The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-19

4 r ONE OF the successful after I
n noon teas OF the last week, Civ
en- for q charming out-of-town guest.
she. I'm her gracious adaptabiiity,
found herself more at home than she
expected when among strangers,
owing 10 the fact that she discovered
among the guests "A number with
whom she could claim mutual ac-
quaintances. The conversation Incl
dentaHy turned upon the subject
which was e.haustiveiy discussed by
a group OF society women. In fact.
one " them exclaimed. Il never went
anywhere I'm my life that I did not
either meet someone who had lived ina
salt Lake I'm some previous state Of
existence. or had grandmOthers. cous-
fms and aunts who had spent some
part Of their lives here while an
other OF the group Cmmed I'm. saying:
Il believe that salt lake society Is
scattered all over the globe. and Il
would be hopeless IL one really wished
70 hide themselves 10 travel in any
known quarter OF either hemisphere"
The subject under discussion only
bears out the popular trite saying
that the world o. not 50 large after
ALL Everyone has had the experience.
when taking a long trip across the
continent or on an ocean voyage. %
being thrown upon the tender mercies
OF fellow travellers 20 find that IL
usually happens that within a short
space OF time some point Of contact f.
found and mutual friends are discov-
cred.
10 was the privilege OF the writer
Tor several months last year I'm a semi
Official capacity to meet tourists from
all parts Of the country. and Il came
60 De an interesting feature Of the po-
sition 60 find that ira almost every case
when talking with different ones 20
Hnd some bond of interest which often
led 60 pleasant "reminiscences. and
perhaps renewal OF old ncighborhood
and family interest Of bygone days.
or course. there IS another side OF
the question. that Of finding unde-
sirablc wouid-be family acQuaint-
anccs. especially en- new country
where all sorts anc conditions OF peo-
pie co1grcgatc. Everyone has had
the experience or the dreadful bore
who knew your father or grandfather
WHOM you were child. and thrusts
himself upon you on every occasion as
am old friend OF the family. in many
cascs being anything but credit and
NANIHfa a RANK NlaN.ltLs WHO IaTltlFla
My knew ~ the members Of your
mily by reputation and name.
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peaking Of travel. e might be a
timely suggestion to say that the op-
portunity Afforded the past week OF
being personally conducted through
the a. w McCune home was a Drivi-
lcge that carried with IL many OF the
valuable experiences OF travel in for
cign lands. The artistic interior deco
ratious OF the palatial home. COL. bin
ing tapestry and draperies Of differ snt
periods. woven in harmony with the
finishing Of the spacious rooms. rare
marbles and woods. with distinctive
collections OF Curios brought from
every part Of the world. were an cdu-
cation in themselves. Not the least OF
the rare collections were the mag
nihceut embroidered Peruvian shawis
and scarfs brought from Peru by Mrs.
McCunc. which were used FOR drapery.
table covers and bedspreads. The
priceless Oriental rugs throughout the
house were also well worth seeing.
together with the statuary and treas
ares OF art and hric-a-brac. The i'm
preston left after passing through
the numberlcss rooms. was that one
hao caught glimpse OF old world
splcndor which might accompany a
ramble through some historic castle
yet combining the Injuries Of modern
times.