The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-07

usarYen had thrown over py
Is EIsls; sc;osMoPoLIrAN CLUB.
q 6n.' 8 m Member
4, warren. why didn't you lei
fnow sooner?
ntan't sa know II myself until yes
iay Intended TO tell you las
4, but forgot It"
~, isn't 1t announced long In
sss? And ] thought II was or
sarna day every year"
rail. I never keep track OF those
IN They may have posted tt
.fneyer look at the boards. Here
svn the tickets" reaching over
ssr1bbling his name on the dot
ilnss You can suit yourself
y roing. You won't miss much
II day there don't amount 10
m. dear, I should like to 20 this
wan; 10 take Mrs. Stevens
know she's taken me 10 so many
,rs Mr. Stevens don't belong 10
clubs, and I'm sure she'd like
rs-only It's so late to ask her. "
fste nothing! Call her up and
-;aJu that | Just told you
fhen could you take us?" asked
IN eagerly.
q rye got a lot on hand for this
.,yroon. But I'll drop In around
"a bring you home"
a ge 20. dear how shall ! dress ?
know I've never been"
rear anything indifferently. It's
much Of a dress affair"
hat was what Warren always said
n she asked him what 10 wear
rriy. ladies' day at a mans club
a formal dress affair-whatever
night say.
nm Warren left for the office.
M called up Mrs. Stevens, who
eager 10 go. The privilege OF
n through and being entertained
mans club appealed TO her as
{oes 10 most women.
lai afternoon Helen dressed with
d care. ana st half-past four went
Nrs. Stevens. Mrs. Stevens was
ays we'll -gowncd, and now, as
sisrted out. Helen was pleas
consclous that they would do
,ren credit.
vas five when they reached the
white gloved. uniformed
man took their cards. Two other
1aDts, In uniform, stood Just in
the door, The place was crowd
Tgren had soid there would be an
bitiop OF pictures with music and
|sshments. and that some OF the
nb.n would be there as a recep-
committee.
ID now. as Helen and Mrs. Stevens
rather awkwardly In the wide
there seemed no one to receive
D Everywhere were groups Of
" In animated conversation.
"a were n few men and a great
N more woraen. And the count
waving pluines and paradise
stes showed that In spite OF
NOS Doesn't matter what you
4-it was most decidedly a dress
,lrn.
y first room was evidently a
ling room, Back OF that a writ
0om. and there were rooms still
Ia Of which Helen could SEE only
'sayy chandeliers above the heads
u crowd. Evidently the whole
hd been thrown together for
EeNptIon
No go up to the dressing room
bike off our wraps" suggested
NO'1lhT bS llltS W
en turned To Mrs. Stevens:
ges dressing room upstairs.
ne go up7 Perhaps We'll find
one there who can tell lis about
~ feel so awkward standing
Stevens assented. and they
their way down tho hall to an
Nor s number OF women crowd
With them,
AVE you seen the pictures on the
~ noOr?" someone asked.
Nat the floor where they're
'1nr nfreshments?'
~ 10: that's In the grill
s!lng gathered this much informa-
Helon and Mrs Stevens went up
ns dressing room, where a maid
u charge for the day.
re- they came down TO the pic
IN the library. IT was q great,
insa. high cellinged room, with
bookcases. massive mahogany
and padded leather chairs, A
~ OF paintings hung about the
before which were several
ls Of people
can see pictures anywhere. "
Persd Mrs. Stevens. Lets NOT
70 sec them here. ! want 10 see
pLcB-where the men drink. eat,
ards and gossip. You know.
no end Ia gossip in a club
'anelns ideas, men call it,
vas evident that there were
Others who shared Mrs. Ste
curiosity. who did not want
ss,s'e time on works OF art, when
plng so interesting as the inti-
W mans club was open for
inspection
Wy woman looks upon a club as
NY competitor OF the home
y herself And the fact that this
Ur is at most times outside
ssnere OF observation invariably
now with keen interest they
nom ono room TO another. The
room. with the long tables.
rWch hung the low green shaded
INC cafc with the dark wood
ha xhls and heavy beamed cell
liz 'punging room. with the COM
leather chaira. the rack OF
cmsMspspers and tables strewn
sarrent magazines.
rss the massive and diRnIfIed
hlnss that appealed most 10
~ Was the absence OF trivial
- h'AiI W II -UldE lllh
- uistnctive. As she stood now
large open fireplace with
oak mantel on which was
~, single lacquer vase, she
~ OF how rcstful such a room
" 70 the many men whose
we're cluttered with gewgaws
'ney have a very good chef
q understand he's from Lon
nelen overheard this remark
,Eoup nearby she realized sud
n '''' they had had no refresh
ne crowd around the table
srense that Helen's courage
crh cue could not elbow her way
.sfhinsa ai those people To demand
|r me, please" as a man, evil
+rjns member. pushed bv Helen.
rJeha cup Of bouillon and some
M, h which he gave to n wom-
oaeK Of her. with n breath
-. dear. that's the best I could
ren r Dssan to feel more and NOR.
- and awkward. Every
4 IN uau plate or cup OF Some
.in ln6Ir