The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-10-04
MUCH FINER FIGURES
Have st. Louis Ladies than Those
Of New York,
Else CLARA Bell Talks Wildly
a Long study Of Fair Form In
the Turkish Bath.
So. louis Chronicle.

A heavy red curtain hung to the floor
between two women. The negress
ontside pushed it slightly and looked
into the stall. She saw hanging from
hooks at either side and from over
the shelved mirror the principal
essentials Of female figure. The
corner stone. As il were, of this structure
drew together behind a high wooden
stool
"Please don't"
suppose YOU know what to do :"
NO"
"Why, just strip and wrap up in
that there sheet on the stool. Then
come out and I'll tell you"
Presently emerged thence something
very similar to Bcrnharlt's "viSion of
death" whereat the attendant opened
8 rear door with:
Here's another lady.
|: was the Turkish bath of Seventh
street. Not long ago Clara Belle,
New York correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer, described q visit TO
the bath made by her i'll Gotham.
She gave a most unfiattering deScrip
ton of the bellies of the metropolis and
unless the picture was shaded, New
York women are less fair to look upon
when unadorned than when adorned
the most. Ladies here are better
looking" was declared. and the
Chronicles feminine representative
invaded the bath yesterday, to see
with her own ewes, that she mi ght
hereafter tell the truth with her own
pencil
The air was hot and dry, and the
floor tiles much warmer, and after the
maner of cat with its feet tied in
paper, the newcomer hoped into the
only vacant chair Of four.
why. its hot too"
Eyes, you're here to sweat. Lie
down"
The speaker approached with a cold,
wet towel and placed it on her
patients forehead. She was plump
white woman, ana in 5, eveiess rel
shirt aad gold hoop ear rings. Then
she went out and more heat came in
from large yellow pipe crossing tie
room, Four pair of eyes read just
under il that Ito get your feet warm
place them on the floor" while the
toes all arrow pointing TO the blue sky
light involuntarilv turned about or
doubled up
us anyone prespiring was ventur-
ed.
Yes indeed"
ats just terrible"
my face is dripping"
How much does one loose in
weight by this operation :"
Nothing but dirt" interposei the
attendant.
Dirt. assure you
BATTLE DAILY"
You'll see after it peels off "
Nellie" this f" the attendant
'you surely don't need baths ?"
-Four a week does me- get dirty
as hog. Amt some of you ready"
She answered herself by feeling
under the several sheets The lates.
conner was some hundred degrees the
warmest.
This was increased as much again
after they had traversea similar
sweat room to green leather door
on the opposite side Of the hall.
ooh"
Nellie had the sheet in her hand.
Give it back. DON'T you see |
can't-can't turn around ?"
"Don't. Go in."
"Who's there
Nobody"
"Are YOU comingg
''Of course but never mind me.
please let me have tOwel?'
"Pshaw. G'Iong."
"You should show mercy TO
unmar-"
s'All look alike There, stretch out
on the marble, face up"
"Why, its like morgue."
at won't be after YOU put your head
on that pillow and give me chance at
you. Its awful lively, this is. Here,
timber up"
Fancy the struggle between modesty
and muscle! Muscle rubbed the surface
skin loose with her callous palms.
soaped her head and foot and scrubbed
all with barbed wire wisp, opened
up hose stream that would quench
block afire, aud then-turned the vic
tim over for a repetition. Spat a-spat-
spat ,.spat s-spat! drummed her hands
over the quivering flesh in perfect
time.