Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-20

he was habited in Customary suit Of
solemn black" and looked very distin-
guished in this dress, though his daily
homespun detracts nothing from the
feeling, when in his presence, that you
are beholding n most remarkable man
He is nearly 20 years old. but looks only
about 40 His height is about five feet
ten. The height of Lord Chesterfields
gentlemen"
AS HE SAW BRIGHAM YOUNG.
Brigham's manners astonish any one
VINO knows that his only education was
rev quarters of such common school
education as could be had in Ontario
Co., N. T., during the early part OF the
century. There are few courtlier men
living. His address is a fine combina-
ton OF dignity with the desire to con-
fer happiness, of perfect Difference to
the feelings of others with absolute
certainty of himslf and his opinions.
Bi1gham began our conversation at
the theater by telling me / was late. 1t
was after . o'clock. replied that this
was the time we usually set about
dressing for an evening party in N. Y.
or Boston. The opera house was
subject which Brigham and l could
agree upon. / was greatly surprised to
ind in the desert beart of the continent
place of public amusement which re-
garding comfort. capacity and beauty,
United States. My great surprise was
excited by the remarkable artistic
beauty of the gilt and painted docora-
lions of the gilt stage the cornices and
the moulding about the proscenium
boxes President Young, with q pro-
per pride assured me that every par
tiole OF the ornamental work was done
by indigenous and sanity hands, But
you don't know yet he added, "how
Independent we are of you in the east
Where do you think we got that
central chandelier and what do you
suppose we paid for it?" 1t was a
piece of work that would have been
creditable TO any New York firm APP
parently richly carved circle. en-
twined with gilt vines. leaves and ten
drills blossoming all over with flaming
wox lights and suspended with mas
sive chain of golden lustre. So | re-
piled that he probably paid 500 in New
York.
Capital" exclaimed Brigham az
made it myself. That circle is a cart
wheel, wheel of one of our common
ox-carts, had It washed, and gilded il
with my own hands. 1t hangs by a
pair of ox-chains, which l also gilded;
and the gilt ornaments of the candle
sticks were all cut out after my pat
terms, out of sheet TIM"
| excused myself from numerous kind
invitations to dance, because l wished
to make a circuit of the ball room for
the purpose OF thorough physiognomic-
al study of Utah good society. Pa
trlcian silk and broardcloths were ths
rare exception. but these cordially as
ISOLATED with the great mass of pleblan
tweed and calico. Few ladies wore Jew-
elry, feathers and artificial flowers; and
these adornments seemed TO have been
drawn from trunks which had crossed
the plains and the mountains-tha
breast pins and earrings being of the
red geld and slender workmanship
which delighted our revolutionary an
cestors; the head-gear OF an exuber-
ance--topheavy bellies with bushels
baskets OF finery dumped on their
heads and left to stay there hlggledy-
piggledy, just as a toy watch-by
standing still forever, once day tells
the time as truly as the sun There
We're some pretty girls swimming about
in tasteful whlp-syllabub OF tarletan.
Among the men, / saw some very
strong. capable faces, but the majority
had not much character In their looks;
indeed, in that regard differed little
from any average crowd of men any
where.