The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18

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It's rather amusing to read that
Washington has shortage in its debu-
tanto market, and is seriously threat
eped with debutantc famine, when
people of tho west western are simply
lost iu tho wealth of that product,
Never before has Salt Lake had 80
mapv fair Young things 10 gaze upon
in the realm of tho society set, and
never have they been more deeply ap-
preciated than thev arc just now. The
number of girls whose own papas can
rot resist them in anything they may
ask for is too great 10 count--and to
think of poor, Washington going beg,
No wonder good looking girls from
Utah Ike "A real sensation WHOM they
appear there Now IT. was different
about the mon Early in the year came
dispatch from society circles bewab-
ing the lack of available men. and the
shortage still continues. People. of the
west are unable TO come to the res
cue. because what men we have we
need. Tho first report said that Wash
ington society would spend tho winter
stalking bachelors-a popular amnsc-
mept nnywherc--and as If To follow
Washington IS lead, local society began
on tho same game. small bunch was
some of the older types were brushed
np and brought forth to act as decoys
The new ones are acting fairly we'll,
but the old ones have not yet been
led into anything more settled than
ihc old style regulation winter hirta
tiops.
And for tho debutantes, Life sug
rosts that we establish an official deb
oil hn N
and dining and flirting and other fine
arts" may he taught. and learned, each
state supplying certain percentage
every wear. This would come high, of
course. official debutantes costing as
much as ten thousand dollars n year
some times. but, like the infants that
r. z. talks about so much, wo must
have them. or the country, at any rate
that part Of it which constitutes
s1nartness'' in society will die out
or 60 to the internal bowwows,
The one big evening affair for the
coming week is the second assembly,
which is set for Wednesday evening
next. A number of new members have
been added TO the first list. as several
of those included in the list were out
of town at the time of the first as
sembly, and tho affair promises TO be
even more Of a success in social way
than that of last month. Preceding the
dance a number Of dinners will he
given, among them An informal little
dinner at the Marshall home, when the
Misses Mary and Cary Marshall Will
entertain for Miss Stella Fabian and
her 6ance, John T.. Clark.
Brieadier General William n. Bisbee,
retired, of Boston, who has been one
of the most popular visitors the town
has had, left Yesterday to spend some
time with friends al tho Presidio at
San Francisco. General Bisbce was the
guest OF Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Reyes,
who entertained caborately for bin
during his stay. and he was guest of
honor at number of delightful affairs
during the last few days before he
left. The general had spent some time
here In early days, having met Mr., and
Mrs. Keyes in the very early days of
their msrYied life at a eotillion in the
old Walker house, famous hostelry
which stood on tho site now occupied by
Keith o 'Brien Co He and Colonel
Holmes, who we're in the same regiment
in their bovhood days, became very
warm friends during the time General
Bisbee was here.
There is an old tradition which says
.scven times a bridesmaid. never
bride. - The same rule is said TO apply
TO the matter Of being SORT Of reguls
ton groomsmaD which mar be suffl
cicnt to account for the lone bachelor
hood of number of the well known
ones around town. Some Of these men
have become 80 skilled in matters mat
rinopial--fropl the standpoint Of the