The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-13

fnade gown That belles concloSlVely
the heinous charges Of dowdiness
which have been made against her
majesty because she probably has
disapproved OF such vulgarities as
sheath and harcm skirts; while the
kaiserin, In black net and with
huge black picture hat lays her
self open to charges OF dressing
rather too much like a showgirl for
woman Of her age. Few matrons
Of her age in the best society Of New
younger royalties. numerous middle
aged or elderly ladies follow, sew
eral with a stout. comfortable. home
~ air; the majority with fussy. very
English feather boas' and all with
poise that stamps them. to even
the most democratic eyes. as having
attained through training Uf hardly
by divine right) an innate royal and
impressive dignity.
But for the most attractive units OF
the procession are three children OF
the king and queen OF England. The
youngest is simply q dear toddler;
but the Prince OF Wales and Princess
Mary have an expression in common
sight. 1t is to be observed In every
view of them. The brother and SIS
ter of 16 and II have n peculiarly
wistful. troubled look. as though al
ready the responsibilities of their emf
nence had become irksome to them
and a worry
Valerie Bergere has held leading
place in vaudeville so many years, not
only as "headliner'' herself. but as
producer OF popular sketches for other
players. that she may be assumed to
have come to gauge the tastes OF
such audiences accurately. This
week she Introduces n new sketch.
written for her by Edgar. Allen Woof
and presuming 1t TO he what the pub
lie wants 1t Is rather painful com
mentarY upon the taste OF the yaude-
VILE frequenters. Many admirable
plot and situation" no more un-
common or Ingenious, but one feels
here that the colors OF the Rem
brandt have been intensified and
eye md the misty yagueness OF the
Corot blocked off into harsh and def
inlte lines, so the dullest spectator
may be left In no doubt as to the
exact number OF trees, OF browsing
cows and so on
A Swedish maid is discovered
busting bachelors apartments OF
an evening. The doorbell rings, and
she wonders who that can be" We
do not however. inasmuch as the
music OF the orchestra Immediately
sweils Into seml-loudness; and we arc
ready with applause for Miss Bergerc.
The servant has been in her employ
before going to the bachelor. so what
wife would tell her innermost heart
pangs to her
or course the wife In evening dress
Is suffering from the coldness OF her
bachelor TO find out II she is too un-
attractive TO hope for love. AS Miss
Bergere has rather more than ordi-
nary good looks. II Is perhaps as
at home, The maid assures her she
is charming, but had better 30 home
and remove her rat and puffs by
her own flreside. Something about
ba5nv m5maeH Letters tps qs FOR bs
bands ring is heard A stretch OF
farce that delights the audience en-
sues. The wife tells any lie that
comes to her. provided II Is so trans
parent that 1t could not possibly de-
ceive a fly or a flea Of white muslin
ingenue OF 1888 And a great deal
Of time is occupied on the floor.
Delightful Humor.
The delightful humor Of seeing a.
woman In a spaangled evening gown
about principally by a note she writes
when 1t looks as II she can invent
no lie 30 obvious as to arouse sus-
picion In her husband Her plan is
the fire escape to the maid. thus d.
recting her to intercept discriminating
mail, or course the husband sees
the note; Is not wholly credulous
for apple dumplings; appears still
doubtful when she says she was about
TO throw 1t from window to window
for exercise and diversion: and final
~ scrambles over the carpet for the
scrap OF paper, accompanied by the
spangled gown, 1t is all delightfully."-
droll and slightly different in treat
ment from presentations OF similar
situations by Oscar Wilde. and Henry
this note OF individuality was struck
with the very first line, when the
bachelor was introduced as employing
Swedish maid for valet.
After all the rich humor. had been
lie Carter climax. Flgurativeiy
speaking. the husbands wire has
been crossed In the general confusion
thrown Off something happy about
mails and females he gets right down
to bus mess. He knows his wife was
becoming shaky In her fidelity, but
most kickinsly. These demonstra-
tions of affection thrill the wife.
Sinking to her knees she tells him all,
In conclusion let me mention that no
plete without Its epigram; nor was
HShe Wanted Affection" So far as
/ know the lastnamed drama is not
published. so could not select quo
table passages in the uuiet OF nv H.
brary- In the confusion of foot
light triumph. far eXceline that of
two "Gymnastic Marvcls" who but
preceded 1t. hardly so spontaneous as
the approval showered upon eight
young women billed as "Madcaps"
some eplgrams escaped my memory
One perhaps may he taken as Illus
trative of the many, I'VE promised
TO share our joys and sorrows" says
the wife; but all we've ever shared
was our grouches and tooth powder"