The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-27

nE usrai quiet Of summer societ,
< Las been enIivcued in the pas
vssE by the presence in the city o.
many popular visitors for whom friends
hare been entertaining whether on :
large or small scale. Among thos'
y-ao are well known and have many 10
tsi friends are Mrs Kenneth c. Kerl
snd her family from Seattle, Mrs. Will
liam Igieheart OF Berkeley, Mrs Ed
win Shelby and Miss Shelby of New
Orleans. Mrs. James Finlcn Of Butte
Mrs w. IT. Dyer and Mrs. John Foote
from Washington, ID. c., Mrs. A. n
Humphries of Colorado. Mrs Il. II. Ter
hume of Pasadena, Miss Jane Wymond
Of Kentucky, Mrs. Houston and Miss
Bryan Houston of Texas. Mrs Duncan
Grant Richart of Fort Ethan Allen, Mrs
Arthur G. Hertzler of Philadelphia
Mrs. Fred a. Hale, Jr., of Good Springs,
New. Mrs NJ W. Child and her daugh,
ter, Mrs. Hartshorn of Boston. Some
who have left within the past few days
arc Mrs. Gibson Berry of Berkeley,
Mrs. Gustave Luelwitz of Spokane, Mrs.
Miller Guy of South Bend. Ind, and
Miss Phania Cooper of Seattle.
T>HE San Francisco Chronicle has
4 the following clever story Of keen
wit and quick repartee. Barbed as IL
is with a touch Of bitterness and an
unkind feeling, it is worth hearing by
local society, however:
One woman in the party was
widow, extremely clever and good
to look upon. The only thing that
kept her from popularity was the
bitterness of her wit, which made
her the terror of all those with
whom she came in contact, as they
never knew whom she was going
to strike next.
There was also another woman
guest. Il spinster of 30 or 80, who
had Just as ready a wit, and, be-
cause she was a bit kinder than
the other one, and also because
she was clever in musical way,
she came IN for the greater share
Of attention.
The widow was a monopolist,
She had always been used to ad-
niratron end expected it. When
she did not receive it she became
wrathy.
one OF the guests was mar
ried man who was much sought
after. and whose wife had gone to
the seaside for several weeks. AS
he was fond of music, he spent
much of his time at the week
end in the company Of the girl
who could play
The widow also leaned in his
direction, The guests viewed the
situation with dismay not un-
mixed with humor, for they knew
that sooner OF later there would
be q clash Of arms, one which
would be well worth remember
ing.
AT last it came. One evening
all the guests except the married
man, who had gone for walk,
were assembled on the veranda
after dinner.
There was a lull in the conver-
sation, and then the widow leaned
forward and said very sweetly to
her rival: "My dear, did you
know that So-and-So (mentioning
his name) is married."
The other one viewed her calm
ly, smilingly, over her cigarette,
and replied in cool, clear tones:
"I thought as much when you
deigned to notice him.
AS passage-at-arms the encoun-
ter was success, as it amused
the other guests. But it is just
such incidents as this that make it
SO difficult for the hostess, who
must always practice self-control.
A ND there have beer any number
y OF examples OF clever repartee in
local society, some Of which has been
just as cutting as the San Francisco
variety. This for instance: Two dear
but very frank friends met at tea a
short time ago. The gushing one ap.
preached tho catty one with the fol-
lowing conventionalized conversation:
How lovely you look today, Mary;
your gown is so becoming and your hat
is beautiful "Wen," responded the
other, 81 wish l might say the same
to you You could" snapped the
other. elf you were willing to lie
little when it g necessary, like L do"
And another example Of different
sort may serve to show that the quail
ty of repartee, like that of mercy. is
: sLSIn Of Beauty Is a Joy Forever.