The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-17
SUNDAY SALAD.

WheOnef This IS going to be a decollete ad-
mlnlstration or not 1t is singular thing
that the public is not kept better informed
on TINS matter. 1t is known that Mrs. Har
rlson when in Washington previously as
the senator s:wife, refused to cut her gowns
low; IL Is also known that if she still re-
fuses TO do so as the presidents wife she
VIII De breaking tradition. Martha Wash
1ngton began it and all the girls in the
W mite House ever since have followed her
example-especially if they were plump.
Even Dolly Madison, who was quakeress
and consequently rrude, did on state oc-
caslons trOt out in her decolletes. Then
Ohere was Harriet Lane johnson who pre-
sided over Buchanan's household-tradition
says that Harriet just everlastingly slashed
her bodices. And Mrs. Cleveland-well,
ners will always be known as an admin
lStration of pretty shoulders.
1t Is very strange indeed that nothing was
SAID on this subject in President Harrison's
inaugural, and now nearly two weeks have
elapsed and still no word from the foremost
Lady in the nation as to how many buttons
are to be left off at the top There's no
use talking; unless Mrs. Harrison declares
hers elf on this subject and meets the issue
squarely and way-down people, will begin
to say mean things about her. Already
there is a lurking suspicion that her wish
bone sticks out into space and that her
back is covered with goose pimples. OF
course these are ugly insinuations to put in
print about the Presidents wife, but the
ominous silence at the White House on a
subject which is bristling with interest to
sixty million people is excuse enough for
speaking right out in meeting.
Think of it girls; think of the hundreds
Of pairs of shoulders in Washington. famous
for their symmetry and alabaster smooth
ness that have for four years enjoyed the
open air Of freedom guaranteed by the Con
stitutiOn, now to be buttoned up to the
neck without any proyocation whatever.
Think of poor Mrs. Whitney and Mrs.
Dickerson, whose nuques are said to be as
white and smooth as satin-think of those
nuques being compelled to go into mourn
ing for four weary years. And there is
Mrs. Fairchild, who it is known has dimples
in her shoulders of that pulpy, translucent
fairness that one sees in the rose flesh of a
spanked baby, must they, too, those roseate
dimples, be consigned to a term of imprison-
ment in this land of liberty! Itell you this
thing BODIES no good to the party in power.
Nine Janauschell, observe has adopted
the system on which l thought there was
Patti-nt of giving farewell tours. There
IS a point in this; the reader has doubtless
noticed that when a woman says good
night" she stops and talks anywhere from
three minutes to two hours and half at
the door before leaving. A woman's fare
vel is generally the beginning Of a pro
5racted stay.
In settingup an item recently, the com
positOr on a city paper left the W" out of
knew.
J. L Rawlins occupied an hour and
half at Logan the other evening telling why
he was a Democrat. can give my reasons
for being one in few words-because I
avn built that way.
TIE crowd of place-hunting pilgrims
who daily 6ock around the promoted Hoos-
ieraf Indiana, and look up at him as though
be were an angel bright, will be apt to call
elim Old Harry as they mournfuuy
pack their blankets away from the seat Of
government.
NEVER having seen Fritz Emmett, called
in at the opera house on Friday evening to
take him in, but the tables were turned on
me- very decidedly. I have been trying to
70 ,,hy with 1sE'TD-
met, so as to make little cOuplet on the
event, but the only word that suggests 1t
self is .sDemmit" However, that will do
if pronounced with sufficient vigOr
IAN able to swear fuently in four differ
ent languages-English, French, Shoshone
and Sanpete In the present condition OF
the streets, those who are not thus accom-
pIished cannot comprehend what luxury
enjoy
1t was a funny mistake, and it was re
Gently made by the intelligent cOmpositor.
The editor, in collating the births and
deaths of various celebrated persons, abbre-
waited as much as possible. Among other
items, he wrote; Sir Robert Peel d. July
>, 1850" The proof came to him, short
time later, and he was paralyzed to read:
'sSir Robert peeled July 2, 1850"
The grave and profound councils which
are almost nightly held in that patrician re
sort, the Alta club, over Harrison Utah APP
pointments, are doubtless having their iu-
iuence with the President. The suppose
ton is down the street that he will take no
step until the Alta club has got through
weighing all the candidates and come to
some agreement on the offices and as to the
most fitting men to fill them. The main
light is centered on the place of marshal,
which Mr.. Lannan-an authority on NUT
ton-says is worth not less than $4,000 a
wear, and when wool is up even more than
that The Park City influence in the Club
IS pushing Al Emery in red hot shape and
against him a good many townspeople
interpose the bulky form of Arthur Pratt;
still other townsfolk land these include
what might be called the mad dog, red flag
Nelsouian wing of the parity urge that
Arthur Pratt's republicanism is not deeply
enough dyed, and that he would not be
found serving under a democrat if he were
really true blue-or true Red. To this Mr.
Pratt's friends hotly reply that he has
never been anything else than re-
publican, that he owes his position