The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-19
SOCIETY

Nearly 800 persons enjoyed the bril-
! liant reception given last evening by
Mrs. Elizabeth Bonnemort in cOnpli-
ment to Governor William Spry and
Mrs. Spry at her home on Brigham
street. The affair was given official
character by the fact that the govern
or's staff officers, in full uniform. were
in attendance and partook of military
character as well from the fact that the
regimental band of the Fifteenth regf-
ment. stationed outside, played mill
taTy and popular airs during the early
hours of the evening
Mrs. BonnemOrt and her honored
/ guests. accompanied by her daughter.
Mrs ). l. Albritton, received the guests
I in the drawing room. where a wealth
of white and green decorated the room.
Assisting in entertaining were Mrs.
Margaret Zane Witcher. Mrs. Joseph
/ Young, Mrs. H. c. Hoffman, Mrs. P. ).
| Keogh. Mrs. Fred Halverson, Mrs. A.
| Dunyon, Mrs. IT. A, McMillin. Mrs. W.
\ NJ. McCrea and Mrs. J. w. Thornley,.
When the governor arrived the full
/ staff was drawn up in line to receive
| him, and then and later the brill ancy
/ of their uniforms added to the gayeJy
/ of the scene.
Both outdoors and inside the house
was in national cOlors, great flags fall
arising from the corners of the house
Inside the first thing that one saw in
| the hallway was an immense flag OF
| electric lights, and many handsome
| flags were draped over the staiTways
/ and in the corners. In the dining room
| where the national colors predominated
smaller flags and ropes of smiiaX were
festooned from the chandelier to the
table where a great cut glass bowl OF
I EfIed ha naT
trail part. resting on a mirror. The same
gorgeous flowers we're banked every
| where, ard in other rooms many fra
grant flowers lent their beauty to thf
scene.
Many elegant tOilettes were TO be
seen. the hostess herself wearing ar
imported gown of garnet velvet viii
diamonds and rubies as her jewels
Mrs. Spry's gown was of pale pear
gray, made in Directoire style anC
handsomely trimmed with lace. Mrs
Albritton wore a handsome gown o
white lace over pink satin. During tn
early hours of the evening. from til
II o'clock, the place was filed with ;
gathering of official society, with whom
were mingled many of Salt Lakes rep
resentative men and women not IN Off
cial life.
The sixth annual breakfast of tn
} Ladies' Literary club. which take
/. place today at Il O'Clock at the Odeon
will be the one really large social af
fair Of the day. Only the club member
themselves win enjoy the event, q
/ there is no available place in which &
entertain their friends in this fashion
, but the program prepared is said to b
} one of exceptional interest, and VII
doubtless be much enjoyed. Mrs
Charles G. Plummer VIII act as toast
m stress, and Mrs. J. G. Royie, now a.
hor orary member. Will be given IN
II place of honor. Mrs. Allen T. Sanford
- president of the club. viii respon
one toast, and responses will b
AIDE by Mrs. Royle. Mrs. E. B. Critch
wv. Mrs. George r. Hancock and Mrs
Z. A. WetzeIl Mrs. J. c. Hanchett ]
hartman of the committe In charge.
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The board OF directors of the Or
phans' Home. on state street, has sc
cured. through the courtesy OF Man
ager r. A Grant of the Colonial, mex
Tuesdays matinee proceeds from "Th
4 gingerbread Man" for the institution
The ladies are already at work to max
! a great success of the affair, and with
in q day or so tickets will be on sale q
all the newspaper offices and the dru
stores for the performance.
Mrs. II. L. Charles entertained abOJ
. a score of her friends yesterday after
/, noon at a bridge tea for Mrs. 5. I
Treloar. five tables of the game preceC
ing a tea at which a number MOI
a came in. Mrs. Ledyard Nj. Bale
4 poured tea. while Mrs. W. c. Alexand'
a and Mrs. Ashby d. Cleveland assiste
| Prizes we're won by Mrs RiehaI