
wishes of Salt Lakers have followed
the young man on his important jour-
ney. DOLL BARET.