Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-15
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"MORNON WOMEN's CLUBS"
Referring TO the prononess Of society
10 form clubs, the New York sun
has very readable article 10 a recent
issue. II shows that " Il the century
Of clubs, the age OF organization, there
hciug corporations for the care Of home.
less cats, anlimstrimony leagues and
suicide clubs, OF which the less said
the better; and then the writer with
out more ado abruptly Introduces the
theme which heads this article, aud
shows that Salt Lake CITY IL the
banner corporation "a point " unique
ness with It, Monday Evening club,
"whose regular weekly sessions begiu
with bath and end with a ball, and
have a feast OF sandwiches between"
This organization, we are advised, l.
for pleasure only, and Ia recruited
largely from the "younger element Of
the Mormon congregation which com
prlaes the fashion aud wealth Of the
CITY," The luminary IL gracious
enough I, credit us with 400. several
Of whom belong to this very select
club.
We learn a little more Of the subject
than was known before, from the FOL.
lowing extract.
Tho first surprise this society has In
store for you, and ono not easily forgot
ten, N Tho journey 10 ~ rendezvous II
Saltair on tho shores Of the AXE. A Ride
on a witch's bro0nstick through htdos
II seems to tho novice. Across the salt
marshes, whore tho scorchlug wind II
like tho poison breath ~ sicgirlod'a
dragon, through tho alkali of tue desert
thnt scalds your uustrlls, burns your eye
balls aud chokes YOUR lungs, crazy
train Of opon ears and a stark mad engine
rushos like tho whirlwind with roar ~
Of ton thousand demons bowling Ia con-
cort. Not a word IL spoken. No one
could hear n there woro. II you would
voice your agony the sound /. blown
back inio your throat To choke you by
tho terrible wind that takes your breath
away.
Such an experiences surely should
hayea pleasurable ending aad this one
had, for "suddenly the agony Is over
and with wild shrek the train stops
In front Of a Moorish palace" Here
follows matter descriptive and we plod
along In anticipation Of n few words
more on the subject In hand. These
come a. suddenly As the stoppAge Of
the train, for we are plumply assured
without previous warning tina, Mormon
women are Gust like other women,
only more oouaderato Of the stranger
within their gatel than women Of the
older civilization Of tho East" This
is very gratifying information and ~
we ".ee It Ia tho Sun II Ia so." They
have always been that way, no matter
what stage or degree OF civilization
they may have occupied; but the com.
parison, delightful enough at this end
Of the line, will surely be pronounced
odious ut the other end.
Tho pleasant but not surprising state.
ment Ia put forth that the ladies spoken
Of are every fair to look upon, In
their fresh and dainty summer gowns,
pretty In u swee, anu wholesome style
Of beauty suggestive OF the village life
rather than the metropolitan. A puz.
zllng resemblance In type In noticeable
and easily accounted for by the intri.
cate family relationship. Everybody
Is In some way related TO everybody
else. The sons and daughten-and
there are many, for children are az
thick ns roses In June, and apparently
as welcome - marry and build for
themselves homes In the street whore
their fathers lived before them. Their
sons and daughters marry, too, aud set
their ingle hooks ar iund tho corner
TO marry and inter.marry again. One
needs to blldle the untuly member
with vigilance here In this snarl Of
sisters and cousins aud aunts." Surely,
for visiting stranger TO whom all
things else wore the mantle Of
absolute newness, this writer has
a rare faculty for acquiring
Information! The saline bro zes
Of the lake have quite an eAhilarating
effect upon the human system; but
they are scarcely to be credited with
such power us thi,l
There Is much more Ia the same
piquanI voiu, little inaccuracies hero
ana there being more than atonei for
by the writer's evident aim To b5 fair
agd speak the truth glowingly. lie
OF sue Ia evidently one u those who
make the most " every situation In
which they may be placed, which Is
not bad disposition ut all.