The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-10
WEALTH'S WRINKLES
Mrs. C. P. Huntington Has Her
Neck Reduced in Size.
The Railroad Magnate Refuses to Pay the Bill
and Suit is Brought in New
York Court.

Especial to THE HERALD-E4aniner Dispatch
New YORK, March 9.-Mary Scott Row
land, who for years has made business of
enhancing the beauty of society ladies', has
begun legal proceedings against Coils P.
Huntington, the millionaire railroad man,
for the collection of bill contracted by
Mrs. Huntington. Mrs. Huntington is the
possessor of beautiful diamond necklace.
1t was presented to her by her husband and
cost small fortune. Sheis very fond of
it, but last winter she found she had &C
quired SO much flesh that she was unable to
make it reach around ner heck. Somebody
soid her of Madame Rowland and Mrs
Huntington sent friend to see her and Sc
cure references. This friend was in
structed not TO make known the identity of
the prospective customer. References
were given and a few days later a stout
lady alighted from a carriage in front OF
Madame Rowlands apartments and climbed
up her stairway. She said she wanted the
siez of her neck reduced, butin addition de-
sired to have few lines and wrinkles re-
moved from her face. and brown spot
caused by sunburn taken from her neck 1t
was not until there had been two or three
| interviews that the woman introduced
! herself 10 Madame Rowland as the wife of
G. P. Huntington, She explained her eau
ton by saying she was always careful in
revealing her identity at once, because
nearly everybody tried to "bleed" the
millionaire's wife. Day after day for
weeks the beautifer worked over Mrs.
Huntington. The slight wrinkles about
the eyes were removed and the lines run
ming from either side of the nose to the
corners of the mouth were reduced. but
above all the flesh on the neck began to
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| lace would enclrcle 1t once more. Madame
Rowland told Mrs. Huntington one day
that she proposed sending her bill and just
let her know how they stood financially.
ooh, never mind that Mrs Hunting
ton is reported as saying, II expect the
bill to be big one. Do the best you can
for me and in addition to your bill 1 will
make you present of the finest silk dress
you can find"
Madame Rowland sent in her bill few
days later. 1t was for trine more than
$500. She has never seen Mrs. Huntington
since, although she had an appointment
with her for the following day. Instead of
fulfilling the appoin tment, Mr.. Huntington
sent the following letter, signed by her
secretary:
NO. quo PARK AVENUE.
Madame Rowland-Mrs. Huntington re-
quests me to write and tell you she is ex-
pecting to go to Washington for few
days and will not be down tomorrow.
Please send the bottle that you were to get
ready for Mrs. Huntington, as she wishes
to take it with her. Very truly yours,
| CAROLINE Nj. CARROLL.
February 10, 1891.
A few days later came the following:
| Madame Rowland-Mrs. Huntington
expects to go to California so soon that she
will not require any appointments. Very
truly, q. M. CARROLL.
February 10, 1891.
Then Mr.. Huntington was heard from.
He wrote:
No. % BROAD STREET,
New YORK. February 81, 1891.
Mrs. Mary Scott, Rowland, N. Y.
DEAR MApAME-Mrs. Huntington has
handed me your bill. If you will send a
bill for the correct amount will send you
a check for the same, but shall not pay
the bill as rendered. Yours truly,
@. P. HUNTINGTON.
Madame Rowland was taken by surprise.
She had charged Mrs. Huntington for
three or four treatments. When that lady
had failed to keep her appointments, and
these she deducted. sending bill for 1924
less than the original amount. In reply to
this she received the following:
NEW YORK, February %, 1891.
Madame Rowland:
Ihave received your note Of the ed. I
can hardly believe you seriously expected
me to pay your bill as rendered. am
willing to pay reasonable amount. One
hundred dollars l should say would be
right. Yours truly,
c. P. HUNTINGTON.
The beautifier placed the account in the
hands of lawyers for collection, and they
have begun suit to recover the amount of
the corrected bill. Madame Rowland is
very much put out in the matter s'My re-
lations with those whom treat" she said
to your correspondent, "are always
strictly confidential. If / had not been
forced to bring this matter before the pub
lie I should never have done 80. When
Mrs. Huntington first, came here she in
sisted on this secrecy. Her visits lasted
from two to three hours each, and she had
the exclusive use Of the parlors. One day
when was very tired and wanted cup of
coffee, she even refused to let my servant
come into the room. regret that her own
folly has dragged her before the public,
My bill was just one'
Madame Rowland brought out large pea
jacket sack which Mrs. Hun tington used tc
wear there. 'sYou can easily imagine, y
she said, 1.-THE strain produced on a little
woman like me by operating on a woman
who W ould fill that sack"