The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-18
ANOTHER INNOVATION.
THE NEW WOMAN IN STILL An
OTHER NEW ROLE.
This Time She Appears as n Com
merciaI Traveller and Holds Her
Own With the knights of the Grip
Hear 1T snap"


When you see these words on box
of garment fasteners, says the Chicago
Times Herald, you win knew that Miss
Margaret cavern has been around
Miss Davern is a drummer. ana she
is as full of snap as the a1'-ilLe she
sells from Maine to Callforrla.
Possessing "a magnificent figure and
dark hair and eyes, and with dis
tingu:gled appearance heightened by
the use of eyeglasses, Miss Daver-i IS
making her way in the world as a
commercial traveller She does not de-
pend on her looks for success. IN
deed. her stunning appearance adds TO
her discomfort at times, particularly
when she enters a hotel oin-Glg--oom
alone-as she has to-aEd men stare at
her. But she has wits, not only suffl-
Gent to change s-areS into glances of
respect, but enough to earn a big sal
airy, see the world and spend her sum-
mers at the seaShore.
Miss Davern is a good fellow so
far as womanly dignfty and a proper
sense of modesty will permit. Having
a good income, she believes IN, paying
time is mapped our. So she has been
known to play game of whist in the
par.ors of her hotel TO see who would
pay for the theatre tickets. even if her
opponent was a man. But she frowns
and bites her lip when she is asked
if she plays cards with the boys on the
train. She talked about it at the Au-
dftorium Annex yesterday.
Il don't want to be considered a new
woman" she said. Neither do 1 want
to elbow my way through the world
simply because 1 have the privilege
Now be honest. 1 suppose you eX-
pected TO see a mannish- looking wo-
man with bleached hair, possibly
Heaven forbid.
Like other knights of the grip, Miss
Davern enjoys a good joke, and is
willing to play one when the occasion
| warrants. Once when she was stop
| ping at the Clifton House an actor
| playing at a second class theatre, and
| who was stopping at the hotel with
| the rest of the company, had his card
| conveyed to her as she entered the din
| ing room. Written on the card was a
| request for her to accept seats in a
| box at the theatre at which he was
| playing. Miss Davern was angry, but
| on second thought concluded to have
some fun out of it. She cCnfided in
| a friend, and the next day sent word
| 10 the actor that she would accept the
| tickets for that evening. With the tick
| cts came gorgeous bouquet of roses.
| The ACTOR boosted OF his success and
beauty in the box. When the curtain
went up that night the player strobe
down TO the footldghts, only to find the
| box occupied by two colored girls, as
black as ink, one of whom held in her
hand the identical bouquet he had
| purchased a few hours previous.
| Miss Davern is single, and is a Bos-
| tonese. She has been travelling for
her present employer two years, and
has met with remarkable success. One
of the hardest things for a drummer is
to get a cordial reception and an in
.erview With the buyer for a big house.
It requires tact, and that trait Miss
| Davern possesses to a high degree. Her
| stylish appearance opens the way. and
when she meets the manager she hands
him her card and begins to talk bust
ness. She carries a handsome seal
| muff trimmed with squirrels tails. She
| touches a spring, opening a satchel
| containing her samples. This novel de-
vice interests the buyer. Besides this
| She has her gowns made so as TO dis
| play the adaptabildty of the article she
| is selling. And she sells. She is now
on her way to San Francisco.
L enjoy travelling immensely she
| said. Two years ago / weighed only
| 1876 pounds. Now 1 weigh 1S5 pounds,
and 1 am beginning to feel a bit wor-
ried. When one gets too stout moth
more difficult to get am interview with
the man you want to see Men are
peculiar creatures. Some of my trips
extend through eight months, and very
few of the boys stay out ON the road
! that long. l do not travel in the sum-
mer months, the firm very kindly send
| ing me to the seaShOre to rest up"