The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-12

the Fifteenth. last Tuesday:
s'The sailing of a United States army
transport is a colorful bit of panoramic
incident unique TO san Francisco, and
though seldom considered in tho light
of a special function II has all the ele'
ments Of bona iide smartset affair
''The departure of the transport
Thomas YESTERDAY suggested nothing so
much as crush afternoon wedding
TeceptIon.
"There was tho regimcntal band
furnishing tho music. masses OF carna,
tions. violeis, chrysauthemums ana
roses in the arms Of the departing pas
sengers. contributing tho DECORATIVE
floral effect and the limp. damp pocket-
handkerchiefs aud teary ewes as the
transport pulled oUt for her long .lour,,
nev 70 tho Orient that added the hnal
touch which always marks the END OF
the wedding feast when the BRIDE comes
down stairs attired in her trsFellns
gown. 20 be whiskcd away IN the walt
icg automobile
4 Young lieutenant. fresh from the
academy, smart in his first service UNI
form and destined for n far-away sta,
riop in Nindanao. leaned over the raIl
confidinglv near a pretty San Francisco
oc.ety girl and made promises ol DE,
votiop and contracted for endless ana
UNINTERRUPTED correspondence with AS
much reckless abandon as il they were
oceupving n secluded cosv.corner IN the
conservatory of the girl : own home.
''Thcre was a tritie Of sentiment
mingled with the interest in the SAILING
of the Thomas Yesterday. as this IS the
last transport to leave from the OLD
dock. which has seen the departure OF
every troopship since the DAYS of the
Spanish. American war.
'sFipallv the whistle shT1eked its
warning of 'all hands ashore. and with
the clearing Of decks. the hauling IN
Of the gsngplanks and the loosen'mg
Of havsers there seemed 70 come the
realization that two wears and dis.
tsnce of 5000 miles would mark the
separation from homo that was be-
ginning that moment.
''Thc band that had been gayly tear
ing off Billy Alexander's 'Ragtimc
Band and the 'Merrv Widow, sudden.
" tralled off into the strains Of Aud
Lang Syne' and Home. Sweet Home.
hsndkerchiefs were fuTtivcly dabbcd to
iear.staiued eyes and pathetic little
silence fell upon the crowd on the deck.
'' But only for q moment.
"A girl with a far-away look,
fraueht with the pain OF parting. was
brought. back TO earth. and the tension
in her vicinity was relieved by IN
cxubernnt Young lieutenant. who turned
toward her with the words:
Don Z look so sad Mabel. m not
going,'
The correspondent NAV well he cx
cused for thinking the young lieu
tenant was in his ''tirst service uni.
FORM He ALWAYS had way of look
ing so Young and inexperienced. Of
4 Ioao M mad eyt,n. for
his friends here 10 know who he was.
"The doll show is the all-absorb-
ing topic Just now. and everyone has
developed 8u old-time fondness for the
dolls which arc being prepared for their
debut on December 4 The bride, who
is 10 form the central figure Of an in
teresting group. is already dressed and
awaiting the arrival of the bridegroom,
who is even now on his way from Chi
eago. One of the special features which
doll which will not only have full
wardrobe. but also Will have all the
appointments which accompany the real
BABY nowadays--a basket with all the
articles needed for complete toilet,
and everything TO make the baby real.
II is said that many Of the kind ladies
Interested i'll dressing the dolls are con
tending among themselves as TO Just
who shall own the ''baby DOLL The
other dolls which have been placed For
their wardrobcs at the various "doll
teas have besun TO come in, aud the
ladies who have volunteered 10 act as
hostcsses for them are finding their
hands and their households filled with
them. The event will be unique, and
will certainly interest large number
Of people. coming. as it docs, Just before
the holiday time.
The patronesses for the affair are:
Mrs. John Dern. Mrs. r. G. Webbcr,
Mrs: Edwin F. Holmes Mrs George Y.
Wallace. Mrs. David Keith, Mrs. ". S.
Mccormick, Mrs. Thomas Kearus and
Mrs Windsor V: Rice.
Miss Edna Duncan. formerly of this
CITY. IS making an enviable record for
herself in the musical world, and is re-
celving complimentary notices wherever
she is heard. She is recently home from
Berlin. Speaking of her work. the
Kansas City Independent SAYS: ''Miss