The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-05

Nov that society las so vigorous
IN ~ taken up the Chautecler
fad. 10 promises TO eclipse the Peter
Pan" and Merry widow" CraZcs.
Chantecler partics-Chantecler dances
-Chantccicr decorations in Chantc-
cler red. TO say nothing Of the aston
ishirg hats surmounted by the real
rooster feathers and shielded from the
summer sun by ChauteCler parasOls.
sway of the fashion Of the hour. and
the delicate little fluffy Curls are
dubbed Chantecler curls.
The Chantcrclcttc dance is the laf-
est innovation which is already on the
way. and bids fair TO rage to the same
extent and attended by the same un-
bounded enthusiasm which attended
the cake-walk. barn dance and Merry
Widow waltzcs.
The Incidental cause Of the great
awakening IN this direction IS. 81
course. due to the remarkable success
or the French play. "Chantccler,
written By NJ. ECstand which has
made such n decided hit in Paris. An
Interesting feature in connection with
the first production Of the play TO be
given in New York next season, is
that our own Maudc Adams viii take
the title role. and is now busily study
ing the part from "a marked copy sent
her by kostand himself.
The play is written I'm blank verse,
and is. Of course. on the idylic order.
and many dramatic and art critics
seem T. think that 10 has little TO roc
ommcEd o. Co an intelligent public.
The plot o. founded on the Epic Of
Reua~t CReyrard the Fox. SO enter
taininEly told in the Nuns Priests
Tale" in "hauccr's Canterbury Tales.
where the hero. Chantccler. the king
syn only rose when his majes-y
~s-owded. and Of his surprise and hui
initiation when on one occasion ne for
got 90 crow 90 Ind that the sun rose
just the same.
Evidently O. doesn't take very much
% amusc "a waiting public and to in
tcrcst society ever on the lookout for
something new under the sun. one
can only wonder what next and hoavo
a sigh Of relief that Il is nothing worse
than giving the honor to "a barnyard
fowl.
The name. by the way. in good Eng
lish is Chandelier. which conveys the
same meaning as the popular version
aufeclcr-chaut-cl referring un-
doubtcdi-- 90 the shrili. penetrating
quality of the carly cock crow.
June weddings started out encour-
agiugiy "wednesday There are still
four more Wednesdays IN the month
each successive one in the calendaI
showing an increase I'm number Of
matrimonial events scheduled. until
one almost wonders whore the brides
come from. 90 gty nothing Of the
blushinr bridcgrooms. who. though
rather FRI the background on such in
teresting occasions are. nevertheless
a necessary feature.
Mrs Edwin s. Sheets entertained al
n pleasant social affair wednesday att.
ernOou az her home on Seventh En- 81
street. The rooms were beautifully
decorated with roses Of every color
Delicious refreshments were served b5
the hostess. Those participating were
Mrs lrli James Mrs. A. T.. Paul. Mrs
NJ. rvcrson. Mrs. Anna Musscr. Mrs
Lewis A. Merrill. Mrs. IT. II. CouIam
Mrs r. Pratt. Mrs g.. Parry. Mrs. Derr
Mrs 70. Edfinrton. Mrs. Captain Bishop
Mrs B o. Goddard. Mrs. T. s. sheets
Mrs Jack Fmms. Mrs Martha Taylor
Mrs z. Johnson. Mrs. John Forsiund
Mrs I'D r. Pike. Mrs. william Musser
Mrs John Y. Robbins and Mrs. Charlie
Robbins.
Miss Merlin sheets and Miss Claire
Hagen entertained on Tuesday evening
in tae home Of Miss Sheets in honoi
az Miss Florence Pratt who will leave