The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-20
xx7 HAT has become of the old fash,

Nv HAT has s,,n become Of the old1ash fash,
was when one was invited to party
with this fascinating word written IL
lone corner and one began to burnish uI
all the topics Of conversation and gel
n ready for many bright chatty minutes
Z with partners who had also been pre-
y, pairing for the event. Time for thu
party came and guests were paired of
4 in some convenient way to "talk'' foi
Eve minutes, changed to talk for five
minutes more, and again changed til
I'll had had q chance for at least one
brilliant conversational period. The
plan was q splendid one, insurine
not alone a pleasant entertainment, but
also a new outlook on many things, a
new line Of information and glimpse
into the ability as conversationalist
.of some one else.
Now things are entirely different.
There is no time for conversation any
\ more. If a few friends are gathered
\ together there must be something else
iIprovided for the entertainments OF the
keep people from getting down to real
tItalk are devised, and when the even
sJing is ended one finds that there was
mot even time to tell friend some
rpleasant news one had in mind. OF all
the neglected arts of which we read,
the one most generally neglected in
polite society in these rushing days is
the art Of conversation, and yet it is
zone most calculated to give pleasure
sand to make for warm and lasting
Friendships. Stevenson SAYS:
= In short, the first duty of man is
Il to speak; that is his chief business
y in this world; and talk, which is
d the harmonious speech of two or
y more, IS by far the most accessible
s Of pleasures. II costs nothing in
money; it is all profit: il completes
our education, POUNDS and fosters
4 our friendships, and can be enjoyed
u at any age and in almost any state
{ of health.
/" HE ladies Of Fort Douglas have
not allowed themselves to be.
zcome wearied as vet over the absence
rof their men folks and they have been
pusy since the departure of the regi-
sment, devlsing ways and means to
pass the time till the return Of the sol
diers. Those who drive their own cars
thave already planned several little
Aaunts to the various camp sites and
lothers are going up to remain at Heber
Ipr Midway during the maneuvers.
meantime the more conventional side
Apf society is also provided for. Mrs.
&berrram P. Johnson will entertain the
'dLadleS Auction Bridge club tomorrow
ptfternoon; Mrs. A. o. Seaman will en-,
,Ivertain at bridge tea Tuesday after
aoon; Mrs. A. w Foreman will give
"a morning bridge and luncheon on
"Wednesday, and on Friday the army
fsadies will be the guests Of honor at
olls3n elaborate bridge luncheon at the
'3ountry club. given by Mrs. Lee Charles
i filler. Very few affairs are planned
a or down town, but Miss Dorothy In. |
b lFam will give luncheon on Tuesday
7 pr Miss Dorothy Bamberger, and the
1me afternoon Mrs, j. II. Frederick
y ,%s>n will entertain at the second of a |
sries OF bridge teas, the affair being
ia honor Of her mother and sister, and |
pdiso of Mrs. Gibson Berry of Oak.
u ind
,N uMEROUS parties will set out
n this morning for Brighton either
spend the day or to remain for a
y period Of time. Among those
- !. no will go up this morning are DR..
ssApd Mrs. r, D. Woodruff and their
lucimily. including their eldest daughter,
tu7rs- B, +. Ritter, of Portland. They
~7ll open up Rougbwood for the sum-
. rer, and will entertain some friends
- Arlng the next few weeks. Mrs, r.
Sumner OF Tooele will be the guest
Mrs Ritter for a time and Mrs, J.
4 Hf bowman will go up to spend some
\me with Mrs. Woodruff.
Is ND you ever stop to think how
many impossible things are done
ery day, even in the best regulated
neh tietyl The one that has struck n,oet
,ns@ fcefully lately is the awful faux pas
s.deatending congratulations to a bride
INV. of course, we all know that right
..,udaep down in her heart the right kind
,npst bride hopes she is entitled To
qgratulations, but Of course no one
,oafsII polite society is supposed to ac-
v~t srst pwledge it. Perhaps it is Just