The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-18

annoyanccs in regard 10 weddings. II
will be a real advance toward saneness
and common sense when people begin
| to regard weddings as something else
than an occasion 10 inhict horrors Of
practical jokes on two young people.
Just why a young man S best (9l and
certainly his closest friends should
spoil with practical Jokes is hard to
understand. The supposed sense of
bumor, which makes such d thing pos
sible, is on a par with the KIND which
could tolerate the now obsolete ''com
ic' valentine.
The fetching little boudoir cap. worn
so attractively when one is in negligec
or TO add to the beauty of a necessary
stay in the hospital, is figuring in an
awfulIy good story being told on Il
local physician. II seems that the man,
whose wife is Of the type not addicted
to changing fashions, had never seen a
boudolr cap in action as il were, and
so was quite unfamiliar with the thing.
Well. recently sitting as a member of
board appointed TO pass on the ap-
lpllcation Of another physician, IN east
ern man of phenomenal success, both
prior to his residence in Salt Lake
and since coming here, the "paity of
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TO the admission Of the "party of the
second part Finally another doctor
pinned him down TO facts and asked
point blank:
"What is your objection to this
man? You know that he has every
qualification, don t you?'
eyes, was the reply. "But he s a
faddist, He makes his patients wear
badges advertising that they are his
patients.
g Badges! What kind of badges do
you mean?''
lWhy, up there in the hospital he
had three patients at once, and he com
pelled them to wear little lace caps
while they were under his care
What are we coming to in the realm
Of fashion7 There were four women
at the ball Friday night who wore no
headdresses of any kind. OF course
the Others, many Of them, compensated
for the absence, but the poor ladies
whose locks were unadorpcd were quite
conspicuous. There were gay birds
and bands, and ribbons, and Jewels
and bandeanx, and sigrettes. and bows,
and chains. and circles, aud butt critics
and Indian bands. and Juliet caps, and
boudoir caps. and nets and flowers of
every hue, and many other things, but
the heads that bore none Of them were
held up as samples of wonderful te'
merity.
Among the Out-of-town girls seen al
the Bachelors ball Friday night were
Miss Irene Farrell Of Omaha, charm
ing girl who is here to spend some time
with Mr. and Mrs. Brigham Cannon
and Miss Beth Chapman of Evanston
sister Of Mrs. Harold Fabian, who is
spending few weeks with the Fa
biaDs. Miss Farrell is sister Of Mrs
Cannon and shares her rich beauty a
great many affairs are planned in hon
or of this charming visitor within the
next few weeks.
Miss Marvel Madsen. whose mar
riage will take place late in the month
has been honored by numerous affair:
givon by her friends in the past few
days-au Orpheum matinee party OF
Wednesday given by Miss Vins Lowe
With a dinner at the Hotel Utah fol
lowing, and a delightful card partJ
Friday evening at which Miss Agns
Hanson and Mrs. George Slocum enter
tanned. Miss Bernice Clark, cousin o.
Miss Madscn, will entertain at On af
= ternoon affair for her tomorrow. an'
e Miss Eta Rich will give simila
I party for her on Thursday afternoon
Miss Madseu will entertain party o