The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-06

TT HE Place was the Harem.
: The Time was the Morning.
And the Occasion was the Toilet
The wives and the women OF the
Aiaharajah were being made beautiful
for the eyes Of their lord and master.
Their bodies we're bathed in the
pool.
And anointed with oils.
And Furnished with buffers.
With Infinite care ana patience, blue
veins were traced on their limbs, ana
red was painted on their lips
Their raven locks We're scented, and
their dusky cheeks were tinted.
Their eyes were darkened with kohl,
ana their mouths were frightened
with carmine.
The nails of their fingers and OF
their toes were stained d rudy hue.
But none OF the wives or the women
demanded or received more care or
attention than did Lotus Flower. the
favorite dancing girl Of the Maha-
lajah
For none was so 1.-THE OF limb nor
So supple of joint as was this same
Lotus Flower.
She it was who could sway the slow
est.
And she il was who could whirl the
fastest
Lotus Flower was young Circas-
sian beauty.
She had been brought from Bag
dad.
For two days the Maharaiah had
had in the palace as his guest an Eng
fish officer, one Captain Esme Law
renee.
And for two nights Lotus Flower had
been summoned 10 the Court of De
light 10 dance before the visitor.
The first night Lotus Flower had
performed the Dance OF the Flames.
She had pirOuetted in ana out
among lighted candles.
The English officer had watched her
intently.
The second night Lotus Flower had
performed the Dance of the Sword.
During her gyrations she had borne
a scimitar upon her head.
Again the English officer had
watched her intently.
Tonight Lotus Flower was to per-
form the Dance of the Cobra.
And tomorrow morning the English
officer was 10 go away.
Lotus Flower must do credit 20 the
Maharajah.
And TO herself
She did not need TO be told so.
She understood il fully.
SO she devoted the entire morning
TO the beautifying OF herself
And she devoted the entire after /
.oOn 20 the selecting OF her adorn- I
.nents.
The English officer had watched her
hands
So she put juggling bracelets around
her wrists.
The English officer had watched her
feet
SO she pat jangling bangles around
her ankles.
The English officer had watched her
body
SO she swathed herself in cleaning
gauze.
And the English officer had " stehed
her face.
So she painted. perfumed ana pow
dered until even the other dancing
girls admitted among themselves that
Lotus Flower had never looked love-
lieF.
But still Lotus Flower was not sat
ished.
The English officer had watched her
eyes.
SO she put cosmetics around them
10 make them darker.
And she put cosmetics into them TO
make them brighter.
But that was not why he had
watched her.
That was not how he had watched
her
He had looked beyond the black
ness Of cosmetics.
He had looked beyond the whiteness
Of cosmetics.
ne had faal-aT IN IN in
soul.
And her soul had looked out. out.
Quito him.
Lotus Flower realized that she did
not need kohl and carmine with which
10 charm the English officer.
And this knowledge made her glad.
And this knowledge made her sad,
tOo-at the same time.
Do you doubt that such a paradox
ical state of mind could exist?
Out upon you. then-truly you can
know but little OF the ways Of wom-
an.
That night a splendid repast was
served in the great banquet hall.
Afterward the Maharajah escorted
his guest TO the Court OF Delight.
Two throne-like chairs were
brought forward for the two men, the
indian Prince and the English officer. I
me MaharaJah wore pantalO0ns OF
crimson silk, coat OF purple velvet I
embroidered in gold. and a turban OF {
yellow silk embellished with an al
grette OF diamonds }
Around his neck were strings OF
pearls.
And on his fingers were enormous
-ubies Z
me M2haraJah was an ugly man.
But he looked magnificent.
Captain Lawrence wore the conven- /
lonal evening clothes OF an English
3entlemn I
Hs WAS handsome man.
And he looked attractive. Z
young boy with a stringed instru-
nent sang two songs for them. 5
one was song OF joy
4ETTEn THAN enAuHHno u