My stepmother, Kathleen (Kay) Snow, nee Allen, was a client of Mrs. Holgate for upwards of thirty-five years. When her appointment was done, I used to cross 17 Avenue SW to walk home with Kay. Even as an early teen, I was very impressed with the salon. Mrs.Holgate was a ray of sunshine, and her wit was legendary. Kay was fond of saying that, on the wedding day, when she told Mrs. Holgate to "do me up extra special, as I am marrying [at 45} at six o'clock," Mrs. Holgate dropped the comb and exclaimed, "I thought you had more sense!" (Fortunately she liked my father and me.) A fine life.
