The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-01

In marked contrast to the custom of
entertaining on little and making the
hospitality instead of the money make
"A welcome TO ones friends, comes the
story from Washington of the "cOur-
age" of a society leader. She had
in reserve for the purpose of en-
pertaining alone the sum of SIS
600. and this sum was placed in the
big trust company whose failure took
several other and more important hold
ings. She cast about for some hope
with which to save herself from the
disgrace of not outdoing her neighboTs
with entertaining, and finally with a
great burst of bravery she mortgaged
her house to raise the money with
which to greet her friends.
1t is reported that there is to be a
sort of a suspension bridge-or per-
haps il should read a suspension Of
bridge-shoTtly till after the holidays.
The strenuous game is 10 be relegated
While the active preparations for
Christmas festivities go on, and the
morning hours, which have heretofore
lent themselves to the game for the
suppression of ennui. may be devoted
10 church fairs and the like. The hos
tilities will be resumed. however. with
the coming of the glad new year.
X
One OF the signs of holiday times is
10 be found in the forehanded prepara-
lions made by the confectioners Hun
dreds of Christmas boxes are already
filled with fresh candies and fin
ished with their little sprigs of holly
in anticipation of the glad day when
they'll find purchasers. These beauti-
full boxes are to be palme0 off on un-
suspecting, kindly disposed buyers. and
sent to friends bearing their good
wishes and loads Of accumulated dust
(which they have been garnering for
six weeks past.
The delights of an afternoon at the
Country club still hold a powerful
charm for the members of the club and
their invited guests even at this. the
first of December. The links are in
very good shape. and it is quite likely
that barring the possibility of a huT-
ried storm. there viii be more mixed
fOGrsOmes played yet. The club grounds
are as beautiful at this time of year
as they are in the summer time, though
of course with different kind of beau
~.
There are extensive preparations al
ready in progress for the bal masque
To be given on the 18th. The event
promises to be one of the most delight
full of the winter. and with III numer-
Gus attractive characters To be repre-
scented. il win doubtless add much to
the holiday meTriment already begun.
The maids and matrons in charge are
sufficient guarantee of the good time
promised.
The game OF sllat is rapidly supplant-
ing bridge with the up-tO-date card
sharps. The game is said to have some
points in which it is superior to the
other game-one notable one is the
name itself, which by means of rapid
and scathing enunciation. may be made
which bridge often provokes its de-
voices.
The stag dinner on Wednesday even
ing was q success. all signs to the con-
trary notwithstanding. OF course il
wasn't so hilarious nor so lasting as
The one of year ago or therea bout ..
but the girls were left in better humOr
as 4 consequence. and numerous dances
were added to the program as an
other.
The results i'm announcements Of the
University club dance have not yet
been made public. but it is said by
those who witnessed the numerous
stairway firtations at the club We'd
nesday evening that there are to be
some pleasant surprises about
Christmas time. The bachelors have
already written a new set of words for
over the bannister"
DOHL BARET.