The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-11
THE WHOLE STORY
Mrs. Huntington Talks Freely
About Nine. Rowland.
She Says the Madams Charges are not Only
Excessive, but Absurd, but She Has
Heard Nothing Of a Suit.

Especial to THE Observation-Disclosures Dispatch
NEW YORK. March 10 Mrs Huntington
is not at ell disturbed over the publicity
which has been given the suit brought by
Nine. Rowland the beauty doctor, against
her. She was seen by a reporter to-day at
her home and talked freely and unreservsdly
about the case. She is beautiful woman,
not at all too stout and one marvels while
looking at her that she should have thought
it necessary TO consult Mime. Rowland at
all.
81 knew nothing about Mrs. Rowland
said Mrs. Huntington, until read some
of her advertisements. She was not re-
commended to me in any way and l have
no friends who have mentioned patroniz-
ing her. lid not feel interested in her
complexion remedies or lotions, as | have
used none, but as l had been growing
| rather stout land you know what that
means to a woman,) ] decided TO try mas
sage and presume every woman in New
York has tried it at one time or another. |
went to Nine. Rowland January ID, and
received her treatment until February 13
l was supposed to go dairy, but did not
1 My mornings are very much taken up and
missed number of treatments It
was understood that if notified
her that l could not come, no charge woul
be made. but in case of broken engage
ments, of course, l expected to pay and
agreed to do 80. Altogether l do not think
l was there more than fifteen minutes, Ger
| tainly not more than twenty. On several
occasions [ notified her l could not come
For this course she has charged me $500.
| Youcan readily see the absurdity and utter
unreasonableness of the situation
WAS there any agreement as to the
~ Il 49,
Mime. Rowland advertised that her
charges are S. for single treatment, and
that when the course is taken the price is
reduced in proportion. There is sign in
her rooms to the effect that certain courses
of massage treatment range in price from
500 to $500. 1 took it for granted that she
would charge me what she charged others,
so when she handed me my bill l did not
even look at it until l reached home Then
you can imagine my establishment when ]
saw. the amount. l gave the bill to MIR
Huntington, OF course, and he said it was
entirely unreasonable and that he did moi
think he would be justified in paying it.
left the matter entirely in his hands"
"Mme. Rowland says you received sey
eral hours treatment daily. Is that trues'
ut is not" replied Mrs. Huntington
amount of time. My mornings are over
crowded as it is. was usually there abou
an hour, and am positive l never remained
longer than an hour and quarter. Tht
course may have benefited me, but during
the whole time had my own woman Civ,
my face massage treatment every evening
so the efforts of Mrs. Rowland were no
unaided. She evidently thinks we are able
to pay and that she is at liberty to charg
!. what she pleases. My husband wrote t.
| her, understand, and she has written Il
me once or twice. The last communication,
was on postal card, with large red com
, plexion seal conspicuous in one corner Sh
} said she had sent the bill to my husban,
> and hoped 1t would be paid. If this is al
advertising plan, should hardly imagin
t 1t would be successful. It tends more t
/ brighten people than to attract them.
5 have received no intimation of any lawsuit
+ and know nothing OF what Nine. Rowlan
: proposes. That ia the whole story.n