The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-03

| Aliens marble boots are level full
of dust, and that Samuel Adams cuff
and John Winthrope'S ruff are in such con
dltlon as must cause an angel of the ole
school to squirm with vexation. Had Roger
Williams dreamed how marble part in the
middle of statues head looks when trans
formed into little black ditch he would
have sacrificed his flowing locks, and gone
about doing good with prize fighters
shave of hair.
MATTER OF TOWELS.
Democracy rather belied its reputation
as the great unWashed, for in the previous
administration, during one session of 24C
days, 13S, $50 towels were washed. Six
hundred towels per day was the average
and the wash bill of the House of Repre-
sentatives for one year was 81, 770.95. The
chief wear snd tear of these articles
comes from washing, as no two
gentlemen ever use the same towel
even to drying their finger tips
and no Congressman ever uses the same
one twice. So generous was the last al
mlnlstration in purchase of towels, that
for the Senate at least no new ones will be
required. Colonel Valentine says they
have considerable supply of towels pur-
chased six years ago, and in continual ser.
vice ever since that time.
BUNS, JEWELRG AND PILLS.
The country pays for not only congress,
mans services and toilet conveniences and
luxurles, but 1t is made to put up for his
mental recreation. The following titles are
sample of literature which becomes the
private property of the man who orders it.
In the list of purchases for the house are
found such titles as "Huckleberry Finn
$50 Soups" "150 Salads, - 'iFour Novels ~
Robinson Crusoe." sHoW to Make
Money" ''Three Vassar Gir,s.n "Wit
of Women" "Baby's Kingdom ssDahl,
GREEN'S Etiquette" Little Chick ~ 'Daiiy
Tricks" Ring round Roses,'' Baby
World" "Called Back" "Songs of St.
Nicholas" Less romantic and infantile
tastes are displayed in the purchase of
such works as ''Bancroft's History of the
United States" progress and Poverty. -
Blaine's and Grants books, and dictiona-
ries by the dozen.
While this may seem to be depression
from the subject of housekeeping, it is not
so, for all these curious supplies are Or
dered and paid for under the fiction of
necessary supplies and repairs What is
everybody's business is nobody's, but it is
not complimentary fact that our public
men should take advantage of their posi-
ton to supply themselves with private
toilet accessories. The clerk of the
house will show on his books the most
extraordinary and frequent purchases
of such articles as tooth, hair and nail
brushes, combs, sponges soap, gallons of
cologne and bay rum, along with toilet and
shaving cases, manicure sets with files.
scissors, powder and polishers. Quinine
and cathartic pills, and even corset laces
figure upon the books of the greatest legis-
lative body on earth. Together with legit-
innate furnishings during one administra-
ton are recorded the purchase of dozens
OF copies of rules for progressive euchre,
penknives enough to stock a cutlery es
tablishment, dozens of French clocks, and
several $50 fans. A $3.50 bracelet is
charged along side of Scent knife, forl,
and spoon. Trunks, alligator bags, silk
umbrellas and embroidered shawl straps
are among the things paid for by the people.
THE LADIES' RECEPTION ROOM.
The so-called "ladies' reception room. ,,
which consisted of some rugs and chairs
deposited in one corner of Statuary hall.
has vanished completely, and John Adams
and Joseph Gliding looks down disconso-
latelyupon the vacant space lately filled with
ladies more OR less beautiful and attractive.
Some years ago, the room now occupied by
the sub committee on ways and means was
used as ladies' reception room, where
women having business received Congress
men and discussed their claims or griey-