The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-13
SOCIETY IN LENT.
1t Shows the Effects of the
Penitent Season.
No Entertainments OF Any Magnitude Given
and But Few small Parties-Fort
Douglas Also QGiet.

/ saurtared into hair dressing estab-
hshment, seating myself by the door to
await my turn IN the long line of custom
ers who make such an establishment
rendezvous on Saturday afternoon, and in
the course Of time i was invited to come
forward by tall, angular, sallow scion Of
the arr whose antique appearance sug-
gested anything but fashionable coidures.
] timidly announced that l wished my hair
washed, whereupon the spinster hair
dresser snapped forth, why didn't you
say so before, and l might have had the
water hot" l locked about me in q help
less kind of a way, but believed discretion
the better part of valor, SO did forego re-
ply. After the process Of the shampoo,
which consisted of manipulating a sub
stance resembling uncongesled paste
through the hair and smearing it upon
ears, brow and any portion of my anatomy
that il was Possi6ole 10 reach,
She deiugec me with milk-warm water
from an old tin bucket, rubbed igorously
the ends o. hair without ever once touch
ing the scalp dried II, and then produced q
palm leaf ian, seated herself behind me
and IN luxuriousiy easy way, as if Keeping
the flies CT N summer, attemp pied 10 facili-
tate the drying process by this bit of in
yention After half-h0ur Of this breezy
performance, she pointed to another chair
IN front of q mirror, saying, "Get up; go
there.n
I ventured to remark at this juncture
that nv hair felt stifT, whereupon the
lady stepped in front OF me, holding lock
IN q firm grasp, with spiteful jerk, say
sNo such thing; it's soft as silk; indeed
'tis not So"
BY this time nv timoreus fear had sub
sided into complete cowardice, and re-
solved 10 offer DO more suggestions, but to
get away as quickly as possible.
By this time the lady addressed me and
said, How wild yen have your hair
dressed? | said: 'fSot very high crimp
ii SO il win have :ae appearance OF being
heavy, and use the large irons"
81 don't ike black hair crimped; pre-
fer it smoothly dressed"
| offered no remeIstrance while she
produced q white string with which she
tied my hair as tightly az she could, twist
ed it into 6 wad, into which she thrust a
few hRirpins as vicieuSly IS it she were
deriving fiend.sh satisfaction from it.
Then she stslked of 10 the rear room
and seated herself IN q rocker, and when
locked about me after recovering from
this unceremoniers sauelching, the self
satisfied air, the unutterable expression OF
a ccnuuerlng heroine, was more than
could stand, and took my leave at once.
How many ladies are martyrs to the hair
dressing autocrat?
The first week OF Lent has been excee d
ingly dull. A few private dinner parties
and the forming of a dancing class, are the
only diversions to be chronicled.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Anderson gave q
delightful dinner party on Wednesday
evening in honor of Colonel Godfrey.
Covers for sight were laid. The tabls &C
cessories were enhanced by the prettily
arranged floral decorations and 2 delicious
menu was served. Nothing adds much
to the pleasure OF 3 dinner party wei
arranged details and tRe happy faculty OF
1ettng about the board congehial num-
Ter OF friends, in this, lies one Of the Sc
irets Of success Of the entertaining hostess
such as Mrs. Anderson is.
Madame Amy read a most interesting
ana instructive paper on Constantiuople a
the coffee social given by the Unitarians or
Thursday afternoon.
The ladies of St. Marks cathedral organ
lied q literary club. They meet eacf
Thursday of tae week, and are beginning
ct the foundation of the church. and dis
cussing !ts several periods OF advancement
end win continue cleaning knowledge o.
the subject until they have progressed Il
the present period. These meetings vii
be held at the homes OF the ladies, wht
were instrumental in forming the club
Last Thursday they met at Mrs. G. Y
Wallace's at the Knutsford.
The Ladies' Literary society met a,
usual on Friday afternoon.
The Rowells club win give another fare,
and operetta Immediately after lent.
Mr.. Lee Brown and Miss Nellie Clawsol
were married on Wednesday evening a
the brides residence on Fifth East.
A dancing class, formed of twenty agree
able and charming ladies and gentlemen
will receive instruction during lent TO b
prepared at its expiration to astonish thei
friends by their graceful accomplishment
Next week MIR. and Mrs. F. G. Greg
will entertain friends at ''altus quinque.
This unique entertainment will doubt