The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-28

The tale of Jack Spratt and wife is
nothing TO the tales OF fats and anti
rats as seen in local Salt Lake society.
a certain Mrs. b., whose excessive
weight was her only grief, met Mrs. a.
few days ago and remarked that Mrs.
a. was also in the heavyweight class.
Do you know, dear, I've got the
most wonderful remedy and l have
been using il with splendid success now
for a month, and I'll tell you the rec
Mrs. A. went home delighted, and
having another half to her family, who
was always in cordial sympathy with
her ideas, she confded her find 10
him. Later i'm the day he called the
dear Mrs. T. by telephone. and some
such conversation as this ensued
Hello! is this Mrs. B.? Well, / rep
resent the Friend-tO-Fat company of
St. Louis. and l am coming to your
house to get a picture of you in the
before and after stages of using our
Well known compound. What's that
you wouldn't like TO have it? Oh, but
We must have it, you know. You were
heard To ten a friend this morning on
the street that il is a wonderful prep
aratiOn, and unless you give the infor-
nation cheerfully we viii be obliged to
resort TO other means
But by the time ne had reached this
stage she had the voice identified and
was wise. She has not been advocating
any of the Friend-tO-Fat compounds
recently, bat she has a strong suspicion
that the method of the other man would
be 10 worry her thin by guying.
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The sensation in Chicago caused by
the fact that Alice, the much talked Of
wife of Nicholas LOngwOrth, was
''brOwbeaten" into removing her hat for
the good of the service seems TO be oc-
cupying a great deal Of the attention
of the eastern press. The incident
serves only one purpose. and that is
20 show that the beautiful Mrs. Long
worth is no more cOnsiderate of the
feelings of others than are some local
people who insist on wearing hats when
they feel themselves protected by the
slim boards separating the stalls from
the proletariat.
There was a lot of good. stiff punch
either wasted or consumed at the post
Friday evening, for the word that the
hop was off came too late to precede
the plans for a thirsty time on the
part of the dancers. The last step be
fore dark taken in regard To the mat
ter was looking TO the formation of
consumption party for the purpose Of
saving" the good stuff by consuming
IL.
The poor, tired god Hymen is due for
a much needed rest, but his ally and
archenemy Cupid will continue his work
right through the summer season. With
in the next few days the June we'd
dings of 1908 will be out of date and
there viii be a considerable lull in the
matrimonial market till the merry au-
tumn brings its harvest of summer
matches
Cupid and two of his warm admirers
are saving a pleasant surprise for Salt
Lakers in the shape of a most deSira Bile
match of two favorite young people of
the city which will not be announced
till the autumn
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One of the peculiar conditions TO be
observed locally is the manner in which
q bank account affects the voice A
number who once upon a time had
pure Celtic accent of marked quality
have recently developed such a senu-
inc cockney tone that strangers Won
der if Salt Lake is a rendezvous for
English people.
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Lingerlonger has added to its attrac-
tiveness Il fair guest for the summer
months. who is to be entertained at
numerous social affairs within the pc
riod of her visit with Judge and Mrs
Powers.
DOLL BARET.