The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-22

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Blyth, who is once more welcomed TO
the city after long absence, was
dressed in rose pink meteor cloth,
Miss Elizabeth McCune. who is only
recently back from New York, wore
handsome white satin gown made in
the severe style so becoming to her,
and elaborately trimmed with beads.
Miss Margaret Dills was dressed in a
dress Of pink chiffon caught with pink
, rosebuds. The dance was in many re
spects the most enjoyable of the series,
the regulation two-step and waltz be
ing varied somewhat by the iniroduc-
tion of the new dance, the Boston gal
lop, and a number OF lively barn
dances adding somewhat TO the air of
merriment OF the whole. affair. The
musical numbers were short and IRE
quent, and the absence Of tho usual
long intermission WAS greatly appre-
ciatcd, OF course those who clamoted
for programmes were in evidence, but
the greater number were pleased TO
think that the tiresome custom Of car
rying programmes has been relcgated
to the rear with other backwoodsy
things,
The season of "swect charity" is
upon the town: and the matter OF
playing bridge for benefits is once moro
before the charitahly inclined. Tho
next one on the bill will be for the
benefit OF the Orphans Home and Day
Nursery and it will be given at Row
land Hall next Saturday afternoon
The affair is under the general manage, |
ment Of Mrs. Warren Benjamin and !
Mrs. Thomas Marnane Mrs. NJ M. |
johnson. the president OF the associa
lion, VIII heau me reception commit |
tee with Mrs. ]. f. OGesbv. Mrs. Fred |
Wey, Mrs. Dickert and Mrs Thorno
assisting, while Mrs G. W. Boyd, Mrs
Rachel s. Miller, Mrs. Windsor v Rice
and Mrs. F. s. Richards will have |
charge of the refreshments. Mrs Ed |
win Kimball Mrs. A. J. Gorham and |
Mrs. Benjamin will have charge Of the
tables and cards, and Mrs. Edward |
Rosenbaum and a corps of little girls,
who compose the Junior Charity league.
will take charge of homemade candy |
booth Many of the society women
have arranged to entertain parties. and |
these are arranging with Mrs. Gorham
and Mrs. Benjamin to secure the re.
quisite number Of tables.
Fortunately society folk have stopped
playing the game of bridge for alleged
pleasure. nearly all the former devotees
being utterly exhausted and worn out
With the so-called strenuousness OF card
playing. Several of the physicians
have exhibited enough temeritty to be
Of the fair sex, who have
sought refuge from nervous break
downs. 1t is all very we'll for those
whose hearts and souls are elsewhere,
who have some other purpose in life,
and who make of game Of cards
real recreation, but for the type of
femininity which plays as if a train
we're waiting. and keeps watch and
guard over partners suspected of either
agging or cheating, this card playing
IS sure enough hardship How far
preferable is the meeting and greeting
If friends without the ferceness and
the fighting attitude which too fire.
luently accompanies the successful
player at bridge. OF course, between
1ow and the time Of retirement for
Lent there will be a few such affairs
given by those who seem to think that
his is the only real means Of paying
indebtedness. but the members Of
;he fair sex who will give up cards for
he penitential season this year will be
greatly increased, the desire being
luite in accord with this sacrifice.
The next dance of the Lotus club
will be given on Monday evening Jan.
lary 30. and instead of being in Whit
1ey hall it will take place in the Tweu-
ieth ward amusement hall. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold s. Daynes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis T. Cannon and Mr.. and Mrs
Homer j. Rich will be the receiving
party.
1t is matter of regret to their
salt Lake friends that Mr.. and Mrs.