The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-07

! of Evanston, Wy, are spending
! few days with friends in the city.
Miss Maeser and Miss Abby C. Hale,
of Provo. are in the city.
Ladies' Literary Club.
The afternoon of Friday last was de-
voted to miscellaneous work.
Current events were given By Mrs
Rancke. prominent among which were
noted the Armenian atrocities; Mr..
Whistler. the artists troubles and law
suits. the latest growing out OF mis-
deliberate destruction of the portrait
of Lady Eden: the deaths OF Ward NC
Allister. Mrs. Paran Stevens. and
Worth. the Partisan. John Stuart
Blackie. the Scottish author and Ca
mile Doucet. French author and sec
rotary to the academy: conservative
and impartial views Of the rights OF
women and the much agitated woman
suffrage question were advanced.
Mrs. Fenton presented q sketch OF
the life of Emanuel Swedenborg, COM
mencing at the tender age OF . years,
when he was accredited with having
spiritual communities with God ana
angels She dwelt upon his great
scientific work in the animal kingdom,
his able writings. ascribing his visions
and mysterious revelations to a higher
spiritual life rather than to insanity.
which some have not hesitated to
assign as the origin Of his strange
Authorizations. She closed by reading
Writers beautiful tribute to the
founder of the church of the New Jer-
usalen.
Mrs. Morse followed with d paper
on Scientific Cleaning. She reduced
the disposal of dirt to three methods:
the mechanical. by which it IS merely
pushed aside; the soluble or soaking
process. and the chemical: Water
though the most powerful solvent.
does not remove grease readily and
we must resort to the use of I've, or
alkalies as amonia, bOraX; chloro-
form oils in place of water should be
applied to woodwork which should then
be rubbed dry. OXalic and hydrochlorlc
or muriatic acids possess great virtue
in cleansing metals. but should not be
used on marble. nor alkalieS to ink or
fruit stains. Valuable hints were given
as to the cleaning Of laces and deli
cate fabrics, the washing OF flannels,
prevention of moths in clothing and
furs. the destruction of disease germs
and the use of disinfectants as sui
phur. chlorine. carbolic acld' whose
powers lie in absorption OF hydrogen.
and such powerful poisons as mercuric
chloride. used in hospitals. as healing
agents.
Mrs. King. in her current literature.
made reference to a new magazine.
The Bookman." published by DOdd,
Mead & Company. of New York. 1t is
a literary journal and has the same
aim as the London Journal of the same
name. Brief newspaper notices were
read about some of the popular books.
a The Ralstons. by F. Marion Craw-
ford: The Woman who Did," by Grant
Allen: "Chimmie Fadden,' and other
burlesque character sketches by Town
send in similar vein as the Stun
Stories" by Nevinson or Mr.. Arthur
Morrison's Tales of Mean Streets"
sketch of the life Of Ian Maclaren"
Rev John Watson). with review OF
his book. Beside the Bonnie Brier
Bush.' was given at length. and the
final feature was selected reading from
the book by Mrs. Wilson in the Scot
fish dialect. She read "A Sermon
faster" Cunning Speech Of Drum
tochty." and "a General Practitioner
A vote of thanks was rendered Mrs.
Morse and Mrs. Wilson for taking part
in the afternoon programme.