The Mormon Prophet and His Harem: Or, An Authentic History of Brigham Young, His Numerous Wives and ChildrenWaite, C. V. (Catherine Van Valkenburg)
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The Mormon Prophet and His Harem: Or, An Authentic History of Brigham Young, His Numerous Wives and Children
Waite, C. V. (Catherine Van Valkenburg)
Latter Day Saint churches; Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
No. 29. Twiss.
No. 30. Unassigned.
No. 31. Hall leading to Portico.
No. 32. Mrs. Hampton.
No. 33. Harriet Cook.
No. 34. Mrs. Weston.
No. 35. Eliza Snow.
No. 36. Spare Room.
No. 37. Margaret Pierce.
No. 38. Hired Help.
No. 39. Harriet Barney.
No. 40. Eliza Burgess.
No. 41. Harriet Seeley.
No. 42. Charlotte Cobb.
No. 43. Zina D. Huntington.
No. 44. Martha Bowker.
No. 45. Spare Room.
No. 46. Unassigned.
No. 47. Ellen Rockwood.
No. 48. Susan Snively.
No. 49. Main Hall.]
The following is the inside plan of the Lion House:--
_Principal Story._--No. 1. Parlor. You enter the parlor from the left,
and find a long, narrow room, with a large window in front, and four on
the side, all heavily curtained. A beautiful Brussels carpet--design, a
large bouquet of flowers, a rose, surrounded with other flowers and
leaves, with a light ground--covers the floor. Two centre-tables, of
solid mahogany, are placed at equal distances from the ends of the
room. An elegant rose-wood piano sits at the lower end of the room.
Between the windows hangs a large mirror, under which is a melodeon. A
large sofa, upholstered with dark crimson velvet, occupies the opposite
side, and near this is a bureau, with silver candlesticks and other
ornaments. The chairs are painted to represent mahogany, and gilded. The
room is painted and gilded in the same manner. A large stove in the
corner, near the door, completes the furniture of the drawing-room of
the Harem.
The family meet in this room, every morning and evening, at the ringing
of the bell, to attend family prayers. The favorite wives, Emeline,
Lucy, and Clara Decker, receive their company in the parlor, while the
less favored ones entertain theirs in their rooms.
There are said to be underground passages from Brigham's houses to
Kimball's on the north, and Wells's on the south. Also apartments under
the Lion House, where he secretes his wealth and punishes his refractory
wives. I cannot vouch for the truth of this assertion, but give it as a
rumor. I am credibly informed, however, that all the carpenters and
masons who worked on the lower story of this building have disappeared.
The three favorite wives before named, receive and entertain the friends
of the Prophet, who visit at the Lion House. He very seldom introduces
here any outside the church. Gentile visitors are usually entertained at
the Bee-Hive.
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