The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-04

guest, and several entertainments are
in prospect among the families Of the
cabinet circle.
Miss Taft is leading the way in a
social movement against cigarette
smoking women, In prominent club
IN the capital, where bridge may be en-
Joyed from morn until eve, sign is
IN IN evidence requesting members not to
smoke during the game. a few young
girls who have the reputation Of being
fond of the weed have been ignored
when the fetes for Miss Taft have been
arranged, and there is general wave
Of reform in official society The
women who compose the foreign set in
Washington have already been ac
customed to smoking, but even they do
It much less publicly this winter than
ever before Last winter the Baroness
Won Hengelmuller, wife of the Austro-
Hungarian ambassador, Mt present dean
OF the, corps, had smoking room for
the fair ones at her Saturday evening
receptions. Those who played bridge,
whether men or women, smoked at
their will. But this year all is
changed. There is even talk of discon~
tinuing the Sunday dinners and recep-
tions.
Society Girls Industrious.
Because Miss Taft embroiders her
own collars. and says SO with much
pride, all the girls in her set are also
making dainty dress accessories Miss
Alice Boutell, daughter of Representa-
tive Boutell of Illinois, wears a dainty
shirt waist of blue chiffon embroidered
with orchida by her own hand. Miss
Gladys Hinckley embroiders her own
slippers. She has designed a pair for
each of her new gowns. Donna Beat
rice Cusani, the debutante daughter of
hn Ifnlr hnc Anr
quisite gown of white satin, the lace
at the neck and throat being her own
handiwork.
Miss Marthena Harrison, the grand
daughter of former President Harrison,
has also started fad among the Wash
lngtop younger set. 1t is the fashion
ing of her own jewelry. Miss Harrison
while IN Egypt procured n very rare
stone, and having been student at the
arts and crafts school for several win
ters, she determined to set it serself
This ring is distinctive. Since that
time she has fashioned herself an ex.
Quisite bandeau of coral and turquoise
and has several good looking pins which
are her own make. Miss Harrison has
also made a belt buckle to match each
OF her tailored suits, and has also an
exquisite muff chain of amethyst.
Miss Ruth Pilling, not to be outdone
by the other girls, has embroidered an
exquisite evening gown Of pale pink.
The design of the embroidery is punches
of pale pink moss rosebuds and forget
me.nots.
II is said the reason the Nicholas
Longworths have given up their Wash
lngton home and decided to live at a
hotel is Mrs Longworth s determine
tion to cut down her society work. She
has, ii is said, found the strain too
much for her strength and has there
fore decided to take it easier for
awhile.
Miss Laura Merriam. younger daugh-
ter of former Governor Merriam Of
Minnesota. and Mrs. William r. Merriam
is seriously III With typhoid fever Mt the
Merriam home. Miss Merriam has been
the guest OF her brother and sister-in-
law, Paymnster and Mrs. j. II. Merriam.
at the navy yard. and WAS expected in
Boston for Thanksgiving. 10 be the guest
for the winter OF her brother in law and
sister. Mr.. and Mrs. John Wheelwright.
tion. and Is cared for by two trained
nurses. Her parents are both here. Miss
Merriam was a debutante last year. and
one of the most prominent and popular
skilled and daring riders Of the Chevy
Chase club, riding after the hounds, and
usually In at the brush. She Is also
olassed among the beauties of her sea-
son, with fair hair and most fetching
manners.
Bits Of Gossip.
The Mississippi Society OF Washington
held it's second monthly meeting Of the
season last week, An address by Major
Holmes Conrad was the principal event
OF the evening. Besides this. an excel
lent musical programme was carried out
Mrs. c V, Pettys. chairman of the en-
tertalnment committee. had charge of